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Lumber Follows the Rails
In his colorful account of the American lumber industry, Oregon writer Stewart Holbrook commemorated the “pure logger strain” of American worker who “came into being …
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Lumber Mills and Irrigation Dams
Due to severe overstocking of the range during World War I—brought on by federal policies and soaring prices for meat, leather, and tallow and followed …
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Luncheonette Sign, We Cater to White Trade Only
Signs similar to this one in the window of the Denver Cafe, across the street from the Kenton Theatre in north Portland, popped up during …
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Lung On
This photograph shows John Day merchant Lung On standing in front of a four-door sedan that he was selling. It was taken in 1927 by …
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Lung On (1863-1940)
Lung On (Liang Guanying, also known as Leon) was a partner with Ing Hay in the Kam Wah Chung and Company general store and apothecary …
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Luther Cressman (1897-1994)
Known as the father of Oregon archaeology and anthropology, Luther Cressman conducted pioneering archaeological work in the 1930s through the 1960s and established the broad …
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Lynch Law at Auburn
This editorial and accompanying letter describe the lynching of a man known as “Tom the Spaniard” in the eastern Oregon mining town of Auburn. It …
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Ma Anand Sheela (b. 1950)
Ma Anand Sheela (also known as Ambalal Patel Sheela, Sheela Silverman, and Sheela Birnstiel) was the personal assistant to Rajneeshee sect leader Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh …
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MacDonald F. (Donald or Don) Mayer (1884–1966)
MacDonald F. Mayer worked as an architect in Portland from early 1911 to 1915 before taking his talents to New York, Wisconsin, and Florida. While …
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Mackenzie House (Portland)
The Dr. K.A.J. and Cora Mackenzie House, located at 615 Northwest 20th Avenue in Portland, was constructed in 1892. Listed on the National Register …
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