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Pacific University College of Optometry
The origins of the College of Optometry at Pacific University can be traced to the DeKeyser Institute of Optometry (founded in 1910) and the Oregon …
Oregon Encyclopedia
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Pacific yew
The western or Pacific yew, Taxus brevifolia, belongs to the yew family Taxaceae. It is unusual among evergreen trees with needle-like leaves because its single …
Oregon Encyclopedia
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Packy the elephant (1962-2017)
On April 14, 1962, the Portland Zoological Gardens (now called the Oregon Zoo) made history when a 225-pound Asian elephant was born to parents …
Oregon Encyclopedia
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Paint Your Wagon (film)
A movie often considered to be one of the greatest Hollywood flops of all time was filmed in a remote valley in the Wallowa–Whitman National …
Oregon Encyclopedia
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Pai Shamkain (a.k.a., Charley Shaplish, Dr. Whirlwind) (ca. 1825-ca. 1910)
This photograph shows Cayuse Indian doctor Pai Shamkain, also known as Charley Shaplish and, most commonly among Euro Americans, Dr. Whirlwind. The photograph was taken …
Oregon History Project
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Paisley Caves
The Paisley Caves—more formally known as Paisley Five Mile Caves—in south-central Oregon are among the oldest archaeological deposits in North America. The seven creases that …
Oregon Encyclopedia
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Paiute Storytelling
This photograph of Myrtle Peck teaching the Paiute’s language and traditional stories to her children was taken by Leila Childs in 1997. At the time, the Pecks …
Oregon History Project
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Paiute Water Basket
The Paiute peoples of the Great Basin are widely known for their basketry, a fine example of which is shown above. This basket, probably made …
Oregon History Project
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Pamphlet, The Golden Horn of Plenty
As immigrants populated the Willamette Valley in the 1840s and 1850s, newcomers to Oregon Territory looked east of the Cascade Mountains for inexpensive land for …
Oregon History Project
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Park Blocks, 1878
The Park Blocks were set aside by early landowner Daniel Lownsdale in an 1849 survey. The narrow strip of blocks running north and south were …
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