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  • The Legacy of Mr. Jones: Spreading Old World Contagions

    Written by Michael N. McGregor We know him only from the ship's log, a single notation that tells us a "Mr. Jones" spent seven months …

    Oregon History Project

  • The Lewis and Clark Expedition

    No two explorers are more firmly imprinted in the American consciousness than Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Rivers, counties, towns, schools, and wildlife refuges in …

    Oregon History Project

  • The Literature of Oregon

    The earliest published writing in the Pacific Northwest was the work of the fur men and explorers, including the journals and travel accounts of Alexander …

    Oregon History Project

  • Thelma Johnson Streat (1912-1959)

    Thelma Johnson Streat was a multi-talented African American artist who focused on ethnic themes in her work. Born on August 29, 1912, in Yakima, Washington, …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • The Lumber Strike Wanes

    This editorial appeared in the Coos Bay Times on May 29, 1935. It describes the 1935 lumber strike, one of the largest labor strikes in …

    Oregon History Project

  • The Martha Washington (building)

    In 1911, the Portland Women’s Union, a group of volunteers who created one of the first organizations in Oregon to provide safe housing for …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • The Meier & Frank Bombing, 1955

    Shoppers stumbled out in shock after twelve sticks of dynamite exploded in the third floor restroom of the Meier & Frank Department Store in downtown …

    Oregon History Project

  • Themes for an Urban History

    Cities are created through charters, and state legislatures designate names, geographic boundaries, governmental form and election procedures, and powers to make contracts and tax. But …

    Oregon History Project

  • The Mills

    After their mills began operations in Bend in 1916, the Shevlin-Hixon Lumber Company and the Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Company, logged their way south, cutting out the …

    Oregon History Project

  • The More Women at Work

    This poster was issued by the Office of War Information after the United States’ entry into World War II had drained much of the available …

    Oregon History Project

3216 results

  • The Legacy of Mr. Jones: Spreading Old World Contagions

    Written by Michael N. McGregor We know him only from the ship's log, a single notation that tells us a "Mr. Jones" spent seven months …

    Oregon History Project

  • The Lewis and Clark Expedition

    No two explorers are more firmly imprinted in the American consciousness than Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Rivers, counties, towns, schools, and wildlife refuges in …

    Oregon History Project

  • The Literature of Oregon

    The earliest published writing in the Pacific Northwest was the work of the fur men and explorers, including the journals and travel accounts of Alexander …

    Oregon History Project

  • Thelma Johnson Streat (1912-1959)

    Thelma Johnson Streat was a multi-talented African American artist who focused on ethnic themes in her work. Born on August 29, 1912, in Yakima, Washington, …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • The Lumber Strike Wanes

    This editorial appeared in the Coos Bay Times on May 29, 1935. It describes the 1935 lumber strike, one of the largest labor strikes in …

    Oregon History Project

  • The Martha Washington (building)

    In 1911, the Portland Women’s Union, a group of volunteers who created one of the first organizations in Oregon to provide safe housing for …

    Oregon Encyclopedia

  • The Meier & Frank Bombing, 1955

    Shoppers stumbled out in shock after twelve sticks of dynamite exploded in the third floor restroom of the Meier & Frank Department Store in downtown …

    Oregon History Project

  • Themes for an Urban History

    Cities are created through charters, and state legislatures designate names, geographic boundaries, governmental form and election procedures, and powers to make contracts and tax. But …

    Oregon History Project

  • The Mills

    After their mills began operations in Bend in 1916, the Shevlin-Hixon Lumber Company and the Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Company, logged their way south, cutting out the …

    Oregon History Project

  • The More Women at Work

    This poster was issued by the Office of War Information after the United States’ entry into World War II had drained much of the available …

    Oregon History Project