The rescue of all 445 people aboard the burning passenger steamer Congress in 1916 was the largest single maritime rescue operation in Oregon history. It …

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The 1913 wreck of the Glenesslin is one of Oregon’s most enigmatic and often-discussed shipwrecks because of the strangeness of its grounding. It is …

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The wreck of the Peter Iredale is shown in this photograph, taken by Portland photographer Leo Simon on November 13, 1906, nineteen days after the …

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In this excerpt from a biennial report the Oregon Industrial Welfare Commissioners commented on the experiences of Oregon’s female laborers during World War I. Throughout the …

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This 1952 photograph shows the members of a third-grade class at the Blachly School in western Lane County. While Oregon legislators began financially supporting some …

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Thomas B. Fitzpatrick, M.D., Ph.D., was a twentieth-century superstar in dermatology. He spent only six years in Oregon, but during that time he helped elevate …

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As a newspaper editor and then as a United States senator for Missouri for three decades, Thomas Hart Benton was a champion for the American …

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The life of Oregon's Thomas Jefferson Howell is surely unique among botanists. The words "untutored" and "impoverished" have often been used to describe Howell, and …

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You might say that Autzen Stadium at the University of Oregon owes its name to plywood. It is named in honor of Thomas John Autzen, …

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Thomas J. Dryer was the first editor of the Portland Oregonian and an active member of Oregon's political scene. From 1850 to 1861, he …

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