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Victor Atiyeh (1923-2014 )
Victor George Atiyeh was governor of Oregon from 1979 to 1987. The first Arab American governor in the United States, he became known as Trader …
Oregon Encyclopedia
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Victor Charles West (1921-2002)
Victor Charles West was a lifelong collector of maritime subject matter, with a focus on Oregon maritime history from the mid-nineteenth century through the twentieth …
Oregon Encyclopedia
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Victor Gardener (Vittore E. Giardinieri) (1909-2006)
Victor Gardener (Vittore E. Giardinieri) was a master instrument maker who had a tremendous impact on players, teachers, and luthiers, including one of his most …
Oregon Encyclopedia
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Victoria (Wishikin) Wacheno Howard (c. 1865-1930)
Victoria (Wishikin) Wacheno Howard was the teller of Clackamas Chinook narratives and traditions transcribed by anthropologist Melville Jacobs and published by him as Clackamas Chinook …
Oregon Encyclopedia
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Victory Food Volunteers
In order to address the food needs of both a massive army and the over 130 million people living in the United States during World …
Oregon History Project
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Viewing the Past through the Prism of Nature
Environmental history turns on a simple but profound argument: Asking questions about nature can sometimes change our understanding of the past. Traditional history casts humans …
Oregon History Project
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View of the Aurora Colony
This photograph was taken in 1889, looking southeast from one of the balconies on the 114-foot tall church bell tower in Aurora, Oregon. Although the …
Oregon History Project
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View of the Habitations in Nootka Sound
This engraving represents men from Captain James Cook’s third voyage to the Pacific Ocean meeting with Native Americans on the beach below what is probably …
Oregon History Project
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Vi Gale (1917 -2007)
Oregon poet and publisher Vi Gale was born Viola Håkansson in rural Noret along the Västerdal River in central Sweden. In 1923, the last year …
Oregon Encyclopedia
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Virginia Euwer Wolff (1937-)
Virginia Euwer Wolff, a celebrated author of young adult literature, grew up in a large, hand-built log house in the shadow of Mount Hood. …
Oregon Encyclopedia