Charles Linza McNary represented Oregon in the U.S. Senate from 1917 until his death in 1944. In an era that saw the challenges of World …

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By early May 1938, as his reelection bid faltered in the primary, Charles Henry Martin, Oregon’s anti-New Deal governor, placed the blame for his failing …

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Oregon’s most important political figure during the first half of the twentieth century was Salem-born Charles McNary, whose political ideology bridged William U’Ren’s direct-legislation reform …

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An Air Force veteran, lawyer, and devout Christian, Charles O. “Charlie” Porter may be best remembered for his long legal fight to remove a Christian …

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Charles Ray Jordan was a towering figure in Portland history. The first African American to serve on the Portland City Council, he was the director …

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Charles A. Sprague published and edited The Oregon Statesman for forty years. During that period, he was Oregon's leading statesman, serving as governor, alternate delegate …

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Charles S. “Sam” Jackson, born in Virginia on September 15, 1860, came to Oregon in 1880 and settled in Pendleton. Barely twenty and without …

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Charrería is a Mexican sport that involves skillful roping, talented horsemanship, and working with cattle. Beginning in 1943, many of the braceros who worked in …

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This photograph, taken by Barry Peril in 1995, shows Norma Mendoza (right) looking on as Maria Guadalupe Barajas (left) demonstrates a sewing technique used to …

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This certificate of charter officially organized the Milapoo Tribe No. 58 of  the Improved Order of Red Men (IORM), a franternal society from Cottage Grove. The charter was granted on …

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