This document is a draft version of the Oregon State Constitution’s preamble and bill of rights. It was written in 1857. After defeating motions to …

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This hand-colored lithograph of Fort Vancouver was based on a sketch drawn by Henry James Warre in 1845 or 1846. The British government sent Warre, …

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The photograph above shows Dr. Bernard Daly, an Irish immigrant who had a profound and lasting legacy on Lakeview and Lake County. Born in Ireland …

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John McLoughlin was born in 1784 in Quebec, Canada, to a poor Catholic father and upper class Protestant mother. Apprenticing a physician, he became a …

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In 1912, Oregon women won the right to vote; for the first time, they could also serve as members of a jury. Dr. Marie Equi …

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In 1910, the census reported that there were 152 female doctors in Oregon. This photograph shows a female medical assistant helping a patient in the …

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A standard dictionary definition for drought is “a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.” From a societal perspective, however, …

Oregon Encyclopedia

This undated portrait, probably taken in the 1870s, shows Dr. Thomas Condon, one of the most important scientific figures in Oregon history. Thomas Condon was …

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By the end of the nineteenth century, the Pacific Northwest had transcontinental railroad lines of its own. As a consequence, during the opening decades of …

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The pamphlet Duck and Cover was produced for the Federal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA) in 1951. In addition to the 20 million copies of …

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