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  • George Johanson (1928-2022)

    George Johanson was a Portland painter and printmaker known for his images of the erupting Mount St. Helens, panoramic Portland as imagined from his …

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  • Gloria Bird (1951-)

    Through both her creative and academic work, Gloria Bird helped establish a community of Native writers in Oregon and the Northwest. She is a founding …

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  • Gold Beach

    The City of Gold Beach sits just south of the Rogue River, about forty miles north of the California state line. The section of …

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  • Gracie Diana Hansen (1922-1985)

    For being a little over five feet tall, Gracie Hansen stood out in a crowd. Maybe it was her wild boa, her hat creations, or …

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  • Gresham Carnegie Library

    The Gresham Carnegie Library building is one of the finest examples of the Tudor Revival style of architecture in the region. Built between 1912 and …

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  • Gustavus Hines (1809-1873)

    Gustavus Hines came to Oregon at age thirty as part of the Willamette Mission’s Great Reinforcement, which brought a hundred men, women, and children …

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  • Gyppo Logging in Oregon

    The term “gyppo logging” refers to timber harvesting conducted by small, mobile, independently owned companies that rely on contracts with larger logging firms, sawmills, or …

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  • Hanis Coos (Kowes)

    The Hanis (hanıs) people lived in villages along Coos Bay, Coos River, and Tenmile Lake on the Oregon Coast. Miluk-speaking villages were …

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  • Hazel Hall (1886-1924)

    Hazel Hall was recognized in the early decades of the twentieth century as a major Northwest poet, widely admired and anthologized in America and England. …

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  • Henrietta Henderson Failing (1868-1953)

    Henrietta Henderson Failing (1868-1953) was a pioneering leader of the Portland Art Association, the parent organization of the Portland Art Museum and the Museum …

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