24th Aug 2024
Historic Photographers of Oregon (1851-1900)

Historic Photographers of Oregon (1851-1900)

Historic Photographers of Oregon (1851-1900) This is a list of photographers who worked in Oregon between 1851 and 1900. Right now there is not a lot of other information about...

31st Jan 2022
Twelve foot fir tree

Oregon vintage logging photos

Oregon vintage logging photos From the 1905 book “Pictures of Portland Oregon and Vicinity” are these interesting logging photos from around the state of Oregon, and possibly Washington. “A fir...

30th Jan 2022
North Head Light - Columbia River

North Head Lighthouse – Columbia River

North Head Lighthouse – Columbia River An surprising find for me is this photo labeled “North Head Lighthouse – Columbia River.” Surprising because I’ve never seen this photo.

21st Dec 2020
Oregon State College book cover front

Oregon State College – Oregon State University

Oregon State College – Oregon State University Before 1961, Oregon State University in Corvallis was named Oregon State College. From my collection I have this generic engineering textbook with a...

21st Dec 2020
December 21st – Today in Oregon History

December 21st – Today in Oregon History

December 21st – Today in Oregon History 1970 – The Supreme Court case, Oregon vs Mitchell is decided. It lowers the minimum voting age in the United States to 18...

13th Dec 2020

Vintage Photos of The Dalles Oregon

Vintage Photos of The Dalles Oregon I purchased at an antique store in White Salmon Washington several years ago. The vendor claimed that they had bought them from an estate...

24th Nov 2020
November 24th – Today in Oregon History

November 24th – Today in Oregon History

November 24th – Today in Oregon History 1971 – A man using the pseudonym of Dan Cooper hijacked a Boeing 727 flying between Seattle and Portland. He ransomed the Passengers...

12th Oct 2020
October 12th – Today in Oregon History

October 12th – Today in Oregon History

October 12th – Today in Oregon History 1923 – The town of Maxville is created. 60 Black workers moved their families here to work for the Bower-Hicks Lumber Company 1962...

18th Sep 2020
September 18th – Today in Oregon History

September 18th – Today in Oregon History

September 18th – Today in Oregon History Alonzo Tucker, a Black man in Marshfield (now Coos Bay,) is charged with raping a white woman. He is released from jail, hunted...

28th Aug 2020
August 28th – Today in Oregon History

August 28th – Today in Oregon History

August 28th – Today in Oregon History 1970 – The first day of the week long Vortex I Music festival started. Planned by Governor McCall as a way to keep...

21st Aug 2020
1946 Clackamas County Sheriff's Posse Sixth Annual All Western Horse Show

1946 Clackamas County Sheriff’s Posse Sixth Annual All Western Horse Show

1946 Clackamas County Sheriff’s Posse Sixth Annual All Western Horse Show On August 31st and September 1st 1946 the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Posse held their sixth annual All-Western Horse Show...

21st Aug 2020
Hemlock Covered Bridge

Hemlock Covered Bridge

Hemlock Covered Bridge From a photo found in an antique store, is this picture of the Hemlock Covered Bridge. It was down river from the Office Covered Bridge at the...

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