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Oregon

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 1680 Collections and/or Records:

Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway main line photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 272-B
Abstract

Album containing black and white photographs of scenes along the main line of the Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway, including laying of tracks in East St. Johns in July 1952; railroad trains and tracks; railroad stations, particularly in Washington state; and interior views of railroad cars.

Dates: 1938-1954

Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway main line scenes photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 272-A
Abstract

Album containing black and white photographs by multiple photographers, circa 1920-1969, of scenes along the main line of the Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway, from Portland, Oregon, to Spokane, Washington. A large number of the images were taken along the Columbia River and in the Columbia River Gorge. Also included are photographs of Mount Hood, Mount St. Helens, and Mount Adams, and aerial views of Portland and Spokane.

Dates: circa 1920-1969

Oral history interview with Charles A. Sprague

 Collection
Identifier: SR155
Abstract

Oral history interview with Charles A. Sprague conducted by Robert Bruce on July 18, 1962, for the Living History Series, broadcast on radio. Sprague was editor and publisher of the Oregon Statesman newspaper and served as governor of Oregon from 1939 to 1943.

Dates: 1962 July 18

Charles A. Sprague papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2407
Abstract

Charles Arthur Sprague (1887-1969) was a newspaper editor and publisher, and served as governor of Oregon from 1939 to 1943. Collection includes correspondence, 1896-1968; documents relating to committees and commissions, 1949-1969, including Colleges for Oregon's Future, the Oregon Geographic Names Board, the Commission on the Rights, Liberties and Responsibilities of the American Indian, and the Oregon State Constitutional Revision Commission; and a last will and testament.

Dates: 1895-1969

Charles A. Sprague photographs collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 3
Abstract

This collection contains photographs and negatives of Charles A. Sprague (1887-1969), governor of Oregon from 1938-1942, as well as of his wife, Blanche Chamberlain Sprague, and their children, Wallace and Martha. The images depict Sprague's political activities, as well as the Sprague family's private life.

Dates: 1911-1972

Collection on Charles A. Sprague vs. the State Tax Commission

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 860
Abstract

Collection includes documents relating to Charles A. Sprague's suit in Marion County Circuit Court, April 1948, vs. Earl L. Fisher, Wallace S. Wharton, and Carl Chambers as members of the Oregon State Tax Commission. The complaint concerned the use of excess income taxes collected by the commission.

Dates: 1948

Hilary K. Spray photographic collection on a walking trip around Oregon

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 538
Abstract

One album of black and white photographs taken on a walking trip in the summer of 1902, from Eugene, Oregon, up the coast to Astoria, to Mount Hood via Portland, and back to Eugene via Salem.

Dates: 1902

Uriah O. Springer account book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 896
Abstract

Bound account book kept by Uriah O. Springer, containing mostly accounts and some genealogical material. Springer enrolled in the First Oregon Volunteers in 1865 and died August 2, 1871, on the Lewis River, Washington, at age 25.

Dates: circa 1865-1871

Springing from the Rocks: The Story of Wilhoit Mineral Springs

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 1054
Abstract

Historical information and images about Wilhoit Springs, near Molalla, Oregon, compiled by Judith Sanders Chapman and Lois E. Helvey Ray. Wilhoit Springs is named after John Wilhoit (1815-1895), who purchased the land. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a health resort was located at the springs. The site was eventually purchased by Clackamas County and developed as a county park.

Dates: 2024

Spruce Division, Clatsop Co. photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 960
Abstract

Thirteen black and white photographs of the Spruce Division in Clatsop County, Oregon, including group portraits, work scenes, trestle building, and worker camps.

Dates: circa 1916-1918