Oregon
Found in 1745 Collections and/or Records:
Frank C. Hirahara photographs collection
Photographs taken by Frank C. Hirahara of Patti Throop, a Portland Rose Festival princess who became Miss Oregon in 1953 and was a semi-finalist in the Miss America contest of 1954. Hirahara was an amateur photographer who lived in Portland, Oregon, from 1948 to 1954 and was a member of the Photographic Society of America, the Portland Photographic Society, and the Oregon Camera Club.
Historic Columbia River Highway photographic album
Commercially produced photograph album of scenes along the Columbia River Highway in Oregon. The album includes promotional text about the highway and the Columbia River Gorge, and 35 black and white photographs of the highway and sights including Vista House and Crown Point, waterfalls, rock formations, Mount Hood, and the Columbia River.
Historic Columbia River Highway photographic collection
Seven black and white photographs of sights along the original Columbia River Highway, including: Vista House, the Mitchell Point Tunnel, Horsetail Falls, Mt. Hood, Multnomah Falls, and Wahkeena Falls.
History of aviation in Oregon (1889-1930)
Typescript paper regarding the history of aviation in Oregon, with notes, research, bibliography, and interviews and information on early pilots: Ed Ball, Danny Grecco and Jimmie Rinehart.
History of Summer Lake Hot Springs with addendum about James "Blackie" Parker artwork
Short history of Summer Lake Hot Springs, supplemented with a biographical sketch of James "Blackie" Parker (1924-2015) and photographs of Parker's wood carvings. Summer Lake Hot Springs is a hot springs resort near Paisley, Oregon, that has operated since the early 20th century. James "Blackie" Parker stayed at the hot springs following an injury in 1963, and made numerous wood carvings, some of which were still present at Summer Lake Hot Springs as of 2020.
History of the Cascades
Photocopy typescript paper regarding the history of the Columbia River, particularly the areas of North Bonneville, Stevenson, and Cascade Locks, Washington.
A history of the irreducible school fund in Oregon
Typescript Ed. D. thesis and abstract, titled "A History of the Irreducible School Fund in Oregon," by Norman Ray Hawk, for the University of Oregon.
History of the west boundary district and adjacent forest communities
Typescript photocopy compilation of brief accounts of Lane County history, geography, and place names. Includes interviews with Lane County residents and extracts from A. G. Walling's "Illustrated History of Lane County."
History of the Willamette Valley and Cascade Mountain Wagon Road
Photocopy typescript book and typescript carbon rough draft, with footnotes and appendix, regarding the history of the Willamette Valley and Cascade Mountain Wagon Road and the company that formed it, from approximately 1825 to 1940.
History of Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Verboort, Oregon
Photocopy typescript essay by an unknown author, 31 pages, regarding the history of the Catholic community of Verboort, Oregon.