A sectional map showing land grant holdings for the Oregon & California Railroad as well as military road grants. The map covers the Pacific coastline to the Cascade Mountains between the towns of Halsey and North Canyonville, Oregon. The map is a promotional marketing document detailing land available and terms for sale by the railroad and "land sold since Aug. 1st, 2877."

A sectional map showing land grant holdings for the Oregon & California Railroad as well as military road grants. The map covers the Pacific coast line to Upper Klamath Lake and between the city of Roseburg, Oregon and the California state border.The map is a promotional marketing document detailing land available and terms for sale by the railroad.

A sectional map showing land grant holdings for the Oregon & California Railroad as well as military road grants. The map covers the Pacific coastline to the Cascade Mountains between the towns of Halsey and Roseburg, Oregon. The map is a promotional marketing document detailing land available and terms for sale by the railroad

A map showing the southern ekention of the Oregon & California Railroad. Railroad route drawn in red. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.

An illustrated bird's-eye view of Roseburg, Oregon. The illustration shows the city in the distance, rolling hills, a large clearing, and six people under a tree in the foreground.

A bird's-eye view of Roseburg, Oregon. A historical note about Roseburg and an index which indicates points of interest are included. Streets and bodies of water are labeled. Vignettes of selected buildings and residences surround the bird's-eye view, including the tenement cottages of Judge Thos. Smith; the residence of Judge Thos. Smith; a city block showing Douglas Co. Bank, A.C. Marster's & Co., O.W. Parks & Co., Parrott Bros., D.T. Pritchard, Fred Tolles; the residence of J.C. Fullerton; the Boss Store -- Caro Bros.; the residence of J.R.N. Bell; the residence of C.A. Sehlbrede; S. Marks & Co. -- U.S. Signal Service Station; the Roseburg mill building; the new era roller mills; the public school building; and the residence of H.C. Stanton.

Twenty-one letters written by Lorenzo Lorain between 1855 and 1861. The letters contain descriptions of Lorain’s military service, including yellow fever epidemics, the forced removal of Native peoples from the western region of the Oregon Territory to the Coast Reservation, and his photography. The letters are addressed from West Point Academy, Aspinwall, Fort Dalles, San Francisco, Fort Walla Walla, Fort Umpqua, and Camp Day near the Klamath Basin. The correspondents include Lorain’s father, Dr. Henry Tilden Lorain, and his sisters, Mary Jane Ashman and Martha (Merty) Eliza Lorain.

A bound album of photographs believed to be taken and collected by Lorenzo Lorain while stationed in Oregon between 1857 and 1860. The photographs depict military structures and Native American structures at Fort Umpqua and the Coast Reservation in Douglas County, Oregon Territory. Also included are portraits of military personnel and their families stationed at Fort Umpqua, and portraits of Native American people from southwestern Oregon held near Fort Umpqua on the southern portion of the Coast Reservation.
Note: only pages with content are included in this digitized version of this album, blank pages are omitted. One photograph potentially depicting Native American burial practices is also excluded from the digital version of this album.

Album of photographs documenting the construction of the south Umpqua River Jetty in Reedsport, Oregon. The photographs were taken between 1933 and 1934 and photographers include Brubaker Aerial Surveys and John Stilanos.

Article authored by William Finley discussing the construction of sewage disposal plants in eight Oregon cities and a stream cleanup program.