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Saw mill near Bend, Oregon

Photograph showing a view of a saw mill on the Deschutes River in Bend, Oregon. Logs float in the river in the foreground. Smoke rises from the ground on the right. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Saw Mill, Bend." Stamp on the front of the print for Kiser Photo Co. Stamp on the back reads, "From Passenger Department, The North Bank Road, Portland, Ore."

Kiser Photo Co. (Portland, Or.)

Silver Falls Timber Company, Silverton, Oregon

Exterior view of the Silver Falls Timber Company in Silverton, Oregon. Two sets of railroad tracks lead from the the foreground of the image to the sawmill and lumber yard. Stacks of lumber can be seen around the sawmill and lumber yard.

Drake, June D., 1880-1969

Silver Falls Timber Company, Silverton, Oregon

The sawmill and burner at the Silver Falls Timber Company in Silverton, Oregon. A mill pond with logs floating in it is visible in the foreground. A man can be seen standing next to train tracks that run past the sawmill.

Drake, June D., 1880-1969

Silverton Lumber Company, Silverton, Oregon

Exterior view of the Silverton Lumber Company in Silverton, Oregon. A raised platform can be seen in front of a sawmill. On the platform are large planks of wood. Two men stand on the platform next to a horse that is pulling a cart piled with wood.

Drake, June D., 1880-1969

John G. Lais sawmill, Silverton, Oregon

Exterior view of the John G. Lais sawmill on McClaine St. in Silverton, Oregon. A mill pond full of logs is visible in the foreground, and a man stands on one of the logs holding a long pole. Several other men can be seen standing inside a building at the edge of the pond.

Drake, June D., 1880-1969

Long's Mill in Bandon, Oregon

Photograph of Long's Mill in Bandon, Oregon. A log pond is visible in the foreground with a mill building constructed at the water's edge.

Wiggins, Donegan Reeder, 1888-1950

Oregon Coast sawmill

This photograph depicts a sawmill along the Oregon Coast. Planks of stacked wood are visible in the foreground on the left.

Wiggins, Donegan Reeder, 1888-1950

North Portland box factory

This photograph depicts the exterior of a box manufacturing mill in the Peninsula Industrial district of North Portland. Various buildings and machinery stand atop a wooden dock, with a Union Pacific rail car in the center of the image, with wooden boards stacked nearby.

Oak Grove project, Davis Ranch sawmill

Photograph showing a wooden sawmill building at Davis Ranch taken in the snow. Logs can be seen on the ground in front of the building. Smoke or steam is coming out of several pipes on the building, and men can be seen standing in and in front of the structure. Written on the negative is “E301.09-O-336.”

Oral history interview with Donald Dickey

This oral history interview with Donald Dickey was conducted by Neil Vanderburg and Bob Zybach at the Green Valley Care Center in Eugene, Oregon, from August 18-19, 1990. The interview was conducted as part of the Soap Creek Valley History Project, which was conducted by the Oregon State University Research Forests to better understand the history, ecology, and culture of the Soap Creek Valley in Benton County, Oregon. Maxine Ann Dickey was also present and occasionally contributed to the interview. The interview was conducted in two sessions.

In the first interview session, conducted on August 18, 1990, Dickey discusses his family background and early life in Berry Creek, in the Soap River Valley area of Oregon, including his memories of snowstorms, life on the family farm, and other families that lived in the area. He also briefly discusses his 35-year career in rodent control for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

In the second interview session, conducted on August 19, 1990, Dickey describes the wildlife in the Berry Creek area, his recreational activities and social life, and people and places in neighboring towns. He speaks at length about the sawmills in the area. He then revisits the topic of his 35-year career in rodent control for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. He closes the interview by discussing his marriage.

Dickey, Donald C. (Donald Charles), 1914-1990

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