A secretly-printed broadside issued by Governor George Abernethy and circulated among immigrants traveling west. The circular describes preferred conduct towards Native peoples and warns against trying new routes, encouraging families to "keep the old road."
An untitled proclamation by Governor Joseph Lane announcing that the Legislative Assembly will be convened, commenced, and held at Oregon City. The announcement also includes election results.
An act by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Oregon announcing a special election in each of the counties in the territory. Positions to be elected in each county include three judges of the probate court, one clerk of the probate court, one sherriff, one assessor, one county treasurer, one school commissioner, and justices of the peace.
An untitled proclamation by Governor Joseph Lane calling a Special Session of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Oregon. The second page is a proclamation encouraging all civil officers and citizens to seize deserters and deliver them to any commissioned officer in the service of the United States.
An act of congress which created the office of Surveyor General of the Public Lands of Oregon, provided for the survey, and made donations to settlers of public lands.
A broadside describing the Young Ladies' Boarding and Day School conducted by the Sisters of Notre Dame. This broadside was possibly distributed in 1851, when the ads for the school began appearing in the Oregon Statesman.
A list of seven questions about James McLoughlin's reputation in Oregon from McLoughlin to James Watt. Watt's reply is handwritten below the typed questions.
A clipping from the "Oregon Argus" newspaper. The clipping is a reprint from the "Oregon Statesman" and details the arrival of S. B. Hadley at Corvallis with a petition from Umpqua Valley citizens to Governor Curry requesting volunteers to "repel the hostilities of the Shasta and Rogue River Indians."
A document describing the incorporation, cost of construction, and revenue of the Willamette Falls Canal Company. Includes a letter from Joseph Gaston to C. C. Beekman on verso.
A man stands in the doorway of a barbershop in Oregon City, during the Oregon City Centennial in 1948. He smiles at a woman, who, like the barber, is wearing an older western style outfit (negative 1 of 7).
Two women, wearing western style dresses, walk down a set of steps in front of a home in Oregon City, during the 1948 Oregon City Centennial. A man is waving his hat at the women while stranding next to a penny-farthing bicycle (negative 2 of 7).
Two women wave to a man riding a penny-farthing on Main Street in Oregon City, as part of the Oregon City Centennial in 1948. The women are wearing western style dresses. The “Liberty” Theatre can be seen across the street (negative 5 of 7).
Drummers in feathered regalia at the Oregon City Centennial in 1948, from the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla, at Kelly field in Oregon City. The four people are standing around a flat drum, each holding a drum beater. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, August 13, 1948 (negative 10 of 19).
Performers in regalia at the Oregon City Centennial in 1948, from the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla, at Kelly field in Oregon City. An audience watches from covered bleachers. Photograph from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, August 13, 1948 (negative 11 of 19).
A person dressed as a clown at the Oregon City Centennial in 1948, standing in a makeshift vehicle with “Cy’s Tailspin Rig” painted across the side. He’s holding a corn cob pipe in his mouth (negative 12 of 19).
Virginia Wilkinson, Pendleton Round-Up queen from the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla, at the Oregon City Centennial in 1948. She’s wearing beaded regalia and fur braid wraps. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, August 13, 1948 (negative 13 of 19).
Riders participating in a 100-yard dash at Kelly field, during a celebration for the Oregon City Centennial in 1948. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, August 13, 1948 (negative 17 of 19).
Riders on horseback at Kelly field, during a celebration for the Oregon City Centennial. Two people can be seen on the ground next to the horses, as an audience watches from covered bleachers. Photograph from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, August 13, 1948 (negative 19 of 19).
A band of accordion players, standing in a field in Oregon City, as part of the Oregon City Centennial in 1948. Two children hold a sign that reads “Eve Prentice Accordion Band, Southern Oregon.” At the right side of the frame is a holding holding a conductors baton (negative 2 of 19).
A person dressed as a clown at the Oregon City Centennial in 1948, filling up a makeshift vehicle with a container that reads “Snake Oil,” Painted across the side of the vehicle in “Cy's Tailspin Rig” (negative 6 of 19).
Performers in regalia at the Oregon City Centennial in 1948, from the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla, at Kelly field in Oregon City. An audience watches from covered bleachers. Photograph from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, August 13, 1948 (negative 7 of 19).
An aerial view showing the Willamette River in Oregon City, looking south. A dam can be seen at Willamette Falls, with a Portland General Electric hydroelectric power plant visible on the right side of the river. Roads are on either side of the river. Photographed with a K-25 camera (negative 2 of 14).
An aerial view showing the Willamette River in Oregon City, looking south. The Oregon City Arch Bridge crosses the Willamette River, to the west of Main Street. Willamette Falls, and a Portland General Electric dam and hydroelectric power plant can be seen on the river to the south of the bridge. Streets and houses in a grid pattern are on the east side of the river. Photographed with a K-25 camera (negative 3 of 14).