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- 1880 - 1920?
Part of Adalbert G. Bettman photographs
This photograph depicts Willamette Falls, located on the Willamette River, between Oregon City and West Linn.
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Part of Adalbert G. Bettman photographs
This photograph depicts Willamette Falls, located on the Willamette River, between Oregon City and West Linn.
Part of Adalbert G. Bettman photographs
This photograph depicts Willamette Falls, located on the Willamette River, between Oregon City and West Linn.
Part of Cleveland Rockwell papers
A pencil sketch of the falls at Oregon City. Various parts of the drawing contain notes for adding detail, such as "dark" and "green & bushes."
Rockwell, Cleveland, 1837-1907
Prospectus of the Willamette Falls Canal Company, at Oregon City
Part of Oregon Imprints collection
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.
Willamette Falls Canal Company
Argus-Extra. Late from the South. More Indian Murders!
Part of Oregon Imprints collection
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."
Oregon Argus
Untitled list of questions sent by John McLoughlin to James Watt, with Watt's handwritten reply
Part of Oregon Imprints collection
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.
McLoughlin, John, 1784-1857
Untitled proclamation by Governor Joseph Lane about convening the Legislative Assembly and elections
Part of Oregon Imprints collection
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.
Lane, Joseph, 1801-1881
An act to provide for a special election
Part of Oregon Imprints collection
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.
Oregon Territory (Provisional government, 1843-1849)
Part of Oregon Imprints collection
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.
Lane, Joseph, 1801-1881
The Donation Bill of the Territory of Oregon (Revised Edition)
Part of Oregon Imprints collection
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.
United States. Congress
Untitled proclamation by Governor Joseph Lane about being commissioned as governor
Part of Oregon Imprints collection
An untitled proclamation by Governor Joseph Lane announcing he has been commissioned as governor of Oregon Territory.
Lane, Joseph, 1801-1881
Part of Oregon Imprints collection
A petition to the Legislative Assembly and council of the Territory of Oregon to establish and endow a university within the Oregon City Claim.
Part of Oregon Imprints collection
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.
Young Ladies' Boarding and Day School
Untitled promissory note to George Abernethy (blank form printed 1845)
Part of Oregon Imprints collection
A promissory note to George Abernethy for $11.95 with interest at the rate of 6%. The blank form was printed in 1845 and filled out in 1846.
Oregon Territory (Provisional government, 1843-1849)
To the World!! (broadside by James W. Nesmith denouncing J. Quinn Thornton)
Part of Oregon Imprints collection
A broadside written by James W. Nesmith denouncing J. Quinn Thornton. This broadside was published following Thornton's refusal to duel Nesmith.
Nesmith, James Willis, 1820-1885
Part of Oregon Imprints collection
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."
Oregon Territory (Provisional government, 1843-1849)
Falls of the Willamette River at Oregon City, circa 1857
Part of Lorenzo Lorain photographs
Photograph of Willamette Falls in Oregon City taken by Lorenzo Lorain circa 1857. The photograph is taken from the edge of the Willamette River looking upriver to the waterfall. There are several structures around the falls on both sides of the river. The typed caption glued below the bristol board on the front of the photograph reads, "Falls of the Willamette River at Oregon City. About 1857 or 1858. Taken by Lt. Lorenzo Lorain, U.S.A. Donated to Oregon Historical Society, 1946, by S. H. Lorain, Albany, Oregon."
Lorain, Lorenzo
Part of Lorenzo Lorain photographs
View of Oregon City with Willamette Falls in the distance attributed to Lorenzo Lorain circa 1857. A handwritten caption on the back of the photograph reads, "Oregon City, ca. 1857, taken by Lorenzo Lorain."
Lorain, Lorenzo
George Abernethy & Co. store in Oregon City, Oregon
Part of Cased photographs collection
Cased photograph showing an exterior view of the George Abernethy & Co. store in Oregon City, Oregon. Several men pose outside the store. A sign on the building reads, "Geo. Abernethy & Co. Wholesale Dealers." Other signs on the building advertise various goods such as boots, nails, crockery and powder. George Abernethy was the Provisional Governor of Oregon in the 1840's. Legacy collection records indicate this may be the first brick building built in the state of Oregon. Records also speculate that the photographer may have been either Joseph Buchtel, who had a photo studio on the second floor of the building in 1857, or Holland and Day, who had a photo studio across the street in 1858. Case is made of wood and leather.
Part of Cased photographs collection
Cased photograph featuring a portrait of a group of approximately 35 men standing in front of a church. Several of them hold their hats in their hands. Legacy collection records indicate this photograph was taken at the 3rd Annual Methodist Conference at a Methodist church in Oregon City, Oregon. Case is made of wood and leather.
Portland General Electric Photograph Collection
Negatives documenting company activities, including electrical infrastructure, employees, power generation and distribution throughout Portland, the Willamette Valley and the Oregon Cascade Range. Additional general images include streetcars and trains, street lighting, power line installation, Rose Festival floats, office buildings, car barns and bridges. Of particular note are dam building projects at Bull Run and along the Clackamas River (1910-1930), and early electric stations in Oregon City at Willamette Falls.
Portland General Electric Company
Navigating a Canoe Through Willamette Falls Locks at Oregon City
Part of Al Monner news negatives
Two young men sit in a canoe and paddle through a small opening of the Willamette Falls Locks on the Willamette River in Oregon City. The man who sits in front in the canoe wears a sweatshirt that reads, "Oregon." The canoe has the word "Willamette" written on the side. The caption on the negative sleeve reads, "University of Oregon students on canoe trip from Eugene to Portland - going through locks at Oregon City" (negative 4 of 8).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Navigating a Canoe Through Willamette Falls Locks at Oregon City
Part of Al Monner news negatives
Two young men stand on a wooden platform in the Willamette River and hold onto a canoe in the water. They are at the Willamette Falls Locks. The canoe has the word "Willamette" written on the side. The caption on the negative sleeve reads, "University of Oregon students on canoe trip from Eugene to Portland - going through locks at Oregon City" (negative 2 of 8).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Turkey herding dogs on Johnson and Pyle farm on Molalla Road
Part of Al Monner news negatives
Photograph of two dogs approaching a group of turkeys. A rafter of turkeys is penned behind them. This photograph was printed in the November 11, 1956 issue of the Oregon Journal (negative 2 of 9).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Men herding turkeys at Johnson and Pyle farm on Molalla Road
Part of Al Monner news negatives
John Lloyd-Jones herds a group of turkeys at Carlos Johnson ranch near Oregon City. Photographs from this set were printed in the November 11, 1956 issue of the Oregon Journal (negative 5 of 9).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Salmon fishermen at Oregon City
Part of Al Monner news negatives
Two men stand in a rowboat by the banks of the Willamette River near Willamette Falls. Several other men with fishing poles are visible on the rocks and in boats in the distance (negative 5 of 10).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Salmon fisherman at Oregon City
Part of Al Monner news negatives
An unidentified man wearing a plaid jacket holds up a large salmon (negative 6 of 10).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998
Salmon fishermen at Oregon City
Part of Al Monner news negatives
People in boats and along rocks at the base of Willamette Falls fishing for salmon (negative 2 of 10).
Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998