Willamette River Valley (Or.)

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45.50012, -122.50148 Map of Willamette River Valley (Or.)

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Willamette River Valley (Or.)

BT Oregon

Willamette River Valley (Or.)

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Willamette River Valley (Or.)

  • UF Willamette Valley (Or.)

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Lecture notes

Handwritten lecture notes describing birds and animals encountered while traveling around Oregon, including Crater Lake, Willamette Valley, and Rogue River.

Bohlman, Herman

Map of Oregon Territory west of the Cascade Mountains.

A map of the Oregon Territory completed October 1, 1855 by The Surveyor General's Office in Salem, O.T. [Oregon Territory], directed by C. K. Gardiner [sic.], Surveyor General. The map shows surveyed townships, road, and pack trails in Oregon Territory west of the Cascade Mountains.

Gardner, Charles K. (Charles Kitchell), 1787-1869

Map of the Willamette Valley & Cascade Mt. Military Road / drawn by J. A. Warner, 1868?

A hand drawn map of the Willamette Valley and Cascade Mountain Military Road from Albany toward the eastern boundary of Oregon. Roads are indicated by a blue line and each 10th mile of the road is indicated with a red line. Relief is shown by hachures. The map includes annotations by James A. Warner, surveyor; Samuel E. May, Secretary of State and Acting Governor; and J.N. Foster, president of the Willamette Valley & Cascade Mountain Military Wagon Road Company.

Warner, James A.

Sectional map of western Oregon, 1878

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."

Oregon and California Railroad Company

Map no. 2 of western Oregon showing the lands of the Oregon & California Railroad Company, 1893

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

Oregon and California Railroad Company

"B" map of the surveyed portions of Oregon Territory, 1852

A hand-colored, lithographic map showing the surveyed portions of the Oregon Territory in 1852. The notation in the bottom, right corner of the map reads, "Surveyor General's Office / Oregon City October 21st, 1852." A note in the upper, left corner of the map reads, "Senate Ex. doc. No. 1, 2nd Sess. 32nd Cong." Relief shown by hachures.

Preston, J. B. (John B.), d. 1865

[Map of Willamette and Columbia Rivers from Astoria to the three forks in the Willamette, showing adjacent towns], 1865?

A manuscript map of the Willamette and Columbia Rivers drawn by Absalom B. Harden circa 1865. The map is on three pieces of stationery, pasted together. On the verso of the map there are portions of letters discussing Harden's travel to Oregon and wild animals. Related papers by Harden are held in the Absalom B. Harden diary and letters, 1847-1848, Mss 11 at the Oregon Historical Society.

Harden, Absalom B.

Willamette Valley Railway car #11

Photograph of train car with “Willamette Valley Railway Company” painted on side. Several tracks can be seen around the train, as well as wooden poles and power lines. In the distant background, two automobiles are visible, as well as two wood structures next to a dirt road.

Evlampi Zharkoff

Photograph of a man standing in a park. He raises his left hand and looks at the camera. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Evlampi Zharkoff." He is likely a member of the Russian community in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. Stamp on the front of the print indicates this was taken in April 1967. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

Guzman family at Wilson Camp in Willamette Valley, Oregon

The Guzman family stands on a dirt road at Wilson camp, a migrant labor camp in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. Cabins are visible in the background. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Wilson Camp - L. Fidel Guzman, Maria Guzman, Maria Stella Guzman (14), Ophelia Guzman (12), F.L. - Marisella (2) and friend." This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

Dr. Wilson Record

Dr. Wilson Record looks down as he sits in a room with a bookshelf in the background. He is a Professor of Sociology at Portland State College, known today as Portland State University. He supports the unionization of farm workers. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Dr. Wilson Record." This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on July 21, 1967.

Valley Migrant League staff discuss mobile library servicing migrant labor camp

A woman and two men stand around two crates of books in front of a van. The van is part of a mobile library run by the Valley Migrant League to service local migrant labor camps in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Elaine Furamato (sic) and Richard Meyer discussing last minute details concerning the rotating library to the camp." Elaine Furumoto is a VISTA volunteer who works with the Valley Migrant League. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

Valley Migrant League staff load books into mobile library servicing migrant labor camps in the Willamette Valley, Oregon

A woman and man load a crate of books into a van. The van is part of a mobile library run by the Valley Migrant League to service local migrant labor camps in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Richard Pollock (sic) loading the books for the camp for Elaine Furamato (sic)." Elaine Furumoto and Richard Pollak are VISTA volunteers who work with the Valley Migrant League. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

Tom Perry sits in office

Tom Perry wears a jacket and sits in an office, looking to the left. He is a former migrant worker and a graduate of the Valley Migrant League's GED classes. He has just been selected to represent farm workers at a conference put on by the National Institute for Advanced Study in Teaching Disadvantaged Youth in Washington D.C. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Tom Perry." This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on April 14, 1967.

Priscilla Carrasco sits at typewriter

A woman sits at a typewriter and smiles at the camera. This is likely Priscilla Carrasco, the Assistant Editor and Circulation Manager for the Opportunity News, who also wrote articles and took photographs for the newspaper. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

Priscilla Carrasco holds a camera

A woman smiles as she looks down at a camera in her hands. This is likely Priscilla Carrasco, the Assistant Editor and Circulation Manager for the Opportunity News, who also wrote articles and took photographs for the newspaper. Cabins in the background indicate she is likely in a migrant labor camp. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

Priscilla Carrasco looks at contact sheet

A woman sits at a desk and looks down at a contact sheet, also known as a proof sheet, in her hands. This is likely Priscilla Carrasco, the Assistant Editor and Circulation Manager for the Opportunity News, who also wrote articles and took photographs for the newspaper. The desk is covered in contact sheets. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

Hamp Skinner sits at kitchen table

Hamp Skinner (right) reads the newspaper while sitting at the kitchen table. An unidentified man sits on the left. Skinner is a former migrant laborer who is transitioning to landscaping work. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on November 5, 1965.

Simon, Rick

Members of a family of migrant farm workers stand in doorway of cabin in Willamette Valley, Oregon

An unidentified man, woman and four children stand in the doorway of a cabin in a migrant labor camp in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. They are migrant farm workers. They speak to a woman standing outside the cabin. On the right, a child peaks around a cabin wall through the doorway. This image was likely taken by staff of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News circa 1965 - 1968.

Daniel and Hope Smith stand in front of Valley Migrant League Opportunity Center in Oregon

Daniel and Hope Smith stand in front of one of the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity Centers. Hope is a former migrant laborer who used the resources of the Opportunity Center to get training as a secretary and leave farm work behind. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on November 10, 1967.

Group prepares to conduct door-to-door survey of migrant farm worker community

A group of people sit around a table in a meeting. They are preparing to conduct a door-to-door survey of the migrant farm worker community in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. Two people pictured work at Haugh Associates in Los Angeles. They are David Chagall (man in center with back to camera) and Evelyn Rutan (woman on left wearing glasses). Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "This group will do research in the area, act as interpreters." This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on January 21, 1966.

Basketball coaches pretend to fight over trophy

West Stayton basketball coaches Kenneth Breeding (left) and Juan Fernandez (center) hold onto one end of a trophy while Dayton basketball coach Phil Peters (right) holds onto the other end. They coach 2 of the Valley Migrant League's basketball teams. Each coach hopes to win the season and bring the trophy to their respective Opportunity Centers. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on December 31, 1965.

Maria Cavasos and her family at a migrant labor camp

Photograph of 2 women and 5 children standing in front of a cabin in a migrant labor camp. The woman on the right is Maria Cavasos, who is a migrant laborer and has 9 children. Five of her children and 1 grandchild appear in this photograph. Every year, the Cavasos family travels from Texas to Oregon for seasonal farm work. From left to right clockwise, they are Caytano, Lupe (who holds her own daughter, Rosa), Eddy, Maria Cavasos, Alicia and Norberto Jr. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on May 20, 1966.

Carrasco, Priscilla

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