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Gillnet Fishing near Astoria
This 1937 photograph, taken by Ray Atkeson, shows men fishing with a gillnet near or at the mouth of the Columbia River. As a professional …
Gill-Netters at Rooster Rock
This ca. 1891 watercolor painting by Cleveland Rockwell shows fishers using gillnets on the Columbia River. Gill Netters Near Rooster Rock is one of hundreds …
Girls Basketball, Oregon School for the Deaf
This photograph shows the 1913 girls’ basketball team at the Oregon School for the Deaf. The school, which still exists, represents a state effort to …
Gold Mine at Cornucopia, c. 1888
The photograph, probably taken by Martin M. Hazeltine of Baker City in the late 1880s, shows a stamp mill used to process gold-bearing ore near …
Gold Scales
There is some disagreement among historians as to exactly when and where gold was first discovered in southwestern Oregon, although many credit James Cluggage and …
Gong Bi, Traditional Chinese Painting
This photograph was taken to document Jean Qin Ye’s (left) instruction of Rosalind Wang (right) in Gong Bi, a traditional Chinese painting style. The two …
Grace Wick Protests
On October 29, 1929, the U.S. stock market plunged to new lows and served as the starting point for the era in U.S. history known …
Grand Central Station, Portland
The architectural firm of Van Brunt & Howe of Kansas City and Boston prepared this presentation drawing of Grand Central Station in Portland about 1892. …
Grand Emancipation Celebration
Black community leaders in Oregon issued this embossed invitation in late 1868 to raise public awareness about the “Grand Emancipation Celebration,” scheduled for January 1, …
Grande Ronde Valley, c.1884
This lithograph shows a portion of northeastern Oregon’s Grande Ronde Valley as it appeared in the mid-1880s. It was published in the January 1885 issue …Interpretive Essays
Interpretive essays use primary documents from the Oregon Historical Society archives to help readers imagine the events, people, and issues that shaped Oregon history.
