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1.	100 year old home in Polk County, Oregon, 1959	Polk County, Oregon; home; Salem-Dallas Highway; Centennial house	This long, narrow two-story house with its high fireplace solidly built at one end was a Centennial home as early as April 1959 when the photo was taken. It's location was on the Salem-Dallas road.

2.	100 year old home in Polk County, Oregon, 1959	Polk County, Oregon; home; Salem-Dallas Highway	This Centennial home is one of several located along the Salem-Dallas highway in April 1959 when the photo was taken. The television antenna on the roof of the relatively small home indicates that th

3.	1857 Fairfield School, Marion County, Oregon, 1956	Fairfield, Oregon; Marion County; school; pioneers	The 1857 Fairfield School in Marion County, about six miles south of St. Paul, Oregon. In this 1956 photograph, the windows were nailed shut and the doors were locked. The Fairfield Post Office was es

4.	1862 American flag at Spring Valley Presbyterian Church at Zena, Oregon, 1961	Zena, Oregon; Polk County; church; Spring Valley Presbyterian Church; flag; Scott, Ralph	This rare old flag from 1862 hangs in the Zena Church in Polk County. Ralph Scott, a Zena historian, is shown with it. Zena Church was also called the Spring Valley Presbyterian Church. The picture

5.	1880 fire pumper and hose cart in Newport, Oregon, ca. 1960s	Lincoln County; Benton County; Newport, Oregon; fire wagon; hose cart	A woman stands next to an 1880 fire wagon with Newport F.D., RFPD printed on the side. The fire engine was drawn by horses or a group of firemen. The front wheels are smaller than the back wheels.

6.	1880 picture of the stern-wheeler "Wide West" which was built in Portland, Oregon in 1877	Columbia River; Wide West (paddle steamer); Oregon Steam Navigation Company; Captain Eckhart collection	This photograph is of a picture of the stern-wheeler "Wide West" which was built at Portland in 1877 as the pride of the Oregon Steam Navigation Company. It represented the very latest refinements in

7.	1888-89 Graduates of East Salem School, Salem, Oregon, 1955	Salem, Oregon; Marion County, Oregon; East School; Salem High School; Washington School; Fry, Dan; French Renaissance architecture	Graduates of the East Salem School class of 1888-89 in Salem in Marion County, Oregon pose for this picture taken at Dan Fry's home on August 14, 1955. East School was built in 1887 on the block bord

8.	1904 "Auto house" at George Pearce home, 267 N. Winter St., Salem, Oregon	Salem, Oregon; Marion County; Winter Street N; garage; arbor; Pearce, George	The garage belonging to George Pearce and located at his home at 267 N. Winter Street in Salem was built in 1904 and was probably the oldest one in Salem at the time the photo was taken. The structur

9.	1904 plaque on at Oregon College of Education in Monmouth, Oregon, in Polk County, 1962	Monmouth, Oregon; Polk County; Oregon College of Education; Oregon Normal School; plaque; Columbus Day storm; Monmouth University; Western Oregon University; Disciples of Christ	This plaque dating to 1904 was embedded 14 inches beneath the bark of a maple tree at the Oregon College of Education in Monmouth in Polk County on December 10, 1962. The significance of 1904 is not

10.	1909 Buick model 10 in Salem, Oregon	Salem, Oregon; Buick automobile; automobile; Byrd, Donald; Hager, Harold; Byrd, Clarence; Craig, Charley; Byrd, W.H.	Seated in this 1909 Buick model 10 are Donald Byrd (driver) and Harold Hager (at his right). On the back seat are Clarence Byrd on the left and Charley Craig on the right. The automobile was registere

11.	1910 Pullman automobile in front of old Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Oregon, ca. 1910-1937	Salem, Oregon; Pullman automobile; Pullman Motor Car Company; Denton collection; Oregon State Capitol	Pictured is a 1910 Pullman automobile made by the Pullman Motor Car Company. This photo is from the Denton Collection. Four people pose in the car with the State Capitol in the background. This pic

12.	1913 food delivery wagon part of Oregon Antique Car Society Exhibit in Salem, Oregon, 1963	Salem, Oregon; antique car; delivery wagon	A 1913 food delivery wagon is shown in this photo taken during the Oregon Antique Car Society Exhibit, which was held in Salem in 1963. The advertisement on the side of the wagon reads "Country Store

13.	1913 Ford delivery wagon at Oregon Antique Car Society in Salem, Oregon, 1963	Salem, Oregon; antique cars; delivery wagon; ford	The Oregon Antique Car Society has an exhibit in Salem July 20, 1963. The vehicle in the picture is a 1913 Ford delivery wagon. Obviously the owner who apparently is from Yakima, Washington, has a s

14.	1920 General Motors truck in Salem, Oregon, 1945	Salem, Oregon; Salem Sand & Gravel Co.; truck; General Motors truck; sand loader	The truck pictured is a 1920 General Motors truck in use by Salem Sand and Gravel Company for handling a sand loader on May 2, 1945 when the photo was taken. The truck apparently had sufficient horse

15.	1958 closure of the Isis Theater in Independence, Polk County, Oregon, 1958	Independence, Oregon; Polk County; Isis Theater; Thorp, Elvin A.	On January 18, 1958 the Isisi Theater in Independence in Polk County, Oregon closed. The town was named for Independence, Missouri, by Elvin A. Thorp who came to Oregon in 1844.

16.	1958 graduate of Eola School with two teachers/advisors, in Eola, Oregon, 1958	Eola, Oregon; Eola school; 100th graduating class; Polk County	A student and two teachers/advisors pose on the occasion of the graduation of the 100th graduating class at the Eola school in Eola, Polk County, Oregon.

17.	1st Street (Bay Blvd.) in Newport, Oregon, 1912	Newport, Oregon; Lincoln County, Oregon; First Street (Newport); two story; three story; wooden building; car; truck; man; horse; business; walkway; plank street; seafood industry; false front.	Shown is the planking of 1st Street (Bay Blvd.) in Newport, Oregon. The photo was taken in 1912. The picture seems to have been taken from the present day site of the Coast Guard Station looking eas

18.	2-story round house in Cottage Grove, Oregon, 1963	Cottage Grove, Oregon; home; roof	This residence is built completely round. The 2-story-high home was located in Cottage Grove as seen in 1963. The roof (the picture cuts the top of) appears to be parasol-shaped and coming to a peak.

19.	215 Winter Street S.E., Salem, Oregon, 1963	Salem, Oregon; Cartwright, Richard D.; Cartwright, Florence B.; Frederickson Hall; Winter St.; hospital; rooming house; sanitarium; Florence Sanatorium; Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co.	This building in Salem, Oregon was located at 215 Winter Street S.E. at the corner of Winter and Ferry Street. Ben Maxwell's negative index identifies it as originally being the Cartwright Sanatoriu

20.	3-masted and 4-masted sailing ships at anchor in the Columbia River at Astoria, Oregon, ca 1900	sailing ship; Captain Eckhart collection; Columbia River; Astoria, Oregon	This photograph is of several 3-masted and 4-masted sailing ships at anchor in the Columbia River at Astoria, Oregon. The original photograph is in the collection of Captain Eckhart.

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