The Blue Bird
Blue Bird Cafe at 524 State St. next door to Capitol Theater. WHC Collection 2016.009.0001.002 History Summary Name Origin The [...]
February 2025
November 2024
Meier & Frank’s Fashion Show
Backdrop built on the Salem’s Meier & Frank store rooftop for the 1960 political convention-themed fashion show. Image published in Oregon Statesman Newspaper 17 [...]
May 2024
The Many Cartoons of Monte Leo Jones
Monte Leo Jones served as a foreman of the composing room for both the Capital Journal and Statesman Journal, but was more well known [...]
Wool Spells ‘Warmth’ for Soldiers
Unloading wool destined to be manufactured into overcoats or blankets for men in the armed services, at the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill in [...]
April 2024
South Salem Fire Station No. 4
Historic Address: 397 Lincoln St. SE Current Address: 1585 Liberty St. SE South Salem Fire Station No. 4 was built on Lincoln St. between [...]
South Salem Drive-In Theater
Ad for the Salem Drive-in Theater printed in the Capital Journal newspaper on 2 Apr 1952. Image from Newspapers.com This [...]
WPA Sewing Room
Salem WPA Sewing Room in the old high school building. Photo from Oregon Statesman,19 May 1940 p. 13. Image from Newspapers.com [...]
March 2024
Nutria in the Mid-Willamette Valley
Nutria on the grounds of the Willamette Heritage Center. WHC Collections 2012.020.00179 The Short History of Nutria in the Mid-Willamette Valley I [...]
Mamie Varble
Mamie Burch Varble, shared with permission from Ancestry tree. Original photo includes the Burch stepsisters. Mamie Varble was an occupant [...]
Williams Twins
Leslie Junior High School, 1936-37 schoolyear, student body photo. WHC Collections 2023.033.0005 Taken in the 1936-37 school year, this portrait of [...]