Not Deepwood, 2004.010.0090
This photo (2004.010.0090), while marked on the back “Deepwood” does not seem to match up with the house as it stands today. The turret top [...]
October 2014
Mosquitofish? 2009.058.0009
Willamette Heritage Center Collections, 2009.058.0009. This photo has proved to be a bit of a mystery. It has a pen inscription on the back that [...]
What ever happened to the $5 shoe?
“This Spring discriminating men are turning to Friendly Five Shoes for the best in footwear. Their superior quality and style leadership plus the fact that [...]
New Photo
Hops Harvest, Independence, Oregon. WHC 2014.067.0001
August 2014
Then and Now: Mill and Liberty Streets SE
The view from the Vern Miller Civic Center sure has changed through its history, here seen about 1970. Photo Source: Willamette Heritage Center: X2012.16.207. [...]
July 2014
Otto Anderson Sends to John and Emily on their Wedding Day, 1911
WHC Collections, 2014.040.0001 This postcard (2014.040.0001) was recently transferred to the Willamette Heritage Center. Postmarked 1911, the message on the [...]
June 2014
Photo of the Day, 1995.010.0029
WHC Collections 1995.010.0029. By Corey Rosenberg A man sits at a desk, tinkering. To his left, a large Hall’s Safe [...]
Karoline Alsgaard and the Power of the Internet
Man in Graveyard c. 1917, WHC Collections, 0083.008.0005.111 The internet has opened up powerful avenues for researching and identifying [...]
May 2014
Fruitland Church Picnic, 1913
This newly acquired photo (WHC 2014.026.0001), depicts members of the Fruitland Church picnicking at Silver Falls State Park in 1913. Fruitland is a community located [...]
April 2014
Casebere Standard Kindergarten
1916 Casebere Standard Kindergarten - WHC image 2014.011.0001 At the 1916 Oregon State Fair, under the sponsorship of the Oregon Congress [...]