W. Carlton Smith Collection
Biography William Carlton Smith served in World War I for two years as a First Lieutenant in the Medical Corps. From about 1902 [...]
July 2020
November 2015
1965 Veterans Day Parade – Salem
The rumble of National Guard tanks mixed with bands and marching feet Thursday as Salem observed Veterans Day with its biggest parade in many [...]
August 2014
August 19, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent Less than three weeks into the war, consumers in Salem were feeling the effects in terms of higher prices: [...]
August 11, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent “Salem People Speak Minds On War Cause” was the headline for an article in the Statesman reporting local opinion [...]
July 2014
July 29, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent Once the dominos began to fall readers had difficulty keeping up with the news. The Capital Journal reported “The [...]
July 2, 1914
Harvesting Clover on Howell Prairie in 1912. WHC Collections, 85.14.30. By Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent “We Feed World, It [...]
September 2012
A View of Willamette Valley Roads, 1943
Before I-5 was a twinkle in the Federal Government's eye, transportation through the valley looked a little bit different. This map, from the State Farm [...]
A View of Willamette Valley Roads, 1943
Before I-5 was a twinkle in the Federal Government's eye, transportation through the valley looked a little bit different. This map, from the State Farm [...]