Oregon Historic photos, documents, and people

Mrs. Granger's storeroom. She has 500-600 quarts of canned food. "You never know what may happen." Yamhill farms. (FSA - Farm Security Administration). Yamhill County, Williamette Valley, Oregon

Young mother brings her child to the trailer clinic on the day when the doctor will be in camp to examine some of the children. Klamath County, Oregon. FSA (Farm Security Administration) camp

Main street, in front of Oregon Employment Center office. Man with blanket roll is Indian, come to find job in hop fields. Independence, Polk County, Oregon. See general caption number 45-111

West wheat country in a region where yields are over twenty five bushels to the acre. Banks, mortgage companies, and insurance companies own many farms in this area. Umatilla County, Oregon

George Cleaver, new farmer, has five boys. The three older boys, ages twelve, sixteen, and eighteen, are needed at home to develop the farm and do not go to school. Malheur County, Oregon

Here are the farmers who have bought machinery cooperatively. Photographed just before they go to dinner on the Miller farm where they are working. West Carlton, Yamhill County, Oregon

Portland, Oregon, and Mt. Hood, famous for its annual June Rose Festival is Portland, Oregon, with its fresh water world harbor on the Willamette River and Mt. Hood towering beyond.

Capt. Som-Kim, "Police Officer". Indian God. Young Chief Jimmy Louis, "Survival of the fittest". Mother and Papoose. Chief Multnomah with "Pipe of Peace", "How". Indian family tepee

Homegrown food is homegrown health. Exercise, fresh air, sunshine, as well as good things to eat, mean good health for the whole family. Many hands are making light work of this job

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