1945 Volunteer Farm Workers
During the WW II years in the early forties, there was a shortage of workers here at home, especially on the farms during harvest time.
1906 Hitching Park
This is the Hitching Park as it was in 1906 when the hitching park was established and the posts in front of the stores removed.
Ladies in McGill House
Seated at table: Nettie Crotty, Katie Kelly, Mattie Mahaffey and Edith Culp. Standing: Fanny Taylor, Hilda Hooper, Marie McGill and Mary Olson. Picture taken at McGill house on Washington Street. (Photo by Don McGill)
1907 Memorial Day in Oregon
An earlier (1907) Memorial Day in Oregon with the local residents heading to the cemetery
Powers & Wackman 1895
This building is part of the Charlie’s on Main restaurant. The photo was published in an Oregon Observer Supplement on April 18, 1895.
Soldiers from Camp Grant Passing Through Oregon
Beginning a few years before World War I and continuing until the late 1930’s, cavalry soldiers stationed at Camp Grant, Illinois would pass through Oregon every summer on their way to Camp Douglas, Wisconsin.
Railroad History
In the early years, communities along a railway line occasionally witnessed a train wreck or derailment, and the Oregon area was no exception.
Oregon Women’s Club Chorus 1928
OREGON WOMEN’S CLUB CHORUS (1928)
Valentine’s Day Article
Saving Marvel Morrison
Donated 1925 yearbook book a window to Oregon’s past (The Oregon Observer, Vol. 131, No. 7, Thursday, August 20, 2015, pg. 1) Scott De Laruelle Unified Newspaper Group Frankly, Betty Nowak was just there to find an item or two to help turn a buck, as she browsed an estate sale in suburban Phoenix, Ariz. […]