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  1. A Brickyard in East Portland

    A Brickyard in East Portland - c. 1905

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    Thousands of bricks are carefully arranged in rows to dry in the sun at this traditional brickyard located somewhere in East Portland. Two scove kilns, or field kilns, are located to the left. Learn More
  2. Bringing the Logs Back to Camp - Ford

    Bringing the Logs Back to Camp - c. 1900

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    Smaller logs are brought back to a logging camp by a team of six mules, pulling them along a skid-road of logs placed across the path. It appears that this logging camp also was home to a small sawmill, as stacked lumber can be seen behind the team. Learn More
  3. Card Room, Oregon City Woolen Mills

    Card Room, Oregon City Woolen Mill - 1918

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    A 1918 view of the card room at Oregon City Woolen Mills, where wool fibers were separated and put in a thread-like form before spinning. Learn More
  4. Dye House, Oregon City Woolen Mills

    Dye House, Oregon City Woolen Mills - 1918

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    Dye houses were more than just "rooms" in a woolen mill; they were often built as separate buildings due to the fire hazard from the fully dried wool prepared for dying. Learn More
  5. First Iron Furnace in Oswego

    First Iron Furnace in Oswego - c. 1866

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    This is probably the earliest photo of the first Oswego iron furnace, taken in 1866 - a year before Carleton Watkins came from California to create his series of views. Learn More
  6. Hoisting Logs from Pond to Mill at Palmer - White

    Hoisting Logs from Pond to Mill at Palmer - 1905

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    At the Palmer Mill uphill from Bridal Veil, logs from the pond were hoisted by a power conveyor to the second floor to be rough-cut into timbers as their first step towards becoming finished lumber. Learn More
  7. New Construction at Paper Mills, Willamette Falls - Kelley

    New Construction at Paper Mills, Willamette Falls - 1906

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    This rather chaotic view shows piles of lumber, wood pulp, cordwood and rocks as construction is completed for the new building in the left foreground. Learn More
  8. Palmer to Bridal Veil Lumber Flume - White

    Palmer to Bridal Veil Lumber Flume - 1904

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    If you have both water and gravity, a flume is an ideal way to move logs or lumber from the top to the bottom of a hill. Learn More
  9. PGE Station B & Mills at Willamette Falls

    PGE Station B & Mills at Willamette Falls - c. 1915

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    Front and center is Station B, the third-oldest operating hydro plant in the U.S. Behind it and across the river are paper mills and other industry. Learn More
  10. Pond Monkey Guides Logs from Pond to Chute - Lange

    Pond Monkey Guides Logs from Pond to Chute - 1939

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    The "pond monkey" position in a sawmill has been described as the next-to-the-last step in a logging career; the last being night watchman. Learn More
  11. Pond Monkeys - Ford

    Pond Monkeys - c. 1898

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    Pond Monkeys were men who hopped from log to log in a mill pond, guiding the floating logs into the intake for the sawmill. This Ford photos shows a large group - likely more than would normally work together. Learn More
  12. Portland Wire & Iron Works

    Portland Wire & Iron Works - c. 1898

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    Four of the men are identified in this group portrait of employees of the Portland Wire & Iron Works, located at 84 North Second Street in Portland, at the corner of Everett. Learn More
  13. Power Plant, Mills & Sunset Neighborhood

    Power Plant, Mills & Sunset Neighborhood - c. 1900

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    This early 1900s view by an unknown photographer shows us both the power plant and mills, and the community of Sunset up on the hill behind them. Learn More
  14. Sawmill Gang and Mill at Round Lake

    Sawmill Gang and Mill at Round Lake - c. 1905

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    The muddy yard hints at the Pacific Northwest location of this small mill near Round Lake, north of Camas, Washington in Clark County. The term "gang" comes from the handwritten title on the original photo. Learn More
  15. T. W. Sullivan Power Plant, Willamette Falls

    T. W. Sullivan Power Plant, Willamette Falls - c. 1915

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    Opened in 1895, "Station B", also known as the T. W. Sullivan Power Plant, was the second power plant at Willamette Falls, and today is the third oldest power plant in the United States. Learn More
  16. Willamette Falls, with Station A in Foreground - Meiser

    Willamette Falls, with Station A in Foreground - c. 1900

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    This especially detailed view of Willamette Falls features Station A, the first electrical power plant at the falls and the source of the first long-distance transmission of electricity in the U.S. Learn More
  17. Wool Sorting Room, Oregon City Woolen Mills

    Wool Sorting Room, Oregon City Woolen Mills - 1918

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    Skylights and windows provide ample natural light for these skilled workers sorting wool for the blankets made at the Oregon City Woolen Mill. Learn More
  18. Workers at Newberg Pressed Brick Company - Hobson

    Workers at Newberg Pressed Brick Company - c. 1904

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    Twenty workers from the Newberg Pressed Brick Company pose proudly in this circa 1904 view by Samuel Hobson. Learn More
  19. Workers in Boiler Room, Marshfield (Coos Bay)

    Workers in Boiler Room, Marshfield (Coos Bay) - c. 1910

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    There are not a lot of windows in this view of a Marshfield boiler room, so the photographer has opened the doors to bring in some light. There's also a light source behind us, illuminating the faces of the workers. Learn More

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