Marion County
- 1890 Salem Flood from West End of State StreetAs low as $5.00State Street is located near a lot of water even in normal times, with the Willamette River at its west end, the mouth of Pringle Creek to its south, and Mill Creek paralleling it a bit further east. Learn More
- 1890 Salem Flood, Looking Northeast Across Pringle CreekAs low as $5.00The 1890 flood in Salem was the largest flood the city had experienced since 1861. In this view, we are looking northeast from High Street towards the State Capitol and other buildings in the city center. Learn More
- Boy from Salem in Military Garb - c. 1862As low as $5.00Early tintypes can rarely be attributed to specific photographers. We know this view was by Joseph Buchtel, as the original has an advertisement for his Salem "branch gallery" glued to its back. Learn More
- Cooke - Patton House in Salem, Oregon - circa 1935As low as $5.00This portrait of the Cooke - Patton House was taken in about 1935, shortly before it was taken down in 1936 to build the new state library. Learn More
- Dormitory at Chemawa Indian School - c. 1890As low as $5.00This dormitory was one of the first buildings completed at Chemawa Indian School when it moved from Forest Grove to the Salem area in 1885. Learn More
- First Center Street Bridge in Salem - circa 1888As low as $5.00This was the first wagon bridge across the Willamette in Oregon. Opened in December, 1886, it unfortunately collapsed in February, 1890 during severe flooding. Learn More
- First Non-railroad Bridge Across the Willamette - circa 1888As low as $5.00A boy stands on the long ramp leading up to the original Center Street Bridge in Salem, opened in December, 1886, four months before the Morrison Street Bridge in Portland. Learn More
- Fischer's Flouring Mill, Silverton, Oregon - 1904As low as $5.00Fischer's Flouring Mill was central to the history and growth of Silverton. Most of the building shown here in 1904 were purchased by Henry Fischer from the Oregon Milling Company in 1898. Learn More
- Glen Oaks Orphanage, Salem - c. 1890As low as $5.00This image by Henry Mulit of Salem shows a group of children standing outside of the imposing Glen Oaks Orphanage. Built in 1887 as the second home of the orphanage, the building then became the second home of the Salem Hospital in 1900. Learn More
- Hop Picking near Butteville - c. 1900As low as $5.00Many historic photos of hop picking show large crews posed in the foreground. Photographer John F. Ford chose to show one worker and a man who appears to be his supervisor. Learn More
- Hop Workers near Mount Angel - 1909As low as $5.00With historic group photos, if you look closely, you can almost hear the individuals telling their stories. Here we see hop workers, an occupation that both then and now was plain hard work. Learn More
- John Minto, Sheep Farmer & Legislator - c. 1913As low as $5.00This portrait of early Oregon settler John Minto was taken by the Trover - Weigel Studio of Salem towards the end of his long life, when he was about 90 years old. Learn More
- Looking East on State Street in Salem - 1933As low as $5.00The first building on the right is the 1868 Ladd and Bush Bank. The cross street is Commercial Street. Learn More
- Man & Woman in Costume with Parasol - 1900sAs low as $5.00Two apparent stage performers strike a pose in Salem. From their shoes and her dress, it's likely they're dancers. Learn More
- Marion County Court House, Salem - circa 1904As low as $5.00An architectural historian once described Marion County's ornate 1873 Courthouse as a wedding cake. It stood until 1952 when it was torn down and replaced with a more modern, utilitarian building. Learn More
- Marion County Courthouse, Salem, Oregon - circa 1920As low as $5.00This view of the ornate Marion County Courthouse in Salem is recreated from a hand-tinted "magic lantern" glass slide taken in about 1920. Learn More
- North Silver Creek Falls - 1934As low as $5.00Taken a year after Silver Falls State Park was dedicated, this view of the 136-foot high North Falls was created as a postcard view by photographer Ralph Eddy in 1934. Learn More
- Oregon Milling Co., Mill B, Silverton - circa 1900As low as $5.00This flour mill in Silverton was sold by Oregon Milling Co. to Fischer's Flouring Mill in 1898, but we are dating the photo to circa 1900. Learn More
- Oregon State Capitol - circa 1908As low as $5.00This extremely detailed photo of Oregon's capitol is recreated from the original glass negative, created by Sunset Magazine (and Southern Pacific Railroad) photographer Howard C. Tibbits. Learn More
- Oregon State Insane Asylum - c. 1890As low as $5.00Built in Salem in 1883 as the Oregon State Insane Asylum, much of this building is still in use today as the Oregon State Hospital. Learn More
- Rev. Clark Brown - c. 1883 Photo of c. 1810 DrawingAs low as $5.00This is a circa 1883 cabinet photo of a circa 1810 drawing of Reverend Clark Brown, husband of Tabitha Brown. Learn More
- South Falls of Silver Creek Falls - circa 1887As low as $5.00This unusually early photo of the South Falls in Silver Creek Falls State Park was taken by an unknown photographer in about 1887. We are dating it from a similar photo in the Oregon Encyclopedia. Learn More
- South Mill Creek Covered Bridge, Salem, During 1890 FloodAs low as $5.00The South Mill Creek Covered Bridge was built in 1862 on Commercial Street, just south of Trade Street. It was damaged in the 1890 flood, shown here, and had to be dismantled. Learn More
- South Silver Creek Falls - 1929As low as $5.00This photo was taken of 177 foot high South Falls, the most visited waterfall in Silver Falls State Park, several years before the park was created. Learn More
- State Capitol at Night, Salem - 1940As low as $5.00This dramatic night-time photo of the new Oregon capitol was taken by postcard photographer Ralph Eddy in 1940, two years after the building was completed. Learn More
- State Capitol Building, Salem, Oregon - 1932As low as $5.00One challenge of taking photos of the old State Capitol was being able to see the building through the trees. Ralph Eddy solved this problem by staging his photograph in the winter. Learn More
- Street Scene in Stayton - c. 1910As low as $5.00This detailed view looks down Third Street in Stayton. It was created by Patton Postcards, known for their high quality "real photo" postcards of Oregon. Learn More
- Traveling from Portland to New York by Bicycle - c. 1912As low as $5.00Two young men pose with their bikes in front of the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, as they set off on a cross-county trip to New York City. Learn More
- Wheatfields and Apple Orchard, near Salem - 1929As low as $5.00This idylic view of Willamette Valley farming in the 1920s was taken in 1929 about eight miles south of Salem. Learn More