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  1. 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. A Walk to Canemah, West Side Mills in Background - 1895
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    A large group of Willamette Falls area young people stop for a photo on a Sunday afternoon, on a walk to Canemah. They were probably going to visit the park at the end of the trolley line. Learn More
  3. 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
  4. Cans of Salmon, Warren Packing Co., Cathlamet - c. 1900
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    Several hundred thousand cans of salmon stand ready for shipment in the Warren cannery in Cathlamet, Washington. Learn More
  5. 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
  6. Cutting Room, Oregon City Woolen Mills - 1918
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    While specializing in blankets, Oregon City Woolen Mills also made socks,coats and other clothing. Learn More
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. Fischer's Flouring Mill, Silverton, Oregon - 1904
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    Fischer'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
  10. 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
  11. Loading Paper on a Barge, Crown-Willamette Paper Company - c. 1920
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    An unusual vantage point for a photo of Crown-Willamette Paper Company gives us a good view of a crew loading paper on a barge, using hand-trucks. Learn More
  12. Moehnke's Mill and Willamette - c. 1914
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    Moehnke's sawmill was located on the Willamette River above the Falls, and produced much of the lumber used to build the town of Willamette around 1900. Learn More
  13. Moehnke's Sawmill near Willamette - c. 1900
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    This small sawmill was operated by the Moehnke family from 1892 through 1918. It was located on the Willamette River near the current site of the Blue Heron lagoon. Learn More
  14. 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
  15. Oregon Milling Co., Mill B, Silverton - circa 1900
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    This 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. Pulp & Paper Mills at Willamette Falls - 1929
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    Prominent in this view of paper mills on both sides of the Willamette are the huge stacks of paper pulp, colored yellow in this 1929 hand-tinted glass slide. Learn More
  23. Richard C. Finley Flour Mill, Established 1848
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    This picturesque gristmill was built by Richard Finley on the falls below present-day McKercher Park on the Calapooia River, near Brownsville, in Linn County. Learn More
  24. Rose City Cabinet Works, Portland - c. 1924
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    Drive belts run from a central electric motor to power the tools used to make cabinets in this northeast Portland shop at 1454 Sandy Blvd. Learn More
  25. 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
  26. Spinning Room, Oregon City Woolen Mills - 1918
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    Wool that has been repeatedly carded is called roving. Loosely wound on spools it becomes the input for spinning. Learn More
  27. Standard Mills in Milwaukie - c. 1895
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    Built in 1860, Standard Mills was one of the largest and most important flour mills in early Oregon. Learn More
  28. Sternwheeler N. R. Lang in Willamette Falls Locks - c. 1910
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    We're looking downstream at the Willamette Locks, and have a good view of both the two sternwheelers and many of the buildings on the river side of locks. Learn More
  29. Stock Room, Oregon City Woolen Mills - 1918
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    At one time Oregon City Woolen Mills supplied products to over five hundred of their own branded stores. Learn More
  30. 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
  31. Tacoma Mill, Hanson and Company - c. 1900
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    In 1868, Charles Hanson, a Danish sea captain and California mill owner, opened this Tacoma Mill and wharf. He was the first in Tacoma to ship internationally - initially to Peru and Australia. Learn More
  32. The First Boeing Airplane Company Factory - 1917
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    The Boeing Airplane Company was founded in the old E. W. Heath Shipyard, which name is still visible on the right side of the building. Learn More
  33. Weave Room, Oregon City Woolen Mills - 1918
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    The rooms get cleaner as we move through the woolen mill processes. Here we see rows of automated looms, weaving blankets and other wool cloth. Learn More
  34. Willamette Falls and Station A - circa 1895
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    This very detailed view by an unknown photographer clearly shows the power of the water at Willamette Falls, as well as Station A on the left - the source of the production of the first electricity transmitted at a large distance, to Portland. Learn More
  35. Willamette Falls Railway, Woodyard Across the Tualatin - c. 1900
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    Gathering wood for the paper mills at Willamette Falls was one of the main purposes of the Willamette Falls Railway, though it also provided passenger service for local families. Learn More
  36. 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
  37. Wool Dryers, Oregon City Woolen Mills - 1918
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    Part of a series of photos detailing the production steps at the Oregon City Woolen Mills, this view shows us the room used for drying the wool after it had been washed. Learn More
  38. 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
  39. 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
  40. 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
  41. Zan Brothers Broom Factory, Portland - c. 1895
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    This 1890s Portland broom factory was located at 213 North 12th Street, in the old numbering system, according to an 1893 directory listing. Learn More
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