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Photos
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| 020766 | Sterling Mine sluice. Series of plank walkways leading to wood-box sluice; wheelbarrows loaded with ore lined up along walkway; men picking,… |
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| 020767 | Man in row boat removing possessions from house during Rogue River flood; 12-24-1964 |
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| 020768 | Logging scene. Sixteen men at logging site; lines and pulleys rigged up to huge log; steam donkey in background |
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| 020769 | Neil Creek logging flume. Long wooden flume with water coming down forested mountain; man sitting on flume halfway up. Note on back of photo… |
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| 020770 | Mining stone crusher. Railroad tracks and flatcars in the foreground; stone crushing equipment and shack against hillside. Jacksonville Quarry. On… |
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| 020771 | Northern California Lumber Company mill. Lumber mill operation; five tall poles at center; cut lumber stacked on rail cars both sides of conveyor… |
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| 020772 | Northern California Lumber Company mill. Log pond with men on dock moving lengths of pipe; pipeline extends uphill from pond; various wood plank… |
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| 020773 | Steam donkey. Steam donkey on skids with operator at left side; cable extends off right of photo; two women observing on right; logs stacked in… |
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| 020774 | Steam donkey and 6 lumbermen. Large steam donkey with cables extending from both spools; six men on and near platform; man in foreground holding… |
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| 020775 | Log pond. Large pond with floating logs; boom extends over pond at left; heavily wooded background. Butte Falls Area (Or.) |
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| 020776 | Loggers felling tree. Men watching cut tree fall. Note on back of photo: 'Related to Vilas Logging, Shingletown, CA.' California,… |
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| 020777 | Sawmill scene - "George J. Hillar - Grants Pass 1889". Photograph mat has fancy border and says "On the Line of the Oregon &… |
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| 020778 | Lumber storage at Owen-Oregon Lumber Company. Interior of lumber storage building; lumber stacked at varying levels in bays to right; man working… |
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| 020779 | Owen-Oregon Lumber Company log pond and mill. Panoramic view, log pond in foreground, wigwam burner to right, mill building in background,… |
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| 020780 | Medford Corporation (Medco) locomotive #3 pulling logging train. Steam engine number three pulling flat cars loaded with logs; train on left of… |
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| 020781 | Medford Corporation (Medco) log dump. Railroad flat cars loaded with logs on track at log dump next to mill pond; two men stand on ond flat car in… |
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| 020782 | Owen-Oregon Lumber Company main office. Colonial revival wood-frame building, gable end wings flank each side of columned portico; plume of steam… |
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| 020783 | Medford Corporation (Medco) main office. Colonial revival wood-frame building, gable end wings flank each side of columned portico; cupola at… |
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| 020784 | Fishing in the Rogue River. Man standing in shallow water of river, arm and fishing pole extended, heavily forested banks. On front of photo:… |
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| 020785 | Man and woman with fish and poles. Man and woman posing with fishing poles and multiple trout strung on horizontal bamboo pole, each holds a… |
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| 020786 | Fishermen with creels and fish. Two men, Fred Lewis, Matthew Ray hold fishing poles, wicker creels slung over shoulders, man on left holds fish in… |
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| 020787 | Bird hunters. Men holding dead birds: unidentified, E.D. Briggs, unidentified, G.N. Butler, R.L. Burdeck, Ed Butler, unidentified |
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| 020788 | Man with fish. Stamped on back of photo: 'Medford Chamber of Commerce, Medford Oregon' also 'Salem Area Chamber of Commerce'… |
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| 020789 | Men with shotguns. Probably bird hunters: Bob Finney, Duke Lewis, unidentified man |
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| 020790 | Deer hunters carrying deer on their backs. Hunting guides: Glissen brothers (one identified as Cal). Glendale (Or.) |
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| 020791 | Hunting party with trophys. Hunting camp or cabin; hung animal carcasses and bear skin |
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| 020792 | Girl with rifle. Hodges family member with rifle; Gold Hill resident. Jackson County (Or.) |
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| 020793 | Girl with fish. Hodge family by river (one identified as Millie Hodges); small fish; Gold Hill resident. Jackson County (Or.) |
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| 020794 | Woodville School House - 1909 to 1959 |
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| 020795 | Women in costumes. Women dressed as tough guys with mustaches and hats behind log in woods; given character names: Jean Anderson, 'Pizen Pete… |
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| 020796 | Nighttime campfire. 5 men watching campfire at night |
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| 020797 | Picnic in the woods. Ma' Helman and others eating at table set up for picnic among trees, probably a campsite; boy holding rifle |
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| 020798 | Automobile camping. Brown family Packard Twin 6 packed for camping |
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| 020799 | Group camping. Men and women at rustic table; campfire; woman playing guitar |
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| 020800 | All Stars baseball game for 1914. American League All Stars vs. National League All Stars at Medford, November 2, 1914; Hobby' Hoblitzel, 1st… |
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| 020801 | All Stars baseball game for 1914. American League All Stars vs. National League All Stars at Medford, November 2, 1914; McAvoy, catcher, W.… |
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| 020802 | Baseball game in Medford: National League All Stars vs. American League All Stars - Fletcher at bat; 11-2-1914 |
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| 020803 | Road construction equipment. Blacktopping project between Medford and Jacksonville; rock crusher or hopper, draft animals; work crew. Medford-… |
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| 020804 | Rock crusher for road construction (see also negative # 20803) |
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| 020805 | Road construction equipment. Blacktopping project between Medford and Jacksonville; rock crusher or hopper, draft animals; steam tractor pulling… |
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| 020806 | Bridge work over Bear Creek. Civil Works Administration project; scaffolding on Main Street bridge over Bear Creek. On front of photo: '… |
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| 020807 | Medford street excavation. Crews excavating with wheelbarrows and shovels in West Medford. On front of photo: 'Street escavating [sic] West… |
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| 020808 | Medford street excavation. Crawler or track tractor; work crew digging near intersection of Summit Avenue and Jackson St. in front of Jackson… |
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| 020809 | Excavating for road construction material. Crews loading pickup trucks with dirt and gravel from pit. On front of photo: 'Excavating in pit… |
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| 020810 | Road building with mules and horses. Mule teams, horse teams, scrapers leveling mountain roadbed |
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| 020811 | Road construction equipment. Flatbed truck and early style road grader in woods |
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| 020812 | Trench digger. Probably a Buckeye ditcher; note on back of photo: 'This dredge scoops out dirt. Can dig down about 20 feet is about 70 ft.… |
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| 020813 | Road construction equipment. Steam tractor providing power; conveyor on portable rock crusher or hopper used to fill carts or 'buggies'… |
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| 020814 | Road construction equipment. Steam tractor pulling train of carts or 'buggies' of crushed rock for road bed. Jackson County (Or.) |
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| 020815 | Road construction equipment. Flatbed truck and early style road grader in woods |
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