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In his 19th-century “Pioneer History of Coos and Curry Counties, Or”, Orvil Dodge noted: “in 1868 the face of the country was changed by a great forest fire…
Arthur B. Cross partnered with Edward L. Dimmitt to sell real photo post cards of the Columbia River Gorge, Mt. Hood and Portland. Cross opened his Electric Studio…
Every 4th of July, the Port Orford Jubilee hosts a parade that passes through the heart of our friendly small town: Fourth of July in Port Orford is…
Righting history doesn’t happen overnight. The sign commemorating Battle Rock City Park was eventually changed through the tireless efforts of citizens determined to preserve the memory of the…
When the first European settlers came to the area in 1851 led by Captain William Tichenor, the Tututni Native Americans lived in a large village along the beach…
The Roosevelt Coast Military Highway, named in honor of President Theodore Roosevelt, was a result of a renewed national sense of isolationism and the perceived need for emergency…
On March 9, 1936, the Phyllis grounded after striking a submerged rock off the beach near Humbug Mountain during stormy and foggy conditions. Henry Axtel purchased the hull…
New to the collection are a set of postcards of the area which are some of the more artfully composed in our collection. The date and the aesthetic…
In October of that year in company with his brother Martin M., he started for the Pacific coast this time by way of New York and from there…
Humbug Mountain is a very familiar landmark that is often pictured in the background of photos featuring the stretch of coastline that is home to the Port of…
An excellent contribution from two students from our local high school. It is a presentation that provides a brief historical overview of the early days of mining in…
New to the archive is a high resolution scan of an illustration that originally appeared in Harper’s New Monthly Magazine in 1856 for a story entitled “Wild Life…
Many of the most scenic postcards of the area were produced by Sawyer’s Studio in Portland: Carlton Sawyer established a studio in Portland in 1911 where he produced…
Early scenes from the Port Orford Agate Festival (A.K.A. Carnival) as the annual celebration was known before it was renamed the Port Orford Jubilee a half century ago….
We have encountered some entertaining contributions for the Port Orford Historical Photo Archive — the latest shows the California Shell Fish Company Receiving Building in 1989 when it…
Additional photographs from the Croxall Collection were scanned from color-enhanced photographs on display at the Port Orford Visitors Center. These have been skillfully scanned by volunteer artists interested…
New to the Port Orford Historical Photos Archive is the Croxall Collection. These works were scanned from glass negatives which will eventually be donated to the Oregon Historical…
Cover of a multiple-fold two-color brochure from 1917 from the Port Orford Harbor and Development Corporation. The material was intended to promote stock offerings in the organization. Featured…
Perhaps no other landmark in Port Orford has appeared on a postcard as many times as Battle Rock! We’re always on the lookout for ones we have never…
In 1962, The Alaska Cedar, A Portland-based ship, ran aground near Coos Bay Sunday afternoon and was being battered by heavy seas late Sunday night. The 24 crewmen…