Boys and Girls Pig Club, X2011.003.0021
We came across this photo today (X2011.003.0021) with a handwritten note from Mary Eyre describing it. We thought it was particularly appropriate for the start [...]
July 2013
August 2012
Bush Family Farm Day
Saturday, September 8, 2012 1-5 pm This event is generously sponsored by Salem Electric The Bush House Museum celebrates the farm [...]
March 2012
Photo of the Day: Linus
This photo was recently donated to the Willamette Heritage Center. It shows Linus the Horse. He was bred in Marion, Oregon and owned by C.H. [...]
Photo of the Day: Linus
This photo was recently donated to the Willamette Heritage Center. It shows Linus the Horse. He was bred in Marion, Oregon and owned by C.H. [...]
July 2011
What is it?
This unlabelled photo was found in a collection of images of local agriculture from the Al Jones Collection.  The photograph was most likely published in the Capital [...]
August 2005
Wool
Woolen Mills 1908, Sheering Sheep, April 13, 1908. Two men in front of sheep shed with equipment and sheep and wool on blanket. [...]
Wheat
Wheat and Flour Men on a stack of wheat or other crop feeding it into a harvester., WHC Collections 2015.070.0192 You might [...]
Wheat Maps
Salem Flour Mill Maps The Salem Flouring Mills Company was built in 1865 on the north bank of the millrace where it empties into [...]
Turkeys
Oregon Played a Vital Role in the History of Domesticated Turkeys For many, Thanksgiving is synonymous with turkey. We rarely consider the history of [...]
Prunes
Prunes Prune orchards were first planted about 1890 in the hills south of Salem in the Liberty, Sunnyside and Rosedale areas. Many of these [...]