Duck Inn
Bob the Duck, installed to advertise Salem's Duck in, has witnessed several restaurants from its perch at 1980 State Street. Photo taken 2019. [...]
May 2019
August 2014
August 25, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent Prohibition was the local issue. The editor, acknowledging that closing taverns and saloons adversely affected the local economy, and [...]
July 2014
July 1, 1914
by Richard van Pelt, WWI Correspondent As news of the assassination faded, the local headline reported a fire at the Fremont Hotel and Rees & [...]
December 2013
Salem Snapshot, 2009.052.0003
This great little snapshot (WHC 2009.052.0003) of downtown Salem focuses on the rooftops lining State Street from High Street (at bottom of image) to about [...]
April 2013
The Quelle Cafe Menu
Volunteer Doug came across this menu (X2013.010.0018) for the Quelle Cafe today in a bunch of unprocessed materials. I wish the scan did the original [...]
October 2012
Masonic Building
Our volunteer Richard has been cataloging and scanning commercial photos from the Robert McEwan Photo Studio. Today he found this photo of the Masonic Building [...]
Oregon Pulp & Paper Co.
We recently received a donation of a few aerial views of Salem in 1947 (2012.051). This image shows the old Oregon Pulp & Paper processing [...]
August 2012
Salem NAACP Charter, 1970
One of the best parts of cleaning in the collections area is finding materials we didn't know we had, including this framed Charter (X2012.028.0003) granted [...]
May 2011
Photo puzzle revealed
Thank you to all who participated in our contest during the Heritage Fair at the State Capitol Mall today! For those burning to know the [...]
March 2011
In Loving Memory: Al Jones
 Long time journalist and heritage supporter Al Jones passed away March 11, 2011. (Read Al’s obituary here). The Marion [...]