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Vista house, skiers, horse seining — Top to bottom: Vista House (692); Mt. Hood skiers (1235); Horse seining (1295).

Welcome to this Oregon State Archives Web exhibit that combines the text from a 1940 Federal Writers Project tour guide with Oregon State Archives photographs from the same era.

Introduction

Tour Overview

Route Map

The Journey Begins

Ontario to Baker

Baker to La Grande

La Grande to Pendleton

Pendleton to Umatilla

Umatilla to Biggs

Biggs to The Dalles

The Dalles to Eagle Creek

Eagle Creek to Portland

Portland to Rainier

Rainier to Astoria

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Exhibit credits

Original research and text provided by the workers of the Writers' Program of the Works Projects Administration for the American Guide Series publication Oregon, End of the Trail.

Web exhibit by Gary Halvorson.

Additional assistance provided by Desiree Garcia and Layne Sawyer.

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