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WHITE STAG AD FROM 1954

white stag

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A 1940 PORTLAND POSTCARD

greetings from portland 1940

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HISTORICAL PORTLAND BUILDING ~ THEN AND NOW

Dansmoore hotel

The Danmoore Hotel at SW 14th and Washington St. as it looked in 1906.

taft home 2

The same site today is now The Taft Home, a residential care community.

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PORTLAND POSTCARD ~ 1945

PC_portland_public_market_seaplanes_ca1945

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SKIDMORE FOUNTAIN ~ THEN AND NOW

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skidmore fountain 1940s
1940s

Skidmore_Fountain today

The Skidmore Fountain as it appears today near the west end of the Burnside Bridge
at SW First and Ankeny in downtown Portland. It was dedicated September 22, 1888 
in memory of Stephen G. Skidmore, a successful and highly regarded Portland 
businessman.  

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