#TBT Today we are sharing some December covers from the Oregon Magazine from 1920, 1929, & 1939! A treasure trove of Salem history! https://bit.ly/2MdiKuK
Thursday, December 12, 2019
‘Tis the season of plays and performances at schools, so today’s #TBT is a group of costumed children as birds! Do you have a memorable school play costume from your childhood? Please share!! https://bit.ly/2qKmTim
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Since mornings have been quite foggy in parts of Oregon lately, today’s #TBT gem is a tiny document from the 1960s by Oregon Department of Transportation called “Are you in a Fog about Fog? (pen for scale) Does the advice still hold up!?! Check it out https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl:939673
Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Too bad #NoShaveNovember wasn’t a thing in the late 1800s…Jonathan Bourne would be coming for ya! Photo from the book Legislative Perspectives: A 150-Year history of the Oregon Legislatures from 1843-1993
Thursday, November 14, 2019
#TBT Oregon is entering stormy coast season! Here is a 1939 photo of Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, also known as Terrible Tilly. Where is your favorite place to watch storms on the coast? https://bit.ly/2XdcS9j
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
#Spinetingling Wednesday: Meet Darlingtonia californica (also known as the pitcher plant or cobra lily) which lures insects in and then traps and drowns them. Oregon has a state natural area dedicated to this plant! Read a rather poetic description of these plants in a 1940s parks report https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl:387110. Image from Northwestern American Plants, Oregon State College, 1945.
Um, guys…that student isn’t looking so good… 💀☠️ Best guess is this is the Willamette University School of Medicine, Salem, Oregon, before it closed in 1913 https://bit.ly/2IBTuMY
September is National Preparedness Month! Did you know that Oregon Office of Emergency Management worked with Dark Horse Comics to produce two graphic novels about emergency preparedness? Checkout Earthquake and Tsunami! https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl:77217
Get ready to say “Cheese”! It’s National School Picture Day. #TBT Washington Elementary School in Salem, Oregon ca. 1890-1915 https://tinyurl.com/y2f4os9j
Thursday, September 5, 2019
This week’s #TBT is a reminder to slow down in school zones as the kids go back to school! Check out all eleven Safetymon GO Oregon Department of Transportation created in 2016! https://tinyurl.com/y45gnkkd
Thursday, August 29, 2019
#TBT The Oregon State Fair is in full swing this week! Check out these ads for the 1933 State Fair - admission cut to 25 cents!