A photograph showing the Oregon State Fair. Various attractions are being set up. People are visible throughout the space. Automobiles are visible parked on the right.

Exterior view of Hillcrest school in Salem, Oregon. A row of buildings can be seen on a hillside and people are visible on the sidewalk and porch of one of the buildings. The facility opened as the State Industrial School for Girls in 1914. It was renamed the Hillcrest School for Girls and later Hillcrest School of Oregon. It later became the Hillcrest Youth Correctional Facility before closing in 2017.

Hal E. Hoss, Oregon Secretary of State, crouches on a strip of grass outside a building in Salem, Oregon. A sign next to him reads "Walk on the Grass."

A woman identified as Leota Beall stands on a strip of grass outside a building in Salem, Oregon. A sign next to her on the ground reads "Walk on the Grass."

Hal E. Hoss, Oregon Secretary of State, stands on a strip of grass next to a building in Salem, Oregon. A sign next to him reads "Walk on the Grass."

Exterior view of St. Mark's Church in Salem, Oregon. Large trees stand in front of the church and automobiles can be seen parked on the street.

Exterior view of a hotel in Salem, Oregon. A sign above the door reads "HOTEL ARGO" and lettering at the top of the building says "LAUTERMAN." A man can be seen in front of the building with his back to the camera and a Lucky Strike billboard is visible next to the building.

Exterior view of the Oregon State Penitentiary at Salem, Oregon. Fencing surrounds the perimeter and inside a dirt path and flowers can be seen. A guard tower is visible in the center of the image.

Exterior view of Waller Hall, a building on the Willamette University campus in Salem, Oregon. The building was completed in 1867 and is the oldest higher-education building west of the Mississippi still in use.

A photograph of the old Victorian-style Marion County Courthouse. The building was constructed in 1872 and demolished in 1952.

A photograph of the C. K. Spalding home on Court and Capital Street. An automobile is visible parked in the driveway.

A photograph of Miller's Department Store in the Reed Opera House building. People are visible on the sidewalks and there are a few automobiles on the road.

This photograph depicts an area of Salem along the Willamette River. The Capital Hotel is visible near the bottom right corner, which was located in the Griswold-Murphy building on Commercial street in Salem.

This photograph depicts two shopkeepers in a general store. Various products are on display on shelves. This photo may have been taken outside Salem Heights Grocery, which Henry Gilbert Wiggins and Donegan Reeder Wiggins operated.

This photograph depicts two shopkeepers inside a general store. Various products are on display on shelves. This photo may have been taken inside Salem Heights Grocery, which Henry Gilbert Wiggins and Donegan Reeder Wiggins operated.

This photograph depicts two shopkeepers inside a general store. The man to the right is Donegan Reeder Wiggins. Various products are on display in a glass counter case, and on shelves. This photo may have been taken inside Salem Heights Grocery, which Henry Gilbert Wiggins and Donegan Reeder Wiggins operated.

A group portrait of H. T. Bruce (son-in-law of John Sanner), Frank Sanner (son of John Sanner), John Sanner, and Andrew McManus (son-in-law of John Sanner) standing outside leaning on a bench. Houses are visible behind them.

A group portrait of Frank Sanner, H. T. Bruce, John Sanner, Helen Sanner, Andrew McManus, Rosabelle Sanner, Emma Sanner, May Sanner, Mabel, and Johnny. They are gathered indoors around a small tea set and one person holds a small stringed instrument, possibly a toy violin. A decorated Christmas tree is visible on the right.

A photograph of Emma Sanner lying on the ground draped in a hand-woven silk portiere. Houses are visible behind her.

A photograph of Rosabelle Sanner standing in a grassy area aiming a rifle. A dog stands in front of her and looks at the camera.

A man in a welding class lifts his helmet and looks at the camera at the Salem Technical School in Salem, Oregon. He is part of a group of farm workers enrolled in a job training program to obtain better paying jobs. These are likely photographs from a series published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on October 21, 1966.

A document announcing the Salem Thespian Society's performances of "The Merchant of Venice" and "Dead Shot" at Moore's Hall in March 1864. This event was advertised in the Oregon Statesman.

The program of the state fair, held from October 16 to 19, 1866. Includes the text of An Act to Protect Fair Grounds, passed in 1865. The verso includes the Rules for Trials of Speed and an advertisement to subscribe to The Oregon Agriculturist.

A list of premiums to be awarded by the Oregon State Agricultural Society at the Annual Fair.

This proclamation by Governor Gibbs established Thursday, November 27, 1862 as Thanksgiving Day. The seal of Oregon is in the lower left corner.

A broadside denouncing C. H. DeWolfe for seducing a Salem woman when in the city to deliver a lecture on temperance.

This act to organize the militia, in booklet form, was to be distributed to the militia. The cover includes drawings of military personnel, the American flag, and a border. "Martial music for the Oregon Militia," is on the back cover.

The 1848 Oregon Almanac, bound in pages from an 1870s directory for Salem, Oregon. The 1848 Oregon Almanac was the first almanac on the Pacific Coast.