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    Oregon State Library, Salem

    Oregon State Library – Salem OR

    Date added: January 14, 2012

    "This structure is the first of the buildings which will ultimately compose the 'Capitol Group' on the plaza which leads to the State capitol. It includes the stack space which occupies the entire central rear portion, the vaults and rooms… read more

    North Salem High School

    North Salem High School – Salem OR

    Date added: January 14, 2012

    "This building is somewhat removed from the center of the city but is located with reference to the school population and is situated next to the junior high school which is equipped with an athletic field. The structure is 2… read more

    Bly Ranger Station Office

    Bly Ranger Station – Bly OR

    Date added: January 14, 2012

    "Development of the Bly Ranger Station began in 1935 when the Forest Service acquired a 4-acre (16,000 m2) site in Bly for a district ranger station to manage the western part of the Fremont National Forest. The Forest Service paid… read more

    Jack Wilkinson Mural

    Harney County Courthouse Mural – Burns OR

    Date added: January 14, 2012

    Originally installed in the Burns post office, this mural was one of the Treasury Section’s 48-State Post Office Competition murals. “New Deal mural entitled “Cattle Round-Up” painted by Jack Wilkinson in 1941. When a new post office was built in… read more

    Old Klamath County Armory

    Klamath County Armory (former) – Klamath Falls OR

    Date added: January 14, 2012

    "The Klamath Armory houses units of the National Guard and is used also as an auditorium for large gatherings. The over-all dimensions of the building are 134 by 173 feet, and ti contains the drill hall 70 by 110 feet,… read more

    Mt. Hood and Timberline Lodge, 1943

    Timberline Lodge – Mt. Hood OR

    Date added: January 6, 2012

    Timberline Lodge was built as a ski lodge 6,000 feet up on Mount Hood, and it still serves that purpose; but it was equally a showcase for the accomplishments of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Timberline Lodge  was constructed between… read more

    Oregon State Capitol Building – Salem OR

    Date added: January 6, 2012

    “The Oregon State Capitol replaces a structure which was destroyed by fire in 1935. It occupies the site of the former building and is the dominating feature of a well-designed city plan. A mall has been laid out from the… read more

    Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River - Bonneville OR

    Bonneville Dam – Bonneville OR

    Date added: January 6, 2012

    Dams on the Columbia River for hydropower, navigation and irrigation had been eyed by Northwestern industrial, shipping and agricultural interests well before the New Deal.  The Army Corps of Engineers published a report in 1929 that recommended ten dams on… read more