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“Facts That Show Portland’s Greatness”

September 19, 2011 by Dave 1 Comment

Facts That Show Portland's Greatness (Morning Oregonian, 02-04-1911)

No, this isn’t from a recent vintage New York Times. This formidable compendium appeared in a special edition of the Morning Oregonian, on February 4, 1911, celebrating The Oregonian‘s first 50 years as a daily newspaper. The previous day’s paper explained that the special edition’s text had been prepared carefully and its pictures selected with a view of giving people unfamiliar with Portland and Oregon a clear conception of the city and the state. All manner of Oregon and Portland boasting ensued.

Click the image above to see it full size. Or visit The Oregonian archives yourself – if you have a Multnomah County Library card, you have access.

Filed Under: History, Media, Oregon, Portland

Comments

  1. Rachel says

    September 20, 2011 at 7:49 am

    Cool! It would be great if you would post a transcript of the text in the body of the post, “Letters of Note” style (http://www.lettersofnote.com/)

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