"In 1879 the Wallowa Canyon Road, or Smith Mountain Road, was built. The Bridge at Minam was a toll bridge. The stagecoach pictured and driven by Bill Arnold was possibly the last run of the coach on that road. The railroad had been built into…
"Sign next to the railroad tracks in the foreground reads: 'Minam.' Behind the stopped passenger train, a bridge crosses a river." The number on the side of the coal car is "172."
"Morrow County Teacher's Institute - Sept. 1913. Identified on back: 1. Miss Hendrich (out from Heppner) 2. Florence Pifer (_____) 3. Mr. Griffin (O.A.C.) 4. Chas Jones (Oregon Teacher's Monthly) 5. Louis B. Kicker (Irrigon) 6. Miss Currin (Heppner…
"C.K. Bue house and outbuildings in Mud Flat, Wallowa County, Oregon - circa 1912. Bue School District # 55 was 17 miles north of the Wallowa. Enrollment - 8 children attending from families of N.K. Bue and J.P. Cline. The school was considered to be…
"Bean's Hedder [Header] stopped for dinner, North Powder, Oregon - circa 1910. Harvesting wheat b.c. (before combines). Waiting for the next header-box. Papa, loader