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"Troy, Oregon (Wallowa County) - circa 1900." Using a pulley system, a river ferry carries three men and a horse across the water.

"Hot Lake - main building - circa 1900" [Photograph used in "History of Union County, Oregon" (page 183), edited and compiled by Bernal D. Hug.]

"La Grande Fire Department posing on their fire engine in front of the fire station - 1912. [Note the chains on the tires of the fire truck.]

Men from the Union Rural Fire Department responding to a fire. Flames are not visible in the image, but there is a lot of smoke in the air.

"La Grande Fire Department - article originally printed circa 1900 - Photocopy of an article with photographs of Fire Chief Jack H. Peare and fire department members in front of the fire station using a fire hose." Subtitles read: "Equipment,…

"George Palmer Lumber Company Mill fire, La Grande, Oregon - July 27, 1913 - Buildings and structures in silhouette to areas that have been hand-tinted a reddish color."

"'Doing the washing' at Maxville, (Wallowa County) Oregon - 1923." [Note the outhouse located discreetly behind the trees in the background.]

"Flora School - Photo of all girls wearing white dresses with sashes, hats with a large star on them, and holding small American flags."

"Woodsmen of the World Convention - 1900 - Salt Lake, Utah"

"Mrs. Harriett Hendershott, knitting. Wife of Hon. James Hendershott of Hendershott's Point near the Cove. She, together with Mrs. Harriett Lewis [2010.15.00113] sewed the first American flag in Union County in 1863, for a 4th of July celebration.…