Exhibits

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Press conference at Maple Leaf Center, Toronto, Canada, September 7, 1964. © The Bob Bonis Archive, www.BobBonis.com

Current Exhibit

Ladies and Gentlemen… The Beatles!

Oregon Historical Society
1200 SW Park Ave
Portland, Oregon 97205

Curated by the GRAMMY Museum and Fab Four Exhibits, Ladies and Gentlemen…The Beatles! brings us back to the early ‘60s when rock & roll was re-energized—some say saved—by four lads from Liverpool. This exhibit covers the period from early 1964 through mid-1966—the years Beatlemania ran rampant in America. During this time, the band affected nearly every aspect of pop culture, including fashion, art, advertising, media, and, of course, music. Ladies and Gentlemen…The Beatles! provides fresh new insight into how and why The Beatles impacted America in the 1960s—and beyond.

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Wartime color guard ceremony of the 41st Engineers at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. Courtesy National Archives.

Current Exhibit

Fighting for the Right to Fight: African American Experiences in World War II

Oregon Historical Society
1200 SW Park Ave
Portland, Oregon 97205

In the years leading up to World War II, racial segregation and discrimination were part of daily life for many in the United States. For most African Americans, even the most basic rights and services were fragmented or denied altogether. To be black was to know the limits of freedom — excluded from the opportunity, equality, and justice on which the country was founded. Yet, once World War II began, thousands of African Americans rushed to enlist, intent on serving the nation that treated them as second-class citizens. They were determined to fight to preserve the freedom that they themselves had been denied. This is their story.

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Herman T. Bohlman and A. W. Anthony photographing kingfishers. Portland, Oregon, 1902. Org. Lot 369, Finley A2723.

Current Exhibit

Catching Birds with a Camera: Finley, Bohlman, and the Photographs that Launched Oregon’s Conservation Movement

OSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives Research Center
201 SW Waldo Pl
The Valley Library, 5th Floor
Corvallis, Oregon 97331

In their explorations of the marshy ponds around turn-of-the-century Portland, William L. Finley and his childhood friend Herman T. Bohlman developed an artistic knack for bird photography. Through popular essays and community lantern slide shows, the pair introduced audiences to the hidden lives of their avian neighbors. Their images and careful observation also provided an important body of scientific evidence and influenced conservation policy.

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Standing Strong by Judith A. Beaver

Current Exhibit

On the Edge: An Exhibition by SAQA Oregon Artists

Oregon Historical Society
1200 SW Park Ave
Portland, Oregon 97205

Standing at the edge of the precipice is a precarious position; teetering between defeat and victory, we feel both anxious and exhilarated. We must move forward; there is no turning back or staying on the edge. Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) Oregon artists were invited to interpret, either in a representational or abstract way, a response to On the Edge. The selected works are part of this two-gallery juried show at the Oregon Historical Society.

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  • Free for Members
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Broadway at night during Portland Rose Festival, ca. 1916. OHS Research Library, Portland General Electric Photograph Collection; Org. Lot 151; Box 8; PGE 138-50

Current Exhibit

Harnessing the Power of  Photography: Selections from the OHS  Portland General Electric Collections, 1895-1979

Oregon Historical Society
1200 SW Park Ave
Portland, Oregon 97205

The photographs in this exhibit show how Portland General Electric (PGE) used photography to promote its business over a span of more than 85 years. The images, all taken from the OHS Research Library, address the way in which PGE used photography to define and promote its various audiences: workers, engineers, managers, and customers.

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  • Free for Members
  • Researchers
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