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Gutting tuna, 1941 · 1941 · Photograph

Canned salmon, ready for the market, 1906

1906 · Photograph · Astoria

Picture postcard published by Brück & Sohn of Meissen, Germany, 1906. Via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

Across the bay to the plant, 1941

1941 · Photograph · Astoria

Photograph by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration, 1941. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Public domain.

A can-making machine built in Astoria, 1912

1912 · Photograph · Astoria

Printed in the fisheries bulletins of the United States Bureau of Fisheries. Via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

The Zephyrus April 1905: A Journal Devoted to Literature, School News, Athletics, Etc.; Volume 1, Number 2

1905 · Document · Clatsop County

The Zephyrus April 1905: A Journal Devoted to Literature, School News, Athletics, Etc.; Volume 1, Number 2. Clatsop County Historical Society, on the Internet Archive. Public domain.

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Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Volume Three

1805 · Document · Clatsop County

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark; edited by Reuben Gold Thwaites. Held at the Internet Archive. Public domain.

Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Volume Four

1806 · Document · Clatsop County

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark; edited by Reuben Gold Thwaites. Held at the Internet Archive. Public domain.

Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America

1820 · Document · Astoria

Gabriel Franchère. Held at the Internet Archive. Public domain.

Adventures on the Columbia River

1831 · Document · Astoria

Ross Cox. Held at the Internet Archive. Public domain.

Astoria from the river, 1845

1845 · Drawing or print · Astoria

Drawn by A. T. Agate for the United States Exploring Expedition and printed as a lithograph in 1845. Via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

Mouth of Columbia River, the Coast Survey chart of 1851

1851 · Map · Clatsop County

United States Coast Survey, Mouth of Columbia River, chart 640, published 1851: from a preliminary survey under A. D. Bache, superintendent, by the hydrographic party under Lt. W. P. McArthur. NOAA Historical Chart Collection, Office of Coast Survey. Public domain.

Equal Rights Association

1874 · Document · Clatsop County

Equal Rights Association. Clatsop County Historical Society, on the Internet Archive. Public domain.

Astoria in 1881

1881 · Drawing or print · Astoria

Photograph by I. G. Davidson, 1881. Via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

Astoria at the entrance to the Columbia, 1882

1882 · Drawing or print · Astoria

Printed view, 1882. Via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

Sanborn fire insurance map, Astoria, June 1888, sheet 4

1888 · Map · Astoria

Sanborn Map Company, Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon, June 1888, sheet 4. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division. Public domain.

The Cook Cannery, 1889

1889 · Photograph · Astoria

Photographer not recorded, 1889. Via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

The D. K. Warren farm, 1889

1889 · Photograph · Clatsop County

Photographer not recorded, 1889. Via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

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