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Rental Sales Gallery (Portland Art Museum)
The Rental Sales Gallery of the Portland Art Museum was originated in 1959 by what was then the Women's Council. Run entirely by volunteers and …
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Reser's Fine Foods
Reser’s Fine Foods Inc. traces its origin to a kitchen in Cornelius, Oregon, where Mildred Reser prepared salads, coleslaw, and gelatins, which her husband Earl …
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Reuben Crawford (1828–1918)
Reuben Crawford was a leader in Portland's Black community from the 1870s until his death in 1918. A skilled ship caulker, he was a …
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Reuben C. Sanders (1876–1957)
Reuben “Reub” C. Sanders was one of Oregon’s greatest all-around athletes. He lived for most of his life in Salem, where he played and coached …
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Reuben Nevius (1827-1913)
Reuben Denton Nevius—clergyman, missionary, educator, and botanist—founded thirty Episcopalian congregations in eastern Oregon and Washington in the second half of his long and active life. …
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Reub Long (1898-1974)
A generation after his death in 1974, Reuban A. "Reub" Long still figures in Oregon lore as the "Sage of Fort Rock," the pre-eminent storyteller …
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Reuse and Restore Movement in Portland
The repurposing and reuse of buildings in Portland have their roots in the earliest days of the city, but it was not until after World …
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Rex Amos (1935–)
Rex Amos is an Oregon artist and writer best known for his assemblage and precise collage work using the Chine collé method, which uses both …
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Richard Brautigan (1935-1984)
Novelist and poet Richard Brautigan was raised largely in Eugene and attended South Eugene High School. He featured Oregon scenes and landscapes in his international …
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Richard “Dick” Bogle (1930–2010)
Dick Bogle was a multi-talented Oregonian and humanitarian who dedicated his adult life to service in the Portland area. The great-grandson of Northwest pioneers, Bogle …
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