Baker County: Oregon’s Gold Country
A scan on the radio registers only static down in the canyon where the ghost town of Bridgeport lies.
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Josh Dirksen: Professional Snowboarder
Snowboard legend Josh Dirksen talks with 1859 about his career.
In Tune with Bud Valian
Bud Valian reminisces about his first pair of skis, circa 1947.
Ray Atkeson’s Winter
Oregon photographer Ray Atkeson chronicled the rise of winter sports culture in Oregon.
Pendleton Round-Up
Pendleton Round-Up The Claim Pendleton Round-Up is a real-deal, authentic Old West phenomenon unlike any other rodeo. The Reality History is authentically repeated every September in Pendleton, with a bigger purse and more thrills than most rodeos. The Pendleton Round-Up has been bucking every year since 1910 and, miraculously, the essence of the rodeo hasn’t changed much. “If it’s not broke, don’t fix it,” says Wayne Brooks, a rodeo announcer who has worked the Pendleton Round-Up for years. “They’ve seen 50,000 to 60,000 people for a hundred years, so they must be doing something right.” The bucking chutes still have wooden gates from 1939. Cowboys still flush with adrenaline thanks to the unique “run-in” system—the steer runs down a fifty-foot chute adjacent to the cowboy, who must time the ride down his own chute with absolute precision before they both emerge onto a grass infield. (At other rodeos, animals and…
Breaking Ground: Oregon Olive Oil
The Oregon Olive Mill in Dayton, Oregon produces olive oil from Oregon-grown olives.
The Faces of Portland’s Hawthorne Boulevard
1859 photographer Joni Kabana and her students took to the streets to photograph the denizens of Hawthorne Boulevard.
2012 Pendleton Round-Up: Raina Stinson’s Gallery
Here are Raina’s images:
2012 Pendleton Round-Up
1859 friend and photographer Joni Kabana was at the 2012 Pendleton Round-Up and shared these fantastic images with us from the event. Also featured are images by photographers Bill Purcell, Constance Spurling and Raina Stinson. Click on a picture below to be taken to a gallery of images by that photographer. Joni Kabana ((script|2012-pendleton-round-up-joni-kabana-picture-link)) Bill Purcell ((script|2012-pendleton-round-up-bill-purcell-picture-link)) Constance Spurling ((script|2012-pendleton-round-up-constance-spurling-picture-link)) Raina Stinson ((script|2012-pendleton-round-up-raina-stinson-picture-link))
