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Artist and photographer Donna Pollach found community among the feminist and lesbian women of Portland during the early 1970s. She captured intimate moments as they worked together to redefine conventional ideas of womanhood, family, motherhood, and relationships, photographing...

Mark the 100th anniversary of Oregon’s Highway 101 with photographer Peter Marbach’s visual love letter to the coast. From Astoria to Brookings, explore contemporary life, dramatic landscapes, and communities along the iconic highway.

More than a scenic drive, Oregon’s Highway 101 has shaped life along the coast for a century — but the story of travel here begins far earlier. Since time immemorial, Native people have lived along Oregon’s coast, using waterways, beaches, and extensive trail networks for travel and...

While the Yasui family endured racism and incarceration, they also shared a commitment to equal justice through engagement with the local, state, and national forces that determined — and withheld — their civil rights. Through photographs, personal journals, documents, and objects,...