State Library of Oregon

#TBT Today we are sharing some December covers from the Oregon Magazine from 1920, 1929, & 1939! A treasure trove of Salem history! https://bit.ly/2MdiKuK

'Tis the season of plays and performances at schools, so today's #TBT is a group of costumed children as birds! Do you have a memorable school play costume from your childhood? Please share!! https://bit.ly/2qKmTim

Since mornings have been quite foggy in parts of Oregon lately, today's #TBT gem is a tiny document from the 1960s by Oregon Department of Transportation called "Are you in a Fog about Fog? (pen for scale) Does the advice still hold up!?! Check it out https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl:939673

Too bad #NoShaveNovember wasn't a thing in the late 1800s...Jonathan Bourne would be coming for ya! Photo from the book Legislative Perspectives: A 150-Year history of the Oregon Legislatures from 1843-1993

#TBT Oregon is entering stormy coast season! Here is a 1939 photo of Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, also known as Terrible Tilly. Where is your favorite place to watch storms on the coast? https://bit.ly/2XdcS9j

#Spinetingling Wednesday: Meet Darlingtonia californica (also known as the pitcher plant or cobra lily) which lures insects in and then traps and drowns them. Oregon has a state natural area dedicated to this plant! Read a rather poetic description of these plants in a 1940s parks report https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl:387110. Image from Northwestern American Plants, Oregon State College, 1945.

#spinetingling Wednesday, More about Oregon spiders: hobo, giant house, black widow, and yellow sac spiders 🕷️🕸️🖤 by Oregon Department of Agriculture https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl:2494

Camping accessory or a witch camping? 🧙‍♀️🔮 https://bit.ly/2MN0yaN

Um, guys...that student isn't looking so good... 💀☠️ Best guess is this is the Willamette University School of Medicine, Salem, Oregon, before it closed in 1913 https://bit.ly/2IBTuMY

#TBT 2010 document by Oregon Department of Fish about Oregon's bats! Check it out https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl:18230

September is National Preparedness Month! Did you know that Oregon Office of Emergency Management worked with Dark Horse Comics to produce two graphic novels about emergency preparedness? Checkout Earthquake and Tsunami! https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl:77217

Apple season is in full swing! #TBT this week is a 1957 publication, Apple varieties in Oregon. Check out the Hood River County Fruit Loop to experience apples in Oregon! https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl:46382

Get ready to say "Cheese"! It's National School Picture Day. #TBT Washington Elementary School in Salem, Oregon ca. 1890-1915 https://tinyurl.com/y2f4os9j

This week's #TBT is a reminder to slow down in school zones as the kids go back to school! Check out all eleven Safetymon GO Oregon Department of Transportation created in 2016! https://tinyurl.com/y45gnkkd

#TBT The Oregon State Fair is in full swing this week! Check out these ads for the 1933 State Fair - admission cut to 25 cents!

#TBT In honor of the Oregon State Fair opening tomorrow, here's a photo of the 1935 State Fair! https://tinyurl.com/y664jorf Check out the line-up for this year at https://oregonstatefair.org/