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Big Y

MMT 4-17-1941 Big Y 1st anniversary, Lester F. Nielson, D. H. McCargar, Louis E. Renner, Arnold Kampfer

Med News 11-17-1950 Big Y…

Medford Businesses A-B Vertical File Subjects
Peterson's Ladies National Magazine vol. 57 and 58

Charles J. Peterson, 1870, crochet, embroidery, fashion, clothes, knitting, book reviews, stories, poems

687.05 P48 1870 v.2 Library
Peterson's Ladies National Magazine vol. 63 and 64

Charles J. Peterson, 1873, crochet, embroidery, fashion, clothes, knitting, book reviews, stories, poems

687.05 p48 1873 v.3 Library
The Wonderful World of Ladies Fashion 1850-1920

Joseph J. Schroeder Jr., 1972, dresses, skirts

687.08 S37 1972 Library
The Handbook of Practical Cutting on the Centre Point System (1866)

Louis Devere, 1986, coats, suits 

687.11 D39 1986 Library
Straight Razor Collecting: An Illustrated History and Price Guide

Robert A. Doyle, 1980

688.5 D69 1980 Library
Toys & Games

William C. Ketchum Jr., 1981

688.72 K48 1981 Library
Doll Making and Collecting 2nd ed.

Catherine Christopher, 1971

688.722 C47 1971 Library
4th Blue Book: Dolls & Values

Jan Foulke, 1980

688.722 F69 1980 Library
Those Fascinating Paper Dolls: An Illustrated Handbook for Collectors

Marian B. Howard, 1981

688.722 H69 1981 Library
The Fascinating Story of Dolls

Janet Pagter Johl, 1970 (1941 original copyright)

688.722 J63 1970 Library
Schoenhut Dolls & Toys

Susan Manos, 1976, identification and values

688.722 M35 1976 Library
How to Dress an Old-Fashioned Doll

Mary H. Morgan, 1973, clothes

688.722 M67 1973 Library
Old Dolls

Eleanor St. George, 1950

688.722 S23 1950 Library
Miniatures

Cooper-Hewitt Museum, 1983, Miniature houses, rooms, furniture, silver, pottery, porcelain, glass, books, collections 

688.723 M66 1983 Library
Toy and Miniature Sewing Machines: An Identification & Value Guide

Glenda Thomas, 1995, collecting, signed by author

688.728 T45 1995 Library
One Hundred Years of America's Fire Fighting Apparatus

Phil Da Costa, 1964, fire trucks, water towers, horse drawn.

671 D32 1964 Library
Glory Days of Logging: Action in the Big Woods-British Columbia to California

Ralph W. Andrews, 1956

674 A53 1956 Library
Sawdust Empire: Washington and Oregon

Howard M. Brier, 1958, Trees, beaches, valleys 

674 B 7 Library
The Mill in the Brush: A Biography of Eugene F. Burrill, Oregon Logger & Lumberman

Marla K. Cates, 2000, signed by author

674 C3 Library
Underwater Logging

John E. Cayford and Ronald E. Scott, 1964, wood, timber, survey, salvage

674 C35 Library
Forest and Men: A Veteran Forest Leader Tells The Story of the Last Fifty Years of American Forestry

William B. Greeley, 1951, Timber, Lumber

674 G7 Library
Loggers Handbook Vol's XXVII to XLVI (1967-1986)

The Pacific Logging Congress, Timber Industry, Oregon Lumber

674 L6 Library
Southern Oregon Historical Society History

The Southern Oregon Historical Society (SOHS) was founded in 1946 by individuals who believed that a repository of local history was an essential…

The Journal of Modoc County Historical Society

Issues from 1979-1984 and 1988-1990 

M70 E Mezzanine List
No Barn Door to Close.

Nancy Kinsey treasures 90 year old photos of her grandfather William Lindsey and his Clydesdale horse Royalist in front of their Lily Glen barn…

Vertical File, Subjects, barns Vertical File Subjects
Archaeologists find riches in the road

Rebuilding of Highway 238 through downtown Jacksonville allows ODOT dig team to unearth historic treasures.  Archaeologist Julie Schablitsky…

Vertical File, Subjects, Roads, Misc. Vertical File Subjects
Curves, Grades On Greenspring To Be Softened

There are many complaints about the Greenspring's road with its steep grades and pot holes.  The 1929 state highway plan includes improving…

Vertical File, Subjects, Roads, Misc. Vertical File Subjects
Phyllis Anne Wendt Skinner (Obituary)

Phyllis was born in Jacksonville, graduated from Medford High School, married Lon Skinner in 1950.  She served on many boards, sang in…

Vertical File Biographies, SK Vertical File Biographies
The Old West Lives Again

A poster of early photos of Jacksonville.

Vertical File, Subjects, Jacksonville, OR, BROCHURES Vertical File Subjects