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Visiting
officials observing flax harvesting at Oregon State
Penitentiary, c1915
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Workers
preparing flax for another step in making flax at
the Oregon State Penitentiary, c1915
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Warehouse
at Oregon Linen Mills,c1930
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Left
to right: Jesse Harmond of OSU, EdArmstrong (secretary
to Governor McKay) and Governor Douglas McKay at
State Capitol, 1952
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Visiting
officials observing horse-drawn flax harvesting
methods at Oregon State Penitentiary, c1915
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Oregon
Flax Testile Company, 1943
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Samples
of colors available from Salem Linen Mills
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Machinery
at Oregon Linen Mills, c1930
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Visiting
officials observing flax operations at Oregon State
Penitentiary, c1915
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Interior
of flax shed at the Oregon State Penitentiary where
a horse-drawn wagon has brought a load of flax for
processing
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Photo
Bibliography:
Salem City Directory, 1880, advertisement
Kathy Gunnell Collection (#19-811) (#19-801)
Marion County Historical Society (MJONO108), (MJON0109)(MJONO138)
(MJON0111)
Joan Marie "Toni" Meyering personal collection,
governor and color sample photos
Source unknown - State Penitentiary Photos
Oregon State Archives (OAGO384)
WPA collection at Oregon State Library (WPA-4-598)(WPA-4-473)(WPA-4-599)
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Probably
deseeding equipment used in the flax processing
at the Oregon State Penitentiary, c1915
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Linen
warehouse at Oregon Linen Mills, c1930
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Machinery
at Oregon Linen Mills, c1930
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Oregon
Linen Mills, 1465 Madison Street, c1930
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Field
of flax wigwams with storage sheds in the distance.
The flax was sun dried in this fashion after having
been "retted", i.s. soaked in temperature-controlled
water for 4-5 days to loosen the fiber from the
woody core of the straw
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