Local History Videos

  Enjoy a glimpse of history through old images of  Medford , in Jackson County, Southern Oregon, USA. The Fruit Industry In the first part of the twentieth century, the fruit industry was the commercial heart of  Medford ’s economy. The railroads helped the fruit travel quickly across the country, helped by the refrigerated storage units and railroad cars. Old Photo of a refrigerator railroad car, taken at  Medford  in Oregon in 1909 Old photo of the  Medford  Ice & Storage Co building at the railroad tracks Old photo of the Bardwell Fruit Company Warehouse and Cold Storage Plant, located next to the railroad tracks Hillcrest Orchard Hillcrest Orchard is still producing fruit today across more than 200 acres of land, having been first established by Reginald Parsons back in the 1880s. His grandsons Jud and George Parsons, along with their cousin Hugh Brady, now run the estate under the company name Century Farm Fruit Growers. In 1997 a vineyard wa...

  Enjoy a glimpse of history through fascinating old images of  Portland , Oregon, in the United States of America. Old Pictures of  Portland  OR Published in 1859, the image of boats on the river and the surrounding landscape is surrounded by illustrations of a number of  Portland ’s notable and interesting buildings. Old Illustrations of  Portland ’s local industries, published in the January 1884 edition of West Shore. Late 19th Century illustration of First Street, North from Taylor,  Portland , Oregon. Old illustration of Park Street School in  Portland  Oregon, published in West Shore in June 1880. Old illustration of the  Portland  Mechanics’ Fair Oregon, published in West Shore in November 1886. Picture of a bird’s-eye view of  Portland  Oregon, from around 1888. Old illustrations of the military academy at  Portland  Oregon, published in the December 1888 edition of West Shore. Old Photos of  Portla...