Joseph L. Miller photographs collection 1909-1995 1971-1995

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Joseph L. Miller photographs collection 1909-1995 1971-1995

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Photographs document Joseph L. Miller's crusade to protect the Bull Run Reserve and watershed from logging and recreation damage and to expand public awareness of the threat to its famed pristine water, which is the main source of water for Portland, Or., and other smaller communities in the area. The bulk of the photographs show the impact of logging on the watershed.

0.84 cubic feet; 502 photographs, 33 slides, 67 film negatives, 2 postcards, and other printed material in 1 document box and 3 oversize folders

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Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6381681

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