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Oregon State Capitol at Salem
Vintage postcard published circa 1940 by E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis.

This third and current capitol in Salem was built on the same site as the previous two. Only the second capitol had a dome.

 
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State Capitol, Salem, Ore.
Real Photo Post Card (RPPC) published circa 1940.

The front of the Oregon capitol faces north, making morning and evening light the best for taking photographs. The photographer who made this RPPC could not rely on tinting to correct the problem like in the linen card above.

 

  RPPC - Oregon capitol
 
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State Capitol, Salem, Oregon.
Antique postcard from the private collection of Valerie Mockaitis. Published by Illustrated Post Card circa 1910.

There are columns from this old capitol and a plaque with a picture of it on the grounds of the new state capitol. It burned in 1935, and apparently nothing was left but a roofless shell.

 
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State Capitol, Salem, Oregon
Antique embossed postcard published circa 1910.

This card was probably published by the same company as the one above. It is the same photograph embossed and with added gold-tone accents.

 

  Oregon capitol with gold-tone accents
 
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Dome of State Capitol, Salem, Oregon.
Vintage postcard from the private collection of Valerie Mockaitis. Published by Edw. H. Mitchell, San Francisco circa 1920.

Night views like this one of the old state capitol always have a full moon. The sky is simpler than most, with the emphasis on the lighted building.

 
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"Oregon grape"
State Flower of Oregon
State Capitol Salem Oregon

Antique postcard published circa 1908.

The verse reads:

Queen of the Northwest — OREGON,
The ocean coast she reigns upon,
And the emblem of her verdue fair
Is rich wild grape with clusters rare.

 
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  Colorful Oregon capitol postcard

State Capitol, Salem, Oregon.
S. P. Lines in Oregon.
Road of a Thousand Wonders.

Antique postcard published circa 1915 by Edw. H. Mitchell, San Francisco.

The old capitol's dome and drum were completely clad in copper. They darkened with age, and it looks like they don't belong on the building in this intensely colored view.

 

 
 
 

State Capitol, Salem, Oregon.
Antique postcard published circa 1910.

Fall is a great time for capitol photos. The bare trees allow a view of the building through their branches, and the autumn colors on those with leaves enrich the image.

 
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  Oregon capitol by Raphael Tuck & Sons

The Oregon State Capitol. Salem, Ore.
Antique postcard published circa 1905 by Raphael Tuck & Sons. Printed in England.

The postcards in Tuck's Oilette series of state capitols usually have horse-drawn transportation added to the image. This one has a car.

 

 
 
 

State Capital Building, Salem, Oregon.
Antique postcard published circa 1905.

The scan of this card is of lesser quality than the card itself. The detail is remarkable. The sender signed the front because the back was reserved for the mailing address.

 

  Old Oregon state capitol
 
  Oregon capitol in a patriotic border

Oregon State Capitol, Salem, Ore.
Antique, embossed postcard published circa 1905 by S. Langsdorf & Co. Publishing, New York, N. Y. Made in Germany.

The medallion in the lower, right portion of this postcard has the state seal in the center. This is like the Tuck shown above. Look closely, and you will see that the two views were created from the same photograph with much of the same artwork.

 

 
 
 

Old Capitol Building After the 1935 Fire.
Historical photo.

Constructed in stages starting in 1873, this second Oregon capitol (the first state capitol) finally had its copper dome completed in 1893. It was destroyed in a 1935 fire that started in the basement and was pulled to the floors above through the rotunda under the dome.

 

  Capitol shell after the fire
 


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