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PHOTO ID	6822
TITLE	Abandoned store in Sparta, Baker County, Oregon, 1963
COLLECTION	Ben Maxwell
DESCRIPTION	Abandoned store in Sparta in Baker County, Oregon in May of 1963. Twenty miles Northeast of Baker City, the town was named by spinning a four-sided wooden top with a suggested town name on each end. Winning the spin, was William H. Packwood, a prominent pioneer from Sparta, Illinois. This town also served as a stage stop between the Eagle Valley and Baker City. Gold was discovered at Sparta in 1863.
DATE	1963, May
SUBJECTS	Sparta, Oregon; Baker County; store; brick building; sign; Sparta; gold
PHOTOGRAPHER	Ben Maxwell
COLLECTOR	Mr. Ben Maxwell
OBJECT	b/w photo; negative
DIMENSIONS	H 5 inches L 7 inches
PHOTO SOURCE	Salem Public Library
ACCESSION ID	OTS.2.6
IMAGE FILENAME	K:\SERIES8\9BE90C7B.jpg
CONTENTdm file name	92.jpg
Date created	2003-01-17
Date modified	2003-01-17
CONTENTdm number	2354

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