Business district in Minam in the Wallowa Mountains of eastern Oregon, 1960

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PHOTO ID	6465
TITLE	Business district in Minam in the Wallowa Mountains of eastern Oregon, 1960
COLLECTION	Ben Maxwell
DESCRIPTION	This is the store at Minam in Wallowa County, Oregon, as seen in September 1960. There is a Richfield gas station in front of the store. Minam is situated at the junction of the Wallowa and Minam rivers. The Indian name for the locality of the Minam river was E-mi-ne-mah. This name described a valley or canyon where a certain sort of plant was abundant. This plant is said to have resembled a small sunflower, and the root, growing in loose rocks, was used for food. The suffix mah was the Indian word for valley or canyon. The building is substantial and is two-stories, wooden, and has a wide porch acros the front on both levels. It undoubtedly served as a hotel or coach stop in the past. It has a high rocky hillside behind it.
DATE	1960-09-01
SUBJECTS	Minam, Oregon; Wallowa County; store; Richfield gas station
PHOTOGRAPHER	Ben Maxwell
COLLECTOR	Mr. Ben Maxwell
OBJECT	b/w negative
DIMENSIONS	2.25 in. H x 2.25 in. W
PHOTO SOURCE	Salem Public Library
CREDITS & RESTRICTIONS	Salem Public Library Historic Photograph Collections, Salem Public Library, Salem, Oregon
ACCESSION ID	OTM.2.3
IMAGE FILENAME	L:\SERIES_E\C3DC3A6B.jpg
CONTENTdm file name	1220.jpg
Date created	2003-01-17
Date modified	2013-05-20
CONTENTdm number	3452

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