![The image shows a document with typewritten text and some printed headlines on an aged, off-white background. The top of the page has "GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE NO." followed by a number indicating it's part of a series or collection (310). Below this header are details about where and when the letter was sent from: Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon dated October 14-15, 1939. The document references an event known as "A trading center for the newly opened country" that occurred on November 26.
Below this section is a headline in bold print reading "Beet Harvest Gets Started Over Valley," and beneath it are two columns of smaller text. The left column contains a paragraph describing activities related to beet harvests, mentioning places like Boise, Idaho; Phoenix, Oregon; Portland from various origins including Spokane River and Union Pacific Railroad.
On the right side is another headline saying "Heartland Cookbook" with subheadings introducing individuals associated with this community cookbook project: Charles H. Chamber of Commerce pamphlet of 1935 (referred to as 'Nyssa' by a Methodist Community), an Episcopal church, and various clubs such as Eagles, Masons.
The bottom section contains references to negative numbers which are presumably related to costs or expenses associated with the beet harvest operation mentioned earlier in the document. A highlighted portion include [...]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ls2ap3pxsotp3pgwjf7o633l/bafkreiegwhmdbwfmd2xco6vamm4xvll56vs763kgan3vbfkqn4ploki37m)
The image shows a document with typewritten text and some printed headlines on an aged, off-white background. The top of the page has "GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE NO." followed by a number indicating it's part of a series or collection (310). Below this header are details about where and when the letter was sent from: Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon dated October 14-15, 1939. The document references an event known as "A trading center for the newly opened country" that occurred on November 26. Below this section is a headline in bold print reading "Beet Harvest Gets Started Over Valley," and beneath it are two columns of smaller text. The left column contains a paragraph describing activities related to beet harvests, mentioning places like Boise, Idaho; Phoenix, Oregon; Portland from various origins including Spokane River and Union Pacific Railroad. On the right side is another headline saying "Heartland Cookbook" with subheadings introducing individuals associated with this community cookbook project: Charles H. Chamber of Commerce pamphlet of 1935 (referred to as 'Nyssa' by a Methodist Community), an Episcopal church, and various clubs such as Eagles, Masons. The bottom section contains references to negative numbers which are presumably related to costs or expenses associated with the beet harvest operation mentioned earlier in the document. A highlighted portion include [...]
Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon
#Nyssa #MalheurCounty #Oregon #Boise #Idaho #Phoenix #Portland #SpokaneRiver #HeartlandCookbook #aMethodistCommunity #Eagles,Masons #undefined #photography #DorotheaLange
https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2006682431/