Winfield Eckley was the man who owned the two photographs featured in our “Corvallis, Oregon” post. Winfield was born 13 January 1893 in Lagrande, Oregon.[1] He was the son of Edwin Eckley and Harriett Jane “Hattie” Proebstel.[2] He attended Oregon Agricultural College and appeared as a graduate in the school’s 1916 yearbook.[3] When Winfield registered […]
Category: Identified Photos
The photographs featured in this collection include names and/or locations that may help us reunite these treasures with family members or local repositories that will showcase them in their history collections.
Corvallis, Oregon is home to Oregon State University. The university actually began as Corvallis Academy in 1858 and evolved into today’s OSU. In 1868 is was designated the State Agricultural College. By 1888 is was known as Oregon Agricultural College, with that becoming its official name in 1907.(1) Our story will focus on the time […]