In 1966 the Lake Oswego Development Department sent a photographer to document the condition of its downtown. Rendered in black and white, and without the context of the surrounding areas, these images simultaneously abstract a sense of place and heighten it. Presumably taken purely for pragmatic institutional purposes, through a different lens, some … [Read more...] about The Unintentional Artist
History
A Short History of the George Prosser Family of Oswego, Oregon
Not long after I moved to Lake Oswego, people familiar with the history of the town asked me if I was related to early pioneers, the Prosser family. I am not, but sharing the same last name naturally made me curious about them. Henry and Mary Prosser came to the Oswego area in 1852-53 with their three children: William, Esther, and George W. from Illinois where the 1850 … [Read more...] about A Short History of the George Prosser Family of Oswego, Oregon