The sender bought this card while travelling in Idaho for a trip. They were hoping to see some elk on their journey but didn't.  Oregon City was established in 1829 by the Hudson's Bay Company when the area belonged to the British. Today it boasts almost 38 000 people and is located just south of Portland.  Dr John McLoughlin established the fort for the Hudson's Bay Company. Besides trading at the fort, he also established a lumber mill and used the power of the Clackamas River to run the saws. In the 1840s and 1850s, Oregon City was the destination for those traveling on the Oregon Trail. It was in Oregon City where arrivals filed their land claims.  Forestry dominated the economy until the 1980s. The last paper mill in the area closed down in 2017. Today, Oregon City is a bedroom community of Portland. 

I love old photos of athletes and Cathy's card did not disappoint. The photo of two members of the Columbia University Football team (with a gentleman in the background "photobombing"), circa 1899-1900.  Cathy is originally from Portland, Oregon, and said her and her three boys used to attend Portland Winterhawks games all the time and remembers that Medicine Hat is one of the teams Portland played.  The Portland Winterhawks were founded as the Edmonton Oil Kings in 1950. The Oil Kings moved to Portland in 1976 and were rebranded as the Winter Hawks. The Winter Hawks used old Chicago Blackhawks sweaters the first few years and that's why Portland's logo was the Blackhawks logo. Later the Winter Hawks "retired" the space between the Winter Hawks to become the Winterhawks. In 2021, Portland changed their logo to a bird of prey (a winterhawk).  The Winterhawks have made five trips to the Memorial Cup - the championships of the three leagues of the Canadian ...