A total solar eclipse occurred on Saturday, June 8, 1918. The eclipse was viewable across the entire contiguous United States, an event which would not occur again until the solar eclipse of August 21, 2017.
1918 Solar eclipse painting by Howard Russell Butler
Aerial view of Baker City, Oregon, in 1918.
Baker City, Oregon
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Baker City is a city in and the county seat of Baker County, Oregon, United States. It was named after Edward Dickinson Baker, the only U.S. Senator ever killed in military combat. The population was 10,099 at the time of the 2020 census.
Main Street
Baker City Hall
Baker City is home to the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center.