1900s
Hint:These are photos from the decade 1900 through 1909. To see images from other decades, click on By Decade in the top menu.
- A. R. Vorhies Camp on the Upper Wynoochee River - c 1905As low as $5.00This image gives us a detailed view of a family-owned lumber camp, located on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. A close look shows us that many of the crew are quite young. Learn More
- 14th Cavalry on the March at Wallowa Lake c 1907As low as $5.00Reproduced from a rare postcard postmarked 1907, which includes the notation "I am in the 14th Cavalry". Learn More
- 1903 Heppner Flood, Portland Rescuers' TentAs low as $5.00A large contingent of rescuers was sent from Portland to assist in the aftermath of the Heppner flash flood, Oregon's most severe natural disaster, resulting in the death of close to 250 people. Learn More
- 32 Horses Pulling a Holt Bros. Side-hill Harvester - c. 1900As low as $5.00Another of Benjamin Holt's innovations was the side-hill harvester shown here. Because of the need for two drive wheels, larger teams were needed to pull this more advanced model. Learn More
- A Baseball Game in Plush, Oregon - July 2, 1909As low as $5.00In 1909, the Fourth of July was on a Sunday, so this photo was taken on Friday beginning the 4th of July weekend. Learn More
- A Brickyard in East Portland - c. 1905As low as $5.00Thousands of bricks are carefully arranged in rows to dry in the sun at this traditional brickyard located somewhere in East Portland. Two scove kilns, or field kilns, are located to the left. Learn More
- A Coach Stops Across from the Old Weinhard Brewery - c. 1905As low as $5.00A four-wheeled enclosed carriage rests on a muddy Burnside Street. It appears to be a "coupe", with only forward facing seats and glass windows on the front corners. Learn More
- A Family Visits Their Mine - c. 1905As low as $5.00Visiting Dad at his workplace is not a new idea, as shown by this hundred-year-old photo of a wife and children visiting these two men at their mine. Learn More
- A Frosty Morning in Paisley, Oregon - 1904As low as $15.00Photographer W. C. Mendenhall was a federal geologist with a long career in California and Oregon. Learn More
- A Girl and her Dolls - c. 1905As low as $5.00In this charming portrait recreated from the original glass negative, a young girl proudly poses with her two Victorian dolls. Learn More
- A Marion Steam Shovel, Simpson Logging Company, Near Seattle c 1905As low as $5.00This detailed image shows a cut being made through a ridge by the Simpson Logging Company, to be used for their logging railroad. Learn More
- A Seed Store in Washington State - c. 1900As low as $5.00They're ready for business at the seed store, as long as you have cash, though I'm not too sure about that fellow in the middle. Learn More
- A Shipbuilding Crew in Seattle - circa 1900As low as $5.00From 1893 through 1906 photographer Wilhelm Hester documented ships and shipping in Washington State, as well as Alaska scenes he captured when he joined the gold rush of 1898. Learn More
- A Shipbuilding Crew in Seattle, Side View - Circa 1900As low as $5.00In 1900 wood was still the dominant material used in ship building, and many wooden ships were built in the Pacific Northwest, especially in the Seattle area. Learn More
- A Small but Mighty Logging Steam Engine - circa 1900As low as $5.00This logging engine appears to be partly hand-made by the logging company that utilized it - particularly the wooden components. Learn More
- A Young Logger in a Log Chute - c. 1905As low as $5.00While not signed by Ford, the original for this photo was acquired with other similarly formatted photos that were signed by him. Learn More
- After Supper at Mack's Camp, Elma, Washington, c. 1905As low as $5.00A group of loggers poses on the tracks in their camp at Elma, in Grays Harbor County on the west end of Washington State. The size of the kitchen crew indicates they were well fed! Learn More
- Along East Shore of Wizard Island, in Crater Lake - 1905As low as $5.00A self-portrait of photographer Willis Vail and his sister Evangeline, docked at Wizard Island. You can see the string he's using to trip the shutter. Learn More
- An Early School Bus, Sunset School, West Linn - 1904As low as $5.00Horse-drawn carriages provided the first public school transportation. This photo has been described as the first public transportation of pupils in Oregon. Learn More
- An Old Hunting Cabin Near Mt. Hood - c. 1905As low as $5.00This photo by photographer Olaf Indahl was taken in the Welches area, near where Indahl's family also had a cabin. Learn More
- An Oregon Barnyard - c. 1900As low as $5.00Probably taken in Oregon while Meiser was working in the Portland area, this photo give a great overview of the life of a general farming family at the the turn of the last century. Learn More
- Annie Creek Canyon, Near Crater Lake - c. 1908As low as $5.00This view of Annie Creek Canyon is reproduced from an original glass negative by Howard Tibbitts, who was based in San Francisco where he worked for Sunset Magazine. Learn More
- Applegate Peak, Crater Lake - c. 1907As low as $5.00Applegate Peak is located on the south rim of Crater Lake, just to the east of the slightly shorter Garfield Peak. It forms the western limb of Sun Notch Learn More
- Arch Cape Hotel, Oregon Coast - c. 1907As low as $5.00Arch Cape was already a tourist destination in 1907. This view shows one of its finer hotels, with the owners ready to serve you. Learn More
- Assembling a Steam Gold Dredge, Eastern Oregon - c. 1900As low as $5.00This large steam-powered gold dredge is under construction on an unidentified river somewhere in eastern Oregon, probably near Baker City, where photographer Martin Hazeltine operated his studio. Learn More
- Astoria, Looking East - 1901As low as $5.00From the wooden planks in the streets to the barges in the harbor, this view by photographer John F. Ford shows lots of detail. Learn More
- Astoria, Looking East Towards Downtown - c. 1900As low as $5.00Looking down Commercial Street towards the east, this view can be studied almost endlessly due to its great amount of detail, and thus it lends itself to larger prints which do it justice. Learn More
- At Great Crevasse, Mount Hood - c. 1900As low as $5.00This early photo features one of many places on Mount Hood that can make a climber feel really small. Learn More
- At Least We Have Beer! - circa 1900As low as $5.00As the man on the right shows off his catch, the rest of the men raise their glasses to toast the occasion, somewhere in the woods near Pendleton. Learn More
- At the Summit of Mount Hood - c. 1900As low as $5.00A lone climber ponders the way he has just come, in this early photo of the summit of Mt. Hood. Learn More
- Bailey Gatzert in Cascade Locks - 1904As low as $5.00The Cascade Locks were completed in 1896, eight years before this photo was taken by Benjamin A. Gifford. Learn More
- Baker's Bridge, Across the Clackamas River - c. 1900As low as $5.00This rare early view shows the original wooden covered bridge that crossed the Clackamas River at Carver, reported to have been the longest covered bridge in Oregon at the time of its completion. Learn More
- Baseball Game at Marshfield (Coos Bay) - 1901As low as $5.00This early sports action photo shows a base runner apparently safe at first base (at least he's smiling). Learn More
- Baseball Game at Marshfield, Libby Railroad in Background - 1901As low as $5.00Unlike the field in the 1985 movie "Brewster's Millions", at the Marshfield stadium the railroad did not cross the outfield. But it was pretty close. Learn More
- Benson Logging Railroad Through Tall Trees - c. 1905As low as $5.00Simon Benson was a technical innovator, and one of the first to use logging railroads rather than ox teams to haul his cut logs to the river. Learn More
- Bill Grisdale & Crew at Simpson's Camp No. 1, near Shelton - c. 1900As low as $5.00Bill Grisdale, in the white shirt standing beside the tender, was the nephew of Sol Simpson, who founded Simpson Logging Company in 1890. Learn More
- Blackface Performer in Portland - circa 1900As low as $5.00An unnamed vaudeville performer is captured in his blackface persona in the publicity photo from Portland at the turn of the last century. Learn More
- Blacksmith Shop at 4th and Main, Oregon City - circa 1905As low as $5.00Brothers Owen G. Thomas (at the forge) and Everet Thomas (at the right) are identified on our original photo by arrows. The previous owner locates the shop at 4th and Main, and indeed, a Sanborn insurance map from 1900 shows a blacksmith shop on 4th, on the same block as the Charman Brothers Block / Electric Hotel. Learn More
- Boating at Castle Rock - c. 1901As low as $5.00Two properly attired women manage their rowboats in the foreground of this idyllic scene at Castle Rock, now known as Beacon Rock, on the Columbia River. Learn More
- Boatloads of Salmon at Oswego Creek - 1905As low as $5.00At the beginning of the twentieth century, local fishermen at the mouth of Sucker Creek (now Oswego Creek) would catch one ton of salmon per night at the beginning of salmon season. Learn More
- Bonanza Gold Mines and Hoisting Plant - c. 1903As low as $5.00The Bonanza Gold Mine was the largest and probably the most valuable free gold mine in the Pacific Northwest. It was located on the ridge north of Geiser Creek, about five miles east of Greenhorn in Baker County. Learn More
- Boones Ferry, near Wilsonville - c. 1908As low as $5.00A tranquil view of the old Boones Ferry, near Wilsonville. Learn More
- Branch Electric Railway Line to Moehnke's Mill - 1900sAs low as $5.00This lumber car was part of a branch electric railway line from Willamette Falls along the river to Moehnke's Mill, two miles upstream. The boy on the car is Howard Moehnke. Learn More
- Bridal Veil Falls, with Water Pipe Intake - 1907As low as $5.00This very sharp portrait of Bridal Veil Falls is recreated from an original glass negative made by Sunset Magazine photographer Howard Tibbitts. Learn More
- Bringing the Logs Back to Camp - c. 1900As low as $5.00Smaller logs are brought back to a logging camp by a team of six mules, pulling them along a skid-road of logs placed across the path. It appears that this logging camp also was home to a small sawmill, as stacked lumber can be seen behind the team. Learn More
- Bringing the Team and Wagon to Arlington - c. 1900As low as $5.00The boys have brought the six-horse team and wagon to town, in this case, Arlington. Learn More
- Building a Bridge Along the Snake River near Robinette - c. 1909As low as $5.00This view shows a railroad bridge under construction across the Powder River where it flows into the Snake. Robinette was located behind the photographer on the west bank of the Snake River. Learn More
- Building a Sternwheeler in Portland Harbor - c. 1905As low as $5.00In this group portrait of workers at the construction site of a new sternwheeler, we can identify the M. F. Henderson and the No Wonder moored behind it. Learn More
- Building Haystacks with Horse-drawn Wagons - c. 1900As low as $5.00The six-man crew pauses to have their photo taken in the midst of constructing another in a row of haystacks, somewhere in eastern Washington. Learn More