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  1. At the Mouth of the Tualatin

    At the Mouth of the Tualatin - c. 1930

    In a location that looks much the same today, a young woman poses on a rock where the Tualatin flows into the Willamette. The original for this view is a hand-colored print from a black and white photograph. Learn More
  2. Bolton and the Falls, Looking South

    Bolton and the Falls, Looking South - c. 1960

    This 1960s aerial photo, taken as part of the early planning for Interstate 205, shows the community of Bolton, with West Linn High School to the right and Willamette Falls in the distance. Learn More
  3. Bolton Baseball Team

    Bolton Baseball Team - c. 1930

    The Bolton baseball team poses for a portrait on the front steps of the old Bolton School. The coach, in the back row, is Mayor Frank Hammerle. Learn More
  4. Branch Electric Railway Line to Moehnke's Mill

    Branch Electric Railway Line to Moehnke's Mill - 1900s

    This 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
  5. Building the Bolton Reservoir - Davis

    Building the Bolton Reservoir - c. 1915

    Photographer S. P. Davis has captured some wonderful abstract patterns while documenting the construction of West Linn's first reservoir in about 1915. Learn More
  6. Building West Linn's First Stand Pipe - Davis

    Building West Linn's First Stand Pipe - c. 1915

    This fifty-foot tall, 50,000 gallon standpipe was built as part of West Linn's first water project, to supply the upper parts of the newly-incorporated city. Learn More
  7. Capen Shoe Company Factory, Willamette

    Capen Shoe Company Factory, Willamette - c. 1908

    Established by 1895 by Ellery Capen and his family, their shoe factory was to be the first of many industrial employers in the new community of Willamette. Learn More
  8. Cow & Calves on 13th Street in Willamette

    Cow & Calves on 13th Street in Willamette - c. 1898

    Looking north on 13th Street in Willamette, now part of West Linn, towards what's now known as Willamette Falls Drive. The cow belonged to H. T. Shipley; the house is the Leisman/Elligsen House. Learn More
  9. Early West Linn from Oregon City Bluffs - Stevens
  10. Electric Trolley, Willamette to Willamette Falls

    Electric Trolley, Willamette to Willamette Falls - 1900s

    A rare, though not highly detailed, view of the electric trolley that ran from Willamette to the falls in Clackamas County. Learn More
  11. Fields Covered Bridge, on the Tualatin River

    Fields Covered Bridge, on the Tualatin River - c. 1935

    The last of four Fields Covered Bridges over the Tualatin River, west of Willamette. Learn More
  12. Grandstand at Schnoerr Park, near West Linn

    Grandstand at Schnoerr Park, near West Linn - c. 1910

    People are enjoying themselves at Schnoerr Park, across the Tualatin River from the Willamette neighborhood of West Linn. Learn More
  13. Ice Beginning to Form at the New Bolton Reservoir - Davis

    Ice Beginning to Form at the New Bolton Reservoir - c. 1916

    This wintertime view of the newly completed Bolton Reservoir was taken by Oregon City photographer S. P. Davis as part of a series documenting the South Fork water project. Learn More
  14. John Goldade's Willamette Garage

    John Goldade's Willamette Garage - c. 1930

    John Goldade and his wife purchased this service station at 7th Avenue and 12th Street in 1927. Learn More
  15. Making Their own Fun in Willamette

    Making Their own Fun in Willamette - 1949

    In this 1949 snapshot, Duane Davis (holding the reins) and Jay Dunwoodie guide Clarabelle the burro down Eighth Avenue in the Willamette neighborhood of West Linn. Learn More
  16. Mills and Sternwheeler at Willamette Falls - Eddy

    Mills and Sternwheeler at Willamette Falls - c. 1915

    There's a lot going on, and a lot of crisp detail, in this glass plate negative created by Ralph Eddy of Oregon City in about 1915. Learn More
  17. New Construction at Paper Mills, Willamette Falls - Kelley

    New Construction at Paper Mills, Willamette Falls - 1906

    This rather chaotic view shows piles of lumber, wood pulp, cordwood and rocks as construction is completed for the new building in the left foreground. Learn More
  18. Oregon City Bridge from Grand Opening Program - Eddy

    Oregon City Bridge from Grand Opening Program - 1922

    This panoramic view is taken from the official program of the grand opening of the Oregon City - West Linn arched bridge in 1922. Learn More
  19. Oregon City Suspension Bridge - Watson

    Oregon City Suspension Bridge - c. 1900

    This view looking downstream on the Willamette River below the falls reveals the striking design of the first Oregon City bridge, built in 1888. Learn More
  20. Oregon City Woolen Mills

    Oregon City Woolen Mills - c. 1893

    This highly detailed view of the woolen mills and other structures on both sides of the river lends itself to larger format prints. Learn More
  21. Oregon City Woolen Mills with New Station B - Culver Pictures

    Oregon City Woolen Mills with New Station B - c. 1895

    This sharp view of the Oregon City Woolen Mills is notable for two non-woolen mill details - the smaller initial Station B power plant, and the elaborate signage on Charman's store. Learn More
  22. PGE Station B & Mills at Willamette Falls

    PGE Station B & Mills at Willamette Falls - c. 1915

    Front and center is Station B, the third-oldest operating hydro plant in the U.S. Behind it and across the river are paper mills and other industry. Learn More
  23. Power Plant, Mills & Sunset Neighborhood

    Power Plant, Mills & Sunset Neighborhood - c. 1900

    This early 1900s view by an unknown photographer shows us both the power plant and mills, and the community of Sunset up on the hill behind them. Learn More
  24. Pulp & Paper Mills at Willamette Falls - NY Education Dept.

    Pulp & Paper Mills at Willamette Falls - 1929

    Prominent in this view of paper mills on both sides of the Willamette are the huge stacks of paper pulp, colored yellow in this 1929 hand-tinted glass slide. Learn More
  25. Sheriff Ernest T. Mass Election Poster

    Sheriff Ernest T. Mass Election Poster - 1911

    This poster is from 1911, when Mass was first elected Clackamas County sheriff. He served from 1911 to 1915 and again from 1925 to 1941. Learn More
  26. Station A and Crown Paper Co. at Willamette Falls - Prier

    Station A and Crown Paper Co. at Willamette Falls - c. 1895

    This highly detailed photo by Oregon City photographer Richard Prier features the Station A power station on the Oregon City side, and the newly opened Crown Paper Company on the West Linn side of Willamette Falls. Learn More
  27. Sternwheeler and Barge Under the New Oregon City Bridge

    Sternwheeler and Barge Under the New Oregon City Bridge - 1922

    In 1922, the new arched Oregon City Bridge was nearing completion. In this view, a sternwheeler is moving a barge - probably one of the barges used in the construction of the new bridge. Learn More
  28. Sternwheeler Passing Under Oregon City Bridge

    Sternwheeler Passing under Oregon City Bridge - 1900

    Sternwheeler passing under the Oregon City Suspension Bridge. Learn More
  29. Suspension Bridge, Oregon City - Crawford

    Suspension Bridge, Oregon City - c. 1890

    The first Oregon City bridge was built in 1888, a few years before this photo. Some folks criticized it a "the bridge to nowhere", as the area on the West Linn side of the river was so sparsely populated. Learn More
  30. T. W. Sullivan Power Plant, Willamette Falls

    T. W. Sullivan Power Plant, Willamette Falls - c. 1915

    Opened in 1895, "Station B", also known as the T. W. Sullivan Power Plant, was the second power plant at Willamette Falls, and today is the third oldest power plant in the United States. Learn More
  31. The Bridge and Bolton, Looking Northwest

    The Bridge and Bolton, Looking Northwest - c. 1960

    This fifty-year-old aerial photo of the Bolton neighborhood in West Linn was taken as part of the early planning for what eventually became Interstate 205. Learn More
  32. The Mills and Bolton, Looking North

    The Mills and Bolton, Looking North - c. 1960

    Another in a series of aerial views taken while planning Interstate 205, this photo shows the industry on both sides of Willamette Falls, and the community of Bolton in the upper right. Learn More
  33. Thomas and Marian Allen Miller

    Thomas and Marian Allen Miller - 1860s

    Thomas Miller and Marian Allen's marriage on New Year's eve, Dec. 31, 1863, linked two of the West Linn area's earliest settler families. Learn More
  34. Upper Basin, Willamette Falls Locks - Portland Postcard Co.

    Upper Basin, Willamette Falls Locks - c. 1910

    Looking upstream just above the locks themselves, we see log rafts waiting their turn to travel through the locks on their way to sawmills further down the river. Learn More
  35. Upper End of Willamette Falls Locks - Crawford

    Upper End of Willamette Falls Locks - c. 1890

    This Crawford stereoview shows the locks about twenty years after their construction, looking downstream. By this time the rocky island to their right was completely covered by industries that still exist today - a paper mill and an electric plant. Learn More
  36. Willamette Falls and Locks - Crawford

    Willamette Falls and Locks - c. 1880

    Opened in 1873, by 1880 the locks still hosted only a few wooden frame buildings, mostly for the use of the lock-keepers and their families. The town of Canemah is visible in the distance beyond the falls. Learn More
  37. Willamette Falls Locks - Crawford

    Willamette Falls Locks

    An early view of the Willamette Falls locks, opened January 1, 1873. Learn More
  38. Willamette Falls Locks - Davidson

    Willamette Falls Locks - circa 1880

    This view is reproduced from a boudoir card published by Isaac G. Davidson in about 1880, a few years after the locks were opened. The locks themselves are not a lot different than they are today. Learn More
  39. Willamette Falls Locks at High Water - Eddy

    Willamette Falls Locks at High Water - 1923

    Shortly after the Arch Bridge was completed, the Willamette River experienced one of its periodic floods. Here we see high water flowing through (over) the locks on the West Linn side of Willamette Falls. Learn More
  40. Willamette Meteorite at NY Museum of Natural History

    Willamette Meteorite at NY Museum of Natural History - c. 1910

    While the Willamette Meteorite is listed in this photo as found in 1902, there is evidence it was well-known long before that to Native American inhabitants near Willamette, Oregon. Learn More
  41. Willamette Methodist Church Dedication Day

    Willamette Methodist Church Dedication Day - 1909

    September 12, 1909, was dedication day for the Willamette Methodist Church, still active today at the corner of 7th Avenue and 14th Street. Learn More
  42. Work Crew at Willamette Falls Locks

    Work Crew at Willamette Falls Locks - 1890s

    The crew lines up on the side of the locks facing the river, as water seeps through from the full chamber behind them. Learn More

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