Hood River County
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Close-up View of a Fish Wheel - 1890s
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This close-up photo shows a lot of detail, revealing some of the construction techniques for fish wheels. Learn More -
Fish Wheel at Bradford's Island - c. 1890
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The original title of this photo didn't even mention the fish wheel; it was just called "Bradford's Island, Columbia River". Learn More -
Fish Wheel near the Lower Cascades - 1900s
$25.00 As low as: $12.00A detailed view of an elaborate fixed fish wheel on the bank of the Columbia River. Learn More -
Frederic Homer Balch, Author of "The Bridge of the Gods" - c. 1890
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Frederic Balch died at the age of 30, shortly after the publication of his famous novel, "The Bridge of the Gods", in 1890. Learn More -
Getting in Line at Hood River Depot - 1910s
$25.00 As low as: $12.00It's "hurry up and wait" time at Hood River Depot, as passengers and freight haulers await their turn to board the eastbound train. Learn More -
Government Locks at the Cascades, Columbia River - c. 1890
$25.00 As low as: $12.00It took 18 years to build these locks, which were completed in 1896. They operated for forty years, until being submerged by Bonneville Dam in 1938. Learn More -
Hood River from the Eastside Grade - c. 1910
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Looking north down Hood River from the east bank, we see the town named after the river to the left. In the distance is the Columbia River, and the hills of Washington State on the other side. Learn More -
Hood River Railroad Bridge - c. 1900
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This is the railroad bridge across the mouth of Hood River that preceded the current steel bridge - itself now a very historic structure, having been completed in 1906. Learn More -
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Hood River, Looking East on Oak towards Downtown - c. 1910
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This view is from the edge of Hood River, out where the sidewalks ended. Oak Street then, as well as now, was one of the main streets in the town. Learn More -
Hood River, Looking West on Oak at 2nd - c. 1910
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Many of the buildings in this century-old view of the town of Hood River still stand today, and Oak Street continues to be one of the main streets in town. Learn More -
Looking North over the Town of Cascade Locks - c. 1900
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This highly-detailed turn-of-the-last-century photo shows a residential area of Cascade Locks, the locks, and the river and hills to the north. Learn More -
Opening the Columbia, Canal & Locks at the Cascades - 1889
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This 1889 engraving shows the construction of the Cascade Locks and Canal, which took 20 years to complete, finally opening in 1896. Learn More -
Parkdale Depot & McIsaac's Store at Mt. Hood - c. 1915
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This view shows the depot and store shortly after they were built in 1910, when the Mount Hood Railroad was extended south to Parkdale at the foot of Mount Hood. Learn More -
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Sternwheeler Bailey Gatzert in Cascade Locks - 1911
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This view is representative of many photos taken of early 20th century excursions on the Columbia River on the Bailey Gatzert. Learn More -
Sternwheeler Dalles City near the Cascades - 1890s
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The sternwheeler "Dalles City" labors to head upstream near the Cascades. Learn More -
The Cascades of the Columbia River - 1901
$25.00 As low as: $12.00A sternwheeler exits the newly completed locks on its way downstream. Learn More -
The Tooth Bridge, O. R. R. at Cascades - 1867
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Looking upstream along the Tooth Bridge on the 5-mile-long portage railroad on the Oregon side of the Cascade Rapids. Learn More -
Tooth Bridge, Portage Railroad at the Cascades - 1867
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Looking upstream along the Tooth Bridge at the 5-mile-long portage railroad on the Oregon side of the Cascades. Learn More -
Wind River Lumber Company at Cascade Locks - c. 1905
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The town of Cascade Locks was the home of a sawmill operated by the Wind River Lumber Company, which got its name, and most of its logs, from across the Columbia in the Wind River Valley. Learn More











