Wasco County
- 1894 Flood at The Dalles, Chronicle BuildingAs low as $5.00Two gents in a rowboat make their way down Washington Street at Second in June of 1894, after the Columbia River flooded The Dalles at its highest recorded level. Learn More
- 1894 Flood at The Dalles, H. H. Campbell GroceriesAs low as $5.00Looking down Washington Street in The Dalles, during the record-setting June, 1894 flood, with the Columbia River in the distance. Learn More
- 1894 Flood at The Dalles, Looking DownstreamAs low as $5.00This overview of The Dalles looks down Second Street, from the east end of downtown, during the 1894 Columbia River flood. Learn More
- 1894 Flood at The Dalles, Looking towards the RiverAs low as $5.00Looking towards the swollen Columbia River, from the residential district into the flooded commercial district, during the record-setting June, 1894 flood. Learn More
- 1894 Flood at The Dalles, Looking UpstreamAs low as $5.00When I first saw this photo, titled by the photographer, "Town View Looking Upstream", I took it as an idylic view of a successful town along the waterfront. Learn More
- 1894 Flood at The Dalles, Residential AreaAs low as $5.00In this view of The Dalles looking up Third Street at about Court Street, we can see the transition from business district to residential area. Learn More
- A. M. Williams Dry Goods, The Dalles - c. 1895As low as $5.00Built in 1870, this building still stands at 306 2nd Street, though the facade has been extensively modernized for both it and the building to the right. Learn More
- An Elaborate Fishing Platform at Celilo Falls - circa 1942As low as $5.00This World War II era photo shows that while fishing platform footings and men's clothing had changed, the basic technology and fishing techniques at Celilo had stayed pretty much the same. Learn More
- An Old-timer of Celilo - c. 1925As low as $5.00The weathered face of this unidentified older man tells us a lot, in this portrait by Oregon postcard photographer Benjamin Markham. Learn More
- At Home with the Dogs, near Celilo Falls - 1890sAs low as $5.00The original stereoview refers to this modest dwelling as a "wigwam". Built from varied materials, it provides shelter for this family group - perhaps a father and his two sons. Learn More
- Building on the Edge - 1890sAs low as $5.00A rather surreal photograph of a building overhanging the edge of a channel at the Dalles. Learn More
- Building the Dalles - Celilo Canal - 1910As low as $5.00The Dalles-Celilo canal, over eight miles long, begins about three miles upriver from The Dalles. Its construction lasted from 1905 through 1915. Learn More
- Cedar Island and Beavertail Ridge, Deschutes River - c. 1909As low as $5.00This overview of Beavertail Ridge is recreated from a glass negative made by George Weister during the Deschutes River Railroad War. You can see tracks being constructed on both sides of the river. Learn More
- Celilo Falls on the Columbia - 1900As low as $5.00This view of three men looking over Celilo Falls is one of Benjamin Gifford's better-known photos, and rightly so. Learn More
- Celilo Falls, Circa 1915As low as $5.00This image, recreated from a detailed larger print, shows another edition of the evolving fishing structures at Celilo Falls. Learn More
- Chief Tommy Thompson and his Wife Flora, Feast of the First Salmon - 1945As low as $5.00In 1945, Chief Tommy Thompson was ninety years old; his last wife, Flora, was forty-seven. Learn More
- Chief Tommy Thompson, Age 98 - 1954As low as $5.00Tommy Thompson served as Chief at Celilo from about 1906 until his death in 1959, two years after the loss of Celilo Falls. Learn More
- Columbia River Highway, Ten Miles West of The Dalles - 1925As low as $5.00Photographer Darius Kinsey is best known for his logging photos in Washington state, but he also visited Oregon and created a series of scenic views along the Columbia River. Learn More
- Columbia River Railroad Bridge at Celilo - c. 1912As low as $5.00Looking across the Celilo railroad bridge shortly after its completion in 1912. Learn More
- Columbia River Valley and Highway from Rowena Heights - 1927As low as $5.00At first glance, this looks like Crown Point on the left, but it's actually Rowena Heights - about halfway between Hood River and The Dalles on the Columbia River Highway. Learn More
- Deschutes River at Twin Crossings - circa 1910As low as $5.00Construction has just begun for the south railroad trestle across the Deschutes at Milepost 44, north of Sherars Falls. Learn More
- Dip Netting for Lamprey at the Dalles - c. 1887As low as $5.00The lamprey is an ancient fish, which like the salmon returns from several years in the ocean to spawn in fresh-water rivers. Learn More
- Drummers, Feast of the First Salmon, Celilo - 1945As low as $5.00Five elder drummers play for the worship dance before the meal is served at the Feast of the First Salmon, April 22, 1945. Learn More
- Early Downtown View of The Dalles - 1870sAs low as $5.00This rare early view of downtown The Dalles is reproduced from an unusual outdoor CDV, a small-format card-mounted photo type popular in the 1860s and 1870s. Learn More
- Father and Son at the Deschutes River - 1904As low as $5.00A Ponderosa Pine provides a backdrop for this portrait of a father and son admiring the Deschutes River on a beautiful sunny day, over 100 years ago. Learn More
- Feast of the First Salmon, Celilo Village - 1945As low as $5.00Reportedly over 400 people participated in the festivities for the Feast of the First Salmon, held in the longhouse at Celilo Village on the Oregon side of the Columbia. Learn More
- Fish Wheel on Columbia River - 1905As low as $5.00According to the original caption, this fish wheel near The Dalles would "take out half a ton of salmon daily". Learn More
- Fish Wheel with One Night's Catch - 1894As low as $5.00The crew of a fish wheel near the Dalles shows off their catch. Learn More
- Fishing for Salmon at Celilo Falls - 1890sAs low as $5.00Two young men fish for salmon at Celilo, with their catch and some of their implements displayed in the foreground. Learn More
- Fishing for Salmon at Celilo Falls - 1941As low as $5.00Taken as part of a U. S. Farm Security Administration project, this comparatively recent photo shows two Native American men working a dip net on their slippery platform. Learn More
- Fishing for Salmon at Celilo Falls 2 - 1941As low as $5.00In this comparatively recent photo taken by government photographer Russell Lee, we see an individual fisherman using a dip net to capture salmon at Celilo Falls. Learn More
- Fishing with a Dip-net at Celilo Falls - 1942As low as $5.00This dramatic photo shows the size of some of the dip-nets used to catch salmon at Celilo Falls on the Columbia River. Learn More
- Fishing, Old and New, at Celilo Falls - 1910sAs low as $5.00This fishing photo shows two methods of taking salmon at the falls. Learn More
- Gaffing for Salmon at Celilo Falls - 1921As low as $5.00Sometimes called "Spearing for Salmon", this popular view shows the use of the gaff hook - a sharp hook at the end of a long pole, used to stab the fish and then lift it to shore. Learn More
- Gathering at the Wapanitia Store - Circa 1896As low as $5.00Wapinitia's post office was established in 1878, at its location in Wasco County about 40 miles south of The Dalles, at the southern end of The Dalles - Wapinitia stage line. Learn More
- Grist Mill at White River Falls - c. 1895As low as $5.00We are estimating the date of this photo, as photographer Hazeltine worked in Baker City from 1888 to 1903. Learn More
- Hallett's Hades, Midway Gibraltar Rock - c. 1880As low as $5.00Hallett's Hades was a point about 12 miles west of The Dalles, where the railroad tracks passed close to the edge of a cliff, part of which had been blown off in their construction. Learn More
- Happy Papoose - c. 1925As low as $5.00Yet another papoose image by Benjamin Markham of The Dalles, this view shows a laughing baby in a wonderfully detailed cradle board. Learn More
- Henry Thompson, Son of Chief Tommy Thompson - c. 1925As low as $5.00Titled simply as "An Oregon Indian" by photographer Benjamin Markham, the subject is identified as Henry Thompson in an exhibit at Oregon's High Desert Museum. Learn More
- In the Longhouse - Funeral of Chief Tommy Thompson - 1959As low as $5.00This solemn photo was taken by Allan de Lay in April, 1959, at the indoor ceremony in the longhouse at Celilo. Learn More
- Indian Camp at the Head of the Dalles - 1867As low as $5.00Seen from the Washington side of the Columbia, a modest dwelling overlooks the head of the Dalles, where the river narrows on the far side heading downstream to the right. Learn More
- Indian Encampment, Dalles of the Columbia - 1860As low as $5.00The patchwork coverings on the tepees shown in this May 1860 photo make you wonder how much more shelter their inhabitants had in the middle of winter. Learn More
- Indian Maid with Beaded Leather Bag - c. 1925As low as $5.00This unidentified young woman from The Dalles displays a beautiful beaded leather bag - perhaps created by her own hands. Learn More
- Indian Petroglyphs Near The Dalles #1 - c. 1925As low as $5.00Part of a series of petroglyph photos by Markham, this view consists mostly of game animals, with what appears to be a stylized sun and a bird near the bottom. Learn More
- Indian Petroglyphs Near The Dalles #2 - c. 1925As low as $5.00This ornate petroglyph was captured by Markham as part of a series of photos he took in the 1920s, three decades before many of these images were submerged by the filling of the Dalles Dam. Learn More
- Indian Petroglyphs Near The Dalles #3 - c. 1925As low as $5.00Based in The Dalles, photographer Markham captured many images of local petroglyphs. This image shows a sun, two crescent moons, and a man. Learn More
- Indian Petroglyphs Near The Dalles #4 - c. 1925As low as $5.00This image of petroglyphs was captured by Benjamin Markham in Petroglyph Canyon on the north side of the Columbia River. Learn More
- Indian Petroglyphs Near The Dalles #5 - c. 1925As low as $5.00Some petroglyph images are hard to identify; the main figure here is pretty clearly a deer, with what appears to be the sun behind it. Learn More
- James H. Bird, Circuit Court Judge - c. 1884As low as $5.00This photo may have been taken before James Harrison Bird became Circuit Judge for the 7th Oregon District. We know he held that position in 1886, at the age of 29. Learn More