Engravings
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American Progress - 1873
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This chromolithograph print was published in 1873, after an allegorical 1872 painting of the same name by John Gast. Learn More -
Emigrants to the West - 1881
$25.00 As low as: $12.00While the Oregon Trail provided challenge and hardship, the travelers still enjoyed their meals, especially when game was available. Learn More -
Falls of the Willamette River at Oregon City - 1887
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This exaggerated engraving of Willamette Falls was published in The West Shore magazine in Portland in August of 1887. Learn More -
First Street in Portland, During the Holidays - 1889
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The December 21st, 1889 issue of The West Shore included this holiday-themed engraving of life in downtown Portland as its centerfold. Learn More -
Fishing at Willamette Falls - c. 1842
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This engraving is taken from the five-volume set (plus an atlas) "Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition", by Charles Wilkes, published in 1845. Learn More -
Missouri Senator Lewis F. Linn - 1857
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Linn County, West Linn, and Linnton, Oregon are all named after Senator Linn, who advocated for many years for the Donation Land Claim Act. Learn More -
Mountain Meadows - 1877
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This lithograph of a wagon train traveling through the Rocky Mountains on the Oregon Trail was published by the Pacific Art Company of San Francisco in 1877. 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 -
Pilgrims of the Plains - 1871
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Notable for its complete lack of women or children, this 1871 depiction of the Oregon Trail displays some of the diversions of the trip - cooking, smoking, and fiddling. Learn More -
Pilgrims on the Plains - 1869
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Published in Harper's Weekly in June of 1869, this fanciful view of wagon train life features a group of horses running through the circle of covered wagons. Learn More -
The Rocky Mountains, Emigrants Crossing the Plains - 1866
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This idealized vision of the Oregon Trail was created by Frances (Fanny) Palmer for Currier & Ives in 1866. Learn More -
The Steamship Oregon, of the Cunard Line - 1884
$25.00 As low as: $12.00OK. It's not in Oregon, and it's not by an Oregon photographer. But it is a very cool lithograph by Currier and Ives of the state's largest namesake - until the battleship came along in 1893. Learn More -
Two Views of Astoria - 1889
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This 1889 engraving shows the town of Astoria looking seaward and looking inland, with good views of the docks and harbor. Learn More











