Ralph Eddy
Born in New York in 1889, Ralph Eddy moved west to Portland where he was first listed in the city directory in 1909, as a clerk for Lipman Wolfe & Company. The following year he teamed with his brother, Watson, to open a photographic studio at 70th and Sandy.
Over the next few years, the brothers supplemented their photography income by working a variety of jobs. In 1915, they moved to Oregon City, where Ralph opened a photographic studio and Watson opened a dry goods store. Ralph specialized in the production of "real photo" post cards of Oregon views, capturing scenes in the Columbia Gorge, Oregon City and Northwest Oregon.
For many years, Ralph and his wife Lillie operated a post card stand at Wahkeena Falls in the Columbia Gorge.
Ralph Eddy died in 1970 in Riverside, California.
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Ashland Creek in Lithia Park, Ashland - 1932
$30.00 As low as: $15.00This view of Ashland Creek received more positive comments than any other photo in our 2012 Ralph Eddy Exhibit at the Clackamas County Historical Society. Learn More -
Bertilson Barber Shop, 7th & Water, Oregon City - 1947
$30.00 As low as: $15.00This great view of Oregon City daily life was taken by Eddy toward the end of his career, using his postcard camera. Ole Bertilson is the barber on the right. Learn More -
Bonneville Dam, Columbia River - 1939
$30.00 As low as: $15.00Ralph Eddy was fascinated with the interplay between built structures like bridges and dams, and the natural environment where they were placed. This view shows the Bonneville Dam shortly after it was completed in 1937. Learn More -
Buggy in Front of the Courthouse, Oregon City - c. 1915
$30.00 As low as: $15.00One of Ralph Eddy's early glass plate photos, this crisp view taken with his large wooden camera shows a street scene at Eighth and Main Streets in downtown Oregon City. Learn More -
Crater Lake Lodge - 1926
$30.00 As low as: $15.00Originally opened in 1915, Crater Lake Lodge was significantly expanded from 1922 through 1924, doubling the number of guest rooms and adding private bathrooms to the lodge's new wing. Learn More -
Crooked River Bridge, The Dalles-California Highway - 1930
$30.00 As low as: $15.00The Crooked River High Bridge was completed in 1926, four years before this photo was created. Like many other arched bridges in Oregon, it was designed by Conde McCullough. Learn More -
Evening on Broadway, Portland - c. 1935
$30.00 As low as: $15.00Bright lights point the way as pedestrians gather on Broadway on a mid-1930s evening. Learn More -
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Mills and Sternwheeler at Willamette Falls - c. 1915
$30.00 As low as: $15.00There'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 -
Multnomah Falls, Columbia River Highway - 1937
$30.00 As low as: $15.00Multnomah Falls is the most popular destination for car tourists in Oregon, and has owned that distinction pretty much since cars were invented. Learn More -
Navy Ships Along the Waterfront, Portland - 1936
$30.00 As low as: $15.00Navy ships pause near the Portland Public Market in August, 1936. Opened in late 1933, it was at the time the world's largest public and farmer's market. Learn More -
Ocean Fishing Fleet at Newport - 1944
$30.00 As low as: $15.00Photographer Ralph Eddy captures wonderful reflections in the water of the bay in one of his later postcard negatives. As with most of our Eddy prints, we are using a larger crop than he originally used in his postcards. Learn More -
Ocean Steamer on the Columbia River - 1938
$30.00 As low as: $15.00Motorists stop along the Columbia River Highway to watch the "Charles L. Wheeler, Jr." passing upstream on the Columbia River above Bonneville Dam. This was not a typical sight; the Wheeler was the only ship of its size to travel this far up river. Learn More -
Ocean Steamer Under Bridge of the Gods - 1938
$30.00 As low as: $15.00The "Charles L. Wheeler, Jr.", a 3,300 ton cargo ship, was the first (and only) ocean steamer to go through the newly-opened Bonneville Locks in 1938. Learn More -
Old Ironsides Under the St. Johns Bridge - 1933
$30.00 As low as: $15.00Two icons meet in one photograph by Ralph Eddy. The new is the St. Johns Bridge, dedicated two years earlier. The old is "Old Ironsides", the U.S.S. Constitution, dedicated in 1797. Learn More -
Old Ironsides Visits Portland - 1933
$30.00 As low as: $15.00A Portland crowd gathers for a unique opportunity - the chance to step on board "Old Ironsides", the (now) over two centuries old U.S.S. Constitution, on her only visit to the Pacific Northwest in 1933. Learn More -
On the Rim Trail, Crater Lake - 1930
$30.00 As low as: $15.00This carefully composed image of an often-photographed lake was created by Ralph Eddy as a postcard view, as he added southern Oregon scenes to his offerings. Learn More -
Oregon City and Mount Hood - 1930
$30.00 As low as: $15.00This overview of Oregon City shows all levels - from West Linn in the foreground, to the river and its bluffs, across downtown Oregon City, up the elevator to the upper part of town, to snow-capped Mt. Hood in the distance. Learn More -
Oregon City Bridge from Grand Opening Program - 1922
$20.00 As low as: $10.00This panoramic view is taken from the official program of the grand opening of the Oregon City - West Linn arched bridge in 1922. Learn More -
Oregon City Elevator with Greyhound Bus - c. 1938
$30.00 As low as: $15.00A Greyhound "Super Coach" - a streamlined model introduced in 1936, waits in front of the bus depot, conveniently located inside the Oregon City Piggly Wiggly Stop and Shop. Learn More -
Planes at Swan Island Airport, Portland - 1930
$30.00 As low as: $15.00Swan Island was the site of Portland's first airport, dedicated a few years before this photo by Charles Lindberg in 1927, and operating until 1940. Learn More -
Plaza from Park Entrance, Ashland - 1932
$30.00 As low as: $15.00Ashland Plaza, next to Lithia Park and Ashland Creek, has been the center of town life here for over one hundred an fifty years. Learn More -
Portland and Mount Hood - 1935
$30.00 As low as: $15.00Reproduced from the original postcard negative, this view looks over Portland from the west hills. Note Civic Stadium (now PGE Park) in the foreground. Learn More -
Portland and Mt. St. Helens - 1937
$30.00 As low as: $15.00This striking photo of downtown Portland, looking north on Broadway, features a snowy Mt. St. Helens in the distance. Learn More -
Portland Veterans' Hospital Exterior - c. 1930
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Driving up Veterans Hospital Road to the newly completed Portland Veterans' Hospital on top of Marquam Hill. This photo was taken shortly after the completion of the first fifteen buildings in 1929; you can see that landscaping has not yet been finished. Learn More -
Search Party on Mt. Hood - 1938
$30.00 As low as: $15.00The beauty of Mt. Hood has attracted climbers for hundreds if not thousands of years. For equally long people have sometimes found themselves in trouble while negotiating a climb. Learn More -
Softball at the Oregon City Woolen Mill Picnic - 1919
$30.00 As low as: $15.00This great action photo by Ralph Eddy captures an instant in a softball game from almost a century ago so well that we feel we're part of the scene today. Learn More -
South Silver Creek Falls - 1929
$30.00 As low as: $15.00This photo was taken of 177 foot high South Falls, the most visited waterfall in Silver Falls State Park, several years before the park was created. Learn More -
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Star Theater in Oregon City - 1913
$30.00 As low as: $15.00The owners and employees stand outside their theater - the first in Oregon City - in this 1913 view, reproduced from a glass negative created by Ralph Eddy. Learn More -
State Capitol Building, Salem, Oregon - 1932
$30.00 As low as: $15.00One challenge of taking photos of the old State Capitol was being able to see the building through the trees. Ralph Eddy solved this problem by staging his photograph in the winter. Learn More -
Summit of Mount Hood - c. 1940
$30.00 As low as: $15.00According to a note on the envelope holding his negative, photographer Ralph Eddy considered this view to be "my favorite Mt. Hood". It's easy to see why. Learn More -
Taking a Spin by the Bridge - c. 1915
$30.00 As low as: $15.00A couple pause in their buggy during a summertime ride along the Willamette River, with the Oregon City Suspension Bridge in the background. Learn More -
Timberline Road, Mt. Hood - 1938
$30.00 As low as: $15.00Traveling through deep snow up the road to Timberline Lodge, in the year it opened to the public - 1938. Learn More -
Tug of War - 1919
$30.00 As low as: $15.00This action photo of a company picnic tug of war was taken by Oregon City photographer Ralph Eddy, using his new hand-held camera. Previously he generally used larger wooden cameras with glass-plate negatives. Learn More -
Upper Oregon City - 1924
$30.00 As low as: $15.00This highly detailed view of the upper part of Oregon City shows wide streets, electric lines, but still very few cars. Learn More -
Vista House, Columbia River Highway - 1927
$30.00 As low as: $15.00This great early view of Vista House was one of Ralph Eddy's best-selling early postcards. We've restored it as a larger crop beginning with the original negative. Learn More -
Willamette Falls Locks at High Water - 1923
$30.00 As low as: $15.00Shortly 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 -
Wizard Island and Llao Cliff, Crater Lake - 1930
$30.00 As low as: $15.00Shortly after Ralph Eddy began creating scenic postcards, he started traveling south to capture the stunning beauty of Crater Lake and its surroundings. Learn More -
Yaquina Bay Bridge, Oregon Coast Highway - 1937
$30.00 As low as: $15.00This stunning photo of the Yaquina Bay Bridge comes with an added bonus - one of my favorite skies in the Old Oregon collection. Learn More -
Yaquina Head Lighthouse, Near Newport - 1930
$30.00 As low as: $15.00Completed in 1873, this 93-foot high lighthouse was built using the design from the Pigeon Point Lighthouse in California. It originally included the two-story keeper's dwelling shown in this photo. Learn More
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