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  1. Below Station A at Willamette Falls

    Below Station A at Willamette Falls - 1895

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    This unusual view shows Station A, the first powerhouse used for the first long-distance transmission of electrical power in the United States. Transmission lines went 14 miles, from the Falls to Portland. Learn More
  2. Capen Shoe Company Factory, Willamette

    Capen Shoe Company Factory, Willamette - c. 1908

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    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
  3. Card Room, Oregon City Woolen Mills

    Card Room, Oregon City Woolen Mill - 1918

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    A 1918 view of the card room at Oregon City Woolen Mills, where wool fibers were separated and put in a thread-like form before spinning. Learn More
  4. Dye House, Oregon City Woolen Mills

    Dye House, Oregon City Woolen Mills - 1918

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    Dye houses were more than just "rooms" in a woolen mill; they were often built as separate buildings due to the fire hazard from the fully dried wool prepared for dying. Learn More
  5. Early Lumber Mill at Willamette Falls - Buchtel

    Early Lumber Mill at Willamette Falls - 1870s

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    A small early sawmill occupies the northern end of Willamette Falls, with the newly completed locks visible on the far side. Learn More
  6. Falls of the Willamette River at Oregon City - The West Shore

    Falls of the Willamette River at Oregon City - 1887

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    This exaggerated engraving of Willamette Falls was published in The West Shore magazine in Portland in August of 1887. Learn More
  7. First Iron Furnace in Oswego

    First Iron Furnace in Oswego - c. 1866

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    This is probably the earliest photo of the first Oswego iron furnace, taken in 1866 - a year before Carleton Watkins came from California to create his series of views. Learn More
  8. Hawley Pulp & Paper Co., Mill A

    Hawley Pulp & Paper Co., Mill A - 1910s

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    The Hawley mill opened 1909, and operated until 1948, when it was sold and became Publisher's Paper Company. Learn More
  9. Hawley Pulp & Paper Co., Mills B and C

    Hawley Pulp & Paper Co., Mills B and C - 1910s

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    Looking downstream towards Hawley's Mills B and C, with the woolen mill building visible between them. Learn More
  10. Mill Building in Ashland, Oregon

    Mill Building in Ashland, Oregon - c. 1902

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    "Ashland Mills" on the building refers to the original name of the town, rather than to this particular mill. Learn More
  11. Mills & McLoughlin House at Willamette Falls - Watkins

    Mills & McLoughlin House at Willamette Falls - 1867

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    This 1867 view of the mills at Willamette Falls is part of a series of stereoviews created by Carleton Watkins during his visit to Oregon that year. Learn More
  12. Mills & Power Stations at Willamette Falls

    Mills & Power Stations at Willamette Falls - 1918

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    Part of a set of photos of the interior of the woolen mills at the falls, this view was titled "Source of Power, Oregon City Woolen Mills". Learn More
  13. Mills and Sternwheeler at Willamette Falls - Eddy

    Mills and Sternwheeler at Willamette Falls - c. 1915

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    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
  14. New Construction at Paper Mills, Willamette Falls - Kelley

    New Construction at Paper Mills, Willamette Falls - 1906

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    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
  15. Oregon City Woolen Mills

    Oregon City Woolen Mills - c. 1893

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    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
  16. Oregon City Woolen Mills Covered with Ivy - Prentiss

    Oregon City Woolen Mills Covered in Ivy - 1926

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    By 1926 the Oregon City Woolen Mills' brick walls were completely covered in ivy, which was kept carefully trimmed around windows and doors and along the roofline. Learn More
  17. Oregon City Woolen Mills with New Station B - Culver Pictures

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

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    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
  18. Overview of a Small Saw Mill near Sandy - Douglass

    Overview of a Small Saw Mill near Sandy - c. 1910

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    The original caption for this photo called it a "Typical Sandy Saw Mill", and it's likely there were a number of small, homestead-based mills like it in the Sandy area. Learn More
  19. Pulp & Paper Mills at Willamette Falls - NY Education Dept.

    Pulp & Paper Mills at Willamette Falls - 1929

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    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
  20. Sawmill Gang and Mill at Round Lake

    Sawmill Gang and Mill at Round Lake - c. 1905

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    The muddy yard hints at the Pacific Northwest location of this small mill near Round Lake, north of Camas, Washington in Clark County. The term "gang" comes from the handwritten title on the original photo. Learn More
  21. Smelting Furnace, Oswego Iron Works - Watkins

    Smelting Furnace, Oswego Iron Works - 1867

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    A view from the back of the first Oswego Iron Smelter captures a moving goat or two browsing the refuse pile. Learn More
  22. Station A and Crown Paper Co. at Willamette Falls - Prier

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

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    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
  23. T. W. Sullivan Power Plant, Willamette Falls

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

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    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
  24. Tall Ships Visit the Portland Harbor - Meiser

    Tall Ships Visit the Portland Harbor - c. 1900

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    This highly detailed view of an industrial section of the Portland harbor illustrates the importance of sailing ships, even in 1900. It's also a stunning photo. Learn More
  25. Upper Basin, Willamette Falls Locks - Portland Postcard Co.

    Upper Basin, Willamette Falls Locks - c. 1910

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    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
  26. Upper End of Willamette Falls Locks - Crawford

    Upper End of Willamette Falls Locks - c. 1890

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    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
  27. Wind River Lumber Company at Cascade Locks

    Wind River Lumber Company at Cascade Locks - c. 1905

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    The 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
  28. Wool Dryers, Oregon City Woolen Mills

    Wool Dryers, Oregon City Woolen Mills - 1918

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    Part of a series of photos detailing the production steps at the Oregon City Woolen Mills, this view shows us the room used for drying the wool after it had been washed. Learn More
  29. Wool Sorting Room, Oregon City Woolen Mills

    Wool Sorting Room, Oregon City Woolen Mills - 1918

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    Skylights and windows provide ample natural light for these skilled workers sorting wool for the blankets made at the Oregon City Woolen Mill. Learn More

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