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  1. A Walk to Canemah, West Side Mills in Background - 1895
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    A large group of Willamette Falls area young people stop for a photo on a Sunday afternoon, on a walk to Canemah. They were probably going to visit the park at the end of the trolley line. Learn More
  2. Albany Creamery - Circa 1898
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    Three horse-drawn carts have arrived at the Albany Creamery to unload their cans of cream. The white-garbed employees stand together in front, with their manager, Elmer J. Seely on our right. Learn More
  3. 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
  4. Building Station B Electric Plant at Willamette Falls - 1895
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    The concrete foundation for the new Station B Electric Plant on the west bank at the Falls is in progress in this unusual view of its initial construction. Learn More
  5. Cans of Salmon, Warren Packing Co., Cathlamet - c. 1900
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    Several hundred thousand cans of salmon stand ready for shipment in the Warren cannery in Cathlamet, Washington. Learn More
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. Cleaning Up After the 1890 Flood, Oregon City
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    Though not as high in 1861, the flood of 1890 caused extensive damage to buildings on both sides of the Willamette River. Learn More
  9. Cutting Room, Oregon City Woolen Mills - 1918
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    While specializing in blankets, Oregon City Woolen Mills also made socks,coats and other clothing. Learn More
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. Factories at Willamette Falls, Engraving - c. 1890
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    This engraving is from The West Shore, an illustrated magazine published in Portland from 1875 through 1891. Many of its articles were profiles of towns throughout the Pacific Northwest. Learn More
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. Fischer's Flouring Mill, Silverton, Oregon - 1904
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    Fischer's Flouring Mill was central to the history and growth of Silverton. Most of the building shown here in 1904 were purchased by Henry Fischer from the Oregon Milling Company in 1898. Learn More
  16. Golden Rule Grocery, Auto Camp and Garage, Cottage Grove - c. 1925
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    We have a number of photos taken by Frank Patterson, but only a few are recreated from their original glass negatives. While cellulose negatives were widely used in 1925, some traditionalist professional photographers preferred the qualities only available by using glass. Learn More
  17. Grist Mill at White River Falls - c. 1895
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    We are estimating the date of this photo, as photographer Hazeltine worked in Baker City from 1888 to 1903. Learn More
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. Interior of Bandon, Oregon Creamery - circa 1915
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    While the original photo has written on its back, "Bandon, Ore., Creamery" we are not sure if this was the creamery named "Bandon Creamery", as there were many creameries in Bandon at that time. Learn More
  21. Interior of Station B Power Plant, Willamette Falls - 1896
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    This detailed view of Station B was created shortly after its completion in 1895. Learn More
  22. Large Hop Dryers Near Tacoma - c. 1885
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    This large-scale hop drying operation was photographed by Urban Hadley in the 1880s. By this time U.S. hop productions was shifting from New York to the Pacific Northwest. Learn More
  23. Loading Paper on a Barge, Crown-Willamette Paper Company - c. 1920
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    An unusual vantage point for a photo of Crown-Willamette Paper Company gives us a good view of a crew loading paper on a barge, using hand-trucks. Learn More
  24. Log Rafts Below Willamette Falls Locks - c. 1905
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    This classic view looks upstream below the locks and above them, Willamette Falls. Learn More
  25. Looking Downstream Towards the New Oregon City Bridge - c. 1888
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    We can date this image by noting the presence of the suspension bridge, opened in 1888, and the absence of many paper mill buildings on the west shore, which were built shortly after the bridge was finished. Learn More
  26. Looking Over Oregon City Mills - circa 1891
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    This picturesque view of industry looks over the steamboat pond, with its reflections of Portland Flouring Mill Company's Old Imperial Mills building, behind the power pole, and its lower river warehouse to the left. Learn More
  27. Mill Building in Ashland, Oregon - c. 1898
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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
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. Moehnke's Mill and Willamette - c. 1914
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    Moehnke's sawmill was located on the Willamette River above the Falls, and produced much of the lumber used to build the town of Willamette around 1900. Learn More
  32. Moehnke's Sawmill near Willamette - c. 1900
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    This small sawmill was operated by the Moehnke family from 1892 through 1918. It was located on the Willamette River near the current site of the Blue Heron lagoon. Learn More
  33. 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
  34. Oregon City Basin with Shoofly and Alice - c. 1873
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    The Shoo-fly and the Alice were two of the last sternwheelers to be built above the Falls at Canemah, completed at about the time of the opening of the Willamette Falls Locks in 1873. Learn More
  35. Oregon City from the Bluff, Main St. Between 2nd & 3rd - 1874
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    This detailed early photo provides a good view of the mills in Oregon City, Willamette Falls, and the newly built locks on the other side of the river. Learn More
  36. 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
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. Oregon Milling Co., Mill B, Silverton - circa 1900
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    This flour mill in Silverton was sold by Oregon Milling Co. to Fischer's Flouring Mill in 1898, but we are dating the photo to circa 1900. Learn More
  40. 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
  41. Panorama of Hawley Pulp and Paper Mills - c. 1925
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    This very clear panorama of the Oregon City mills at Willamette Falls lends itself to larger prints; you'll notice that we offer it in sizes up to ten feet wide. Learn More
  42. 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
  43. Rebuilding After the 1890 Flood, Willamette Falls
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    The large flood of 1890 caused extensive damage to structures on both sides of the Willamette River at the Falls. In the foreground we see workers rebuilding the almost new mills on the west side. Learn More
  44. Richard C. Finley Flour Mill, Established 1848
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    This picturesque gristmill was built by Richard Finley on the falls below present-day McKercher Park on the Calapooia River, near Brownsville, in Linn County. Learn More
  45. Rose City Cabinet Works, Portland - c. 1924
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    Drive belts run from a central electric motor to power the tools used to make cabinets in this northeast Portland shop at 1454 Sandy Blvd. Learn More
  46. Salmon Ready for Canning, Cathlamet - c. 1900
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    There are a number of postcards and stereoviews showing similar scenes, but this image is recreated from a larger print by photographer John F. Ford. Learn More
  47. 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
  48. Sinking of the Salem at 4th St. Dock, Oregon City - 1892
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    This crisp photo shows the docks, a sternwheeler, paper mills on the west side of the river, and the results of an early mishap caused by venturing too close to Willamette Falls. Learn More
  49. 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
  50. Spinning Room, Oregon City Woolen Mills - 1918
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    Wool that has been repeatedly carded is called roving. Loosely wound on spools it becomes the input for spinning. Learn More
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