Docks & Harbors
- Astoria, Looking East - 1901As low as $5.00From the wooden planks in the streets to the barges in the harbor, this view by photographer John F. Ford shows lots of detail. Learn More
- Astoria, Looking East - Circa 1885As low as $5.00If this view of Astoria looks familiar, it's because this was a popular vantage point for early photographers to capture an overview of this historic coastal city. Learn More
- Bark at Dock - Portland? - c. 1873As low as $5.00I can use some help identifying the location. Dennie, the photographer, imprinted his photos with his Portland address, but he also worked in Tacoma and sometimes in Olympia. Learn More
- Boat Landing at Crater Lake - circa 1921As low as $5.00Our hand-tinted original print is taken from "Crater Lake National Park, Oregon", published by Swem's Studio, Medford, Oregon. Learn More
- Burning of Portland Waterfront North of Madison Bridge - c. 1898As low as $5.00This dramatic photo shows a fire in progress that destroyed at least a block of buildings along the Portland waterfront. Learn More
- Business District and Waterfront, Portland, Oregon - 1936As low as $5.00Taken during Portland's first "Fleet Week", this view shows the destroyer Reuben James and other Navy ships in front of the City's downtown business district. Learn More
- Columbia River Sternwheer J. N. Teal - 1911As low as $5.00The "J. N. Teal" docks at a primitive landing on the Columbia River, probably at the town of Arlington. Learn More
- Cruiser USS West Virginia in Portland Harbor - c. 1911As low as $5.00The USS West Virginia, a Pennsylvania class armored cruiser, was commissioned in 1905 and initially served as part of the Atlantic fleet before joining the Pacific fleet in 1908. Learn More
- Downtown Portland, North of the Hawthorne Bridge - c. 1912As low as $5.00Many buildings can be identified in this highly-detailed view of downtown Portland, taken by an unidentified photographer in about 1912. Learn More
- Draft Horses at Star Sand Company Docks, Portland - c. 1900As low as $5.00It took strong horses, wagons, and men to distribute the crushed aggregate and sand sold by Star Sand Company, which was the largest company of its type in the Pacific Northwest. Learn More
- Dredge "Clackamas" in Portland Harbor - 1929As low as $5.00The 3,400 hp diesel electric dredge "Clackamas" shown here was launched in 1925, and at that time was the largest diesel electric dredge in the world. Learn More
- Dredge "Multnomah" in North Portland Harbor - 1913As low as $5.00The pipeline dredge USS Multnomah was built in 1913 by Portland Iron Works. This photo was taken that same year. Learn More
- Enterprise, Ladder Dredge for Star Sand Company, Portland - c. 1900As low as $5.00The Enterprise was the first boat in Oregon to take sand from under the water. She was built for Christian Missinger in about 1890, soon after he founded Star Sand Company. Learn More
- Factories at Willamette Falls, Engraving - c. 1890As low as $5.00This 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
- Fireboat Puts on a Show in Portland Harbor - circa 1910As low as $5.00Wooden piers and the buildings above them were among the structures most susceptible to fire in the 1800s and early 1900s. Learn More
- Fireboats George Williams and David Campbell - c. 1913As low as $5.00In 1913, two steam-powered fireboats patrolled the Portland waterfront - the George Williams and the David Campbell. They served together until 1928, when they were replaced by three new gasoline powered craft. Learn More
- Fleet of Fishing Boats at Fishermen's Dock, Marshfield - 1930As low as $5.00This very detailed photo allows us to step into the world of small fishermen in Marshfield (now Coos Bay), Oregon in 1930. Learn More
- Harbor of Sitka - 1886As low as $5.00The Harbor of Sitka, Alaska, in 1886, showing the steamship dock and Sitka Sound. Learn More
- Judge Benson and Mr. Curtiss at Spring, Pelican Bay - c. 1908As low as $5.00While appearing candid, this image is part of a series of photos captured by Southern Pacific professional photographer Howard C. Tibbitts in his visit to southern Oregon in about 1908. Learn More
- Lily White's Houseboat at Dunthorpe Water Works - c. 1903As low as $5.00Lily White and her friend Sarah Ladd were accomplished amateur photographers whose work is still appreciated today. White was known for her houseboat, the Raysark, which she used as her photography headquarters, usually anchored along the Columbia River. Learn More
- Log Raft from Oregon Arrives in San Diego - 1929As low as $5.00Most photos of sea-going log rafts show them being prepared to leave Oregon. This view shows a raft after it has arrived at its destination. Learn More
- Looking Across Sitka Harbor - 1886As low as $5.00Looking across Sitka Harbor to the town of Sitka, 1886. Learn More
- Looking Over Skamokawa Towards the Columbia - c. 1914As low as $5.00This view of Skamokawa, on the Washington side of the lower Columbia, shows us the residents were quite aware of variations in water levels. Many homes and even wooden sidewalks were elevated to deal with periodic flooding. Learn More
- Meeting the Ship at Newport - c. 1909As low as $5.00This appears to be a special occasion, as a small band and a crowd have turned out to welcome the arrival (or departure) of a small steamboat at the docks in Newport. Learn More
- Navy Ships Along the Waterfront, Portland - 1936As low as $5.00Navy 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
- Navy Ships in front of Old Steel Bridge, Portland - c. 1905As low as $15.00Taken upstream from its companion photo (see Related Photos below), this view shows two unidentified Navy ships resting in the waters of the Willamette in Portland. Learn More
- Ocean Fishing Fleet at Newport - 1944As low as $5.00Photographer 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 Wind Jammer, Willamette River, Portland - 1908As low as $5.00This is the Emanuele Accame, a steel vessel built in 1891 by the Continental Lead & Iron Company in Perusola, Italy. Learn More
- Oregon City Basin with Shoofly and Alice - c. 1873As low as $5.00The 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
- Pacific Pier at Moore Hotel, Seaside - c. 1907As low as $5.00The Pacific Pier, built out from the Moore Hotel north of the turnaround at Seaside, only lasted from 1904 through 1914. Learn More
- Panorama of Hawley Pulp and Paper Mills - c. 1925As low as $30.00This 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
- Portland Harbor - c. 1876As low as $5.00This stereoview of Portland's harbor was originally printed between 1875 and 1878. Learn More
- Portland Harbor Wall Nearing Completion - 1929As low as $5.00This photo, dated March 19, 1929, was taken shortly before Portland's Harbor Wall was completed. A newspaper article that displayed this image stated "City officials watch workers put last touches to 5400 - foot retaining wall." Learn More
- Portland Harbor, Looking Upstream - c. 1887As low as $5.00Portland Harbor, looking upstream from the east side. Learn More
- Portland Skyline from the Willamette River - 1929As low as $5.00In this view looking north toward downtown, it's clear this section of the Willamette was very much a working river. The 1910 Hawthorne Bridge dominates the scene. Learn More
- Portland Waterfront, Looking Northwest - c. 1895As low as $5.00While we can't quite read the names of the ships in this photo, we can certainly see the names of many of the buildings on the west shore of the Willamette River. Learn More
- Portland Waterfront, Near Morrison Bridge - c. 1915As low as $5.00This detailed view of the west side of the Willamette gives us an excellent idea of how the downtown Portland waterfront felt in the early 20th century. Learn More
- Railroad Depot and Docks at Tacoma - c. 1885As low as $5.00The sidewheeler "Alaska" waits at the Northern Pacific Railroad docks in Tacoma, Washington. Learn More
- Sidewheeler "Olympian" in Portland Harbor - c. 1905As low as $5.00The luxury steamship "Olympian" and her near-sistership "Alaskan" were known as "Henry Villard's White Elephants". Based on designs successful in Chesapeake Bay, they were never profitable in the Northwest. Learn More
- Sidewheeler Steamer Ocean Wave in Portland Harbor - c. 1895As low as $5.00The sidewheeler Ocean Wave was designed by Jacob Kamm in built in Portland. Learn More
- Sinking of the Salem at 4th St. Dock, Oregon City - 1892As low as $5.00This 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
- Small Steamboats Docked in Portland Harbor - c. 1905As low as $5.00A group of small sternwheelers hugs the shore along the west bank of the Willamette River in Portland. Learn More
- Steam Tug and Tall Ships in Portland Harbor - c. 1900As low as $5.00The combination of steam tug and sailing vessels in this softly-photographed scene is not coincidence; steam tugboats often assisted the larger sailing ships to and from the docks in the Portland harbor. Learn More
- Steamboat Georgiana Passing the Original Burnside Bridge - c. 1915As low as $5.00The Georgiana was a propeller-driven steamboat that operated on the Willamette and Columbia Rivers from 1914 to 1940. She was named after Georgiana Pittock, wife of Henry L. Pittock. Learn More
- Steamer Altona at 8th Street Dock, Oregon City - 1888As low as $5.00This image gives us a good side view of the Altona, the 8th Street Dock, and the Clackamas County Courthouse in the background. Learn More
- Steamer Multnomah, First Trip to Oregon City - 1885As low as $5.00The sternwheeler Multnomah was the first boat built by the newly incorporated Willamette Steamboat Company in 1885. Learn More
- Steamship Alliance, at the Marshfield Docks - 1890sAs low as $5.00The ocean-going steamer Alliance pulls away from the docks in Marshfield, behind the much smaller Blanco, used for travel within the Coos Bay area. Learn More
- Steamships Loading Logs at Southern Pacific Docks - c. 1920As low as $5.00A log raft is secured next to a steamship, awaiting loading onto the ship. Some large lumber is already in place along the edges of the deck, probably to help keep the logs from rolling. Learn More
- Sternwheeler Modoc at Wilsonville near New Railroad Trestle - 1907As low as $5.00This detailed photo shows the Oregon Railroad & Navigation river steamer Modoc taking on some lumber as it heads downstream on the Willamette River at Wilsonville. Learn More
- Sternwheelers Altona and Latona at 8th St. Dock, Oregon City - c. 1895As low as $5.00The sternwheeler steamboat Altona was built in 1890 and operated on the Willamette River until 1907, when it was transferred to Alaska. Seen here at Oregon City, below the old courthouse. Learn More