Floods
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1894 Flood at The Dalles, Chronicle Building
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Two gents in a rowboat make their way down Washington Street at Second in June of 1894, after the Columbia River flooded The Dalles at its highest recorded level. Learn More -
1894 Flood at The Dalles, H. H. Campbell Groceries
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Looking down Washington Street in The Dalles, during the record-setting June, 1894 flood, with the Columbia River in the distance. Learn More -
1894 Flood at The Dalles, Looking Downstream
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This overview of The Dalles looks down Second Street, from the east end of downtown, during the 1894 Columbia River flood. Learn More -
1894 Flood at The Dalles, Looking towards the River
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Looking towards the swollen Columbia River, from the residential district into the flooded commercial district, during the record-setting June, 1894 flood. Learn More -
1894 Flood at The Dalles, Looking Upstream
$25.00 As low as: $12.00When I first saw this photo, titled by the photographer, "Town View Looking Upstream", I took it as an idylic view of a successful town along the waterfront. Learn More -
1894 Flood at The Dalles, Residential Area
$25.00 As low as: $12.00In this view of The Dalles looking up Third Street at about Court Street, we can see the transition from business district to residential area. Learn More -
1894 Portland Flood, Goodyear Rubber Co.
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This unusual photo shows the interior of the Goodyear Rubber Company retail store, located on First Street, about two blocks from the Willamette River. Learn More -
1903 Heppner Flood, Portland Rescuers' Tent
$25.00 As low as: $12.00A large contingent of rescuers was sent from Portland to assist in the aftermath of the Heppner flash flood, Oregon's most severe natural disaster, resulting in the death of close to 250 people. Learn More -
Heppner, Shortly After the 1903 Flood
$25.00 As low as: $12.00On June 14, 1903, a flash flood destroyed much of Heppner's residential area, taking about 250 lives in the deadliest natural disaster in Oregon's history. Learn More -
Thomas W. Ayers Home After the Heppner Flood - 1903
$25.00 As low as: $12.00According to an inscription on the back of the original photo, this is the Thomas Ayers house lodged near the Palace Hotel, where it came to rest after the Heppner flash flood. 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











