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Falls of the Willamette River at Oregon City - 1887
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This exaggerated engraving of Willamette Falls was published in The West Shore magazine in Portland in August of 1887. Learn More -
Government Locks at the Cascades, Columbia River - c. 1890
$25.00 As low as: $12.00It took 18 years to build these locks, which were completed in 1896. They operated for forty years, until being submerged by Bonneville Dam in 1938. Learn More -
Looking North over the Town of Cascade Locks - c. 1900
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This highly-detailed turn-of-the-last-century photo shows a residential area of Cascade Locks, the locks, and the river and hills to the north. Learn More -
Opening the Columbia, Canal & Locks at the Cascades - 1889
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This 1889 engraving shows the construction of the Cascade Locks and Canal, which took 20 years to complete, finally opening in 1896. Learn More -
Sternwheeler Bailey Gatzert in Cascade Locks - 1911
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This view is representative of many photos taken of early 20th century excursions on the Columbia River on the Bailey Gatzert. Learn More -
Upper Basin, Willamette Falls Locks - c. 1910
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Looking 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 -
Upper End of Willamette Falls Locks - c. 1890
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This 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 -
Willamette Falls and Locks - c. 1880
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Opened in 1873, by 1880 the locks still hosted only a few wooden frame buildings, mostly for the use of the lock-keepers and their families. The town of Canemah is visible in the distance beyond the falls. Learn More -
Willamette Falls Locks
$25.00 As low as: $12.00An early view of the Willamette Falls locks, opened January 1, 1873. Learn More -
Willamette Falls Locks - circa 1880
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This view is reproduced from a boudoir card published by Isaac G. Davidson in about 1880, a few years after the locks were opened. The locks themselves are not a lot different than they are today. 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 -
Willamette Falls, from Upper End of Locks - 1890s
$25.00 As low as: $12.00A different view of the falls, taken from the diversion area at the upper end of the locks. Learn More -
Work Crew at Willamette Falls Locks - 1890s
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The crew lines up on the side of the locks facing the river, as water seeps through from the full chamber behind them. Learn More
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