Mountains
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Arriving at the Summit of Mount Hood - 1910s
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Two women and two men arrive at the summit of Mt. Hood on a beautiful day. Learn More -
Camping at Indian Henry, near Mt Rainier - c. 1915
$25.00 As low as: $12.00A camping group awaits their meal in Indian Henry's Hunting Grounds, a meadow near the foot of Mt. Rainier. Learn More -
Climbing Paradise Glacier, Mt. Rainier - c. 1915
$25.00 As low as: $12.00A group of men and women work their way up Paradise Glacier on the southeast flank of Mt. Rainier. Learn More -
Crossing the Crevasse at Crater Rock, Mt. Hood - 1916
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The second of two photos showing a climbing party crossing a crevasse, the guide here is answering a question from Norma Reck, daughter of the photographer. Learn More -
Government Camp Hotel, Mt. Hood - c. 1925
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Built in 1910 as an expansion to the original 1899 Mountain View House seen to its right, the Government Camp Hotel was for years the main source of lodging for visitors to Mount Hood. Learn More -
Hill's Place, Government Camp, Mount Hood - c. 1935
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Looking west down old Highway 26 in Government Camp, we see Hill's Place on the left, and the Battle Axe Recreation Hall on the right. Behind the recreation hall, across the highway from Hill's Place, is the Battle Axe Inn. Learn More -
Horseshoe Curve in Siskiyou Mountains - c. 1925
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The horseshoe of the road in this photo is a wonderful shape, almost filling the frame of the image and pushing against its borders. Learn More -
Interior of Cloud Cap Inn, Mt. Hood - 1905
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Built in 1889 on Mount Hood's northeast shoulder, Cloud Cap Inn was reached by railroad from Hood River, and then a several hour stagecoach ride. It was designed by the same firm that designed the Forestry Building for the Lewis and Clark Exposition in 1905. Learn More -
Looking East along the Summit of Mt. Hood - 1910s
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This is the breath-taking view that awaited Mt. Hood climbers in the 1910s, and still awaits them today. Learn More -
Looking North across Pasture towards Mt. Hood - c. 1885
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This early photo of Mt. Hood from the south was taken by William H. Partridge during his short career in Oregon in the 1880s, before he headed back to the east coast. Learn More -
Looking North from the Summit of Mt. Hood - 1905
$25.00 As low as: $12.00One of the rewards of a long climb - the view from the rocky summit of Mount Hood. Learn More -
Looking over Oregon City towards Mt. Hood - c. 1898
$25.00 As low as: $12.00A long view across the suspension bridge and Oregon City towards Mount Hood. Learn More -
Lower Serac, at Mount Hood - 1910s
$25.00 As low as: $12.00A young woman pauses at Lower Serac, while climbing Mount Hood. Learn More -
Lunch at Mazama Camp - 1910s
$25.00 As low as: $12.00There are lots of fascinating details in this photo of the climbing club the Mazamas as they break for lunch, probably after a climb on Mt. Hood. Learn More -
Mount Hood - 1898
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This 1898 photochrom view of Mt. Hood demonstrates an early way to mass produce color photographs. Learn More -
Mount Hood from Government Camp - c. 1920
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The original for this view is signed "R G", with the "G" being the distinctive Gifford style; thus I'm attributing it to Ralph Gifford. Learn More -
Mount Hood from the East - c. 1873
$25.00 As low as: $12.00There are thousands of photos of Mt. Hood. This is one of the earlier ones, taken by pioneer photographer Joseph Buchtel in about 1873. Learn More -
Mount Shasta - c. 1888
$25.00 As low as: $12.00I. G. Davidson's 1880s view of Mt. Shasta, showing an early ranch and perhaps a hotel to the right. Learn More -
Mountains of Ice -- Eliot Glacier on Mt. Hood - 1905
$25.00 As low as: $12.00A lone climber experiences what it's like to feel small, standing near the ice blocks of Eliot Glacier. Learn More -
Mt. Hood from Lost Lake - 1900
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Reminding us of the color palette of an Eliza Barchus painting, this photochrom print of Mount Hood showcases the reflective qualities of Lost Lake. Learn More -
Mt. Hood from Lost Lake, with Swans - 1902
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Reproduced from a 1902 glass negative by Jesse A. Meiser, this photo features a pair of swans on Lost Lake, with Mt. Hood in the background. Learn More -
Mt. Hood from the Columbia River - 1901
$25.00 As low as: $12.00A pastoral scene that has everything -- flowers, water, animals, trees, a steamboat and mountain, and color, courtesy of the newly developed photochrom process. Learn More -
Mt. Hood from the South - c. 1885
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Climbers and others familiar with the upper elevations of Mt. Hood will recognize how the glaciers have changed since this photo was taken 125 years ago. Learn More -
Mt. Rainier and Mirror Lake - 1913
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The H. L. Toles View Company was known for scenic postcards and stereoviews. Their larger print providing the original for this image is much less common. Learn More -
Mt. St. Helens from Spirit Lake - c. 1900
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This hundred-year-old view of Mt. St. Helens showcases photographer Meiser's ability to compose a special photograph of an often visited site. It also demonstrates his quality equipment and careful technique. Learn More -
Near the Top of Mt. Hood - c. 1885
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This early view near the summit of Mt. Hood was taken by William H. Partridge, an Oregon photographer responsible for many boudoir cards - 4 1/2 by 8 inch card-mounted photos that were very popular in the 1880s. Learn More -
On the Trail, Van Trump Park, Mt. Rainier - c. 1915
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Mountain wildflowers are in bloom for this photo of men and women on horseback, making their way along a hillside with Mt Rainier in the background. Learn More -
Oregon City and Mount Hood - 1930
$30.00 As low as: $15.00This overview of Oregon City shows all levels - from West Linn in the foreground, to the river and its bluffs, across downtown Oregon City, up the elevator to the upper part of town, to snow-capped Mt. Hood in the distance. Learn More -
Overlooking the Pinnacles at Mount Hood - 1910s
$25.00 As low as: $12.00A young woman pauses on her climb of Mount Hood to enjoy a view of the Pinnacles. Learn More -
Portland and Mount Hood - 1935
$30.00 As low as: $15.00Reproduced from the original postcard negative, this view looks over Portland from the west hills. Note Civic Stadium (now PGE Park) in the foreground. Learn More -
Portland and Mt. St. Helens - 1937
$30.00 As low as: $15.00This striking photo of downtown Portland, looking north on Broadway, features a snowy Mt. St. Helens in the distance. Learn More -
Search Party on Mt. Hood - 1938
$30.00 As low as: $15.00The beauty of Mt. Hood has attracted climbers for hundreds if not thousands of years. For equally long people have sometimes found themselves in trouble while negotiating a climb. Learn More -
Summit of Mount Hood - 1894
$25.00 As low as: $12.00A group of seven friends celebrates reaching the summit of Mount Hood in this 1894 image from an unknown photographer. Learn More -
Summit of Mount Hood - c. 1940
$30.00 As low as: $15.00According to a note on the envelope holding his negative, photographer Ralph Eddy considered this view to be "my favorite Mt. Hood". It's easy to see why. Learn More -
Switchbacks Between Grants Pass & Crescent City - c. 1925
$25.00 As low as: $12.00In a great example of the road builders' art from eighty years ago, we see how the engineers have negotiated their way down a steep slope in the Siskiyous. Learn More -
The Last Pull to the Summit - 1904
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Three men, in standard climbing garb for those days of suits and ties, reach the summit of Mount Hood in 1904. Learn More -
Timberline Road, Mt. Hood - 1938
$30.00 As low as: $15.00Traveling through deep snow up the road to Timberline Lodge, in the year it opened to the public - 1938. Learn More -
Wells Bennet Rides his Henderson 4 Up Mt. Hood - 1924
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Wells Bennett was a leading racer, hillclimber and cross-country specialist of the 1910s and early 1920s. In this photo, he is attempting to climb Mount Hood. Learn More -
White River Crevasse on Mt. Hood - 1916
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The first of two photos showing a climbing party crossing a crevasse, this view shows Norma Reck, the photographer's seventeen-year-old daughter facing the camera. Learn More











