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  1. A Marion Steam Shovel, Simpson Logging Company, Near Seattle c 1905
    As low as $5.00
    This detailed image shows a cut being made through a ridge by the Simpson Logging Company, to be used for their logging railroad. Learn More
  2. A Shipbuilding Crew in Seattle - circa 1900
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    From 1893 through 1906 photographer Wilhelm Hester documented ships and shipping in Washington State, as well as Alaska scenes he captured when he joined the gold rush of 1898. Learn More
  3. A Shipbuilding Crew in Seattle, Side View - Circa 1900
    As low as $5.00
    In 1900 wood was still the dominant material used in ship building, and many wooden ships were built in the Pacific Northwest, especially in the Seattle area. Learn More
  4. Applying Gunite, Oregon City Bridge Construction - 1922
    As low as $5.00
    The Oregon City Bridge is the only Oregon bridge to be encased in gunite, which protects its steel frame from corrosive sulfur dioxide fumes from the paper mills to the south of the bridge. Learn More
  5. Assembling a Steam Gold Dredge, Eastern Oregon - c. 1900
    As low as $5.00
    This large steam-powered gold dredge is under construction on an unidentified river somewhere in eastern Oregon, probably near Baker City, where photographer Martin Hazeltine operated his studio. Learn More
  6. Barge Used for Oregon City Bridge Construction - 1922
    As low as $5.00
    This close-up view shows us many of the details of the barge with a steam donkey powered crane used to build the Oregon City Arch Bridge. Learn More
  7. Big Rock Cut, Above Cabinet, Northern Pacific Railroad - c. 1882
    As low as $5.00
    This view of railroad construction was captured by Davidson as Northern Pacific's transcontinental line neared completion. (It was opened in 1883.) Learn More
  8. Bucyrus Steam Shovel near Brinnon, Washington - c. 1910
    As low as $5.00
    This hundred-year-old image shows a large steam shovel on rails, digging a channel to float logs for Iszett Logging Company to Hood Canal. Learn More
  9. Building a Bridge Along the Snake River near Robinette - c. 1909
    As low as $5.00
    This view shows a railroad bridge under construction across the Powder River where it flows into the Snake. Robinette was located behind the photographer on the west bank of the Snake River. Learn More
  10. Building a Sternwheeler in Portland Harbor - c. 1905
    As low as $5.00
    In this group portrait of workers at the construction site of a new sternwheeler, we can identify the M. F. Henderson and the No Wonder moored behind it. Learn More
  11. Building Station B Electric Plant at Willamette Falls - 1895
    As low as $5.00
    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
  12. Building the Bolton Reservoir - c. 1915
    As low as $5.00
    Photographer S. P. Davis has captured some wonderful abstract patterns while documenting the construction of West Linn's first reservoir in about 1915. Learn More
  13. Building the Dalles - Celilo Canal - 1910
    As low as $5.00
    The Dalles-Celilo canal, over eight miles long, begins about three miles upriver from The Dalles. Its construction lasted from 1905 through 1915. Learn More
  14. Building the Railroad Bridge Across the Willamette at Wilsonville - c. 1907
    As low as $5.00
    A construction crew poses in front of the almost-completed railroad bridge at Wilsonville, built for the Oregon Electric Railway. Learn More
  15. Building the Temporary Bridge at Willamette Falls - 1921
    As low as $5.00
    It's said that this temporary footbridge was built in one day, which may be a slight exaggeration, but it clearly went up quickly. Learn More
  16. Building West Linn's First Stand Pipe - c. 1915
    As low as $5.00
    This fifty-foot tall, 50,000 gallon standpipe was built as part of West Linn's first water project, to supply the upper parts of the newly-incorporated city. Learn More
  17. Concrete Workers, Oregon City - c. 1915
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    From the early part of Ralph Eddy's career, this image is restored and printed from his original glass negative. Learn More
  18. Construction Crew, South Side of Willamette Falls - c. 1890
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    This early view of construction on the south side of the falls shows a variety of activities going on. Learn More
  19. Construction of Columbia River Highway, with Temporary Railroad - 1915
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    Many historic photos exist of the Columbia River Highway. This one is unusual, showing the temporary railroad used to move heavy materials along the highway grade during construction. Learn More
  20. Corbett Building, 5th and Morrison, Portland, Looking South - 1928
    As low as $5.00
    Featured here is the Corbett Building, built about 1909 and then imploded in 1988 to make way for the current Pioneer Place development. Learn More
  21. County Road Crew Near Hoodsport - c. 1895
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    At first glance this group portrait appears to be a very diverse logging crew, but a second look reveals that in addition to saws and peaveys, many shovels and grub hoes are visible. Learn More
  22. Crew with Municipal Engine Co. Gas Cement Mixer - c. 1914
    As low as $5.00
    Somewhere in the Portland area, a crew pauses from their concrete work to have their picture taken. Their main equipment is an early version of a gas-powered cement mixer. Learn More
  23. Dedication Crowd, Oregon City Bridge Opening - 1922
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    On December 28, 1922, the new Arch Bridge across the Willamette River between Oregon City and West Linn was dedicated. Photographer Ralph Eddy captures the view from below. Learn More
  24. Draft Horses at Star Sand Company Docks, Portland - c. 1900
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    It 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
  25. Enterprise, Ladder Dredge for Star Sand Company, Portland - c. 1900
    As low as $5.00
    The 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
  26. Government Locks at the Cascades, Columbia River - c. 1890
    As low as $5.00
    It 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
  27. Grading the Railroad to Harney Valley - c. 1914
    As low as $5.00
    In 1914 the Oregon Eastern Railroad was extending its line from Riverside over the hills to the town of Crane, east of Burns in the Harney Valley. Learn More
  28. Horse-drawn Water Tanker - c. 1912
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    It takes a strong team to pull a water tanker. This pair looks like they're up to the task. Learn More
  29. Interstate Bridge, Nearing Completion - 1917
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    This is the new Interstate Bridge, the first auto bridge between Portland and Vancouver, shortly before it was opened on Feb. 14th, 1917 - which was Oregon's 58th anniversary of its statehood. Learn More
  30. Lake Oswego Railroad Bridge - c. 1910
    As low as $5.00
    The Lake Oswego Railroad Bridge, built as the Southern Pacific Railroad Bridge north of Tyron Creek, nearing the end of its construction. Learn More
  31. Launch of the 1st Liberty Ship, the Star of Oregon - 1941
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    A large crowd has turned out at the Kaiser Shipyards in Portland on September 27, 1941, to celebrate the launch of the first of many Liberty Ships built here. Learn More
  32. Laying Water Pipes down 6th Street, Oregon City - c. 1914
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    A ten-inch water main for West Linn is already in the trench, and pipe is being distributed to add a six-inch line to power the new municipal elevator along the bluff in Oregon City. Learn More
  33. Laying Wooden Pipe near Astoria - c. 1884
    As low as $5.00
    In this print reproduced from an early stereoview, Astoria photographer Samuel Crow captures part of the crew installing wood stave pipe - probably for a water line. Learn More
  34. Lower Falls and Pipe, South Fork of the Clackamas - c. 1915
    As low as $5.00
    In this juxtaposition of nature and industry, a large water pipe is carried across the falls by cable - part of the construction of the South Fork water project to provide water to Oregon City and West Linn. Learn More
  35. Marent Trestle, Height 226 Feet, Highest Trestle on NPRR - c. 1883
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    This wooden trestle, completed in 1883, was short-lived, replaced by an iron trestle in 1884 - 1885. Learn More
  36. Members of the Pure Mountain Water League - 1916
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    These distinguished members of the Pure Mountain Water League, most of them from Oregon City, were among the original promoters of the South Fork Water Project, built to bring clean water from the upper Clackamas River to Oregon City. Learn More
  37. Nearly Completed Oregon City Bridge with Scaffolding - 1922
    As low as $5.00
    The scaffolding seen here was built to apply the metal mesh and coating of gunite for the bridge. The steel structure had already been completed. Learn More
  38. New Bridge over the Clackamas at Estacada - 1908
    As low as $5.00
    An almost finished bridge over the Clackamas River at Estacada, with a workman waving his hat from on top. Learn More
  39. 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
  40. North Jetty, Newport - c. 1898
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    This photo was taken shortly after the north jetty for Yaquina Bay was completed in 1896, after 8 years of construction. Learn More
  41. Opening the Columbia, Canal & Locks at the Cascades - 1889
    As low as $5.00
    This 1889 engraving shows the construction of the Cascade Locks and Canal, which took 20 years to complete, finally opening in 1896. Learn More
  42. Overlooking Guild's Lake from the Northwest Hills - c. 1903
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    Guild's Lake in northwest Portland, now drained, became famous a few years after this photo when it was chosen for the site of the 1905 Lewis & Clark Exposition. Learn More
  43. Placing the Top Section, Oregon City Bridge Contruction - 1922
    As low as $5.00
    A barge-mounted crane helps to install the center sections of steel for the new Arch Bridge spanning the Willamette at Oregon City. Learn More
  44. Portland Harbor Wall Nearing Completion - 1929
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    This 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
  45. Pouring the Deck, Oregon City Bridge Construction - 1922
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    Lots of wheelbarrows are involved in the pouring of the bridge deck in this 1922 photo by Ralph Eddy. The arches are now carrying the weight, but have yet to be covered in gunite. Learn More
  46. Railway Under Construction near Castle Rock - c. 1905
    As low as $5.00
    While the work crew's steam engine looks like something from the 1870s, we suspect this view is from the early 1900s, when railway lines were being extended along the north bank of the Columbia River. Learn More
  47. Raising a 75 Foot Pole, State Street, Oswego - 1913
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    If you ever wondered how they erected those really tall electric poles back in the day, here's your answer. Lots of men and pikes (the smaller poles with spikes on their ends). Learn More
  48. Rebuilding After the 1890 Flood, Willamette Falls
    As low as $5.00
    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
  49. Snag Boat & Diver on the Columbia at Quinn - 1893
    As low as $5.00
    The snag boat crew, including their diver, poses for a photo at Hodgkins & Balls Salmon Fishery in Quinn, a long-lost town north of Clatskanie. Learn More
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