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  1. Assembling a Steam Gold Dredge, Eastern Oregon - Hazeltine

    Assembling a Steam Gold Dredge, Eastern Oregon - c. 1900

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    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
  2. Building a Bridge Along the Snake River near Robinette

    Building a Bridge Along the Snake River near Robinette - c. 1909

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    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
  3. Building the Bolton Reservoir - Davis

    Building the Bolton Reservoir - c. 1915

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    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
  4. Building West Linn's First Stand Pipe - Davis

    Building West Linn's First Stand Pipe - c. 1915

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    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
  5. Construction of Columbia River Highway, with Temporary Railroad

    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
  6. Crew with Municipal Engine Co. Gas Cement Mixer - Mt. Hood Studio

    Crew with Municipal Engine Co. Gas Cement Mixer - c. 1914

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    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
  7. Government Locks at the Cascades - Kilburn

    Government Locks at the Cascades, Columbia River - c. 1890

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    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
  8. Grading the Railroad to Harney Valley - Browning

    Grading the Railroad to Harney Valley - c. 1914

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    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
  9. Horse-drawn Water Tanker

    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
  10. Lake Oswego Railroad Bridge

    Lake Oswego Railroad Bridge - c. 1910

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    The Lake Oswego Railroad Bridge, built as the Southern Pacific Railroad Bridge north of Tyron Creek, nearing the end of its construction. Learn More
  11. Launch of the 1st Liberty Ship, the Star of Oregon

    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 May 19, 1941, to celebrate the launch of the first of many Liberty Ships built here. Learn More
  12. Laying Water Pipes down 6th Street, Oregon City - Davis

    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
  13. Laying Wooden Pipe near Astoria - Crow

    Laying Wooden Pipe near Astoria - c. 1884

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    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
  14. Lower Falls and Pipe, South Fork of the Clackamas - Davis

    Lower Falls and Pipe, South Fork of the Clackamas - c. 1915

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    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
  15. Members of the Pure Mountain Water League - Davis

    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
  16. New Bridge over the Clackamas at Estacada

    New Bridge over the Clackamas at Estacada - 1908

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    An almost finished bridge over the Clackamas River at Estacada, with a workman waving his hat from on top. Learn More
  17. New Construction at Paper Mills, Willamette Falls - Kelley

    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
  18. North Jetty, Newport - Crawford

    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
  19. Opening the Columbia, Canal & Locks at the Cascades - The West Shore

    Opening the Columbia, Canal & Locks at the Cascades - 1889

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    This 1889 engraving shows the construction of the Cascade Locks and Canal, which took 20 years to complete, finally opening in 1896. Learn More
  20. Overlooking Guild's Lake from the Northwest Hills - Indahl

    Overlooking Guild's Lake from the Northwest Hills - c. 1900

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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
  21. Railway Under Construction near Castle Rock

    Railway Under Construction near Castle Rock - c. 1905

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    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
  22. Raising a 75 Foot Pole, State Street, Oswego

    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
  23. Snag Boat & Diver on the Columbia at Quinn

    Snag Boat & Diver on the Columbia at Quinn - 1893

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    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
  24. Work Crew at Willamette Falls Locks

    Work Crew at Willamette Falls Locks - 1890s

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    The crew lines up on the side of the locks facing the river, as water seeps through from the full chamber behind them. Learn More
  25. Workmen from Umatilla Ordnance Depot - Lee

    Workmen from Umatilla Ordnance Depot - 1941

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    Two workmen from the Umatilla Ordnance Depot pause for a chat and a smoke in front of The First National Bank in downtown Hermiston, perhaps after depositing their paychecks. Learn More

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