Roads & Highways
- 1913 Packard Runabout on the Way to Mt. HoodAs low as $5.00The joys of a wintertime ride to Mount Hood, as well as the details of a classic 1913 Packard, are well conveyed by this well-made photo by an unknown photographer. Learn More
- A Glimpse of Depoe Bay - circa 1910As low as $5.00This inviting image is from an unusually large print (for him) by Albert L. Thomas of Newport. Learn More
- Along the Willamette River, Oregon City - 1940As low as $5.00This well-composed view shows the concrete Pacific Highway entering Oregon City. Then a national highway, 99E was removed from the federal system in 1972. Learn More
- Approaching Mitchell's Point, Columbia River Highway - c. 1923As low as $5.00Most people know Mitchell's Point as the location for the tunnel with windows, built for the historic Columbia Gorge Highway in 1915. Learn More
- Azalea Hotel, on the Pacific Highway - circa 1928As low as $5.00The Azalea Hotel was built in 1912, and was first known as the Canyon Pass Hotel. The building still exists, and now houses the Azalea Mountain Store. Learn More
- Barlow Road Tollgate No. 5 - circa 1885As low as $5.00Five tollgates were established, sequentially, along Barlow Road from 1846 to 1918. This is the last one, operating from 1883 to 1918. Learn More
- Cars and Motorcycles at Shepperd's Dell Bridge - c. 1916As low as $5.00An unknown photographer captured this scene of cars and motorcycles at Shepperd's Dell Bridge on the Columbia River Highway, shortly after the highway was opened in 1916. Learn More
- Columbia Gorge from Crown Point - 1932As low as $5.00Looking upstream in the Columbia Gorge, with the photographer standing near Vista House at Crown Point. The decorative wall and lamps are still there today. Learn More
- Columbia River Highway at Multnomah Falls - 1923As low as $5.00This is one of Ralph Eddy's earliest photos of the Columbia Gorge - a location where he would soon establish his postcard stand and build a career. Learn More
- Columbia River Highway Under Tooth Rock - 1927As low as $5.00We're looking upstream at Tooth Rock Viaduct, devised as a way to allow the new scenic highway to pass around the rock without destroying it by blasting. Learn More
- Columbia River Highway, Ten Miles West of The Dalles - 1925As low as $5.00Photographer Darius Kinsey is best known for his logging photos in Washington state, but he also visited Oregon and created a series of scenic views along the Columbia River. Learn More
- Columbia River Valley and Highway from Rowena Heights - 1927As low as $5.00At first glance, this looks like Crown Point on the left, but it's actually Rowena Heights - about halfway between Hood River and The Dalles on the Columbia River Highway. Learn More
- Construction of Columbia River Highway, with Temporary Railroad - 1915As low as $5.00Many 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
- Crown Point and Vista House - c. 1921As low as $5.00Cross and Dimmitt made several hand-tinted versions of this photo. This is the water color version. Learn More
- Crown Point Before Vista House - c. 1916As low as $5.00This unusual view shows Crown Point before Vista House was built, but apparently after the Columbia River Highway was completed. That would date it to a short span of time in 1916. Learn More
- Eagle's Nest Closeup, Columbia River Highway - c. 1916As low as $5.00This image is recreated from a hand-colored print made by the Fred Kiser Company, as part of a series publicizing the new scenic highway. Learn More
- Eagle's Nest, Columbia River Highway - c. 1916As low as $5.00"Eagle's Nest" is the name given by Samuel Lancaster to this small viewing area when he designed it as part of the Columbia River Highway. Learn More
- East of Multnomah Falls, Columbia River Highway - c. 1916As low as $5.00Many of Kiser's Columbia River Highway photos contrast the geometric lines of bridges and railings with the organic forms of the Columbia River Valley. Learn More
- Evergreen Highway, Looking West at Rock Shed Around Cape Horn - c. 1930As low as $5.00In 1927, thirty-seven tons of dynamite were used to clear the way for the Evergreen Highway to extend around the river side of Cape Horn in Washington. Unfortunately, the blast loosened much more rock than anticipated, and hundreds of feet of railroad as well as buildings and a farm were covered in the ensuing landslide. Learn More
- Forest Road near Diamond Lake - c. 1928As low as $5.00Old growth trees line the road somewhere near Diamond Lake in Douglas County, southern Oregon. There's but a single lane, and no broad right-of-ways like we see today. Learn More
- Heceta Head Lighthouse and New Coast Highway - 1935As low as $5.00This view by Eddy is as much about the new highway as it is about the scenic Heceta Head Lighthouse. Learn More
- Horse-drawn Water Tanker - c. 1912As low as $5.00It takes a strong team to pull a water tanker. This pair looks like they're up to the task. Learn More
- Horseshoe Curve in Siskiyou Mountains - c. 1925As low as $5.00The 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
- Horsetail Falls, Columbia River Highway - c. 1918As low as $5.00Looking east along the Historic Columbia River Highway about two years after it was built, from a hand-tinted print created by photographer George M. Weister. Learn More
- Horsetail Falls, Columbia River Highway - c. 1921As low as $5.00This hand-tinted image is reproduced from a medium sized print sold by Cross & Dimmitt at Vista House during the 1920s and 1930s. Learn More
- Interior of Mitchell's Point Tunnel, Looking East - c. 1921As low as $5.00This view of Mitchell's Point Tunnel, on the old Columbia River Highway, is recreated from a hand-colored print by Cross & Dimmitt. Learn More
- Interior of Mitchell's Point Tunnel, Showing its 5 Windows - c. 1921As low as $5.00Mitchell's Point Tunnel was designed by Oregon highway engineer John Arthur Elliott, and was completed in 1915. Its five windows allowed travelers to view the Columbia River while passing through the tunnel. Learn More
- Latourelle Bridge, Columbia River Highway - c. 1916As low as $5.00Looking across the newly completed bridge, we can still see a ladder below and planks piled in the distance. Learn More
- Mitchell's Point from the Washington Side - c. 1916As low as $5.00An unusual view of Mitchell's point, looking at it from a distance rather than the classic photos taken from inside the "windowed" tunnel. Learn More
- Mitchells Point, Columbia River Highway - c. 1918As low as $5.00This hand-tinted photo by George M. Weister brings us into the scene, heading downstream on the Columbia River Highway just west of the windowed Mitchells Point Tunnel. Learn More
- Multnomah Creek Bridge, Columbia River Highway - c. 1915As low as $5.00This photo was taken shortly after the car bridge below Multnomah Falls was completed in 1914. The roadway itself was yet to be paved. Learn More
- New York Tourists on the Columbia River Highway - 1916As low as $5.00Portland citizen John Yeon is driving the first car (an air-cooled Franklin) with his passenger Mrs. French Vanderbilt. Some of her relatives and friends join the party. Learn More
- Oneonta Tunnel, Columbia River Highway - circa 1921As low as $5.00This photo of Oneonta Tunnel was taken and hand-tinted by Cross and Dimmitt, who sold both sepia-tone and hand-colored photographic prints at Vista House. Learn More
- Rogue River, on the Pacific Highway - c. 1928As low as $5.00A 1920s car approaches us along a gentle curve on the Pacific Highway. Pine trees along its edge indicate that the road was built some time before - at least long enough for the trees to reach this size. Learn More
- Rounding Hug Point at Cannon Beach - c. 1907As low as $5.00A hundred years ago, the only way to travel by carriage on the Oregon Coast was to drive on the beach. South of Cannon Beach was the obstacle of Hug Point, shown here. Learn More
- Rowena Loops, Near The Dalles - circa 1921As low as $5.00Part of the historic Columbia River Highway, the Rowena Loops climb towards Rowena Crest utilizing a a series of sharp curves and switch-backs. Learn More
- Shepperd's Dell Bridge, Columbia River Highway - c. 1916As low as $5.00This highly detailed view of the bridge was printed in a large size by Benjamin Gifford shortly after the bridge was completed in 1914. The roadway is still gravel, so I'm dating it to 1916. Learn More
- Shepperd's Dell Bridge, Looking Towards the River - c. 1916As low as $5.00In 1915, photographer Fred Kiser sold his Portland studio to his partner Clarence L. Winter so he could concentrate on creating a series of promotional photos for the new Columbia River Highway. Learn More
- Shepperd's Dell, Columbia River Highway - c. 1918As low as $5.00Shepperd's Dell Bridge spans Young Creek near the west end of the historic highway. Its solid wall above the arch was later imitated by some of Conde McCullough's bridges. Learn More
- Special Stage Leaving Pokegama Road to Crater Lake - c. 1908As low as $5.00This open stage coach may be called "special" because it was not regularly scheduled. It appears to be used for short distances, with no covering and little room for luggage. Learn More
- Stage Arriving at Spencer's Road to Crater Lake - c. 1908As low as $5.00This view of early 1900s tourists on the way to Crater Lake was captured by Howard Tibbitts, photographer for Southern Pacific Railroad and their magazine - Sunset. Learn More
- Stage at Spencer's Road to Crater Lake - c. 1908As low as $5.00One of a series of stage coach photos taken by Sunset Magazine photographer Howard Tibbitts in southern Oregon. Learn More
- Stage Passing Abandoned Officers' Quarters, Fort Klamath - c. 1908As low as $5.00Fort Klamath at its peak included more than 40 buildings. It was officially closed in 1889, and after heavy snows collapsed several buildings in 1890 it was abandoned. Learn More
- Stage Stopping at Fort Klamath Indian Agency - c. 1908As low as $5.00The original Klamath Indian Agency was located about two miles from Fort Klamath, and was thus sometimes referred to as "Fort Klamath Indian Agency", which was the title Howard Tibbitts gave to this photograph. Learn More
- Stages Above Longmire, Rainier National Park - 1927As low as $5.00Five Rainier National Park Stages make their way towards Paradise Inn, traveling the new highway above Longmire. Learn More
- Sunset Highway through Snoqualmie Pass - 1919As low as $5.00This view was created four years after the dedication of the Sunset Highway in Washington - the state's first passable route through the Cascade Mountains at Snoqualmie Pass. Learn More
- Switchbacks Between Grants Pass & Crescent City - c. 1925As low as $5.00In 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 Road Home, Jacksonville - c. 1910As low as $5.00At first glance, this view looks simply like a picturesque country road. A closer look reveals iron gates to the Jacksonville Cemetery in the distance. Learn More
- The Stage to Crater Lake - c. 1908As low as $5.00Taking the stage coach was a popular way for tourists to visit Crater Lake National Park during the first few years after its creation in 1902. Learn More
- Timberline Road, Mt. Hood - 1938As low as $5.00Traveling through deep snow up the road to Timberline Lodge, in the year it opened to the public - 1938. Learn More