Ships & Boats
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A Nez Perce Canoe - 1910
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Each region created their own canoe designs based on tradition and available materials. This view shows a Nez Perce version, carved out of a single cedar log. Learn More -
Assembling a Steam Gold Dredge, Eastern Oregon - c. 1900
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This 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 -
Below Station A at Willamette Falls - 1895
$30.00 As low as: $15.00This unusual view shows Station A, the first powerhouse used for the first long-distance transmission of electrical power in the United States. Transmission lines went 14 miles, from the Falls to Portland. Learn More -
Boatloads of Salmon at Oswego Creek - 1905
$25.00 As low as: $12.00At the beginning of the twentieth century, local fishermen at the mouth of Sucker Creek (now Oswego Creek) would catch one ton of salmon per night at the beginning of salmon season. Learn More -
Broadway Bridge with Sternwheeler - 1915
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Created in 1915 by an unknown photographer, this view shows the Broadway Bridge, looking towards the west, two years after its completion. You can find much the same view today from North Interstate Avenue. Learn More -
Castle Rock from the Oregon Side - 1880s
$25.00 As low as: $12.00An unusual view of Castle Rock (now Beacon Rock) from across the Columbia River. Learn More -
Columbia River Sternwheer J. N. Teal - 1911
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The "J. N. Teal" docks at a primitive landing on the Columbia River, probably at the town of Arlington. Learn More -
Commuter Boat Altona, Oregon City to Portland - 1900s
$25.00The sternwheeler commuter boat Altona is pictured here ready to leave Oregon City for Portland. Learn More -
Cruiser USS West Virginia in Portland Harbor - c. 1911
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The USS West Virginia, a Pennsylvania class armored cruiser, was commissioned in 1905 and initially served as part of the Atlantic fleet before joining the Pacific fleet in 1908. Learn More -
Dredge "Multnomah" in North Portland Harbor - 1913
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The pipeline dredge USS Multnomah was built in 1913 by Portland Iron Works. This photo was taken that same year. Learn More -
Family with Their Fishwheel, Columbia River - c. 1890
$25.00 As low as: $12.00While some of the large fishwheels, and most of the permanently fixed fishwheels, were owned by corporations or other businesses, many families built and operated their own fishwheels on the Columbia River. Learn More -
Fireboats George Williams and David Campbell - c. 1913
$25.00 As low as: $12.00In 1913, two steam-powered fireboats patrolled the Portland waterfront - the George Williams and the David Campbell. They served together until 1928, when they were replaced by three new gasoline powered craft. Learn More -
Gondola on Oswego Lake - c. 1920
$25.00 As low as: $12.00A note on the original photo speculates this may be a group of students from St. Helens Hall, Portland Episcopal School for Girls. Whoever they are, they are clearly enjoying themselves. Learn More -
Harvest Queen Working as a Tug on the Columbia - c. 1903
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Larger sternwheelers were occasionally pressed into service as tugboats to help guide tall masted ships through the narrow passages of the Columbia River. Learn More -
Launch of the 1st Liberty Ship, the Star of Oregon - 1941
$25.00 As low as: $12.00A 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 -
Light House Joe, a Makah, on Neah Bay - 1910
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This view by Asahel Curtis shows Light House Joe posing next to his canoe with his hand-made wooden harpoon and sealskin buoys. Learn More -
Lillian Bickner in her Canoe on Oswego Lake - c. 1910
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This image is a variation on the photo used for the front cover of Arcadia Publishing's "Images of America: Lake Oswego", compiled by Laura Foster. Learn More -
Lily White's Houseboat at Dunthorpe Water Works - c. 1903
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Lily White and her friend Sarah Ladd were accomplished amateur photographers whose work is still appreciated today. White was known for her houseboat, the Raysark, which she used as her photography headquarters, usually anchored along the Columbia River. Learn More -
Lily White's Houseboat Moored at Castle Rock - c. 1903
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The Oregon Historical Society owns a print of this view of Lily White's houseboat, the Raysark, near Castle Rock. Our version starts instead from the original glass plate, in a private collection, and is a slightly larger crop. Learn More -
Lily White's Houseboat, The Raysark, on the Columbia - c. 1903
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This view of the Raysark is likely near Lyle, Washington, where Lily White often moored her boat. We're probably looking towards the river from one of the inlets, or "lakes", that occur along the north shore of the Columbia in that area. Learn More -
Logjam on the Upper Willamette - c. 1900
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Two steamboats arrive to help clear out a logjam under a bridge somewhere on the upper Willamette River. Learn More -
Looking Across the Columbia River from Cape Horn - c. 1900
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Turning the tables on many photographs of Cape Horn, Jackson chooses here to use the overhanging bluff as a frame for a view back across the river towards Oregon. Learn More -
Looking Across the Willamette, Dunthorpe Water Works - c. 1903
$25.00 As low as: $12.00There's little visible development on the east side of the Willamette River in this 1902 view from the south side of the Dunthorpe Water Works. Learn More -
Meeting the Ship at Newport - c. 1909
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This appears to be a special occasion, as a small band and a crowd have turned out to welcome the arrival (or departure) of a small steamboat at the docks in Newport. Learn More -
Mills and Sternwheeler at Willamette Falls - c. 1915
$30.00 As low as: $15.00There's a lot going on, and a lot of crisp detail, in this glass plate negative created by Ralph Eddy of Oregon City in about 1915. Learn More -
Navy Ship, with Old Steel Bridge & Union Station - c. 1905
$25.00 As low as: $12.00An unidentified U. S. Navy ship rests in the Willamette River, in front of the original Steel Bridge, which had a rotating center span. Learn More -
Navy Ships Along the Waterfront, Portland - 1936
$30.00 As low as: $15.00Navy ships pause near the Portland Public Market in August, 1936. Opened in late 1933, it was at the time the world's largest public and farmer's market. Learn More -
Navy Ships in front of Old Steel Bridge, Portland - c. 1905
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Taken upstream from its companion photo (see Related Photos below), this view shows two unidentified Navy ships resting in the waters of the Willamette in Portland. Learn More -
Navy Ships on the Columbia River - c. 1903
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The anchor rope from photographer White's houseboat can be seen tied to a tree in this view of Navy ships on the Columbia, taken and developed by her without having to leave her home on the water. Learn More -
Ocean Fishing Fleet at Newport - 1944
$30.00 As low as: $15.00Photographer Ralph Eddy captures wonderful reflections in the water of the bay in one of his later postcard negatives. As with most of our Eddy prints, we are using a larger crop than he originally used in his postcards. Learn More -
Ocean Steamer on the Columbia River - 1938
$30.00 As low as: $15.00Motorists stop along the Columbia River Highway to watch the "Charles L. Wheeler, Jr." passing upstream on the Columbia River above Bonneville Dam. This was not a typical sight; the Wheeler was the only ship of its size to travel this far up river. Learn More -
Ocean Steamer Under Bridge of the Gods - 1938
$30.00 As low as: $15.00The "Charles L. Wheeler, Jr.", a 3,300 ton cargo ship, was the first (and only) ocean steamer to go through the newly-opened Bonneville Locks in 1938. Learn More -
Old Ironsides Under the St. Johns Bridge - 1933
$30.00 As low as: $15.00Two icons meet in one photograph by Ralph Eddy. The new is the St. Johns Bridge, dedicated two years earlier. The old is "Old Ironsides", the U.S.S. Constitution, dedicated in 1797. Learn More -
Old Ironsides Visits Portland - 1933
$30.00 As low as: $15.00A Portland crowd gathers for a unique opportunity - the chance to step on board "Old Ironsides", the (now) over two centuries old U.S.S. Constitution, on her only visit to the Pacific Northwest in 1933. Learn More -
Passing Phantom Ship by Boat, Crater Lake - c. 1925
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Most of us never had the chance to see Crater Lake and its islands at water level. Fortunately, photographer Frank Patterson captured that scene for us over 80 years ago. Learn More -
Portland - Vancouver Ferry on the Columbia River - c. 1900
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Part of a series of Columbia River photos created by Jackson on a visit to Oregon about 1900, this view provides a picturesque look at the trip from Vancouver to Portland at that time. Learn More -
Portland Harbor - c. 1876
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This stereoview of Portland's harbor was originally printed between 1875 and 1878. Learn More -
Portland Waterfront, Looking Northwest - c. 1895
$25.00 As low as: $12.00While we can't quite read the names of the ships in this photo, we can certainly see the names of many of the buildings on the west shore of the Willamette River. Learn More -
Rowboat at Willamette Falls - 1902
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Two men in a rowboat explore the area below the falls in this turn-of-the-last-century photo. Learn More -
Shores of Shoalwater (Willapa) Bay - 1913
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Shoalwater Bay was an early name for what we now know as Willapa Bay in southwest Washington, separated from the Pacific by Long Beach Peninsula. Learn More -
Sidewheeler "Olympian" in Portland Harbor - c. 1905
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The luxury steamship "Olympian" and her near-sistership "Alaskan" were known as "Henry Villard's White Elephants". Based on designs successful in Chesapeake Bay, they were never profitable in the Northwest. Learn More -
Small Steamboats Docked in Portland Harbor - c. 1905
$25.00 As low as: $12.00A group of small sternwheelers hugs the shore along the west bank of the Willamette River in Portland. Learn More -
Small Sternwheeler Restless, Near Gardiner - c. 1895
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This intriguing photo features a smaller steamboat than is often seen in historic photographs. No staterooms here - simply an exposed deck for passengers over the freight compartment below. Learn More -
Snag Boat & Diver on the Columbia at Quinn - 1893
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The 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 -
Steam Tug and Tall Ships in Portland Harbor - c. 1900
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The combination of steam tug and sailing vessels in this softly-photographed scene is not coincidence; steam tugboats often assisted the larger sailing ships to and from the docks in the Portland harbor. Learn More -
Steamboat "Republic" on Willamette River in Portland - c. 1905
$25.00 As low as: $12.00We know little about the Republic, a small steamboat that plied the waters of the Willamette River in the Portland area a hundred years ago. Learn More -
Steamboat Georgiana Passing the Original Burnside Bridge - c. 1915
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The Georgiana was a propeller-driven steamboat that operated on the Willamette and Columbia Rivers from 1914 to 1940. She was named after Georgiana Pittock, wife of Henry L. Pittock. Learn More -
Steamboats Rival and Alert at Willamette Falls - c. 1866
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The original for this rare view is a hundred-year-old copy print of an even older photograph of steamboat activity below Willamette Falls. Learn More -
Steamship Alliance, at the Marshfield Docks - 1890s
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The ocean-going steamer Alliance pulls away from the docks in Marshfield, behind the much smaller Blanco, used for travel within the Coos Bay area. Learn More -
Sternwheeler and Barge Under the New Oregon City Bridge - 1922
$25.00 As low as: $12.00In 1922, the new arched Oregon City Bridge was nearing completion. In this view, a sternwheeler is moving a barge - probably one of the barges used in the construction of the new bridge. Learn More
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