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  1. A Nez Perce Canoe - 1910
    As low as $5.00
    Each 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
  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. Along East Shore of Wizard Island, in Crater Lake - 1905
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    A self-portrait of photographer Willis Vail and his sister Evangeline, docked at Wizard Island. You can see the string he's using to trip the shutter. 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. Bailey Gatzert in Cascade Locks - 1904
    As low as $5.00
    The Cascade Locks were completed in 1896, eight years before this photo was taken by Benjamin A. Gifford. Learn More
  7. 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
  8. Bark at Dock - Portland? - c. 1873
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    I can use some help identifying the location. Dennie, the photographer, imprinted his photos with his Portland address, but he also worked in Tacoma and sometimes in Olympia. Learn More
  9. Below Station A at Willamette Falls - 1895
    As low as $5.00
    This 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
  10. Boating at Castle Rock - c. 1901
    As low as $5.00
    Two properly attired women manage their rowboats in the foreground of this idyllic scene at Castle Rock, now known as Beacon Rock, on the Columbia River. Learn More
  11. Boating on Crater Lake - 1912
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    This is a hand-tinted version of a well-known photograph by Kunselman and Gerking, usually seen in its original black and white form. Learn More
  12. Boatloads of Salmon at Oswego Creek - 1905
    As low as $5.00
    At 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
  13. Broadway Bridge with Sternwheeler - 1915
    As low as $5.00
    Created 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
  14. 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
  15. Business District and Waterfront, Portland, Oregon - 1936
    As low as $5.00
    Taken during Portland's first "Fleet Week", this view shows the destroyer Reuben James and other Navy ships in front of the City's downtown business district. Learn More
  16. Cascades of the Columbia and Cascade Locks - c. 1921
    As low as $5.00
    Completed in 1896, Cascade Locks allowed river traffic to bypass the Columbia River Cascades until they were submerged in 1938, replaced by Bonneville Lock and Dam. Learn More
  17. Castle Rock from the Oregon Side - 1880s
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    An unusual view of Castle Rock (now Beacon Rock) from across the Columbia River. Learn More
  18. Columbia River Sternwheer J. N. Teal - 1911
    As low as $5.00
    The "J. N. Teal" docks at a primitive landing on the Columbia River, probably at the town of Arlington. Learn More
  19. Cruiser USS West Virginia in Portland Harbor - c. 1911
    As low as $5.00
    The 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
  20. Dredge "Clackamas" in Portland Harbor - 1929
    As low as $5.00
    The 3,400 hp diesel electric dredge "Clackamas" shown here was launched in 1925, and at that time was the largest diesel electric dredge in the world. Learn More
  21. Dredge "Multnomah" in North Portland Harbor - 1913
    As low as $5.00
    The pipeline dredge USS Multnomah was built in 1913 by Portland Iron Works. This photo was taken that same year. Learn More
  22. 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
  23. Factories at Willamette Falls, Engraving - c. 1890
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    This engraving is from The West Shore, an illustrated magazine published in Portland from 1875 through 1891. Many of its articles were profiles of towns throughout the Pacific Northwest. Learn More
  24. Family with Their Fishwheel, Columbia River - c. 1890
    As low as $5.00
    While 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
  25. Fireboat Puts on a Show in Portland Harbor - circa 1910
    As low as $5.00
    Wooden piers and the buildings above them were among the structures most susceptible to fire in the 1800s and early 1900s. Learn More
  26. Fireboats George Williams and David Campbell - c. 1913
    As low as $5.00
    In 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
  27. Fish Wheel at Upper Cascades, Columbia River - c. 1885
    As low as $5.00
    Fish wheels, water-powered mechanisms that "mined" salmon, were active on the Columbia River from 1879 through 1934. Learn More
  28. Fleet of Fishing Boats at Fishermen's Dock, Marshfield - 1930
    As low as $5.00
    This very detailed photo allows us to step into the world of small fishermen in Marshfield (now Coos Bay), Oregon in 1930. Learn More
  29. Four-masted Bark Galena, Stranded near Seaside - 1907
    As low as $5.00
    While the wreck of the Peter Iredale is still well-known, most people are not aware of the grounding of the Galena, which happened near the same spot only three weeks later. Learn More
  30. Gondola on Oswego Lake - c. 1920
    As low as $5.00
    A 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
  31. Harvest Queen Towing the Glenelvan of Glasgow, Scotland - 1897
    As low as $5.00
    The Harvest Queen, a large sternwheeler at 200 feet long, was often used as a tug to tow ocean-going sailing ships up and down the Columbia River. Learn More
  32. Harvest Queen Working as a Tug on the Columbia - c. 1903
    As low as $5.00
    Larger sternwheelers were occasionally pressed into service as tugboats to help guide tall masted ships through the narrow passages of the Columbia River. Learn More
  33. Launch of the 1st Liberty Ship, the Star of Oregon - 1941
    As low as $5.00
    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
  34. Launching a Dredge in the John Day River - circa 1895
    As low as $5.00
    While the dredge was not yet fully complete, it was clearly ready to be moved away from the docks and to float on its own. A crowd has gathered to observe the event. Learn More
  35. Launching the Boat, Steel Party at Crater Lake - 1903
    As low as $5.00
    This was not the first boat on Crater Lake, but it was an important one, lowered to the lake by the Will G. Steel excursion in 1903. Learn More
  36. Light House Joe, a Makah, on Neah Bay - 1910
    As low as $5.00
    This view by Asahel Curtis shows Light House Joe posing next to his canoe with his hand-made wooden harpoon and sealskin buoys. Learn More
  37. Lillian Bickner in her Canoe on Oswego Lake - c. 1910
    As low as $5.00
    This 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
  38. Lily White's Houseboat at Dunthorpe Water Works - c. 1903
    As low as $5.00
    Lily 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
  39. Lily White's Houseboat Moored at Castle Rock - c. 1903
    As low as $5.00
    The 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
  40. Lily White's Houseboat, The Raysark, on the Columbia - c. 1903
    As low as $5.00
    This 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
  41. Log Rafts Below Willamette Falls Locks - c. 1905
    As low as $5.00
    This classic view looks upstream below the locks and above them, Willamette Falls. Learn More
  42. Logjam on the Upper Willamette - c. 1900
    As low as $5.00
    Two steamboats arrive to help clear out a logjam under a bridge somewhere on the upper Willamette River. Learn More
  43. Looking Across the Columbia River from Cape Horn - c. 1900
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    Turning 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
  44. Looking Across the Willamette, Dunthorpe Water Works - c. 1903
    As low as $5.00
    There'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
  45. Lowering a Boat through Cleetwood Canyon to Crater Lake - 1903
    As low as $5.00
    Cleetwood Canyon, located behind the current lodge, was named by William Steel because this is the location where the Cleetwood, the first boat to reach the lake, was slid down in 1886. Learn More
  46. Lowering the Boat "The Start" down to Crater Lake - 1903
    As low as $5.00
    Part of the Will G. Steel Excursion helps to lower the boat down to the lake. The boat was likely named for the fact that Crater Lake National Park was created the year before. Learn More
  47. Meeting the Ship at Newport - c. 1909
    As low as $5.00
    This 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
  48. Mills and Sternwheeler at Willamette Falls - c. 1915
    As low as $5.00
    There'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
  49. Navy Ships Along the Waterfront, Portland - 1936
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    Navy 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
  50. Navy Ships in front of Old Steel Bridge, Portland - c. 1905
    As low as $15.00
    Taken 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
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