Town Views
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1883 Astoria Fire
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This boudoir card image by Astoria photographer Samuel B. Crow shows downtown Astoria, looking up river, in the aftermath of the devastating 1883 fire. Learn More -
1894 Flood at The Dalles, Chronicle Building
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Two gents in a rowboat make their way down Washington Street at Second in June of 1894, after the Columbia River flooded The Dalles at its highest recorded level. Learn More -
1894 Flood at The Dalles, H. H. Campbell Groceries
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Looking down Washington Street in The Dalles, during the record-setting June, 1894 flood, with the Columbia River in the distance. Learn More -
1894 Flood at The Dalles, Looking Downstream
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This overview of The Dalles looks down Second Street, from the east end of downtown, during the 1894 Columbia River flood. Learn More -
1894 Flood at The Dalles, Looking towards the River
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Looking towards the swollen Columbia River, from the residential district into the flooded commercial district, during the record-setting June, 1894 flood. Learn More -
1894 Flood at The Dalles, Looking Upstream
$25.00 As low as: $12.00When I first saw this photo, titled by the photographer, "Town View Looking Upstream", I took it as an idylic view of a successful town along the waterfront. Learn More -
1894 Flood at The Dalles, Residential Area
$25.00 As low as: $12.00In this view of The Dalles looking up Third Street at about Court Street, we can see the transition from business district to residential area. Learn More -
A Coach Stops Across from the Old Weinhard Brewery - c. 1905
$25.00 As low as: $12.00A four-wheeled enclosed carriage rests on a muddy Burnside Street. It appears to be a "coupe", with only forward facing seats and glass windows on the front corners. Learn More -
A Downtown Sheridan Street Scene - 1887
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This view of Sheridan illustrates the rough "frontier town" look of many Oregon towns in the 1880s, before the coming of electricity - or paved streets. Learn More -
A. M. Williams Dry Goods, The Dalles - c. 1895
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Built in 1870, this building still stands at 306 2nd Street, though the facade has been extensively modernized for both it and the building to the right. Learn More -
Astoria, Looking East Towards Downtown - c. 1900
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Looking down Commercial Street towards the east, this view can be studied almost endlessly due to its great amount of detail, and thus it lends itself to larger prints which do it justice. Learn More -
Astoria, Oregon, After the 1883 Fire
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Two major fires have occurred in Astoria, in 1883 and 1922. This photo shows the aftermath of the earlier 1883 fire. Learn More -
At the Hitching Post in Fossil - 1913
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Looking north on 2nd Street between Washington and Main, we can see that horse-drawn vehicles still dominated the streets in Fossil in 1913. Learn More -
Bolton and the Falls, Looking South - c. 1960
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This 1960s aerial photo, taken as part of the early planning for Interstate 205, shows the community of Bolton, with West Linn High School to the right and Willamette Falls in the distance. Learn More -
Bringing the Team and Wagon to Arlington - c. 1900
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The boys have brought the six-horse team and wagon to town, in this case, Arlington. Learn More -
Buggy in Front of the Courthouse, Oregon City - c. 1915
$30.00 As low as: $15.00One of Ralph Eddy's early glass plate photos, this crisp view taken with his large wooden camera shows a street scene at Eighth and Main Streets in downtown Oregon City. Learn More -
Business Section with Suspension Bridge, Oregon City - c. 1918
$25.00 As low as: $12.00While this postcard view was postmarked 1923, we believe the photo was taken in the teens. Learn More -
C. N. Haines Store, NW Corner 1st and A, Oswego - c. 1910
$25.00 As low as: $12.00After a day battling traffic traveling through First Addition in Lake Oswego, come back and look at this photo of how it appeared a hundred years ago. Learn More -
Canyon City Brass Band in its Bandwagon - c. 1895
$25.00 As low as: $12.00While we still refer to "jumping on the bandwagon", we rarely get to see a real bandwagon these days. The phrase originated when politicians learned that riding on the bandwagon was a great place to be seen at public events. Learn More -
Charman Brothers Block, Oregon City - c. 1895
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Built in 1889 by brothers T. L. and Elmer E. Charman, the Charman Bros. Block was for years the grand building of Main Street in Oregon City. Learn More -
Clay Moore Saloon, in Blanco Hotel, Marshfield - c. 1900
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Patrons gather outside the Clay Moore Saloon, in the Norman Building, at Front and Commercial in Marshfield (now known as Coos Bay). Moore operated several Marshfield saloons - this one is in the old Blanco Hotel. Learn More -
Closset & Devers Coffee & Spices Delivery Wagon - c. 1905
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Closset and Devers Coffees was an old Portland firm, named when Arthur Devers joined the existing company of Closset Brothers in the early 1880s. Learn More -
Cow & Calves on 13th Street in Willamette - c. 1898
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Looking north on 13th Street in Willamette, now part of West Linn, towards what's now known as Willamette Falls Drive. The cow belonged to H. T. Shipley; the house is the Leisman/Elligsen House. Learn More -
Delivery Cart on Burnside Street in Portland - c. 1905
$25.00 As low as: $12.00One of a series of photos taken by Olaf Indahl on West Burnside near the sign store where he worked. The large building across the street is Weinhard's brewery. Learn More -
Downtown Portland and the West Hills - 1898
$25.00 As low as: $12.00By 1898 Portland had become a thriving modern city, and fine homes were making their way up the slopes of the West Hills. Learn More -
Early Downtown View of The Dalles - 1870s
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This rare early view of downtown The Dalles is reproduced from an unusual outdoor CDV, a small-format card-mounted photo type popular in the 1860s and 1870s. Learn More -
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Evening on Broadway, Portland - c. 1935
$30.00 As low as: $15.00Bright lights point the way as pedestrians gather on Broadway on a mid-1930s evening. Learn More -
First Street in Portland, During the Holidays - 1889
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The December 21st, 1889 issue of The West Shore included this holiday-themed engraving of life in downtown Portland as its centerfold. Learn More -
First Street, Marshfield - c. 1910
$25.00 As low as: $12.00First Street in Marshfield, now Coos Bay, was a busy place in 1910. For some reason, everyone in this photo appears to be headed the other way. Learn More -
Front Street in Marshfield, with Fire Crew - c. 1895
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Though reproduced from a stereoview, this town view of Marshfield (now Coos Bay) has lots of detail. Learn More -
Front Street in Portland in 1852
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This circa 1900 photo is copied from an original daguerreotype attributed to Joseph Buchtel. It shows Front Street from Ash Street to Salmon Street, with the docks in the distance. Learn More -
Government Building at Lewis & Clark Exposition - 1905
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This view shows the U. S. Government Building on its island in Guild's Lake, with the "Bridge of Nations" leading out to it in the middle right. Learn More -
Government Building from the West, Lewis & Clark Expo - 1905
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This view benefits from its unusual vantage point - probably not one that was ever used by the Exposition's promoters. Learn More -
Government Building Military Camp, Lewis & Clark Expo - 1905
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The Government Building hosted exhibits from many branches of the U. S. government at the Lewis and Clark Expositon - including the military. Here two types of tents fill the east lawn near the waters of Guild's Lake. Learn More -
Government Camp, South Side Mt. Hood - c. 1935
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Looking east down old Highway 26 in Government Camp, we see the Battle Axe Inn in the left foreground, Battle Axe Recreation Hall behind it, and Hill's Place across the road on the right. Learn More -
Grand Ave. at Morrison, Looking North, Portland - c. 1915
$25.00 As low as: $12.00There are lots of cross-bars on the power poles in this view looking north on Grand Avenue. No wonder they needed the poles to be so tall. Learn More -
Harbor of Sitka - 1886
$25.00 As low as: $12.00The Harbor of Sitka, Alaska, in 1886, showing the steamship dock and Sitka Sound. Learn More -
Heppner, Shortly After the 1903 Flood
$25.00 As low as: $12.00On June 14, 1903, a flash flood destroyed much of Heppner's residential area, taking about 250 lives in the deadliest natural disaster in Oregon's history. Learn More -
Hill's Place, Government Camp, Mount Hood - c. 1935
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Looking west down old Highway 26 in Government Camp, we see Hill's Place on the left, and the Battle Axe Recreation Hall on the right. Behind the recreation hall, across the highway from Hill's Place, is the Battle Axe Inn. Learn More -
Hood River from the Eastside Grade - c. 1910
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Looking north down Hood River from the east bank, we see the town named after the river to the left. In the distance is the Columbia River, and the hills of Washington State on the other side. Learn More -
Hood River Railroad Bridge - c. 1900
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This is the railroad bridge across the mouth of Hood River that preceded the current steel bridge - itself now a very historic structure, having been completed in 1906. Learn More -
Hood River, Looking East on Oak towards Downtown - c. 1910
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This view is from the edge of Hood River, out where the sidewalks ended. Oak Street then, as well as now, was one of the main streets in the town. Learn More -
Hood River, Looking West on Oak at 2nd - c. 1910
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Many of the buildings in this century-old view of the town of Hood River still stand today, and Oak Street continues to be one of the main streets in town. Learn More -
Hop Farmers Conversing on a Drug Store Corner - 1939
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This Depression-era photo of an Independence, Oregon street corner shows a gathering of local hop farmers discussing politics and other pressing issues of the day. Learn More -
Houseboats at Portland's First Stockyards - c. 1905
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Looking from the Willamette River across the houseboats to Portland's first Union Stock Yards, located in the northwest industrial area at 17th and Vaughn. Learn More -
J. K. Gill Co. and 3rd Avenue, Portland - c. 1904
$25.00 As low as: $12.00Looking north on Third Avenue, we see J. K. Gill on the left at 133 Third Street (as it was called then). This was the original Portland location for what grew into a chain of bookstores for Joseph Kaye Gill. Learn More -
Johnson, Washington, Town View - c. 1895
$25.00 As low as: $12.00A post office for Johnson was established in 1888, and in 1891 the town began building. Located 11 miles south of Pullman on the Genesse branch of the Northern Pacific, the town was well-positioned for growth. Learn More -
Klamath Falls Town View - 1890s
$25.00 As low as: $12.00This circa 1890 photo looks across well-maintained farms and the lake to Klamath Falls and the hills behind the town. Learn More -
Laying Water Pipes down 6th Street, Oregon City - c. 1914
$25.00 As low as: $12.00A 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
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