1940s
- Air Conditioned Cafe, Vale - 1941As low as $5.00According to his notes, this photo was created by Russell Lee on the Fourth of July in 1941. 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
- An Elaborate Fishing Platform at Celilo Falls - circa 1942As low as $5.00This World War II era photo shows that while fishing platform footings and men's clothing had changed, the basic technology and fishing techniques at Celilo had stayed pretty much the same. Learn More
- Bertilson Barber Shop, 7th & Water, Oregon City - 1947As low as $5.00This great view of Oregon City daily life was taken by Eddy toward the end of his career, using his postcard camera. Ole Bertilson is the barber on the right. Learn More
- Chief Tommy Thompson and his Wife Flora, Feast of the First Salmon - 1945As low as $5.00In 1945, Chief Tommy Thompson was ninety years old; his last wife, Flora, was forty-seven. Learn More
- Drummers, Feast of the First Salmon, Celilo - 1945As low as $5.00Five elder drummers play for the worship dance before the meal is served at the Feast of the First Salmon, April 22, 1945. Learn More
- Evening on Broadway, Portland - c. 1940As low as $5.00Bright lights point the way as pedestrians gather on Broadway on a circa 1940 evening. Learn More
- Evening on Willamette Street, Eugene - 1940As low as $5.00This striking view was taken between 11th and 10th on Willamette Street, looking north toward Skinner Butte. Learn More
- Feast of the First Salmon, Celilo Village - 1945As low as $5.00Reportedly over 400 people participated in the festivities for the Feast of the First Salmon, held in the longhouse at Celilo Village on the Oregon side of the Columbia. Learn More
- Fishing for Salmon at Celilo Falls - 1941As low as $5.00Taken as part of a U. S. Farm Security Administration project, this comparatively recent photo shows two Native American men working a dip net on their slippery platform. Learn More
- Fishing for Salmon at Celilo Falls 2 - 1941As low as $5.00In this comparatively recent photo taken by government photographer Russell Lee, we see an individual fisherman using a dip net to capture salmon at Celilo Falls. Learn More
- Fishing with a Dip-net at Celilo Falls - 1942As low as $5.00This dramatic photo shows the size of some of the dip-nets used to catch salmon at Celilo Falls on the Columbia River. Learn More
- Launch of the 1st Liberty Ship, the Star of Oregon - 1941As low as $5.00A 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
- Looking Over Timberline Lodge Towards Mt. Jefferson - c. 1940As low as $5.00From behind Timberline Lodge, completed a couple years before this photo, we can see clearly to Mt. Jefferson, about fifty miles to the south. Learn More
- Making Their own Fun in Willamette - 1949As low as $5.00In this 1949 snapshot, Duane Davis (holding the reins) and Jay Dunwoodie guide Clarabelle the burro down Eighth Avenue in the Willamette neighborhood of West Linn. Learn More
- Ocean Fishing Fleet at Newport - 1944As low as $5.00Photographer 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
- On Coe Glacier, Mt. Hood, Looking at Mt. St. Helens - c. 1940As low as $5.00Irving Lincoln was a talented amateur photographer, known for his images of Northwest mountains. Learn More
- Oregon City Business District from the Bluff - 1945As low as $5.00This is the "back side" of downtown Oregon City, captured by postcard photographer Ralph Eddy at the end of World War II. Learn More
- Packing in to Timberline Lodge, Closed for WWII - c. 1942As low as $5.00This photo was taken in the winter of 1942-43 when Timberline Lodge was closed due to wartime conditions. Learn More
- Ross Island Bridge, Portland and Mt. Hood - c. 1940As low as $5.00Taken just before World War II, this crisp view by Ralph Eddy reveals many details of the 1926 bridge and the neighborhood near it on the west bank of the Willamette. Learn More
- Saying Farewell to Kettle Falls, on the Columbia - 1940As low as $5.00Headed by Chief Jim James, center, with the beaded vest, these Colville and others give the farewell sign to their traditional fishing grounds at Kettle Falls. Learn More
- Spring Fever - Chetco River, c. 1940As low as $5.00This aptly named photograph shows a couple (it appears the person on the right is a woman) who have managed to get away for a spring day of fishing on the Chetco River. Learn More
- State Capitol at Night, Salem - 1940As low as $5.00This dramatic night-time photo of the new Oregon capitol was taken by postcard photographer Ralph Eddy in 1940, two years after the building was completed. Learn More
- Summit of Mount Hood - c. 1940As low as $5.00According to a note on the envelope holding his negative, photographer Ralph Eddy considered this view to be "my favorite Mt. Hood". It's easy to see why. Learn More
- The Pledge of Allegiance, Fourth of July - 1941As low as $5.00Residents of Vale, Oregon, near the Idaho border, prepare for the Pledge of Allegiance in this 1941 photo by Russell Lee. Learn More
- Viewpoint on Highway near Neahkahnie - 1942As low as $5.00This photo of Highway 101 crossing the treacherous headland of Neahkahnie Mountain was taken only two years after this section of the highway was completed. It was the final segment of the highway that hugged the Oregon Coast from Astoria south to California. Learn More
- Workmen from Umatilla Ordnance Depot - 1941As low as $5.00Two 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