Multnomah Falls
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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 -
Multnomah Falls, Columbia River Highway - c. 1918As low as $5.00Here we get to see both the automobile bridge and the pedestrian bridge at Multnomah Falls, restored and reprinted from a hand-colored print by George M. Weister. 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 -
Multnomah Falls - c. 1887As low as $5.00Taken shortly before he moved back to Boston, Partridge captured this view of the falls by stepping back and to the right, giving a different angle than many of the straight-ahead shots of his day. Learn More -
Multnomah Falls - c. 1920As low as $15.00In addition to their popular postcards, Cross & Dimmitt sold a smaller number of large hand-tinted framed photographs, including the hand-tinted original for this image. Learn More -
Multnomah Falls and Lodge, Columbia River Highway - circa 1927As low as $5.00Multnomah Falls is the most popular destination for car tourists in Oregon, and has owned that distinction pretty much since cars were invented. Learn More -
Multnomah Falls Before the Timber Bridge - c. 1880As low as $5.00Most photos of Multnomah Falls without a bridge were taken after the old timber bridge was removed but before construction of the current concrete bridge. Learn More -
Multnomah Falls Timber Bridge, before Reinforcements - c. 1883As low as $5.00The first timber bridge at Multnomah Falls stands unoccupied in this view published by I. G. Davidson shortly after the bridge's completion, in about 1883. Learn More -
Multnomah Falls with No Bridge - c. 1913As low as $5.00This image of Multnomah Falls is from a glass negative by George Weister, created shortly before the concrete bridge was built in 1914. Learn More -
Multnomah Falls with no Footbridge - c. 1900As low as $5.00This highly detailed view of Multnomah Falls is restored and printed from an original glass negative created by photographer Jesse Meiser. Learn More -
Multnomah Falls with Original Timber Bridge - circa 1884As low as $5.00By my count, we now have eleven images of Multnomah Falls with a timber bridge on the Old Oregon website, as well as three images with no bridge and six with the current concrete bridge, built in 1914. Learn More -
Multnomah Falls with the Original Timber Bridge - c. 1885As low as $5.00This 1880s view of Multnomah Falls shows the timber bow-string foot bridge before it was reinforced in 1891. Learn More -
Multnomah Falls with Timber Bridge (Vignette Version) - c. 1883As low as $5.00In this view of Multnomah Falls, Haynes uses a vignette style, lightening the perimeter of the photo to accentuate the falls. Learn More -
Multnomah Falls with Timber Bridge - c. 1883As low as $5.00One of the first photos Carleton Watkins took during his return to Oregon in 1883 was this view of the then new timber bridge at Multnomah Falls. He numbered it "D3". Learn More -
Multnomah Falls with Timber Bridge - c. 1883As low as $5.00This image of the log bridge at Multnomah Falls was created about 1883, shortly after it was built. It's the same photo as our item AA0103, but without the vignette shading around the edges. Learn More -
Multnomah Falls with Timber Bridge - c. 1886As low as $5.00This view by Crawford was created shortly after the timber bridge was constructed - prompted by the arrival of the railroad to the Falls in 1883. Learn More -
Multnomah Falls with Timber Bridge - c. 1895As low as $5.00Multnomah Falls, showing its original bowstring-truss timber bridge. Learn More -
Multnomah Falls, Without a Footbridge - c. 1905As low as $5.00This photo was taken between the time of the timber footbridge, in place from about 1883 to 1899, and the building of the current concrete bridge in 1914. Learn More -
New Bridges at Multnomah Falls - circa 1916As low as $5.00This is an especially nice version of a classic view of Multnomah Falls, taken shortly after both the automobile bridge and pedestrian bridge were completed. Learn More -
New Multnomah Falls Bridge with Harley-Davidson - c. 1917As low as $5.00This photo was taken shortly after the new concrete Multnomah Falls bridge opened in 1914, and not that long after the Harley-Davidson V-twin motorcycle was introduced in 1909. Learn More -
New York Tourists at Multnomah Falls - 1916As low as $5.00Portland lumberman John Yeon (second from right) hosts the party of Mrs. French Vanderbilt, visiting from New York. Learn More -
Tourists on Timber Bridge, Multnomah Falls - c. 1890As low as $5.00A group of twenty-six tourists demonstrate their faith in the strength of the reinforced timber bridge in this view published by McAlpin & Lamb in about 1890. Learn More -
Villard Gold Spike Excursion at Multnomah Falls - 1883As low as $5.00The Villard "Gold Spike" Expedition gathers at Multnomah Falls, 1883. Learn More