Newport
- A Raging Sea, Newport - c. 1910As low as $5.00This photo by Newport photographer Albert Thomas demonstrates his skill at capturing movement at a time when most photographs required long exposure times. Learn More
- After A Storm - c. 1910As low as $5.00Another view from Albert Thomas of Newport, where he demonstrates his ability at fast exposure, capturing the splash of the waves and the seagull in flight just above them. Learn More
- Alcove Point and Cape Foulweather (Yaquina Head) - c. 1890As low as $5.00Barely visible in the distance in this photo of women picnicking at Alcove Point is the lighthouse at Cape Foulweather, now known as Yaquina Head. Learn More
- Bluffs Near Newport - c. 1910As low as $5.00Yaquina Head Lighthouse can be seen in the distance in this hundred-year-old, but very modern looking, scenic photo taken by Albert Thomas, a professional photographer from Newport. Learn More
- Cape Foulweather (Yaquina Head) Lighthouse - c. 1890As low as $5.00Yaquina Head is a narrow point of land jutting due west into the Pacific at the north end of Newport in Lincoln County. It is currently managed by the BLM as the Yaquina Head Natural Area. Learn More
- Cape Foulweather (Yaquina Head) Lighthouse Closeup #2 - c. 1890As low as $5.00A group of tourists, or perhaps the lighthouse keepers' families, pose at the base of the Yaquina Head lighthouse north of Newport. Learn More
- Cape Foulweather (Yaquina Head) Lighthouse Closeup - c. 1890As low as $5.00Completed in 1873, at 93 feet, Yaquina Head is Oregon's tallest lighthouse. Its original Fresnel lense is still in use. Learn More
- Cape Foulweather Lighthouse, Looking Out to Sea - c. 1890As low as $5.00One of a series of Crawford's views of this lighthouse, this one is taken looking over the complex towards the ocean, and shows the fenced in areas for crops and livestock. Learn More
- Devil's Punch Bowl, near Otter Rock - circa 1910As low as $5.00Devil's Punch Bowl is a large bowl naturally carved in rock that is partially open to the Pacific Ocean. Water enters it and swirls and churns, varying with tides and weather. Learn More
- Devil's Punchbowl from Land Entrance - circa 1910As low as $5.00Devil's Punchbowl is a large bowl naturally carved in rock, with openings both above on land and also to the ocean on the side. Learn More
- Four Rocks with Trees, Oregon Coast - c. 1910As low as $5.00This classic image of the Oregon Coast was captured by George Weister more than a century ago. Learn More
- Jump Off Joe, Near Newport - c. 1910As low as $5.00This highly detailed image of Jump Off Joe is recreated from an original glass negative made by Howard Tibbitts, one of the first (and longest serving) photographers for Sunset Magazine. Learn More
- Jump Off Joe, with Yaquina Head Lighthouse - c. 1910As low as $5.00The sandstone arch known as Jump Off Joe was a popular tourist destination near Newport, and was often photographed. Learn More
- Main Street, Newport - c. 1895As low as $5.00Looking towards the ocean in early Newport, we see the town was clearly oriented towards the water, with Main Street meandering in front of buildings with docks and piers. Learn More
- Main Street, Newport, Yaquina Bay - c. 1890As low as $5.00This view was captured about a decade after Newport was incorporated in 1882, at about the time Lincoln County was created in 1893. Before that, Newport was in Benton County. Learn More
- Meeting the Ship at Newport - c. 1909As low as $5.00This 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
- Men's Race at Newport Beach - 1914As low as $5.00In 1914 the Oregon State Pharmacy Association reached its twenty-fifth anniversary. To celebrate, they held a state-wide gathering in Newport. Learn More
- North Jetty, Newport - c. 1898As low as $5.00This photo was taken shortly after the north jetty for Yaquina Bay was completed in 1896, after 8 years of construction. 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 the Beach - c. 1910As low as $5.00The original for this view of an unidentified location near Newport was sold in a display folder titled "Photographs of Oregon", with the name "A. L. Thomas, Newport, Oregon". Learn More
- Opposing Forces, near Newport, Oregon - circa 1910As low as $5.00Opposing Forces is the title given to this scene by Newport photographer Albert L. Thomas, and it certainly conveys the activity we see here. Learn More
- Seagulls in Flight - c. 1910As low as $5.00Besides specializing in landscape photos, Albert Thomas experimented with fast exposure times, allowing him one hundred years ago to capture these seagulls in flight. Learn More
- South Jetty at Yaquina Bay - 1892As low as $5.00The south jetty was only partially completed in this 1892 view by photographer James G. Crawford. It would not reach its full 8,600 foot length until 1896. Learn More
- Splashing Surf on Nye Beach Natatorium - circa 1915As low as $5.00Natatoriums were indoor heated sea-water swimming pools, built in a number of locations along the Oregon Coast in the early 1900s. Learn More
- Sunshine and Storms at the Oregon Coast - c. 1910As low as $5.00In addition to his more often seen black and white photographs, Albert Thomas sold hand-colored versions of his images at his souvenir shop in Newport, Oregon. Learn More
- Waterfront at Newport - c. 1910As low as $5.00The ferry "Newport" was built in 1908 and its steam engine replaced by a gasoline engine in 1914, which narrows the possible dates for this photo. Learn More
- Women's Race at Newport Beach - 1914As low as $5.00The women (well, most of them) near the finish line in this race along the beach at the twenty-fifth anniversary celebration for the Oregon State Pharmacy Association. Learn More
- Yaquina Bay Bridge, Oregon Coast Highway - 1937As low as $5.00This stunning photo of the Yaquina Bay Bridge comes with an added bonus - one of my favorite skies in the Old Oregon collection. Learn More
- Yaquina Head Lighthouse - circa 1910As low as $5.00This nicely composed view of Yaquina Head Lighthouse was created by Newport photographer Albert Thomas in about 1910. Learn More
- Yaquina Head Lighthouse, Near Newport - 1930As low as $5.00Completed in 1873, this 93-foot high lighthouse was built using the design from the Pigeon Point Lighthouse in California. It originally included the two-story keeper's dwelling shown in this photo. Learn More