New Arrivals
We continue to add more images to Old Oregon. Check below to find your new favorites.
- A. R. Vorhies Camp on the Upper Wynoochee River - c 1905As low as $5.00This image gives us a detailed view of a family-owned lumber camp, located on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. A close look shows us that many of the crew are quite young. Learn More
- 1893 Union County Courthouse, Union, Oregon, c. 1893As low as $5.00This Union County Courthouse was built in 1893, when the county seat was located in the town of Union. Learn More
- A Baseball Game in Plush, Oregon - July 2, 1909As low as $5.00In 1909, the Fourth of July was on a Sunday, so this photo was taken on Friday beginning the 4th of July weekend. Learn More
- A Croquet Game in Corvallis - circa 1885As low as $5.00"Modern" croquet reached England in 1850, and spread rapidly throughout the English colonies after complete croquet sets became available from manufacturers. Learn More
- A Marion Steam Shovel, Simpson Logging Company, Near Seattle c 1905As low as $5.00This detailed image shows a cut being made through a ridge by the Simpson Logging Company, to be used for their logging railroad. Learn More
- A Portion of Kettle Falls - 1939As low as $5.00The distinctive rocks surrounding Kettle Falls will be recognizable to those familiar with the area, though this view shows only part of the larger falls. Learn More
- A Shipbuilding Crew in Seattle, Side View - Circa 1900As low as $5.00In 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
- Agness Suspension Bridge Across the Rogue River - circa 1926As low as $5.00This historic forestry footbridge over the Rogue River was constructed of steel carried piece by piece up-river from Gold Beach by the mail boats in 1924. It was swept away by flood waters in December 1964. Learn More
- Albany Creamery - Circa 1898As low as $5.00Three horse-drawn carts have arrived at the Albany Creamery to unload their cans of cream. The white-garbed employees stand together in front, with their manager, Elmer J. Seely on our right. Learn More
- Beacon Rock, on the Columbia River - 1936As low as $5.00This highly detailed portrait of Beacon Rock was created by Spokane photographer Leo Oestreicher on March 31, 1936. Learn More
- Bringing in a Load of Shake Bolts - circa 1910As low as $5.00This view by an unknown photographer shows an intermediate step in the making of shake shingles, as a load of shake bolts is either arriving or leaving the premises, pulled by a fine team with the supervision of the dog in the lower right. Learn More
- Cooke - Patton House in Salem, Oregon - circa 1935As low as $5.00This portrait of the Cooke - Patton House was taken in about 1935, shortly before it was taken down in 1936 to build the new state library. Learn More
- Coos Bay Bridge, Oregon Coast Highway, Nearing Completion - 1936As low as $5.00This photo was taken on May 24th, 1936, shortly before the Coos Bay Bridge opened on June 6th. The bridge replaced regular quarter-hour ferry trips across the bay. Learn More
- Elowah Falls Through the Trees - Circa 1915As low as $5.00Elowah Falls are located on McCord Creek, about five miles east of Multnmomah Falls in the Columbia Gorge. Learn More
- Father and Son at the Deschutes River - 1904As low as $5.00A Ponderosa Pine provides a backdrop for this portrait of a father and son admiring the Deschutes River on a beautiful sunny day, over 100 years ago. Learn More
- First Steel Bridge, Portland - circa 1888As low as $5.00This is Portland's first steel bridge, from a photo taken shortly after its completion in 1888. It was the first railroad bridge across the Willamette in Portland. Learn More
- Fleet of Fishing Boats at Fishermen's Dock, Marshfield - 1930As low as $5.00This very detailed photo allows us to step into the world of small fishermen in Marshfield (now Coos Bay), Oregon in 1930. Learn More
- Four Mennonite Women in Traditional Dress - circa 1915As low as $5.00These women are part of the Mennonite community that was first established in the Willamette Valley in about 1880, with their initial members moving from the midwest. Learn More
- Fourth of July Picnic near Rock Creek, Oregon - 1908As low as $5.00A good-sized group gathers for a rather fancy Fourth of July picnic near Rock Creek, Oregon, a community located just west of Haines, which is itself northwest of Baker City. Learn More
- Gathering at the Wapanitia Store - Circa 1896As low as $5.00Wapinitia's post office was established in 1878, at its location in Wasco County about 40 miles south of The Dalles, at the southern end of The Dalles - Wapinitia stage line. Learn More
- Gold Ray Dam, Rogue River, Looking Downstream circa 1912As low as $5.00Completed in 1904, the Gold Ray Dam was built for brothers Colonel Frank H. Ray and Dr. C. R. Ray to provide power for their gold mine in Gold Hill. It was located about four miles upstream from Gold Hill on the Rogue River. Learn More
- Horsetail Falls, Columbia River Highway - c. 1918As low as $5.00Looking east along the Historic Columbia River Highway about two years after it was built, from a hand-tinted print created by photographer George M. Weister. Learn More
- Loading Logs on a Railcar Pulled by Oxen on Wooden Tracks c. 1890As low as $5.00Not all logging railroads had steel tracks, or were pulled by steam engines. Here we see cars pulled along log rails by teams of oxen. Learn More
- Looking up Oneonta Gorge - circa 1915As low as $5.00The lush beauty of Oneonta Gorge in the Columbia Gorge has been a favorite subject of photographers since it was first captured by Carleton Wakins in 1867. Learn More
- Lost Lake and Mount Hood - 1932As low as $5.00Native Americans called this lake E-e-kwahl-a-mat-yam-lshkt (heart of the mountains). The name Lost Lake came from Mack Hollamon, who was a hunting and fishing guide at the turn of the 20th century. Learn More
- Lower Entrance to Celilo Locks - 1936As low as $5.00A lot of early photographers were interested in the interplay between nature and man-made construction projects, such as bridges, locks and railroads. This view shows us the lower end of Celilo Locks. Learn More
- Mitchells Point, Columbia River Highway - c. 1918As low as $5.00This hand-tinted photo by George M. Weister brings us into the scene, heading downstream on the Columbia River Highway just west of the windowed Mitchells Point Tunnel. Learn More
- Old Ironsides at Swan Island - 1933As low as $5.00This photo by photographer Ralph Eddy shows the U.S.S. Constitution, affectionately known as Old Ironsides, during its one visit to the Pacific Northwest in 1933. Learn More
- Orchard and Livestock Near Medford - circa 1913As low as $5.00Horses and mules gather in this rather fancy corral overlooking a neatly planted orchard just northeast of Medford. Learn More
- Oswego Baseball Team of 1914As low as $5.00Most towns in Oregon fielded amateur baseball teams in the early part of the 20th century, and Oswego (now Lake Oswego) was no exception. Learn More
- Packaging Butter at the Albany Creamery - circa 1898As low as $5.00This image appeared in the January, 1901 bulletin of the Dairy Departmen at the Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station in Corvallis, where it was captioned "Molding Apparatus and Combined Churn, Albany Creamery". Learn More
- Panorama of Wallowa Lake circa 1920As low as $12.00Wallowa Lake is a natural lake one mile south of Joseph, Oregon. It was formed about 15,000 years ago by the activity of multiple glaciers in the area. Learn More
- Portland Harbor Wall Nearing Completion - 1929As low as $5.00This photo, dated March 19, 1929, was taken shortly before Portland's Harbor Wall was completed. A newspaper article that displayed this image stated "City officials watch workers put last touches to 5400 - foot retaining wall." Learn More
- Portland Rose Festival Queen - circa 1912As low as $5.00This formal portrait shows the Portland Rose Festival Queen, in a photo apparently taken on a rooftop or deck overlooking downtown Portland. Learn More
- Punch Bowl Falls, on Eagle Creek - circa 1915As low as $5.00Punch Bowl Falls is a distinctive waterfall on Eagle Creek, in the Columbia River Gorge, just east of Bonneville Dam. Learn More
- Railcar of Logs Pulled by Oxen on Wooden Tracks c. 1890As low as $5.00Nearing the end of its trip, this oxen-drawn railcar on wooden tracks brings its load past a small pond - perhaps ready to unload them for the next step in their journey. Learn More
- Three Old Douglas Fir Trees - 1915As low as $5.00This highly detailed view from western Oregon shows three old friends - Douglas Fir trees that had been together for several hundred years. Learn More
- Using a Butter Worker at the Albany Creamery - c 1898As low as $5.00Elmer J. Seeley, the manager and operator of the Albany Creamery, uses a butter worker - a machine that rolls the partly finished butter to press out any remaining buttermilk and to work salt into the butter. Learn More
- Villard Hall and Deady Hall at University of Oregon - c. 1890As low as $5.00In this photo from the early days of the University of Oregon, we can see Deady Hall on the right, completed in 1876, and Villard Hall to its left, completed in 1886. The smaller building to its left is the Gymnasium, built in 1890. Learn More
- Young Trees in the Forest - Circa 1915As low as $5.00While many early photos of Douglas Fir forests featured larger trees, which were indeed impressive, in this case photographer George M. Weister chose to feature a grouping of younger trees, which have their own special charm. Learn More