George M. Weister, Photographer - Fine Art Prints of Historical Photos
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"Benson Cocktails", Street Drinking Fountains in Portland - c. 1917
$25.00 As low as: $4.00A newsboy stops for refreshment at one of twenty water fountains given to the city of Portland by Simon Benson, shortly after they were installed. Learn More -
Above the Clouds, Summit of Mt. Hood - c. 1915
$25.00 As low as: $4.00Clouds can be seen below the climbers in this scene captured by photographer Weister with his bulky glass plate camera. Learn More -
At Rest in the Woods - circa 1915
$25.00 As low as: $4.00A hiker relaxing against a tree helps give a sense of scale to this hundred-year-old image of a stand of old growth Douglas Fir, somewhere in Oregon. Learn More -
Below Willamette Falls - c. 1915
$25.00 As low as: $4.00This view showing the power and beauty of Willamette Falls is from an original glass negative by George M. Weister. Learn More -
Boating at Castle Rock - c. 1901
$25.00 As low as: $4.00Two properly attired women manage their rowboats in the foreground of this idyllic scene at Castle Rock, now known as Beacon Rock, on the Columbia River. Learn More -
Cedar Island and Beavertail Ridge, Deschutes River - c. 1909
$25.00 As low as: $4.00This overview of Beavertail Ridge is recreated from a glass negative made by George Weister during the Deschutes River Railroad War. You can see tracks being constructed on both sides of the river. Learn More -
Crevasses and Ice Pinnacles on Eliot Glacier, Mount Hood - c. 1912
$25.00 As low as: $4.00Three climbers survey a deep crevasse in this view of climbing Mount Hood a hundred years ago. Learn More -
Deschutes River at Twin Crossings - circa 1910
$25.00 As low as: $4.00Construction has just begun for the south railroad trestle across the Deschutes at Milepost 44, north of Sherars Falls. Learn More -
Diversified Farm Scene in the Willamette Valley - c. 1905
$25.00 As low as: $4.00As this photo demonstrates, the focus of Willamette Valley agriculture has long been small specialty farms, which today includes fruit, vegetables, and nursery stock. Learn More -
Elowah Falls, Columbia River Gorge - c. 1915
$25.00 As low as: $4.00One of the "hidden gems" of the Columbia Gorge, Elowah Falls can be reached by an easy 3/4 mile hike. Learn More -
Fishing in Eden - circa 1915
$25.00 As low as: $4.00Recreated from the original glass negative, this view shows one of many beautiful fishing holes in the state of Oregon. Learn More -
Flume and Trestle in Lake Oswego - circa 1918
$25.00 As low as: $4.00Our original print for this image is identified as "Trestle, Lake Oswego, Ore." in period handwriting in pencil on the back. Learn More -
Four Rocks with Trees, Oregon Coast - c. 1910
$25.00 As low as: $4.00This classic image of the Oregon Coast was captured by George Weister more than a century ago. Learn More -
High Climber Axel Hallgren Scales a Spar Tree - 1921
$25.00 As low as: $4.00This image of high climber Hallgren was taken near Knappa, Oregon at the camp of the Big Creek Logging Company. Learn More -
Longmire Springs & the First Hotel at Mt. Rainier - c. 1895
$25.00 As low as: $4.00In 1883 James Longmire built a trail from Succotash Valley 13 miles to the hot springs in the area that now bears his name. John Muir described staying here on his way to Mount Rainier in 1888. Learn More -
Looking Down the Snake River from Twin Falls - c. 1915
$25.00 As low as: $4.00This highly detailed view of Snake River Canyon is recreated from an original glass positive by George Weister, one of the best-known landscape photographers of his time. Learn More -
Looking South Over Agate Beach - circa 1918
$25.00 As low as: $4.00This highly detailed view of the Oregon Coast is recreated from the original glass negative by George M. Weister. Learn More -
Lower Deschutes River, Below Sixteen Canyon - circa 1915
$25.00 As low as: $4.00We're looking upstream along the Deschutes River, at about mile 20 (20 miles above the Columbia River). Learn More -
Multnomah Falls, Columbia River Highway - c. 1918
$25.00 As low as: $4.00Here 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 Falls with No Bridge - c. 1913
$25.00 As low as: $4.00This image of Multnomah Falls is from a glass negative by George Weister, created shortly before the concrete bridge was built in 1914. Learn More -
New York Tourists at Multnomah Falls - 1916
$25.00 As low as: $4.00Portland lumberman John Yeon (second from right) hosts the party of Mrs. French Vanderbilt, visiting from New York. Learn More -
New York Tourists on the Columbia River Highway - 1916
$25.00 As low as: $4.00Portland citizen John Yeon is driving the first car (an air-cooled Franklin) with his passenger Mrs. French Vanderbilt. Some of her relatives and friends join the party. Learn More -
One of the First Benson Bubblers, Portland - c. 1917
$25.00 As low as: $4.00The Benson Bubblers are Portland's iconic four-bowl drinking fountains, The first twenty were installed by 1917, financed by a $10,000 gift from Simon Benson. Learn More -
Plowing and Harrowing, Gilliam County - circa 1910
$25.00 As low as: $4.00This photo is recreated from a hand-tinted glass slide, sometimes called a magic lantern slide, made by the Weister Company in about 1910. Learn More -
Rehearsing for the Summit, on Mount Hood - c. 1915
$25.00 As low as: $4.00This good-humored photo was created by a photographer who was himself a mountaineer; George Weister was a founding member of the Mazamas. Learn More -
Rowena Plateau, Near Mosier, Before the Highway - c. 1910
$25.00 As low as: $4.00A few years after this photo was taken, the old Columbia River Highway was built, and the point on the right of the plateau became the location of the Rowena Crest Viewpoint. Learn More -
Salmon Cannery at Rooster Rock - c. 1910
$25.00 As low as: $4.00The Rooster Rock Cannery once existed on the west side of Rooster Rock in the small bay between Tunnel Point and Rooster Rock. Learn More -
Shepperd's Dell, Columbia River Highway - c. 1918
$25.00 As low as: $4.00Shepperd's Dell Bridge spans Young Creek near the west end of the historic highway. Its solid wall above the arch was later imitated by some of Conde McCullough's bridges. Learn More -
Tooth Rock, Columbia River Highway - c. 1918
$25.00 As low as: $4.00The Tooth Rock Viaduct was devised as a way to traverse a cliff, instead of blasting through the unstable rock. This view shows it shortly after it was completed, with the Columbia River to the right. Learn More -
Trestle and Houses at the Mouth of Eagle Creek - c. 1916
$25.00 As low as: $4.00Eagle Creek empties into the Columbia just above the current Bonneville Dam, so the look of its mouth would change dramatically twenty years after this photo was taken. Learn More -
Upper Wahkeena Falls, Columbia River Gorge - circa 1915
$25.00 As low as: $4.00From the parking lot and trailhead at Wahkeena on the Columbia River Historic Highway you can see the lower falls, which are a series of small cascades that pass under Highway 30. Learn More -
Vista House at Crown Point, Columbia River Highway - c. 1918
$25.00 As low as: $4.00This striking photo of Vista House and the Columbia Gorge in the distance was taken shortly after Vista House was completed, in 1918. Learn More -
Vista House at Crown Point, Columbia River Highway - c. 1918
$25.00 As low as: $4.00From a group of hand-colored larger prints from George Weister we recently acquired, this view shows the newly completed Vista House, with the Columbia River Gorge behind it. Learn More -
Vista House, Nearing Completion - 1918
$25.00 As low as: $4.00This detailed view of the almost finished Vista House and the Columbia Gorge is from an original glass negative taken by George Weister, who was known for his scenic photography. Learn More -
Watching the Surf at the Oregon Coast - c. 1910
$25.00 As low as: $4.00This highly-detailed photo shows a "typical" day at the beach in about 1910. Learn More
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