Deep in the Woods - circa 1915

This scene is from an unknown location, but is likely near Oregon City, the home of photographer Ralph Eddy. It is restored from his glass negative, taken early in his career.

As with many early photos of trees, it includes a person for scale, in this case a young man clearly not dressed as a working logger. He does, however, pose with his hatchet in the bark of a Douglas Fir, another common element in that era's images of large trees.

The ferns and other understory plants add interest, and demonstrate that this section of the forest was relatively untouched.

-- This photo is restored and printed by Old Oregon from the original negative, courtesy of the Clackamas County Historical Society.