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  1. Below Station A at Willamette Falls - 1895
    As low as $5.00
    This unusual view shows Station A, the first powerhouse used for the first long-distance transmission of electrical power in the United States. Transmission lines went 14 miles, from the Falls to Portland. Learn More
  2. Bonneville Dam, Columbia River - 1939
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    Ralph Eddy was fascinated with the interplay between built structures like bridges and dams, and the natural environment where they were placed. This view shows the Bonneville Dam shortly after it was completed in 1937. Learn More
  3. Bridal Veil Falls, with Water Pipe Intake - 1907
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    This very sharp portrait of Bridal Veil Falls is recreated from an original glass negative made by Sunset Magazine photographer Howard Tibbitts. Learn More
  4. Building Station B Electric Plant at Willamette Falls - 1895
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    The concrete foundation for the new Station B Electric Plant on the west bank at the Falls is in progress in this unusual view of its initial construction. Learn More
  5. Building the Bolton Reservoir - c. 1915
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    Photographer S. P. Davis has captured some wonderful abstract patterns while documenting the construction of West Linn's first reservoir in about 1915. Learn More
  6. Building the Dalles - Celilo Canal - 1910
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    The Dalles-Celilo canal, over eight miles long, begins about three miles upriver from The Dalles. Its construction lasted from 1905 through 1915. Learn More
  7. Building West Linn's First Stand Pipe - c. 1915
    As low as $5.00
    This fifty-foot tall, 50,000 gallon standpipe was built as part of West Linn's first water project, to supply the upper parts of the newly-incorporated city. Learn More
  8. Cazadero Powerhouse, Near Estacada - 1912
    As low as $5.00
    Built in 1907 next to the Clackamas River, not on it, the Cazadero Powerhouse was powered by man-made Faraday Lake, itself filled by Cazadero Dam, two miles upstream. Learn More
  9. Construction Crew, South Side of Willamette Falls - c. 1890
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    This early view of construction on the south side of the falls shows a variety of activities going on. Learn More
  10. Factories at Willamette Falls, Engraving - c. 1890
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    This engraving is from The West Shore, an illustrated magazine published in Portland from 1875 through 1891. Many of its articles were profiles of towns throughout the Pacific Northwest. Learn More
  11. Fish Ladder at Willamette Falls - 1913
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    Carved out of solid rock in the 1880s, Willamette Falls' first fish ladder made it easier for salmon to ascend to the upper river. Learn More
  12. Flume and Trestle in Lake Oswego - circa 1918
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    Our original print for this image is identified as "Trestle, Lake Oswego, Ore." in period handwriting in pencil on the back. Learn More
  13. Flume for Cazadero Powerhouse - 1910
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    The Cazadero flume was completed in 1907, built from wood to bring water from the Cazadero Dam on the Clackamas river to Faraday Lake, which then powered the Cazadero powerhouse. Learn More
  14. Gold Ray Dam, Rogue River - circa 1912
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    The original for this view is a larger print made by Kunselman and Gerking of Klamath Falls, looking across the Gold Ray Dam, which had been built in 1904. Learn More
  15. Gold Ray Dam, Rogue River, Looking Downstream circa 1912
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    Completed 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
  16. Ice Beginning to Form at the New Bolton Reservoir - c. 1916
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    This wintertime view of the newly completed Bolton Reservoir was taken by Oregon City photographer S. P. Davis as part of a series documenting the South Fork water project. Learn More
  17. Interior of Station B Power Plant, Willamette Falls - 1896
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    This detailed view of Station B was created shortly after its completion in 1895. Learn More
  18. Laying Water Pipes down 6th Street, Oregon City - c. 1914
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    A ten-inch water main for West Linn is already in the trench, and pipe is being distributed to add a six-inch line to power the new municipal elevator along the bluff in Oregon City. Learn More
  19. Lily White's Houseboat at Dunthorpe Water Works - c. 1903
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    Lily White and her friend Sarah Ladd were accomplished amateur photographers whose work is still appreciated today. White was known for her houseboat, the Raysark, which she used as her photography headquarters, usually anchored along the Columbia River. Learn More
  20. Looking Across the Willamette, Dunthorpe Water Works - c. 1903
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    There's little visible development on the east side of the Willamette River in this 1902 view from the south side of the Dunthorpe Water Works. Learn More
  21. Looking Over the Newly Completed Bonneville Dam - 1939
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    Bonneville Dam and its associated locks brought huge changes to the Columbia River, as well as the rest of the Pacific Northwest. Learn More
  22. Lower Entrance to Celilo Locks - 1936
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    A 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
  23. Lower Falls and Pipe, South Fork of the Clackamas - c. 1915
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    In this juxtaposition of nature and industry, a large water pipe is carried across the falls by cable - part of the construction of the South Fork water project to provide water to Oregon City and West Linn. Learn More
  24. Members of the Pure Mountain Water League - 1916
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    These distinguished members of the Pure Mountain Water League, most of them from Oregon City, were among the original promoters of the South Fork Water Project, built to bring clean water from the upper Clackamas River to Oregon City. Learn More
  25. Mills & Power Stations at Willamette Falls - 1918
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    Part of a set of photos of the interior of the woolen mills at the falls, this view was titled "Source of Power, Oregon City Woolen Mills". Learn More
  26. Savage Rapids Dam, Rogue River - 1932
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    The Savage Rapids Dam was built as a diversion dam in 1921 by the Grants Pass Irrigation District, and was located on the Rogue River about five miles east of the town of Grants Pass. Learn More
  27. Snoqualmie Falls with Power Plant Number One - c. 1912
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    On the back of our original hand-tinted photo is stamped "Colored by Mrs. McBain", so she definitely did the coloring. She may have also been the photographer, as she is listed as such in the Everett directory. Learn More
  28. Station B Electric Plant, Willamette Falls - c. 1895
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    This image shows Station B shortly after it was opened in 1895. It first supplemented, and soon replaced, Station A on the other side of the river, to help meet Portland's growing demand for electricity. Learn More
  29. Table Mountain and Gold Ray Dam, Rogue River - 1914
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    Gold Ray Dam was built in 1904 by brothers Colonel Frank Ray and Dr. C. R. Ray to provide power to a gold mine they had purchased near the town of Gold Hill. Learn More
  30. Tunnel Above Clackamas, South Fork Water Project - c. 1915
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    We're looking through a newly-built tunnel on the side of a precipice towering above the Clackamas River. Learn More
  31. Upper Entrance to the Dalles - Celilo Canal - 1910
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    This is the upper entrance of the eight-mile-long Dalles-Celilo Canal, about halfway through its construction process. Learn More
  32. Water Escaping from Oregon City Basin Dam - 1923
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    Shortly after the completion of the new Arch Bridge at Willamette Falls, a significant flood overwhelmed the wooden dam below the boat basin on the Oregon City side of the river. Learn More
  33. Willamette Falls and Station A - circa 1895
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    This very detailed view by an unknown photographer clearly shows the power of the water at Willamette Falls, as well as Station A on the left - the source of the production of the first electricity transmitted at a large distance, to Portland. Learn More
  34. Willamette Falls Mills and Locks, Looking Downstream - c. 1908
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    This highly detailed view of the west side of the Willamette River at the Falls was created by Howard Tibbitts, a San Francisco based photographer. Learn More
  35. Willamette Falls, with Station A in Foreground - c. 1900
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    This especially detailed view of Willamette Falls features Station A, the first electrical power plant at the falls and the source of the first long-distance transmission of electricity in the U.S. Learn More
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