Fishing
- Along the McKenzie River - 1921As low as $5.00Good photos bring you into the scene. This view of the McKenzie River by Eugene photographer Edmund Martin definitely qualifies by that criteria. Learn More
- An Elaborate Fishing Platform at Celilo Falls - circa 1942As low as $5.00This World War II era photo shows that while fishing platform footings and men's clothing had changed, the basic technology and fishing techniques at Celilo had stayed pretty much the same. Learn More
- Boatloads of Salmon at Oswego Creek - 1905As low as $5.00At the beginning of the twentieth century, local fishermen at the mouth of Sucker Creek (now Oswego Creek) would catch one ton of salmon per night at the beginning of salmon season. Learn More
- Brown Brothers Fish Wheel at Willamette Falls - c. 1896As low as $5.00More common on the Columbia River, this mechanized form of "mining" fish was used briefly at Willamette Falls. Learn More
- Cans of Salmon, Warren Packing Co., Cathlamet - c. 1900As low as $5.00Several hundred thousand cans of salmon stand ready for shipment in the Warren cannery in Cathlamet, Washington. Learn More
- Cascades of the Columbia and Cascade Locks - c 1885As low as $5.00We're looking over a movable fishwheel, sometimes called a fish scow, towards the Cascade Locks under construction and the town of Cascade Locks behind them. Learn More
- Celilo Falls, Circa 1915As low as $5.00This image, recreated from a detailed larger print, shows another edition of the evolving fishing structures at Celilo Falls. Learn More
- Clam Digging on Manette Peninsula, Puget Sound - circa 1900As low as $5.00While this scene takes place on Manette Peninsula, groups of clam diggers could be found in this era on many beaches in Oregon and Washington. Learn More
- Close-up View of a Fish Wheel - 1890sAs low as $5.00This close-up photo shows a lot of detail, revealing some of the construction techniques for fish wheels. Learn More
- Dip Netting for Lamprey at the Dalles - c. 1887As low as $5.00The lamprey is an ancient fish, which like the salmon returns from several years in the ocean to spawn in fresh-water rivers. Learn More
- Family with Their Fishwheel, Columbia River - c. 1890As low as $5.00While some of the large fishwheels, and most of the permanently fixed fishwheels, were owned by corporations or other businesses, many families built and operated their own fishwheels on the Columbia River. Learn More
- Fish Wheel at Bradford's Island - c. 1890As low as $5.00The original title of this photo didn't even mention the fish wheel; it was just called "Bradford's Island, Columbia River". Learn More
- Fish Wheel at Upper Cascades, Columbia River - c. 1885As low as $5.00Fish wheels, water-powered mechanisms that "mined" salmon, were active on the Columbia River from 1879 through 1934. Learn More
- Fish Wheel near the Lower Cascades - 1900sAs low as $5.00A detailed view of an elaborate fixed fish wheel on the bank of the Columbia River. Learn More
- Fish Wheel on Columbia River - 1905As low as $5.00According to the original caption, this fish wheel near The Dalles would "take out half a ton of salmon daily". Learn More
- Fish Wheel with One Night's Catch - 1894As low as $5.00The crew of a fish wheel near the Dalles shows off their catch. Learn More
- Fish Wheel, Near Bradford's Island, Columbia River - c. 1880As low as $5.00This photo shows an early fish wheel on the Columbia River, near Bradford's Island, which is now submerged behind Bonneville Dam. Learn More
- Fishing at Willamette Falls - c. 1842As low as $5.00This engraving is taken from the five-volume set (plus an atlas) "Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition", by Charles Wilkes, published in 1845. Learn More
- Fishing Below Willamette Falls (Tinted) - circa 1895As low as $5.00This idyllic view of fishing below the Falls is recreated from a hand-tinted print of a black and white (actually sepia tone) photo. Learn More
- Fishing Below Willamette Falls - c. 1895As low as $5.00This image of fishing at the Falls shows a lot about late nineteenth century fishing practices, as well as the power of the water at the site. Learn More
- Fishing for Salmon at Celilo Falls - 1890sAs low as $5.00Two young men fish for salmon at Celilo, with their catch and some of their implements displayed in the foreground. Learn More
- Fishing for Salmon at Celilo Falls - 1941As low as $5.00Taken as part of a U. S. Farm Security Administration project, this comparatively recent photo shows two Native American men working a dip net on their slippery platform. Learn More
- Fishing for Salmon at Celilo Falls 2 - 1941As low as $5.00In this comparatively recent photo taken by government photographer Russell Lee, we see an individual fisherman using a dip net to capture salmon at Celilo Falls. Learn More
- Fishing in Eden - circa 1915As low as $5.00Recreated from the original glass negative, this view shows one of many beautiful fishing holes in the state of Oregon. Learn More
- Fishing with a Dip-net at Celilo Falls - 1942As low as $5.00This dramatic photo shows the size of some of the dip-nets used to catch salmon at Celilo Falls on the Columbia River. Learn More
- Fishing, Old and New, at Celilo Falls - 1910sAs low as $5.00This fishing photo shows two methods of taking salmon at the falls. 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
- Gaffing for Salmon at Celilo Falls - 1921As low as $5.00Sometimes called "Spearing for Salmon", this popular view shows the use of the gaff hook - a sharp hook at the end of a long pole, used to stab the fish and then lift it to shore. Learn More
- Horse Camping in Eastern Washington or Idaho - c. 1910As low as $5.00This idylic photo is taken along an unnamed river in eastern Washington or Idaho. If you can identify the location, please let us know. (A person from the area believes this may be the Clearwater in Idaho.) Learn More
- Lamprey Eels at Willamette Falls - 1913As low as $5.00Lamprey eels are actually a fish, not an eel. Older than salmon, they also migrate to the ocean and return to Northwest rivers to spawn. Learn More
- Landing a 43 1/2 lb. Salmon at Willamette Falls - c. 1930As low as $5.00The label of this period postcard is quite specific as to the weight of the fish, as well it should be to honor the proud fisherman. Learn More
- Landing a Salmon at The Dalles - 1890sAs low as $5.00A rare early "live action" shot of dip-net fishing at The Dalles. Learn More
- Lower Deschutes River, Below Sixteen Canyon - circa 1915As low as $5.00We're looking upstream along the Deschutes River, at about mile 20 (20 miles above the Columbia River). Learn More
- Mt. Hood from Shore of Lost Lake - c. 1927As low as $5.00This classic image is recreated from a postcard negative that was apparently never published, taken by Ralph Eddy in about 1927. Learn More
- Nice Fish, Larry! - 1890sAs low as $5.00A large female Chinook salmon hangs outside a commercial building somewhere in The Dalles. 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 Shore of Crater Lake - c. 1912As low as $5.00There have been boats on Crater Lake since at least 1869, used for both scientific study and pleasure cruises. This photo from 1912 shows that fishing had been added to that list. Learn More
- One Day's Catch at Big Lagoon - 1908As low as $5.00Four college-age men show off their substantial catch, while camping in the woods near Big Lagoon, north of Arcata, California. Learn More
- Salmon Cannery at Rooster Rock - c. 1910As low as $5.00The Rooster Rock Cannery once existed on the west side of Rooster Rock in the small bay between Tunnel Point and Rooster Rock. Learn More
- Salmon Fishermen on the Columbia River - 1896As low as $5.00Standing along, or in, the south edge of the Columbia, this proud crew shows off the results of their labors. Learn More
- Salmon Fishermen, Columbia River - c. 1900As low as $5.00A great group portrait of a salmon fishing crew showing off their catch, likely near the mouth of the Columbia. The second fellow from the right appears to be the supervisor. Learn More
- Salmon Fishing at the Mouth of the Clackamas River - 1937As low as $5.00Hoglines are nothing new on the Willamette River, as is evidenced by this eighty year old photo taken by Ralph Eddy at the mouth of the Clackamas. Learn More
- Salmon Fishing at Willamette Falls - c. 1925As low as $12.00This image is recreated from a panoramic postcard by Oregon City photographer Ralph Eddy. Learn More
- Salmon Fishing at Willamette Falls - c. 1925As low as $5.00This professional snapshot has the printed subtitle, "A 50 pound Catch is not Uncommon". Learn More
- Salmon Fishing, Upper Columbia River - c. 1885As low as $5.00This 1880s view of bank fishing in the Columbia shows three fishermen, two of them displaying what I'd call fairly small fish. Learn More
- Salmon Ready for Canning, Cathlamet - c. 1900As low as $5.00There are a number of postcards and stereoviews showing similar scenes, but this image is recreated from a larger print by photographer John F. Ford. Learn More
- Sam Oliver's Seining Grounds near the Mouth of the Columbia - c. 1890As low as $5.00Born about 1833 in Italy, Sam Oliver was active in taking salmon from the Columbia since at least 1875, when he put up 1200 barrels of salted salmon. Learn More
- Seining for Salmon at the Mouth of the Columbia - c. 1900As low as $5.00Seine fishing is a traditional way of taking salmon from the Columbia. When early settlers arrived here they found the Chinook people using seines made from wild grasses or fiber from tree roots. Learn More
- Seining Grounds Above Astoria - 1887As low as $5.00In the 1800s, salmon were caught in three ways: gill nets, fish traps and horse-drawn seines copied from Native American fiber drag nets. Learn More
- Spawning Salmon, Cazadero Hatchery - c. 1907As low as $5.00From 1907 through 1939 spawning salmon were trapped at the Cazadero and River Mill Dams on the Clackamas River and their eggs harvested to be used as hatchery brood stock. Learn More