1950s Willamette Falls
This is the historic Willamette Falls in Oregon City, Oregon. Oregon City was the capital of the Oregon Territory and the default “end” of the Oregon Trail for many years.
It has been a site of commerce since the 1860s, the site of the first Hydropower Plant on the West Coast, and at the time it was built, [...]
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1950s Willamette Falls
1950s Willamette Falls
This is the historic Willamette Falls in Oregon City, Oregon. Oregon City was the capital of the Oregon Territory and the default “end” of the Oregon Trail for many years.
It has been a site of commerce since the 1860s, the site of the first Hydropower Plant on the West Coast, and at the time it was built, [...]
Astoria-Megler Ferry and Landing
These are two pictures in my collection of the Astoria-Megler Ferry and Landing in Oregon. Both are from different photographers and several years apart. Both show a piece of Oregon and Washington history that is missing now. The Astoria-Megler Ferry crossed the mouth of the Columbia River between Astoria Oregon and McGown Washington. After a [...]
Timberline Lodge Snow Pack – 19...
Today’s picture is showing off Timberline Lodge Snow Pack on Mt. Hood in Oregon. The picture dates from 1955. I can’t tell if we’re early or late in the season here. But the freshness of the snow leads me to believe it’s probably early still. This portion of Mt. Hood routinely gets 400-500 inches of snow per a year, an [...]
Fun at the Oregon Coast – 1961
Fun at the Oregon Coast – 1961
Tourist on the Oregon Coast.
I’m pretty sure this picture was taken at the Oregon Coast just north of the Sea Lion Caves. On the head in the background would be the Heceta Head Lighthouse.
Magic Lantern Slide: Wizard Island
This is one of three Magic Lantern Slides I currently own. The location, Wizard Island in Oregon’s Crater Lake, looks much the same now as it did over one hundred years ago when it was photographed.
As far as I know this is the earliest photo of Crater Lake and specifically the old cinder cone now known as Wizard Island. The exact dat [...]
Oregon Coastal Road – 1949
There is only one place this can be. It’s an Oregon Coastal Road. The profusion of Scotch Broom along both sides is a good clue. It’s an highly invasive species that was introduced to Oregon sometime between 1860 and 1871. There seems to be some debate as to when and who actually introduced it. Some sources say it was introduced t [...]
Ghost Town of Bourne, Oregon – ...
The Ghost Town of Bourne, Oregon is located in the Whitman National Forest in the north eastern corner of Oregon. Unlike a lot of ghost towns this one has a year round population, even though it’s much smaller then the population of the town in it’s heyday. Most of them are people who spend the summers here working the nearby gold [...]
Otter Crest -1982
Otter Crest is the name of the head here. Otter Rock is in the middle of the picture, out in the Pacific Ocean. This location is only about 3/4 of a mile north of Yaquina Head, Oregon. The rock is named due to the number of Sea Otters who used to live around the rock and around Otter Crest. The rock also lent it’s name to the nearby com [...]
Sea Lions – 1975
Among the many, many, many attractions at Depoe Bay, Oregon, is the number of Sea Lions living out in the Pacific Ocean. Many of them lay on the rocks along the coast giving a tourists a thrilling view as they go about their daily lives. Almost every small town between Astoria Oregon and San Francisco, and then some, has a colony of some sort [...]
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