Historic Columbia River Highway photographic album

Collection

Identifier: Org. Lot 267

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Commercially produced photograph album of scenes along the Columbia River Highway in Oregon, circa 1922-1939. The album, published by the Chas. S. Lipschuetz Co. of Portland, is bound in and printed on green paper. On the cover is the text: "Photographs / Columbia River Highway / Oregon / In All America No Scenic Automobile Trip Equals This." The album includes a page of promotional text about the highway and the Columbia River Gorge, and 35 small black and white photographic prints. Sights depicted include Vista House, the Mitchell Point Tunnel, Horsetail Falls, Mt. Hood, Multnomah Falls, Wahkeena Falls, Crown Point, the Pillars of Hercules, Shepperd's Dell Bridge, Latourelle Falls and bridge, Oneonta Gorge and bluffs, Castle Rock (now known as Beacon Rock), McCord Creek Falls, Tooth Rock, Bridal Veil Falls, Bishop Cap Rock and Bonneville Fish Hatchery. Approximately eight of the photographs have the Weister Co. mark.

Dates

circa 1922-1939

Creator

Chas. S. Lipschuetz Co. (Portland, Or.) (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Commercially produced photograph album of scenes along the Columbia River Highway in Oregon. The album includes promotional text about the highway and the Columbia River Gorge, and 35 black and white photographs of the highway and sights including Vista House and Crown Point, waterfalls, rock formations, Mount Hood, and the Columbia River.