Historic Columbia River Highway photographic album
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
- Creation: circa 1922-1939
Creator
- Chas. S. Lipschuetz Co. (Portland, Or.) (Organization)
- Weister, George M., 1862-1922 (Photographer, Person)
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
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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Arthur M. Hayden, June 1984 (Lib. Acc. 16809, Photo Acc. 984D058).
Processing Information
Also designated Album 725 by the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
- Title
- Guide to the historic Columbia River Highway photographic album
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2012; revised 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
1200 SW Park Ave.
Portland OR 97205 United States
5033065204
5033065240
libreference@ohs.org