Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway main line scenes photograph album
Scope and Contents
Album containing 89 black and white photographs by multiple photographers, circa 1920-1969, of scenes along the main line of the Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway, from Portland, Oregon, to Spokane, Washington. A large number of the images were taken along the Columbia River and in the Columbia River Gorge. These include Crown Point; Rooster Rock; Table Mountain; Beacon Rock; the Bonneville Dam; Mitchell Point; the Hood River Bridge; views near Stevenson, White Salmon, and Lyle, Washington; views near The Dalles, Oregon; and the Maryhill Musuem. Also included are aerial views of Portland, Oregon; images of Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Hood, and Mt. Adams, particularly Mt. Hood; Amber Lake in Washington; and scenes in Spokane, Washington, including aerial views, the Monroe Street Bridge, and Greenwood Cemetery. The album includes typewritten captions underneath each photograph.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1920-1969
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
0.29 Cubic Feet (1 flat box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Album containing black and white photographs by multiple photographers, circa 1920-1969, of scenes along the main line of the Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway, from Portland, Oregon, to Spokane, Washington. A large number of the images were taken along the Columbia River and in the Columbia River Gorge. Also included are photographs of Mount Hood, Mount St. Helens, and Mount Adams, and aerial views of Portland and Spokane.
Subject
- Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway -- Photographs (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway main line scenes photograph album
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2012
- 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
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