Collection of black and white photographs that were published in the Oregon Journal newspaper and are related to the Detroit Dam. The images show Detroit, Oregon, before the dam was built, the excavation of the dam site, construction and dedication of the dam, and the resulting lake. Many of the photographs were taken by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

The collection consists of photographs of newspaper owner C. S. Jackson (1860-1924) of Pendleton and Portland, Oregon; family members including his wife, Maria C. Jackson (1862-1956), his sons, Francis C. Jackson (1887-1919) and Philip L. Jackson (1893-1953), and his grandson, C. S. Jackson (1914-1947); and images relating to his newspaper enterprises, the East Oregonian and the Oregon Journal.