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Columbia River Highway (Or.) -- Photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Columbia River Gorge and Cannon Beach, Oregon photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Album 890
Abstract

Album of black and white photographs primarily depicting landscape scenes in Oregon, particularly the Columbia River Gorge and Mount Hood, as well as the Cannon Beach area on the Oregon coast.

Dates: circa 1930-1935

Historic Columbia River Highway photographic album

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 267
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.

Dates: circa 1922-1939

Historic Columbia River Highway photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 263
Abstract

Seven black and white photographs of sights along the original Columbia River Highway, including: Vista House, the Mitchell Point Tunnel, Horsetail Falls, Mt. Hood, Multnomah Falls, and Wahkeena Falls.

Dates: circa 1922-1939

Chris Wheeler photographs collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 433
Abstract

This collection contains photographs and slides likely received and compiled by Chris L. Wheeler (1927-2013) during the time he served as state engineer of Oregon from 1962-1975. The bulk of the photographs depict the Tumalo Irrigation Project in Deschutes County, Oregon, from 1913-1915. Other photographs, color slides, and albums depict state and private irrigation efforts in Oregon from approximately 1910-1925, and dams and reservoirs in Oregon from 1950-1967.

Dates: circa 1910-1967

John Yeon photograph albums on the Columbia River Highway

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1190
Abstract

Two hundred black and white photographs in four albums, taken primarily by George Weister of the Columbia River Highway and scenes in the Columbia River Gorge.

Dates: circa 1912-1915