Photograph showing a wrecked building with street cars in the debris. Several men stand on top of one of the cars while looking at the camera. A large pile of building debris surrounds the cars, and other buildings can be seen in the background. The photograph is a reproduction of a printed image.

Photograph of wreckage from the demolition of buildings at SW First Ave and Washington St. where the approaches for the new Morrison Bridge were constructed (negative 1 of 6).

Photograph of wreckage from the demolition of buildings at SW First Ave and Washington St. where the approaches for the new Morrison Bridge were constructed (negative 6 of 6).

Smoke rises from the remnants of a fire at the Mazama Lodge. Only the chimney and a wooden part of the structure in the foreground are left standing from the burned building. A sign in front of the destroyed building reads, "Mazama Lodge" (negative 1 of 14).

Smoke rises from the remnants of a fire at the Mazama Lodge. A stone wall, likely part of the chimney, still stands on the right. On the left, logs make up a wooden structure that has been badly damaged but still stands (negative 4 of 14).

A group of men investigate the wreckage of a plane crash in the field of the Doty & Doerner tree nursery about 15 miles south of Portland. The plane is wrecked and completely destroyed. There is an orchard in the background. This plane was stolen from the Beaverton Airport by 2 young men, Jerald Wayne Hallett and Richard Monroe, Jr. Both died in the crash (negative 2 of 10).

Debris from a plane crash surrounds a house west of Camas, Washington. Large pieces of the airplane lie on the ground. The house appears to be badly damaged and all of its windows are broken. There are 2 military vehicles in the background. This is the wreckage of an F-89 jet fighter plane that crashed on January 9, 1959 (negative 3 of 14).

Photographic postcard showing pieces of a Great Northern Railway train wreck on the ground. The wooden trestles of a railroad bridge are in the background. A locomotive lies on its side in the background on the right, with a handwritten note above reading, "GN Tacoma."

Photographic postcard showing people observing the wreckage of a Great Northern Railway mail train. They look at a locomotive on the ground on the other side of a wooden railroad bridge. Some of the bridge's trestles have been damaged. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "GN Mail Wreck at McCall Wash with work train out on trestel (sic) unloading ?. Engr SP&S piloting mail train that was detouring ? SP&S tracks was killed."

Photographic postcard showing the wreckage of a Great Northern Railway mail train at the base of a railroad bridge. The locomotive is visible lying on its side on the ground. There is a lot of debris from the bridge on the ground. A wrecking crane on the railroad bridge retrieves debris from the scene.

Photographic postcard showing debris from the wreckage of a Great Northern Railway mail train. Pieces of the train lie on the ground amid debris from the wooden railroad bridge that was damaged in the accident.

Photographic postcard showing a wrecked Great Northern Railway locomotive on its side, on the ground. Three men attend to the wreck on the left. A man looks at the camera on the bottom right. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Oct 29, 1913, Eng. BO Miller was killed in this wreck at McCall Washington. Condr Lee Braughton & Eng. SA(?) Smith of work train was out on trestel (sic) unloading gravel, trestel (sic) washing filled in ?. They were in the schedule of the mail train and had no flag out. Neil(?) Ryan DW p. 8, Portland orig."

Photographic postcard showing the wreckage of a Great Northern Railway mail train. A large piece of the train labeled "Great Northern Railway" is in the right foreground. In the background, a locomotive lies on its side on the ground. The wooden trestles of a railroad bridge are in the background, and there is debris from the bridge on the ground. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "GN mail wreck at McCall Wash. on trestel (sic) with work ?. Engr BO Miller who was piloting GN mail was killed when eng went off trestel and fell 35 feet or so." Second handwritten note reads, "June 1915." [Other photographs of this same train wreck are attributed to October 29, 1913.]

Photographic postcard showing a man standing in front of the wreckage of a Great Northern Railway mail train. A locomotive lies on its side at the base of a wooden railroad bridge. Scattered people walk through the wreckage in the background.

Photographic postcard showing the wreckage of a Great Northern Railway mail train at the base of a railroad bridge. A locomotive lies on its side on the ground and there is debris scattered around the scene. Several people observe the scene. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Oct - 28 - 13." [Other photographs of this same train wreck are attributed to October 29, 1913.]

Photograph of a railroad tunnel being constructed through a large rock face on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge. The opening of the tunnel is blocked by a large pile of rocks and debris. Handwritten label at the bottom of the print reads, "SPS, 959-40. Tunnel at Drano, Looking East. P&S Ry."

Photograph of a large pile of rock and debris formed by a blast at a railroad construction site on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge. On the right, a person stands on the edge of a cliff, above the debris. A railroad is visible behind the debris. There is a large rock formation behind the railroad on the left. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Shot from 400 kegs powder at 'Briton's Peak' Smith Creek near Carson landing."

Photograph showing clouds of debris rising from an explosion conducted by Portland & Seattle Railway to clear way for the construction of a railroad. Taken at Cow Creek, Washington. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "95 ton explosion, after the rock had settled."