View of railroad tracks passing through the rock formation known as the Needles on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge during the winter storm of 1884-1885. This plate is part of an album of Watkin’s New Series photographs originally owned by Charles H. Prescott, manager of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co.

Boudoir card of the Bridal Veil Bluffs during the winter of 1884-1885. There is a railroad track at the base of the bluffs. The area is covered in snow.

Bridal Veil bluffs on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge during the winter storm of 1884-1885. This plate is part of an album of Watkin’s New Series photographs originally owned by Charles H. Prescott, manager of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co.

Ice covers a rock in the Columbia River Gorge during the winter storm of 1884-1885. This plate is part of an album of Watkin’s New Series photographs originally owned by Charles H. Prescott, manager of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co.

View of Multnomah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge during the winter storm of 1884-1885. This plate is part of an album of Watkin’s New Series photographs originally owned by Charles H. Prescott, manager of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co.

View of Multnomah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge during the winter storm of 1884-1885. This plate is part of an album of Watkin’s New Series photographs originally owned by Charles H. Prescott, manager of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co.

View of Lower Multnomah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge during the winter storm of 1884-1885. This plate is part of an album of Watkin’s New Series photographs originally owned by Charles H. Prescott, manager of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co.

View of Lower Multnomah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge during the winter storm of 1884-1885. This plate is part of an album of Watkin’s New Series photographs originally owned by Charles H. Prescott, manager of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co.

View of Multnomah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge during the winter storm of 1884-1885. This plate is part of an album of Watkin’s New Series photographs originally owned by Charles H. Prescott, manager of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co.

View of Upper Multnomah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge during the winter storm of 1884-1885. This plate is part of an album of Watkin’s New Series photographs originally owned by Charles H. Prescott, manager of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co.

Boudoir card of upper Multnomah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge. There is snow on the ground and behind the falls. A person is standing on the bridge at the base of the falls.

View of Oneonta Falls in the Columbia River Gorge during the winter storm of 1884-1885. This plate is part of an album of Watkin’s New Series photographs originally owned by Charles H. Prescott, manager of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co.

A railroad track crosses the creek at Oneonta in the Columbia River Gorge during the winter storm of 1884-1885. This plate is part of an album of Watkin’s New Series photographs originally owned by Charles H. Prescott, manager of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co.

Boudoir card of Latourelle Falls in the Columbia River Gorge. Photograph is inscribed incorrectly with the date "1867."

Boudoir card of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company's railroad tracks passing through The Needles rock formation, Columbia River Gorge.

Boudoir card of the salmon fishery on the Columbia River at Warrendale, Oregon. A woman stands beside the railroad tracks that pass the fishery in the foreground. The title of the card incorrectly states this is located in Washington Territory. An Oregonian newspaper article featuring this photograph is affixed to the back of the card. It is dated Sunday, November 15, 1953, with the headline, "Historic Salmon Cannery Site in Gorge Acquired for Recreation Use by Forest."

Boudoir card of the mouth of Eagle Creek and a portion of Bradford's Island. Photograph is inscribed incorrectly with the date "1867."

Boudoir card of water rising into the air from an explosion as a channel is cleared on the Columbia River. Part of the construction of the Cascade Locks.

Boudoir card of water rising into the air from an explosion as a channel is cleared on the Columbia River. Part of the construction of the Cascade Locks.

Boudoir card of the Upper Cascade Rapids on the Columbia River. A structure overlooks the rapids. A railway is also visible in the background. Photograph is inscribed incorrectly with the date "1867."

Boudoir card of the Upper Cascade Rapids on the Columbia River. A railway is visible in the background.

Boudoir card of the Upper Cascade Rapids on the Columbia River.

Boudoir card of islands in the Columbia River, near the Upper Cascade Rapids. Part of a railroad is visible in the foreground. Buildings are visible on the opposite shore. Photograph is inscribed incorrectly with the date "1867."

Boudoir card of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company railroad, just below Rowena in the Columbia River Gorge. A large cliff rises behind the railroad tracks.

Boudoir card of Mt. Hood photographed from The Dalles. The Columbia River is in the foreground. Photograph is inscribed incorrectly with the date "1867."

Boudoir card of a Portland neighborhood with the Willamette River in the background. There is a fence in the foreground.

Boudoir card of Rooster Rock on the bank of the Columbia River in the Columbia River Gorge. There is a beach in the foreground.

Boudoir card of Castle Rock (also known as Beacon Rock) across the Columbia River on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge. Photo taken from Oregon side of the Gorge. There is a railroad in the foreground.