Photograph showing the Grand Coulee Dam, taken from a high vantage point. Water is flowing down the dam spillway, with electric metal infrastructure visible in the foreground. A basalt hill is in the distance. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, June 15, 1951 (negative 26 of 37).
Adolescents ride bikes in the water at the Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River, on the occasion of the opening of a new irrigation system. The riders are in the water, as a seated woman watches. Basalt cliffs are in the distance. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, June 15, 1951 (negative 29 of 37).
A view of the construction site of the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington state. Part of a backhoe or other large piece of construction equipment is visible in the right hand side of the image. A river can be seen in the middle ground, most likely the Columbia River. On the far bank are two groupings of several small buildings.
A view of the Grand Coulee formation in Washington State. Sage brush is visible in the foreground in front of a sheer rock face. A road runs through the landscape and the Columbia River can be seen to the right of the image.
View of the Grand Coulee formation in Washington State. A rock outcropping with sagebrush growing out of it can be seen in the foreground with a ravine visible behind it.
View of the Grand Coulee formation in Washington State. A deep ravine runs through the center of the photo with a road at its bottom. Rock faces rise up along both sides of the image.
A group photograph on the front porch of Indian Henry Ranger Station in Mount Rainier National Park. Irene Finley, Phoebe Katherine Finley, Pete the dog, and William Finley, Jr. are seated on the step in front. Park Ranger J. B. Flett is standing in the doorway behind.
A group photograph on the front porch of Indian Henry Ranger Station in Mount Rainier National Park. Phoebe Katherine Finley and Pete the dog are seated in front. Irene Finley and William Finley, Jr. are standing to the far right. Park Ranger J. B. Flett is standing on the left end of the back row.
Photograph of a farmer sitting on a piece of farm machinery pulled by 2 horses. He is in an agricultural field. A field of crops grows behind him and there is a tree on the left. Handwritten label on the print reads, "Growing Gold on Trees and Between the Rows. 95." Second label reads, "Gregory." Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Medford P&E."
Photograph showing the Cape Disappointment Lighthouse in Cape Disappointment State Park, Washington. A gun battery and ammunition storage area are visible in front of the lighthouse. The Pacific Ocean is in the background. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Nor Beach." Stamp on the back for Arthur M. Prentiss, Commercial Photographer.
Photograph of 2 men using a horse-drawn machine to harrow land in an agricultural field. Handwritten label on the photograph reads, "Harrowing on Willow Ranch. H. Wendt Photo."
Photograph showing a harvest underway in an agricultural field. Farm workers pose on horse-drawn wagons that sit next to stacks of crops. Horses power a header, left of center. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Heading outfit of Joe Klocker, Goldendale, Wn."
Photograph showing a harvest underway in an agricultural field. Farm workers pose on a line of machines and horse-drawn wagons used to harvest crops. At the front of the line, on the left, horses power a header. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Header on farm of Mr. Elsworth, Goldendale, Wn."
Photograph showing the hatchet used by Tobias Senti to kill his wife and children. The hatchet is held up by an unidentified person; only the person’s hand is in the frame. A cropped version of this photograph was one of four that were published on Page 2 of the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, April 25, 1928. The photographs were published under the headline “Family of Four is Wiped Out.” They had the caption: “Scenes at the Tobias Senti home north of Vancouver [Washington], where Senti on Tuesday slew his wife and little son and daughter with a hatchet, and then blew himself to eternity with dynamite.” This photograph had the following additional caption information: “Hatchet with which Senti killed his wife and children.” The photographs accompanied the continuation of a front-page story about the deaths. See related image Nos. 371N3380, 371N5861, 371N5873, and 371N5875.
Photograph of three men hauling wheat to be shipped via train from Goldendale, Washington. They are using a Holt Caterpillar tractor to pull two wooden wagons full of wheat on a dirt road.
Photograph showing a tightly packed herd of sheep grazing in an area that has been logged. In the middle of the herd, an adult and child can be seen leaning against a rock. There are scattered tree stumps across the scene.
Groups of school-aged children gathered in the front lawn of the high school in Pasco, Washington. There is a large American flag on a pole on the top of the building.
Photograph showing a group of approximately 30 people walking on a wide dirt trail. One woman in the back turns her head and smiles at the camera. A portion of a mountain is visible in the background. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Mazamas, Mt. Adams."
A street and buildings at Fort Vancouver, including the Barnes General Hospital. Next to the hospital are several other one-story buildings (negative 1 of 15).
A room of chairs at the Vancouver Barracks. A large stack can be seen at the far side of the room, and a man stands in the doorway (negative 11 of 15).
