Photograph taken from a side angle showing the incomplete powerhouse at the Little Sandy Dam. The building is surrounded by wooden scaffolding, with wood debris littering the ground. Works can be seen throughout the image. Written on the negative is “#23 Oct, 10. 1911.”
Photograph of the Big Sandy Dam site (likely the Marmot Dam), showing a wooden flume with suited individuals standing in the foreground. At the top of the hillside, a wooden building and platform can be seen. Written on the image is #34, B.S dam site, looking down stream, Oct 14, 1911.” (Image note: glass negative broken at lower right corner).
Photograph showing a temporary wooden dam at the Big Sandy Dam site (likely the Marmot Dam). Two workers stand on the wooden structure while looking upward at the camera. In the background, sandbags, woodpiles, and work tools can be seen. Written on the negative is “#33, Spillway in tempy dam at Big Sandy, Oct 21, ‘11.”
Photograph of river showing tunnel entrance and wooden structures along water edge. Wooded hillsides are seen at both sides of the river. Two men stand at the tunnel entrance.
Photograph looking down the Sandy River trestle bridge, showing wood structure and railroad track. The hillside drops off on each side of the track, showing trees and stumps.
Photograph showing construction at the Big Sandy Dam (likely the Marmot Dam). Workers can be seen on the wooden structure, with flowing water at the right side of the image. In the background are several small wooden structures. Written on the image is “B.S. 32.”
Photograph showing the Big Sandy Dam (likely the Marmot Dam) spillway with flowing water, taken looking upriver. A wooden platform can be seen crossing the dam above the water. Written on the negative is “B.S. 47.”
Photograph showing construction at the Big Sandy Dam (likely the Marmot Dam). Several men can be seen standing on the wooden structure at the center of the frame. In the background, a wooden bridge crosses the river, surrounded by trees. Written on the image is B.S-19.”
Photograph showing the spillway of the Big Sandy Dam (likely the Marmot Dam) while under construction. Works can be seen standing at the top of the structure, while several wooden buildings can be seen in the background. Written on the image is “B.S. 26.”
Photograph showing construction at the Big Sandy Dam (likely the Marmot Dam). Multiple men can be seen standing on the wooden structure at the base of a loose hillside, while a wooden building and platform can be seen at the top of the frame. Written on the image is B.S-7.”
Photograph showing a wooden bridge at the Big Sandy Dam (likely the Marmot Dam). Water is flowing under the bridge, and in the distance several wooden structures and utility poles are visible. Written on the negative is “B.S.4.” (Image note: some discoloration visible at left side of image).
Photograph taken from a high angle showing a bridge over the Little Sandy River during snowfall. In the distance, men can be seen spraying water out of a hose towards the river. On the left side of the bank is a wooden structure surrounded by trees. Is the distance, snowy trees can be seen on a hillside. Written on the negative is “0261.”
Photograph showing a man kneeling at the top of the tunnel entrance at the Big Sandy Dam (likely the Marmot Dam). He is holding a labeled measuring stick that extends into the water below. (Image note: some discoloration at edges of negative).
Photograph showing construction at the Big Sandy Dam (likely the Marmot Dam). Several workers are visible on top of the wooden dam structure next to the Sandy River. Uphill are several small wooden platforms and buildings. Written on the negative is “BS-20.”
Photograph showing the Big Sandy Dam (likely the Marmot Dam) spillway with flowing water, taken looking upriver. A cement divider can be seen at the top of the spillway, in front of a small wooden structure and platform. Written on the negative is “B.S. 52.” (Image note: discoloration visible at right side of image).
Photograph of a steel bridge over the Sandy River, showing two work cranes on train tracks. Behind the bridge are wooded hills, with a flowing river in the foreground.
Photograph taken to the side of a wooden bridge across the Sandy River. Two men work at the top of the bridge, with two other individuals standing further in the distance. At the base of the bridge is ferns and other plant life.
Photograph of a train crossing the Sandy River bridge at Dodge Park, Bull Run. A total of eight passenger train cars can be seen crossing the trestle bridge, under which river rocks and water can be seen.
Manuscript campaigning for the federal government to aid in controlling the fish resources of the Sandy River. The author states that the Fish Commission and Game Commission cannot keep up with the demand of maintaining the fish runs. Document provides a condensed history of the river.
Negative of a photographic postcard showing crowds of people fishing on both banks of the Sandy River in Troutdale, Oregon. Many of them hold fishing nets. One man stands in knee-high water with his net in the foreground. On a bridge above the river, people are lined up, looking at the scene below. Handwriting on negative reads, "Smelt fishing - Sandy River, Ore. Christian 11-687."
Negatives documenting company activities, including electrical infrastructure, employees, power generation and distribution throughout Portland, the Willamette Valley and the Oregon Cascade Range. Additional general images include streetcars and trains, street lighting, power line installation, Rose Festival floats, office buildings, car barns and bridges. Of particular note are dam building projects at Bull Run and along the Clackamas River (1910-1930), and early electric stations in Oregon City at Willamette Falls.
Negative of a photographic postcard showing a crowd of people fishing on the bank of the Sandy River in Troutdale, Oregon. Many of them hold fishing nets. A bridge is partially visible above the river. Handwriting on negative reads, "Smelt fishing - Troutdale, Ore."