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Canoe race?

Photograph of four canoes, each paddled by two people, possibly during a race. This image may be related to image Nos. 371N5185 and 371N4941D.

Al Fausett's overturned canoe below Willamette Falls

Photograph of an overturned canoe floating in rough water below Willamette Falls, near Oregon City. It has the words “Al Fausett’s canoe” on the side. The photograph was taken March 31, 1928. A cropped version of this photograph was one of four published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on April 1, 1928, under the headline “Dare-Devil Falls Jumper and His Narrow Squeak at Oregon City.” This photograph had the following caption: “ ‘Bottoms up’ at foot of falls, with Fausett underneath.’ ” According to an accompanying story, headlined “Leaps Falls; Death Close,” Fausett was attempting to shoot Willamette Falls in a specially designed canoe, but the craft went over the falls sideways and resurfaced upside down. Fausett was rescued and was uninjured. See related image Nos. 371N5708, 377N0376, and 377N0377.

Canoeing at Beacon Rock

A man, possibly Charles Elliott Ladd, in a canoe on the Columbia River. Beacon Rock is visible in the distance. Caption from the negative Sleeve reads, "Snow Scene - 2 views across river [actual negative: person in canoe, no snow] S24, LW3-24."

White, Lily E.

Girl Reserves canoeing at Camp Westwind

Photograph showing three women rowing a canoe across a body of water near Camp Westwind, as part of the YWCA’s Girl Reserve program. Two of the women are rowing, while one sits in the middle of the boat. Forested hillsides can be seen across the water (negative 17 of 22).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Girl Reserves carrying canoe at Camp Westwind

Photograph showing three young women carrying a canoe at Camp Westwind, as part of the YWCA’s Girl Reserve program. They’re walking through an area of with and grass, heading downhill (negative 8 of 22).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Navigating a Canoe Through Willamette Falls Locks at Oregon City

Two young men sit in a canoe and paddle through a small opening of the Willamette Falls Locks on the Willamette River in Oregon City. The man who sits in front in the canoe wears a sweatshirt that reads, "Oregon." The canoe has the word "Willamette" written on the side. The caption on the negative sleeve reads, "University of Oregon students on canoe trip from Eugene to Portland - going through locks at Oregon City" (negative 4 of 8).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Navigating a Canoe Through Willamette Falls Locks at Oregon City

Two young men stand on a wooden platform in the Willamette River and hold onto a canoe in the water. They are at the Willamette Falls Locks. The canoe has the word "Willamette" written on the side. The caption on the negative sleeve reads, "University of Oregon students on canoe trip from Eugene to Portland - going through locks at Oregon City" (negative 2 of 8).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Woman in Canoe on Flooded Street, Portland, Oregon

Black and white photograph of a woman sitting in a canoe in the middle of a flooded street. Men and boys stand in the street and on the sidewalks, many wearing thigh-high rubber boots. A man rides on a horse behind the woman in the canoe, and a pair of horses and a buggy are visible behind him. The water is about a foot deep. The photograph is mounted on a grey mat that was once bound into an album. Handwritten text below the photograph reads "Flood of 1890" and "Lady in Canoe". The photograph was taken in February, 1890, when excessive rain and unusually warm weather caused the Willamette and Columbia Rivers to flood.