Photograph of two unidentified men in uniforms looking at the wreckage of a vehicle lying next to a set of railroad tracks. The photograph was taken at night.
Photograph, taken from track level, showing the depot, railroad tracks, and trains at Union Station in Portland. The Broadway Bridge is partially visible at right. The number 1998 is written on the negative and is partially visible at upper right. See related image No. 372A1195.
Duplicate of Stereograph 1251, on a different mount. Stereograph of an Oregon Steam Navigation Co. employee standing on one of the company’s Vulcan steam engines, the “Betsey Baker,” at the Lower Cascades, Skamania County, Washington Territory, 1867.
Duplicate of Stereograph 1251, on a different mount. Stereograph of an Oregon Steam Navigation Co. employee standing on one of the company’s Vulcan steam engines, the “Betsey Baker,” at the Lower Cascades, Skamania County, Washington Territory, 1867.
Stereograph originally taken by Alfred A. Hart circa 1862-1869 and reprinted by Carleton Watkins, who acquired Hart's negatives in 1869. Hart was the official photographer for the Central Pacific Railroad.
Stereograph originally taken by Alfred A. Hart circa 1862-1869 and reprinted by Carleton Watkins, who acquired Hart's negatives in 1869. Hart was the official photographer for the Central Pacific Railroad.
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 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 men at work clearing the track of the Oregon Railway & Navigation Company's railroad line along the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge during the winter storm of 1884-1885.
Boudoir card of men at work clearing the track of the Oregon Railway & Navigation Company's railroad line along the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge during the winter storm of 1884-1885.
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.
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."
View of the Tooth Bridge, located west of Eagle Creek in the Columbia River Gorge and part of the Oregon Steam Navigation Co.’s Oregon Portage Railroad. Two people pose with a mule and a cart on the tracks. No title on matted plate. OHS Collection includes 1 duplicate of this mammoth plate, on a different mount, with the alternate title, "Columbia River Near the Cascades."
Upper Cape Horn near Celilo on the Columbia River, showing the railroad tracks of the Oregon Steam Navigation Company. A telegraph pole is visible next to the tracks.
A view of the railroad bridge crossing Eagle Creek. Taken from Eagle Creek. Loose duplicate plate in 5/2. This plate is part of Carlton Watkin's "Sun Sketches of Columbia River Scenery" album.
A railroad track crosses Hood River. Houses in the town of Hood River are visible in the background. Loose duplicate plate in 5/5. This plate is part of Carlton Watkin's "Sun Sketches of Columbia River Scenery" album.
Railroad tracks run along the base of a rock bluff bordering the Columbia River. Taken from over Tunnel No. 3. This plate is part of Carlton Watkin's "Sun Sketches of Columbia River Scenery" album.
Two men stand next to the railroad tracks at the base of a rock bluff on the Columbia River. Loose duplicate plate in 5/6. This plate is part of Carlton Watkin's "Sun Sketches of Columbia River Scenery" album.
Railroad tracks run along the base of a rock bluff bordering the Columbia River. Tunnel No. 3 is visible in the distance. Taken from the bank of the Columbia River. Loose duplicate plate in 5/7. This plate is part of Carlton Watkin's "Sun Sketches of Columbia River Scenery" album.
View of Mount Hood and the head of the Dalles on the Columbia River. Railroad tracks run alongside the river and then cross it in the distance. Loose duplicate plate in 7/1. Condition note: Exposure has faded and Mount Hood is not visible. This plate is part of Carlton Watkin's "Sun Sketches of Columbia River Scenery" album.
Men at work clearing snow from the track of the Oregon Railway & Navigation Company’s railroad line along 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
