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 river running through a narrow gorge. Handwritten note on envelope reads, "Breitenbush Gorge, Oregon. (Christian)"
Negative of a photographic postcard showing the construction of the Detroit Dam in Detroit, Oregon. Taken from a nearby hillside, the view looks down on a dam that is halfway built across a river. A construction crew works on the dam. Handwriting on negative reads, "Detroit Dam Construction - Detroit, Ore. Christian S-129."
The Marion Street Bridge in Salem, most likely during construction. Looking north, the Union Street Railroad Bridge can also be seen crossing the Willamette River (negative 10 of 10).
An industrial area on the Willamette River in Salem, Oregon. Logs can be seen floating in the water, next to what is likely a sawmill. A multi-story building is in the distance, with a sign that reads “Moving, Storage, Fuel Oil” (negative 11 of 12).
Photograph looking westward across a scenic open valley at Cove Palisades State Park towards Mount Jefferson and Ollalie Butte. The Deschutes River can be seen at the bottom of the valley, with hills and cliffs extending into the distance.
Photograph looking westward across a scenic open valley at Cove Palisades State Park towards Mount Jefferson and Ollalie Butte. A river can be seen at the bottom of the valley, possible the Deschutes and Crooked Rivers coming together near the Island.
A view of Silver Creek covered in ice and snow. Along one bank are trees, some of which have long icicles hanging off of them. A paddlewheel is visible near the left side of the image.
View looking upstream of a creek (possibly Silver Creek). A dam can be seen in the foreground of the image. Trees are visible along the banks of the creek.
View of the flooded Pudding River on South Salem Rd. in Silverton, Oregon. The landscape is flooded and telephone poles and trees rise up out of the water. A man wearing a raincoat and hat stands on the banks of the water. He is looking at three rowboats that are being navigated by men in the water.
A log boom (a barrier in a river to collect or contain floating logs) on Silver Creek in Silverton, Oregon. Logs can be seen floating behind the boom in the foreground. Several buildings are visible along the banks of the river. Handwriting on the negative reads "Logs Boomed In Silvercreek Silverton, Or. #149 Drake '09."
A view of Silver Creek at Main Street in Silverton, Oregon. Buildings can be seen along one bank of the creek and a steel bridge is visible over the creek. See also related image No. 637.
A flooded section of the Pudding River near Silverton, Oregon. Two wooden barns and multiple trees can be seen partially submerged in the water. Two men in a rowboat navigate the water near the two buildings.
A flooded section of the Pudding River near Silverton, Oregon. A man wearing a raincoat and hat stands on the bank watching three rowboats navigated by eight men in the water. Partially submerged utility poles and barbed-wire fencing are also visible.
A view of Silver Creek at Main Street in Silverton, Oregon. Buildings can be seen along one bank of the creek and a steel bridge is visible over the creek. See also related image No. 625.
A view of the flooded Silver Creek in the Silverton, Oregon area. A partially submerged barn can be seen in the water and tree trunks are visible floating nearby.
