View of the Columbia River, taken near the head of Bradford's Island. Tree branch in the foreground. OHS Collection includes 1 duplicate of this mammoth plate, on a different mount, with the alternate title, "View Down the Columbia. Head of Bradfords Island. Cascades."
View down the Columbia River from the Middle Landing of the Oregon Portage Railroad on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge. The outline of Castle Rock, also known as Beacon Rock, is visible in the distance.
View of the Cascade Rapids on the Columbia River, taken from the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge. Upper Block House, also known as Fort Lugenbeel, is visible in the background on the left.
View of the Upper Block House, also known as Fort Lugenbeel, on the Columbia River in the Columbia River Gorge. Other buildings and a railroad bridge are also visible. OHS Collection includes 2 duplicates of this mammoth plate on different mounts. One duplicate bears Watkins' signature on the back and has the alternate title, "Upper Blockhouse, Cascades."
View of the Columbia River Gorge from the Upper Block House, also known as Fort Lugenbeel, in the Washington Territory. View looks down the Columbia River. Railroad tracks border the river.
A steam locomotive operated by the Oregon Steam and Navigation Company on railroad tracks in the Washington Territory of the Columbia River Gorge. Upper Block House, also known as Fort Lugenbeel, is on the left while a steamboat on the Columbia River is visible in the distance on the right.
View looking southwest down the Columbia River from the Middle Block House, also known as Fort Rains, in the Washington Territory. The Eagle Creek area is visible in the distance on the Oregon side of the river.
Distant view of Castle Rock, also known as Beacon Rock, across the Columbia River on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge. Taken from the McCrary farm in Oregon. OHS Collection includes 1 duplicate of this mammoth plate on a different mount.
View of Cape Horn on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge, looking up the Columbia River. OHS Collection includes 1 duplicate of this mammoth plate on a different mount, with the alternate title, "Cape Horn Below the Cascades."
View of a distant Mount Hood, rising over the Columbia River. In the foreground, long fences encircle a property with several wooden structures. Taken from the south side of Government Island.
View of Cape Horn across the river on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge, taken from Bridal Veil, Oregon 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.
