Unmounted lantern slide of an unidentified man crouching beside a mule.

Unmounted lantern slide of an unidentified man leading a mule loaded with photography equipment.

Photograph showing unidentified men with a pair of mules on a road, probably the old Columbia River Highway. Snow is piled high on either side of the road. In the background are men using axes and other tools to clear the road and the railroad at left. The photograph may have been taken in February 1922. Image note: Photograph shows speckling due to deterioration of the negative. See related image Nos. 373G0519, 373G0520, 373G0521, 373G0522, 373G0523, 373G0524, 373G0525, 373G0526, 373G0527, 373G0528, and 373G0529.

Photograph, taken from the front, showing two harnessed mules and men with shovels on a partially snow-covered road with deep snowbanks on either side. The photograph may have been taken during efforts to clear the Columbia River Highway in February 1922. Mule teams were used to haul away blocks of snow and ice. See related image Nos. 373G0518, 373G0519, 373G0520, 373G0521, 373G0522, 373G0524, 373G0525, 373G0526, 373G0527, 373G0528, and 373G0529. Image note: Photograph shows speckling due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph showing unidentified men and a pair of harnessed mules clearing snow on a road, probably the Columbia River Highway, and a railroad below it. Tall snowbanks line the road and railroad. At center, a man standing at the bottom of a snowbank is gesturing toward the top of the bank with a long stick. The photograph may have been taken in February 1922. See related image Nos. 373G0518, 373G0519, 373G0520, 373G0521, 373G0522, 373G0523, 373G0524, 373G0526, 373G0527, 373G0528, and 373G0529. Image note: Photograph shows speckling due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph showing a car, a group of unidentified people, and a mule on a road, probably the Columbia River Highway. Snow is obstructing the road in front of the car, and deep snowbanks line the road on either side. The men in the background are standing on top of the snow blocking the road, and some are holding shovels. The photograph may have been taken in February 1922 during efforts to clear the highway. See related image Nos. 373G0518, 373G0519, 373G0520, 373G0521, 373G0522, 373G0523, 373G0524, 373G0525, 373G0527, 373G0528, and 373G0529. Image note: Photograph shows speckling due to deterioration of the negative. Light leak on negative.

Photograph, taken from the rear, showing a pair of harnessed mules facing a group of people and a car on a road, probably the Columbia River Highway. Snowbanks line the road on either side, and an unidentified man at left is standing on deep snow obstructing the road. The photograph may have been taken during efforts to clear the highway in February 1922. Mules were used to haul away blocks of snow and ice. See related image Nos. 373G0518, 373G0519, 373G0520, 373G0521, 373G0522, 373G0523, 373G0524, 373G0525, 373G0526, 373G0527, and 373G0529. Image note: Photograph shows speckling due to deterioration of the negative.

A train of pack mules loaded with bags on a rocky hill. A man on horseback is partially obscured by a large rock behind the mules. A steep canyon is visible in the distance. Caption from negative sleeve reads, "Pack Mules, R-44, LW2-59."

Stereograph of Joseph Bailey (with axe at left), superintendent of the Oregon Steam Navigation Co.’s Oregon Portage Railroad, with an unidentified man on a mule-drawn cart on the portage railroad, 1867. The photographer Carleton Watkins’ tent and supplies are to the right of the tracks.

Stereograph of Joseph Bailey (with axe at left), superintendent of the Oregon Steam Navigation Co.’s Oregon Portage Railroad, with an unidentified man on a mule-drawn cart on the portage railroad, 1867. The photographer Carleton Watkins’ tent and supplies are to the right of the tracks.

Stereograph view of the home of Joseph Bailey, superintendent of the Oregon Steam Navigation Co.’s Oregon Portage Railroad and sawmill, at Eagle Creek in the Columbia River Gorge, 1867. The man in the black jacket, hat, and white shirt on the railroad bridge is Joseph Bailey. John Stevenson is sitting on the mule-drawn cart with another unidentified man.

Duplicate of Stereograph 1295, on a different mount. Stereograph view of the home of Joseph Bailey, superintendent of the Oregon Steam Navigation Co.’s Oregon Portage Railroad and sawmill, at Eagle Creek in the Columbia River Gorge, 1867. The man in the black jacket, hat, and white shirt on the railroad bridge is Joseph Bailey. John Stevenson is sitting on the mule-drawn cart with another unidentified man.

Duplicate of Stereograph 1295, on a different mount. Stereograph view of the home of Joseph Bailey, superintendent of the Oregon Steam Navigation Co.’s Oregon Portage Railroad and sawmill, at Eagle Creek in the Columbia River Gorge, 1867. The man in the black jacket, hat, and white shirt on the railroad bridge is Joseph Bailey. John Stevenson is sitting on the mule-drawn cart with another unidentified man.

Stereograph view of the home of Joseph Bailey, superintendent of the Oregon Steam Navigation Co.’s Oregon Portage Railroad and sawmill, at Eagle Creek in the Columbia River Gorge, 1867. The man in the black jacket, hat, and white shirt on the railroad bridge is Joseph Bailey. John Stevenson is sitting on the mule-drawn cart with another unidentified man.

Duplicate of Stereograph 1295, on a different mount. Stereograph view of the home of Joseph Bailey, superintendent of the Oregon Steam Navigation Co.’s Oregon Portage Railroad and sawmill, at Eagle Creek in the Columbia River Gorge, 1867. The man in the black jacket, hat, and white shirt on the railroad bridge is Joseph Bailey. John Stevenson is sitting on the mule-drawn cart with another unidentified man.

Duplicate of Stereograph 1295, on a different mount. Stereograph view of the home of Joseph Bailey, superintendent of the Oregon Steam Navigation Co.’s Oregon Portage Railroad and sawmill, at Eagle Creek in the Columbia River Gorge, 1867. The man in the black jacket, hat, and white shirt on the railroad bridge is Joseph Bailey. John Stevenson is sitting on the mule-drawn cart with another unidentified man.

Stereograph 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 around the rapids of the Cascades of the Columbia, 1867. The mule-drawn cart approaching the camera on the tracks is carrying John Stevenson and Joseph Bailey, superintendent of the Oregon Portage Railroad.

Stereograph 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 around the rapids of the Cascades of the Columbia, 1867. The mule-drawn cart approaching the camera on the tracks is carrying John Stevenson and Joseph Bailey, superintendent of the Oregon Portage Railroad.

A line of packhorses and men on horseback traveling up a mountain side in the Wallowa Mountains.

A line of packhorses and men on horseback traveling up a mountain side in the Wallowa Mountains. Dallas Lore Sharp on horseback at center.

Two unidentified men loading equipment onto a pack mule.

Three unidentified men loading a pack mule.

A line of packhorses and men on horseback traveling up a mountain side in the Wallowa Mountains. Image note: negative mistakenly labeled as B0607.

Three unidentified men loading a pack mule. A dog is walking in the foreground.

Three unidentified men loading a pack mule and pack horse. Another man stands to the side with a dog.

A line of packhorses and men on horseback traveling up a mountain side in the Wallowa Mountains. Image note: negative mistakenly labeled as B0609.

Two unidentified men loading a pack mule. Dallas Lore Sharp (Sitting with vest and cap) and an unidentified man observing in the foreground.

An unidentified man leading a pack mule through the trees.