- 371N4940B
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- 1923 - 1936
Photograph of unidentified men rowing a shell on the Willamette River in Portland. The Sellwood Bridge is in the background. Image note: Negative damage in upper right corner.
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Photograph of unidentified men rowing a shell on the Willamette River in Portland. The Sellwood Bridge is in the background. Image note: Negative damage in upper right corner.
Photograph of unidentified men rowing a shell on the Willamette River in Portland. The Sellwood Bridge is in the background. Image note: Negative damage in upper right corner.
Aerial view of Swan Island and Willamette River, Portland
Aerial photograph showing Swan Island in Portland, taken before an airport was established on the island. The view is toward the north. Struts and the wings of the plane from which the photograph was taken are partially visible in the image.
Aerial view of Swan Island and Willamette River, Portland
Aerial photograph showing Swan Island in Portland, taken before an airport was established on the island. The view is toward the northwest. Struts and the wings of the plane from which the photograph was taken are partially visible in the image.
Motorboat on Willamette River near Morrison Bridge, Portland
Photograph of an unidentified person driving a motorboat on the Willamette River in Portland. The 1905 Morrison Bridge is in the background. The name “Laddie” is visible on the side of the boat.
Speedboats on Willamette River near Morrison Bridge, Portland
Photograph of people driving speedboats on the Willamette River in Portland. The 1905 Morrison Bridge is in the background. The name “O MY” is visible on the boat at right; the boat is also pictured in image No. 371N5173.
Sellwood ferry and Sellwood Bridge
Photograph of the Sellwood ferry, the John F. Caples, on the Willamette River near the Sellwood Bridge. The ferry ceased operation after the bridge opened in December 1925.
Sellwood Bridge under construction?
Photograph of the Sellwood Bridge in Portland, probably during construction in 1925. The bridge opened on December 15, 1925. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.
Speedboats on Willamette River near Steel Bridge, Portland
Photograph of speedboats on the Willamette River near the Steel Bridge in Portland. Spectators are watching from the bridge. The boat at center has the name “Brant No. 1” on the side.
Jefferson Myers on Willamette River near Steel Bridge
Photograph of a ship, the Jefferson Myers, sailing on the Willamette River in Portland. A boat, possibly a tug, is behind the ship. In the background is the Steel Bridge.
Photograph of a ship passing under the Steel Bridge in Portland.
Timber raft on Willamette River near Steel Bridge, Portland
Photograph showing two boats with a timber raft on the Willamette River near the Steel Bridge in Portland. At center is a ship moored at a loading pier. In the distance are the open bascules of the Burnside Bridge.
Joining of center arch, Ross Island Bridge
Photograph of unidentified workers guiding a steel girder into place during construction of the Ross Island Bridge on September 13, 1926. The girder joined the two pieces of the bridge’s center arch. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal that day. The photograph had the headline “Gap in Ross Island Bridge Closed” and the caption “Swinging girder on north side of center span into place. Contractor J. H. Pomeroy at left.” The photograph accompanied a story on the same page, headlined “Gap is Closed in Ross Island Span.” Also see image Nos. 371N5074, 371N5077, and 371N5078.
Joining of center arch, Ross Island Bridge
Photograph of unidentified workers guiding a steel girder into place during construction of the Ross Island Bridge on September 13, 1926. The girder joined the two pieces of the bridge’s center arch. The second man from left may be contractor J. H. Pomeroy. A similar photograph, image No. 371N5074, was published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on September 13, 1926. Also see image 371N5077 and 371N5078.
Four men on Ross Island Bridge during construction
Photograph of four unidentified men on the Ross Island Bridge in Portland during bridge construction, possibly on September 13, 1926, when workers placed the girder that joined the bridge’s center arch.
Lifting of girder for center arch of Ross Island Bridge
Photograph of a steel girder being lifted to the center arch of the Ross Island Bridge in Portland during construction on September 13, 1926. The girder joined the two pieces of the bridge’s center arch. Also see image Nos. 371N5074, 371N5075, and 371N5078. Image note: Light leaks on negative.
Joining of center arch, Ross Island Bridge
Photograph of unidentified workers guiding a steel girder into place during construction of the Ross Island Bridge on September 13, 1926. The girder joined the two pieces of the bridge’s center arch. Also see image Nos. 371N5074 and 371N5075.
Photograph of the Ross Island Bridge in Portland, possibly taken in December 1926. A similar photograph was published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on December 21, 1926, the day the bridge was dedicated.
Ross Island Bridge under construction
Photograph of the Ross Island Bridge in Portland during construction, probably in 1926.
Ross Island Bridge under construction
Photograph of the Ross Island Bridge in Portland during construction. This photograph was published on Page 20 of the Oregon Journal on September 14, 1926, under the headline “Ross Island Bridge Steel Spans River.” The photograph had the following caption: “The great center arch span of the new Ross Island bridge, third and last of Portland’s bridge program, was linked yesterday when derricks swung into place the girders that closed the gap. Above is a view of this arch, one of the longest bridges anywhere, as it looked when this girder was dropped into position.” Also see image Nos. 371N5074, 371N5075, 371N5077, and 371N5078, showing the lifting and placement of the girder that joined the bridge’s center arch. Image note: Negative damage at bottom of image.
Ross Island Bridge under construction
Photograph of the Ross Island Bridge in Portland during construction in 1926.
Ross Island Bridge under construction
Photograph of the construction scene on the Ross Island Bridge in Portland, probably in 1926. The view is from the east side of the bridge, facing to the west.
Photograph, taken from below, of the Ross Island Bridge in Portland. The photograph may have been taken in December 1926, when the bridge was completed; the streetlights on the bridge appear to be decorated as they were for dedication ceremonies on December 21, 1926.
Ross Island Bridge from Hood Street
Photograph of the Ross Island Bridge in Portland, taken from Hood Street below the bridge. This photograph was one of four published on Page 1 of the Oregon Journal on December 21, 1926, the day the bridge was dedicated. The photographs were published under the headline “Another Bridge Spans the Flood.” This photograph had the following caption information: “Hood street, passing under the west approach.” The photographs accompanied a story with the headline, “$1,950,000 Ross Island Bridge Open.”
Ross Island Bridge under construction
Photograph of the Ross Island Bridge in Portland during construction in 1926.
Photograph of a parade crossing the Burnside Bridge in Portland. At the front of the parade are two people carrying a banner with the text “Oregon Journal Juniors / In Portland We Do.” Following them is a small group of people carrying signs that say, “Prevent Fires / ‘In Portland We Do.’ “
Crowd watching Ray Woods perform dive off Burnside Bridge
Photograph of a crowd watching diver Ray Moore in midair just below the Burnside Bridge on Thursday, September 6, 1934. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 21 of the Oregon Journal on Friday, September 7, 1934, under the headline “Try This One Before Breakfast.” The photograph had the following caption: “To Ray Woods of St. Louis, it’s just like eating corn flakes and cream. Here he is, just going into his back jacknife [sic] off the Burnside bridge Thursday afternoon as hundreds of curious Portlanders looked on. It was better than 80 feet down to the river’s oily surface.” The photograph accompanied a story about Moore’s successful dive, headlined “Diver Gives Thrill with Bridge Leap.” This photograph may be related to image No. 372A0629.
Crowd at Burnside Bridge dedication ceremony
Photograph of a crowd beginning to walk over the new Burnside Bridge in Portland during dedication festivities on May 28, 1926. A cropped version of this photograph was published on Page 3 of the Oregon Journal on May 29, 1926, with the following caption: "A scene snapped as the draw gates were opened and the crowd was allowed to pass over the structure for the first time." The photograph was one of several published together on Page 3 under the headline "Forces of Water and Land Join in Span Dedication."