View of the Imperial Flour Mills on the left, and the Oregon Woolen Mills on the right. In the foreground, five men on a boat look up at the camera, including a man on the stern who tips his hat.

Photograph showing the steamship Santa Clara docked in front of the Astoria Flour Mills in Astoria, Oregon. Handwritten label on the print reads, "Astoria Flour Mills Co. Loading the first flour to be shipped to New York through the Panama Canal from the Columbia River. Woodfield Photo."

The Crown Flour Mill is seen across the Willamette River on the industrial Portland Waterfront. Large logs float in the river in the background. In the foreground are pieces of wooden debris with nails protruding. A ship is docked in the river.

The Crown Flour Mill is seen across the Willamette River on the industrial Portland Waterfront. Large logs float in the river in the background. In the foreground are pieces of wooden debris with nails protruding.

The Crown Flour Mill is seen across the Willamette River on the industrial Portland Waterfront. Smoke rises into the air from smokestacks. In the foreground there is wood debris in the water.

An interior view of Fischer's Flouring Mill in Silverton, Oregon. A row of machines can be seen, and the words "Automatic Shake Feed / Style 3" are visible on the side of one of the machines.

Exterior view of Fischer's Flouring Mill in Silverton, Oregon. Lettering at the top of the building reads, "Fischer's Cream Rolled Oats." A truck parked on the street in front of the building has lettering on the side that reads, " Ask for Fischer's Fast Cooking Toasted Wheat / Flour, Grain / Cereals / Mill Feeds."

A photograph of one of the earliest flouring mills in Oregon, built in 1848 by R.C. Finlay on the Calapooia River near Brownsville. Fences, trees, and water are visible in the area surrounding the building.

Fischer's Flouring Mill in Silverton, Oregon, viewed from Silver Creek, which runs past the building. Snow is visible on the roof of the building, the banks of the creek, and the branches of trees overhanging the creek.

A four-story wooden building is partially visible along the banks of a creek, possibly Fischer's Flouring Mill in Silverton, Oregon. The building and surroundings are covered in snow and the creek is covered in ice. Water pours into the creek from beneath the building and icicles cover the surrounding area.