Photograph of the Crooked River Canyon in Central Oregon. Taken from the top of the canyon, looking down at the Crooked River flowing through the base of the canyon. A homestead is visible near the river. Handwriting on back of print reads, "Looking down Crooked River Canyon. Showing the Cove Ranch." Stamp on the back of the print indicates a 1911 copyright notice by Kiser Photo Co. for SP&S Railway.

Photograph of tents set up at the base of a Crooked River Canyon next to the Crooked River. Taken from the top of the canyon, looking down at the tents. Handwriting on back of print reads, "The Cove. Campers in Crooked River Canyon. About 7 Mi. N. of Metolius." Stamp on the back of the print indicates a 1911 copyright notice by Kiser Photo Co. for SP&S Railway.

Photograph of the Crooked River at Smith Rock showing the Smith Rock Group, Asterisk Pass, and the east side of the Christian Brothers rock formations. Mount Jefferson is visible in the distance in the opening between the rock formations. The copyright notice on the front of the print for Gifford. Handwriting on the back reads, "Smith Rocks, Crooked River." Benjamin A. Gifford and his son Ralph I. Gifford both published photographs under the Gifford name.

Photograph of the Crooked River flowing through a flat agricultural valley. Taken from a nearby hill, looking down at the river as it flows past farmland. Writing on the back of the print reads, "File No. 2013. Crooked River Valley, 1.5 miles west Prineville, Ore. looking N.W. OT Ry." Stamp on back of print for Angelus Commercial Studio.

Photograph of the Crooked River flowing past Smith Rock. The river winds around rock formations. Writing on the back of the print reads, "No. 2048. Crooked River in Central Oregon. O.T. Ry." Copyright notice on the front of the print for Gifford. Stamp on back of print for Angelus Commercial Studio.

Photograph of the Deschutes River flowing through the Deschutes Canyon. Taken from the top of the canyon. Mount Hood is visible in the distance. Stamp on front of print for Kiser Photo Co. Handwriting on back reads, "O.T. Ry. Down Deschutes Canyon from point above Pelton. O.T. Track to right. Mt. Hood."

Photograph of a steep rock cliff overlooking a canyon in a desert landscape in central Oregon. The Crooked River, flows through the canyon. Mount Jefferson is visible in the distance. Stamp on back of print indicates a 1911 copyright notice by Kiser Photo Co. for SP&S Railway.

A railroad track runs alongside a river, likely the Deschutes River. To the left, several waterfalls run down the side of a canyon. Handwriting on back reads, "Oak Springs, Deschutes River." Stamp for Kiser Photo Co. on front of print.

A small track made of wood follows the bank of the Deschutes River. The river rounds a bend. Handwriting on back of print reads, "Swallow Ditch and Deschutes River." Stamp for Kiser Photo Co. on front of print. Stamp on back of print reads, "From Passenger Department, The North Bank Road, Portland, Ore."

Photograph of a log cabin near the bank of a river. A person stands in front of the cabin, looking toward the camera. Taken from the river, looking up at the cabin. Handwriting on back of print reads, "Cabin along upper river. Deschutes R."

View of a small settlement of houses on a river, likely Youngs River. Handwriting on back of print reads, "Astoria."

A 2-panel panoramic photograph of the Shevlin-Hixon Lumber Company mill on the Deschutes River in Bend, Oregon. Taken from the railroad tracks leading toward the mill. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Shevlin-Hixon, Bend."

Photograph of a river flowing through a canyon in Central Oregon. A snow-capped mountain is visible in the background.

Photograph of a river flowing through a narrow canyon in Central Oregon. Stamp on the back of the print indicates a 1909 copyright notice by Kiser Photo Co. for SP&S Railway.

Photograph of a river flowing through a desert landscape in Central Oregon. Taken from a hillside. There are rock formation in the left foreground. Clouds partially obscure a snow-capped mountain in the distance. Embossment on lower right reads, "Gifford, Portland, Oregon."

Photograph of a river flowing through a desert landscape in Central Oregon. Taken from a dirt road on a nearby hillside. Embossment on lower right reads, "Gifford, Portland, Oregon."

Photographic postcard showing a river. A few people fish from the shore. Writing on bottom of postcard reads, "826, Clackamas Tavern Fishing Ground near Oregon City, Ore."

View of the Spokane, Portland, & Seattle Railway Willamette River Bridge. A handwritten note on the back for the photograph reads, "File 62 - SP&S Train crossing Willamette River Bridge."

View of Maupin, Oregon taken from the top of a rimrock. Railroad tracks for the Oregon Trunk Railway run along the Deschutes River at the edge of the town. The typed description on the back of the photograph reads, "Oregon Trunk Tracks, station, grain elevator, and Deschutes River at Maupin, Ore."

Photograph of the Oregon Trunk Railroad Bridge, also known as the Crooked River Railroad Bridge, above the Crooked River in Central Oregon. A construction worker and construction equipment are visible on the bridge. Taken from the shore of the Crooked River and looking up at the bridge. Writing on the front of the print reads, "Oregon Trunk R.Y. Bridge across Crooked River Central Oregon. Length: 340 ft., Height: 320 ft." A separate note reads, "No. 698, Copyrighted by O. Hedlund, Madras, Ore."

Photograph showing the railroad tracks of the Oregon Trunk Railway next to the Deschutes River at the base of the Deschutes River Canyon near Tuskan, Wasco County, Oregon. Taken from a hillside above the river. On the right, R.H. Crozier holds a walking stick and sits on the edge of a steep, rocky cliff. Crozier was an official with SP&S Railroad. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Deschutes River Canyon. Tuscon (sic), Ore. Oregon Trunk Railway, 1912. R.H. Crozier on cliff, right." Stamps on the front and back indicate a 1911 copyright by Kiser Photo Co. for SP&S Railway.

Photograph showing the railroad tracks of the Oregon Trunk Railway running alongside the Deschutes River in the Deschutes River Canyon near Oakbrook, Wasco County, Oregon. Taken from the side of the railroad track, looking across the river at the canyon. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Deschutes River Canyon and Oregon Trunk Ry. track. Down river of Mr. S. of Oakbrook, Oregon." Stamp on the front of the print reads, "Kiser Photo Co., Portland, Or."

Photograph showing the railroad tracks of the Oregon Trunk Railway running alongside the Deschutes River in the Deschutes River Canyon in Wasco County. Taken from a ridge partway up the canyon. Handwriting on the back reads, "Oregon Trunk Railway, Deschutes River Canyon, 1910." Stamp on the front indicates a 1910 copyright by Kiser Photo Co.

Photograph of the Oregon Electric Railway bridge over the Willamette River at Wilsonville, Oregon. The bridge is under construction. Taken from the shore of the river, looking at the bridge. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Oregon Electric Ry. Wilsonville Bridge nearing completion. Frederick Prahl, General Roadmaster (died 1909), 'in charge of construction,' 1906 - 07. Presented Jan 18, 1956 by Margaret L. Chappell - granddaughter, Addie M. Sliven - daughter, 2535 Willamette Blvd. Portland 11 Ore." Postmark stamp on the back of the print reads, "Wilsonville, Sep. 17 P.M. 1907, Oregon."

Photograph of a derailed train on the Oregon Trunk Railroad on the Deschutes River near Maupin, Oregon. One railroad car is partially submerged in the river while another hangs over the bank of the river. Several people observe the damage. This train derailed on January 31, 1954 when it hit a rock slide. Typed note on the back of the print reads, "Derailment on Oregon Trunk at M.P. 56, January 31, 1954." [The Oregonian published a story about this train accident on February 2, 1954. It features another photograph of the accident taken by George Lindsay.]

Photograph showing a log splashing into the Deschutes River at the bottom of a chute. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "The log rollway on Deschutes River near Bend." Stamp on the front of the print for Kiser Photo Co.

Photograph showing a view of a saw mill on the Deschutes River in Bend, Oregon. Logs float in the river in the foreground. Smoke rises from the ground on the right. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Saw Mill, Bend." Stamp on the front of the print for Kiser Photo Co. Stamp on the back reads, "From Passenger Department, The North Bank Road, Portland, Ore."

Photograph showing the U.S. Navy ship U.S.S. Oregon sailing on the Willamette River in front of downtown Portland. Many flags are displayed on the ship. Several airplanes fly over the city. Label on the print reads, "The Oregon at Home, Portland, Oregon. Copyright A. L. Ransford, No. 221." Handwritten note on the back reads, "Released only for S.P.&S. R.R. publications only, A. L. Ransford." Stamp on the back of the print for A. L. Ransford, Commercial Photographer, Portland, Oregon.