Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway photographs
Kiser Photo Co. (Portland, Or.)
United States
black-and-white prints (photographs)
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Photograph showing the wreck of the ship Peter Iredale on a beach in Warrenton, Oregon. Today, this is located in Fort Stevens State Park. Typed note on the back of the print reads, "Wreck, Peter Iredale, Clatsop Beach, Kiser #4609, SP&S." Stamp on the back of the print indicates a 1909 copyright by Kiser Photo Co. for SP&S Ry.
Photograph showing a vast wheat field in Central Oregon. A person stands in the waist-high wheat on the left, with their back turned to the camera. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Powell Butte region, wheat field, E.A. Bussett." The words "Pilot Butte" are crossed out. Stamp on the front of the print for Kiser Photo Co. Stamp on the back of the print reads, "From Passenger Department, North Bank Road, Portland, Ore."
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.
Photograph of a wide waterfall on a river, likely in Central Oregon. Embossment on the lower right indicates a 1909 copyright notice by Kiser Photo Co. for SP&S Railway.
View of the Warren Hotel in Cannon Beach, Oregon. Several people sit on chairs on the front porch of the hotel. There is a view of Haystack Rock and the ocean in the background. Embossment on lower right for Kiser.
Photograph showing a view of Mount Hood across the Columbia River. Taken from the Washington side of the river and looking south toward Oregon. The sun shines down on Mount Hood. There is an island in the river in the foreground. Stamp on the front of the print indicates a copyright by Kiser Photo Co., for a date between 1900-1909. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Columbia River and Mt. Hood, Oregon."
Photograph showing a view looking east up the Columbia River Gorge. Rooster Rock is in the foreground and the Rooster Rock Cannery is visible through the trees on the lower right. Taken from a nearby hillside. Stamp on the back for Kiser's Studio. Typed note on the back of the print reads, "Lower Columbia River near Westport, Ore. SP&S Ry." [This note is incorrect. This image portrays the Columbia River Gorge, not Westport, Oregon.]
Photograph of a landscape dotted with farms and trees and a view of Mount Hood in the distance. Stamp on the back of the print indicates a 1912 copyright notice by Kiser Photo Co. for SP&S Railway.
Photograph showing a view of the apple and peach orchards at the Glen Cove Orchard near Scappoose, Oregon. In the foreground, a wooden bridge crosses a creek. A barn and farmhouse are visible in the distant background. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "A portion of the fifty acre Glen Cove apple and peach orchard near Scappoose. K3." Stamps on the front and back of the print indicate a 1911 copyright by Kiser Photo Co.
View through the trees of the beach and ocean at Cannon Beach, Oregon. Stamp on the front of the print indicates this was taken by Kiser Photo Co. Stamp on the back is for Angelus Commercial Studio.
Photograph showing a barge holding a cargo of large rocks at a dock. Cranes remove the rocks from the barge. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Jetty." Stamp on the front of the print for Kiser Photo Co.
Photograph of a crowd of people at a train station. People stand on a long wooden platform on the left, while an SP&S train is stopped on the right. Three little girls in white dresses stand on the platform in the foreground and look at the train. In the background, a large crowd stands by the train. Handwriting on the back indicates this was taken in Seaside, Oregon. Stamp on the back for Kiser's Studio, Scenic America Company.
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 the Three Sisters mountains in the Cascade Range, taken from a road between Redmond and Sisters, Oregon. High desert landscape in the foreground. Handwriting on the back reads, "The Three Sisters, as seen from the Redmond, The Sisters Road." Stamps on the front and the back indicate a 1911 copyright by Kiser Photo Co. for SP&S Railway.
Photograph showing the sternwheeler Bailey Gatzert on the Columbia River in the Columbia River Gorge. Multnomah Falls is in the background on the Oregon side of the Gorge. Handwritten note on the back reads, "S.S. Bailey Gatzert passing Multnomah Falls." Second handwritten note reads, "Return to Traffic Dept., SP&S." Stamp on the back for Beaver Engraving Co.
Photograph of a steamboat on a river, likely the Columbia River near Astoria, Oregon. Handwritten note on the bottom of the print reads, "Copyright 1915, Kiser." Stamp on the back indicates this was a Kiser photograph taken for SP&S Ry.
Photograph showing 2 men standing in a wheat field in Prineville, Oregon. The man on the left stands at the edge of the field and examines the wheat. The man on the right stands further inside the field. The wheat comes up to his shoulders and only his head is visible. Handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Wheat, T.F. Buchanan, Prineville." Stamps on the front and back of the print indicate a 1911 copyright by Kiser Photo Co. for SP&S Railway.
Photograph showing 2 distant people standing in the middle of a vast grain field. They stand several yards apart. The grain comes up to their waists. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Pilot Butte Ranch, near Bend." Stamp on the front of the print for Kiser Photo Co.
Photograph showing a row of wheat stacks in a field near Culver, Oregon. More stacks are visible in the field in the background. A snow-capped mountain of the Cascade Range is faded but visible in the distance. Stamp on the front of the print for Kiser Photo Co.
Photograph showing dozens of wheat stacks in a large agricultural field in Central Oregon. A farm is visible in the distance. The mountains of the Cascade Range are in the background. Stamp on the front of the print for Kiser Photo Co.
Photograph showing large stacks of grain in an agricultural field in Prineville, Oregon. Two people stand in the field. The stacks of grain are several feet taller than they are. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Stacks of dry farm grain, E.J. Slayton Ranch, Prineville." Stamps on the front and the back of the print indicate a 1911 copyright by Kiser Photo Co. for SP&S Railway.
Photograph showing several large stacks of grain in a field near Culver, Oregon. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Stacks of grain - ready for threshing, near Culver." Stamp on the front of the print for Kiser Photo Co.
Photograph showing stacks of crops in a vast field in Central Oregon. The mountains of the high desert are visible in the background. Stamp on the front of the print for Kiser Photo Co.
Photograph showing an agricultural field near Prineville, Oregon. Stacks of harvested crops are visible throughout the field. Two large stacks sit in the background. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Alfalfa, 2nd cutting. M.R. Biggs Stock Ranch. Prineville." Stamp on the front of the print for Kiser Photo Co.
Photograph showing several large stacks of crops to the right of an agricultural field near Prineville, Oregon. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "near Prineville." Stamp on the front of the print for Kiser Photo Co.
Photograph of the S.S. Great Northern on the Columbia River near Flavel, Oregon. This ship was built by the Great Northern Pacific Steam Ship Company for the SP&S Railway. It served to transport passengers and freight between terminals in Astoria, Oregon and San Francisco, California. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "S.S. Great Northern, Gt. Nor. Pac. S.S. Co. Docking at Flavel, Mar. 15, 1915. First arrival at mouth of Columbia River. Fred A. Kiser Photo." Second handwritten note on the back reads, "Return to SP&S Ry. AJ(?) Crosbie, SPA, Portland, Ore."
Photograph of an SP&S locomotive pulling a train past Beacon Rock on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge. Taken from the side of the railroad track, the locomotive travels toward the camera. The Columbia River is on the right. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Beacon Rock, Washington, Cascade Range, Columbia River, S.P.&S. Ry." Second handwritten note reads, "Mrs. Crozier." Stamps on the front and back of the print indicate a 1909 copyright by Kiser Photo Co. for SP&S Railway.
Photograph of an SP&S train traveling eastbound along the Columbia River in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington. The train passes in front of Beacon Rock. Taken from the Oregon side of the river, looking north across the river. Typed note on the back of the print reads, "File No. 26 - SP&S eastbound train along Columbia River at Beacon Rock."