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 showing unidentified men using picks and shovels to clear deep snow from a road next to a river, probably the Columbia River Highway. The photograph may have been taken in February 1922. See related image Nos. 373G0518, 373G0520, 373G0521, 373G0522, 373G0523, 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 the supports and a railing of a bridge on the Columbia River Highway, running parallel to the railroad just below at left. Also see image No. 371N5672.

Photograph showing three unidentified people with shovels clearing snow on the East Multnomah Falls Viaduct on the Columbia River Highway. A car is parked on the road in the background. In the distance at left is Beacon Rock.

Photograph, taken from a high angle, showing three unidentified people aboard a yacht, the Sea Otter, that is moored along the Oregon shore of the Columbia River. Beacon Rock is visible in the background at upper left.

Photograph showing Oneonta Creek and the walls of Oneonta Gorge, located in the Columbia River Gorge. Several people are gathered in the distance further up the canyon. The people in this photograph may be the same ones depicted in image No. 373G0360. Also see image Nos. 373G0346 and 379G0100, which may be related. Image note: Damaged emulsion on negative.

Photograph, taken from the water’s edge, showing the Columbia River, rock faces, and forest along the shore in the Columbia River Gorge. See related image No. 371N5680. Image note: Light leaks on negative.

Photograph, taken in winter, showing Horsetail Creek and the Horsetail Creek Bridge on the Columbia River Highway. The photograph was taken on the south side of the bridge, along the edge of the creek. The bridge and the banks of the creek are covered with snow and ice.

Photograph, taken in winter, showing the the view of the Columbia River and Columbia River Gorge from Crown Point. The landscape and part of the river are covered with snow and ice. At the bottom of the photograph are the railing and lampposts on the Columbia River Highway surrounding Vista House.

Aerial photograph, looking east, showing the town of Hood River, Oregon, at center right; the Columbia River; and the hills of the Columbia River Gorge. A cropped version of this photograph was one of 10 that were published on the front page of the Oregon Journal Sunday magazine on June 5, 1932. The photographs accompanied a story, headlined “Looping the Loop by Air,” that recounted an airplane trip following the route of the Mount Hood Loop Highway and described the views from the air. The photographs had the following caption: “Glimpses of familiar scenery snapped by Roy Norr, Journal staff photographer, in ‘doing’ the Mont [sic] Hood Loop the air way.” This photograph had the following additional information: “Looking east up the Columbia Gorge airway.” See image Nos. 371N5679, 371N5698, 371N5703, 371N5704, 371N5717, and 371N5721, which were published on the same page as this photograph. Also see image Nos. 371N5699, 371N5700, 371N5701, and 371N5702, which were taken during the same trip. Image note: Light leak on negative.

A member of the Columbia Garden Club in Troutdale, participating in the “Save the Wildflowers in the Columbia Gorge” project. The unidentified woman stands on a ladder, holding an flower identification sign for “Sedum Spathulifolium.” The group mounted labels to cliffs in the Multnomah Falls area to increase flower diversity awareness. A story detailing the project was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, October 4, 1953 (negative 3 of 12).

Debris at the Multnomah Falls Lodge after a falling tree damaged the building during a heavy rain storm. A fallen tree can be seen on top of two automobiles, with trash and branches strewn across the ground. Photograph from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, December 10, 1953 (negative 2 of 9).

Debris at the Multnomah Falls Lodge after a falling tree damaged the building during a heavy rain storm. A large tree can be seen leaning down a cliff side next to the lodge, below an area of damaged roof. Multnomah Falls can be seen at the other side of the lodge building. Photograph from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, December 10, 1953 (negative 6 of 9).

A fallen tree at Multnomah Falls Lodge in the Columbia River Gorge. The tree leans downward from a cliff, with several automobiles parked near the damaged portion of the lodge. A gift and coffee shop can be seen on the first floor of the stone building. Photograph from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, December 10, 1953 (negative 7 of 9).

A burned building in North Bonneville Washington, taken at night. Beds, a sink, and other pieces of furniture can be seen in the building. A large fire, likely started near Copeland Lumber company, spread through much of the business and residential sector of the town (negative 6 of 9).

A man uses a shovel to sort through debris after a fire at a gas station in North Bonneville Washington. Taken at night, the charred remains of gas pumps can be seen. A large fire, likely started near Copeland Lumber company, spread through much of the business and residential sector of the town (negative 9 of 9).

Photograph showing a smiling man at the Civilian Public Service Camp #21 at Wyeth, in Cascade Locks. He is standing along the side of a dirt road, and is leaning downwards with a pick ax. Snow is on the ground behind the man (negative 12 of 22).

Photograph showing a carved wooden sign at the Civilian Public Service Camp #21 at Wyeth, in Cascade Locks. The sign reads “Columbia River Civilian Public Service Camp No. 21.” Buildings and a forested hillside can be seen in the background (negative 14 of 22).

Two members of the Portland Women’s Forum, Save the Gorge committee, stand in front of a highway sign on the Historic Columbia River Gorge Highway. The sign reads “Scenic Columbia River Highway Connects With U.S. 30.” Photograph taken as part of a series documenting the effort of the Portland Women’s Forum, Save the Gorge committee, to curtail logging in the area. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, April 6, 1952 (negative 16 of 23).

Latourell Falls viewed from the Columbia River Highway, after logging operations removed trees in the area. A truck is parked in a dirt lot in front of the walls, which can be seen behind a hillside. Photograph taken as part of a series documenting the effort of the Portland Women’s Forum, Save the Gorge committee, to curtail logging in the area. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, April 6, 1952 (negative 3 of 23).

Photograph showing unidentified men using shovels and axes to clear snow from a road, possibly the Columbia River Highway. Deep snowbanks, taller than the men and a car behind them, line both sides of the road. The photograph may have been taken in February 1922. See related image Nos. 373G0518, 373G0519, 373G0520, 373G0522, 373G0523, 373G0524, 373G0525, 373G0526, 373G0527, 373G0528, and 373G0529. Image note: Photograph shows speckling due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph showing a car on a road, probably the Columbia River Highway. Deep snowbanks, taller than the car, line the road on either side. An unidentified man is in the driver’s seat. The photograph may have been taken in February 1922. See related image Nos. 373G0518, 373G0519, 373G0520, 373G0522, 373G0523, 373G0524, 373G0525, 373G0526, 373G0527, 373G0528, and 373G0529.

Photograph, taken from above, showing a bridge on the Columbia River Highway, running parallel to the railroad just below and to the left. Also see image No. 371N5673.

Photograph showing a wooden post near the shore of the Columbia River. In the background is one of the high cliff faces of the Columbia River Gorge. See related image No. 371N5682. Image note: Light leaks on negative.

Photograph, taken in the Columbia River Gorge, showing the Columbia River, the forested areas on either side of the river, and railroad tracks curving along the shoreline on the right. At center right, the tracks cross a bridge. Image note: Light leaks on negative.

A group of men huddle around a rescue sled on the Eagle Creek Trail on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge. A body bag lies on the ground next to them. Taken near Punchbowl Falls during recovery efforts for the body of Francis E. Foss (negative 9 of 9).

Debris in a room at the Multnomah Falls Lodge after a falling tree damaged the building during a heavy rain storm. The room appears to be a utility closet, with a work bench and paint cans visible through a doorway. Photograph from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Thursday, December 10, 1953 (negative 1 of 9).