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 showing parked cars lining a snow-covered road in Government Camp, Oregon, near the Battle Axe Inn. Groups of pedestrians are walking along the road.

Photograph showing the Battle Axe Inn in Government Camp, Oregon, and cars parked on the snow-covered road outside. The inn is partially hidden behind drifts of snow reaching to the bottom edge of the building’s roof. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Photograph showing the Government Camp Hotel in Government Camp, Oregon, and the snow-covered road in front of the hotel. Snow is also piled on the sides of the road. A car is driving down the road and a person is walking behind it.

Photograph showing the Mt. Hood Chalet in Government Camp, Oregon, surrounded by deep snow. Several cars are parked on the road in front of the chalet. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Photograph showing a row of cars parked outside the Battle Axe Inn in Government Camp, Oregon. The inn is surrounded by deep snow, and the inn’s roof and some of the cars are snow-covered. A cropped version of this photograph was one of two that were published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on December 31, 1934, under the headline “Mount Hood Snow too Plentiful for Skiing.” The photograph had the following caption: “Too much, not to little, snow forced postponement of Sunday’s scheduled Mount Hood ski tournament until New Years [sic] day.” This photograph had the following additional caption information: “Cars buried in snow in front of Battle Ax [sic] Inn.” The photographs accompanied a story, headlined “Predict Good Ski Weather For New Year,” which reported that about three feet of snow had fallen since the previous Friday. Image note: A mark that may be the number 1 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the image.

Photograph showing parked cars lining both sides of the snow-covered road through Government Camp, Oregon. In the background at left is the Battle Axe Inn.

Photograph showing cars parked along the road through Government Camp, Oregon, on a winter day. At right is Hill’s Place; at left center is the Battle Axe Inn recreation building. The road, buildings, and surrounding areas are covered with snow. Image note: Light leaks on negative.

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 group of unidentified people with shovels clearing snow on the Columbia River Highway and the railroad tracks at left. The number 3 is written on the negative and is faintly visible at lower left. Image note: Negative damage at left.

Captain Peter Rexford and Sergeant Gordon Auborn looking at the buried car of Keith L. Barker, of Baker, Oregon after a snow slide near Oneonta Gorge. A portion of an automobile can be seen in a wall of snow (negative 1 of 10).

The buried car of Keith L. Barker, of Baker, Oregon after a snow slide near Oneonta Gorge. A man stands next to a large snow bank, where a portion of an automobile can be seen (negative 4 of 10).

Two people look at a snowbank near Oneonta Gorge, in the Columbia River Gorge, where the car was Keith L. Barker was buried (negative 7 of 10).

People cross a street lightly dusted with snow in downtown Portland. A large sign for the “Mayfair Theatre” arches over the street, with the Jackson Building visible at the far end of the block (negative 2 of 7).

Children in southwest Portland, near Council Crest, playing the in snow. Wearing jackets and hats, several of the children are holding snowballs while playing next to a sign reading “Council Crest” and “S.W. Fairmount Blvd” (negative 4 of 7).

A skier crosses a snowy Vista Avenue Viaduct, or Vista Bridge, in Portland (negative 7 of 7).

John S. Howland and his son stand in front of their home on Brower Road in Corbett. Howland is holding an ax and facing towards the camera, while his son leans in a doorway. The building is deteriorating, with a broken window in the front. Snow is on the ground and roof. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, December 29, 1948 (negative 1 of 11). Original sleeve title: “Poor family.”

A son of John S. Howland, of Brower Road in Corbett, holding a cow and standing outside a barn. Snow can be seen on the roof of the barn and the ground. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, December 29, 1948 (negative 10 of 11). Original sleeve title: “Poor family.”

An aerial view of Portland’s Union Station, coated in snow. The Broadway Bridge crosses the Willamette River, next to a train yard (negative 1 of 10).

An aerial view of Lownsdale Square in Portland, with a dusting of snow. Looking west, the Multnomah County Courthouse can be seen at the top of the square, with the Spanish-American War Soldier’s Monument at the center (negative 4 of 10).

An aerial view, looking west, of snow covering the southwest hills in Portland. The Charles Piggott House can be seen on S.W. Buckingham Avenue, along with other homes (negative 8 of 10).

An aerial view of the Oregon Journal building, Willamette River, and Hawthorne Bridge in the snow. Looking east, the central east side industrial district can be seen at the other side of the river (negative 2 of 10).

An aerial view of the Steel and Broadway Bridges over the Willamette River in Portland, with a recent dusting of snow. Looking northwest, Union station and a train yard can be seen on the west side of the river (negative 6 of 10).

An aerial view of the University of Oregon Medical School (later Oregon Health & Science University) in southwest Portland, with a recent dusting of snow. S.W. Terwilliger Boulevard can be seen winding along the hillside (negative 9 of 10).

An elk fountain in downtown Portland, on S.W. Main Street between Lownsdale and Chapman Squares. Freshly fallen snow can be seen throughout the scene, with the Hotel Lenox in the background. The statue was donated to the city of Portland in 1900, and was sculpted by Roland Hinton Perry (negative 6 of 7).

Hill’s Place Restaurant, in Government Camp, covered in snow. A neon sign is mounted at the top of the two-story building, with large snow drifts reaching the second floor. Photographs from this story were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 17, 1949 (negative 1 of 14).

Large snow drifts along a road in Government Camp on Mount Hood. A car can be seen just at the other side of a large drift. Photographs from this story were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 17, 1949 (negative 2 of 14).

Large snow drifts in Government Camp on Mount Hood. A building is partially obscured by the deep snow. Photographs from this story were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, February 17, 1949 (negative 5 of 14).