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.
Photograph, looking toward the east, showing the roadway and arched railing of the East Multnomah Falls Viaduct on the Columbia River Highway. The Columbia River is at left.
Photograph showing a group of unidentified men, most wearing overcoats, hats, and ties, standing on the Columbia River Highway. The road is covered with snow, and an unidentified man with a shovel is standing on a high snowbank piled at left. On the road in the background is a snowplow. At right are railroad tracks. A mark that may be the number 2 or 4 is written on the negative and is visible in the lower left corner of the image.
Photograph showing a curve on the Columbia River Highway in winter. The road is covered with snow but appears to have been shoveled or plowed. The surrounding landscape and the cliffs in the distance are also snow-covered.
Photograph showing three unidentified people with shovels clearing snow on the Columbia River Highway. The view is to the west. The photograph may have been taken just east of the East Multnomah Falls Viaduct; it may be related to image No. 371N5685.
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.
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.
Photograph of a group of people posing behind an automobile parked on the side of the Historic Columbia River Highway at Shepperd's Dell in the Columbia River Gorge. There is a waterfall behind them, to the left. Writing on the bottom of the print indicates a 1916 copyright by the Weister Co.
Photograph showing a view of the Columbia River through the trees at Beacon Rock on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge. The vertical cliffs of Beacon Rock are on the left while the river is visible on the right. Typed writing on the back reads, "Columbia River from Beacon Rock - SP&S Ry." Embossment on the front of the print for Kiser. Stamp on the back of the print for Angelus Commercial Studio.
Photograph of a wooden ladder and a rope along a trail on Beacon Rock on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge. Above the ladder, several metal spikes have been driven into the rock to aid climbing. The Columbia River is visible on the left. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Beacon Rock." Stamp on the back for Kiser's Studio in Sellwood. Portion of stamp reads, "In reproducing this photograph in any way copyright notice must appear as follows: Copyright by Fred H. Kiser Portland, Oregon."
Photograph of several automobiles crossing the bridge at Shepperd's Dell on the Historic Columbia River Highway in the Columbia River Gorge. Two people stand on either side of the bridge, looking over the railing. The people in the automobiles look toward the camera. Writing on the bottom of the print indicates a 1915 copyright by the Weister Co.
Photograph of a trail at the base of Beacon Rock on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge. The vertical cliffs of Beacon Rock are on the left while the Columbia River is visible through the trees on the right. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Beacon Rock." Copyright notice on the front of the print indicates a copyright by Kiser for SP&S Railway. Stamp on the back reads, "In reproducing this photograph in any way copyright notice must appear as follows: Copyright by Fred H. Kiser Portland, Oregon."
Photograph of the view looking west from Crown Point on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge. There are several islands in the Columbia River and the Columbia River Highway is visible alongside the river. The top of Rooster Rock is visible on the lower right. The location of the Steigerwald Dairy is outlined in pencil in the distance. Today this area is known as the Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Writing on the front of the print reads, "Looking west from Crown Point Columbia River Highway Oregon. #D28. Copyright Cross & Dimmitt." Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "The Steigerwald Dairy from Crown Point. Outlined in pencil." Second handwritten note on the back reads, "Washougal." Stamp on the back for Cross & Dimmitt, Scenic Photographers.
View of the Oregon Trunk (OT) Rail Bridge across the Columbia River near Wishram Washington. The bridge is also known as the Celilo Bridge. The photograph is taken from the bank on the Oregon side of the river and captures almost the full span of the bridge. A portion of Celilo Village is visible in the foreground. The community of Skien is visible in the distance at the base of the bridge on the Washington side. A note on the back of the photograph reads, "File No. 68 - OT/Celilo Bridge across Columbia River, near Wishram, Wash."
View of the Oregon Trunk (OT) Rail Bridge across the Columbia River near Wishram Washington. The photograph is taken from the tracks on the Washington side of the bridge looking south through the trusses. The bridge is also known as the Celilo Bridge. A note on the back of the photograph reads, "File No. 66 - OT/Celilo Bridge across Columbia River, near Wishram, Wash. Kiser 5475."
Photograph of a westbound train traveling on the Washington side of the Columbia River in the Columbia River Gorge. The train has a steam locomotive and has just traveled through a tunnel. To the right of the train, view looks east up the river and both sides of the gorge are visible. There is some snow on the ground. Typed note on the back of the print reads, "Westbound SP&S train along Columbia River."
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 of a fishwheel on the Columbia River in the Columbia River Gorge. Two sets of railroad tracks pass the fishwheel. Taken from the Oregon side of the gorge, looking across the Columbia River at a large mountain in Washington in the background. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Oregon side, North Columbia River Fish Wheel (Trap)" 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 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 a fishwheel on the Columbia River in the Columbia River Gorge. Taken from the Oregon side of the river, looking west. A large mountain is visible across the river in Washington. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Fish Wheel at Moffetts (Bonneville Dam)." Stamps on the front and the back of the print indicate a 1909 copyright by Kiser Photo Co. for SP&S Ry.
Photograph of a coyote hole on a rocky hillside, part of a railroad construction on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge. Handwritten note on the front of the print reads, "1589, Coyote Hole before blast. Sept. 28, '06." Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Johnson & Lawson's cut near Stevenson."
Photograph of 4 railroad construction workers working in a trench at the base of a graded hillside in Carson, Washington. They work next to a track that transports construction materials. To the right is the Columbia River and a view of a large mountain on the Washington side of the gorge. Handwriting on the bottom of the print reads, "1516, Finishing Station 1515, June 23 '06, P.&S. Ry." Handwriting on the back reads, "Carson Landing."
Photograph of an explosion conducted by Portland & Seattle Railway to clear way for the construction of a railroad on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge. The explosion sends dirt and debris into the air out of the base of a mountain. The Columbia River and the Oregon side of the gorge are visible in the background. Handwritten label at the bottom of the print reads, "Firing 30 Ton Blast Cooks, 1906, P. & S. Ry., June 13, 10:35am, 1300 feet away."