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."

Photographic postcard showing houseboats on the Columbia River at Tongue Point in Astoria, Oregon. Writing on the postcard reads, "Coe Photo No. 28. Tongue Point House Boats."

Photograph of Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood. The lodge is in the foreground and the mountain is just behind it. The ground around the lodge and the mountain are covered in snow. Stamp on the back for Angelus Commercial Studio.

Photograph of Tillman Reuter's display at the International Dry Farming Congress in Colorado Springs, held in October of 1911. Several farm products are on exhibit over a banner that reads, "Tillman Reuter, Madras Oregon Crook Co." Handwritten label at the bottom of the print reads, "International Dry-Farming Congress, Colo. Springs, Oct. 1911. Merrick Photo."

Photograph of a man, likely Tillman Reuter, standing next to the Tillman Reuter display at the International Dry Farming Congress in Colorado Springs, held in October of 1911. Several farm products are on exhibit over a banner that reads, "Tillman Reuter, Madras Oregon Crook Co." Handwritten label at the bottom of the print reads, "International Dry-Farming Congress, Colo. Springs, Oct. 1911. Merrick Photo."

Photograph showing the Tillamook Rock Lighthouse in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Oregon. Taken from the water. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Angelus Studio 190A."

Photograph of a flag planted on a beach in Oregon. A sign on the left side of the flagpole reads, "Tide Going Out," while a sign on the right side of the flagpole reads, "Tide Coming In." On the left, a child rides a small horse that is being led by another child. There are people in the ocean in the background. Stamp on the back of the print reads, "Photograph by F. Eugene Davis." Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Seaside."

Photograph showing a machine threshing crops in an agricultural field. Several farm workers work on or near the machine. A horse-drawn machine is on the right. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Threshing straw (?), Western Oregon." Second handwritten note reads, "Possibly Hillsboro."

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 a large SP&S Railway Steam Locomotive #910 on the left, next to the "Oregon Pony" locomotive on the right. The former is much larger than the latter. Two men stand on the front of the locomotives and gesture at each other. Typed note on the back of the print reads:
"The Oregon Pony and SP&S Ry. Steam Locomotive #910 at Vancouver, Wash. shops of the SP&S Ry. - August 1950. The Oregon Pony was built at San Francisco in 1862 - the first locomotive built on the Pacific coast - shipped to the Cascades of the Columbia where operated at the portage 1862-64 - the first locomotive in the Pacific Northwest. Later used by grading contractor, David Hewes, in San Francisco who donated it to the state of Oregon. In 1905 exhibited at the Lewis and Clark Fair in Portland. In 1931 placed on pedestal in front of Union Station. In 1950 participated in Cenaqua Celebration at Vancouver, Wash. after which it was repaired and painted at the SP&S shops at Vancouver and returned to the pedestal in front of the Portland Station. Comparative Data: Oregon Pony: Built - 1862, Vulcan Iron Works, S.F.
Total length over couplers - 14 ft. 3.5 inches
Total weight - 9700 pounds
SP&S #910:
Built - 1944 American Locomotive Works, Schenectady, N.Y.
Total length over couplers - 126 feet, 2.25 inches
Total weight - 1,081,000 pounds"
Stamp on the back for Photo Art Commercial Studios.

Photograph showing 2 women smiling and posing on the Oregon Pony steam locomotive, likely when it was on display at Union Station in Portland, Oregon. A sign on the side of the locomotive explains that it was the first locomotive on the Pacific Coast, and that it was donated to the Oregon Historical Society.

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.

Photograph of an automobile passing a horse-drawn covered wagon on a dirt road. A man wearing a coat and hat stands in front of the wagon holding a camera in his hand.

A view of the Elk Creek Hotel, near Seaside, Oregon. The photograph is taken from across Elk Creek (today Ecola Creek). "Elk Creek Hotel" is written in the sand in the foreground of the photograph.

Photograph of rows of tents set up at Camp Clatsop (today known as Camp Rilea), in Clatsop County.

A temporary train depot for the Oregon Electric Railway at the intersection of E. Fifth and Lyon Street in Albany, Oregon. A group of people are gathered in front of the wooden building with a small ticket booth and covered, open-air seating area. The building is decorated with bunting and American flags and there is a sign with "Albany" written on the roof. Handwritten caption from the back of the photograph reads, "Temporary Depot at Albany, OERY."

Photograph of 4 railroad construction workers standing next to a railroad trestle under construction. The trestle is built across a large field behind the workers and extends into the distance. This construction was part of the extension of the Oregon Electric Railway to Eugene, Oregon. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Temporary trestle to be filled in by Steam Shovel No. 4, Eugene extension of O.E.Ry."

Photograph of several boats on a wide portion of the Columbia River Estuary near Astoria, Oregon. The sun reflects on the water. A large boat with lowered masts floats on the water in the center. Writing on the bottom of the print reads, "Copyright 1914, F.H. Kiser." Handwriting on the back reads, "Sunset on Astoria Bay. Columbia River Estuary. Copyright Kiser."

Photograph of a skier standing in the snow and watching the sunset outside Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood in Oregon. The sun sets above thick clouds that blanket the valley below. The skier is silhouetted against the snow. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Sunset above clouds, Timberline Lodge, Mt. Hood, Oregon. Permit through Timberline Lodge." One stamp on the back reads, "J.W.Z. Nov 11, 1948." Second stamp reads, "Restricted Photograph: Do not reproduce without written license agreement, Photo-Art Commercial Studios."

Photograph of a dirt road on the edge of Summer Lake in Central Oregon. There are mountains in the distance. Writing on print reads, "Summer Lake, Central Oregon. No. 525, O. Hedlund, Madras, Ore."

A street scene in Forest Grove, Oregon. An automobile with a 1912 license is parked in front of the Forest Grove National Bank. The V. S. Abraham Dry Goods and Grocery Store is visible in the building across the street. The handwritten description from the back of the photograph reads, "Street scene, Forest Grove." There is also a red "Oregonian" stamp on the back of the photograph.

Photograph of a street scene in Eugene, Oregon. There are pedestrians, people on bicycles, and one person on horseback. Streetcar rails go up the middle of the street. Businesses line both sides of the street and signs are visible for Burgess Optical Co., Western Union Telegraph, and more. Banners hanging above the street advertise Kit Carson's Buffalo Ranch Wild West show. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Willamette St, Eugene. Willamette Avenue, Eugene. Either 1907 or 1912."

Photograph of farm laborers in the rows of a strawberry field. One man holds a baby on his knee. Writing on front of print reads, "Strawberry Ranch, Clackamas, Oregon. Mr. F. Mott owner." Writing on back of print reads, "Mr. F. Mott's ranch near Clackamas, Oregon. Plate made by C. Clark, Clackamas, Oregon."

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 showing the sternwheeler Bailey Gatzert entering locks on the Columbia River in the Columbia River Gorge. Likely taken at Cascade Locks, Oregon. A few houses are visible on the shore of the river. Handwritten label on the print reads, "Bailey Gatsert (sic) entering Locks."

Photograph showing the steamship Santa Clara docked in front of the Astoria Flour Mills in Astoria, Oregon. Handwritten label on the print reads, "Astoria Flour Mills Co. Loading the first flour to be shipped to New York through the Panama Canal from the Columbia River. Woodfield Photo."

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 a distant steam shovel working on the railroad tracks of the Oregon Electric Railway. Handwriting on the back reads, "Steam shovel no. 1, one mile south of Salem on Eugene extension of O.E. Ry."