Latourell Falls, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon.

Multnomah Falls.

Sailboat on the Columbia River.

Bishop's Cap near Sheppards Dell, Columbia River Highway, Oregon.

Bishop's Cap near Sheppards Dell, Columbia River Highway, Oregon.

Transcription from back: “Deschutes + Celilo? Cape Horn, D & D R. Road.”

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).

Platinum print of a fish weir on the Columbia River.

Platinum print of light through clouds above the bank of the Columbia River. Attributed to Sarah Hall Ladd.

Platinum print of Castle Rock (today known as Beacon Rock) on the Columbia River. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Castle Rock - Columbia" This photograph has been attributed to both Sarah Hall Ladd and Lily E. White. Signed, "Lily E. White," in the lower right corner of the print.

Platinum print of storm clouds and fog in the hills viewed from across the Columbia River. Handwritten inscription on the back of the print reads, "Sunset Storm on the Columbia." Signed, "Lily E. White," in the lower right corner of the print.

Platinum print of a sandy beach on the shore of the Columbia River with Mitchell's Point visible in the distance. Handwritten inscription on the back of the print reads, "Mitchell Point - Columbia River above Cascades." Signed, "Lily E. White," in the lower right corner of the print.

Platinum print of Upper Cape Horn with the Columbia River visible in the distance. Handwritten inscription on the back of the print reads, "Upper Cape Horn - Near Celilo - Columbia." Signed, "Lily E. White," in the lower right corner of the print.

Platinum print of Cape Horn on the Columbia River. Lone Rock (today known as Phoca Rock) is visible in the distance. Handwritten inscription on the back of the print reads, "Cape Horn and Lone Rock - Columbia." Signed, "Lily E. White," in the lower right corner of the print.

Platinum print of a rimrock in the Columbia River Gorge. Alternatively titled in some publications as, "The Palisades of the Columbia." Handwritten inscription on the back of the print reads, "Pillars of Faith - Above the Dalles - Columbia." The photograph has been attributed in publications to both Sarah Hall Ladd and Lily E. White. Signed, "S.H.L.," in the lower right corner of the print. This print is the same as Plate 1 from Album 201.

Platinum print of the North Buttress of the Bridge of the Gods at the Cascades on the Columbia River. Handwritten inscription on the back of the print reads, "North Buttress of the Bridge of the Gods - Cascades of the Columbia." Signed, "Lily E. White," in the lower right corner of the print.

A group of people and horses pulling a seine (a large fishing net) along the shore of the Columbia River. Beacon Rock is visible in the distance. Caption from negative sleeve reads, "Seining on Columbia, R-4, LW-4."

Horses and men pull a seine (a large fishing net) on the shore of the Columbia River. Beacon Rock is visible in the distance. Caption from negative sleeve reads, "Seining on Columbia, 1901 (Broken Glass Negative), S46, LW2-10B."

A fish wheel on the Columbia River. Caption from negative sleeve reads, "Landscape, R-51, LW2-32."

A fish wheel on the Columbia River. Caption from negative sleeve reads, "Landscape with Structure, R-53, LW2-34."

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 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 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.