Photograph of people lying on the beach in Seaside, Oregon. Behind them, people walk along the Seaside Turnaround and Promenade, in front of the Hotel Seaside. Stamp on the back of the print for Arthur M. Prentiss, Commercial Photographer. Handwritten note on the back indicates this was taken circa 1936.

Photograph of a group of people on the beach in Seaside, Oregon. Their backs are to the camera, and they look up at an airplane flying in the sky. Three children on donkeys face the camera to the right of the photograph. Stamp on the back of the print for Arthur M. Prentiss, Commercial Photographer.

Photograph of a child digging a hole in the sand on a beach in Oregon. Another child stands next to the hole with a shovel. In the background, people stand or play in the ocean.

Photograph of five young women in bathing suits sitting on the ground and posing next to a sign advertising the Lewis and Clark Festival in Seaside, Oregon. This photograph was published in the Oregonian newspaper on June 4, 1949. The women are (left to right): Rosetta Clark, Maureen Luthe, Nancy Woodcock, Lynn Luthe, and Alene Sanders. Each is a candidate for the title of Miss Seaside at the festival. A label taped to the bottom of the print reads, "Lewis & Clark Festival, Seaside, Oregon." Stamp on the back of the print reads, "May be used for reprint or publication if credit given - Montag Film Shop - Seaside, Ore."

Photograph of five young men and women in bathing suits, standing on the beach in Seaside, Oregon. They smile and pose for the camera. The man in the middle wears a shirt that reads, "Life Guard." Writing on the bottom of the print reads, "71513 Angelus." Handwriting on the back of the print indicates this was taken in 1936.

Photograph of a 2-story house. A woman sits on the steps of the front porch while a second person sits in a hammock on the porch. There are trees on either side of the house and a fence in front of the house. Typed label on the back of the print reads, "A Seaside Cottage Among the Spruce Trees, Seaside, Ore." Stamp on the back reads, "From Passenger Department, The North Bank Road, Portland, Ore."

Photograph of the Lewis and Clark Salt Works in Seaside, Oregon. The salt works are surrounded by a metal railing. A sign behind the railing is partially visible, showing the words, "Clark" and "Cairn." Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Lewis & Clark Salt Cairn, Seaside, Ore." Stamp on the back for Arthur M. Prentiss, Commercial Photographer.

Photograph of the Lewis and Clark Salt Works in Seaside, Oregon. A sign in the middle of the salt works reads, "Site of Salt Cairn Used by Lewis and Clark 1805-6." A wooden fence made of tree branches stands around the perimeter of the monument. There are many rocks on the site. Stamp on lower right of print reads, "Gifford and Prentiss, Portland, Oregon. 1751."

Stacks of lumber stacked in a yard near the port terminals in Vancouver, Washington. The S. P. & S. Railway grain elevators are visible in the distance. The handwritten description from the back of the photograph reads, "Bulk grain elevators capacity - 2,852,000 bushels, owned by SP+S Railway, leased to Archer Daniels Midland Company and Grain Mfg. Company, Vancouver, Wa. "Garrett" - 1944."

Photograph taken from the shore of the Washington side of the Columbia River near Skamania, looking across the river at Oregon. Horsetail Falls is visible to the left. The waters of the river are calm and there is a boat near shore in the foreground. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "A placid vista of the majestic Columbia with Horse Tail Falls in the middle distance." Typed label on the back of the print reads, "Looking across Columbia River from Butler, showing Horse Tail Falls -- Via S.P.&S. Plate No. 4152." Embossment on the front of the print indicates a 1909 copyright by the Kiser Photo Co. for SP&S Railway.

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 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 group of people wearing hard hats outside a building at McNary Dam on the Columbia River. Behind them is an SP&S Empire Builder train. The train is at the base of a bluff. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Contractors special to McNary Dam. Thursday, June 3, 1954."

Photograph showing a view looking east up the Columbia River Gorge. Rooster Rock is in the foreground and the Rooster Rock Cannery is visible through the trees on the lower right. Taken from a nearby hillside. Stamp on the back for Kiser's Studio. Typed note on the back of the print reads, "Lower Columbia River near Westport, Ore. SP&S Ry." [This note is incorrect. This image portrays the Columbia River Gorge, not Westport, Oregon.]

Photograph of water rushing out of the spillways of the Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River Gorge. Taken from the Washington side of the dam. A person leans over a railing on the lower right, watching the scene. A cloud of mist rises from the water. Stamp on the back of the print reads, "Restricted Photograph: Do not reproduce without written license agreement, Photo-Art Commercial Studios."

Photograph of a view of Mount Hood across of the Columbia River. Taken from the area around White Salmon and Underwood on the Washington side of the river, looking south toward Hood River, Oregon and the mountain in the background. There are trees on a steep embankment in the foreground. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Mt. Hood & Columbia River from White Salmon - Underwood, Wash. SP&S Ry."

Photograph showing a view of Mount Hood from Laurel Hill in the Cascade Range, Oregon. Taken from a road on Laurel Hill. The road descends the hill in the foreground. Writing on the front of the print reads, "Mt. Hood from Laurel Hill." Stamps on the bottom of the print read "Prentiss 23784" and "Copyright Angelus 89586 (?)."

Photograph showing the Eliot Glacier on Mount Hood in Oregon. Deep crevasses run the length of the glacier. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Elliott (sic) Glacier on Loop Hy." Stamp on the back reads, "The Mt. Hood Loop Highway. Copyright Gifford Scenic Studio."

Photograph of an illustration of the Mt. Hood Skiway Tram. The aerial tram travels between a terminal in Government Camp, in the foreground, and Timberline Lodge, visible in the background on Mount Hood. Several skiers on the ground look up at the tram. The tram was operated by the Mt. Hood Aerial Transportation Company from 1951-1956. The illustration is signed by W. Weber. Stamps on the back for Columbia Studios Commercial Photographs, and Beaver Engraving Co.

Photographic postcard showing Paulina Falls, located in Newberry National Volcanic Monument in the Deschutes National Forest, Oregon. Taken from the base of the waterfall, looking up. There is a large rock at the base of the falls. Writing on the postcard reads, "Paulina Falls, 100 ft. high, LaPine, Ore." Handwriting on the back of the postcard reads, "Another view of Paulina Falls."

Photographic postcard showing people in a cabin next to East Lake in the Newberry National Volcanic Monument in the Deschutes National Forest, Oregon. This building is likely part of the health resort which operated at the hot springs of East Lake from 1915-1923. Handwriting on the back of the postcard reads, "One of the buildings at hot springs resort at East Lake. Looking northward across East Lake. It is about 2 miles across. View taken in early morning."

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.

People sitting and standing on the top railings of corrals filled with cattle near Harrisburg, Oregon.

People sitting and standing on the top railings of corrals filled with cattle near Harrisburg, Oregon. Several buildings are visible in the background, including one large building with a partially obscured sign reading, "Warehouse & Lumber Co."

Photograph of two men in suits and jackets shaking hands in front of a railway flatcar loaded with lumber. A banner attached to the side of the car reads, "Crown Zellerbach's first shipment from Columbia City."

Fireplace at the Pilot Butte Inn in Bend, Oregon. A stuffed bobcat and 2 pheasants sit on the fireplace mantle. There is a fire in the fireplace. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Pilot Butte Inn, Bend."

Photograph of a baseball game in progress near Bend, Oregon. Several players in baseball uniforms stand on a dirt baseball diamond in the middle of an open sagebrush flat. A large crowd of spectators is gathered at the edge of the playing area. There is a large tent erected behind the crowd. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "vicinity Bend - La Pine."

Photograph of 3 men looking at their watches on a platform at Union Station in Portland, Oregon. On the track next to them is an SP&S streamlined train no. 801. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "SP&S streamlined train no. 2 at Union Station, Portland, Ore. (Engineer, fireman and conductor comparing watches.)" Stamp on the back for Photo-Art Commercial Studios.