Photograph of a bus operated by the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway, parked on the side of Highway 30 in Clatsop County overlooking the Columbia River. Passengers stand outside the bus, looking at the view. The bus is marked "Reserved." A sign on the left reads, "Summit Clatsop Crest, Elev. 784." A second sign reads, "Old Oregon Trail." Stamp on the back of the print for A. M. Prentiss, Portland, Oregon.
Photograph showing a group of people posing at the wreck of the ship Peter Iredale on a beach in Warrenton, Oregon. Today, this is located in Fort Stevens State Park. Some people climb on the ship. Handwritten note at the bottom of the print reads, "Wreck of Peter Iredale near Ft. St." Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Davis - Kelly Mack." Stamp on the back of the print reads, "Printed on Artura Ransford 312-13 Stock Ex., Portland, Ore."
Photograph of the S.S. Great Northern sailing on the Columbia River near Astoria, Oregon. This ship was built by the Great Northern Pacific Steam Ship Company for the SP&S Railway. It served to transport passengers and freight between terminals in Astoria, Oregon and San Francisco, California. Signature on the bottom right reads, "Gifford." Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "SS Great Northern of the Great Northern Pacific SS Co. in the Columbia River near Astoria, Ore. (1915)."
Photograph of a crowd of people at a train station. People stand on a long wooden platform on the left, while an SP&S train is stopped on the right. Three little girls in white dresses stand on the platform in the foreground and look at the train. In the background, a large crowd stands by the train. Handwriting on the back indicates this was taken in Seaside, Oregon. Stamp on the back for Kiser's Studio, Scenic America Company.
Photograph of 2 locomotives at Camp Clatsop, known today as Camp Rilea, in Clatsop County, Oregon. The locomotives are numbered 161 and 150 and are outlined in white. Soldiers in uniform stand next to the trains. Many of them walk toward a row of military vehicles on the left. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Camp Clatsop, ca. 1927." Photographer's stamp on the back is illegible.
Two members of a fishing boat crew prepare to unload a barrel of black cod from a boat onto a pier. A third crew member takes notes. The boat has a banner that reads, "Eardley." A refrigerated railcar is visible on the pier in the background. Handwritten note on back of print reads, "Unloading black cod from boat at Eardley Dock. An express refrigerator in background." Stamp on back reads, "If this photograph is used for reproduction, kindly use the following credit line: Hedrich-Blessing Studio."
A crowd of people stand around an American flag at a railroad station. Musicians with instruments stand to the left. In the background is a railcar labeled SP&S. Likely the same event depicted in OrgLot78_B1F2_017. Embossment on lower right reads, "Woodfield Photo. Astoria, Ore."
View of the coastline looking north from Elk Creek, known today as Ecola Creek, in Cannon Beach, Oregon. A windswept tree stands in the foreground near a beach where the creek meets the ocean. Typed label on the back of print reads, "Looking north from mouth of Elk Creek - Cannon Beach, Oregon." Embossment on the front of the print reads, "Copyright 1909 for Spokane, Portland & Seattle Ry. by Kiser Photo Co."
Photograph of people sitting in scattered groups on the beach in Seaside, Oregon. Men wear suits while women wear long dresses or skirts. People walk along the ocean on the left, and along a promenade on the right. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "On the Sands at Seaside." Stamp on the back reads, "Credit line - Weister Co. Portland, Ore." Second stamp on the back for Beaver Engraving Co.
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 of a young woman standing in the water on the beach in Seaside, Oregon. She smiles as she holds a glass float above her head in both hands. The ocean water is up to her knees. Stamp on the back of the print for Photo-Art Studios.
Photograph of a group golfing in a grassy area, likely in Seaside, Oregon. One man lifts a golf club above his head as he prepares to swing at a ball. Four other men watch him. A large building is in the background. Several automobiles are parked in front of the building.
A house with a stone facade near the beach in Gearhart, Oregon. A wood walkway through the sand runs in the front of the house and the ocean is visible behind the house. The handwritten description from the back of the photograph reads, "Gearhart." There is also a stamp which reads, "From Passenger Department, The North Bank Road, Portland, Ore."
Photograph showing several people gathered around a hole on the Gearhart Golf Links golf course in Gearhart, Oregon. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Gearhart 1910."
Photograph showing the Tillamook Rock Lighthouse in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Ecola Point in Oregon. Taken from a beach in Ecola State Park, looking toward the lighthouse in the distance. Typed note on the back of the print reads, " 'Ecola Point and Tillamook Light' -- Cannon Beach, Oregon. Plate No. 4113." Stamp on the back for Angelus Commercial Studio. Embossment on the front of the print indicates a 1909 copyright by Kiser Photo Co. for SP&S.
Photograph of members of the Oregon Agricultural College's cadet band posing on the deck of a ship. They are dressed in uniform and a few hold their instruments. Today, the Oregon Agricultural College is known as Oregon State University. Note at the bottom of the print reads, "Kiser." Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Flavel, Or."
Photograph of people walking away from a train at a train station in Astoria, Oregon. The group includes 2 nuns. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "SP&S train no. 21 at Astoria, Ore. Passenger station, Sept. 18, 1951." Stamp on the back for Carl E. Vermilya, Staff Photographer, The Oregonian.
Photograph of Railroad Conductor D.R. McDougall holding a watch in his left hand and taking notes in a notebook with his right hand. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Conductor D.R. McDougall registering SP&S train No. 21 in at Warrenton, Ore. passenger station, Sept. 18, 1951." Stamp on the back for Carl E. Vermilya, Staff Photographer for the Oregonian.
View of several large rocks in the ocean at Cannon Beach, Oregon. Typed label on the back of the print reads, "Bird Rocks, Cannon Beach." Stamp on back indicates this photograph was copyrighted by Fred H. Kiser. A second stamp is for Angelus Commercial Studio.
View of the Warren Hotel in Cannon Beach, Oregon. Several people sit on chairs on the front porch of the hotel. There is a view of Haystack Rock and the ocean in the background. Embossment on lower right for Kiser.
