Photograph showing an Oregon Journal car driving around a curve on the newly completed Cloud Cap Road on the north side of Mount Hood in October 1926. A cropped version of this photograph was one of three published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, October 6, 1926, under the headline “Cloud Cap Road Is Way of Splendor.” The photographs had the following caption: “Scenes along newly-completed spur road leading from Mouth Hood Loop highway to Cloud Cap inn, giving suggestion of scenic wonders unfolded along trip.” This photograph had the additional caption information: “One of the many wide curves, showing the banking at the outer edge.” The photographs accompanied a story headlined “Cloud Cap Road Finished; Fine View Unfolded.” The story reported that the 10-mile-long road, ending at the Cloud Cap Inn, would officially be known as the Cooper spur of the Mount Hood Loop Highway. Construction of the road had begun in 1925. See image Nos. 374N0471 and 374N0521, which were published with this photograph, and additional related image Nos. 374N0470, 374N0472, 374N0519, 374N0522, 374N0523, 374N0524, 374N0526, and 374N0527.

Photograph of an unidentified man walking outside the Cloud Cap Inn building on the northeastern side of Mount Hood in October 1926. A cropped version of this photograph was one of three published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, October 6, 1926, under the headline “Cloud Cap Road Is Way of Splendor.” The photographs had the following caption: “Scenes along newly-completed spur road leading from Mouth Hood Loop highway to Cloud Cap inn, giving suggestion of scenic wonders unfolded along trip.” This photograph had the additional caption information: “Top picture shows present inn, which Portland interests are seeking to rebuild according to more modern standards of capacity and convenience.” The photographs accompanied a story headlined “Cloud Cap Road Finished; Fine View Unfolded.” The story reported that the 10-mile-long road, ending at the Cloud Cap Inn, would officially be known as the Cooper spur of the Mount Hood Loop Highway. Construction of the road had begun in 1925. See image Nos. 374N0471 and 374N0502, which were published with this photograph, and additional related image Nos. 374N0470, 374N0472, 374N0519, 374N0522, 374N0523, 374N0524, 374N0526, and 374N0527.

Photograph, taken from the rear, of an Oregon Journal car next to a rocky outcropping on the newly completed gravel Cloud Cap Road on the north side of Mount Hood in October 1926. The words “Staff Cameraman” and “Oregon Journal” are visible on the cover of the car’s spare tire. On October 6, 1926, the Oregon Journal published three related photographs and a front-page story about the completion of the road, headlined “Cloud Cap Road Finished; Fine View Unfolded.” The story reported that the 10-mile-long road, ending at the Cloud Cap Inn, would officially be known as the Cooper spur of the Mount Hood Loop Highway. Construction of the road had begun in 1925. See related image Nos. 374N0470, 374N0471, 374N0472, 374N0502, 374N0519, 374N0521, 374N0522, 374N0524, 374N0526, and 374N0527.

Photograph, taken from the rear, of an Oregon Journal car on the newly completed gravel Cloud Cap Road on the north side of Mount Hood in October 1926. The road is bordered by forest, and the mountain’s peak is visible in the background. The words “Staff Cameraman” and “Oregon Journal” are visible on the cover of the car’s spare tire. On October 6, 1926, the Oregon Journal published three related photographs and a front-page story about the completion of the road, headlined “Cloud Cap Road Finished; Fine View Unfolded.” The story reported that the 10-mile-long road, ending at the Cloud Cap Inn, would officially be known as the Cooper spur of the Mount Hood Loop Highway. Construction of the road had begun in 1925. See related image Nos. 374N0470, 374N0471, 374N0472, 374N0502, 374N0519, 374N0521, 374N0522, 374N0523, 374N0526, and 374N0527.

Photograph of a car on a dirt road through forest south of Mount Hood. The mountain’s peak is visible in the background. Image note: Light leaks on negative.

Photograph, taken from the front, of a car traveling downhill on a steep, rocky dirt road through forest. An “X” is written on the negative and is visible in the upper left corner of the image.

Photograph of a car on a rocky dirt road through forest south of Mount Hood. The car is at a tilt, with two wheels on the road and two wheels on the bank next to the road. Also see image No. 371N5047.

Photograph of water spraying as a car drives on a muddy dirt road past leafless trees. Image note: Light leak on negative.

Hand-written caption. Signed by Watkins.

Hand-written caption. Signed by Watkins.

Photograph showing trash along road in the Cove Palisades State Park area. In the foreground is a mattress, with cans, boxes and a wooden barrel also visible. Low mesas can be seen in the background. Written on the negative is "Culver Formation."

Photograph showing horse teams grading a dirt road cut. On the right side of the image is a forested hillside, and one the left is a loose dirt hillside. Written on the side of the negative is “E301.09-O-231.” (Image note: discoloration visible on the right side of the negative).

Photograph showing a wooden plank and log bridge crossing a small running creek, taken from a slight side angle. A Ford Model T Pickup (1916) is on the bridge facing forward. Trees and other foliage can be seen throughout the image. Written on the negative is “E301.09-O-39” and “36.”

Photograph showing a group of people standing on a road while looking towards the camera (including Franklin T. Griffith, President). The road and hillside is covered in rocks, and in the background is a large pile of cut trees.

Photograph showing the top surface of a wooden trestle bridge and a dirt road, with a wooden flume and dam structure visible in the distance (Cazadero Dam). In the background, forested hillsides can be seen above the Clackamas River. Written on the negative is “E301.09-O-23” and “32.”

Workers grade a portion of the Sunset Highway (26) in an unidentified location west of Portland. A child, wearing a wide brimmed hat, sits at the wheel of a tractor, next to two men, while watching the workers. A dirt road extends into the distance (negative 5 of 16).

An aerial view of a dirt road winding along a hillside in Forest Park, Portland (negative 6 of 10).

Photograph showing a man leaning against a tree in a forested area. A dirt road in the foreground leads to the tree. Stamps on the front and back of the print indicate a 1910 copyright by Kiser Photo Co.

View of a 2-story house in Portland. The house sits on an intersection of 2 dirt roads. It features a wrap-around porch. On the corner, an electric pole and lines provide electricity to the neighborhood. The sidewalk in front of the house is made of wooden planks.

View of a building with a crucifix finial on the roof in Portland. A dirt road runs in front of the building.

Photograph showing a view down a dirt road in a desert landscape with farmland on either side. The dirt road is lined with sagebrush. Fences divide the sagebrush from the agricultural fields. A farm is visible in the distance, at the end of the road.

Full-length portrait showing an unidentified woman and girl standing next to a dirt path or road in a rural area next to a log fence and a field. A second wooden fence borders a path in the background at right. The words “Thanksgiving / 1908 Oregon City” are etched by hand into the negative and are faintly visible in the lower left corner of the photograph. Image note: Photograph shows discoloration due to deterioration of the negative.

Photograph of a river flowing through a desert landscape in Central Oregon. Taken from a dirt road on a nearby hillside. Embossment on lower right reads, "Gifford, Portland, Oregon."

Photograph of orchards and fields on a hillside near Salem, Oregon. A dirt path on the left leads to a house in the distance. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Farm Scene near Salem." Embossment on the front of print indicates a 1902 copyright by Kiser Photo Co., while a hand-written note on the back indicates a 1904 copyright by the Kiser Photo Co.

Photographic postcard of a man driving an automobile on a dirt road. He drives toward the camera. There are large trees on both sides of the road. Writing on the bottom of the postcard reads, "Crater Lake Nat'l Park. 833. Among the Pines." Typed writing on the back reads, "A glimpse of our standing timber. We have 20,000 feet of this class of timber in Klamath County." Postcard made by Miller Photo Co., Klamath Falls, Oregon.

A group of men works to build a road in the Silveron Hills area of Silverton, Oregon. Teams of horses pull a plow and other equipment through the dirt. Barns and a house are visible behind them. See related image No. 426.

Four men, members of a road-building crew, stand with a pair of horses pulling a plow through a forested area in the Silverton Hills area of Silverton, Oregon. A foal stands next to two of the men.

Approximately fifteen men use shovels to dig a road through a forest in the Silverton, Oregon area.