Boudoir card of an Oregon Railway and Navigation Company relief train passing through The Needles rock formation in the Columbia River Gorge on the Oregon side during the winter of 1884-1885. Three men stand beside the train.
View up the Columbia River to Mitchell Point in the distance. A large rock outcropping sits in the Columbia River in the foreground. Loose duplicate plate in 5/4. This plate is part of Carlton Watkin's "Sun Sketches of Columbia River Scenery" album.
View of railroad tracks passing through the rock formation known as the Needles on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge during the winter storm of 1884-1885. This plate is part of an album of Watkin’s New Series photographs originally owned by Charles H. Prescott, manager of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co.
View of railroad tracks passing through the rock formation known as the Needles on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge during the winter storm of 1884-1885. This plate is part of an album of Watkin’s New Series photographs originally owned by Charles H. Prescott, manager of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co.
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 looking across a scenic open valley at Cove Palisades State Park. A river can be seen at the bottom of the valley (Deschutes or Crooked River), with rock formations. In the distance, Mount Hood can be seen on the horizon. A curving dirt road can be seen on a hillside below the cliffs at the right side of the frame.
Photograph looking across a valley towards Three Fingered Jack, with Rockpile Mountain visible at the far upper right corner of the frame. Large basalt cliffs extend up from the bottom of the image, before reaching an upper flat area.
Photograph taken from behind two people, across the river and upwards at rock formations at Cove Palisades State Park area. The body of water is the Deschutes River or the Crooked River.
Photograph looking at a cascading waterfall, flowing down a cliff face and into a river, which extends towards the camera. Foliage can be seen around the waterfall. The body of water is the Deschutes River or the Crooked River.
Photograph looking upward at a waterfall flowing down a high basalt cliff face. Large columns of basalt can be seen above and below the waterfall, with foliage visible near the bottom of the image.
Platinum Print of Castle Rock (today known as Beacon Rock) looking north from Mosquito Island (today known as Peirce Island). Handwritten inscription on the back of the print reads, "Castle Rock Looking North - Columbia." This print is sometimes published as, "Mosquito Island." Signed, "Lily E. White," in the lower right corner of the print.
Platinum print of Rooster Rock on the Columbia River. Handwritten inscription on the back of the print reads, "Rooster Rock - Columbia." Signed, "Lily E. White," in the lower right corner of the print.
Photograph showing Highway 101 at Neahkahnie Mountain on the Oregon coast. A road can be seen above a supporting stone wall, below a large rocky cliff. Is the distance is a rock formation, which hugs the outside of the highway. Two people walk along the road towards the right of the frame, and a parked car and person can be seen in the distance (negative 1 of 4).
A man stands on a rocky outcrop with a fishing pole in an unidentified Oregon coastal location. Other rocky outcrops can be seen across the water (negative 5 of 15).
Photograph of an SP&S train traveling eastbound along the Columbia River in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington. The train passes in front of Beacon Rock. Taken from the Oregon side of the river, looking north across the river. Typed note on the back of the print reads, "File No. 26 - SP&S eastbound train along Columbia River at Beacon Rock."
Negative of a photographic postcard showing Smith Rock on the Crooked River in Oregon. Handwriting on negative reads, "Smith's Rocks - Crooked River, Oregon. Christian S-340."
