Stereograph view of Columbia River looking east from the Oregon side toward the Middle Block House (also known as Fort Rains) on the Washington Territory side, 1867.

Stereograph view of the Oregon Steam Navigation Co.’s Oregon Portage Railroad on the Columbia River Gorge, looking west, 1867.

Duplicate of Stereograph 1283, on a different mount.

Duplicate of Stereograph 1285, on a different mount. Stereograph of the Columbia River from the Oregon side, near the Cascades rapids, 1867. View of Castle Rock, also known as Beacon Rock, in the distance.

Stereograph of the Columbia River from the Oregon side, near the Cascades rapids, 1867. View of Castle Rock, also known as Beacon Rock, in the distance.

Duplicate of Stereograph 1286, on a different mount.

Duplicate of Stereograph 1286, on a different mount.

Stereograph view of rocks in the Columbia River channel near Bradford island at the Cascades of the Columbia, 1867.

Stereograph of view looking west down the tramway built by Francis A. Chenoweth and improved by Daniel and Putnam Bradford, just south of Middle Block House, also known as Fort Rains, on the Columbia River in Skamania County, Washington Territory, 1867.

Duplicate of Stereograph 1263, on a different mount. Stereograph of view looking west down the tramway built by Francis A. Chenoweth and improved by Daniel and Putnam Bradford, just south of Middle Block House, also known as Fort Rains, on the Columbia River in Skamania County, Washington Territory, 1867.

Duplicate of Stereograph 1263, on a different mount. Stereograph of view looking west down the tramway built by Francis A. Chenoweth and improved by Daniel and Putnam Bradford, just south of Middle Block House, also known as Fort Rains, on the Columbia River in Skamania County, Washington Territory, 1867.

Duplicate of Stereograph 1264, on a different mount. Stereograph of Oregon Steam Navigation Co.’s railroad tracks west of the Middle Block House, also known as Fort Rains, on the Columbia River, Skamania County, Washington Territory, 1867.

Duplicate of Stereograph 1264, on a different mount. Stereograph of Oregon Steam Navigation Co.’s railroad tracks west of the Middle Block House, also known as Fort Rains, on the Columbia River, Skamania County, Washington Territory, 1867.

Duplicate of Stereograph 1300, on a different mount.

Stereograph of goats and sheep at the residence of Joseph Bailey at Eagle Creek on the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon, 1867

Duplicate of Stereograph 1301, on a different mount. Stereograph of goats and sheep at the residence of Joseph Bailey at Eagle Creek on the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon, 1867

Stereograph of Joseph Bailey, superintendent of the Oregon Steam Navigation Co.’s Oregon Portage Railroad, with sheep and goats at his residence at Eagle Creek in the Columbia River Gorge, 1867.

Stereograph of teachers and children at the school at the former garrison building at Fort Cascades, Cascades, Skamania County, Washington Territory, 1867.

Platinum print of the shore of the Columbia River near Castle Rock (today known as Beacon Rock). Attributed to Sarah Hall Ladd.

Negative of a photographic postcard showing the administrative buildings of the Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River Gorge. Railroad tracks in the foreground. Snow-capped Table Mountain is in the background. At the base of the mountain, a steam locomotive pulls a train. Handwriting on negative reads, "Administration Bldgs. Bonneville, Ore. Christian 11-512." There are markings and a scratch near the top of the negative.

Aerial photograph and survey of Bradford Island and the construction of the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River. Written labels on the print indicate the locations of the fish hatchery, ship locks, power house, and more. Writing on the top right of the print reads, "Aerial view from 5,000 ft. elev. Bonneville Power and Navigation Project. Cost 32,200,000. Construction period - Nov. 1933 - Dec. 1937." Other writings on the print indicate this was taken on March 27, 1935 by Brubaker Aerial Surveys. Stamp on the back of the print requests that Brubaker be given credit for the photograph.

Aerial photograph of the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River in the Columbia River Gorge. Looking east, up the river. Stamp on the back of the print reads, "Taken by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, Oregon. Please credit." Second stamp reads, "H.W.S. Apr 1, 1948." Third stamp reads, "Beaver Engraving Co." of Portland, Oregon.

Aerial photograph, looking east, showing the town of Hood River, Oregon, at center right; the Columbia River; and the hills of the Columbia River Gorge. A cropped version of this photograph was one of 10 that were published on the front page of the Oregon Journal Sunday magazine on June 5, 1932. The photographs accompanied a story, headlined “Looping the Loop by Air,” that recounted an airplane trip following the route of the Mount Hood Loop Highway and described the views from the air. The photographs had the following caption: “Glimpses of familiar scenery snapped by Roy Norr, Journal staff photographer, in ‘doing’ the Mont [sic] Hood Loop the air way.” This photograph had the following additional information: “Looking east up the Columbia Gorge airway.” See image Nos. 371N5679, 371N5698, 371N5703, 371N5704, 371N5717, and 371N5721, which were published on the same page as this photograph. Also see image Nos. 371N5699, 371N5700, 371N5701, and 371N5702, which were taken during the same trip. Image note: Light leak on negative.