Jump-off Joe, a sandstone sea stack formation with a prominent arch, at Nye Beach in Newport, Oregon. The Yaquina Head Lighthouse is visible in the background.
Jump-off Joe, a sandstone sea stack formation with a prominent arch, at Nye Beach in Newport, Oregon. The Yaquina Head Lighthouse is visible in the background.
An unidentified woman standing on a rock formation on the shore at the Oregon Coast. She is wearing a hat, holding an umbrella, and looking down. Her reflection is visible on the wet sand below.
Platinum print of Tillamook Head, Oregon. Handwritten inscription on the back of the print reads, "Tillamook Head - Pacific Ocean." A stamp in the lower left corner of the print reads, "Copyright 1903(?) Will H. Walker.
Photograph showing the wreck of the ship Peter Iredale on a beach in Warrenton, Oregon. Today, this is located in Fort Stevens State Park. Typed note on the back of the print reads, "Wreck, Peter Iredale, Clatsop Beach, Kiser #4609, SP&S." Stamp on the back of the print indicates a 1909 copyright by Kiser Photo Co. for SP&S Ry.
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 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.
A photograph of the remains of unidentified shipwreck on the Oregon Coast, attributed to L. C. Henrichsen. The sun is visible through the clouds and is reflecting off of the ocean.
Photograph of people on the beach in Seaside, Oregon. Men wear suits while women wear long dresses or skirts. The Hotel Moore is visible on the right. In the background, people walk on a long wooden pier that crosses the beach and goes out toward the ocean. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Beach, pier, and Hotel Moore, Seaside."
Photograph of an illustration by artist Colista Dowling. Illustration depicts 5 kettles sitting on a fire on the beach. A furnace made of rock surrounds the kettles. The kettles are likely boiling ocean water to produce salt, a method used by Lewis and Clark in Seaside, Oregon in 1804-1805. The ocean is in the background. Colista Dowling's signature is on the lower left of the illustration. Stamp on the back indicates that the photograph of this illustration was taken by Al Ransford, Commercial Photographer.
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. Handwritten note at the bottom of the print reads, "Wreck Peter Iredale near Ft. St." Stamp on the back of the print reads, "Printed on Artura Ransford 312-13 Stock Ex., Portland, Ore."
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 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 people on the beach in Seaside, Oregon. Men wear suits while most women wear long dresses or skirts. Two boys play in the sand in the foreground. Stamp on the back reads, "Credit line - Weister Co. Portland, Ore."