View of Bridal Veil Bluff covered in snow during the winter storm of 188401885. There is an unidentified many standing in front of a cabin in the foreground and a train in the background on the right half of the image. 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 a train engine emerging from between a rock formation known as the Needles. Three unidentified men stand to the side of the tracks. There is heavy snowfall on the ground from the winter storm of 1884-1885.

Ice covers a rock in 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.

Exterior view of the residence at 302 W. Main St. and the neighboring property from across the street with a light snow cover. 302 W. Main St. is a light-colored or white two-story house with a triangular pediment and a side porch.

A snowy clearing in a forested area. Two structures, possibly a cabin and a shed, are visible surrounded by a rail fence.

A snowy clearing in a forested area. A structure is visible to the left and a rail fence stretches along the length of the photograph.

A snowy clearing in a forested area. A rail fence stretches along the length of the photograph.

This photograph depicts the Adalbert G. Bettman residence, located at 2247 Northwest Kearney. The exterior of the home, surrounding homes, and street are covered in snow.

An aerial view of the Oregon Journal building, Willamette River, and Hawthorne Bridge in the snow. Looking east, the central east side industrial district can be seen at the other side of the river (negative 2 of 10).

An aerial view of Lownsdale Square in Portland, with a dusting of snow. Looking west, the Multnomah County Courthouse can be seen at the top of the square, with the Spanish-American War Soldier’s Monument at the center (negative 4 of 10).

An aerial view of Portland’s Union Station, coated in snow. The Broadway Bridge crosses the Willamette River, next to a train yard (negative 1 of 10).

An aerial view, looking west, of snow covering the southwest hills in Portland. The Charles Piggott House can be seen on S.W. Buckingham Avenue, along with other homes (negative 8 of 10).

An aerial view of the University of Oregon Medical School (later Oregon Health & Science University) in southwest Portland, with a recent dusting of snow. S.W. Terwilliger Boulevard can be seen winding along the hillside (negative 9 of 10).

An aerial view of the Steel and Broadway Bridges over the Willamette River in Portland, with a recent dusting of snow. Looking northwest, Union station and a train yard can be seen on the west side of the river (negative 6 of 10).

Ames Dam on Silver Creek is visible through trees in Silverton, Oregon. Snow covers the surrounding ground and trees.

A barn at the edge of an evergreen forest partially visible behind deciduous trees in the foreground. A stand of deciduous trees is behind the fences on the left. Everything is covered in snow.

Two boys carry an inner tube up a snowy slope. People ski and ride inner tubes on a slope in the background. Taken on a field trip of the Woodburn and Canby 4-H Club to Mount Hood, Oregon. The 4-H Club is operated by the Valley Migrant League's Woodburn Opportunity Center and the field trip was organized by a volunteer from Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA). Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on March 18, 1966.

Photograph of two unidentified boys shoveling snow on an elevated ramp in Government Camp, Oregon.

Stereograph of the Oregon Railway & Navigation Co.'s railroad bridge at Oneonta Falls during the winter storm of December 1884 and January 1885.

Photograph taken from a high angle showing a bridge over the Little Sandy River during snowfall. In the distance, men can be seen spraying water out of a hose towards the river. On the left side of the bank is a wooden structure surrounded by trees. Is the distance, snowy trees can be seen on a hillside. Written on the negative is “0261.”

Portrait of a group of people, probably bus passengers traveling between Portland and The Dalles, standing on a snow-covered road in a forest. Some of them are holding shovels. Several people at the back of the group are sitting on top of a Columbia Stages bus. See related image Nos. 376G0094, 376G0095, 376G0096, 376G0097, 376G0098, 376G0099, 376G0100, and 376G0101. Image note: Right corners of negative are broken off.

Photograph, taken from the front, of a car driving through snow toward a road. The car’s license plate has the word “DEALER” on it above the plate number. Behind the car is a log archway with a sign that reads: “Union Creek Summer Homes / No Camping.” Also see image Nos. 371N5042, 371N5053, and 371N5061.

Photograph, taken from the front, of snow flying into the air as a car drives through it toward a road. Behind the car is a log archway with a sign that reads: “Union Creek Summer Homes / No Camping.” Also see image Nos. 371N5043, 371N5053, and 371N5061.

Photograph of a car driving through snow in a forest, probably near Union Creek, Oregon. Also see image Nos. 371N5042, 371N5043, and 371N5061.

Captain Peter Rexford and Sergeant Gordon Auborn looking at the buried car of Keith L. Barker, of Baker, Oregon after a snow slide near Oneonta Gorge. A portion of an automobile can be seen in a wall of snow (negative 1 of 10).

The buried car of Keith L. Barker, of Baker, Oregon after a snow slide near Oneonta Gorge. A man stands next to a large snow bank, where a portion of an automobile can be seen (negative 4 of 10).

Two people look at a snowbank near Oneonta Gorge, in the Columbia River Gorge, where the car was Keith L. Barker was buried (negative 7 of 10).

Photograph showing a car on a road, probably the Columbia River Highway. Deep snowbanks, taller than the car, line the road on either side. An unidentified man is in the driver’s seat. The photograph may have been taken in February 1922. See related image Nos. 373G0518, 373G0519, 373G0520, 373G0522, 373G0523, 373G0524, 373G0525, 373G0526, 373G0527, 373G0528, and 373G0529.