An unidentified man in a suit standing on railroad tracks in front of a railroad tunnel. A sign on a white pole reads, "Tunnel 2." A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Shaw-French lecture tour."

Photograph of an SP&S locomotive pulling a train past Beacon Rock on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge. Taken from the side of the railroad track, the locomotive travels toward the camera. The Columbia River is on the right. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Beacon Rock, Washington, Cascade Range, Columbia River, S.P.&S. Ry." Second handwritten note reads, "Mrs. Crozier." Stamps on the front and back of the print indicate a 1909 copyright by Kiser Photo Co. for SP&S Railway.

Photograph of railroad construction workers standing in an unfinished rock cut. Steep rock cliffs rise all around them and one person stands on the cliff above them. Railroad tracks, still under construction, end at the rock face behind the workers. Taken on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Rock cut at 1488." Second note reads, "MP 52.5 near Carson, tracks at left to river's landing."

Photograph of 4 railroad construction workers standing in an unfinished rock cut. Steep rock cliffs rise all around them. Railroad tracks, still under construction, end at the rock face behind them. Taken on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Rock cut at 1488 near Carson landing." Second note reads, "Return to Traffic Dept., SP.S Ry."

Stereograph of a distant view of Castle Rock, also known as Beacon Rock, taken from the Oregon Railway & Navigation Co's railroad tracks east of Castle Rock, 1883.

View of Castle Rock, also known as Beacon Rock, on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge. Photo taken from up river on the Oregon side of the gorge. Railroad tracks in the foreground.

Stereograph of a distant view of Castle Rock, also known as Beacon Rock, taken from the Oregon Railway & Navigation Co's railroad tracks east of Castle Rock, 1883.

Boudoir card of Castle Rock (also known as Beacon Rock) across the Columbia River on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge. Photo taken from Oregon side of the Gorge. There is a railroad in the foreground.

Boudoir card of Castle Rock (also known as Beacon Rock) across the Columbia River on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge. Photo taken from Oregon side of the Gorge. There is a railroad in the foreground.

Stereograph of an Oregon Steam Navigation Co. employee standing on one of the company’s Vulcan steam engines, the “Betsey Baker,” at the Lower Cascades, Skamania County, Washington Territory, 1867.

Stereograph of the Oregon Steam Navigation Co.’s railroad yard at the Lower Cascades, Skamania County, Washington Territory, 1867.

Stereograph of the Oregon Steam Navigation Co.’s railroad yard at the Lower Cascades, 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 1270, on a different mount. Stereograph of Oregon Steam Navigation Co. steam locomotive heading west out of the Upper Cascades, Skamania County, Washington Territory, 1867.

Duplicate of Stereograph 1270, on a different mount. Stereograph of Oregon Steam Navigation Co. steam locomotive heading west out of the Upper Cascades, Skamania County, Washington Territory, 1867.

Stereograph of islands in the Columbia River, south of the Upper Cascades, Skamania County, Washington Territory, 1867.

Duplicate of Stereograph 1272, on a different mount. Stereograph of islands in the Columbia River, south of the Upper Cascades, Skamania County, Washington Territory, 1867.

A steam locomotive operated by the Oregon Steam and Navigation Company on railroad tracks in the Washington Territory of the Columbia River Gorge. Upper Block House, also known as Fort Lugenbeel, is on the left while a steamboat on the Columbia River is visible in the distance on the right.

Duplicate of Stereograph 1251, on a different mount. Stereograph of an Oregon Steam Navigation Co. employee standing on one of the company’s Vulcan steam engines, the “Betsey Baker,” at the Lower Cascades, Skamania County, Washington Territory, 1867.

Duplicate of Stereograph 1251, on a different mount. Stereograph of an Oregon Steam Navigation Co. employee standing on one of the company’s Vulcan steam engines, the “Betsey Baker,” at the Lower Cascades, Skamania County, Washington Territory, 1867.

Stereograph of the Oregon Steam Navigation Co.’s railroad yard at the Lower Cascades, Skamania County, Washington Territory, 1867.

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 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 1272, on a different mount. Stereograph of islands in the Columbia River, south of the Upper Cascades, Skamania County, Washington Territory, 1867.

Stereograph of islands in the Columbia River, south of the Upper Cascades, Skamania County, Washington Territory, 1867.

Stereograph of islands in the Columbia River, south of the Upper Cascades, Skamania County, Washington Territory, 1867.

Duplicate of Stereograph 1276, on a different mount. Stereograph of islands in the Columbia River, south of the Upper Cascades, Skamania County, Washington Territory, 1867.