Photograph showing the view of Mount Hood from a segment of the newly completed Cloud Cap Road on the north side of the mountain in October 1926. In the foreground, an Oregon Journal car is stopped on the road. The words “Staff Cameraman” are visible on the cover of the car’s spare tire. A cropped version of this photograph was one of three published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, October 6, 1926, under the headline “Cloud Cap Road Is Way of Splendor.” The photographs had the following caption: “Scenes along newly-completed spur road leading from Mouth Hood Loop highway to Cloud Cap inn, giving suggestion of scenic wonders unfolded along trip.” This photograph had the additional caption information: “View of Mount Hood and especially Elliott [sic] glacier from the new road.” The photographs accompanied a story headlined “Cloud Cap Road Finished; Fine View Unfolded.” The story reported that the 10-mile-long road, ending at the Cloud Cap Inn, would officially be known as the Cooper spur of the Mount Hood Loop Highway. Construction of the road had begun in 1925. See image Nos. 374N0502 and 374N0521, which were published with this photograph, and additional related image Nos. 374N0470, 374N0472, 374N0519, 374N0522, 374N0523, 374N0524, 374N0526, and 374N0527.

Photograph, taken from the front, showing an Oregon Journal car on the newly completed gravel Cloud Cap Road on the north side of Mount Hood in October 1926. The road is surrounded by forest. On October 6, 1926, the Oregon Journal published three related photographs and a front-page story about the completion of the road, headlined “Cloud Cap Road Finished; Fine View Unfolded.” The story reported that the 10-mile-long road, ending at the Cloud Cap Inn, would officially be known as the Cooper spur of the Mount Hood Loop Highway. Construction of the road had begun in 1925. See related image Nos. 374N0470, 374N0471, 374N0472, 374N0502, 374N0521, 374N0522, 374N0523, 374N0524, 374N0526, and 374N0527.

Two horses stand on a dirt road in Portland. They wear blinders and have reigns around their necks. The road appears to be a residential street that passes several houses in the background.

A man sits on the front porch of a 2-story house in Portland. A little girl sits on his lap. The sidewalk in front of the house is made of wooden planks. A dirt road runs in front of the house. On the left, a large pile of wood sits on the road in front of the house.

Photograph showing a dirt road traveling through sage brush foliage, with a mesa and cliff in the background. Just beyond the road is a small area of short burned foliage, and a man can be seen standing on the road to the right.

Photograph showing a tall sandstone rock formation (Ship Rock) in a high desert area. In front of the rock is a dirt road area and a parked vehicle. (Image note: see related image PGE 59-240-47).

Photograph of Eastwood Station, Mt. Hood Division, Baseline Road. A train track crosses a road, with a small wooden building on the ride side with “Eastwood” sign. A vehicle can be seen in the distance driving towards the camera.

Photograph of Watson Station, Springwater Division, at 92nd Street. Looking down the dirt road, a railroad crossing can be seen in the distance, next to several wooden buildings. Electric lines can be seen along both sides of the road.

Photograph showing two men standing next to an automobile, which is parked on a dirt hillside. To the right of the automobile is a stone railing extending down the hillside.

Photograph showing a dirt road on a hillside with an active steam shovel. In the background are two vehicles on the road, with men visible at the far left side of the frame. Next to the steam shovel is a pile of dirt and rocks, and written on the machine is “Marion Shovel – Model 21.” Written on the negative is “E301.09-O-20.”

Two men and a logging fire truck. One is in the back of the truck bending over a reel of hose, another is walking past the front of the truck. A hose extends from the central side of the truck along the ground and out the left side of the frame. The truck door has lettering that reads "Glen E. Parn Logging Estacada, ORE." the engine compartment on the truck is open. Mt. Hood is visible in the background (negative 3 of 7).

A dirt street through Meadow Lark Village, an independent war production housing camp in the Portland area. Small cobbled together homes can be seen on either side of the street. In the distance is a child walking away from the camera. A photograph from this series was published on page 4D of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 25, 1944 (negative 2 of 5).

A portion of the Sunset Highway (26) being graded in an unidentified location west of Portland. A cut dirt road can be seen extending into the distance, and several road blocks are in front of the camera (negative 1 of 16).

An aerial view of a dirt road winding along a hillside in Forest Park, Portland (negative 2 of 10).

An aerial view of Forest Park in Portland, looking east. The Willamette River and downtown Portland can be seen in the distance. Several dirt roads can be seen on a ridge in the park (negative 4 of 10).

James Kanne drives a tractor along a dirt road in Happy Valley. He wears a sailors hat and looks back over his shoulder at the camera. An area of boysenberries seen next to the road, with houses and hills in the distance. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, March 25, 1951 (negative 3 of 13).

Three men, members of a road-building crew, stand with a team of four horses pulling a plow. Two barns are visible in the background. Accompanying description reads, "Road building crew in Cordony Hill SE of Silverton towards Scotts Mill."

Members of a work crew grade a dirt road in the Silverton, Oregon area. Three men pose with a team of four horses pulling a wagon.

A photograph showing a horse-drawn wagon driving down a dirt road. Another cart and three automobiles are visible on the road ahead. Trees surround the road and a house is visible ahead on the left.

An automobile is parked along the side of a gravel road, possibly the Cascade Highway. Multiple buildings can be seen along the side of the road, including a blacksmith shop. A gasoline pump is visible to the left of the car.

Photograph showing an Oregon Journal car driving around a curve on the newly completed Cloud Cap Road on the north side of Mount Hood in October 1926. A cropped version of this photograph was one of three published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, October 6, 1926, under the headline “Cloud Cap Road Is Way of Splendor.” The photographs had the following caption: “Scenes along newly-completed spur road leading from Mouth Hood Loop highway to Cloud Cap inn, giving suggestion of scenic wonders unfolded along trip.” This photograph had the additional caption information: “One of the many wide curves, showing the banking at the outer edge.” The photographs accompanied a story headlined “Cloud Cap Road Finished; Fine View Unfolded.” The story reported that the 10-mile-long road, ending at the Cloud Cap Inn, would officially be known as the Cooper spur of the Mount Hood Loop Highway. Construction of the road had begun in 1925. See image Nos. 374N0471 and 374N0521, which were published with this photograph, and additional related image Nos. 374N0470, 374N0472, 374N0519, 374N0522, 374N0523, 374N0524, 374N0526, and 374N0527.

Photograph of an unidentified man walking outside the Cloud Cap Inn building on the northeastern side of Mount Hood in October 1926. A cropped version of this photograph was one of three published on the front page of the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, October 6, 1926, under the headline “Cloud Cap Road Is Way of Splendor.” The photographs had the following caption: “Scenes along newly-completed spur road leading from Mouth Hood Loop highway to Cloud Cap inn, giving suggestion of scenic wonders unfolded along trip.” This photograph had the additional caption information: “Top picture shows present inn, which Portland interests are seeking to rebuild according to more modern standards of capacity and convenience.” The photographs accompanied a story headlined “Cloud Cap Road Finished; Fine View Unfolded.” The story reported that the 10-mile-long road, ending at the Cloud Cap Inn, would officially be known as the Cooper spur of the Mount Hood Loop Highway. Construction of the road had begun in 1925. See image Nos. 374N0471 and 374N0502, which were published with this photograph, and additional related image Nos. 374N0470, 374N0472, 374N0519, 374N0522, 374N0523, 374N0524, 374N0526, and 374N0527.

Photograph, taken from the rear, of an Oregon Journal car next to a rocky outcropping on the newly completed gravel Cloud Cap Road on the north side of Mount Hood in October 1926. The words “Staff Cameraman” and “Oregon Journal” are visible on the cover of the car’s spare tire. On October 6, 1926, the Oregon Journal published three related photographs and a front-page story about the completion of the road, headlined “Cloud Cap Road Finished; Fine View Unfolded.” The story reported that the 10-mile-long road, ending at the Cloud Cap Inn, would officially be known as the Cooper spur of the Mount Hood Loop Highway. Construction of the road had begun in 1925. See related image Nos. 374N0470, 374N0471, 374N0472, 374N0502, 374N0519, 374N0521, 374N0522, 374N0524, 374N0526, and 374N0527.

Photograph, taken from the rear, of an Oregon Journal car on the newly completed gravel Cloud Cap Road on the north side of Mount Hood in October 1926. The road is bordered by forest, and the mountain’s peak is visible in the background. The words “Staff Cameraman” and “Oregon Journal” are visible on the cover of the car’s spare tire. On October 6, 1926, the Oregon Journal published three related photographs and a front-page story about the completion of the road, headlined “Cloud Cap Road Finished; Fine View Unfolded.” The story reported that the 10-mile-long road, ending at the Cloud Cap Inn, would officially be known as the Cooper spur of the Mount Hood Loop Highway. Construction of the road had begun in 1925. See related image Nos. 374N0470, 374N0471, 374N0472, 374N0502, 374N0519, 374N0521, 374N0522, 374N0523, 374N0526, and 374N0527.

Photograph of a car on a dirt road through forest south of Mount Hood. The mountain’s peak is visible in the background. Image note: Light leaks on negative.

Photograph, taken from the front, of a car traveling downhill on a steep, rocky dirt road through forest. An “X” is written on the negative and is visible in the upper left corner of the image.

Photograph of a car on a rocky dirt road through forest south of Mount Hood. The car is at a tilt, with two wheels on the road and two wheels on the bank next to the road. Also see image No. 371N5047.

Photograph of water spraying as a car drives on a muddy dirt road past leafless trees. Image note: Light leak on negative.