A large sandstone formation at the Oregon Coast. The sandstone has two prominent points. Surrounding sand, rocks, driftwood and the ocean are visible.

Coastal cliffs in Newport, Oregon. There are people visible on the shore. 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.

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.

A rock formation on the shore next to Jump-off Joe at Nye Beach in Newport, Oregon. The rock formation has two prominent bumps.

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.

A large rock formation in the water near Yaquina Head Lighthouse in Newport, Oregon.

View of Haystack Rock, taken from the beach in Cannon Beach, Oregon. The rock is reflected in the water of the Pacific Ocean. Stamp on the back of the print indicates this photograph was copyrighted by Kiser's Inc., authorized photographer Fred H. Kiser.

View of several large rocks in the ocean at Cannon Beach, Oregon. Typed label on the back of the print reads, "Bird Rocks, Cannon Beach." Stamp on back indicates this photograph was copyrighted by Fred H. Kiser. A second stamp is for Angelus Commercial Studio.

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 view from the beach at Oceanlake, Oregon. In the foreground are rocks on the beach and the Pacific Ocean surf.

Photograph of a young woman on a bicycle talking to two young women on horseback on the beach in Cannon Beach, Oregon. Haystack Rock is in the background. Stamp on back of print reads, "Photographed by Ralph Gifford, Cameraman, Oregon State Highway Dept."

Models Harriet O'Halloran and Becky Anthony posing for a photograph overlooking a beach and rocks at Oceanside. One women is seated on the ground while the other stands and looks at the camera. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, June 18, 1950 (negative 8 of 35).

A woman in a bathing suits stands in the water as a waves rolls into a beach. Her arms is above her head, and a group of photographers can be seen perched on a rock at the right side of the frame. In the distance, a large rock formation can be seen (negative 14 of 20). Photograph likely taken by Arnold Johnson.

A man stands on a rocky outcrop with a fishing pole in an unidentified Oregon coastal location. Other rocky outcrops can be seen across the water (negative 5 of 15).

Photograph, taken from behind, showing an unidentified man standing on a large rock on the beach at Oceanlake, Oregon, as he fishes in the surf. A cropped version of this photograph was part of a full page of photographs published in the Oregon Journal on August 11, 1935, under the headline “With The News Photographers.” This photograph had the following caption: “The lone fisherman on the rocks off Ocean Lake on the Oregon coast tries his luck in the surf as the sun drops toward the rim of the sea. Such scenes are familiar ones to the thousands of Oregonians and the visitors within their gates who annually spend vacation days or weeks ‘at the beach.’ (Photo by Ralph Vincent, Journal staff photographer.)”

A man and woman walk along a beach holding a shovel and bucket. Two barefoot children walk behind them. Rocky outcrops can be seen across the water (negative 10 of 15).

A man on a beach leans downward while digging in the sand using a shovel. Rocky outcrops can be seen in the distance (negative 12 of 15).

A photographer sits on a rock and looks downward towards a camera. He is on a beach with rolling waves and rock formations. A large rock cliff can be seen on the right side of the frame (negative 10 of 20). Photograph likely taken by Arnold Johnson.

A woman in a bathing suit stands on a beach with arms raised. Two men with cameras stand on a rock and in the waves. In the background are several rock formations (negative 5 of 20). Photograph likely taken by Arnold Johnson.

View of Cannon Beach, Haystack Rock and Tillamook Head. Taken from the southern end of Cannon Beach, looking north up the coastline. A few people walk on the beach. Stamp on lower right for Gifford & Prentiss.