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Mountaineers on Mount Adams, Washington

Photograph showing 9 mountaineers sitting in a grassy area below the summit of Mount Adams in Washington. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Bird Creek Meadow at timber line of Mount Adams. 12,307 feet elevation. Group of mountain climbers in foreground. Photo by C.C. Hutchins." Handwritten label on the front of the print indicates a copyright by C.C.H.

Hutchins, C. C.

Going fishing

Photograph showing 5 men in a horse-drawn wagon. Two of them hold fishing poles. A boat is attached to the back of the wagon. One man stands on the wheel of the wagon to enter the boat. Another man stands in the boat holding a paddle. Everyone looks at the camera.

United Nations Victory Special Train at North Bonneville Station, Washington

Photograph of a crowd of people walking up a ramp next to an SP&S train at a train station. The train has at least 2 Pullman cars, visible on the right. Typed writing on the back of the print reads, "File 87-80. United Nations Victory Special Train at North Bonneville Station, SP&S Railway Company, June 29, 1945. Train carried over 200 delegates enroute home from United Nations Conference held San Francisco April 25 to June 26, 1945." Stamp on the back for Les T. Ordeman Photography.

Ordeman, Les T. (Leslie Thomas), 1906-1991

Alice Collins Christening the 1101 Train, Goldendale, Washington

Photographic postcard showing a young woman holding a glass bottle up to the side of the 1101 train. She wears a flapper style hat and dress and smiles for the camera. Typed writing on the back of the print reads, "Alice Collins christening the 1101, July 29, 1929." Stamp on the back reads, "Goldendale, Wash." Second stamp on the back for H.J. Turner, who was affiliated with the Oregon Railroad Association.

Oregon Trunk Rail Bridge across the Columbia River near Celilo Falls

View of the Oregon Trunk (OT) Rail Bridge across the Columbia River near Wishram Washington. The bridge is also known as the Celilo Bridge. The photograph is taken from the bank on the Oregon side of the river and captures almost the full span of the bridge. A portion of Celilo Village is visible in the foreground. The community of Skien is visible in the distance at the base of the bridge on the Washington side. A note on the back of the photograph reads, "File No. 68 - OT/Celilo Bridge across Columbia River, near Wishram, Wash."

Kiser Photo Co. (Portland, Or.)

Construction of SP&S Ry Tunnel 15 near Farrington, Washington

Construction of Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway Tunnel 15 near Farrington, Washington. Two unidentified people stand on partially constructed railroad tracks underneath a wooden support structure. The Snake River is visible on the left side of the photograph. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "Cable Dump (?) and Tunnel. Pine Tree Rapids. This fill is 200 feet from bottom coulee to grade. Tunnel 15 west of Farrington, M. P. 266.3"

Finishing Station 1515, Carson, Washington

Photograph of 4 railroad construction workers working in a trench at the base of a graded hillside in Carson, Washington. They work next to a track that transports construction materials. To the right is the Columbia River and a view of a large mountain on the Washington side of the gorge. Handwriting on the bottom of the print reads, "1516, Finishing Station 1515, June 23 '06, P.&S. Ry." Handwriting on the back reads, "Carson Landing."

SP&S railway yards at Cliffs, Washington

Photograph of an SP&S railway yard located alongside the Columbia River in Cliffs, Washington. Cliffs was located in Klickitat County, Washington. Scattered railroad cars and a locomotive stand idle on the railroad tracks in the train yard. Mountains are visible across the river in Oregon. Writing at the bottom of the print is cut off, but legible part reads, "Yards at Cliffs." Handwriting on the back reads, "Cliffs, Wa."

Railroad construction workers

Photograph of a group of railroad construction workers working on a railroad track. They stand between the track and a pile of rocks and dirt. Several carry shovels. Most of them look at the camera. There is a train on the right. Stamp on the back of the print for Arthur M. Prentiss, Commercial Photographer.

Prentiss, A. M. (Arthur M.)

Wreck of Great Northern Railway Mail Train

Photographic postcard showing a wrecked Great Northern Railway locomotive on its side, on the ground. Three men attend to the wreck on the left. A man looks at the camera on the bottom right. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Oct 29, 1913, Eng. BO Miller was killed in this wreck at McCall Washington. Condr Lee Braughton & Eng. SA(?) Smith of work train was out on trestel (sic) unloading gravel, trestel (sic) washing filled in ?. They were in the schedule of the mail train and had no flag out. Neil(?) Ryan DW p. 8, Portland orig."

Train Collision near Snake River

Photograph of a train wreck in a rocky canyon. In the foreground, a crew attaches a wrecked railroad car to a wrecking crane. In the background, several people stand atop additional wrecked railway cars. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Snake River rear end collision Aug. 1918, NP x 1770 East & SP&S 364 East." Stamp on the back reads, "This picture view printed by MARCELL, 512 Main St., Vancouver Wn."

Wreck of Great Northern Railway Mail Train

Photograph of a wrecked railroad car. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "Not sure, but I ? this is GN eng after being picked up from wreck from trestle with SP&S work train. GN mail was being returned over SP&S wreck happened just east of McCall. This(?) work train on trestle being(?) felled Condr Lee Brattan(?) and Engr SA Smith on ?.

SP&S Engine #700

Photograph showing SP&S locomotive #700. Two men are on the locomotive and look at the camera. A newspaper article pasted to the back of the print has the headline, "This is one of the huge new oil-burning locomotives recently put into operation by the Spokane, Portland & Seattle railway. It represents the latest development in diesel locomotion." A stamp on the back gives the date as July 10, 1938. Handwritten note on the back states, "Oregon Journal Photo." Stamp on the back for A.J. Lacey Photograph. [This is the same engine pictured in OrgLot78_B4F3_011.]

Lacey, A. J.

Train in the Columbia River Gorge

Photograph of a westbound train traveling on the Washington side of the Columbia River in the Columbia River Gorge. The train has a steam locomotive and has just traveled through a tunnel. To the right of the train, view looks east up the river and both sides of the gorge are visible. There is some snow on the ground. Typed note on the back of the print reads, "Westbound SP&S train along Columbia River."

Washing an SP&S Locomotive

Photograph of 2 men standing at a water pump station as water shoots out of various pipes onto an SP&S locomotive. One man holds onto a lever that controls the water pressure, while the other man looks on. Water comes out of 5 different pipes at various heights.

Visitation of School Teachers to SP&S Railway Company

Photograph of a group of approximately 30 people standing in front of a building. Most of the group are women. Everyone looks at the camera. Typed note on the back of the print reads, "No. 190 - Visitation of Vancouver, Wash. School Teachers to SP&S Ry. Co. Shops, Round house, Storerooms, and new Diesel Shop. Approximately 60 teachers were present. Picture shows one group of 30 teachers. Oct. 19, 1949."

Railroad Construction Crew & Homesteaders near Carson, Washington

Photograph of 2 groups of men facing each other at a railroad construction site on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge. The men on the left stand around a railroad track under construction and watch as a construction worker clears the land. The men on the right appear to be construction workers, and they look up at the other group. Homesteads are visible in the background. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Troubles between the P. & S. and C. Valley men at Carson, Wash." Second note reads, "Near Monaghan Homestead. Return to Traffic Dept., SP.S Ry."

Apple orchard near Lyle, Washington

Photograph showing young apple trees in an orchard near Lyle, Washington. Likely the Clark orchard. There is a hillside in the background. Typed note on the back of the print reads, "13600--Weister, Portland. General view of the little end of Clara (sic) orchard in Western Klickitat County, North of Lyke (sic), showing three year old Spitzenberg trees." Handwritten note on back reads, "Return to SP&S Ry, 629 Ry Exch Bl."

Weister Company

Woman gathering hazelnuts in orchard

Photograph of a woman kneeling on the ground to gather fallen filberts or hazelnuts in an orchard. Two crates filled with hazelnuts are labeled, "A.A. Quarnberg." Handwritten label on the print reads, "Marcell No. 59." Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Camas, Wn." Stamp on the back reads, "Finished by That Man Marcell, Vancouver, Wn."

Marcell, M. B.

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