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SP&S train passing Beacon Rock in Columbia River Gorge, Washington

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.

Kiser Photo Co. (Portland, Or.)

United Nations Victory Special Train, North Bonneville Station, Washington

Photograph of SP&S United Nations Victory Special Train at North Bonneville Station in the Columbia River Gorge, Washington. On the left, passengers walk down a ramp to the train. On the right, passengers stand outside beside the train. Typed note 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 the United Nations Conference held San Francisco April 25 to June 26, 1945."

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

United Nations Victory Special Train, North Bonneville Station, Washington

Photograph of SP&S United Nations Victory Special Train at North Bonneville Station in the Columbia River Gorge, Washington. A large crowd of passengers exit the train and walk toward a ramp in the distance. The mountains of the Columbia River Gorge are in the background. Typed note 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 the 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

United Nations Victory Special Train, North Bonneville Station, Washington

Photograph of SP&S United Nations Victory Special Train at North Bonneville Station in the Columbia River Gorge, Washington. A large crowd of passengers wait outside the train. A government automobile is parked in a dirt lot in the foreground. Typed note 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 the United Nations Conference held San Francisco April 25 to June 26, 1945."

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

"The Upper Cascades. Columbia River." (Mammoth 435)

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.

Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916

Verso of, “Ruins of the High Bridge, Middle Block House, Cascades.” (Stereograph 1265)

Stereograph view of an Oregon Steam Navigation Co. steam locomotive approaching from the east on the company’s portage railroad around the Cascades of the Columbia River, Skamania County, Washington Territory, 1867. South of the locomotive are ruins of the High Bridge, built by the military in 1860 to cross the Hamilton Creek drainage, and the Chenoweth/Putnam tramway.

Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916

Verso of, “Ruins of the High Bridge, Middle Block House, Cascades.” (Stereograph 1265)

Duplicate of Stereograph 1265, on a different mount. Stereograph view of an Oregon Steam Navigation Co. steam locomotive approaching from the east on the company’s portage railroad around the Cascades of the Columbia River, Skamania County, Washington Territory, 1867. South of the locomotive are ruins of the High Bridge, built by the military in 1860 to cross the Hamilton Creek drainage, and the Chenoweth/Putnam tramway.

Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916

Verso of, “The Upper Cascades, Columbia River, from the Block House.” (Stereograph 1266)

Duplicate of Stereograph 1266, on a different mount. Stereograph of the Oregon Steam Navigation Co.’s railroad tracks at the Upper Cascades, Skamania County, Washington Territory, looking west down the Columbia River from the Upper Block House, also known as Fort Lugenbeel, 1867.

Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916

Rock Cut for Railroad Construction

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."

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