Photograph showing a crane on a flatbed rail car. The car is on an elevated railway, and the crane is knocking a boulder from the car in front of it over the edge of the railway. . The photograph may have been taken on the South Jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River during repair work in the early to mid-1930s. Written on the negative sleeve is the following unverified text: “Point Adams Lifeguard Station / ‘Crane said by lookout to have been swept overboard along with another crane and the locomotive’ / 10/22/1934.” The caption may refer to a storm that occurred the weekend of October 21-22, 1934, which knocked a locomotive crane off the railway on the South Jetty. Also see image Nos. 371N0241, 371N5711, 371N5712, 371N5713, and 371N5714.

Photograph showing a locomotive pulling two cars, one loaded with boulders and one carrying a crane. The photograph may have been taken on the South Jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River during repair work in the early to mid-1930s. Written on the negative sleeve is the following unverified text: “Point Adams Lifeguard Station / ‘Locomotive which lifeguard lookout said was knocked over by great waves from South Jetty railroad’ / 10/22/1934.” The caption may refer to a storm that occurred the weekend of October 21-22, 1934, which knocked a locomotive crane off the railway on the South Jetty. Also see image Nos. 371N0241, 371N5711, 371N5712, 371N5714, and 371N5715.

Photograph showing a barge holding a cargo of large rocks at a dock. Cranes remove the rocks from the barge. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Jetty." Stamp on the front of the print for Kiser Photo Co.

Album of photographs documenting the construction of the south Umpqua River Jetty in Reedsport, Oregon. The photographs were taken between 1933 and 1934 and photographers include Brubaker Aerial Surveys and John Stilanos.

Photograph of the construction of the Umpqua River Jetty. Large slabs of rock are visible.

Photograph of the construction of the Umpqua River Jetty. A person is visible standing on the large slabs of rock. Trees are visible in the distance.

Photograph of the construction of the Umpqua River Jetty. Large slabs of rock are visible.

Two photographs of the construction of the Umpqua River Jetty. In the photograph on the left, a person is visible standing on the large slabs of rock. The construction site without the person is visible in the photograph on the right.

Photograph of the construction of the Umpqua River Jetty. A person is visible looking over the edge of the jetty in the distance.

Photograph of the construction railroad tracks during the construction of the Umpqua River Jetty.

Photograph of rocks in the water at the base of the Umpqua Jetty construction site.

Photograph of the construction of the Umpqua River Jetty. A person is visible standing on the large slabs of rock. Trees are visible in the distance.

Photograph of waves next to the Umpqua River Jetty construction site. A person standing on the construction railroad tracks is visible on the right side.

Three photographs from the construction of the Umpqua River Jetty. The photograph on the left shows construction equipment on a platform next to the construction railroad tracks. The top right photograph shows a cliffside with small sheds and two large triangular pulley systems. There are clouds of smoke at the top of the cliffside, likely indicating an explosion. The bottom right photograph shows an additional view of the cliffside, possibly after the explosion. There is dust in the air and a steam shovel and two large triangular pulley systems are visible.

Three photographs from the construction of the Umpqua River Jetty. The top photograph shows two people standing on and next to a large boulder that is attached to a pulley. The bottom left photograph shows a cliffside with sheds, a steam shovel, two large triangular pulley systems, and men working down below. The bottom right photograph shows an additional view of the cliffside and pulleys. Both bottom photographs show steam or dust in the air.

Three photographs from the construction of the Umpqua River Jetty. The top photograph shows a cliffside. The bottom left photograph shows a rocky area with train tracks passing through. Three large triangular pulley systems and a steam shovel are visible. The bottom right photograph shows an additional view of the rocky area and two steam shovels.

Three photographs from the construction of the Umpqua River Jetty. The top photograph shows three people standing next to and on a steam shovel. Steam or dust is visible behind them. The bottom left photograph shows tracks passing through a rocky area. Three large triangular pulley systems are visible in the distance and a wooden cart is visible to the left. The bottom right photograph is an additional view of the tracks passing through a rocky area with three large triangular pulley systems visible in the distance and a wooden cart visible on the left side.

Two photographs from the construction of the Umpqua River Jetty. The photograph on the left shows train tracks passing through a rocky area. A wooden shed is visible on the right and there are three large triangular pulley systems visible in the distance. The photograph on the right shows an additional view of the rocky area, including small sheds, a steam shovel, and two large triangular pulley systems.

Aerial photograph of the mouth of the Umpqua River area during the construction of the Umpqua River Jetty.

Aerial photograph of the mouth of the Umpqua River area during the construction of the Umpqua River Jetty.

Aerial photograph of North Head, Washington and the Columbia River Jetties, looking south. The caption on the photograph reads, "-300 - M. C. R. Looking south across Cape Disappointment, entrance and south jetty, June 10, 1935. 1:15 P. M. gage at Fort Stevens 1.8."

Aerial photograph of the mouth of the Columbia River. The photograph shows jetties and a mountain in the distance, likely Mount Saint Helens.

Aerial photograph of the Nehalem Jetties. The Pacific Ocean and the mouth of the Nehalem River is visible.

Aerial photograph of the Tillamook Jetties. Tillamook Bay is located in the center of the photograph.

Aerial photograph of the Siuslaw Jetties. Land is visible in the distance.

Aerial photograph of the Umpqua Jetties, Winchester Bay, Gardiner, and Reedsport. The mouth of the Umpqua River and the Pacific Ocean are visible.

Aerial photograph of the Coos Bay Jetties. Land is visible in the distance.

Aerial photograph of Bandon and the Coquille Jetties. This photograph was likely taken 3 months after the Bandon, Oregon fire in 1936.