Photograph of 3 men in a railroad shop preparing to paint a stencil that reads, "Spokane, Portland and Seattle." The stencil leans against a railroad car. The 2 men on the left wear hats that read, "Pittsburgh Paints" Pictured left to right, the men are: Unidentified, Al Boileau and Orville Hazuka. Typed note on the back of the print reads, "SP&S boxcar. 500 built by Northern Pacific in 1948." Stamp on the back for North Woods Studio in Brainerd, Minnesota.

Group of men with horse drawn carts grading. Transcription from slide: “Grading.”

Car driving across a trestle bridge. Transcription from slide: “Duble deck bridg constucted with round timber.”

Transcription from slide: “Track laying.”

Transcription from slide: “Track laying on trestle.”

Transcription from slide: “Material Yards, Yaquina, Ore.”

Transcription from slide: “Track laying.”

Photograph of the Portland Zoo Railway station at the 1959 Oregon Centennial Exposition grounds in North Portland. Today, this is the site of the Portland Expo Center. A sign on top the building reads "Oregon Railroads" and there are smaller signs for Spokane, Portland & Seattle Ry., Northern Pacific Railway, Union Pacific Railroad and other rail lines. A small portion of the Zooliner train is visible on the left. The Oregon state flag flies above the building.

Negative of a photographic postcard showing the confluence of the John Day River and the Columbia River in Oregon. View west down the Columbia River and Mount Hood in the distance. A railroad bridge crosses the John Day River, though the river itself is not visible. There are railroad tracks in the foreground. Handwriting on negative reads, "Mouth of John Day Riv. - Mt. Hood in distance. Christian 11-998."

Negative of a photographic postcard showing a lava bed next to the Columbia River. There is a shadow on the foreground while the background is brightly lit by the sun. A railroad track cuts through the lava bed.

Rows of railroad cars sit on the tracks at a railroad yard at McCormick Dock. Looking south toward the Steel Bridge. Several trucks are parked at a neighboring steamship company.

Photograph of a steam locomotive in flood water just outside Union Station in Portland, Oregon during the Vanport Flood. Widespread flooding is visible in the area around Union Station. A long line of sandbags is visible on the left. Handwritten note on back indicates this was taken May 31, 1948. Taken by an unidentified student at the Northwest School of Photography.

Photograph of flooding at Union Station in Portland, Oregon during the Vanport Flood, 1948. Handwritten note on back reads, "Jerry," indicating this was likely taken by Jerry Jiro Yasutome when he was a student at the Northwest School of Photography.

Platinum print of the Columbia River with a train trestle visible in the distance. Attributed to Sarah Hall Ladd.

Platinum print of the C.N.R.R. track on an embankment along the Klickitat River. Handwritten inscription on the back of the print reads, "C. and N. R. R. - Klickitat River." Signed, "Lily E. White," in the lower right corner of the print.

Platinum print of the Klickitat River in Washington. Handwritten inscription on the back of the print reads, "Klickitat River - Washington." Signed, "Lily E. White," in the lower right corner of the print.

Black and white photograph of buildings and railroad tracks in east Portland during the 1890 flood. Floodwater covers most of the train tracks and logs and other debris has piled up beside them. Several buildings are clustered together in the distance. In the background, the Willamette River and Downtown Portland are visible. It is taken from a boardwalk or raised sidewalk. The photograph is mounted on a grey mat that was once bound into an album. Handwritten text below the photograph reads "East Portland, Ore. Feb-5-90". The photograph was taken in February, 1890, when excessive rain and unusually warm weather caused the Willamette and Columbia Rivers to flood.

Black and white photograph of railroad tracks and a flooded building. Only the pointed roof of the building is visible. Men stand on the railroad tracks. In the background, other flooded buildings are visible. The photograph is mounted on a grey mat that was once bound into an album. Handwritten text below the photograph reads "Flood of Feb. 1890". The photograph was taken in February, 1890, when excessive rain and unusually warm weather caused the Willamette and Columbia Rivers to flood.

Photograph of the back head of the boiler in a steam locomotive cab. Hoses and gauges are attached to the side of a machine. Handwritten label at the bottom of the print reads, "S-1924 #10, S.P.&S."

A crowd of people watch as a turntable is built at a new roundhouse for Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway rail yard on 9th Ave. in Portland. A track can be spanning the turntable area, with with hoisting cranes above (negative 3 of 9).

Workers under a newly installed turntable track at a roundhouse being constructed at Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway rail yard on 9th Ave. in Portland. The tracks can be seen above the sunken hole, where workers are digging with shovels (negative 6 of 9).

A railroad turntable being built at a new roundhouse for Spokane Portland & Seattle rail yard on 9th Ave. in Portland. A track can be spanning the turntable area, with several people standing around the sunken area. Cranes can be seen at either side of the frame (negative 1 of 9).

Train tracks running through a forest that were damaged in a forest fire outside Silverton, Oregon. The wooden railroad ties are charred and the metal rails are warped and bent. The surrounding trees are also burned.

View of a burned forest that had previously been logged in the Silverton, Oregon area. Charred tree trunks and stumps can be seen throughout the landscape. In the foreground is a burned trestle bridge with damaged train tracks on it. Running parallel to that is a second set of undamaged train tracks.

A photograph of the Southern Pacific Depot in Salem. Automobiles are visible parked around the building and a train is visible behind.