LG002: Logging Northern California

Two men pose with a downed redwood tree in a Northern California forest in 1907.

PE001: Curious Boy – Hydrant 1954

Inquisitive lad investigating where the water went on an August 1953 day.

LS451: Columbia River Bar From Cape Disappointment Lighthouse – 2015

This view from the Cape Disappointment Lighthouse area offers a unique late afternoon image of cloud cover hovering over an outbound tug and barge, moving through the Columbia River Bar into the Pacific Ocean on a winter day in January 2015.

Photo by Kelli Burt Photography.

AST03: Astoria, OR Commercial St. – 1919

This is a rare view of Commercial Street in Astoria, Oregon looking eastward in March 1919.

A good deal of the buildings and streets were built on piers above the water. A devastating fire broke out in a restaurant in the business district on December 8, 1922, and consumed the entire district wiping it out. Everything seen in this photograph was completely destroyed by the fire.

CV037: Crawfordsville, OR Covered Bridge – 1977

This is the Crawfordsville Covered Bridge over the Calapooya River near Crawfordsville, Oregon in October 1977.

The 105 foot Howe truss bridge was built in 1932 and in service until it was bypassed with a concrete span in 1963. The state relinquished control of the bridge on October 10, 1963, closed it to motor traffic & turned it over to Linn County.

Little maintenance had been kept on the bridge until 1976, when Hollywood came calling using the bridge in a film titled “The Flood.” The bridge was painted for the film but little else was done.

In 1986, weeds and brush were overtaking the bridge & volunteers from the Covered Bridge Society of Oregon volunteered their time to clean up the span & area. 1987 brought more materials & labor to renovate the bridge.

The flood of 1996 severely damaged the bridge when debris damaged side skirting & a floor beam. The Oregon Covered Bridge program provided the county a grant for $24,400 to repair & repaint the bridge.

The bridge still stands and is open as a pedestrian bridge.

SS817 NORWEGIAN STAR @ Astoria, OR – 2008

Norwegian Cruise Line’s NORWEGIAN STAR cruise ship nears the dock at Astoria, Oregon at approximately 6:30AM, September 23, 2008.

The 965 ft. German made ship made her maiden run in 2001.

AN008: Coyote Hide and Seek in Montana

LS380: DALLES CITY Sternwheeler @ Rooster Rock, OR c1905

This image shows the sternwheeler DALLES CITY in the lagoon at Rooster Rock, Oregon (Columbia River Gorge) moving away from the salmon cannery and turning out toward the Columbia River circa 1905.

Almost exactly 100 years earlier, Lewis and Clark made camp here. The cannery continued into the 1930’s when it was finally shut down. There is no trace of where the cannery stood today.

The DALLES CITY sternwheeler was a ship owned by The Dalles, Portland, and Astoria Navigation Company (also known as the Regulator Line). The ship was originally built in 1891 with a length of 142 feet and 402 tons. She was rebuilt in 1910, adding nine feet to her length but dropping in weight to 345 tons. The ship was renamed in 1920 to DIAMOND O and continued to run until 1935 when she was abandoned.

LS379: Sequoia Park – Eureka, California – 1907

Ladies and girls gaze out at the calm duck pond surrounding twin redwoods in this peaceful scene at Sequoia Park near Eureka, California in 1907.

LG001: Logging Redwood near Eureka CA – 1907

This photo captures the loading of a cut chunk of redwood being loaded onto a rail car at the 56,000 ft. level in Northern California, February 1907.