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Historic Columbia River Highway photographic album, circa 1922-1939

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Chas. S. Lipschuetz Co. (Portland, Or.)
Title
Historic Columbia River Highway photographic album
Dates
circa 1922-1939 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.1 cubic feet, (1 folder in shared box)
Collection Number
Org. Lot 267
Summary
Commercially produced photograph album of scenes along the Columbia River Highway in Oregon. The album includes promotional text about the highway and the Columbia River Gorge, and 35 black and white photographs of the highway and sights including Vista House and Crown Point, waterfalls, rock formations, Mount Hood, and the Columbia River.
Repository
Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
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Content Description

Commercially produced photograph album of scenes along the Columbia River Highway in Oregon, circa 1922-1939. The album, published by the Chas. S. Lipschuetz Co. of Portland, is bound in and printed on green paper. On the cover is the text: "Photographs / Columbia River Highway / Oregon / In All America No Scenic Automobile Trip Equals This." The album includes a page of promotional text about the highway and the Columbia River Gorge, and 35 small black and white photographic prints. Sights depicted include Vista House, the Mitchell Point Tunnel, Horsetail Falls, Mt. Hood, Multnomah Falls, Wahkeena Falls, Crown Point, the Pillars of Hercules, Shepperd's Dell Bridge, Latourelle Falls and bridge, Oneonta Gorge and bluffs, Castle Rock (now known as Beacon Rock), McCord Creek Falls, Tooth Rock, Bridal Veil Falls, Bishop Cap Rock and Bonneville Fish Hatchery. Approximately eight of the photographs have the Weister Co. mark.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Historic Columbia River Highway photographic album, Org. Lot 267, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Restrictions on Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Gift of Arthur M. Hayden, June 1984 (Lib. Acc. 16809, Photo Acc. 984D058).

Processing Note

Also designated Album 725 by the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

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Subject Terms

  • Landscapes--Oregon--Photographs
  • Roads--Oregon--Photographs
  • Rocks--Columbia River Gorge (Or. and Wash.)--Photographs
  • Waterfalls--Oregon--Photographs

Geographical Names

  • Columbia River Gorge (Or. and Wash.)--Photographs
  • Columbia River Highway (Or.)--Photographs
  • Columbia River--Photographs
  • Hood, Mount (Or.)--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • photographs

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Weister, George M., 1862-1922 (photographer)
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