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Lewis & Clark's Columbia River - "200 Years Later" "The Golden Age of Postcards"

The early 1900s was the "Golden Age of Postcards", with the "Penny Postcard" being a popular way to send greetings to family and friends. Penny Postcards today show us a snapshot of history, as seen in these views along the Columbia River. The trail follows that of Lewis and Clark from the Tri-Cities of Pasco, Kennewick, and Richland, Sacajawea State Park at the mouth of the Snake River, down the Columbia to end at Cape Disappointment, Astoria, and Seaside and the Pacific Ocean. Click on each thumbnail to enlarge the card, or click on the "advance arrows" to learn more about the area and see what it looks like today. Please do not download these images without permission. Note -- this file is getting rather large (260K) and will someday soon be divided into smaller chunks. But until then, thank you for your patience while it loads. It loads pretty fast. Enjoy. Dating these postcards -- the generally accepted postcard guideline which I followed here is, "Pioneer Era" preceeded the "Private Mailing Card", popular between 1898 and 1901, "Undivided Back" cards were 1901 through 1907, "Divided Back" cards began in 1907 through 1915, "White Border" began in 1915 and continued to 1930, "Linen" cards were popular in the 1930s and continued through about 1945, and "Chrome" began in 1939 and continues today. "Real Photo" cards were first introduced around 1900. One cent postage was from 1872 to 1917 when it went to 2 cents. In 1917 postage went back to 1 cent and continued until 1952, when once again it went to 2 cents. If a copyrighted date was on the card, that was used. If a postmark was on the card that was considered. Pasco, Kennewick, and Richland ... Click image to enlarge Lewis Street, looking west, Pasco, Washington, ca.1909. Penny Postcard, Copyrighted 1909, "Lewis St. Looking West, Pasco, Wash.". Image copyrighted 1909 by O.C. Towne's. Published by The Towne's Studio. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Docks, Pasco, Washington, ca.1910. Penny Postcard, ca.1910, "Pasco Docks, Pasco, Wash.". Divided back. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Pasco - Kennewick Bridge ... Click image to enlarge Columbia River Bridge between Pasco and Kennewick, Washington, ca.1930. Penny Postcard, Postmarked 1930, "Columbia River Bridge between Pasco and Kennewick, Wash." This bridge was constructed in 1922. It was replaced by a cable-suspension bridge in 1978. Published by J.L. Robbins Co., Spokane, Washington. Card #1855. Card is postmarked September 2, 1930. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Sacajawea State Park and the Snake River ... Click image to enlarge Sacajawea State Park, Pasco, Washington, ca.1940s Penny Postcard, ca.1940s, "Sacajawea State Park, State of Washington.". Washington's Sacajawea State Park is located at the confluence of the Snake River with the Columbia River. Lewis and Clark camped at this location in October 1805, their first nights on the Columbia. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Snake River Bridge at Lewiston, Idaho, ca.1905. Penny Postcard, ca.1905, "Snake River Bridge at Lewiston, Idaho.". Lewiston, Idaho, and Clarkston, Washington, located at the confluence of the Clearwater River with the Snake River, were both named after Lewis and Clark. Published by Edw. H. Mitchell, San Francisco, for Thatcher & Kling. Undivided back. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Fort Walla Walla ... Click image to enlarge Fort Walla Walla, with troups, ca.1908 Penny Postcard, Postmarked 1908, "Fort Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Wash." Published by Sprouse & Sons, Tacoma, Washington. Made in Germany. Card is postmared July 16, 1908. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Mill Creek, Walla Walla ... Click image to enlarge Mill Creek near Walla Walla, Washington, ca.1907. Penny Postcard, Postmarked 1907, "Mill Creek near Walla Walla, Wash." Published by M. Rieder, Los Angeles. Made in Germany. Card is postmarked November 28, 1907. Card #1645. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Mill Creek, Walla Walla, Washington, ca.1910. Penny Postcard, ca.1910, "Scene on Mill Creek, Walla Walla, Wash." The first Fort Walla Walla was built on the Columbia River. In 1856 a fort was built up the Walla Walla River on Mill Creek, near its junction with the Walla Walla River. By 1857 a village evolved around the fort. Published by M. Rieder, Los Angeles. Made in Germany. Card #1636. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Twin Sisters and the Wallula Gap ... Click image to enlarge Twin Sisters ("Hells Smoke Stacks"), Wallula Gap, Washington, ca.1920 Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Hell's Smoke Stacks. One of the Wonders of Oregon's Scenery." Image copyright Weister Co. Published by Lipschuetz & Katz, Portland, Oregon. Card #392. This basalt outcropping is the "Twin Sisters", located in the state of Washington, on the south side of the Columbia River. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Twin Sisters ("McKinzie and Ross Rocks"), Wallula Gap, Washington, ca.1940s Penny Postcard, ca.1940s, "McKinzie and Ross Rocks, Wallula Cut Off". Ellis Photo, Card #2861. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Maryhill and Biggs ... Click image to enlarge Biggs-Maryhill Ferry, ca.1940s, 1950s Penny Postcard, ca.1940s - 1950s. Color Photo by George Lindsay. Published by Weisters Color Sales, Inc., Portland, Oregon. Card #K-1746. The Biggs-Maryhill Ferry was replaced in 1962 by the "Sam Hill Memorial Bridge", taking travellers between Biggs, Oregon, and Maryhill, Washington. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Deschutes River ... Click image to enlarge Deschutes River Railroad Bridge, ca.1910 Penny Postcard, ca.1910, "Bridge over the Deschutes River, Oregon, On the Line of the O.W.R. & N. Co." Published by the Oregon Post Card Co., Portland, Oregon. Card #1387. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Deschutes River Palisades, ca.1910 Penny Postcard, ca.1910, "Palisades of Deschutes River, Oregon. On the line of the O.W.R. & N. Co." Published by the Portland Post Card Co., Portland, Oregon. Card #1395. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Oregon Trunk Railroad ... Click image to enlarge Oregon Trunk Railroad Bridge and the Celilo Rapids, 1914 Penny Postcard, Image copyrighted 1914, "Oregon Trunk Bridge, Across Celilo Rapids, Columbia River, Oregon.". Image copyright 1914 by Kiser Photo Co., Portland, Oregon. Published by Lipschuetz & Katz, Portland, Oregon. Card #261. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Christmas Card, Oregon Trunk Railroad Bridge and the Celilo Rapids, ca.1914 Penny Postcard, Postmarked 1914, "Oregon Trunk Bridge Across Columbia River at Celilo Falls.". "Wishing You a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year". Published by Wesley Andrews, Baker, Oregon. Card is postmarked December 20, 1914. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Celilo Falls ... Click image to enlarge Celilo Falls, Oregon, 1900 Penny Postcard, Image 1900, Postmarked 1905, "Celilo Falls, Oregon.". The Oregon Historical Society has the original of this image (#OrHi89622), "Celilo Falls on the Columbia" by Benjamin Gifford, 1900. Card is postmarked August ___, 1905. Postmark "World's Fair, Portland, 1905". Card #67. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Celilo Falls, near The Dalles, ca.1917 Penny Postcard, Postmarked 1917, "Celilo Falls near 'The Dalles', Columbia River, Oregon.". Caption on back reads: "This view shows the falls at low water. When the snow melts in summer in the mountains, the water often rises sixty feet; at that time steamers pass safely over.". Published by Chas. S. Lipschuetz Company, Portland, Oregon. Card #236. "On Union Pacific System". In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Celilo Falls, Indians Fishing, with Fish Wheel, ca.1930 Penny Postcard, ca.1930, "Fish Wheel and Indians Snagging Salmon at Celilo Falls on Columbia River, Oregon." Caption on bottom reads: "Indians have Perpetual Fishing Rights at the Falls.". Image Copyright Cross & Dimmitt. Published by Angelus Commercial Studio, Portland, Oregon. Card #13. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Celilo Falls Basalts, ca.1930 Penny Postcard, ca.1930, "Celilo Falls from Columbia River Highway, Oregon". Image Copyright Gifford, 7A-H74. Published by Wesley Andrews Co., Portland, Oregon. Card #858. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. The Dalles - Celilo Canal and Locks ... Click image to enlarge Celilo Canal near The Dalles, Oregon, ca.1920 Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Celilo Canal, near The Dalles, Oregon.". A.M. Prentiss Photo. Published by Lipschuetz & Katz, Portland, Oregon. Card #401. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Upper Section, The Dalles-Celilo Locks, ca.1920 Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Upper Section, The Dalles-Celilo Locks, Oregon". On the right hand side by side is The State Portage Railway and the O.W.R.& N. Line. The North Bank Railroad Bridge in distance. Published by Chas. S. Lipschuetz Company, Portland, Oregon. Card #200. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Cape Horn near Celilo ... Click image to enlarge Cape Horn near Celilo, ca.1946: Penny Postcard, Postmarked 1946, "Cape Horn, Oregon Trail Highway, Oregon". This is not today's Cape Horn, but the "Cape Horn near Celilo" made famous by Carleton Watkins in 1867. Sawyer Scenic Photo, Card #C13121. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Cape Horn near Celilo by Carleton Watkins, 1867: New "Penny Postcard", "Cape Horn Near Celilo, Columbia River, 1867.". Image created in 1867 by Carleton Watkins, Postcard from 1983. Oregon Historical Society Columbia River Gorge Postcard Series II (Watkins Series). Carleton E. Watkins No.456. Published by Western Imprints, the Press of the Oregon Historical Society. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. The Dalles ... Click image to enlarge Looking up the Columbia from The Dalles, Oregon, ca.1910. Penny Postcard, ca.1910, "Looking up the Columbia River, from the Dalles, Oregon.". Published by The Portland Post Card Company, Portland, Oregon. Made in Germany. Card #6033. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Seufert Brothers Cannery, The Dalles, Oregon, ca.1909 Penny Postcard, Dated 1909, "Seufert Brothers Col, Salmon Cannery, The Dalles, Oregon, The Dalles in the Distance.". Mount Hood, Oregon, is on the left. Published by The Portland Post Card Company, Portland, Oregon. Card #6027. Hand-written message on card is dated January 3, 1909. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Seining for Salmon near The Dalles, ca.1910 Penny Postcard, ca.1910, "Seining Salmon, near The Dalles, Oregon.". Published by Benj. A. Gifford, The Dalles, Oregon. Made in Germany. Card #265. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Seining for Salmon near The Dalles, ca.1910 Penny Postcard, ca.1910, "Seining Crew Hauling Seine Columbia River.". Published by Pacific Novelty Co., San Francisco. Made in Great Britain. Card #928. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Fort Dalles ... Click image to enlarge Old Fort Dalles, The Dalles, Oregon, ca.1920 Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Old Fort Dalles, Oregon". Building on the right was the Guard House. Part of the "Ezra Meeker Historical Post Cards for School, Libraries, the Home, and Collections." In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Officer's House, Old Fort Dalles, The Dalles, Oregon, ca.1910 Penny Postcard, Postmarked 1910, "Old U.S. Army Post near The Dalles, Oregon.". Building is former "Officer's House", now an Oregon Museum. The "Officer's House" is the oldest history museaum in Oregon. The house was built in 1856. Published by Portland Post Card Co., Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington. Made in Germany. Card #70543. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Mount Hood from near The Dalles ... Click image to enlarge Mount Hood from near The Dalles, Oregon, ca.1920 Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Mount Hood as seen from bank of the Columbia River near The Dalles, Ore.". A.M. Prentiss Photo. Published by Lipschuetz & Katz, Portland, Oregon. Card #447. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Mayer State Park ... Click image to enlarge Penny Postcard: Mayer Park and Rowena Heights, Oregon, ca.1920: Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Mayer Park, Rowena Heights, On Columbia River Highway". Photo by A.M. Prentiss. Published by Rose City News Co., Portland, Oregon. Card #24. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Memaloose Island ... Click image to enlarge Memaloose Island, ca.1909: Penny Postcard, Copyright 1908, Postmarked 1909, "Memaloose Island". Gifford Photograph. Published by Benj. A. Gifford, The Dalles, Oregon. Made in Germany. Card #208. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Memaloose Island, Trevitt Obolisk, ca.1905: Penny Postcard, ca.1905, "Indian Buring Ground on a Columbia River Island, Oregon". Published by E.P. Charleton & Co., Portland, Oregon. Undivided back. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Klickitat River and Lyle, Washington ... Click image to enlarge Sheep waiting for ferry, Klickitat Landing, Washington, 1899: Penny Postcard, Image 1899, Postcard ca.1910, "Ferrying Sheep, Columbia River, Ore.". Caption for this image on the Oregon Historical Society Webpage is: "Sheep at the ferry, Klickitat Landing. Benjamin Gifford, 1899.". "Klickitat Landing" is today's Lyle, Washington. Published by the International Postcard Company, Portland, Oregon. Card #I-9. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Klickitat River towards Mount Hood, ca.1910: Penny Postcard, ca.1910, "Klickitat River. Mt. Hood in the distance". Published by the Portland Post Card Co., Portland, Oregon. Card #6094. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Mosier Twin Tunnels ... Click image to enlarge Mosier Twin Tunnels, Mosier, Oregon, ca.1941: Penny Postcard, Postmarked 1941, "Twin Tunnels on Columbia River Highway Between Hood River & Mosier, Ore.". Published by The Portland Post Card Co., Portland, Oregon. Published by Pacific Novelty Co., San Francisco. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Hood River ... Click image to enlarge Bird's eye view, Hood River, Oregon, and Mount Hood, ca.1907: Penny Postcard, Postmarked 1907, "Birds eye View of Hood River, Oregon.". Published by The Portland Post Card Co., Portland, Oregon. Made in Germany. Card is postmarked August 22, 1907. Card #106. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Aerial view, Hood River Bridge with Mount Hood, ca.1930: Penny Postcard, ca.1930, "Mt. Hood and Interstate Bridge to Columbia River Highway from Evergreen Highway.". Caption along bottom reads: "White Salmon, Wash. to Hood River, Oregon.". Card #826. View shows bridge before the lift span was added. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Hood River Bridge as seen from the Oregon side, ca.1930: Penny Postcard, ca.1930, "New Bridge over Columbia River, near Hood River, Ore., Erected in 1926.". Published by The Oregon News Co., Portland, Oregon. Card #163. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Mount Hood ... Click image to enlarge Mount Hood, Oregon, ca.1905 Penny Postcard, ca.1905, "Mt. Hood, Oregon. Height 11225 Feet." Published by B.B. Rich, Official Stationer. Card is in the same style as offical cards from the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial (see below). In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Mitchell Point Tunnel ... Click image to enlarge Mitchell Point Tunnel, ca.1920: Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Mitchell Point Tunnel, Columbia River Highway, Oregon". Published by Wesley Andrews, Inc., Portland, Oregon, Card #825. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Mitchell Point Tunnel, ca.1920: Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Mitchell's Point, Columbia River Highway, Oregon.". Published by Chas. S. Lipschuetz Company, Portland, Oregon. Card #327. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Mitchell Point Tunnel, ca.1920: Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Viaduct and Tunnel at Mitchell's Point from Columbia River Bank, Columbia River Highway, Oregon.". Published by The Oregon News Co., Portland, Oregon. Card #40. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Mitchell Point Tunnel ("Storm Crest Tunnel"), ca.1920: Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Windows in Storm Crest Tunnel, Columbia River Highway.". Handwritten note on back states that the steamer is the "Bailey Gatzert". Copyright Weister Co., Published by Chas. S. Lipschuetz Company, Portland, Oregon. Card #323. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Mitchell Point Tunnel, ca.1920: Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Mitchells Point Tunnel. Columbia River Highway, Oregon.". Sawyer Scenic Photo. Card #C-G50. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Mitchell Point Tunnel, ca.1930: Penny Postcard, ca.1930, Postmarked 1951, "Mitchell's Point Tunnel. Columbia River Highway, Oregon.". Image Copyright Cross & Dimmitt. Published by Angelus Commercial Studio, Portland, Oregon. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Mitchell Point Tunnel, ca.1920: Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Interior Mitchell Point Tunnel, Columbia River Highway, Oregon.". Published by The Oregon News Co., Portland, Oregon. Card #59. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge West Entrance, Mitchell Point Tunnel, ca.1921: Penny Postcard, Postmarked 1921, "West Entrance to Mitchell's Point Tunnel, Columbia River Highway, Oregon.". Published by The Oregon News Company. Card #O-46. Card is postmarked May 26, 1921. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Viento ... Click image to enlarge Happy Dell Auto Camp, Viento, Oregon, ca.1935 Penny Postcard, Postmarked 1935, "Happy Dell Auto Camp - Viento, Oregon - Columbia River Highway." Sawyer image. Card 14-909. Card is postmarked September 8, 1935. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Shellrock Mountain ... Click image to enlarge Columbia River Highway at Shellrock Mountain, Oregon, ca.1937, with Dog Mountain in the background: Penny Postcard, Postmarked 1937, "At the foot of Shell Rock Mountain, Columbia River Highway, Oregon.". Dog Mountain, Washington, is in the background. Published by The Oregon News, Portland, Oregon. Card is postmarked August 1937. Card #54. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Wind Mountain vicinity ... Click image to enlarge Wind Mountain as seen from Steamer, ca.1908: Penny Postcard, 1908, "Wind Mountain, Columbia River". Published by Benj. A. Gifford, The Dalles, Oregon, Copyright 1908. Card #325. Made in Germany. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Columbia River and Wind Mountain as seen from downstream, ca.1910: Penny Postcard, ca.1910, "Wind Mountain, Columbia River." Published by the Columbia Card Co., Portland, Oregon. Made in Germany. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Wind Mountain Submerged Forest, ca.1920: Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Wind Mountain and Submerged Forest, Columbia River". Published by Chas. S. Lipschuetz Company, Portland, Oregon. Card #321. Lewis in Clark in 1805 commented on the "Submerged Forest" in the area of Wind Mountain. With the completion of the Bonneville Dam in 1938, the "Submerged Forest" is now truly submerged, drowned by the waters of the Bonneville pool. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Columbia River, Shellrock Mountain, Wind Mountain, from Columbia River Highway, Oregon, ca.1920: Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Columbia River and Wind Mountain, Washington, from Columbia River Highway, Oregon." Shellrock Mountain, Oregon can be seen on the left, and Wind Mountain, Washington is on the right. Image Copyright A.M. Prentiss. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Rock Creek near Stevenson ... Click image to enlarge Rock Creek Falls, Skamania County, Washington, ca.1930: Penny Postcard, ca.1930, "Upper Rock Creek Falls, Evergreen Highway Along Columbia River, Washington." The Photo by Wesley Andrews. Published by Wesley Andrews Co., Portland, Oregon. Card #553. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Cascade Locks ... Click image to enlarge Steamer entering Cascade Locks, ca.1909: Penny Postcard, Postmarked 1909, "Steamer entering Cascade Locks, Columbia River". "The PCK Series", made in Germany. Card #10246. Card postmarked July 1909. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Cascade Locks, Columbia River, ca.1911: Penny Postcard, Postmarked 1911, "Cascade Locks, Columbia River.". Litho Britton & Rey, San Francisco, California. Card #7015. Card is postmarked 1911. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Cascade Locks with steamer, ca.1910: Penny Postcard, ca.1910, "Cascade Locks, Columbia River, Ore.". Caption on back reads: "On the Road of a Thousand Wonders". Published by M. Rieder, Los Angeles, California, Card #4027. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Cascade Locks with steamer heading upriver, ca.1920: Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Cascade Locks, Columbia River, Oregon". Published by Lipschuetz & Katz, Portland, Oregon. Card#329. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Cascade Locks with steamers, including the "Dallas City", ca.1910: Penny Postcard, ca.1910, "Columbia River Steamers in Cascade Locks". Card #90. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Oregon Pony ... Click image to enlarge Oregon Pony, ca.1940: Penny Postcard, ca.1940, "The Oregon Pony". Caption on the back reads: "The Oregon Pony. The first steam engine to run on the Oregon Portage Railroad. Operated in 1862 and 1863, in freight and passenger service, on the southern bank of the Columbia River, between Bonneville and Cascade Locks. Now, stands in front of railroad depot, in Portland." Published by Anderson Sundry Co., Portland, Oregon. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Oregon Pony, Union Station, Portland, Oregon, ca.1940: Penny Postcard, ca.1940, "Exhibit Union Station, Portland, Oregon.". Photo by Eddy. Bronze plaque reads: "The Oregon Pony. First Locomotive in the Pacific Northwest. This engline was operated in 1862 and 1863 in freight and passenger service on the first Oregon railroad, on the southern bank of the Columbia River between Bonneville and Cascade Locks." In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Cascade Rapids ... Click image to enlarge Cascade Rapids ("Bridge of the Gods"), ca.1910: Penny Postcard, Postmarked 1910, "Bridge of the Gods, Columbia River.". View from the Oregon side of the Columbia River. Greenleaf Peak is in the background. Published by Portland Post Card Co., Portland, Oregon. Printed in Germany. Card #7055. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Cascade Rapids ("Bridge of the Gods"), ca.1910: Penny Postcard, ca.1910, "Bridge of the Gods and Cascades of the Columbia River. On Line of O. W. R. & N. Co.". View from the Oregon side of the Columbia River. Image shows Table Mountain (left) and Greenleaf Peak (right) in the background. Image copyright Weister. Published by Edward Mitchell, San Francisco, California. Card #3182. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Bridge of the Gods ... Click image to enlarge Bridge of the Gods, ca.1930. Penny Postcard, ca.1930, "Bridge of the Gods. Columbia River Highway. Cascade Locks, Ore.". Published by Beals Litho, Des Moines, Iowa. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Eagle Creek ... Click image to enlarge Approach to Eagle Creek, Columbia River Highway, Oregon, ca.1920: Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Approach to Eagle Creek, Columbia River Highway, Oregon.". Published by Lipschuetz & Katz, Portland, Oregon. Card #388. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge "Detail", Approach to Eagle Creek, Columbia River Highway, Oregon, ca.1920: Closein of "detail" of card above. Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Approach to Eagle Creek, Columbia River Highway, Oregon.". Published by Lipschuetz & Katz, Portland, Oregon. Card #388. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Eagle Creek Bridge, Eagle Creek, Oregon, ca.1920: Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Eagle Creek Bridge, Columbia River Highway, Oregon.". Published by Wesley Andrews, Inc., Portland, Oregon. Card #813. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Eagle Creek and Bridge, Eagle Creek, Oregon, ca.1923: Penny Postcard, Postmarked 1923, "Eagle Creek and Highway Bridge, Columbia River Highway, Oregon.". Published by Chas. L. Lipschuetz Company., Portland, Oregon. Card #338. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Eagle Creek Camping Grounds on the Columbia River Highway, ca.1920: Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Eagle Creek Camping Grounds on the Columbia River Highway, Ore.". Eagle Creek Camping Grounds are the first U.S. Forest Service Camp Ground in the Columbia River Gorge. Published by The Oregon News Co., Portland, Oregon. Card #21. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Eagle Creek Trail, ca.1920: Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Hitting the Trail up Eagle Creek Canyon, from Columbia River Highway, Ore.". Published by The Oregon News Co., Portland, Oregon. Card #8225. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Looking west from Eagle Creek, Columbia River Highway, ca.1920: Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Columbia River Highway, looking west from Eagle Creek.". Part of the caption on back reads: "This is another magnificent view from the highway, looking west from Eagle Creek at Tooth Mountain and showing Bridge of the Gods in the distance ...". Image copyright Weister Co. Published by Lipschuetz & Katz, Portland, Oregon. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Toothrock Tunnel ... Click image to enlarge Toothrock Tunnel and Bonneville Dam, view from the east, ca.1940s. Penny Postcard, ca.1940s, "Highway and Railway Tunnels, Bonneville Dam, Columbia River, Oregon". Published by Wesley Andrews Co., Portland, Or., Card #808. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Illuminated Toothrock Tunnel, ca.1940s. Penny Postcard, ca.1940s, "Illuminated Tunnel, near Bonneville Dam, Columbia River Highway, Oregon.". Photo by Wesley Andrews. Published by Wesley Andrews Co., Portland, Or., Card #778. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Bonneville Dam ... Click image to enlarge Bonneville Dam, view looking northeast, ca.1940s. Penny Postcard, ca.1940s". Published by E.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Bonneville Dam, looking upstream, ca.1940s. Penny Postcard, ca.1940s, "Bonneville Dam, Looking Upstream, Columbia River Between Washington and Oregon.". Photo by Frank L. Jones. Published by Wesley Andrews Co., Portland, Oregon. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Bonneville Dam, Powerhouse and Canal, ca.1940s. Penny Postcard, Postmarked 1942, "Power Plant, Bonneville Dam, Columbia River between Washington and Oregon.". Photo by Frank L. Jones. Published by Wesley Andrews Co., Portland, Oregon. Card is postmarked April 27, 1942. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Bonneville Dam Fish Ladders ... Click image to enlarge Bonneville Dam north side fish ladders, ca.1940s. Penny Postcard, ca.1940s, "Fish Ladders, North Side Bonneville Dam, Washington-Oregon.". Photo by Wesley Andrews. Published by Wesley Andrews Co., Portland, Oregon. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Bonneville Dam Fish Counting ... Click image to enlarge Bonneville Dam Fish Counting Station, 1940s. Penny Postcard, 1940s, "Fish counting station.". Card #8-23. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Bonneville Dam Fish Counting Station, 1940s. Penny Postcard, 1940s, "Counting Salmon at Fish Ladder - Bonneville Dam, Oregon.". Photo by Sawyer. Card #17-106. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Tanner Creek ... Click image to enlarge Columbia River Highway, Tanner Creek Span and the Bonneville Spur, ca.1938. Penny Postcard, Postmarked 1938, "Tanner Creek Span and Bonneville Spur, Columbia River Highway, Oregon.". Published by Wesley Andrews, Co., Portland, Oregon. Card #853. Card is postmarked July 31, 1938. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Block Houses ... Click image to enlarge Fort Lugenbeel, "Famous Block House, on the Columbia River", ca.1910 Penny Postcard, ca.1910, "Famous Block House, on the Columbia River.". Caption on front reads: "Famous Block House on the Columbia River." No other indication of which Block House or where it might be located on card. An article in the Spokesman Review (November 29, 1814) showed this blockhouse image and called it "Fort Lugenbeel, facing north". In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Fort Rains Block House Memorial, Evergreen Highway, Washington Photo Postcard, ca.1920, "Fort Rains Block House Memorial, Evergreen Highway, Wash.". Wesley Andrews Card #48. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Fish Wheels ... Click image to enlarge Fish Wheel on the Columbia River, ca.1908. Penny Postcard, Postmarked 1908., "The Fish Wheel, Columbia River.". Information from the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center Archives lists this image as "Bradford Island, Oregon shore, Scow wheel with leads". Published by Britton & Rey, San Francisco, California. Card #7002. Card is postmarked April 27, 1908. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Fish Wheel on the Columbia River, ca.1910. Penny Postcard, ca.1910, "Fish Wheel, Columbia River, Oregon." Oregon Series No.505. Printed in Germany. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. "Fish traps and fishwheels appeared on the river in 1879. In 1900, more than 500 of these extended from Fort Canby to what is now Bonneville Dam. They were outlawed by Oregon in 1926 and by Washington in 1934." [Christy and Putera, 1993, Oregon State University Archives Website, 2006] Click image to enlarge Fish Wheel on the North Bank Road, ca.1910. Penny Postcard, ca.1910, "Cascade Mountains, Columbia River and Fish Wheel, On the North Bank Road." Information from the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center Archives states this fish wheel is "Warren's scow 3, pre-1935, above North Bonneville, Washington shore". Published by the Portland Postcard Co., Portland, Oregon. Card #P1420. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Fish Wheel on the Columbia River, ca.1915 Penny Postcard, Postmarked 1915, "Fish Wheel, Columbia River, Oregon, On Line O.W.R. & N. Co." Image copyright Weister. Card #1459. Card is postmarked January 29, 1915. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Fishwheel, Oregon side, across from Beacon Rock, Washington, ca.1920 Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Fish Wheel, Seen from the Columbia River Highway.". Published by Lipscheutz & Katz, Portland, Oregon. Card #386. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Fish Wheel on the Columbia River, ca.1920 Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Fish Wheel, Columbia River, Oregon.". Published by Chas. S. Lipscheutz Company, Porland, Oregon. Card #250. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Moffett Creek ... Click image to enlarge Moffett Creek Bridge, Columbia River Highway, Oregon, ca.1920. Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Moffats Creek Bridge, Columbia River Highway.". Published by Pacific Novelty Co., San Francisco, California. Card #O-106. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Moffett Creek Bridge, Columbia River Highway, Oregon, ca.1920. Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Moffett Creek Bridge. Columbia River Highway, Oregon.". Image copyright Weister Co. Published by Van Nuy Interstate Company. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Beacon Rock ... Click image to enlarge Beacon Rock ("Castle Rock") downstream side with dock, ca.1908 Penny Postcard, Postmarked 1908, "Castle Rock on Columbia River". Published by Sprouse & Son, Importers and Publishers, Tacoma, Washington. Postcard has postmark of 1908. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Winter Scene, Beacon Rock ("Castle Rock"), Washington, ca.1908 Penny Postcard, Postmarked 1908, "Castle Rock on Columbia River, Winter Scene". Published by M.R.L.A. Made in Germany. Card #2968. Card is postmarked August 29, 1908. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Beacon Rock ("Castle Rock") with Fish Wheel, ca.1910 Penny Postcard, ca.1910, "Castle Rock, Columbia River, Oregon." Published by Detroit Publishing Company. Card #5556. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Beacon Rock ("Castle Rock") and Hamilton Mountain, ca.1910 Penny Postcard, ca.1910, "Castle Rock, Columbia River." Printed in Germany. Card #5552. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Beacon Rock ("Castle Rock") on the North Bank Road, ca.1910 Penny Postcard, ca.1910, "Castle Rock on the Columbia River, On the North Bank Road." Published by Portland Postcard Co., Portland, Oregon. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Beacon Rock ("Castle Rock") as seen from the Historic Columbia River Highway, ca.1917 Penny Postcard, ca.1917, "Castle Rock, Table Mountain in the Distance, Columbia River. Seen from the Highway." This is in error as it is Hamilton Mountain in the background. Card is postmarked 1917. Published by Chas. S. Lipschuetz Company, Portland, Oregon. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Horsetail Falls ... Click image to enlarge Horsetail Falls, Oregon, ca.1920 Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Horsetail Falls, Columbia River Highway, Oregon". Published by The Oregon News Company. Card #O-6. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Horsetail Falls, Oregon, ca.1920 Penny Postcard, Postmarked 1920, "Horsetail Falls, Columbia River Highway, Oregon". Caption on back reads: "Horsetail Falls. A fine view of this beautiful water fall is obtained from the Columbia River Highway. The Horsetail Falls are 208 feet high. This picture shows the Cathedral Domes beyond.". Published by Lipschuetz & Katz Company, Portland, Oregon. Card is postmarked 1920. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Horsetail Falls, Oregon, ca.1930 Penny Postcard, ca.1930, "Horsetail Falls. 205 feet. Columbia River Highway, Oregon.". Image copyright Cross & Dimmitt. Published by Angelus Commercial Studio, Portland, Oregon. Card #18. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Oneonta ... Click image to enlarge Oneonta Bluff, with train tracks, ca.1911 Penny Postcard, Postmarked 1911, "Oneonta Bluff on the Columbia River.". Published by Spokane Post Card Co., Spokane, Washington. Made in Germany. Card #5177. Card is postmarked June 9, 1911. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Oneonta Gorge, Rock Tunnel, Columbia River Highway, ca.1920 Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Rock Tunnel, Oneonta Gorge, Columbia Highway.". Published by Lelund Lund, Tacoma, Washington. Card #151. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Oneonta Gorge, Columbia River, ca.1920 Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Oneonta Gorge Columbia River.". Published by The Oregon News Co., Portland, Oregon. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Multnomah Falls ... Click image to enlarge Early Bridge, Multnomah Falls, Oregon, ca.1890s Penny Postcard, Image ca.1890s, Postcard ca.1910, "Multnomah Falls on O.R. & N. Railroad, Oregon.". A "timbered" bridge existed at Multnomah Falls in the 1890s. Published by Sprouse & Son, Tacoma, Washington. Made in Germany. Divided back. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Multnomah Falls, Oregon, ca.1901 to 1907 Penny Postcard, ca.1901-1907, "Multnomah Falls, Oregon.". Published by Olds, Wortman and King, Portland, Oregon. Undivided back. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Multnomah Falls, Oregon, ca.1905 Penny Postcard, ca.1905, "Multnomah Falls". Published by B.B. Rich, Official Stationer. Card is in the same style as offical cards from the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial (see below). In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Multnomah Falls, Oregon, ca.1920 Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Beautiful Multnomah Falls, Columbia River Highway, Ore.". Caption on back reads: "The Falls are about 780 feet high, and during the Spring and early Summer carry a very large vulume of water. Many tourists and picnickers stop at this point for lunch. Located 36 miles from Portland." Published by The Oregon News Co., Portland, Oregon. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Multnomah Falls, Oregon, ca.1930 Penny Postcard, ca.1930, "Multnomah Falls, Benson Foot Bridge, Columbia River Highway, Oregon." Caption on back reads: "Multnomah Falls in the Columbia River Highway, the second falls in size in the United States, drop in a veil of foamy white 620 feet down the rock walls of the Gorge. A foot trail leads from the highway across Benson Bridge, past the Falls, and on up to Larch mountain, an extinct volcano." Image Copyright Angelus. Published by E.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Winter, Multnomah Falls, Oregon, ca.1920 Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Multnomah Falls in Winter, Columbia River Highway." Published by Van Nuy Interstate Company. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Multnomah Hazelwood ... Click image to enlarge View in front of Multnomah Falls, ca.1920 Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "View in front of Multnomah Falls, Columbia River Highway, Oregon.". Building on left was the "Multnomah Hazelwood", an ice-cream stop which was open 365 days of the year. The Multnomah Hazelwood was built in 1916 and torn down in 1919. For a time, the Union Depot was connected to the Ice Cream shop. Published by The Oregon News Company, Portland, Oregon. Card #27. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Multnomah Falls Lodge ... Click image to enlarge Multnomah Falls, Oregon, ca.1920 Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Multnomah Falls Lodge, Columbia River Highway, Ore." The striped patio canopy was converted to a permanent part of the Lodge in 1929. Published by The Oregon News Co., Portland, Oregon. Card #170. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Multnomah Falls and Lodge, Oregon, ca.1930 Penny Postcard, ca.1930, "Multnomah Lodge, Multnomah Falls, Columbia River Highway, Oregon." Published by the Wesley Andrews Company, Portland, Oregon. Card #832. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Multnomah Falls vicinity ... Click image to enlarge Viaduct near Multnomah Falls, ca.1920 Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Viaduct near Multnomah Falls, Columbia River Highway, Oregon.". Published by The Oregon News Co., Portland, Oregon. Card #8320. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Viaduct near Multnomah Falls, ca.1920 Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Columbia River Highway Showing Castle Rock in the Distance.". Published by Chas. S. Lipscheutz Company, Portland, Oregon. Card #315. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Wahkeena Falls ... Click image to enlarge Wahkeena Falls, Columbia River Highway, Oregon, ca.1920. Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Wah-Kee-Na Falls, Columbia River Highway, Oregon.". Published by Wesley Andrews Co., Portland, Oregon. Card #839. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Wahkeena Falls, Columbia River Highway, Oregon, ca.1920. Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Wah-Kee-Na Falls, Columbia River Highway, Oregon.". Published by Chas. S. Lipschuetz Company, Portland, Oregon. Card #307. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Benson Park ... Click image to enlarge Benson Park Entrance, ca.1910. Penny Postcard, ca.1910, "At Benson Park Entrance, Columbia River Highway, Oregon.". Published by The Oregon News Company, Portland, Oregon. Card #O-73. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Phoca Rock ... Click image to enlarge Phoca Rock ("Lone Rock") and Steamer, ca.1920 Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Columbia River Showing Lone Rock Near Cape Horn, Oregon". View includes Cape Horn Landing on the left. Published by Pacific Novelty Co., San Francisco and Los Angeles. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Phoca Rock ("Sentinel Rock"), ca.1910 Penny Postcard, ca.1910, "Sentinel Rock, Columbia River.". Published by M. Rieder, Los Angeles. Postmarked August 1913. Card #4046. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Bridal Veil ... Click image to enlarge Bridal Veil Falls, Oregon, ca.1910 Penny Postcard, ca.1910, "Bridal Veil Falls on the Columbia River, Oregon." Published by M Reider, Los Angeles, California. Card #4013. Made in Germany. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Bridal Veil Falls, Oregon, ca.1910 Penny Postcard, ca.1910, "Bridal Veil Falls, Columbia River. On Line O. W. R. & N. Co." Published by Edward H. Mitchell, San Francisco. Card #2416. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Bridal Veil Falls, Oregon, ca.1930 Penny Postcard, ca.1930, "Bridal Veil Falls. Columbia River Highway, Oregon. 180 feet. Masterpiece of Scenic Beauty.". Published by Angelus Commercial Studio, Portland, Oregon. Card #9087. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Logging Camp, Bridal Veil ... Click image to enlarge Logging camp, Bridal Veil Falls, Oregon, ca.1910 Penny Postcard, ca.1910, "Logging Camp, Bridal Veil Falls, Oregon." Published for the J.K. Gill Co., Portland, Ore., by M.R., L.A. Card #3985. Made in Germany. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Cape Horn ... Click image to enlarge Cape Horn with Cape Horn Landing, Columbia River, 1901 Penny Postcard, Copyright 1901, "Cape Horn on the Columbia River". Copyright 1901 by the Detroit Photographic Company. Undivided back. Card #5869. Cape Horn Landing is visible on the right. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Cape Horn, Washington, from upstream, ca.1905. Penny Postcard, ca.1905, "Cape Horn, 400 feet, Columbia River.". Published by D.M. Averill & Co. Publishers, Portland, Oregon. Undivided back. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge "The Needles", Cape Horn on the Columbia River, ca.1911. Penny Postcard, Postmarked 1911, "The Needles, Cape Horn on the Columbia River.". Published by the Portland Post Card Company, Portland, Oregon. Card is postmarked October 6, 1911. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Cape Horn Railway Tunnel #1, 1909 Penny Postcard, 1909, "Cape Horn Tunnel on the North Bank Road". View is of the western portal of Tunnel #1. Copyright 1909 by the Kiser Photo Company for the Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Ry. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Cape Horn Railway Tunnel #1, ca.1920 Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Cape Horn, Columbia River, Oregon". View is of the western portal of Tunnel #1. Published by Pacific Novelty Company, San Francisco and Los Angeles. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Cape Horn with steamer, ca.1910 Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Palisades on the Columbia River". Published by the J.K. Gill Co., Card #3952. Made in Germany. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Cape Horn and Cape Horn Landing, Washington, with steamer "Dallas City", ca.1920 Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Passing Cape Horn, Columbia River". Caption along the bottom reads "'Dallas City', one of the many steamers out of Portland". Published by Chas. S. Lipschuetz Company, Portland, Oregon. Card has postmark of August 1921. Card #248. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Rock Shed on Highway 14, Cape Horn, ca.1947 Penny Postcard, Postmarked 1947, "Rock Shed at Cape Horn, Evergreen Highway". Christian W-755. Postmark April 23, 1947. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Pillars of Hercules ... Click image to enlarge Pillars of Hercules, Oregon, ca.1908 Penny Postcard, Postmarked 1908, "Pillars of Hercules, on Columbia River, Oregon.". View is looking east. The bluffs of Bridal Veil can be seen in the background. Card is postmarked June 17, 1908. Card #U.S.530. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Pillars of Hercules, Oregon, ca.1910 Penny Postcard, ca.1910, "Pillars of Hercules on O. R. & N. Railroad.". Published by Sprouse & Sons, Tacoma, Washington. Printed in Germany. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Pillars of Hercules, Oregon, ca.1910 Penny Postcard, ca.1910, "Pillars of Hercules, Banks of the Columbia River". The bluffs of the Bridal Veil area can be seen in the background. Published by Portland Post Card Col., Portland, Oregon (Made in Germany). Card #7054. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Pillars of Hercules, Oregon, ca.1910 Penny Postcard, ca.1910, "Pillars of Hercules, Columbia River, Oregon." Card #7225. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Pillars of Hercules, ca.1910 Penny Postcard, ca.1910, "On the Columbia River". View shows train tracks through the Pillars of Hercules. San Francisco and Portland S.S. Co., Columbia River Route. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka. Click image to enlarge Pillars of Hercules, ca.1910 Penny Postcard, ca.1910, "Pillars of Hercules, Columbia River." Published by Louis Scheiner, Portland, Oregon. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka.