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Penny Postcard: Bishops Cap at Shepperd's Dell, ca.1930
Caption reads: "Bishop Cap at Shepperd's Dell, Columbia River Highway, Oregon". Copyright Cross & Dimmitt. Angelus Commercial Studio, Portland, Oregon.
Caption on back reads: "Probably no scenic Highway in America, except the 1600 mile long Oregon Coast Highway, offers such magnificent scenery in concentrated variety as that which borders the Columbia River highway in Oregon."
In the private collection of Lyn Topinka.
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Bishops Cap is just visible, from Shepperd's Dell, Historic Columbia River Highway.
Trees are blocking view, but the basalt feature known as "Bishops Cap" is just visible along right side of road.
Image taken June 27, 2004.
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Bishops Cap ...
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"The Golden Age of Postcards" ...
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The early 1900s was the "Golden Age of Postcards", with the "Penny Postcard" being a popular way to send greetings to family and friends.
Today the Penny Postcard has become a snapshot of history.
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Penny Postcard: Shepperd's Dell Highway, Oregon, ca.1920.
Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Shepperd's Dell, Columbia River Highway, Oregon".
The view shows the Columbia River, the Shepperds Dell Bridge, and Bishops Cap (the basalt feature on the left).
Published by Chas. S. Lipschuetz Co., Portland, Oregon.
Card #305.
In the private collection of Lyn Topinka.
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Penny Postcard: Shepperd's Dell Bridge, cars, with Bishops Cap, Oregon, ca.1920.
Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Shepperd's Dell, Columbia River Highway, Oregon".
Caption on back reads "Shepperd's Dell is one of the most picturesque spots along the highway. Eleven acres at this point was given to Portland by George Shepperd for a public park. This is a very interesting piece of construction, the 24 foot road having been cut out of solid rock. 'On Union Pacific System'."
Published by Chas. S. Lipscheutz Company, Portland, Oregon.
Card #324.
In the private collection of Lyn Topinka.
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Penny Postcard: Bishops Cap, Shepperd's Dell Highway, ca.1920
Penny Postcard, ca.1920, "Scene at Shepperd's Dell, Columbia River Highway, Ore.".
Sand Island and the Columbia River are in the background.
Published by The Oregon News Co., Portland, Oregon.
In the private collection of Lyn Topinka.
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Penny Postcard: Bishops Cap at Shepperd's Dell, ca.1930
Penny Postcard, ca.1930, "Bishop Cap at Shepperd's Dell, Columbia River Highway, Oregon".
Caption on back reads: "Probably no scenic Highway in America, except the 1600 mile long Oregon Coast Highway, offers such magnificent scenery in concentrated variety as that which borders the Columbia River highway in Oregon."
Image Copyright Cross & Dimmitt.
Published by Angelus Commercial Studio, Portland, Oregon.
In the private collection of Lyn Topinka.
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From the Journals of Lewis and Clark ...
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