Steamboats in the rapids approaching Cascade Locks, Columbia River Highway, Oregon

Title: Steamboats in the rapids approaching Cascade Locks, Columbia River Highway, Oregon
LC Subject: Riparian areas Steamboats Rivers Locks (Hydraulic engineering) Northwest, Pacific Bodies of water Photography Mountains Rapids
Repository: University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Description: A black and white view of three steamboats in the water approaching Cascade Locks on the Columbia River. The paddlewheel of the large stern wheeler to the left of the photo can be clearly seen. This ship is much larger than the other two at right, and has been identified as the "Bailey Gatzert". One of the other steamers has been identified as the "Charles R. Spencer". Their smokestacks all belch smoke. In the river some small islands can be seen. On the further shore, a low, well-forested riverbank with a settlement of houses rises to wooded hills. To the center right of the picture the locks are seen. The Cascade Locks were completed in 1896, and submerged in 1938 as a result of the construction of the Bonneville Dam.
Location: Oregon >> United States Columbia River >> Clatsop County >> Oregon >> United States
Date: 1854/1938
Identifier: ORU_PH023_0010
Rights: No Copyright - United States
Language: English
Local Collection Name: Frederick Wallace Wilson Collection
Type: Image
Format: image/tiff
Set: Western Waters Digital Library
Primary Set: Western Waters Digital Library
Institution: University of Oregon