Fish wheel -- Columbia River

Title
Fish wheel -- Columbia River
LC Subject
Salmon
Description
This device was more popular in former years than it is now, but they may still be seen along the Columbia river. At the present time the wheels are very strictly controlled by state law. The flow of the water turns the wheel, while wooden scoops attached to it lift the fish from the water as they swim within reach. At the present time fish wheels are forbidden by law in nearly all bays and streams of the state except the Columbia River, and here they are very strictly regulated, being set forth in the statute books.
Work Type
lantern slides
Date
1920/1930
Identifier
P217:28:50
Rights
In Copyright
Local Collection Name
Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides, 1900-1940 (P 217)
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Set
OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Primary Set
OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Is Part Of
Set 43 - Salmon Industry
Institution
Oregon State University
Note
Hand-tinted
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