Mt. Hood

Title
Mt. Hood
LC Subject
Hood, Mount (Or.) Rivers--Oregon Forests and forestry
Repository
Oregon State University. Libraries
Photographer
Gifford, Ralph I.
Description
Photo shows the headwaters of the Sandy River on the western slope of Mt. Hood. Timber growth is slowly covering the scars of a forest fire which probably raged around 1890. Mt. Hood, 11,245 feet high, was named in 1792 in honor of Viscount Hood of the English peerage.
Work Type
photographic prints
Location
Sandy River >> Multnomah County >> Oregon >> United States Mount Hood >> Hood River County >> Oregon >> United States
Date
1940
Identifier
P218:RIG 655
Rights
In Copyright
Rights Holder
OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Local Collection Name
Ralph I. Gifford Photographs, circa 1910s - 1947 (P 218-SG 2)
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Set
Oregon Explorer OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center Gifford Photographic Collection
Primary Set
Gifford Photographic Collection
Is Part Of
Wildfire Risk Explorer
Institution
Oregon State University
Modified
2006-12-06
Submission Date
2006-10-30