One of Gifford's most famous early photographs, "Sunrise on Mt. Hood from Lost Lake," shows the reflection of the mountain in the lake as plainly as it shows the mountain itself. Gifford frequently advertised that he was offered $1,000 for the original negative but refused it. The image appears in the following publication, "Oregon Then & Now."
One of Gifford's most famous early photographs, "Sunrise on Mt. Hood from Lost Lake," shows the reflection of the mountain in the lake as plainly as it shows the mountain itself. Gifford frequently advertised that he was offered $1,000 for the original negative but refused it. The image appears in the following publication, "Oregon Then & Now."
Rapids where the river falls forty feet, and for five miles is a seething whirlpool; above it is the north abutment to the "Bridge of the Gods." The image appears in the following publication, "Snap Shots on theColumbia."
Steamer in the rapids just below the locks at the Cascades of the Columbia. The image appears in the following publication, "Snap Shots on the Columbia."
House, bridge, and toy boat in pond at Benjamin and Rachel Gifford's home, Wa-Ke-Nah, in Salmon River, Washington. Benjamin married Rachel Morgan, who had worked in his photography studio for several years, after his first wife died in 1919. They moved to Clark County, Washington, and named their home "Wa-Ke-Nah." Gifford home in Salmon River, Washington (5 views)
Photographs of Native Americans, primarily on the Columbia River Plateau, taken by Benjamin A. Gifford from the late 1890s through early 1900s. (3 of 5 images)