Columbus Day windstorm damage, 1962. On Columbus Day in 1962 (October 12th), a severe windstorm (75 mph sustained winds) moved inland from the Pacific Ocean and caused $50,000 damage to the OSU campus. Fifty-five trees were destroyed and another 43 were damaged including many in the Memorial Union quadrangle as shown here.
Wilson Foote, Joe Cox, President Robert MacVicar and Stafford Hansell visit during President MacVicar's tour of the Squaw Butte Experiment Station. Robert W. MacVicar was president of Oregon State University from 1970-1986. MacVicar was also a professor of chemistry and tripled the size of the university's budget. During his years as president, the size of the campus increased with 23 additional buildings.
Squandering up the rough log bolts to make them ready for subsequent mill operations, Fall Creek box factory. Willamette National Forest, Oregon. Photographed by G.E. Griffith
Vanport City was located between the Portland city boundary and the Columbia River. Vanport was destroyed on May 30, 1948 when a section of the dike collapsed during a flood on the Columbia River.
Vanport City was located between the Portland city boundary and the Columbia River. Vanport was destroyed on May 30, 1948 when a section of the dike collapsed during a flood on the Columbia River.
Vanport City was located between the Portland city boundary and the Columbia River. Vanport was destroyed on May 30, 1948 when a section of the dike collapsed during a flood on the Columbia River.
Vanport City was located between the Portland city boundary and the Columbia River. Vanport was destroyed on May 30, 1948 when a section of the dike collapsed during a flood on the Columbia River.
"Willamette Flying Twenty" special fire fighting crew, lined up in position ready for training in techniques of line construction. USFS photo #397811. Photographed by Roy A. Elliott.
Vanport City was located between the Portland city boundary and the Columbia River. Vanport was destroyed on May 30, 1948 when a section of the dike collapsed during a flood on the Columbia River.
Vanport City was located between the Portland city boundary and the Columbia River. Vanport was destroyed on May 30, 1948 when a section of the dike collapsed during a flood on the Columbia River.
Mt. Hood and Timberline Lodge are shown under a blanket of snow during the winter of 1942-1943. The lodge was closed because of war conditions. USFS photo #424587 by George Henderson (not an official USFS photographer)