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1. David Thompson, Pathfinder and the Columbia River: Page 4
David Thompson, Pathfinder and the Columbia River: Page 4
Description
Transcription of an address given at the annual meeting of the Pioneer Association of Stevens County at Kettle Falls, Washington, on June 23, 1911.
2. Columbia River Highway
Description
20 p. An offprint of the journal Contracting, this pamphlet contains four reprints of articles and photographs previously published in the summer of 1916. Three articles are reprinted from Contracting, and the fourth, by Henry Bowlby, is reprinted from American Forestry. The articles and black and white photographs describe in brief the impetus for and history of the building of the Columbia River Highway and show the scenic beauties to be viewed from the road. There seems be be some advertisement for Warrenite, a road surface placed over macadam roads, which was used on the Highway. Both general description and more specific information about contracts, engineering, and construction history are contained in the articles.
3. David Thompson, Pathfinder and the Columbia River
Description
9 p. Transcription of an address given at the annual meeting of the Pioneer Association of Stevens County at Kettle Falls, Washington, on June 23, 1911. Elliott points out that the early white explorer and geographer David Thompson reached Kettle Falls in June of 1811. He notes that "at the age of forty-one years David Thompson thus traversed every reach of this magnificent river from source to mouth". Included in the pamphlet are many quotations from Thompson's journals, a description of the man, and a note on his later life.
4. Columbia River Highway: Page 21
Columbia River Highway: Page 21
Description
Selected pages from an offprint of the journal Contracting about contracts, engineering, and construction history.
5. Columbia River Highway: Cover Verso
Columbia River Highway: Cover Verso
Description
Photographs along the Columbia River Highway from an offprint of the journal Contracting.
6. Columbia River Highway: Page 20
Columbia River Highway: Page 20
Description
Selected pages from an offprint of the journal Contracting about contracts, engineering, and construction history.
7. Fish wheel on the Columbia River. Commercial method of salmon fishing. About 1915. (On sticker on back of photo)
Fish wheel on the Columbia River. Commercial method of salmon fishing. About 1915. (On sticker on back of photo)
Description
A black-and-white photograph showing a wooden fish wheel on the Columbia River. Across the river several buildings are visible on the shore. Forested hills rise up to the mountains. It looks as though Table Mountain is in the background.
8. Official Columbia Highway Tour: Page 26-27
Official Columbia Highway Tour: Page 26-27
Description
Tourism brochure by the Oregon Touring Bureau
9. Official Columbia Highway Tour: Page 46-47
Official Columbia Highway Tour: Page 46-47
Description
Tourism brochure by the Oregon Touring Bureau
10. Official Columbia Highway Tour: Pages 12-13
Official Columbia Highway Tour: Pages 12-13
Description
Tourism brochure by the Oregon Touring Bureau
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