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1. Beautiful Link in Our Highway System
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1 p. article describing the building of the Columbia River Highway, including construction details. The article also contains four photographs: one depicting the bridge at Shepperd's Dell, one depicting the entrance to the observatory tunnel, one depicting Mitchell's Tunnel through Storm Cliff; one showing the overlook at Crown Point on the Columbia River.
2. Bonneville Dam: 1939 Aerial Photographs
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3 aerial photographs and a guide map of the Bonneville Dam area taken in 1939 as part of the OCSW river survey.
3. Lumber Rafts on the Columbia River
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1 p. Article describing the construction and use of rafts designed to transport lumber on the Columbia River. Also included on the page is the completion of an unrelated article, as well as a summary of the contents of the journal supplement.
4. Great River of the Northwest : A Stream with a Future
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3 p. An article by Katherine Louise Smith giving a historical and descriptive tour of the Columbia River, including photographs of the Columbia near the Dalles, Memaloose Island, Oneonta Gorge, Multnomah Falls, and of the harbor at Portland, Oregon.
5. Official Columbia Highway Tour
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Tourism brochure by the Oregon Touring Bureau
6. Columbia River Salmon Fisheries
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2 p. Article detailing the salmon fishing industry on the Columbia River, including providing details on salmon spawning and the use of fish wheels. The use of Chinese, Scandinavian, and Russian immigrants in the fishing and canning is described. There is also discussion of the town of Astoria and its expected growth.
7. Scenes on the Columbia River, Oregon
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1 p. A brief column and two photographs by H. H. Shank describing the scenic beauties of the Columbia River and its shores, which according to him compare advantageously in picturesque attraction with those of the Rhine in Germany. He also touches on "Memeluse Island". The accompanying photographs are of Hercules Pillars, and of a Native American burial structure on Memaloose Island.
8. Columbia River Jetties
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1 p. A letter from W. H. Ballou to the editor of Scientific American discussing statements made by J. F. McIndoe about the south jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River. The letter discusses discrepancies between McIndoe's various estimates of time and money needed to complete the jetty.
9. Columbia River Centennial
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2 p. Article by Florence E. Winslow detailing the discovery and early exploration of the Columbia River. There is also some focus on the placement and expected future greatness of Astoria.
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