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Albany on the Big Eddy above the Dalles

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Identifier ORU_PH023_0003 http://oregondigital.org/u?/wwdl,81
Title Albany on the Big Eddy above the Dalles
Description A black and white view of a steam paddlewheel ship identified as the stern wheeler "Albany" is seen near the shore of the Columbia River at the Big Eddy upstream from the Dalles. Smoke rises from the ship's smokestack, and the paddlewheel is raising a cloud of spray. On the side of the ship is a ladder descending from the upper deck. At the prow several figures are visible; they seem to be communicating with people on the shore. Oddly-shaped low hills rise in the background, half-covered with...
Subject Stern wheelers; Hills; Water; Rivers; Steam engines; Steamboats; Smoke; Trees; People; Ladders; Railings; Riverbanks; Smokestacks; Dalles, Oregon; Big Eddy, Oregon; Columbia River; Outdoor landscape
Publisher University of Oregon Libraries
Date 2004-04-19
Rights This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the University of Oregon Libraries as a source is requested.
Relation University of Oregon Libraries - Special Collections and University Archives Frederick Wallace Wilson Collection
Type Image

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