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Steamboats in the rapids approaching Cascade Locks, Columbia River Highway, Oregon

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Identifier ORU_PH023_0010 http://oregondigital.org/u?/wwdl,82
Title Steamboats in the rapids approaching Cascade Locks, Columbia River Highway, Oregon
Description A black and white view of three steamboats in the water approaching Cascade Locks on the Columbia River. The paddlewheel of the large stern wheeler to the left of the photo can be clearly seen. This ship is much larger than the other two at right, and has been identified as the "Bailey Gatzert". One of the other steamers has been identified as the "Charles R. Spencer". Their smokestacks all belch smoke. In the river some small islands can be seen. On the further shore, a low, well-forested...
Subject Steamboats; Stern wheelers; Rivers; Riverbanks; Locks (Hydraulic engineering); Water; Boats; Trees; Smoke; Houses; Islands; Bailey Gatzert (Steamship); Charles R. Spencer (Steamship); Cascade Locks, 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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