Record Details
Selkirk on the Columbia River above Wenatchee
Oregon Digital
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Identifier | ORU_PH023_0083 http://oregondigital.org/u?/wwdl,85 |
| Title | Selkirk on the Columbia River above Wenatchee |
| Description | A black and white photograph of a steamboat identified as the "Selkirk" on the Columbia River above Wenatchee. The Selkirk was built in Wenatchee in 1899 and was owned by the Columbia & Okanogan Steamboat Co. She was wrecked at Rock Island Rapids in 1906. In the photograph we see her near a bend in the river. On the opposite shore is a low riverbank which quickly gives way to abruptly steep mountains, sparsely treed with conifers. Billowing clouds of smoke emerge from the ship's smokestack,... |
| Subject | Water; Rivers; Steamboats; Mountains; Trees; Smoke; Riverbanks; Men; Cabins; Selkirk (Steamship) Wenatchee, Washington; 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 |
