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Identifier ORU_WTXT_021c http://oregondigital.org/u?/wwdl,130
Title page 1
Relation The Columbia River Highway
Date 2004-06-16
Rights This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the University of Oregon Libraries as a source is requested.
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Format Scanned from original document using Silverfast AI 6.0 on UMAX Powerlook III flatbed scanner. Scanned image saved as 16 bit grayscale tiff. 187,065 bytes 8 bit - Gray Gamma 2.2 - grayscale Omnipage 14.0 used to OCR 8 bit greyscale tiff and generate text files for full text access. 16 bit greyscsale tiff edited in Photoshop 6.0: cropped, rotated, reduced in size, levels adjusted for contrast, bit depth reduced to 8 and JPEG created.
Description Reprinted from Contracting, May, 1916 The Columbia River Highway By GEORGE C. WARREN Member American Society Engineering Contractors and President Warren Brothers Co. Much has been written during the past six months of the scenic grandeur of the Columbia River Highway. It has been said by many who have examined it and who have also traveled over foreign scenic highways, that there is nothing in Europe which excels, even if it equals, the Columbia Highway in beauty and granduer, not excepting...

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