columbia river

Inside the kitchen building at Fort Vancouver, a U.S. National Histori...

Named for British North American explorer George Vancouver, the fortress was a 19th-century fur-trading post that was the headquarters of the Hudson's Bay Company's Columbia Department. There, trade goods from ... More

Inside the kitchen building at Fort Vancouver, a U.S. National Histori...

Named for British North American explorer George Vancouver, the fortress was a 19th-century fur-trading post that was the headquarters of the Hudson's Bay Company's Columbia Department. There, trade goods from ... More

Arrow Shaft Straightener - Public domain dedication photo

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Anchor, 17th century - Public domain dedication photo

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Figure, 17th century - Public domain dedication photo

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Mortar, 17th century - Public domain dedication photo

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Pestle, 17th century - Public domain dedication photo

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Figure, 17th century - Public domain dedication photo

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Figure, 17th century - Public domain dedication photo

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Three Forks from Lewis Lookout - Public Domain image, National Parks G...

On August 5, 1805, Meriwether Lewis climbed to the top of a hill now known as Lewis Lookout and located a short distance from Dillon, MT. He hoped to gain a better perspective on the landscape and confirm his b... More

Great Falls of Columbia River - Public domain old map

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Map of the United States - Public domain vintage map

Also available in digital form.

Washington State from "Adventures on the Columbia River, including the...

This image has been taken from scan 000489 from "Adventures on the Columbia River, including the narrative of a residence of six years on the western side of the Rocky Mountains, among various tribes of Indians... More

Columbia River from "Sporting Excursions in the Rocky Mountains, inclu...

This image has been taken from scan 000336 from "Sporting Excursions in the Rocky Mountains, including a Journey to the Columbia River, and a Visit to the Sandwich Islands, Chili, etc". The title and subject te... More

horses from "Sporting Excursions in the Rocky Mountains, including a J...

This image has been taken from scan 000012 from "Sporting Excursions in the Rocky Mountains, including a Journey to the Columbia River, and a Visit to the Sandwich Islands, Chili, etc". The title and subject te... More

Indian Trade Store - National Parks Gallery

Fort Vancouver. The original Indian Trade Shop and Dispensary was built during the years 1836-1841. The reconstruction was completed in 1981. It is a one and one-half story building of post-on-still constructio... More

Map of the Oregon Territory - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collect...

Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special... More

Fur Store, Fort Vancouver national historic site

Fort Vancouver. The fur warehouse was reconstructed in 1992-1994, based on the original warehouse built in 1841. It is the largest reconstructed building in the fort stockade and represents one of the four simi... More

Wam-iliʔi - Summertime - National Parks Gallery

"Wam-iliʔi” is the Chinuk Wawa word for “summertime.” It is pronounced “WAHM ILL-uh-ee.” ʔ is the symbol for a glottal stop, a sound that most English speakers are familiar with as the sound between the syllabl... More

Map of the Oregon Territory / - Public domain old map

Snas - To rain - National Parks Gallery

"Snas” is the Chinuk Wawa word for “to rain.” It is pronounced “snahs,” with a long “a” sound. This word can be used as both the verb "to rain" and the noun "rain." Rainy weather was common in Vancouver in the... More

map from "Adventures of the first Settlers on the Oregon or Columbia R...

This image has been taken from scan 000393 from "Adventures of the first Settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River: being a narrative of the expedition fitted out by J. J. Astor to establish the “Pacific Fur Com... More

Upper Cascades, Columbia River, Oregon, Stereoscope Card

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Passage of the Dalles, Columbia River, Oregon

Public domain photograph by Carleton Watkins, 19th-century photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Carleton Watkins was an American photographer, born in 1829 in Oneonta,... More

"Wind Mountain" Columbia River (above Cascades) looking up

Landscape Views of the Area Along the Northwest Boundary

Fort Shepherd, Columbia River no. 2

Photograph shows exterior view of two buildings at the Hudson Bay Co. post at Fort Shepherd, British Columbia. Right half of panorama. In: Photographs of British Northwest Boundary Survey, 1858-1861.

From the northern boundary of California to the Columbia River : from ...

Scale 1:760,320. Relief shown by hachures. At head of title: Routes in Oregon and California. Map no. 2. "Drawn by John Young." From U.S. War Department, Explorations and Surveys for a Railroad Route from the M... More

United States military post, Fort Vancouver, Columbia River - General ...

Photograph shows view of the U.S. military post at Fort Vancouver, on the Columbia River; identifies General William Selby Harney's house on the right by the flag pole. Date for probably May 1860 provided by C... More

Block house, upper Cascades, Columbia River - scene of a massacre of w...

Photograph shows a blockhouse and another building in a clearing in a densely wooded area along the Columbia River in the Cascade Range. In album: [British Northwest Boundary Commission and Related Subjects, 1... More

Fort Vancouver, Hudson's Bay Co's. post, Columbia River, enclosing ten...

Photograph shows view of buildings and tents at the Hudson's Bay Company's post at Fort Vancouver, on the Columbia River. The British North American Boundary Commission survey crews arrived at Fort Vancouver in... More

U.S. post, lower Cascades, Columbia River - guard house, May 1860

Photograph shows the guard house and cannon at a United States Army post on the Columbia River in the lower Cascade Range. In album: [British Northwest Boundary Commission and Related Subjects, 1859-1861, leaf... More

U.S. military post, lower Cascades, Columbia River, May 1860

Photograph shows buildings at a United States Army post on the Columbia River in the lower Cascade Range; snow covered mountain in the background. In album: [British Northwest Boundary Commission and Related S... More

Hudson's Bay Co's. Fort Colville, Columbia River, 1860

Photograph shows a cluster of buildings of the Hudson's Bay Company Post at Fort Colville on an expanse of plains with hills and mountains in the background.

H. B. Co's. [i.e., Hudson's Bay Company's] post, Fort Vancouver, Colum...

Photograph shows view officers' quarters and other buildings at the Hudson's Bay Company's post at Fort Vancouver, on the Columbia River. In album: [British Northwest Boundary Commission and Related Subjects, ... More

Panorama, Vancouver, Columbia River no. 1

Photograph shows exterior view of buildings from across broad field. In: Photographs of British Northwest Boundary Survey, 1858-1861.

[Scene on the Columbia River at the Dalles with tipi in the middle dis...

In: Photographs of British Northwest Boundary Survey, 1858-1861. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a ... More

[Scene on the Columbia River at the junction with the Pend Oreille Riv...

In: Photographs of British Northwest Boundary Survey, 1858-1861. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a ... More

Cape Horn near Celilo, Columbia River

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Castle Rock, Columbia River.. Albumen print, Getty Museum. Public doma...

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[View on the Columbia River, Oregon]

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Cape Horn, near Celilo, Columbia River.

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Cape Horn, Columbia River, Oregon

The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface t... More

Cape Horn, Columbia River - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of...

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Multnomah Falls, Columbia River, Oregon, 2500 feet.

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Cape Horn, Columbia River.. Albumen print, Getty Museum. Public domain...

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Residence of John Stephenson, Esq., Columbia River.

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Rooster Rock, Columbia River, Stereoscope Card

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Cape Horn, Columbia River.. Albumen print, Getty Museum. Public domain...

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Multnomah Falls, Columbia River, Oregon / [Multnomah Falls, Side]

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Oregon Steam Navigation Company's Office, Dalles City, Columbia River

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Mount Hood and the Dalles, Columbia River, Oregon

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[The Middle Block House, Columbia River]

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View on the Columbia, O.R.R. Cascades, Columbia River.

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Cape Horn, Columbia River, Oregon

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Indian Camp at the Head of the Dalles City, Columbia River.

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Rooster Rock, Columbia River, Stereoscope Card

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[Castle Rock, Columbia River]. Albumen print, Getty Museum. Public dom...

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Castle Rock, Columbia River.. Albumen print, Getty Museum. Public doma...

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View on the Columbia, O.R.R. Cascades, Columbia River.

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[Eagle Creek, Columbia River]. Albumen print, Getty Museum. Public dom...

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Castle Rock, Columbia River.. Albumen print, Getty Museum. Public doma...

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Salmon Fishing in the Cascades, Columbia River

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O.S.N. Co's, Dalles City, Columbia River.

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Castle Rock, Columbia River.. Albumen print, Getty Museum. Public doma...

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Multnomah Falls, Columbia River - Art Institute of Chicago

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[The Passage of the Dalles, Columbia River]

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Rooster Rock, Columbia River - Public domain dedication, Art Institute...

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[View on the Columbia River, Oregon]

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Cape Horn, Columbia River - Public domain dedication, Art Institute of...

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Castle Rock, Columbia River.. Albumen print, Getty Museum. Public doma...

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Castle Rock, Columbia River.. Albumen print, Getty Museum. Public doma...

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Mount Hood and the Dalles, Columbia River.

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Lookout Mountain, Cascades, Columbia River

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In the Orchard, Columbia River.

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Castle Rock, Columbia River. Albumen print, Getty Museum. Public domai...

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Castle Rock, Columbia River.. Albumen print, Getty Museum. Public doma...

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Dalles City, Columbia River.. Albumen print, Getty Museum. Public doma...

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O.S.N. Co's Dry Dock, Celilo, Columbia River

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Cape Horn, Columbia River. Albumen print, Getty Museum. Public domain ...

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[The Garrison, Columbia River]. Albumen print, Getty Museum. Public do...

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Cape Horn, Columbia River.. Albumen print, Getty Museum. Public domain...

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Cape Horn, Columbia River.. Albumen print, Getty Museum. Public domain...

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The Middle Block House, Cascades, Columbia River.

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Cape Horn, Columbia River, Oregon.

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View on the Columbia River, near Vancouver

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Castle Rock, Columbia River.. Albumen print, Getty Museum. Public doma...

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Cape Horn, Columbia River.. Albumen print, Getty Museum. Public domain...

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Cape Horn, near Celilo, Columbia River.

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Rooster Rock, Columbia River. Albumen print, Getty Museum. Public doma...

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[Landscape, Columbia River, Oregon}, J. Paul Getty Museum

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Rock Bluff and The Columbia River, Oregon

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[Rooster Rock - Columbia River], J. Paul Getty Museum

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Cascades, Columbia River, Oregon, J. Paul Getty Museum

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Township Map No. 9 Showing Locations of Priest Rapids Fishery

This map, that accompanied a Report by G. Gordon, shows a portion of the Columbia River indicating the location of Priest Rapids Fishery. Maps from Reports of Agent Gordon, 1889

Columbia River - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

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Kalama, Columbia River, Washington (from Sketchbook)

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