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Marlena Nielsen's lifesize scupture of Clara Latourell Larsson, the town's first woman mayor (in 1914), stands before a historic mural in Troutdale, a city in Multnomah County, Oregon, that serves as the western gateway to the Historic Columbia River Highway, the Mount Hood Scenic Byway, and the Columbia River Gorge

Marlena Nielsen's lifesize scupture of Clara Latourell Larsson, the to...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2016:103-12) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the C... More

Marlena Nielsen's lifesize scupture of Clara Latourell Larsson, the town's first woman mayor (in 1914), stands before a historic mural showing the Hotel Troutdale in Troutdale, a city in Multnomah County, Oregon, that serves as the western gateway to the Historic Columbia River Highway, the Mount Hood Scenic Byway, and the Columbia River Gorge

Marlena Nielsen's lifesize scupture of Clara Latourell Larsson, the to...

Mural artists: Dwayne Harty and Tammy Callens. Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2016:103-12) Forms part o... More

Moss-covered stone railing along the Historic Columbia River Highway, near Corbett, Oregon

Moss-covered stone railing along the Historic Columbia River Highway, ...

Built through the Columbia River Gorge between 1913 and 1922, this was the first planned scenic roadway in the United States, considered by the American Society of Civil Engineers to be a "destination unto itse... More

Scene along the Historic Columbia River Highway, near Corbett, Oregon

Scene along the Historic Columbia River Highway, near Corbett, Oregon

Built through the Columbia River Gorge between 1913 and 1922, this was the first planned scenic roadway in the United States, considered by the American Society of Civil Engineers to be a "destination unto itse... More

Atist Rip Caswell's "Devoted Passion" 2016 sculpture in Troutdale, a city in Multnomah County, Oregon, that serves as the western gateway to the Historic Columbia River Highway, the Mount Hood Scenic Byway, and the Columbia River Gorge. The sculpture depicts Sam Lancaster (left) and Sam Hill, two of the planners and engineers who made the scenic Columbia highway opening possible a century earlier, in 1916

Atist Rip Caswell's "Devoted Passion" 2016 sculpture in Troutdale, a c...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2016:103-12) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the C... More

Moss-covered bridge abutment along the Historic Columbia River Highway, near Corbett, Oregon

Moss-covered bridge abutment along the Historic Columbia River Highway...

Built through the Columbia River Gorge between 1913 and 1922, this was the first planned scenic roadway in the United States, acclaimed by the American Society of Civil Engineers as a "destination unto itself."... More

Vista House, a museum and overlook in Oregon's Multnomah County, near the town of Corbett, 733 feet above the Columbia River Gorge with a commanding view of the river and the opposite Washington State shoreline

Vista House, a museum and overlook in Oregon's Multnomah County, near ...

The locale also serves as a memorial to Oregon pioneers and as a comfort station for travelers on the Historic Columbia River Highway. The hexagonal stone building was designed by Edgar M. Lazarus in the art no... More

Sign for Tad's Chicken 'N Dumplings restaurant outside, Troutdale, a city in Multnomah County, Oregon, that serves as the western gateway to the Historic Columbia River Highway, the Mount Hood Scenic Byway, and the Columbia River Gorge. Dumplings are small pieces of dough cooked with, or wrapped around, a variety of foods, including chicken

Sign for Tad's Chicken 'N Dumplings restaurant outside, Troutdale, a c...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2016:103-12) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the C... More

Bridal Veil Falls, a waterfall located on Bridal Veil Creek in the Columbia River Gorge in Multnomah County, Oregon

Bridal Veil Falls, a waterfall located on Bridal Veil Creek in the Col...

The falls consists of two cascades in quick succession along angling rockfaces, so when there is a good amount of water the falls looks very much like its namesake. Many couples have their wedding invitations s... More

Homes on a hillside high above the city of The Dalles, Oregon

Homes on a hillside high above the city of The Dalles, Oregon

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2016:103-12) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the C... More

Staircase leading to Bridal Veil Falls, a waterfall located on Bridal Veil Creek in the Columbia River Gorge in Multnomah County, Oregon

Staircase leading to Bridal Veil Falls, a waterfall located on Bridal ...

The falls consists of two cascades in quick succession along angling rockfaces, so when there is a good amount of water the falls looks very much like its namesake. Many couples have their wedding invitations s... More

Welcome sign entering Troutdale, a city in Multnomah County, Oregon, that serves as the western gateway to the Historic Columbia River Highway, the Mount Hood Scenic Byway, and the Columbia River Gorge

Welcome sign entering Troutdale, a city in Multnomah County, Oregon, t...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2016:103-12) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the C... More

View from the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge in Multnomah County at a passing train across the river in Washington State

View from the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge in Multnomah Cou...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2016:103-12) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the C... More

A long freight train passes along the Oregon side of Columbia River, which separates much of Oregon and Washington State, near the tiny settlement of Rufus

A long freight train passes along the Oregon side of Columbia River, w...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2016:103-12) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the C... More

The scene downriver from the Vista House, a museum and overlook in Oregon's Multnomah County, near the town of Corbett, with a commanding view of the Columbia River Gorge

The scene downriver from the Vista House, a museum and overlook in Ore...

The locale also serves as a memorial to Oregon pioneers and a stop on the Historic Columbia River Highway. Its consulting engineer, Samuel Lancaster, proposed this "observatory from which the Columbia could be ... More

A small, rushing cataract near, but not part of, Latourell Falls along the Columbia River Gorge in Multnomah County, Oregon, within Guy W. Talbot State Park

A small, rushing cataract near, but not part of, Latourell Falls along...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2016:103-12) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the C... More

Troutdale Historical Society's Barn Museum in The Troudale Historical Society's Barn Museum in Troutdale, Oregon, gateway to the Historic Columbia River Highway, the Mount Hood Scenic Byway, and the Columbia River Gorge

Troutdale Historical Society's Barn Museum in The Troudale Historical ...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2016:103-12) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the C... More

Amanda Jane, one of two Mayors Square Park sculptures by artist Carolyn Williams in Troutdale, a city in Multnomah County, Oregon, that serves as the western gateway to the Historic Columbia River Highway, the Mount Hood Scenic Byway, and the Columbia River Gorge

Amanda Jane, one of two Mayors Square Park sculptures by artist Caroly...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2016:103-12) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the C... More

Parapet of the Vista House, a museum and overlook in Oregon's Multnomah County, near the town of Corbett, with a commanding view of the Columbia River Gorge

Parapet of the Vista House, a museum and overlook in Oregon's Multnoma...

The locale also serves as a memorial to Oregon pioneers and a stop on the Historic Columbia River Highway. Its consulting engineer, Samuel Lancaster, proposed this "observatory from which the Columbia could be ... More

Unexplained artistic cube and cross along the road in the Columbia River Gorge, near Corbett, Oregon

Unexplained artistic cube and cross along the road in the Columbia Riv...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2016:103-12) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the C... More

Turn in the road in Multnomah County, near Troutdale, along the Historic Columbia River Highway, which connects populous western Oregon with the scenic Columbia River Gorge

Turn in the road in Multnomah County, near Troutdale, along the Histor...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2016:103-12) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the C... More

Bridal Veil Falls, a waterfall located on Bridal Veil Creek in the Columbia River Gorge in Multnomah County, Oregon

Bridal Veil Falls, a waterfall located on Bridal Veil Creek in the Col...

The falls consists of two cascades in quick succession along angling rockfaces, so when there is a good amount of water the falls looks very much like its namesake. Many couples have their wedding invitations s... More

An aerial view, taken near Multnomah Falls in Multnomah County, of the Oregon side of the wide Columbia River, separating that state from Washington. The very small, whitish gash, lower center, is Multnomah Falls, the tallest waterfall in Oregon and the most-visited natural recreation site in the U.S. Pacific Northwest

An aerial view, taken near Multnomah Falls in Multnomah County, of the...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2016:103-12) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the C... More

The lower of two Latourell Falls along the Columbia River Gorge in Multnomah County, Oregon, within Guy W. Talbot State Park. The Historic Columbia River Highway passes nearby. Visitors must hike along the 2.1-mile loop trail to see the upper falls. Latourell is unique among the best-known Columbia Gorge waterfalls, in the way that it drops straight down from an overhanging basalt cliff

The lower of two Latourell Falls along the Columbia River Gorge in Mul...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2016:103-12) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the C... More

A re-created arch from the local landmark "Lovers' Oak" outside the Troutdale Historical Society's Barn Museum in Troutdale, a city in Multnomah County, Oregon, that serves as the western gateway to the Historic Columbia River Highway, the Mount Hood Scenic Byway, and the Columbia River Gorge. The reconstituted, concrete-arch portion of the beloved but misshapen oak attaches to what remains of the real tree that still stands

A re-created arch from the local landmark "Lovers' Oak" outside the Tr...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2016:103-12) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the C... More

The lower of two Latourell Falls along the Columbia River Gorge in Multnomah County, Oregon, within Guy W. Talbot State Park. The Historic Columbia River Highway passes nearby. Visitors must hike along the 2.1-mile loop trail to see the upper falls. Latourell is unique among the best-known Columbia Gorge waterfalls, in the way that it drops straight down from an overhanging basalt cliff

The lower of two Latourell Falls along the Columbia River Gorge in Mul...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2016:103-12) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the C... More

A re-created arch from the local landmark "Lover's Oak" outside the Troutdale Historical Society's Barn Museum in Troutdale, a city in Multnomah County, Oregon, that serves as the western gateway to the Historic Columbia River Highway, the Mount Hood Scenic Byway, and the Columbia River Gorge. The reconstituted, concrete-arch portion of the beloved but misshapen oak attaches to what remains of the real tree that still stands

A re-created arch from the local landmark "Lover's Oak" outside the Tr...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2016:103-12) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the C... More

A small, rushing cataract near Bridal Veil Falls, a waterfall located on Bridal Veil Creek in the Columbia River Gorge in Multnomah County, Oregon

A small, rushing cataract near Bridal Veil Falls, a waterfall located ...

The falls consists of two cascades in quick succession along angling rockfaces, so when there is a good amount of water the falls looks very much like its namesake. Many couples have their wedding invitations s... More

Wind turbines on a high bluff overlooking the Columbia River, near Arlington, Oregon

Wind turbines on a high bluff overlooking the Columbia River, near Arl...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2016:103-12) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the C... More

A thunderstorm observed from below the Vista House, in Oregon's Multnomah County, near the town of Corbett, with a commanding view of the Columbia River Gorge

A thunderstorm observed from below the Vista House, in Oregon's Multno...

The locale also serves as a memorial to Oregon pioneers and a stop on the Historic Columbia River Highway. Its consulting engineer, Samuel Lancaster, proposed this "observatory from which the Columbia could be ... More

View of the Northern Cascades mountain range and lush forest, near the town of Corbett, Oregon, and the Columbia River that separates much of Oregon and Washington State. A small thread of the river can be seen in the distance near the left edge of this image

View of the Northern Cascades mountain range and lush forest, near the...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2016:103-12) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the C... More

Artist Rip Caswell's "Rainbow Splendor," a sculpted homage to the area's plentiful rainbow trout, in Troutdale, a city in Multnomah County, Oregon, that serves as the western gateway to the Historic Columbia River Highway, the Mount Hood Scenic Byway, and the Columbia River Gorge

Artist Rip Caswell's "Rainbow Splendor," a sculpted homage to the area...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2016:103-12) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the C... More

Parapet of the Vista House, a museum and overlook in Oregon's Multnomah County, near the town of Corbett, with a commanding view of the Columbia River Gorge

Parapet of the Vista House, a museum and overlook in Oregon's Multnoma...

The locale also serves as a memorial to Oregon pioneers and a stop on the Historic Columbia River Highway. Its consulting engineer, Samuel Lancaster, proposed this "observatory from which the Columbia could be ... More

A portion of the power-generating Bonneville Lock and Dam in the Columbia River Gorge, 40 miles east of Portland in Oregon's Multnomah County

A portion of the power-generating Bonneville Lock and Dam in the Colum...

At the time of its construction in the 1930s it was the largest water impoundment project of its type in the nation, able to withstand flooding on an unprecedented scale. The facility is named for Army captain ... More

Parapet detail at the Vista House, a museum and overlook in Oregon's Multnomah County, near the town of Corbett, with a commanding view of the Columbia River Gorge

Parapet detail at the Vista House, a museum and overlook in Oregon's M...

The locale also serves as a memorial to Oregon pioneers and a stop on the Historic Columbia River Highway. Its consulting engineer, Samuel Lancaster, proposed this "observatory from which the Columbia could be ... More

Parapet of the Vista House, a museum and overlook in Oregon's Multnomah County, near the town of Corbett, with a commanding view of the Columbia River Gorge

Parapet of the Vista House, a museum and overlook in Oregon's Multnoma...

The locale also serves as a memorial to Oregon pioneers and a stop on the Historic Columbia River Highway. Its consulting engineer, Samuel Lancaster, proposed this "observatory from which the Columbia could be ... More

Marker for Chanticleer Point, with a view of the Columbia River Gorge behind it

Marker for Chanticleer Point, with a view of the Columbia River Gorge ...

High above the mighty river that forms much of the border between Washington State (to the left in this photo) and Oregon, the viewpoint is now called the Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Vista, in honor of ... More

A portion of the power-generating Bonneville Lock and Dam in the Columbia River Gorge, 40 miles east of Portland in Oregon's Multnomah County

A portion of the power-generating Bonneville Lock and Dam in the Colum...

At the time of its construction in the 1930s it was the largest water impoundment project of its type in the nation, able to withstand flooding on an unprecedented scale. The facility is named for Army captain ... More

The lower of two Latourell Falls along the Columbia River Gorge in Multnomah County, Oregon, within Guy W. Talbot State Park. The Historic Columbia River Highway passes nearby. Visitors must hike along the 2.1-mile loop trail to see the upper falls. Latourell is unique among the best-known Columbia Gorge waterfalls, in the way that it drops straight down from an overhanging basalt cliff

The lower of two Latourell Falls along the Columbia River Gorge in Mul...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2016:103-12) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the C... More

A portion of the power-generating Bonneville Lock and Dam in the Columbia River Gorge, 40 miles east of Portland in Oregon's Multnomah County

A portion of the power-generating Bonneville Lock and Dam in the Colum...

At the time of its construction in the 1930s it was the largest water impoundment project of its type in the nation, able to withstand flooding on an unprecedented scale. The facility is named for Army captain ... More

The rock referenced in this sign is across the river in Washington State, but this explanation of it is on the Oregon side of the Columbia River, in Multnomah County

The rock referenced in this sign is across the river in Washington Sta...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. While Oregon and Washington were once part of a large U.S. territory , Oregon Trail's destination was, in fact, in what is now Oregon ... More

Aerial view of the Bonneville Lock and Dam in the Columbia River Gorge, 40 miles east of Portland in Oregon's Multnomah County

Aerial view of the Bonneville Lock and Dam in the Columbia River Gorge...

At the time of its construction in the 1930s it was the largest water impoundment project of its type in the nation, able to withstand flooding on an unprecedented scale. The facility is named for Army captain ... More

Parapet of the Vista House, a museum and overlook in Oregon's Multnomah County, near the town of Corbett, with a commanding view of the Columbia River Gorge

Parapet of the Vista House, a museum and overlook in Oregon's Multnoma...

The locale also serves as a memorial to Oregon pioneers and a stop on the Historic Columbia River Highway. Its consulting engineer, Samuel Lancaster, proposed this "observatory from which the Columbia could be ... More

View of the Columbia River Gorge from Chanticleer Point near Corbett, Oregon

View of the Columbia River Gorge from Chanticleer Point near Corbett, ...

High above the mighty river that forms much of the border between Washington State (to the left in this photo) and Oregon, the viewpoint is now called the Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Vista, in honor of ... More

Multnomah Falls, a waterfall located in the Columbia River Gorge, near Troutdale, between Corbett and Dodson, Oregon. Easily accessible from the historic Columbia River Highway and Interstate Highway 84, it is the tallest waterfall in the state of Oregon

Multnomah Falls, a waterfall located in the Columbia River Gorge, near...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2016:103-12) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the C... More

View from the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge in Multnomah County at a passing train across the river in Washington State

View from the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge in Multnomah Cou...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2018; (DLC/PP-2016:103-12) Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the C... More