View of the Columbia River in the evening, Oregon, ca.1903

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Title View of the Columbia River in the evening, Oregon, ca.1903

Description Photograph of a view of the Columbia River in the evening, Oregon, ca.1903. A small sailboat and its pilot are sailing in the calm waters of the river. Silhouettes of the trees near the shoreline (at right) are reflected in the waters. The small ripples of waves in the water are visible. A pier-like structure is visible in the background. Mountains are visible in the distance. Clouds loom above.; "The 80-mile-long Gorge is a testament to the power of flowing water - over the eons, the mighty Columbia River has worn this deep gash into the volcanic rock of the Cascade Range nearly down to sea level. At points the canyon walls tower 4,000 feet above the river. Frequent rain nourishes a lush rain forest and replenishes the waters that cascade over sheer basalt cliffs into blinding cataracts - there are 77 waterfalls on the Oregon side of the Gorge alone. The western Gorge is dominated by the dark verdure of conifer, while also sheltering stands of big-leaf maple, cottonwood, Oregon ash, and vine maple. The eastern Gorge is home to Oregon oak and big-leaf maple. For over 31,000 years, the Columbia River Gorge has supported flourishing civilizations. Evidence of the Folsom and Marmes people, who crossed the Great Continental Divide from Asia, were found in archaeological digs. Excavations at Five Mile Rapids, a few miles east of The Dalles, show humans have occupied this ideal salmon-fishing site for more than 10,000 years." -- unknown author.

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Date Created 1903

Subject Lakes (lcsh), Oregon -- Rivers -- Columbia (file heading), Outside California -- Oregon -- Rivers and Lakes -- Columbia (file heading), rivers (lcsh), rivers (adlf)

Tags oai:digitallibrary.usc.edu:chs,OAI-PMH Harvest

Place Oregon (states), rivers: Columbia River (geographic subject), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1903

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 20 x 25 cm. (aacr2), photographic prints (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection), Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960 (subcollection)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Rights Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Copyright Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

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Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m17538

Identifier 5949 (accession number), CHS-5949 (call number), CHS-5949 (filename), chs-m265 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-17530 (legacy record id), chs-m17538 (legacy record id), USC-1-1-1-14066 (legacy record id), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 17530

Unique identifier UC142693

Legacy Identifier CHS-5949.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 19.2 in × 15.2 in at 300dpi
48.9 cm × 38.6 cm at 300dpi

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Title Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960

Description The nearly 15,000 unique photographs of this collection contain the work of C.C. Pierce which cover the Los Angeles region city, street and architectural views, California Missions, Southwestern Native Americans, and turn-of-century Nevada, Arizona, and California. Pierce, active from 1886 to 1940, was one of the leading photographers of his day and amassed a collection of 15,000 images, including his own and those bought and copied from his contemporaries, George Wharton James and Charles Puck. The James collection contains over 2,000 images of portraits, customs, ceremonies, arts, and games of various groups of Southwestern Native Americans.

Date Created 1860/1960

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