Black-and-white photograph: Columbia Gorge Overlook, 1940s. Location: Columbia River Gorge, Oregon. Date: c. 1940s.

Columbia Gorge Overlook, 1940s

c. 1940s  ·  Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

An overlook above the Columbia River Gorge in the 1940s. The historic Columbia River Highway, completed in 1922 as the first paved highway in the Pacific Northwest, generated steady demand for scenic overlook imagery from Oregon tourism boards and regional publications.

Date
c. 1940s
Location
Columbia River Gorge, Oregon
Archive ID
R217
Photographer
Photo-Art Studio (Portland, Oregon)
Format
16-bit TIFF master · scanned from original negative
Columbia River GorgeScenic OverlookVintage Cars1940s

Photo-Art Studio commercial archive (Portland, Oregon); acquired by Stephen Ingham 2001. Bulk donated to Oregon Historical Society 2002–2003 (Org. Lot 791); editorial rights retained.

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