Columbia River from Taylors Astoria, Oregon, 1913 – Historic Photograph Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic image of Columbia River from Taylors Astoria, Oregon, 1913 brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: Mouth of the Columbia River from Taylor's Astoria, Or.
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Columbia River from Taylors Astoria, Oregon, 1913
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Astoria, Oregon, sat at the mouth of the Columbia River in 1913, and its fortunes rested on salmon canning, lumber, and the ships that crossed the river bar to carry both out. Canneries lined the waterfront, and fishing crews and cannery workers made up a large part of the town's labor force, while sawmills and shipping firms kept the docks busy. As the seat of Clatsop County, the town was reached by river steamers and by the Astoria and Columbia River Railroad, which linked it to the wider region. Residents often pointed to the 1811 fur-trading post of Fort Astoria as the start of their town, a history that local boosters liked to tie to the river traffic passing below the hillside houses.
| Created / published | 1913 |
|---|---|
| Creator | woodfield, frank (frank w.) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Oregon |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,064 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Mouth of the Columbia River from Taylor's Astoria, Or. |
| Reference | OR 1913 Columbia River from Taylors Astoria |
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