Oregon Experience: The River They Saw

Resources

William L. Lang & Robert C. Carriker, Great Rivers of the West: Essays on the Columbia River: University of Washington Press, 1999
Wilma Roberts, Celilo Falls: Remembering Thunder: Wasco County Historical Museum Press , 1997
Ellen Morris Bishop, In Search of Ancient Oregon: A Geological and Natural History: Timber Press , 2003
George W. Aguilar Sr., When the River Ran Wild! Indian Traditions on the Mid-Columbia and the Warm Springs Reservation: University of Washington Press, 2005

Picturing Progress: Carleton Watkin’s 1867 Stereoviews of the Columbia River: Oregon Historical Quarterly
Master of the Columbia: Photography by Carleton E. Watkins at the Oregon Historical Society by Megan K. Friedel: Oregon Historical Quarterly
Eyes of the Earth: Lily White, Sarah Ladd, and the Oregon Camera Club by Carole Glauber: Oregon Historical Quarterly

The Oregon Historical Society: http://www.ohs.org/exhibits/current/
The Portland Art Museum: http://www.pam.org/exhibitions/feature/Wild-Beauty-Photographs-of-the-Columbia-River-Gorge
Wild Beauty: Photographs of the Columbia River Gorge, 1867-1957 by Terry Toedtemeier and John Laursen, The Northwest Photography Archive, (2008).: http://www.northwestphotography.org
Carleton Watkins Stereoviews: http://www.carletonwatkins.org
Friends of the Columbia Gorge: http://www.gorgefriends.org/
Center for Columbia River History: http://www.ccrh.org/river/history.php
Columbia Gorge Discovery Center: http://www.gorgediscovery.org/
Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum: http://www.columbiagorge.org/
Flicker: Portland Art Museum: Wild Beauty Photo Pool: http://www.flickr.com/groups/portlandartmuseum_wildbeauty/pool/

Photographer Profiles: Get to know some of the personalities that photographed the Columbia River over the years and view a gallery of their work.

Bonneville Dam: View a gallery of photos taken from the construction of the Bonneville Dam.