The Oregon Trunk Line Railroad Bridge was built in 1912 over Celilo Falls, where Native Americans from both sides of the river and as far away as the Rocky Mountains traded with others from as far away as the Pacific shore. As many as 3000 people would congregate here.
The 1914 postcard below shows the bridge with a train crossing long before the falls were flooded by the dam at The Dalles. The bridge was raised to a higher level and a section was added to allow Maritime traffic to pass.
11 comments:
Fascinating - and the old post card adds to the story.
Thank you.
I like the comparison from old to todays.
Nice capture.
It is always so interesting to compare places in the present and how they were in the past.
Greetings
Hermosas postales de un antes y un después.
La historia de los lugares siempre resulta fascinante y poder guardar un registro fotográfico de ello es muy importante.
Gracias por esta bella entrada
Te deseo un hermoso fin de semana!!! Abrazo grande
I love that postcard....and your photo. The views make me feel so small.
Good to have the old post card for comparison with your photo. This bridge is now just above the water level so this is no longer a wild river.
Impressive. Thanks for the comparison.
Un disparo que nos muestra esa estación desde la que parece abrirse todo un futuro. Abrazo
Una imagen muy bella. Me gusta mucho. Muy interesante esa vieja postal
Un saludo
Very interesting to see the difference between now and then. I also visited other some posts on your blog. Nice to learn something more about your place. Also lovely pictures. It would be nice to follow you.
Kind regards,
Rudi (Antwerp - Belgium)
Hello Bill,
What a great view to that bridge. This is so fantastic. Wonderful.
Greetings, Marco
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