Indians dip netting salmon at Celilo Falls (1326). Enlarge image.
About the Text
Oregon State Board of Control.
Oregon: End of the Trail. Portland, Oregon: Binfords & Mort, 1940.
The 1940 tour is one of many tours described in Part III of Oregon, End of the Trail entitled "All Over Oregon." A total of 10 tours crisscross the backroads of Oregon weaving a tapestry of history, geography, culture, economy and legend.
These tours are enhanced by a reading of Part I entitled "Past and Present." 1940 vintage descriptions of the natural settings, history, agriculture, commerce, architecture, tall tales and legends, and literature of Oregon highlight the offerings of Part I.
Part II, "Cities and Towns," brings further depth to the tours. This includes city maps, points of interest, and facts about life in the towns and cities circa 1940. For example, it would cost you 25¢ to golf 9 holes in Eugene and it would cost 7¢ to get to the golf course on a city bus.
About the Images
The original Highway Department photograph identification numbers are in parentheses () after each image description. These are some of the thousands of tourism photographs and negatives dating from the mid-1930s to about 1980 in the Oregon State Archives holdings. Additional images are from sources such as the holdings from the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon State Library. Copies of original photographs or negatives are available.
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See the following pages for photographs of areas shown in this tour:
More Resources
These websites may be useful in exploring the route covered in this exhibit. They are listed in general tour route order.
The companion tour:
A 1940 Oregon Coast Tour uses the same sources for text and images, but follows a path down the Oregon Coast from Astoria to the California border.