Historic black and white photos and contemporary color photographs at the Portland Photography Gallery that features pictures of the Portland Oregon area history from 1870, 1880, 1890, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, and 1950s by photographers Al Monner, Allan deLay, Ray Atkeson and others that reflect Oregon's urban and rural heritage.

Search a thousand historical and contemporary photos for downtown, SW, SE, and NW Portland as well as the Willamette River, people, parks such as Laurelhurst and Washington, bridges, downtown streets (Washington, Stark, Burnside, Morrison, Yamhill, Alder, and others), photographs citywide of avenues, (Broadway, Sixth, Fifth, and Thirtyninth), trolleys, cars, trains, architecture, and views of Mt Hood.

Portland bridge photos: click to see black and white historic and contemporary color photos of the Fremont Bridge, the Broadway Bridge, the Steel Bridges, the Burnside Bridges, the Morrison Bridges, the Hawthorne Bridge, the Ross Island Bridge,the BN railroad bridge, and the Interstate Bridge over the Columbia River. And watch out for the occasional flood.

Also see historic images of the Willamette Valley by Al Monner, and contemporary photography of the Willamette Valley AVA and the Columbia AVA wine country by Dennis Frates and others.

Portland's Japanese Garden, has inspired photos by Larry Geddis, Allan Bruce Zee and Dennis Frates that seek a visual balance of energy and serenity.

See also other West Coast cities: Seattle Washington, Eugene Oregon, and San Francisco California.

In October, On Broadway, represents a century of photographic images of the main drag through downtown Portland. Historic black and white and Kodachrome color prints depict a stroll through ten decades from Ankeny to Main.

Posh hotels, glitzy theaters, smart shops, and prosperous fashions come and go as Broadway's profile swells with cars, crowds and buildings.

With so much change, it's startling to recognize a corner you have recently turned has been the passage of so many others before, fusing our experiences over time.

Visit the William Joseph Gallery at 526 SW Yamhill Street in downtown Portland Oregon. (click for map) Call Monday-Saturday 503 274-0598, or 800 354-7386 10AM to 6PM Gallery Hours: 11AM - 5PM Wednesday - Saturday

Last April, A Darker Portland featured historic black and white nighttime photographs of Oregonian news photographer Allan deLay in an exhibition curated by Thomas Robinson.

Darker Portland Exhibit description by curator Thomas Robinson

Allan deLay biographical notes.

Photos of Oregon and Washington Cascade mountains by Dennis Frates, Dave Jensen and Paul Tweten in contemporary color, as well as Ray Atkeson, Al Monner's and other's black and white historic photos and includes skiers, climbers, and backpacker's views of forests ski runs, and climbing routes of Mt Hood, Mt Rainier, Mt St. Helens, Mt Adams, Mt Bachelor, The Three Sisters Mountains, Mt Jefferson, Mt Baker, Mt Shuksan, and Crater Lake National Park.

Mt Hood photos includes skiers, Timberline Lodge, snow scenes, climbers, and Government Camp by Ray Atkeson and others in historic black and white and color.

Mt Hood photography by Al Monner includes historical pictures of skiing and vintage climbing parties at the summit, Crater Rock, The Chute, Pulpit Rock, Coe Glacier, South Portal, Sandy Glacier, seracs, crevasses, cirques, Elk Cove, Newton Clark Glacier, Cloud Cap Inn, Ski Bowl, Multipor, Steels Cliff, Zig Zag, Timberline Lodge, Mazamas Lodge, Wyeast Cabin, Ski Jumpers, Tilly Jane Guard Station, and Cooper Spur. 360' aerial views from the mid century abound with snow and ice.

Ray Atkeson's historic, black and white skiing photographs ski resorts at Squaw Valley in California, Sun Valley in Idaho, Alta in Utah, Anthony Lake in Eastern Oregon, Paradise Inn on Mount Rainier, Jackson Hole and The Tetons in Wyoming inspired generations of skiers.

Historic black and white photos and color landscape photography of Oregon and Washington's rivers images by Ray Atkeson, Larry Olson, David Jensen, Dennis Frates, Dan Callaghan, and others includes the Columbia, Willamette, Deschutes, John Day, Crooked, Snake, Imnaha, Owyhee, Metolius, Sycan, Rogue, Illinois, Grande Rhonde, McKenzie, Salmon, Wallowa, Powder, Malheur, Lostine, Donner und Blitzen, Elk, Sandy, Zig Zag, Coquille, Alsea, Santiam, Clackamas, Breitenbush, White, Hood, Tualatin, Warm Springs, Siuslaw, Applegate, Minam, Pistol, Roaring, Quartzville Creek, Chewaucan, and the Umpqua.

Dan Callaghan's North Umpqua River photography book and photographic prints celebrate the grace and power of that fly fishing paradise. The North Umpqua River fly fishermen will recognize favorite fishing holes and refresh memories of mists and morning light.

See also historic black and white and color Kodachrome Columbia River Gorge photographs of Native Indian fishermen netting salmon at the wild beauty that was Celilo Falls. Historic photographs of Native Americans in traditional dress and 1940s era fashions at Celilo Falls village salmon feast ceremonies, posed photographic portraits, and advertisements depict Native culture before the The Dalles dam changed the course of the river and their lives.

Columbia River Gorge waterfalls photos in color and historic black and white including Latourell Falls, Sheppards Dell Falls, Wahkeena Falls, Fairy Falls, Multnomah Falls, Oneonta Falls, Horsetail Falls, Triple Falls, Elowah Falls, Upper McCord Falls, Punch Bowl Falls on Eagle Creek, Tanner Creek Wahclella Falls, and Cabin Creek Falls on Starvation Creek dramatise the tumultuous geological transformation of eons of volcanic flows shaped by the rivers' once relentless surge.

Crown Point and the Vista House photos represent these icons of the Scenic Columbia River Gorge Highway. The profile of the Vista House echos the shape of the monolith of nearby Beacon Rock linking the Gorge's wild beauty to aspirations of a unity of natural and human creation.

Color and black and white landscape photos of the deserts, dry lands, and serene vistas of Eastern, Southern, and Central Oregon and Washington by Larry N. Olson, David Jensen, Dennis Frates, others includes the Wallowas Mountains, the Palouse farm country, rock climbing near Bend Oregon at Smith Rock State Park, Steens Mountain, and Les