Panoramic view of locks and buildings along the Willamette River.
This monochromatic, sepia-toned photograph from 1873 provides a wide, elevated view of the Willamette River and its man-made stone locks. The foreground on the left consists of a rocky, grassy hillside that slopes down toward the river. In the center, a long, straight canal formed by heavy stone masonry walls cuts through the landscape, featuring wooden lock gates and tall, dark wooden lifting frames used for operation. A small white wooden building stands on the pier next to the locks. The river flows to the left of the locks, with several small, dark buildings and industrial structures clustered along the distant shoreline. The background features rolling hills densely covered with evergreen trees under a pale, hazy sky. The photograph is mounted on a light-tan paper border. Handwritten in cursive at the bottom center of the mount is the text "Locks" and the date "1873." A vertical color and grayscale calibration strip is positioned along the right edge of the mount.