Beautiful America's Columbia River Gorge
Beautiful America's Columbia River Gorge

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Publisher: Beautiful America Publishing Co.

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13: 9780898027433

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The inescapable beauty of the Columbia River Gorge is captured in its entirety by Oregon photographer, Larry Geddis. The stunning Columbia, the verdant cliffs, the myriads of sparkling waterfalls, plus all the enchanting vistas that make this National Scenic Area the magic emerald of the Northwest. To this backdrop, Oregon writer, Linda Stirling adds a delightful, entertaining and informative text. This book is a must for Gorge old-timers and new visitors alike.

Oregon, My Oregon
Oregon, My Oregon

Author: Photo Cascadia

Publisher: Timber Press

Published: 2020-10-13

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 1604699973

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"Ore­gon contains multitudes, for this is a state that spans a tremendous range of people, cultures, and terrains. It’s a range that this book seeks to illuminate, along with Ore­gon’s spectacularly beautiful and varied landscape." —Nicholas D. Kristof, from the foreword Oregon is a big, beautiful state filled with mountains, valleys, deserts, cities, towns, an amazing coastline, and much more. From the high desert of Central Oregon and the scenic vistas of the Columbia River Gorge to awe-inspiring Crater Lake and the forest and farms of the Willamette Valley, its natural wonders abound. In Oregon, My Oregon, the award-winning team of pho­tographers at Photo Cascadia have captured this mag­ical place in a stunning book that will be embraced by locals and visitors alike. Oregon, My Oregon includes a foreword by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and former Oregonian Nicholas Kristof, who captures the breadth and beauty of the state and this must-have book.

Beautiful America's Northwest Victorians
Beautiful America's Northwest Victorians

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Publisher: Beautiful America Publishing Co.

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9780898027273

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Long a hotbed for Victorian architecture, the northwest has often been included as an additional chapter or two in other Victorian home publications. Now, Ken Naversen, our resident Victorian expert, has devoted his considerable talents to bringing the best of the Northwest Victorians to one comprehensive publication. This is your chance to get all the dates, details, bibliographies and photographs in this dynamite publication. Order yours now!

Beautiful Is America
Beautiful Is America

Author: Louis Kates

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2017-05-17

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 152459041X

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My passion and inspiration for writing Beautiful Is America was inspired by a young lady by the name of Dorothy Washington, who asked me to take her wedding pictures. This was a dream come true. During that time, I owned a Polaroid camera and was not prepared for taking pictures. Dorothy said it was all she could afford. This was the beginning of my photography career. I have been taking pictures from that day to the present. As I continued to pursue my dream, I decided that I would like to start a business in photography, and the name of the business would be L. K. Photography. I begin to take wedding pictures, school pictures, pictures at church conventions, and souvenir pictures. After working over forty years as a photographer, I retired from General Motors with thirty-four years of service. My wife retired from St. John Hospital after twenty-eight years of service. We moved to Powder Springs, Georgia, after retirement. Once again, I started a new business in Georgia and changed the name to L. K. Photoshop. My wife and I began to work with day care services. We had fourteen day-care clients. We retired five years later for the second and final time. God has blessed us in the past and continues to do so. We are very blessed to be able to travel and see beautiful scenery around the world. We have traveled to all fifty states, enjoying and taking pictures of rock formations, magnificent waterfalls, lighthouses, the US Presidential Library and Museums, and historic sites. It is a joy and our desire to share this book with family and friends and the people of this great country.

Bridges of the Oregon Coast
Bridges of the Oregon Coast

Author: Ray Bottenberg

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738548609

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In the 1920s and 1930s, Oregon's legendary bridge engineer Conde B. McCullough designed a first-rate collection of aesthetic bridges on the Oregon Coast Highway to enhance an already dramatic and beautiful landscape. The six largest of these, at Gold Beach, Newport, Waldport, Florence, Reedsport, and Coos Bay, eliminated the last ferries on the Oregon Coast Highway between the Columbia River and California. McCullough planned to build one bridge each year after completion of the Rogue River Bridge at Gold Beach in 1932, but the tightening grip of the Depression threatened his plans. In 1933, McCullough and his staff worked day and night to finish plans for the remaining five bridges, and in early 1934, the Public Works Administration funded simultaneous construction of them. The combined projects provided approximately 630 jobs, but at least six workers perished during construction. After the bridges were complete, Oregon coast tourism increased by a dramatic 72 percent in the first year.