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Bridal Veil Beach on the Columbia River, Oregon, circa 1908

Subjects
Beaches & CoastlinesRivers & Streams
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of Bridal Veil Beach on the Columbia River, Oregon, circa 1908, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
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Back of Bridal Veil Beach on the Columbia River, Oregon, circa 1908, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A sandy beach curves along the calm Columbia River, backed by a steep, partly bare basalt bluff and dense stands of dark conifer forest; a small boat is drawn up on the sand and its reflection spreads across the still water. The card names the spot as Bridal Veil Beach, a locality in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon named for the nearby Bridal Veil Falls, and notes that it lies on the line of the Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company, whose tracks ran along the Oregon bank of the river. The copyright line dates the view to 1908, when such river beaches were popular excursion stops for rail passengers.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

216 [illegible] St. Middletown Conn. Feb 6 1923 Dear [illegible]. Thank you so much for the [illegible] you sent us. We did live to a good old age and many have as good a record as I am going to send it while the off [illegible] that he will be interested in it. Received it this A.M. and thank you for sending so much [illegible] sunshine that we are having

PublisherEdward H. Mitchell
Bridal Veil Beach, Columbia River. ON LINE OF O.W.R.&N.CO. 3304 © 1908 E. H. MOORHOUSE --- This Space for Correspondence. Post Card Address PUBLISHED BY EDWARD H. MITCHELL SAN FRANCISCO
PostmarkedMiddletown, CT, February 6, 1923, 16:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Herbert E. Lech

7 Washington St., Plainville, CT

Postcard record

Postmarked, Middletown, CT
PublisherEdward H. Mitchell
Series3304
ConditionGood
Place addressedHerbert E. Lech, 7 Washington St., Plainville, CT
Place depictedColumbia River, OR
PublisherEdward H. Mitchell, San Francisco, CA
Stamp10c Benjamin Franklin, green
NotesNarrow white margin at edges; visible halftone dot screen and surface speckling/wear; copyright date 1908 printed at lower right. Postmark: MIDDLETOWN, CONN. FEB 6 4:30 PM 1923. Divided-back Edward H. Mitchell 'Post Card'; pencil message written sideways; heavy wavy cancel over 1¢ green stamp, toning/stain around stamp, worn edges.

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Bridal Veil Beach on the Columbia River, Oregon, circa 1908, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/bridal-veil-beach-on-the-columbia-river-oregon-circa-1908. Accessed October 24, 2026.