Columbia River Highway at Rowena Hill, Oregon

Subjects: Automobiles Mountains & Hills Rivers & Streams
Card type: Real photo
Date: c. 1915 (White Border)

Back of Columbia River Highway at Rowena Hill, Oregon, c. 1915 real photo postcard — Back

About this subject

A winding dirt road with a stone guard wall curves along a steep cliff above the Columbia River; a vintage automobile is parked on the road, with river, islands, and hills in the distance.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Wednesday. on the train Dear friends. Rolling right along are now in Nebraska. and can see the Lincoln highway all the way. as a donated road. wouldent it be great if we were ap speading along in our cars. Well may it some day we can then tell folks to all. Laura + Alex

PostmarkedSeptember 23, 1922

Addressed to

Mrs Lena La. Fountain

31 Perrin St., Barre, Vermont

Postcard record

Postmarked	September 23, 1922
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Mrs Lena La. Fountain, 31 Perrin St., Barre, VT
Place depicted	Columbia River Highway, OR
Stamp	10c George Washington, green
Notes	White border; handwritten white caption on image: 'Columbia River Highway at Rowena Hill / C.S. Reeves M.D.'; light creasing and surface wear. Postmark: SEP 23 1922 (circular cancel mostly illegible). Divided back, white border, sepia real-photo card. 1c Washington green stamp. Card toned/soiled with edge and corner wear.

Cite this card

Columbia River Highway at Rowena Hill, Oregon, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/columbia-river-highway-at-rowena-hill-oregon. Accessed October 5, 2026.