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Rowena Loops, Columbia River Highway, Oregon

Subjects
Aerial Views & PanoramasMountains & HillsRivers & Streams
Card type
Real photo
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of Rowena Loops, Columbia River Highway, Oregon, c. 1915 real photo postcard
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Back of Rowena Loops, Columbia River Highway, Oregon, c. 1915 real photo postcard
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About this subject

A sepia-toned view of the Rowena Loops, a series of hairpin curves on the Columbia River Highway in Oregon, cut into a rocky bluff above the Columbia River. The road winds along a cliff edge with a stone retaining wall and white guardrails, overlooking the river and distant hills.

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PublisherB.C. Markham
No.42 Rowena Loops, Columbia River Highway, Ore. © B.C. MARKHAM THE DALLES, ORE. --- POST CARD CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS PLACE STAMP HERE
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Postcard record

SeriesNo.42
ConditionVery good
Place depictedColumbia River Highway, OR
Place depictedRowena Loops, OR
Place mentionedThe Dalles, OR
NotesWhite border; real photo print; sepia tone; copyright mark. No postmark, stamp, address, or message present. Divided-back 'POST CARD' with CORRESPONDENCE / ADDRESS headings and a 'PLACE STAMP HERE' box; pencil dealer code 'RMHJ 3-' at top left. Real-photo card with white border, matte texture.

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