A waterfall drops roughly 242 feet into a steep, forested gorge, with a stone bridge spanning the stream at its base. The printed caption identifies the scene as Wahkeena Falls, Oregon, on the Columbia Highway.
Wahkeena is one of the cascades along the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge. The Historic Columbia River Highway, completed in 1916, was built as a scenic road past these falls, and its stone bridges and masonry guardrails became part of the route's appeal.
Real photo postcard; printed caption and photographer credit in negative; no white border.
No postmark, stamp, or address — unused card. Divided-back AZO real-photo postcard, stamp box with triangles up (top) and down (bottom), circa 1918-1930. Pencil filing code at top edge; faint pencil marks lower right. Front is a real-photo view with no white border.
Cite this card
Wahkeena Falls, Columbia River Highway, Oregon, circa 1918, postcard, c. 1918. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/wahkeena-falls-columbia-river-highway-oregon-circa-1918. Accessed November 2, 2026.
