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1.	"A Map of Mackenzie's Track from Fort Chipewyan to the Pacific Ocean in 1793"	North America; Alexander Mackenzie; explorer; Pacific Northwest; map, early; Pacific Ocean; Columbia River; Alberta; British Columbia; Fort Chipewyan; North American Indian; Bella Coola; Bella Coola River; Fraser River; Peace River; Elk River; Great Britain; Rocky Mountain Range	Detailed map of the North sea explorations of Alexander Mackenzie in 1793. The map depicts the exploration route from Fort Chipewyan (Alberta, Canada) to the Pacific Ocean, following the Peace (Ujigah)...

2.	[Plate 18] Milk River, Near Junction of Missouri	Isaac Ingalls Stevens; United States Pacific Railroad Survey; Milk River; Missouri River; Montana; antelope	View of the Milk River near the junction of the Missouri River in Montana on August 18, 1853. Isaac Stevens writes in his Narrative Report for the United States Pacific Railroad Survey, "The valley of...

3.	Great Falls of Columbia River near Wishram, Washington	Klickitat County; Columbia River; Celilo Falls; waterfall; rapids	The Great Falls of the Columbia River, called Celilo Falls later, was located just out of Wishram, Washington. The water of the river rushes around many rocks and boulders to create white rapids.

4.	[Plate 40] Mouth of Peluse River	United States Pacific Railroad Report; Isaac Ingalls Stevens; Palouse Rover; Snake River; Whitman County	The mouth of the Palouse (Peluse) River on the Snake River in the southwest corner of Whitman County, Washington

5.	[Gray's Discovery of the Columbia River]	Robert Gray; Columbia Rediviva; Columbia River; exploration	Robert Gray's ship, the Columbia Redivia, at the mouth of the Columbia River on May 11, 1792. Gray was the first European explorer to cross the Columbia River bar and enter the great river that he named...

6.	Castle Rock - Columbia River	Castle Rock; Beacon Rock; Columbia River; Skamania County; rowboat	Beacon Rock, formerly known as Castle Rock, on the Columbia River. The conical, columnar lava monolith rises 900 feet above the north bank of the Columbia River, 36 miles east of Vancouver, in Skamania...

7.	Fishermen on platform at Celilo Falls on the Columbia River	Columbia River; Celilo Falls; waterfall; Plateau culture area; salmon; fishing; fisherman; fishing platform; safety rope	Overhead view of two Native American fishermen on a fishing platform at Celilo Falls on the Columbia River. One is at the top of a ladder going down to the river while the other sits facing the river....

8.	A Map of the Sources of the Colorado and Big Salt Lake, Platte, Yellow, Stone, Muscle-shell, Missouri, Salmon and Snake River Branches of the Columbia River	Rocky Mountain Range; Wind River Mountain Range; Snake River; Colorado River; Platte River; Missouri River; Big Horn Mountain Range; Lake Bonneville; Great Salt Lake; Crow Culture; Wyoming; Colorado; Utah; Montana; map, survey	Survey map of the Central Rocky Mountain area of the United States, based on the work of Capt. Bonneville, U.S. Army, dated 1837. The area includes the present states of: Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and Montana....

9.	Cape Horn, Columbia River	Cape Horn; Columbia River; Skamania County; waterfall	Cape Horn on the north bank of the Columbia River, 25 miles east of Vancouver in Skamania County, Washington.

10.	Fishing at Celilo Falls on the Columbia River	Columbia River; Celilo Falls; waterfall; Plateau culture area; salmon; fishing; fisherman; fishing platform; tram, aerial	Distant view of a fisherman dip net fishing from a platform on an island at Celilo Falls on the Columbia River. Two cable cars are visible above the island. Cable cars were used to transport men and fish...

11.	[Plate 12] Camp Red River Indians	Isaac Ingalls Stevens; United States Pacific Railroad Survey; North Dakota; Red River; North American Indian; Plains Culture Area; Sioux; Chippewa; tipi; wagon, covered	Members of the Stevens Railroad Survey party at an encampment of Sioux at the Red River in present-day North Dakota. Isaac Stevens describes the meeting the Sioux hunting party in his Narrative Report,...

12.	[Plate 26] Marias River	Isaac Ingalls Stevens; United States Pacific Railroad Survey; Fort Benton; Marias River; Montana; horse	Looking up the Marias River to Fort Benton on a bluff above the river in central Montana.

13.	[Plate 09] Shyenne River	United States Pacific Railroad Survey; Isaac Ingalls Stevens; North Dakota; Sheyenne River	Members of the United States Pacific Railroad Survey exploration party camp near the Sheyenne River in present day North Dakota

14.	[Plate 46] Cape Horn - Columbia River	Isaac Ingalls Stevens; United States Pacific Railroad Survey; Columbia River; Cape Horn; Skamania County; Wahkiakum County	Cape Horn on the Columbia River, 25 miles east of Vancouver, Washington, one mile west of present-day Waterford, in southeast Wahkiakum County, Washington on November 14, 1853.

15.	[Plate 67] Columbia River - Junction of the Des Chutes	Isaac Ingalls Stevens; United States Pacific Railroad Survey; Columbia River; Deschutes River; Klickitat County	The Columbia River at the junction of the Deschutes River near present-day Maryhill, Washington

16.	[Plate 07] Bois De Sioux River	Isaac Ingalls Stevens; United States Pacific Railroad Survey; Bois De Sioux River; Minnesota	Members of the United States Pacific Railroad Survey and their supply wagons beside the Bois De Sioux River in Minnesota.

17.	Mount Hood From Columbia River	Mount Hood; Columbia River; Oregon; Lewis and Clark Trail	View of Mount Hood as seen across the Columbia River

18.	Lyons Ferry	Lynons Ferry; Lyons Ferry Bridge; Snake River: Palouse River; Whitman County; Lewis and Clark Trail	The Lyons Ferry Bridge on the Snake River taken from the north bank of the Snake River looking to the southeast where route 261 crosses and then turns up the Palouse River Canyon in Washington

19.	Snake River	Lower Granite Reservoir; Lower Granite Dam; Snake River; Garfield County; Whitman County; Lewis and Clark Trail	The Lower Granite Reservoir on the Snake River above Lower Granite Dam in Washington

20.	Fishermen and cable car at Celilo Falls	Columbia River; Celilo Falls; waterfall; Plateau culture area; salmon; fishing; fisherman; fishing platform; tram, aerial; dip net	Fishermen on fishing platforms at Celilo Falls on the Columbia River. Some of the fishermen hold long handled dip nets. A cable car is visible overhead. Cable cars carried fishermen and their catch to...