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Dalles,OR - Wasco County - c1885 - Wagons and Eight Horse Team Photograph :

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Photographic Images Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
Dalles,OR - Wasco County - c1885 - Wagons and Eight Horse Team Photograph :
Two uncovered wagons sit idle on the street. Photograph measures 5 1/2"x 4," pink single matte 6 1/2"x4 1/4," high to medium contrast--tends slightly to the grays, and the focus is sharp. Matte shows wear on the corners and has darkened on the edges. Photographer identified as William H. Gilhausen. Mautz places Gilhausen in the Dalles 1879-1888. The Dalles is where pioneers at the end of the Oregon Trail loaded their wagons on barges and made their way down river to the Willamette.