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Columbia River Highway / Patriotic Cartoon Part 1
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The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. “The highway is paved with bitulithic for a distance of forty-seven miles. There is one mile of reinforced concrete bridges and viaducts, three miles of dry masonry walls, four miles of concrete gutters and six miles of concrete fencing.” Map showing Columbia River and highway - several people getting into car in driveway, leaving, house in background - highway, automobile traffic - panoramic view of highway, river, wooded mountains - highway through forest - scenic overlook, tourists at fence. “Looking down at Rooster Rock from the highway.” “Crown Point. This great rock stands 725 feet above the mile wide river. The Columbia River Highway encircles the top of it.” View of point from a distance, road - automobile traffic on highway up point. “Near Crown Point. This is the western entrance to the Gorge of the Columbia.” Cars on highway, cliffs, trees - building under construction at top of Crown Point. “Eastward through the Gorge of the Columbia from Crown Point. A magnificent panorama is revealed to all travelers who circle around the great rock on the Columbia River Highway.” Tourists looking at Columbia River from top of Crown Point. “The smooth surface of the finished pavement is delightful to drive over. The roadway forms a suitable frame to the beautiful picture and adds a charm to the landscape.” Traffic on highway through mountains. “Concrete bridge at Latourell Falls. There are three arches eighty feet in length; the bridge is one hundred feet in height.” Traffic on bridge. “The Falls of Multnomah. The source of this crystal stream is Larch Mountain, 4000 feet above the Highway. There are two falls, the first being a perpendicular of 600 feet. The water pounds into a circular basin, and, then with comet-like reverberations flows swiftly under a slender arch bridge only to drop almost 70 feet, nearly to the level of the Columbia.” Several views of falls - tourists at picnic table, falls in background - traffic on highway. “Tunnel at Oneonta Gorge. The highway crosses the stream on a concrete bridge and enters a tunnel which pierces the east wall of the gorge, which is two hundred and five feet in height.” Bridge, tunnel, traffic - view of mountains - from inside tunnel - tourists at overlook watching tunnel, traffic. “Horsetail Falls. Coming from a great height, the water shoots downward with a high velocity as it passes over the face of the moss covered cliff. It resembles the tail of a horse. There is excellent fishing in the pool at the base of the falls.” Views of falls, bridge, traffic, tourists on foot. “The Falls of McCord Creek. Situated near the heart of the Cascade Range, this mountain torrent has a picturesque setting. It is wild and beautiful, typical of the ‘Columbia Gorge Park’ which has been set aside by the national government for public recreation.” Tourists looking at falls - traffic on highway. “Three-hinged concrete bridge, Moffett Creek.” “The finished roadway crosses the stream on an arch of stone and concrete. Substantial stone walls with concrete copings protect the traveling public.” Tourists in niche on bridge, river, wooded canyon in background - traffic on highway, cliffs. “Wahkuna Falls. Wahkuna means ‘most beautiful’ in the Indian tongue. Of all the waterfalls seen from the great highway, none is more beautiful.” “Looking east from Shepperd’s Dell. This great pillar of basalt forms the east gateway to Shepperd’s Dell. It was necessary to cut under the side of this rock in order to secure the full width of roadway and permit a good sight ahead.” Traffic on highway, overhanging cliff. “Shepperd’s Dell looking west. The white arch of concrete bridges a chasm one hundred fifty feet in width and one hundred forty feet in depth.” Traffic over bridge, cliff - tourists on overlook, river below, mountains in background. [1917] b. Chalk talk type cartoon showing Army, Navy, and Uncle Sam in coils of snake labeled ‘Strike - Food Speculator - Pro-German Press - Congressman - Peoples Council - Senator - Clergymen - Propagandists’ - captioned, ‘The United Snakes of America -The Copper Heads-signed, ‘Animated by Ford.’ [1917]
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