Dry Falls no longer carries water, but is the remnant of what was once the largest waterfall known to have existed on earth. Compared to Niagara Falls, that has a drop of 165 feet and is one mile wide, this waterfall was 3.5 miles of sheer cliffs that dropped 400 feet. It is located 7 miles southwest of Coulee City. circa 1940.
Printed on back: Mount Adams, southern Washington, is a weathered giant 12,470 feet high and one of the major Cascade cones. An accessible peak, its mountain meadows are filled every season with huckleberry pickers. Drive north from the Columbia River. Tour the West this year with 76 gasoline.
Dedicated in 1921, the Peach Arch represents the longest undefended boundary in the world. It was the first monument built and dedicated to world peace. circa 1945.
Printed on back: Peach Arch in Blaine, Washington, on the United States-Canadian International boundary, was erected as a symbol of goodwill and mutual understanding between the two countries. In Blaine also is the United States Customs Office. Tour the west this year with 76 gasoline
Completed in 1941, and hailed as the "Eighth Wonder of the World", here the Grand Coulee Dam is shown still under construction. The project used 12 million cubic yards of concrete. circa 1940.
Printed on back: Skyhomish River, Washington, wends its way from the Cascades to Puget Sound amid such scenic beauty as this. Take State Highway 15 from Monroe. Tour the west this year with 76 gasoline
Made from 12 million cubic yards of concrete, Grand Coulee Dam is the largest concrete structure in the United States and the third largest hydroelectric facility in the world. circa 1940.
Printed on front: Aerial View of the Grand Coulee Dam and Vicinity
Hops have been an important Northwest crop since the late 1800's. Washington state is currently the number one producer of hops in the country, and most of those are grown in the Yakima Valley. circa 1915.
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Printed on back: The mighty role played by the Grand Coulee Dam in blocking the Columbia River, the nation's foremost power stream, challenges the imagination. Here, in Eastern Washington, 21,600,000 tons of concrete--by shear weight alone--hold back the Columbia River in its rush to the sea. Now serving the largest hydroelectric generators in the world, the dam is being readied to provide precious water for more than 1,000,000 acres of land in the Columbia Basin.
Postcard showing beautiful scenery on the route from Oregon to Carson Hot Springs. The springs were discovered in 1876 by Isadore St.Martin. In 1897, St.Martin began construction on the Historical Hotel, completing it in 1901. The cabins and bathhouse were added in 1923 and are still being used. circa 1912.
Printed on front: Traveling through Beautiful Canyon Scenery, Oregon.
Sugar pines are the tallest pines in the world, often growing to heights of 200 feet or more. Some of these trees occasionally exceed 500 years. Sugar pine was 'discovered' by David Douglas of Douglas-fir fame. Here a hunter takes a break up against the base. circa 1915.
