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| Title | Hills along the Snake River as seen from the water, Lewiston, Idaho, ca. 1945 |
| Photographer | Grand, William |
| Date | ca. 1945 |
| Notes | Printed on verso: Snake River...On the way to Hell's Canyon. These benches hem in the lower reaches of the Snake River, beyond Lewiston, Idaho, but before the river banks stiffwn into dark craigs of the main canyon. There is nobody around and no sign of habitation. The ranches are back in the hills.
PH Coll 773.4 |
| Contextual Notes | The ninety-five mile river mail route down Snake River runs from Lewiston to Johnson's Bar in Idaho and is known for being full of rapids. The tradition of the River Route began in 1926 when Captain Ed MacFarlane was awarded the first mail contract and it is still operational today. |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Hills--Idaho; Rivers--Idaho |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.) |
| Location Depicted | United States--Idaho |
| Digital Collection | Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection
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| Order Number | AWC3323
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| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction-info |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | William Grand Photographs of the Snake River Mail Boat Route. PH Coll 773 |
| Object Type | Photograph |
| Physical Description | 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 100 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2008. |
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