I acquired six real photo postcards in all. Every one written in old German language in Adolph Aschoff’s meticulous longhand penmanship. The writing is so small one almost needs a magnifying glass to read it.
Adolph Aschoff’s Letters Home
Category: People
People
Snow Saga of Lige Coalman
On one particular December night in 1914, four men, one woman and two children, the entire winter population of Government Camp, were all sleeping peacefully in the hostelry building when Lige Coalman was awakened by a noise that sounded like something scratching and clawing at the door and moaning or shouting feebly. There was nine feet of snow on the ground and the temperature was near zero.
Adolf Aschoff Marmot, Oregon
Marmot Oregon is located along the last stretch of the Oregon Trail, the old plank covered Barlow Road. Between 1883 and 1930 it was a destination for many people that came to experience the great outdoors and to launch their adventures on Mount Hood.
Samuel Welch 1880 Welches Pioneer
Samuel Welch left Virginia and traveled to Oregon via the old Oregon Trail in 1842. In 1882 he and his son Billy each homesteaded 160 acres apiece
Oliver C. Yocum:
I love Mount Hood, history and photography, and when I can bring all three together in one place I’m happy. Loyal readers of my column may remember the article that I wrote about Jennie Welch and her photography and its importance to the history of Welches and the Mount Hood area. (August 2018 M.T.) Before Jennie Welch took her first photo another Mount Hood icon was bringing cutting edge photography technology that would eventually allow consumers, such as Jennie, an easier method to create their own photos to the Pacific Northwest.