Back before Welches became a destination it was a ranch, Samuel Welch and his son Billy homesteaded adjoining 160 acre sections of the Salmon River Valley on the southern side of Mount Hood.
Uncle Sam Welch’s Ranch in Welches Oregon
Tag: Mt. Hood
Cal Calvert and His Airplane
There was one photographer from Portland Oregon who was especially creative in how he would entice customers to pose for their portraits. His name was Charles :”Cal” Calvert and he specialized in fast postcard photos. He advertised himself as “Cal Calvert the 10 Minute Post Card Man”.
Mt Hood Indian Pageant
In 1947 a soldier that had returned from the war had the idea to set up a fort and to recruit Indians from Umatilla to come and setup and encampment and show tourists the ways of the Native American. He and his wife Virginia, with help from friends, put all that they had into building the Mt Hood Indian Pageant.
Photos of An Early Oregon Silent Movie
I have come across an interesting series of photographs recently that document the filming of a silent movie that took place on Mount Hood.
Climbing Mount Hood Back in 1906
This is an old privately made Real Photo Postcard of a crew of three taking a break from hiking or climbing on Mount Hood.