The Organic Machine: The Columbia River in Pictures

The Larger Context

The Energy of the River Change in ElevationThe Falls at the Gorge

Knowing the River through Labor Astoria Fur Trading Co., early 1800s

Knowing the River through Labor Updated Indian fishermen, 1948, before the Celilo Falls were dammed

Putting the River to Work Steamers "Bailey Gatzert" and "Dalles City, 1880s"

Putting the River to Work, Updated

The Power of the River Columbia River North of Grand Coulee Dam before Completion

The Power of the River Grand Coulee Dam Construction

The Power of the River Grand Coulee Dam Construction

The Power of the River Grand Coulee Dam

The Power of the River Irrigation Channel from the Columbia

The Power of the River Hanford Nuclear Reservation

The Power of the River “Workers and Officials Celebrate Removal of 3 Million Gallons of Waste from Hanford Nuclear Reservation” —Environmental News Network, August 25, 2004