Pacific coast pictures. A representative collection of pictures of grand scenery in Oregon and Washington from Kiser Bros.’ famous collection of photographs.

Portland: Wonderland Souvenir Company, F.H. Kiser, 425 Abington Building, [June, 1904]. Oblong 4to. 12.5 x 9.5 in. [160 (unpaginated) pp.]. Photo-illustrated title page, photo-illustrated throughout, each with facing page of explanatory text. Original embossed dark-blue-green cloth, white lettering on front cover (very minor shelfwear, slight rubbing, minor bumping to couple corners), a VG bright copy. First edition of this very scarce photographic souvenir intending to promote the Pacific Northwest for the Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition, marking the anniversary of the famed exploration across the North American continent after the Louisiana Purchase. The Kiser Brothers have included an excellent photographic tour from Mt. Shasta on the south to Mt. Baker on the north, encompassing a number of images of the Columbia River Gorge. Also present are images of salmon fishing, salmon cannery, Northwest Coast Native Americans, the Portland Hotel, Seattle Waterfront, Tacoma, and shipping, as well as views of the Dalles City sternwheeler sailing through the Cascade Locks, Mount Rainier, and more. Fred H. Kiser, was an accomplished mountaineer and promoter who was one of the most successful and widely known landscape and commercial photographers in the American West during the opening decades of the 20th century. He and his brother Oscar operated the Lewis & Clark Official Photographic Company at the Exposition which gave them their start, and he became well known for his images of National Parks, and the picturesque Columbia River Gorge.