Sign, Celilo Falls, Oregon
| Artist | Russell Lee (American, 1903–1986) |
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| Title | Sign, Celilo Falls, Oregon |
| Date | September 1941 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 7 × 8 1/16 in. (17.8 × 20.4 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.XX.1.87 |
| This artwork is currently off display. You may be able to see this artwork by filling out an art viewing room request. | |
A horizontal black-and-white photograph depicts a large, roadside sign that reads, "OREGON HISTORY /| CELILO FALLS, INDIAN FISHING GROUNDS, WERE VISITED | BY LEWIS AND CLARK ON THEIR WESTWARD TRIP IN 1805. | THE EXPLORERS COMPLETED THE PORTAGE AROUND THE | FALLS AND ON OCTOBER 23, ENCAMPED ON THE NORTH | SHORE OF THE RIVER, WHERE RUMORS OF INDIAN TROUBLE | AHEAD CAUSED THEIR INDIAN GUIDES NEARLY TO TURN BACK. | INDIANS, WHO POSSESS EXCLUSIVE FISHING RIGHTS BY TRIBAL | TREATY, STILL FISH IN THE AGE-OLD MANNER OF THEIR ANCESTORS. | OREGON STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT." A partial view of a tree and landscape is visible behind the sign.
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"Sign, Celilo Falls, Oregon | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=79.200.XX.1.87