2-324-292 - Curt Teich Postcard Archives/Heritage Images

Bonneville Dam, Columbia River, Oregon/Washington, USA, 1940. Postcard, one of a series of train window views on the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway. Bird's-eye-view of the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River, with mountains in the background. The dam was built in the 1930s to provide hydroelectric power. The project was a boost to the economy of the Pacific Northwest, which was suffering from the effects of the Depression.