Inspiration Point (Circa 1920)

Inspiration Point
This hand colored photograph shows Inspiration Point between Hood River and Mosier. The image is from the 1920 Cross & Dimmitt book Columbia River Highway, America's Greatest Scenic Drive. Arthur B. Cross teamed up with Edward L. Dimmitt in 1916 to sell postcards from their Model T Ford at Crown Point before opening a studio in Portland. (Image courtesy Friends of the Historic Columbia River Highway)