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- Collection: The Columbia Plateau Seminar
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Bonneville Power Administration News
Company newspaper.
Boy and Dad Fishing
10 year old Indian boy fishes with his Dad's dip bag net- bashfully
BPA The Columbia Clip
Short clip from The Columiba: America's Greates Powerstream concerning Salmon and Celilo Falls
Cable car at Celilo to Fishing Islands
Cable car transportation from shore to fishing islands
Canyon wall from Oregon side
View of the canyon wall on the Oregon side showing Celilo Falls
Celilo Cable Car
Cable car transportation from shore to fishing islands.
Chief Tommy Thompson
Chief Tommy Thompson- Celilo Falls. Note braids wrapped in flannel.
Children and the Dog
Children Playing with their dog. This is a makeshift summer home on island.
Chinook Salmon
Indian holding two heavy Chinook salmon which he will sell.
Dip Bag Net
Close-up view of dip bag net.
Dip Net Bag Fishing
Indian Fishing with dip bag net. Not rope around Indian.
Drying Skin and Backbone.
Indian woman on right canned 96 pints- pressure cooker. Here they are drying skin and backbone.
Fish Wheel
"Day's End"- Old fish wheel revolved and caught fish- now outlawed.
Fishing from Bank and Platforms
In September, when the run is on, Indians from many tribes fish on bank. By Concentrating their fishing during the months when the adult salmon are fighting their way up the river to spawn, the Indian fishermen are assured of large catches of…
