The Rapids, Upper Cascades, Columbia River
Carleton E. Watkins, 1882

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In 1805 explorer William Clark penned a description of the Cascade Rapids: “The waters of this great river Compressed within the Space of 150 paces in which there is great numbers of both large and Small rocks, water passing with great velocity forming & boiling in a most horriable manner, with a fall of about 20 feet.” Watkins was the first photographer to fully realize the camera’s potential to capture the intensity and power of the water’s passage through the Cascades.

The photographs in Wild Beauty were meticulously restored and carefully prepared for print reproduction in order to capture the detail and tonal range of the original images. These beautiful archival inkjet prints are made to order from the restored digital files. Our standard sizes denote the paper size; a small border is left around the image to make framing easier. Custom sizes are easily produced, though, and priced by the square inch; if you would like to inquire about a custom size, please contact us.