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The visual atlas · 34 documented photographs

A place worth
looking closely at.

From the sweep of a mountain valley to the details of a familiar street. A growing collection, with the photographer and the story behind every frame.

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34 photographs
Joseph and the surrounding valley, with Wallowa Lake and the mountains beyond.View photograph
Joseph

Joseph, from above

Sam Beebe2007-07-08
Wallowa Lake and the mountains, seen from the county park at the north end.View photograph
Wallowa Lake

The lake, in spring

Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives16 May 2012
An old truck in a field near Enterprise, with the Wallowa Mountains behind it.View photograph
Enterprise

The working landscape

Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives14 June 2011
A road, fence, and open prairie on the Zumwalt.View photograph
Zumwalt Prairie

A road across the prairie

Rick Swart, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife2015-11-15
Glacier Peak reflected in Glacier Lake, in the Eagle Cap Wilderness.View photograph
Eagle Cap Wilderness

Glacier Peak, reflected

Matthew Tharp / U.S. Forest Service2012-08-11
Sunrise at Fish Lake in the Wallowa Mountains, as identified by the Oregon State Archives.View photograph
Wallowa Mountains

First light at Fish Lake

Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives31 August 2017
The OK Theatre facade in Enterprise. The marquee records a moment in the past, not a current program.View photograph
Enterprise

A night out begins here

Ian Poellet2012-08-05
Wildflowers near the Lostine River, photographed from Upper Lostine Road.View photograph
Lostine

Summer on the Lostine

Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives28 July 2020
A horned lark photographed at Zumwalt Prairie Preserve.View photograph
Zumwalt Prairie

A horned lark on the Zumwalt

cricketsblog2021-07-21
A street scene in Joseph, photographed in April 2013.View photograph
Joseph

Joseph, Oregon.jpg

Visitor72013-04-09
Enterprise in a historical postcard, circa 1912. Photographer unknown; restored digital source credited to Tim Davenport.View photograph
Enterprise

Enterprise-Oregon-1912.jpg

Unknown photographer; digital restoration by Tim Davenportcirca 1912
Wallowa Lake beneath the mountains, photographed in September 2017.View photograph
Wallowa Lake

Wallowa Lake & Mountains in Northeastern Oregon (37833564981).jpg

Rick Obst from Eugene, United States2017-09-23
The Wallowa Wild and Scenic River, photographed in May 2017 by the Bureau of Land Management.View photograph
Wallowa River

Wallowa Wild and Scenic River (34998394195).jpg

Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington2017-05-25
The Wallowa County Courthouse in Enterprise, photographed in September 2010.View photograph
Enterprise

Wallowa Oregon County Courthouse.jpg

Finetooth2010-09-17
An aerial view of Joseph and the fields around its streets.View photograph
Joseph

Town and working fields

Sam Beebe2007-07-08
Wallowa Lake and the valley, seen from Mount Howard.View photograph
Wallowa Lake

The valley from Mount Howard

Finetooth2010-09-17
An aerial view of Enterprise and the surrounding fields.View photograph
Enterprise

Enterprise, from above

Sam Beebe2007-07-08
Brick storefronts along a street in Enterprise.View photograph
Enterprise

Enterprise street corners

Visitor72013-04-09
The Enterprise Public Library building.View photograph
Enterprise

A place for the next chapter

Ian Poellet2013-09-09
Zumwalt Prairie Preserve, with Lightning Creek and the Wallowa Mountains in the background.View photograph
Zumwalt Prairie

The folds of the prairie

Rick Swart, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife2015-11-15
Snow across the rolling terrain of Zumwalt Prairie.View photograph
Zumwalt Prairie

Winter on Zumwalt Prairie

Rick Swart, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife2015-11-16
The Imnaha River near the community of Imnaha.View photograph
Imnaha

The river at Imnaha

Finetooth2010-09-18
Imnaha’s main street and the surrounding hills.View photograph
Imnaha

A bend in the road, Imnaha

Finetooth2010-09-18
An aerial view of the Imnaha River valley.View photograph
Imnaha

Following the Imnaha

Sam Beebe2007-07-08
Civic buildings in Lostine, photographed from the street.View photograph
Lostine

The everyday buildings of Lostine

Finetooth2010-09-18
The Lostine River at Lostine.View photograph
Lostine

Water through Lostine

Finetooth2010-09-18
Forested slopes and rocky ground along Upper Lostine Road.View photograph
Lostine

Above the Lostine River

Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives28 July 2020
The Wallowa Mountains and lake, photographed near the south end.View photograph
Wallowa Lake

A still moment on Wallowa Lake

Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives16 May 2012
The Wallowa Mountains reflected in the lake, photographed from the north-end county park.View photograph
Wallowa Lake

Mountains, twice

Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives16 May 2012
A barn on Wallowa Lake Highway 82 near Enterprise.View photograph
Enterprise

A barn beneath the mountains

Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives20 June 2016
Mirror Lake in the Eagle Cap Wilderness. This is part of the broader mountain landscape connected to the county.View photograph
Eagle Cap Wilderness

An alpine mirror

araddon2009-08-03
The Cheyenne Cafe at the corner of North Main Street and Wallowa Avenue in Joseph, photographed in 2017. This image is not a current business-status check.View photograph
Joseph

A Joseph street detail

Rick Obst2017-09-23
The combined city hall and fire station in Wallowa, photographed September 10, 2013. This photograph predates the 2022 hailstorm.View photograph
Wallowa

Wallowa city hall and fire station

Ian Poellet2013-09-10
The Enterprise Mercantile and Milling Company building at 115 East Main Street, Enterprise, photographed in August 2012, before the 2024 change of ownership and the current rehabilitation.View photograph
Enterprise

The EM&M building

Ian Poellet2012-08-05

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