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"Perry area?" This is a very rural area with only a few signs of man's intrusion. There are electricity poles and a wire fence.

"Perry area?" This is an old train bridge running over a frozen river. Snow is on the ground and covers the mountain in the background.

"Perry" Four people have bicycled to a wood bridge over a river. The dirt road that leads up to the bridge has a train track crossing it, and there is a train coming. There is also a large log jam in the river between the bridge and the train.

"Perry" This is a foot or horse bridge running over the river. There is a large log jam on the other side of the bridge. On the left bank, there are some small wood buildings.

"Perry area" This foot and horse traffic bridge spans the river. There are people standing on the left side of the bridge, resting after their bicycle ride. There are railroad tracks running in a cross-T to the bridge, and there is a large log jam on…

"What started out as a great adventure turned into a much larger challenge when men and horses undertook to transport a herd of elk. It would have been a huge undertaking in good weather but March, 1912, was fickle. Where snow was needed for easier…

"Mar. 1912. People looking at Elk near Baker, OR." A number of men are standing on the side of, and on the ground near an open U.P. Union Pacific rail car. There are a couple of stacked bales of hay at the open door to be used as steps. Out of sight,…

"Mar. 1912. Nearing Billy Meadows the snow was so deep often times the horses' backs were barely visible above the deep cuts. The sleds were in almost constant danger of tipping over. The trip took much longer than had been planned but all the elk…

"Mar. 1912. Crowds looking at Elk passing on way to Joseph. Elgin, in Union County, was the last stop before the train entered Wallowa County. The sign at the depot tells travellers it is 62.9 miles to Joseph. There was snow on the ground when the…

"Mar. 1912, Lostine Crowds. The little town of Lostine, at the foot of the the famous Eagle Cap Wilderness area, turned out enmasse to view the boxcar of elk on their way to the northeastern corner of the state of Oregon."