Many thanks to Priscilla Lang for our recent acquisition of several photographs by Bertrand “Dot” Dotson on a Road Trip through the Pacific Northwest along Highway 101. The catalog numbers indicate that all photos were taken on a single journey by the photographer heading north in the 1940s along Highway 101. Dotson is the founder of ā€œDot Dotson’sā€, the oldest film and camera store in Eugene, Oregon. We thank Dot Dotson’s Studio for granting permission to re-publish these photographs of our area here:

Humbug State Park, Hiway 101 in Oregon, 1940s. (25-32, Dotson Photo, Eugene)
Humbug State Park, Hiway 101 Oregon, c1940s. (25-33, Dotson Photo, Eugene)
Hiway 101, Oregon Coast, c1940s. (25-4, Dotson Photo, Eugene)
Boat Dock at Port Orford Ore, 1940s. (25-41, Dotson Photo, Eugene)
Scene at Port Orford Oregon, Hiway 101, c1940s. (25-42, Dotson Photo, Eugene)
Scene at Port Orford Ore., Hiway 101, c1940s. (25-43, Dotson Photo, Eugene)
Battle Rock – Port Orford, Oregon Coast Hiway 101, c1940s. (25-44, Dotson Photo, Eugene)
Scene at Port Orford Oregon, c1940s. (25-45, Dotson Photo, Eugene)
Myrtle Trees, Hiway 101, Oregon, c1940s. (25-49, Dotson Photo, Eugene)
North Approach to Coos Bay Bridge, Hiway 101, Oregon, c1940s. (25-72, Dotson Photo, Eugene)

The iconic roadway is celebrating a milestone this year: the 100th anniversary of its designation as a federal highway. Read more at Oregon Public Broadcasting.