{"id":5379576,"date":"2024-06-03T14:59:54","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T14:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.life.com\/?p=5379576"},"modified":"2024-06-03T15:00:01","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T15:00:01","slug":"eisenstadts-images-of-change-in-the-pacific-northwest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.life.com\/history\/eisenstadts-images-of-change-in-the-pacific-northwest\/","title":{"rendered":"Eisenstadt&#8217;s Images of Change in the Pacific Northwest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In 1939 LIFE devoted a themed issue to <a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=fkkEAAAAMBAJ&amp;pg=PA15&amp;dq=Rufus+Clapp&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwj-mcfyv7CGAxXijokEHbEADR0Q6AF6BAgFEAI#v=onepage&amp;q=Rufus%20Clapp&amp;f=false\">the future of America<\/a>, and it led off its reporting with a big piece on the Pacific Northwest, which the magazine predicted would be an engine of of growth as the country looked to move past the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_Depression\">Great Depression<\/a>. The region was described by hopefuls as &#8220;the last frontier&#8221; and &#8220;the promised land.&#8221; The big change afoot at the moment was the construction of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwcouncil.org\/reports\/columbia-river-history\/grandcouleehistory\/\">the Grand Coulee Dam<\/a>, which would became a major new source of power. And the Pacific Northwest in general was hailed for natural resources that were waiting to be tapped, and whose vast expanses were still only lightly populated. LIFE wrote, &#8220;Beyond the cities of the coast lie mighty reaches of forest, mountain, valley and river where you may go for miles and miles and see only a thread of railroad track or a lonely settler&#8217;s clearing as evidence of man&#8217;s presence on the giant earth.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.life.com\/photographer\/alfred-eisenstaedt\/\">Alfred Eisenstaedt<\/a> expertly captured the change that was coming to this Eden. Many of his pictures are striking on their own, from the images of a man at work in a teeming Seattle lumber yard, to dam construction, to the fishermen along the majestic Columbia River, to the characters of rural life. But taken together, Eisenstaedt illustrated what it looks like when civilization comes to the prairie. Consider his image of barefoot boys riding a tricycle alongside a highway that is only going to get busier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LIFE wrote that these photos of Eisenstein were documenting not just a pivotal moment for the Northwest, but for the Amerca as a whole. The piece ended with this somber message to readers about a country making a fundamental transition:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>The old American frontier, where a strong man with an axe and plow could take up free land and make his way regardless of his neighbors, is gone. In the industrial civilization of today and tomorrow, no region, no city, no business, no individual in America will ever be able to prosper alone and independent of the rest. The new frontier is one on which, working together for the common good, American will use their great technical and creative resources to produce the full abundance of which the American land is capable, an abundance which will make the long American Dream of dignity and freedom and equal opportunity for every citizen at last come true.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6655f90261b73\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5379585 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/LIfe Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Fishing on the Columbia River in Oregon, 1939.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/28152301\/00742693-785x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Fishing on the Columbia River in Oregon, 1939.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/LIfe Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6655f83a61b67\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5379598 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/LIfe Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Fishing on the Columbia River in Oregon, 1939.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/28152405\/116469985-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Fishing on the Columbia River in Oregon, 1939.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/LIfe Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6655f82e61b66\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5379599 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Fishing on the Columbia River in Oregon, 1939.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/28152410\/116469986-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Fishing on the Columbia River in Oregon, 1939.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6655f93d61b77\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5379580 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/LIfe Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Life in the Pacific Northwest, 1939.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/28152219\/00742673-1024x829.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Life in the Pacific Northwest, 1939.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/LIfe Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6655f80061b62\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5379604 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Life in the Pacific Northwest, 1939.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/28152431\/116470935-1024x661.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Life in the Pacific Northwest, 1939.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6655feac61b7c\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5379614 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Construction of the Grand Coulee Dam, 1939.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/28155603\/116470676-1024x661.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Construction of the Grand Coulee Dam, 1939.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6655fd3461b79\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5379610 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Construction of the Grand Coulee Dam, 1939.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/28155019\/116470844-661x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Construction of the Grand Coulee Dam, 1939.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6655fea261b7b\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5379615 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Construction of the Grand Coulee Dam, 1939.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/28155606\/116470720-661x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Construction of the Grand Coulee Dam, 1939.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6655f95061b78\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5379579 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/LIfe Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Grand Coulee, Washington, 1939.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/28152207\/00742672-1024x814.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Grand Coulee, Washington, 1939.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/LIfe Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6655f81861b64\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5379601 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Grand Coulee, Washington, 1939.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/28152417\/116470767-661x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Grand Coulee, Washington, 1939.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6655feb661b7d\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5379613 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Life in the Pacific Northwest, 1939.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/28155559\/116470763-1024x661.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Life in the Pacific Northwest, 1939.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6655f85561b69\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5379596 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/LIfe Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Life in the Pacific Northwest, 1939.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/28152356\/116469917-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Life in the Pacific Northwest, 1939.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/LIfe Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6655f67461b5f\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5379605 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Life in the Pacific Northwest, 1939.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/28152435\/116470976-1024x661.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Life in the Pacific Northwest, 1939.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6655f7f061b61\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5379578 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Life in the Pacific Northwest, 1939.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/28152154\/00742670-1024x813.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Life in the Pacific Northwest, 1939.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6655f80e61b63\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5379602 desc=\"\" caption=\"Exterior view of a post office in the US Northwest region, 1939.\" title=\"A post office in the Pacific Northwest, 1939.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/28152423\/116470796-1024x661.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">A post office in the Pacific Northwest, 1939.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Exterior view of a post office in the US Northwest region, 1939.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6655f82361b65\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5379600 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Life in the Pacific Northwest, 1939.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/28152414\/116470556-1024x661.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Life in the Pacific Northwest, 1939.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6655f87561b6b\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5379593 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/LIfe Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Children playing on seesaws in the Pacific Northwest, 1939.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/28152341\/116469775-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Children playing on seesaws in the Pacific Northwest, 1939.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/LIfe Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6655f88761b6c\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5379592 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/LIfe Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Life in the Pacific Northwest, 1939.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/28152336\/116469712-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Life in the Pacific Northwest, 1939.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/LIfe Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6655f89661b6d\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5379591 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/LIfe Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Life in the Pacific Northwest, 1939.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/28152331\/116469677-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Life in the Pacific Northwest, 1939.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/LIfe Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6655f8a561b6e\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5379590 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/LIfe Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Life in the Pacific Northwest, 1939.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/28152325\/116469665-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Life in the Pacific Northwest, 1939.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/LIfe Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6655f8b661b6f\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5379589 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/LIfe Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Life in the Pacific Northwest, 1939.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/28152321\/116469661-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Life in the Pacific Northwest, 1939.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/LIfe Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6655f91d61b75\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5379582 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/LIfe Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"A sheep ranch in the Pacific Northwest, 1939.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/28152233\/00742685-1024x757.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">A sheep ranch in the Pacific Northwest, 1939.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/LIfe Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6655f8ea61b72\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5379586 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/LIfe Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Life in the Pacific Northwest, 1939.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/28152306\/116469598-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Life in the Pacific Northwest, 1939.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/LIfe Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6655f8d961b71\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5379587 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/LIfe Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Life in the Pacific Northwest, 1939.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/28152310\/116469607-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Life in the Pacific Northwest, 1939.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/LIfe Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6655f91161b74\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5379584 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/LIfe Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Seattle Cedar Lumber Manufacturing Company, 1939.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/28152257\/00742692-769x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Seattle Cedar Lumber Manufacturing Company, 1939.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/LIfe Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6655f84661b68\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5379597 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/LIfe Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"A man at work at the Seattle Cedar Lumber Manufacturing Company, 1939.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/28152401\/116469933-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">A man at work at the Seattle Cedar Lumber Manufacturing Company, 1939.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/LIfe Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6655f8c361b70\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5379588 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/LIfe Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Life in the Pacific Northwest, 1939.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/28152316\/116469640-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Life in the Pacific Northwest, 1939.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/LIfe Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6655f7e261b60\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5379577 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Seattle, 1939.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/28152142\/00742665-830x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Seattle, 1939.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6655f92a61b76\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5379581 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/LIfe Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Blue Lake, Washington, 1939.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/28152227\/00742681-1024x813.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Blue Lake, Washington, 1939.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/LIfe Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6655f86661b6a\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5379594 desc=\"\" caption=\"Alfred Eisenstaedt\/LIfe Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"A skier at a resort in the Pacific Northwest, 1939.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/28152346\/116469817-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">A skier at a resort in the Pacific Northwest, 1939.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Alfred Eisenstaedt\/LIfe Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1939 LIFE devoted a themed issue to the future of America, and it led off its reporting with a big piece on the Pacific Northwest, which the magazine predicted would be an engine of of growth as the country looked to move past the Great Depression. 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