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History / Biographical: The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) was officially formed in Februray, 1881, to construct a railroad that would link the eastern provinces with British Columbia, a key component of the Canadian Confederation of 1867. Headed by William C. Van Horne as General Manager, the railroad arrived in the Canadian Rockies in 1883 and a siding was established just east of present-day Banff. When railroad workers discovered a natural hot spring on the south side of the Bow River, Van Horne ordered the construction of a hotel that would house visitors brought in by train to visit the springs. Construction of the Banff Springs Hotel finished in 1888 and joined a handful of CPR hotels throughout the Rocky and Selkirk Mountain ranges. The popularity of the hot springs and surrounding area led to the formation of a national park and to the town of Banff. After construction of the railway had completed, the CPR continued to survey and document the Rocky Mountains alongside federal agencies like the Department of the Interior and private outfitters. Utilizing coloured lantern slides the CPR was able to showcase the mountains as both tourist and settlement destinations. Magic lantern shows of these slides could be used for administrative purposes by the company to showcase land holdings and investments or in public shows as advertisements of the new railway.

Scope & Content: Series consists of 14 lantern slides [ca.1900-ca.1925]. Slides are views along the Canadian Pacific Railway.

Name Access: Canadian Pacific Railway

Subject Access: Lantern slide; Education; Tourism; Travel and Exploration; Trains

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: All slides were cleaned prior to scanning.

Creator: Canadian Pacific Railway

Biographical Source Notes: https://cpconnectingcanada.ca/#building-the-railway

Title Source: Title based on contents of series

Processing Status: Processed

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[First Nations tree burial]

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Part Of: Moore family fonds

Date Range: 1906 - 1911

Reference Code: V439 / PS -98

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

1 image

Part Of: Moore family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I. Philip Moore series

Sub-Series: B. Professional papers and photographs 2. Research, writing and lecturing d. Photographs i. Lantern slides (transparencies)

Reference Code: V439 / PS -98

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

Date Range: 1906 - 1911

Physical Description: 1 transparency : lantern slide

Subject Access: Buildings and memorials; Environment and Nature; First nations

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Creator: [Mary Schaffer]

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[Park Museum interior? Banff]

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Part Of: Moore family fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a taxidermied heads mounted on wood-paneled wall - bison, antelope, elk, deer, moutain goat, mountain sheep, moose, coyote - some hides and skulls.

Date Range: ca. 1906

Reference Code: v439 / na66 - 1980

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Moore family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V439

Reference Code: v439 / na66 - 1980

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: ca. 1906

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative : copy negative

Scope & Content: Image of a taxidermied heads mounted on wood-paneled wall - bison, antelope, elk, deer, moutain goat, mountain sheep, moose, coyote - some hides and skulls.