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Canadian Pacific Railway Passenger Train at Banff Station

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Part Of: Ron Duke fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to photographs of a CPR passenger train stopped at the Banff Station.

Date Range: [ca. 1945]

Reference Code: V180 / I / D / i / 131 / NA 179 - 1 to 9

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph

8 images

Part Of: Ron Duke fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M175 / V180

Series: I. Early material

Sous-Fonds: V180

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V180 / I / D / i / 131 / NA 179 - 1 to 9

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1945]

Physical Description: tbd

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to photographs of a CPR passenger train stopped at the Banff Station.

Name Access: Duke, Ron; Canadian Pacific Railway

Subject Access: Banff Station; Canadian Pacific Railway; Leisure; Transportation; Train; Trains; Travel

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta; Canada

Language: NA

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian Pacific Railway Lantern Slides

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

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

Date Range: [c. 1905]

Reference Code: V8 / 5486 / PS - 1 to PS - 14

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

14 images

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: M8 / V8 / S8

Series: Accession Number: 5486

Sous-Fonds: V8

Accession Number: 5486

Reference Code: V8 / 5486 / PS - 1 to PS - 14

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

Date Range: [c. 1905]

Physical Description: 14 photographs : b&w and col. slides ; 10.2 x 8.2 cm

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.