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The history of Jasper

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14576
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2012
Author
Power, Meghan
Publisher
Banff, Alta. : Summerthought Publishing
Call Number
08.3 P87h
Author
Power, Meghan
Responsibility
Meghan, Power
Publisher
Banff, Alta. : Summerthought Publishing
Published Date
2012
Physical Description
188 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Canadian Rockies history : the series
Subjects
Jasper
Jasper National Park
Railways
Tourism
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN
9781926983004
Accession Number
2015.8524
Call Number
08.3 P87h
Collection
Archives Library
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Tied to the rails : Jasper's railway connection

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19804
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2013
Author
Covey, Bob
Publisher
Jasper, Alberta : Jasper Yellowhead Museum & Archives
Call Number
08.5 C11t copy 1
08.5 C11t copy 2
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Author
Covey, Bob
Responsibility
Bob Covey
Publisher
Jasper, Alberta : Jasper Yellowhead Museum & Archives
Published Date
2013
Physical Description
99 pages : illustrated with photographs ; 19 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Railway routes
Railway stations
Railways
Jasper
Jasper townsite
Jasper Station
History
Abstract
Pertains to the history of the railway as it relates to Jasper National Park.
Contents
Author's note
Acknowledgements
Yellowhead Pass National Historic Site
Preface
Mountain torrents
Ahead of its time
Stake out
Following the fur trade
Fly camps and locations scouts
"An exceptional opportunity which no wise man will overlook"
Ahead of the track : wagon trails and tote roads
Life on the line : a hard advance
Whisky skirts
Frozen freighting
Camplife
Station to station
GTP & CNoR station sites and flag stops
A isolated national park
Grand schemes and dissolved dreams
A frame of a town
Territorial tendancies
Larger forces at work
Nationalization
Canvas tents and increased rents
Luxury in the wilderness
Resident relocation, station configuration
Smooth as silk
Jasper royaly - teh Beanerie Queens
Four wheeled future
Downsizing
A lineage of commitment
The Canoe River train wreck
Jasper railway timeline
Bibliography
Index
Image reproduction information
ISBN
978-1-77084-379-0
Accession Number
P2019-24
P2020.07
Call Number
08.5 C11t copy 1
08.5 C11t copy 2
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Article pertaining to book
Websites
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