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Part Of
Ruth Allen fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains to Ruth Allen's pack trips to region of Spray Valley, Kootenay Valley, White River Valley and Cross River Valley in 1904; and to region of Spray Valley, Mount Assiniboine, Simpson Pass, Kootenay Valley and Ice River Valley in 1905. Content includes landscape, hunting, camps, horses,…
Date Range
Modern prints made in 1991
Reference Code
V122
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Ruth Allen fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 122
Sous-Fonds
V 122
Accession Number
5949
Reference Code
V122
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
Modern prints made in 1991
Physical Description
161 photographs : prints
History / Biographical
The Allens of Boston, Massachusetts were personal friends of Col. Philip Moore of Banff. Ruth Allen, 1885-1988, and her brother, Herbert S. Allen, made several early trips in the Canadian Rockies with the Brewsters and Phil Moore. Her diverse interests included art, gardening, photography, travel and horsemanship.
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains to Ruth Allen's pack trips to region of Spray Valley, Kootenay Valley, White River Valley and Cross River Valley in 1904; and to region of Spray Valley, Mount Assiniboine, Simpson Pass, Kootenay Valley and Ice River Valley in 1905. Content includes landscape, hunting, camps, horses, Ruth and Herbert Allen, Phil Moore, and other trip participants. Views are selection from total of 315 negatives from these two trips. Accompanied by identifications by Ruth Allen, supplemented by J. Gordon and Barbara Allen Upton.
Name Access
Allen, Ruth
Subject Access
Exploration, discovery and travel
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: creator's index
Creator
Allen, Ruth
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Title Source
Title based on accession record
Processing Status
Processed
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