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Ocean to ocean : Sandford Fleming's expedition through Canada in 1872

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1873
Author
Grant, George Monro
Publisher
London : Low, Marston [et al.]
Call Number
F1015 F54
Author
Grant, George Monro
Publisher
London : Low, Marston [et al.]
Published Date
1873
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Exploration
Rocky Mountains, Canada
Travel
Notes
Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
Call Number
F1015 F54
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Report on surveys and preliminary operations on the Canadian Pacific...1877

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1877
Author
Fleming, Sir Sandford
Publisher
Ottawa : MacLean, Rose
Call Number
F1087 F44
Author
Fleming, Sir Sandford
Publisher
Ottawa : MacLean, Rose
Published Date
1877
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Canadian Pacific Railway
Cascade Mountains
Coast Mountains
Rocky Mountains, Canada
Call Number
F1087 F44
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Camps in the Rockies

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1882
Author
Baillie-Grohman, William Adolph
Publisher
London : Sampson & Low
Call Number
F721 B3
Author
Baillie-Grohman, William Adolph
Publisher
London : Sampson & Low
Published Date
1882
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Camping
Rocky Mountains, U.S.
Wyoming
Notes
Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
Call Number
F721 B3
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Railway notes in the North-West; or Dominion of Canada

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1885
Author
Jones, Rev. Harry
Publisher
Leisure Hour
Call Number
05.2 J71r Pam
Author
Jones, Rev. Harry
Publisher
Leisure Hour
Published Date
1885
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Rocky Mountains, Canada
Notes
A series of articles by Rev. Harry Jones who was on 1884 British Scientific Association trip to the Canadian Rockies. Chapter 6 has section on the Rockies, with interesting story about Dr. Selwyn.
Accession Number
7913
Call Number
05.2 J71r Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Geological and Nat. Historical Survey

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Map
Published Date
1886
Publisher
Burland Lithographic Co., Montreal
Call Number
C7-1.4
Publisher
Burland Lithographic Co., Montreal
Published Date
1886
Scale
2 miles to 1 inch
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Map
Subjects
Rocky Mountains
Notes
Cross section in the vicinity of the Canadian Pacific Railway
Accession Number
400
Call Number
C7-1.4
Collection
Archives Library
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Landscape (Rocky Mountains)

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Artist
John Arthur Fraser (1838 – 1898, English)
Date
1886
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
FsJ.05.01
Description
Flat body of water in foreground surrounded by plants. Large rounded snow-covered peak in background with smaller peaks behind.
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Artist
John Arthur Fraser (1838 – 1898, English)
Title
Landscape (Rocky Mountains)
Date
1886
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
23.5 x 33.7 cm
Description
Flat body of water in foreground surrounded by plants. Large rounded snow-covered peak in background with smaller peaks behind.
Subject
mountains
Mount Baker?
Credit
Gift of Robyn L Fulton, 2023
Catalogue Number
FsJ.05.01
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The Canadian Pacific Railway

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Artist
William Notman (1826 – 1891)
Date
1886
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
NoW.04.02
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Artist
William Notman (1826 – 1891)
Title
The Canadian Pacific Railway
Date
1886
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
40 x 28.2 cm
Subject
landscape
mountains
CPR
Credit
Purchased from Prints Old and Rare, San Francisco, USA, 1979
Catalogue Number
NoW.04.02
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Revelstoke, Lower Town

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Artist
Edward Roper (1854 – 1891, English)
Date
1887
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
RoD.02.01
Description
Town of low wooden buildings in brown meadow with train bridge crossing river at left. Logs and blackened trees in foreground. Tree-covered and snowcapped mountains in background beneath sliver of blue sky. Signature and date (15/11/1887) in lower right corner. Gold painted wood frame with thick wh…
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Artist
Edward Roper (1854 – 1891, English)
Title
Revelstoke, Lower Town
Date
1887
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
31.5 x 44.4 cm
Description
Town of low wooden buildings in brown meadow with train bridge crossing river at left. Logs and blackened trees in foreground. Tree-covered and snowcapped mountains in background beneath sliver of blue sky. Signature and date (15/11/1887) in lower right corner. Gold painted wood frame with thick white linen mat. White label on back for Masters Gallery Ltd.
Subject
Revelstoke
town
mountains
Credit
Gift of Robyn L Fulton, 2021
Catalogue Number
RoD.02.01
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Hector Lake, Kicking Horse Pass, BC

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Artist
Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, R. C. A. (1846 – 1923, Canadian)
Date
1887
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
BeS.05.07
Description
Mountain landscape with large glassy lake in centre of painting. Abstract foliage and stand of dead trees in foreground at right. Brown treed slopes on opposite shore with large snow-capped mountains in distance. Small white and red buildings on far shore of lake. Title written in bottom left corne…
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Artist
Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, R. C. A. (1846 – 1923, Canadian)
Title
Hector Lake, Kicking Horse Pass, BC
Date
1887
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
32.8 x 48.0 cm
Description
Mountain landscape with large glassy lake in centre of painting. Abstract foliage and stand of dead trees in foreground at right. Brown treed slopes on opposite shore with large snow-capped mountains in distance. Small white and red buildings on far shore of lake. Title written in bottom left corner. “F.M. Bell-Smith 1887” at bottom right.
Subject
mountains
lake
CPR
Credit
Gift of Mark Cullen, 2021
Catalogue Number
BeS.05.07
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Kicking Horse Lake Looking East, Hector on the Canadian Pacific Railway

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Artist
William Notman (1826 – 1891)
Date
1887
Medium
photographic print on paper
Catalogue Number
NoW.18.01
Description
Mountain landscape with large lake dominating the centre. A small white building and storage tank [possibly a refueling station] can be seen on the far side of the lake. Train tracks run the width of foreground and seated figure [known to be Fredrick M. Bell-Smith] at easel in bottom right corner. …
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Artist
William Notman (1826 – 1891)
Title
Kicking Horse Lake Looking East, Hector on the Canadian Pacific Railway
Date
1887
Medium
photographic print on paper
Dimensions
22.6 x 27.8 cm
Description
Mountain landscape with large lake dominating the centre. A small white building and storage tank [possibly a refueling station] can be seen on the far side of the lake. Train tracks run the width of foreground and seated figure [known to be Fredrick M. Bell-Smith] at easel in bottom right corner. Title typed in bottom left corner. Manufacturer’s mark “WM. NOTMAN & SON, MONTREAL” typed in bottom right.
Subject
mountains
lake
CPR
Fredrick Bell-Smith
Credit
Gift of Mark Cullen, 2021
Catalogue Number
NoW.18.01
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