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.
Scope & Content
Series consists of 14 lantern slides [ca.1900-ca.1925]. Slides are views along the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Image of a woman identified as Emmeline Savatard tightening the ropes on the load of a pack horse as a man identified as Nello "Tex" Vernon Wood assists.
Image of a woman identified as Emmeline Savatard tightening the ropes on the load of a pack horse as a man identified as Nello "Tex" Vernon Wood assists.
Notes
From album of unidentified pack trip to Red Deer Valley, Big Horn Creek, Molar, Ptarmigan and Deception Pass with guides "Tex" Vernon Wood and Bert "Red" Johnson and possibily A.O. Wheeler and Emmaline Savatard
File consists of souvenir postcards sent to Ethel McKnight from various friends and relatives between ca.1909-1945. Postcard images pertain to views in and around Banff and the Canadian Rockies. Items are annotated with personal messages to Ethel.
File consists of souvenir postcards sent to Ethel McKnight from various friends and relatives between ca.1909-1945. Postcard images pertain to views in and around Banff and the Canadian Rockies. Items are annotated with personal messages to Ethel.
File consists of annotated souvenir postcards sent to Walter and Richard Mann from various friends and relatives between ca.1905-1920. Postcard images pertain to views in and around Banff and the Canadian Rockies, including views of Lake Louise, Edmonton, Lake O'Hara and Glacier National Park.
File consists of annotated souvenir postcards sent to Walter and Richard Mann from various friends and relatives between ca.1905-1920. Postcard images pertain to views in and around Banff and the Canadian Rockies, including views of Lake Louise, Edmonton, Lake O'Hara and Glacier National Park.
Image of Nello "Tex" Vernon Wood holding a gun and laying on top of a horse - horse is wearing chaps and the horns of a Big Horn sheep - tipi in background right
Image of Nello "Tex" Vernon Wood holding a gun and laying on top of a horse - horse is wearing chaps and the horns of a Big Horn sheep - tipi in background right
Notes
From photo album of a pack trip to the Red Deer Valley, Big Horn Creek, Molar, Ptarmigan and Deception pass with guides "Tex" Vernon Wood and Bert "Red" Johnson and possibly A.O. Wheeler and Emmaline Savatard.
Image of Nello "Tex" Vernon Wood aiming a gun at the photographer, astride a horse - horse is wearing chaps and the horns of a Big Horn sheep and is sticking its tongue out - tipi in background right
Image of Nello "Tex" Vernon Wood aiming a gun at the photographer, astride a horse - horse is wearing chaps and the horns of a Big Horn sheep and is sticking its tongue out - tipi in background right
Notes
From an album of a pack trip to Red Deer Valley, Big Horn Creek, Molar, Ptarmigan, Deception pass with guides "Tex" Vernon Wood and Bert "Red" Johnson and possibly A.O. Wheeler and Emmaline Savatard.