File consists of 27 colour photograph transparencies (lantern slides). File pertains to the Official Trail Ride of 1937 organized by the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, which Jean Hembroff MacDonald participated in. File documents the trail ride to Mount Assiniboine and the camp at Mount Assi…
File consists of 27 colour photograph transparencies (lantern slides). File pertains to the Official Trail Ride of 1937 organized by the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, which Jean Hembroff MacDonald participated in. File documents the trail ride to Mount Assiniboine and the camp at Mount Assiniboine, with several landscape photographs but mostly of the hikers.
Notes
Jean wrote an article about her experience in the form of an article and a poem [see related material], and used this experience for future lectures.
Slides are numbered on the back. Some are missing, the new number and order was imposed by Archive and Library Assistant for clarity.
Slides were stored with a note stating: "Slides taken by the C.P.R. of Trail Ride, 1936-1937."
File consists of 54 colour transparencies. Content pertains to landscapes and land features, mountains, prairies and coastal regions; railways and buildings; farming, logging and industry. Includes views from across Canada and in England.
File consists of 54 colour transparencies. Content pertains to landscapes and land features, mountains, prairies and coastal regions; railways and buildings; farming, logging and industry. Includes views from across Canada and in England.
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.
File pertains to Glacier area, including: camp and landscape views, Mount Sir Donald, Mount Abbot, Mount Tupper, Mount Macoun, climbers (Hind, Hugh, Les, Ken).
File pertains to Glacier area, including: camp and landscape views, Mount Sir Donald, Mount Abbot, Mount Tupper, Mount Macoun, climbers (Hind, Hugh, Les, Ken).
