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Album of views taken along the Canadian Pacific Railway [graphic material]

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Date:

1890-1898.

Type of material:

Photographs

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Item ID number:

157967

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Eva Davies collection

Album of views taken along the Canadian Pacific Railway
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Date(s):

1890-1898.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

1 album (91 photographs).

Language of material:

English

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Album, now dismantled, contains photographs taken along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway during the period of 1890-1898. The album documents the C.P.R. as it existed in the 1890s focussing on the spectacular scenery and engineering achievements such as bridges, tunnels, trestles and snow sheds along the route from Lake Superior westward. Views include: Mink Tunnel, Lake Superior, Ont.; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Calgary, Banff, Bow Valley, Lake Louise, Devil's Lake, Alberta; Thompson Canyon, Albert Canyon, Rogers Pass, Fraser Canyon, Leanchoil Valley, Yale, etc., and Vancouver, British Columbia. Subjects include: Glacier House, Selkirks, B.C.; Cariboo Road, Field Hotel, Mt. Stephen; hoodoos; cedar trees of Stanley Park, Vancouver, B.C.; Banff Springs Hotel, Cascade Mt, Alberta; construction of snow sheds along C.P.R.; Mt. Sir Donald, Mt. Abbott, Mt. Burgess, etc. There are also four views of Niagara Falls, one of Skagway, Alaska, and the Lynn Canal, and 2 views in the Yukon at Miles Canyon. Photographs by Notman & Son, Montreal; Edwards Bros., Vancouver; Bailey Bros., Vancouver; Hegg, E.A.

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Notman Studio

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Hegg, E.A., 1867-1948

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(Electronic) All items described at item-level in MINISIS-DAPDCAP.

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Custodial history:

Acquired from Eva Davies, Little Hampton, Sussex, England., Album was stated to have contained 89 photographs, but actual count during dismantling was recorded as 91.

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1954-150 NPC

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1954-150 PIC
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