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The same, looking westward

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Date:

January 15, 1872

Reference:

Box number: A 0060

Type of material:

Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

5101575

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D.M. Beach Old & Rare Books Collection

Saskatchewan, Peace River, Rocky Mountains and Northern British Columbia views

The same, looking westward
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Date(s):

January 15, 1872

Place:

Jasper (Alta.):

Place of creation:

Alberta

Extent:

1 photograph : b&w print mounted on album page.

Language of material:

English

Scope and content:

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A man, possibly Métis, sitting on the front porch of the deserted Jasper House fur trade post. A dog is sitting in front of the door. The Rocky Mountains (Rockies) are visible in the background.

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Photographer: Horetzky, Charles, 1840-1900

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Dates of creation note:

Other copies of this print have a more specific date than written in the caption on the photo (January 1872). The more specific date has been applied to this photograph.

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Signature "Horetzky / C.P.R.S." / Caption: "The same, looking westward January 1872 / observe the stones thrown on the roof by the whirlwind."

Related material:

We have several copies of this image. For the original glass plate negative, see the Topley Studio fonds (SE Series, negative no. 712, PA-009149). For the b&w print of this image from the Canadian Pacific Railway Survey, see the Fleming fonds (accession no. 1936-272), p. 16 (Mikan no. 3264789)., Photograph was taken around the same time as the previous page (p. 13, "The deserted post of Jasper house").

Source:

Private

Other accession no.:

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1973-011 NPC
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Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [BEACH, D. M. 1973-011]

[Consultation 90 Open]

A 0060 Page 14

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Charles Horetzky / D.M. Beach Old & Rare Books Collection / Library and Archives Canada / e011308320 ; Copyright: Expired ; Restrictions on use: nil.

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