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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. According to the negative sleeve, this set of photographs is captured in color. The scans of these images are in black and white. Photograph of Tunnel Mountain in Banff National Park, as viewed from a rooftop at the Banff Springs Hotel. The buildings and grounds of the Banff Springs Hotel stretch across the foreground and mid-ground. A veranda atop a portion of the building juts into frame at left. Beyond and below it, the hotel's pool (partial view) is visible at left. Hotel guests stand around the pool in the near distance at left and center. From the pool area, the hotel grounds, including a walking path, extend along the bottom edge and towards the right. Beyond the hotel grounds, Banff National Park stretches into the distance. Tunnel Mountain rises just beyond the pool area, left-of-center. Surrounding mountains rise behind it and the Bow River Valley stretches into the distance at right. Four punched holes line the bottom edge at right. Text from negative sleeve: Color 2282. Banff trip June 1947. [handwritten:] JUNE 29 [end handwritten] 1 Looking down Bow Valley from roof 2 2 films of valley from roof 3 2 films of swimming pool and terrace 4 1 film of two Toronto girls from rear [handwritten and underlined:] 6 FILMS [end handwritten and underlined] Banff Hptel [sic] June 29, 1947
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2282_001 ark:/21198/zz002j37bm
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Rocky Mountains Banff National Park (Alta.) Banff Springs Hotel
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