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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. A poorly lit photograph of the Bow River Valley in Banff National Park, as viewed from a rooftop at the Banff Springs Hotel. The Bow River Valley is silhouetted as it spans the foreground. At left, a pine tree stands. To the right of it and further in the distance at center, the Bow River flows back from the bottom edge. The valley floor that surrounds the river is obscured by shadow. A mountain rises up from the valley floor at right. In the far distance, at center, snow-covered mountains stretch across the background. Four punched holes line the bottom edge at right. According to the negative sleeve, this set of photographs is captured in color. The scans of these images are in black and white. 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
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2282_003 ark:/21198/zz002j37dn
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Landscapes (Representations) Bow River (Alta.) Rocky Mountains Bow River Valley (Alta.) Banff National Park (Alta.)
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