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Title
Distant view of Bow River Valley and bridge to Banff, Banff, 1947
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
June 29, 1947
1947-06-29
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
West (H. H.) Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Photograph looking across Bow River Valley and towards Banff. Pines stand in the foreground at right. They cascade down a mountainside and into the distance. Through a gap in the trees, left-of-center, Banff, the Bow River, a bridge and mountains are visible in the distance. Bow River winds across the image, obscured by trees. A bridge crosses over the river at center. Banff is visible on the opposite side of the river, left-of-center. Mountains rise in 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: 2283. Color. Banff trip June 1947 Banff June 29, 1947. Banff Hotel. Bow Valley. Bow valley and bridge to Banff 2 films. Terrace at Banff. Our sight seeing bus. Mertie West in seat behind driver. 6 films
Type

Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2283_002
ark:/21198/zz002j37k7
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Landscapes (Representations)
Bow River (Alta.)
Pines--Canada--Banff
Bridges--Canada--Banff
Banff National Park (Alta.)
Bow River Valley (Alta.)
Rocky Mountains
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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