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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. A poorly lit and out-of-focus photograph of the Bow River in Banff National Park, as viewed close-up. A river bank stretches along the bottom edge and connects to a footbridge at far right that extends out-of-frame. Bow River flows beyond it, arcing towards the right and then back to the left as it approaches the distance. Rapids form around the rocks at right. Silhouetted pines are visible standing along the surrounding river banks. Mountains rise in the near distance at right and in the far distance, left-of-center. 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: 2284. Color. Banff trip June 1947. Banff June 30, 1947. Storks on roof of boarding house in Banff. Looking up Banff street toward Park headquarters and Adm bldg. Bow valley from hotel. Bow valley and terrace from hotel. Bow river. Mertie West in red blanket at Emerald Lake. 6 films
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2284_006 ark:/21198/zz002j37xd
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Bow River (Alta.) Banff National Park (Alta.) Rocky Mountains
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