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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of Mertie West standing beside the Rocky Mt. Tours bus in the parking lot at Johnston Canyon in Banff National Park. The parking lot stretches across the foreground. Mertie West stands in the near distance, left-of-center, and looks to the camera. Behind and to the left of her, a touring bus is parked. It is viewed at an angle from the rear and the side, facing right. Across the back of the bus it reads, "ROCKY MT. TOURS." A car (partial view) is parked to the left of the bus. Ahead of the bus at center, a single-story log structure stands, partially obscured by the bus. Signage on and around the building reads, from left to right, "LIVERY BUSES [left pointing arrow] and [right pointing arrow] CARS ONLY," "POINT BLANKETS 'The Seal of Quality' NONE GENUINE WITHOUT THIS SEAL," and "ALBERTA OFFICIAL AAA [illegible] MOTOR ASS'N." Tall pines dominate the background. Text from negative sleeve: 2291. Banff trip June 1947. Banff June 29, 1947. Mertie West on balcony. Mountains from the balcony of Bannf [sic] Ho [sic]. Elk by road on drive. Mertie West and our bus at Johnston canyon. 2 films of trout pools on drive. Lake from drive above. Beaver pool on drive. Asst Mgr Waterhouse and Mertie West at bus station Banff. Mertie West in Banff. Hudson Bay Co. store Banff. Goat on house in enclosure on drive. 12 films
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2291_007 ark:/21198/zz002j3971
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Banff National Park (Alta.) Buses--Canadian--Canada--Banff National Park Log buildings--Canada--Banff National Park Sightseers--Canada--Banff National Park West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
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