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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of a Rocky Mt. Tours Co. bus parked beneath a sign spanning over the road indicating the Great Divide, while en route from Lake Louise to Field. The road spans the width of the bottom frame. It narrows as it stretches back on a curve to the left and out-of-frame. Along the right side of the road, in the foreground, a Rocky Mt. Tours Co. bus is parked. It is viewed at an angle from the rear. On the back of the bus it reads, "ROCKY MT. TOURS CO.," and its license plate reads, "BUS-2384 ALBERTA C[...]." A post and lintel sign constructed from timber logs hovers over the road. Across the horizontal log beam it reads, "GREAT DIVIDE." In the near distance at right, a mountain rises, extending out-of-frame. A snow covered mountain rises in the far distance at left. Text from negative sleeve: 2304. Banff trip June 1947. June 30, Lake Louise to Field. The Great Divide. Mertie West on road at Kicking Horse Tea Room 2 films. A view of valley from grade. Road thru trees called the Parsons road - straight and narrow. 5 films
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2304_005 ark:/21198/zz002j3bss
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Bus travel--Canada--Field Buses--Canadian--Canada--Field Signs (Notices) Rocky Mountains
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