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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of the observation car on the West's Canadian Pacific Railway train sitting on the tracks while stopped en route to Vancouver. A stretch of rock strewn land spans the foreground on an upward angle from left to right. Right-of-center, a hand cart sits at the edge of the rocky stretch of land and the track's foundation. The track foundation sits to the left of and runs parallel to the land in the foreground. In the near distance, the train sits atop the tracks and is viewed at an angle from the side. The observation car sits at center. Portions of the car are window-less. Continuous windows line the center of the car. Ahead of it, at left, another car extends beyond the left frame. Another train sits on tracks in the distance at right. Mountains rise across the background. Text from negative sleeve: 2310. Banff trip June 1947. July 1, 1947. En route via Canadian Pacific R R to Vancouver B C. Train stopt [sic] at a small station Porter at car. 2 films. A stretch of the track from rear platform. Our observation car. Small white daisies along road look like snow. Sample of old houses along the rail road x 8 films
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2310_004 ark:/21198/zz002j3cn6
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Railroads--Canada--British Columbia Railroad passenger cars--Canadian--Canada--British Columbia Railroad travel--Canada--British Columbia Mountains--Canada Canadian Pacific Railway Company
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