Volume X : Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, August-September 1908, 1908-08 - 1908-09
Scope and Contents
The album now contains photographs numbered in the range 2176-2336 (originally there were 163). Added numbers are: 2214A, 2214B and 2306A; not used: 2242; missing: 2184, 2217 and 2227.
Subjects covered in the album are:
Canada: mountain scenes in Kootenay district; British Columbia: Saddleback Mountain, Moraine Lake, Emerald Lake, Summit Lake, Yoho Valley, Wapta Glacier, Illecilliwaet Glacier; Edmonton: agricultural scenes in area, Clover Bar farms and school; Fort Saskatchewan, North West Mounted Police, prisoners; rail journey: Vermilion, Battleford, Warman; Rosthern, Saskatchawan: agriculture, immigrant communities (Mennonites, Hungarians, Galicians); Portage La Prairie and farming scenes; Winnipeg.
Dates
- Creation: 1908-08 - 1908-09
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 album(s) (160 images in 1 boxed album)
Language of Materials
English
Existence and Location of Copies
This album is available on microfiche: General Collections, fiche numbers 93-95.
General
PJ. Although this album is marked as Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, some of the views have been identified as being in British Columbia. Yoho National Park, for example, is in British Columbia so photographs with the designation Yoho have been indexed as being in British Columbia. Some views have been identified using The Times comprehensive atlas of the world. (1999), London : Times Books and Cohen, Saul B. (ed.) (1998). The Columbia Lippincott gazetteer of the world, 3 vols, New York : Columbia University Press.
Originator(s)
Fisher, Alfred Hugh, 1867-1945
Finding aid date
2002-08-08 11:01:48+00:00
Repository Details
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