Sightseers gather around trout pools on drive, Banff National Park, 1947

Item Overview

Title

Sightseers gather around trout pools on drive, Banff National Park, 1947

Photographer

West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958

Date Created

June 29, 1947

Date

1947-06-29

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of sightseers gathering around a trout pool while stopped along the road in Banff National Park. The trout pool (no trout visible) enters frame at left and stretches across the foreground towards center. A dozen or more sightseers stand around the pond's edge in the foreground at right and further back at center. Beyond them, a bus is parked on the side of the road at right. It is viewed from the side and faces towards the left. In the background, trees line the road.

Caption

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

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Location

Alberta--Banff National Park

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Lakes & ponds--Canada--Banff National Park
Banff National Park (Alta.)
Sightseers--Canada--Banff National Park