View of a glacier in the Columbia Icefield, Alberta, 1947

Item Overview

Title

View of a glacier in the Columbia Icefield, Alberta, 1947

Photographer

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

Date Created

June 28, 1947

Date

1947-06-28

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of a glacier in the Columbia Icefield, as viewed at a distance in either Jasper National Park or Banff National Park. In the near distance, an access road stretches on an upward angle from left to right across the image. A parking lot enters frame from right, below the access road, and intersects the road at center. Beyond the access road, a large glacier sits between 2 mountains at center. The mountains to either side of it are covered in snow.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2307. Banff trip June 1947. June 28, 1947. Bus trip Jasper to Lake Louise. Mertie West at a view point. Another view point. Columbian Ice Field. Chalet at Ice Field. Mertie West on step. Mertie West in front of ice field. Falls in Athabaska [sic] river en route. 2 films Mertie West and our bus en route. 8 films

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Location

Alberta

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Columbia Icefield (B.C. and Alta.)
Landscapes (Representations)
Glaciers--Canada
National parks & reserves--Canada