Stretch of Canadian Pacific Railway track, viewed from rear platform, British Columbia vicinity, 1947

Item Overview

Title

Stretch of Canadian Pacific Railway track, viewed from rear platform, British Columbia vicinity, 1947

Photographer

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

Date Created

July 1, 1947

Date

1947-07-01

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of a set of Canadian Pacific Railway tracks stretching into the distance, as viewed en route to Vancouver. The tracks enter from the bottom edge at center and extend back into the distance. The track's foundation is lined by tall grasses and trees on both the left and right sides. Utility poles line the left side of the tracks. A mountain is visible rising in the distance at center.

Caption

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

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Canadian Pacific Railway Company

Location

British Columbia

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Railroad travel--Canada--British Columbia
Railroad tracks--Canada--British Columbia