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Daisies growing in a meadow, viewed en route to Vancouver, British Columbia vicinity, 1947

Description:
Photograph of daisies growing in a meadow, as viewed by H. H. West while traveling via train en route to Vancouver. The daisies and meadow are viewed close-up. They sprawl across the entirety of the image. A few wooden fence posts stand in the near distance. In the far distance, at right, a house stands.
Date:
July 1, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Daisies growing in a meadow, viewed en route to Vancouver, British Columbia vicinity, 1947

Observation car on a Canadian Pacific Railway train sitting on the tracks, British Columbia vicinity, 1947

Description:
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.
Date:
July 1, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Observation car on a Canadian Pacific Railway train sitting on the tracks, British Columbia vicinity, 1947

Porter standing beside a Canadian Pacific Railway train stopped at a small station en route to Vancouver, British Columbia vicinity, 1947

Description:
Photograph of a railroad porter standing beside a Canadian Pacific Railway train stopped at a small station (possibly in Mission, B. C.) while en route to Vancouver. The train sits on tracks and enters frame from the left. It stretches back towards center and is viewed at an angle from the side. Beside the train, a porter stands, in profile, facing right, but looks towards the camera. At center and to the right of the train and porter, a gravel road stretches back through center and towards the station's platform. A few people walk along the road. The platform sits in the distance and curves to the left. Along the right side of the platform, a train station stands in the distance at center. At far right and in the distance, buildings line the top of a slope behind the station.
Date:
July 1, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Porter standing beside a Canadian Pacific Railway train stopped at a small station en route to Vancouver, British Columbia vicinity, 1947

Canadian Pacific Railway train stopped at a small station en route to Vancouver, British Columbia vicinity, 1947

Description:
Photograph of a Canadian Pacific Railway train stopped at a small station (possibly in Mission, B. C.) while en route to Vancouver. The train sits on tracks and enters frame from the left. It stretches back towards center and is viewed at an angle from the side. At center and to the right of the train, a gravel road stretches back through center and towards the station's platform. The platform sits in the distance and curves to the left. Along the right side of the platform, a train station stands in the distance at center. At far right and in the distance, buildings line the top of a slope behind the station.
Date:
July 1, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Canadian Pacific Railway train stopped at a small station en route to Vancouver, British Columbia vicinity, 1947

Canadian Pacific Railway freight cars sitting on the tracks, British Columbia vicinity, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway freight cars sitting on the tracks (probably in Golden, B. C.), as viewed by H. H. West while en route to Vancouver. The railroad cars are viewed from a slightly elevated perspective. They sit on tracks in the near distance and are viewed at an angle from the side. One car sits in full view at center. On the side of the car it reads, "C. P. 273840," and "CANADIAN PACIFIC." Cars sit on either side of it on the tracks; both extend out-of-frame. Along the side of the car at left it reads, "CANADIAN PACIFIC." Along the side of the car at right, it reads, "C. P. 274597." Behind the train, a short water tower stands at center. Trees line the area behind the train at center and right. In the far distance, a ridge of mountains rises across the background.
Date:
July 1, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Canadian Pacific Railway freight cars sitting on the tracks, British Columbia vicinity, 1947

Railroad tracks and mountains, viewed while en route to Vancouver, British Columbia vicinity, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway tracks and junction (probably in Golden, B. C.), as viewed by the Wests while en route to Vancouver. Three sets of tracks enter frame from the bottom edge and extend into the distance towards center, curving towards the left. To the left of the tracks, 3 sheds stand side-by-side in a line that extends back. A train in the distance at center rides along the rightmost track. Another train sits on tracks at far right. Pines stand in the distance and mountains rise across the background.
Date:
July 1, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Railroad tracks and mountains, viewed while en route to Vancouver, British Columbia vicinity, 1947

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

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.
Date:
July 1, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Stretch of Canadian Pacific Railway track, viewed from rear platform, British Columbia vicinity, 1947

Old house standing along the side of the Canadian Pacific Railway, British Columbia vicinity, 1947

Description:
Photograph of a cabin standing along the side of the Canadian Pacific Railway route, as viewed en route to Vancouver. Vegetation grows wild in the foreground. Split-rail and wire fencing weaves through the brush. In the near distance, at center, a dilapidated, old cabin stands. It is viewed at an angle from the front and the side, facing left. Logs sit stacked in a cache attached to the backside of the cabin. Pines stand across the image, behind the cabin. Mountains rise in the background.
Date:
July 1, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Old house standing along the side of the Canadian Pacific Railway, British Columbia vicinity, 1947

William H. Albee, wife Ruth, and dog in front of cabin [copy photograph 1935], British Columbia, 1930

Description:
A copy of a previously taken photograph of William Hamilton Albee, Sr., and wife Ruth Estelle Sutton Albee with their golden retriever in front of a wood cabin in British Columbia, Canada. The couple both carry supplies for their backpacking trip across the Northern British Columbian wilderness. Mr. Albee wears flannel and carries a pack and rifle strung from his shoulder. A spectacled Mrs. Albee also wears a pack and rifle. A pack is additionally strung around their golden retriever's back. The Albees were believed dead in 1930 during their 1100 mile hike, but returned in 1935 to Los Angeles with two toddlers in tow. For five years, they primarily lived off the land, frequently interacting with natives indigenous to the region.
Date:
1930
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
William H. Albee, wife Ruth, and dog in front of cabin [copy photograph 1935], British Columbia, 1930