Collection search - Saskatchewan, Peace River, Rocky Mountains and Northern British Columbia views [graphic material]. C.P. Exploration Party, Canada

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Saskatchewan, Peace River, Rocky Mountains and Northern British Columbia views [graphic material]. C.P. Exploration Party, Canada

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Date:

1872-1873.

Reference:

R2171-1-6-E, Box number: A 0060

Type of material:

Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

156666

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D.M. Beach Old & Rare Books Collection

Saskatchewan, Peace River, Rocky Mountains and Northern British Columbia views
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File includes:

40 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1872-1873.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

1 album (40 photographs) : b&w.

Language of material:

English

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Album containing photographs taken during the topographic survey for the Canadian Pacific Railroad in 1872 to 1873. Included are views of Saskatchewan, Peace River, Alberta, Rocky Mountains and Northern British Columbia. Contains several photos of tipis (teepees), Red River carts, carrioles and dogs, and depictions of First Nations camps, specifically Nehiyawak (Cree), a group of Piikani at Rocky Mountain House, and a suspension bridge created by Wet'suwet'en people. Photographs by Charles Horetzky from Alexander Henderson's studio in Montreal.

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Canadian Pacific Railway Company
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Photographer: Horetzky, Charles, 1840-1900

Printer: Henderson, Alexander, 1831-1913
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Graphic (photo) (Electronic) Finding aid is an item level list of the 40 b&w photographs in this album. (99: Closed pending processing)

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Related material:

Original negatives for some of the images are located in the Topley Studio fonds, accession no. 1936-270. Some of the same prints are also located in the Canadian Pacific Railway Survey, see the Fleming fonds (accession no. 1936-272) and Horetsky views album (accession no. 1939-424), as well as the Hector-Louis Langevin fonds (accession no. 1963-009) and the Charles Horetsky fonds (accession no. 1946-164).
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Canadian Pacific Railway Surveys

Rocheuses canadiennes (C.-B. et Alb.)

Rocky Mountains, Canadian (B.C. and Alta.)

Railroads - Surveying

Chemins de fer
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Private
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Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [BEACH, D. M. 1973-011]

[Consultation 90 Open]

A 0060 File number 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Charles Horetzky / D.M. Beach Old & Rare Books Collection / Library and Archives Canada / e011308320.
Copyright: Expired.
Restrictions on use: nil.

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