Chalet at Columbia Icefield with Mertie West and others on the steps, Alberta, 1947

Item Overview

Title

Chalet at Columbia Icefield with Mertie West and others on the steps, 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 Mertie West and other visitors to the Columbia Icefield walking down the steps of a lodge in either Jasper National Park or Banff National Park. A wide dirt road stretches across the foreground. The chalet/lodge stands in partial view in the near distance. The structure is viewed straight-on and extends beyond the frame at top and right. A wide set of steps, left-of-center, descends from the building and towards the camera. Several visitors stand near the top of the steps and face camera. Mertie West stands at the bottom of the steps at center and appears to move towards the right. A large bay window juts out from the building, lining the top of the stairs. Above the bay window, a balcony spans the gap between 2 sets of windows. On the right side of the building, scaffolding stands and above it, a dormer sits on the rooftop.

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

Names

West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972

Location

Alberta

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Lodges--Canada--Alberta
National parks & reserves--Canada