Columbia Icefield (B.C.-Alta.)

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Columbia Icefield (B.C.-Alta.)

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[A quick journey across British Columbia]

Travelogue. Made two weeks after the opening of the Big Bend highway and the Banff-Jasper Highway, this film depicts the scenery of British Columbia as seen from the Trans-Canada Highway between Vancouver and Field, with side trips from Jasper to Banff and into the Okanagan Valley.

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The item consists of the A-roll original picture of a travelogue from around 1950. It utilizes film shot by BC Electric vice-president W.C. Mainwaring on a holiday trip to Jasper, Banff and Calgary. It includes much footage of mountain scenery, including Lake Louise, Mount Avery, Columbia Icefield, Athabasca Falls, a trail ride and a riverboat trip. BC locations include Kootenay National Park and Radium Hot Springs.