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| Title | Woman and boy at overlook in Mount Revelstoke Park, ca. 1955 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | ca. 1955 |
| Notes | On verso of image: No. 6836. A Rocky Mountain panorama stretches out before the viewer at an invigorating altitude in Mount Revelstoke Park, British Columbia. Please credit British Columbia Government Travel Bureau, Victoria, B.C.
Filed in British Columbia--General |
| Contextual Notes | In 1908, the City of Revelstoke broke a trail to the summit of the mountain and later completed trails to some of the alpine lakes. Local citizens lobbied the provincial and federal governments for construction of a road to the summit. Mount Revelstoke was established as a National Park in 1914, after considerable advocacy by local residents, in recognition of its unspoiled mountain scenery, its sub-alpine wildflower meadows, and its potential for recreational use. The Meadows-in-the-Sky Parkway was built between 1911 and 1927.
Little is known concerning the area's use by native groups prior to European contact. Before the coming of the railway, the confluence of the Columbia and Illecillewaet Rivers just outside the park was used as an encampment by fur traders and explorers on the Columbia, and as a supply point for mining operations. Railway construction in 1885 made the river junction (known as Farwell) a focus of activity. Farwell was renamed Revelstoke and became a CPR divisional point after the completion of the railway.
Human heritage resources of national significance are found in Mount Revelstoke, commemorating the mountain's use as one of Canada's first ski hills. From 1915 to the late 1960's annual ski jumping competitions were held on Mount Revelstoke, the longest period of any Canadian ski jumping venues. |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | National parks & reserves--British Columbia; Scenic overlooks--British Columbia; Mountains--British Columbia |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Mount Revelstoke National Park (B.C.) |
| Location Depicted | Canada--British Columbia--Mount Revelstoke National Park |
| Digital Collection | Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection
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| Order Number | AWC0712
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| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Canada Photograph Collection. PH Coll 393 |
| Object Type | Photograph |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 100 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2004. |
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