Canadian Pacific Westbound Transcontinental Train at Lake Louise, Alberta with Observation Cars filled with Girl Guides
Name/Title
Canadian Pacific Westbound Transcontinental Train at Lake Louise, Alberta with Observation Cars filled with Girl GuidesEntry/Object ID
2021.1223.01Description
Black and white photograph showing the Canadian Pacific transcontinental train traveling Westbound at Lake Louise Alberta in 1927. The train has an observation car on the back and it is full of girl scouts who are all waving to the camera. There is one man standing on the platform and another two men standing outside the observation car, next to it. Distinguishing Features: noneContext
Original document, photograph of the transcontinental train in Lake Louise, Alberta in 1927. The Canadian Pacific Railway was founded in 1881. Part of Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald's dream of Canadian Confederation, the building a transcontinental railway was part of the agreement to get British Columbia to join Confederation. Construction began in 1881 and lasted well into the 1900s to build lines connecting Canada from Vancouver to Montreal.Collection
Library ArchiveCategory
Canadian Pacific