Kootenay National Park (B.C.)

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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.

[Calgary no. 2]

Amateur film. Kootenay scenes in vicinity of Vermilion Lodge. Rock formations and dinosaur replicas at Drumheller, Alberta. Trip to Lake Louise by CPR train. Scenery and resort views. Footage from train going through mountain passes and tunnels. Miscellaneous travel footage. Davie Fulton at picnic site. Bassano Dam site.

Kootenay east

Travelogue. From Revelstoke to Golden over the Big Bend Highway, and south to the U.S. border and Creston, with views of Kootenay and Yoho National Parks and southeastern BC. Footage of interest includes: Revelstoke station and rail yards with locomotives; coal mines and miners at Fernie; coke ovens at Michel; farming in Creston area.

Vacation time

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.