The Lounge, Jasper Park Lodge, C.N. Rlwys.
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Text
- Item Type
- Postcards
- Description
- A postcard of the Lounge at Jasper Park Lodge sent to Mrs. R.B. Layton in Lacombe, Alberta from her son James (re-addressed to Bentley, Alberta). In June, 1922, Canadian National Railways officially opened Jasper Park Lodge. The main building was touted as the largest single-storey log structure in the world.
- Inscriptions
- Reverse reads:
"Dear Mother,
Have a train of about 90 cars our stock [i.e. livestock] is about 75 cars away. We went through the rockeys [sic] on the top of a Caboose in our B.V.D's. Haven't seen our stock yet.
James" - Date of Original
- July 1931
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- OILL0091
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Latitude: 52.8724454814888 Longitude: -118.078994750977
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- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
- Contact
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