A Canadian Pacific Railway lodge stands on an alpine hillside at the base of Mount Stephen, in the background
Front caption: "657 -- 'Mount Stephen' House, Field, W.M. Notman & Sons, Montreal." To service the anticipated rush of tourists, Van Horne, builder of the Canadian Pacific Railroad, ordered the construction of a series of hotel dining stations along the main line through the mountains. The first of these was Mount Stephens House in Field, which was finished in 1886 at a cost of $20,000. Its interior was executed in high Victorian style -- complete with gas lights, heavy broacades, pump organs, and caged canaries.
Object Details
Creators/Contributors
- Biery, Galen - Collector open_in_new Biery, Galen's website (opens in new tab)
- Notman (Wm.) & Son, Montreal - Photographer
Collection
collections Biery (Galen) Papers and Photographs
Date Created
Circa 1900 (date is approximate) to Circa 1920 (date is approximate)
Extent
- 1 black and white print
- 9 x 7
Publisher
Digital objects made available by the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Physical location
- WaBeCP
- Western Washington University
Repository
Resource type
Related to
Galen Biery papers and photographs
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Identifier
gb1668
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