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Identifier
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wwu:26576
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Title
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A Canadian Pacific Railway lodge stands on an alpine hillside at the base of Mount Stephen, in the background
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Date
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1900-1920
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Description
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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.
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Digital Collection
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Biery (Galen) Papers and Photographs
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Type of resource
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still image
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Object custodian
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Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
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Related Collection
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Galen Biery papers and photographs
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Local Identifier
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gb1668