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The new Banff-Jasper highway runs along the eastern flank of the Rockies and here passes close to the foot of the Athabaska glacier, an ice stream that feeds water to the Arctic Ocean
The new Banff-Jasper highway runs along the eastern flank of the Rockies and here passes close to the foot of the Athabaska glacier, an ice stream that feeds water to the Arctic Ocean

The new Banff-Jasper highway runs along the eastern flank of the Rockies and here passes close to the foot of the Athabaska glacier, an ice stream that feeds water to the Arctic Ocean

Date1/23/1941
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Original Toronto Star caption: The new Banff-Jasper highway runs along the eastern flank of the Rockies and here passes close to the foot of the Athabaska glacier; an ice stream that feeds water to the Arctic Ocean.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0105104F
Tong war takes place right in the middle of the Banff-Jasper Highway, glorious stretch of mountain road that no visitor to the Rockies should miss. Mo(...)
Tong war takes place right in the middle of the Banff-Jasper Highway, glorious stretch of mountain road that no visitor to the Rockies should miss. Mo(...)
7/9/1973
Pack trains like this plod single file through the snowy trails and rcky passes as they carry provisions and weapons to the lofty peaks fo the Rockies(...)
Pack trains like this plod single file through the snowy trails and rcky passes as they carry provisions and weapons to the lofty peaks fo the Rockies(...)
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6/16/1945
It in the Rockies proves the royal tour's must restful adventure, Their majesties left their train at Jasper, walked briskly to a waiting car, then dr(...)
It in the Rockies proves the royal tour's must restful adventure, Their majesties left their train at Jasper, walked briskly to a waiting car, then dr(...)
6/5/1939
High point for Hitchhikers is the Banff-Jasper Highway where mountains peaks stretch 10,000 feet into the skies on each side of the road and mountain (...)
High point for Hitchhikers is the Banff-Jasper Highway where mountains peaks stretch 10,000 feet into the skies on each side of the road and mountain (...)
7/9/1973
It's business before pleasure, A tiny boat rides perilously close to the stern of the cargo ship Cap Castillo as it passes through the break-water and(...)
It's business before pleasure, A tiny boat rides perilously close to the stern of the cargo ship Cap Castillo as it passes through the break-water and(...)
4/19/1970
A steady stream of work barges passes you as you cruise down the Rhine and many of them are worth a second look
A steady stream of work barges passes you as you cruise down the Rhine and many of them are worth a second look
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Rambles in the North-west, across the prairies, and in the passes of the Rocky Mountains
Rambles in the North-west, across the prairies, and in the passes of the Rocky Mountains
1885
The Kootanie and Boundary Passes of the Rocky Mountains
The Kootanie and Boundary Passes of the Rocky Mountains
1860
Ten Minutes' walk from the end of the highway takes hikers to the foot of Glacier of the Angel, on Mt
Ten Minutes' walk from the end of the highway takes hikers to the foot of Glacier of the Angel, on Mt
9/13/1947
David Bitman, 16: He feeds hungry Argonauts and brings water to linebacker Ray Nettles
David Bitman, 16: He feeds hungry Argonauts and brings water to linebacker Ray Nettles
7/27/1977
On the first leg of the Jasper-Banff relay race, coach Don Doc Lyons offers a watersoaked sponge and Gatorade to runner Marjory Stewart. A Toronto ins(...)
On the first leg of the Jasper-Banff relay race, coach Don Doc Lyons offers a watersoaked sponge and Gatorade to runner Marjory Stewart. A Toronto ins(...)
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