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The Selkirk Mountain Range, near the Glacier House and the Loop, British Columbia Prior, Melton

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Hand-coloured wood engraving by Melton Prior from the Illustrated London News depicting two men on the bank of a river with the Selkirk Mountains and a Canadian Pacific train in the background, including a typed note regarding the print attached to the mat, recto.

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Title
The Selkirk Mountain Range, near the Glacier House and the Loop, British Columbia
Creator
Prior, Melton
Date Created
1888-12-01
Description
Hand-coloured wood engraving by Melton Prior from the Illustrated London News depicting two men on the bank of a river with the Selkirk Mountains and a Canadian Pacific train in the background, including a typed note regarding the print attached to the mat, recto.
Extent
1 print ; 17.5 x 24.5 cm (sight) in mat 33 x 39.5 cm
Subject
Canadian Pacific Railway Company; Mountains
Genre
Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Identifier
CC_OS_00177
Collection
Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. The Chung Collection. CC-OS-00177
Date Available
2015-11
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/
DOI
10.14288/1.0216161
Category
Artwork and images of the C.P.R.
RBSCLocation
Flat storage
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/