Field, a pioneer City in the Woods of British Columbia, Canada.

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Title

Field, a pioneer City in the Woods of British Columbia, Canada.

Subject

Field, Canada

Description

A stereoscopic image of Field, a pioneer City in the Woods of British Columbia, Canada.

The Canadian Pacific Railway formally established the village of Field, originally known as ‘Third Siding’, in 1883 as a work camp. The camp was needed for the local operations preparing the railway line from Laggan (Lake Louise, AB) over the Kicking Horse Pass and down the Kicking Horse river valley toward where Field stands today[

Publisher

Underwood & Underwood

Date

1900

Rights

Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

Format

178 mm x 89 mm

Type

Image

Identifier

ST0044

Medium

Albumen print

Accrual Method

Gift

Provenance

Pete Spencer, Bolton, UK, Former Owner

Original Format

Stereograph

Collection

Tags

Citation

“Field, a pioneer City in the Woods of British Columbia, Canada.,” Fourtoes, accessed December 22, 2024, https://collection.fourtoes.co.uk/items/show/302.