Title

Valley of the Bow River, Alberta, Canada', c1897.

Caption

'Valley of the Bow River, Alberta, Canada', c1897. Fur trader James Gaddy and the Hudson's Bay Company explorer David Thompson are considered the first Europeans to see the Bow River. From 1910 to 1960, the Bow River and its tributaries were engineered to provide hydroelectric power. From "A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N. Greig & Co., London, c1897]

Date

1897

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F13_020

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

81,0Mb (3,4Mb) / 20,0in x 15,7in / 6003 x 4714 (300dpi)

Keywords

photograph landscape nature forest exterior outdoors river scenic North America tree plant plants discovery arts mountain mountains country book valley view Canada Canadian geography evergreen Alberta New World scenery location century vista literature concept bow river North American B&W MONOCHROME Hydroelectricity Day 19th century black & white black and white B W nineteenth century trees The Print Collector geographical feature TGN outside photograph landscape Hudson's Bay Company Unknown Cromwell James Thompson George David Co George Cromwell Professor George Cromwell Professor George R Cromwell George R Cromwell Tour Through the New World America George R Geo R Cromwell CN Greig & Co CN Greig & David Thompson James Gaddy Gaddy