Details
Creator Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer.
Title Victoria Glacier, [Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada] [graphic].
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1921
Date July 21, 1921
Physical Description 1 photograph: gelatin silver print; 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Description Photograph taken during a family trip to Canada and Washington state showing a group climbing Victoria Glacier at Lake Louise. Each climber carries a walking stick or pick and is connected to the others by a rope around their waists. A man stands near the top of the hill behind a camera on a tripod. Lake Louise is a glacial lake in Alberta, Canada, named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria. The Victoria Glacier, located partially over Mount Victoria, was first recorded in photographs in 1897 by William Hittel Sherzer. It was subsequently photographed by Morris family friends George Jr., William, and Mary Vaux on and off from 1898 to 1912.
Notes See Janet Morris, Summer 1921, Trip West Diary, v. 1, p. 38 [P.2014.69.1].
Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris.
Edited.
Subject Cameras.
Glaciers -- Canada.
Hiking -- Canada.
Travel -- Canada.
Philadelphia artists.
Geographic subject Lake Louise (Alta.)
Genre Gelatin silver prints.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2014.69.11]
Accession number P.2014.69.11