Waputekh Ice Fields, Yoho Valley, Canadian Rockies, 1909

Subjects: Forests & Trees Mountains & Hills
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1909 (Golden Age)

Back of Waputekh Ice Fields, Yoho Valley, Canadian Rockies, 1909, c. 1909 lithograph postcard — Back

About this postcard

Elevated view across the Waputekh Ice Fields, a broad snow-and-ice glacier sweeping down from dark rocky peaks in the Canadian Rockies. Dense evergreen forest fills the lower slopes in the foreground, with a small circular vignette of a mountain scene printed at right.

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PostmarkedWINNIPEG, Manitoba, May 5, 1909, 16:30

Addressed to

Mrs R. L. Stansill

350 9th Ave Roanoke, VA

Postcard record

Postmarked	May 5, 1909, 16:30, WINNIPEG, Manitoba
Publisher	The Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., Ltd.
Condition	Good
Place addressed	350 9th Ave, Roanoke, VA
Place depicted	Canadian Rockies, Canada
Publisher	The Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., Ltd., Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Stamp	1c King Edward VII, green
Stamp	1c Canada, green
Notes	Image fills the frame with no white border; visible halftone/lithographic dot texture, light surface wear and a few small spots. 'Copyright' printed at upper right. Postmark: WINNIPEG MAN MAY 5 4 30 PM 1909. Undivided back with green 'Souvenir Post Card' imprint; heavy foxing/staining left of center and along edges; stamp with wavy flag cancel.

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Waputekh Ice Fields, Yoho Valley, Canadian Rockies, 1909, postcard, c. 1909. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/waputekh-ice-fields-yoho-valley-canadian-rockies-1909. Accessed November 2, 2026.