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Waputekh Ice Fields, Yoho Valley, Canadian Rockies, circa 1910

Subjects
Forests & TreesMountains & Hills
Card type
Lithograph
Date
Postmarked May 5, 1909 (Golden Age)
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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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PublisherThe Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., Ltd.
Waputekh Ice Fields, Yoho Valley, Canadian Rockies Copyright --- SOUVENIR POST CARD The Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., Ltd., Montreal and Toronto Printed in Great Britain Copyright by W. Notman & Son
PostmarkedWinnipeg, Manitoba, May 5, 1909, 16:30
Stamp
Addressed to
R. L. Stansill

350 9th Ave, Roanoke, Va, U.S.A.

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Postmarked, Winnipeg, Manitoba
ConditionGood
Place addressed350 9th Ave, Roanoke, VA
Place depictedCanadian Rockies
PublisherMontreal, Quebec
Stamp1c Canada, green
NotesImage 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, circa 1910, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/waputekh-ice-fields-yoho-valley-canadian-rockies-circa-1910. Accessed October 5, 2026.