Aquila Books# 135196

Peabody, Henry G.

Cascade Mountain from Sanitarium at Banff, Alberta [Original Silverprint Photograph].

Banff, Alberta: Detroit Photographic Co, 1902. Very good. Original Silverprint photograph. 17.5 X 23.5 CM (7" X 9.25"). Some slight wear to edges with a small chip to bottom left corner. Light creasing to both top corners. A clean, clear and detailed image. Title and copy right information below image.

Image shows Cascade Mountain. Located in the Bow River Valley of Banff National Park, adjacent to the town of Banff the mountain was named in 1858 by James Hector after the waterfall or cascade on the southern flanks of the peak. The mountain has also been called Stoney Chief, which is related to the name of the smaller neighbouring mountain Stoney Squaw, which is still in use. Cascade is the highest mountain adjacent to the town site.

The view in the photograph is from the Brett Sanatorium and Hotel which was established in the 1880s, in response to the discovery of the sulphur hot springs in Banff. Their marvelous healing powers quickly became well-known throughout the world and attracted many wealthy people to come and "take the waters."

Henry Greenwood Peabody (1855-1951), photographer, lecturer, and publisher of educational slides and films, enjoyed a remarkable career spanning nearly sixty years. In 1898 accepted a position with the Detroit Publishing Company, the largest postcard publisher in the United States. From 1900-1908 he served as field photographer on both the east and west coasts. Famed landscape photographer and company founder William Henry Jackson selected Peabody for this position because of the high regard in which he held Peabody's outdoor work.

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