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Dedication of the Cairn that Marks the American Section of Waterton Glacier International Peace Park

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Material Type
Photograph
Date Range
2 August 1947
Description Level
Item
Accession No.
20021071073-035
Physical Description
Black and white photograph
Scope and Content
At the microphone dedicating the two parks to everlasting peace is Rt. Rev. H. R. Ragg, (Anglican) Lord Bishop of Calgary. At his right and second from the left is the Ven. Archdeacon Samuel H. Middleton of St. Paul’s Indian School and chairman of the international committee of Rotarians who spon…
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Material Type
Photograph
Date Range
2 August 1947
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
Black and white photograph
Physical Condition
Excellent
Scope and Content
At the microphone dedicating the two parks to everlasting peace is Rt. Rev. H. R. Ragg, (Anglican) Lord Bishop of Calgary. At his right and second from the left is the Ven. Archdeacon Samuel H. Middleton of St. Paul’s Indian School and chairman of the international committee of Rotarians who sponsored the dedication ceremony and construction of the cairns. At the right of the picture are Lt. Gov. J. C. Bowen of Alberta and Lt. Gov Easton of Montana, Senator William A. Buchanan, James Smart of the Dominion parks department, Joseph Low of Cardston, a member of the Rotary committee, other Rotarians and parks officials.
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These photographs are part of file 20021071073. The file contains photographs, construction plans and print material from the project to build cairns to mark the Canadian and American sections of the park. The file is in the manuscript section.
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