Building the Post Office
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- Date Range
- Ca 1919
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession No.
- 20151083153
- Physical Description
- Black and white photograph
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of men building the Waterton Park post office across from Linnet Lake. Pop Harwood was the first post master at this location which also served as his home until ca. 1926. Man at left is not identified, man in the middle is Stephen Harwood, man on right is Pop Harwood.
- Date Range
- Ca 1919
- Description Level
- Item
- Creator
- Harwood Family
- Physical Description
- Black and white photograph
- Physical Condition
- Excellent
- History Biographical
- Arthur "Pop" Harwood came to Waterton Lakes National Park circa 1914 where he was employed in a variety of jobs before becoming the postmaster, a position he held until the 1950s. He had one son, Stephen, who was an avid photographer and outdoorsman who became a mechanic with the park, married and raised one son, Marvin. See fond description for more detail.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of men building the Waterton Park post office across from Linnet Lake. Pop Harwood was the first post master at this location which also served as his home until ca. 1926. Man at left is not identified, man in the middle is Stephen Harwood, man on right is Pop Harwood.
- Access Restrictions
- Public Access
- Accession No.
- 20151083153
- Collection
- Archive
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