Kootenai Brown's Grave
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- Date Range
- [1934]
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession No.
- 20151083180
- Physical Description
- Black and white photograph
- Scope and Content
- View of the grave of John George "Kootenai" Brown, first forest ranger in charge of Waterton Lakes National Park. Brown died in 1916 and is buried between his two wives in a special location above Lower Waterton Lake which is enclosed by a white picket fence under perpetual care of park authorities.
- Date Range
- [1934]
- Description Level
- Item
- Creator
- Walter Foster
- Physical Description
- Black and white photograph
- Physical Condition
- Fair
- 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
- View of the grave of John George "Kootenai" Brown, first forest ranger in charge of Waterton Lakes National Park. Brown died in 1916 and is buried between his two wives in a special location above Lower Waterton Lake which is enclosed by a white picket fence under perpetual care of park authorities.
- Access Restrictions
- Public Access
- Accession No.
- 20151083180
- Collection
- Archive
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