Parade Float
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- Date Range
- July 1, 1937
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession No.
- 20151083209
- Physical Description
- Black and white photograph
- Scope and Content
- View of a parade float promoting Waterton Lakes National Park in the Cardston Jubilee Parade celebrating 50 years since the town of Cardston was established. The float featured a tent in a forest with a bear climbing a tree and an unidentified swimsuit clad girl wearing a banner that read: "Miss Wa…
- Date Range
- July 1, 1937
- 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
- View of a parade float promoting Waterton Lakes National Park in the Cardston Jubilee Parade celebrating 50 years since the town of Cardston was established. The float featured a tent in a forest with a bear climbing a tree and an unidentified swimsuit clad girl wearing a banner that read: "Miss Waterton." The man on the float is not named. The photo was taken on Waterton's Windflower Avenue in front of the International Service Station owned by Ernie Haug Senior.
- Access Restrictions
- Public Access
- Accession No.
- 20151083209
- Collection
- Archive
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