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Historical Jasper and Canada

Jasper National Park, originally named "Jasper Forest Park", was formed in 1907. Human use of the land spans much longer than that, from natives to 1800s fur traders. Culled from the NY Public Library, Archives Canada and my own collections, these Jasper pictures show what was going on inside the area of the current park in times past. Knowing the history of Jasper helps visitors to better appreciate the park. Another place to learn more is at the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum in Jasper.

1940s Jasper National Park Postcard Folder - Outside of Postcard Folder - Canadian Rockies

1940s Jasper National Park Postcard Folder

Outside of Postcard Folder

"The Cottages" from 1940s Jasper National Park Postcard Folder - Depicts Jasper Park Lodge - Canadian Rockies

"The Cottages" from 1940s Jasper National Park Postcard Folder

Depicts Jasper Park Lodge

"Golf Course" from 1940s Jasper National Park Postcard Folder - Shows the Famous Jasper Park Lodge Golf Course - Canadian Rockies

"Golf Course" from 1940s Jasper National Park Postcard Folder

Shows the Famous Jasper Park Lodge Golf Course

Where it all began:  Jasper House - Jasper House 1872 - Canadian Rockies

Where it all began: Jasper House

Jasper House 1872

Jasper National Park Sign - Old wooden sign - Canadian Rockies

Jasper National Park Sign

Old wooden sign

Early explorers - Crossing Deep Creek, 60 miles north of Hazelton, Skeena River District, British Columbia.  Early 1900s. - Canadian Rockies

Early explorers

Crossing Deep Creek, 60 miles north of Hazelton, Skeena River District, British Columbia. Early 1900s.

Blacksmith shop - A blacksmith shop Jasper explorers and traders would have visited to buy supplies and have metal work done. - Canadian Rockies

Blacksmith shop

A blacksmith shop Jasper explorers and traders would have visited to buy supplies and have metal work done.

Loggers - Loggers provided the materials to build and heat Canada. - Canadian Rockies

Loggers

Loggers provided the materials to build and heat Canada.

Native Peoples - Native Peoples in New Westminster, British Columbia. - Canadian Rockies

Native Peoples

Native Peoples in New Westminster, British Columbia.

Thompson River Indians - Thompson River Indians in British Columbia, west of Jasper - Canadian Rockies

Thompson River Indians

Thompson River Indians in British Columbia, west of Jasper

Pondering the Yellowhead Pass - Taking in the scenery - Canadian Rockies

Pondering the Yellowhead Pass

Taking in the scenery

Burial site - Native peoples' burial site in Lytton, B.C. - Canadian Rockies

Burial site

Native peoples' burial site in Lytton, B.C.

Bob Sleds in Jasper in 1872 - The only way to travel in the snow - Canadian Rockies

Bob Sleds in Jasper in 1872

The only way to travel in the snow

Jasper House bob sleds - Bob sleds circa 1872 - Canadian Rockies

Jasper House bob sleds

Bob sleds circa 1872

Hanging out at Mr McCall's House - A resident's house - Canadian Rockies

Hanging out at Mr McCall's House

A resident's house

The McCall Family - An early Jasper home - Canadian Rockies

The McCall Family

An early Jasper home

Bears on the Golf Course - Can you imagine? - Canadian Rockies

Bears on the Golf Course

Can you imagine?

Black Bear on Postcard - From a Vintage Postcard - Canadian Rockies

Black Bear on Postcard

From a Vintage Postcard

Having Lunch in Jasper National Park - Historical postcard in Tonquin Valley in Jasper - Canadian Rockies

Having Lunch in Jasper National Park

Historical postcard in Tonquin Valley in Jasper

Canadian Mountie in Jasper Park -  - Canadian Rockies

Canadian Mountie in Jasper Park

Vintage Mountain Goat Postcard - From the 1940s - Canadian Rockies

Vintage Mountain Goat Postcard

From the 1940s

 

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