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Mountain Legacy Project

The Canadian Mountain West 1861 to the Present

9th Mountain Cartography Workshop

M.E. Sanseverino, E. Higgs, R. Arthur, R. Watt: University of Victoria

Banff, Alberta, April 24, 2014

Making meaning with repeat survey processes in the Canadian mountain west

University of Victoria: Jenna Falk, Heike Lettrari, Chris Gat, Tanya Taggert-Hodge

Mountain Legacy Project

The Canadian Mountain West 1861 to the Present

Library and Archives Canada Alberta ESRD B.C. Parks

Acknowledgements

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Discussion:

• Setting an intention around “meaning”
• Processes:
• Historical
• In the field
• Creating the images
• Images and meaning: Historical and modern
• Ongoing and future work

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The Historical Surveyors

• M. Bridgland's 1914 crew:

Waterton/Crowsnest area, S. Alberta Topographer and assistant 1887

The Historic Tools

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Extent of the Collection

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Tools of the Trade (today!)

Examples from the 2012 Field Season

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MLP Process: In the Field

• Problem solving from the field

King Creek Ridge K-Country

Wheeler 1911 – MLP 2012 The Rainbow Range, Mt. Robson Provincial Park: Creating the Image Pairs

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Original Sources

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MLP Process: Creating the Images

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Problem: Re-projecting image

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Wheeler 1913 - Nub #1 Station

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MLP 2010 McArthur 1888 - Sulphur Ridge North

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MLP 2009 Wheeler 1911 - Ptarmigan Peak Station

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MLP - 2011

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Lots more to do …

Interdisciplinary Research Outreach and Engagement Continue to build and curate the collection

2014-05-08 17 “May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing

• view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.” Edward

dward Abbey

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