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Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

The dominating peak of the Athabasca Valley, Jasper National Park. Named to honor the heroine nurse of World War 1, Cavell's snowclad summit was a famous landmark during exploration days of the Canadian…
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Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

Here, in a photograph taken along the road which each year leads thousands of visitors to its base, is Mount Edith Cavell. Dominating the Athabasca Valley at Jasper, Cavell was named in memory of the heroine…
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Mt. Edith Cavell was named for the heroic nurse who was shot during World War I. its former name during the days of the fur trade was La Montagne de la Grande Traverse. It was a much used landmark as its elevation 11,033 ft. (3363 m.) make it one of…
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7/21/63 Dear "Roomie," Back Here. Again. At Jasper lodge after after an exciting week of sight seeing in Canada. Love Jasper. As you said I would. One more week and then I'll begin working "eastward" by degrees. Love, Ruth Miss Dorothy Farra Dean…
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The Dominating peak of the Athabasca Valley, Jasper National Park. Named to honor the heroine nurse of World War 1, Cavell's snowclad summit was a famous landmark during exploration days of the Canadian Rockies, and of the overland route to the…
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