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Publisher
Altitude Publishing Ltd
Postmark Date
1991
Date Published
1970-1991
Publishing Note
Published by Altitude Publishing Ltd, box 490, Banff, Alberta Canada, Tol OCO. Produced and printed in Canada. Description on back © Don Harmon
Postcard Text
Mt. Edith Cavell - Mt. Edith Cavell was named for a heroic nurse who was shot during World War I. Its former name during 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 the highest peaks near Jasper.
Postcard Number
J-28
Personal Name Subject
Cavell, Edith, 1865-1915
Topical Subject
Mountains -- Alberta; World War, 1914-1918 -- Atrocities -- Belgium; World War, 1914-1918 -- Women; Nurses -- England; Nurses -- Belgium
Geographic Subject
Jasper National Park (Alta.); Canadian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.)
Medical Subject
Nurses -- Belgium; Nurses -- Great Britain; Prisoners -- Belgium; Capital Punishment -- Belgium; World War I -- Belgium
City/Country Location
Jasper (Alta.)
Original Item Medium
postcards
Original Item Size
11 x 15 cm.
Genre
postcards
Local Genre
postcard
Type
Still Image; Text
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
Rights
The copyright and related rights status of this material is unknown. Acknowledgement of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Collection
Kay Seidenberg Nursing Postcard Collection
Source
Original postcard: Mt. Edith Cavell, Kay Seidenberg Nursing Postcard Collection, Accession Number 2016-02-01, Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
cavell_053b.jpg