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The Narrows, Maligne Lake,
Jasper National Park, Alberta
1929, by William Oliver
Inspired by the economic benefits of a growing tourist
industry, the National Parks Branch established a publicity
and information division in 1921. The new agency was
to ensure that "tourist and holiday attractions
... are brought to the notice of the travelling public
abroad." To meet this objective, professional photographers
were hired to produce photographs and films featuring
spectacular views of Canada's national parks. Here photographer
Oliver focussed his camera on recreational activities
which he set against a picturesque background, as in
this image of canoeists on Maligne Lake.
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