Archival photograph of Takakkaw Falls in Yoho Valley, Field BC, Canadian Rockies, with four Victorian-era figures in foreground, early 1900s

Back of Takakkaw Falls Yoho Valley postcard, used, King Edward VII stamp, Field BC postmark, addressed to Miss Lizzie McLean Saskatchewan, CPR News Service publisher

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Takakkaw Falls, Yoho Valley, Field British Columbia - Canadian Rockies - RPO to Briercrest Sask Postcard SP24

Scene Details:

Oval vignette composition showing Takakkaw Falls cascading down a sheer rock face
Four Victorian-era figures standing in the valley floor gazing up at the falls
Dense conifer forest in the mid-ground
Caption reads: "Takakkaw Falls, Yoho Valley — Field, Canadian Rockies"
Blue-toned photographic print

Publisher: Canadian Pacific Railway News Service — Printed in Great Britain
Back: Undivided back, used

Postal Markings:

Circular date stamp: Field, B.C., early 1900s (c. 1904)
Green 2-cent stamp, King Edward VII issue
Addressed to Miss Lizzie McLean, Bain Crest, Saskatchewan
Dense handwritten message referencing travel

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