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The Lens of Time: A Repeat Photography of Landscape Changes in the Canadian Rockies.(Brief article)(Book review)

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by Cliff White and E.J. (Ted) Hart. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 312 pp., profusely illus., colour plates, soft cover, $69.95.

Repeat photography, for those not familiar with the term, refers to taking modern photographs from the same position of early ones, so that one can see the similarities and differences that have occurred over time.

Drawing upon magnificent photo collections of the Calgary-to-Banff corridor and adjacent regions, the authors provide a splendid series of contemporary and vintage views. For example, a 1920 view of an oiled road near the Rundle range is contrasted with the modern six-lane highway of today. The ...

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