Vancouver: The Golden City of the West

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Title

Vancouver: The Golden City of the West

Description

All but one of the photographs in this souvenir book were taken by Leonard Frank, one of Vancouver's leading photographers in the early-twentieth century. Frank's photograph of the newly-constructed Burrard Bridge is particularly noteworthy: Frank matches the bridge's modern style with a modern photograph emphasizing the strong lines of the steel structure. The way the view is framed recalls the "new vision" of Modernist photographers who challenged traditional perspectives.

Creator

Leonard Frank (photographer)

Date

[1935]
23.0 x 29.5 cm
FC 3847.3 V352 1935

Collection

Citation

Leonard Frank (photographer), “Vancouver: The Golden City of the West,” Bruce Peel Special Collections Library Online Exhibits, accessed May 31, 2025, https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/items/show/3064.

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