Original photograph of Lake Louise in Banff National Park by the well known Canadian photographer William J.L. (Bill) Gibbons. Gibbons was born in 1914 and died in 1994. Mounted. Titled lower left margin. Signed with location lower right margin. Condition is excellent. Circa 1955. Unframed. Overall, newly professionally matted size 16 by 20 inches. Provenance: A Red Bank, New Jersey collector.
Banff is a resort town in the province of Alberta, located within Banff National Park. The peaks of Mt. Rundle and Mt. Cascade, part of the Rocky Mountains, dominate its skyline. On Banff Avenue, the main thoroughfare, boutiques and restaurants mix with château-style hotels and souvenir shops. The surrounding 6,500 square kilometres of parkland are home to wildlife including elk and grizzly bears.
Lake Louise is a hamlet within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. Named after Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, it lies in Alberta's Rockies on the Bow River, 3 km (1.9 mi) northeast of the lake that shares its name. Initially settled in 1884 as an outpost for the Canadian Pacific Railway, Lake Louise sits at an elevation of 1,600 m (5,200 ft), making it Canada's highest community. The nearby lake, framed by mountains, is one of the most famous mountain vistas in the world.