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Re-Reading the Archival Photographs: Mining Scientific Photography to Build Many Meanings

Re-Reading the Archival Photographs: Mining Scientific Photography to Build Many Meanings

by Jill Delaney | May 18, 2021 | Historic photos, MLP News, MLP research

Jill Delaney, Lead Archivist, Photography, Private Archives, and MLP Archivist at Library and Archives Canada takes us behind the scenes of the 60,000+ historic images held at LAC and used for the Mountain Legacy Project’s repeat photography studies.

Black Rock Fire Lookout: Legacies and Looking Ahead

Black Rock Fire Lookout: Legacies and Looking Ahead

by Kristen Walsh | Nov 4, 2020 | Historic photos, MLP News

Mining, Memories, and Mountains

Mining, Memories, and Mountains

by Sonia Voicescu | Jul 14, 2020 | Historic photos, MLP News, MLP research

Introducing “A century of high elevation ecosystem change in the Canadian Rocky Mountains”

Introducing “A century of high elevation ecosystem change in the Canadian Rocky Mountains”

by Mary Sanseverino | Jun 23, 2020 | Historic photos, MLP News, MLP research

Time Travel: The Portal from Library and Archives Canada

Time Travel: The Portal from Library and Archives Canada

by Alina Fisher | Feb 21, 2020 | Historic photos, MLP News

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  • Re-Reading the Archival Photographs: Mining Scientific Photography to Build Many Meanings May 18, 2021
  • Digital Permanence in the era of Open Science April 27, 2021
  • Deep learning offers new prospects for exploration of Canada’s changing mountain ecosystems March 4, 2021
  • Fieldwork in a Time of COVID-19 Part 3: Jasper National Park February 15, 2021
  • Fieldwork in a Time of COVID-19 Part 2: Kananaskis Country January 21, 2021
  • Mountains on Fire: Growth, Renewal and Hope January 5, 2021
  • The 11 Days of Mountains: a celebration for Dec 11 – International Mountain Day December 11, 2020
  • Fieldwork in a time of COVID-19 Part 1: Crowsnest Pass November 24, 2020
  • Black Rock Fire Lookout: Legacies and Looking Ahead November 4, 2020
  • Athabasca Glacier and the Visualization Power of Photography September 15, 2020
  • Drawings from the Field August 19, 2020
  • Mining, Memories, and Mountains July 14, 2020
  • Introducing “A century of high elevation ecosystem change in the Canadian Rocky Mountains” June 23, 2020

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  • 2021 (6)
    • May 18 | Re-Reading the Archival Photographs: Mining Scientific Photography to Build Many Meanings
    • April 27 | Digital Permanence in the era of Open Science
    • March 4 | Deep learning offers new prospects for exploration of Canada’s changing mountain ecosystems
    • February 15 | Fieldwork in a Time of COVID-19 Part 3: Jasper National Park
    • January 21 | Fieldwork in a Time of COVID-19 Part 2: Kananaskis Country
    • January 5 | Mountains on Fire: Growth, Renewal and Hope
  • 2020 (11)
    • December 11 | The 11 Days of Mountains: a celebration for Dec 11 – International Mountain Day
    • November 24 | Fieldwork in a time of COVID-19 Part 1: Crowsnest Pass
    • November 4 | Black Rock Fire Lookout: Legacies and Looking Ahead
    • September 15 | Athabasca Glacier and the Visualization Power of Photography
    • August 19 | Drawings from the Field
    • July 14 | Mining, Memories, and Mountains
    • June 23 | Introducing “A century of high elevation ecosystem change in the Canadian Rocky Mountains”
    • June 17 | When the cat’s away: Wildlife’s response to human self-isolation due to the pandemic
    • April 2 | Following their footsteps: Indigenous Territory Acknowledgement
    • February 21 | Time Travel: The Portal from Library and Archives Canada
    • January 20 | Heeding Mountain Hazards
  • 2019 (7)
    • December 9 | Looking back at “Big Ice”: Mt. Logan in the archives
    • October 1 | Who do we want to be here?
    • August 29 | Revisiting Waterton Lakes National Park
    • July 5 | A Viewshed of the ‘Lenscape’
    • June 14 | Discover Mountain Legacy in Discover Magazine!
    • April 29 | A 1937 look into the Nahanni
    • February 28 | Where the (Re)Wild Things Are
  • 2018 (16)
    • December 12 | MLP photos featured on LensCulture’s Instagram feed
    • December 5 | Different viewpoints, same landscape: do land-based photos and Landsat imagery paint the same picture?
    • November 20 | Placing oblique photos on the map
    • November 4 | Thinking about Thinking Mountains 2018
    • October 17 | Mountain Legacy “Sparks” an interest on CBC Radio
    • September 18 | Breaking News: LensCulture interviews MLP’s Alex Hakonsen
    • August 8 | Field Notes: Stepping off the beaten path
    • August 2 | Landscape change in Cadomin, Alberta – 1922 to 2018
    • July 3 | Meet the Summer 2018 Field Crew!
    • June 11 | What’s up with the piles of rocks on mountaintops?
    • May 28 | Rephotography in Amsterdam: Trams, Espresso, and Department Stores
    • April 12 | Everything seen from the top of a mountain
    • March 5 | Lightning Peak
    • February 8 | Mountain Legacy at the Alpine Club of Canada’s 2017 General Mountaineering Camp
    • January 10 | A reflection on the 2017 field season
    • January 1 | International Mountain Day and the Mountain Legacy Project
  • 2017 (2)
    • September 26 | Mountain Legacy Project researcher, Andrew Trant, featured in Nature article
    • July 31 | Welcome to the new website!
  • 2016 (1)
    • June 18 | Back in the mountains again!
  • 2014 (9)
    • September 3 | Season’s end
    • August 31 | Special Edition: Vegetation Patterns and Fluvial Geomorphology of the Bow and Elbow Watershed
    • August 19 | Mid-August updates: Finishing at Shunda and back to Kannanaskis
    • August 11 | Icefield highway and welcome to Shunda Fire Base in Clearwater County
    • July 30 | A week in the Willmore
    • July 22 | Extinguishing the haze around repeat photography
    • July 16 | Our dream job
    • July 9 | The 2014 field season begins!
    • July 7 | Come Exploring with MLP
  • 2013 (1)
    • December 15 | A seasonal pick-me-up from the Mountain Legacy Project
  • 2012 (9)
    • September 2 | If you’re lucky enough to be in the mountains…you’re lucky enough.
    • September 2 | The Best Adventures: Heike’s Final Combination Blog Post
    • August 20 | The Robson Finale and Returning Home
    • August 13 | B’s, Be’s, and Bees.
    • August 8 | “Damn, this is a straight highway!”
    • July 31 | Of Rainbows and Thunderstorms: Navigating the Willmore
    • July 24 | A Series of Short Flashbacks!
    • July 21 | MLP 2012 Crew 101
    • July 21 | All Encompassing Welcome to MLP 2012 and Update!
  • 2011 (7)
    • December 24 | Better Late Than Never
    • August 30 | Mt. Robson and Home
    • August 21 | The Windy Willmore
    • August 12 | Taking Photos While the Sun Shines
    • August 2 | Takin’ Pics in the Clearwater
    • July 30 | SPOT – Track Progress Function
    • July 29 | Return to the field, 2011
  • 2010 (36)
    • September 19 | And they packed up for the winter
    • August 18 | A Day in the Life
    • August 18 | Meet the Crew
    • August 18 | Update From Camp Legacy
    • August 9 | Legacy Base
    • August 4 | Hey from Grotto
    • July 28 | Assiniboine and Kootenays
    • July 26 | Tired Out
    • July 21 | Sunshine!
    • July 19 | It was a dark and stormy…
    • July 17 | The Girls on Gondolas and Glaciers
    • July 16 | No Pity Ever.
    • July 12 | Photographing the 4th Dimension
    • July 12 | Meadow
    • July 5 | Top of Cliff to Kitchen Floor
    • July 1 | Cliffing
    • June 29 | We are at summer camp.
    • June 24 | Ranchin’
    • June 21 | It’s All About the View
    • June 20 | Leisure Day
    • June 20 | Nondescript
    • June 18 | Digitize!
    • June 17 | Rain
    • June 13 | Sunny Days
    • June 12 | Rockin
    • June 11 | Spring Ski
    • June 9 | Punishment
    • June 7 | Tick Tally
    • June 6 | Off Roadin’
    • June 4 | Shelter from the storm
    • June 4 | The Road
    • June 3 | MLP Q&A No. 1: Alpaca vs Llama
    • June 3 | Eastward Ho!
    • May 28 | New Wheels
    • May 16 | Is that tent bigger than your car?
    • May 11 | 2010 Preparations Begin!
  • 2009 (15)
    • September 10 | Faux Toes
    • September 4 | All Ahead Rush and the Windy Blues
    • August 10 | Kootenay wrap-up
    • August 6 | Mount Lady MacDonald – Take 2!
    • August 4 | Smoke on the water
    • July 28 | Fore!
    • July 26 | Thunderstruck
    • July 24 | And the adventures of J. J. McArthur begin!
    • July 10 | On the road again
    • July 6 | Track our progress with Google Earth!
    • June 22 | Arr, matey!
    • June 18 | Rain, rain go away…
    • June 17 | The Big Re-Cap: Month no. 1
    • June 15 | Ketchup
    • June 8 | Welcome to the Mountain Legacy Project’s Blog

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