Two buildings part of the Jasper Rooms Hotel, which are today the Athabaca Hotel.

An artillery piece has been put on display on Jasper's Connaught Drive. You can see the McDowell Store in the background. The gun is likely a captured German light field gun, one of over 900 that were captured by Canadian troops during the First World War and then distributed as trophies to communities across Canada.

An early view of Jasper's main administration building in wintertime.

A Haida totem pole has been erected in the middle of Jasper.

Businesses on Connaught Drive in the centre of Jasper's townsite. Visible businesses include Shaws, Jackman's Store, Jefferies, Scrivens, the Cavell Restaurant, Cook's Bakery and McDonald & Mason's Clothing Store.

A frontal view of the Jasper National Park administration building.

A quarter view of Jasper National Park's administration building.

A group of skiers prepare to start a race on Connaught Ave.

Carpenters are at work creating wooden frames on Patricia Lake for Operation Habbakuk.

Men working on Project Habbakuk at Patricia Lake just north of Jasper.
The Jasper Yellowhead Archives describes Project Habbakuk thusly:
"In 1943, the National Research Council coordinated the top secret construction of Habbakuk, a 1-to-50-scale model ice and sawdust ship, to test the feasibility of protecting North Atlantic wartime shipping lanes with a fleet of massive, unsinkable aircraft carriers. The aircraft carriers would be at least 600 metres long, 90 metres wide and up to 60 metres deep. The vessels would weigh two million tons, be equipped with 26 electrically driven propellers, reach a top speed of seven knots, and be capable of housing two thousand crewmen in metal compartments. Habbakuk began with a heavily insulated wooden frame. Army personnel then added to its hull large blocks of ice mixed with sawdust (to add strength). On-board refrigeration units kept the ice from melting. The National Research Council proved that the ice-hulled ships were technically possible to build. But the cost of material and labour to construct such ships made the concept impractical. Late in 1943, refrigeration equipment was removed from Habbakuk. Its resistant ice hull melted and the wooden superstructure of the ship sank to the bottom of Patricia Lake. A plaque at the shoreline, and a commemorative cairn on the bottom of Patricia Lake, near the wreck, explain the history of the project."

No time was wasted in rebuilding Mountain Motors after it burned down.

Mountain Motors is seen here burning down.

Mountain Motors is seen here burning down.

A photo of the strange vessel made of pykrete after the project had been abandonded. The test ship was allowed to sink and remains today as a small wreck on the lake's floor just a short distance from where this photo was taken.

Bing Crosby during a visit to Jasper.. Crosby has been called the first multimedia star, thanks to his success as an actor, musician, and is considered one of the first global cultural icons. He visited Jasper many times in the late 40s and 50s after filming a movie here and falling in love with the place.
This photo was taken outside the Hudson's Bay Company store, and you can see the Athabasca Hotel in the background.

The Robson family posing for a photo outside their home, which has been preserved as a historic site.

A view of the north side of Connaught Drive at the middle of Jasper's townsite. The building at left is now home to a CIBC.

A view down Patricia Street towards the east. Today its known as Geikie Street.

Jasper's rail yard.

The Canadian National Railway station as seen from Connaught Drive.

This excerpt from the archival description from the Jasper Yellowhead Museum & Archives:
"This building is now designated as a historic building and is used by Jasper Tourism and Commerce. It was moved from it's original site to an empty lot on the 400 block of Patricia St. and restored."

Anearly firetruck and its hose wagon outside the fire hall.

A pack train with 3 horses and 1 rider prepares to leave the Jasper Rooms.

Several cars parked in front of the building known as the Perrier Block during wintertime.

The Pyramid Hotel on Miette Avenue.

This is the historic Astoria Hotel and the Jasper Cafe on Connaught Drive. Built in 1925, it is one of the original hotels on the townsite.

Two women, identified as friends of the photographer Dora Doyle, pose for a photo at the intersection of Geikie Street and Miette Ave.