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Classic Banff Footage Shows Some Pretty Risky Behaviour (VIDEO)

WATCH: Classic Banff Looks Awesome, If Not Risky
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Feeling nostalgic for simpler times?

Look no further than this vintage video of Banff National Park. Can you believe tourists used to feed bears from car windows? That's absolutely crazy by today's standards!

The video, uploaded to Steve Sim’s YouTube channel “BanffDriving”, is just part of a larger promotional video, "Calgary, The Living West," a 1962 film from the Calgary Convention and Visitors Bureau.

And, don't forget these amazing retro photos of Alberta's most popular park, pulled from the Library and Archives of Canada:

Banff, In Colour
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Canoeing on Bow River at Banff, Alberta.Source (credit:National Film Board of Canada. Photothèque / Library and Archives Canada)
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Cave and Basin swimming pool, Banff National Park, Alberta.Source (credit:National Film Board of Canada. Photothèque / Library and Archives Canada)
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Jean Hilts of Banff School of Fine Arts paints along the Bow River.Source (credit:National Film Board of Canada. Photothèque / Library and Archives Canada)
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Man and woman at Banff-Jasper Highway looking down on the Peyto Valley.Source (credit:National Film Board of Canada. Photothèque / Library and Archives Canada)
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Man takes photograph of two women in front of administration building in Banff.Source (credit:National Film Board of Canada. Photothèque / Library and Archives Canada)
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Riders pause on the banks of the Bow River, 1953.Source (credit:National Film Board of Canada. Photothèque / Library and Archives Canada)
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One man, two women and a young girl on horseback at an Indian Trading Post, Banff, Alberta.Source (credit:National Film Board of Canada. Photothèque / Library and Archives Canada)
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Skier Shirley Cain, Banff National Park, Alberta.Source (credit:National Film Board of Canada. Photothèque / Library and Archives Canad)
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Students painting some of the remarkable scenery in the Park.Source (credit:National Film Board of Canada. Photothèque / Library and Archives Canada)
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Two women feeding a black bear at Nuisance Grands, Banff National Park.Source (credit:National Film Board of Canada. Photothèque / Library and Archives Canada)
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Two women in a field of poppies near Lake Louise.Source (credit:National Film Board of Canada. Photothèque / Library and Archives Canada)
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Two women posing with a cartoon sign on the lawn of the Administration Gardens, Banff National Park.Source (credit:National Film Board of Canada. Photothèque / Library and Archives Canada)
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Two women rock climbing near Moraine Lake.Source (credit:National Film Board of Canada. Photothèque / Library and Archives Canada)
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Two women skiing, Moraine Lake Road.Source (credit:National Film Board of Canada. Photothèque / Library and Archives Canada)
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Woman admiring autumn scene, Banff National Park.Source (credit:National Film Board of Canada. Photothèque / Library and Archives Canada)
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Young person feeding mountain sheep on Banff-Lake Louise Road.Source (credit:National Film Board of Canada. Photothèque / Library and Archives Canada)

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