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Almost - periodic, stochastic process of long-range climatic changes

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1974

Author: Chin, William Q

Call Number: 03.5 C44

Author: Chin, William Q

Responsibility: by William Q. Chin and Vujica Yevjevich

Published Date: 1974

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Glaciers

Call Number: 03.5 C44

Collection: Archives Library

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The alpine regions of Switzerland and the neighbouring countries : a pedestrian's noteson their physical features, scenery, and natural history

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1896

Author: Bonney, T. G.

Publisher: Cambridge : Deighton, Bell, and Co.

Edition: 1st edition

Call Number: 02.2 B64a

Author: Bonney, T. G.

Responsibility: Illustrations by E. Whymper

Edition: 1st edition

Publisher: Cambridge : Deighton, Bell, and Co.

Published Date: 1896

Physical Description: 351 pages ; 15 ill. ; 5 plates

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Switzerland; Geology; Italy; Glaciers; Animals; Avalanches; Botany; Folklore

Accession Number: 2023.47

Call Number: 02.2 B64a

Collection: Archives Library

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Aspectos glaciologicos de la zona del hielo continental Patagonico

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1972

Author: Bertone, Mario

Publisher: Buenos Aires : Instituto Nacional del Hielo Continental Patagonico

Call Number: QE576 B4

Author: Bertone, Mario

Publisher: Buenos Aires : Instituto Nacional del Hielo Continental Patagonico

Published Date: 1972

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Glaciers; Patagonia

Call Number: QE576 B4

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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BC Scenic Views

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 52 b&w prints of various scenic views around British Columbia. Includes views overlooking towns, skiing, beaches, A-frame cabins, highways, rivers, portraits, and the inner harbour & Empress Hotel in Victoria.

Date Range: [ca. 1959-1965]

Reference Code: V190 / VI / B / v / PA - 01 to PA - 52

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

14 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, B : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: v : BC Scenic Views

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / B / v / PA - 01 to PA - 52

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca. 1959-1965]

Physical Description: 52 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 52 b&w prints of various scenic views around British Columbia. Includes views overlooking towns, skiing, beaches, A-frame cabins, highways, rivers, portraits, and the inner harbour & Empress Hotel in Victoria.

Subject Access: Activities; Architecture; Backcountry skiing; Boats; Buildings; Empress Hotel; Environment and Nature; Family and personal life; Glaciers; Landscape; Mountains; Personal and Professional Life; Portrait; Rivers; Roads; Scenery; Ship; Ski areas; Skiing; Sports and leisure; Totem pole; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Victoria; British Columbia

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Bugaboos B.C.

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 68 b&w prints of possibly multiple trips to the Bugaboos, British Columbia - at least one trip was taken as part of the High Altitude mountaineering/photography course offered by the Banff Centre in the mid-1970s.

Date Range: [ca. 1972-1975]

Reference Code: V190 / VI / B / vi / PA - 01 to PA - 68

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

14 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, B : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: vi : Bugaboos B.C.

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / B / vi / PA - 01 to PA - 68

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca. 1972-1975]

Physical Description: 68 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 68 b&w prints of possibly multiple trips to the Bugaboos, British Columbia - at least one trip was taken as part of the High Altitude mountaineering/photography course offered by the Banff Centre in the mid-1970s.

Subject Access: Activities; Cabins; Environment and Nature; Family and personal life; Glaciers; Hiking; Landscape; Mountains; Personal and Professional Life; Photography; Portrait; Scenery; Sports and leisure

Geographic Access: British Columbia

Language: English

Related Material: V190 / VI / B / vi / NA - 01 V190 / VI / B / vi / NS - 01 to NS - 05

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Columbia Icefield

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 10 b&w & colour prints of various views of the Columbia Icefield and Athabasca Glacier.

Date Range: 1960-1980

Reference Code: V190 / VI / C / v / PA - 01 to PA - 10

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

11 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, C : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: v : Columbia Icefield

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / C / v / PA - 01 to PA - 10

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1960-1980

Physical Description: 10 photographs : b&w & col. ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 10 b&w & colour prints of various views of the Columbia Icefield and Athabasca Glacier.

Subject Access: Aerial photography; Columbia Icefield; Glaciers

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Community events, friends

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs pertaining to travel photos, family and group portraits, and other events involving friends of the Luxton family. Includes images of unidentified individuals in Egypt, standing by a large glacier in the Rockies, visiting Stanford University, and feeding birds in Paris[?…

Date Range: [ca.1900-1960]

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / PA - 205 to 231

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / D : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / PA - 205 to 231

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca.1900-1960]

Physical Description: 27 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 13.5 x 19.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs pertaining to travel photos, family and group portraits, and other events involving friends of the Luxton family. Includes images of unidentified individuals in Egypt, standing by a large glacier in the Rockies, visiting Stanford University, and feeding birds in Paris[?]; group portraits of unidentified children; a pack train fording the Pipestone River; and related views.

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Travel; Tourism; Children; Public events; Community life; Horses; Hiking; Recreation; Portrait; Christmas; Landscapes; Glaciers

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Pipestone River; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Egypt; Europe; United States of America; California

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Current serials in the library of the Scott Polar Research Institute

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1972

Author: Scott Polar Research Institute

Publisher: Cambridge

Call Number: R 03.5 Sco3

Author: Scott Polar Research Institute

Publisher: Cambridge

Published Date: 1972

Physical Description: 47p

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Climatology; Glaciers

Accession Number: 597

Call Number: R 03.5 Sco3

Collection: Archives Library

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Energy exchange at air-ice interface

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1972

Author: Kraus, H

Publisher: Banff : International Symposia on the Role of Snow and Ice in Hydrology

Call Number: 03.5 K86 Pam

Author: Kraus, H

Publisher: Banff : International Symposia on the Role of Snow and Ice in Hydrology

Published Date: 1972

Physical Description: 1v. (unpaged)

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Glaciers

Notes: Bibliography

Accession Number: 1683

Call Number: 03.5 K86 Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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Geology and Canada

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1970

Author: Geological Survey of Canada

Publisher: Ottawa : Department of Energy, Mines and Resources

Edition: Adapted from "Prospecting in Canada, 4th ed."

Call Number: 03.1 G29g Pam

Author: Geological Survey of Canada

Edition: Adapted from "Prospecting in Canada, 4th ed."

Publisher: Ottawa : Department of Energy, Mines and Resources

Published Date: 1970

Physical Description: 32 p. : ill., maps

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Glaciers; Hydrology; Mineral resources

Accession Number: 7131

Call Number: 03.1 G29g Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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Geomorphology : selected readings

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1969

Author: Nelson, James Gordon

Publisher: Toronto : Methuen

Call Number: 03.1 N33

Author: Nelson, James Gordon

Responsibility: edited by J.G. Nelson and M.J. Chambers

Publisher: Toronto : Methuen

Published Date: 1969

Physical Description: x, 399p. : ill., maps

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Avalanches; Drummond Glacier; Glaciers; Lake Louise

Notes: Bibliography

Accession Number: 7500

Call Number: 03.1 N33

Collection: Archives Library

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Glacier Park, B.C. Avalanche Zone [1/2]

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 66 b&w prints of various views of Glacier National Park, B.C. Includes aerial views of mountain slopes alongside the Trans Canada Highway and train tracks, avalanche sheds over the train tracks, various construction projects [possibly of avalanche sheds and bridges], and views of c…

Date Range: [ca. 1965]

Reference Code: V190 / VI / G / i / PA - 01 to PA - 66

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

10 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, G : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: i : Glacier Park, B.C. Avalanche Zone

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / G / i / PA - 01 to PA - 66

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca. 1965]

Physical Description: 66 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 66 b&w prints of various views of Glacier National Park, B.C. Includes aerial views of mountain slopes alongside the Trans Canada Highway and train tracks, avalanche sheds over the train tracks, various construction projects [possibly of avalanche sheds and bridges], and views of cars driving on the Highway.

Notes: Photographs included in this entry were originally housed in a photo paper box identified by Bruno Engler prior to accessioning.

Subject Access: Aerial photography; Automobiles; Avalanches; Construction; Glaciers; Mountains; Roads; Trains; Travel

Geographic Access: Glacier National Park; British Columbia

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Glacier Park, B.C. Avalanche Zone [2/2]

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 14 boards with b&w negative contact sheets adhered to them depicting Glacier National Park, BC and surrounding environs. Includes ski areas, filming projects [possibly promotional], construction of highway avalanche tunnels, backcountry skiing, and an opening ceremony [possibly for…

Date Range: 1962

Reference Code: V190 / VI / G / i / PA - 67 to PA - 80

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

10 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, G : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: i : Glacier Park, B.C. Avalanche Zone

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / G / i / PA - 67 to PA - 80

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1962

Physical Description: 14 photographs : b&w ; 21.9 x 26.5 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 14 boards with b&w negative contact sheets adhered to them depicting Glacier National Park, BC and surrounding environs. Includes ski areas, filming projects [possibly promotional], construction of highway avalanche tunnels, backcountry skiing, and an opening ceremony [possibly for the completion of the Trans-Canada Highway]. Boards originally housed in a black 3-ring binder with "Glacier BC 1962, Bruno Engler" written on fabric tape adhered to the front cover and along the spine.

Notes: File came from box XVI, separate from alphabetised boxes

Subject Access: Aerial photography; Automobiles; Avalanches; Construction; Glaciers; Mountains; Roads; Trains; Travel

Geographic Access: Glacier National Park; British Columbia

Language: English

Conservation: Original binder housing has possible mold on the bottom right corner of the front cover.

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Glacier Skiing

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 21 b&w prints of people skiing on glaciers, mostly Bow Glacier, including the Banff Junior Ski Team.

Date Range: [ca. 1970]

Reference Code: V190 / VI / G / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 21

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

10 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, G : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: ii : Glacier Skiing

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / G / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 21

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca. 1970]

Physical Description: 21 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 21 b&w prints of people skiing on glaciers, mostly Bow Glacier, including the Banff Junior Ski Team.

Subject Access: Bow Glacier; Glaciers; Helicopters; Mountains; Skiing; Ski areas

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Glacier surveys by district personnel of the Water Survey of Canada. 1, The Victoria glacier

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1971

Author: Ommanney, C. Simon L.

Publisher: Ottawa : Inland Waters Branch, Dept. of the Environment

Call Number: 03.4 O1g

Author: Ommanney, C. Simon L.

Responsibility: C. Simon L. Ommanney

Publisher: Ottawa : Inland Waters Branch, Dept. of the Environment

Published Date: 1971

Physical Description: v, 18 pages : illustrations, maps

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Series: Glacier Inventory Note No. 6

Subjects: Glaciers; Victoria Glacier; Hydrology; Hydrology - Alberta; Surveys; Surveys and Mapping; Water

Abstract: Pertains to the

Contents: Introduction; Description; Surveyors; Snout Activity; Surface Movement; Discharge; Diagrams; Photographs; Bibliography

Notes: Errata slip inserted

Accession Number: 2019.96

Call Number: 03.4 O1g

Collection: Archives Library

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The glaciers of the Alps

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1860

Author: Tyndall, John

Publisher: London : John Murray

Call Number: 03.4 T98g

Author: Tyndall, John

Publisher: London : John Murray

Published Date: 1860

Physical Description: 444 pages

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Switzerland; Europe; Alps; Mountaineering; Glaciers; glaciology; Science; Nature

Abstract: A narrative of excusions and ascents, an account of the origin and phenomena of glaciers, and an expostition of the physical principles to which they are related. -- From interior title page

Accession Number: 2023.47

Call Number: 03.4 T98g

Collection: Archives Library

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The great Canadian outback

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1978

Author: Janes, Robert

Publisher: Vancouver : Douglas & McIntyre

Call Number: 03.1 J25

Author: Janes, Robert

Publisher: Vancouver : Douglas & McIntyre

Published Date: 1978

Physical Description: 144p. : ill., maps

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Continental drift; Geomorphology; Glaciers

ISBN: 0-88894-225-7

Accession Number: 16500

Call Number: 03.1 J25

Collection: Archives Library

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Guidebook . . .

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1972

Author: International Symposia on the Role of Snow and Ice in Hydrology (1972 : Banff)

Publisher: Ottawa : Secretariat, Canadian National Committee for the International Hydrological Decade

Call Number: 03.5 In8

Author: International Symposia on the Role of Snow and Ice in Hydrology (1972 : Banff)

Responsibility: organized by the Canadian National Organizing Committee in collaboration with World Meteorological Association, UNESCO, International Association of Hydrologic Sciences and the National Research Council of Canada

Publisher: Ottawa : Secretariat, Canadian National Committee for the International Hydrological Decade

Published Date: 1972

Physical Description: 136p. : ill., maps

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Glaciers

Accession Number: 1683

Call Number: 03.5 In8

Collection: Archives Library

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Heli Rescue

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 63 b&w prints of various Parks Canada Warden rescue missions and training sessions conducted by helicopter.

Date Range: [ca. 1975]

Reference Code: V190 / VI / H / iii / PA - 01 to PA - 63

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

14 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, H : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: iii : Heli Rescue

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / H / iii / PA - 01 to PA - 63

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca. 1975]

Physical Description: 63 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 63 b&w prints of various Parks Canada Warden rescue missions and training sessions conducted by helicopter.

Subject Access: Aerial photography; Glaciers; Helicopters; Mountains; Parks Canada; Portrait; Wardens

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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High Altitude Photo School

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 61 b&w prints of the High Altitude Photo School program offered through the Banff Centre in the 1970s. Includes mostly in-situ "portraits" of program participants using field cameras, as well as a few posed group shots.

Date Range: 1975

Reference Code: V190 / VI / H / i / PA - 01 to PA - 61

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

15 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, H : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: i : High Altitude Photo School

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / H / i / PA - 01 to PA - 61

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1975

Physical Description: 61 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 61 b&w prints of the High Altitude Photo School program offered through the Banff Centre in the 1970s. Includes mostly in-situ "portraits" of program participants using field cameras, as well as a few posed group shots.