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Alaska to Alberta Trip Scrapbook

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Part Of: Norman Bethune Sanson fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards and photographs from Alaska, coastal north British Columbia, Edmonton, Jasper, Banff, and surrounding environs. Photographs feature ships, iceburgs, buildings, lakes, glaciers, and sled dogs.

Date Range: 1909-1931, [n.d.]

Reference Code: M3 / 18

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook

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Part Of: Norman Bethune Sanson fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M3 / V246

Sous-Fonds: M3

Sub-Series: 2. Postcards, n.d.

Accession Number: 1036

Reference Code: M3 / 18

GMD: Scrapbook

Date Range: 1909-1931, [n.d.]

Physical Description: 3.5 cm of textual records (74 pages ; 31 x 32.5 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards and photographs from Alaska, coastal north British Columbia, Edmonton, Jasper, Banff, and surrounding environs. Photographs feature ships, iceburgs, buildings, lakes, glaciers, and sled dogs.

Subject Access: Postcards; Family and personal life; Travel

Geographic Access: Alaska; United States of America; British Columbia; Edmonton; Jasper; Lake Louise; Banff; Jasper National Park; Banff National Park; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Alberta to British Columbia Trip Scrapbook

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Part Of: Norman Bethune Sanson fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards and photographs of scenic views from Banff west to Vancouver Island, as well as scenic views of Lethbridge, Alberta, and southern Ontario. Includes scenes from Banff, Lake Louise, Golden, Salmon Arm, Cranbrook, Comox, Lethbridge, Toronto, Muskoka…

Date Range: 1909-1931, [n.d.]

Reference Code: M3 / 26

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook

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Part Of: Norman Bethune Sanson fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M3 / V246

Sous-Fonds: M3

Sub-Series: 2. Postcards, n.d.

Accession Number: 1036

Reference Code: M3 / 26

GMD: Scrapbook

Date Range: 1909-1931, [n.d.]

Physical Description: 3.5 cm of textual records (88 pages ; 25 x 31 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards and photographs of scenic views from Banff west to Vancouver Island, as well as scenic views of Lethbridge, Alberta, and southern Ontario. Includes scenes from Banff, Lake Louise, Golden, Salmon Arm, Cranbrook, Comox, Lethbridge, Toronto, Muskoka Lakes, and the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. Also features photographs from the Banff menagerie.

Subject Access: Postcards; Family and personal life; Travel; Animals; Banff Zoo

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Laggan; Vancouver Island; Lethbridge; Toronto; Niagara Falls; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Kootenay National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Ontario; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff album

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of Eleanor Luxton's personal album which contains 195 black and white prints pasted in, most spreads are captioned. Content pertains to family and school photographs, events and travels between 1921 and 1925, in addition to potentional childhood photographs as well. Locations include …

Date Range: 1921 - 1925

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PD / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Album; Print

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / E : Travel and home records

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PD / 1

GMD: Photograph; Album; Print

Date Range: 1921 - 1925

Physical Description: Photograph Album: 1 image from album (195 b&w prints)

Scope & Content: File consists of Eleanor Luxton's personal album which contains 195 black and white prints pasted in, most spreads are captioned. Content pertains to family and school photographs, events and travels between 1921 and 1925, in addition to potentional childhood photographs as well. Locations include Banff, Lake Louise, Yoho, Marble Canyon, Takakkaw Falls, Lake Minnewanka, Summit Lake, Victoria, Vancouver, Yoho Valley Bungalow Camp and Radium Hot Springs. Events include the opening of the Banff-Wintermere Highway at Kootenay Crossing in 1921, a dog derby on frozen Lake Minnewanka, Banff Indian Days, Banff Winter Carnival. Subjects include unidentified and identified people including Norman Luxton, Georgina Luxton, Enos Hunter, Ben Kaquitts, Hector Crawler, John Englishman, Mrs. Wood, Edmée, Mrs Mitt and Miss Maemillan. Album cover is leather with burned annotation "Snap Shots" with paint and cloth leaf detailing. The album i sbound by a cord with leather tassels.

Notes: File consists of several loose photographs. Some photographs are detaching from the paper.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor; Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Georgina; Englishman, John; Kaquitts, Tom; Crawler, Hector; Hunter, Enos

Subject Access: Chateau Lake Louise; Banff Indian Days; Banff Winter Carnival; Banff; Banff Gun Club; Banff National Park; Bighorn Sheep; Cave and Basin; Community events; Dogs; Family and personal life; Indigenous Peoples; Parades; Takakkaw Falls; Twin Falls Chalet; Winter Carnival; Yoho Valley Bungalow Camp

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Victoria; Victoria Glacier; Vancouver; Butchart Gardens; Lake Louise; Lake Minnewanka; Radium; Yoho National Park; Marble Canyon

Language: English

Creator: Luxton, Eleanor

Title Source: Title given by Archivist based on contents of album

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff and Lake Louise Slide Show - Series III [1/2]

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1977 into a show from slides pertaining to various summertime trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. Topics include mountains [mostly those located around the town of Banff], mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, …

Date Range: [ca. 1960-1977]

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / a / ii / NS - III / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Film; Transparency

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M67 / S36 / V225

Series: II.C. Activities / photography

Sous-Fonds: V225

Sub-Series: ii.a.ii Photographic material / transparencies / carousels

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / a / ii / NS - III / 1

GMD: Film; Transparency

Parallel Title: Selected C R series 3 Reel 1 show Sept 1977. -- [before 1977] V225 / 23

Date Range: [ca. 1960-1977]

Physical Description: 80 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1977 into a show from slides pertaining to various summertime trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. Topics include mountains [mostly those located around the town of Banff], mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, Lillian and her friends, lakes, boats, fishing, hiking, and various other scenic views around Banff, Lake Louise, and Moraine Lake. Titles: 1. B32-15 Garden & Main St. Banff 2. B162-3 Boat House & reflections 3. R160-31 Banff Springs Hotel 4. R160-38 [Banff Springs Hotel] fr. Spray R. & flag 5. R159-4 Pool, lawn & Bow V. 6. R202-18 Conservatory 7. R202-19 [Conservatory] 8. R261-34 Fr. [Conservatory] & flowers 9. R161-33 Fr. [Conservatory] & Louize[?] 10. R202-22 [Fr. Conservatory & Louize[?]] 11. R161-8 Terrace & pool fr. fire escape 12. R160-35 Swim Pool 13. R160-5 Diving Board 14. R162-17 Bow Falls 15. R202-14 [Bow Falls] 16. R202-15 [Bow Falls] 17. R162-26 Boys fishing across river 18. B14-4 Boom Lake 19. R162-7 On Rundle saddle L.G 20. R167-33 Mt Louis & snow 21. B11-13 Old L.L. Rd. fr. Trans Canada 22. R158-6 Train approaches Canmore 23. R168-8 Norquay Ski Lift 24. R168-12 Nick[?] on Ski Lift 25. R168-10 Eliz Brett on Lift 26. R189-24 Ted Goodall 27. C.H. 49 Middle Section Two Jack Lake 28. C.H. 56 Lake Minnewanka fr. shoulder Cascade 29. R162-9 L.G on Little Rundle 30. 0 Banff fr. Tunnel 31. B52-11 View fr. Sulphur Mt. 32. B75-5 View of valley fr. Sulphur Mt. 33. R161-2 Pool & Rundle 34. B48-6 To Grassis Lookout 35. R160-29 The Pool 36. R160-27 Gardens 37. B29-4 Bldgs on Sulphur 38. B29-7 On Sulphur Mt. 39. B29-8 [On Sulphur Mt.] 40. B27-23 Canadian on curve 41. B27-26 Canadian on curve 42. R195-32 Stampede 43. R196-33 BSH India 44. B30-17 Indigenous 45. B10-23 Indigenous person on horse in front of tepee 46. R159-10 Lake Louise (tree to left) 47. R159-30 Chateau & boat fr. east shore 48. R169-5 Abbot Pass 49. R207-27 [Abbot Pass] Hut 50. Reel 94-14 Goodsirs across Wenchemna Pass 51. C.H. 6/70 Ten Peaks 52. A14-8 4 Peaks & Moraine L. 53. R141-4? Moraine L. Reflections Polly 54. R183-21 Shore Moraine Lake 55. R141-3 Moraine Lake Reflections Polly 56. R207-7 H.G. Edw. & PKs4-7 57. B2-27 L.C at Moraine Lake sitting 58. B2-26 [L.C at Moraine Lake] standing 59. B2-28 Moraine L. & far pt of Moraine 60. R207-4 H.G at Moraine 61. B1-32 Moraine & Mt. Little & 3 62. R207-5 H.G at Moraine 63. B28-31 Harry West & friend at Moraine L. 64. B22-15 L.G Moraine L 65. B22-14 Eleanor Hammilton, Moraine L. 66. R94-3 Glaciers on Moraine Peaks 67. B22-11 Quadra & Babek fr, road 68. B22-17 Trail to Consolation L. 69. B28-13 At Consolation Lake 70. B28-34 Stream fr. [Consolation Lake] 71. B15-20 Marmot [Consolation Lake] 72. R95-7 On trail - Mt Fay in b.g. 73. R141-6 L.G. Larch V. 74. R141-5 3 girls [Larch V.] 75. R141-8 Lefroy fr. Sentinel Pass 76. R141-30 Polly on [Sentinel Pass] 77. A10-13 Moose Larch V. 78. B12-32 Deer 79. R202-30 Deer 80. R178-30 Aileen 0 Mt. Averdeen in b.g

Notes: Please note: Language used pertaining to First Nations people is outdated and offensive Please note: Behavior towards wildlife, primarily human proximity and feeding, is outdated and no longer tolerated throughout all National Parks - do not feed or approach wildlife. Slides originally in Kodak Carousel 80 slide tray.

Name Access: Gest, Lillian; Hinman, Caroline; Goodall, Ted

Subject Access: Abbot Pass Hut; Activities; Alpine Club of Canada; Animals; Avalanches; Backpacking; Banff; Banff Indian Days; Banff Springs Hotel; Birds; Boats; Boat House; Cabins and shelters; Calgary Stampede; Canoes and canoeing; Climbing; Club; Elk; Entertainment; Environment; Environment and Nature; First Nations; Flowers; Geography; Glaciers; Guides; Guiding; Hiking; Holidays; Horses; Huts; Indigenous Peoples; Lake O'Hara region; Landscapes; Leisure; Mountain; Mountain Goat; Mountaineering; Mountains; National parks and reserves; Norquay Ski Hill; Outfitters, trail guides and packers; Pack trains; Pack trips; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Portrait; Recreation; Scenery; Stoney Nakoda First Nations; Tavel; Trails; Trains; Travel; Wildlife; Women

Geographic Access: Boom Lake; Kootenay National Park; Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Banff National Park; Canmore; British Columbia; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: Slides rehoused into protective sleeves and acid-free folders after scanning.

Related Material: M67 / II / C / i / c / 56 - 5 ; M67 / 51 [notebook of original slide orders]

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff and Lake Louise Slide Show - Series III [1/2]

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 40 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1977 into a show from slides pertaining to various summertime trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. Topics include mountains [mostly those located around the town of Banff], mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, …

Date Range: [ca. 1960-1977]

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / a / ii / NS - III / 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Film; Transparency

80 images 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M67 / S36 / V225

Series: II.C. Activities / photography

Sous-Fonds: V225

Sub-Series: ii.a.ii Photographic material / transparencies / carousels

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / a / ii / NS - III / 2

GMD: Film; Transparency

Parallel Title: Selected slides series III Can R reel II show Fall 1977. -- [before 1977] V225 / 24

Date Range: [ca. 1960-1977]

Physical Description: 40 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 40 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1977 into a show from slides pertaining to various summertime trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. Topics include mountains [mostly those located around the town of Banff], mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, Lillian and her friends, lakes, boats, fishing, hiking, and various other scenic views around Banff, Lake Louise, and Moraine Lake. Titles: 1. R178-7 L.G at Crowfoot GLacier 2. B28-29 Mt Aberdeen - girls on rocks 3. B28-30 Rainbow at L.L. 4. B74-23 Abbots Pass 5. B73-38 Horses at Mirror Lake 6. CH '49 Birds nest, portrait lens 13in 7. CH Ducks nest 8. CH '51 Birds nest 9. CH '51 Chalice cup 10. R171-8 Calice cup 11. CH White vetch 12. CH '51 Turks cap lily Toby Creek 13. CH Vetch 14. CH Black Hornets 15. CH Nest of Black Hornets 16. CH Moth on pink flower 17. CH '58 Butterfly blue green & black border 18. CH '58 [Butterfly] yellow w. [black] spots 19. CH '58 [Butterfly] black & white 20. CH Pink heather 21. CH Calypso - Rungius 22. CH Purple Hedysarum 23. CH '51 Purple Hedysarum 24. R169-23Avalanche lily 25. CH '56 Flower gardens on island Palliser Pass 26. CH '55 Corral Creek 27. B31 19 Ski meet - View towards L.L. 28. B31 20 [Ski meet] Trail until flower 29. B31 21 [Ski meet] Horse on glacier 30. B31 22 Ski meet - crowd on rock 1960 31. B31 23 Skiers on snow 32. B31 24 Ski meet 33. B31 25 [Ski meet] & slopes Abbot Pass in b.g 34. B31 26 [Ski meet] 35. B31 27 Slalom poles & skiers 36. B31 28 [Slalom poles & skiers] 37. B31 29 [Slalom] slope 38. B31 30 [illegible] 6 people 39. B31 15 Flowers - stone crop 40. B31 32 Watyeks 8 people 41. B31 33 Teepees in meadow 42. B31 38 MacArthur & reflections 43. Reel 99-17 [Blank] 44. B73 29 Mary at Lake 45. B72 38 Icefield Chalet 46. B1 36 Tourists at Peyto Lookout 47. B2-10 Canyon at Bow Lakes 48. R179-3 Murray [illegible] fishing chephroe[?] 49. R175 5 Mt Shaeffer from Moose Lake 50. B2-17 MSC & Polly at Mary Lake 51. B2-21 Pool near Mary Lake 52. B2-15 [Pool near Mary Lake] 53. B2-8 Coveney on Trail Bow L. 54. R178-14 Bow Lake 55. R106-9 [Bow Lake] 56. R178-8 [Bow Lake] 57. B9-11 Numtijah Lodge 58. B9-10 Bow Lakes 59. B73-16 Mitchell Hut 60. B73-14 Skyline Camp 61. B30-38 Edw & Martha 62. B23-14 2 on rock 63. B23 23 Party on Opabin 64. B23-1 O'Hara & cabins 65. B23-25 Frozen L. Opabin 66. B23-24 Two & lake frozen 67. B23-27 L.G - opabin 68. B23-32 Fr Goat Cabin I 69. B24-11 Crowd oesa 70. B24-12 Vallances oesa 71. B24-14 Oesa frozen & L.G 72. B24-16 [illegible] on Oesa Ledges 73. B24-18 Falls near Oesa 74. B24-9 Enroute to oesa 75. B24-22 A at oesa frozen 76. B269-13 Party at Schafer cairn 77. B24-26 Party & Ringrose 78. B24-31 Water Lake & fishermen 79. B25-6 O'Hara fr. odaray 80. B24-30 Aileen, lake & odaray

Notes: Please note: Behavior towards wildlife, primarily human proximity and feeding, is outdated and no longer tolerated throughout all National Parks - do not feed or approach wildlife. Slides originally in Kodak Carousel 80 slide tray.

Name Access: Gest, Lillian; Hinman, Caroline; Rungius, Carl; Vallance, Sydney

Subject Access: Abbot Pass Hut; Activities; Alpine Club of Canada; Animals; Avalanches; Backpacking; Banff; Banff Springs Hotel; Birds; Boats; Boat House; Cabins and shelters; Camps; Canoes and canoeing; Climbing; Club; Elk; Entertainment; Environment; Environment and Nature; First Nations; Flowers; Geography; Glaciers; Guides; Guiding; Hiking; Holidays; Horses; Huts; Indigenous Peoples; Lake O'Hara region; Landscapes; Leisure; Mountain; Mountain Goat; Mountaineering; Mountains; National parks and reserves; Norquay Ski Hill; Outfitters, trail guides and packers; Pack trains; Pack trips; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Portrait; Recreation; Scenery; Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Stoney Nakoda First Nations; Tavel; Trails; Trains; Travel; Wildlife; Women

Geographic Access: Boom Lake; Kootenay National Park; Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Bow Lake; Banff National Park; Canmore; Lake O'Hara; Yoho National Park; British Columbia; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: Slides rehoused into protective sleeves and acid-free folders after scanning.

Related Material: M67 / II / C / i / c / 56 / 6 ; M67 / 51 [notebook of original slide orders]

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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[Banff Visit Scrapbook]

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Part Of: Stewart family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper accounts by travellers in the Rockies and Selkirks, particularly descriptions of Banff town, Banff Springs Hotel, the hot springs and vicinity. The Stewarts are frequently mentioned, having extended their hospitality to the various writers. The al…

Date Range: [ca.1880]-1894

Reference Code: M104 / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook

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Part Of: Stewart family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M104 / V209

Sous-Fonds: M104

Accession Number: 729

Reference Code: M104 / 1

GMD: Scrapbook

Date Range: [ca.1880]-1894

Physical Description: 2cm of textual records (18 pages ; 21.5 x 35 cm)

History / Biographical: George A. Stewart, 1830-1917, was the first Superintendent of Rocky Mountains Park (now Banff National Park) from 1886-1897. George and Frances Stewart, 1843-1932, and family were prominent early residents of Banff.

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper accounts by travellers in the Rockies and Selkirks, particularly descriptions of Banff town, Banff Springs Hotel, the hot springs and vicinity. The Stewarts are frequently mentioned, having extended their hospitality to the various writers. The album has been autographed at a later date by Olive Stewart Foster.

Name Access: Stewart, George A.

Subject Access: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life

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

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Blank pages not scanned

Creator: Stewart, George A.

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Bill Waterworth to 1945 [Album]

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Part Of: Bill Waterworth fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a photo album pertaining to Bill Waterworth, aviation training in Calgary, family, friends, and Boy Scout trips.

Date Range: [ca. 1900-1945]

Reference Code: V176 / PD - 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Album

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Part Of: Bill Waterworth fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M215 / S54 / V176

Sous-Fonds: V176

Accession Number: 8012

Reference Code: V176 / PD - 1

GMD: Photograph; Album

Date Range: [ca. 1900-1945]

Physical Description: 1 album: ca. 300 prints; b&w

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File consists of a photo album pertaining to Bill Waterworth, aviation training in Calgary, family, friends, and Boy Scout trips.

Name Access: Waterworth, Bill; White, David Mackintosh (Dave); Wilson, Tom; White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)

Subject Access: Aviation; Children; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Landscapes; Leisure; Military; Portrait; Royal Canadian Air Force; Sports, recreation and leisure; Weddings; Winter

Geographic Access: Shadow Lake; Scarab Lake; Egypt Lake; Banff; Banff National Park; Calgary; Alberta; Canada

Access Restrictions: Photographs are in the public domain (other restrictions may apply)

Language: English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: electronic finding aid for processed material

Creator: Waterworth, Bill

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Bits and pieces, very interesting [scrapbook]

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Part Of: Helen Fulmer Wells fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook which contains mainly clippings, as well as some personal and family items, pertaining to Banff and region, events and personalities, mountain areas, local, regional and western Canadian history, and mountaineering expeditions and accomplishments. Material covers the p…

Date Range: [ca. 1950-1970]

Reference Code: M480 / 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Helen Fulmer Wells fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M480 / V675

Series: I. Textual records

Sous-Fonds: M480

Accession Number: 4087

Reference Code: M480 / 2

GMD: Scrapbook

Date Range: [ca. 1950-1970]

Physical Description: 5 cm of textual records (93 pages ; 30 x 37 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook which contains mainly clippings, as well as some personal and family items, pertaining to Banff and region, events and personalities, mountain areas, local, regional and western Canadian history, and mountaineering expeditions and accomplishments. Material covers the period between ca.1900 and ca.1970

Name Access: Wells, Helen Fulmer

Subject Access: Architecture; Art; Buildings and facilities; Community events; Events; Family and personal life; History; Indigenous Peoples; Newspaper; Obituary; Oldtimers; Trains

Geographic Access: Banff; Canmore; Bow Valley; Banff National Park; Mount Assiniboine; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title supplied by Sylvia Vosburgh, daughter of Helen Wells, and written inside scrapbook

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian Rockies Album

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of 1 photograph album by the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to ACC camps and climbs that took place during the summers of 1920 & 1921 throughout the Rocky Mountains, including the Banff, Sunshine, Assiniboine, Lake Louise, and Spray Lake areas, and includes black and white …

Date Range: 1920-1921

Reference Code: V14 / AC 55P / PD - 27

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Album; Photograph

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M200 / S6 / V14

Series: IV.B. Other material: photographic

Sous-Fonds: V14

Accession Number: 5200

Reference Code: V14 / AC 55P / PD - 27

GMD: Album; Photograph

Date Range: 1920-1921

Physical Description: 1 album (98 photographs : b&w and col. ; 32.5 x 25.6 cm)

Scope & Content: Item consists of 1 photograph album by the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to ACC camps and climbs that took place during the summers of 1920 & 1921 throughout the Rocky Mountains, including the Banff, Sunshine, Assiniboine, Lake Louise, and Spray Lake areas, and includes black and white photographs, all of which are annotated. A black leather album, it has "PHOTOGRAPHS" stamped into the top left corner of the front cover with "1920 and 1921" written in white ink below it.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Activities; Alpine Club of Canada; Animals; Backpacking; Bow River; Bow Valley; Buildings; Camps; Castle Mountain; Climbing; Clothing and dress; Club; Environment and Nature; Glaciers; Hiking; Horses; Landscapes; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; Period costume; Photography; Portrait; Scenery; scenic; Trails; Transportation; Women

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Banff National Park; Canmore; Alberta; Assiniboine; Assiniboine Provincial Park; Yoho National Park; British Columbia

Language: English

Finding Aid: Inventory of the Alpine Club of Canada Collection, 1986, provides group or item-level description to this material

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian Rockies Camps Slide Show - Series II

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1981 into a show from slides depicting various summer to the Canadian Rockies throughout the late 1950s to 1970s as well as a trip to Glacier National Park, Montana and Yellowstone National Park. Topics include mountains and mountain views, wi…

Date Range: 1959-1981

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / a / ii / NS - II

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Film; Transparency

80 images 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M67 / S36 / V225

Series: II.C. Activities / photography

Sous-Fonds: V225

Sub-Series: ii.a.ii Photographic material / transparencies / carousels

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / a / ii / NS - II

GMD: Film; Transparency

Parallel Title: II : [transparencies]. -- 1981 V225 / NS 28

Date Range: 1959-1981

Physical Description: 80 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1981 into a show from slides depicting various summer to the Canadian Rockies throughout the late 1950s to 1970s as well as a trip to Glacier National Park, Montana and Yellowstone National Park. Topics include mountains and mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, various camps [mostly Alpine Club of Canada and Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies], Lillian and her friends, lakes, boats, fishing, hiking, and various other scenic views around Banff, Lake Louise, and Lake O'Hara. Titles: 1. Reel R195-6 Horse at Hotel Many Glacier 2. R123 21 [Blank] 3. R200 3 Old Faithful 4. R200 5 [Old Faithful] good clouds 5. R195 15 Bear grass 6. R195 5 Boats ay Many [Glacier] 7. R203 30 Meadows - globe flowers 8. K8 12 Snow- grass - view down Valely 9. K8 14 2 girls coming down lake - SNow & Wiwaxy 10. B26 33 Sis on trail 11. R179 38 2 hikers on trail 12. B23 5 2 photo eagle nest 13. 0CH Columbine 14. 0CH Dryas going to seed 15. 0CH Western globe flower 16. K8 15 2 girls lake & snow - Cathedral & Wiwaxy 17. Twin wake - Snow Mt. Huber & Mt. Vic 18. K15 17 SNow & Mt. Avery 19. K15 15 "Batwing Beauty" [illegible] in b.g. 20. K15 16 Chow Line Mt. Coleman 21. K15 12 Our tent in snow 22. K15 13 Camp in snow 23. B64 4 Camp fire w. campers 24. B10-10 Indigenous 25. B67 26 Banff Indian Days carriages & tepees 26. B67 26 Rodeo audience 27. B36 26 Banff Indian Days & parade grounds 28. B10-6 Banff Indian Days 29. B11-1 Banff Indian Days & teepee 30. B10-2 Banff Indian Days 31. A8-17 Stream & flowers Sunshine 1968 32. A8-19 [Sunshine] flowers 33. A10-34 Chepron Lake 34. A10-35 [Chepron] tea 35. A11-1 Greens Hamilton Lake 36. A11-3 [Greens Hamilton Lake] 37. A11-7 [Greens Hamilton Lake] 38. A11-8 [Greens] View to Valley 39. A18-26 LG & car 40. A18 29 3 hills fr. road 41. A20-28 Fr. Mierville[?] meadows 42. A20-3 [Fr. Mierville[?] meadows] 43. A23-21 Eysa Falls 44. A24-1 Nymphs Pool[?] 45. B23-28 4 girls at Skoki 1959 46. B23-34 [4 girls at Skoki 1959] 47. B26-2 [4 girls at Skoki 1959] 48. B45-11 Above Sedan Lift 49. Reel B45-14 Above Sedan Lift 50. B51-29 Lilies & cabin in b.g. 51. B1-34 Doris on trail Miller L. 1963 52. B52 fr. Hunt 30A Mummy Lake 1963 53. B22-38 [Hunt] Fall on Creek fr. Talc Lake 54. B52-34 View of Mummy Lake 55. B55-20 Lake & tree 56. B68-19 ACC Camp 1964 57. B71-5 Lamb 58. B73-28 Mary by No see-um Lake 1965 59. B26 36 Sis on trail 60. B26-30 Over Allenby Pass 61. B65-28 Up Brewster Creek 62. R203-10 Horses heads 63. B65-34 Dana fixing stirrup 64. B26-32 Sis & Aubrey 65. CH. 51 Assin. east side 66. R181-25 G on log Assin 67. CH. 51 Assin & reflect. 68. B27-1 Party 69. B27-4 Horseman & horse 70. B27-6 Assin in b.g. 71. B27-7 Blank 72. B27-8 Blank 73. B27-9 Blank 74. B27-11 Blank 75. B27-13 Blank 76. B67-13 Watching climb of Assin 77. B67-3 Elk in glade - Assin 78. B66-36 Nub Trip 79. B66-31 From Nub 80. B55-16 Canyon Panther Falls

Notes: Please note: Language pertaining to First Nations people is outdated and offensive. Please note: Behavior towards wildlife, primarily human proximity and feeding, is outdated and no longer tolerated throughout all National Parks - do not feed or approach wildlife. Slides originally in Kodak Carousel 80 slide tray.

Name Access: Gest, Lillian; Hinman, Caroline

Subject Access: Activities; Alpine Club of Canada; Animals; Avalanches; Backpacking; Banff; Banff Indian Days; Banff Springs Hotel; Birds; Boats; Cabins and shelters; Camps; Camping; Canoes and canoeing; Climbing; Club; Elk; Entertainment; Environment; Environment and Nature; First Nations; Flowers; Geography; Glaciers; Guides; Guiding; Hiking; Holidays; Horses; Horseback riding; Horse packing; Huts; Indigenous Peoples; Lake O'Hara region; Landscapes; Leisure; Mountain; Mountain Goat; Mountaineering; Mountains; National parks and reserves; Norquay Ski Hill; Outfitters, trail guides and packers; Pack trains; Pack trips; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Portrait; Recreation; Scenery; Stoney Nakoda First Nations; Tavel; Trails; Trains; Travel; Wildlife; Winter; Women

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Banff National Park; Canmore; Lake O'Hara; Yoho National Park; British Columbia; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: Slides rehoused into protective sleeves and acid-free folders after scanning.

Related Material: M67 / II / C / i / c / 56 - 2 ; See also notebooks (M67/51).

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian Rockies Trips Slide Show - Series I [1/2]

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Scope & Content: File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1981 into a show from slides depicting various summer and winter trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the late 1960s and 1970s. Topics include mountains and mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, Lillian and her friends, lakes, boats, fish…

Date Range: [ca.1960-1981]

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / a / ii / NS - I / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Film; Transparency

80 images 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M67 / S36 / V225

Series: II.C. Activities / photography

Sous-Fonds: V225

Sub-Series: ii.a.ii Photographic material / transparencies / carousels

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / a / ii / NS - I / 1

GMD: Film; Transparency

Parallel Title: I : [transparencies]. -- [before 1981] V225 / NS 26

Date Range: [ca.1960-1981]

Physical Description: 80 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1981 into a show from slides depicting various summer and winter trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the late 1960s and 1970s. Topics include mountains and mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, Lillian and her friends, lakes, boats, fishing, hiking, and various other scenic views around Banff, Lake Louise, and Lake O'Hara. Titles: R159-2 Administration Bldg, pool, Rundle R163-3 View from [Administration Bldg] R160-28 A pool & summer house R161-7 B.S.H. Terrace B50-29 Minnewanka docks B75-3 Mary & Can flga B30-19 Indigenous B30-18 [Indigenous] B9-19 [Indigenous] A11-16 Hoodoos A11-18 [Hoodoos] & youth 1966 A11-19 [Hoodoos] stones on top K11-10 Tree w. bear [illegible] A21-38 Camp in Alpine meadow 1969 K23-1 Games at Lake Louise K23-6 [Games at Lake Louise] Pitcher Race K23-5 [Game at Lake Louise] Hand race K23-9 Coupel with dog K23-12 Outlet stream & mt. Cathedral K23-13 Woodpile at O'Hara K23-17 Mt Cath. reflections K23-18 Polly & Eileen Tim W 2 View across lake to Lefroy (winter) [Tim W] 3 Skier on lake [Tim W] 4 [Skier] cabin & Odaray [Tim W] 5 [Skier] & tracks [Tim W] 6 View towards Odaray? [Tim W] 7 [blank] B66-29 Mt Assin. & 2 horsemen B27-12 [Mt. Assin.] & 4 hikers B26-31 Winstons & Assin. B67-16 Erling & porkie B67-17 [Erling & porkie] Chos H. A10-11 Mt. Eisenhower R159-14 Lake Louise - people on shore R169-14 Lake Louise & poppies B49-33 Chateau R178-22 Trail to Mirror Lake (?) R163 23 Lake Agnes fr. trail to Goat V. R168-22 At Tea House Lake Agnes R164-35 Squirrel & mits B74-37 Mt. Rundle B71-2 Boats at Minnewanka B22-9 Aileen in field of paint brush B22-10 Ten peaks from road B2-29 L. Coveney at Moraine Lake B22-16 Dot & Elsa R141-7 3 girls on trail to Sentinel Pass R198-30 Giant steps R144-7 [blank] R144-8 Same - people nearer B49-36 Bag Piper Band B27-17 Sedan left & Mt. Vic B27-19 Phyl admiring the view CH.'51 Fall colors CH fall colors Bow Valley CH [fall colors] Horse show at Mile 8 CH [fall colors] Near 8 Mile CH.49 Rundle & Banff fr. Norquay R178-6 Crowfoot glacier B2-6 Laurence at Bowl R176-4 Chephron & Murray Graty CH. Water [illegible] herb on shore of river B55-25 Mt Athabaska & flowers in Chalet R202-29 Deer - horns in velvet R146-6 Fawn lying down R207-15 Ed Feuz & H. Green on trail R164-11 Needles & Lake Agnes R207-17 Edw. & H.G. on Vic Ridge R207-21 Crack bet. Needles R207-16 Tea House thru crack R204-25 L.G. Sunbruned PR B68-19 1st Lake of [illegible] B54-9 Party on Lake shore R207-33 Abbot Pass Hut

Notes: Please note: Language pertaining to First Nations people is outdated and offensive. Please note: Behavior towards wildlife, primarily human proximity and feeding, is outdated and no longer tolerated throughout all National Parks - do not feed or approach wildlife. Slides originally in Kodak Carousel 80 slide tray.

Name Access: Gest, Lillian; Feuz, Edward; Strom, Erling; Hinman, Caroline

Subject Access: Abbot Pass Hut; Activities; Alpine Club of Canada; Animals; Avalanches; Backpacking; Banff; Banff Indian Days; Banff Springs Hotel; Birds; Boats; Boat House; Cabins and shelters; Calgary Stampede; Canoes and canoeing; Climbing; Club; Elk; Entertainment; Environment; Environment and Nature; First Nations; Flowers; Geography; Glaciers; Guides; Guiding; Hiking; Holidays; Horses; Huts; Indigenous Peoples; Lake O'Hara region; Landscapes; Leisure; Mountain; Mountain Goat; Mountaineering; Mountains; National parks and reserves; Norquay Ski Hill; Outfitters, trail guides and packers; Pack trains; Pack trips; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Portrait; Recreation; Scenery; Stoney Nakoda First Nations; Tavel; Trails; Trains; Travel; Wildlife; Winter; Women

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Banff National Park; Canmore; Lake O'Hara; Yoho National Park; British Columbia; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: Slides rehoused into protective sleeves and acid-free folders after scanning.

Related Material: M67 / II / C / i / c / 56 - 7 ; See also notebooks (M67/51).

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian Rockies Trips Slide Show - Series I [2/2]

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1981 into a show from slides depicting various summer and winter trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the late 1960s and 1970s. Topics include mountains and mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, Lillian and her friends, lakes, boats, fish…

Date Range: [ca. 1960-1981]

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / a / ii / NS - I / 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Film; Transparency

80 images 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M67 / S36 / V225

Series: II.C. Activities / photography

Sous-Fonds: V225

Sub-Series: ii.a.ii Photographic material / transparencies / carousels

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / a / ii / NS - I / 2

GMD: Film; Transparency

Parallel Title: I : [transparencies]. -- [before 1981] V225 / NS 27

Date Range: [ca. 1960-1981]

Physical Description: 80 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1981 into a show from slides depicting various summer and winter trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the late 1960s and 1970s. Topics include mountains and mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, Lillian and her friends, lakes, boats, fishing, hiking, and various other scenic views around Banff, Lake Louise, and Lake O'Hara. Titles: 1. K14-15 Clouds from plane 2. K17-26 3 Sisters & clouds 3. K11-8 From Poet's Pool 4. K207-34 Oesa from Abbots Pass 5. B30-27 Babg sandpiper 6. CH 4 fish from Baker Cr. 7. CH. Wilson's Ranch 8. CH. Douglas Lake at sunrise 9. CH. '55 ACC Camp Robson 10. CH. '55 N.E. from Ptarmigan Pk. 11. CH. '55 Banff fr. shoulder Cascade 12. CH. '55 Scarab L. & Whistler Pass 13. CH. 55 Lake & Healy Ck. Plateau 14. CH. 55 Egypt, Scarab, & Mummy Lake 15. CH. 55 NE across Scarab & Egypt L. 16. CH. 55 Monarch Mt. unnamed Lake 17. CH. 55 Mummy Lake 18. CH. 55 Healy Cr. summit & Talc mine L. beyond 19. CH. 55 Ptarmigan, Baker, Redonlet Lakes 20. CH 55 Fr. Ptarmigan Peak 21. CH 55 North fr. Ptarmigan Pk 22. CH 55 Merlin Lake 23. CH 55 Fossil Mt & Baker Lake fr. Ptarm. Pk 24. CH 55 Egypt Lake 25. B50-5 Garden & fowers 26. B32-6 MacArthur Lake 27. Duplicate Cathedral Basin 28. B27-24 Phyl waiting for train 29. K22-21 Spiral Tunnel 30. K22-18 [Spiral Tunnel] 31. K111-18 Photographer Hiker 32. K17-13 Crystal Cave 33. K17-23 Big Rock on trail 34. K16-12 Main Camp & Mt Coleman 35. K16-2 Around stream & dogs 36. K16-13 Campers & Mt Coleman 37. K16. 22 Conne & my horse 38. K16-23 [Conne] & her horse 39. K16-6 Hay fr. the horses 40. K10-14 Canoe on Lake O'Hara 41. -- 10 Walyek & party on porch 42. K5-34 Party by cairn 43. R146-36 Fool hen 44. CH. Baby ptarmigan 45. 191-15 Ptarmigan 46. R144-27 [Ptarmigan] on rocks 47. Vallance 60 Hummingbird male 48. [Vallance] 60 [Hummingbird] female 49. B55-11 Fool hen (nearest) 50. B13-37 Close up of moose 51. B13-35 Moose on club porch 52. B67-4 Charlie feeding moose 53. B11-26 4 buffalo feeding 54. B11-24 Buffalo herd 55. B30-4 Pika 56. B1-24 Beaver in pond 57. R173-34 Bear & cub at one pot 58. R173-33 Bear & 2 cubs one standing 59. R173-35 Bear 60. R185-16B1 Mt goat (bouglet) 61. R177-28 Coyote 62. B27-34 2 Sheep & tourists 63. B8-21 Sheep on the road 64. B27-31 3 ewes 65. B71-36 SHeep & marg fo[?] 66. R173-9 Ewe 67. B65-22 Deer at Club house 68. K36-3 2 plaques at old [Club house] 69. K36-1 Club house plaque 70. K36-2 [Club house plaque] 71. R206-28 Camp at Robson 72. R189-6 Phyl's rope on glacier 73. R187-21 Crowd on decsent 74. B46-4 Above Sunshine Lodge 75. B68-5 Camp fire w- flame 76. R179-17 Al gates plane in meadow 77. R204-32 Mashed plane 78. K15-6 Cars cars cars 79. K15-5 Cars at the Chateau 80. K15-4 View from #658 window

Notes: Please note: Language pertaining to First Nations people is outdated and offensive. Please note: Behavior towards wildlife, primarily human proximity and feeding, is outdated and no longer tolerated throughout all National Parks - do not feed or approach wildlife. Slides originally in Kodak Carousel 80 slide tray.

Name Access: Gest, Lillian; Feuz, Edward; Strom, Erling; Hinman, Caroline

Subject Access: Abbot Pass Hut; Activities; Alpine Club of Canada; Animals; Avalanches; Backpacking; Banff; Banff Indian Days; Banff Springs Hotel; Birds; Boats; Boat House; Cabins and shelters; Calgary Stampede; Canoes and canoeing; Climbing; Club; Elk; Entertainment; Environment; Environment and Nature; First Nations; Flowers; Geography; Glaciers; Guides; Guiding; Hiking; Holidays; Horses; Huts; Indigenous Peoples; Lake O'Hara region; Landscapes; Leisure; Mountain; Mountain Goat; Mountaineering; Mountains; National parks and reserves; Norquay Ski Hill; Outfitters, trail guides and packers; Pack trains; Pack trips; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Portrait; Recreation; Scenery; Stoney Nakoda First Nations; Tavel; Trails; Trains; Travel; Wildlife; Winter; Women

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Banff National Park; Canmore; Lake O'Hara; Yoho National Park; British Columbia; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: Slides rehoused into protective sleeves and acid-free folders after scanning.

Related Material: M67 / II / C / i / c / 56 - 8 ; See also notebooks (M67/51).

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title based on contents of file.

Processing Status: Processed

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Dunsmore Family Photograph Album

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Part Of: Fulton Dunsmore fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to Dunsmore family and friends; family life; Banff community life; Banff locations, such as streets, zoo, Cave and Basin; events, including Banff Indian Days, Banff Winter Carnival, royal visit, 1919; activities, including fishing, camping, picnicing, dogsledding, snowshoeing, skiing,…

Date Range: [ca. 1915-1920]

Reference Code: V184 / I / PD - 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph

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Part Of: Fulton Dunsmore fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V184

Series: I. Photograph albums

Sous-Fonds: V184

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V184 / I / PD - 1

GMD: Album; Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1915-1920]

Physical Description: 1 photograph album (433 prints)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to Dunsmore family and friends; family life; Banff community life; Banff locations, such as streets, zoo, Cave and Basin; events, including Banff Indian Days, Banff Winter Carnival, royal visit, 1919; activities, including fishing, camping, picnicing, dogsledding, snowshoeing, skiing, ski jumping, canoeing. People include: members of the Paris, Woodworth, White (Whyte), Irwin and Latam families; also Dick Patrick, MacAulay twins, Edwin Young, John Thomson and others. Includes scenic views of Banff, Lake Louise and other Rocky Mountain areas. Most photographs are identified.

Notes: Fulton Dunsmore made most of the photographs and assembled the album. Also includes photographs by Tom Dunsmore and other

Name Access: Dunsmore, Fulton; Dunsmore, Margaret

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Banff Indian Days; Banff Winter Carnival; Banff Zoo; Boats; Cave and Basin; Camping; Children; Dogsledding; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Mountains; Skiing; Ski areas; Ski jumping; Snowshoes and snowshoeing; Winter

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta; Canada

Access Restrictions: No photocopying

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Fulton Dunsmore Photograph Album

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Scope & Content: File pertains to a photo album about Fulton Dunsmore, friends and family; mainly activities, including skiing, fishing, climbing, hiking, camping, picnicing, ski jumping, skating, hockey. Includes: Mount Norquay Ski Camp, 1928?; Dunsmore and friends, including Peter Whyte and possibly Paris brothe…

Date Range: [ca. 1928-1935]

Reference Code: V184 / I / PD - 3

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph

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Part Of: Fulton Dunsmore fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V184

Series: I. Photograph albums

Sous-Fonds: V184

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V184 / I / PD - 3

GMD: Album; Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1928-1935]

Physical Description: 1 photograph album (268 prints and 1 loose print).

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to a photo album about Fulton Dunsmore, friends and family; mainly activities, including skiing, fishing, climbing, hiking, camping, picnicing, ski jumping, skating, hockey. Includes: Mount Norquay Ski Camp, 1928?; Dunsmore and friends, including Peter Whyte and possibly Paris brothers, on Banff Ski Club trips to Whitmans' Lodge warden cabin #11 and Spray Lakes Lodge warden cabin #1; ski trip to Skoki? area; Dunsmore and friends growing beards; Dunsmore (in Calgary? with fellow students?), 1930; trip to Sherbrooke Lake.

Name Access: Dunsmore, Fulton; Whyte, Peter

Subject Access: Activities; Backcountry skiing; Banff Ski Club; Boats; Camping; Camps; Climbing; Family; Family and personal life; Fishing; Hiking; Hockey; Landscapes; Leisure; Mountains; Norquay Ski Camp; Skating; Skiing; Ski jumping; Ski areas; Winter

Geographic Access: Mount Norquay; Spray Lakes; Skoki; Sherbrooke Lake; Calgary; Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta; Canada

Access Restrictions: No photocopying

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Helen (Fulmer) Wells scrapbook

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Part Of: Helen Fulmer Wells fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook containing a broad selection of clippings, photographs and notes pertaining to the history of Banff, including development, events, buildings and personalities. Material pertains to the period between ca.1890 and ca.1970

Date Range: [ca. 1950-1970]

Reference Code: M480 / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook

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Part Of: Helen Fulmer Wells fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M480 / V675

Series: I. Textual records

Sous-Fonds: M480

Accession Number: 3881

Reference Code: M480 / 1

GMD: Scrapbook

Responsibility: Extensive annotation by Helen Wells and Sylvia Vosburgh

Date Range: [ca. 1950-1970]

Physical Description: 10 cm of textual records (190 pages ; 30.5 x 37 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook containing a broad selection of clippings, photographs and notes pertaining to the history of Banff, including development, events, buildings and personalities. Material pertains to the period between ca.1890 and ca.1970

Name Access: Wells, Helen Fulmer; Peyto, Bill; Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Eleanor; Liddell, Ken; Lonsdale, Tom; Phillips, Walter J.; Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.

Subject Access: Anniversary; Architecture; Art; Banff Crag and Canyon; Banff Indian Days; Bridges; Buildings and facilities; Community events; Community life; Events; Family and personal life; History; Hotels; Indigenous Peoples; Mountaineers; Newspaper; Obituary; Oldtimers; The Albertan; Townsite development

Geographic Access: Banff; Bankhead; Bow Lake; Lake Minnewanka; Bow Valley; Banff National Park; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title supplied by Sylvia Vosburgh, daughter of Helen Wells and written on outside cover

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Horseback and Camping Trip in the Canadian Rockies, July and August 1924, to the Columbia Icefields

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to a photograph album depicting the 1924 trip organized by Caroline Hinman to the Canadian Rockies. Includes photographs of campsites, mountains, glaciers, rivers, people, and horses - many people photographed are marked in the album with initials, full names unknown. Also includes so…

Date Range: 1924

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 3

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph print

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M67 / S36 / V225

Series: II.C. Activities / photography

Sous-Fonds: V225

Sub-Series: ii.b. Photographic material / photograph albums

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 3

GMD: Album; Photograph print

Date Range: 1924

Physical Description: 1 album (517 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 15 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to a photograph album depicting the 1924 trip organized by Caroline Hinman to the Canadian Rockies. Includes photographs of campsites, mountains, glaciers, rivers, people, and horses - many people photographed are marked in the album with initials, full names unknown. Also includes some enlarged photographs and greeting cards with trip photographs from Caroline Hinman, Eliza Campbell and Florence Bartlett. Inserts pertain to overviews/advertisements for trips dated 1922 and 1923 that would have been sent out by Caroline Hinman in advance detailing route, expectations, and prices.

Notes: Black pages not scanned Inserts free floating with album.

Name Access: Gest, Lillian; Hinman, Caroline

Subject Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Camps; Camping; Chateau Lake Louise; Climbing; Family and personal life; First Nations; Glaciers; Hiking; Horses; Horseback riding; Horse packing; Indigenous Peoples; Mountains; Mountaineering; Off the Beaten Track; Scenery; Travel

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Paradise Valley; Saskatchewan River; Castleguard Meadows; Thompson Pass; Banff National Park; Twin Falls; Takkakaw Falls; Yoho National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Access Restrictions: Microfilm copy available for reference use by appointment only.

Language: English

Conservation: Removed from plastic sleeve and rehoused in acid-free paper, tied with flat string.

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Horseback and Camping Trip in the Canadian Rockies, July and August 1925, Lake Louise to Jasper and Return with side trip to Mount Robson

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Scope & Content: File pertains to a photograph album depicting the 1925 trip organized by Caroline Hinman to the Canadian Rockies. The trip, carried out on horseback, began at Robson Pass and worked north to Maligne Lake, Jasper National Park before returning to Lake Louise. Photographs from Bow Pass show 18 inches…

Date Range: 1925

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 4

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph print

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M67 / S36 / V225

Series: II.C. Activities / photography

Sous-Fonds: V225

Sub-Series: ii.b. Photographic material / photograph albums

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 4

GMD: Album; Photograph print

Date Range: 1925

Physical Description: 1 album (475 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 14.8 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to a photograph album depicting the 1925 trip organized by Caroline Hinman to the Canadian Rockies. The trip, carried out on horseback, began at Robson Pass and worked north to Maligne Lake, Jasper National Park before returning to Lake Louise. Photographs from Bow Pass show 18 inches of snow on the ground, August 22, 1925. Also includes photographs from a side trip to Mount Robson, enlargements, and greeting cards with trip photographs from Florence Dibell Bartlett, Caroline Hinman, Mary Goddard Potter, and Samuel C. Edmonds. Inserts pertain to the greeting card from Samuel C. Edmonds and the overview/advertisement for the 1925 trip that would have been sent out by Caroline Hinman in advance detailing route, expectations, and prices.

Notes: Please note: language used pertaining to First Nations included herein is outdated and offensive. Blank pages not scanned Inserts free floating with album

Name Access: Gest, Lillian; Hinman, Caroline

Subject Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Animals; Bighorn Sheep; Cabins and shelters; Camps; Camping; Chateau Lake Louise; Climbing; Coyote; Dogs; Family and personal life; First Nations; Glaciers; Hiking; Horses; Horseback riding; Horse packing; Indigenous Peoples; Mountains; Mountaineering; Mountain Goat; Off the Beaten Track; Scenery; Transportation; Travel

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Paradise Valley; Saskatchewan River; Castleguard Meadows; Thompson Pass; Banff National Park; Maligne Lake; Medicine Lake; Nigel Pass; Jasper National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Access Restrictions: Microfilm copy available for reference use by appointment only.

Language: English

Conservation: Removed from plastic sleeve and rehoused in acid-free paper, tied with flat string.

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Kanada 1927 Photo Album

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album, comprising ca. 432 photographs, 10.5 x 16 cm or smaller. Photographs pertain to a trip through Banff to Mount Assiniboine by the Duke Dimitri and Duchess Catherine Leuchtenberg in 1927. Photographs document travel on horseback to the Mount Assiniboine Lodge, h…

Date Range: 1927

Reference Code: V8 / PD / 2020.04

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Private record

1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M8 / V8 / S8

Series: Accession number : 2020.04

Sous-Fonds: V8

Accession Number: 2020.04

Reference Code: V8 / PD / 2020.04

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Private record

Date Range: 1927

Physical Description: 1 album (ca. 432 photographs : b&w ; 10.5 x 16 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: Dimitri Georgevitch de Leuchtenberg (1898-1972), Duke of Leuchtenberg was a member of the Franco-Russian Beauharnais house. In 1927 the Marquis Nicholas degli Albizzi invited Dimitri and his wife Catherine (1900-1991) to join him for the summer at the cabin he had subleased from A.O. Wheeler at Mount Assiniboine. Albizzi and Dimitri were cousins. The Duke and Duchess de Leuchtenberg lived in Germany following the Russian Civil War and in 1931 began annual winter trips to Quebec to visit Albizzi and his new winter sports station in Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts in the Laurentians mountains in Quebec. The Duke worked for Albizzi as a ski school instructor. In 1937 he was chosen to be a member of the Canadian Ski School Committee and in 1938 was a founding member of the Ski Instructor's Alliance. In 1939 the Duke de Leuchtenberg bought the Saint-Sauveur station from Albizzi and moved his family permanently to Quebec, Canada.

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album, comprising ca. 432 photographs, 10.5 x 16 cm or smaller. Photographs pertain to a trip through Banff to Mount Assiniboine by the Duke Dimitri and Duchess Catherine Leuchtenberg in 1927. Photographs document travel on horseback to the Mount Assiniboine Lodge, hiking up Mount Assiniboine, swimming and boating on Lake Magog, horses, camping, and other leisure activies.

Notes: The album is titled "Kanada 1927" with a photo of Mount Assiniboine on the first page. Not all of the photos in the album are captioned, some are captioned partially or entriely in Russian. Frequently used names in captions: Duma = Dimitri Kata = Catherine Kora = Albizzi Translated version of album captions available in Chic Scott fonds (see "Related Material")

Name Access: Albizzi, Marquis Nicholas degli; Albizzi, Nicholas delgi; Leuchtenberg, Dimitri

Subject Access: Backcountry skiing; Banff; Boats; Brewster Mountain Pack Trains; Cabins; Cross-country skiing; Family; Family and personal life; Glaciers; Guide; Horseback riding; Horses; Leisure; Mount Assiniboine; Mount Assiniboine Lodge; Mountaineering; Swimming; Travel

Geographic Access: Banff; Assiniboine; Mount Assiniboine; Lake Magog; Banff National Park; British Columbia; Alberta; Canada

Language: English; Russian

Related Material: Translation of album captions located in Chic Scott fonds (M57/S47/V40), donated as part of accn. 2021.15

Biographical Source Notes: http://www.royalhistorian.com/how-a-romanov-duke-popularized-skiing-in-quebecs-laurentian-mountains/; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimitri_Georgevitch_de_Leuchtenberg; Lytton Gooch, Jane. Mount Assiniboine: Images in Art. Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books, 2007. pg. 37-38.

Title Source: Original title in album

Processing Status: Processed

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Lantern slides -- 1925-1931

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Part Of: Leonard Leacock fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of lantern slides depicting Rocky Mountain scenic views, mountains, wildlife, horse rides. Includes Banff, Yoho, Lake O'Hara, Banff-Jasper Highway and surrounding areas. Slides are a mix of colour and black & white photographs; some images are printed directly onto one pane of glass …

Date Range: 1925-1931

Reference Code: V353 / I / B / PS-1 to PS-40

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

42 images 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Leonard Leacock fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M372 / V353 / S24

Series: V353 / I : Photography

Sous-Fonds: V353

Sub-Series: V353 / I / B : Photography: lantern slides

Accession Number: 6756

Reference Code: V353 / I / B / PS-1 to PS-40

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

Date Range: 1925-1931

Physical Description: 41 photographs : b&w and col. slides ; 10.2 x 8.2 cm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of lantern slides depicting Rocky Mountain scenic views, mountains, wildlife, horse rides. Includes Banff, Yoho, Lake O'Hara, Banff-Jasper Highway and surrounding areas. Slides are a mix of colour and black & white photographs; some images are printed directly onto one pane of glass while others are transparencies on celullose film mounted between 2 glass panes. There is no order to the different mediums. Slides were accompanied with 7 typed text papers listing the slide numbers and details of the images. See Notes for list.

Notes: [1] Sahdow Lake [2] Summer scene in Banff [3] Eifell Lake (some of the Ten Peaks) [4] Pinnacle Mt. from Mt. Temple [5] Consolation Mts. Biden and Quadra [6] Un-named lake between Consolation Valley and Boom Lake [7] Clouds on Mt. Cathedral [8] Mt. Cathedral [9] Glacier on east sloped of Mt. Narao, near Wapta [10] Descending Mt. Narao [11] Mt. Cathedral Lake O'Hara [12] Mt. Cathedral near Lake O'Hara [13] Alpine Club House in Lake O'Hara meadows [14] Lake O'Hara [15] On shores of Lake Margaret [16] Waterfall in Opabin Pass, Mt. Biddle [17] Chateau Lake Louise [18] Twin Falls Yoho Park [19] Below Twin Falls [19a] Below Twin Falls [20] Below Twin Falls [21] On Burgess Pass Trail [22] President group from Burgess Pass trail [23] Hoodoos up Hoodoo Creek [24] Shadow Lake [25] Road up to Mt. Norquay [26] On the trail in winter [27] Winter in Banff [28] Cloud of ridge [29] On shore of Shadow Lake [30] A short rest [31] Shadow Lake [32] Bow River near Banff -- Mt. Borgeau [33] Mt. Rundle by moonlight -- Banff [34] A promise of spring -- Forty Mile Creek [35] Winter [36] Sheep country in the foothills [37] The Golden West [38] Banff Springs Hotel [39] Amid the glaciers -- Mt. Balfour [40] Mt. Temple

Name Access: Leacock, Leonard

Subject Access: Photography; Lantern slide; Climbing; Environment and Nature; Fossils; Glaciers; Horses; Horseback riding; Hiking; Landscapes; National parks and reserves; Scenery; Wildlife

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Lake O'Hara; Jasper; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Jasper National Park; Alberta; Canada

Language: N/A

Conservation: Slides cleaned prior to scanning. If possilbe, locate missing slide PS-104.

Finding Aid: List available

Related Material: Corresponding negatives exist for some lantern slides Accompanying lantern slide notes moved to M372 / 14-18

Creator: Leacock, Leonard

Title Source: Title based on contents of file.

Processing Status: Processed

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Lantern slides -- 1925-1931

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Part Of: Leonard Leacock fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of lantern slides depicting Rocky Mountain scenic views, mountains, wildlife, horse rides. Includes Banff, Yoho, Lake O'Hara, Banff-Jasper Highway and surrounding areas. Slides are a mix of colour and black & white photographs; some images are printed directly onto one pane of glass …

Date Range: 1925-1931

Reference Code: V353 / I / B / PS-41 to PS-80

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

40 images 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Leonard Leacock fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M372 / V353 / S24

Series: V353 / I : Photography

Sous-Fonds: V353

Sub-Series: V353 / I / B : Photography: lantern slides

Accession Number: 6756

Reference Code: V353 / I / B / PS-41 to PS-80

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

Date Range: 1925-1931

Physical Description: 40 photographs : b&w and col. slides ; 10.2 x 8.2 cm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of lantern slides depicting Rocky Mountain scenic views, mountains, wildlife, horse rides. Includes Banff, Yoho, Lake O'Hara, Banff-Jasper Highway and surrounding areas. Slides are a mix of colour and black & white photographs; some images are printed directly onto one pane of glass while others are transparencies on celullose film mounted between 2 glass panes. There is no order to the different mediums. Slides were accompanied with 7 typed text papers listing the slide numbers and details of the images. See Notes for list.

Notes: [41] Mt. Ball -- Bow Valley [42] Setting up camp -- Molar Pass [43] Lake McArthur --Mt. Biddle [44] Takakkaw Falls, Yoho Valley [45] Giant Steps Waterfall, Paradise Valley [46] View north from Molar Pass [47] Crossing Jonas Pass [48] On the Jonas-Pobokton Ridge Mt. Sunwapta [49] Shadow Lake, Mt. Isabelle [50] Lake Louise [51] Bow River at Banff from the Banff Springs Hotel [52] At head of Saskatchewan Glacier where it leaves the Columbia Icefield [53] Consolation Valley Mt. Temple [54] Mt. Stephen from Burgess Pass [55] Athabasca Falls, Jasper Park [56] Mt. Temple frm Saddleback [57] Fishing in Marvel Lake, Mt. Gloria [58] Mummy Lake [59] Hoodoos up Hoodoo Creek, Yoho Park [60] Mt. Wapta from Burgess Pass [61] Trilobite from Mt. Stephen [62] Hoary Marmot [63] Pika [64] Drying stack of pika [65] Pike [66] Swimming out to visit a moose [67] Three Big-Horn Sheep [68] Black bear up a tree [69] Canada Geese [70] Mule deer in winter [71] Rocky Mountain sheep, female [72] Moose [73] Canada Jay (whiskey jack0 [74] Bear tracks in mud [75] Bear cub begging [76] Pack rat (the only photo of a wild one I have ever seen) [77] Frost decoration on Douglas Fir [78] Frost flowers on ice [79] Larch tree, Gibbon Pass [80] Dandelion seed plumes