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Buildings and businesses, Banff area
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55330
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 34 photographs pertaining to businesses and other properties in and around Banff. Photographs depict individuals swimming at the Cave and Basin; a boathouse near the Bow River; several hotels, including Banff Springs Hotel, Chateau Lake Louise and the Mount Royal Hotel; Fairholme R…
- Date Range
- 1901
- [1910-1950]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PA - 1 to 34
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / D : Other material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PA - 1 to 34
- Date Range
- 1901
- [1910-1950]
- Physical Description
- 34 photographs : b&w prints ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 34 photographs pertaining to businesses and other properties in and around Banff. Photographs depict individuals swimming at the Cave and Basin; a boathouse near the Bow River; several hotels, including Banff Springs Hotel, Chateau Lake Louise and the Mount Royal Hotel; Fairholme Ranch; and other related views.
- Notes
- Some photographs are annotated
- Subject Access
- Businesses
- Hotels
- Animals
- Banff National Park
- Banff Upper Hot Springs
- Bow River Boat House
- Boats
- Buildings
- Cave and Basin
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Fairholme Ranch
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Postcards
- Ranches
- Teahouses
- Tourism
- Travel
- Upper Hot Springs
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Lake Louise
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Some items stored in mylar
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Commemorative Ribbon
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- Date
- 1923
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1105
- Description
- Banff-Windermere Road Opening, white satin ribbon with fish tail end. Dark blue lettering: "OFFICIALBanff-Windermere Road Opening June 30th, 1923".
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- Title
- Commemorative Ribbon
- Date
- 1923
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 21.5 x 5.3 cm
- Description
- Banff-Windermere Road Opening, white satin ribbon with fish tail end. Dark blue lettering: "OFFICIALBanff-Windermere Road Opening June 30th, 1923".
- Credit
- Gift of Duncan Robertson, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1105
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Community event records, publications and booklets
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54510
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of news clippings, programs, booklets, newsletters, invitations, correspondence and other documents pertaining to marriages, community clubs and events, death notices and World War II with connections to the Bow Valley and surrounding areas. Includes news clippings and invitations ann…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920 - ca. 1925]
- [ca. 1930]
- 1932
- 1935
- 1936
- 1940
- [ca. 1940 - ca. 1945]
- 1941
- 1943 - 1945
- Reference Code
- M74 / IV / B / 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Newspaper clipping
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- M74 / IV : Family, friends and community records
- Sous-Fonds
- M74
- Sub-Series
- M74 / IV / B : 1921 - 1945
- Accession Number
- 3109
- 2016.8581
- Reference Code
- M74 / IV / B / 3
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920 - ca. 1925]
- [ca. 1930]
- 1932
- 1935
- 1936
- 1940
- [ca. 1940 - ca. 1945]
- 1941
- 1943 - 1945
- Physical Description
- 2.25 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of news clippings, programs, booklets, newsletters, invitations, correspondence and other documents pertaining to marriages, community clubs and events, death notices and World War II with connections to the Bow Valley and surrounding areas. Includes news clippings and invitations announcing marriages between Ben Woodworth and Edith Chambers, Margaret Dunsmore and Clifford Dethlefsen, and the 60th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. William Vicary; an obituary and letter of condolence from William McCardell for the death of Elizabeth Woodworth, 1936; event programmes for a nursing school graduation naming Margaret Dunsmore, Spray Valley Chapter meetings from 1944 and 1945, the Banff High School auditorium opening and the 23rd Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association Roundup; 9 copies of "The Cascadian" Banff High School newsletters, 1935 - 1945; a list of burial locations for deceased members of the Independent Order of Oddfellows in and near Banff ca. 1940; and other loose correspondence and poetry.
- Notes
- Booklet "Poems of the Rank and File" first published 1920, date provided in entry [ca.1920 - ca. 1925] is estimate for specific physical copy
- Date of news clipping pertaining to the marriage of Benjamin Woodworth and Edith May Chambers [ca. 1935] given based on age of bride, identified in a 1921 census listing as 10 years old [born ca. 1911], and other individuals listed. [Source: https://www.ancestry.ca/genealogy/1921census/alberta/edith-may-chambers_6600209]
- Some dates provided are estimates by Processing Archivist based on contents and additional research
- Name Access
- Woodworth, Ben
- Chambers, Edith
- Dunsmore, Margaret
- Dethlefsen, Clifford
- Vicary, William
- McCardell, William H.
- Woodworth, Elizabeth
- Southern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers Association
- Subject Access
- Weddings
- Obituary
- Personal and Family Life
- Banff High School
- Poetry
- Community events
- World War II
- Military
- Rebekah Assembly Banff Lodge No. 34
- Anniversary
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Calgary
- Ontario
- Edmonton
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- More fragile and older items have been placed in acid-free tissue or mylar for preservation
- Banff High School programme from 1940 placed in mylar due to adhesive stain on front
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Military
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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- Date
- 1925 – 1935
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0011
- Description
- A long, cylindrical, tan canvas golf bag with stiff black plastic around the top opening and at the base. A canvas shoulder strap attaches from the lip to a buckle at the middle of reinforced canvas along the seam. A heavy leather grip handle is attached beneath the shoulder strap. There is a de…
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- Title
- Golf Bag
- Date
- 1925 – 1935
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal; plastic
- Dimensions
- 83.5 x 16.5 x 25.0 cm
- Description
- A long, cylindrical, tan canvas golf bag with stiff black plastic around the top opening and at the base. A canvas shoulder strap attaches from the lip to a buckle at the middle of reinforced canvas along the seam. A heavy leather grip handle is attached beneath the shoulder strap. There is a deep rectangular zip pocket near the bottom to hold golf balls that locks to a ring with a padlock. A leather strap buckles around the bag near the top to secure the clubs. A collar tucked inside the bag pulls out to zip over the clubs and locks with a padlock through a metal ring. A green 1936 Banff Springs Hotel Golf Course season ticket, and a red Canadian Pacific luggage tag are attached to the handle. “P.A. Moore” is written on the bottom of the bag.
- Subject
- sports, golf
- Philip Moore
- membership
- organizations, golf club
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Banff Springs Golf Course
- Canadian Pacific
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0011
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Group portrait
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions53292
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1930]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 858
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 858
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1930]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back); b&w.
- Subject Access
- Archery
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Springs Hotel
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney
- Stoney Nakoda
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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History Photos
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 120 b&w prints of various historical topics, some photos taken by Bruno Engler, others collected [presumably] by him. Includes various Canadian Pacific Railway events, community events and celebrations, Skoki Lodge's 60th anniversary, the Norquay Ski Hill rope-tow, the 1968 Winter …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1886-1993]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / H / iv / b / PA - 01 to PA - 120
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
11 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
- iv : History, b : Photos
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / H / iv / b / PA - 01 to PA - 120
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1886-1993]
- Physical Description
- 120 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 120 b&w prints of various historical topics, some photos taken by Bruno Engler, others collected [presumably] by him. Includes various Canadian Pacific Railway events, community events and celebrations, Skoki Lodge's 60th anniversary, the Norquay Ski Hill rope-tow, the 1968 Winter Olympics bid, Princess Margarite's [sic] visit in 1958, the Cosmic Ray Observatory operations, a Kiwanis Club event, ranching and ranch lands, portraits, and more.
- Name Access
- Perren, Walter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Jon
- White, Cliff Jr.
- Locke, Charlie
- Jones, Ken
- Rungius, Carl
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Aerial photography
- Animals
- Banff townsite
- Banff Upper Hot Springs
- Buildings and facilities
- Cave and Basin
- Centennial
- Ceremony
- Chairlifts and gondolas
- Climbing
- Community events
- Construction
- Dogs
- Entertainment
- Festival
- Helicopters
- Military
- Mount Norquay Chairlift
- Mount Norquay Ski Area
- Mountains
- Parades
- Parks Canada
- Parks Canada Warden
- Portrait
- Public events
- Roads
- Roger's Pass
- Royal tours
- Royal Visit
- Scenery
- Tourism
- Trains
- Travel
- Winter
- Winter Carnival
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V190 / VI / H / iv / b / NA - 01 to NA - 04 V190 / VI / H / iv / b / NS - 01 to NS - 02
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Letters to Mother [June 1929 - May 1930]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7432
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 41 letters, telegraphs, postcards and envelopes written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from April 1929 to May 1930. Topics include meeting Peter Whyte's family and touring around town, Banff Springs Hotel, day to day life, Banff events, people in Concord, s…
- Date Range
- 1929-1930
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 83
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
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1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 83
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1929-1930
- Physical Description
- 2.4 cm of textural records (162 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 41 letters, telegraphs, postcards and envelopes written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from April 1929 to May 1930. Topics include meeting Peter Whyte's family and touring around town, Banff Springs Hotel, day to day life, Banff events, people in Concord, sketching and painting around Banff with Peter and Gardner Cox, meeting new people [including Belmore Browne, Carl Rungius, and Billie Simpson], Catharine's travels to France, England, and Scotland, and making plans for Peter and Catharine's wedding. Places include Cardiff (Wales), Lake Louise, Kicking Horse Restaurant, Storm Mountain Bungalow Camp, Moraine Lake, Emerald Lake, Yoho Valley, Lake McArthur, Lake O'Hara, Glacier National Park, and travels to Montana and Yellowstone National Park.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples, people of colour, and those of Jewish faith used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are hand-written. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. Some letters also have numbers written in pencil crayon, believed to be from when originally processed.
- Name Access
- Rungius, Carl
- Browne, Belmore
- White, Annie
- White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
- Whyte, Peter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Dave White and Sons Store
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Mountain
- Painting
- Teepees
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Emerald Lake
- Lake Louise
- Lake O'Hara
- Kicking Horse Canyon
- Yoho National Park
- Moraine Lake
- Montana
- Glacier National Park
- Yellowstone National Park
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Alberta
- France
- Scotland
- London, England
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- 1925 – 1940
- Material
- metal; wood; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1130 a-k
- Description
- A collection of various sized loving cups. These are the keeper trophies awarded for various sporting events including golf, skiing and canoeing.a) Squat silver cup with two handles on wooden base. 19.0 cm x 18.0 cm x 12.0 cm. “1928 - 29 - 30 BBC LADIES DOUBLE SCULLS M. GRATZ & E.KNIGHT”b) Tall si…
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1925 – 1940
- Material
- metal; wood; plastic
- Description
- A collection of various sized loving cups. These are the keeper trophies awarded for various sporting events including golf, skiing and canoeing.a) Squat silver cup with two handles on wooden base. 19.0 cm x 18.0 cm x 12.0 cm. “1928 - 29 - 30 BBC LADIES DOUBLE SCULLS M. GRATZ & E.KNIGHT”b) Tall silver cup with two curled handles on black metal base. 24.5 x 19.0 x 8.0 cm. “BSGC LADIES ECLECTIC 1936 WON BY MRS. T.H. LONSDALE”c) Tall silver cup with two squared off handles on wide black metal base. 23.0 x 13.0 x 10.0. “Banff Springs Golf Club LADIES ECLECTIC CUP 1938 WINNER MRS. T.H. LONSDALE”d) Silver cup with two curled handles on black metal base. 22.0 x 14.0 x 7.0 cm. “BSGC LADIES ECLECTIC WINNER MRS. T.H. LONSDALE”e) Silver cup with two squared off handles on wide black metal base. 21.0 x 10.0 x 10.0 cm. “LADIES ECLECTIC BSGC 1935 MRS. T.H. LONSDALE”f) Small silver cup with tall thin handles on black metal base that is engraved “BBC 34 MIXED D.S. 1ST”. 17.5 x 10.0 x 7.0. g) Small silver cup with two handles. Sits on wooden base. cup engraved with “Banff W’s 1930 SKIJORING LADIES 2ND” 115.0 x 10.0 x 7.0 cm. h) Plain silver cup with two grooved handles. Sits on black plastic base.14.0 x 8.0 x 7.0. i) small silver cup with two curved handles with points on top of wooden base. engraved with BBC LADIES 1932 DOUBLE SKULL 1ST. 14.0 x 9.0 x 6.0 cm j) Small silver cup with two handles on black metal base. Cup engraved with BTC -31- Doubles. 13.0 x 8.0 x 7.0 cmk) Small silver cup with two handles on wooden base. Cup engraved with “BBC -1935- L.D.S.” 12.0 x 8.0 x 6.0 cm.
- Credit
- Gift of Susan Genest, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1130 a-k
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- Date
- 1928 – 1929
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1194 a,b
- Description
- (a) Three handled silver cup on black wooden base. Front of cup engraved: “Banff Winter Sports 1929. Lake Louise - Banff - 40 Mile Ski Race. Donated by Mrs. V. Simmons, Sydney, Australia. Won by D. Gotaas. Camrose Ski Club”. Plaque on base reads: “Presented on February 8, 1929 to Paul Gotaas of the…
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1928 – 1929
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 22.0 cm
- Description
- (a) Three handled silver cup on black wooden base. Front of cup engraved: “Banff Winter Sports 1929. Lake Louise - Banff - 40 Mile Ski Race. Donated by Mrs. V. Simmons, Sydney, Australia. Won by D. Gotaas. Camrose Ski Club”. Plaque on base reads: “Presented on February 8, 1929 to Paul Gotaas of the Camrose Ski Club for winning the inaugural Lake Louise to Banff 40 mile ski race. . . (b) (a)(a) (a) Accompanying wooden plaque with newspaper article reproduced on thin metal sheet: “Camrose Skier Wins 40-Mile Race” - Calgary Albertan, Saturday, February 9, 1929.Loppet
- Credit
- Gift of Dr. Paul Gotaas, Edmonton, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1194 a,b
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Loving Cup Collection
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- Date
- 1926 – 1931
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1070 a-d
- Description
- Four various sized loving cups on polished turned wood bases. (a) BWS 1930 Packing Competition, 20.0 high, shallow silver cup (b) 1927 Motor Boat Challenge, 23.5 high, small silver cup (c) 1926 Motor Boat Challenge, 34.5 high, large silver cup (d) BBC 1931 Men's Double Canoe, 1606 high, small deep…
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- Title
- Loving Cup Collection
- Date
- 1926 – 1931
- Material
- metal; wood
- Description
- Four various sized loving cups on polished turned wood bases. (a) BWS 1930 Packing Competition, 20.0 high, shallow silver cup (b) 1927 Motor Boat Challenge, 23.5 high, small silver cup (c) 1926 Motor Boat Challenge, 34.5 high, large silver cup (d) BBC 1931 Men's Double Canoe, 1606 high, small deep gold cup
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy Boyce, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1070 a-d
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