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Negatives

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Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 440 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to Riggall pack trains and camps, hunting trophies, Riggall's ram trophies, various birds, bison, Ed Burton, Doris "Babe" Burton (nee Riggall), Bob Burton, Kay Riggall, and Dora Riggall posing in front of the Burton's home, and interior view…

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Reference Code: V26 / IX / D / NA (D1 to D 23)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

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Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M376 / V26

Series: IX. Riggall Negatives Scanned and Described

Sous-Fonds: V26

Accession Number: 7102

Reference Code: V26 / IX / D / NA (D1 to D 23)

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Physical Description: 440 photographs : b&w negatives

Scope & Content: File consists of 440 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to Riggall pack trains and camps, hunting trophies, Riggall's ram trophies, various birds, bison, Ed Burton, Doris "Babe" Burton (nee Riggall), Bob Burton, Kay Riggall, and Dora Riggall posing in front of the Burton's home, and interior views of Riggall's gunsmithing shop.

Name Access: Burton, Doris; Burton, Bob; Riggall, Kay; Riggall, Dora; Burton, Ed

Subject Access: Packing; Pack trips; Hunting; Sports; Recreation; Family and personal life; Animals; Buffalo; Birds; Environment and Nature; Natural resources; Gunsmithing

Geographic Access: Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Language: N/A

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Reference scans available: V26 / IX / D / NA (D1 to D 23)

Processing Status: Processed

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Newsclippings Scrapbook

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Part Of: Andy Russell fonds

Scope & Content: Scrapbook pertains to Andy Russell.

Date Range: 1947-1955

Reference Code: M153 / 576

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook

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Part Of: Andy Russell fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M153 / S43 / V555

Sous-Fonds: M153

Sub-Series: VII Russell family series

Accession Number: 5777

Reference Code: M153 / 576

GMD: Scrapbook

Date Range: 1947-1955

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records (26 pages ; 30.5 x 35.5 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: Scrapbook pertains to Andy Russell.

Name Access: Russell, Andy

Subject Access: Academics; Administration; Backpacking; Biographical; Climatology; Conservation; Ecology; Education; Environment and Nature; Films and film making; Forestry; Horseback riding; Personal and Professional Life; Photography; Natural history; Natural resources; Wildlife; Wildlife fatalities

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Jasper; Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Kananaskis; Yoho National Park; Kootenay National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: Blank pages not scanned

Finding Aid: Access by advance appointment only

Creator: Russell, Kay

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Personal Trip Diaries

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to six diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1948-1957 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies, Europe, and the western United States. Includes: M67 / 3 - 1 : black leather diary, dated 48 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to motor car, hiking, and horseback trips throughout …

Date Range: 1948-1957

Reference Code: M67 / I / A / i / 3 - 1 to 3 - 6

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Diary

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M67 / S36 / V225

Series: I.A. Personal papers / diaries and trip notes

Sous-Fonds: M67

Sub-Series: i. Diaries

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: M67 / I / A / i / 3 - 1 to 3 - 6

GMD: Diary

Date Range: 1948-1957

Physical Description: 7.3 cm of textual records (6 volumes ; 11 x 17.8 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to six diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1948-1957 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies, Europe, and the western United States. Includes: M67 / 3 - 1 : black leather diary, dated 48 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to motor car, hiking, and horseback trips throughout Banff National Park during the summer of 1948. Includes milage list and list/details of people met around Banff, including bankers, hotel staff, cleaning ladies, and the boy hired to cut the grass. Also notes the passing of Soapy Smith that winter. M67 / 3 - 2 : black leather diary, date 49 50 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to various motor car, hiking, horseback (orgranized by Caroline Hinman), and leisure trips taken around Banff, Jasper, and Yoho National Parks during the summer of 1949. Trips taken during the summer of 1950 mostly consist of Alpine Club of Canada activities and Camps and with the Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies. Also includes details on milages for different motor car trips and people met over both summers. M67 / 3 - 3 : black leather diary, dated 51 52 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to various trips taken during the summers of 1951 and 1952. 1951 includes travel from the Paoli, Pennsylvania to Banff, stays at the Banff Springs Hotel and Chateau Lake Louise, a camp based in Lake O'Hara (possibly as part of the Alpine Club of Canada), a night spent at the residence of Aileen Harmons [?], a trip with the Sky Line Trail Hikers, and another stay at the Banff Springs Hotel. 1952 includes many trips involving stays at the Banff Springs Hotel and other luxury hotels in Banff, Lake Louise, and Jasper, as well as trips with the ACC, the Sky Line Trail Hikers, and Caroline Hinman. Also includes lists of people met during both summers at various locations, highlights of Banff news (including the deaths of Hal Waterhouse and Col. Phillip Moore, marriages, construction work, and illnesses), lists of equipment, and telephone numbers. M67 / 3 - 4 : black leather diary, dated 53 54 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to a 1953 trip that started in Banff (with stay at Banff Springs Hotel) before going to Jasper where Lillian Gest participated in an Alpine Club of Canada Camp, then a few days in Lake O'Hara (staying in the lodge) before returning to Banff and then heading home to Pennsylvania. The summer of 1954 consisted of a motor car trip originating in Pennsylvania that worked west through Michigan, North Dakota, and Montana before reatching Banff. Also includes lists of mileages, people met during both summers, telephone numbers, information about flying with Air Canada (most likely in 1953), and the deaths of the Mexican tourists on Mt. Victoria, July 30, 1954. M67 / 3 - 5 : black leather diary, dated 54 55 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to the last few days of Lillian Gest's 1954 motor car trip, detailing the second half from Banff back to Pennsylvania and the 1955 trips to Banff, Mount Robson, the annual Alpine Club of Canada Camp, Lake Louise, Lake O'Hara, and Vancouver. Also includes lists of people Gest met in various locations throughout 1955 and a brief list of changes in Banff, including tree cutting for the new Trans Canada Highway, the opening of the new Timberline Hotel, and expansions of the Mount Royal Hotel and the Upper Hot Springs. M67 / 3 - 6 : black leather diary, dated 56 57 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to various hiking, motor car, and scenic trips taken by Lillian Gest throughout the Canadian Rockies during the summers of 1956 and 1957. Also includes lists of people met both summers, phone numbers for people both in Banff and in Pennsylvania, details pertaining to an Alpine Club of Canada 1956 photo competition that Gest entered, and a brief list of mostly construction-related updates from Banff and Lake Louise. One small newspaper clipping insert dated Aug 24, 1956 notes the funeral details for Mary Thorpe Gest. Also includes loose items consisting of letters (mostly addressed to Lillian Gest), brochures for the Sky Line Trail Hikers and the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, tellegrams, trip itineraries and cost listings, and newspaper clippings.

Notes: Blank pages not scanned.

Name Access: Gest, Lillian; Feuz, Ernest; Hinman, Caroline; Moore, Phil; Smith, Soapy (Herbert Alonzo)

Subject Access: Activities; Alpine Club of Canada; Cabins and shelters; Camping; Camps; Community; Environment and Nature; European travel; Family and personal life; First Nations; Guides; Hiking; Horse packing; Horseback riding; Hotels; Indigenous Peoples; Lake O'Hara region; Membership; Mountaineering; Mountains; Outfitting; Outfitters, trail guides and packers; Off the Beaten Track; Pack trips; Parks Canada; Record keeping; Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Sports and leisure; Stoney Nakoda; Tourism; Trails; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies; Travel; Travel and Exploration

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Pipestone Pass; Saskatchewan River; Assiniboine; Mount Assiniboine; Jasper; Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Kootenay National Park; Yoho National Park; Vancouver; Alberta; British Columbia; Pennsylvania; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Personal Trip Diaries

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to seven diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1957-1967 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies, Europe, and the western United States. Includes: M67 / 4 - 1 : black leather diary, dated 57 58 59 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to the last few days of the summer 1957 trip …

Date Range: 1957-1967

Reference Code: M67 / I / A / i / 4 - 1 to 4 - 7

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Diary

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M67 / S36 / V225

Series: I.A. Personal papers / diaries and trip notes

Sous-Fonds: M67

Sub-Series: i. Diaries

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: M67 / I / A / i / 4 - 1 to 4 - 7

GMD: Diary

Date Range: 1957-1967

Physical Description: 7.8 cm of textual records (7 volumes ; 11 x 17.8 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to seven diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1957-1967 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies, Europe, and the western United States. Includes: M67 / 4 - 1 : black leather diary, dated 57 58 59 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to the last few days of the summer 1957 trip carried over from M67 / 3 - 6, a trip in 1958 involving travel to Banff, the annual Alpine Club of Canada hike, staying at the Chateau Lake Louise, hiking in Lake O'Hara, and travel back to Pennsylvania. Trip details for 1959 include travelling by train from the United States to Montreal before continuing on to Banff where she took trips to Lake O'Hara and Skoki - entries for 1959 seem to end abruptly. Also includes lists of people met over the three years, equipment used for various trips, and a list of events since Sept. 1958 including the opening of the new Sulphur gondola on July 28, 1958, the tearing down of the Brewster stables on Spray Ave, and the conversion of the ski lodge to the Post Hotel in Lake Louise. M67 / 4 - 2 : black leather diary, dated 59 in red paint and end 1959-1962 on a piece of paper taped to the front cover. Pertains to the remainder of August 1959 (carried over from M67 / 4 - 2), and summer trips taken during 1960-1962 consisting of time spent around the Banff townsite, Lake O'Hara, and Bow Lake areas, annual organized hikes with the Alpine Club of Canada, as well as travel to and from Pennsylvania - usually by train. Also includes lists of people she met, new additions to staff at hotels Lillian Gest stayed at, luggage details, and events pertaining to Banff like construction projects, births, marriages, and deaths (including the death of Jack White in 1962, his house now being a library, and the fate of the grocery store he ran). M67 / 4 - 3 : black leather diary, dated 1962-1964 in red paint on the cover. Pertains to the end of Lillian Gest's 1962 summer trip (carried over from M76 / 4 - 2) and trips taken during the summers of 1963 and 1964. The 1963 summer consists of travel from Pennsylvania to Banff by train, stays at various hotels (including the Club House [possibly the Alpine Club of Canada Club House], Moraine Lake Lodge, and Emerald Lake Lodge), hiking trips in Revelestoke Park and Lake O'Hara, the annual Sky Line Trail Hikers trip, and alternating between stays in Lake O'Hara and at the Club House before returning home. The 1964 summer followed a similar pattern, with stays at various hotels, hikes (both with and without organizations like the Sky Line Trail Hikers and the ACC), and travel between Pennsylvania and Banff by train. Also includes lists of people met during all three summers, equipment left in Banff (1963), a poem titled How To Die in the Mountains, evelvation of Golden, milages, and rates at the Lake O'Hara Lodge and Chateau Lake Louise. Pertains to trip to the Canadian Rockies during the summer of 1965. Includes stays around the Banff, Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, Lake O'Hara, and Icefield Chalet areas as well as hikes with and without organizations such as the Alpine Club of Canada and the Skyline Trail Hikers. Also includes details about booking information throughout Yoho National Park, a list of mileages, and a list of events. M67 / 4 - 4 : gold embossed red plastic spiral bound diary titled Can R. 1965 on adhesive paper on front cover. Pertains to the summer of 1965 and includes time spent in Banff, trips to and around Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, Lake O'Hara, the Icefiled Parkway, and Mt. Robson areas as well as stays at the The Club House (possibly the Alpine Club of Canada Club House), a trip with the Sky Line Trail Hikers in Little Yoho (Aug 1-5) and the annual ACC Camp (Aug 23 - Sept 3). The trip back to Pennsylvania was completed by train as far as Winnipeg, from where Gest took a plane. Also includes Lake O'Hara register notes, details on Yoho National Park, lists of mileages, books at the ACC Club House and its staff that year, 1965 events (unclear if entirely dedicated to Banff), and people met. M67 / 4 - 5 : gold embossed red plastic spiral bound diary. Pertains to a trip to Alaska during the summer of 1966 and a trip to Expo 67 in Montreal from June 21-26. Also includes details on animals and birds spotted in Alaska, people met, and names of staff at places Lillian Gest stayed. M67 / 4 - 6 : black leather diary, dated 1966 on a piece of paper taped to the front cover. Pertains to the remainder of Lillian Gest's summer 1966 travels throughout the Canadian Rockies (an extension of the Alaska trip detailed in M67 / 4 - 5). Also includes lists of items left in Banff and items purchased in both Alaska and Canada, reminders about correspondence, notes about Lake O'Hara, and events from Banff. M67 / 4 - 7 : brown cardstock diary with black fabric tape on spine. Pertains to a trip to the Canadian Rockies in the summer of 1967 and includes hiking trips with and without organizations like the Alpine Club of Canada and the Sky Line Trail Hikers, as well as stays in Banff, Lake Louise, Glacier, Lake O'Hara, and the [probably ACC] Club House. Also mentions Expo 67 (details of that trip in M67/ 4 - 5), and contains lists of staff at the Lake O'Hara Lodge, Chateau Lake Louise, and the Club House, as well as events from around Banff, including the Mount Royal Hotel burning down. Also includes loose items consisting of a brochure for the 1965 Sky Line Trail Hikers and address list, a letter from Caroline HInman regarding a 1959 trip plan, notes written by Lillian Gest [possibly reminders], a postcard, a Chirstmas letter from Peter and Catharine Whyte, and newspaper clippins.

Notes: Blank pages not scanned. To read M67 / 4 - 7 start on the right-hand pages to the end, return to the front, flip the book upside-down and continue back to front.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Gest, Lillian; Hinman, Caroline; Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter

Subject Access: Activities; Alpine Club of Canada; Cabins and shelters; Camping; Camps; Community; Environment and Nature; European travel; Expo 67; Family and personal life; First Nations; Guides; Hiking; Horse packing; Horseback riding; Hotels; Indigenous Peoples; Lake O'Hara region; Membership; Mountaineering; Mountains; Outfitting; Outfitters, trail guides and packers; Off the Beaten Track; Pack trips; Parks Canada; Record keeping; Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Sports and leisure; Stoney Nakoda; Tourism; Trails; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies; Travel; Travel and Exploration

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Pipestone Pass; Saskatchewan River; Assiniboine; Mount Assiniboine; Jasper; Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Kootenay National Park; Yoho National Park; Vancouver; Alberta; British Columbia; Pennsylvania; Alaska; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Conservation: M67 / 4 - 2 : remove adhesive tape holding paper to front cover and properly replace.

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Photographs. -- 1894-1982

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Photographs pertain to mountain peaks, glaciers, landscapes and scenery; mountaineering and alpine recreation; mountaineers and personalities, including portraits; huts; events and other subjects. A significant portion pertain to Alpine Club camps (ca.225 prints, 8 negatives and 5 albums containin…

Date Range: [ca.1900-1960]

Reference Code: V14 / AC 0P / 001-002; V14 / AC 0P / 010; V14 / AC 0P / 019; V14 / AC 0P / 023-024; V14 / AC 0P / 039-044; V14 / AC 0P / 071-072; V14 / AC 0P / 074; V14 / AC 0P / 076-081; V14 / AC 0P / 124; V14 / AC 0P / 220-244; V14 / AC 0P / 254-264; V14 / AC 0P / 345-346; V14 / AC 0P / 361-364; V14 / AC 0P / 369-407; V14 / AC 0P / 631-632; V14 / AC 0P / 634; V14 / AC 0P / 636; V14 / AC 0P / 642-707; V14 / AC 0P / 717-718; V14 / AC 0P / 721-725; V14 / AC 0P / 773; V14 / AC 0P / 776; V14 / AC 0P / 778-779; V14 / AC 0P / 802-807; V14 / AC 0P / 810-811; V14 / AC 0P / 815; V14 / AC 001P / 01-08; V14 / AC 004P / 01-03; V14 / AC 011P / 01-02; V14 / AC 015P / 1-55; V14 / AC 024P / 01-12; V14 / AC 024P / 25-35; V14 / AC 027P / 01-15; V14 / AC 027P / 16; V14 / AC 027P / 17; V14 / AC 027P / 18; V14 / AC 027P / 19; V14 / AC 027P / 20; V14 / AC 031P / 1; V14 / AC 033P / 001-037; V14 / AC 033P / 046-115; V14 / AC 042P / 1; V14 / AC 049P / 3-5; V14 / AC 050P / 1; V14 / AC 055P / 39; V14 / AC 055P / 46-48; V14 / AC 055P / 60-66; V14 / AC 064P / 01-51; V14 / AC 067P / 1-4; V14 / AC 090P / 1-4; V14 / AC 093P / 1-2; V14 / AC 121P / 1-3; V14 / AC 123P / 20-27; V14 / AC 124P / 01-16; V14 / AC 148P / 94-97; V14 / AC 175P / 1; V14 / AC 176P / 01; V14 / AC 176P / 11; V14 / AC 195P / 1-2; V14 / AC 199P / 1-60; V14 / AC 217P / 1; V14 / AC 229P / 1; V14 / AC 239P / 1-2; V14 / AC 312P / 1-3; V14 / AC 345P / 4-7; V14 / AC 371P / 1; V14 / AC 375P / 1-25; V14 / AC 379P / 1; V14 / AC 381P / 1-7; V14 / AC 395P / 1-4; V14 / AC 397P / 1-5; V14 / AC 399P / 1; V14 / AC 405P / 1-5

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Negative; Transparency; Album

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M200 / S6 / V14

Series: IV.B. Other material: photographic

Sous-Fonds: V14

Accession Number: 5200

Reference Code: V14 / AC 0P / 001-002; V14 / AC 0P / 010; V14 / AC 0P / 019; V14 / AC 0P / 023-024; V14 / AC 0P / 039-044; V14 / AC 0P / 071-072; V14 / AC 0P / 074; V14 / AC 0P / 076-081; V14 / AC 0P / 124; V14 / AC 0P / 220-244; V14 / AC 0P / 254-264; V14 / AC 0P / 345-346; V14 / AC 0P / 361-364; V14 / AC 0P / 369-407; V14 / AC 0P / 631-632; V14 / AC 0P / 634; V14 / AC 0P / 636; V14 / AC 0P / 642-707; V14 / AC 0P / 717-718; V14 / AC 0P / 721-725; V14 / AC 0P / 773; V14 / AC 0P / 776; V14 / AC 0P / 778-779; V14 / AC 0P / 802-807; V14 / AC 0P / 810-811; V14 / AC 0P / 815; V14 / AC 001P / 01-08; V14 / AC 004P / 01-03; V14 / AC 011P / 01-02; V14 / AC 015P / 1-55; V14 / AC 024P / 01-12; V14 / AC 024P / 25-35; V14 / AC 027P / 01-15; V14 / AC 027P / 16; V14 / AC 027P / 17; V14 / AC 027P / 18; V14 / AC 027P / 19; V14 / AC 027P / 20; V14 / AC 031P / 1; V14 / AC 033P / 001-037; V14 / AC 033P / 046-115; V14 / AC 042P / 1; V14 / AC 049P / 3-5; V14 / AC 050P / 1; V14 / AC 055P / 39; V14 / AC 055P / 46-48; V14 / AC 055P / 60-66; V14 / AC 064P / 01-51; V14 / AC 067P / 1-4; V14 / AC 090P / 1-4; V14 / AC 093P / 1-2; V14 / AC 121P / 1-3; V14 / AC 123P / 20-27; V14 / AC 124P / 01-16; V14 / AC 148P / 94-97; V14 / AC 175P / 1; V14 / AC 176P / 01; V14 / AC 176P / 11; V14 / AC 195P / 1-2; V14 / AC 199P / 1-60; V14 / AC 217P / 1; V14 / AC 229P / 1; V14 / AC 239P / 1-2; V14 / AC 312P / 1-3; V14 / AC 345P / 4-7; V14 / AC 371P / 1; V14 / AC 375P / 1-25; V14 / AC 379P / 1; V14 / AC 381P / 1-7; V14 / AC 395P / 1-4; V14 / AC 397P / 1-5; V14 / AC 399P / 1; V14 / AC 405P / 1-5

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Negative; Transparency; Album

Responsibility: Most items, including the six photograph albums, were likely produced by private individuals and club members. Includes photographs by: M. E. Alford, L. M. S. Amery, Fred Armbrister, A. H. Bent, B. C. Government, Eric Brooks, Allan Carpe, P. A. Carson, W. M. Docharty, Mary Fallis, Marion Fawdry, E. Feuz, F. W. Godsal, Douglas Griffin, L. G. Grimble, Klaus Hahn, Don Harmon, E. W. D. Holway, Frank Jacobs, Wally Joyce, E. Mills, C. H. Mitchell, Elfreda Pigou, Jaroslav Ruza, Mary Schaffer, W. E. Stone, J. M. Thorington, W. J. Topley, Hap Trevelyan, Underwood and Underwood, Valentine and Sons, Charles Walcott, Bradford Washburn and A. G. Wehrli. Many items are not credited.

Date Range: [ca.1900-1960]

Physical Description: ca.720 photographs (ca.560 prints, ca.40 negatives, ca.120 transparencies, 6 albums of ca.350 prints)

Scope & Content: Photographs pertain to mountain peaks, glaciers, landscapes and scenery; mountaineering and alpine recreation; mountaineers and personalities, including portraits; huts; events and other subjects. A significant portion pertain to Alpine Club camps (ca.225 prints, 8 negatives and 5 albums containing over 300 prints). Camps and expeditions documented include: Yoho Valley (1906) (1919); Paradise Valley (1907); Sherbrooke Lake (1911); Vermilion Pass (1912); Mount Robson (1913); Cathedral Mountain (1913); Upper Yoho Valley (1914); Ptarmigan Lake (1915); Healy Creek (1916); Lake of Hanging Glacier (1928); Coast Range (1952); Eremite Valley and others. Portraits include those of Charles Fay, Jean Habel, Frank R. Oastler, James F. Porter, H. E. Sampson, Charles D. Walcott and A. O. Wheeler. Includes series of British Columbia air photos of B.C. locations in the 1950s (AC 055 / 60-66). Contains many unidentified and undated items.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Abbot Pass Hut; Activities; Administration; Advertising; Alpine Club of Canada; Alpine Club House; Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Camps; Club; Competition; Discovery and exploration; Environment; Environment and Nature; Exploration; Guide; Guides; Hiking; Huts; Mountain; Mountain guides; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; National parks and reserves; Organizations; Photography; Scenery; Sports and recreation; Summit

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Yoho National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Access Restrictions: Access to negatives is by appointment only

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 material

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Professional Skiing and Climbing Photographs

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Part Of: Hans Gmoser fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to images of Hans Gmoser, family, and friends skiing and climbing throughout the Rocky Mountains and Selkirks. Includes photographs used for professional purposes.

Date Range: [ca 1950-1970]

Reference Code: V68 / V / PA 15 - 599 to 662

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph

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Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M224 / S49 / V68

Series: V. Photograph Prints

Sous-Fonds: V68

Accession Number: 7361

Reference Code: V68 / V / PA 15 - 599 to 662

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca 1950-1970]

Physical Description: 63 photographs: prints, b&w; col.

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to images of Hans Gmoser, family, and friends skiing and climbing throughout the Rocky Mountains and Selkirks. Includes photographs used for professional purposes.

Notes: Photographs in marked envelopes, potentially organized for Chic Scott's book. V68/PA 599-621 "Miscellaneous 1960s-60’s",V68/PA 622-626 "Columbia icefield",V68/PA 627-629 "Canoe Glacier 1963", V68/PA 630-641 "April 1961 Icefields Trip",V68/PA 642-658 "Yamnuska 1950’s", V68/PA 659-662 "Mumery/Freshfield Tzasezse with Guests 1961". IMAGES : 599. [Cropped image of skis stuck in snow with mountain behind], n.d., 11.25 x 20.25 cm, black and white. 600. “Spitzmauer N-Pfeiler [?] Klambauer Karl, Franz Dopf, Karl MitterLehner 1951”, [Three people sitting on cliff, looking down], 8.5 x 13.25 cm, black and white, textured edges, heavy paper with postcard lines. 601. [Spitzmauer N-Pfeiler [?] Klambauer Karl, Franz Dopf, Karl MitterLehner 1951 Three people sitting on cliff, looking down], 8.5 x 13.25 cm, black and white, textured edges, heavy paper with postcard lines. 602. “Leo Grillmair Hans Gmoser Calgary 1952”, [Two men walking down street], 8 x 11.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 603. “With Ed Hohann behind the Brazeau Icefield”, [Gmoser with eyes closed, mountains behind], 8 x 11.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 604. [Man looking over shoulder on skis, with mountains behind], 8 x 11.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 605. [Man from back with mountains behind], 8 x 11.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 606. [Two men from back with mountains behind], 8 x 11.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 607. “Noel Gardner skiing fidelity South run”, [Man skiing], 12.7 x 17.8 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 608. [Man jumping on skis, mountains behind], 8 x 11.5 cm, black and white. 609. [Man jumping on skis, mountains behind], 12.7 x 17.8 cm, black and white. 610. “Memories Fred Crichard, Neil Brown, Sev Hiebieg, Capt. R. Higgins, Hans, Kananaskis, Summer 1957”, [Blurred picture of five men standing in front of yellow tent], 8 x 11.5 cm, colour, caption written on back. 611. “Jim McConkey”, [Man smiling, holding skis over shoulder], n.d., 10 x 13 cm, colour, caption written on back. 612. “With Roy Hargraves at Mt. Robson 1957”, [Sitting in front of piano, Hans on right], 9 x 9 cm, black and white, caption written on back, textured edges. 613. “Attempt on Mt. Sir Donald NW Ridge Sep. 1953”, [Three people standing in foreground at left, mountain in back], 13 x 9 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 614. “Attempt on Mt. Sir Donald NW Ridge Sep. 1953”, [Two people standing in foreground at left, mountain in back], 13 x 9 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 615. “Smitty Gardner, Hans Gmoser, Rod McKenzie Mt. Temple Trip Sep. 1957, [Three men looking at camera, white background, Gmoser in middle], 13 x 9 cm, colour, caption written on back. 616. [Mountain with route drawn in pen], black and white, 6 x 9 cm, “112% A” written on back, textured edges. 617. [Hans from below, rope into bottom of image], black and white, “B 152%” written on back, matt finish. 618. [Man from above, rope into bottom of image], black and white, “C 112%” written on back, matt finish. 619. “ACC Summer Camp 1965 near Mt. Forbes”, [People sitting and lying on ground, Hans in foreground], 13 x 9 cm, colour, caption written on back. 620. “ACC Summer Camp 1965 near Mt. Forbes”, [People sitting and lying on ground, Hans in foreground], 13 x 9 cm, colour, caption written on back. 621. “Gmoser, Greenwood, and Beckey at the foot of Emperor Ridge, Mt. Robson, 1959”, [Three men eating in campsite], photograph by Clair Brown, 9 x 9 cm, black and white, textured edges, caption written on paper glued to bottom, and back. 622. “Jim Gray, Columbia Icefield April 1964”, [Holding sunglasses and wearing goggles], 13 x 18 cm, black and white. 623. “Mt. Athabaska”, [Three cars in front of mountain], “65%” and sizing notes written on back, 13 x 18 cm, black and white. 624. [Three skiers hiking], 13 x 18 cm, black and white. 625. “Mike Wiegele, Don Gardner, Jim Gardner on Snow Dome”, [Four men organizing, standing with skis], 13 x 18 cm, black and white. 626. “Selkirks #2”, [Mike Wiegele, Don Gardner, Jim Gardner on Snow Dome Four men organizing, standing with skis], 13 x 18 cm, black and white, “25%” written on back. 627. “Special High Mountain Tours High camp on the Canoe Glaciers May 1963”, [Two men standing beside tent, with skis in snow, at base of mountain], 13 x 18 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 628. “Ski Mtng Course Bob Smith, Jim McConney, Star Walton, Linda Crutchfleu, on Mt. Sir Wilfred Laurier May 1963”, [Four people hiking with poles in snow], 13 x 18 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 629. “Picture #3 Mt. Hostility from Upper Canoe Glacier May 1963”, [Six people getting ready beside tents], 13 x 18 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 630. Garneau, Philippe Delesalle, Hans Gmoser, Kurt Kukas, Pat Boswell”, [Six men kneeling for picture], April 1961, 12 x 10 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 631. “Don Gardner (back to camera) April 1961 Wapta-Sherbrooke Creek”, [Five people preparing in front of cars, Gmoser in centre on skis], April 1961, 12 x 10 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 632. “L-R Hans G., Neil Brown, Pat Boswell, Kurt Lukas, Philippe Delesalle” [5 men standing on skis, Gmoser at front directs], April 1961, 12 x 10 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 633. “April 1961”, [Gmoser with box in centre, others surround], April 1961, 12 x 10 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 634. “Don Gardner (Hat) Gertie Hartefeld Wapta-Sherbrooke Creek”, [Three men in front of cars], April 1961, 12 x 10 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 635. [6 men standing on skis, Gmoser at front directs April 1961 L-R H.G., Pat Boswell, Neil Brown, Kurt Lukas, Pierre Garneau, Philippe Delesalle (hidden)], April 1961, 12 x 10 cm, black and white. 636. “Hans Gmoser April 1961”, [Gmoser adjusting skis], April 1961, 12 x 10 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 637. [Man with beard and toque on skis, taking poles from leaning on car], April 1961, 12 x 10 cm, black and white, caption written on back, flaw in print at car bumper. 638. “April 1961 L-R H.G., Pat Boswell, Neil Brown, Kurt Lukas, Pierre Garneau, Philippe Delesalle (hidden)” [6 men standing on skis, Gmoser at front directs], April 1961, 12 x 10 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 639. “1961 Iceields Trip, Leaving from Wapta Lake”, [Group at cars, ski poles in foreground], April 1961, 12 x 10 cm, black and white. 640. “Bruno Engler with camera”, [Man setting up camera in front of door, man adjusting ski, man with bag], April 1961, 12 x 10 cm, black and white, “V68” written on back, caption written on back. 641. “Bruno Engler with camera”, [Man setting up camera in front of door, man adjusting ski, man with bag], April 1961, 12 x 10 cm, black and white, “V68/accn 7361 Box 1/5 “Icefield” env” written on back, caption written on back. 642. [Man climbing between two rock faces], 7 x 10.25 cm, black and white. 643. [Man reaching for hold at left], 7 x 10.25 cm, black and white. 644. [Person looking out of rock hole], 7 x 10.25 cm, black and white. 645. [Mountain], 9 x 6 cm, black and white. 646. [Person from below, climbing], 10 x 7 cm, black and white. 647. [Man adjusting rope, looking down with back to camera], 7 x 10 cm, black and white. 648. [Rock overlooking valley], 7 x 10 cm, black and white. 649. “Franz Dopf 1950s”, [Man leaning between two rock faces], 8.5 x 12 cm, black and white, “V68” written on back, caption written on back. 650. “Kurt Kukas- Yamnuska”, [Person climbing], 8.5 x 12 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 651. “Franz Dopf 1950s”, [Man at left foreground with mountain in back], 8.5 x 12 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 652. [Mountain], blue spot of damage, yellow discolouration, 8.5 x 12 cm, black and white. 653. “Eddy Newcombe, Philippe Delesalle, and Craig? After ascent of Grillmair Chimneys”, [Three men sitting on forest embankment], 10 x 7 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 654. [Person climbing, shot from below], 9 x 13 cm, black and white. 655. “Hans Gmoser Red Shirt Route 1960s”, [Gmoser climbing], 9 x 9 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 656. [Three men setting up a tent, Gmoser on far right], 15 x 10 cm, colour. 657. [Mountain ridge], 12 x 17 cm, black and white, surface damage, “188” written on back in red. 658. “Eddy Newcome, Craig? And Hans on Yamnuska”, [three young men standing on rock], 7 x 10.25 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 659. “Pierre Garneau, Hans and Niel BrownV on top of Nivervine Glacier Looking at Freshfield Group 1960- Digging out Food Cashe”, [Three men preparing, two kneeling, one standing, mountains in back], black and white, 13 x 17 cm, caption written on back,“no neg 302” written on back, Marked with tag: “Chic Scott/Gmoser Project 5.” 660. [Mountains], 12 x 8.5 cm, black and white. 661. “Stan Seiffert, Freshfield/Mumery Trip 1961”, [Man leaning over, body of man on right], 18 x 12.75 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 662. [Man’s back, curled up in snow], 18 x 12.75 cm, black and white.

Name Access: Gmoser, Hans

Subject Access: Activities; Discovery and exploration; Climbing; Backcountry skiing; Buildings; Environment and Nature; Exploration; Family and personal life; Mountains; Mountaineering; Portrait; Photography; Professional and Personal Life; Scenery; Sports and recreation; Skiing; Ski areas

Geographic Access: Rocky Mountains; Selkirks; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

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Promotional Lantern Slides

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Part Of: Canadian Pacific Railway fonds

Scope & Content: File contains slides showing various cities and towns, scenes of nature including waterfalls, mountains, and fields, figures on horseback, dining rooms, a map of Canada and the Canadian Pacific Railway, ships, trains among mountains, and grand buildings. File also includes labels from the original …

Date Range: [c. 1930]

Reference Code: V782 / I / PS - 43 to PS - 69

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

27 images 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Canadian Pacific Railway fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M584 / V782

Series: I : lantern slides

Sous-Fonds: V782

Accession Number: 2014.8366

Reference Code: V782 / I / PS - 43 to PS - 69

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

Date Range: [c. 1930]

Physical Description: 27 photographs : b&w slides ; 8.2cm x 8.2cm

Scope & Content: File contains slides showing various cities and towns, scenes of nature including waterfalls, mountains, and fields, figures on horseback, dining rooms, a map of Canada and the Canadian Pacific Railway, ships, trains among mountains, and grand buildings. File also includes labels from the original storage box.

Name Access: Canadian Pacific Railway

Subject Access: Lantern slide; Photography; Promo; Trains; Tourism

Language: N/A

Conservation: Replace binding tape.

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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R. A. Schluter photographs

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Pertain to Mount Assiniboine ACC camp, 1952; Ice River ACC camp at Mount Goodsir, 1954; Howson Range expedition, 1956.

Date Range: 1952-1956

Reference Code: V14 / AC 353P / 01-12

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Print

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M200 / S6 / V14

Series: III. Personal papers and photographs

Sous-Fonds: V14

Accession Number: 5200

Reference Code: V14 / AC 353P / 01-12

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Print

Date Range: 1952-1956

Physical Description: 12 photographs : prints; colour

Scope & Content: Pertain to Mount Assiniboine ACC camp, 1952; Ice River ACC camp at Mount Goodsir, 1954; Howson Range expedition, 1956.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Schluter, R. A.

Subject Access: Abbot Pass Hut; Activities; Administration; Advertising; Alpine Club of Canada; Alpine Club House; Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Camps; Club; Competition; Discovery and exploration; Environment; Environment and Nature; Exploration; Guide; Guides; Hiking; Huts; Mountain; Mountain guides; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; National parks and reserves; Organizations; Photography; Scenery; Sports and recreation; Summit

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Yoho National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

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Skiing and Climbing Trips

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Part Of: Hans Gmoser fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to various skiing and climbing trips throughout the Rocky Mountains and Selkirks.

Date Range: [ca. 1950-1960]

Reference Code: V68 / V / PA 13 - 493 to 561

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph

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Part Of: Hans Gmoser fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V224 / S49 / V68

Series: V. Photograph Prints

Sous-Fonds: V68

Accession Number: 7361

Reference Code: V68 / V / PA 13 - 493 to 561

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1950-1960]

Physical Description: 68 photographs: prints, b&w; col.

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to various skiing and climbing trips throughout the Rocky Mountains and Selkirks.

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IMAGES : 493. “Hans Albeit Snowfield May 1956”, [Hans in shorts climbing up into snow patch from river], 16 x 11 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 494. “1951 Austria Hans Gmoser”, [Professional portrait], 8.5 x 14 cm, black and white, caption written on back, textured edges, on heavy paper with postcard lines. 495. “May 1954, Plain of 6 Glaciers”, [Man standing in front of scree pile], 7.5 x 7.5 cm, black and white. 496. “1951 Austria Hans Gmoser”, [Professional portrait], 8.5 x 14 cm, black and white, caption written on back, textured edges, on heavy paper with postcard lines. 497. “1951 Austria Hans Gmoser”, [Professional portrait], 8.5 x 14 cm, black and white, caption written on back, textured edges, on heavy paper with postcard lines. 498. “1951 Austria Hans Gmoser”, [Professional portrait], 8.5 x 14 cm, black and white, caption written on back, textured edges, on heavy paper with postcard lines. 499. “1951 Austria Hans Gmoser”, [Professional portrait], 8 x 12.75 cm, black and white, caption written on back, textured edges, on heavy paper with postcard lines. 500. “Linz, Austria 1951 Hans Gmoser”, [Professional portrait with hat], 12 x 15.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back, textured edges, matt finish. 501. “Mt. Schaffer 12 July 66, Hans is up”, [Hans gripping rocks, holding rope], 13 x 9 cm, colour, caption written on back. 502. “Performing in the ‘Wildlife Room’ at the Otsego Ski Club in Gaylord, Michigan 1956/57”, [Hans holding guitar, next to man with microphone], 9.5 x 9.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 503. “Albert Icefield Trip May 1956”, [Hans with beard, sitting on grass], 11 x 16 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 504. “Selkirks may 1956 Uto-Eagle Col”, [Hans smiling and holding side, with mountains in back], 11 x 16 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 505. “Crossing stream on way to Albert Snowfield May 1956 (Hans)”, 16 x 11 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 506. “Muriel Gratz”, [Holding rock, sitting on mountain], 13 x 9 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 507. “Mt. Alberta 3rd Ascent 1958 Sarka Spinkova, Weil Bvoion, Heinz Kohl (seated front) Hans Gmoser”, [Group of people sitting, surrounded by ropes and rocks, with mountains in back, Hans on far right], 12.5 x 18 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 508. “Hitch Hiking near Banff 1953 Leo Grillmair, ?, H.G.], [Junction Norquay Road sign for chairlift in back], 8 x 5.75 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 509. “Rundle Rock @ 1953 Hans Gmoser”, [Gmoser hanging from rope], 10.25 x 16.25 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 510. “Mt. Louis 1954 Hans Gmoser”, [Gmoser’s back from below, climbing], 8.5 x 13.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 511. “1953? Hans Gmoser Irene Reader, Lake Louise Tea Room”, [Hans standing, Irene sitting under Tea Room sign], 13 x 8.5 cm, black and white, caption written on post it note. 512. “Yamnuska Hans Gmoser 1956”, [Hans organizing rope at edge of peak], 5.5 x 8 cm, colour, rounded edges, caption written on back. 513. “Winter 1959”, [Woman and man facing one another, image blown out], 15 x 10 cm, colour, caption written on back. 514. “Hans Gmoser 1956 Yamnuska”, [Hans to right, holding rope, with trees in background on left],5.5 x 8 cm. colour, caption written on back, “V68 accn 7361” written on back, rounded edges. 515. [Ski poles stuck into snow, with trees and mountains behind], n.d., 20 x 25.5 cm, black and white, matt finish. Whyte Museum copy negative: [Ski poles stuck into snow, with trees and mountains behind], n.d., 10 x 12 cm, black and white. V68/NA-61. PA-524 516. “The giant seabern [?] of the Marmot Derby- Hans Gmoser March 1956”, [Gmoser jumping off ski jump, blurred], 12.5 x 18 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 517. “The bouquet after the derby Receiving Prize from Harry Dempster (Sup. Jasper Natl. Park) March 1956 Marmot Derby”, [Handshake, Gmoser on right], 12.5 x 18 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 518. “1950s”, [Gmoser sitting in front of house], 5.25 x 5.25 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 519. “Philippe Delesalle (R) Leo Grillmair (next) Mt. Edith 1953?”, [Four men sitting on rock], 9 x 9 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 520. “1955 Bow Summit Fire Warden”, [Hans looking down, with beard], 5.5 x 5.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 521. “Lizzies Camp Sunburst Lake Hans Gmoser”, [Hans standing outside tent in shorts], 13 x 9 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 522. “On Mt. Blackburn, Wrangel Icefield Alaska 1958”, [One person walking through snow], black and white, caption written on back, bottom edge ripped. Superior Album Prints “Assiniboine E. Strom, Don Gardner Al Johnson” 523. “Don Gardner”, [Seated on rock], 9 x 13 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 524. “1954 Erling Strom, Carter Meyer Hans Gmoser going up Allen by Pars”, [on horseback with mountains on left] 9 x 13 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 525. “Assiniboine Lodge Aug 1960”, [Horse with man and rocks], 9 x 13 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 526. “Top of Mt. Hector 1955”, [Gmoser sitting on left with hands clasped, with mountains behind], 15 x 13 cm, black and white, caption written on back, matt finish. 527. “Top of Mt. Hector 1955”, [Gmoser sitting on left with hands clasped, with mountains behind], 15 x 13 cm, black and white, caption written on back, matt finish. 528. [Gmoser looking into camera, up rock Filming on McArthur Little Yoho 1957], 12 x 17 cm, black and white. 529. [Gmoser holding camera, with rope Filming on McArthur Little Yoho 1957], 12 x 17 cm, black and white. 530. “Filming on McArthur Little Yoho 1957”, [Gmoser looking into camera, up rock], 12 x 17 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 531. [Gmoser holding camera, with rope Filming on McArthur Little Yoho 1957], 12 x 17 cm, black and white. 532. “Filming on McArthur Little Yoho 1957”, [Gmoser from back, scaling rock], 12 x 17 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 533. “Franz Dopf Hans Gmoser Grossglockner Austria 1949”, [Two boys sitting under cross], 8.25 x 8.25 cm, black and white, caption written on back, “97%” taped to back. 534. “Franz Dopf Hans Gmoser (riding) Grossg Cockner Austria 1949”, [Gmoser on bike], 8.25 x 8.25 cm, black and white, caption written on back, “150%” taped to back. 535. “Mt. Blackburn 1958 Don Sheldon and Super Cub”, [Landed small plane], 25.5 x 20 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 536. “Hans May 1958 by Elsa Wyatt”, [Hans looking to left, with trees behind, rope in lap], 20 x 25.5 cm, black and white, matt finish, glued to heavy card, caption written on back. 537. “1957 Banff”, [Gmoser looking up, holding pick, rope beside, other hand on hip], 12 x 18 cm, black and white, “Return to BV. Foster Western Canadian Ski News 64% p4 #1 Pik #5” written on back, caption written on back, “crop head” written on front in red. 538. “Hans May 1958 by Elsa Wyatt”, [Hans looking to left, with trees behind, rope in lap], 12.7 x 17.8 cm, black and white, matt finish, glued to heavy card, caption written on back. 539. “58?”, [Gmoser seated, holding pick, rope over shoulder], Photograph by Elza Wyatt, 12.7 x 17.8 cm, black and white, caption written on post it note, matt finish. 540. “Banff 1958”, [Gmoser seated, holding pick, rope over shoulder], Photograph by Elza Wyatt, 12.7 x 17.8 cm, black and white, caption written on back, matt finish. 541. “Little Yoho Christmas 1953 below isolated peak”, [Man with poles, looking back over shoulder], 13 x 9 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 542. “On Sunburst Peak Assiniboine area NE Face 1956”, [Gmoser scaling cliff face], photograph by Clair Brown, 12.7 x 17.8 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 543. “1 The Eastern Glaciers of the Albert Snowfield, the peak on the right is a 10, 000 foot unamed [sic] tower”, [Mountain in distance], photograph by Philippe Delesalle, n.d., 10 x 15 cm, black and white, caption typed on piece of paper which enclosed pictures. 544. “2 The approach to the Albert Snowfield led through 17 miles of steep, narrow canyons and thick bush. It took 5 days to cover the distance”, [Distance shot of water, cliffs and bushes],photograph by Philippe Delesalle, n.d., 10 x 15 cm, black and white, caption typed on piece of paper which enclosed pictures. 545. “3 Sometime we were for days completely engulfed by the Slide Alders”, [Leaning over, obscured by greenery], photograph by Philippe Delesalle, n.d., 10 x 15 cm, black and white, caption typed on piece of paper which enclosed pictures. 546. “5 It was difficult to hold your balance on the slippery rocks and logs in the rushing current”, [Gmoser holding ski, standing in river beside waterfall, about to climb onto snowdrift], photograph by Philippe Delesalle, n.d., 10 x 15 cm, black and white, caption typed on piece of paper which enclosed pictures, Pictures 4, 6, 7, missing. 547. “Climbing Caster Pu above Asulkan Pass May 1956”, [Mountain peak, very small figure visible climbing near top], 10 x 15 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 548. “South buttress of Cascade Mtn. 1955 (Hans G. Leading)”, [Gmoser from below, back visible, rope extending down through image], 11 x 8 cm, black and white, matt finish. 549. “South side of Albert Group 1956”, [Mountain], 16 x 11.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 550. “Camp along flat creek, Albert Icefield Trip 1956”, [Gmoser cooking in pot on snow, laundry hanging in background, poles to left], 16 x 11.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 551. “Head of Bain Broom, Albert Icefield 1956”, [Mountain], 16 x 11.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 552. “Mummery Trip Mt. Freshfield”, [Mountain], 12.7 x 17.8 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 553. “Kurt Lukas Fording Sunwapta River May 1954”, [Walking through river, with skis on back], 11 x 8 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 554. “Kurt Lukas Fording Sunwapta River May 1954”, [Walking through river, with skis on back], 11 x 8 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 555. “On the Wrangel Icefield 1958”, [Man at distance, with mountains in back], 12.75 x 9 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 556. “At the Wheeler Hut May 1960 L to R Petty Telfer, Kit Skezzy, Kurt Seiffert, Anne Muirhead, Kirt and Ruta Lukas, Hans Gmoser, Stan Seiffert”, [Group of people bside hut, with skis and snow in background], 10.5 x 7.75 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 557. “Anne Muirhead, V. Wintonica, Peggy Teler, Waiting for the train to Glacier (Rogers Pass) May 1960”, [Two women standing with skis, one woman sitting with guitar, sign “Golden” on train station], 10.5 x 7.75 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 558. “Bin Moran, Anne Muirhead, and Petty Telfer”, [Man with small guitar, two people packing, sign “Golden” on train station], 10.5 x 7.75 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 559. “Wheeler Hut, May 1960”, [Three people organizing wood in front of hut], 10.5 x 7.75 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 560. “Looking West from Summit of Mt. Hector Aug 1955”, [Mountain], 10.5 x 7.75 cm, black and white, caption written on back, matt finish. 561. [Snapshot of older woman, laughing, wearing floral blouse with brooch at neck, inside, looking towards mountains out window], 20 x 25.5 cm, colour.

Name Access: Gmoser, Hans

Subject Access: Activities; Backcountry skiing; Discovery and exploration; Climbing; Environment and Nature; Exploration; Family and personal life; Mountains; Mountaineering; Sports and recreation; Skiing; Transportation; Winter

Geographic Access: Rocky Mountains; Selkirks; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

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Skiing Photographs

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Part Of: Hans Gmoser fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to mostly skiing and winter-based photographs, possibly used for professional purposes by Hans Gmoser.

Date Range: 1956-1961

Reference Code: V68 / V / PA 16 - 663 to 729

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph

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Part Of: Hans Gmoser fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M224 / S49 / V68

Series: V. Photograph Prints

Sous-Fonds: V68

Accession Number: 7361

Reference Code: V68 / V / PA 16 - 663 to 729

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1956-1961

Physical Description: 66 photographs: prints, b&w; col.

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to mostly skiing and winter-based photographs, possibly used for professional purposes by Hans Gmoser.

Notes: Photographs in marked envelopes, potentially organized for Chic Scott's book. V68/PA 663-678 "Mumery/Freshfield Tzasezse with Guests 1961" envelope, V68/PA 679 "Mt. Robson 1959" envelope, V68/PA 680-722 “Rogers Pass 1956-57” envelope, V68/PA 723-729 “Climbing Castle Tower with Eddy Newcombe" envelope. IMAGES : 663. [Three figures skiing in distance, over exposed image], 12.75 x 18 cm, black and white. 664. [Mountain peak], 8 x 12 cm, black and white, pen drawn on front to crop. 665. [Man adjusting strap, looking down], 8 x 12 cm, black and white. 666. [Man leaning over, body of man on right], 8 x 12 cm, black and white, pen drawn on front to crop. 667. [Group of people getting ready in snow], 8 x 12 cm, black and white, pen drawn on front to crop. 668. [Person from back, with large backpack and poles, water at left, snow around], 8 x 12 cm, black and white. 669. [Man standing on snow, water in foreground], 8 x 12 cm, black and white. 670. [Man standing on snow, water in foreground], 8 x 12 cm, black and white. 671. [Man standing on snow, water in foreground], 8 x 12 cm, black and white. 672. “Looking up Freshfield Glacier Early 1960s”, [two people standing in foreground, one person in distance, Glacier behind], 8 x 12 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 673. “Ralph Rays in front of snow case col SE of Nanga Parbat”, [Man holding ski, looking down, skis propped up in background], 8 x 12 cm, black and white, caption written on post it note. 674. [Two people walking, one in foreground, one in background], 8 x 12 cm, black and white. 675. [Three people with backs to camera walking towards peaks], 8 x 12 cm, black and white. 676. [Three people with backs to camera walking towards peaks], 8 x 12 cm, black and white. 677. [Person leaning into hole in snow, skis propped up to left], 8 x 12 cm, black and white. 678. [Skier in distance, skiing down mountain], 8 x 12 cm, black and white. 679. “Hans Gmoser (L) Fred Becky (R) Emperor Falls Camp Mt. Robson 1959”, [Two men talking in camp, laundry hanging behind], 9 x 9 cm, black and white, textured edges, caption written on back. 680. [Three people hiking up in snow], 16.5 x 11 cm, black and white. 681. [Three people hiking up in snow, from side], 16.5 x 11 cm, black and white. 682. [Shirtless man sitting on rock, looking out to peak], 11 x 16.5 cm, black and white. 683. [Man sitting beside skis stuck in snow, with mountain behind], 11 x 16.5 cm, black and white. 684. [Shirtless person standing in snow with poles], 11 x 16.5 cm, black and white. 685. [Three people hiking up in snow], 16.5 x 11 cm, black and white. 686. [Man looking over shoulder, snow and skis in foreground], 16.5 x 11 cm, black and white. 687. “Hans G. Rita Lukas”, [Two people wearing sunglasses, looking up], 16.5 x 11 cm, black and white. 688. “Adolf Bitterien [sp?] on Avalanche Creek”, [Man lying next to tree, with ski askew], 11 x 16.5 cm, black and white. 689. [Mountain, with trees in foreground], 16.5 x 11 cm, black and white. 690. [Hans looking out of window, overexposed], 16.5 x 11 cm, black and white. 691. [Mountain, with trees in foreground], 16.5 x 11 cm, black and white. 692. [Shrubbery], 11 x 16.5 cm, black and white. 693. [Cabin at base of mountain, with trees surrounding], 16.5 x 11 cm, black and white, “6” written on back. 694. [Mountain], 16.5 x 11 cm, black and white. 695. [Man hiking into distance, with mountain in background], 16.5 x 11 cm, black and white, “Hugo” written on back. 696. [Mountain], 16.5 x 11 cm, black and white, “7” written on back. 697. [Rocky peak], 11 x 16.5 cm, black and white, scratch across bottom of image. 698. “Pat Stewart 45’16-5 5 st RD Red Deer”, [View taken from rock in creek, with creek, mountains and trees in shot], 11 x 16.5 cm, black and white. 699. [Man sitting in doorway, looking out into forest], 11 x 16.5 cm, black and white. 700. “Asuluan Pass Summer Skiing”, [Mountains], 16.5 x 11 cm, black and white, “23%” and caption written on back. 701. [Mountain], 16.5 x 11 cm, black and white, “3” written on back. 702. [Mountain], 16.5 x 11 cm, black and white, “2” written on back. 703. [Person walking in snow, mountains in back], 16.5 x 11 cm, black and white, “Hugo” written on back. 704. “1954 to Hermit Hut Selkirks #2”, [Mountain with trees in foreground], 16.5 x 11 cm, black and white, percentages and caption written on back. 705. [Mountain with trees in foreground], 16.5 x 11 cm, black and white. 706. “May 1960”, [Man Gmoser? Kneeling in doorway], 15 x 10 cm, colour, caption written on back, dried glue on back. 707. “A.O. Wheeler Hut 1956 Hans Gmoser”, [Hut with mountain in background], 10.3 x 14 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 708. “May 1960”, [Four people walking in skis, with backs to camera], 15 x 10 cm, colour, caption written on back, dried glue on back. 709. “May 1960”, [Two people adjusting, in profile, with trees behind], 15 x 10 cm, colour, caption written on back, dried glue on back. 710. “May 1960”, [Gmoser in boxers, leaning into open doorway], 15 x 10 cm, colour, caption written on back, dried glue on back. 711. “The A. O. Wheeler Hut 1954 May H. Gmoser”, 12.5 x 9 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 712. “D6 Noel Gardner on Fidelity South Run Feb 1964”, [Skiing down mountain with trees, mountain in background], 9 x 9 cm, colour, caption written on back. 713. “Ed Sutton on Fidelity”, [Three hikers in red coats walking towards camera], 9 x 9 cm, colour, caption written on back. 714. “View of Mt. McDonald from Hermit Hut”, [Skis in front of mountain], 14 x 10 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 715. [Three people talking, holding skis, with mountain in back], 13 x 10 cm, black and white, “6641-3” written on back. 716. “Rogers Pass May 1956 Hans Christie on left”, [Four people in snow storm, three standing, one sitting], 16 x 12 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 717. [Three people standing, with mountain behind, Man on left looking at paper, possibly Gmoser], 12 x 16 cm, black and white. 718. [Person on skis in distance], 16 x 12 cm, black and white, “1” written on back. 719. “Ruta Lukas on top of Illecillewaet Glacier Mt. Boney in back May 1956”, [Person standing to right smiling, holding skis], 16 x 12 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 720. “Hans Gmoser”, [Head of person against mountain in background], 12 x 16 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 721. [Four people hiking in distance, trees around], 16 x 12 cm, black and white, stain across right side of image. 722. “Ski Touring with H.G. Illecillewaett Glacier May 1963”, [Five people skiing], 18 x 13.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back, printing information written on back, lines in pen written on front with “crop as indicated”. 723. [Two people standing on rock in climbing gear, one man pointing into distance], 8 x 11 cm, black and white. 724. [Man standing looking out in valley in profile], 8 x 11 cm, black and white. 725. [Man wearing cowboy hat climbing, with rope running up mountain face, looking out over valley], 8 x 11 cm, black and white. 726. [Two men sitting on rock], 8 x 11 cm, black and white. 727. [Two men sitting, looking up in profile, with mountain ranges behind], 8 x 11 cm, black and white. 728. [Two men sheltering behind rock pile, mountain range in background, man on left Gmoser], 11 x 8 cm, black and white. 729. [Man climbing rock face, with rope extending down through image], 8 x 11 cm, black and white.

Name Access: Gmoser, Hans

Subject Access: Activities; Discovery and exploration; Climbing; Backcountry skiing; Buildings; Environment and Nature; Exploration; Family and personal life; Mountains; Mountaineering; Portrait; Photography; Professional and Personal Life; Scenery; Sports and recreation; Skiing; Ski areas

Geographic Access: Rocky Mountains; Selkirks; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Slides Notebooks

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to four black leather notebook with the titles wirtten in red paint on the front cover. 51 - 1 : "SL I" (Slides Book I) Includes hand-written lists and details of 35 mm slides [colour positive film] taken and compiled by Lillian Gest from trips taken between 1939 and 1949. 51 - 2 : "S…

Date Range: 1939-1981

Reference Code: M67 / II / C / i / a / 51 - 1 to 4

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Private record; Textual record

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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: M67

Sub-Series: i.a. textual material, notebooks

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: M67 / II / C / i / a / 51 - 1 to 4

GMD: Private record; Textual record

Date Range: 1939-1981

Physical Description: 4.5 cm of textual records (4 volumes ; 10.8 x 17.6 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to four black leather notebook with the titles wirtten in red paint on the front cover. 51 - 1 : "SL I" (Slides Book I) Includes hand-written lists and details of 35 mm slides [colour positive film] taken and compiled by Lillian Gest from trips taken between 1939 and 1949. 51 - 2 : "SL II" (Slides Book II) Includes hand-written lists and details of 35 mm slides [colour positive film] taken and compiled by Lillian Gest from trips taken between 1949 and 1955. 51 - 3 : "SL III" (Slides Book II) Includes hand-written lists and details of 35 mm slides [colour positive film] taken and compiled by Lillian Gest from trips taken between 1955 and 191965. 51 - 4 : "SL IV" (Slides Book IV) Includes hand-written lists and details of 35 mm slides [colour positive film] taken and compiled by Lillian Gest from trips taken between 1966 and 1981. Also includes folder of loose material from the notebooks.

Name Access: Gest, Lillian

Subject Access: Activities; Administration; Alpine Club of Canada; Animals; Automobiles; Backpacking; Boats; Buildings; Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Camping; Camps; Climbing; Club; Environment; Environment and Nature; Exploration; Family and personal life; Fishing; Flowers; Glaciers; Guides; Hiking; Horse packing; Horses; Hotels; Landscapes; Mountain; Mountains; Mountaineering; National parks and reserves; Organizations; Outfitters; Pack trips; Personal and Professional Life; Photography; Recreation; Sports and leisure; Sports and recreation; Swiss Guides; Tourism; Trails; Travel; Wildlife

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Banff National Park; Waterton; Waterton National Park; Yoho National Park; Glacier National Park; Montana; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada; Washington; United States of America

Language: English

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Unknown

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Part Of: George McLean fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of a print photograph of two individuals crossing a river on horseback.

Date Range: 1924-1966

Reference Code: V422 / PA - 83

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph print; Photograph

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Part Of: George McLean fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M42; V422

Series: II. Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V422

Reference Code: V422 / PA - 83

GMD: Photograph print; Photograph

Date Range: 1924-1966

Physical Description: 1 photograph: print

Scope & Content: Item consists of a print photograph of two individuals crossing a river on horseback.

Subject Access: Horses; Environment and Nature

Geographic Access: Alberta

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number: RR 494

Title Source: Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.

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Warden Mt. Rescue History

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 93 b&w prints of the Banff National Park Warden Service conducting various training and live rescues, including mountain-based, water-based, and helicopter rescues. Also includes group portraits and training courses [mostly climbing, mountaineering, and glacier travel].

Date Range: [ca. 1956 - 1980]

Reference Code: V190 / VI / W / i / PA - 01 to PA - 93

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, W : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: i : Warden Mt. Rescue History

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / W / i / PA - 01 to PA - 93

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca. 1956 - 1980]

Physical Description: 93 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 93 b&w prints of the Banff National Park Warden Service conducting various training and live rescues, including mountain-based, water-based, and helicopter rescues. Also includes group portraits and training courses [mostly climbing, mountaineering, and glacier travel].

Subject Access: Administration; Advertising; Bow River; Climbing; Education; Environment and Nature; Glaciers; Guides; Guiding; Helicopters; Hospital; Ice climbing; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; Parks Canada; Parks Canada Warden; Portrait; Search and rescue

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Conservation: The first 14 prints appear to have been pulled out of a photo album and have black paper residue throughout the entirety of the backs.