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Bugaboos B.C. - transparencies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56792
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 5 colour transparencies mounted in cardboard frames of possibly multiple trips to the Bugaboos, British Columbia - at least one trip was taken as part of the High Altitude mountaineering/photography course offered by the Banff Centre in the mid-1970s.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1972-1975]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / B / vi / NS - 01 to NS - 05
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Film
- Transparency
5 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, B : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- vi : Bugaboos B.C.
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / B / vi / NS - 01 to NS - 05
- GMD
- Film
- Transparency
- Date Range
- [ca. 1972-1975]
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs : col. slides ; medium format
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 5 colour transparencies mounted in cardboard frames of possibly multiple trips to the Bugaboos, British Columbia - at least one trip was taken as part of the High Altitude mountaineering/photography course offered by the Banff Centre in the mid-1970s.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Cabins
- Environment and Nature
- Family and personal life
- Glaciers
- Hiking
- Landscape
- Mountains
- Personal and Professional Life
- Photography
- Portrait
- Scenery
- Sports and leisure
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V190 / VI / B / vi / PA - 01 to PA - 68 V190 / VI / B / vi / NA - 01
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian Rockies Slide Show - Series IV [1/2]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1849
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1973 into a show from slides pertaining to various summertime trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. Topics include mountains, mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife [including elks, goats, pekas, ground squirrels, …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1953-1973]
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / a / ii / NS - IV / 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 - IV / 1
- GMD
- Film
- Transparency
- Parallel Title
- 1973 Can R series IV No 1. -- [before 1973] V225 / NS 21
- Date Range
- [ca. 1953-1973]
- 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 1973 into a show from slides pertaining to various summertime trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. Topics include mountains, mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife [including elks, goats, pekas, ground squirrels, and birds], Lillian and her friends [Polly and Phyl, as well as ACC camp members], lakes, boats, fishing, hiking, camps, and various other activities. Titles: 1. B55-10 Fool hen walking log 1963 40 Mile Ck. 1. B55-7 [Fool hen] nearer 3. B55-9 [Fool hen] & chick 4. B71-33 Sheep close-up Wilcox Pass 65 5. B71-32 [Sheep] Wilcox Pass 6. B27-38 Two sheep & child on raod 1959 7. B22-3 Elk 8. R183-4 Beaver dam by RR at Wapta 9. R199-10 Marmot 10. B20-22 Polly & gophers 11. A6-6 Two [gophers] on dead tree 12. B30-5 Peka 13. B23-6 Eagle cliff - 14 Eagle on nest (Gmoser Slide) 14. B49-16A L.G. at Moraine Lake - E. Res B Eld.[?] 15. B20-18 L.G. above Oesa 16. B6-27 L.G. & Ax[?] & Sir Donald 17. B19-37 L.G. by alpine stream 18. B6-27 L.G. on trail 19. R209-3 L.G. Cathedral Basin 20. R207-1[crossed out] LG. above O'Hara 21. R207-19 L.G. on Needles 22. R196-30 LG Aberdeen in bg 23. B51-21 Avalanche slides[?] - close-up 24. A6-5 FLower clump - phascelia 25. CH-0 Stonecrop 26. CH-0 Stonecrop 27. CH-51 White Rain orche's[?] 28. CH Shooting star 29. B28-25 Lady slippers? 30. B25-2 White heather on rock 31. R69-13 Queen cup Emerald Lake 32. R175-23 Measle[?] grass of Parnassus 33. R173-22 Clobe flower 34. CH 51 Lyall's Larch in Bbone[?] 35. B69-6 Three on Schaffer L.G Trail Phyl M & 36. B28-24 Yellow flower 37. CH.0 Drunmond's Dryas 38. CH.51 Queen cup Toby Creek 39. CH.0 Wild rhodedendrone 40. CH.6/70 Maligne Lake - sun & shadow & reflec. 41. CH.0 ACC camp Muligne Lake 42. R190-25 Jasper Park Lodge & Pyramid Lake 43. R190-29 Edith Cavel & Lake 44. R183-9 Elk nearest & best 45. B11-5 Goats at Jasper - good 46. B11-8 [Goats] go up bank 47. R185-32 Polly 1953 Maligne Lake 48. CH.0 Maligne Lake 49. R185-37 View from boat 50. R186-24 Logs & back water at Narrows 51. R186-20 L.G. Narrows 52. R186-21 Boat near narrows 53. R206 34 Party from Lynx 54. Pernine 35 Mt Robson 55. R189-12 Party on ice 56. B30-22 Camp Phyl coffee party 1960 57. B30-21 [Camp] coffee party 1960 58. B30-23 Phyl & tent 59. B30-36 High Camp[?] 60. B30-35 Lake & reflections 1960 61. B30-34 Lake & Beth 1960 62. B30-33 Lake & Peaks 2 people 63. B30-32 Olympus & Xerxes 64. B30-31 Pack train leaving camp 65. B30-30 Phyl taking picture nest 66. B30-29 Phyl & Brussels 67. B30-28 Mt Brussels 68. B68-3 Camp & fire circle 69. B68-9 Girls camp fire 70. B14-20 Mrs Krat[?] on Verm. Lake 71. R164-25 Gr. Squirrel back of flower 72. R148-6 [Gr. Squirrel] Peyto Lake camp gr. 73. R175-2 Gopher coming out of hole 74. A10-21 Dennis feeds gopher 75. B32-1 Feeding gopher taken out 3/28/78 76. B20-20 Polly M & gopher taken out 3/28/78 77. R202-2 Spotted Sand pipers best 78. R206-5 Baby spotted sandpiper 79. B15-30 Bitter's nest in [illegible] 80. B29-27 Nest w. 4 spotted eggs B15-37 & 35 Bitterns in nest taken fr. Series I put in 79 & 80
- 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
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Hinman, Caroline
- Prescott, Polly
- Prescott, Kay
- Brooks, Eric
- Munday, Phyllis
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Avalanches
- Backpacking
- Birds
- Boats
- Cabins and shelters
- Camping
- Camps
- Canoes and canoeing
- Climbing
- Club
- Elk
- Entertainment
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Flowers
- Geography
- Glaciers
- Guides
- Guiding
- Hiking
- Holidays
- Horses
- Huts
- Lake O'Hara region
- Landscapes
- Leisure
- Mountain
- Mountain Goat
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- National parks and reserves
- Outfitters, trail guides and packers
- Pack trains
- Pack trips
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Portrait
- Recreation
- Scenery
- Tavel
- Trails
- Travel
- Wildlife
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Lake O'Hara
- Emerald Lake
- Yoho National Park
- Moraine Lake
- Banff National Park
- Mount Robson
- Maligne Lake
- Jasper
- Jasper 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 / IV - 1 and IV - 2 ; 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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Canadian Rockies Slide Show - Series IV [2/2]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1850
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 78 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1973 into a show from slides pertaining to various summertime trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the 1950s to the early 1970s. Topics include mountains, mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife [including elks, goats, pekas, ground squirrel…
- Date Range
- 1951-1973
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / a / ii / NS - IV / 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Film
- Transparency
77 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 - IV / 2
- GMD
- Film
- Transparency
- Parallel Title
- 19__ Can R series IV No 2. -- [197-] V225 / NS 22
- Date Range
- 1951-1973
- Physical Description
- 78 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 78 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1973 into a show from slides pertaining to various summertime trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the 1950s to the early 1970s. Topics include mountains, mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife [including elks, goats, pekas, ground squirrels, and birds], Lillian and her friends [Polly and Phyl, as well as ACC camp members], lakes, boats, fishing, hiking, camps, and various other activities. Titles: 1960 1. B31-37 Lake MacArthur - ice 2. grassi 18-59 Mt Huber & larches 1958 3. B20-24 Polly Merrick & Eileen 1951 4. R172-11 Camp & reflections - Opabin Pass in b.g. 5. R171-6 Alpine Party by lake 1963 6. B54-38 My ice ax points to glacier worm cores 1960 7. B31-35 Trail near Lake MacArthur 8. B31-36 [Trail near Lake MacArthur] different 9. B29-32 4 hikers neet John Linn on horse 10. B32-3 MacArthur Lake & reflections 11. B32-4 Big rock by MacA Lake & hikers 12. B32-8 Lake & reflections 13. B32-9 MacA Lake, Mt Biddle & reflections 14. B32-10 [MacA Lake] looking towards Biddle - Park col. 15. B32-11 Tepees in meadow at O'Hara 1963 16. B54-29 Group of hikers across lake Mt Cath in b.g naturalist group 17. B54-31 Diana Park by on Opabin Lake 18. Grassi 16 Larches at O'Hara 1959 19. B24-27 Tree with cones 1960 20. B29-14 Tree with cones - Lake O'Hara in bg 1955 21. R207-25 Abbot Pass 22. R207-24 Eileen & Edward on glacier 23. R207-36 L.G at Abbot Pass Vic ridge in b.g. 24. R208-4 Party below Pass 1951 25. R174-5 Party at Oesa - Lefroy in b.g. 26. R172-22 Edwards Party - Opabin Pass in b.g. 27. O Caroline Hinman in 1932 1953 28. R185-27 Polly Prescott & boat by lake 1952 29. R183-14 Miette Pool 30. O CH Maligne Lake 1952 31. R183-6 Lake Beauvert 1953 32. R191-4 Mt Cavel & Jasper Lodge 1951 33. R169-11 Emerald Lake & Mt President & Vice P. 34. Reel 44-9 Mt Burgess 1951 35. R169-15 Kelloggs on rock. Emerald Lake 36. R169-17 Frances on rock 37. CH 6/70 Assiniboine 1952 38. R179-20 Mt Assiniboine w. plume [MISSING] 39. R181-29 Marg, Fleming and Muriel on horses - Mt Assiniboine [MISSING] 40. R181-31 Mt Aye & riders 41. R181-32 End of trail by dam - out of Assiniboine 42. R181-33 Spray Lake by dam 43. R179-9 Trail far side of Wonder Pass 45. R179-39 2 hikers above marvel Lake 46. R180-31 Assiniboine fr. near Sunburst Lake 47. R180-34 Wedgwood Pt. 48. R179-22 Mt Assiniboine & campers 1955 49. R202-35 Strom's Halfway camp 50. R205-21 Party on horses. Mt Assin. in bg 51. R205-10 Stroms w. corral - main Lodge 52. R203-4 L.G. - Lake Magog - Assin & Magog 53. R203-19 Elizabeth Rummel's Cabin and Sunburnt L. 1952. 54. R180.38 Mt Assin. & 2 climbers 55. R181.23 Mt Assin - hikers on Nub 56. R181.22 [Mt Assin] LG on Nub 1951 57. R170-10 Chalice cup 58. O CH Wind flower (on globe) 1952 59. R183-8 Elk - head down 1954 60. R195-39 Wolverine Disney's animal farm 1965 61. B72-10 Porcupine 62. CH.49 3 Does & buck eating oatmeal 63. CH.0 Rams 1965 64. B71-34 Marg, Fleming & ewe July '52 65. R178-26 Squirrel on rucksack - Lake Agnes July '52 66. R178-28 Bear at the Clubhouse 1964 67. B67-15 Strom & porcupine on hitching post 68. B67-21 Porcupine on same - boy looks on 1959 69. B26-18 Ptarmigan 70. Ruth B. Water onzel[?] rock - near Assin. 1955 71. R207-12 Cow moose on road to Moraine Lake 1957 72. B11-33 Moose moves off road - good 1953 73. R190-37 Deer crossing river 1956 74. B1-1 Moose at Hilldale 1958 75. B15-33A Phyl's bitterns 1952 76. R177-33 Bear walking back above road 1959 77. B27-33 Sheep on rocks 1954 78. R196-19 SHeep among dead stumps 1960 79. B32-37 A sheep on cliff 1959 80. B22-2 Elk apposite air strip
- Notes
- Slides 38 and 39 are missing. 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
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Hinman, Caroline
- Prescott, Polly
- Prescott, Kay
- Brooks, Eric
- Munday, Phyllis
- Strom, Erling
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Avalanches
- Backpacking
- Birds
- Boats
- Cabins and shelters
- Camping
- Camps
- Canoes and canoeing
- Climbing
- Club
- Elk
- Entertainment
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Flowers
- Geography
- Glaciers
- Guides
- Guiding
- Hiking
- Holidays
- Horses
- Huts
- Lake O'Hara region
- Landscapes
- Leisure
- Mountain
- Mountain Goat
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- National parks and reserves
- Outfitters, trail guides and packers
- Pack trains
- Pack trips
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Portrait
- Recreation
- Scenery
- Tavel
- Trails
- Travel
- Wildlife
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Lake O'Hara
- Emerald Lake
- Yoho National Park
- Moraine Lake
- Banff National Park
- Mount Robson
- Maligne Lake
- Jasper
- Jasper 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 / IV - 1 and IV - 2 ; 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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Movie: Natty Gann - negatives
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57253
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 213 b&w & colour negatives on 45 strips of film. Includes production photos from the shoot of "Natty Gann," consisting of portraits of cast members, action shots from filming, and shots of the sets (mostly mountain scenes).
- Date Range
- 1984-1985
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / M / x / p / NA - 01 to NA - 45
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Film
- Negative
5 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, M : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- x : Movies, p : Natty Gann
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / M / x / p / NA - 01 to NA - 45
- Date Range
- 1984-1985
- Physical Description
- 213 photographs : b&w and col. negatives ; 18.5 x 6.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- "Natty Gann" [full title " The Journey of Natty Gann"], 1985, directed by Jeremy Kagan and starring Meredith Salenger, John Cusack, and Ray Wise. During the Great Depression, a young tomboy runs away from her Chicago guardian to join her father, who is working in a Pacific Northwest lumber camp. Riding the rails west, she teams up with tough, young hobos and a protective wolf. Location filming near the Crowsnest Pass and at Fort Steele Historic Park for the steam engine scenes, as well as the lower mainland region of British Columbia.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 213 b&w & colour negatives on 45 strips of film. Includes production photos from the shoot of "Natty Gann," consisting of portraits of cast members, action shots from filming, and shots of the sets (mostly mountain scenes).
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Children
- Dogs
- Films and film making
- Horses
- Indigenous Peoples
- Mountains
- Mountain Goats
- Movie Stars
- Portrait
- Trains
- Geographic Access
- Crowsnest Pass
- Fort Steele
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V190 / VI / M / x / p / PA - 01 to PA - 44
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Biographical Source Notes
- Hollywood in the Canadian Rockies, by Brian Patton, e-book.
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Movie: Ski Lift to Death - negatives
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57259
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 93 b&w & colour negatives on 38 strips of film depicting production photos from the shoot of "Ski Lift to Death." Includes shots of the crew and director during the filming of a gondola scene and scenes on a ski hill, action shots of men doing trick jumps on skis, portraits of the …
- Date Range
- 1977-1978
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / M / x / s / NA - 01 to NA - 38
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Film
- Negative
10 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, M : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- x : Movies, s : Ski Lift to Death
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / M / x / s / NA - 01 to NA - 38
- Date Range
- 1977-1978
- Physical Description
- 93 photographs : b&w and col. negatives ; 6.1 x 15.3 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- "Ski Lift to Death" [alternately known as "Snowblind"], 1987, directed by William Wiard and starring Deborah Raffin, Charles Frank, Howard Duff, Clu Gulager, and Suzy Chaffee. Romance and intrigue at a Rocky Mountain ski resort ends with two derailed ski-lift gondolas hanging from a cable. An ex-gangster hangs in one of the gondolas while an assassin maneuvers to bump him off. Location filming in Banff National Park, including Sunshine and Lake Louise ski areas, the Sulphur Mountain Gondola, Banff Springs Hotel, and various downtown locations. Rumour has it that none of Banff’s ski areas wanted their lifts associated with a film called Ski Lift to Death, but the Sulphur Mountain Gondola was willing to use their gondola cars for the derailing stunt. Many Banff locals appear in nightclub and ski hill scenes.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 93 b&w & colour negatives on 38 strips of film depicting production photos from the shoot of "Ski Lift to Death." Includes shots of the crew and director during the filming of a gondola scene and scenes on a ski hill, action shots of men doing trick jumps on skis, portraits of the cast, and more.
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Banff townsite
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Films and film making
- Gondolas
- Lake Louise Ski Area
- Mountains
- Movie Stars
- Portrait
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Sulphur Mountain Gondola
- Sunshine Village
- Winter
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V190 / VI / M / x / s / PA - 01 to PA - 84
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Biographical Source Notes
- Hollywood in the Canadian Rockies, by Brian Patton, e-book.
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Movie: Superman III - negatives
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57261
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 147 b&w & colour negatives on 43 strips of film depicting the shoots of "Superman III" and a few from "Superman." Includes the chemical plant explosion scene from "Superman III," external glacier scenes also for "Superman III," Badlands-based locations for "Superman," portraits of …
- Date Range
- 1977-1982
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / M / x / t / NA - 01 to NA - 43
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Film
- Negative
11 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, M : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- x : Movies, t : Superman III
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / M / x / t / NA - 01 to NA - 43
- Date Range
- 1977-1982
- Physical Description
- 147 photographs : b&w and col. negatives ; 6.1 x 15.3 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- "Superman III," 1982, directed by Richard Lester and starring Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Margot Kidder, Annette O'Toole, and Roberta Vaughn. Clark Kent travels to Smallville for his high school reunion and reconnects with childhood sweetheart Lana Lang; meanwhile Lois Lane goes on vacation in the Carribean. Computer programmer Gus Gorman is hired by tycoon Ross Webster to program a machine that will wipe out the entire coffee industry of Columbia, thus giving him the monopoly. This plot is foiled by Superman so Webster orders Gorman to replicate Kryptonite but, unable to identify a missing ingredient, he uses tar, which causes Superman to have a nervous breakdown and splits his identity. Overcoming this, Superman is eventually able to stop Webster's evil machine with Gorman's help and saves the day. Location filming mostly around High River and Calgary. Power plant scenes possibly from Milton Keynes, England. "Superman," 1978, directed by Richard Donner and starring Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Marlon Brando, and Gene Hackman. An origin story for Superman: born on the dying planet Krypton, he is evacuated by his parents and lands on a prairie farm, where he grows up as Clark Kent. After the death of his father, he recieves a psychic call from his deceased biological father and travels to the Arctic to build the Fortress of Solitude, where he trains and eventually becomes the famous caped hero. Meanwhile, Lex Luthor learns of a joint US Army and US Navy missile testing site and steals two missiles with the intent to blow up the San Andreas Fault. Luthor initially succeeds in this plan thanks to the use of Kryptonite on Superman, but as a result Lois Lane is killed, causing Superman to turn back time by flying around the Earth, allowing him to save her and stop the missile. Location filming for mountain scenes done in the Kananaskis Valley and prairie scenes around High River. One of the first motion pictures to film scenes on the newly-constructed highway into the Kananaskis Valley (Kananaskis Country). When a local resident encountered a flatbed truck carrying a U.S. guided missile on the highway (a prop for the movie), he was convinced the U.S. had invaded Canada.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 147 b&w & colour negatives on 43 strips of film depicting the shoots of "Superman III" and a few from "Superman." Includes the chemical plant explosion scene from "Superman III," external glacier scenes also for "Superman III," Badlands-based locations for "Superman," portraits of cast and crew, shots of the scene where Superman rescues a child from a tree in "Superman," and shots of the fake US Navy missle travelling down the new Kananaskis Highway also for "Superman."
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Badlands
- Buildings
- Children
- Dogs
- Films and film making
- Glaciers
- Horses
- Military
- Mountains
- Mount Yamnuska
- Movie Stars
- Portrait
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Kananaskis Country
- High River
- Drumheller
- Calgary
- Alberta
- England
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V190 / VI / M / x / t / PA - 01 to PA - 56
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_III ; https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086393/locations?ref_=tt_dt_loc ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_(1978_film) ; "Hollywood in the Canadian Rockies," by Brian Patton, e-book
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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