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Canadian Pacific Railway fonds

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Part Of: Canadian Pacific Railway fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of visual and texual material pertaining to the Canadian Pacific Railway and its holdings. Visual material conists of two series. Series I: lantern slides, Series II: prints. Textual material consists of two series. Series I: organizational records, Series II: the 1942 film "Canadian…

Date Range: [ca.1900-1950]

Reference Code: M584 / V782

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Transparency; Lantern slide; Print; Organization record; Textual record

Part Of: Canadian Pacific Railway fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M584 / V782

Sous-Fonds: V782

Accession Number: 303, 304, 625, 1471, 1086, 1544, 3288, 3502, 6740, 7071, 2014.8366, 2021.18

Reference Code: M584 / V782

GMD: Photograph; Transparency; Lantern slide; Print; Organization record; Textual record

Date Range: [ca.1900-1950]

Physical Description: 69 b&w lantern slides, 5 cm of textual records, ca. 309 prints : b&w ; 27.9 x 20.3 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of visual and texual material pertaining to the Canadian Pacific Railway and its holdings. Visual material conists of two series. Series I: lantern slides, Series II: prints. Textual material consists of two series. Series I: organizational records, Series II: the 1942 film "Canadian Pacific" screenplay and associated documents. Visual material includes black and white lantern slides and black and white prints depicting various scenes pertaining to travelling on the Canadian Pacific Railway and depict dining rooms, scnes involving trains and mountains, farming scenes and fields, people in train cars, various cities and towns, figures in natural landscapes, horses and horseback riding, mountains, waterfalls, skiing, ships, CP hotels, and other grand buildings [across Canada] such as Notre Dame Cathedral in Montreal. Textual material includes paper reports [some compiled by Canadian Pacific Hotels Architectural Engineer Ed Steel] detailing various construction and/or renovation projects for hotels, lodges, tea houses, bugalow camps, huts, and backcountry lodges throughout the Canadian Rockies as well as records pertaining to CP hotels in the Canadian Rockies, and the screenplay for "Canadian Pacific."

Notes: Slides were stored in rectangular wood box with leather handle on top, and metal handle at one end. White label that says “Lyon & Turnbull 432 04 February 2009” on lid of the box. Old, peeling, and stained label on top under handle, illegible. Faded, peeling labels on front, some words legible: “from the Canadian Pacific…” 2 stained and water damaged labels detached from box appear to be English shipping labels.“10” stamped in black on both ends of box. Stamped in black on rear of box: “Canadian Pacific Rly Co. 62 to 65 Charing Cross, London, S.W. 1. “3” engraved on upper rim of box. Box is divided into 3 sections with removable wood separators, small pieces of felt line 2 sections of the box.

Name Access: Canadian Pacific Railway

Subject Access: Buildings; Buildings and facilities; Camps; Construction; Environment; Huts; Tourism; Trains; Transportation

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

Language: Language is English

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Content Details: Prints and some textual records absorbed from old records V121 and M48. Lantern slides donated to the Whyte Museum by Dr. William and Mrs. Wynn Bensen. The slides were purchased by the Bensens from Lyon and Turnbull in Scotland.

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian Rockies Photograph Album

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Part Of: Lawrence Grassi fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to a photo album that Includes an assortment of views of the Canadian Rockies; mainly duplicates of those images in Series I. Landscape Photographs. Item-level inventory available.

Date Range: [ca. 1930-1970]

Reference Code: V240 / II / A / PD - 624

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph

6 images

Part Of: Lawrence Grassi fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M45 / V240

Series: II.A. Landscape photographs

Sous-Fonds: V240

Accession Number: 3159

Reference Code: V240 / II / A / PD - 624

GMD: Album; Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1930-1970]

Physical Description: 1 photograph album (180 prints)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to a photo album that Includes an assortment of views of the Canadian Rockies; mainly duplicates of those images in Series I. Landscape Photographs. Item-level inventory available.

Name Access: Grassi, Lawrence

Subject Access: Activities; Alpine Club of Canada; Animals; Cabins and shelters; Camps; Environment and Nature; Exploration; Family and personal life; Grassi Lakes; Home; Kananaskis Country; Lake O'Hara region; Mountains; Parks; Provincial parks and reserves; Scenery; Trails; Trail making; Travel

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

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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F.V. Longstaff Prints

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Part Of: Lawrence Grassi fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to photograph prints of and by F.V. Longstaff of Victoria, B.C.

Date Range: [ca. 1930-1950]

Reference Code: V240 / II / B / PA - 866 to 875

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

2 images

Part Of: Lawrence Grassi fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M45 / V240

Series: II.B. Personal photographs

Sous-Fonds: V240

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V240 / II / B / PA - 866 to 875

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca. 1930-1950]

Physical Description: 10 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to photograph prints of and by F.V. Longstaff of Victoria, B.C.

Name Access: Grassi, Lawrence; Longstaff, F. V. (Frederick Victor)

Subject Access: Activities; Buildings; Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Lake O'Hara region; Mountains; Scenery; Travel

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

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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Lawrence Grassi Portraits

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Part Of: Lawrence Grassi fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to photographs of Lawrence Grassi; includes Grassi climbing, at leisure and posed views.

Date Range: [ca. 1950-1980]

Reference Code: V240 / II / B / PA - 625 to 671

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

19 images

Part Of: Lawrence Grassi fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M45 / V240

Series: II.B. Personal photographs

Sous-Fonds: V240

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V240 / II / B / PA - 625 to 671

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca. 1950-1980]

Physical Description: 52 photographs : prints, b&w, colour

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to photographs of Lawrence Grassi; includes Grassi climbing, at leisure and posed views.

Name Access: Grassi, Lawrence

Subject Access: Activities; Climbing; Family and personal life; Home; Mountains; Photography; Portrait

Geographic Access: Rocky Mountains; Lake O'Hara; Canmore; Yoho National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Access Restrictions: Access to negatives is by appointment only

Language: NA

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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Lawrence Grassi With Others

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Part Of: Lawrence Grassi fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to photographs of Lawrence Grassi with others, many are unidentified; includes climbing, leisure and posed views. Also includes of Grassi at his home in Canmore.

Date Range: [ca. 1930-1980]

Reference Code: V240 / II / B / PA - 672 to 731

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

13 images

Part Of: Lawrence Grassi fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M45 / V240

Series: II.B. Personal photographs

Sous-Fonds: V240

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V240 / II / B / PA - 672 to 731

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca. 1930-1980]

Physical Description: 61 photographs : prints, b&w colour

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to photographs of Lawrence Grassi with others, many are unidentified; includes climbing, leisure and posed views. Also includes of Grassi at his home in Canmore.