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Professional photographers collection
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions447
- Scope & Content
- Collection contains credited and uncredited professional photographs, mainly along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) in western Canada. Includes unidentified photographs and individual photographs which cannot be placed in other fonds or collections. Eighteen albumen prints are uncred…
- Date Range
- [ca.1885-ca.1925]
- Reference Code
- V650
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 650
- Sous-Fonds
- V 650
- Accession Number
- 1883, 1924, 1987, 2581, 3119, 3855, 5386, 5430, 6221, 6586, 6603
- Reference Code
- V650
- Responsibility
- Collection was assembled by the Archives & Library, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Date Range
- [ca.1885-ca.1925]
- Physical Description
- ca.60 photographs : prints. -- 1 photograph album (67 prints)
- Scope & Content
- Collection contains credited and uncredited professional photographs, mainly along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) in western Canada. Includes unidentified photographs and individual photographs which cannot be placed in other fonds or collections.
- Eighteen albumen prints are uncredited views along the Canadian Pacific Railway between Glacier, B.C. and Canmore, Alberta, ca.1895. Also includes views by Bailey Bros., H. O. Dodge, Alexander Henderson, T. J. Hileman, B. W. Kilburn, Neelands Bros., W. J. Oliver, Henry Greenwood Peabody, Prest Photo Company (William Archie Prest), and others.
- Nineteen prints, received as contents of 5 album pages, are travel views between Banff, the Pacific Coast and Washington, U.S.A. Includes views of Lake Minnewanka, Banff Springs Hotel and Glacier, B.C. Views are by Wm. Notman & Son, Boorne & May and other unidentified professional photographers. Also includes snapshot views.
- Album is presentation album of professional views taken along the Canadian Pacific Railway between Victoria, B.C. and Banff, Alberta, September to October 1889, by an unknown photographer. Includes views of Banff and area, Field and Glacier areas, Fraser Canyon, Vancouver and Victoria. Album was possibly produced by of for the CPR. Views are similar to those produced by other professional photographers working along the railway. Images in album are accompanied by hand-written captions and exact dates.
- Name Access
- Bailey Brothers
- Boorne and May
- Dodge, H. O.
- Henderson, Alexander
- Hileman, T. J.
- Kilburn, B. W.
- Notman, William and son
- Oliver, W. J.
- Peabody, Henry Greenwood
- Prest, William Archie
- Professional photographers (collection)
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions on access to originals
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- selected modern reference prints
- reference computer access: Images database
- on-line access: Alberta InSight database
- Related Material
- Other photographs by railway photographers may be found in fonds and collections under individual names. See: Boorne and May, Macmunn, Notman, Smyth, Thom, Thompson, Trueman, and others.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of collection
- Processing Status
- Processed
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16th Century Man
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.04.21
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- reproduction on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.04.21
- Description
- A full-face portrait of a bearded man wearing a tam. His robe is draped open to mid chest. The name Brooke L. Cobham, is printed in top left corner.
1 image
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- 16th Century Man
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- reproduction on paper
- Dimensions
- 28.9 x 20.3 cm
- Description
- A full-face portrait of a bearded man wearing a tam. His robe is draped open to mid chest. The name Brooke L. Cobham, is printed in top left corner.
- Subject
- portrait, male
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.04.21
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18-85. Laughing Falls, B.C. Field
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions53960
- Scope & Content
- Yoho Valley, Rocky Mountains
- Date Range
- [before 1920]
- Reference Code
- V650 / 6603 - PA - 7
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V650
- Reference Code
- V650 / 6603 - PA - 7
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [before 1920]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, 25 x 20 cm
- Scope & Content
- Yoho Valley, Rocky Mountains
- Subject Access
- Environment and Nature
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Unknown
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207. James Bay, view from Cathedral, Victoria
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32430
- Date Range
- [ca.1890]
- Reference Code
- V650 / 1987 - PA - 14
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V650
- Reference Code
- V650 / 1987 - PA - 14
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1890]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, 18 x 24 cm
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Unknown
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624. The Loop, C.P.R. Selkirks
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32419
- Scope & Content
- Selkirk Mountains
- Date Range
- [ca.1890]
- Reference Code
- V650 / 1987 - PA - 3
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V650
- Reference Code
- V650 / 1987 - PA - 3
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1890]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, 11 x 18 cm
- Scope & Content
- Selkirk Mountains
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Railways
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Unknown
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654. H.M.S. "Swiftsure", Vancouver B.C.
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32427
- Date Range
- [ca.1890]
- Reference Code
- V650 / 1987 - PA - 11
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V650
- Reference Code
- V650 / 1987 - PA - 11
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1890]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, 11 x 18 cm
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Unknown
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676. Devil's Lake, Banff National Park
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32432
- Scope & Content
- Lake Minnewanka
- Date Range
- [ca.1890]
- Reference Code
- V650 / 1987 - PA - 16
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V650
- Reference Code
- V650 / 1987 - PA - 16
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1890]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, 11 x 18 cm
- Scope & Content
- Lake Minnewanka
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Environment and Nature
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Creator
- Unknown
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697. Pioneer S. S. "Beaver"
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32429
- Scope & Content
- Wreck of the Beaver, Vancouver
- Date Range
- [ca.1890]
- Reference Code
- V650 / 1987 - PA - 13
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V650
- Reference Code
- V650 / 1987 - PA - 13
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1890]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, 18 x 23 cm
- Scope & Content
- Wreck of the Beaver, Vancouver
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Unknown
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Abandoned hulk
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions37661
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Scope & Content
- Abandoned hulk, Elliott Barnes' trip to Alaska
- Date Range
- 1907
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 295
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Negative series
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 295
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1907
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Abandoned hulk, Elliott Barnes' trip to Alaska
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- Creator
- Elliott Barnes
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Abstract Carving
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.06.67
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- n.d.
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.67
- Description
- Form with three sides, broad flat base narrowing towards peak; shapes resemble iceberg floes, mountains or possibly clouds; G or 6 incised on bottom and 5 followed by illegible number.
1 image
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Abstract Carving
- Date
- n.d.
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 6.3 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- Form with three sides, broad flat base narrowing towards peak; shapes resemble iceberg floes, mountains or possibly clouds; G or 6 incised on bottom and 5 followed by illegible number.
- Subject
- abstract, non-representational
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.67
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Albert Canon on Illecellewaet River
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32355
- Scope & Content
- Illecillewaet River, Selkirk Mountains
- Date Range
- 1889 Oct. 6
- Reference Code
- V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 33
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V650
- Reference Code
- V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 33
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1889 Oct. 6
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, in album
- Scope & Content
- Illecillewaet River, Selkirk Mountains
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Unknown
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[Alpine Club members at Yoho Glacier (?)]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions37967
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Date Range
- 1906
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA66 - 1566
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Negative series
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA66 - 1566
- Date Range
- 1906
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, loan for copy, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Environment and Nature
- Sports and Recreation
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Elliott Barnes
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[Alpine Club members at Yoho Glacier (?)]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions37968
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Date Range
- 1906
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA66 - 1567
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Negative series
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA66 - 1567
- Date Range
- 1906
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, loan for copy, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Environment and Nature
- Sports and Recreation
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Elliott Barnes
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- Date Range
- 1889 Sept. 19
- Reference Code
- V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 63
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V650
- Reference Code
- V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 63
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1889 Sept. 19
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, in album
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Unknown
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- Date Range
- 1889 Sept. 19
- Reference Code
- V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 64
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V650
- Reference Code
- V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 64
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1889 Sept. 19
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, in album
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Unknown
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An Awkward Juxtaposition
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.03.11
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.11
- Description
- A man wearing a dark jacket, white pants, a hat down over his eyes, a cane and a cigarette in a long holder, stands facing left under a sign which reads Curios.
1 image
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- An Awkward Juxtaposition
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.8 x 20.2 cm
- Description
- A man wearing a dark jacket, white pants, a hat down over his eyes, a cane and a cigarette in a long holder, stands facing left under a sign which reads Curios.
- Subject
- figure, male
- cartoon
- Credit
- Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1976
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.11
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Animalia Capillary
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.05.21
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1988
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.21
- Description
- Twelve sketches of animals, each washed with a single colour watercolour.
1 image
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Animalia Capillary
- Date
- 1988
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 37.2 x 17.9 cm
- Description
- Twelve sketches of animals, each washed with a single colour watercolour.
- Subject
- animals, whimsey
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.21
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Anthracite and Cascade Mountain from Hoodoos, Alba / On Line of Canadian Pacific Railway. 16-42
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32410
- Scope & Content
- Anthracite townsite and mine, Rocky Mountains
- Date Range
- [ca.1900]
- Reference Code
- V650 / 1883 - PA - 13
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V650
- Reference Code
- V650 / 1883 - PA - 13
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1900]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, 19 x 24 cm
- Scope & Content
- Anthracite townsite and mine, Rocky Mountains
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Environment and Nature
- Railways
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Creator
- Unknown
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A.O. Wheeler addressing group of climbers
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions37632
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Scope & Content
- Alpine Club of Canada camp in Paradise Valley, [Banff National Park]
- Date Range
- 1907
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 266
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Negative series
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 266
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1907
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, stereo, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Alpine Club of Canada camp in Paradise Valley, [Banff National Park]
- Subject Access
- Organizations
- Sports and Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Creator
- Elliott Barnes
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A.O. Wheeler addressing group of climbers
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions37633
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Scope & Content
- Alpine Club of Canada camp in Paradise Valley, [Banff National Park]
- Date Range
- 1907
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 267
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Negative series
- Reference Code
- V48 / NA - 267
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1907
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, stereo, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Alpine Club of Canada camp in Paradise Valley, [Banff National Park]
- Subject Access
- Buildings and memorials
- Organizations
- Sports and Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Creator
- Elliott Barnes
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