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History of Moraine Lake

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1970

Author: Gest, Lillian

Publisher: Philadelphia: [L.G.?]

Call Number: F1090 G4 Pam

Author: Gest, Lillian

Publisher: Philadelphia: [L.G.?]

Published Date: 1970

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Call Number: F1090 G4 Pam

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Jim Boyce interview

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Part Of: Whyte Museum Oral History Programme collection

Date Range: 1970

Reference Code: S1 / 40

Description Level: 6 / Item

Part Of: Whyte Museum Oral History Programme collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I. Interviews

Sous-Fonds: M36

Accession Number: N/A

Reference Code: S1 / 40

Responsibility: Interviewer: Sue (Corless) Davies

Date Range: 1970

Physical Description: 1 sound recording

Name Access: Rummel, Elizabeth; Rungius, Carl; Cox, Bill; Albizzi, Marquis Nicholas degli; Fairless, Wilf; Gest, Lillian; Spencer, Earl; Hinman, Caroline

Subject Access: Banff Jasper Highway; Bar C Ranch; Deer Lodge; Lake O'Hara Lodge; Mount Temple Ski Lodge; Outfitters trail guides and packers; Post Hotel; Skoki Lodge; Trail - making

Language: English

Finding Aid: Recording summary and reference cassette available

Title Source: Title based on contents of recording

Processing Status: Processed

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History of Moraine Lake

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1970

Author: Gest, Lillian

Call Number: 08.3 M79g Pam

Author: Gest, Lillian

Published Date: 1970

Physical Description: 39p. : ill., map

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Mountaineering; Names, Geographical

Notes: Bibliography

Accession Number: 857; 4083

Call Number: 08.3 M79g Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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This is what I mean by sitting and forgetting

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Artist: Colleen Campbell (1945 – , Canadian )

Date: 1975

Medium: lithograph on paper

Catalogue Number: CmC.04.01

Description: The same plate is printed twice so that the images mirror one another. On the right the scene is gold. On the left the scene is colourless, the plate is just pressed into the paper to leave the image indented in the paper.

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Artist: Colleen Campbell (1945 – , Canadian )

Title: This is what I mean by sitting and forgetting

Date: 1975

Medium: lithograph on paper

Dimensions: 52.6 x 75.0 cm

Description: The same plate is printed twice so that the images mirror one another. On the right the scene is gold. On the left the scene is colourless, the plate is just pressed into the paper to leave the image indented in the paper.

Subject: abstract; tree; figure

Credit: Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2003

Catalogue Number: CmC.04.01

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Who is Barry Kurland

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Artist: Colleen Campbell (1945 – , Canadian )

Date: 1975

Medium: lithograph on paper

Catalogue Number: CmC.04.02

Description: Dark gold print of abstract figure under a tree.

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Artist: Colleen Campbell (1945 – , Canadian )

Title: Who is Barry Kurland

Date: 1975

Medium: lithograph on paper

Dimensions: 45.7 x 36.2 cm

Description: Dark gold print of abstract figure under a tree.

Subject: abstract; tree; figure

Credit: Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2003

Catalogue Number: CmC.04.02

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The Blind Cannot see Patterns

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Artist: Colleen Campbell (1945 – , Canadian )

Date: 1975

Medium: lithograph on paper

Catalogue Number: CmC.04.03

Description: Lithograph plate is pressed through paper but no ink was used. Only the pattern from the plate was pressed into the paper. Abstract figure under a tree.

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Artist: Colleen Campbell (1945 – , Canadian )

Title: The Blind Cannot see Patterns

Date: 1975

Medium: lithograph on paper

Dimensions: 48.9 x 37.4 cm

Description: Lithograph plate is pressed through paper but no ink was used. Only the pattern from the plate was pressed into the paper. Abstract figure under a tree.

Subject: abstract; tree; figure

Credit: Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2003

Catalogue Number: CmC.04.03

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Jim Boyce, Pat Brewster and Edward Feuz interview

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Part Of: Whyte Museum Oral History Programme collection

Date Range: 1976

Reference Code: S1 / 120

Description Level: 6 / Item

Part Of: Whyte Museum Oral History Programme collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / v683 / s37

Series: I. Interviews

Sous-Fonds: M36

Accession Number: N/A

Reference Code: S1 / 120

Responsibility: Interviewer: Maryalice Harvey Stewart; Interviewer: E. J. (Ted) Hart

Date Range: 1976

Physical Description: 1 sound recording

Name Access: Gest, Lillian; Glacier House; Hasler, Christian; Hinman, Caroline; Baker, Sid; Wheeler, Arthur Oliver

Subject Access: Canadian Pacific Railway; Outfitters, trail guides and packers

Language: English

Finding Aid: Recording summary and reference cassette available

Title Source: Title based on contents of recording

Processing Status: Processed

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History of Mount Assiniboine in the Canadian Rockies

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1979

Author: Gest, Lillian

Publisher: Banff : The Author : Crag & Canyon

Call Number: F1090 A8 G4 Pam

Author: Gest, Lillian

Publisher: Banff : The Author : Crag & Canyon

Published Date: 1979

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Call Number: F1090 A8 G4 Pam

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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History of Mount Assiniboine in the Canadian Rockies

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1979

Author: Gest, Lillian

Publisher: Banff : Banff Crag & Canyon

Call Number: 08.3 As7g Pam c.1; 08.3 As7g Pam c.2

Author: Gest, Lillian

Publisher: Banff : Banff Crag & Canyon

Published Date: 1979

Physical Description: 60p. : ill., port., map

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Bryant, Henry J; Gaetz, Al; Inter-Mountain Airlines; Johnston, Al; Stanford, Irene

Notes: Bibliography; Copy 2 is signed by the author

Accession Number: 3130

Call Number: 08.3 As7g Pam c.1; 08.3 As7g Pam c.2

Collection: Archives Library

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Bear Dancer I

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Artist: Colleen Campbell (1945 – , Canadian )

Date: 1979

Medium: graphite; watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: CmC.03.01

Description: Located in the center and filling most of the image area is an Inuit dancer. He stands with his back toward the viewer. His tunic is a yellow colour and he holds a drum stick in his right hand. He has medium length straight hair depicted in graphite and a colourful belt tied around his waist. His t…

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Artist: Colleen Campbell (1945 – , Canadian )

Title: Bear Dancer I

Date: 1979

Medium: graphite; watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 105.0 x 75.5 cm

Description: Located in the center and filling most of the image area is an Inuit dancer. He stands with his back toward the viewer. His tunic is a yellow colour and he holds a drum stick in his right hand. He has medium length straight hair depicted in graphite and a colourful belt tied around his waist. His tunic has fringes at the sides and bottom and he has a decorative strip around the top of his mukluk.

Subject: figure; male; Inuit

Credit: Gift of Dora Helen Mackie, Calgary, 1998

Catalogue Number: CmC.03.01

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Bear Dancer II

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Artist: Colleen Campbell (1945 – , Canadian )

Date: 1979

Medium: graphite; watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: CmC.03.02

Description: Located in the center and filling most of the image area is an Inuit dancer. He stands with his side toward the viewer. His tunic is a yellow colour and he holds a drum stick in his right hand high above his head. He has medium length straight hair depicted in graphite and a colourful belt tied aro…

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Artist: Colleen Campbell (1945 – , Canadian )

Title: Bear Dancer II

Date: 1979

Medium: graphite; watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 105.0 x 75.5 cm

Description: Located in the center and filling most of the image area is an Inuit dancer. He stands with his side toward the viewer. His tunic is a yellow colour and he holds a drum stick in his right hand high above his head. He has medium length straight hair depicted in graphite and a colourful belt tied around his waist. His tunic has fringes at the sides and bottom and he has a decorative strip around the top of his mukluk. He is holding a large round drum in his left hand.

Subject: figure; male; Inuit

Credit: Gift of Dora Helen Mackie, Calgary, 1998

Catalogue Number: CmC.03.02

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Correspondence

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Part Of: Lake O'Hara Trails Club fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of correspondence from 1960 to 1971. Correspondence includes letters between George K.K. Link, Lillian Gest, Sydney Vallance and The Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources.

Date Range: 1960 - 1971

Reference Code: M50 / E / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record

Part Of: Lake O'Hara Trails Club fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M50; V191

Series: M50 / E : Correspondence

Sous-Fonds: M50

Accession Number: 6701

Reference Code: M50 / E / 1

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: 1960 - 1971

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of correspondence from 1960 to 1971. Correspondence includes letters between George K.K. Link, Lillian Gest, Sydney Vallance and The Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources.

Name Access: Gest, Lillian; Link, George K. K. (Tommy); Link, George K.K.; Vallance, Sydney

Subject Access: Parks Canada; History; Recreation

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Lake O'Hara

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Correspondence

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Part Of: Lake O'Hara Trails Club fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of correspondence from 1972 to 1982. Correspondence includes letters wriiten by George K.K. Link, Lillian Gest, R.G.S Currie, and Farleigh Curson.

Date Range: 1972 - 1982

Reference Code: M50 / E / 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record

Part Of: Lake O'Hara Trails Club fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M50; V191

Series: M50 / E : Correspondence

Sous-Fonds: M50

Accession Number: 6701

Reference Code: M50 / E / 2

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: 1972 - 1982

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of correspondence from 1972 to 1982. Correspondence includes letters wriiten by George K.K. Link, Lillian Gest, R.G.S Currie, and Farleigh Curson.

Name Access: Gest, Lillian; Link, George K. K. (Tommy); Link, George K.K.; Currie, R.G.S.; Holt, W.G.; Currie, Bob; Wake, Tim; Taylorson, Bob

Subject Access: Parks Canada; History; Recreation

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Lake O'Hara

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Memorabilia

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Part Of: Lake O'Hara Trails Club fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of newspaper clippings, a story titled "The Wayward Hiker", a written document outlining the borders at Lake O'Hara

Date Range: ca. 1974 - 1986

Reference Code: M50 / F / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record

Part Of: Lake O'Hara Trails Club fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M50; V191

Series: M50 / F : Memorabilia

Sous-Fonds: M50

Accession Number: 6701

Reference Code: M50 / F / 1

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: ca. 1974 - 1986

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of newspaper clippings, a story titled "The Wayward Hiker", a written document outlining the borders at Lake O'Hara

Name Access: Gest, Lillian; Link, George K. K. (Tommy); Link, George K.K.; Taylorson, Bob

Subject Access: Parks Canada; History; Recreation

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Lake O'Hara

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Memorabilia

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Part Of: Lake O'Hara Trails Club fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook, Lake O'Hara Trails Club stationary, and "History of Lake O'Hara" by Lillian Gest and logo designs for the Lake O'Hara Trails Club.

Date Range: ca. 1974 - 1986

Reference Code: M50 / F / 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record

Part Of: Lake O'Hara Trails Club fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M50; V191

Series: M50 / F : Memorabilia

Sous-Fonds: M50

Accession Number: 6701

Reference Code: M50 / F / 2

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: ca. 1974 - 1986

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook, Lake O'Hara Trails Club stationary, and "History of Lake O'Hara" by Lillian Gest and logo designs for the Lake O'Hara Trails Club.

Name Access: Gest, Lillian; Link, George K. K. (Tommy); Link, George K.K.

Subject Access: Parks Canada; History; Recreation

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Lake O'Hara

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Climbing Cartoons

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook of climbing and mountaineering cartoons clipped from newspapers and magazines.

Date Range: 1934-1937

Reference Code: M67 / 16

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M67 / S36 / V225

Series: I / C Personal papers / other

Sous-Fonds: M67

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: M67 / 16

GMD: Scrapbook

Date Range: 1934-1937

Physical Description: 4cm of textual records (43 pages ; 23 x 28 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook of climbing and mountaineering cartoons clipped from newspapers and magazines.

Name Access: Gest, Lillian

Subject Access: Animation; Cartoon; Climbing; Magazine; Mountains; Mountaineering; Newspaper

Language: English

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title of scrapbook

Processing Status: Processed

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Slide Show Lists

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to hand-written lists of slide numbers and titles that make up various slide shows [originally housed in plastic Kodak carousels] curated by Lillian Gest. The slides used for these shows were pulled from her various collections. Also includes slips of paper with various notes pertaini…

Date Range: 1966-1981

Reference Code: M67 / II / C / i / c / 56

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: 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.c. Textual material / notes

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: M67 / II / C / i / c / 56

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: 1966-1981

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records (28 pages ; 21.6 x 35.4 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to hand-written lists of slide numbers and titles that make up various slide shows [originally housed in plastic Kodak carousels] curated by Lillian Gest. The slides used for these shows were pulled from her various collections. Also includes slips of paper with various notes pertainin to the conent or showing of the slide shows most likely removed from original housing.

Notes: Received with carousels of slides (V225/NS 19 - NS 28). Photocopies have been placed with carousels.

Name Access: Gest, Lillian

Language: English

Related Material: V225 / II / C / ii / a / ii / NS carousels.

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian Rockies Trips Slide Show - Series I [1/2]

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1981 into a show from slides depicting various summer and winter trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the late 1960s and 1970s. Topics include mountains and mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, Lillian and her friends, lakes, boats, fish…

Date Range: [ca.1960-1981]

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / a / ii / NS - I / 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 - I / 1

GMD: Film; Transparency

Parallel Title: I : [transparencies]. -- [before 1981] V225 / NS 26

Date Range: [ca.1960-1981]

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 1981 into a show from slides depicting various summer and winter trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the late 1960s and 1970s. Topics include mountains and mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, Lillian and her friends, lakes, boats, fishing, hiking, and various other scenic views around Banff, Lake Louise, and Lake O'Hara. Titles: R159-2 Administration Bldg, pool, Rundle R163-3 View from [Administration Bldg] R160-28 A pool & summer house R161-7 B.S.H. Terrace B50-29 Minnewanka docks B75-3 Mary & Can flga B30-19 Indigenous B30-18 [Indigenous] B9-19 [Indigenous] A11-16 Hoodoos A11-18 [Hoodoos] & youth 1966 A11-19 [Hoodoos] stones on top K11-10 Tree w. bear [illegible] A21-38 Camp in Alpine meadow 1969 K23-1 Games at Lake Louise K23-6 [Games at Lake Louise] Pitcher Race K23-5 [Game at Lake Louise] Hand race K23-9 Coupel with dog K23-12 Outlet stream & mt. Cathedral K23-13 Woodpile at O'Hara K23-17 Mt Cath. reflections K23-18 Polly & Eileen Tim W 2 View across lake to Lefroy (winter) [Tim W] 3 Skier on lake [Tim W] 4 [Skier] cabin & Odaray [Tim W] 5 [Skier] & tracks [Tim W] 6 View towards Odaray? [Tim W] 7 [blank] B66-29 Mt Assin. & 2 horsemen B27-12 [Mt. Assin.] & 4 hikers B26-31 Winstons & Assin. B67-16 Erling & porkie B67-17 [Erling & porkie] Chos H. A10-11 Mt. Eisenhower R159-14 Lake Louise - people on shore R169-14 Lake Louise & poppies B49-33 Chateau R178-22 Trail to Mirror Lake (?) R163 23 Lake Agnes fr. trail to Goat V. R168-22 At Tea House Lake Agnes R164-35 Squirrel & mits B74-37 Mt. Rundle B71-2 Boats at Minnewanka B22-9 Aileen in field of paint brush B22-10 Ten peaks from road B2-29 L. Coveney at Moraine Lake B22-16 Dot & Elsa R141-7 3 girls on trail to Sentinel Pass R198-30 Giant steps R144-7 [blank] R144-8 Same - people nearer B49-36 Bag Piper Band B27-17 Sedan left & Mt. Vic B27-19 Phyl admiring the view CH.'51 Fall colors CH fall colors Bow Valley CH [fall colors] Horse show at Mile 8 CH [fall colors] Near 8 Mile CH.49 Rundle & Banff fr. Norquay R178-6 Crowfoot glacier B2-6 Laurence at Bowl R176-4 Chephron & Murray Graty CH. Water [illegible] herb on shore of river B55-25 Mt Athabaska & flowers in Chalet R202-29 Deer - horns in velvet R146-6 Fawn lying down R207-15 Ed Feuz & H. Green on trail R164-11 Needles & Lake Agnes R207-17 Edw. & H.G. on Vic Ridge R207-21 Crack bet. Needles R207-16 Tea House thru crack R204-25 L.G. Sunbruned PR B68-19 1st Lake of [illegible] B54-9 Party on Lake shore R207-33 Abbot Pass Hut

Notes: Please note: Language pertaining to First Nations people is outdated and offensive. 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; Feuz, Edward; Strom, Erling; Hinman, Caroline

Subject Access: Abbot Pass Hut; Activities; Alpine Club of Canada; Animals; Avalanches; Backpacking; Banff; Banff Indian Days; Banff Springs Hotel; Birds; Boats; Boat House; Cabins and shelters; Calgary Stampede; Canoes and canoeing; Climbing; Club; Elk; Entertainment; Environment; Environment and Nature; First Nations; Flowers; Geography; Glaciers; Guides; Guiding; Hiking; Holidays; Horses; Huts; Indigenous Peoples; Lake O'Hara region; Landscapes; Leisure; Mountain; Mountain Goat; Mountaineering; Mountains; National parks and reserves; Norquay Ski Hill; Outfitters, trail guides and packers; Pack trains; Pack trips; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Portrait; Recreation; Scenery; Stoney Nakoda First Nations; Tavel; Trails; Trains; Travel; Wildlife; Winter; Women

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Banff National Park; Canmore; Lake O'Hara; Yoho 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 - 7 ; See also notebooks (M67/51).

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian Rockies Trips Slide Show - Series I [2/2]

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1981 into a show from slides depicting various summer and winter trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the late 1960s and 1970s. Topics include mountains and mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, Lillian and her friends, lakes, boats, fish…

Date Range: [ca. 1960-1981]

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / a / ii / NS - I / 2

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 - I / 2

GMD: Film; Transparency

Parallel Title: I : [transparencies]. -- [before 1981] V225 / NS 27

Date Range: [ca. 1960-1981]

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 1981 into a show from slides depicting various summer and winter trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the late 1960s and 1970s. Topics include mountains and mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, Lillian and her friends, lakes, boats, fishing, hiking, and various other scenic views around Banff, Lake Louise, and Lake O'Hara. Titles: 1. K14-15 Clouds from plane 2. K17-26 3 Sisters & clouds 3. K11-8 From Poet's Pool 4. K207-34 Oesa from Abbots Pass 5. B30-27 Babg sandpiper 6. CH 4 fish from Baker Cr. 7. CH. Wilson's Ranch 8. CH. Douglas Lake at sunrise 9. CH. '55 ACC Camp Robson 10. CH. '55 N.E. from Ptarmigan Pk. 11. CH. '55 Banff fr. shoulder Cascade 12. CH. '55 Scarab L. & Whistler Pass 13. CH. 55 Lake & Healy Ck. Plateau 14. CH. 55 Egypt, Scarab, & Mummy Lake 15. CH. 55 NE across Scarab & Egypt L. 16. CH. 55 Monarch Mt. unnamed Lake 17. CH. 55 Mummy Lake 18. CH. 55 Healy Cr. summit & Talc mine L. beyond 19. CH. 55 Ptarmigan, Baker, Redonlet Lakes 20. CH 55 Fr. Ptarmigan Peak 21. CH 55 North fr. Ptarmigan Pk 22. CH 55 Merlin Lake 23. CH 55 Fossil Mt & Baker Lake fr. Ptarm. Pk 24. CH 55 Egypt Lake 25. B50-5 Garden & fowers 26. B32-6 MacArthur Lake 27. Duplicate Cathedral Basin 28. B27-24 Phyl waiting for train 29. K22-21 Spiral Tunnel 30. K22-18 [Spiral Tunnel] 31. K111-18 Photographer Hiker 32. K17-13 Crystal Cave 33. K17-23 Big Rock on trail 34. K16-12 Main Camp & Mt Coleman 35. K16-2 Around stream & dogs 36. K16-13 Campers & Mt Coleman 37. K16. 22 Conne & my horse 38. K16-23 [Conne] & her horse 39. K16-6 Hay fr. the horses 40. K10-14 Canoe on Lake O'Hara 41. -- 10 Walyek & party on porch 42. K5-34 Party by cairn 43. R146-36 Fool hen 44. CH. Baby ptarmigan 45. 191-15 Ptarmigan 46. R144-27 [Ptarmigan] on rocks 47. Vallance 60 Hummingbird male 48. [Vallance] 60 [Hummingbird] female 49. B55-11 Fool hen (nearest) 50. B13-37 Close up of moose 51. B13-35 Moose on club porch 52. B67-4 Charlie feeding moose 53. B11-26 4 buffalo feeding 54. B11-24 Buffalo herd 55. B30-4 Pika 56. B1-24 Beaver in pond 57. R173-34 Bear & cub at one pot 58. R173-33 Bear & 2 cubs one standing 59. R173-35 Bear 60. R185-16B1 Mt goat (bouglet) 61. R177-28 Coyote 62. B27-34 2 Sheep & tourists 63. B8-21 Sheep on the road 64. B27-31 3 ewes 65. B71-36 SHeep & marg fo[?] 66. R173-9 Ewe 67. B65-22 Deer at Club house 68. K36-3 2 plaques at old [Club house] 69. K36-1 Club house plaque 70. K36-2 [Club house plaque] 71. R206-28 Camp at Robson 72. R189-6 Phyl's rope on glacier 73. R187-21 Crowd on decsent 74. B46-4 Above Sunshine Lodge 75. B68-5 Camp fire w- flame 76. R179-17 Al gates plane in meadow 77. R204-32 Mashed plane 78. K15-6 Cars cars cars 79. K15-5 Cars at the Chateau 80. K15-4 View from #658 window

Notes: Please note: Language pertaining to First Nations people is outdated and offensive. 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; Feuz, Edward; Strom, Erling; Hinman, Caroline

Subject Access: Abbot Pass Hut; Activities; Alpine Club of Canada; Animals; Avalanches; Backpacking; Banff; Banff Indian Days; Banff Springs Hotel; Birds; Boats; Boat House; Cabins and shelters; Calgary Stampede; Canoes and canoeing; Climbing; Club; Elk; Entertainment; Environment; Environment and Nature; First Nations; Flowers; Geography; Glaciers; Guides; Guiding; Hiking; Holidays; Horses; Huts; Indigenous Peoples; Lake O'Hara region; Landscapes; Leisure; Mountain; Mountain Goat; Mountaineering; Mountains; National parks and reserves; Norquay Ski Hill; Outfitters, trail guides and packers; Pack trains; Pack trips; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Portrait; Recreation; Scenery; Stoney Nakoda First Nations; Tavel; Trails; Trains; Travel; Wildlife; Winter; Women

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Banff National Park; Canmore; Lake O'Hara; Yoho 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 - 8 ; See also notebooks (M67/51).

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title based on contents of file.

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian Rockies Slide Show - Series IV [1/2]

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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