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Banff Avenue - looking south

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of Banff Avenue looking south towards Sulphur Mountain in the winter - various parked cars and businesses visible along the street
Date Range
1935
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 22
Description Level
6 / Image
GMD
Photograph
  1 image  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Image
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 22
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1935
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of Banff Avenue looking south towards Sulphur Mountain in the winter - various parked cars and businesses visible along the street
Subject Access
Automobiles
Businesses
Banff townsite
Mountains
Sulphur Mountain
Winter
Geographic Access
Banff
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
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Yuk Soy Goon on horseback

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of a woman [identified as Yuk Soy Goon] wearing a jacket and headscarf on horseback - taken from below - written on the back is "'Sunshine,' the cook at Erling Strom's camp at Mount Assiniboine. Mrs. Brooks and Mary Curtis know him"
Date Range
1937
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 270
Description Level
6 / Image
GMD
Photograph
  2 images  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Image
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 270
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1937
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print (front and back); b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of a woman [identified as Yuk Soy Goon] wearing a jacket and headscarf on horseback - taken from below - written on the back is "'Sunshine,' the cook at Erling Strom's camp at Mount Assiniboine. Mrs. Brooks and Mary Curtis know him"
Name Access
Goon, Yuk Soy
Strom, Erling
Subject Access
Horses
Portrait
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of two people on horseback with two additional pack horses in between them walking through a snowy landscape - written on the back is "Our pack train approaching Og Pass. Catharine [Whyte] is just in front of Sunshine [Yuk Soy Goon] and is hidden by his coat"
Date Range
1937
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 271
Description Level
6 / Image
GMD
Photograph
  2 images  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Image
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 271
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1937
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print (front and back); b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of two people on horseback with two additional pack horses in between them walking through a snowy landscape - written on the back is "Our pack train approaching Og Pass. Catharine [Whyte] is just in front of Sunshine [Yuk Soy Goon] and is hidden by his coat"
Name Access
Goon, Yuk Soy
Whyte, Catharine
Subject Access
Horses
Pack trains
Winter
Geographic Access
Og Pass
Mount Assiniboine Park
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of three people on horseback in a snowy landscape - the lead person has two additonal pack horses - written on the back is "Og Pass, Oct. 1st 1937"
Date Range
1937
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 272
Description Level
6 / Image
GMD
Photograph
  2 images  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Image
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 272
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1937
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print (front and back); b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of three people on horseback in a snowy landscape - the lead person has two additonal pack horses - written on the back is "Og Pass, Oct. 1st 1937"
Subject Access
Horses
Pack trains
Winter
Geographic Access
Og Pass
Mount Assiniboine Park
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of three people on horseback in a snowy landscape - the lead person has two additional pack horses - written on the back is "On Og Pass, October 1st Chuck Miller the guide, Catharine [Whyte] and 'Sunshine' [Yuk Soy Goon]"
Date Range
1937
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 273
Description Level
6 / Image
GMD
Photograph
  2 images  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Image
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 273
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1937
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print (front and back); b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of three people on horseback in a snowy landscape - the lead person has two additional pack horses - written on the back is "On Og Pass, October 1st Chuck Miller the guide, Catharine [Whyte] and 'Sunshine' [Yuk Soy Goon]"
Name Access
Goon, Yuk Soy
Miller, Chuck
Whyte, Catharine
Subject Access
Horses
Pack trains
Winter
Geographic Access
Og Pass
Mount Assiniboine Park
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of two people on horseback in a snow landscape - written on the back is "Catharine [Whyte] and 'Gypsy' [Chuck Miller?] on Og Pass. It is difficult for the horses to find the trail with so much snow"
Date Range
1937
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 274
Description Level
6 / Image
GMD
Photograph
  2 images  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Image
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 274
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1937
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print (front and back); b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of two people on horseback in a snow landscape - written on the back is "Catharine [Whyte] and 'Gypsy' [Chuck Miller?] on Og Pass. It is difficult for the horses to find the trail with so much snow"
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Subject Access
Horses
Pack trains
Winter
Geographic Access
Og Pass
Mount Assiniboine Park
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of three people on horseback in a snowy lanscape - the lead person has two additonal pack horses - written on the back is "On Og Pass, October 1st"
Date Range
1937
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 275
Description Level
6 / Image
GMD
Photograph
  2 images  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Image
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 275
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1937
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print (front and back); b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of three people on horseback in a snowy lanscape - the lead person has two additonal pack horses - written on the back is "On Og Pass, October 1st"
Subject Access
Horses
Pack trains
Winter
Geographic Access
Og Pass
Mount Assiniboine Park
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of two people with horses, one leading and one riding, in a snowy landscape - written on the back is "Catharine [Whyte] walking and 'Sunshine' [Yuk Soy Goon] riding. This was the most difficult part of the trip, Brewster Pass, and the snow was about three feet deep in places. It was difficult…
Date Range
1937
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 276
Description Level
6 / Image
GMD
Photograph
  2 images  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Image
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 276
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1937
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print (front and back); b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of two people with horses, one leading and one riding, in a snowy landscape - written on the back is "Catharine [Whyte] walking and 'Sunshine' [Yuk Soy Goon] riding. This was the most difficult part of the trip, Brewster Pass, and the snow was about three feet deep in places. It was difficult to take pictures as it was so dark and snowing very much"
Name Access
Goon, Yuk Soy
Whyte, Catharine
Subject Access
Horses
Pack trains
Winter
Geographic Access
Brewster Pass
Og Pass
Mount Assiniboine Park
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of one person leading a horse and a second person on horseback in a snowy landscape - taken from below - written on the back is "On Brewster Pass. It is safer to walk when in doubt as to condition of slippery rocks under snow. 'Sunshine' [Yuk Soy Good] couldn't manage the drift with his short…
Date Range
1937
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 277
Description Level
6 / Image
GMD
Photograph
  2 images  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Image
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 277
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1937
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print (front and back); b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of one person leading a horse and a second person on horseback in a snowy landscape - taken from below - written on the back is "On Brewster Pass. It is safer to walk when in doubt as to condition of slippery rocks under snow. 'Sunshine' [Yuk Soy Good] couldn't manage the drift with his short legs and cumbersome costume"
Name Access
Goon, Yuk Soy
Whyte, Catharine
Subject Access
Horses
Pack trains
Winter
Geographic Access
Brewster Pass
Og Pass
Mount Assiniboine Park
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of one person leading a horse and a second person riding in a snowy landscape - taken from below - written on the back is "Notice the snow on Catharine's [Whyte] hat. The snow melted as soon as it hit the warm leather of the saddle and consequently it was wet and uncomfortable to sit on"
Date Range
1937
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 278
Description Level
6 / Image
GMD
Photograph
  2 images  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Image
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 278
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1937
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print (front and back); b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of one person leading a horse and a second person riding in a snowy landscape - taken from below - written on the back is "Notice the snow on Catharine's [Whyte] hat. The snow melted as soon as it hit the warm leather of the saddle and consequently it was wet and uncomfortable to sit on"
Name Access
Goon, Yuk Soy
Whyte, Catharine
Subject Access
Horses
Pack trains
Winter
Geographic Access
Brewster Pass
Og Pass
Mount Assiniboine Park
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of three people on horseback in a snowy landscape with a mountain in the back ground - the lead person has two additional pack horses - written on the back is "The summit of Brewster Pass. Very bad weather, visibilty poor"
Date Range
1937
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 279
Description Level
6 / Image
GMD
Photograph
  2 images  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Image
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 279
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1937
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print (front and back); b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of three people on horseback in a snowy landscape with a mountain in the back ground - the lead person has two additional pack horses - written on the back is "The summit of Brewster Pass. Very bad weather, visibilty poor"
Name Access
Goon, Yuk Soy
Whyte, Catharine
Subject Access
Horses
Mountains
Pack trains
Winter
Geographic Access
Brewster Pass
Og Pass
Mount Assiniboine Park
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of Mount Assiniboine with snow-covered trees in foreground - written on the back is "Mt. Assiniboine showing the plume blowing along the East face. Altitude 11,870 ft. A similar effect happens on Mount Everest"
Date Range
1937
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 280
Description Level
6 / Image
GMD
Photograph
  2 images  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Image
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 280
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1937
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print (front and back); b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of Mount Assiniboine with snow-covered trees in foreground - written on the back is "Mt. Assiniboine showing the plume blowing along the East face. Altitude 11,870 ft. A similar effect happens on Mount Everest"
Subject Access
Mountains
Mount Assiniboine
Winter
Geographic Access
Mount Assiniboine Park
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of Mount Assiniboine with a snow-covered tree in foreground - written on the back is "Mount Assiniboine Sept. 25th 1937 Taken early morning with a red filter"
Date Range
1937
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 281
Description Level
6 / Image
GMD
Photograph
  2 images  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Image
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 281
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1937
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print (front and back); b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of Mount Assiniboine with a snow-covered tree in foreground - written on the back is "Mount Assiniboine Sept. 25th 1937 Taken early morning with a red filter"
Subject Access
Mountains
Mount Assiniboine
Winter
Geographic Access
Mount Assiniboine Park
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
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Mount Assiniboine and hut

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of Mount Assiniboine with a log cabin covered in snow in the foreground - written on the back is "Our cabin at Mt. Assiniboine. The camp is at an altitude of 7200 ft. Taken about 7.30 in the morning"
Date Range
1937
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 282
Description Level
6 / Image
GMD
Photograph
  2 images  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Image
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 282
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1937
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print (front and back); b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of Mount Assiniboine with a log cabin covered in snow in the foreground - written on the back is "Our cabin at Mt. Assiniboine. The camp is at an altitude of 7200 ft. Taken about 7.30 in the morning"
Subject Access
Buildings
Cabins
Mountains
Mount Assiniboine
Winter
Geographic Access
Mount Assiniboine Park
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of Mount Assiniboine with a snow-covered tree in foreground
Date Range
1937
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 296
Description Level
6 / Image
GMD
Photograph
  1 image  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Image
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 296
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1937
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of Mount Assiniboine with a snow-covered tree in foreground
Subject Access
Mountains
Mount Assiniboine
Winter
Geographic Access
Mount Assiniboine Park
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Mount Assiniboine - dark

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of Mount Assiniboine with a snow-covered tree in foreground
Date Range
1937
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 297
Description Level
6 / Image
GMD
Photograph
  1 image  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Image
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 297
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1937
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of Mount Assiniboine with a snow-covered tree in foreground
Subject Access
Mountains
Mount Assiniboine
Winter
Geographic Access
Mount Assiniboine Park
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of Mount Assiniboine with snow blowing off the face - snow-covered trees in foreground
Date Range
1937
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 298
Description Level
6 / Image
GMD
Photograph
  2 images  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Image
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 298
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1937
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of Mount Assiniboine with snow blowing off the face - snow-covered trees in foreground
Subject Access
Mountains
Mount Assiniboine
Winter
Geographic Access
Mount Assiniboine Park
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
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Mount Assiniboine - dark

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of Mount Assiniboine with snow blowing off the face - snow-covered trees in foreground
Date Range
1937
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 299
Description Level
6 / Image
GMD
Photograph
  1 image  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Image
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 299
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1937
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of Mount Assiniboine with snow blowing off the face - snow-covered trees in foreground
Subject Access
Mountains
Mount Assiniboine
Winter
Geographic Access
Mount Assiniboine Park
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
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White and Curren families papers and photographs

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Series consists of the following series: A. Dave White Sr. papers, 1887- 1942; B. Annie White papers, 1875-1955; C. Dave (Jack) White papers, 1911- 1955; D. Clifford White notebook, ca.1915; E. John D. Curren papers, 1886- 1940; F. White-Curren family photographs, 1885-1953. Papers consist of pers…
Date Range
1869 - 1958
Reference Code
M36 / S37 / V683 / III
Description Level
2 / Sous-fonds
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
2 / Sous-fonds
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
III. White and Curren families
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
3069
Reference Code
M36 / S37 / V683 / III
Date Range
1869 - 1958
Physical Description
ca. 2 m of textual records (and 36 oversize items). -- ca.3100 photographs (ca.1800 negatives, ca.1300 prints, 5 albums of ca.400 prints).
History / Biographical
The White and Curren families of Banff, Alberta were the maternal and fraternal relatives of Peter Whyte. Dave McIntosh White, 1864- 1940, Peter Whyte's father, came to the Canadian Rockies in 1885 with the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1894 he opened a general merchandise business, the Park Store, in Banff. The success of this business resulted in expansions in 1908-1909 and in 1912-1913. For a short time, Whyte operated a similiar business in Bankhead. White was a long-time friend of the Stoney Nakoda, Annie (Curren) White, 1879-1955, emigrated to Canada from Scotland with her father, John Donaldson Curren, and a brother in 1886. They settled in Anthracite, east of Banff, where J. D. Curren operated a small coal mining business. Annie Curren married Dave White in 1901. Their children, all born in Banff, were Clifford, 1902-1964, Lila, 1903-1961, Peter, 1905-1966, and Dave Jr. (Jackie), 1908-1961. Clifford and Jack worked for the family business, Dave White and Sons.
Scope & Content
Series consists of the following series: A. Dave White Sr. papers, 1887- 1942; B. Annie White papers, 1875-1955; C. Dave (Jack) White papers, 1911- 1955; D. Clifford White notebook, ca.1915; E. John D. Curren papers, 1886- 1940; F. White-Curren family photographs, 1885-1953. Papers consist of personal, legal and financial papers; and records of Dave White, General Merchant, Dave White and Sons and White and Bayne Store. Pertains to Stoney Nakoda First Nations, Banff Indian Days, Highland gatherings, buildings, churches, skiing, coal and coal mines and Lake Minnewanka. Photographs consist largely of negatives and prints produced by various members of the White family, including Dave, Annie, Clifford and Jack White, pertaining to the White family members, travels, activities; the Banff-Lake Louise area; Banff events, places and people; winter sports; social events and friends, 1910- 1953, and glass negatives by J. D. Curren pertaining to Curren and White families and activities, Mount Assiniboine pack trip and Bow Valley scenes; ca.1885-1905. Also includes collected prints of family and friends, family businesses and buildings and winter sports, and albums pertaining to White and Curren families, 1885-1919 and Clifford White photographs, 1917-1921.
Subject Access
Banff V
Banff - Events V
Banff National Park
CURREN FAMILY
Stoney Nakoda First Nations
White, Annie M
White, Clifford Sr.
WHITE, DAVE SR.
White, Jack (Dave White Jr.)
WHITE FAMILY
Access Restrictions
Access to photographs requires permission in advance from the Head Archivist.
Finding Aid
Series-level outline available. Electronic database available. Photographs are described at the sub-series level only (printed inventory provides more detail than the computer inventory).
Related Material
Consitutes Sous-fonds III of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds.
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
Forms part of Sous-fonds III of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. Photographs in this section begin with the early family portraits of David McIntosh White taken in New Brunswick and those of Annie Curren White taken in Scotland. The earliest negatives attributable to David and Annie White date ca.1908, or approximately the time they moved to their new home between Lynx Street and Bow Avenue. Most of the negatives from the first two decades of family photography are sized 8.3 x 11 cms., with the exception of what appears to be occasional experimentation with other formats, such as vest pocket and 4 x 5 Graflex, and images generated by other family members, such as J.D. Curren and the White children. This body of photography was undoubtedly initiated through the acquisition of a roll film camera on or about 1908. Judging from subject arrangement and other evidence, including shadow images of the photographer, most White family photography is attributable to Annie Curren White. There are several photographs from the collection showing her holding a camera or photographing family members, while no such photographs exist of Dave White. There can be little doubt, however, that Dave White participated in the photographic process, particularly in the period from 1910 to 1917, when there are numerous photographs of Annie and the children. On family motor trips, which began around 1917 and lasted until ca.1923, Dave and Annie's son Clifford appears to have shared photographic responsibilities. From this period on, Clifford and Annie, either one or the other, are the only family members who do not appear in group photographs. From this it is assumed that Dave White played a very minor roll as family photographer after 1918. Photographs attributable to Peter Whyte begin to appear around 1920, but most of his photography appears to be more personal than of a family record variety. None of the photographs in the early part of the collection have been attributed to Lila or Jack (Dave Jr.) White. After 1923, the point when the White children were grown and beginning to move away from home, Annie White becomes the primary family photographer. In the late 1920s she appears to have experimented with a Graflex camera for a time, but by 1930 had returned to a smaller format roll film camera. She continued to take numerous family photographs, usually group poses of her children and grandchildren, after Dave White's death in 1940 until shortly before her own passing in 1955. Also included in this section of the collection are a number of personal photographs generated by Clifford and Jackie (Dave Jr.) White. Around 1918, Clifford appears to have acquired his own camera which produced a 3 x 5 inch negative, and from that period until ca.1923, he produced many images of activities shared with friends and brothers, including a number of photographs of early ski tours and ski jumping in the Banff area. One album bears Clifford's initials on nearly all photographs, and these images match with many of the 3 x 5 inch negatives found elsewhere in the collection. Photographs attributed to Jackie (Dave Jr.) date from the late 1940s and early 1950s and may have entered the collection prior to the death of Annie White. Much of the dating of this collection from 1908 to 1920 was done by estimating the ages of various White children. Beyond that, the usual techniques were utilized, i.e. identification and dates noted on prints by family members, the depiction of specific historical events, changes in physical and cultural features, model dating of automobiles, reading of license plates, etc.
Processing Status
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Aerial view of the Bow Valley and town of Banff from Tunnel Mountain
Date Range
[ca. 1920-1940]
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 21
Description Level
6 / Image
GMD
Photograph
  1 image  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Image
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
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Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 21
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
[ca. 1920-1940]
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print; b&w.
Scope & Content
Aerial view of the Bow Valley and town of Banff from Tunnel Mountain
Subject Access
Banff townsite
Bow Valley
Mountains
Tunnel Mountain lookout
Geographic Access
Banff
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
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