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Photograph Album
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- Part Of
- Boorne and May fonds
- Scope & Content
- Photograph: 1889. Album consists of 50 pages of 100 black and white photographs. Photographs also provides descriptions. Small amounts of silver mirroring starting to appear. V10 / PD - 1: 1- [721. Calgary from the E.] 2- [Slephen Clas. Calgary. From W.] 3- [716. Indigenous Camp, Winter.] 4- [Kan…
- Date Range
- 1889
- Reference Code
- V10 / PD -1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
101 images
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Boorne and May fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V10
- Sous-Fonds
- V10
- Accession Number
- 494
- Reference Code
- V10 / PD -1
- Date Range
- 1889
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph album
- Scope & Content
- Photograph: 1889. Album consists of 50 pages of 100 black and white photographs. Photographs also provides descriptions. Small amounts of silver mirroring starting to appear. V10 / PD - 1: 1- [721. Calgary from the E.] 2- [Slephen Clas. Calgary. From W.] 3- [716. Indigenous Camp, Winter.] 4- [Kananaskis Falls.] 5- [Rapids on the Bow at Kananaskis.] 6- [675. Kananaskis Falls from above. Winter.] 7- [676. The Bow at Kananaskis, Winter.] 8- [678. Mouth of Pit and Elevator, Anthracite.] 9- [608. C.P.R. At Banff.] 10- [663. Cascade Mountain. Banff.] 11- [740. Official Plan of the National Park.] 12- [641. C.P.R. Hotel. Banff.] 13- [720. Banff Hotel from N.] 14- [743. Lower Bow Park, from C.P.R. Hotel, Banff.] 15- [745. The Spray River, Banff.] 16- [751. Spray Bridge and Bow Falls, Banff.] 17- [750. Banff Avenue, looking N.] 18- [753. Cascade on the Bow, Banff.] 19- [719. The Sanitarium. Banff.] 20- [754. Upper Hot Springs, Banff.] 21- [755. Cascade Mountain from the Sanitarium, Banff.] 22- [756. Mount Edith, front Bow River, Banff.] 23- [824. The Bow River and Twin Peaks Mountain, Banff.] 24- [757. Bird’s Eye view of Banff, from Tunnel Mountain.] 25- [765. Bow Rapids and C.P.R. Hotel, Banff.] 26- [758. Vermilion Lakes, Banff.] 27- [760. Vermilion Lakes, Banff.] 28- [762. “The Pool,” Banff.] 29- [748. Interior of Cave, Banff] 30- [747. Cave and Basin Buildings, Banff.] 31- [766. Devil’s Head Canyon and Bridge, Banff.] 32- [767. Lake Minnewanka, (Devil’s Lake,) Banff.] 33- [769. Catch of Fish, Lake Minnewanka, Banff.] 34- [782. Lake Minnewanka. W. end, Rocky Mountain Park.] 35- [778. “Sundance Canyon,” Rocky Mountain Park.] 36- [815. “Canyon House” and the “Mountain Belle,” Banff] 37- [817. C.P.R. Transfer Co’s. Stables, Banff.] 38- [668. Bridge over the Spray. Banff] 39- [665. Tunnel Mountain. Banff.] 40- [664. “The Hoodoos.” Natural Monuments. Banff] 41- [657. Castle Mountain, from C.P.R.] 42- [599. Castle Mountain, Rockies.] 43- [596. C.P.R. At Castle Mountain] 44- [603. Castle Mountain, from C.P.R.] 45- [588. Mount LeFroy. Laggan.] 46- [598. Mount Hector. Laggan.] 47- [593. The Bow below Laggan.] 48- [Cathedral Mountain from the west.] 49- [586. Cathedral Mountain. 10,284 ft. high.] 50- [787. Field, B.C. from C.P.R. Hotel.] 51- [578. Field Hotel and Mount Stephen.] 52- [577. Mount Field. 8554 ft. high.] 53- [580. Mount Stephen and Glacier. 10,525 ft. high.] 54- [556. Field (?)] 55- [788. Mt. McMullen and Glaciers from the Summit of Boundary] 56- [790. Kicking Horse Pass and Van Home Range from summit of Boundary Peak, Rockies, height 9,000 feet.] 57- [791. Fairmont Hot Springs and Natural Basin, Kootenai, B.C.] 58- [807. “Wild Horse” Gold digging, Kootenai, B.C.] 59- [808. “D” Troop N. W.M.P. and pack train crossing the Rockies.] 60- [809. “Sam’s Landing” and Stage, Kootenai, B.C.] 61- [681. Falls on the Kicking Horse. Leanchoile 103ft. high. Winter.] 62- [682. Falls on the Kicking Horse. Leanchoile 103ft. high. Winter.] 63- [Winter scene in the Rockies.”] 64- [685. Winter Scene in the Rockies.] 65- [686. A Cascadec in Winter in the Kicking Horse Canyon.] 66- [687. The Kicking Horse in winter.] 67- [601. C.P.R. In the Rockies.] 68- [579. Tunnel in Upper Kicking Horse Pass.] 69- [604. C.P.R. In the Rockies.] 70- [605. C.P.R. In the Rockies.] 71- [606. C.P.R. In the Rockies.] 72- [607. The Bow River in the Rockies.] 73- [597. C.P.R. In the Rockies.] 74- [595. C.P.R. In the Rockies.] 75- [592. In the Rockies.] 76- [562. Bridge over the Kicking Horse.] 77- [555. Bridge and Tunnel. Kicking Horse Pass.] 78- [568. The Beaverfoot Range.] 79- [554. Kicking Horse Pass.] 80- [553. Group of section men on hand-car.] 81- [552. The Moberly House.] 82- [549. Tunnel on C.P.R. west of Donald.] 83- [550. The Columbia and Moberly Peak.] 84- [612. The Beaver Canyon.] 85- [613. The Beaver Canyon.] 86- [614. “Hell Gate.” Beaver Canyon.] 87- [819. Donald, B.C., from Station yard.] 88- [821. Round House and Turntable, Donald, B.C.] 89- [610. C.P.R. Engines.] 90- [703. C.P.R. Engine 73 and train.] 91- [C.P.R. Engine 402 and train] 92- [705. C.P.R. Engine, 316 and train at Donald, B.C.] 93- [606. C.P.R. heavy grade Engine.] 94- [739. Official Plan of “The Loop.” C.P.R.] 95- [651. Mountain Creek Bridge. Selkirks. 164 ft. high, 1086 ft. long.] 96- [652. Stony Creek Bridge. Selkirks. 296 ft. high.] 97- [648. Surprise Creek Bridge. Selkirks. 180 ft. high.] 98- [647. Interior of Snow-shed.] 99- [643. Glacier House. Selkirks.] 100- [837. Dining Room, Glacier House, B.C.]
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Photographs of 1912 Album
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 photograph album compiled by Frank W. Freeborn of New York City for the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to a 1912 ACC trip in and around Banff and the Assiniboine area, as well as the ACC camp at Vermillion Camp and a trip to the Mt Rainier area, and includes black and …
- Date Range
- 1912
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 55P / PD - 8
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M200 / S6 / V14
- Series
- IV.B. Other material: photographic
- Sous-Fonds
- V14
- Accession Number
- 5200
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 55P / PD - 8
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1912
- Physical Description
- 1 album (164 photographs : b&w and col. ; 20.3 x 25.5 cm)
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 photograph album compiled by Frank W. Freeborn of New York City for the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to a 1912 ACC trip in and around Banff and the Assiniboine area, as well as the ACC camp at Vermillion Camp and a trip to the Mt Rainier area, and includes black and white photographs, all of which are annotated in white ink. "1912" is written in white ink in the top left corner of the front cover with "M" also written in white below it.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Backpacking
- Bow Falls
- Bow River
- Bow Valley
- Buildings
- Camps
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Climbing
- Clothing and dress
- Club
- Environment and Nature
- Glaciers
- Hiking
- Hotels
- Lake Louise
- Lake O'hara
- Landscapes
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- Period costume
- Photography
- Portrait
- Railways
- Scenery
- scenic
- Trails
- Trains
- Transportation
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Glacier National Park
- Assiniboine
- Assiniboine Provincial Park
- British Columbia
- Washington
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Inventory of the Alpine Club of Canada Collection, 1986, provides group or item-level description to this material
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Personal and collected records
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- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of Correspondence between George Vaux Sr. and Mary Morris Vaux. Includes letters, telegrams, newspaper clippings, postcards, itineraries and The Alpine Club of Canada Rules and Regulations. 1 scrapbook album belonging to Mary Vaux given to her from her Grandmother. 1877. Album c…
- Date Range
- 1912
- Reference Code
- M107 / II / A / 7
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Scrapbook
- Drawing
24 images
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M107 / V653
- Series
- Correspondence Series: Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- M107
- Accession Number
- uknown
- Reference Code
- M107 / II / A / 7
- Date Range
- 1912
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of Correspondence between George Vaux Sr. and Mary Morris Vaux. Includes letters, telegrams, newspaper clippings, postcards, itineraries and The Alpine Club of Canada Rules and Regulations. 1 scrapbook album belonging to Mary Vaux given to her from her Grandmother. 1877. Album contains painted tissue papers; visuals of flowers and people doing various activities. 1 album: Scrapbook album; contains 24 handpainted images on 12 pages within scrapbook. Album has been digitized.
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Ella Maud Woodworth scrapbook
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- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one scrapbook with Japanese-style decorative cover containing ca. 130 newspaper clippings, as well as several decorative stickers/labels, a postage stamp and 7 fabric ribbon segments. Content mostly pertains to news announcements of births, weddings, obituaries and some other artic…
- Date Range
- 1913
- Reference Code
- M74 / I / A / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Textual record
- Published record
- Newspaper clipping
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- M74 / I : Maud (Woodworth) Kidney records
- Sous-Fonds
- M74
- Sub-Series
- M74 / I / A : 1889 - 1920
- Accession Number
- 2016.8581
- Reference Code
- M74 / I / A / 1
- Responsibility
- Materials compiled by Ella Maud Woodworth
- Date Range
- 1913
- Physical Description
- 2.5 cm of textual records (1 scrapbook : ca. 130 newspaper clippings ; 26 x 33 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one scrapbook with Japanese-style decorative cover containing ca. 130 newspaper clippings, as well as several decorative stickers/labels, a postage stamp and 7 fabric ribbon segments. Content mostly pertains to news announcements of births, weddings, obituaries and some other articles of interest [poetry, comics, etc.]. Some clippings are annotated. Scrapbook's inside cover labelled "Ella Maud Woodworth Banff, Alta. November - 1913"
- Name Access
- Woodworth, Maude
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Scrapbook secured with unbleached cotton string to hold binding together. Use caution when opening
- Pages have been interleaved with acid-free tissue to prevent further deterioration of contents
- Creator
- Woodworth, Ella Maud
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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The Cookies and Some of the People They Passed
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- Part Of
- Caroline Hinman fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs of a trip to Europe in 1914 interspersed with typed-text pages telling a story titled "The Cookies and Some of the People They Passed."
- Date Range
- 1914
- Reference Code
- V282 / I / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph print
- Photograph
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Caroline Hinman fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V282
- Series
- I. Photograph albums
- Sous-Fonds
- V282
- Accession Number
- 1933
- Reference Code
- V282 / I / PD - 1
- Date Range
- 1914
- Physical Description
- 1 album : 53 prints, 63 p. text, typewritten.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs of a trip to Europe in 1914 interspersed with typed-text pages telling a story titled "The Cookies and Some of the People They Passed."
- Name Access
- Hinman, Caroline
- Subject Access
- Architecture
- Boats
- Buildings
- European travel
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Writing
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- Europe
- Access Restrictions
- Access to original restricted. Microfilm copy available for reference use.
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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First World War diary
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- Part Of
- Sid Unwin fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item is the diary kept by Sid Unwin during the year 1917. Unwin describes his duties at the front, and makes observations on casualties, taking prisoners, gas attacks and other activities. The diary records activities leading up to and during the battle of Vimy Ridge, Unwin's personal injury and c…
- Date Range
- 1917
- Reference Code
- M31 / A / 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Diary
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Sid Unwin fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M31 / V25
- Series
- I.A. Sid Unwin sous-fonds : Military career
- Sous-Fonds
- M31
- Accession Number
- 7102, 7112
- Reference Code
- M31 / A / 3
- GMD
- Textual record
- Diary
- Date Range
- 1917
- Physical Description
- 1 textual record (1 v.)
- Scope & Content
- Item is the diary kept by Sid Unwin during the year 1917. Unwin describes his duties at the front, and makes observations on casualties, taking prisoners, gas attacks and other activities. The diary records activities leading up to and during the battle of Vimy Ridge, Unwin's personal injury and convalescence, and ends two days prior to his death. Also contains songs, poems, addresses and notes
- Name Access
- Unwin, Sid
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Sid Unwin
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of item
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- Processed
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Canadian Souvenirs Vol. II Album
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 photograph album compiled by Frank W. Freeborn of New York City for the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to a 1917 ACC trip throughout the Rocky Mountains in British Columbia, including the Field, Lake O'Hara, Assiniboine, and Glacier areas, and includes black and white …
- Date Range
- 1917
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 55P / PD - 10
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M200 / S6 / V14
- Series
- IV.B. Other material: photographic
- Sous-Fonds
- V14
- Accession Number
- 5200
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 55P / PD - 10
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1917
- Physical Description
- 1 album (396 photographs : b&w and col. ; 28.6 x 18.5 cm)
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 photograph album compiled by Frank W. Freeborn of New York City for the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to a 1917 ACC trip throughout the Rocky Mountains in British Columbia, including the Field, Lake O'Hara, Assiniboine, and Glacier areas, and includes black and white photographs, all of which are numbered. A bound-edge flip-book style album, it is tied together with a black string and has a faded gilt "Photographs" embossed in the top left corner of the front cover. Additionally, a small white paper with "W" is adhered to the top right corner and a piece of a lined paper is adhered to the centre with the album's title - this piece is torn through the middle but, as per the title page, the album is titled "Canadian Souvenirs Vol. II."
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Backpacking
- Bow Falls
- Bow River
- Bow Valley
- Buildings
- Camps
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Climbing
- Clothing and dress
- Club
- Environment and Nature
- Glaciers
- Hiking
- Hotels
- Lake O'hara
- Landscapes
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- Period costume
- Photography
- Portrait
- Railways
- Scenery
- scenic
- Trails
- Trains
- Transportation
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Field
- Yoho National Park
- Glacier National Park
- Assiniboine
- Assiniboine Provincial Park
- British Columbia
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Inventory of the Alpine Club of Canada Collection, 1986, provides group or item-level description to this material
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
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Lake St. John
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- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to loose pages from an album depicting a canoe trip in the Lac St. John region of Quebec in 1919. Includes scenes of motorcar transportation, camps, canoeing, scenic views, rivers, lakes, fishing, and unidentified people.
- Date Range
- 1919
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph print
1 image
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.b. Photograph material / photograph album
- Accession Number
- 5142
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 1
- Date Range
- 1919
- Physical Description
- 1 album (76 photographs : b&w ; 10.5 x 8 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to loose pages from an album depicting a canoe trip in the Lac St. John region of Quebec in 1919. Includes scenes of motorcar transportation, camps, canoeing, scenic views, rivers, lakes, fishing, and unidentified people.
- Notes
- Album pages were also accompanied by a Document consisting of the front half of a mailing envelope addressed to Lillian Gest - not scanned.
- Name Access
- Gest, Lillian
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Boats
- Camps
- Camping
- Canoes and canoeing
- Family and personal life
- Fishing
- Scenery
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Quebec
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- Microfilm copy available for reference use by appointment only.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Avoid further handling of file.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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Letters to Mother [February - June 1960]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 68 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 3 to June 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction projects around the house (mostly pertaining to the new …
- Date Range
- 1960
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 146
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- Private record
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 146
- Date Range
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 1.1 cm of textual records (87 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 68 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 3 to June 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction projects around the house (mostly pertaining to the new addition), events and people in Concord, weather, and returning from a trip to Concord in June. Letters are mostly hand-written, some typed. Also includes postcards and a notecard.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. 146 - 20 has a small newspaper clipping attached to the letter.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Evans, Sam
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Morant, Willie
- Brewster, Fern
- Harmon, Don
- Kaquitts, George
- Kaquitts, Frank
- Beil, Charlie
- Vallance, Doris
- Vallance, Sydney
- McCowan, Dan
- Grayson, L. Stuart
- Ward, Sam
- Moore, Edmee
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Centre
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Public Library
- Banff School of Fine Arts
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Bird watching
- Birds
- Birthday
- Businesses
- Calgary Stampede
- Camping
- Children
- Christmas
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- David Thompson Highway
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Flowers
- Glenbow Foundation
- Golf Course
- Home
- Hot Springs
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Louise
- Leisure
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Post Office
- Scenery
- Skating
- Ski areas
- Ski racing
- Ski jumping
- Skiing
- Stoney Nakoda
- Sunshine Village
- Weather
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Moraine Lake
- Banff National Park
- Columbia Icefield
- Bow Lake
- Yoho National Park
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Good : all pages creased throughout from being folded prior to accession, minor rips and tears along the edges of most pages. 146 - 20 : staple removed from insert, replaced with plastic paper clip.
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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Letters to Mother [July - December 1960]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 74 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 2 to December 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction of the new kitchen & workroom (including the removal of …
- Date Range
- 1960
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 147
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- Private record
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 147
- Date Range
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 1.7 cm of textual records (107 pages ; 21.9 x 27.8 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 74 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 2 to December 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction of the new kitchen & workroom (including the removal of the original stone chimney in the kitchen), the Calgary Stampede, the death of George Paris, Walter Phillips going blind, the United Nations summit in September, weather, and a visit Catharine made to Concord in December. Letters are mostly hand-written, some typed. Also includes postcards, a telegram, and a notecard.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. M36 / 147 - 28 appears to be missing page 2, but could be misnumbered.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Whyte, Barbara
- Whyte, Clifford
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Lefroy, Beatrice
- Lefroy, Robert
- Browne, Belmore
- Browne, Evelyn
- Evans, Sam
- Cameron, Stewart
- Millar, Chuck
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Link, George K.K.
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Morant, Willie
- Brewster, Fern
- Paris, George
- Phillips, Walter J.
- Lonsdale, Tom
- Vallance, Sydney
- Ward, Sam
- Reid, Charles
- McLean, George
- McLean, Bill
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Centre
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Public Library
- Banff School of Fine Arts
- Bird watching
- Birds
- Birthday
- Businesses
- Calgary Stampede
- Camping
- Children
- Christmas
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- David Thompson Highway
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Flowers
- Funeral
- Home
- Hot Springs
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Louise
- Leisure
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Post Office
- Scenery
- Skating
- Ski areas
- Skiing
- Stoney Nakoda
- Sunshine Village
- Weather
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Moraine Lake
- Banff National Park
- Columbia Icefield
- Bow Lake
- Jasper
- Jasper National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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For Rainy Days at Mount Assiniboine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54846
- Part Of
- Elizabeth Rummel fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook of mostly newspaper clippings about the Canadian Rockies, individuals, wildlife, and other news stories. Includes some magazine clippings, photographs, and letters.
- Date Range
- 1962
- Reference Code
- M28 / 42
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Textual record
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Elizabeth Rummel fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M28 / S9 / V554
- Sous-Fonds
- M28
- Sub-Series
- III. Other papers
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- M28 / 42
- Date Range
- 1962
- Physical Description
- 2.5 cm of textual records (49 pages ; 22 x 34.5 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook of mostly newspaper clippings about the Canadian Rockies, individuals, wildlife, and other news stories. Includes some magazine clippings, photographs, and letters.
- Name Access
- Rummel, Elizabeth
- Subject Access
- Backcountry skiing
- Cabins
- Camps
- Calgary Herald
- Mount Assiniboine
- Mount Assiniboine Lodge
- Mountaineering
- Newspaper
- Records
- Ski lodges and cabins
- Ski touring
- Sports and leisure
- Geographic Access
- Assiniboine
- Mount Assiniboine
- Mount Assiniboine Park
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title written on the first page
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Bob Hind fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to Elk Lake area in Kananaskis region of Alberta and BC. Includes landscape views, and photographs of group hiking and camps
- Date Range
- 1964
- Reference Code
- V46 / I / A / 42 / NS - 1 to 73
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
73 images
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Bob Hind fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M7
- V46
- Series
- I.A. Mountain travel and recreation, western Canada : Trips and activities
- Sous-Fonds
- V46
- Accession Number
- 7181
- Reference Code
- V46 / I / A / 42 / NS - 1 to 73
- Date Range
- 1964
- Physical Description
- 73 photographs : transparencies, 35mm, col
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to Elk Lake area in Kananaskis region of Alberta and BC. Includes landscape views, and photographs of group hiking and camps
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Yukon Alpine Centennial Expedition scrapbook
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and other publications about the Yukon Alpine Centennial Expedition from 19 June to 13 August, 1967. Inserts refer to fold-out newspaper clippings and occasionally entire articles and pages throughout the scrapbook.
- Date Range
- 1967
- Reference Code
- M200 / AC 004M / 4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M200 / S6 / V14
- Series
- I.A.2.d.ii. Administration: expeditions - Yukon Alpine Centennial Expedition
- Sous-Fonds
- AC 004M
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- M200 / AC 004M / 4
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1967
- Physical Description
- 4.5 cm of textual records (108 pages ; 30 x 36.5 cm)
- History / Biographical
- The Alpine Club of Canada was founded in 1906 as a national organization dedicated to climbing, mountaineering, mountain safety, and environmental preservation. It continues to operate throughout Canada and has a headquarters located in Canmore, Alberta.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and other publications about the Yukon Alpine Centennial Expedition from 19 June to 13 August, 1967. Inserts refer to fold-out newspaper clippings and occasionally entire articles and pages throughout the scrapbook.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Anniversary
- Backpacking
- Centennial
- Climbing
- Exploration
- History
- Hiking
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Yukon
- Ontario
- Canada
- Language
- English
- French
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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Yukon Alpine Centennial Expedition
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions25627
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook about the Alpine Club of Canada's expedition to the Yukon for Canada's centenial in 1967. Includes mostly photocopies of newspaper and magazine and newspaper clippings in regards to the mountains climbed and the club members that participated.
- Date Range
- 1967
- Reference Code
- M200 / AC 123 / 1 - 18
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M200 / S6 / V14
- Sous-Fonds
- M200
- Accession Number
- 131
- Reference Code
- M200 / AC 123 / 1 - 18
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1967
- Physical Description
- 6.5 cm of textual material (131 pages ; 30 x 37 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook about the Alpine Club of Canada's expedition to the Yukon for Canada's centenial in 1967. Includes mostly photocopies of newspaper and magazine and newspaper clippings in regards to the mountains climbed and the club members that participated.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Airplanes
- Alpine Club House
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Backpacking
- Centennial
- Club
- Exploration
- Geology
- Magazine
- Newspaper
- Scouting
- Sports and recreation
- Geographic Access
- Yukon
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Saskatchewan
- Manitoba
- Ontario
- Quebec
- New Brunswick
- Nova Scotia
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Prince Edward Island
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Great: slight yellowing of newspaper clippings.
- Appraisal
- Blank pages not scanned
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Prisoner of War Internment Camps Photograph Album
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- Part Of
- William D. Buck fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photograph album depicting snapshots of prisoners of war and surroundings taken by Seargent William D. Buck of the Banff, Castle Mountain, and Kapuskasing, ON, internment camps during World War I. Photograph album includes Banff and Kapuskasing River views; Castle and Banff inter…
- Date Range
- ca.1915-1920
- Reference Code
- V295 / PD
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
30 images
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- William D. Buck fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V295
- Sous-Fonds
- V295
- Accession Number
- 8010
- Reference Code
- V295 / PD
- Date Range
- ca.1915-1920
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph album (199 photographs)
- History / Biographical
- William D. Buck, 1859-1922, was born in England and is thought to have served during the First World War with the 103 Calgary Rifles. Buck was a Sergeant at the Banff and Castle Mountain internment camps, ca.1915-1917, and appears to have accompanied prisoners to a camp at Kapuskasing, Ontario after closure of the Castle Mountain camp in 1917.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photograph album depicting snapshots of prisoners of war and surroundings taken by Seargent William D. Buck of the Banff, Castle Mountain, and Kapuskasing, ON, internment camps during World War I. Photograph album includes Banff and Kapuskasing River views; Castle and Banff internment camps views of prisoners, guards, facilities, activities, incidents and visit of Duke of Connaught and Princess Patricia; gathering of prisoners at Winnipeg and life at Kapuskasing internment camp; prisoners and Cave and Basin bathing, more Banff camp views and funeral photographs; family portraits, Banff and possible Calgary; and Sergeant Buck. Consists of 199 numbered and captioned images, one un-numbered portrait on first page, as follows : Banff and area and Kapuskasing River views, 1 - 16 ; Castle and Banff Internment Camp views of prisoners, guards, activities, incidents and facilities, visit of Duke of Connaught and Princess Patricia, 17-88 ; gathering . . . in prisoners at Winnipeg and life at Kapuskasing, Ontario Internment Camp, 89-100 ; prisoners and Cave and Basin bathing, more Banff Camp views and funeral photographs, 101-118 ; family portraits, Banff and possibly Calgary, 119-148 ; published postcards of : Calgary Stampede, Banff and Calgary views, [Indigenous] portraits, 148-195 ; Sergeant Buck with dogs, 1919, 196-197. Span dates : ca.1915-1920 (actual date). Note: Two images are labelled #148.
- Notes
- Album also contains 47 published postcards of the Calgary Stampede, Banff and Calgary views, and Indigenous portraits that were not copied. Attached individual images pertain solely to the Cave & Basin internment camp.
- Name Access
- Buck, William D.
- Subject Access
- Camps
- Cave and Basin
- Internment Camps
- Military
- Mountains
- War
- World War I
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Castle Mountain
- Banff National Park
- Kapuskasing
- Alberta
- Ontario
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Reference photocopy of original album
- Related Material
- Some views are identical to others found in James Anderson-Wilson photographs (V20)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
- Content Details
- Album was returned to original lender.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Correspondence
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions22359
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a handwritten notes, private correspondence, disability insurance, Crag & Canyon press certificate tickets, and seed orders pertaining to multiple businesses in Banff. File includes: mortgage certificate executed by George E. and Ada Luxton to Grace S. Mariette; Canadian Passenger …
- Date Range
- 1912
- 1914
- 1923
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C1 / 14
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Private record
27 images
2 Electronic Resources
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / C1 : William Luxton family papers and photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton Family sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / III / C1 / 14 : George Luxton
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C1 / 14
- Date Range
- 1912
- 1914
- 1923
- Physical Description
- 0.3 cm textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a handwritten notes, private correspondence, disability insurance, Crag & Canyon press certificate tickets, and seed orders pertaining to multiple businesses in Banff. File includes: mortgage certificate executed by George E. and Ada Luxton to Grace S. Mariette; Canadian Passenger Association Press Certificate for G. E. Luxton; private correspondance, notifications, and invoices with R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Imperial Bank of Canada, O.K. Electric, and Suburban Life Magazine; correspondence relating to the Lux Theatre regarding roof repair and seating replacement following fire loss with The Metallic Roofing Co. of Canada, Limited, and Winnipeg Scenic Co. Ltd; correspondence with Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. inquiring about Balopticon lantern projection; and seed orders and correspondence with Dingee & Conard Co., Briggs Seed Col, Limited, Hitchings & Company Greenhouses, and T. Eaton Co.
- Notes
- The Canadian Passenger Association Press Certficiate ticket sheet booklet has one ticket sheet removed, all the rest are intact. Only one sheet of tickets is digitized.
- Name Access
- Luxton, George
- Luxton, Ada (Livingston)
- Subject Access
- Lux Theatre
- Luxton Museum
- Garden
- Crag and Canyon newspaper
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Newsworthy Articles Scrapbook
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions22418
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook containing 1925 newspaper clippings from The Bulletin pertaining to the Locarno Security Pact ; January, 1959 Herald Magazine news-clippings relating to Bow River Lodge Anniversary ; Article written by David G. Ross "A Strategy of Mountains" ; Newspaper articles on a va…
- Date Range
- 1925-1963
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 / 34
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
- Sous-Fonds
- III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 / 34
- Date Range
- 1925-1963
- Physical Description
- 5.5 cm of textual records (19 pages ; 25.5 x 31 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook containing 1925 newspaper clippings from The Bulletin pertaining to the Locarno Security Pact ; January, 1959 Herald Magazine news-clippings relating to Bow River Lodge Anniversary ; Article written by David G. Ross "A Strategy of Mountains" ; Newspaper articles on a variety of subjects ; July 1963 The Calgary Herald articles pertaining to Camp Hector ; 1962 articles from The Calgary Herald ; February 1958 article on Chief Crowfoot ; March 1959 article re birthday celebrations for Walking Buffalo ; March 1960 articles from The South Side Mirror - The Weekly Star relating to Mrs. Dowler, a Glenmore resident ; A variety of newspaper clippings unsorted and placed in between the pages of the scrapbook ; December 1928 copy of The Alberta Sentinel ; Clippings of b&w published photographs of mountains, lamas at a monastery, and various ethnographic photographs.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Administration
- Anniversary
- Glenmore Dam
- Military
- Missionaries
- Mountains
- Newspaper
- Oldtimers
- Organizations
- Stoney
- Stoney Nakoda
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Morley
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Canada
- 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
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- 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
- 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
7 Electronic Resources
- 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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