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[Unknown children in front of tipi]

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: [Unknown children in front of tipi]

Date Range: 1910

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3a / 7 / NG - 7

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

2 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Personal and professional

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D / 3: Organizations

Accession Number: n/a

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3a / 7 / NG - 7

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: 1910

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 20.3 x 25.4 cm

Scope & Content: [Unknown children in front of tipi]

Subject Access: First Nations; Indigenous Peoples

Geographic Access: Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park

Language: English

Conservation: Scratches on negative

Title Source: Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023. . No identification was possible.; The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.

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Princess May Shipwreck Framed Print

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: 1 framed print, signed and annotated by W.H. Case (presumably the creator of the photograph), depicting shipwrecked S.S. Princess May, 1910 (Canadian Pacific envelope attached to the back, contains 2 news clippings about the Princess May ship and one page detailing the cargo weights, measurements, …

Date Range: 1910

Reference Code: V500 / III / D / 4 / PC - 8 O.S.

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M300 / V500 / S20

Sous-Fonds: V500

Sub-Series: V500 / III / D / 4 : Personal and Family Photography

Accession Number: 7784

Reference Code: V500 / III / D / 4 / PC - 8 O.S.

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record

Responsibility: Nicholas Morant

Date Range: 1910

Physical Description: 1 Framed Photograph: print; b&w

Scope & Content: 1 framed print, signed and annotated by W.H. Case (presumably the creator of the photograph), depicting shipwrecked S.S. Princess May, 1910 (Canadian Pacific envelope attached to the back, contains 2 news clippings about the Princess May ship and one page detailing the cargo weights, measurements, etc. of the same ship).

Notes: Print annotated with the following: "C.P.R. CO. S.S. PRINCESS MAY, WRECKED, ON SENTINEL IS. ALASKA. AUG. 5. 1910." "W.H. CASE 433"

Name Access: Case, W.H.

Subject Access: Ship; Shipwreck; Sailing

Geographic Access: United States of America; Alaska

Access Restrictions: This item is not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of its identified owner(s).

Reproduction Restrictions: This item is not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of its identified owner(s).

Language: English

Creator: W.H. Case

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Jack W. Brewster in San Francisco

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Part Of: Jim Brewster family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one tintype photograph of Jack W. Brewster posing against a fence in San Francisco, 1910, with a beach visible in the backgroung.

Date Range: 1910

Reference Code: V90 / VI / PT - 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Tintype

Part Of: Jim Brewster family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M436; V90

Series: V90 / VI : Later acquisitions

Sous-Fonds: V90

Accession Number: 2023.09

Reference Code: V90 / VI / PT - 1

GMD: Photograph; Tintype

Date Range: 1910

Physical Description: 1 photograph : tintype ; 6 x 9 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of one tintype photograph of Jack W. Brewster posing against a fence in San Francisco, 1910, with a beach visible in the backgroung.

Name Access: Brewster, Jack Walker

Subject Access: Travel; Family and personal life; Recreation; Swimming; Beach; Tourism

Geographic Access: United States of America; California; San Francisco

Access Restrictions: Fragile - handle with caution

Language: English

Category: Exploration and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure; Tourism

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Bert Riggall's 1000 Mile Pack trip

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Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 43 b&w photographs, some captioned. Photographs pertain to Riggall's 1911 1000 mile pack trip undertaken to seek out areas for hunting and outfitting following the enlargement of Waterton National Park and the reduction of available hunting area for Riggall's clients. The prints do…

Date Range: 1911

Reference Code: V26 / II / A7 / PA - 119 to 161

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

1 image

Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M376 / V26

Series: II.Business and Financial: Bert Riggall's 1000 Mile Pack trip, 1911

Sous-Fonds: V26

Accession Number: 7201

Reference Code: V26 / II / A7 / PA - 119 to 161

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1911

Physical Description: 43 photographs: b&w prints

Scope & Content: File consists of 43 b&w photographs, some captioned. Photographs pertain to Riggall's 1911 1000 mile pack trip undertaken to seek out areas for hunting and outfitting following the enlargement of Waterton National Park and the reduction of available hunting area for Riggall's clients. The prints document this pack trip from stops in Banff, AB and Cranbrook, BC, and the extent of his mountain exploration from Fort Steele to Edson. On this trip, approximately 150 miles of new trail was cut including portions of Roger's Pass.

Subject Access: Pack trips; Exploration; Trails; Trail making; Recreation; Hunting; Outfitters, trail guides and packers

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; Waterton National Park; British Columbia; Cranbrook; Rogers Pass

Language: English

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Transportation; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Bert Riggall's 1000 Mile Pack trip

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Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 20 b&w photographs, some captioned. Photographs pertain to Riggall's 1911 1000 mile pack trip undertaken to seek out areas for hunting and outfitting following the enlargement of Waterton National Park and the reduction of available hunting area for Riggall's clients. The prints do…

Date Range: 1911

Reference Code: V26 / II / A7 / PA - 162 to 181

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

1 image

Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M376 / V26

Series: II.Business and Financial: Bert Riggall's 1000 Mile Pack trip, 1911

Sous-Fonds: V26

Accession Number: 7201

Reference Code: V26 / II / A7 / PA - 162 to 181

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1911

Physical Description: Photographs: 20 prints, b&w

Scope & Content: File consists of 20 b&w photographs, some captioned. Photographs pertain to Riggall's 1911 1000 mile pack trip undertaken to seek out areas for hunting and outfitting following the enlargement of Waterton National Park and the reduction of available hunting area for Riggall's clients. The prints document this pack trip from stops in Banff, AB and Cranbrook, BC, and the extent of his mountain exploration from Fort Steele to Edson. On this trip, approximately 150 miles of new trail was cut including portions of Roger's Pass.

Subject Access: Pack trips; Exploration; Trails; Trail making; Recreation; Hunting; Outfitters, trail guides and packers

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; Waterton National Park; British Columbia; Cranbrook; Rogers Pass

Language: English

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Transportation; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Thomas Kaquitts

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Thomas Kaquitts posed wearing a dark button up shirt and trousers [possibly at the Banff Indian Days grounds] - "Tom Kaquitts father Thomas Kaquitts 1911" written on the back in pencil

Date Range: 1911

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 834

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

2 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 834

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1911

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of Thomas Kaquitts posed wearing a dark button up shirt and trousers [possibly at the Banff Indian Days grounds] - "Tom Kaquitts father Thomas Kaquitts 1911" written on the back in pencil

Name Access: Kaquitts, Tom

Subject Access: First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Portrait; Stoney; Stoney Nakoda

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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C. Gomez fonds

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Part Of: C. Gomez fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds pertains mainly to the construction of the centre tower of the Banff Springs Hotel; also Banff Springs Hotel staff and facilities, and one view of the Lake Louise Chalet. One photograph of Italian construction workers is accompanied by a clipping from the "Calgary Herald", July 17, 1912, des…

Date Range: 1912

Reference Code: V426

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: C. Gomez fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 426

Sous-Fonds: V 426

Accession Number: 6674

Reference Code: V426

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1912

Physical Description: 21 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: C. Gomez was Superintendent of Construction at the Banff Springs Hotel, 1912.

Scope & Content: Fonds pertains mainly to the construction of the centre tower of the Banff Springs Hotel; also Banff Springs Hotel staff and facilities, and one view of the Lake Louise Chalet. One photograph of Italian construction workers is accompanied by a clipping from the "Calgary Herald", July 17, 1912, describing replacement of English workers by Italian workers.

Name Access: Gomez, C.

Subject Access: Buildings and facilities

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Public domain (other restrictions may apply)

Language: Language is English

Creator: Gomez, C.

Category: Commerce and industry

Title Source: Title based on accession record

Processing Status: Processed

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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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Group on horseback

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a group of unidentified Frist Nations people on horseback posed in an open field - "24th of May Morley 1912" written on the back in pencil by Catharine Whyte

Date Range: 1912

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 875

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Postcard

2 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 875

GMD: Photograph; Postcard

Date Range: 1912

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of a group of unidentified Frist Nations people on horseback posed in an open field - "24th of May Morley 1912" written on the back in pencil by Catharine Whyte

Subject Access: First Nations; Horses; Indigenous Peoples; Portrait; Recognizing relations; Stoney; Stoney Nakoda

Geographic Access: Morley; Alberta

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Maud Woodworth album, 1912

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Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photo album created by Maud Woodworth in 1912, containing 158 black and white print photographs. Pertains to Maud Woodworth with family members and friends, unidentified Indigenous communities and individuals (possibly Stoney Nakoda in Morley), landscape views, animals (including b…

Date Range: 1912

Reference Code: V324 / I / A / PD - 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M74 / V324

Series: V324 / I : Maud (Woodworth) Kidney records

Sous-Fonds: V324

Sub-Series: V324 / I / A : 1894 - 1920

Accession Number: 2016.8581

Reference Code: V324 / I / A / PD - 1

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Produced by Maud Woodworth

Date Range: 1912

Physical Description: 1 album (158 photographs : b&w ; 9.5 x 14 cm or smaller)

Scope & Content: File consists of photo album created by Maud Woodworth in 1912, containing 158 black and white print photographs. Pertains to Maud Woodworth with family members and friends, unidentified Indigenous communities and individuals (possibly Stoney Nakoda in Morley), landscape views, animals (including bears, deer, and dogs), one view of Banff Springs Hotel, swimming in sulphur hot springs, hunting, hiking, and camping in the Bow Valley. Individuals are unnamed, or captions have faded and become illegible.

Notes: Inside front cover reads: "1912 Maudie Woodworth Banff, Alta."

Name Access: Woodworth, Maude; Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel

Subject Access: Animals; Dog; Bear; Family; Swimming; Hotel; Landscapes; Mountain; Hiking; Deer; Hunting; Children; Family and personal life; Horses; Camping

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Bankhead; Bow Valley

Language: English

Conservation: Pages have been interleaved with acid-free tissue. Monitor in case of further moisture/humidity damage

Creator: Maud Woodworth

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Cave and Basin

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: File consists of 2 back and white photographs of Cave and Basin

Date Range: 1912

Reference Code: V8 / 2020.14

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M8 / V8 / S8

Series: 2020.14

Sous-Fonds: V8

Accession Number: 2020.14

Reference Code: V8 / 2020.14

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1912

Physical Description: 2 photographs : b&w ; 11.5 x 7.5 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 2 back and white photographs of Cave and Basin

Geographic Access: Alberta; Banff National Park

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents

Processing Status: Processed

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Stony Chiefs Stampede 1912

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Photograph depicts approximately 60 Indigenous men on horses dressed in traditional regalia, including Stoney Nakoda chiefs, gathered at the Calgary Stampede in 1912.

Date Range: 1912

Reference Code: LUX / II / F2 / PC - 15

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Framed print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / F : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / II / F2 : Photographs

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / F2 / PC - 15

GMD: Photograph; Framed print

Date Range: 1912

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w framed print ; 43 x 11.5 cm

Scope & Content: Photograph depicts approximately 60 Indigenous men on horses dressed in traditional regalia, including Stoney Nakoda chiefs, gathered at the Calgary Stampede in 1912.

Notes: Text on back of frame reads: "Stony[sic] Chiefs Stampede 1912"

Material Details: Photograph is in simple black wooden frame with plain beige paper backing and metal hanging wire attached.

Subject Access: Indigenous Peoples; First Nations; Cultural pluralism; Horses; Events; Public events; Calgary Stampede; Regalia

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary

Language: English

Category: First nations; Indigenous Peoples; Cultural pluralism

Title Source: Original title used

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

GMD: Album; Photograph print; Photograph

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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Royal visit - arch gate

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a large arched gate covered in pine boughs with a mountain goat on top with Banff Avenue shops visible in the background and a horse-drawn carriage on left - written in pencil on the back is "First visit of Duke and Duchess of Connaught in 1914. Archway of spruce boughs with stuffed Mounta…

Date Range: 1914

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 4 / PA - 84

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

2 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 4 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Banff and Area Activities and Events

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 4 / PA - 84

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1914

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of a large arched gate covered in pine boughs with a mountain goat on top with Banff Avenue shops visible in the background and a horse-drawn carriage on left - written in pencil on the back is "First visit of Duke and Duchess of Connaught in 1914. Archway of spruce boughs with stuffed Mountain goat on top was built by John Curren & was directly in front of Old Musuem [Banff Park Museum"

Subject Access: Archway; Banff Avenue; Carriage; Horses; Royal tours; Royal Visit

Geographic Access: Banff

Language: NA

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Opening of the Banff-Windermere highway

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a temporary gate strung with various flags over a dirt road with people gathered around - written on the back in pencil is "Opening of Banff-Windermere Highway"

Date Range: 1914

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 4 / PA - 87

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

2 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 4 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Banff and Area Activities and Events

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 4 / PA - 87

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1914

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of a temporary gate strung with various flags over a dirt road with people gathered around - written on the back in pencil is "Opening of Banff-Windermere Highway"

Subject Access: Banff-Windermere Highway

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Kootenay National Park

Language: NA

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Opening of the Banff-Windermere highway

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a group of unidentifed people standing on a stage beside a band - taken from behind - written on the back in pencil is "Opening of Banff-Windermere Highway"

Date Range: 1914

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 4 / PA - 88

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

2 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 4 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Banff and Area Activities and Events

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 4 / PA - 88

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1914

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of a group of unidentifed people standing on a stage beside a band - taken from behind - written on the back in pencil is "Opening of Banff-Windermere Highway"

Subject Access: Banff-Windermere Highway

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Kootenay National Park

Language: NA

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Building on fire

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a building on Banff Avenue on fire with people and various horse-drawn wagons on the street, the Brewster Trading Co is visible beside the buring building - "King Edward Hotel-fire Feb. 1914" written on the back in pencil

Date Range: 1914

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 697

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

2 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 697

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1914

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of a building on Banff Avenue on fire with people and various horse-drawn wagons on the street, the Brewster Trading Co is visible beside the buring building - "King Edward Hotel-fire Feb. 1914" written on the back in pencil

Subject Access: Banff townsite; Buildings; Businesses; Brewster Trading Company Ltd.; Fires; Hotels; King Edward Hotel; Winter

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff Springs Hotel

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of the Banff Springs Hotel under construction with Sulphur Mounain in the background - taken from the Surprise Corner lookout on Tunnel Mountain

Date Range: 1914

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 755

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

2 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 755

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1914

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back); b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of the Banff Springs Hotel under construction with Sulphur Mounain in the background - taken from the Surprise Corner lookout on Tunnel Mountain