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Canada and America album fonds
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- Part Of
- Canada and America album fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of a photograph album titled "Canada and America, 28 Sept. to 14 Dec. 1889" that chronicles a journey through Canada and the United States, specifically the Canadian Rockies, the interior of British Columbia to Vancouver Island, Canada and south through Washington state to California…
- Date Range
- 1889
- Reference Code
- V388
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Canada and America album fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 388
- Sous-Fonds
- V 388
- Accession Number
- 6261
- Reference Code
- V388
- Responsibility
- Album was compiled by an unknown traveler, possibly British
- Date Range
- 1889
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph album (73 prints).-- 7 photographs: copy negatives, b&w
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of a photograph album titled "Canada and America, 28 Sept. to 14 Dec. 1889" that chronicles a journey through Canada and the United States, specifically the Canadian Rockies, the interior of British Columbia to Vancouver Island, Canada and south through Washington state to California, USA. Views were probably purchased enroute from well-known artists, including Canadian photographers A. B. Thom and C. S. Bailey, and American photographers Taber, Fiske and C. R. Savage.
- 7 b&w copy negatives
- Notes
- Purchase was made possible through a grant from the Department of Communications, Government of Canada
- Name Access
- Canada and America album
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions on access to originals
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Canada and America album
- Title Source
- Title based on title on album
- Processing Status
- Processed
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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
- Processed
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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.
- 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.
- 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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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- 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
- 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
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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
- 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
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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
- 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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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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Phoebe Campbell fonds
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- Part Of
- Phoebe Campbell fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds contains views of scenery and activities in Banff and Lake Louise, Alberta regions; Calgary, Alberta; and British Columbia
- Date Range
- 1917
- Reference Code
- V115
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Phoebe Campbell fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 115
- Sous-Fonds
- V 115
- Accession Number
- 5234
- Reference Code
- V115
- Date Range
- 1917
- Physical Description
- 2 photograph albums (ca.200 prints)
- History / Biographical
- Miss Phoebe Campbell visited western Canada as a tourist in the summer of 1917
- Scope & Content
- Fonds contains views of scenery and activities in Banff and Lake Louise, Alberta regions; Calgary, Alberta; and British Columbia
- Name Access
- Campbell, Phoebe
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Campbell, Phoebe
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
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A.L. Harkness photograph album
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Album contains miscellaneous views.
- Date Range
- 1917
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 055P / 30
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M200 / S6 / V14
- Series
- III. Personal papers and photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V14
- Accession Number
- 5200
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 055P / 30
- Date Range
- 1917
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph album (27 prints)
- Scope & Content
- Album contains miscellaneous views.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Harkness, A.L.
- Subject Access
- Abbot Pass Hut
- Activities
- Administration
- Advertising
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Alpine Club House
- Cabins
- Cabins and shelters
- Camps
- Club
- Competition
- Discovery and exploration
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Exploration
- Guide
- Guides
- Hiking
- Huts
- Mountain
- Mountain guides
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- National parks and reserves
- Organizations
- Photography
- Scenery
- Sports and recreation
- Summit
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on preliminary inventory
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Porteous family fonds
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- Part Of
- Porteous family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to Alma and Vic Porteous, activities, scenes at Banff, Alberta.
- Date Range
- 1918
- Reference Code
- V609
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Porteous family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 609
- Sous-Fonds
- V 609
- Accession Number
- 4001
- Reference Code
- V609
- Date Range
- 1918
- Physical Description
- 8 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- Alma and Victor C. Porteous were dairy farmers at Owen Sound, Ontario. Victor Porteous was a Member of Parliament from 1930 to 1935.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to Alma and Vic Porteous, activities, scenes at Banff, Alberta.
- Name Access
- Porteous, Alma
- Porteous, Victor C.
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Porteous, Alma
- Porteous, Victor C.
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
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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
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Our Climb of Roche Miette
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- Part Of
- Jean Knox Petrie fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photo album depicting the climbing trip of Lillian Chapman, Reg Rault, Jean MacDonald, Hec McLean, and Jean Knox Petrie of Roche Miette, Jasper on May 24, 1940.
- Date Range
- 1940
- Reference Code
- V281 / II / PD - 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph print
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Jean Knox Petrie fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M237 / V281
- Series
- II : Albums
- Sous-Fonds
- V281
- Accession Number
- 7694
- Reference Code
- V281 / II / PD - 6
- Date Range
- 1940
- Physical Description
- 1 album (ca. 32 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photo album depicting the climbing trip of Lillian Chapman, Reg Rault, Jean MacDonald, Hec McLean, and Jean Knox Petrie of Roche Miette, Jasper on May 24, 1940.
- Name Access
- Chapman, Lillian
- McDonald, Jean
- Petrie, Jean
- Rault, Reg
- McLean, Hec
- Subject Access
- Mountaineers
- Climbing
- Banff Jasper Highway
- Camps
- Glaciers
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Jasper National Park
- Jasper
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Jean Knox Petrie
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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ACC Ski Camp in Little Yoho Valley
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- Part Of
- Jean Knox Petrie fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photo album depicting the March 23-31, 1940 ski trip in the Little Yoho Valley, BC.
- Date Range
- 1940
- Reference Code
- V281 / II / PD - 5
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph print
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Jean Knox Petrie fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M237 / V281
- Series
- II : Albums
- Sous-Fonds
- V281
- Accession Number
- 7694
- Reference Code
- V281 / II / PD - 5
- Date Range
- 1940
- Physical Description
- 1 album (ca. 32 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photo album depicting the March 23-31, 1940 ski trip in the Little Yoho Valley, BC.
- Name Access
- Chapman, Kathleen
- McDonald, Jean
- Petrie, Jean
- Gibson, Rex
- Feuz, Edward
- Gest, Illian
- Hind, Rob
- Walker, Hazel
- Subject Access
- Backcountry skiing
- Banff Jasper Highway
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Camps
- Glaciers
- Skiing
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Little Yoho Valley
- Yoho National Park
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Jean Knox Petrie
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Our Summertime Journey into the Little Yoho Valley
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- Part Of
- Jean Knox Petrie fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photo album depicting the backcountry hiking trip of Jean MacDonald, Hazel Walker, Lillian Chapman, and Jean Knox Petrie to the Little Yoho Valley, BC in July, 1940.
- Date Range
- 1940
- Reference Code
- V281 / II / PD - 7
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph print
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Jean Knox Petrie fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M237 / V281
- Series
- II : Albums
- Sous-Fonds
- V281
- Accession Number
- 7694
- Reference Code
- V281 / II / PD - 7
- Date Range
- 1940
- Physical Description
- 1 album (ca. 32 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photo album depicting the backcountry hiking trip of Jean MacDonald, Hazel Walker, Lillian Chapman, and Jean Knox Petrie to the Little Yoho Valley, BC in July, 1940.
- Notes
- Albums with black pages were likely originally bound together as a single album, however gaps in page numbers imply that pages are missing from the complete work.
- Name Access
- McDonald, Jean
- Petrie, Jean
- Chapman, Lillian
- Hazel Walker
- Subject Access
- Mountaineers
- Hiking
- Climbing
- Family and personal life
- Mountains
- Scenery
- Banff Jasper Highway
- Camps
- Glaciers
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Little Yoho Valley
- Yoho National Park
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Jean Knox Petrie
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Our Climb of Mts. Fitzwilliam & Bucephelas
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- Part Of
- Jean Knox Petrie fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photo album depicting the mountaineering trip of Dr. Hector McLean, Reg Rault, and Jean Knox Petrie to Mount Fitzwilliam and Bucephelas Peak, BC on September 3, 1940.
- Date Range
- 1940
- Reference Code
- V281 / II / PD - 8
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph print
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Jean Knox Petrie fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M237 / V281
- Series
- II : Albums
- Sous-Fonds
- V281
- Accession Number
- 7694
- Reference Code
- V281 / II / PD - 8
- Date Range
- 1940
- Physical Description
- 1 album (ca. 32 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photo album depicting the mountaineering trip of Dr. Hector McLean, Reg Rault, and Jean Knox Petrie to Mount Fitzwilliam and Bucephelas Peak, BC on September 3, 1940.
- Notes
- Albums with black pages were likely originally bound together as a single album, however gaps in page numbers imply that pages are missing from the complete work.
- Name Access
- McDonald, Jean
- McLean, Hector
- Rault, Reg
- Subject Access
- Mountaineers
- Hiking
- Climbing
- Family and personal life
- Mountains
- Scenery
- Banff Jasper Highway
- Camps
- Glaciers
- Women
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Jean Knox Petrie
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Harold S. Blight fonds
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- Part Of
- Harold S. Blight fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographs by Blight pertaining to Banff and Great Divide on May 31, 1942. Also includes two postcards collected by Blight.
- Date Range
- 1942
- Reference Code
- V70
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Harold S. Blight fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 70
- Sous-Fonds
- V 70
- Accession Number
- 3981
- Reference Code
- V70
- Date Range
- 1942
- Physical Description
- 13 photographs : prints, postcards
- History / Biographical
- Harold S. Blight was in the Canadian Army and travelled through the Canadian Rockies on a troop train in 1942.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographs by Blight pertaining to Banff and Great Divide on May 31, 1942. Also includes two postcards collected by Blight.
- Name Access
- Blight, Harold S.
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- Creator
- Blight, Harold S.
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Mount Assiniboine Trail Ride Album (1943)
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- Scope & Content
- One photograph album containing 111 b&w photographs. Content pertains to a July-August 1943 trip with Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies which included multiple locations: Banff, Canmore, Spray Lakes, Wonder Pass, Mount Assiniboine, Simpson Summit, Larix Lake, Citadel Pass and Healy Creek. Second…
- Date Range
- 1943
- Reference Code
- V635 / I / PD - 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M545 / V635
- Series
- V635 / I : Events and Activities
- Sous-Fonds
- V635
- Accession Number
- 5757
- Reference Code
- V635 / I / PD - 2
- Responsibility
- Created by Jeanne Nelson of Calgary (?)
- Date Range
- 1943
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph album (111 prints)
- Scope & Content
- One photograph album containing 111 b&w photographs. Content pertains to a July-August 1943 trip with Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies which included multiple locations: Banff, Canmore, Spray Lakes, Wonder Pass, Mount Assiniboine, Simpson Summit, Larix Lake, Citadel Pass and Healy Creek. Second half of album pertains to Sky Line Hike Camp trip through Goat Creek and Spray River in August, 1943. Photographs depict group shots of riders on horseback and individuals hiking, swimming, scenic views of mountains, lakes, etc., portraits/individual shots of trip attendees, and views of teepees and campsites. Album also contains 3 newspaper clippings with articles related to trips, Trail Riders ticket for Miss Jeanne Nelson (July 30th - August 3rd, 1943) and 2 small booklets (one pertaining to each of two trips depicted in album). Pamphlet for Trail Riders packing trip is covered in signatures of trip attendees. Photos depict individuals including Carl Rungius, Jeanne Nelson, Wilf Bennett, Jean Stewart, and Peggy Robinson.
- Notes
- Possibly related to photographs in file V635 / I / PA - 155 to 178
- Name Access
- Nelson, Jeanne
- Subject Access
- Camping
- Hiking
- Travel
- Mountain
- Lake
- Horses
- Swimming
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Canmore
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Interleave pages with acid-free tissue paper to prevent further deterioration of photographs. Consider replacing metal spiral binding in the future if rusting becomes a risk to rest of album.
- Creator
- Jeanne Nelson (?)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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1944 packing contest and trail ride photos
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- Scope & Content
- File consists of 27 black and white prints. Content pertains to a 1944 packing contest and trail rides led by the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies [includes promotional photographs, possibly by Canadian Pacific]. Photographs include trail guides Don Edge, Ken Teare, Edith Edge and Horace Hollow…
- Date Range
- 1944
- Reference Code
- V635 / III / PA - 117 to 143
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M545 / V635
- Series
- V635 / III : Published records
- Sous-Fonds
- V635
- Accession Number
- 5757
- Reference Code
- V635 / III / PA - 117 to 143
- Date Range
- 1944
- Physical Description
- 27 photographs : b&w prints ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 27 black and white prints. Content pertains to a 1944 packing contest and trail rides led by the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies [includes promotional photographs, possibly by Canadian Pacific]. Photographs include trail guides Don Edge, Ken Teare, Edith Edge and Horace Holloway. Some photographs may be attributed to Canadian Pacific.
- Notes
- Many of photographs are annotated on reverse with date, description of photograph, etc. Some dated 1944.
- Name Access
- Edge, Don
- Edge, Edith
- Teare, Ken
- Holloway, Horace
- Subject Access
- Trails
- Travel
- Tourism
- Guide
- Pack trips
- Landscapes
- Mountain
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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