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Bert Riggall fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 24 b&w photographs, some captioned. Photographs pertain to the Walcott family trip, 1938. The photographs document camp life, hiking, climbing, pack trains, horses and landscapes. Locations of photographs include Panorama Peak, Savannah Creek, Beehive Mountain, the "Gap" district, …
Date Range
1938
Reference Code
V26 / III / A20 / PA - 1 to 24
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
  1 image  
Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M376 / V26
Series
III. Professional Photography: Guiding and Hunting Trips
Sous-Fonds
V26
Reference Code
V26 / III / A20 / PA - 1 to 24
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
1938
Physical Description
Photographs: 24 prints, b&w
Scope & Content
File consists of 24 b&w photographs, some captioned. Photographs pertain to the Walcott family trip, 1938. The photographs document camp life, hiking, climbing, pack trains, horses and landscapes. Locations of photographs include Panorama Peak, Savannah Creek, Beehive Mountain, the "Gap" district, Oldman River, and Racehorse Creek.
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Guiding, Climbing, Hiking
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Personal and collected records

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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
GMD
Album
Scrapbook
Drawing
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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Bert Riggall's 1000 Mile Pack trip

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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
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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
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Title based on contents of file
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Bert Riggall's 1000 Mile Pack trip

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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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Part Of
Vaux family fonds
Date Range
1910-1911
Reference Code
V653 / NA - 624 to 756
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Part Of
Vaux family fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Fonds Number
M107/V653
Series
I. Photography
Sous-Fonds
V653
Reference Code
V653 / NA - 624 to 756
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
1910-1911
Physical Description
133 photographs : negatives; film; 4x5" and 6.5x8.5"
Access Restrictions
Access by appointment only
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
ITEM LIST OF NEGATIVES (V653/NA - 624 to 756) :
[Note: Repeat descriptions have been combined by the archivist]
624-628 Bow Peak to Crowfoot Glacier -- 6/8/10 -- [#624 Pan 1?; #625 Pan 2; #626 Pan 3]
629 Crowfoot Glacier -- 8/3/10
630 Bow River -- 8/3/10
631 Bow Valley -- 8/3/10 -- [Man packing horse]
632 [Party climbing above ice cave on Yoho Glacier?] -- [1910?]
633 Yoho Glacier -- 8/1910
634 Group in Yoho Valley -- 8/1910
635 Group at Turkey Camp, Yoho Valley -- 8/3/10
636 Packing horses at Turkey Camp -- 8/4/10
637 Looking back from Turkey Camp -- 8/3/10
638 Troltinder & Mt. Balfour -- 8/1910
639 Mt. Stephen Burgess Pass trail -- 8/7/10
640-646 Asulkan Glacier -- 8/9/10
647 Group of ladies -- 8/18/10
648 A.O.W. & Col. Longstaff -- 8/18/10
649 Colonel Longstaff -- 8/18/10
650-651,656 Illecillewaet Glacier -- 8/18/10
652 Moraine with best points Illecillewaet Glacier -- 8/19/10
653,657-661 Illecillewaet Glacier -- 8/19/10
654 Base for measuring ice below glacier -- 8/19/10
655 Glacier (Plants] -- 8/18/10
662 C.P.R. Station -- 1910
663 [People waiting on platform of Laggan Station] -- [1910?]
664 [Laggan Station] -- [1910?]
665 [Tally-hos at Laggan Station] -- [1910?]
666 [Carriages at Lake Louise Station] -- [ca. 1910]
667 [Laggan Station] -- [1910?]
668 [Mt. Temple from near Laggan Station] -- [1910?]
669 [Woman on station platform at Laggan] -- [1910?]
670 [People in carriage at Takakkaw Falls] -- [1910?]
671-672 [Takakkaw Falls] -- [1910?]
673-674 Lake Louise -- 1910
675 [Lake Louise and Lake Louise Chalet from above] -- [1910?]
676-677 Victoria Glacier -- 1910
678 Ice arch Victoria Glacier -- 1910
679 Mitre -- 1910
680 Mt. Lefroy -- 1910
681 [Consolation Valley?] -- [1910?]
682 [Consolation Valley] -- [1910]
683 Consolation Valley -- 1910
684-685 Mt. Temple from Consolation Valley -- 8/1910
686 Mt. Fay & Quadrant -- 1910 -- [Mt. Bident and Mt. Quadra]
687 Mts. Fay and Bident -- 8/1910
688-690 Consolation Valley -- 1910 -- [Views pertain to Mount Bident and Mount Quadra, and to Consolation Lake (690)]
691 Mt. Quadra -- 8/1910
692 Moraine Lake [packtrain party] -- 1910
693 Rockies Moraine Lake Pan -- 1910
694 Moraine Lake Pan 2 -- 1910
695 Moraine Lake -- [1910]
696 Moraine Lake -- 1910
697 [Mt. Temple] -- [1910?]
698 [Group of ACC members at Sherbrooke Lake ACC Camp] -- [1911]
699 [ACC members eating under fly - Sherbrooke Lake ACC Camp] -- [1911]
700 [Group of ACC members preparing to leave camp?] -- [1910?]
701-704 [Group at ACC camp?] -- [1910?]
705,707,709 [Group at Sherbrooke Lake ACC camp] -- [1911]
706,708,710 [Group at ACC camp?] -- [1910?]
711 [ACC camp?] -- [1910?]
712 [Group at ACC camp?] -- [1910?]
713 [Horses grazing] -- [1910?]
714-715 [Horses at ACC camp?] -- [1910?]
716-717 [ACC camp?] -- [1910?]
718,720-722 [Unidentified mountains from ACC camp] -- [1910?]
719 [Unidentified stream and mountains] -- [1910?]
723 [George Vaux Jr. in front of Illecillewaet Glacier] -- [1911]
724 [Illecillewaet Glacier?] -- [1910?]
725 [Glacier House] -- [1910?]
726 [Mount Sir Donald?] -- [1910]
727 [Moraine] -- [1910?]
728 Niles Peak and unidentified pass -- 8/1910
729 [Horses in front of Castle Mtn.] -- [1910?]
730 [Cows grazing at Vermilion Lakes] -- [1910?]
731 [Spray River] -- [1910?]
732 [Grouse] -- [1910?]
733 [Packhorse on trail] -- [1910?]
734 [Larch?] -- [1910?]
735-744 [Unidentified] -- [1910?] -- [Mountain, lakes, rivers, streams, road, country scenes]
745-747 Sicamous -- 1910
748 Fraser River Canon -- 1910
749 Thomson River Canon -- 1910
750 Lake Superior 1 -- 1910
751-753 Lake Superior -- 1910
754-756 North Shore Lake Superior -- 1910
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Part Of
Vaux family fonds
Date Range
1910-1911
Reference Code
V653 / NG - 872 to 914
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Part Of
Vaux family fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Series
I. Photography
Reference Code
V653 / NG - 872 to 914
Date Range
1910-1911
Physical Description
43 photographs : negatives; glass; 4x5" and 6.5x8.5"
Access Restrictions
Access by appointment only
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
ITEM LIST OF NEGATIVES (V653/NG - 872 to 914) :
872 Victoria Glacier, Victoria, Lefroy, Mitre, Aberdeen, Fairview, Lake Louise, Pan 1 (No.1) -- 1910
873-879 Victoria Glacier Pan 2,3,4,5,6,7,8 (No.2,3,4,5,6,7,8) -- 1910
880 Lefroy & The Mitre (No.9) -- 1910
881-883 Mitre. Lefroy & Victoria Pan No.1,2,3 (No.10,11,12) -- 1910
884-886 Asulkan Glacier Test picture (No.13,14,15) -- 1910
887 Asulkan Glacier, Test picture best? scratched (No.16) 1910
888-893 Asulkan Glacier Pan No.1,2,7,4,6,5 (No.17,18,19,20,21,22) -- 1910
894 Illecillewaet Glacier (Test picture) best? (No.23) -- 1910
895 Illecillewaet Glacier (Test picture) (No.24) -- 1910
896 Test picture Illecillewaet Glacier (No.25) -- 1910
897-902 From Illecillewaet Glacier Pan No.1,2,4,5,6,7 (No.26,27,29,30,31,32) -- 1910
903 Glacier B.C. Illecillewaet from Elbow (No.33) -- 1910
904-906 Illecillewaet from Elbow (No.34,35,36) -- 1910
907 Old Tote Road (Glacier, B.C.) Mrs. Henshaw and Mrs. Schaffer on horse (No.37) -- 1910
908 Trail to Loans Glacier with pony and figures, best (Mrs. Henshaw and M. Schaffer) (No.38) -- 1910
909 On Tote Road Glacier, B.C. Mrs. Henshaw & horse (No.39) -- 1910
910 Trail to Loop (Mt. Grizzly) Pony Figure best Mary M. Vaux (No.40)
911 Wild Parsnip on trail to Loop, Mt. Grizzly in distance (No.41) -- 1910
912 Group on trail, Illecillewaet Glacier in background (No.42) -- 1910
913 Wild Parsnip on trail to Loop Glacier, B.C. (No.43) -- 1910
914 Illecillewaet Glacier from trail to the Loop (No.44) -- 1910
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Vaux family fonds
Date Range
1912, [1912?]
Reference Code
V653 / NA - 757 to 846
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Part Of
Vaux family fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Fonds Number
V107/V653
Series
I. Photography
Sous-Fonds
V653
Reference Code
V653 / NA - 757 to 846
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
1912, [1912?]
Physical Description
90 photographs : negatives; film, 4x5"
Access Restrictions
Access by appointment only
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
ITEM LIST OF NEGATIVES (V653/NA - 757 to 846) :
757-759 Glacier -- 1912 --[Cow]
760-768 Asulkan -- 1912 -- [Views include terminus of Asulkan Glacier (761); unidentified views (762-768)]
769-772 Illecillewaet -- 1912 -- [Illecillewaet Glacier (770-772); pack horse (769)]
773 Rockies [Banff Ave] -- [18941
774-782, 783-846 Rockies -- 1904, [1912?] -- [Views thought to be 1912 pertain to Mount Rundle (774, 775); Bow River (774-777); Bow River boat house (776, 777); Mount Temple (778-782); Valley of the Ten Peaks (782); Lake Louise (784, 785); Mount Victoria? (784); Victoria Glacier (785); Takakkaw Falls (786-789); Twin Falls (790-793); Yoho Glacier (794); pack train, trip and camps (between 795 and 844); rockslide/s (800, 804, 807, 821, 822, 837); all other views are unidentified and pertain to people, dogs, railway line, mountains, glaciers, rivers, valleys, waterfalls, other]
783 Rockies -- [Aug.24, 1904] -- [Mary M. Vaux and George Vaux Jr. with camera on Mount Fairview]
809 Rockies -- [Aug.11, 1904] -- [People resting beside unidentified stream and waterfall]
813 Rockies -- [1907] -- [George Vaux Sr., Mary J. Vaux, George Vaux Jr. on a handcar]
814 Rockies -- [1912] -- William Vaux Jr., Mary J. Vaux & Mary M. Vaux sitting on a rockslide]
838 Rockies -- [1907?] -- [Unidentified man, Mary J. Vaux and George Vaux Jr. near unidentified glacier]
842 Rockies -- [Aug.9, 1904] -- [Camp in Upper Yoho Valley]
843-844 Rockies. - [1912?]. - [Horses grazing]
845-846 Rockies. - [1912?]. - [Man mining rock face]
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Part Of
Vaux family fonds
Date Range
[1913?]
Reference Code
V653 / NA - 847 to 889
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Part Of
Vaux family fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Fonds Number
M107/V653
Series
I. Photography
Sous-Fonds
V653
Reference Code
V653 / NA - 847 to 889
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
[1913?]
Physical Description
43 photographs : negatives; film, 4x5"
Access Restrictions
Access by appointment only
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
ITEM LIST OF NEGATIVES (V653/NA - 847 to 889) :
847 [Takakkaw Falls?] -- [1913?]
848-851,853 [Unidentified scenes] -- [1913?]
852 [Packtrain fording unidentified river at ACC Camp, Mt. Robson] -- [1913?]
854 [Man on railroad tracks with Mount Robson in background at ACC Camp, Mt. Robson] -- [1913?]
855 [Railway tracks] -- [1913?]
856 [ACC Camp, Mt. Robson] -- (1913?]
857-858 [Mount Robson] -- [1913?]
859 [Fraser River near Mount Robson?] -- [1913?]
860 [Mount Robson?] -- [1913?]
861-862 [Terminus of Yoho Glacier?] -- [1913?]
863 [Mt. Whitehorn and Kinney Lake - ACC Camp, Mt. Robson] -- [1913?]
864-865 [Unidentified mountain] -- [1913?]
866 [Mt. Whitehorn and Robson River] -- [1913?]
867 [Mt. Whitehorn and Kinney Lake] -- [1913?]
868 [Man on scree] -- [1913?]
869-871, 873 [Unidentified scenes] -- [1913?]
872 [Mt. Whitehorn and Kinney Lake] -- [1913?]
874 [ACC Camp, Mt. Robson] -- [1913?]
875-878 [Mount Robson] -- [1913?]
879 [Valley of a Thousand Falls - ACC Camp, Mt. Robson] -- [1913?]
880-881 [Kinney Lake?] -- [1913?]
882-883 [People an horseback fording stream] -- [1913?]
884 [Unidentified mountains and stream] -- [1913?]
885 [Unidentified mountains and lake] -- [1913?]
886 [Lady watching man pack horse] -- [1913?]
887-889 [Mt. Robson?] -- [1913?]
Processing Status
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Part Of
Vaux family fonds
Date Range
[1894?-1912?]
Reference Code
V653 / NA - 890 to 974, 1634 to 1660
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Part Of
Vaux family fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Fonds Number
M107/V653
Series
I. Photography
Sous-Fonds
V653
Reference Code
V653 / NA - 890 to 974, 1634 to 1660
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
[1894?-1912?]
Physical Description
112 photographs : negatives; film, 4x5" and 6.5x8.5"
Access Restrictions
Access by appointment only
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
ITEM LIST OF 4x5" NEGATIVES (V653/NA - 890 to 974) :
[Note: Repeat descriptions have been combined by the archivist]
890 Banff Iron Bridge crossing the Bow River -- [1894?]
891-892 Falls of the Bow River from below (No.836,840)
893 [Fairholme Range and Bow Valley from Banff Springs Hotel]
894 Banff, The Bow Valley showing CPR Hotel and Mount Rundel -- nd -- [Mount Rundle]
895-896 Hotel as seen from road to station Banff -- [1894?] -- [Banff Springs Hotel]
897 [Tunnel Mtn.]
898 Banff, Mt. Rundel
899 Banff, Coyote
900-903 Banff, Prairie wolf
904 [Mt. Temple]
905-906 Glacier Peak Laggan view from tail to Lake Agnes
907 Looking down the valley from brink of Lake Agnes, Laggan
908 [Man sitting on large rock on Victoria Glacier?]
909 [The Mitre]
910 [Mt. Lefroy and the Mitre]
911 "The Great Divide" near Banff
912 [Natural Bridge on Kicking Horse River]
913 [Kicking Horse River]
914 Large Engine at Field No. 315 (No.63-64)
915 Mountains surrounding the upper Kicking Horse Pass from Hector
916 Mount Vaux (No.83)
917-920 Assiniboine -- [1907] -- [Includes stream from rock wall, unidentified lake, and camp scenes]
921 [Unidentified camp scene] -- [1905?]
922-924 Jeff the mountain climber at the Glacier House
925 CPR bridge across the Saskatchewan River Junt. W of Medicine Hat
926 [Teepees from train?]
927 [Men with catch of fish and men in boat]
928 [Unidentified] -- [Includes mountains, glacier, waterfall/s].
933 [Alpine Club of Canada camp]
934 [Horses in front of Glacier House]
935 [Man and horses fording river]
936 [Man and horses]
937 [Man in cow parsnips]
938 [Man in cave]
939 [Snowshed]
940 [Rocks and stream]
941 [Stream]
942 [Avalanche shed and mountains]
943-948 [Mountain scenic]
949-963 [Unidentified] -- [Mountains, rivers, streams, lakes]
964-965 On the upper Frazer River -- [Train near Fraser River]
966 Tunnel on Columbia River
967 The Post Office at Vancouver
968-974 [Unidentified] -- [Includes houses, fort, buildings]
ITEM LIST OF 6.5x8.5" NEGATIVES (V653/NA - 1634 to 1660) :
1634 [Man on serac]
1635-1636 [Illecillewaet Glacier]
1637 [Lake Louise in snow]
1638 Lake Louise
1639-1640 Panorama of Lake Louise
1641 [Banff from Sulphur Mtn]
1642 [Banff Springs Hotel from Sulphur Mtn]
1643 [Unidentified mountain]
1644 [Unidentified river valley]
1645 [Unidentified mountains]
1646 [Unidentified mountains and glaciers]
1647 [Cougar Valley] -- [1906]
1648 [Hungabee?]
1649 [Landslide at Moraine Lake]
1650 [Unidentified mountains]
1651-1654 Panorama Moraine Lake from near head (No.13,14,15,16) -- 1903?
1655 [Wildflowers]
1656 [Unidentified plants]
1657-1660 [Plants]
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Vaux family fonds
Date Range
[1894?-1912?]
Reference Code
V653 / NG - 403 to 427, 915 to 962
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Part Of
Vaux family fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Series
I. Photography
Reference Code
V653 / NG - 403 to 427, 915 to 962
Date Range
[1894?-1912?]
Physical Description
74 photographs : negatives; glass, 4x5" and 6.5x8.5". -- 1 photograph : interpositive
Access Restrictions
Access by appointment only
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
ITEM LIST OF 4x5" NEGATIVES (V653/NG - 403 to 427):
[Note: Repeat descriptions have been combined by the archivist]
403 See 6 x 8 negative box "C.P.R. 1899" for reproduced negatives to replace this one
404 [Edge of ice on Illecillewaet Glacier, 1887]
405 [Mount Temple]
406 [Lake Louise]
407 Retouched neg of Mt. Stephen -- [Mary Vaux?]
407a Positive [made from broken original #407b and retouched to produce #407]
407b [original negative: broken, remounted and retouched to produce interpositive #407a]
408 Takakkaw Falls, Yoho Valley
409 Takakkaw Falls -- [1900?]
410-411 Takakkaw Falls, Yoho -- [1900?]
412-413 Glacier. Mt. McDonald from Rogers Pass
414 Glacier. Lake Marion 2
415-417 [Unidentified mountain scene]
418-419 Panorama from summit of Mt. Avalanche
420 Panorama from summit of Mt. Avalanche [Uto, Sir Donald -- 18/7/99]
421 [Illecillewaet Glacier?]
422-424 [Unidentified mountain scene]
425-426 [Unidentified view from summit]
427 [Camp scene]
ITEM LIST OF 6.5x8.5" NEGATIVES (V653/NG - 915 to 962) :
915 [Unidentified scene (eastern?)]
916-918 Hollyhocks in garden -- 1912
919 [Garden scene]
920 Old Urdow's [?] Asylum, Cherry St. above 17th
921 [12 ladies in front of a teepee]
922 [A.C.C. camp - Vermilion Pass Frank Freeborn on right] -- [1912]
923-925 [People in front of teepee]
926 Teepee Camp [A.C.C. camp - Vermilion Pass] -- [1912]
927-934 Unidentified - [Glacier]
935-936 [Avalanche slopes]
937 [Unidentified moraine]
938 [Unidentified glacier]
939 [Unidentified seracs]
940 [Illecillewaet Glacier]
941 Illecillewaet [Glacier]
942-943 [Unidentified glacier]
944 [Lake Minnewanka] -- [1900?]
945 [Heart Mtn.?]
946 [Mount Sir Donald]
947 [Mt. Sir Donald Illecillewaet Glacier]
948 Trip (Mt.?) Vaux Positive [copy]
949 Falling Avalanche trip (Mt.?) Vaux positive
950 Falling Avalanche from Mt. Victoria Lake Louise
951 [Unidentified building]
952 GV full face -- [George Vaux]
953 Mao of C.P.R.
954 [Banff from Tunnel Mtn.]
955 [Lake Minnewanka?] -- [1900?]
956 10771 Dup Mary Vaux, Reproduction of negative [Edge of ice VII-16-1887]
957 Private 2543m First picture Illecillewaet Glacier, reproduced negative 1909, 10369 Trip [?] Mary Vaux -- 1887
958 10771 (Trip?) Mary Vaux Positive for Reproduction
959 Mrs. Chas. Schäffer 3/4 fig - standing Jan.22nd, 1902
960 Mrs. Chas. Schäffer 3/4 face
961 Mrs. Chas. Schäffer Profile "B" (Dark background) Jan.22nd, 1902
962 Mrs. Chas. Schäffer Profile "C" (Light background) Jan.22nd, 1902
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Textual records consist of: a. Exposure records, 1897, 1904-1906, 9 v. (2 cm); b. Negative envelopes, 1893-1910, 12 cm; c. Publications, [ca.1900]-1901, 6 items. Exposure records consist of notebooks by George Vaux, indicating date, holder number, plate number, exposure, time of day, stop, lens,…
Date Range
1893-1910
Reference Code
M107 /
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Part Of
Vaux family fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Series
I. Photography
Reference Code
M107 /
Date Range
1893-1910
Physical Description
14 cm of textual records. -- 6 print material items
Scope & Content
Textual records consist of: a. Exposure records, 1897, 1904-1906, 9 v. (2 cm); b. Negative envelopes, 1893-1910, 12 cm; c. Publications, [ca.1900]-1901, 6 items. Exposure records consist of notebooks by George Vaux, indicating date, holder number, plate number, exposure, time of day, stop, lens, light conditions and subject. Negatives envelopes consist of a sample of enclosures indicating subject, date, number, exposure, stop, type of plate or film, filtration and sometimes photographer's name. Publications consist of: set of five souvenir CPR dining car service menus with Vaux family photographs as cover illustrations; exhibition catalogue, Vaux family exhibition with the Photographic Society of Philadelphia
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Prints consist of one image of an unidentified woman feeding dogs, five portraits; including James Hector, Edward Whymper, and Douglas Hector. also included are four prints by Byron Harmon of Rogers Pass, and the Waputik Ice Fields. Also included are two prints labled as copies from copy neg of V65…
Date Range
1903-1910
Reference Code
V653 / PA - 126 to PA - 136
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Part Of
Vaux family fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Series
I. Photography
Reference Code
V653 / PA - 126 to PA - 136
Date Range
1903-1910
Physical Description
11 B&W photographs :
Scope & Content
Prints consist of one image of an unidentified woman feeding dogs, five portraits; including James Hector, Edward Whymper, and Douglas Hector. also included are four prints by Byron Harmon of Rogers Pass, and the Waputik Ice Fields. Also included are two prints labled as copies from copy neg of V653 / NG 407b.
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Content Details
PA - 126 the Waputik Ice Fields. PA - 127 Snow Slide Scene at Rogers Pass PA - 128 Snow Slide Scene at Rogers Pass PA - 129 Snow Slide Scene at Rogers Pass PA - 130 Unidentified woman feeding Dogs PA - 131 Portrait of James Hector at Revelstoke, B.C. PA - 132 Sir James Hector PA - 133 James Hector and Edward Whymper at Revelstoke B.C. PA - 134 Douglas Hector PA - 135 Douglas Hector PA - 136 Contact copy print of V653 / NG 407b
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Notes consist of lists, plans and excerpts re wildlife, birds, plants, ranch property, trapping figures, ranchers and pioneers, buildings, etc.
Date Range
1924-1956
Reference Code
M376 / 18, 19
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Series
I. Personal and professional series
Reference Code
M376 / 18, 19
Date Range
1924-1956
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Notes consist of lists, plans and excerpts re wildlife, birds, plants, ranch property, trapping figures, ranchers and pioneers, buildings, etc.
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F. H. Riggall correspondence

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Bert Riggall fonds
Scope & Content
Correspondence consists mainly of incoming letters to Bert Riggall from clients, friends, family and suppliers re guiding, hunting and fishing trips, personal matters, guns, photography, taxidermy, land matters, road allowance, publishers, wildlife societies. Frequent and/or prominent corresponden…
Date Range
1902-1959
Reference Code
M376 / 20 to 53
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Series
I. Personal and professional series
Reference Code
M376 / 20 to 53
Date Range
1902-1959
Physical Description
30 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Correspondence consists mainly of incoming letters to Bert Riggall from clients, friends, family and suppliers re guiding, hunting and fishing trips, personal matters, guns, photography, taxidermy, land matters, road allowance, publishers, wildlife societies. Frequent and/or prominent correspondents include: Russell H. Bennett (1918-1959), Russell M. Bennett (1913-1928), Charles C. Bovey (1919-1951), Martin Bovey (1918-1952), Bertram Chichester (1937-1959), F. M. Crosby (1921-1952), A. Phimister Proctor (1909-1912, 1952), Andy Russell (1947, undated) and Arnold C. Schueren (1940-1954).
Includes some copies of out-going letters, dated 1902, 1909, 1918, 1920, 1931, 1932, 1937, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1952 and 1956
Finding Aid
Index to correspondents available
Content Details
LIST OF FOLDERS BY DATE :
* 1902, 1907 (M376/20)
* 1909 (M376/21)
* 1910, 1911 (M376/22)
* 1912 (M376/23)
* 1913, 1914 (M376/24)
* 1915, 1916 (M376/25)
* 1917, 1918 (M376/26)
* 1919, 1920 (M376/27)
* 1921 (M376/28)
* 1922 (M376/29)
* 1923-1925 (M376/30)
* 1926, 1927 (M376/31)
* 1928-1930 (M376/32)
* 1931-1933 (M376/33)
* 1934-1938 (M376/34)
* 1939-1940 (M376/35)
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* 1941 (M376/36)
* 1942 (M376/37)
* 1943 (M376/38)
* 1944 (M376/39)
* 1945 (M376/40)
* 1946 (M376/41)
* 1947 (M376/42)
* 1948 (M376/43)
* 1949 (M376/44)
* 1950 (M376/45)
* 1951 (M376/46-47)
* 1952 (M376/48-49)
* 1953 (M376/50)
* 1954 (M376/51)
* 1955-1959 (M376/52)
* undated (M376/53)
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File consists of personal papers, 1884-1959; school compositions, ca.1893; autobiography, after 1920; obituaries and funeral records, 1959
Date Range
1884-1959
Reference Code
M376 / 54 to 57
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I. Personal and professional series
Reference Code
M376 / 54 to 57
Date Range
1884-1959
Physical Description
2.5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of personal papers, 1884-1959; school compositions, ca.1893; autobiography, after 1920; obituaries and funeral records, 1959
Title Source
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Content Details
* Personal papers, 1884-1959, 1 cm, consist of birth, marriage and death certificates; homestead, fire arms, game, drivers, licences and permits, visa and passport, memberships; list of property including guns, cameras, books, equipment, photographs, furniture and effects; Riggall family tree, Golden Jubilee Senior Citizen Award, 1955 (M376/54)
* School compositions, ca.1893, 2 items are by Bert Riggall, aged nine, and titled Half the Bargain and Christopher Columbus (M376/55)
* Notes on life of F.H.R. : [autobiography], after 1920, 16p (M376/56)
* Obituaries and funeral records, 1959, 1 cm, consist of two tributes, one by son-in-law Andy Russell; also funeral flower cards (M376/57)
Items from file: Personal papers. -- 1884-1959. -- 2.5 cm of textual records. -- File consists of personal papers, 1884-1959; school compositions, ca.1893; autobiography, after 1920; obituaries and funeral records, 1959. -- Title based on contents of file. -- Includes 3 oversize items. Some material in fragile condition. -- Location: M376 / 54 to 57. Oversize items held in "B" (Certificates)
"H" (Miscellaneous)
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F. H. Riggall sketch book, 1903-[1912], 1 v., includes pencil drawings of birds and insects drawn while still in England; mountain sheep, 1912; house and stable plans; boat plans for fishing boats, Waterton Lakes, ca.1910. Also includes 2 sketches by American artist Philip R. Goodwin of a moose an…
Date Range
1903-[ca.1930]
Reference Code
M376 / 58, 59
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I.Personal and professional series
Reference Code
M376 / 58, 59
Date Range
1903-[ca.1930]
Physical Description
1 v. of textual records (1 cm). -- 10 graphic records
Scope & Content
F. H. Riggall sketch book, 1903-[1912], 1 v., includes pencil drawings of birds and insects drawn while still in England; mountain sheep, 1912; house and stable plans; boat plans for fishing boats, Waterton Lakes, ca.1910. Also includes 2 sketches by American artist Philip R. Goodwin of a moose and a grizzly bear, 1909
Silhouettes, [ca.1930?], 10 items, include "Frenchy's horse silhouette and cutout" (perhaps referring to H. "Frenchy" Riviere), bighorn sheep profiles, bear profile. Game silhouettes were enlarged to produce target templates for shooting practice. Bear profile based on Goodwin sketch
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Guiding and ranching stationery

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Bert Riggall fonds
Scope & Content
Stationery is Riggall and Watmough Guides and Outfitters letterhead, envelope and business card; also F. H. Riggall business cards
Date Range
[ca.1915-ca.1930]
Reference Code
M376 / 62
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
II. Business and financial series
Reference Code
M376 / 62
Date Range
[ca.1915-ca.1930]
Physical Description
5 print material items
Scope & Content
Stationery is Riggall and Watmough Guides and Outfitters letterhead, envelope and business card; also F. H. Riggall business cards
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Guiding and ranching lists

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Bert Riggall fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of grub lists, itineraries, horse lists, camp outfit lists, calculations pertaining to packtrips. Also includes financial calculations and wage figures for same and records of sheep and goats shot, as well as some later personal trip itineraries and notes
Date Range
1913-1954
Reference Code
M376 / 63 to 83
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
II. Business and financial series
Reference Code
M376 / 63 to 83
Date Range
1913-1954
Physical Description
4 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of grub lists, itineraries, horse lists, camp outfit lists, calculations pertaining to packtrips. Also includes financial calculations and wage figures for same and records of sheep and goats shot, as well as some later personal trip itineraries and notes
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Four families photographs

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Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to family hunting and fishing trips and activities in southern Alberta and elsewhere. Prints were sent to Bert Riggall by the four families.
Date Range
1912-[ca.1950]
Reference Code
V26 / II / A4 - [2]
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
II. Business and financial series
Reference Code
V26 / II / A4 - [2]
Date Range
1912-[ca.1950]
Physical Description
ca.100 photographs : prints
History / Biographical
The Franklin M. Crosby, Charles C. Bovey, Russell M. Bennett and Sumner T. McKnight families of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and their descendants and friends (referred to by Bert Riggall as the "four families") contracted Riggall for packtrips and hunting trips after 1919. The families built the Hawk's Nest lodge in 1923
Scope & Content
File pertains to family hunting and fishing trips and activities in southern Alberta and elsewhere. Prints were sent to Bert Riggall by the four families.
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Access by appointment only
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Four families papers and publications

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Bert Riggall fonds
Scope & Content
File includes??? Bennett? trip diary; Crosby trip diary; Russell H. Bennett ski expedition account from Canadian Alpine Journal (off-print); Sour Dough Club menu; Helen Bennett wedding materials; Meridan Bennett funeral service; Genie Crosby Tyler and Victor Tyler illustrated trip diary; hunting tr…
Date Range
1914-1952
Reference Code
M376 / 90 to 93
V26 / II / A4 - [1]
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
II. Business and financial series
Reference Code
M376 / 90 to 93
V26 / II / A4 - [1]
Date Range
1914-1952
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records and print material. -- 1 photograph album
History / Biographical
The Franklin M. Crosby, Charles C. Bovey, Russell M. Bennett and Sumner T. McKnight families of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and their descendants and friends (referred to by Bert Riggall as the "four families") contracted Riggall for packtrips and hunting trips after 1919. The families built the Hawk's Nest lodge in 1923
Scope & Content
File includes??? Bennett? trip diary; Crosby trip diary; Russell H. Bennett ski expedition account from Canadian Alpine Journal (off-print); Sour Dough Club menu; Helen Bennett wedding materials; Meridan Bennett funeral service; Genie Crosby Tyler and Victor Tyler illustrated trip diary; hunting trip album, 1921; Martin Bovey clippings and letter.
Album is a diary of a hunting trip involving Charles J. Winton Jr., Morris Tyler and Franklin M. Crosby Jr., August 20 to September 12, 1921. Album was a gift to Bert Riggall and includes photograph captions added by Riggall
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Access to photographs is by appointment
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