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Autumn 1947 Canadian Rockies & US Auto Trip [2/2]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55322
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 100 35mm colour transparency slides mounted in cardboard sleeves. Includes photographs taken during the summer and autumn of 1947 in and around the Banff townsite, Lake O'Hara, and the Yoho Valley. Subjects include mountains, landscapes, the Bow River, lakes, people, horses, variou…
- Date Range
- 1947
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / a / i / NS - 117 to 124a
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Film
- Photograph
- Transparency
90 images
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M67 / S36 / V225
- Series
- II.C. Activities / photography
- Sous-Fonds
- V225
- Sub-Series
- ii.a.i Photographic material / transparencies / boxes
- Accession Number
- 5142
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / a / i / NS - 117 to 124a
- Parallel Title
- R79-1 to R124-15. -- 1943-1947 V225 / NS - 4
- Date Range
- 1947
- Physical Description
- 100 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 100 35mm colour transparency slides mounted in cardboard sleeves. Includes photographs taken during the summer and autumn of 1947 in and around the Banff townsite, Lake O'Hara, and the Yoho Valley. Subjects include mountains, landscapes, the Bow River, lakes, people, horses, various camps [mostly Alpine Club of Canada camps], hiking, wildlife, the opening dedication of the A.O. Wheeler Hut, and the drive back home. Some slides missing; most explained in notebook. Titles: Reel 117 Sept 1947 2. [Wheeler Hugh Dedication] 3. group at [Dedication] 4. H.E. Sampson speaking 5. Sir Oliver Wheeler 6. Bonldew Prastice 7. [Bonldew Prastice] 8. Belaying from above 9. Roping down 11. Sid and Eric 12. Phebe and Polly on road 13. My tentmates 14. Banff Musance[?] Park sign 16. Elk on mud flats 17. [Elk on mud flats] 18. [Elk] morning 19. Elk and Roy T. 20. [Elk] overexp. 21. Elk 26. Lamb descending rocks 27. Ewe and lamb 29. Rams at Bankhead - nearer 30. [Rams at Bankhead] further 31. [Rams at Bankhead] moving off Reel 118 Sept 1947 8 pictures 6. Delphiniums good 10. Sheep in swamp fair 12. [Sheep in swamp] overexp. 20. Mt. Eisenhower good 8/2 Reel 119- Sept 1947 13. View down river 15. Dam at Seebe 8/10 18. Aileen and Mrs B. at Seebe 19. [Aileen and Mrs B.] and house at Seebe Reel 120 Sept 1947 1. Down Couloir fr. Sawback Pinnacle 7. Bear on road overexp. 8. [Bear on road overexp.] 17. House and garden near Grassi's 21. Buffalo Reel 121 Sept 1947 6. Bears at dump 13. The Bear Show 15. Goose flats - Bow R. 17. BHG. at window A-ha-hi-na 19. Mt Rundle and reflections Reel 122 Sept 22. 47 1. The Sea Cadet Races 2. [The Sea Cadet Races] Boathouses in b.g. 3. [The Sea Cadet Races] Mt. Cascade 4. Sunset on Fairholme Range 5. Goat at paddock 6. [Goat at paddock] 12. Rundle fr. Vermilion Lakes 13. Mt. Rundle and Reflections 15. Fr Bridge - moon over Bourgeau 16. At Mrs. Lyalls - C.H. and Mrs L. 18. The Wee Hoose 19. Mrs. Lyalls garden 20. Kilmorey Lodge - Dodge and C.H. 21. Waterton from P of W. Hotel Reel 123 Oct 1947 1. The road home 2. Sheep on road 3. Sheep moving off road 5. View out back of car - sheep 6. Giant Springs of great Falls, Mont. 7. Feeding dogs at Rodman Ranch 9. Mrs. Rodman and dog 10. Hayel and 2 pups - standing 11. Hayel sitting down and pups 12. Yellowstone 13. Caroline near pool - Yellowstone 14. L.G. by pool 15. Yellowstone - 16. Old Faithful and circle of people 19. [Old Faithful] no people 21. [Old Faithful] and trees and road Reel 124 Oct. 10 - 47 1. Durls Tower from foot on trail 2. [Durls Tower from foot on trail] 4. Blank 5. Durls Tower whole with trees 6. [Durls Tower] solid mass 7. [Durls Tower] fr. auto road 11. Grain fields and trees 13. [Rushmore memorial] 14. [Rushmore memorial] thru window 15. The road home - drive [illegible] 16. Wheat fields 18. BHG. on enclosed porch 19. Enclosed porch BHG. 20. 650 Hayle[illegible] ave - good of house 21. Peace Rose The last 10 slides [named 124a] depict sites around Yellowstone National Park and were most likely purchased by Lillian Gest while visiting the park. The slides' matting paper states they were manufactured by the park and all are wrapped in a thin plastic sleeve.
- Notes
- Slide numbering kept as originally organized, see SL I for more information (M67 / II / C / i / a / 51 - 1). Please note: titles listed below are only those located in this box. Some others have been romved from their original order for use in slide shows made by Lillian Gest prior to accession. Please see related material notebook SL I for full title lists. R112 - not numbered slides ; 12 omitted R113 - not numbered slides R114 - not numbered slides
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Administration
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Automobiles
- Backpacking
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Boats
- Buildings
- Cabins
- Cabins and shelters
- Camping
- Camps
- Climbing
- Club
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Exploration
- Family and personal life
- Fishing
- Flowers
- Glaciers
- Guides
- Hiking
- Horse packing
- Horses
- Hotels
- Landscapes
- Mountain
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- National parks and reserves
- Organizations
- Outfitters
- Pack trips
- Personal and Professional Life
- Photography
- Prince of Wales Hotel
- Recreation
- Sports and leisure
- Sports and recreation
- Swiss Guides
- Tourism
- Trails
- Travel
- Wheeler Hut
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Seebe
- Kananaskis
- Waterton
- Waterton National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Great Falls
- Montana
- Yellowstone National Park
- United States of America
- Language
- NA
- Conservation
- Removed from original boxes and rehoused in slide sleeves and acid-free folders.
- Creator
- Gest, Lillian
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
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Summer & Autumn 1947 Canadian Rockies Trip [1/2]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55323
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 103 35mm colour transparency slides mounted in cardboard sleeves. Includes photographs taken during the summer and autumn of 1947 in and around the Banff townsite, Lake O'Hara, and the Yoho Valley. Subjects include mountains, landscapes, the Bow River, lakes, people, horses, variou…
- Date Range
- 1947
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / a / i / NS - 111 to 116
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Film
- Photograph
- Transparency
98 images
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M67 / S36 / V225
- Series
- II.C. Activities / photography
- Sous-Fonds
- V225
- Sub-Series
- ii.a.i Photographic material / transparencies / boxes
- Accession Number
- 5142
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / a / i / NS - 111 to 116
- Parallel Title
- R79-1 to R124-15. -- 1943-1947 V225 / NS - 4
- Date Range
- 1947
- Physical Description
- 103 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 103 35mm colour transparency slides mounted in cardboard sleeves. Includes photographs taken during the summer and autumn of 1947 in and around the Banff townsite, Lake O'Hara, and the Yoho Valley. Subjects include mountains, landscapes, the Bow River, lakes, people, horses, various camps [mostly Alpine Club of Canada camps], hiking, wildlife, the opening dedication of the A.O. Wheeler Hut, and the drive back home. Some slides missing; most explained in notebook. Titles: Ansco film Reel 111 July 1-1947 1. China - merion 2. [China - merion] 3. [China - merion] 4. [China - merion] 5. [China - merion] 6. Cherry tree 7. Eva in cherry tree 8. Same 9. BH. G under cherry tree 10. [BH. G] looks at cherries 11. [BH. G] picking cherries 12. [BH. G] and cherries 13. BH. G and Eva 14. Eva eating cherries 17. Iron Deer in shade 18. [Iron Deer] house in b.g. 19. Tulip poplar 20. BHG. under fringe tree 21. BHG. [under] twin pine 22. [BHG.] and her basket 23. [BHG.] close up Canadian Rockies 1947 Reel 112 Aug 4-47 1. Buck on edge of bank - Underexp. 2. [Buck] and BHG on back porch not bad 3. 2 bucks [and BHG on back porch] 0 of 7 7. Tree, Mt Cascade, buck in willows 8. Buck in shadow - morning 12. --- 14. 2 bucks morning down [illegible] 15. 2 bucks below Jand[?] pit poor 16. 2 bucks near pit poor 25. Fly spotted oulies[?] by Hatchery 26. BH. G in Suring Light Stuck 27. [BH. G in Suring] Best 28. [BH. G in Suring] 29. Ah hahina and rose bough 30. Ah hahina fr. road below 31. Ah hahina fr. road below better 32. Ah ha hina from road in front 33. Whiteman House - Cascade 34. Our driveway St. Julien Rd. and Meadow 35. Norquay fr. Ahhahina 36. Telegraph Pole Lane to town Reel 113 Aug 4-1947 2. St. Julien Rd. and Mt. Brewster 4. [Banff Springs Hotel fr. Tunnell] 7. Flowers on Tunnell - Bow R. below 8. Precipice on Tunnell fr. trail 9. Deer on bank Cascade in b.g 10. Rundle slopes of Astley 12. Eric and Meus[illegible] - slopes of Astley 13. Party on slopes of Astley - Eugene Eric Jean Vallances 16. [Party] 4 figures not posed 17. [Party] 5 figures [not posed] 20. Peter and Jean 21. Party on shoulder of Mt. Astley 23. Fawns on lawn 28. Fawn by roadside 32. Fawn - doe and fawn back of tree 33. Fawn on lawn deep shadow 35. Fawn in grass - tree trunks in b.g 38. Doe and 2 fawns overexp. 39. 2 fawns 2 children Side and doe in b.g. Reel 114 Aug 1947 1. BH.G. in reclining chair 3. [Fawn in Harmon's garden] 4. [Fawn] nearer 5. Doe eating Mrs. H's flowers 6. Fawn moving - doe in b.g. poor 7. Deer at Harmon's gate 8. Fawn in woods 9. Little Bear and girl 10. Little bear and boy 11. [Little bear] on road 17. [Beaver] and one under water Reel 115 Aug 22. 47 1. Moose moving in woods - not mounted 2. Moose in stream 3. [Moose] running 6. [Moose] fair 9. BHG. at stream at Picnic Place 10. BHG and Sig [at Picnic Place] 12. Sawback Pinnacle 13. [Sawback Pinnacle] 16. P.O and Cars - Mt. Cascade 17. Mt. Astley 18A. Hermit Range 18B. Hermit Range 20. Line going up snow on Abbot Reel 116 Aug 31 - 1947 1. Mt Cheops 3. On [Glacier Creek] 2 climbers 4. Ascent on snow. gl. crest. 5. Crowd ascending snow 6. Lunch glacier Crest. 8. Avalanche and Eagle fr. gl. Crest. 9. Lunch on gl. Crest. 10. Mt. Burney 11. Castor and Pollux 12. Descent fr. gl. Crest. 13. Snow descent fr. Perley Rock 13A. Sir Donald 14. Party on Perley Rock 15. On Perley Rock 16. Mr. Dowler and Polly 17. Mr. [Dowler] and his saw 18. Packing to High Camp 19. [Packing to High Camp] 20. [Packing to High Camp] 21. [blank] 22. [blank] 23. Camp fr. Aval. Lookout 26. B.C. trail 27. Sunday Service McRuer up 28. [Sunday Service McRuer] 29. [Sunder Service] hymns 30. Washing dishes 32. Richardson and Horst 33. Edward and the Wheelers 34. Bob and Jim 35. Bob and Jim close up 36. Wheeler Hut
- Notes
- Slide numbering kept as originally organized, see SL I for more information (M67 / II / C / i / a / 51 - 1). Please note: titles listed below are only those located in this box. Some others have been romved from their original order for use in slide shows made by Lillian Gest prior to accession. Please see related material notebook SL I for full title lists.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Administration
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Automobiles
- Backpacking
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Boats
- Buildings
- Cabins
- Cabins and shelters
- Camping
- Camps
- Climbing
- Club
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Exploration
- Family and personal life
- Fishing
- Flowers
- Glaciers
- Guides
- Hiking
- Horse packing
- Horses
- Hotels
- Landscapes
- Mountain
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- National parks and reserves
- Organizations
- Outfitters
- Pack trips
- Personal and Professional Life
- Photography
- Prince of Wales Hotel
- Recreation
- Sports and leisure
- Sports and recreation
- Swiss Guides
- Tourism
- Trails
- Travel
- Wheeler Hut
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Seebe
- Kananaskis
- Waterton
- Waterton National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Great Falls
- Montana
- Yellowstone National Park
- United States of America
- Language
- NA
- Conservation
- Removed from original boxes and rehoused in slide sleeves and acid-free folders.
- Creator
- Gest, Lillian
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Summer 1946 Canadian Rockies Trip
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55321
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 107 35mm colour transparency slides mounted in cardboard sleeves. Includes photographs taken during the summer and autumn of 1946 in and around the Banff townsite, Lake O'Hara, and the Yoho Valley. Subjects include mountains, landscapes, the Bow River, lakes, people, horses, variou…
- Date Range
- 1946
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / a / i / NS - 101 to 110
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Film
- Photograph
- Transparency
107 images
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M67 / S36 / V225
- Series
- II.C. Activities / photography
- Sous-Fonds
- V225
- Sub-Series
- ii.a.i Photographic material / transparencies / boxes
- Accession Number
- 5142
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / a / i / NS - 101 to 110
- Parallel Title
- R79-1 to R124-15. -- 1943-1947 V225 / NS - 4
- Date Range
- 1946
- Physical Description
- 107 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 107 35mm colour transparency slides mounted in cardboard sleeves. Includes photographs taken during the summer and autumn of 1946 in and around the Banff townsite, Lake O'Hara, and the Yoho Valley. Subjects include mountains, landscapes, the Bow River, lakes, people, horses, various camps [mostly Alpine Club of Canada camps], hiking, fishing, and wildlife. Some slides missing; most explained in notebook. Titles: Reel 101 Aug 946 2. Lake Louise - crowd watching fish being put in lake 3. Mr. Martin by tank on truck 5. Upper trail to Plain - Jimmie and Miss Michael[?] 7. Balsom blue cones - Lefroy in b.g 8. Englemann spruce [blue ones] Aberdeen in b.g. 9. Acralacycle[?] from Lefroy 10. Blue balsam cones 11. Red spruce cones Aberdeen in b.g. 12. Blue balsam cones - close up 16. Salomons seal - beta 18. Pine cones against the metre game Aileen 21. JImmie taking photo flowers on table 23. Birds in mud hole on drive 25. Poppies and lawn of Chateau 32. Poppies against windows 35. [Reflections in} one [window] and people inside 38. Staff house and Bow Valley Reel 102 August 1946 1. Don M[?]day 4. Edee, Polly and Phyl on trail to Agnes 6. Avalanche from Lefroy 7. Mrs. M[?]day taking picture 9. [Marmot] by spruce 10. Ground squirrel on rock 11. Aberdeen 13. Not printed 14. Agnes Lake through [illegible] Reel 103 "R3" Aug 13-1946 3. White flower and stump [Emerald Lake] 7. Party for East Past on Bordeau 10. 4 climbers 11. 2 girls 13. [Crescent Peak and climbers] 15. Brenta Mt 18. View from Summint East Ast 19. Same further to the right 20. Cook rings gong - Irene Norris [?] 21. Photographer Reel 105 Ready Mts Aug 22-1946 1. Glacier Tour. Rex gibon by crevasse 7. Party on wide snow bridge 9. Bea Martin[?] by crevasse 11. Rex on snowfeild (better) 12. Same vertical 13. Snow patch and Pigeon 15. Descent on far side - glacier slope 16. Party going down snow below glacier 17. [Party going down snow] lower down 18. Party at Boulder camp 19. [Party at Boulder camp] different 20. [Party at Boulder camp different] 21. Picnic on river flat near camp. party on log Reel 106 Sept 16-1946 2. Edward and Measeurolls[?] 3. Measurolls[?] and Polly on porch Mitchell Hut 4. Polly at lake below Kiwetinok Pass 6. Falls just above Hut in [illegible] valley 7. From Emerald Pass towards Em. Lake 10. Peyto Lakes towards Bow Glacier 13. Caldeon Lake - Polly and Aileen H. 14. [Caldeon Lake] trail back - Kay 15. [Caldeon Lake] first[?] view (on last) fr. [Kay] 16. [Caldeon Lake] above Lake looking towards Bow 17. Bow glacier and Mt Rhonda 18. Polly on lakeshore (above Narrows) Dolomite Peak 19. Polly on boulder below Crowfoot gl. 21. Polly on boulder below Crowfoot [illegible] Reel 107 Sept 13-1946 1. Kay on boulder-bridge over canyon 2. L.G. [on boulder-bridge over canyon] 4. Lake Mary from far end 5. [Lake Mary from] nearer end - Polly 6. [Lake Mary from nearer end] vertical 9. [Kay and Polly on top] facing Yoho? [Yoho crossed out] 10. [Kay and Polly on top] and Bow Lake 11. [Kay and Polly] along ridge on snow 13. Kay taking drink at lake on glacier 16. Mr and Mrs Jim Simpson 17. Mrs. Simpson and Mary 18. Mary Simpson 21. Sheep on bank above Louise Road 22. Sheep on ridge above Louise Road 24. Banff R.R. station 27. 202 Muskrat St. Mother at gate 28. [202 Muskrat St. Mother at gate] nearer 29. Back door - Mother and boy cutting wood 30. L.G. and cabin 31. BHG in cahir on lawn 35. Sheep - Lake Louise Road 37. [Beaver in pond] 38. [Beaver in pond] Reel 108 1. View toward Mt Royal Hotel from 202 2. Buffalo and Fairholme Mts - baby 11. [Mt. Cascade] and delphiniums 17. Mt Edith fr. Sundance Creek and Rd. 19. Same fr. road, toward fishing creek Reel 109 Sept 18 '46 1. Bow Valley from upper Hot Springs 2. Airplane at airport 6. L.G on Sulphur Mt 8. Town of Banff and Mt Cascade fr. Sulphur 10. Caroline below observatory closer 11. [Caroline below observatory] closer 13. Mt. Rundle fr [Sulphur Mt.] 15. Bow Valley fr. [Sulphur Mt] and Lake Minne. 16. Tea House on Sulphur 17. Caroline and trail down 18. Flag on Admin Bldg. and aireplane 20. Sunshine Resorder[?] 21. Scotty Wright's house 22. 202 Muskrat and BHG 23. BHG and Sig in chairs Reel 110 Oct 1-1946 1. Bow Falls from distance 4. 2 buffalo through trees 10. Bear coming towards camera 12. [2 bears near box] b.g. better 14. View down Bow and Hoodoo 15. Sid and June at Hoodoo Lookout 16. Sid (and June) [at Hoodoo Lookout] 18. [BHG on chair on lawn] front view 21. [Pair canithus] near view 22. [Pair canithus] near porch
- Notes
- Slide numbering kept as originally organized, see SL I for more information (M67 / II / C / i / a / 51 - 1). Please note: titles listed below are only those located in this box. Some others have been romved from their original order for use in slide shows made by Lillian Gest prior to accession. Please see related material notebook SL I for full title lists. Reel 104 entirely used for other slide shows.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Administration
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Automobiles
- Backpacking
- Boats
- Buildings
- Cabins
- Cabins and shelters
- Camping
- Camps
- Climbing
- Club
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Exploration
- Family and personal life
- Fishing
- Flowers
- Glaciers
- Guides
- Hiking
- Horse packing
- Horses
- Hotels
- Landscapes
- Mountain
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- National parks and reserves
- Organizations
- Outfitters
- Pack trips
- Personal and Professional Life
- Photography
- Recreation
- Sports and leisure
- Sports and recreation
- Swiss Guides
- Tourism
- Trails
- Travel
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Bow Lake
- Peyto Lake
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Lake O'Hara
- Lake MacArthur
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- NA
- Conservation
- Removed from original boxes and rehoused in slide sleeves and acid-free folders.
- Creator
- Gest, Lillian
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
1945 Summer Canadian Rockies Trip
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55320
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 100 35mm colour transparency slides mounted in cardboard sleeves. Includes photographs taken during the summer and autumn of 1945 in and around the Banff townsite, Lake O'Hara, and the Yoho Valley. Subjects include mountains, landscapes, the Bow River, lakes, people, horses, variou…
- Date Range
- 1945
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / a / i / NS - 93 to 100
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Film
- Photograph
- Transparency
95 images
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M67 / S36 / V225
- Series
- II.C. Activities / photography
- Sous-Fonds
- V225
- Sub-Series
- ii.a.i Photographic material / transparencies / boxes
- Accession Number
- 5142
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / a / i / NS - 93 to 100
- Parallel Title
- R79-1 to R124-15. -- 1943-1947 V225 / NS - 4
- Date Range
- 1945
- Physical Description
- 100 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 100 35mm colour transparency slides mounted in cardboard sleeves. Includes photographs taken during the summer and autumn of 1945 in and around the Banff townsite, Lake O'Hara, and the Yoho Valley. Subjects include mountains, landscapes, the Bow River, lakes, people, horses, various camps [mostly Alpine Club of Canada camps], hiking, fishing, and wildlife. Some slides missing; most explained in notebook. Titles: Reel 93 Aug 21-1945 5. Clay bank and swallow holes 6. Butter and eggs ; 3 people (dans and Sig) ; Rundle 8. [Butter and eggs] single stalk 9. Peaks beyond 3 Sisters and moon 10. 3 Sisters, alpine glow and moon 11. Jim, gordon and packs - backs to us 12. Same, faces towards us - towards Bow 13. Gordon and 2 packs - looking towards Bow 14. Moose - better 15. [Moose - better] 16. Phacelia and arnica 20. Charlie Whenchemna Pass Reel 94 Aug 21 - 1945 3. [Ice scaned peaks fr. Winchemna P. trail] 4. Eiffel and Tower fr. Winchemna Pass Trail 5. Fay and Little? thru tree across lake 6. LG on aeplands - Neptuark[?] in b.g. 7. C.S.H. on [aeplands]looking across valley 8. C.S.H. and Dave on aeplands 11. Measurocles[?] and C.S.H. on skyline 12. M's and CSH on top Eiffel close 14. Goodsirs across Wenchemna Pass 15. Hungabee from Eiffel 18. [Helen and Dave] ditto for them 19. Helen on aeplands Eiffel in b.g. Reel 95 Aug 21-1945 1. Three on trail lake below 2. Hungabee fr. slopes of Paradise 3. Same Dave and Helen in fore 6. Eiffel and Tower 7. Helen on trail - Fay in b.g. 9. Jane Nearmello[?] 10. Conner on Temple and view towards Bow[?] 11. View over Popes to Habel etc 12. C.H. and Dave on snow on Temple 13. L.G. on Temple Saller[?] in b.g. 14. L.G. [on Temple] Fay in b.g. 16. Measurolls[?] in front of tent 17. C.H., Dave and LG in front of cook tent Reel 96 Sept 10-1945 2. Helen on stumps near tent 3. Helen and Dave bet. boulders above camp 4. Dave on top of boulder 8. Avalanche on quadra fr. Cres. Lake 10. C.H. Helen and Dave in front cooktent 11. C.H. L.S. [and Dave in front cooktent] 12. Mt Allen through trees 13. L.S. in front of her tent. no good Reel 97 Sept 10-1945 5. [Camp across lake] brighter sun 6. Cooktent and crowd across meadow. Pack in b.g. 7. Crowd at breakfast 8. [Crowd at breakfast] closer, Ruth near fire 9. Ruth Brewster at cooktent 10. Crowd at breakfast. Fred L. in fore 12. Helen at breakfast on lg 13. Crowd on log at breakfast 16. Crowd at campfire and tepees in rear 17. Crowd approaching MacArthur 18. Jimmie's gang at MacArthur 19. [Jimmie's gang] looking for goat w. glacier 20. Blue MacArthur and Cliff on lake shore Reel 98 Sept 10 - 45 1. Mr. Gibbon leaving camp 2. Trav. Coleman and Michael 3. Glacier Peak fr. Odaray Plateau thru trees 5. Jimmie Hendrie and party [Odaray Plateau] 6. Hickens on Odaray Plateau 7. L.S. on Odaray P. Delta and Hung. in b.g 8. L.S. on edge pleateau 9. Mrs. Link and Green on edge plateau 10. Hikees[?] on end plateau 12. Mr Sampson leaving camp 13. Tepees at packing time 16. [Packing at O'Hara] 17. Packing at O'Hara, blankets 18. Jimmie Hendrie by tent 19. Jean Stewart 20. Tent mates at O'Hara Reel 99 Sept 10-1945 1. Tentmates at MacArthur camp 5. Ronnie fishing f. boat front view 6. Helen [fishing] 7. Ronnie [fishing] Odaray in b.g 8. [Ronnie] in boat, reflection 10. [Ronnie] and Helen fishing fr. shore 11. [Ronnie and Helen] in boat 12. Soapy, Michail and outfit etc 13. Jane Dwirty[?] on bus 14. Ranger's cabin at graveyard 15. Sae nearer 16. Aileen taking picture fr. Lookout 17. View fr. Lookout towards Mt. Sir Allen[?] 18. Deer and fawn in corral. dark Reel 100 Sept 1945 1. Deer by corral 2. Two fawns in grass beyond road 4. Close-up of same 5. Two does in corral log barn 8. Sillouette of deer on front lawn 10. Sillouette of deer on front lawn 11. Moose on bank Echo River 13. Moose on bank Echo River 14. Wild geese on Bow R. flats 15. Same in flight 18. Sun recorder[?] on lawn 20. Mt Rundle and S[illegible] in gardens
- Notes
- Slide numbering kept as originally organized, see SL I for more information (M67 / II / C / i / a / 51 - 1). Please note: titles listed below are only those located in this box. Some others have been romved from their original order for use in slide shows made by Lillian Gest prior to accession. Please see related material notebook SL I for full title lists.
- Name Access
- Gest, Lillian
- Hinman, Caroline
- Browne, Belmore
- Kingman, Henry S.
- Sampson, Herbert E.
- Hendrie, Jimmie
- Link, Adeline
- Smith, Soapy (Herbert Alonzo)
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Administration
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Automobiles
- Backpacking
- Boats
- Buildings
- Cabins
- Cabins and shelters
- Camping
- Camps
- Climbing
- Club
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Exploration
- Family and personal life
- Fishing
- Flowers
- Glaciers
- Guides
- Hiking
- Horse packing
- Horses
- Hotels
- Landscapes
- Mountain
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- National parks and reserves
- Organizations
- Outfitters
- Pack trips
- Personal and Professional Life
- Photography
- Recreation
- Sports and leisure
- Sports and recreation
- Swiss Guides
- Tourism
- Trails
- Travel
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Lake O'Hara
- Lake MacArthur
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- NA
- Conservation
- Removed from original boxes and rehoused in slide sleeves and acid-free folders.
- Creator
- Gest, Lillian
- 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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1944 Summer & Autumn Canadian Rockies Trip
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- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 57 35mm colour transparency slides mounted in cardboard sleeves. Includes photographs taken during the summer and autumn of 1944 in and around the Banff townsite, Lake O'Hara, and the Yoho Valley. Subjects include mountains, landscapes, the Bow River, lakes, people, horses, various…
- Date Range
- 1944
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / a / i / NS - 84 to 89
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Film
- Photograph
- Transparency
55 images
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M67 / S36 / V225
- Series
- II.C. Activities / photography
- Sous-Fonds
- V225
- Sub-Series
- ii.a.i Photographic material / transparencies / boxes
- Accession Number
- 5142
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / a / i / NS - 84 to 89
- Parallel Title
- R79-1 to R124-15. -- 1943-1947 V225 / NS - 4
- Date Range
- 1944
- Physical Description
- 57 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 57 35mm colour transparency slides mounted in cardboard sleeves. Includes photographs taken during the summer and autumn of 1944 in and around the Banff townsite, Lake O'Hara, and the Yoho Valley. Subjects include mountains, landscapes, the Bow River, lakes, people, horses, various camps [mostly Alpine Club of Canada camps], hiking, fishing, and wildlife. Some slides missing; most explained in notebook. Titles: Reel 84 Aug 4 - 1944 1. Diamond pines 2. Lou and Richard in arms 3. Richard on our porch 4. [Richard] in coach 5. Lou and Richard on chair - their barn 6. [Lou and Richard on] lawn 7. [Lou and Richard on lawn] 8. Richard on blanket on lawn 9. Same 10. Nearer of same 11. [Nearer of same] 12. [Nearer of same] 14. Buffaloes in paddock 15. Ewe and lamb 17. Bow R. backwater opp. Hoodoes. Reel 85 Aug 12 - 1944 3. [Cos moose and calf at Sundance Cr. 4. Mt Pinnacle fr. Paradise Valley 5. Mt. Eiffel [fr. Paradise Valley] 6. Part of Hungabee [fr. Paradise Valley] 7. Mt. Lefroy [fr. Paradise Valley] 11. Twin avalanches fr. Lefroy starting 13. Cow elk and baby Louise Road 19. Beaver swimming Reel 86 Aug 21 - '44 1. Sentinel on the pass and Mt. Lefroy 2. Sentinels on pass early am 3. Ptarmigan on slopes of Eiffel 8. Charley and ptarmigan 10. Crowd watching on hillside 14. Mt. Aberdeen above supply tent 18. L.S. same place [Paradise boulder] Reel 87 Aug 22, 1944 3. L.S. [on Paradise Peak] 6. [Canfield and H. Kingman w. Eric] 7. Kingman and Ken Jones 11. [Sunday service] closer, gabeline up. 12. Same - tents in background 15. Girls on log - tea party upper valley 16. The Richards and red paracol 17. Emmie and chips 19. Col. west moreland - nailing boots 22. Polly meniet[?] gift of Mr. Sampson Reel 88 Aug 22 - 1944 2. [On] summit Dorothy Richards 5. [View fr. Temple] Yoho 6. Party on Suentinel Pass 7. Trail Ride - D[?]erty etc at start 9. Tepee poles at first camp - Fatigne Creek 10. Cook tent and pots - first camp 13. Crowd riding over summit 14. Crowd on aeplands 15. Helen Zilmer[?] on pass - Assin in rear 19. Porky in tree at lunch Reel 89 Sept 15 - 1944 1. BHG at gardens - Mt Cascade 2. Helen Harbison and BH.G. Admin gardens 3. Emmie on Rundle ridge 8. Dan and Mary by back door 9. Dan and his cabin - Mt. Rundle 10. B.B. picture "Along the great Divide" 11. Same 12. BH.G. in chair by porch 13. Browne House Mother in chair 14. Same over exposed 15. BH.G. Admin gardens on bench 16. L.S. Admin gardens 17. Same further away 18. [Illegible] in Mt. Norquay fr. Sundance Rd. 19. Beavers at feeding grounds eve 21. Cow and calf Vermilion Lakes - eve
- Notes
- Slide numbering kept as originally organized, see SL I for more information (M67 / II / C / i / a / 51 - 1). Please note: titles listed below are only those located in this box. Some others have been romved from their original order for use in slide shows made by Lillian Gest prior to accession. Please see related material notebook SL I for full title lists.
- Name Access
- Gest, Lillian
- Browne, Belmore
- Kingman, Henry S.
- Sampson, Herbert E.
- Hendrie, Jimmie
- Link, Adeline
- Smith, Soapy (Herbert Alonzo)
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Administration
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Automobiles
- Backpacking
- Boats
- Buildings
- Cabins
- Cabins and shelters
- Camping
- Camps
- Climbing
- Club
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Exploration
- Family and personal life
- Fishing
- Flowers
- Glaciers
- Guides
- Hiking
- Horse packing
- Horses
- Hotels
- Landscapes
- Mountain
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- National parks and reserves
- Organizations
- Outfitters
- Pack trips
- Personal and Professional Life
- Photography
- Recreation
- Sports and leisure
- Sports and recreation
- Swiss Guides
- Tourism
- Trails
- Travel
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Lake O'Hara
- Lake MacArthur
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- NA
- Conservation
- Removed from original boxes and rehoused in slide sleeves and acid-free folders.
- Creator
- Gest, Lillian
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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1943 Canadian Rockies Summer & Autumn Trip
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- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 50 35mm colour transparency slides mounted in cardboard sleeves. Includes photographs taken during the summer and autumn of 1943 in and around the Banff townsite, Lake O'Hara, and the Yoho Valley. Subjects include mountains, landscapes, the Bow River, lakes, people, horses, various…
- Date Range
- 1943
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / a / i / NS - 79 to 83
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Film
- Photograph
- Transparency
45 images
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M67 / S36 / V225
- Series
- II.C. Activities / photography
- Sous-Fonds
- V225
- Sub-Series
- ii.a.i Photographic material / transparencies / boxes
- Accession Number
- 5142
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / a / i / NS - 79 to 83
- Parallel Title
- R79-1 to R124-15. -- 1943-1947 V225 / NS - 4
- Date Range
- 1943
- Physical Description
- 50 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 50 35mm colour transparency slides mounted in cardboard sleeves. Includes photographs taken during the summer and autumn of 1943 in and around the Banff townsite, Lake O'Hara, and the Yoho Valley. Subjects include mountains, landscapes, the Bow River, lakes, people, horses, various camps [mostly Alpine Club of Canada camps], hiking, fishing, and wildlife. Some slides missing; most explained in notebook. Titles: Reel 79 Aug 1 - 1943 1. Rams on cliff morning 8. Mt. Rundle and lake shore 13. Cascade and meadow 14. Sheep in swamp 16. Mama sheep and baby - again 17. one baby sheep 18. 2 baby sheeps 19. 2 baby sheeps flaw in film Reel 80 Aug 15 - 1943 3. Ewe and others [in swamp - Rundle] 4. Ews and lams in swamp [Rundle] 5. Moose in Vermilion sundown 7. Goat at animal paddock 9. Crowd on opabin glacier 10. Crowd at Mac Arthur Lake at lunch 11. Crowd on opabin glacier 13. /Same not so good\ Crowd strung out on glacier 14. Same - end of line of people 16. Emmy[?], Big Tom and Denny near lake 17. Crowd on meadows - opabin Reel 81 Aug 21 - 1943 3. Crowd around the dining table 7. Mt. Biddle from Yukness ridge 12. Phyl and Aletta on Yukness 13. Towards Yoho and Balfour fr. Yukness over Wiwaxy col. 15. Ronny with pot at fire Linda Lake 16. Ronny with fish at Linda Lake 17. Walter's T. Model Ford - W. and Ronny and Mr. Stewart[?] Reel 82 Sept 2 -1943 1. Gopher by tree en route to Linda Lake 2. Ronny w. rucksack 3. Tom, Aletta, Phyl starting for Abbot Pass 4. Mother and Sig[?] looking out window 5. Spray River when I fished - Cascade Mt. 7. Mother at bearspaw table better 12. Mother and bear alarms[?] on step 13. L.G. bringing in faggots [sticks] from yard 14. Fish in pond 15. Fish hatchery fr. viewpoint [illegible] 17. Doe in backwater down Bow R. [illegible] 19. View across BOw to Hoodoos and Cascade Reel 83 Sept 7 - 1943 1. Boe valley fr. Lake Agnes 4. Trail boulders and Lake Agnes 8. Victoria ridge fr. Fairview slopes 10. Same nearer 15. Sig - and Mt. Rundle fr [Admin gardens] 16. Browne porch and BNG reading [illegible] 17. SIg and 2 companions starting fr. Spray V. 19. DH.G. on hammock 20. ALong the Great Divide by B. Browne.
- Notes
- Slide numbering kept as originally organized, see SL I for more information (M67 / II / C / i / a / 51 - 1). Please note: titles listed below are only those located in this box. Some others have been romved from their original order for use in slide shows made by Lillian Gest prior to accession. Please see related material notebook SL I for full title lists.
- Name Access
- Gest, Lillian
- Browne, Belmore
- Kingman, Henry S.
- Sampson, Herbert E.
- Hendrie, Jimmie
- Link, Adeline
- Smith, Soapy (Herbert Alonzo)
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Administration
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Automobiles
- Backpacking
- Boats
- Buildings
- Cabins
- Cabins and shelters
- Camping
- Camps
- Climbing
- Club
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Exploration
- Family and personal life
- Fishing
- Flowers
- Glaciers
- Guides
- Hiking
- Horse packing
- Horses
- Hotels
- Landscapes
- Mountain
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- National parks and reserves
- Organizations
- Outfitters
- Pack trips
- Personal and Professional Life
- Photography
- Recreation
- Sports and leisure
- Sports and recreation
- Swiss Guides
- Tourism
- Trails
- Travel
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Lake O'Hara
- Lake MacArthur
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- NA
- Conservation
- Removed from original boxes and rehoused in slide sleeves and acid-free folders.
- Creator
- Gest, Lillian
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Z-344. Canadian, Lake Louise S curve
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- "The Canadian" passenger train, Canadian Pacific Railway, at "Morant's Curve" near Lake Louise, Banff National Park AB
- Date Range
- [c. 1930 - 1980]
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / A / 1 / c / A5 / NS / Z-344
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Film
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Series
- I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- 1.c. Darkroom files : colour II
- Accession Number
- 7438
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / A / 1 / c / A5 / NS / Z-344
- GMD
- Film
- Transparency
- Date Range
- [c. 1930 - 1980]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : col. slides ; large format 17.5 x 12 cm
- Scope & Content
- "The Canadian" passenger train, Canadian Pacific Railway, at "Morant's Curve" near Lake Louise, Banff National Park AB
- Name Access
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Train
- Trains
- Photography
- Scenery
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Morant's Curve
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- yes
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- The A5 denotes part II (two) of the colour series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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472. VIA Canadian, M-113, Lake Louise
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- "The Canadian" passenger train, Canadian Pacific Railway, at "Morant's Curve" near Lake Louise, Banff National Park AB
- Date Range
- [c. 1930 - 1980]
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / A / 1 / b / A4 / NA - 472
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Film
- Negative
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Series
- I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- 1.c. Darkroom files : colour I
- Accession Number
- 7438
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / A / 1 / b / A4 / NA - 472
- GMD
- Film
- Negative
- Transparency
- Date Range
- [c. 1930 - 1980]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 5.71 x 5.71 cm
- Scope & Content
- "The Canadian" passenger train, Canadian Pacific Railway, at "Morant's Curve" near Lake Louise, Banff National Park AB
- Name Access
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Train
- Trains
- Photography
- Scenery
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Morant's Curve
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- NA
- Finding Aid
- yes
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- The A4 denotes part I (one) of the colour series ; A5 deontes part II (two)
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Display photographs
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Display photographs consists of photographs selected and numbered by the ACC for display in clubhouses, huts and other locations. Photographic subjects include mountain peaks, landscapes and scenery, both regional and international; mountaineering and alpine recreation; camps and expeditions; flor…
- Date Range
- 1890-1958
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 00P / 001-444
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
16 images
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M200 / S6 / V14
- Series
- I.A.1 Administration: series I, predom. dates 1906-1949
- Sous-Fonds
- V14
- Sub-Series
- j.ii. Photography : Display photographs
- Accession Number
- 5200
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 00P / 001-444
- Date Range
- 1890-1958
- Physical Description
- ca.400 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- Display photographs consists of photographs selected and numbered by the ACC for display in clubhouses, huts and other locations. Photographic subjects include mountain peaks, landscapes and scenery, both regional and international; mountaineering and alpine recreation; camps and expeditions; flora and fauna; clubhouse views; and portraits of mountaineers, alpine club members, executive officers and prominent personalities. Also includes a group photograph of the 1906 founding meeting of the Alpine Club of Canada in Winnipeg (ACOOP/77)
- Included are ca.180 photographs which were submitted to the ACC though various photographic competitions (AC 00P / 11, 21, 29, 30, 32, 36, 41, 55 - 57, 63, 76, 109, 111, 202, 223, 230, 240, 244, 284 - 443).
- Notes
- LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHERS :
- George Ashley Abraham AC00P/107,209;
- Ansel Adams AC00P/119,120,254;
- M. Alford AC00P/45-54,59-60;
- L. S. Amery AC00P/229,333-337;
- Associated Screen News AC00P/206;
- Jack Atkinson AC00P/417,434;
- M. P. Bridgland AC00P/292,294;
- Clair Brown AC00P/44;
- H. E. Bulyea AC00P/41,284,291;
- Lucy Byrd AC00P/431,432;
- Carleton Studio AC00P/89;
- J. Norman Collie AC00P/151;
- B. Conrad AC00P/42;
- Florence Parker Davoll AC00P/368-370,390,391,401,408;
- Winnie Dennison AC00P/423;
- Mrs. H. B. Dixon AC00P/227;
- Mary (Winstone) Enoch AC00P/412,427;
- Mary Fallis AC00P/418;
- Bob Francis AC00P/106;
- Nelly Fraser AC00P/439;
- Tom Fyles AC00P/321,322,346-348;
- J. M. Garrison AC00P/201;
- Gay-Coutlett AC00P/33;
- E. Gee AC00P/351;
- Herman Genschorek AC00P/63,410,411,413-416;
- Lillian Gest AC00P/338-345;
- E. R. (Rex) Gibson AC00P/429;
- A. Gully AC00P/238,239;
- Roy Gunn AC00P/443;
- H. S. Hall Jr. AC00P/295;
- Byron Harmon AC00P/131;
- Jimmie Hendrie AC00P/433;
- Julia W. Henshaw AC00P/26,27;
- Charles F. Hogeboom Jr. AC00P/293;
- Roy Howard AC00P/437;
- Mary L. Jobe AC00P/129;
- H. F. Lambart AC00P/218;
- Miss Lymburn AC00P/313;
- F. A. MacFadden AC00P/310-312;
- Leonard H. Marvin AC00P/110,116;
- A. A. McCoubrey AC00P/11,285-289,330,331;
- D. J. M. McGeary AC00P/57;
- ?. Mills AC00P/240;
- C. H. Mitchell AC00P/249;
- Stanley H. Mitchell AC00P/84,235;
- Don Munday AC00P/14,352,425;
- Phyl Munday AC00P/28,332,350,389,392-395,398,402,403,406,424,426,440-442;
- George Noble AC00P/236;
- Notman & Son AC00P/86;
- Edward C. Porter AC00P/266,267,268,269;
- Polly Prescott AC00P/421;
- Pringle and Booth AC00P/246;
- R.B.R. AC00P/419;
- Marguerita Schnellbachen AC00P/65;
- W. E. Stone AC00P/30,290;
- G. Morris Taylor AC00P/233;
- J. Monroe Thorington AC00P/301-303;
- Vandyk, London AC00P/222;
- M. Von Zuben AC00P/76;
- W. A. Wakefield AC00P/305;
- Charles Walcott AC00P/270-274;
- A. G. Wehrli AC00P/444;
- T. O. A. West AC00P/297,304,316;
- Jack Whellams AC00P/409;
- A. T. Wiebrecht AC00P/223,353-366,373-379,382-387,397,400;
- Walter Wilcox AC00P/20,130,136,154,255-257;
- A. O. Wheeler AC00P/207,208,212,213;
- LIST OF SUBJECTS :
- Philip Stanley Abbot AC00P/245;
- L. S. Amery AC00P/206,222;
- F. C. Bell AC00P/87;
- Cora Johnstone Best AC00P/104;
- John F. Brett AC00P/96;
- A. P. Coleman AC00P/82;
- J. H. Cuntz AC00P/116;
- Edward VII AC00P/203;
- Charles E. Fay AC00P/69;
- Sandford Fleming AC00P/250;
- W. W. Foster AC00P/76,89;
- Rex Gibson AC00P/75,90;
- H. A. V. Green AC00P/92;
- C. Hasler AC00P/134;
- James Hector AC00P/93;
- J. W. A. Hickson AC00P/86;
- John Hunter AC00P/264;
- Judas Hunter AC00P/238;
- Enos Hunter AC00P/239;
- Stanley L. Jones AC00P/242;
- Lino Lacedelli AC00P/268;
- Ben Lomond AC00P/411;
- C. H. Mitchell AC00P/79;
- John Muir AC00P/66;
- A. H. MacCarthy AC00P/70,76;
- Leonard H. Marvin;
- S. H. Mitchell AC00P/84,235;
- T. B. Moffat AC00P/83;
- Don Munday AC00P/74;
- Phyl Munday AC00P/418;
- Tenzing Norgay AC00P/72;
- James Outram AC00P/80;
- J. D. Patterson AC00P/98;
- Elfreda Pigou AC00P/418;
- H. E. Sampson AC00P/97;
- Benjamin Frank Seaver AC00P/110,115?,116,243;
- A. S. Sibbald AC00P/95;
- W. E. Stone AC00P/73;
- W. R. Tweedy AC00P/81;
- Sidney R. Vallance AC00P/91;
- Frank N. Waterman AC00P/237;
- C. G. Wates AC00P/94;
- A. O. Wheeler AC00P/206;
- E. O. Wheeler AC00P/71,85;
- Hector Wheeler AC00P/247;
- Edward Whymper AC00P/93,251;
- Walter Wilcox AC00P/264;
- Tom Wilson AC00P/236,264;
- T. Fraser, L.O. Armstrong, Tom Martin, W. H. Bedford, Alex Gordon; Jean Parker, Stanley Wills, Stanley Mitchell, L. Q. Coleman; J. W. Kelly, W. J. Taylor, A. O. Wheeler, Elizabeth Parker, E. A. Haggan, J. C. Herdman, A. P. Coleman, Dean Paget, William Brewster ACOOP/77
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- 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
- Related Material
- Competition photographs are related to other competition photographs in the ACC fonds.
- Title Source
- Title based on original use of the material
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Highlighted Slides from the Canadian Rockies
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- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 99 35mm colour transparency slides mounted in glass with silver matting paper, black binding tape, and red dots denoting the collection in the upper right corners. The slides also have paper labels adhered to the glass noting the original title and Reel location - all slides in thi…
- Date Range
- 1943-1947
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / a / i / NS - G1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Film
- Transparency
99 images
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M67 / S36 / V225
- Series
- II.C. Activities / photography
- Sous-Fonds
- V225
- Sub-Series
- ii.a.i Photographic material / transparencies / boxes
- Accession Number
- 5142
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / a / i / NS - G1
- GMD
- Film
- Transparency
- Parallel Title
- G1. Dark bindings, red dots. -- 1943-1947
- Date Range
- 1943-1947
- Physical Description
- 99 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 99 35mm colour transparency slides mounted in glass with silver matting paper, black binding tape, and red dots denoting the collection in the upper right corners. The slides also have paper labels adhered to the glass noting the original title and Reel location - all slides in this collection have been pulled from various Reels taken by Lillian Gest from trips between 1943 and 1947. Their removal is noted in the slide title notebook SL I (M67 / II / C / i / a / 51 - 1). Topics include images pertaining to the Canadian Rockies, Banff and area, camps and hikes, wildlife, flora, friends and associates. Titles: 1. Three Sisters R93-1 2. Juncture Bow & Spray R. R84-13 3. Banff Ave & Gardens 89-5 4. Gardens - Mt Rundle 107-34 5. Poppies & Mt Cascade 82-9 6. [Poppies & Mt Cascade] 108-14 7. [Poppies & Mt Cascade] 108-10 8. Summer house in Gardens 108-8 9. Sunshine Recorder 108-15 10. From Healy Creek Road 92-18 11. Beaver Dam 85-18 12. Cow Moose at Stream 43-3 13. [Cow Moose] n. highway 43-4 14. [Cow Moose] and calf 92-6 15. [Cow Moose] in Vermillion Lake 92-9 16. Two moose & calf 92-6 17. Moose – Mt Rundle 92-7 18. Sheep in Paddock 110-8 19. [Sheep in Paddock] 110-9 20. Fawn (dan) 21. Doe and fawn 113-30 22. Polly at Norquay Hut 70-20 23. L.G on Rundle Ridge 89-4 24. Mary Read on Sulphur Mt. 85-17 25. Banff & Lakes fr. Tunnel Mt 113-6 26. [Banff] Springs Hotel [fr. Tunnel] 133-5 27. Party on Sulphur Mt. 85-14 28. Emmie [on Sulphur Mt.] 85-16 29. Caroline at [Sulphur Mt.] Hut 109-4 30. Ram on Sulphur Mt. 79-4 31. [Ram on Sulphur Mt.] 79-7 32. Indigenous Chiefs 57-1 33. Indigenous woman on horseback 57-2 34. Indigenous Boy on horseback 57-12 35. Indigenous Encampment 58-8 36. Indigenous Encampment 58-7 37. Trail-Riders Fatigue Pass 88-12 38. [Trail-Riders] down [Fatigue Pass] 88-18 39. [Trail-Riders] on Skyline 88-16 40. [Trail-Riders] cross Brewster Ck. 88-8 41. Skyline Hikers Camp 96-18 42. [Skyline Hikers Camp] 96-14 43. Tepees and Mt. Cathedral 97-15 44. Lake Louise – poppies – horses 101-27 45. [Lake] O’Hara fr. Plateau 98-11 46. Opabin Lake & meadows 55-9 47. Whistling Marmot 102-8 48. Ptarmigan 55-7 49. Twin Falls 52-13 50. Forest Fire 33-3 51. View up Consolation Valley 71-5 [MISSING] 52. David Woods & gopher hole 104-21 53. [David Woods & gopher hole] 104-22 54. Rock Rabbit & Lake Louise 83-11 55. Chalice cup 81-6 56. Dryas by rock 53-9 57. Alpine savifrage 96-6 58. Hare’s Tail sedge 83-3 59. Delphiniums & butterflies 47-1 60. Just a Trail 75-11 61. Mt. Athabaska 42-18 62. Num-Ti-Gah Lodge – Bow L. 107-15 63. Kay – glacial Lake below Nich. Pk. 107-14 64. L.G at Lake Kimetonk 106-5 65. Witty on Paradise Pk. 86-17 66. Alpine Party on Mt. Bell 72-8 67. From Mt. Odaray 56-15 68. On Forbes glacier 37-9 69. [On Forbes] Trip 37-12 70. [On] ridge Mt. Temple 95-8 71. Christ on Mt. Chris 35-3 72. Climbers slopes of Astley 113-14 73. Summit Mt. Astley 113-22 74. Bugaboo Camp fr. Stream 104-3 75. [Bugaboo] Peaks fr. campfire 104-1 76. [Bugaboo] Ken & Don 104-2 77. [Bugaboo] Mens Tents 104-24 78. [Bugaboo] Sunday Service 104-20 79. [Bugaboo] Sunday Service 104-19 80. [Bugaboo] Quintet No 3 104-10 81. [Bugaboo Quintet] No 3 & moon 104-7 82. Party en route to No 3 104-10 83. Rope on four – Quintet 104-13 84. Brad on Quintet 104-15 85. View fr. [Quintet] No 2 104-11 86. Poll, Mary, Brad – Summit 104-14 87. Party on rocks – Ascent 104-12 88. [Party on rocks] – descent 104-16 89. Three Climbers for Pigeon 104-23 90. Glacier Tour 105-5 91. [Glacier Tour] 105-2 92. Cliffs at Snowpatch 104-26 93. Rex cuts steps 105-6 94. [Rex cuts steps] nearer 104-32 95. Ronny Feuz 99-9 96. In Buttercup Meadow 53-3 97. C.H Waterton Lake 123-9 98. L.G [Waterton Lake] 122-22 99. BHG – Browne living room 78-13 100. Rainbow Emerald Lake 106-8
- Notes
- This material is presented as originally created, it contains outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Materials in historical collections reflect the attitudes, ideas, and norms of the era and culture in which they were created or collected. Offensive or harmful terms are retained for historical accuracy or to document the issues and social context of a specific time and the attitudes and opinions of the people who created the material. Slide numbering and titles as originally organized, as noted on a title list adhered to the inside of the box lid.
- Name Access
- Gest, Lillian
- Read, Mary
- Hinman, Caroline
- Woods, David
- Feuz, Ronny
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Administration
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Automobiles
- Backpacking
- Banff Indian Days
- Boats
- Buildings
- Cabins
- Cabins and shelters
- Camping
- Camps
- Climbing
- Club
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Exploration
- Family and personal life
- Fishing
- First Nations
- Flowers
- Glaciers
- Guides
- Hiking
- Horse packing
- Horses
- Hotels
- Indigenous Peoples
- Landscapes
- Mountain
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- National parks and reserves
- Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
- Organizations
- Outfitters
- Pack trips
- Personal and Professional Life
- Photography
- Recreation
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Sports and leisure
- Sports and recreation
- Stoney Nakoda
- Swiss Guides
- Tourism
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Trails
- Travel
- Wildlife
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Bow Lake
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Lake O'Hara
- Lake Louise
- Emerald Lake
- Waterton
- Waterton National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Removed from original box and rehoused in slide sleeves and acid-free folders. Locate missing slide.
- Creator
- Gest, Lillian
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Highlight Slide Show from the Canadian Rockies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1843
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 99 35 mm colour transparency slides mounted in glass with silver matting paper, and black binding tape with blue dots denoting the collection in the upper right corners. The slides the original title and Reel locations written on the matting paper - all slides in this colelction ha…
- Date Range
- 1940-1947
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / a / i / NS - G2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Film
- Transparency
99 images
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M67 / S36 / V225
- Series
- II.C. Activities / photography
- Sous-Fonds
- V225
- Sub-Series
- ii.a.i Photographic material / transparencies / boxes
- Accession Number
- 5142
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / a / i / NS - G2
- GMD
- Film
- Transparency
- Parallel Title
- G2. Dark bindings, blue dots. -- [1940-1947]
- Date Range
- 1940-1947
- Physical Description
- 99 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 99 35 mm colour transparency slides mounted in glass with silver matting paper, and black binding tape with blue dots denoting the collection in the upper right corners. The slides the original title and Reel locations written on the matting paper - all slides in this colelction have been pulled from varius Reels taken by Lillian Gest from trips taken in the Canadian Rockies between 1940 and 1947. Their removal is noted in the slide title notebook SL I (M67 / II / C / i / a / 51 - 1). Topics include a broad selection of images pertaining to Canadian Rockies, Banff and area, camps and hikes, wildlife, flora, friends and associates. Titles: 1. Jasper Lake Beauvert & Cavel R33-15 2. [Jasper] Lake Beauvert 39-5 3. [Jasper Lake Beauvert] & Pyramid 40-18 4. [Jasper] golf course [& Pyramid] R40-16 5. [Jasper golf course] R40-15 6. Mt. Edith Cavel & Clouds 39-16 7. On steps of Lodge 33-19 8. Rock garden of Lodge 39-4 [MISSING] 9. [Rock garden] & flag 39-17 10. Bear in the Lake 40-20 11. [Bear] on trail (L. Louise) 76-8 12. [Bear]s at Dump Jasper 40-2 13. [Bear] on road (Deer Lodge) 76-11 14. Jasper rodeo 40-4 15. [Jasper rodeo] 40-5 16. Ram by the road 32-15 17. [Ram by the road] eating 32-17 18. [Ram] on cliff 79-3 19. Two rams on rocks 79-2 20. Deer in sandpit (Jasper) 38-18 21. [Deer] on Bow River 82-18 22. Two bucks (Banff) 112-9 23. Baby Fawn (Dan) 24. Whistler Mt Trail 39-12 25. Engelman spruce & cones 102-2 26. [Engelman spruce] cones 101-1 27. Avalanche fr. Lefroy 101-15 28. Mt. Athabaska & A1 R32-20 29. Mt. Kitchner 36-8 30. Natural Bridge Field 44-18 31. Takkakaw Falls 60-10 32. Polly above Twin Falls 52-14 33. Trail into Little Yoho 45-13 34. Fireweed – Mt Balfour 45-8 35. Lake Louise & Poppies 101-28 36. [Lake Louise] & horseman 101-26 37. Chateau fr. Fairview Lake Trail 76-21 38. On lawn of Chateau 102-20 39. Reflections in window 101-34 40. [Reflections] in shiny ball 101-33 41. Giant Steps R75-15 42. [Giant Steps] R75-17 43. Reflections Opabin Lake J6-4 44. Lunch Sheol Valley 83-7 45. Arnica 56-2 46. Queen Cap R103-2 47. Ptarmigan & chick 86-5 48. Chick in hand & mother 86-9 49. [Chick in hand] R93-17 50. [Chick in hand] R93-19 51. Gopher & lunch box 12-5 52. At Peyto Lookout R106-11 53. Kay & Polly St Nick Glacier 107-7 54. Party at lake opabin Pass 81-1 55. Opabin Pass 55-10 56. Edward on needles 102-16 57. Polly [on needles] 102-19 58. Lake Agnes fr. [needles] 102-15 59. Our tent at O’Hara Camp 81-4 60. Sun on Bugaboos 103-4 61. More sun on [Bugaboos] 103-5 62. Climb of Yukness D.R. 81-14 63. Rope on [Yukness] 81-19 64. Cliff on Mt Forbes 37-18 65. Party on Eiffel 94-13 66. Eiffel Tower 94-16 67. AAC Party on Paradise 87-2 68. Glacier Peak fr. Yukness 81-14 69. Goodsirs fr. Temple 88-4 70. On Paradise Pk. Daver C.H. 95-5 71. Sunday Service 87-13 72. Summit St. Nicholas 107-12 73. Party on E. Post Trip 103-8 74. [Party on E. Post] R103-9 75. Top cliffs Snow Patch 103-14 76. Howser Spire 105-10 77. Party for Mt. Pigeon 105-14 78. Snow slope on Baker 128-29 79. Looking down crevasse 105-14 80. Pinnacle E. Post 103-16 81. Summit Mt. Christian 35-4 82. On Top – St. Nicholas 107-8 83. Indigenous people at Banff Springs 57-18 84. Two Indigenous Chiefs 57-5 85. Indigenous woman & girl 57-9 86. Tepee tops in sky 58-12 87. Hoodoos 73-15 88. Storm on Fairholme Mts 89-6 89. Deer at 202 Muskrat 107-19 90. Deer at garbage pail 107-20 91. Doe by corral 100-3 92. Mt Edith & beaver dam 122-14 93. The Beaver Show 144-12 94. Beaver 114-14 95. Tree cut by brawn R42-8 96. [Tree] over trail R42-7 97. Mt Rundle & gardens 75-4 98. Columbine R73-17 99. Close-up pool & flowers R58-5 100. Bow Valley view R51-8
- Notes
- This material is presented as originally created, it contains outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Materials in historical collections reflect the attitudes, ideas, and norms of the era and culture in which they were created or collected. Offensive or harmful terms are retained for historical accuracy or to document the issues and social context of a specific time and the attitudes and opinions of the people who created the material. Slide numbering and titles as originally organized, as noted on a title list adhered to the inside of the box lid.
- Name Access
- Gest, Lillian
- Hinman, Caroline
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Administration
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Automobiles
- Backpacking
- Banff Indian Days
- Boats
- Buildings
- Cabins
- Cabins and shelters
- Camping
- Camps
- Climbing
- Club
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Exploration
- Family and personal life
- Fishing
- First Nations
- Flowers
- Glaciers
- Guides
- Hiking
- Horse packing
- Horses
- Hotels
- Indigenous Peoples
- Landscapes
- Mountain
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- National parks and reserves
- Organizations
- Outfitters
- Pack trips
- Personal and Professional Life
- Photography
- Recreation
- Rodeo
- Sports and leisure
- Sports and recreation
- Stoney Nakoda
- Swiss Guides
- Tourism
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Trails
- Travel
- Wildlife
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Bow Lake
- Banff National Park
- Lake Louise
- Jasper
- Jasper National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Locate missing slide.
- Creator
- Gest, Lillian
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Photographs and Christmas Cards Album]
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- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photograph album containing photographs from various trips taken by Lillian Gest, some of which include Alpine Club of Canada Annual Trips, and Christmas cards sent to Gest by various friends and club members. Greeting cards are dated from 1938-1948. Contents include: 1938: [Alpi…
- Date Range
- 1938-1948
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 11
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph print
- Postcard
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. Photographic material / photograph album
- Accession Number
- 5142
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 11
- Date Range
- 1938-1948
- Physical Description
- 1 album (306 photographs : b&w ; 23 x 18 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photograph album containing photographs from various trips taken by Lillian Gest, some of which include Alpine Club of Canada Annual Trips, and Christmas cards sent to Gest by various friends and club members. Greeting cards are dated from 1938-1948. Contents include: 1938: [Alpine Club camp, Columbia Icefields; Maligne Lake and canyon, Caroline Hinman trip; Banff; Lake Louise; Christian Hasler]. 1939: [Ptarmigan Lake; Crosby Lake; Mount Vaux, Mount Ennis and Hanbury Peak; Ice River Valley; Goodsirs; Kate Gardiner; Phyllis Munday; Eric Brooks; Charles Hunter ranch, Pincher Creek; postcards of Washington and Oregon]. 1940: [Mount Athabasca; Lyell Glacier; Wapta River; Christian Hasler; Mount Waddington, Phyllis and Don Munday]. 1941: [Banff Indian Days; climbing Mount Odaray]. 1942: [Three Sisters; White Man's Pass area; Grassi Lakes; Bow River; Banff Indian Days; Lake Louise area; Mounts Temple, Fay and Pinnacle; Mount Quadra; Mount Neptuak from Tower of Babel]. 1943: [Lake O'Hara, Alpine Club camp; Browne home, Banff; Mount Edith]. 1946: [Bow Lake; Jimmy and Billie Simpson; St. Nicholas Peak]. 1948?: [Lake Minnewanka; Bow Lake; Mount Chephren; Peyto Glacier; Mount Rhonda; Dolomite Peak; Mummery Group; Freshfields; Mount Baker; Sherbrooke Lake; Mount Daly; Mount Balfour]. Inserts pertain to two typed text letters from Caroline Hinman to Lillian Gest and discuss various Off the Beaten Track information.
- Notes
- Blank pages not scanned. Inserts are photocopies of the originals that were included with the album.
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Activities
- Animals
- Bighorn Sheep
- Buildings
- Camps
- Christmas
- Climbing
- Correspondence
- Exploration
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Glaciers
- Huts
- Horses
- Horse packing
- Indigenous Peoples
- Moose
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- Mountain Goat
- Off the Beaten Track
- Postcards
- Portrait
- Scenery
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Jasper National Park
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Mount Assiniboine
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- Microfilm copy available for reference use by appointment only.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Removed from plastic sleeve and rehoused in acid-free paper, tied with flat string. Locate original copies of inserts and return them to PD - 11 Documents file - notes on the backs of the inserts note that the originals were moved to M67 but the documents could not be found.
- Creator
- Gest, Lillian
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Christmas Card and Photograph Album]
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- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photograph album containing some photographs of various Alpine Club of Canada, American Alpine Club, Sky-Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies, and personal trips. Photographs primarily depict mountain views, buildings, lakes, and people, some of whom are identified. The bulk…
- Date Range
- 1949-1958
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 12
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph print
- Postcard
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. Photographic material / photograph album
- Accession Number
- 5142
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 12
- Date Range
- 1949-1958
- Physical Description
- 1 album (173 prints : b&w and col. ; 25 x 22.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photograph album containing some photographs of various Alpine Club of Canada, American Alpine Club, Sky-Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies, and personal trips. Photographs primarily depict mountain views, buildings, lakes, and people, some of whom are identified. The bulk of the album is dedicated to Christmas cards sent to Lillian Gest by various people from 1949-1958. Inserts pertain to two photographs of a group of people sitting on the front porch of a cabin in Lake O'Hara. Ernest Feuz is seated far right.
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Activities
- Buildings
- Camps
- Christmas
- Climbing
- Correspondence
- Exploration
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Glaciers
- Huts
- Horses
- Horse packing
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake O'Hara region
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- Mountain Goat
- Postcards
- Portrait
- Scenery
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Jasper National Park
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Mount Assiniboine
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Rehoused with acid-free paper and flat string - flat string tied around book to hold pages together.
- Creator
- Gest, Lillian
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Images
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Brett Family Photographs
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- Part Of
- Brett family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs of Banff people and places; Brett family, friends and associates. Some duplication with albums
- Date Range
- [ca.1875-ca.1935]
- Reference Code
- V83 / V / B / PA - 1 to 321
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
13 images
- Part Of
- Brett family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M1 / V83
- Series
- V.B. Brett family series : photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V83
- Accession Number
- 5, 20, 58, 78, 102, 354, 1164, 1532, 5042, 2022.35
- Reference Code
- V83 / V / B / PA - 1 to 321
- Date Range
- [ca.1875-ca.1935]
- Physical Description
- 322 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs of Banff people and places; Brett family, friends and associates. Some duplication with albums
- Notes
- LIST OF IMAGES :
- 1 [Graduation portrait of Dr. Robert G. Brett, 1872]
- 2 [Portrait of Dr. Robert G. Brett, ca.1878]
- 3 [Wedding portrait of Dr. R. G. Brett and Louise Hungerford Brett, 1878]
- 4 [Wedding portrait of Louise Hungerford Brett, 1878]
- 5 [Portrait of Dr. Robert G. Brett]
- 6 Louise Brett, July 10th, 1886
- 7 [Portrait of Raymond Montague Rooper? and Dr. Robert G. Brett, ca.1890]
- 8 [Portrait of Dr. Robert G. Brett]
- 9 R. G. Brett, Xmas 1910
- 10 [Dr. Robert G. Brett]
- 11 [Portrait of Louise H. Brett, Sept. 1900]
- 12 For Harry with love from Mother Banff, Sept. 1900 [Portrait of Louise H. Brett]
- 13 [Louise H. Brett, ca.1900]
- 14 [Dr. Robert G. Brett in buggy with horse Billie]
- 15 [Earle Brett, unidentified nurse, Dr. Robert G. Brett, unidentified boy, unidentified nurse and Raymond Rooper in front of Brett house, ca.1895]
- 16 [Louise H. Brett with dogs]
- 17 Father's winter rig. One that took with Effie & the boy [Dr. Brett's cutter]
- 18 [Dr. Robert G. Brett in launch at New York?]
- 19 [Dr. Robert G. Brett in launch at New York?]
- 20 [Dr. G. J. Johnson, Dr. John E. Clough with Mrs. Clough, Miss Johnson, Dr. Brett and nurse]
- 21 [Group of people on lawn. Back row: Louise Brett, second from left, Harry Brett, 3rd from left, Dr. Robert G. Brett, far right. Front row: Earle Brett, 2nd from right]
- 22 [Lieutenant-Governor Brett in car on new Banff bridge, ca.1923]
- 23 [RCMP group at celebration of 50th anniversary of signing of Treaty Seven?, 1927?]
- 24-28 [RCMP at Blackfoot Crossing for celebration of 50th anniversary of signing of Treaty Seven?, 1927?]
- 29 [RCMP at Edmonton, ca.1925]
- 30 [Lieutenant-Governor Robert G. Brett cutting ribbon at opening of Banff-Windermere Highway, June 23, 1923]
- 31 [Lieutenant-Governor Robert G. Brett and group in front of car, August 30, 1925]
- 32-38 [Lieutenant-Governor Robert G. Brett, ca.1925]
- 39 [Louise Brett and unidentified women, ca.1930]
- 40 [Portrait of Earle Brett, 1887]
- 41 [Portrait of Earle Brett, 1889] 18 months old
- 42-43 Vienna, Earle Six years old [portraits, 1894]
- 44 Earle Brett, aged 13 years, Banff, Sept.1900
- 45-46 [Portrait of Earle Brett, ca.1905]
- 47 [Earle Brett, far right, with group, ca.1910]
- 48 [Group includes Harry Brett, Helen Brett, Maidie & Earle Brett in Upper Hot Springs pool, ca.1910]
- 49 [Earle and Maidie Brett with others in Upper Hot Springs pool, ca.1910]
- 50 [Earle and Maidie Brett, ca.1910]
- 51 [Catherine Brett in front of Brett House, ca.1914]
- 52 [Catherine Brett and Mrs. Earle Brett near Brett Drugstore, ca.1915]
- 53-54 [Catherine Brett, ca.1916]
- 55 [Portrait of Harry Brett, ca.1889]
- 56 [Harry Brett, ca.1895]
- 57 [Harry Brett working in his studio] Feb. 1899
- 58 [Harry Brett, right front seat, on sightseeing bus, 1899]
- 59 [Dr. Harry Brett's graduation portrait, 1902]
- 60 [Group portrait of medical students includes Harry Brett, left, Stuart McKidd, centre, and Algernon Lindsay, second from right, ca.1900]
- 61 [Group portrait of medical students includes Harry Brett, left front), Stuart McKidd, left back, and Algernon Lindsay, right front), ca.1900]
- 62 [Group of medical students including Harry Brett, centre rear), ca.1900]
- 63-65 [Humorous postcards of Harry Brett]
- 66 [Group of women with Harry Brett, back row, and Algernon Lindsay, seated]
- 67 [Group out on trail includes Howard Sibbald, Mrs. Jimmy Simpson, Kina Sibbald, Mary Sibbald, Harry Brett, Del Sibbald]
- 68 [Harry and Helen Brett]
- 69 [Harry Brett sitting on rustic bench with women]
- 70 [Harry Brett on horse Billie]
- 71 [Harry Brett]
- 72 [Dr. Harry Brett beside the Brett Hospital]
- 73 [Harry Brett, ca.1912]
- 74 [Harry Brett and Mrs. Louise Brett? picking fruit off tree]
- 75 After the battle, Banff Bonspiel, prize winners 1913 [left to right: Dr. Lyman, George Hunter, Harry Brett (skip), Scot Ashley]
- 76 [Curling at Banff - left to right: John Wilson, Bill Ritchie, Arthur Saddington, Harry Brett, ca.1912]
- 77-78 [Curlers posed in front of Brett Hospital]
- 79 [Helen Brett, Catherine Brett, Maidie Brett, Harry Brett, on lawn near tennis court, ca.1913]
- 80 [Harry & Helen Brett and unidentified nurse on steps of Brett Hospital, ca.1910]
- 81 [Nurse Helen Brett and another nurse]
- 82 [Nurses attending patient at Sanitarium operating room, Helen Brett, centre]
- 83 [Portrait of Helen Brett]
- 84 [Helen Brett on Tunnel Mountain]
- 85 [Portrait of Raymond Montague Rooper?]
- 86 [Portrait of Mrs. Donna Rooper, sister of Louise Brett), ca.1891]
- 87 [Portrait of Mrs. Donna Rooper & baby] Trevor G.H. Rooper, 18 months old
- 88-89 Trevor Hungerford Rooper, four months old
- 90 [Portrait of Trevor Rooper & Lionel Rooper]
- 91 [Portrait of Mrs. Neville (Katie) Lindsay, Louise Brett's sister)]
- 92 [Portrait of Mrs. Katie Lindsay] Jan. 1900
- 93 [Neville Lindsay's children]
- 94 [Algernon Lindsay?]
- 95 Hazel Lindsay 1914
- 96 Hazel Lindsay 1915
- 97 Lionel Lindsay, Bournemouth
- 98 [Mrs. Emmo McDermid]
- 99 [Mr. & Mrs. Andrew McDermid & son William] 1900
- 100 [Alida McDermid, 1895]
- 101 [William McDermid] 1895
- 102 [Brenda Louise Hungerford]
- 103-104 [Portraits of unidentified Brett relatives]
- 105 [Portrait of unidentified female relative?]
- 106 [Unidentified man in uniform]
- 107 [Catherine Brett with half brothers Robert & John Robarts, ca.1920]
- 108 [Herbert Robarts with stepdaughter Catherine Brett and sons Robert & John, ca.1924]
- 109 [Portrait of priest? in robe] 1904
- 110 [Portrait of J. F. Betts]
- 111 [Portrait of Louis Castellain, 1896]
- 112 [Portrait of Alexander Hugh Ferguson]
- 113 [Portrait of Mr. & Mrs. Robert Borden?]
- 114-115 [Portraits of unidentified men]
- 116 [Portrait of unidentified man] 1900
- 117-120 [Portraits of unidentified men]
- 121 [Man in uniform]
- 122-131 [Portraits of unidentified people]
- 132 J.H. McIllree [Assistant Commissioner, NWMP]
- 133 Lily McIllree
- 134-136 [Portraits of soldiers]
- 137 Geo. H. Hogbin
- 138 George Paris [ca.1902]
- 139 Dr. O.A. Lyman
- 140 Ralph Douglas
- 141 [Buffalo Child Long Lance?]
- 142 [Man sitting on wharf]
- 143 [Portrait of man with bulldog]
- 144 [Portrait of Banff Curling Club members, 1908-1909]
- 145 Ottawa, May 11th, 1896 [Group portrait]
- 146 Mr. & Mrs. J. H. Austin, Feby. 1896
- 147 [Wedding portrait, couple unidentified]
- 148 Mary Inglis, 1922
- 149-150 [Unidentified portraits]
- 151 [Portrait of Edna Kells]
- 152-154 [Unidentified portraits]
- 155 Elma Taylor, Jan. 1st, 1897
- 156 Marion Castellain, 1898
- 157-163 [Unidentified portraits]
- 164 Margaret G. Allan
- 165 Yokohama [woman wearing Japanese costume]
- 166-167 [Nurse]
- 168 [Graduation portrait of Norlaine]
- 169 [Portrait of Norah]
- 170 No.2 Mary Clarissa
- 171 No.3 Helen Alphonsus
- 172 No.4 Gertrude Philomena
- 173 No.5 Catharine Harriet
- 174 [Portrait of Catherine Brett?]
- 175 [Portrait of Julian Eltinger?]
- 176 [Unidentified children]
- 177 Charles David Crawley Age 4 months, 1916
- 178-182 [Portraits of unidentified boys]
- 183-186 [Portraits of unidentified girl]
- 187 Isobel Valerie Jones Oct. 1910
- 188 [Portrait of girl]
- 189 [Portrait of unidentified children]
- 190 Robin & Evelyn Inglis
- 191 [Portrait of unidentified children]
- 192 Geo Paris on the beach Victoria, 1919
- 193 Mrs. Geo [Ida] Paris at Victoria, 1919
- 194 [Left to right-Ted Paris, Herb Paris, George Paris, Mrs. George (Ida) Paris, Cyril Paris, Georgie Paris, ca.1912]
- 195 Mrs. George Paris, Dr. Johnstone, Lena Boyd
- 196 How is this for a Banff Sport? Some sport eh? [Unidentified man]
- 197 [Man playing hockey on Mather's skating rink]
- 198 [Sanitarium Hotel workers playing with a monkey]
- 199 I thought you would like one of "Pete" M.B. [couple sitting on lawn with monkey]
- 200 [Man with wolfhounds]
- 201 [Mrs. Longworthy]
- 202 [Group of women sitting on lawn]
- 203-206 [Unidentified women]
- 207 Lena Lyman 1915
- 208 [Woman and child sitting on steps]
- 209 [Children sitting on steps]
- 210 [Unidentified child]
- 211 [Group of people at costume party]
- 212 [Group of people in costumes out in front of Bretton Hall]
- 213 [Group by car in front of lake, ca.1920]
- 214 [Winter camp near Banff]
- 215 [Winter scene]
- 216-217 [Unidentified woman]
- 218 [Group of coal miners]
- 219 [Group includes, back row)-Jimmy Larkin, Walter Peyto, Ben Woodworth, Harry Robinson, Ned Tabuteau;, front row)-Harry Davis, Jack MacCormick, Joe Dawmey]
- 220 [Bob Lothian driving the Sanitarium Hotel bus]
- 221 Sanitarium Hotel, Banff [ca.1910 photograph by S.J. Thompson]
- 222 [Demolition of Bretton Hall Hotel, ca.1933]
- 223 National Park Drug Store [2nd Brett Drug Store]
- 224 [The Brett Hospital]
- 225 [The Brett Block, ca.1912]
- 226 [Mr. & Mrs. Bevan Ashton and Phillip, Brett residence in background]
- 227 [Dr. Robert G. Brett's house]
- 228 March 1900 [Dr. Robert G. Brett's house in winter]
- 229 Not so very good of the house but the best I could get hold of M.B. [Dr. Robert G. Brett's house showing addition]
- 230 [Interior view of Senator Forget's house, formerly Dr. Brett's house]
- 231 [Beach House, Lake Minnewanka, ca.1890, photograph by A. B. Thom]
- 232 [Original NWMP barracks on Banff Avenue]
- 233 The Royal Party at Banff [Duke & Duchess of Cornwall & York in carriage, escorted by NWMP, 1901, photograph by S. J. Thompson]
- 234 [Canon H. Tully Montgomery, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, 1939]
- 235 [View from Sanitarium Hotel window of Banff townsite, 1886]
- 236 [Banff townsite from Brett Sanitarium, ca.1908]
- 237 [Group of men including NWMP officer on bridge across Bow River, ca.1890, photograph by John Woodruff]
- 238 [Bridge across Spray River]
- 239 [Swimmers in the Cave & Basin pool, ca.1890 photograph by John Woodruff]
- 240-241 [Unidentified man jumping horse behind Banff Ave., ca.1905]
- 242 This is a snapshot I took of the Regatta on Vermilion Lakes. Sept. 11th, 1908 / Neville Lindsay
- 243 [Canoes at boathouse with Mount Rundle in background]
- 244 [People on launch "The Lady of the Lake,"]
- 245 [Mathers cabin on Bow River, ca.1890]
- 246 Bow Valley from Grand View Villa
- 247 A view taken from Sulphur Mountain showing the Bow Valley and River, Tunnel Mountain on the left and Lake Minnewanka in the distance, Sept. 10th, 1908 / Neville Lindsay
- 248 [Bow River and view of the Goat Range]
- 249 [Bow Valley]
- 250 [Group of people by Bow River below Bow Falls]
- 251 [Vermilion Lakes in winter]
- 252 Desolation [Sundance?] Canyon
- 253 [Group of people at Sundance? Canyon]
- 254 [Woman on bridge at Sundance? Canyon]
- 255 [Unidentified mining operation?]
- 256 [Fountain at The Sanitarium?]
- 257 Driving the Golden Spike, by Hon. D.A. Smith, on C.P.R., Nov. 7, 1885, 9:30 a.m.[Donald Smith driving in the Last Spike at Craigellachie, BC] / [Ross, Best & Co.]
- 258 [Mount Stephen House, Field, B.C. / A.W. Palmer]
- 259 Field, B.C. Steam engine [No.732]
- 260 Muir's 2nd Tunnel-6th Crossing Kicking Horse [River] No. 63
- 261 [Dr. Robert G. Brett? at the Great Divide]
- 262 [Winter scene, photograph by Byron Harmon]
- 263 [Indigenous burial platform with teepee]
- 264 [Passengers on boat "Northland Echo,"]
- 265 [View of knick-knack shelf]
- 266 [Wedding announcement of Minnie McCardell & Thomas Davidson, 1917]
- 267 [Unidentified buildings beside lake?]
- 268 [Unidentified animal park?]
- 269 [Unidentified city beside lake]
- 270 [Unidentified square with statue]
- 271 [House in Bournemouth, England-Lindsay's?]
- 272-273 [Unidentified family on porch]
- 274-275 Whitehall, N.Y.
- 276 Our Armoury [Whitehall, New York?]
- 277 Comical [?] band on boat
- 278 [Unidentified view of river along CPR line / A. B. Thom]
- 279 [Arch decorated honouring Queen Victoria, unidentified location]
- 280 [Man boating on unidentified lake]
- 281 [House in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia]
- 282 [Interior of unidentified church?]
- 283 [Unidentified building] Ekaterinodar, South Russia. 9/12/19
- 284 "Valley Home" built by Joseph Saunders in 1804
- 285 [House in Pasadena, California]
- 286 [Dr. A. McDermid's house, Winnipeg, Manitoba, ca.1885 / T. R. Colpitts]
- 287 Bird's eye view of Banff, from Tunnel Mountain / Boorne & May [ca.1887]
- 288 "Killing" Western Canada Ranching Series 1912 by A. E. Brown
- 289 A deep ford Western Canada Ranching Series, 1912 / A. E. Brown
- 290 Out for a "Pull" Western Canada Ranching Series, 1912 / A. E. Brown
- 291 Day Herd Western Canada Ranching Series, 1912 / A. E. Brown
- 292 First to camp Western Canada Ranching Series 1912 by A.E. Brown
- 293 Round-up Camp on Milk River Western Canada Ranching Series, 1912 / A. E. Brown
- 294 Brett Hospital, Banff / D. White, Banff, Alta.
- 295 [Portrait of Dr. Robert G. Brett, Lt.-Governor of Alberta, ca.1920 / by A. L. Hess]
- 296 [Earle Brett riding a horse]
- 297 [Portrait of Mrs. Louise Brett, ca.1920 / A. L. Hess]
- 298 [Dr. R.G. Brett's Banff residence, Harry and Earle Brett on horseback, ca.1895]
- 299 Dr. R.G. Brett's Private Hospital and Sanitarium, Banff, Alberta / S. J. Thompson]
- 300 St. John's College Dramatic Society in "Heroes" 1908. -- [includes Earle Brett]
- 301 [Duke and Duchess of Connaught welcomed by Dr. R.G. Brett, Banff, Chinese boy at left is Goon Sir Wing, 1912]
- 302-303 [Masquerade party in the Brewster Hall. ca.1907]
- 304 [Sanitarium tally-ho carrying a group of people with sign "I'm a going to live anyhow until I die" ca.1905]
- 305 [Portrait of a woman in English riding clothes]
- 306 [Portrait of a woman leafing through a magazine]
- 307 [Portrait of a baby, ca.1921]
- 308 [Portrait of a woman]
- 309 [Portrait of General Harold MacDonald]
- 310 [Portrait of a priest?; underneath is photograph of young woman, 1912]
- 311 [A private residence in Ontario?, ca.1900]
- 312 [Curling team with Wiser's Red Letter Trophy - back left to right: Jim & Jock McCowan, Bull Ritchie, Jack ?, D.C. Bain - front left to right: Harry Brett, Arthur Saddington, ca.1915]
- 313 Kiwanis Club of Calgary, 1920
- 314 Cricket Club, Banff. August 1897 / R. H. Trueman [Earle Brett, front right, George Paris, back left, Harry Brett, back centre]
- 315 Dr. Brett's private residence and Sanitarium Hotel / R. H. Truman [with Earle Brett, Louise Brett? and Harry Brett, ca.1900]
- 316 [Portrait of Dr. Harry Brett]
- 317 [Mary Sibbald, Harry Brett, Hugh Sibbald and unidentified, ca.1905- 1910]
- 318 Canadian Industrial Congress, Edmonton, June 4 & 5, 1920
- 319 [Portrait of Harry Brett]
- 320 [Portrait of Lady Byng]
- 321 [Portrait of Julian Hedworth George Byng, Governor-General of Canada, 1921-1926]
- 322 [Portrait of Harry Brett]
- Name Access
- Brett, Helen
- Brett, Louise
- Brett, Reginald H. (Harry)
- Brett, Robert G.
- Brett, Robert George
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Children
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Exploration
- Government
- Landscapes
- Last Spike
- Military
- Mountains
- Photography
- Portrait
- Professional and Personal Life
- Travel
- Trains
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Canada
- New York City
- New York
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Winter Carnival photographs
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of prints and negatives depicting Banff Winter Carnival events including ski jumping, hockey, figure skating, log chopping competitions, toboggan races, swimming contests, dog sled races, ice sculptures and queen contests between 1920 and 1949, primarily from the 1920s. Includes snows…
- Date Range
- 1920-1922
- 1922
- [ca. 1940s]
- 1942
- 1949
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3b / 2 / NA - 01 to NA - 93 LUX / I / D3b / 2 / PA - 01 to PA - 71
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
212 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
- Sous-Fonds
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D / 3 : Organizations
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3b / 2 / NA - 01 to NA - 93 LUX / I / D3b / 2 / PA - 01 to PA - 71
- Date Range
- 1920-1922
- 1922
- [ca. 1940s]
- 1942
- 1949
- Physical Description
- 164 photographs : 93 b&w negatives ; 14 x 8 cm or smaller : 71 b&w prints ; 23.5 x 19.5 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- Banff Winter Carnival, also known as Winter Sports of the Canadian Rockies, was the first post-war winter sports programme held in Banff, Alberta. The organization had Banff directors, Calgary directors and Directors-at-large from Alberta and outside the province. A wide variety of social and sports events took place under the organization's direction.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of prints and negatives depicting Banff Winter Carnival events including ski jumping, hockey, figure skating, log chopping competitions, toboggan races, swimming contests, dog sled races, ice sculptures and queen contests between 1920 and 1949, primarily from the 1920s. Includes snowshoe hikes, Sunshine Ski Camp, and personal motor trips to Lake Minnewanka. File includes photographs and prints by Lou Crosby, Dan McCowan, Byron Harmon. Some prints are stamped or annotated by the photographer and include processing receipts and original housing envelopes.
- Notes
- PA-01 to PA-09 are associated to negatives NA-49 to NA-57. Copy and duplicate prints associated with some negatives
- Subject Access
- Winter sports
- Winter Carnival
- Sunshine Lodge
- Skiing
- Sled dogs
- Ski jumping
- Skating
- Lake Minnewanka
- Lake Louise
- Ice sculpture
- Hot Springs
- Dogsledding
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Banff
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- NA-05,06,07,21, NA-48, and NA-53 show deterioration and have turned amber
- Biographical Source Notes
- Banff Winter Carnival fonds
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Second set of duplicate prints of NA-60 to NA-67 in a separate envelope
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Personal and Professional Photographs
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- Part Of
- Lawrence Grassi fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to various climbs, trips, and activities Lawrence Grassi and others did; many others are unidentified
- Date Range
- [ca. 1915-1980]
- Reference Code
- V240 / II / B / PA - 801 to 829
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Lawrence Grassi fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M45 / V240
- Series
- II.B. Personal photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V240
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V240 / II / B / PA - 801 to 829
- Date Range
- [ca. 1915-1980]
- Physical Description
- 29 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to various climbs, trips, and activities Lawrence Grassi and others did; many others are unidentified
- Name Access
- Grassi, Lawrence
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Buildings
- Climbing
- Cabins and shelters
- Family and personal life
- Guide
- Guiding
- Leisure
- Mountains
- Professional and Personal Life
- Portrait
- Scenery
- Geographic Access
- Rocky Mountains
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Kananaskis
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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F.V. Longstaff Prints
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- Part Of
- Lawrence Grassi fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photograph prints of and by F.V. Longstaff of Victoria, B.C.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1950]
- Reference Code
- V240 / II / B / PA - 866 to 875
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
2 images
- Part Of
- Lawrence Grassi fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M45 / V240
- Series
- II.B. Personal photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V240
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V240 / II / B / PA - 866 to 875
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1950]
- Physical Description
- 10 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photograph prints of and by F.V. Longstaff of Victoria, B.C.
- Name Access
- Grassi, Lawrence
- Longstaff, F. V. (Frederick Victor)
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Buildings
- Cabins
- Cabins and shelters
- Lake O'Hara region
- Mountains
- Scenery
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Rocky Mountains
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Mounties with horses - posed
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- Part Of
- Ron Duke collection
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 17 black and white film transparencies depicting various posed Mounties with their horses. All photographs were taken by Fred Armbrister.
- Date Range
- [ca.1940-1970]
- Reference Code
- V203 / NS - 01 to NS - 17
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Ron Duke collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M16 / V203
- Sous-Fonds
- V203
- Accession Number
- 168
- Reference Code
- V203 / NS - 01 to NS - 17
- Date Range
- [ca.1940-1970]
- Physical Description
- 17 photographs : b&w transparencies ; medium format
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 17 black and white film transparencies depicting various posed Mounties with their horses. All photographs were taken by Fred Armbrister.
- Name Access
- Duke, Ron (collector)
- Armbrister, Fred
- Subject Access
- Horses
- Mounties
- Mountains
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Photography
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Bill Olson friends and family photographs
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- Part Of
- Olson family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs of Bill Olson at work and with his family. Also includes family pictures of various generations of the Olson family, army portraits, coworkers, a Cave & Basin postcard, and an interior shot of the Dave White Shop.
- Date Range
- 1889-1967
- Reference Code
- V475 / PA121 - 01 to 19
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- Photograph
- Photograph print
37 images
- Part Of
- Olson family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M97 / V475
- Sous-Fonds
- V475
- Accession Number
- 670 ; 1107 ; 1021
- Reference Code
- V475 / PA121 - 01 to 19
- Date Range
- 1889-1967
- Physical Description
- 19 prints : b&w and col. ; 17.5 x 12 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs of Bill Olson at work and with his family. Also includes family pictures of various generations of the Olson family, army portraits, coworkers, a Cave & Basin postcard, and an interior shot of the Dave White Shop.
- Notes
- Some of the people identified in the photos are Bill Kay, Jack Powell, Jack Doe, Fred Day, Charlie Fullhroch, Mac Lennat, Earl Squires, Bob Graham, Larry Foster, Willard Bell, Bush Ashley, Shorty Blasker, Casey Jones, Dan Zakaryk, Pete Finlay, Jon Douglas, Irene Straus, Marie Leong, and more.
- Name Access
- Olson, Bill
- Olson, Irene
- McTrowe, Florence
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Biographical
- Buffalo
- Cave and Basin
- Children
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Garden
- Home
- Leisure
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Personal and Family Life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Portrait
- War
- World War I
- WWI
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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