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Mount Mummery and Mummery Glacier Area

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Part Of: Bob Hind fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to forests, mountains and glaciers, hiking and climbing, groups, camps around the Mummery area.

Date Range: 1958

Reference Code: V46 / I / A / 40 / NS 1 to 128

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Lantern slide; Transparency

128 images 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Bob Hind fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M7 / V46

Series: I.A. Mountain travel and recreation, western Canada : Trips and activities

Sous-Fonds: V46

Accession Number: 7181

Reference Code: V46 / I / A / 40 / NS 1 to 128

GMD: Lantern slide; Transparency

Date Range: 1958

Physical Description: 128 photographs : transparencies, 35mm, col

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to forests, mountains and glaciers, hiking and climbing, groups, camps around the Mummery area.

Name Access: Hind, Bob

Subject Access: Activities; Backpacking; Cabins and shelters; Environment; Glaciers; Guide; Guiding; Horses; Horse packing; Mountaineering; Mountains; Professional and Personal Life

Geographic Access: Mount Mummery; Yoho National Park; British Columbia; Canada

Language: NA

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Construction, Banff-Windermere Higw

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to construction of the Banff-Windermere Highway. Includes mostly footage of large construction machines grading and building the foundations of the highway, as well as drilling underneath the highway, presumably for drainage purposes. The origina…

Date Range: 1958

Reference Code: V190 / VI / NF - 24

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Film; Motion picture

1 image

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file

Sous-Fonds: V190

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / NF - 24

GMD: Film; Motion picture

Date Range: 1958

Physical Description: 1 motion picture (1 film reel: ca. 300'): 16 mm, original, col., silent

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to construction of the Banff-Windermere Highway. Includes mostly footage of large construction machines grading and building the foundations of the highway, as well as drilling underneath the highway, presumably for drainage purposes. The original label on the case reads "Construction, Banff-Windermere Higw, Color, Date 1958, Footage 300ft, Camera: B. Engler."

Subject Access: Automobiles; Construction; Mountains; Scenery; scenic; Roads

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Alberta; Kootenay National Park; British Columbia

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Empress Hotel (1957)

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 62 negative photographs (b&w and colour) and 6 colour transparencies. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway hotel, Victoria BC. Includes interior and exterior views, personnel; also local places and activities including Thunderbird Park, Butchart Gardens, antique shopping, f…

Date Range: 1957

Reference Code: V500 / I / A7 / 20

Description Level: 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Transparency

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: V500

Sub-Series: V500 / I / A : Photography : Negatives and Transparencies

Accession Number: 7438

Reference Code: V500 / I / A7 / 20

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Transparency

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: 1957

Physical Description: 68 Photographs: negatives and transparencies; b&w and colour

Scope & Content: File consists of 62 negative photographs (b&w and colour) and 6 colour transparencies. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway hotel, Victoria BC. Includes interior and exterior views, personnel; also local places and activities including Thunderbird Park, Butchart Gardens, antique shopping, fishing.

Notes: Negatives and transparencies have been stored in separate file boxes. Contains duplicates of some images.

Subject Access: Canadian Pacific; Hotel; Park; Garden; Shopping; Fishing

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia

Access Restrictions: Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

Reproduction Restrictions: Reference use only; no reproduction

Language: English

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Howson Accident etc.

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a Report to the Board Re: Fatal Accident in the Howson Range, written by Eric Brooks.

Date Range: 1957

Reference Code: M200 / I / A / 24

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M200; V14; S6

Series: M200 / I: Administrative records

Sous-Fonds: M200

Sub-Series: M200 / I / A: Club meeting minutes and reports

Accession Number: accn. 5343

Reference Code: M200 / I / A / 24

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Date Range: 1957

Physical Description: 0.5 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of a Report to the Board Re: Fatal Accident in the Howson Range, written by Eric Brooks.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Brooks, Eric; Gibson, Rex

Subject Access: Administration; Club; Organizations; Report; Correspondence; Record keeping; Records

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Vancouver; Vancouver, BC; Howson Range, BC; Howson Peak, BC

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Contains personal information

Language: English

Title Source: Original title

Processing Status: Processed

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Construction, Trans Canada Hgw

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to construction of the Trans-Canada Highway through the Kicking Horse Pass in Yoho National Park, the last stretch of the road to be completed. Includes shots of construction crews levelling the ground, machines moving earth, explosives, paving, …

Date Range: 1956

Reference Code: V190 / VI / NF - 28 a,b

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Film; Motion picture

1 image

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file

Sous-Fonds: V190

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / NF - 28 a,b

GMD: Film; Motion picture

Date Range: 1956

Physical Description: 2 motion pictures (2 film reels: ca. 475'): 16 mm, original, b&w, silent

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to construction of the Trans-Canada Highway through the Kicking Horse Pass in Yoho National Park, the last stretch of the road to be completed. Includes shots of construction crews levelling the ground, machines moving earth, explosives, paving, bridges, men in a lab conduction experiments, and some shots of nearby wildlife and scenic views. NF - 28b is a copy of NF- 28a. Also includes two documents: two copies of a press release for the film, produced by the National Film Board. The original label on the case reads "Title: Construction, Trans Canada Hgw, Camera B. Engler NFB, Date: 1956, Footage: 200 Time 5 minutes."

Subject Access: Animals; Big Horn Sheep; Bridges; Construction; Explosions; Kicking Horse Pass; Mountains; Rivers; Scenery; scenic; Trains; Trans-Canada Highway; Waterfalls; Wildlife

Geographic Access: Yoho National Park; British Columbia

Language: English

Creator: Bruno Engler

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Correspondence between E.O.W. President ACC, and ManCom, Hind, Vallance, Brooks. 1951

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: File include a Report of the Committee Appointed by President to Negotiate Contract Re 1952 Assiniboine Camp.

Date Range: 1952

Reference Code: M200 / II / A / 10

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M200; V14; S6

Series: M200 / II: Financial Records

Sous-Fonds: M200

Sub-Series: M200 / II / A: Financial Statements and Reports

Accession Number: accn. 5343

Reference Code: M200 / II / A / 10

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Date Range: 1952

Physical Description: 0.5 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File include a Report of the Committee Appointed by President to Negotiate Contract Re 1952 Assiniboine Camp.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Brooks, Eric

Subject Access: Administration; Alpine Club of Canada; Club; Record keeping; Records; Report; Organizations; Finances

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Alberta; Vernon; Vernon, BC; Calgary; Calgary, AB; Calgary, Alberta

Language: English

Conservation: Records made of tissue-like paper: fragile

Title Source: Original title

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters to Mother [July - November 1952]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 34 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 3 to November 3, 1952. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visitis from friends, photography, painting, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs, installing electrical outlet…

Date Range: 1952

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 131

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Private record

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs

Sous-Fonds: M36

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 131

GMD: Private record

Date Range: 1952

Physical Description: 1.2 cm of textual records (63 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fond level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 34 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 3 to November 3, 1952. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visitis from friends, photography, painting, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs, installing electrical outlets in the living room, trips to Bow Lake, Banff Indian Days [including having David and Peggy (Rider) Bearspaw stay the night with Peter and Catharine during a bad storm], the Jasper Park Lodge burning down [July 15], the funeral for John Murray Gibbon, camping/sketching trips to Yoho National Park, several visits by Rockwell and Betty Kent, and leaving for a road trip to Concord for Christmas [Peter and Catharine left in late October and drove to Massachusetts]. Also includes an airmail card.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are typed and hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. 131 - 07 [dated July 24, 1952] describes making a sound recording with Jacob Twoyoungmen and family. See S37 / 73 for actual recording 131 - 08 appears to have been cut 3/4 up the page prior to accession.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Ward, Sam; Moore, Pearl; Campbell, Gray; Campbell, Eleanor; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Simpson, Billie; White, Annie; Morant, Nicholas (Nick); Morant, Willie; Philpott, Cecil; Whyte, Jon; Bearspaw, David; Bearspaw, Peggy; Gibbon, John Murray; Kent, Rockwell; Kent, Betty

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Indian Days; Birthday; Businesses; Camping; Canadian Pacific Railway; Children; Christmas; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; Deer; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Funeral; Home; Hospital; Indigenous Peoples; Lake Louise; Leisure; Mountain; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Post Office; Scenery; Stoney Nakoda; Trains; Trans-Canada Highway; Travel; Winter; Weather

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Bow Lake; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Calgary; Edmonton; Alberta; British Columbia; Concord; Massachusetts; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian Souvenirs Vol. II Album

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of 1 photograph album compiled by Frank W. Freeborn of New York City for the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to a 1917 ACC trip throughout the Rocky Mountains in British Columbia, including the Field, Lake O'Hara, Assiniboine, and Glacier areas, and includes black and white …

Date Range: 1917

Reference Code: V14 / AC 55P / PD - 10

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Album; Photograph

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M200 / S6 / V14

Series: IV.B. Other material: photographic

Sous-Fonds: V14

Accession Number: 5200

Reference Code: V14 / AC 55P / PD - 10

GMD: Album; Photograph

Date Range: 1917

Physical Description: 1 album (396 photographs : b&w and col. ; 28.6 x 18.5 cm)

Scope & Content: Item consists of 1 photograph album compiled by Frank W. Freeborn of New York City for the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to a 1917 ACC trip throughout the Rocky Mountains in British Columbia, including the Field, Lake O'Hara, Assiniboine, and Glacier areas, and includes black and white photographs, all of which are numbered. A bound-edge flip-book style album, it is tied together with a black string and has a faded gilt "Photographs" embossed in the top left corner of the front cover. Additionally, a small white paper with "W" is adhered to the top right corner and a piece of a lined paper is adhered to the centre with the album's title - this piece is torn through the middle but, as per the title page, the album is titled "Canadian Souvenirs Vol. II."

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Activities; Alpine Club of Canada; Animals; Backpacking; Bow Falls; Bow River; Bow Valley; Buildings; Camps; Canadian Pacific Railway; Climbing; Clothing and dress; Club; Environment and Nature; Glaciers; Hiking; Hotels; Lake O'hara; Landscapes; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; Period costume; Photography; Portrait; Railways; Scenery; scenic; Trails; Trains; Transportation; Women

Geographic Access: Field; Yoho National Park; Glacier National Park; Assiniboine; Assiniboine Provincial Park; British Columbia

Language: English

Finding Aid: Inventory of the Alpine Club of Canada Collection, 1986, provides group or item-level description to this material

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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A.L. Harkness photograph album

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Album contains miscellaneous views.

Date Range: 1917

Reference Code: V14 / AC 055P / 30

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Print

1 image

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M200 / S6 / V14

Series: III. Personal papers and photographs

Sous-Fonds: V14

Accession Number: 5200

Reference Code: V14 / AC 055P / 30

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Print

Date Range: 1917

Physical Description: 1 photograph album (27 prints)

Scope & Content: Album contains miscellaneous views.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Harkness, A.L.

Subject Access: Abbot Pass Hut; Activities; Administration; Advertising; Alpine Club of Canada; Alpine Club House; Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Camps; Club; Competition; Discovery and exploration; Environment; Environment and Nature; Exploration; Guide; Guides; Hiking; Huts; Mountain; Mountain guides; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; National parks and reserves; Organizations; Photography; Scenery; Sports and recreation; Summit

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Yoho National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on preliminary inventory

Processing Status: Processed

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[Fanny Fowles, wife of George "Ockey" Fowles in costume, Banff - Mrs. Fowles won prizes for her elaborate costumes]

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Part Of: McCowan family fonds

Scope & Content: Image of woman identifed as Fanny Fowles dressed as a cake. See local newspaper Banff Crag and Canyon, March 25, 1916 (page 8) entitled “The Best Masquerade Ball”

Date Range: 1916

Reference Code: v407 / 3 / na66 - 1880

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: McCowan family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V407

Sous-Fonds: tbd

Accession Number: tbd

Reference Code: v407 / 3 / na66 - 1880

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: 1916

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative : copy negative

Scope & Content: Image of woman identifed as Fanny Fowles dressed as a cake. See local newspaper Banff Crag and Canyon, March 25, 1916 (page 8) entitled “The Best Masquerade Ball”

Subject Access: Women; Public events

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Language: English

Creator: Byron Harmon, photographer

Title Source: copy negative envelope

Processing Status: Processed

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Photographs of 1912 Album

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of 1 photograph album compiled by Frank W. Freeborn of New York City for the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to a 1912 ACC trip in and around Banff and the Assiniboine area, as well as the ACC camp at Vermillion Camp and a trip to the Mt Rainier area, and includes black and …

Date Range: 1912

Reference Code: V14 / AC 55P / PD - 8

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Album; Photograph

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M200 / S6 / V14

Series: IV.B. Other material: photographic

Sous-Fonds: V14

Accession Number: 5200

Reference Code: V14 / AC 55P / PD - 8

GMD: Album; Photograph

Date Range: 1912

Physical Description: 1 album (164 photographs : b&w and col. ; 20.3 x 25.5 cm)

Scope & Content: Item consists of 1 photograph album compiled by Frank W. Freeborn of New York City for the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to a 1912 ACC trip in and around Banff and the Assiniboine area, as well as the ACC camp at Vermillion Camp and a trip to the Mt Rainier area, and includes black and white photographs, all of which are annotated in white ink. "1912" is written in white ink in the top left corner of the front cover with "M" also written in white below it.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Activities; Alpine Club of Canada; Animals; Backpacking; Bow Falls; Bow River; Bow Valley; Buildings; Camps; Canadian Pacific Railway; Chateau Lake Louise; Climbing; Clothing and dress; Club; Environment and Nature; Glaciers; Hiking; Hotels; Lake Louise; Lake O'hara; Landscapes; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; Period costume; Photography; Portrait; Railways; Scenery; scenic; Trails; Trains; Transportation; Women

Geographic Access: Lake Louise; Banff National Park; Alberta; Glacier National Park; Assiniboine; Assiniboine Provincial Park; British Columbia; Washington

Language: English

Finding Aid: Inventory of the Alpine Club of Canada Collection, 1986, provides group or item-level description to this material

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Bert Riggall's 1000 Mile Pack trip

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Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

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

Date Range: 1911

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

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

1 image

Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M376 / V26

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

Sous-Fonds: V26

Accession Number: 7201

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

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1911

Physical Description: 43 photographs: b&w prints

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

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

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

Language: English

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Bert Riggall's 1000 Mile Pack trip

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Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

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

Date Range: 1911

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

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

1 image

Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M376 / V26

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

Sous-Fonds: V26

Accession Number: 7201

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

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1911

Physical Description: Photographs: 20 prints, b&w

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

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

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

Language: English

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Letter from CPR (1895) re: Death of Burton Wheatley

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: Item is a three-page typed document on yellow tissue paper released by the Canadian Pacific Railway's Solicitor Office in 1895. Pertains to the death of Burton Wheatley, CPR Engineer, in 1894 at Field Hill, B.C. and provides a statement waiving CPR's liability in Wheatley's death. spaces on last pa…

Date Range: 1895

Reference Code: M300 / III / D3 / A / 76 (O.S.)

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Corporate record

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: M300

Sub-Series: M300 / III / D: Personal and Family Records : Collected Material

Accession Number: 182

Reference Code: M300 / III / D3 / A / 76 (O.S.)

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Corporate record

Responsibility: Canadian Pacific Railway

Date Range: 1895

Physical Description: 1 Textual Record (3 pages): tissue paper; non-annotated

History / Biographical: Burton Wheatley was an engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway company, who died during a railway accident in 1894 which occurred at Field Hill, B.C. The Wheatley family were related to Ivy "Willie" Morant (1910-1986), wife of photographer Nicholas Morant.

Scope & Content: Item is a three-page typed document on yellow tissue paper released by the Canadian Pacific Railway's Solicitor Office in 1895. Pertains to the death of Burton Wheatley, CPR Engineer, in 1894 at Field Hill, B.C. and provides a statement waiving CPR's liability in Wheatley's death. spaces on last page of the document to write the date and witness signatures have not been filled in (likely a copy of a completed form).

Notes: Item was previously numbered as M27/3/O.S./"H" and is entered into database twice; more recently updated as item in Nicholas Morant fonds

Name Access: Wheatley, Burton

Subject Access: Wheatley family; Wheatley, Burton; Canadian Pacific Railway; Canadian Pacific; Engineer; Death

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia

Reproduction Restrictions: Reference use only; no reproduction

Language: English

Conservation: Must be stored flat in mylar sheets

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Biographical Source Notes: http://www.archivesalberta.org/findingaids/whyte/Morant/M300-III%20inv.pdf

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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First Banff Indian Days [Chief Hector Crawler (Wachegiye) (Prayer Giver) and Tom Wilson front centre]

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Part Of: Tom Wilson family fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a group of people posed for a photograph - the two men standing in front centre identified as Hector Crawler (Wachegiye) (Prayer Giver) (left) and Tom Wilson (right).

Date Range: 1894

Reference Code: v701 / 4 / na66 - 488

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Tom Wilson family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V701

Sous-Fonds: V701

Reference Code: v701 / 4 / na66 - 488

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: 1894

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative : copy negative

Scope & Content: Image of a group of people posed for a photograph - the two men standing in front centre identified as Hector Crawler (Wachegiye) (Prayer Giver) (left) and Tom Wilson (right).