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[Catharine Whyte receiving her honourary doctorate from the University of Calgary]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Catharine Whyte (centre) receiving her honourary doctorate from the University of Calgary

Date Range: 1969

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 54

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Print

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 54

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1969

Physical Description: Photographs: 1 prints; b&w

Scope & Content: Image of Catharine Whyte (centre) receiving her honourary doctorate from the University of Calgary

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine

Subject Access: University of Calgary

Geographic Access: Calgary

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Mating Dance

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Artist: Pauta Saila (1916 – 2009, Canadian)

Date: 1969

Medium: stonecut on paper

Catalogue Number: PaU.04.01

Description: General colour: green with yellow and rust tints on white. Two birds strut with one wing outstretched. Top bird faces left, bottom bird faces right.

1 image

Artist: Pauta Saila (1916 – 2009, Canadian)

Title: Mating Dance

Date: 1969

Medium: stonecut on paper

Dimensions: 55.5 x 39.8 cm

Description: General colour: green with yellow and rust tints on white. Two birds strut with one wing outstretched. Top bird faces left, bottom bird faces right.

Subject: animal, bird

Credit: Gift of Unknown, 1968

Catalogue Number: PaU.04.01

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Yukon Alpine Centennial Expedition photographs

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Includes photographs are by expedition members, including Hogo Hohener and Mary Fallis. Also includes views by Photo Importing Agencies Ltd. re presentations on behalf of expedition.

Date Range: 1967

Reference Code: V14 / AC 001P / 09-10; V14 / AC 055P / 28; V14 / AC 123P / 01-19, 23

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: I.A.2.d.ii. Administration: expeditions - Yukon Alpine Centennial Expedition

Sous-Fonds: V14

Accession Number: 5200

Reference Code: V14 / AC 001P / 09-10; V14 / AC 055P / 28; V14 / AC 123P / 01-19, 23

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Print

Date Range: 1967

Physical Description: ca.125 photographs (22 prints, 4 negatives, 1 album of 84 prints)

Scope & Content: Includes photographs are by expedition members, including Hogo Hohener and Mary Fallis. Also includes views by Photo Importing Agencies Ltd. re presentations on behalf of expedition.

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: Yukon; Canada

Access Restrictions: Access to negatives is by appointment only

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on material

Processing Status: Processed

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[Catharine Whyte and unidentified man ]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Catharine Whyte standing outside her home in Banff with unidentified man

Date Range: 1966

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 44

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Print

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 44

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1966

Physical Description: Photographs: 1 prints; colour

Scope & Content: Image of Catharine Whyte standing outside her home in Banff with unidentified man

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine

Subject Access: Portrait

Geographic Access: Banff

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Luxton family headstone

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one print photograph and two duplicate transparency slides depicting the headstone of Norman and Georgina Luxton (and later Eleanor Luxton), 1966.

Date Range: 1966

Reference Code: LUX / III / A3a / PA - 9

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print; Transparency

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / A : Norman Luxton family

Sous-Fonds: LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / III / A3 : Collected material

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / A3a / PA - 9

GMD: Photograph; Print; Transparency

Date Range: 1966

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. print ; 12.5 x 9 cm -- 2 col. transparency slides, 35 mm

Scope & Content: File consists of one print photograph and two duplicate transparency slides depicting the headstone of Norman and Georgina Luxton (and later Eleanor Luxton), 1966.

Notes: Date range provided by Processing Archivist

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Georgina; Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Grave

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored together in file

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Detroit Autumn

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Artist: Nancy Preston

Date: 1966

Medium: linocut on paper

Catalogue Number: PrN.04.01

Description: A two-colour print of light and dark blue, a street scene, 2 church spires to the left, a large block building, and smaller buildings in front of that, a flowering bush at extreme right, mottled sky.

Artist: Nancy Preston

Title: Detroit Autumn

Date: 1966

Medium: linocut on paper

Dimensions: 12.5;13.7 x 17.7;17.7 cm

Description: A two-colour print of light and dark blue, a street scene, 2 church spires to the left, a large block building, and smaller buildings in front of that, a flowering bush at extreme right, mottled sky.

Subject: architecture, urban

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: PrN.04.01

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Pigeon Mountain Ski Resort

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 3 b&w prints depicting the Pigeon Moutain Ski Resort lodge and ski lift base, possibly for promotional purposes.

Date Range: 1963

Reference Code: V190 / VI / P / x / PA - 01 to PA - 03

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

3 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, P : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: x : Pigeon Mountain Ski Resort

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / P / x / PA - 01 to PA - 03

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1963

Physical Description: 3 photographs : b&w ; 24.8 x 19.9 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: Pigeon Mountain Ski Resort was built on the west-facing slope of Pigeon Mountain near Dead Man's Flats and operated off and on until 1983 when it closed permanently.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 3 b&w prints depicting the Pigeon Moutain Ski Resort lodge and ski lift base, possibly for promotional purposes.

Notes: File came from box XVI, separate from alphabetised boxes

Subject Access: Activities; Buildings; Mountains; Ski areas; Ski lodges and cabins; Skiers; Skiing; Winter; Winter sports; Women

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Biographical Source Notes: https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/on-the-trail-of-albertas-lost-ski-hills

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Lake Louise Old Ski Area

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 30 b&w prints of the Lake Louise Ski Resort. Includes aerial views of the ski hill, plans for lifts and runs, the Temple Lodge area, ski lifts, and views from the Resort towards Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier.

Date Range: 1962

Reference Code: V190 / VI / L / i / c / PA - 01 to PA - 30

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

9 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, L : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: i : Lake Louise, c : Old Ski Area

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / L / i / c / PA - 01 to PA - 30

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1962

Physical Description: 30 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 30 b&w prints of the Lake Louise Ski Resort. Includes aerial views of the ski hill, plans for lifts and runs, the Temple Lodge area, ski lifts, and views from the Resort towards Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier.

Subject Access: Aerial photography; Lake Louise Ski Area; Mountains; Scenery; Ski areas; Skiing

Geographic Access: Lake Louise; Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Glacier Park, B.C. Avalanche Zone [2/2]

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 14 boards with b&w negative contact sheets adhered to them depicting Glacier National Park, BC and surrounding environs. Includes ski areas, filming projects [possibly promotional], construction of highway avalanche tunnels, backcountry skiing, and an opening ceremony [possibly for…

Date Range: 1962

Reference Code: V190 / VI / G / i / PA - 67 to PA - 80

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

10 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, G : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: i : Glacier Park, B.C. Avalanche Zone

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / G / i / PA - 67 to PA - 80

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1962

Physical Description: 14 photographs : b&w ; 21.9 x 26.5 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 14 boards with b&w negative contact sheets adhered to them depicting Glacier National Park, BC and surrounding environs. Includes ski areas, filming projects [possibly promotional], construction of highway avalanche tunnels, backcountry skiing, and an opening ceremony [possibly for the completion of the Trans-Canada Highway]. Boards originally housed in a black 3-ring binder with "Glacier BC 1962, Bruno Engler" written on fabric tape adhered to the front cover and along the spine.

Notes: File came from box XVI, separate from alphabetised boxes

Subject Access: Aerial photography; Automobiles; Avalanches; Construction; Glaciers; Mountains; Roads; Trains; Travel

Geographic Access: Glacier National Park; British Columbia

Language: English

Conservation: Original binder housing has possible mold on the bottom right corner of the front cover.

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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[Peter Whyte on roadside]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Peter Whyte standing along the side of a road in 1961 wearing sports jacket and cap

Date Range: 1961

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 117

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Print

2 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 117

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1961

Physical Description: Photographs: 1 prints; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of Peter Whyte standing along the side of a road in 1961 wearing sports jacket and cap

Name Access: Whyte, Peter

Subject Access: Portrait

Language: English

Creator: Jewel Jackson, photographer

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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[Catharine Whyte reading newspaper]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Catharine Whyte reading newspaper in her home

Date Range: 1960

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 77

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Print

2 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 77

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1960

Physical Description: Photographs: 1 print; b&w

Scope & Content: Image of Catharine Whyte reading newspaper in her home

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine

Geographic Access: Banff

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Young Curlew

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Artist: Kellypalik Mungitok (1940 – 2014, Canadian)

Date: 1960

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: MuN.04.01

Description: General colour: green, yellow. A single bird faces left in the cenwer of the composition. A small red and black seal (insignia) is in the upper right corner.

1 image

Artist: Kellypalik Mungitok (1940 – 2014, Canadian)

Title: Young Curlew

Date: 1960

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 35.1 x 31.6 cm

Description: General colour: green, yellow. A single bird faces left in the cenwer of the composition. A small red and black seal (insignia) is in the upper right corner.

Subject: symbolism; mythological; bird; curlew

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971

Catalogue Number: MuN.04.01

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The Archer

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Artist: Niviaksiak (1909 – 1959, Canadian)

Date: 1960

Medium: stencil on paper

Catalogue Number: NiV.04.02

Description: General colour: blue and black on white. A blue figure fills the lower two thirds of the picture. He looks up, aims an arrow at the four black birds flying to the right of the top.

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Artist: Niviaksiak (1909 – 1959, Canadian)

Title: The Archer

Date: 1960

Medium: stencil on paper

Dimensions: 54.3 x 30.1 cm

Description: General colour: blue and black on white. A blue figure fills the lower two thirds of the picture. He looks up, aims an arrow at the four black birds flying to the right of the top.

Subject: figure, male; animal, bird; hunting

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971

Catalogue Number: NiV.04.02

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Sled and Seal Cached on Snow Blocks

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Artist: Niviaksiak (1909 – 1959, Canadian)

Date: 1960

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: NiV.04.01

Description: General colour: black and blue on white. Left of center is a short column of blue blocks. Right of center is another chunk of blue blocks. Sitting on top of these blocks is a long black sled (left) and a small black seal (right).

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Artist: Niviaksiak (1909 – 1959, Canadian)

Title: Sled and Seal Cached on Snow Blocks

Date: 1960

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 19.9 x 44.1 cm

Description: General colour: black and blue on white. Left of center is a short column of blue blocks. Right of center is another chunk of blue blocks. Sitting on top of these blocks is a long black sled (left) and a small black seal (right).

Subject: animal, seal; hunting

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971

Catalogue Number: NiV.04.01

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[Jim Brewster driving King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, Colonel Panet in Democrat, 1939]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Jim Brewster driving King George VI and Queen Elizabeth and Colonel Panet (chief of Canadian Pacific Railway police) in Democrat drawn by team of white horses - 1939

Date Range: 1939

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 105

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Print

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 105

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1939

Physical Description: Photographs: 1 prints; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of Jim Brewster driving King George VI and Queen Elizabeth and Colonel Panet (chief of Canadian Pacific Railway police) in Democrat drawn by team of white horses - 1939

Name Access: Brewster, Jim

Subject Access: Royal tours; Royal Visit

Geographic Access: Banff

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Elizabeth Aleen Aked Travel Album

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Part Of: Elizabeth Aleen Aked fonds

Scope & Content: Album contains 140 b&w prints and colour postcards, tipped in. Photograph and memorabilia album documents Aleen Aked's trip to the Rocky Mountains with her parents in 1939. Photographs and postcards include images of Stoney Nakoda First Nations at Morley and Banff Indian Days, Town of Banff, Banff …

Date Range: 1939

Reference Code: V74 / PD - 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Album; Postcard; Print

Part Of: Elizabeth Aleen Aked fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V 74

Sous-Fonds: V74

Accession Number: 7850

Reference Code: V74 / PD - 1

GMD: Photograph; Album; Postcard; Print

Date Range: 1939

Physical Description: 1 photograph album: 140 b&w prints; postcards; col.

History / Biographical: See fonds level description for biographical history.

Scope & Content: Album contains 140 b&w prints and colour postcards, tipped in. Photograph and memorabilia album documents Aleen Aked's trip to the Rocky Mountains with her parents in 1939. Photographs and postcards include images of Stoney Nakoda First Nations at Morley and Banff Indian Days, Town of Banff, Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Lake Agnes, Snowsqualmie Pass, Columbia River, Chukanut Drive (Washington), Puget Sound, Aked and her parents. Album also includes newsclippings and pamphlet pertaining to Banff Indian Days, pamphlets from Radium Hotsprings lodge and hot springs, and the Banff Springs Golf course pamphlet.

Name Access: Elizabeth Aleen Aked

Subject Access: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Access Restrictions: Other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Creator: Aked, Elizabeth Aleen

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Strom of Assinaboine (sic)

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Artist: Percival James Edgar (1888 – 1946, American)

Date: 1939

Medium: reproduction on drawing

Catalogue Number: EdP.04.02

Description: Storm of Assinaboine (sic) P. J. Edgar Assinaboine 1939. Man's portrait, Erling Strom, wearing cowboy hat, looking to the left at Mount Assiniboine in background.

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Artist: Percival James Edgar (1888 – 1946, American)

Title: Strom of Assinaboine (sic)

Date: 1939

Medium: reproduction on drawing

Dimensions: 29.7 x 20.2 cm

Description: Storm of Assinaboine (sic) P. J. Edgar Assinaboine 1939. Man's portrait, Erling Strom, wearing cowboy hat, looking to the left at Mount Assiniboine in background.

Subject: portrait; male; Erling Strom

Credit: Gift of Nancy Lyall, 1970

Catalogue Number: EdP.04.02

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Elizabeth Von Rummel

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Artist: Percival James Edgar (1888 – 1946, American)

Date: 1939

Medium: reproduction on drawing

Catalogue Number: EdP.04.01

Description: Baroness Elizabeth von Rummel Waldau - Marvel Lake Lookout - 1939 - July signed P. J. Edgar. Portrait of a woman, Elizabeth Rummel, she has a kerchief tied around her head, a cigaret in her mouth, facing to the left, mountains in the background.

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Artist: Percival James Edgar (1888 – 1946, American)

Title: Elizabeth Von Rummel

Date: 1939

Medium: reproduction on drawing

Dimensions: 30.1 x 20.1 cm

Description: Baroness Elizabeth von Rummel Waldau - Marvel Lake Lookout - 1939 - July signed P. J. Edgar. Portrait of a woman, Elizabeth Rummel, she has a kerchief tied around her head, a cigaret in her mouth, facing to the left, mountains in the background.