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Contents: British Columbia:; Camps and Fire Precautions; Fishing and Hunting; Island Highway; Vancouver Highways; Dewdney Road; Pacific Highways; Yale Road; Cariboo Road; South Trunk Highway; Kamloops-Okanagan Highway; Trans-provincial Highway; Northern Highway; Okanagan-Arrow-Kootenay Lakes; Columbia Valley Highway

Accession Number: 2014.8336

Call Number: 02.5 B85h PAM

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Mentioned as a "Special Publication" in this document entitled "Publications of the Government of British Columbia 1811-1947"

Websites

http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/pubdocs/bcdocs2010/188940/bc1871_1947.pdf

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The kicking horse trail, scenic highway from Lake Louise, Alberta to Golden, British Columbia

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1927

Author: Williams, M.B.

Publisher: [Ottawa], [F.A. Acland, printer]

Call Number: 02.6 W66k PAM

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Author: Williams, M.B.

Responsibility: M.B. Williams

Publisher: [Ottawa], [F.A. Acland, printer]

Published Date: 1927

Physical Description: 47 pages

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: British Columbia; Alberta; Travel

Abstract: Pertains to a Canadian Rocky Mountain travel guide. With the use of both images and text, the author has been successful in compiling a guide for travelling in the Canadian Rockies. The book is written in a narrative voice, as to immerse the reader into the Canadian Rocky Mountain experience. The author cover areas and landmarks ranging from Lake Louise, Alberta to Golden, British Columbia.

Notes: This version contains a unique annotation on the first page dating August 4, 1927 from Fred Johnston

Accession Number: 2019.50

Call Number: 02.6 W66k PAM

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: The URL is linked to an interactive website in which the reader can learn more about the author and her admiration for Canada’s national parks.

Websites

http://www.environmentandsociety.org/exhibitions/mb-williams

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The triangle tour of British Columbia

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1926

Call Number: 02.5 C16tr Pam copy 1 1926; 02.5 C16tr PAM copy 2

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Responsibility: Canadian National Railways

Published Date: 1926

Physical Description: 16p. : ill., map

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Travel; Tourism; Canadian National Railway; Railway map; Railway routes; Jasper National Park; Prince Rupert - Stewart; Vancouver

Abstract: Pertains to the Triangle Tour of British Columbia which route includes Jasper to Prince Rupert to Vancouver to Jasper on Canadian National Railway - includes detailed map of railway route, summary of trip, and photographs of Jasper and other sightseeing opportunities along the route, list of Canadian National Railway Office of the Travel Department and layout of the Canadian National Railway steamships the Prince Rupert and the Prince George

Notes: Publication date of copy 2 unknown, varies from copy 1 1926 pamphlet

Accession Number: 20500; 2019.103

Call Number: 02.5 C16tr Pam copy 1 1926; 02.5 C16tr PAM copy 2

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Version available online

Websites

https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/ss:19343231

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Eddie Hunter fonds

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Part Of: Eddie Hunter fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of motion pictures, sound recordings, textual records and photographs produced by Eddie Hunter. I. Eddie Hunter motion picture footage in four sub-series: A. Red series, predominant 1955-1988, ca.190 motion pictures or segments. Consists of camera originals and finished original fil…

Date Range: [ca.1940]-2005

Reference Code: M346 / S50 / V293

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Motion picture; Film; Video; Photograph; Photograph print; Photograph, transparency; Sound recording; Reel to reel; Textual record; Private record; Published record

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Part Of: Eddie Hunter fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 346; S 50; V 293

Sous-Fonds: M 346; S 50; V 293

Accession Number: 549, 6803, 7684 (unproc), 2022.37

Reference Code: M346 / S50 / V293

GMD: Motion picture; Film; Video; Photograph; Photograph print; Photograph, transparency; Sound recording; Reel to reel; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Date Range: [ca.1940]-2005

Physical Description: ca.260 motion pictures (ca.490 reels) : some with audio reels. -- 2 audio reels. -- 18 cm of textual records. --3 sound recordings. -- 21 photographs : prints, transparencies

History / Biographical: Edward (Eddie) Clement Edgar Hunter, b.1926, is a skier, cinematographer, broadcaster, photographer and writer based at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Hunter began skiing in his native Edmonton, Alberta and became an expert ski racer in the mountains. He came to live in Banff with his parents in 1934 and was introduced to the Sunshine Ski area in 1936 by his uncle, Lloyd Hunter, who drove "Sunshine Suzie" for Brewster Transport. Hunter skied extensively in the Canadian Rockies, in Squaw Valley, California (1950) and competitively in Europe starting in 1954.; Hunter worked as a free-lance cameraman during the 1950s and later in early live television in Calgary at CHCT, later CFAC. After working as an official photographer for the 1960 Winter Olympic Games in Squaw Valley, he joined CFCN television. Hunter hosted a children's show, "Head Hunter," and a talk show, "Late Knight," while running a weekend ski program until 1965. Hunter held the photography concession on Sulphur Mountain, producing Polaroid shots for tourists and giving natural history talks.; Hunter worked mainly as a free-lance motion picture cameraman for the next twenty-nine years. His major accomplishments, while working for other companies, involved a cold-war era agriculture documentary in Russia (1959), a documentary about the Superman movies in Calgary and camera work for the official 1988 Winter Olympic Games film. Most of the film footage in this fonds was produced by Hunter during quiet times when he was not hired out to other production companies. Head Hunter Films produced a number of short promotional films for Air Canada, Canadian Mountain Holidays, Sulphur Mountain Gondola, Norquay Ski Area and others. "How the West was Skied" was mainly a compilation of footage Hunter filmed over the years, supplemented with early footage collected from other sources.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of motion pictures, sound recordings, textual records and photographs produced by Eddie Hunter.; I. Eddie Hunter motion picture footage in four sub-series: A. Red series, predominant 1955-1988, ca.190 motion pictures or segments. Consists of camera originals and finished original films. Mainly unedited footage of skiing, ski racing, celebrities, developments, heli-skiing, disabled skiing, freestyle skiing and humorous skiing in the Canadian Rockies, Bugaboos, Cariboos, Monashees and Coast Range, also the United States and Europe. Features many prominent local and international skiers; Banff, Lake Louise and Jasper and areas; promotional and documentary film footage. B. Blue series, predominant 1960-1985, ca.60 motion pictures and segments, 4 video recordings. Consists of work prints and projection copies. C. Other motion pictures, before 1995, 12 motion pictures, 1 video recording. Consists of motion pictures collected by Hunter. D. Audio reels, between 1970 and 1995, 2 items.; II. Textual records, ca.1945-1991, ca.30 cm. Series consists of film lists, scripts, call sheets, programmes, and other material; files re short films; and historical skiing materials.; III. Sound recordings, ca.1965, 2005, 3 items. Series consists of Eddie Hunter nature talk for use on Sulphur Mountain, ca.1965; Edward VIII abdication speech for Canadian Wax Gallery, Banff, undated; two-part interview with Howard Srigley, March 8 & 14, 2005.; IV. Photographs, 1968, 21 items : prints, transparencies. Series pertains to opening day ceremonies at the Banff Public Library / Archives of the Canadian Rockies.

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Name Access: Hunter, Eddie

Subject Access: Communications; Environment; Sports, recreation and leisure

Access Restrictions: Some restrictions on access to originals; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools series and file description; film-maker's notes (in case file: descriptions sometimes inaccurate due to editing of the films subsequent to ca.1990 preparation of notes)

Related Material: Accompanied by publications, motion picture camera and equipment, sound recording/playback equipment, skis, ski apparel, etc. transferred to library and heritage collections, Whyte Museum

Creator: Hunter, Eddie

Category: Communications; Environment; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

URL Notes: https://www.whyte.org/digitalvault/fireside-chat-with-eddie-hunter-1

Processing Status: Processed / Unprocessed

Websites

https://www.whyte.org/digitalvault/fireside-chat-with-eddie-hunter-1

https://www.whyte.org/digitalvault/ski-spree-by-eddie-hunter

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Glen Boles fonds

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Part Of: Glen Boles fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of 27 limited edition prints of pen and pencil drawings by Glen Boles, 1994-2002. Content of prints include Mt. Assiniboine, Mt. Fay, Mt. Louis, Mt. Alberta, Abbot Pass & Victoria Glacier, Snowpatch Spire, Howser Spires, Mt. Finger, Three Sisters, Tower of Babel, Eisenhower Tower, Mt…

Date Range: 1967-2021

Reference Code: M599 / V175

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Drawing; Textual record

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Part Of: Glen Boles fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M599 / V175

Sous-Fonds: M599; V175

Accession Number: 7447 (unproc); 8132 (unproc); 2023.38 (unproc)

Reference Code: M599 / V175

GMD: Drawing; Textual record

Date Range: 1967-2021

Physical Description: 24 drawings; pen & pencil; ca. 40 volumes of textual records; 16.5 cm textual records

History / Biographical: Glen Boles (1934-2022), was born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick and moved to Calgary, Alberta in 1953. In 1957 he was persuaded to climb with co-worker and mountain guide Heinz Kahl, a native Bavarian. Heinz Kahl and English climber Brian Greenwood introduced Boles to more difficult climbing. Boles has climbed extensively in the Rockies, summiting over 400 peaks including many new routes and first ascents. He has also climbed in the Interior Ranges of British Columbia as well as the St. Elias Range of Alaska and the Alps. Boles is also an avid skier and spent 13 years on the Canadian Ski Patrol System and is a member of the Ski Friends program in Lake Louise.; Boles retired from the City of Calgary Waterworks Engineering Division in 1991 after thirty-five years employment. Boles and his wife (married in 1965) reside in Cochrane, Alberta. From his mountain experiences, Glen has developed an interest in photography, drawing and writing and has co-authored "The Climbing Guide to the Canadian Rockies-South" and "Place Names of the Canadian Alps" with Bill Putnam and Roger Laurilla.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of 27 limited edition prints of pen and pencil drawings by Glen Boles, 1994-2002. Content of prints include Mt. Assiniboine, Mt. Fay, Mt. Louis, Mt. Alberta, Abbot Pass & Victoria Glacier, Snowpatch Spire, Howser Spires, Mt. Finger, Three Sisters, Tower of Babel, Eisenhower Tower, Mt. Stephen, Bugaboos, Bighorn Sheep, Cougar, Timber Wolf, Grizzly Bear, Mt. Robson, Berg Lake, and Yamnuska. Fonds also includes approximately 40 diaries, ca. 1967-2021 and 16.5 cm. of correspondence 1987-2010

Notes: 27 drawing prints moved to Oversize infofile storage under title "Artists - Glen Boles"

Name Access: Boles, Glen

Subject Access: Arts; Sports, recreation and leisure; Environment

Access Restrictions: Reproductions prohibited for limited edition prints

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: No finding aid

Creator: Boles, Glen

Category: Arts; Environment; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: Accession record and accompanying notes.

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Unprocessed

Websites

https://glenboles.ca/

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