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[Banff Springs Hotel October 1889]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of the Banff Springs Hotel on October 14th, 1889 - notation on back reads "Built 1887-1888 - this picture 1889 October 14"
Date Range
1889
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 317
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 - 317
GMD
Photograph
Print
Date Range
1889
Physical Description
Photographs: 1 prints; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of the Banff Springs Hotel on October 14th, 1889 - notation on back reads "Built 1887-1888 - this picture 1889 October 14"
Subject Access
Banff Springs Hotel
Geographic Access
Banff
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to b&w prints of CPR [Canadian Pacific Railway] hotels and trains throughout Banff National Park. Includes the 1926 fire at the Chateau Lake Louise, the Banff Springs Hotel, a train in motion on tracks, and recovery efforts after the 1910 avalanche that buried a train at Roger's Pass.
Date Range
[ca. 1886-1926]
Reference Code
V190 / VI / C / vi / PA - 01 to PA - 20
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Print
  8 images  
Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M323 / S40 / V190
Series
VI : Retained file, C : Alphabetical order
Sous-Fonds
V190
Sub-Series
vi : CPR History
Accession Number
7436
Reference Code
V190 / VI / C / vi / PA - 01 to PA - 20
GMD
Photograph
Print
Date Range
[ca. 1886-1926]
Physical Description
20 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to b&w prints of CPR [Canadian Pacific Railway] hotels and trains throughout Banff National Park. Includes the 1926 fire at the Chateau Lake Louise, the Banff Springs Hotel, a train in motion on tracks, and recovery efforts after the 1910 avalanche that buried a train at Roger's Pass.
Notes
Unclear if photographs were taken by Bruno or just collected by him.
Subject Access
Avalanches
Banff Springs Hotel
Canadian Pacific Railway
Chateau Lake Louise
Fire
Hotels
Roger's Pass
Trains
Tourism
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Banff National Park
Alberta
Language
English
Title Source
Original title kept
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Construction Crew of Banff Springs Hotel

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Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Scope & Content
File consists of 1 black and white digital photograph. Print pertains to the construction crew of the Banff Springs Hotel. An 'x' drawn on the photograph indicates where Peter Tonge is posed. The file also contains a photocopy of the back of the original photograph.
Date Range
[ca.1887]
Reference Code
V8 / accn. 7941 / PA - 01
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Print
  1 image  
Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M8 / V8 / S8
Sous-Fonds
V8
Accession Number
7941
Reference Code
V8 / accn. 7941 / PA - 01
GMD
Photograph
Print
Date Range
[ca.1887]
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print, b&w
History / Biographical
Peter Tonge was a foreman and was brought over from England to work on the construction of the Banff Springs Hotel. Peter Tonge brought Alice Perry over from England and they married in Banff, January 29, 1888. Shortly after they moved to Port Arthur, Ontario where they both died in 1929.
Scope & Content
File consists of 1 black and white digital photograph. Print pertains to the construction crew of the Banff Springs Hotel. An 'x' drawn on the photograph indicates where Peter Tonge is posed. The file also contains a photocopy of the back of the original photograph.
Notes
Print is a digital print produced from a scan of the original as a loan for copy.
Subject Access
Banff Springs Hotel
Construction
Language
English
Title Source
Title provided by the archivist
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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