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Dominion : the railway and the rise of Canada

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2023
Author
Bown, Stephen R.
Publisher
[Toronto] : Doubleday Canada
Call Number
08.5 B68d
Author
Bown, Stephen R.
Publisher
[Toronto] : Doubleday Canada
Published Date
2023
Physical Description
400 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Canadian Pacific Railway
Transportation
Railway
Travel
History
History-Canada
Abstract
Stephen R. Bown continues to revitalize Canadian history with this thrilling account of the engineering triumph that created a nation. In The Company, his bestselling work of revisionist history, Stephen Bown told the dramatic, adventurous and bloody tale of Canada's origins in the fur trade. With Dominion he continues the nation's creation story with an equally thrilling and eye-opening account of the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway. In the late 19th century, demand for fur was in sharp decline. This could have spelled economic disaster for the venerable Hudson's Bay Company. But an idea emerged in political and business circles in Ottawa and Montreal to connect the disparate British colonies into a single entity that would stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific. With over 3,000 kilometers of track, much of it driven through wildly inhospitable terrain, the CPR would be the longest railroad in the world and the most difficult to build. Its construction was the defining event of its era and a catalyst for powerful global forces. The times were marked by greed, hubris, blatant empire building, oppression, corruption and theft. They were good for some, hard for most, disastrous for others. The CPR enabled a new country, but it came at a terrible price. In recent years Canadian history has been given a rude awakening from the comforts of its myths. In Dominion, Stephen Bown again widens our view of the past to include the adventures and hardships of explorers and surveyors, the resistance of Indigenous peoples, and the terrific and horrific work of many thousands of labourers. His vivid portrayal of the powerful forces that were molding the world in the late 19th century provides a revelatory new picture of modern Canada's creation as an independent state."-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN
9780385698726
Accession Number
P2023.25
Call Number
08.5 B68d
Collection
Archives Library
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The soo line's famous trains to Canada

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2023
Author
Gainer, Terry
Publisher
Victoria, BC : Rocky Mountain Books
Call Number
08.5 G12t
08.5 G12t reference copy
Author
Gainer, Terry
Publisher
Victoria, BC : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2023
Physical Description
90 pages ; 8 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
CP Rail
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels
Railway
Railway routes
Transportation
History
Abstract
The Soo Line’s Famous Trains To Canada is a brief history of a small and unique Class 1 railway and its famous Canada–USA tourist trains. Initially chartered in 1883 to serve the needs of local millers in Minneapolis, the Soo would eventually come to join the Canadian Pacific line at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, with service to Montreal. In 1888, Canadian Pacific assumed controlling interest in the Soo Line, providing entry into the lucrative US market and levelling the playing field for the CPR to face the onslaught of ferocious competition from James J. Hill, the infamous American railway baron. The “little railway that could” grew to attain giant-killer status, launching famous passenger trains from Minneapolis and St. Paul, meeting head-on the western expansion of the Great Northern Railway and viable, competitive routes to the Atlantic seaboard. Over the years, the Soo Line introduced thousands of Americans to Montreal and Quebec City, the famous Canadian Rockies resorts, and the city of Vancouver, the home port for CP’s Pacific steamship services. The Soo also successfully competed on the Spokane and Portland routes from Minneapolis to the Pacific Northwest. In 1923 the “Soo Mountaineer” was launched, becoming the most famous and longest “two-nation” train journey in North America. -- From publisher
Contents
Part 1: A brief history of the soo line -- 1. In the beginning -- 2. The birth of the railway -- 3. What a tangled web we weave -- 4. Westward ho through great northern's backyard -- 5. Wisconsin central, the final piece of the puzzle -- 6. Setting the stage, Canadian pacific steamship company and Canadian pacific hotels and resorts -- Part 2: Famous trains of the soo -- 7. The Atlantic limited -- 8. The soo Pacific express -- 9. The Manitoba express, the Winnipeg express, the winnipeger -- 10. The soo-Spokane-Portland train deluxe -- 11. The mountaineer -- 12. The mystique of the mountaineer -- 13. The depression and the dirty thirties -- 14. My mountaineer -- 15. 1962, triumph and tragedy -- 16. The end of an era.
ISBN
9781771606714
Accession Number
P2023.25
Copy 1 signed by author
Call Number
08.5 G12t
08.5 G12t reference copy
Location
Reading Room
Collection
Archives Library
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When trains rules the Kootenays : a short history of railways in Southeastern British Columbia

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2022
Author
Gainer, Terry
Publisher
Victoria, British Columbia : Rocky Mountain Books
Edition
First
Call Number
08.5 G12w
Author
Gainer, Terry
Edition
First
Publisher
Victoria, British Columbia : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2022
Physical Description
240 pages : illustrations
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
When Trains Ruled
Subjects
Travel
Transportation
Railways
Railway routes
History
Abstract
When Trains Ruled the Kootenays is the story of how the railways established an extensive and convenient transportation network to haul ore from the mines, move people, and service the communities during the early years of the 20th century in the Kootenay region of British Columbia. Terry Gainer's latest book documents sixty years of change in the railway industry of British Columbia. The evolving transformations of life and landscape noted in the text and photos also reflect a period of rapid change in Canada. Threaded through the narrative are anecdotes from Kootenay pioneers recounting their experiences and the means of transportation of the times. -- Publisher's website
Contents
Part I : Rails to the Kootenays: The Kootenays ; The Antagonists ; The Battle Begins : Rails to the West Kootenays ; The Battle Moves East : Rails to the Crowsnest Pass ; Ship Ahoy! The Clash on Kootenay Lake ; The Battle Moves West : Peace at Last? ; Part II : The Trains to Gold and Silver: Nelson Becomes the Hub ; The Trains of the Kootenays ; A Day at the Station ; Trains to Rossland and Trail ; Trains to Castlegar ; Arrowhead and Nakusp : The North Kootenay Gateway ; The Travellers of Yesterday ; Special Trains and Excursions ; Not-So-Special Trains : Canada's Shame, Japanese Canadian Internment ; Into the 20th Century ; The Good, the Bad and the Ugly ; Epilogue - The End of a Dream
ISBN
9781771604017
Accession Number
2022.08
Call Number
08.5 G12w
Location
Reading Room
Collection
Archives Library
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Connecting the Kootenays : the Kootenay Lake ferries, a hundred years of service 1921-2020

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
January 2022
Author
Cone, Michael A.
Publisher
Nelson, British Columbia : Michael A. Cone
Call Number
08.5 C75c
Author
Cone, Michael A.
Publisher
Nelson, British Columbia : Michael A. Cone
Published Date
January 2022
Physical Description
354 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Transportation
Water Travel
Travel
Kootenay Lake
Boat
Ferry
History
Abstract
Connecting the Kootenays chronicles the history of the Kootenay Lake ferry service from its modest beginnings in 1921 through to its 100th anniversary in 2020. -- From back cover
Contents
The Great Trunk Road (1908-1921) ; The Canadian Pacific Railway Fills the Gap (1884-1913) ; The Nasookin: Queen of Kootenay Lake (1913-1930) ; Nelson to Kuskanook: A Trip to Remember (1921-1930) ; The Provinical Government Steps In (1931) ; The Great Depression and the Second World War (1931-1947) ; Saying Goodbye to the Nasookin (1947-1956) ; A New Ferry and a New Route (1947-1954) ; The Auxiliary Ferry: The Balfour (1954) ; Growing Pains for the Two-Ferry Service and the Opening of the "Skyway" (1955-1963) ; Labour Strife, Major Rebuilds and Looking beyond the New Millennium (1964-1999) ; The Osprey 2000, Privitization and Facing Challenges Ahead (2000-2020)
ISBN
9781778350511
Accession Number
P2022.12
Call Number
08.5 C75c
Collection
Archives Library
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Vertical reference : the life of legendary mountain helicopter rescue pilot Jim Davies

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2020
Author
Calvert, Kathy
Publisher
[Canada] : Rocky Mountain Books
Call Number
08.5 C11v
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Author
Calvert, Kathy
Responsibility
Kathy Calvert
Publisher
[Canada] : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2020
Physical Description
xiv, 304 pages : illustrations
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Helicopter Skiing
Helicopters
Davies, Jim
Banff
Bugaboos
Transportation
Abstract
An exciting and heart-pounding look at one of Western Canada’s most adventurous individuals, known as a pioneer pilot of the heli-ski industry and as the first mountain-rescue pilot in the Canadian National Parks system. Jim Davies is an icon of competence and courage as the first heli-skiing pilot in Canada. But it is his groundbreaking work as a helicopter rescue pilot for Parks Canada that made him a legend to all who worked with him. His stellar career as a pilot overshadowed his other talents as a ski racer and artist. Jim received several awards for his work in mountain rescue, including the Helicopter Association International – Pilot Safety Award of Excellence, the Alberta Achievement Award for excellence in helicopter flying, the Summit of Excellence Award at the Banff Film and Book Festival, and the Robert E. Trimble Memorial Award for “distinguished performance in helicopter mountain flying.” He is now retired and living in Banff, pursuing his love of painting and photography. (From Rocky Mountain Books)
Contents
Foreward
Acknowledgements
Growing up
A glimpse of the world
Birth of heli-skiiling in the Bugaboos
Changes: from Bugaboos to Banff
Permission or forgiveness
Development of the public safety program
Eclectice use of the helicopter
The contract
No lack of work
The coast and home again
Appendix: public safety in parks today
Endnotes
Bibliography
ISBN
9781771604154
Accession Number
2021.05
Call Number
08.5 C11v
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Publisher's website
Websites
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They call me George : the untold story of black train porters and the birth of modern Canada

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2019
Author
Foster, Cecil
Publisher
Windsor, Ontario : Biblioasis
Edition
First, revised
Call Number
08.1 F81t
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Author
Foster, Cecil
Responsibility
Cecil Foster
Edition
First, revised
Publisher
Windsor, Ontario : Biblioasis
Published Date
2019
Physical Description
296 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Railways
Labour
Racism
Canada
History
Travel
Transportation
Abstract
Smartly dressed and smiling, Canada’s black train porters were a familiar sight to the average passenger—yet their minority status rendered them politically invisible, second-class in the social imagination that determined who was and who was not considered Canadian. Subjected to grueling shifts and unreasonable standards—a passenger missing his stop was a dismissible offense—the so-called Pullmen of the country’s rail lines were denied secure positions and prohibited from bringing their families to Canada, and it was their struggle against the racist Dominion that laid the groundwork for the multicultural nation we know today. Drawing on the experiences of these influential black Canadians, Cecil Foster’s They Call Me George demonstrates the power of individuals and minority groups in the fight for social justice and shows how a country can change for the better. (From publisher's website)
ISBN
9781771962612
Accession Number
P2020.7
Call Number
08.1 F81t
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Publisher's website
Websites
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Date
2016
Material
glass; paper; metal
Catalogue Number
105.02.0161
Description
A dark glass beer bottle with white paper label that is printed with “BUGABOO SPIRE 1916-2916” above a print of a man scrambling on rocks. “HOBNAILS AND HEMP ROPE” is printed below the image. Handwritten in pen below is “Bugaboo Special Bitter brewed Oct 23 bottled Nov 7 by Ivan Petrov & Mike Bowle…
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Title
Beer Bottle
Date
2016
Material
glass; paper; metal
Dimensions
25.0 x 6.0 x 6.0 cm
Description
A dark glass beer bottle with white paper label that is printed with “BUGABOO SPIRE 1916-2916” above a print of a man scrambling on rocks. “HOBNAILS AND HEMP ROPE” is printed below the image. Handwritten in pen below is “Bugaboo Special Bitter brewed Oct 23 bottled Nov 7 by Ivan Petrov & Mike Bowler #5 of 100.”
Subject
climbing
Hobnails and hemp rope
beer
commemorative
Ivan Petrov
Mike Bowler
Credit
Gift of Ivan Petrov, Kamloops, 2017
Catalogue Number
105.02.0161
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Chief Mountain International Highway : Waterton-Glacier's promised road

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2010
Author
Morrison, Chris
Publisher
Waterton Park, Alta. : Goathaunt Pub
Call Number
13.117 M83c
Author
Morrison, Chris
Responsibility
Chris Morrison
Publisher
Waterton Park, Alta. : Goathaunt Pub
Published Date
2010
Physical Description
96 p. : ill., map, ports.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Glacier National Park (U.S.)
Transportation
ISBN
ISBN: 9780969697435
Accession Number
60,000 2010-12-17
Call Number
13.117 M83c
Collection
Archives Library
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A road for Canada : the illustrated story of the Trans-Canada Highway

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2006
Author
Francis, Daniel
Publisher
North Vancouver : Stanton Atkins & Dosil Publishers
Call Number
02.4 F84r c.1
02.4 F84r c.2
Author
Francis, Daniel
Responsibility
Daniel Francis
Publisher
North Vancouver : Stanton Atkins & Dosil Publishers
Published Date
2006
Physical Description
186 p. : ill., map
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Automobiles
Big Bend
Development
Roads
Rogers Pass
Trans Canada Highway
Transportation
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN
0-9732346-7-9
9780980930405
Accession Number
7798
P2015-03-31
Call Number
02.4 F84r c.1
02.4 F84r c.2
Collection
Archives Library
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Date
2004
Material
fibre; plastic; glue
Catalogue Number
108.04.1154
Description
A grey fibre rope, coiled, wrapped round, and tied with a butterfly coil knot. The rope is kept from fraying and coming apart by secured ends with white adhesive tape on the tips, and black duct tape above that.
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Title
Climbing Rope
Date
2004
Material
fibre; plastic; glue
Dimensions
1.50 x 105.0 cm
Description
A grey fibre rope, coiled, wrapped round, and tied with a butterfly coil knot. The rope is kept from fraying and coming apart by secured ends with white adhesive tape on the tips, and black duct tape above that.
Subject
sports
mountains
climbing
Ken Jones
Credit
Gift of Bridget Jones, 2009
Catalogue Number
108.04.1154
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Date
2002
Material
metal; enamel; fibre; paper
Catalogue Number
103.09.1222 a,b
Description
A grosgrain ribbon in red and white (colours of the Austrian flag) (a) is folded into the shape of a triangle. A metal pin set with a wide pin bar is inserted into the fold and (b) a grosgrain ribbon in red and white (colours of the Austrian flag) is folded into the shape of a small bow and sewn on…
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Title
Medal
Date
2002
Material
metal; enamel; fibre; paper
Dimensions
4.5 x 10.5 cm
Description
A grosgrain ribbon in red and white (colours of the Austrian flag) (a) is folded into the shape of a triangle. A metal pin set with a wide pin bar is inserted into the fold and (b) a grosgrain ribbon in red and white (colours of the Austrian flag) is folded into the shape of a small bow and sewn onto a metal back of a tie-tack style (spike and clutch closure attachment) lapel pin. (a) A grosgrain ribbon in red and white (colours of the Austrian flag) is folded into the shape of a triangle. A metal pin set with a wide pin bar is inserted into the fold. The hinged pin comes through the fabric at the back displaying a barrel-type catch for closing. A silver-coloured metal hook is sewn onto the top part; this hooks through a silver-coloured rivet in the bottom of the folded triangular-shaped ribbon and attaches to a metal ring, which in turn is attached to a ring soldered to the top part of the back of a heraldic gold-coloured stylized eagle, wings outstretched, embossed with ten divisional/regimental shields, one under the head and nine on the tips of the its feathers. There is a second ring soldered onto the bottom back of the eagle, suspended from which is a gold-coloured Maltese cross with webbed design surface and a flat-surfaced Christian cross in the centre.(b) A grosgrain ribbon in red and white (colours of the Austrian flag) is folded into the shape of a small bow and sewn onto a metal back of a tie-tack style (spike and clutch closure attachment) lapel pin. The size is (2.5 wide x 1 width x 1cm deep).The medal and lapel pin are stored in a red-paper covered metal hinged box (black bottom) lined with white satin on the inside cover and white faux velvet on the container part with depressions made for the medal and the lapel pin. Gold script with the jeweller’s particulars “Friedrich Orth Wien seit 1840” is embossed on the inside cover. A heraldic eagle is embossed in gold on the top of the box lid.
Subject
Golden Order of Merit of the Republik of Austria
award
guiding
climbing
skiing
humanitarian
businessman
Hans Gmoser
Credit
Gift of Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 2008
Catalogue Number
103.09.1222 a,b
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Vista 2000 bus service visitor survey

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2000
Call Number
08.5 V82s Pam
Responsibility
prepared by Siobhan Jackson Consulting
Published Date
2000
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Tourism
Transportation
Notes
for Lake Louise, Yoho and Kootenay Field Unit, Parks Canada
Accession Number
7301
Call Number
08.5 V82s Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Date
1997
Material
glass; paper
Catalogue Number
110.01.1046 a-i
Description
Six bottles of beer (empty) with case, signed poster and card. Typical beer bottle with screw off cap. Label affixed to one side has a red border with "Brewed Naturally in the Canadian Rockies" on top and "6% alc./vol. 341 mL" on bottom edge. The scene has mountains in the background with a clim…
Title
Beer Bottle
Date
1997
Material
glass; paper
Dimensions
23.0 cm
Description
Six bottles of beer (empty) with case, signed poster and card. Typical beer bottle with screw off cap. Label affixed to one side has a red border with "Brewed Naturally in the Canadian Rockies" on top and "6% alc./vol. 341 mL" on bottom edge. The scene has mountains in the background with a climber, Bruno Engler, highlighted in the centre, with "Bruno's Mountain Bock " in red. Also on the label is "The Bow Valley Brewing Company Canmore Alberta Strong Beer Biere Forte". The paper case is light brown in colour with the same picture as the label on four sides with stories about Bruno and the beer on the top, other promotion on sides. Poster 91.5x56.0 has a black border with white lettering. "Canmore's Legendary Brew" is in large black letters at top of poster, yellowish background is a mountain scene with a black and white image of the beer bottle centered. Signed "Bruno Engler" on left edge. Small card promoting the book "A Mountain Life Stories and photographs of Bruno Engler edited by R. W. Sandford".
Subject
activities
sports
climbing
Bruno Engler
R. W. Sandford
Credit
Gift of Bow Valley Brewing Co., Canmore, 1997
Catalogue Number
110.01.1046 a-i
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Date
1996
Material
metal; plastic; paper
Catalogue Number
103.09.1224
Description
A oblong plastic case with an opening to insert the name tag. The plastic case has an extension on the centre top where a metal swivel rivet is attached to a spring snap for clipping onto clothing. The words “SVAR Mod. 41 006” is imprinted under the metal rivet. The two-piece metal snap is connecte…
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Title
Pin
Date
1996
Material
metal; plastic; paper
Dimensions
9 x 9.3 cm
Description
A oblong plastic case with an opening to insert the name tag. The plastic case has an extension on the centre top where a metal swivel rivet is attached to a spring snap for clipping onto clothing. The words “SVAR Mod. 41 006” is imprinted under the metal rivet. The two-piece metal snap is connected by a rivetted spring. The front piece has the letter “E” inside a diamond shape and the letters “I,M,L” inside individual boxes above the rivet. The back piece has four lines etched on the top and “MADE” on one side and “ITALY” on the other. On the inserted paper name tag is the UIAGM logo; a stylized mountain on the top-third of a segmented globe on a blue background, Above the circle are the letters “UIAGM” and below “IVBV”.The outer ring of the circular logo has these words printed on it “GUIDE DE MONTAGNES GUIDA BERGFUHRER”, in the lhc. The word “Kanada” is centred and below the name “Hans Gmoser”. The lettering and logo are very dark blue on a white paper background and a dark blue box surrounding the information.
Subject
UIAGM
mountain guides
sports
mountains
guiding
climbing
Hans Gmoser
Credit
Gift of Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 2008
Catalogue Number
103.09.1224
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Forest Technology School trail interpretation

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Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs which Ben Gadd collected or produced as part of an interpretive trail guide for the Forest Technology School in Hinton, Alberta in 1992. Photographs depict a fire watchtower, trains, a power plant, forest views, and a small lodge or warden cabin near Hinton, Alberta.
Date Range
1992
Reference Code
V810 / III / D / NA - 1 to 6
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Print
Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M590
V810
S61
Series
V810 / III : Professional records
Sous-Fonds
V810
Sub-Series
V810 / III / D : Other contracts and projects
Accession Number
2021.20
Reference Code
V810 / III / D / NA - 1 to 6
GMD
Photograph
Print
Date Range
1992
Physical Description
24 photographs : 6 col. film strips ; 35 mm
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs which Ben Gadd collected or produced as part of an interpretive trail guide for the Forest Technology School in Hinton, Alberta in 1992. Photographs depict a fire watchtower, trains, a power plant, forest views, and a small lodge or warden cabin near Hinton, Alberta.
Notes
Original storage envelope kept in file
Subject Access
Fire lookouts
Natural resources
Environment
Warden cabins
Log structures
Trains
Transportation
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Hinton
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
N/A
Related Material
Corresponding textual material in file M590/III/D/118
Corresponding negatives in file V810/III/D/PA-12 to 18
Category
Environment
Natural resources
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Date
1992
Material
metal; enamel; plastic coating
Catalogue Number
103.09.1216
Description
Circular metal and enamel pin with the inner circle containing a stylized mountain on the top-third of a segmented globe on a blue enamel background, Above the circle are the letters “UIAGM” and below “IVBV”. The outer ring of the circular pin has these words printed on it “GUIDE DE MONTAGNES GUIDA…
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Title
Membership Pin
Date
1992
Material
metal; enamel; plastic coating
Dimensions
2.75 cm
Description
Circular metal and enamel pin with the inner circle containing a stylized mountain on the top-third of a segmented globe on a blue enamel background, Above the circle are the letters “UIAGM” and below “IVBV”. The outer ring of the circular pin has these words printed on it “GUIDE DE MONTAGNES GUIDA BERGFUHRER”. The front of the pin is coated with clear plastic, presumably for protection from the elements as it must be worn when guiding. The back of the pin has two horizontal hinged pins on two separate pin sets with a swivel-locking safety catch for each of the pins. In between the pin sets is a rectangular box with the letter “K” on top and then “KOFEL-BZ”.
Subject
mountain guides
sports
mountains
climbing
Hans Gmoser
Credit
Gift of Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 2008
Catalogue Number
103.09.1216
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Date
1991
Material
wood; metal; plastic
Catalogue Number
103.09.1142
Description
A wooden plaque with the Alpine Club of Canada’s crest and a relief of the Chateau Lake Louise. The plate on the plaque reads “THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE 1991 MOUNTAIN GUIDES’ BALL.”
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Title
Plaque
Date
1991
Material
wood; metal; plastic
Description
A wooden plaque with the Alpine Club of Canada’s crest and a relief of the Chateau Lake Louise. The plate on the plaque reads “THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE 1991 MOUNTAIN GUIDES’ BALL.”
Subject
sports
climbing
Alpine Club of Canada
Chateau Lake Louise
mountaineering
guiding
Credit
Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1992
Catalogue Number
103.09.1142
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Breaking Camp on Mount Logan, Yukon

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Artist
Ted Raftery
Date
1991
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
RaT.02.01
Description
Foreground from near top left to near bottom right is a snow covered mountain slope, 3 climbers with rope are on the slope, background is snow covered mountains protruding through cloud cover, top quarter is clear blue sky
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Artist
Ted Raftery
Title
Breaking Camp on Mount Logan, Yukon
Date
1991
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
40.5 x 50.7 cm
Description
Foreground from near top left to near bottom right is a snow covered mountain slope, 3 climbers with rope are on the slope, background is snow covered mountains protruding through cloud cover, top quarter is clear blue sky
Subject
landscape
mountain
people
Mount Logan
activity
climbing
Credit
Gift of Ted Raftery, Calgary, 1992
Catalogue Number
RaT.02.01
Images
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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one VHS tape titled "Launching 'Qualicum Wind' Oct. 16, 1988".
Date Range
1988
Reference Code
LUX / II / F4 / NV - 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Film
Video
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / F : Collected material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / II / F4 ; Audiovisual and sound records
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / F4 / NV - 1
GMD
Film
Video
Date Range
1988
Physical Description
1 VHS tape
History / Biographical
The boat "Qualicum Wind" was christened by the daughter of its builder, Brian Salmon, in honour of Eleanor Luxton. Salmon's goal was to reenact the voyage of Norman Luxton's canoe, the Tilikum, in order to celebrate and publicize Norman's journey.
Scope & Content
File consists of one VHS tape titled "Launching 'Qualicum Wind' Oct. 16, 1988".
Name Access
Salmon, Brian
Subject Access
Boats
Transportation
Travel
History
Recreation
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Transportation
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Original title used
Processing Status
Processed
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Date
1988
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.09.1276
Description
blue, white and gold circular pin “UIAA 19 BANFF, CANADA 88” with white tag “from John Whyte Sept 1988”
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Title
Commemorative Pin
Date
1988
Material
metal
Dimensions
2.0 x 2.0 cm
Description
blue, white and gold circular pin “UIAA 19 BANFF, CANADA 88” with white tag “from John Whyte Sept 1988”
Subject
UIAA
mountaineering
climbing
Jon
Whyte
Credit
Gift of Jon Whyte, Banff, 1988
Catalogue Number
103.09.1276
Images
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