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Above Tree Line

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Artist: Leslie Manning (1944 – 2020, Canadian)

Date: 1995

Catalogue Number: MaL.06.01

Description: An irregularly shaped vessel with various coloured clays juxtaposed to resemble land formations, sweeping upwards to approximately mid way. Lip is cut away to alter round shape. Also bottom edge is cut away in two places. Composed of 3 stoneware clays and porcelain - laminated, thrown and altere…

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Artist: Leslie Manning (1944 – 2020, Canadian)

Title: Above Tree Line

Date: 1995

Dimensions: 31.0 x 23.0 cm

Description: An irregularly shaped vessel with various coloured clays juxtaposed to resemble land formations, sweeping upwards to approximately mid way. Lip is cut away to alter round shape. Also bottom edge is cut away in two places. Composed of 3 stoneware clays and porcelain - laminated, thrown and altered, glazed with a traditional Celedone glaze, fired in reduction cone 9. Post firing sand blasting with silver amalgam added in lamination separations to conclude the work in keeping with historical ceramic traditions.

Subject: landscape

Credit: Purchased from Leslie Manning, Elginburg, 1995

Catalogue Number: MaL.06.01

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ACMG [Association of Canadian Mountain Guides] - File, Mountain Guide training

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 34 b&w prints of the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides training courses and members. Includes shots of potential members participating in training courses [usually on Tunnel Mountain] as well as posed group shots of ACMG members.

Date Range: 1980-1992

Reference Code: V190 / VI / A / v / PA - 01 to PA - 34

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, A : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: v : ACMG

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / A / v / PA - 01 to PA - 34

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1980-1992

Physical Description: 34 photographs : col. & b&w ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 34 b&w prints of the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides training courses and members. Includes shots of potential members participating in training courses [usually on Tunnel Mountain] as well as posed group shots of ACMG members.

Notes: Identities of people in PA - 27 from left to right [back row]: Rüdi Geitsch, Tim Auger, Peter Schlunegger, Bernie Schiesser, Hans Gmoser, [unidentified], Lloyd "Kiwi" Gallagher ; [front row]: [unidentified], [unidentified], Scott Flavelle, Clair Israelson, Dave Cochrane?, [unidentified], Phil Heim, Dan Griffith. Identities of people in PA - 29, from left to right [back row]: Frank Stark, Rüdi Geitsch, Lloyd "Kiwi" Gallagher ; [front row]: Leo Gullmair, [unidentified], Hans Gmoser, [unidentified], Pierre Lentire?, Sepp Renner. Identifications provided by Chic Scott

Name Access: Auger, Tim; Engler, Bruno; Gallagher, Lloyd (Kiwi); Gmoser, Hans; Wood, Sharon

Subject Access: Climbing; Helicopters; Guides; Guiding; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; Portrait

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Related Material: V190 / VI / A / v / NA - 01 to NA - 33

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Amaryllis #6

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Date: 1994

Medium: watercolour sumi-e on rice paper

Catalogue Number: SiR.05.59

Description: A thin green stem extends upwards from the bottom centre. Three red sketchy blooms extend from the bloom at the top. At the bottom there are three red stamps.

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Title: Amaryllis #6

Date: 1994

Medium: watercolour sumi-e on rice paper

Dimensions: 30.5 x 22.8 cm

Description: A thin green stem extends upwards from the bottom centre. Three red sketchy blooms extend from the bloom at the top. At the bottom there are three red stamps.

Subject: landscape; mountains

Credit: Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010

Catalogue Number: SiR.05.59

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Amaryllis #9

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Date: 1994

Medium: watercolour on rice paper

Catalogue Number: SiR.05.69

Description: A thin green stem extends upwards from the bottom centre. Three red sketchy blooms extend from the bloom at the top. At the bottom there are three red stamps.

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Title: Amaryllis #9

Date: 1994

Medium: watercolour on rice paper

Dimensions: 30.4 x 22.7 cm

Description: A thin green stem extends upwards from the bottom centre. Three red sketchy blooms extend from the bloom at the top. At the bottom there are three red stamps.

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010

Catalogue Number: SiR.05.69

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Andromeda

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Artist: Peter von Tiesenhausen (1959 – , Canadian)

Date: 1993 – 1994

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: VtP.02.01

Description: An ice floe fans out from top right, across centre, to left foreground. The mountain is in various colours with yellow dominant. Cloudy sky tlc and top.

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Artist: Peter von Tiesenhausen (1959 – , Canadian)

Title: Andromeda

Date: 1993 – 1994

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 142.2 x 218.4 cm

Description: An ice floe fans out from top right, across centre, to left foreground. The mountain is in various colours with yellow dominant. Cloudy sky tlc and top.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; glacier

Credit: Purchased from Peter von Tiesenhausen, Demmitt, 1994

Catalogue Number: VtP.02.01

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Answering The Challenge

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Artist: Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)

Date: 1996

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: TiC.02.07

Description: At the bl a male elk is challenging another male elk. The second elk is higher up on the side of a mountain in a grass area. Further off in the distance six female elk watch. The grass that the elk are standing on is a yellow green color and the rock in the background behind the elk is a red brown…

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Artist: Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)

Title: Answering The Challenge

Date: 1996

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 122.0 x 182.8 cm

Description: At the bl a male elk is challenging another male elk. The second elk is higher up on the side of a mountain in a grass area. Further off in the distance six female elk watch. The grass that the elk are standing on is a yellow green color and the rock in the background behind the elk is a red brown hue. The two male elk are facing each other and both have a full set of horns. The mountains in the far distance are a grey blue color.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; animal; elk

Credit: Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996

Catalogue Number: TiC.02.07

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Anthracite

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of the village of Anthracite with Cascade Mountain in the background - taken from above and at a distance - "Anthracite about 1890" written on the back by Catharine Whyte

Date Range: ca. 1890

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 824

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 824

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: ca. 1890

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of the village of Anthracite with Cascade Mountain in the background - taken from above and at a distance - "Anthracite about 1890" written on the back by Catharine Whyte

Subject Access: Cascade Mountain; Mines and mineral resources; Mountains

Geographic Access: Anthracite; Alberta

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Approach of Night

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: c. 1900

Medium: watercolour on paper board

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.11

Description: Landscape watercolour scene with horizontal coloured washes from the bottom up a green to blue to red to a blue/green yellow.

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Approach of Night

Date: c. 1900

Medium: watercolour on paper board

Dimensions: 11 x 21.5 cm

Description: Landscape watercolour scene with horizontal coloured washes from the bottom up a green to blue to red to a blue/green yellow.

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1982

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.11

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Assiniboine Area

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Part Of: Bob Hind fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to Mount Assiniboine area, landscapes, cars and camp 1950, climbing 1952, Mount Assiniboine Lodge 1985.

Date Range: 1950-1991

Reference Code: V46 / I / A / 35 / NS - 1 to 61

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Negative; Transparency

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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 / 35 / NS - 1 to 61

GMD: Negative; Transparency

Date Range: 1950-1991

Physical Description: 61 photographs : transparencies, 35mm, col

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to Mount Assiniboine area, landscapes, cars and camp 1950, climbing 1952, Mount Assiniboine Lodge 1985.

Name Access: Hind, Bob

Subject Access: Activities; Backpacking; Cabins and shelters; Environment; Guide; Guiding; Mountaineering; Mountains; Professional and Personal Life; Transportation

Geographic Access: Mount Assiniboine; Assiniboine Provincial Park; British Columbia; Canada

Language: NA

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Athabasca Glacier

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Artist: Catherine Perehudoff Fowler (1958 – , Canadian)

Date: 1993

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: PeC.05.01

Description: The glacier is centred top, flowing down to the foreground, flanked on both sides by the mountain in colours of brown, yellow, grey, green. The light blue sky is cloudy.

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Artist: Catherine Perehudoff Fowler (1958 – , Canadian)

Title: Athabasca Glacier

Date: 1993

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 56.0 x 76.0 cm

Description: The glacier is centred top, flowing down to the foreground, flanked on both sides by the mountain in colours of brown, yellow, grey, green. The light blue sky is cloudy.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; glacier; Athabasca

Credit: Purchased from Catherine Perehudoff Fowler, Saskatoon, 1994

Catalogue Number: PeC.05.01

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Avalanche Zones

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 58 b&w prints of various avalanche areas and slides around Banff National Park, mostly focussed along stretches of highways and in and around ski areas, including backcountry ski areas like Assiniboine.

Date Range: [ca. 1977-1990]

Reference Code: V190 / VI / A / vi / d / PA - 01 to PA - 58

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, A : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: vi : Avalanches, d : Zones

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / A / vi / d / PA - 01 to PA - 58

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca. 1977-1990]

Physical Description: 58 photographs : b&w ; 20.3 x 25.4 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 58 b&w prints of various avalanche areas and slides around Banff National Park, mostly focussed along stretches of highways and in and around ski areas, including backcountry ski areas like Assiniboine.

Subject Access: Aerial photography; Avalanches; Banff-Jasper Highway; Backcountry skiing; Lake Louise Ski Area; Mountains; Ski areas; Sunshine Ski Resort; Winter

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Alberta; Mount Assiniboine; Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park; British Columbia

Language: English

Related Material: V190 / VI / A / vi / d / NA - 01 to NA - 09

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Baker Lake from Deception Mountain

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of an unidentified person posed on a cliff on Mt. Deception with Baker Lake in the distance

Date Range: [ca. 1885-1945]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 720

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Postcard

2 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 720

GMD: Photograph; Postcard

Date Range: [ca. 1885-1945]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of an unidentified person posed on a cliff on Mt. Deception with Baker Lake in the distance

Subject Access: Baker Lake; Mountains; Mt. Deception

Geographic Access: Banff National Park

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff Avenue looking south

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of the shops along Banff Avenue looking towards Sulphur Mountain

Date Range: [ca. 1885-1945]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 671

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

2 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 671

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1885-1945]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of the shops along Banff Avenue looking towards Sulphur Mountain

Subject Access: Buildings; Businesses; Banff townsite; Mountains; Sulphur Mountain

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Bankhead Mine Tipple and Shops

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of structures and mine infrastructure built along a railway - written along bottom in black ink "Bankhead, AL." Written on the back is "Bankhead Mine Tipple and Shops - Cascade Mt. on right, Tunnel Mt. on left, Sulphur Mt. in distance" in pencil

Date Range: [ca. 1889-1920]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 263

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

2 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 263

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1889-1920]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back); b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of structures and mine infrastructure built along a railway - written along bottom in black ink "Bankhead, AL." Written on the back is "Bankhead Mine Tipple and Shops - Cascade Mt. on right, Tunnel Mt. on left, Sulphur Mt. in distance" in pencil

Subject Access: Buildings; Coal and coal mines; Mountains; Trains

Geographic Access: Bankhead

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Battling Moose

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Artist: Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius (1869 – 1959, American)

Date: prior to 1905

Medium: photoengraving on paper

Catalogue Number: RuC.11.01

Description: Colour: greys as in a black and white photograph. At the waters edge in the center are two bull moose fighting. To the right, half way up in the background is a female moose looking on. Dead logs and grass fill the lower part of the picture.

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Artist: Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius (1869 – 1959, American)

Title: Battling Moose

Date: prior to 1905

Medium: photoengraving on paper

Dimensions: 30.1 x 50.4 cm

Description: Colour: greys as in a black and white photograph. At the waters edge in the center are two bull moose fighting. To the right, half way up in the background is a female moose looking on. Dead logs and grass fill the lower part of the picture.

Subject: landscape; animal, moose

Credit: Gift of W. J. Wright, Kamloops, 1969

Catalogue Number: RuC.11.01

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Boats in Harbour

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: c. 1885

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.289

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Boats in Harbour

Date: c. 1885

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 8 x 19 cm

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.289

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Bogside Scotland

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Artist: John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)

Date: later than 1883

Medium: ink; watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: CuJ.05.01

Description: General colour: green, orange. Central image is a house. Half of the roof is tiled with orange brick. There are trees to the left and behind. In front are fields and a cross the bottom, is a brown fence. Sky is grey.

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Artist: John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)

Title: Bogside Scotland

Date: later than 1883

Medium: ink; watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 14.25 x 18.75 cm

Description: General colour: green, orange. Central image is a house. Half of the roof is tiled with orange brick. There are trees to the left and behind. In front are fields and a cross the bottom, is a brown fence. Sky is grey.

Subject: landscape; architecture; rural

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1974

Catalogue Number: CuJ.05.01

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Bow Glacier after Sunset, August 1997

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Artist: Jewelia Margueritta Cameroon

Date: 1997 – 1998

Medium: photograph on paper

Catalogue Number: CaJ.18.03

Description: A dark print of Bow Lake after sunset. Bow Lake is visible in the centre of the image. In the foreground is a shadowed grassy area with trees. Mountains and Bow Glacier are behind the lake and the sky is quite light.

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Artist: Jewelia Margueritta Cameroon

Title: Bow Glacier after Sunset, August 1997

Date: 1997 – 1998

Medium: photograph on paper

Description: A dark print of Bow Lake after sunset. Bow Lake is visible in the centre of the image. In the foreground is a shadowed grassy area with trees. Mountains and Bow Glacier are behind the lake and the sky is quite light.