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- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds 895
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- Byron Harmon fonds 50
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- Lloyd Harmon fonds 21
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds 15
- Tom Wilson family fonds 15
- Bill Gibbons fonds 13
- Archives General File Collection 12
- George Noble fonds 12
- Lillian Gest fonds 9
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a ski pole sticking out of the snow at the bottom of an avalanche
- Date Range
- 1933
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 7 / PA - 270
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 7 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Skoki Lodge and Temple Lodge
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 7 / PA - 270
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1933
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a ski pole sticking out of the snow at the bottom of an avalanche
- Subject Access
- Avalanches
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a ski pole sticking out of the snow at the bottom of an avalanche
- Date Range
- 1933
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 7 / PA - 271
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 7 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Skoki Lodge and Temple Lodge
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 7 / PA - 271
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1933
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a ski pole sticking out of the snow at the bottom of an avalanche
- Subject Access
- Avalanches
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Avalanche Control [1/2]
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 62 b&w prints of various avalanche control operations around Banff National Park, usually along highways and around ski hills. Also includes photographs from a rescue operation and accompanying news clippings pertaining to that rescue.
- Date Range
- 1956-1979
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / A / vi / c / PA - 01 to PA - 62
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
17 images
- 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, c : Control
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / A / vi / c / PA - 01 to PA - 62
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1956-1979
- Physical Description
- 62 photographs : b&w ; 20.3 x 25.4 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 62 b&w prints of various avalanche control operations around Banff National Park, usually along highways and around ski hills. Also includes photographs from a rescue operation and accompanying news clippings pertaining to that rescue.
- Notes
- Photographs included in this entry were originally housed in a photo paper box identified by Bruno Engler prior to accessioning.
- Subject Access
- Aerial photography
- Avalanches
- Banff-Jasper Highway
- Lake Louise Ski Area
- Mountains
- Rescue
- Rogers Pass
- Ski areas
- Sunshine Ski Resort
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- PA - 25 has two overlapping pieces of masking tape on the back, holding the two torn pieces of the print together
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Avalanche Control [2/2]
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 6 boards with b&w negative contact sheets adhered to them depicting various areas prone to avalanches taken from a plane or helicopter. Includes views of ski areas and roads.
- Date Range
- 1956-1979
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / A / vi / c / PA - 63 to PA - 68
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- 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, c : Control
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / A / vi / c / PA - 63 to PA - 68
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1956-1979
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs : b&w ; 23.4 x 34.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 6 boards with b&w negative contact sheets adhered to them depicting various areas prone to avalanches taken from a plane or helicopter. Includes views of ski areas and roads.
- Notes
- File came from box XVI, separate from alphabetised boxes
- Subject Access
- Aerial photography
- Avalanches
- Banff-Jasper Highway
- Lake Louise Ski Area
- Mountains
- Rescue
- Rogers Pass
- Ski areas
- Sunshine Ski Resort
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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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
4 images
- 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
- 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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Avalanche Zones - negatives [1/2]
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 9 b&w negatives of various avalanche areas and slides around Banff National Park, mostly focussed in and around ski areas.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1977-1990]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / A / vi / d / NA - 01 to NA - 09
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Negative
- 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 / NA - 01 to NA - 09
- GMD
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca. 1977-1990]
- Physical Description
- 9 photographs : b&w negatives ; 15.6 x 6.1 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 9 b&w negatives of various avalanche areas and slides around Banff National Park, mostly focussed in and around ski areas.
- 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
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V190 / VI / A / vi / d / PA - 01 to PA - 58
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Avalanche Zones - negatives [2/2]
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 271 b&w negatives of various avalanche areas and slides around Banff National Park, mostly focussed in and around ski areas and highways, including Sunshine Resort, Lake Louise Ski Hill, Kootenay National Park, and the Banff-Jasper Highway. Also includes contact prints.
- Date Range
- 1975-1985
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / A / vi / d / NA - 10 to NA - 22
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Negative
- 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 / NA - 10 to NA - 22
- GMD
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1975-1985
- Physical Description
- 271 photographs : b&w negatives ; 15.6 x 6.1 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 271 b&w negatives of various avalanche areas and slides around Banff National Park, mostly focussed in and around ski areas and highways, including Sunshine Resort, Lake Louise Ski Hill, Kootenay National Park, and the Banff-Jasper Highway. Also includes contact prints.
- Notes
- File came from box XVI, separate from alphabetised boxes. Photographs were ordered alphabetically by Engler prior to accessioning.
- Name Access
- Davies, Jim
- White, Cliff
- 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
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V190 / VI / A / vi / d / PA - 01 to PA - 58
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 43 b&w prints of avalanches and avalanche control operations around Banff National Park, usually at various ski hills.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1960-1976]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / A / vi / a / PA - 01 to PA - 43
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
10 images
- 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
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / A / vi / a / PA - 01 to PA - 43
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1960-1976]
- Physical Description
- 43 photographs : b&w ; 25.4 x 20.3 cm
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 43 b&w prints of avalanches and avalanche control operations around Banff National Park, usually at various ski hills.
- Name Access
- Auger, Tim
- Subject Access
- Avalanches
- Lake Louise Ski Area
- Mountains
- Ski areas
- Sunshine Ski Resort
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Back of Corrina Wesley on end
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of a group of individuals in regalia on a parade float for the Banff Indian Days parade. Corrina Wesley identified sat at the end of the float, identified by beadwork.
- Date Range
- [ca.1977-1978]
- Reference Code
- V683 / I / B / 5 / PA - 212
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36
- V683
- S37
- Series
- V683 / I
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Sub-Series
- V683 / I / B / 5 : Catharine Robb Whyte: Catharine Robb Whyte
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Reference Code
- V683 / I / B / 5 / PA - 212
- Date Range
- [ca.1977-1978]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: col. print
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of a group of individuals in regalia on a parade float for the Banff Indian Days parade. Corrina Wesley identified sat at the end of the float, identified by beadwork.
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- Indigenous Peoples
- First Nations
- Stoney Nakoda
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Related Material
- Recognizing Relations number: RR 527
- Title Source
- Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- William Royle fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white and colour photographs of the Banff area, as well as group portraits of the Banff High School Ski Team, High School Curling Team, and the Association of Mountain Guides. Also includes scenic views around the Banff townsite as well as Banff National Park, bears, the …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1970]
- Reference Code
- V808 / I / E / PA - 01 to PA - 51
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- William Royle fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M587 / V808
- Series
- I.E. Prints - Misc.
- Sous-Fonds
- V808
- Accession Number
- 2021.29
- Reference Code
- V808 / I / E / PA - 01 to PA - 51
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1970]
- Physical Description
- 53 photographs : b&w and col. ; 20.2 x 12.7 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white and colour photographs of the Banff area, as well as group portraits of the Banff High School Ski Team, High School Curling Team, and the Association of Mountain Guides. Also includes scenic views around the Banff townsite as well as Banff National Park, bears, the Cave & Basin swimming pool, the Banff Winter Carnival, and unidentified First Nations people dressed in regalia as part of the Banff Indian Days parade. Group photographs have names written on the backs.
- Name Access
- Vockeroth, Don
- Gow, John
- Grillmair, Leo
- Gallagher, Lloyd (Kiwi)
- Gmoser, Hans
- Settzer, Ottomar
- Geiber, Bob
- Locke, Charlie
- Royle, Bernard
- Fuhrman, Peter
- Schwarz, Hans
- Subject Access
- Banff townsite
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Bears
- Black Bears
- Buildings
- Cave and Basin
- Club
- Community events
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Family and personal life
- Mountains
- Parade
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff : a history of the park and town
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2015
- Author
- Hart, E. J
- Publisher
- Banff : Summerthought
- Call Number
- 08.3 H25b Reference copy
- 08.3 H25b c.1
- 08.3 H25b c.2
- Author
- Hart, E. J
- Responsibility
- E. J. (Ted) Hart
- Publisher
- Banff : Summerthought
- Published Date
- 2015
- Physical Description
- 283 p. : ill., map, ports
- Subjects
- Canada. Department of Interior
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Depression
- Douglas, Howard
- First Nations
- Highways
- National parks
- Recreation
- Ski areas
- Stewart, George
- Tourism
- Town of Banff
- World War II
- Notes
- Includes bibliographic references and index
- ISBN
- 978-1-92698312-7
- Accession Number
- P2015-06-12 Limited edition - #140/1000
- summerthought limited edition - #1/1000 and #2/1000
- Call Number
- 08.3 H25b Reference copy
- 08.3 H25b c.1
- 08.3 H25b c.2
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Banff : Banff Springs Hotel, Canadian Rockies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue8051
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- [1929]
- Publisher
- Montreal : Canadian Pacific Railway
- Call Number
- 08.5 B22 Pam
- Responsibility
- illustrations ... reproduced from water color paintings by R.H. Palenske
- Publisher
- Montreal : Canadian Pacific Railway
- Published Date
- [1929]
- Physical Description
- 24p. : ill
- Subjects
- Banff Indian Days
- Highland gatherings
- Accession Number
- 3051
- Call Number
- 08.5 B22 Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Eleanor Luxton's personal album which contains 195 black and white prints pasted in, most spreads are captioned. Content pertains to family and school photographs, events and travels between 1921 and 1925, in addition to potentional childhood photographs as well. Locations include …
- Date Range
- 1921 - 1925
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PD / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PD / 1
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Date Range
- 1921 - 1925
- Physical Description
- Photograph Album: 1 image from album (195 b&w prints)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Eleanor Luxton's personal album which contains 195 black and white prints pasted in, most spreads are captioned. Content pertains to family and school photographs, events and travels between 1921 and 1925, in addition to potentional childhood photographs as well. Locations include Banff, Lake Louise, Yoho, Marble Canyon, Takakkaw Falls, Lake Minnewanka, Summit Lake, Victoria, Vancouver, Yoho Valley Bungalow Camp and Radium Hot Springs. Events include the opening of the Banff-Wintermere Highway at Kootenay Crossing in 1921, a dog derby on frozen Lake Minnewanka, Banff Indian Days, Banff Winter Carnival. Subjects include unidentified and identified people including Norman Luxton, Georgina Luxton, Enos Hunter, Ben Kaquitts, Hector Crawler, John Englishman, Mrs. Wood, Edmée, Mrs Mitt and Miss Maemillan. Album cover is leather with burned annotation "Snap Shots" with paint and cloth leaf detailing. The album i sbound by a cord with leather tassels.
- Notes
- File consists of several loose photographs. Some photographs are detaching from the paper.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Luxton, Norman
- Luxton, Georgina
- Englishman, John
- Kaquitts, Tom
- Crawler, Hector
- Hunter, Enos
- Subject Access
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Banff
- Banff Gun Club
- Banff National Park
- Bighorn Sheep
- Cave and Basin
- Community events
- Dogs
- Family and personal life
- Indigenous Peoples
- Parades
- Takakkaw Falls
- Twin Falls Chalet
- Winter Carnival
- Yoho Valley Bungalow Camp
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Victoria
- Victoria Glacier
- Vancouver
- Butchart Gardens
- Lake Louise
- Lake Minnewanka
- Radium
- Yoho National Park
- Marble Canyon
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Title Source
- Title given by Archivist based on contents of album
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff and Lake Louise Slide Show - Series III [1/2]
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- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1977 into a show from slides pertaining to various summertime trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. Topics include mountains [mostly those located around the town of Banff], mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1960-1977]
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / a / ii / NS - III / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Film
- Transparency
80 images
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M67 / S36 / V225
- Series
- II.C. Activities / photography
- Sous-Fonds
- V225
- Sub-Series
- ii.a.ii Photographic material / transparencies / carousels
- Accession Number
- 5142
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / a / ii / NS - III / 1
- GMD
- Film
- Transparency
- Parallel Title
- Selected C R series 3 Reel 1 show Sept 1977. -- [before 1977] V225 / 23
- Date Range
- [ca. 1960-1977]
- Physical Description
- 80 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1977 into a show from slides pertaining to various summertime trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. Topics include mountains [mostly those located around the town of Banff], mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, Lillian and her friends, lakes, boats, fishing, hiking, and various other scenic views around Banff, Lake Louise, and Moraine Lake. Titles: 1. B32-15 Garden & Main St. Banff 2. B162-3 Boat House & reflections 3. R160-31 Banff Springs Hotel 4. R160-38 [Banff Springs Hotel] fr. Spray R. & flag 5. R159-4 Pool, lawn & Bow V. 6. R202-18 Conservatory 7. R202-19 [Conservatory] 8. R261-34 Fr. [Conservatory] & flowers 9. R161-33 Fr. [Conservatory] & Louize[?] 10. R202-22 [Fr. Conservatory & Louize[?]] 11. R161-8 Terrace & pool fr. fire escape 12. R160-35 Swim Pool 13. R160-5 Diving Board 14. R162-17 Bow Falls 15. R202-14 [Bow Falls] 16. R202-15 [Bow Falls] 17. R162-26 Boys fishing across river 18. B14-4 Boom Lake 19. R162-7 On Rundle saddle L.G 20. R167-33 Mt Louis & snow 21. B11-13 Old L.L. Rd. fr. Trans Canada 22. R158-6 Train approaches Canmore 23. R168-8 Norquay Ski Lift 24. R168-12 Nick[?] on Ski Lift 25. R168-10 Eliz Brett on Lift 26. R189-24 Ted Goodall 27. C.H. 49 Middle Section Two Jack Lake 28. C.H. 56 Lake Minnewanka fr. shoulder Cascade 29. R162-9 L.G on Little Rundle 30. 0 Banff fr. Tunnel 31. B52-11 View fr. Sulphur Mt. 32. B75-5 View of valley fr. Sulphur Mt. 33. R161-2 Pool & Rundle 34. B48-6 To Grassis Lookout 35. R160-29 The Pool 36. R160-27 Gardens 37. B29-4 Bldgs on Sulphur 38. B29-7 On Sulphur Mt. 39. B29-8 [On Sulphur Mt.] 40. B27-23 Canadian on curve 41. B27-26 Canadian on curve 42. R195-32 Stampede 43. R196-33 BSH India 44. B30-17 Indigenous 45. B10-23 Indigenous person on horse in front of tepee 46. R159-10 Lake Louise (tree to left) 47. R159-30 Chateau & boat fr. east shore 48. R169-5 Abbot Pass 49. R207-27 [Abbot Pass] Hut 50. Reel 94-14 Goodsirs across Wenchemna Pass 51. C.H. 6/70 Ten Peaks 52. A14-8 4 Peaks & Moraine L. 53. R141-4? Moraine L. Reflections Polly 54. R183-21 Shore Moraine Lake 55. R141-3 Moraine Lake Reflections Polly 56. R207-7 H.G. Edw. & PKs4-7 57. B2-27 L.C at Moraine Lake sitting 58. B2-26 [L.C at Moraine Lake] standing 59. B2-28 Moraine L. & far pt of Moraine 60. R207-4 H.G at Moraine 61. B1-32 Moraine & Mt. Little & 3 62. R207-5 H.G at Moraine 63. B28-31 Harry West & friend at Moraine L. 64. B22-15 L.G Moraine L 65. B22-14 Eleanor Hammilton, Moraine L. 66. R94-3 Glaciers on Moraine Peaks 67. B22-11 Quadra & Babek fr, road 68. B22-17 Trail to Consolation L. 69. B28-13 At Consolation Lake 70. B28-34 Stream fr. [Consolation Lake] 71. B15-20 Marmot [Consolation Lake] 72. R95-7 On trail - Mt Fay in b.g. 73. R141-6 L.G. Larch V. 74. R141-5 3 girls [Larch V.] 75. R141-8 Lefroy fr. Sentinel Pass 76. R141-30 Polly on [Sentinel Pass] 77. A10-13 Moose Larch V. 78. B12-32 Deer 79. R202-30 Deer 80. R178-30 Aileen 0 Mt. Averdeen in b.g
- Notes
- Please note: Language used pertaining to First Nations people is outdated and offensive Please note: Behavior towards wildlife, primarily human proximity and feeding, is outdated and no longer tolerated throughout all National Parks - do not feed or approach wildlife. Slides originally in Kodak Carousel 80 slide tray.
- Name Access
- Gest, Lillian
- Hinman, Caroline
- Goodall, Ted
- Subject Access
- Abbot Pass Hut
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Avalanches
- Backpacking
- Banff
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Birds
- Boats
- Boat House
- Cabins and shelters
- Calgary Stampede
- Canoes and canoeing
- Climbing
- Club
- Elk
- Entertainment
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- First Nations
- Flowers
- Geography
- Glaciers
- Guides
- Guiding
- Hiking
- Holidays
- Horses
- Huts
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake O'Hara region
- Landscapes
- Leisure
- Mountain
- Mountain Goat
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- National parks and reserves
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Outfitters, trail guides and packers
- Pack trains
- Pack trips
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Portrait
- Recreation
- Scenery
- Stoney Nakoda First Nations
- Tavel
- Trails
- Trains
- Travel
- Wildlife
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Boom Lake
- Kootenay National Park
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Moraine Lake
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Slides rehoused into protective sleeves and acid-free folders after scanning.
- Related Material
- M67 / II / C / i / c / 56 - 5 ; M67 / 51 [notebook of original slide orders]
- Creator
- Gest, Lillian
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff area, 50th anniversary party, family photographs
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- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 64 photographs including 2 postcard prints. Content pertains to various members of the Kidney and Woodworth families and close friends, the 50th wedding anniversary of Ulysses and Annie LaCasse in 1968, events hosted by the Order of the Eastern Star Spray Valley chapter, Maud Kidne…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910]
- 1921
- [ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]
- 1948
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]
- 1951
- 1965
- 1967 - 1970
- Reference Code
- V324 / IV / E / PA - 204 to 260
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- V324 / IV : Family, friends and community records
- Sous-Fonds
- V324
- Sub-Series
- V324 / IV / E : Maude Kidney Collection
- Accession Number
- 3109
- Reference Code
- V324 / IV / E / PA - 204 to 260
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910]
- 1921
- [ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]
- 1948
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]
- 1951
- 1965
- 1967 - 1970
- Physical Description
- 64 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 64 photographs including 2 postcard prints. Content pertains to various members of the Kidney and Woodworth families and close friends, the 50th wedding anniversary of Ulysses and Annie LaCasse in 1968, events hosted by the Order of the Eastern Star Spray Valley chapter, Maud Kidney's 71st birthday, social events in Calgary, and the Girls Flower Club in Banff.
- Notes
- File contains duplicates
- Some dates are estimates provided by the Processing Archivist
- Photographs in this file were accompanied by notes made shortly before or after accession in 1979 giving names/contextual information about photographs. Some notes are by Jim Deegan, 1987. Information has been transferred to the back of each photograph.
- Name Access
- MacAulay, Herb
- Kidney, Maude
- LaCasse, Ulysses
- LaCasse, Annie
- Whyte, Catharine
- Wells, Fred
- Unwin, Vera
- Thomas, Hattie
- Peyto, Annie
- Harrison, Nellie
- Smith, Helen
- Harbidge, Violet
- Moore, Pearl
- Serra, Dante
- LaCasse, Flo
- Boyce, Jim
- Craig, Bill
- McCowan, Bill
- Dube, Arthur
- Barnes, George
- Peyto, Stan
- Peyto, Ines
- Gratz, Muriel
- Bunn, Mary
- Bunn, Bill
- Woodworth, Joe
- Woodworth, Benjamin Frederick
- Woodworth, Percy
- Lester, Ken
- Stafford, Rose
- Shaw, Ed
- Beattie, Doris
- Beattie, Florence
- Stafford, Lou
- Davidson, Minnie
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Landscapes
- Anniversary
- Community events
- Order of the Eastern Star
- Horses
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Banff Indian Days
- Mountain
- Girls Flower Club Banff
- Hotel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Cave and Basin
- Sulphur Mountain
- Calgary
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Some photographs with large volumes of annotations in ink, and one item with adhesive residue, have been placed in mylar to prevent transference onto adjacent items in file.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff, Canada's First National Park images
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 59 photographs collected by Eleanor Luxton as research material for the book Banff: Canada's First National Park. Images pertain to skiing and ski jumping, canoeing, Banff Indian Days, the King Edward Hotel, swimming at the Cave and Basin, the Banff Winter Carnival, wildlife, and v…
- Date Range
- 1902 - 1958
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 / PA - 48 to 106
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / B : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / B5 : Literary papers
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 / PA - 48 to 106
- Date Range
- 1902 - 1958
- Physical Description
- 59 photographs : b&w prints ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 59 photographs collected by Eleanor Luxton as research material for the book Banff: Canada's First National Park. Images pertain to skiing and ski jumping, canoeing, Banff Indian Days, the King Edward Hotel, swimming at the Cave and Basin, the Banff Winter Carnival, wildlife, and various views in and around the town of Banff.
- Notes
- Some items in file are annotated
- Name Access
- Paris, Cyril
- Browne, George
- Browne, Belmore
- Luxton, Norman
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Orr, Lorne
- Brewster, Fern
- Brewster, Jim
- Luxton, George
- Dunsmore, Fulton
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Artists
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Bighorn Sheep
- Bridges
- Businesses
- Canoes and canoeing
- Cave and Basin
- Community events
- Community life
- Competition
- Elk
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- History
- Hotels
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Leisure
- Mount Norquay Ski Area
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- Museums
- Municipal views
- Multiculturalism
- Painting
- Public events
- Research
- Recreation
- Royalty
- Royal Visit
- Settlement
- Skating
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Skiing
- Sports
- Swimming
- Tourism
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter Carnival
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Lake Minnewanka
- Mount Norquay
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items stored in mylar
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 136 b&w & colour prints of various Banff community events, including Back to Banff 1985, unseasonable snowfall, mild flooding of area around the recreation grounds and Buffalo Nation Museum, summer traffic jams, an unidentified parade, the designation of Mt. Jimmy Simpson, Banff Wi…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1965-1985]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / B / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 136
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
20 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, B : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- ii : Banff Events
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / B / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 136
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1965-1985]
- Physical Description
- 136 photographs : b&w & col. ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 136 b&w & colour prints of various Banff community events, including Back to Banff 1985, unseasonable snowfall, mild flooding of area around the recreation grounds and Buffalo Nation Museum, summer traffic jams, an unidentified parade, the designation of Mt. Jimmy Simpson, Banff Winter Carnival, RCMP Musical Ride, Banff Triathlon, and filming at Norquay Ski Hill.
- Name Access
- Beil, Charlie
- Boyd, Larry
- Carleton, Dorothy
- Carleton, Ed
- de Grandmaison, Sonia
- Hart, E. J. (Ted)
- Harvey, Ralph
- Madsen, Ken
- Rummel, Lizzie
- Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
- Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
- Stewart, Maryalice Harvey
- Whyte, Catharine
- Wright, Scotty
- Subject Access
- Automobiles
- Back to Banff Day
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Banff townsite
- Community events
- Films and film making
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Parade
- Portrait
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Ski areas
- Skiing
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V190 / VI / B / ii / NA - 01 to NA - 06
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Indian Day grounds
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a row of decorated tepees in a loose line with people and cars in the field beside them - Cascade Mountain visible in the background
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950-1960]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 6 / PA - 114
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 6 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Local Indigenous people and Banff Indian Days
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 6 / PA - 114
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950-1960]
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a row of decorated tepees in a loose line with people and cars in the field beside them - Cascade Mountain visible in the background
- Subject Access
- Automobiles
- Banff Indian Days
- Cascade Mountain
- Stoney
- Stoney Nakoda
- Tepee
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Indian Days
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 26 b&w negative photographs pertaining to Banff Indian Days celebrations in Banff [n.d.]. Includes images of decorated teepees on display in Banff, and unidentified Indigenous people on horseback.
- Date Range
- [1920-1930]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / NA - 353 to NA - 378
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
26 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / NA - 353 to NA - 378
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [1920-1930]
- Physical Description
- 26 photographs : b&w negatives ; 6.5 x 4 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 26 b&w negative photographs pertaining to Banff Indian Days celebrations in Banff [n.d.]. Includes images of decorated teepees on display in Banff, and unidentified Indigenous people on horseback.
- Notes
- Date range is estimate
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- Community events
- Events
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Indigenous Peoples
- Cultural pluralism
- Public events
- Teepees
- Performance
- Music
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Category
- Cultural pluralism
- Indigenous Peoples
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Indian Days
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of unidentified people dressed in regalia with tipis and trees visible in the background
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950-1960]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 6 / PA - 116
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 6 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Local Indigenous people and Banff Indian Days
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 6 / PA - 116
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950-1960]
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of unidentified people dressed in regalia with tipis and trees visible in the background
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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