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The badlands of the Red Deer river : 1964 Drumheller-Alberta
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20091
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1958
- Author
- Dominion of Canada
- Publisher
- Drumheller, Alberta : The Drumheller Mail
- Call Number
- 03.1 D71t
- Author
- Dominion of Canada
- Publisher
- Drumheller, Alberta : The Drumheller Mail
- Published Date
- 1958
- Physical Description
- 56 pages.
- Abstract
- Pertains to a collection of information offering insight into the Badlands of the Red Deer River area. The publication covers, but is not limited to the following discussions, geology, paleontology, fossils. Readers can expect to learn more about the Badlands of Red Deer, Alberta.
- Contents
- Valley of the Dinosaurs (pg. 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19)
- Newcastle Beach (pg. 23)
- Our little church (pg. 25)
- Wayne (pg. 27)
- Map (pg. 28, 29)
- A glimpse into the past (pg. 31)
- Welcome from chamber of commerce (pg. 33)
- Hoodoos (pg. 35)
- For men only? (pg. 37)
- Chamber of Commerce Activities (pg. 39)
- Duck-billed dinosaur edmontosaurus (pg. 41, 43, 45)
- Early discoveries of dinosaurs (pg. 47)
- Calgary's horsemen's hall of fame (pg. 49)
- Drumheller and district museum society (pg. 51)
- Beginnings of geology (pg. 53)
- What are fossils? (pg. 55)
- Accession Number
- 3069 a
- Call Number
- 03.1 D71t
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Banff and area landscapes, natural views
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55023
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 42 photographs pertaining to landscape views, wildlife, and hiking and horseback riding trips within Banff National Park and the surrounding area. Includes images of Goat Cave, trips through Johnston Canyon and Marble Canyon, the Banff animal paddock, CPR trains travelling through …
- Date Range
- [ca.1910-1920]
- 1921
- 1923
- ca.1930-1940]
- 1940
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6c / PA - 91 to 132
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and Professional
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D6 : Other activities and interests
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6c / PA - 91 to 132
- Responsibility
- Item LUX/I/D6c/PA-129 produced by A.S. Williams
- Date Range
- [ca.1910-1920]
- 1921
- 1923
- ca.1930-1940]
- 1940
- Physical Description
- 42 photographs : b&w prints ; 25 x 20.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 42 photographs pertaining to landscape views, wildlife, and hiking and horseback riding trips within Banff National Park and the surrounding area. Includes images of Goat Cave, trips through Johnston Canyon and Marble Canyon, the Banff animal paddock, CPR trains travelling through the Canadian Rockies, and hoodoo rock formations. One photograph depicts unidentified riders on horseback during winter, annotated “Carnival 1923” [Banff Winter Carnival?]
- Notes
- Two individuals in photos identified by their titles and last names [“Mrs. Hutchings” and “Mr. Edwards”], but first names not confirmed
- Items PA-108 to 119 in file consist of 6 unique images and one duplicate of each image [12 photographs total]
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Subject Access
- Wildlife
- Animals
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Hiking
- Landscapes
- Trains
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Animal Paddock
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Mountain Goat
- Geological formation
- Geology
- Elk
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Banff
- Johnston Canyon
- Marble Canyon
- Language
- English
- Category
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff area, Alberta
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19878
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1927
- Author
- Warren, Percival S.
- Publisher
- Ottawa, F.A. Acland, printer
- Call Number
- 03.2 W25b Pam
- Author
- Warren, Percival S.
- Responsibility
- Percival S. Warren
- Publisher
- Ottawa, F.A. Acland, printer
- Published Date
- 1927
- Physical Description
- 3 preliminary leaves, 94 pages including frontispiece (plates I) [II]-VII plates, tables, folded map 25 cm.
- Abstract
- Pertains to an in depth analysis of geological features in and around Banff, as well as a descriptive segment on new fossil species. The geological features pertains to both the mountains in and around Banff, as well as a separate discussion on economic geology.
- Contents
- Introduction (pg. 1)
- Physiography (pg. 4)
- General geology (pg. 4)
- Description of new species of fossils (pg. 44)
- Economic geology (pg. 93)
- Index to fossils (pg. 93)
- Accession Number
- 2017.8683
- Call Number
- 03.2 W25b Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Barite Mineral
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1129
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- mineral, barite
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1129
- Description
- Tabular barite crystals (barium sulfate) with an iron oxide coating. Quartz vein running along the underside. The most common use of barite is for drilling mud, also for pharmaceutical purposes.
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- Title
- Barite Mineral
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- mineral, barite
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 9.0 x 11.0 cm
- Description
- Tabular barite crystals (barium sulfate) with an iron oxide coating. Quartz vein running along the underside. The most common use of barite is for drilling mud, also for pharmaceutical purposes.
- Subject
- Num-ti-jah Lodge
- Jimmy Simpson
- geology
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1129
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Beauty in the rocks : the photography of David M. Baird
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26373
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2006
- Author
- Baird, David McCurdy
- Publisher
- Victoria B.C. : TouchWood Editions
- Call Number
- 03 B16b
- Author
- Baird, David McCurdy
- Responsibility
- text and photography by Baird, David McCurdy with the Royal Tyrrell Museum
- Publisher
- Victoria B.C. : TouchWood Editions
- Published Date
- 2006
- Physical Description
- 142 pages : illustrations ; 25 x 27 cm
- Subjects
- Geology
- Geography
- Photography
- Notes
- Ben Gadd Personal Library
- ISBN
- 1894898370
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Call Number
- 03 B16b
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Bedrock geology along Ingenika and Finlay Rivers, Peace river reservoir area, British Columbia
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26487
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1968
- Author
- Rutter, N.W. and Taylor, G.C.
- Publisher
- Ottawa Dept. of Energy, Mines and Resources : The Queen's Printer
- Call Number
- 03.2 R93b
- Publisher
- Ottawa Dept. of Energy, Mines and Resources : The Queen's Printer
- Published Date
- 1968
- Series
- Geological Survey of Canada -- Paper 68-10
- Subjects
- British Columbia
- British Columbia - Surveys and Mapping
- Geological Survey of Canada
- Geology
- Rocky Mountains
- stratigraphy
- Rivers
- Notes
- Ben Gadd Personal Library
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Call Number
- 03.2 R93b
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- mineral, beryl
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1108
- Description
- Piece of beryl crystal, greenish in colour. This is a low grade aquamarine. If beryl is dark green, it is emerald. Paper label on side is torn, remaining words read: “K Claim, P ...ng River Tin Mines, Du Bois, Man.” This specimen would be from a pegmatite (slow cooling igneous intrusion).
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- Title
- Beryl Mineral
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- mineral, beryl
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 6.0 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- Piece of beryl crystal, greenish in colour. This is a low grade aquamarine. If beryl is dark green, it is emerald. Paper label on side is torn, remaining words read: “K Claim, P ...ng River Tin Mines, Du Bois, Man.” This specimen would be from a pegmatite (slow cooling igneous intrusion).
- Subject
- Num-ti-jah Lodge
- Jimmy Simpson
- geology
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1108
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Bighorn wildland
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue12064
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Alberta Wilderness Association
- Call Number
- 04 B48a
- Responsibility
- Rod Burns, Julie Cook, Dorothy Dickson, [et. al]
- Publisher
- Alberta Wilderness Association
- Published Date
- 2003
- Physical Description
- 162 p. : ill. (mostly col.), maps
- Subjects
- Conservation
- Eastern slopes
- Exploration
- Geology
- Indians
- Kootenay Plains
- McKenzie, Ed
- McKenzie, Mildred
- Outfitters, trail guides, packers
- Sands family
- Wildlife
- Ya Ha Tinda Ranch
- ISBN
- 0920074-20-0
- Accession Number
- 7480
- Call Number
- 04 B48a
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- mineral, biotite
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1091 a,b
- Description
- Two specimens of mica crystals. This variety of mica is biotite.
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- Title
- Biotite Mineral
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- mineral, biotite
- Dimensions
- 0.5 x 2.5 x 3.5 cm
- Description
- Two specimens of mica crystals. This variety of mica is biotite.
- Subject
- Num-ti-jah Lodge
- Jimmy Simpson
- geology
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1091 a,b
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Blairmore, Alberta
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24726
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Calgary: Geological Survey of Canada
- Call Number
- C7-2.11
- Responsibility
- sgd. D.K. Norris
- Publisher
- Calgary: Geological Survey of Canada
- Published Date
- 1989
- Physical Description
- 1 map -- (Open file 2404)
- Scale
- Scale: 1:50,000
- Subjects
- Geology - Alberta - Blairmore
- Blairmore
- Accession Number
- 24,000
- Call Number
- C7-2.11
- Collection
- Archives Library
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