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History / Biographical: The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) was officially formed in Februray, 1881, to construct a railroad that would link the eastern provinces with British Columbia, a key component of the Canadian Confederation of 1867. Headed by William C. Van Horne as General Manager, the railroad arrived in the Canadian Rockies in 1883 and a siding was established just east of present-day Banff. When railroad workers discovered a natural hot spring on the south side of the Bow River, Van Horne ordered the construction of a hotel that would house visitors brought in by train to visit the springs. Construction of the Banff Springs Hotel finished in 1888 and joined a handful of CPR hotels throughout the Rocky and Selkirk Mountain ranges. The popularity of the hot springs and surrounding area led to the formation of a national park and to the town of Banff. After construction of the railway had completed, the CPR continued to survey and document the Rocky Mountains alongside federal agencies like the Department of the Interior and private outfitters. Utilizing coloured lantern slides the CPR was able to showcase the mountains as both tourist and settlement destinations. Magic lantern shows of these slides could be used for administrative purposes by the company to showcase land holdings and investments or in public shows as advertisements of the new railway.

Scope & Content: Series consists of 14 lantern slides [ca.1900-ca.1925]. Slides are views along the Canadian Pacific Railway.

Name Access: Canadian Pacific Railway

Subject Access: Lantern slide; Education; Tourism; Travel and Exploration; Trains

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: All slides were cleaned prior to scanning.

Creator: Canadian Pacific Railway

Biographical Source Notes: https://cpconnectingcanada.ca/#building-the-railway

Title Source: Title based on contents of series

Processing Status: Processed

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Harvey Buckmaster Hiking and Camping in the Canadian Rockies

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs of Harvey Buckmaster hiking and camping in the Canadian Rockies

Date Range: ca. 1990 - 2018

Reference Code: V8 / 2022.19 / PA - 1 to PA - 23

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Transparency; Photograph

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M8 / V8 / S8

Series: 2022.19

Sous-Fonds: V8

Accession Number: 2022.19

Reference Code: V8 / 2022.19 / PA - 1 to PA - 23

GMD: Transparency; Photograph

Date Range: ca. 1990 - 2018

Physical Description: transparencies: 35mm slides

History / Biographical: Harvey was born in Calgary and died in Victoria. Harvey received degrees at the University of Alberta, mathematics and physics (BSc. I Hon.50) and at the University of British Columbia, applied mathematics (MA 52) and experimental physics (PhD 56). His post doctoral fellowship took him to Cambridge University from where he returned to become a professor at the University of Alberta, the University of Calgary, and an adjunct professor of the University of Victoria. At the University of Calgary he played leadership roles in TUCFA, academic pensions, salary negotiator, was an elected member of the Board of Governors, and received an induction into the Order of the University of Calgary. He was a founding member of Calgary CPAWS, and member and chair of Science Advisory Committee of the ECA which lead him to be a proponent for climate change long before it was fashionable. In his community he was President and played a leadership role in the Bankview redevelopment plan. He photographed and documented the graves of God's Acre Military Cemetery for Veteran's Affairs Canada, and was the compiler and editor of the 2014 edition of the Veterans Cemetery. He worked tirelessly for parks particularly in the creation of Nose Hill Park.

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs of Harvey Buckmaster hiking and camping in the Canadian Rockies

Name Access: Buckmaster, Harvey

Language: English

Biographical Source Notes: https://calgaryherald.remembering.ca/obituary/harvey-a-buckmaster-1071729801

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Harvey Buckmaster in the Canadian Rockies

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: File consists of 173 colour transparencies documenting Harvey Buckmaster hiking in the Canadian Rockies, trips include Great Divide, Assiniboine, Ya Ha Tinda, Dolomite, Mosquito, Kananaskis, Floe Lake, Johnston Canyon.

Date Range: 1967 - 1983

Reference Code: V8 / 2022.19 / NS - 1 to NS - 173

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Transparency; Private record

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M8 / V8 / S8

Series: 2022.19 : Accession Number

Sous-Fonds: V8

Accession Number: 2022.19

Reference Code: V8 / 2022.19 / NS - 1 to NS - 173

GMD: Photograph; Transparency; Private record

Date Range: 1967 - 1983

Physical Description: 173 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

History / Biographical: Harvey was born in Calgary and died in Victoria. Harvey received degrees at the University of Alberta, mathematics and physics (BSc. I Hon.50) and at the University of British Columbia, applied mathematics (MA 52) and experimental physics (PhD 56). His post doctoral fellowship took him to Cambridge University from where he returned to become a professor at the University of Alberta, the University of Calgary, and an adjunct professor of the University of Victoria. At the University of Calgary he played leadership roles in TUCFA, academic pensions, salary negotiator, was an elected member of the Board of Governors, and received an induction into the Order of the University of Calgary. He was a founding member of Calgary CPAWS, and member and chair of Science Advisory Committee of the ECA which lead him to be a proponent for climate change long before it was fashionable. In his community he was President and played a leadership role in the Bankview redevelopment plan. He photographed and documented the graves of God's Acre Military Cemetery for Veteran's Affairs Canada, and was the compiler and editor of the 2014 edition of the Veterans Cemetery. He worked tirelessly for parks particularly in the creation of Nose Hill Park.

Scope & Content: File consists of 173 colour transparencies documenting Harvey Buckmaster hiking in the Canadian Rockies, trips include Great Divide, Assiniboine, Ya Ha Tinda, Dolomite, Mosquito, Kananaskis, Floe Lake, Johnston Canyon.

Name Access: Buckmaster, Harvey

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure; Exploration, discovery and travel

Biographical Source Notes: https://calgaryherald.remembering.ca/obituary/harvey-a-buckmaster-1071729801

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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