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Canadian Pacific souvenir menus
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54721
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of souvenir menus from various trips on Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian Pacific cruises. Contents pertain to various destinations within Canada, including: Banff Springs Hotel and Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Calgary, Edmonton, Victoria, Vancouver, Connaught and Spiral Tunn…
- Date Range
- 1924
- 1926
- 1928
- 1939
- 1941
- 1945
- 1952
- 1957
- 1969
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C4 / 14
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / C4 : Travel and hobbies
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C4 / 14
- Responsibility
- Materials in file produced by Canadian Pacific
- Date Range
- 1924
- 1926
- 1928
- 1939
- 1941
- 1945
- 1952
- 1957
- 1969
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of souvenir menus from various trips on Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian Pacific cruises. Contents pertain to various destinations within Canada, including: Banff Springs Hotel and Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Calgary, Edmonton, Victoria, Vancouver, Connaught and Spiral Tunnels, Ottawa, Quebec, and St. John [New Brunswick]. Includes a set of 3 menus from 1924 and a set of 3 adult menus and 1 children's menu from 1952 which are stored in original Canadian Pacific paper envelopes.
- Notes
- Items in file are stored in two file folders, organized chronologically
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Travel
- Train
- Tourism
- Tourist information
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Hotel
- Commerce and industry
- Cruise ships
- Indigenous Peoples
- Government
- Landscapes
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Calgary
- Edmonton
- Lake Louise
- British Columbia
- Vancouver
- Victoria
- Quebec
- New Brunswick
- St. John
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Transportation
- Commerce and industry
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Environment
- Cultural pluralism
- Government
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Banff Indian Days 1928 poster
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54784
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one lithograph colour poster advertisement for Banff Indian Days celebrations in 1928, promoted by Canadian Pacific. Poster depicts four Indigenous people outside of teepee [one man on horseback, one woman standing, two children sitting] with text in large print at bottom.
- Date Range
- 1928
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 47
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Poster
1 image
- 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 / F1 : Textual
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 47
- Responsibility
- Produced by Canadian Pacific
- Date Range
- 1928
- Physical Description
- 1 col. lithography poster on cardboard; 27 x 33 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one lithograph colour poster advertisement for Banff Indian Days celebrations in 1928, promoted by Canadian Pacific. Poster depicts four Indigenous people outside of teepee [one man on horseback, one woman standing, two children sitting] with text in large print at bottom.
- Material Details
- Poster has foldable cardboard stand at back to place upright on surface
- Name Access
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Advertising
- Cultural pluralism
- Community events
- Banff Indian Days
- Indigenous Peoples
- Tourism
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Property Reports
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55573
- Part Of
- Canadian Pacific Railway fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to reports pertaining to various properties throughout the Canadian Rockies. Some of the reports were compiled by Canadian Pacific Hotels Architectural Engineer Ed Steel. Reports outline the costs of materials and goods needed for or provided by bungalow camps, lodges, tea houses, bac…
- Date Range
- [ca.1925]
- Reference Code
- M584 / I / 01 - 07
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Organization record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Canadian Pacific Railway fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M584 / V782
- Series
- I : organizational records
- Sous-Fonds
- M584
- Accession Number
- 303, 304, 1471, 1086, 1544, 3288, 6740, 7071, 2021.18
- Reference Code
- M584 / I / 01 - 07
- Date Range
- [ca.1925]
- Physical Description
- 5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to reports pertaining to various properties throughout the Canadian Rockies. Some of the reports were compiled by Canadian Pacific Hotels Architectural Engineer Ed Steel. Reports outline the costs of materials and goods needed for or provided by bungalow camps, lodges, tea houses, backcountry camps, huts, and hotels, as well as dimensions of new additions to buildings/camps. Properties include Banff Springs Hotel, Chateua Lake Louise, Calgary Palliser Hotel and Station, Glacier House, Lake O'Hara, Yoho Valley, Radium Hot Springs, Moraine Lake, Lake Agnes, Plain of Six Glaciers, Mt. Assiniboine, Lake Windermere Ranch, Saddleback Rest House, Abbott Pass Hut, Sunshine Valley, Mystic Lake, Shadow Lake, Castle Mountain, Emerald Lake, and more.
- Notes
- Some records absorbed from old M48.
- Name Access
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Subject Access
- Buildings
- Buildings and facilities
- Camps
- Construction
- Environment
- Huts
- Tourism
- Trains
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Glacier
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Canadian Pacific film
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55575
- Part Of
- Canadian Pacific Railway fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to the screenplay for the 1948 film "Canadian Pacific" by Jack DeWitt. The film was made in Banff, directed by Nat Holt, and follows the construction of the line through the Rockies in the 1880s.
- Date Range
- [ca.1925]
- Reference Code
- M584 / II / 01
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Organization record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Canadian Pacific Railway fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M584 / V782
- Series
- II : screenplay
- Sous-Fonds
- M584
- Accession Number
- 3502
- Reference Code
- M584 / II / 01
- Date Range
- [ca.1925]
- Physical Description
- 5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to the screenplay for the 1948 film "Canadian Pacific" by Jack DeWitt. The film was made in Banff, directed by Nat Holt, and follows the construction of the line through the Rockies in the 1880s.
- Notes
- Record absorbed from old M48.
- Name Access
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Subject Access
- Buildings
- Buildings and facilities
- Camps
- Construction
- Environment
- Huts
- Tourism
- Trains
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Glacier
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Canadian Pacific Railway fonds
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- Part Of
- Canadian Pacific Railway fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of visual and texual material pertaining to the Canadian Pacific Railway and its holdings. Visual material conists of two series. Series I: lantern slides, Series II: prints. Textual material consists of two series. Series I: organizational records, Series II: the 1942 film "Canadian…
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1950]
- Reference Code
- M584 / V782
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Lantern slide
- Organization record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Canadian Pacific Railway fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M584 / V782
- Sous-Fonds
- V782
- Accession Number
- 303, 304, 625, 1471, 1086, 1544, 3288, 3502, 6740, 7071, 2014.8366, 2021.18
- Reference Code
- M584 / V782
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1950]
- Physical Description
- 69 b&w lantern slides, 5 cm of textual records, ca. 309 prints : b&w ; 27.9 x 20.3 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of visual and texual material pertaining to the Canadian Pacific Railway and its holdings. Visual material conists of two series. Series I: lantern slides, Series II: prints. Textual material consists of two series. Series I: organizational records, Series II: the 1942 film "Canadian Pacific" screenplay and associated documents. Visual material includes black and white lantern slides and black and white prints depicting various scenes pertaining to travelling on the Canadian Pacific Railway and depict dining rooms, scnes involving trains and mountains, farming scenes and fields, people in train cars, various cities and towns, figures in natural landscapes, horses and horseback riding, mountains, waterfalls, skiing, ships, CP hotels, and other grand buildings [across Canada] such as Notre Dame Cathedral in Montreal. Textual material includes paper reports [some compiled by Canadian Pacific Hotels Architectural Engineer Ed Steel] detailing various construction and/or renovation projects for hotels, lodges, tea houses, bugalow camps, huts, and backcountry lodges throughout the Canadian Rockies as well as records pertaining to CP hotels in the Canadian Rockies, and the screenplay for "Canadian Pacific."
- Notes
- Slides were stored in rectangular wood box with leather handle on top, and metal handle at one end. White label that says “Lyon & Turnbull 432 04 February 2009” on lid of the box. Old, peeling, and stained label on top under handle, illegible. Faded, peeling labels on front, some words legible: “from the Canadian Pacific…” 2 stained and water damaged labels detached from box appear to be English shipping labels.“10” stamped in black on both ends of box. Stamped in black on rear of box: “Canadian Pacific Rly Co. 62 to 65 Charing Cross, London, S.W. 1. “3” engraved on upper rim of box. Box is divided into 3 sections with removable wood separators, small pieces of felt line 2 sections of the box.
- Name Access
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Subject Access
- Buildings
- Buildings and facilities
- Camps
- Construction
- Environment
- Huts
- Tourism
- Trains
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Glacier
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- Language is English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Content Details
- Prints and some textual records absorbed from old records V121 and M48. Lantern slides donated to the Whyte Museum by Dr. William and Mrs. Wynn Bensen. The slides were purchased by the Bensens from Lyon and Turnbull in Scotland.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Rocky Mountaineer Vacations
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56069
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of records pertaining to trips which Ben and Cia Gadd took to various locations in British Columbia, including Whistler, Quesnel and Barkerville, between 2003 and 2006. File includes a Canadian Pacific timetable booklet, travel itineraries, brochures and other related materials.
- Date Range
- 2003-2006
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / D / 16 to 17
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / I / D :Other personal and collected
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / D / 16 to 17
- Date Range
- 2003-2006
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of records pertaining to trips which Ben and Cia Gadd took to various locations in British Columbia, including Whistler, Quesnel and Barkerville, between 2003 and 2006. File includes a Canadian Pacific timetable booklet, travel itineraries, brochures and other related materials.
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Tourism
- History
- Advertising
- Trains
- Transportation
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Whistler
- Quesnel
- Barkerville
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Front Range Outfitters - correspondence, application forms
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55902
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence and participant application forms pertaining to Ben and Cia Gadd's company, Front Range Outfitters.
- Date Range
- 1976-1979
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / D / 21
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / III : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / III / D : Other contracts and projects
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / D / 21
- GMD
- Textual record
- Responsibility
- Produced by Ben and Cia Gadd
- Date Range
- 1976-1979
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence and participant application forms pertaining to Ben and Cia Gadd's company, Front Range Outfitters.
- Subject Access
- Outfitters
- Businesses
- Communications
- Travel
- Guides
- Guiding
- Tourism
- Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Front Range Outfitters - notes, other records
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55905
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of notes, handouts, information sheets and other materials pertaining to Ben and Cia Gadd's company, Front Range Outfitters.
- Date Range
- 1976-1979
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / D / 22
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / III : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / III / D : Other contracts and projects
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / D / 22
- GMD
- Textual record
- Responsibility
- Produced by Ben and Cia Gadd
- Date Range
- 1976-1979
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of notes, handouts, information sheets and other materials pertaining to Ben and Cia Gadd's company, Front Range Outfitters.
- Subject Access
- Outfitters
- Businesses
- Travel
- Guides
- Guiding
- Tourism
- Recreation
- Tourist information
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Ben Gadd fonds
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55758
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, …
- Date Range
- 1956-2018
- Reference Code
- M590 / V810 / S61
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Digital image
- Drawing
- Negative
- Newspaper clipping
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Published record
- Textual record
- Video
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- V810
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- 2024.01
- Reference Code
- M590 / V810 / S61
- GMD
- Digital image
- Drawing
- Negative
- Newspaper clipping
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Published record
- Textual record
- Video
- Transparency
- Date Range
- 1956-2018
- Physical Description
- ca. 7.9 metres of textual records -- ca. 274 maps -- 29 VHS tapes -- ca.15 discs with digital files -- 21 cassettes -- photographs -- oversized materials -- USB stick with 15 sldeshows
- History / Biographical
- Ben Gadd (1946-) is a retired naturalist, guide, geologist, instructor, freelance writer and award-winning author based in the Canadian Rockies. Ben was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1946. He met his wife, Cia (Langdon) Gadd at Colorado College in 1965, and the couple married four weeks later. Ben and Cia had two sons, Will and Toby. Ben and his family relocated to Jasper in the late 1960s. Ben later attended the University of Lethbridge and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Earth Science in 1972. Between 1976 and 1980, Ben taught classes at Mount Royal College and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology; he later taught additional classes at Grant MacEwan College and Lakeland College. From 1981, Ben also worked as a seasonal naturalist/guide for Parks Canada. Ben left Parks Canada in 1985 to start an independent naturalist guiding business with Cia based in Jasper and other parts of the Canadian Rockies, which the couple continued to operate for over two decades. Ben published his best-known work, "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies", through his publishing company Corax Press in 1986. The second edition of "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies" received multiple awards after its release in 1995. Ben's fiction book, "Raven's End" won the title of Best Canadian Rockies Book at the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival in 2001 and became a Canadian bestseller. Overall, Ben has authored or co-authored 11 books and received nearly one dozen awards for his achievements as a writer, researcher and guide. Ben continued to lead guided hikes and school programs until his retirement in 2016.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, video and sound recordings, and other related material. Materials donated in 2024 include one USB stick containing
- Notes
- Ben Gadd fonds arrangement: Series I : Personal records - Subseries A : Travel guides and maps - Subseries B : Education and early writings - Subseries C : Personal interest files - Subseries D : Other personal and collected Series II : Research and publication records - Subseries A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies - Subseries B : Other publications Series III : Professional records - Subseries A : Parks Canada Records - Subseries B : Interpretive guiding - Subseries C : Teaching records - Subseries D : Other contracts and projects Series IV : Legal and financial records - Subseries A : Legal records - Subseries B : Financial records
- Subject Access
- Education
- Research
- Publication
- Environment
- Geology
- Tourism
- Family and personal life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Academics
- Guiding
- Guides
- Businesses
- Finances
- Conservation
- Wildlife
- Natural history
- Sports and recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper National Park
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Lethbridge
- United States of America
- Colorado
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions apply
- Language
- English
- French
- Dutch
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Canadian Pacific Railway Passenger Train at Banff Station
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions9594
- Part Of
- Ron Duke fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs of a CPR passenger train stopped at the Banff Station.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945]
- Reference Code
- V180 / I / D / i / 131 / NA 179 - 1 to 9
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
8 images
- Part Of
- Ron Duke fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M175 / V180
- Series
- I. Early material
- Sous-Fonds
- V180
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V180 / I / D / i / 131 / NA 179 - 1 to 9
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945]
- Physical Description
- tbd
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs of a CPR passenger train stopped at the Banff Station.
- Name Access
- Duke, Ron
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Subject Access
- Banff Station
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Leisure
- Transportation
- Train
- Trains
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- NA
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian Pacific Railway promotional prints
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55577
- Part Of
- Canadian Pacific Railway fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series pertains to photograph prints of Canadian Pacific Railway properties and surrounding locations. Includes scenes from around the town of Banff and Banff National Park, interior and exterior views of hotels [particularly the Banff Springs Hotel and the Chateau Lake Louise], trophies, portraits…
- Date Range
- [ca.1960-1960]
- Reference Code
- V782 / II / PA115 - 01 to 309
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Canadian Pacific Railway fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M584 / V782
- Sous-Fonds
- V782
- Accession Number
- 625
- Reference Code
- V782 / II / PA115 - 01 to 309
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1960-1960]
- Physical Description
- 309 prints : b&w ; 27.9 x 20.3 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Series pertains to photograph prints of Canadian Pacific Railway properties and surrounding locations. Includes scenes from around the town of Banff and Banff National Park, interior and exterior views of hotels [particularly the Banff Springs Hotel and the Chateau Lake Louise], trophies, portraits, horses and horseback riding, skiing, trains, photographs of paintings, and various scenic views.
- Notes
- Most prints have titles or captions on the backs, as well as negatives information.
- Subject Access
- Administration building
- Art
- Artists
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Buildings
- Buildings and facilities
- Camps
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Environment
- Gondolas
- Hiking
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Hotels
- Mountains
- Outfitters
- Painting
- Skiing
- Sports and recreation
- Tourism
- Trains
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Moraine Lake
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Not to be reproduced (see NA 31). Copyright belongs to CPR Archives, now managed by The Canadian Railway Museum (Exporail), Montreal.
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
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Canadian Pacific Railway Lantern Slides
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions16400
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of 14 lantern slides [ca.1900-ca.1925]. Slides are views along the Canadian Pacific Railway.
- Date Range
- [c. 1905]
- Reference Code
- V8 / 5486 / PS - 1 to PS - 14
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Transparency
- Lantern slide
14 images
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- Accession Number: 5486
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 5486
- Reference Code
- V8 / 5486 / PS - 1 to PS - 14
- Date Range
- [c. 1905]
- Physical Description
- 14 photographs : b&w and col. slides ; 10.2 x 8.2 cm
- 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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Wasootch Slabs
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of negative photographs pertaining to the Wasootch Slabs climbing area in Kananaskis Provincial Park. Images were used by Ben Gadd in the creation of interpretive signs.
- Date Range
- [ca.1979]
- Reference Code
- V810 / III / D / NA - 37 to 46
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- 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 - 37 to 46
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Responsibility
- Produced by Ben Gadd
- Date Range
- [ca.1979]
- Physical Description
- 20 photographs : 10 b&w negative strips ; 55 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of negative photographs pertaining to the Wasootch Slabs climbing area in Kananaskis Provincial Park. Images were used by Ben Gadd in the creation of interpretive signs.
- Notes
- Image V810/III/D/NA-44a depicts Ben Gadd and his wife, Cia Gadd
- Material Details
- Photographs previously stored in mailing envelope with stamp dated March 30, 1979, which was sent to Ben Gadd in Calgary. Annotated with note by Ben: "Wasootch Slabs photos + halftones"
- Subject Access
- Climbing
- Recreation
- Environment
- Tourist information
- Research
- Geology
- Natural history
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Kananaskis
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- N/A
- Related Material
- M590 / III / D / 42
- Corresponding prints: V810/III/D/PA-91 to 127
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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