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Murray family fonds

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Part Of
Murray family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds includes photographs of Rocky Mountain Tours buses at various locations; photographs by F. V. Longstaff, several of which are inscribed to Mr. and Mrs. George Murray; Longstaff Christmas cards, n.d., 1944-1960; and an article by Longstaff titled "Historical Notes on Glacier House." The artic…
Date Range
1887-1960
Reference Code
M142 / V453
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Murray family fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 142
V 453
Sous-Fonds
M 142
V 453
Accession Number
450, 941
Reference Code
M142 / V453
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1887-1960
Physical Description
33 photographs : prints. -- .5 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
George Murray, 1904-1968, and Gertrude Murray, 1891-1979, were residents of Banff, Alberta, Canada. George Murray was an employee of Rocky Mountain Tours and Transport Company from 1941 until 1957 and was later employed by Brewster Transport Company. The Murrays were friends of Major F. V. (Frederick Victor) Longstaff, 1879-1961, a mountaineer, architect and historian from Victoria, B.C.
Scope & Content
Fonds includes photographs of Rocky Mountain Tours buses at various locations; photographs by F. V. Longstaff, several of which are inscribed to Mr. and Mrs. George Murray; Longstaff Christmas cards, n.d., 1944-1960; and an article by Longstaff titled "Historical Notes on Glacier House." The article includes photographic illustrations of the Lake O'Hara region and the interior of Abbot Pass Hut.
Name Access
Murray, George
Murray, Gertrude
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Glacier House
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: basic description for photographs.
Creator
Murray, George
Murray, Gertrude
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Bow Glacier Falls, 1902/2019

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Artist
Kelsey Stephenson
Date
2019
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
StK.04.05
Description
A colour photograph of a waterfall (Bow Glacier Falls) tumbling over a rocky ridge. Overlaid is a screenprinted drawing of previous reaches of the glacier. The bottom half of the image is cyanotype detail of the glacier from archival photographs.
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Artist
Kelsey Stephenson
Title
Bow Glacier Falls, 1902/2019
Date
2019
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
35.5 x 28.8 cm
Description
A colour photograph of a waterfall (Bow Glacier Falls) tumbling over a rocky ridge. Overlaid is a screenprinted drawing of previous reaches of the glacier. The bottom half of the image is cyanotype detail of the glacier from archival photographs.
Subject
Bow Glacier
Bow Glacier Falls
Bow Falls
Credit
Gift of Kelsey Stephenson, Edmonton, 2023
Catalogue Number
StK.04.05
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Bow Glacier, Mount Thompson

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1945 – 1960
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.196
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Bow Glacier, Mount Thompson
Date
1945 – 1960
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
25.3 x 30.4 cm
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
glacier, Victoria Glacier
mountain, Mount Thompson
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.196
Images
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Bow Lake and Crowfoot Glacier

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Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1965
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaC.05.28
Description
In the foreground on the left is a small group of trees and rocky ground leading down to a waters edge. In the mid-ground on the right is another group of trees and ground that meets the water. Just behind the trees is Bow Lake and in the background are snow capped mountains and Crowfoot Glacier. T…
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Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Title
Bow Lake and Crowfoot Glacier
Date
prior to 1965
Medium
watercolour on paper
Description
In the foreground on the left is a small group of trees and rocky ground leading down to a waters edge. In the mid-ground on the right is another group of trees and ground that meets the water. Just behind the trees is Bow Lake and in the background are snow capped mountains and Crowfoot Glacier. The sky has many gray clouds with small areas of blue sky showing through.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountains
lake
Bow lake
glacier
Crowfoot Glacier
Credit
Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 1997
Catalogue Number
LaC.05.28
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1945 – 1960
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.191
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Lake Louise
Date
1945 – 1960
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
25.2 x 30.3 cm
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
lake, Lake Louise
glacier
Victoria Glacier
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.191
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1945 – 1960
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.192
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Lake Louise
Date
1945 – 1960
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
25.1 x 30.2 cm
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
lake, Lake Louise
glacier
Victoria Glacier
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.192
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Date
1890 – 1925
Material
metal; enamel
Catalogue Number
103.09.1174
Description
Small gold pin, circular sculpted image on front of mountains and trees in foreground, with lettering above image: “SIR DONALD CLUB” in gold on blue enamel background, and lettering below image: “GLACIER, B.C.” in gold on white enamel background. Safety clasp on back and stamped “10K”.
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Title
Pin
Date
1890 – 1925
Material
metal; enamel
Description
Small gold pin, circular sculpted image on front of mountains and trees in foreground, with lettering above image: “SIR DONALD CLUB” in gold on blue enamel background, and lettering below image: “GLACIER, B.C.” in gold on white enamel background. Safety clasp on back and stamped “10K”.
Subject
sports
climbing
hiking
packers and guides
Swiss guides
Ernest Feuz
Canadian Pacific Railway
Sir Donald Club
Glacier, B.C., Glacier House
Credit
Gift of Fred Feuz, Salmon Arm, 1999
Catalogue Number
103.09.1174
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The Rocky Mountains of Canada in colour

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
pre 1945 (1st Edition)
pre 1945 (2nd Edition)
post 1945 (3rd Edition)
post 1945 (4th Edition)
Author
Associated screen news limited
Publisher
Montreal : Associated Screen News Limited
Edition
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Call Number
06 Ro59m c.1 PAM 3rd edition
06 Ro59m c.2 PAM 4th edition
06 Ro59m c.3 PAM 1st edition
06 Ro59m c.4 PAM 2nd edition
06 Ro59m c.5 PAM 3rd edition
06 Ro59m c.6 PAM 4th edition
Variant Title
In colour The Rocky Mountains of Canada
Author
Associated screen news limited
Responsibility
Associated Screen News Limited
Edition
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Publisher
Montreal : Associated Screen News Limited
Published Date
pre 1945 (1st Edition)
pre 1945 (2nd Edition)
post 1945 (3rd Edition)
post 1945 (4th Edition)
Physical Description
18 leaves : chiefly color illustrations
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Photography
Rocky Mountains, Canada
Tourism
Travel
Souvenir stores
Alberta
Mountains
Three Sisters
Rundle Mount
Town of Banff
Banff Springs Hotel
Bow Valley
Cascade Mountain
Temple, Mount
Lake Louise
Chateau Lake Louise
Lefroy Glacier
Victoria Glacier
Lakes in the Clouds
Moraine Lake
Takakkaw Falls
Yoho
Yoho National Park
Great Divide Trail
Spiral Tunnels
Field
Field, British Columbia
Abstract
Pertains to popular views of the Canadian Rocky Mountains
Contents
The Three Sisters
Mount Rundle and Vermilion Lake
Town of Banff
Banff Springs Hotel
Bow Valley
Cascade Mountain
Mount Assiniboine
Castle Mountain
Mount Temple
Lake Louise
Mount Lefroy and Victorial Glacier
Lakes in the Clouds
Chateau Lake Louise
Moraine Lake and Valley of the Ten Peaks
Takakkaw Falls, Yoho Valley
The Great Divide
Spiral Tunnels
Field, British Columbia, and Mount Stephen
Notes
Printed in Canada
Accession Number
2014.8385
2019.84
Call Number
06 Ro59m c.1 PAM 3rd edition
06 Ro59m c.2 PAM 4th edition
06 Ro59m c.3 PAM 1st edition
06 Ro59m c.4 PAM 2nd edition
06 Ro59m c.5 PAM 3rd edition
06 Ro59m c.6 PAM 4th edition
Collection
Archives Library
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A social departure : how Orthodocia and I went round the world by ourselves

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1891
Author
Duncan, Sara Jeannette
Publisher
New York : D. Appleton and Company
Call Number
02 D91s
Author
Duncan, Sara Jeannette
Responsibility
Sara Jeannette Duncan, with illustrations by F.H. Townsend
Publisher
New York : D. Appleton and Company
Published Date
1891
Physical Description
417p. : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Canadian Pacific Railway
Glacier House
Illecillewaet Glacier
Women
Notes
Partial contents: p.40-51 pertains to Victorian era tourism in Canadian Rocky Mountains around Banff, Lake Louise and Yoho areas
Accession Number
39000
Call Number
02 D91s
Collection
Archives Library
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This is now Bow Glacier Falls

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Artist
Kelsey Stephenson
Date
2019
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
StK.04.01
Description
a colour photograph of Bow Glacier falls in 2019, overlaid with a black ink drawing of the Bow Glacier as it was in 1902 filling the foreground of the paper.
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Artist
Kelsey Stephenson
Title
This is now Bow Glacier Falls
Date
2019
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
22.5 x 31.0 cm
Description
a colour photograph of Bow Glacier falls in 2019, overlaid with a black ink drawing of the Bow Glacier as it was in 1902 filling the foreground of the paper.
Subject
Bow Glacier
Bow Glacier falls
Banff National Park
Credit
Gift of Kelsey Stephenson, Edmonton, 2023
Catalogue Number
StK.04.01
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