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Description: An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours are white, blue, purple and green. The top of the image is blue, with grey clouds. The mountains are represented in the centre of the image in tones of purple, white and blue. The bottom third of the image is a mixture of purple and green. …

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Artist: Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)

Title: Bow Lake Study #5

Date: 2001 – 2001

Medium: oil on masonite board

Dimensions: 35.6 x 45.7 cm

Description: An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours are white, blue, purple and green. The top of the image is blue, with grey clouds. The mountains are represented in the centre of the image in tones of purple, white and blue. The bottom third of the image is a mixture of purple and green. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in grey paint. Au verso, written in black ink in the tlhc, “45/T”.

Subject: landscape; mountain; forest; Bow Lake

Credit: Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2006

Catalogue Number: GrL.01.18

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Fay Hut Registers

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series of hut registers from the Fay Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1978 and 2007. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the hut, wildlife sightin…

Date Range: 1978-2000 2005-2007

Reference Code: M200 / IV / H

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M200; V14; S6

Series: M200 / IV: Hut Registers

Sous-Fonds: M200

Sub-Series: M200 / IV / H: Fay Hut Registers

Accession Number: accn. 8120; accn. 6465; accn. 2023.10; accn. 8002

Reference Code: M200 / IV / H

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Responsibility: Registers produced by Alpine Club of Canada

Date Range: 1978-2000 2005-2007

Physical Description: 13 cm of textual records 7 volumes

History / Biographical: The Fay Hut was built in 1927, and it was the first structure built by the Alpine Club of Canada. The original Fay Hut building was burnt down in a forest fire in 2003, but was rebuilt in 2005 by ACC volunteers. The re-built Fay Hut burnt down in 2009. The Fay Hut was located in Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, in Prospector's Valley. The hut was also used as a stopping point for mountaineers on their way to the Neil Colgan Hut or the Valley of Ten Peaks. The Fay Hut was named after Charles Fay, a founder and President of the American Alpine Club. Charles Fay made over 20 trips to the Canadian Rockies. He also participated in the first ascents of Mount Victoria and Mount Lefroy. Fay was also an Honorary Member of the Alpine Club of Canada.

Scope & Content: Sub-series of hut registers from the Fay Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1978 and 2007. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the hut, wildlife sightings, custodial issues and updates, and related topics. The sub-series is separated into individual hut registers, arranged by date:; M200 / IV / H / 1: Fay Hut Register [1978-1983]; M200 / IV / H / 2: Fay Hut Registers [1980-1985]; M200 / IV / H / 3: Fay Hut [1983-1991]; M200 / IV / H / 4: "Fay Hut 1991" July 15, 1991 - Aug. 22, 1995; M200 / IV / H / 5: Fay Hut register. Aug. 24, 1995 - Nov. 24, 1997; M200 / IV / H / 6: Fay Hut Register [1997-2000]; M200 / IV / H / 7: Fay Hut, 2005 - 2007 Hut Register

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Backcountry skiing; British Columbia; Buildings and facilities; Cabins and shelters; Climbing; Environment and Nature; Fay Hut; Fire; Forest Fires; Huts; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Kootenay National Park

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English; German; French

Category: Environment; Exploration and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: Canadian Rockies Database: https://cdnrockiesdatabases.ca/people/19

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Processing Status: Processed

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A forest fire in the Rocky Mountains

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Published Date: 1890

Call Number: P

Published Date: 1890

Physical Description: p.128, ill.

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Rocky Mountains, Canada; British Columbia; Forest fires

Notes: In The Dominion Illustrated [newspaper], vol.IV, no.86, (February 1890); photograph on p.128, description on p.119 under "Our Engravings"

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

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Mountain Graveyard

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Artist: Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)

Date: 2000 – 2000

Medium: oil on masonite board

Catalogue Number: GrL.01.09

Description: An oil sketch of a mountain landscape with a forest in the foreground. The primary colours used are green, orange and grey. The top section of the image shows a small segment of sky, with an orange mountain rimmed in a thin red line. The centre of the image presents a series of impressionistic tree…

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Artist: Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)

Title: Mountain Graveyard

Date: 2000 – 2000

Medium: oil on masonite board

Dimensions: 40.5 x 40.5 cm

Description: An oil sketch of a mountain landscape with a forest in the foreground. The primary colours used are green, orange and grey. The top section of the image shows a small segment of sky, with an orange mountain rimmed in a thin red line. The centre of the image presents a series of impressionistic trees, also with lines of red intermingled. The bottom of the image has several horizontal lines, on of which, near the brhc is blue, in the shape of a cross. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in green paint.