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Catharine Whyte on skis

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Catharine Whye on skis with an unidentified mountain in the distance - taken from below

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1940]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 127

Description Level: 6 / Image

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Image

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 127

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1940]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of Catharine Whye on skis with an unidentified mountain in the distance - taken from below

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine

Subject Access: Mountains; Portrait; Skiing; Ski areas; Winter; Winter sports

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Icicles

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of icicles hanging from roof - possibly a ski lodge - with large trees and snow-covered mountain in the distance

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1940]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 120

Description Level: 6 / Image

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Image

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 120

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1940]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of icicles hanging from roof - possibly a ski lodge - with large trees and snow-covered mountain in the distance

Subject Access: Mountains; Skiing; Ski areas; Winter; Winter sports

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Mountain landscape - winter

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a mountain landscape covered in snow with a large pole and icicles in immediate foreground - possibly the porch of a lodge

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1940]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 119

Description Level: 6 / Image

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Image

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 119

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1940]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of a mountain landscape covered in snow with a large pole and icicles in immediate foreground - possibly the porch of a lodge

Subject Access: Mountains; Skiing; Ski areas; Winter; Winter sports

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Mountain landscape - winter

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of unidentified snow-covered mountain - three skiiers in mid-ground

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1940]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 123

Description Level: 6 / Image

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Image

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 123

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1940]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of unidentified snow-covered mountain - three skiiers in mid-ground

Subject Access: Mountains; Skiing; Winter; Winter sports

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Mt. Norquay Ski Camp

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of four men standing outside the Mt. Norquay Ski Camp building - Peter Whyte is second from left in a plaid jacket and holding a pair of skis - the other three unidentified men are all wearing Banff Ski Club sweaters

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1940]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 117

Description Level: 6 / Image

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Image

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 117

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1940]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of four men standing outside the Mt. Norquay Ski Camp building - Peter Whyte is second from left in a plaid jacket and holding a pair of skis - the other three unidentified men are all wearing Banff Ski Club sweaters

Name Access: Whyte, Peter

Subject Access: Banff Ski Club; Mountains; Mount Norquay Ski Area; Mount Norquay Ski Camp; Mount Norquay Ski Lodge; Portrait; Skiing; Ski areas; Winter; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Banff National Park

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Peter Whyte papers and photographs

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Series consists of the following sub-series: 1. Personal papers, 1905-1956; 2. Correspondence, 1909-1962; 3. Financial, legal and business papers, 1914-1964; 4. Professional activities and interests, 1920-1961; 5. Photographs, ca.1900-1930. Textual records pertain to Whyte's interests, influences a…

Date Range: 1905-1964

Reference Code: M36 / S37 / V683 / I / B

Description Level: 3 / Series

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs series

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: M36 / S37 / V683 / I / B

Date Range: 1905-1964

Physical Description: 73 cm of textual records. -- ca.3400 photographs (ca.2000 prints, ca.1400 negatives, 3 albums of ca.300 prints).

History / Biographical: Peter Whyte, 1905-1966, was an artist, photographer, outdoor enthusiast, traveller and philanthropist at Banff, Alberta. Born in Banff, Alberta to pioneer Banff merchant Dave White and Annie (Curren) White, Peter Whyte took advantage of the many opportunities for winter sports afforded by the mountains, becoming an accomplished skier and ski jumper. He was one of the region's first native-born painters with an intimate knowledge of the mountains. Whyte studied cartooning by correspondence and was encouraged by resident and visiting artists to pursue an art career, first at the Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, 1923-1924, and in 1925 at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston where he met Catharine Robb.; Peter Whyte's varied activities included driving Hollywood stars to mountain motion picture locations, escorting groups of Chinese workers for the Canadian Pacific Railway, painting with Belmore Browne and J. E. H. MacDonald and travelling around the world by steamer. Following his marriage to Catharine, their painting flourished and their involvement in early ski development at Skoki occupied their winters. The accidental death of one of their ski guests had a profound effect on Pete and they left the ski business to travel.; During the war, Whyte seved in the reserve army, Banff Company of the Calgary Highlanders and later with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a photographer. He served briefly as an official war artist. In civilian life he resumed his art career, explored new photographic technologies and sculpted. Cataracts interupted his work during the 1950's. Declining health plagued Whyte and after a protracted illness he died in 1966. The Peter Whyte Foundation (later the Peter and Catharine Whyte Foundation) was named in his honor.

Scope & Content: Series consists of the following sub-series: 1. Personal papers, 1905-1956; 2. Correspondence, 1909-1962; 3. Financial, legal and business papers, 1914-1964; 4. Professional activities and interests, 1920-1961; 5. Photographs, ca.1900-1930.; Textual records pertain to Whyte's interests, influences and friendships prior to his marriage; also to Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte's travels, artwork, photography and skiing. Includes material arising from Whyte's Army and Air Force career and his involvement in the Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies and Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Correspondents include Belmore Browne, John Murray Gibbon, Lawren Harris, J. E. H. McDonald, Aldro Hibbard, Carl Rungius.; Photographs consist of 1390 negatives and ca.500 corresponding prints by Peter Whyte dating from the time he began photography, ca.1920, until his marriage to Catharine Robb in 1930. Negative formats include vest pocket (4 x 6 cm) and Ica roll film (8.3 x 11 cm). Material pre-dating 1920 may have been taken by another family member. Photographs pertain to scenic views in the Banff-Lake Louise area, Banff and area events, friends and activities, mountain trips and world travels. Also includes prints of friends, relatives and promotional views of national parks collected by Peter Whyte and photograph albums assembled by Whyte pertaining to family and friends, winter sports, Banff Winter Carnival and motor trips.

Subject Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Films and film making M; Photography M; Royal Canadian Air Force M; Skiing; Whyte, Catharine Robb M; World War II, 1939-1945 M

Access Restrictions: Access to photographs requires permission in advance from the Head Archivist.

Finding Aid: Sub-series-level outline available. Inventory available in printed form and through this database. Photographs are described at the sub-series level only. Printed inventory provides more detail than the database for photographs.

Related Material: Constitutes Sous-fonds I, Series B of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. Other photographs by Peter Whyte are found in Sous-fonds I, Series C.

Title Source: Title based on contents of series

Content Details: Forms part of Sous-fonds I, Series B of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. With the acquisition of a vest pocket camera around 1920, at approximately 15 years of age, Peter Whyte's very prolific photographic career began. (While vest pocket images -- 4 x 6 cm. negatives -- appear in the White family collection as early as 1917, none of these can be positively identified as being taken by Peter; it seems more likely that the camera was utilized by Annie, Clifford, or even Lila, and then handed down to Peter.) The earliest photograph of Peter handling a camera was taken on a family trip to the western U.S. in 1921. Indeed, many of his early photographs were taken on these family motor camping trips. In late 1922 or early 1923, Peter acquired an Ica roll film camera (3 x 4 inch negative) which he used throughout his marriage to Catharine Robb and into the early 1930s. A large number of photographs were made with this camera, particularly in the 1923-1924 period. During his trip around the world in 1929, he returned briefly to the vest pocket format, probably for the sake of convenience.

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Skiers

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of three people on skis - Catharine Whyte on left and two unidentified men

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1940]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 125

Description Level: 6 / Image

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Image

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 125

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1940]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of three people on skis - Catharine Whyte on left and two unidentified men

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine

Subject Access: Mountains; Skiing; Ski areas; Winter; Winter sports

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Skiers

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of four skiers posed on a slope with a mountain range in the distance - Catharine Whyte at right

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1940]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 126

Description Level: 6 / Image

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Image

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 126

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1940]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of four skiers posed on a slope with a mountain range in the distance - Catharine Whyte at right

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine

Subject Access: Mountains; Portrait; Skiing; Ski areas; Winter; Winter sports

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Skiers on moguls

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of people skiing down a hill with moguls - trees visible at right and bottom - written on the back in pencil is "COLUMBIA ICEFIELD ca. 1940"

Date Range: [ca. 1940]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 160

Description Level: 6 / Image

GMD: Photograph

2 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Image

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 160

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1940]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of people skiing down a hill with moguls - trees visible at right and bottom - written on the back in pencil is "COLUMBIA ICEFIELD ca. 1940"

Subject Access: Columbia Icefield; Mountains; Skiing

Geographic Access: Jasper National Park

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Skiers with campfire

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of three people sitting around a campfire under some trees with skis stuck upright in the snow at left - Catharine Whyte in centre

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1940]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 129

Description Level: 6 / Image

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Image

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 129

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1940]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of three people sitting around a campfire under some trees with skis stuck upright in the snow at left - Catharine Whyte in centre

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine

Subject Access: Camps; Portrait; Skiing; Winter; Winter sports

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Skiers with campfire

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of three people sitting around a campfire under some trees with skis stuck upright in the snow at extreme foreground - Catharine Whyte in centre

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1940]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 130

Description Level: 6 / Image

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Image

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 130

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1940]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of three people sitting around a campfire under some trees with skis stuck upright in the snow at extreme foreground - Catharine Whyte in centre