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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
- 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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Personal Photographs
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- Part Of
- O. Kathleen Wilson fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 116 b&w photographs of O. Kathleen Wilson, her friends and coworkers at the Chateau Lake Louise, celebrities and royalty, hiking, climbing, prisoners of war, and scenery around the Lake Louise and Glacier B.C. areas, including tea houses, hotels, trains, and alpine huts.
- Date Range
- [ca.1916-1935]
- Reference Code
- V699 / PA - 01 to PA - 116
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
221 images
- Part Of
- O. Kathleen Wilson fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V699
- Sous-Fonds
- V699
- Accession Number
- 3012, 3255, 3815, 3856, 3938, 3976, 4040, 5178
- Reference Code
- V699 / PA - 01 to PA - 116
- Date Range
- [ca.1916-1935]
- Physical Description
- 11 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- O. Kathleen Wilson was employed at the Chateau Lake Louise at Lake Louise, Alberta in the 1920s.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 116 b&w photographs of O. Kathleen Wilson, her friends and coworkers at the Chateau Lake Louise, celebrities and royalty, hiking, climbing, prisoners of war, and scenery around the Lake Louise and Glacier B.C. areas, including tea houses, hotels, trains, and alpine huts.
- Subject Access
- Abbot Pass Hut
- Activities
- Airplanes
- Architecture
- Automobiles
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Banff townsite
- Biographical
- Buffalo
- Camps
- Castle Mountain
- Cave and Basin
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Climbing
- Clothing and dress
- Employees
- Entertainment
- First Nations
- Glacier House
- Glacier House Hotel
- Guides
- Horses
- Hotels
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Agnes Teahouse
- Landscapes
- Landslides
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- Movie Stars
- Musicians
- Portrait
- Plain of Six Glacier Teahouse
- Prisoners of War
- Railways
- Royal tours
- Royal Visit
- Scenery
- Swimming
- Swiss Guides
- Teahouses
- Trains
- War
- Waterfalls
- Women
- Work
- World War I
- Tally-hos
- Geographic Access
- Lake Louise
- Glacier
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Wilson, O. Kathleen
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- oil on board
- Catalogue Number
- BwB.02.04
- Description
- Colour: blue, green. The lower half is green grass with evergreens along the shore of the lake which appears at left of center. The upper half is blue and purple and white mountains. Sky goes along the top.
1 image
- Title
- Bow Glacier
- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- oil on board
- Dimensions
- 29.0 x 40.0 cm
- Description
- Colour: blue, green. The lower half is green grass with evergreens along the shore of the lake which appears at left of center. The upper half is blue and purple and white mountains. Sky goes along the top.
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Hallock, Fort St. James, 1981
- Catalogue Number
- BwB.02.04
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Circular of general information regarding Glacier National Park Montana
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1929
- Author
- United States Department of the Interior and National Park Service
- Publisher
- Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office
- Call Number
- 02.3 D34c Pam
- Publisher
- Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office
- Published Date
- 1929
- Physical Description
- 64 pages
- Abstract
- Pertains to a comprehensive collection of information regarding travel and amenities in Glacier National Park, Montana. The publication provides insight into travel options, accommodations, costs, rules, regulations, animal safety, outdoor activities and much more.
- Contents
- General description (pg. 1)
- A romance in rocks (pg. 2)
- The Lewis overthrust (pg. 3)
- Magnificently colored strata (pg. 3)
- Carved by water and ice (pg. 5)
- Advantages of camping out (pg. 6)
- A general view (pg. 7)
- The west side (pg.7)
- History (pg. 8)
- East side valleys (pg. 8)
- The principal passes (pg. 12)
- South and west side valleys (pg. 15)
- Administration (pg. 17)
- How to reach the park (pg. 17)
- Road-sign information (pg. 20)
- How to dress (pg. 20)
- Transportation and accomodations (pg. 21)
- Free public automobile camp grounds (pg. 24)
- Post offices (pg. 24)
- Telegrams (pg. 25)
- Express (pg. 25)
- Information, utilities, etc. (pg. 25)
- Medical service (pg. 25)
- Saddle-horse tours (pg. 26)
- Nature-guide tours (pg. 27)
- Information for hikers (pg. 27)
- Rowboats (pg. 28)
- Swimming (pg. 28)
- Fishing (pg. 29)
- Wild animals (pg. 31)
- Rules and regulations (pg. 32)
- Map (pg. 40)
- Panoramic view (pg. 40)
- Literature (pg. 41)
- Government publications (pg. 41)
- References (pg. 42)
- Other National Parks (pg. 43)
- Authorized rates for public utilities, season of 1929 (pg. 44)
- Hotels, chalets, transportation within the park, etc. (pg. 44)
- Notes
- Additional information on front reads, "Season from June 15 to September 15"
- Accession Number
- 3069 a
- Call Number
- 02.3 D34c Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Glacier surveys in Alberta
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1972
- Author
- Reid, I.A
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Inland Waters Directorate
- Call Number
- 03.4 R27a Pam
- Author
- Reid, I.A
- Responsibility
- I.A. Reid and J.O.G. Charbonneau
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Inland Waters Directorate
- Published Date
- 1972
- Physical Description
- v, 17p. : ill
- Series
- Report series 22
- Subjects
- Athabasca Glacier
- Saskatchewan Glacier
- Accession Number
- 6000
- Call Number
- 03.4 R27a Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Glacier surveys in Alberta, 1975
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1978
- Author
- Reid, I.A
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Inland Waters Directorate
- Call Number
- 03.4 R27a 1975 Pam
- Author
- Reid, I.A
- Responsibility
- I.A. Reid, J.O.G. Charbonneau and L.A. Warner
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Inland Waters Directorate
- Published Date
- 1978
- Physical Description
- v, 17p. : ill., maps
- Series
- Report series 60
- Subjects
- Athabasca Glacier
- Saskatchewan Glacier
- Notes
- This report includes data collected during 1973
- Bibliography
- Accession Number
- 3575
- 3713
- Call Number
- 03.4 R27a 1975 Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.194
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- Title
- Lake Louise
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 25.4 x 30.1 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.194
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.195
1 image
- Title
- Lake Louise
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 25.3 x 30.3 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.195
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Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.193
1 image
- Title
- Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 25.2 x 30.4 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.193
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Storm Clouds Above Victoria Glacier, Pipestone River
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- Date
- 1929
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.133
- Description
- Colour: green, yellow, grey. In the foreground are bright purple and pink shrubs in the green grass. Three yellow larches stand left of center. A sliver of blue water can be seen across the picture and the far shore starts an inch up from the bottom. Trees and green hills fill the rest of the lower…
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- Title
- Storm Clouds Above Victoria Glacier, Pipestone River
- Date
- 1929
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 11 x 9 cm
- Description
- Colour: green, yellow, grey. In the foreground are bright purple and pink shrubs in the green grass. Three yellow larches stand left of center. A sliver of blue water can be seen across the picture and the far shore starts an inch up from the bottom. Trees and green hills fill the rest of the lower half. Grey sky with hints of purple mountains fill the top.
- Credit
- Gift of Margaret White, Kamloops, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.133
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