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The Banff-Jasper Highway : descriptive guide
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue4002
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1963
- Author
- Williams, Mabel B
- Publisher
- Saskatoon : H.R. Larson
- Edition
- Rev. ed
- Call Number
- 02.6 W67 1963
- Author
- Williams, Mabel B
- Responsibility
- illustrated by Mabel Bain
- Edition
- Rev. ed
- Publisher
- Saskatoon : H.R. Larson
- Published Date
- 1963
- Physical Description
- ix, 136p. : ill., map
- Accession Number
- 2278
- Call Number
- 02.6 W67 1963
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1967
- Author
- Larsen, Henry A., Frank R. Sheer and Edvard Omholt-Jensen
- Publisher
- Toronto, Montreal, McClelland and Stewart
- Call Number
- 02.5 L32t
- Responsibility
- Henry A. Larsen, Frank R. Sheer and Edvard Omholt-Jensen
- Publisher
- Toronto, Montreal, McClelland and Stewart
- Published Date
- 1967
- Physical Description
- 223 pages illustrations, portraits 24 cm
- Subjects
- Travel
- Canada
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Abstract
- Pertains to the autobiography of Henry A. Larsen, a Canadian explorer, seaman and member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The publication tells of Larsen’s heroism and expertise that ultimately saved his life, in the most trying of circumstances. The authors tell of Larsen’s relationship with the Inuit Indigenous Peoples in Northern Canada and the ways in which they respected him. Written much like a diary, The Big Ship offers compelling detail on the extravagant life of Larsen and his crew, as they battled the open sea in hopes of finding adventure.
- Contents
- 1. The first day in the mounted police -- 2. The early years -- 3. The Indian girl, the sea devil and "The general" -- 4. Steam -- 5. Fourth mate Larsen -- 6. North with Klengenberg -- 7. Herschel Island for the first time -- 8. Visit to Klengenberg's home -- 9. Tragic voyage to the west -- 10. Frozen in for the winter -- 11. More about life on Herschel -- 12. Seal hunt -- 13. New summer in the north -- 14. Canadian citizen -- 15. The ship and the crew -- 16. Maiden voyage to the north -- 17. My northern service starts -- 18. Skipper in the mounted police -- 19. In the ice -- 20. My first sled trip with the RCMP -- 21. Promotion and return to civilization -- 22. To the north again -- 23. Life in the arctic -- 24. In winter quarters -- 25. Dog life in the arctic -- 26. Eskimo love and drama -- 27. The fourth Christmas in the north -- 28. Daily life in the Igloo -- 29. Old and new medicine man -- 30. Southern interlude and marriage -- 31. Fourth voyage to the north -- 32. Marital complications among the Eskimo -- 33. An eventful winter -- 34. Guest of honour in the igloo -- 35. Visit from the south -- 36. About Quarlilaak, Mukkaani and Angulalik -- 37. Hanorie Umiarjuak -- 38. Niviassiag's curse -- 39. Superstition, infanticide and shipwreck -- 40. Reunion with my wife and first meeting with an unknown daughter -- 41. Among the inland Eskimo -- 42. Birth in the igloo -- 43. The great assignment -- 44. Toward the great adventure -- 45. The summer of broken expectations -- 46. A very close shave -- 47. A tragic loss -- 48. The story of a cannon -- 49. Easter with Father Henri -- 50. Afloat again -- 51. Bellot Strait : the last ordeal -- 52. Return to civilization -- 53. A summer voyage to the eastern arctic -- 54. Westward through the northwest passage -- 55. Honours and promotions -- 56. The last arctic voyage with the St. Roch -- 57. The men who speak the truth -- 58. Budget problems and words of caution -- 59. The St. Roch ends her career -- 60. The last years in the force.m
- Accession Number
- 2019.71
- Call Number
- 02.5 L32t
- Collection
- Archives Library
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British Columbia place names
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26304
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1997
- Author
- Akrigg, G.P.V. and Akrigg, Helen B.
- Publisher
- British Columbia : UBC Press
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Call Number
- 02.01 A7b
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Publisher
- British Columbia : UBC Press
- Published Date
- 1997
- Physical Description
- 304pages, 22.7cm
- Subjects
- British Columbia
- Travel
- Abstract
- Site information for 2,400 places in British Columbia
- Notes
- Ben Gadd Personal Library
- ISBN
- 0774806370
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Call Number
- 02.01 A7b
- Collection
- Archives Library
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By canoe from Toronto to Fort Edmonton in 1872, among the Iroquois and Ojibways
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue8061
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1968
- Publisher
- Toronto : Canadiana House
- Edition
- Facsimile reprint
- Call Number
- 08.5 B99 Pam
- Responsibility
- by an anonymous traveller
- Edition
- Facsimile reprint
- Publisher
- Toronto : Canadiana House
- Published Date
- 1968
- Physical Description
- 74p. : ill., port., map
- Accession Number
- 543
- Call Number
- 08.5 B99 Pam
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- Archives Library
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Calgary's mountain panorama
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue11944
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- c1990
- Author
- Birrell, Dave
- Publisher
- Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books
- Call Number
- R 02.01 B53
- Author
- Birrell, Dave
- Responsibility
- text by Dave Birrell; artwork by Ron Ellis
- Publisher
- Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- c1990
- Physical Description
- 95 p. : ill., ports., map
- Subjects
- Fire lookouts
- Mines
- Quarries
- Travel
- World War I
- Notes
- Fold out panorama attached to back cover. Index of peaks at end
- ISBN
- 0921102127
- Accession Number
- 5935
- Call Number
- R 02.01 B53
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Canadian Rockies whitewater
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26273
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1995
- Author
- Smith, Stuart
- Publisher
- Jasper AB : Headwaters Press Ltd.
- Call Number
- 02.8 SM5r
- Author
- Smith, Stuart
- Publisher
- Jasper AB : Headwaters Press Ltd.
- Published Date
- 1995
- Physical Description
- 312 pages, 22.6cm
- Series
- Canadian Rockies Whitewater
- Subjects
- Travel
- Rocky Mountains
- Canoeing
- Kayaking
- Rafting
- Whitewater
- Abstract
- The complete guidebook to whitewater boating in the Southern Rockies -- back of book
- Contents
- Shortened contents : Elk river drainage -- Lower Kootenay drainage -- St. Mary drainage (British Columbia) -- Middle Kootenay drainage -- Upper Kootenay drainage -- Upper Columbia drainage -- Kicking Horse drainage -- Lower Oldman drainage -- Castle and Crowsnest drainage -- Upper Oldman drainage -- Elbow and Highwood drainage -- Lower Bow drainage -- Upper Bow drainage
- Notes
- Ben Gadd Personal Library
- First volume
- ISBN
- 0969961804
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Call Number
- 02.8 SM5r
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- Archives Library
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Canadian Rockies whitewater the Central Rockies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26270
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1996
- Author
- Smith, Stuart
- Publisher
- Jasper AB : Headwaters Press Ltd.
- Call Number
- 02.8 SM5c
- Author
- Smith, Stuart
- Publisher
- Jasper AB : Headwaters Press Ltd.
- Published Date
- 1996
- Physical Description
- 336 pages, 22.8cm
- Series
- The second in a series of guidebooks
- Abstract
- A river guide for canoeists, kayakers and rafters - front cover
- Contents
- Shortened Contents : Lower North Saskatchewan river drainage -- Upper North Saskatchewan river drainage -- Brazeau river drainage -- Lower Athabasca river drainage -- Middle Athabasca river drainage -- Upper Athabasca river drainage -- Columbia river drainage -- Upper Fraser river drainage -- Lower Fraser rover drainage
- Notes
- Ben Gadd Personal Library
- ISBN
- 0969961804
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Call Number
- 02.8 SM5c
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- Archives Library
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The discovery of the North-west Passage by H.M.S. "Investigator," Capt. R. M'Clure, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854.
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19957
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1969
- Author
- M'Clure, Robert Le M.
- Publisher
- Rutland, Vt., Tuttle
- Call Number
- 02.4 M11t
- Author
- M'Clure, Robert Le M.
- Responsibility
- Robert Le M. M'Clure
- Publisher
- Rutland, Vt., Tuttle
- Published Date
- 1969
- Physical Description
- xxxv, 405 pages illustrations, folded map 20 cm
- Subjects
- Travel
- Abstract
- Pertains to the story of Robert Le M. M’Clure, the man credited with travelling the North-West Passage. The publication provides a review of early Canadian travel, and the places European travelers experienced. Specifically, the book talks about the Investigator, the ship that helped M’Clure’s crew explore new terrain. The author shares tales of success, heartbreak and resilience, as the crew battled against the forces of nature, and their inexperience in this new travel.
- Contents
- Preface to the new edition (pg. xv)
- Preface (pg. xxvii)
- List of Illustrations (;g. xxxi)
- A list of H.M.S. "Investigator" (pg. xxxiii)
- Chapter I - Introduction (pg. 1)
- Chapter II - Return of the Arctic Squadron of 1848, and immediate Reequipment of the "Enterprise" and "Investigator" (pg. 17)
- Chapter III - Slow sailing of the Arctic Ships (pg. 23)
- Chapter IV - Voyage continued to Honolulu (pg. 31)
- Chaoter V - The "Investigator" gives up the hope of meeting the "Enterprise," and departs alone (pg. 55)
- Chapter VI - The narrative of Captain Maguire (pg. 66)
- Chapter VII - A thunder-storm (pg. 80)
- Chapter VIII - Approach to Cape Bathurst (pg. 89)
- Chapter IX - Cape Bathurst left (pg. 99)
- Chapter X - Signs of a rapidly approaching winter (pg. 108)
- Chapter XI - Severe pressure on the ice (pg. 119)
- Chapter XII - New Year's Day 1851 (pg. 151)
- Chapter XIII - Signs of summer increase (pg. 175)
- Chapter XIV - The "Investigator" bears up, and goes round the South End of Banks Land (pg. 201)
- Chapter XV - The New Year, 1852 (pg. 227)
- Chapter XVI - The "Enterprise" (pg. 251)
- Chapter XVII - Captain M'Clure proceeds to Melville Island to see Captain Kellett (pg. 276)
- Chapter XVIII - Gloomy prospect in the Autumn of 1854 (pg. 307)
- Appendix (pg. 351)
- Notes
- Reprint of the 1856 ed., with a new pref. by William C. Wonders.
- Accession Number
- 2019.71
- Call Number
- 02.4 M11t
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- Archives Library
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The face of China, as seen by photographers & travellers, 1860-1912
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue21173
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- c1978
- Publisher
- Millerton (New York) : Aperture, Inc.
- Call Number
- TR700 C4 F3
- Responsibility
- [an exhibition presented by the Philadelphia Museum of Art from April 15 to June 25, 1978] ; preface by L. Carrington Goodrich ; historical commentary by Nigel Cameron
- Publisher
- Millerton (New York) : Aperture, Inc.
- Published Date
- c1978
- Physical Description
- 159p. : ill. port.
- Notes
- Sources p.156-157
- Accession Number
- 13,000
- Call Number
- TR700 C4 F3
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
- Collection
- Art Library
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A frontier guide to the Dewdney Trail : Hope to Rock Creek
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1969?
- Publisher
- Calgary, Alta. : Frontier Publishing
- Edition
- Frontier Book No. 19
- Call Number
- 08.2 F92a
- Edition
- Frontier Book No. 19
- Publisher
- Calgary, Alta. : Frontier Publishing
- Published Date
- 1969?
- Physical Description
- 56 pages.
- Subjects
- Travel
- History
- History of Alberta
- Abstract
- "Highway No.3 is a ribbon of concrete that winds through some of the most dramatic scenery in Western Canada. At times it courses between valley walls lush with vegetation and history, adn at others it climbs mountain sides to meander gracefully over the top of the world. It was originally called the Dewdney Trail and it ran from Hope, through Rock Creek and on to Wild Horse Camp, 6 miles northeast of Cranbrook. Today, with a few variations of route, it follows the old trail and has become in every sense of the word the New Dewdney Trail. In this, our seventh Frontier Guide, we are attempting to trace the story adn the history of both the old trail and the new , from Hope to Rock Creek. In companion volumes, we hope to complete the trail from Rock Creek to Salmo adn from Salmo to Wild Horse."
- Notes
- Abstract taken from publication directly
- Accession Number
- 3069 a
- Call Number
- 08.2 F92a
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