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Bruno Engler fonds
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds is primarily a broad-ranging commercial negative collection pertaining to Banff and area, including businesses, buildings, projects, events, people and scenic views; skiing, mountain travel and recreation; Sunshine Village Ski Area; warden activities in the mountain parks; national and provin…
- Date Range
- [ca.1886]-1998, predominant ca.1940-1995
- Reference Code
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Machine-readable data file
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 323
- S 40
- V 190
- Sous-Fonds
- M 323
- S 40
- V 190
- Accession Number
- 188, 1300, 2622, 2998, 3468, 3496, 5507, 6200, 6770 (unproc), 7045(unproc), 7436 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M323 / S40 / V190
- GMD
- Machine-readable data file
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [ca.1886]-1998, predominant ca.1940-1995
- Physical Description
- ca.31,580 photographs: negatives, prints, and transparencies. -- 1 photograph album (ca.150 prints). -- 50 motion pictures: 1 original, 8 copies on 3 video cassettes, 41 film reels: 16mm, 35mm. -- 18 sound recordings: audio tape reels, audio tape cassettes. -- 5 electronic records: computer diskettes. -- 3 maps. -- 15 cm textual records.
- History / Biographical
- Bruno Engler, 1915-2001, was a mountain guide, ski instructor, photographer and film maker at Banff and Canmore, Alberta, Canada. Engler arrived from Switzerland in 1939 and initially worked as a mountain guide and ski instructor for the Canadian Pacific Railway, Sunshine ski area and for Deer Lodge at Lake Louise, Alberta. During the Second World War, he served as a mountain warfare instructor for the Canadian Army. Following the war, Engler worked as a free-lance photographer for the National Film Board and others; as coach of the University of Alberta Ski Team; and as a technical advisor, cameraman and actor for numerous movies made in the Banff area. Throughout his career, Engler worked as a still and motion picture photographer, both for the movie industry and for governments at all levels, as well as operating his own business, Alpine Films of Banff, Alberta.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds is primarily a broad-ranging commercial negative collection pertaining to Banff and area, including businesses, buildings, projects, events, people and scenic views; skiing, mountain travel and recreation; Sunshine Village Ski Area; warden activities in the mountain parks; national and provincial parks; scenic views of western Canada, particularly mountain landscapes; some portraits and candid shots of local and international personalities. Photographs pertaining to film making include helicopter rescue; highway construction; Norquay, Sunshine, and Lake Louise ski areas' histories; Banff events and buildings; Canmore events and buildings; professional and amateur ski races; scenic mountain and wildlife; mountaineering and highway accidents; mountain guiding trips including Pierre Trudeau, Roland Michener and Peter Lougheed. Fonds consists of four series: Photography, Motion Pictures, Sound Recordings, and Textual records. Photography series consists of four sub-series established by the photographer: I. Old file, 1949-1970; II. Main file, alphabetical A - Z, 1950-1976; III Sunshine file, [1939], 1950-1975; IV. Warden file, 1954-1976.
- Motion pictures on video cassettes are footage of skiing at Sunshine, 1930s; Clifford White films, 1930s, from WMCR Archives collection (V682); "Snow Capers" by Thomas Mead, 1946, includes Engler; "Ski Pro's Holiday" by George Encil, 1950?; "Mount Bulyea" by George Encil, 1950?, includes Engler; "Diary of a Mountain Man," a CBC documentary feature on Bruno Engler broadcast on "20/20" in 1965 (ca.27 minutes); "Great Days in the Rockies" by National Film Board of Canada, 1983; "Mountain Man" by Banff Centre, 1985, re Engler. Original film is "Sunshine 1940" and includes Brewster Transport ski buses travelling from train station to Sunshine Lodge, skiers, guide, lessons, games, rope tow, ski action, slalom, Bruno Engler, other. 16mm and 35mm film reels, 1946-1964 are films produced by the National Film Board.
- Sound recordings, electronic records and and related textual material pertain to interviews with Bruno Engler, 1987, done by Brian Patton and Jon Whyte for Bruno Engler autobiography project. Interviews covered Engler's life, but are not complete to 1987. Transcripts, prepared from recordings by Brenda Goeres, are not verbatim. Audio tape cassettes consist of portions of content of audio tape reels.
- Textual records include corporate records, newspaper clippings and magazine articles pertaining to film making, cast and crew listings and schedules for various movies, ski racing, mountain guiding trips and ski race listings. Also included is documentation pertaining to film making with producer National Film Board including letters, film stock footage, press releases, and film summaries; maps indicate film location shots for Arctic Rampage.
- Name Access
- Engler, Bruno
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Government
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- electronic finding aid
- Related Material
- Duplicate or further transcripts for sound recordings are found in Jon Whyte fonds (M88).
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Government
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Assiniboine - negatives
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 6 colour & b&w negatives of Mount Assiniboine and its surrounding area. Includes scenic views of Assiniboine and its surrounding area from the ground and from a helicopter, as well as shots of the lodge.
- Date Range
- 1940-1989
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / A / iv / NA - 01 to NA - 06
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Negative
6 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, A : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- iv : Assiniboine
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / A / iv / NA - 01 to NA - 06
- GMD
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1940-1989
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs : col. & b&w negatives ; 15.2 x 5.8 cm
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 6 colour & b&w negatives of Mount Assiniboine and its surrounding area. Includes scenic views of Assiniboine and its surrounding area from the ground and from a helicopter, as well as shots of the lodge.
- Name Access
- Engler, Bruno
- Subject Access
- Aerial photography
- Cabins and shelters
- Helicopters
- Hiking
- Mount Assiniboine
- Mountains
- Sports and leisure
- Geographic Access
- Assiniboine
- Assiniboine Provincial Park
- British Columbia
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V190 / VI / A / iv / PA - 01 to PA - 46 V190 / VI / A / iv / NS - 01 to NS - 06
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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Assiniboine - transparencies
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 6 colour 35mm slides of Mount Assiniboine and its surrounding area. Includes scenic views of Assiniboine and the lodge with a helicopter in the winter.
- Date Range
- 1940-1989
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / A / iv / NS - 01 to NS - 06
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Negative
6 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, A : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- iv : Assiniboine
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / A / iv / NS - 01 to NS - 06
- GMD
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1940-1989
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 6 colour 35mm slides of Mount Assiniboine and its surrounding area. Includes scenic views of Assiniboine and the lodge with a helicopter in the winter.
- Name Access
- Engler, Bruno
- Subject Access
- Cabins and shelters
- Helicopters
- Mount Assiniboine
- Mountains
- Sports and leisure
- Geographic Access
- Assiniboine
- Assiniboine Provincial Park
- British Columbia
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V190 / VI / A / iv / PA - 01 to PA - 46 V190 / VI / A / iv / NA - 01 to NA - 06
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Chronological Binders: 1984
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 436 b&w negatives on 83 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1984. Includes portraits, community events in Banff & Canmore, opening the new Canmore Hospital, ski races, Sunshine Ski Area activities, and more
- Date Range
- 1984
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / Z / ix / NA - 01 to NA - 17
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Negative
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, Z : Chronological order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- ix : 1984
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / Z / ix / NA - 01 to NA - 17
- GMD
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1984
- Physical Description
- 436 photographs : b&w negatives ; medium format or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 436 b&w negatives on 83 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1984. Includes portraits, community events in Banff & Canmore, opening the new Canmore Hospital, ski races, Sunshine Ski Area activities, and more
- Notes
- File came from box X, separate from alphabetised boxes. Photographs were ordered chronologically by Engler prior to accessioning.
- Name Access
- Harmon, Carol
- Hutchins, Steve
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Aerial photography
- Automobiles
- Banff townsite
- Buildings
- Children
- Community events
- Community life
- Construction
- Cross-country skiing
- Helicopters
- Mountains
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Parade
- Portrait
- Ski areas
- Ski racing
- Sunshine Ski Area
- Sunshine Village
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Chronological Binders: 1985
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 308 b&w negatives on 56 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1985. Includes film production shots, skiing and ski racing, Parks Canada Warden activities, Steve Fonyo passing though Banff on his cross-country marathon for cancer research, sledding at No…
- Date Range
- 1985
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / Z / x / NA - 01 to NA - 12
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Negative
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, Z : Chronological order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- x : 1985
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / Z / x / NA - 01 to NA - 12
- GMD
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1985
- Physical Description
- 308 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35mm
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 308 b&w negatives on 56 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1985. Includes film production shots, skiing and ski racing, Parks Canada Warden activities, Steve Fonyo passing though Banff on his cross-country marathon for cancer research, sledding at Norquay, Back to Banff Days, Canada Day in Canmore, and more. NA - 06 and NA - 09 have a postive contact sheets.
- Notes
- File came from box X, separate from alphabetised boxes. Photographs were ordered chronologically by Engler prior to accessioning.
- Name Access
- Fonyo, Steve
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Aerial photography
- Automobiles
- Back to Banff Days
- Banff townsite
- Buildings
- Canada Day
- Community events
- Community life
- Construction
- Cross-country skiing
- Helicopters
- Mountains
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Parades
- Parks Canada
- Parks Canada Warden
- Portrait
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Ski racing
- Sunshine Ski Area
- Sunshine Village
- Wardens
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Chronological Binders: 1986
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 467 b&w negatives on 96 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1986. Includes a plane crash in Kananaskis, film production projects, trains, portraits, Canada Day celebrations, hiking at Sunshine Meadows, wildlife, construction projects, the World Cup [h…
- Date Range
- 1986
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / Z / xi / NA - 01 to NA - 19
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Negative
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, Z : Chronological order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- xi : 1986
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / Z / xi / NA - 01 to NA - 19
- GMD
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1986
- Physical Description
- 467 photographs : b&w negatives ; medium format or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 467 b&w negatives on 96 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1986. Includes a plane crash in Kananaskis, film production projects, trains, portraits, Canada Day celebrations, hiking at Sunshine Meadows, wildlife, construction projects, the World Cup [held at Sunshine, March], and more.
- Notes
- File came from box X, separate from alphabetised boxes. Photographs were ordered chronologically by Engler prior to accessioning.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Aerial photography
- Animals
- Automobiles
- Back to Banff Days
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Banff townsite
- Buildings
- Canada Day
- Community events
- Community life
- Construction
- Cross-country skiing
- Elk
- Helicopters
- Mountains
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Parades
- Parks Canada
- Parks Canada Warden
- Portrait
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Ski racing
- Sunshine Meadows
- Sunshine Village
- Wardens
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Kananaskis Country
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Chronological Binders: 1987
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 417 b&w negatives on 76 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1987. Includes portraits, scenic views, paragliding, wildlife, the Spirit of Christmas opening ceremony [July 24], ski races [Sunshine, Lake Louise, and Nakiska], Mt. Engadine Lodge, and more…
- Date Range
- 1987
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / Z / xii / NA - 01 to NA - 16
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Negative
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, Z : Chronological order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- xii : 1987
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / Z / xii / NA - 01 to NA - 16
- GMD
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1987
- Physical Description
- 417 photographs : b&w negatives ; medium format or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 417 b&w negatives on 76 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1987. Includes portraits, scenic views, paragliding, wildlife, the Spirit of Christmas opening ceremony [July 24], ski races [Sunshine, Lake Louise, and Nakiska], Mt. Engadine Lodge, and more. Some items have accompanying contact sheets.
- Notes
- File came from box X, separate from alphabetised boxes. Photographs were ordered chronologically by Engler prior to accessioning.
- Name Access
- Encil, George
- Fortin, Gaby
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Aerial photography
- Animals
- Automobiles
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Banff townsite
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Community events
- Community life
- Construction
- Cross-country skiing
- Helicopters
- Horses
- Mountains
- Nakiska Ski Area
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Parades
- Parks Canada
- Parks Canada Warden
- Portrait
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Ski racing
- Sunshine Meadows
- Sunshine Village
- Wardens
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Kananaskis Country
- Assiniboine Provincial Park
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940-1990]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Negative
- Newspaper clipping
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940-1990]
- Physical Description
- ca. 17,580 photographs: negatives, prints, and transparencies. -- 1 photograph album (ca. 150 prints). -- ca. 12.5 cm textual records. -- 42 reels of film
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Name Access
- Engler, Bruno
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Advertising
- Aerial photography
- Airplanes
- Animals
- Architecture
- Art
- Automobiles
- Avalanches
- Banff Centre
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff School of Fine Arts
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Bow Valley
- Buildings and facilities
- Businesses
- Chairlifts and gondolas
- Community events
- Environment and Nature
- Filmaking
- Films and film making
- Fire
- First Nations
- Helicopter skiing
- Helicopters
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Louise Ski Area
- Landscapes
- Mount Assiniboine
- Mount Norquay Ski Area
- Mountains
- Movie Stars
- Parks Canada Warden
- Photography
- Public events
- Scenery
- Search and rescue
- Ski areas
- Sports and recreation
- Sunshine Ski Area
- Trans-Canada Highway
- Wardens
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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