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- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds 767
- Bruno Engler fonds 64
- Luxton family fonds 27
- Kidney family fonds 18
- Banff Winter Carnival fonds 12
- Chic Scott fonds 9
- William Royle fonds 6
- Bruno Engler's Veteran's Race fonds 5
- Bob Smith fonds 4
- Archives General File Collection 3
- Charles Reid fonds 3
- George Paris fonds 3
Sias Standish family fonds
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions362
- Part Of
- Sias Standish family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of mainly of photographs pertaining to Sias and Tillie Standish, son Gordon Standish and family, Dorothy and husband, Const. Thomas M. Paull; includes portraits, family homes, Banff Avenue and Bow River Bridge, Standish Garage, Banff Winter Carnival, skiing, Trail Riders of the Canad…
- Date Range
- 1901-[ca.1960]
- Reference Code
- M204 / V491
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Sias Standish family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 204
- V 491
- Sous-Fonds
- M 204
- V 491
- Accession Number
- 232, 2195, 5829, 5883
- Reference Code
- M204 / V491
- Date Range
- 1901-[ca.1960]
- Physical Description
- 20 photographs : prints. -- 1 photograph album (15 prints). -- 1 textual record
- History / Biographical
- The Sias Standish family of Banff, Alberta, Canada included Sias Standish, 1856-1939, Catharine Matilda (Tillie) Standish, 1850-1928, son Gordon, 1885-1953, and wife Louise and their children Austin, 1913-1965, and Dorothy, 1914-1998.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of mainly of photographs pertaining to Sias and Tillie Standish, son Gordon Standish and family, Dorothy and husband, Const. Thomas M. Paull; includes portraits, family homes, Banff Avenue and Bow River Bridge, Standish Garage, Banff Winter Carnival, skiing, Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, RCMP officers. Textual item is letter of appreciation to Tillie Standish, first president of the Union Ladies' Aid, Banff, 1912.
- Subject Access
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Family and personal life
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Standish Garage
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Standish, Sias
- Standish, Tillie
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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William Royle fonds
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55701
- Part Of
- William Royle fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographs, published booklets and film reels which belonged to William Royle. Content pertains to the Banff Boy Scouts: local events, including Banff Winter Carnival, Banff Indian Days and Banff's Centennial Parade in 1967; hiking, camping, skiing and other recreational activiti…
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1930]
- 1959-1960
- [ca.1960-1970]
- 1978
- Reference Code
- M587 / V808
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Published record
- Film
- Part Of
- William Royle fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M587
- V808
- Sous-Fonds
- M587
- V808
- Accession Number
- 2021.29
- Reference Code
- M587 / V808
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1930]
- 1959-1960
- [ca.1960-1970]
- 1978
- Physical Description
- ca.348 photographs (204 b&w and col. prints, 144 col. transparencies) -- 0.5 cm of textual records -- 7 film reels
- History / Biographical
- William "Bill" Royle (1905-1980) moved to Banff from Lethbridge in 1952 with his mother (Mary Elizabeth) and two young sons (Bernard and Walter), following the death of his wife. William started the business Banff Plumbing and Heating Ltd., which he operated until his death. William and his brother, John J. Royle, were also involved with a laundromat business in Banff. From its inception in 1953, William also worked as director and president of the Banff Park Savings and Credit Union (now Bow Valley Credit Union). In his spare time, William volunteered with the Banff Boy Scouts, as well as St. Mary's Church in Banff, the Seniors' Society and the Alberta Council of the Aging. William's son, Bernard, tragically passed away in a plane crash in 1969 while searching for new heliskiing routes in British Columbia with his friend, John Gow, who survived.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographs, published booklets and film reels which belonged to William Royle. Content pertains to the Banff Boy Scouts: local events, including Banff Winter Carnival, Banff Indian Days and Banff's Centennial Parade in 1967; hiking, camping, skiing and other recreational activities; Bernard Royle and friends; the Banff High School curling team; natural views and wildlife in Alberta and British Columbia; and other related subjects. Includes three visual series: I - Prints ; II - Motion pictures ; III - Transparencies. Series I includes five sub-series: A - Boy Scouts [includes o.s. items] ; B - Banff Indian Days ; C - Banff Winter Carnival ; D - St. Mary's Baptist Church ; E - Misc.
- Name Access
- Royle, William
- Royle, Walter
- Royle, Bernard
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Events
- Community events
- Sports
- Recreation
- Curling
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Banff Indian Days
- Cultural pluralism
- Scouting
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Churches
- Religions
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- British Columbia
- Revelstoke
- Canmore
- Language
- English
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://time.com/5912476/heliski-survival-1969/
- Information provided by Walter Royle
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff, Canada's First National Park images
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55295
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 59 photographs collected by Eleanor Luxton as research material for the book Banff: Canada's First National Park. Images pertain to skiing and ski jumping, canoeing, Banff Indian Days, the King Edward Hotel, swimming at the Cave and Basin, the Banff Winter Carnival, wildlife, and v…
- Date Range
- 1902 - 1958
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 / PA - 48 to 106
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / B : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / B5 : Literary papers
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 / PA - 48 to 106
- Date Range
- 1902 - 1958
- Physical Description
- 59 photographs : b&w prints ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 59 photographs collected by Eleanor Luxton as research material for the book Banff: Canada's First National Park. Images pertain to skiing and ski jumping, canoeing, Banff Indian Days, the King Edward Hotel, swimming at the Cave and Basin, the Banff Winter Carnival, wildlife, and various views in and around the town of Banff.
- Notes
- Some items in file are annotated
- Name Access
- Paris, Cyril
- Browne, George
- Browne, Belmore
- Luxton, Norman
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Orr, Lorne
- Brewster, Fern
- Brewster, Jim
- Luxton, George
- Dunsmore, Fulton
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Artists
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Bighorn Sheep
- Bridges
- Businesses
- Canoes and canoeing
- Cave and Basin
- Community events
- Community life
- Competition
- Elk
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- History
- Hotels
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Leisure
- Mount Norquay Ski Area
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- Museums
- Municipal views
- Multiculturalism
- Painting
- Public events
- Research
- Recreation
- Royalty
- Royal Visit
- Settlement
- Skating
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Skiing
- Sports
- Swimming
- Tourism
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter Carnival
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Lake Minnewanka
- Mount Norquay
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items stored in mylar
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 136 b&w & colour prints of various Banff community events, including Back to Banff 1985, unseasonable snowfall, mild flooding of area around the recreation grounds and Buffalo Nation Museum, summer traffic jams, an unidentified parade, the designation of Mt. Jimmy Simpson, Banff Wi…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1965-1985]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / B / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 136
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
20 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, B : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- ii : Banff Events
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / B / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 136
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1965-1985]
- Physical Description
- 136 photographs : b&w & col. ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 136 b&w & colour prints of various Banff community events, including Back to Banff 1985, unseasonable snowfall, mild flooding of area around the recreation grounds and Buffalo Nation Museum, summer traffic jams, an unidentified parade, the designation of Mt. Jimmy Simpson, Banff Winter Carnival, RCMP Musical Ride, Banff Triathlon, and filming at Norquay Ski Hill.
- Name Access
- Beil, Charlie
- Boyd, Larry
- Carleton, Dorothy
- Carleton, Ed
- de Grandmaison, Sonia
- Hart, E. J. (Ted)
- Harvey, Ralph
- Madsen, Ken
- Rummel, Lizzie
- Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
- Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
- Stewart, Maryalice Harvey
- Whyte, Catharine
- Wright, Scotty
- Subject Access
- Automobiles
- Back to Banff Day
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Banff townsite
- Community events
- Films and film making
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Parade
- Portrait
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Ski areas
- Skiing
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V190 / VI / B / ii / NA - 01 to NA - 06
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Winter Carnival
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- Part Of
- William Royle fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 74 colour 35mm slides of Banff Winter Carnival events, possibly from multiple years. Includes parade floats, ice sculptures, Ice Pinnacles on the Bow River, and scenes of a large crowd - possibly part of opening or closing ceremonies.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1960-1970]
- Reference Code
- V808 / III / NS - 69 to NS - 142
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Part Of
- William Royle fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M587 / V808
- Series
- II. Transparencies
- Sous-Fonds
- V808
- Accession Number
- 2021.29
- Reference Code
- V808 / III / NS - 69 to NS - 142
- Date Range
- [ca. 1960-1970]
- Physical Description
- 74 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 74 colour 35mm slides of Banff Winter Carnival events, possibly from multiple years. Includes parade floats, ice sculptures, Ice Pinnacles on the Bow River, and scenes of a large crowd - possibly part of opening or closing ceremonies.
- Notes
- Slides are sectioned into series, noted by stamped numbers in one corner of the cardboard mounts - some appear to be curated by Royle and are denoted with ink dots.
- Subject Access
- Automobiles
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Banff townsite
- Bow River
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Community events
- Events
- Ice sculpture
- Mountains
- Parade
- Winter
- Winter Carnival
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Rehoused from original cardboard and plastic boxes
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Winter Carnival ice structures on Banff Avenue
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Banff Avenue with Winter Carnival ice structures along one side of the road with businesses down both sides and Cascade Mountain in the background
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910-1925]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 771
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 771
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910-1925]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back); b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Banff Avenue with Winter Carnival ice structures along one side of the road with businesses down both sides and Cascade Mountain in the background
- Subject Access
- Automobiles
- Banff townsite
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Cascade Mountain
- Winter
- Winter Carnival
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Winter Carnvial
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions53250
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a postcard depicting a group of men dressed in winter coats and hats, one with a large camera on a tripod, with "Banff Winter Carival Phil making a date with the movie man" written in white in the bottom right corner - Catharine Whyte has written on the back in pencil: "Left to right Jim W…
- Date Range
- [ca.1910-1935]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 817
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Postcard
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 817
- GMD
- Photograph
- Postcard
- Date Range
- [ca.1910-1935]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a postcard depicting a group of men dressed in winter coats and hats, one with a large camera on a tripod, with "Banff Winter Carival Phil making a date with the movie man" written in white in the bottom right corner - Catharine Whyte has written on the back in pencil: "Left to right Jim Wardle, ?, Mr Stewart Clerk in Gov't office, Byron Harmon, Col P.A. Moore, ?, Leslie Mather, Pete Whyte [/] Swimming at Cave & Basin during Winter Carnival"
- Name Access
- Wardle, Jim
- Harmon, Byron
- Moore, Phil
- Mather, Leslie
- Whyte, Peter
- Subject Access
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Cave and Basin
- Cameras
- Portrait
- Winter
- Winter Carnival
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Winter Carnvial
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55755
- Part Of
- William Royle fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white photographs of the 1959 Banff Winter Carnival. Includes various floats in the parade, an ice sculpture made by Charlie Beil, and the Carnival Queen and her court posed at the Ice Pinnacle on the Bow River.
- Date Range
- 1959
- Reference Code
- V808 / I / C / PA - 01 to PA - 32
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- William Royle fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M587 / V808
- Series
- I.C. Prints - Banff Winter Carnival
- Sous-Fonds
- V808
- Accession Number
- 2021.29
- Reference Code
- V808 / I / C / PA - 01 to PA - 32
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1959
- Physical Description
- 32 photographs : b&w ; 9.5 x 13.3 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white photographs of the 1959 Banff Winter Carnival. Includes various floats in the parade, an ice sculpture made by Charlie Beil, and the Carnival Queen and her court posed at the Ice Pinnacle on the Bow River.
- Name Access
- Beil, Charlie
- Subject Access
- Automobiles
- Banff townsite
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Parade
- Winter
- Winter Carnival
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Children on Banff Avenue
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a row of unidentified children wearing skis standing in a line on Banff Avenue [possibly as part of the Banff Winter Carnival] with buildings [including the Brewster Trading Co] and Sulphur Mountain in the background - "Boy's Ski Race on Banff Avenue" written on the back in pencil
- Date Range
- [ca. 1885-1945]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 692
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 692
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1885-1945]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a row of unidentified children wearing skis standing in a line on Banff Avenue [possibly as part of the Banff Winter Carnival] with buildings [including the Brewster Trading Co] and Sulphur Mountain in the background - "Boy's Ski Race on Banff Avenue" written on the back in pencil
- Subject Access
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Buildings
- Brewster Trading Company Ltd.
- Children
- Skiing
- Winter
- Winter Carnival
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Collected research photographs - early Banff
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of copy photographs from the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies which were collected by Eleanor Luxton for research purposes. Content pertains to early views of Banff and local businesses and views, including: various views of Banff Avenue; the Bow River Boathouse; the Frank Lloyd W…
- Date Range
- [ca.1887-1930]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 / PA - 107 to 159
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / B : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / B5 : Literary papers
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 / PA - 107 to 159
- GMD
- Photograph
- Responsibility
- Photographs copied from original materials owned by the Whyte Museum
- Date Range
- [ca.1887-1930]
- Physical Description
- 53 photographs : b&w prints ; 17.5 x 12.5 cm and 25 x 20 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of copy photographs from the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies which were collected by Eleanor Luxton for research purposes. Content pertains to early views of Banff and local businesses and views, including: various views of Banff Avenue; the Bow River Boathouse; the Frank Lloyd Wright Pavilion; Norman Luxton and coworkers outside of the Crag and Canyon; Banff Indian Days and Banff Winter Carnival events; trap shooting, cross country skiing, skating and other sports; dog sled and hiking trips; and related subjects.
- Notes
- Prints LUX/II/B5/PA-124 to 159 originally accompanied by b&w copy negatives (9.5 x 12 cm) in yellow envelope; negatives have been stored separately and numbered as items LUX / II / B5 / NA - 83 to 118.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Skating Club
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Bow River Boat House
- Bridges
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Community events
- Community life
- Crag and Canyon newspaper
- Curling
- Deer
- Dog Team
- Dogsledding
- Environment
- Events
- Family and personal life
- Festival
- Hot Springs
- Hotels
- Hunting
- Ice sculpture
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Municipal views
- Newspaper
- Organizations
- Public events
- Recreation
- Shooting
- Skating
- Ski racing
- Skiing
- Sports
- Swimming
- Townsite development
- Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Winter Carnival
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Lake Minnewanka
- Devil's Canyon
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items stored in mylar
- Related Material
- LUX / II / B5 / NA - 83 to 118 [copy negatives]
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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