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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to b&w prints of CPR [Canadian Pacific Railway] hotels and trains throughout Banff National Park. Includes the 1926 fire at the Chateau Lake Louise, the Banff Springs Hotel, a train in motion on tracks, and recovery efforts after the 1910 avalanche that buried a train at Roger's Pass.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1886-1926]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / C / vi / PA - 01 to PA - 20
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
8 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, C : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- vi : CPR History
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / C / vi / PA - 01 to PA - 20
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1886-1926]
- Physical Description
- 20 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to b&w prints of CPR [Canadian Pacific Railway] hotels and trains throughout Banff National Park. Includes the 1926 fire at the Chateau Lake Louise, the Banff Springs Hotel, a train in motion on tracks, and recovery efforts after the 1910 avalanche that buried a train at Roger's Pass.
- Notes
- Unclear if photographs were taken by Bruno or just collected by him.
- Subject Access
- Avalanches
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Fire
- Hotels
- Roger's Pass
- Trains
- Tourism
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Glacier Park BC Avalanche Control
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to a miscellaneous collection of clips edited together of avalanche control operations in Glacier National Park, as well as shots of trains going into and coming out of the Connaught Tunnel. Also includes shots of the remnants of a snow shed, men…
- Date Range
- 1959-1960
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 36
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
1 image
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 36
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Date Range
- 1959-1960
- Physical Description
- 1 motion picture (1 film reel: 250'): 16 mm, original, col., silent
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to a miscellaneous collection of clips edited together of avalanche control operations in Glacier National Park, as well as shots of trains going into and coming out of the Connaught Tunnel. Also includes shots of the remnants of a snow shed, men skiing, and [presumably the same] men conducting expirments and taking readings on the snowpack. The original label on the case reads "Title Glacier Park BC Avalanche Control, Date 1959-1960, Camera B. Engler, Footage Color, Note: Leftover from Film Editing." An additional note included in the case [appears to be a photocopy of the orginal] includes: "Snow pit test Noel Gardner, old CP Roundhouse ruin, West entrance of Connought Tunnel, Train in and out of tunnel. Remarks: This is of short cuts taped together, can no be projected mostly short cuts."
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Avalanche control
- Avalanches
- Backcountry skiing
- Bears
- Black Bears
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Connaught Tunnel
- Buildings
- Glaciers
- Helicopters
- Mountains
- Research
- Ruins
- Skiing
- Trains
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Glacier National Park
- British Columbia
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Bruno Engler
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 2 b&w prints [possibly reproductions] of a Canadian Pacific steam train with mountains in the background - one print is an enlarged detail of the larger print.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1975]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / L / vi / PA - 01 to PA - 02
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, L : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- vi : Locomotive
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / L / vi / PA - 01 to PA - 02
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1975]
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 2 b&w prints [possibly reproductions] of a Canadian Pacific steam train with mountains in the background - one print is an enlarged detail of the larger print.
- Subject Access
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Mountains
- Trains
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 cm of textual records, 21.5 x 35 or smaller. File pertains to Jean's participation in and accounts of trail rides with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies. File includes a magazine or newspaper clipping accounting Jean's talk that s…
- Date Range
- 1937-1945
- 1937
- 1938
- 1939
- 1940
- 1945
- Reference Code
- M573 / I / 18
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Newspaper clipping
- Private record
- Published record
- Textual record
4 images
- Part Of
- Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M573 / V797 / S60
- Series
- M573 / I : Personal Papers
- Sous-Fonds
- M573
- Accession Number
- 2019.111
- Reference Code
- M573 / I / 18
- Date Range
- 1937-1945
- 1937
- 1938
- 1939
- 1940
- 1945
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (21.5 x 35 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 cm of textual records, 21.5 x 35 or smaller. File pertains to Jean's participation in and accounts of trail rides with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies. File includes a magazine or newspaper clipping accounting Jean's talk that she gave at the Royal Alexandra Hotel on January 18, 1938 and two copies of the invitation sent to attendees for the talk (one of them has a handwritten message on the back written by Jean); two copies of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies Bulletin No. 48 (1937), which Jean is featured in and wrote an article for (the first woman to do so); related correspondence between John Murray Gibbon and Jean (1937-1939) regarding writing the article and participating in the trail rides; related correspondence with the Canadian Pacific Association responding to the talk Jean gave; typed notes of Jean's trail rides talk (two drafts, similar with slight changes); a typed poem entitled "The 1937 Trail Ride" written by Jean; and an essay entitled "Boots and Saddles" by Jean.
- Notes
- John Murray Gibbon was the Secretary-Treasurer for the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies during this time.
- Jean also wrote an article for the Sky Line Trail - see related material.
- Name Access
- Hembroff MacDonald, Jean
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Subject Access
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Lecture
- Public Speaking
- Mount Assiniboine
- Poetry
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Alberta
- Canada
- Winnipeg
- Manitoba
- Assiniboine
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- The Sky Line Trail, Vol. 6, No. 24 (October 1939).
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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