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[Catharine Whyte reading newspaper]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte reading newspaper in her home
- Date Range
- 1960
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 77
- 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 / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 77
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1960
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 1 print; b&w
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte reading newspaper in her home
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Gov. Gen Vanier, Banff
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to the arrival of Governor General Georges Philias Vanier and his wife Pauline by train to Banff. They were greeted at the train station by crowds of locals, including Boy Scouts and Girl Guide troops and cadets with flags. The original label on …
- Date Range
- 1960
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 07
- 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 - 07
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Date Range
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 1 motion picture (1 film reel: ca. 150'): 16 mm, original, b&w, silent
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to the arrival of Governor General Georges Philias Vanier and his wife Pauline by train to Banff. They were greeted at the train station by crowds of locals, including Boy Scouts and Girl Guide troops and cadets with flags. The original label on the case reads "Gov. Gen. Vanier, Banff, may 1960."
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Children
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Government
- Trains
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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North American Championships, Mt. Norquay
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to Castle Mountain and people skiing at Lake Louise Ski Hill, including shots of the gondola and pommel lift. The original label on the case reads "Skiing (Color), North American Championships, Mt. Norquay, 1960, Camera B. Engler, Footage: 350, T…
- Date Range
- 1960
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 12
- 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 - 12
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Date Range
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 1 motion picture (1 film reel: 350'): 16 mm, original, col., silent
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to Castle Mountain and people skiing at Lake Louise Ski Hill, including shots of the gondola and pommel lift. The original label on the case reads "Skiing (Color), North American Championships, Mt. Norquay, 1960, Camera B. Engler, Footage: 350, Time 6 1/2 min."
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Big Horn Sheep
- Bighorn Sheep
- Lake Louise Sedan
- Lake Louise Ski Area
- Ski areas
- Ski racing
- Skiers
- Skiing
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to winter activities in and around the town of Banff, including the Banff Upper Hot Springs, skiing at Mt. Norquay, the exterior of the Banff Recreation Centre, and shots of the townsite from Mt. Norquay. The original label on the case reads "Ban…
- Date Range
- 1960
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 13
- 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 - 13
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Date Range
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 1 motion picture (1 film reel: 300'): 16 mm, original, b&w, silent
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to winter activities in and around the town of Banff, including the Banff Upper Hot Springs, skiing at Mt. Norquay, the exterior of the Banff Recreation Centre, and shots of the townsite from Mt. Norquay. The original label on the case reads "Banff Winter, Date - 1960, Fottage - 300 feet, B7W film."
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Banff townsite
- Banff Upper Hot Springs
- Big Horn Sheep
- Bighorn Sheep
- Buildings
- Lake Louise Ski Area
- Mount Temple Chalet
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Rimrock Inn
- Rundle Mountain
- Ski areas
- Skiers
- Skiing
- Swimming
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Mountain Fishing, Dave Brewer
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to two people [presumably Dave Brewer and an unidentified woman] fishing in a mountain environment. The original label on the case reads "Mountain Fishing, Dave Brewster, Date: 1960, Camera B. Engler, Footage: 200 ft Time: 5 min."
- Date Range
- 1960
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 19
- 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 - 19
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Date Range
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 1 motion picture (1 film reel: ca. 175'): 16 mm, original, col., silent
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to two people [presumably Dave Brewer and an unidentified woman] fishing in a mountain environment. The original label on the case reads "Mountain Fishing, Dave Brewster, Date: 1960, Camera B. Engler, Footage: 200 ft Time: 5 min."
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Drumheller, Badland
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to the Drumheller area of the Badlands in southern Alberta. Includes shots of dinosaur statues around the town, hoodoos, a fossil trail, and two men reassembling a partial fossil in the ground. The original label on the case reads "Drumheller, Ba…
- Date Range
- 1960
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 26
- 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 - 26
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Date Range
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 1 motion picture (1 film reel: 186'): 16 mm, original, b&w, silent
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to the Drumheller area of the Badlands in southern Alberta. Includes shots of dinosaur statues around the town, hoodoos, a fossil trail, and two men reassembling a partial fossil in the ground. The original label on the case reads "Drumheller, Badland, Date: 1960, Camera B. Engler, Footage B&W 186 ft."
- Geographic Access
- Drumheller
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Bruno Engler
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Gondola Lift, Banff
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to footage of and from the Sulphur Mountain Gondola - including shots from inside the cars, shots of people getting in and out of the cars, and views of the Banff townsite - to be used for an unknown National Film Board project. The reel also co…
- Date Range
- 1960
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 30
- 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 - 30
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Date Range
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 1 motion picture (1 film reel: 300'): 16 mm, original, b&w, silent
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to footage of and from the Sulphur Mountain Gondola - including shots from inside the cars, shots of people getting in and out of the cars, and views of the Banff townsite - to be used for an unknown National Film Board project. The reel also contains footage of the installation of a power line between Banff and Lake Louise - mostly consisting of shots from the ground of the helicopter picking up, flying with, and placing the poles. Most of this footage is underexposed. The original label on the case reads "Banff Gondola Lift 1960, Footage - 110ft B&W NFB, Camera Bruno Ungler NFB, Stringing Power Line, Banff-Lake Louise by Helicopter, Cam. B. Engler."
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Banff townsite
- Construction
- Films and film making
- Gondolas
- Helicopters
- Mountains
- National Film Board
- National Film Board of Canada
- Scenery
- scenic
- Sulphur Mountain
- Sulphur Mountain Gondola
- Sulphur Mountain lookout
- Tourism
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Bruno Engler
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Horseback Outing
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to a group of people going on a horseback backcountry camping trip in Waterton National Park. Footage incudes shots of getting the horses and pack mules ready, the riders on a trail that leads to a lake, people fishing and swimming at the lake, r…
- Date Range
- 1960
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 35
- 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 - 35
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Date Range
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 1 motion picture (1 film reel: 200'): 16 mm, original, b&w, silent
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to a group of people going on a horseback backcountry camping trip in Waterton National Park. Footage incudes shots of getting the horses and pack mules ready, the riders on a trail that leads to a lake, people fishing and swimming at the lake, riding to a meadow, and setting up camp. The original label on the case reads "Title Horseback Outing, Location Waterton AB, outfitter Simpson's, Camera B. Engler, Date July 29 - 1960, Footage 200 ft, Time 5 1/2 minutes."
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Camping
- Camps
- Children
- Deer
- Family and personal life
- Fishing
- Horse packing
- Horseback riding
- Horses
- Mountains
- Scenery
- scenic
- Swimming
- Geographic Access
- Waterton
- Waterton National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Bruno Engler
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Cypres [sic] Hills Alberta
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to a collection of shots from the Cypress Hills area of Alberta collected for the National Film Board. Includes scenic views of the hills, a North West Mounted Police cemetary, guided hikes, water skiing, cattle ranching, and a rodeo. The origina…
- Date Range
- 1960
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 39
- 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 - 39
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Date Range
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 1 motion picture (1 film reel: 200'): 16 mm, original, b&w, silent
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to a collection of shots from the Cypress Hills area of Alberta collected for the National Film Board. Includes scenic views of the hills, a North West Mounted Police cemetary, guided hikes, water skiing, cattle ranching, and a rodeo. The original label on the case reads "Title: Cypres [sic] Hills Alberta, Camera B. Engler, Date 1960, Footage 200ft, Time 5 min, NFB."
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Boats
- Cemeteries
- Children
- Cowboys
- Fishing
- Grave
- Hiking
- Hoodoos
- Horses
- Prairies
- Ranch
- Ranchers and ranching
- Ranches
- Rodeo
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Scenery
- scenic
- Tours
- Tourism
- Water skiing
- Geographic Access
- Cypress Hills
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Bruno Engler
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Sugar Beets Harvest, Taber AB
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to the harvest, transport, and refinement of sugar beets in Taber AB into sugar as part of a National Film Board production. The original label on the case reads "Title: Sugar Beets Harvest, Taber AB, NFB, Camera B. Engler, Date 1960, Footage 230…
- Date Range
- 1960
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 41
- 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 - 41
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Date Range
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 1 motion picture (1 film reel: 230'): 16 mm, original, b&w, silent
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to the harvest, transport, and refinement of sugar beets in Taber AB into sugar as part of a National Film Board production. The original label on the case reads "Title: Sugar Beets Harvest, Taber AB, NFB, Camera B. Engler, Date 1960, Footage 230ft, Time 4 min."
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Automobiles
- Farmers
- Farming
- Farms
- Manufacturing
- Trains
- Geographic Access
- Taber
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Bruno Engler
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Sunday in the Laurentians
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to a day skiing in the Laurentian Mountains in Quebec. Includes a "skiers service" at a Catholic church, people on T-bars and chair lifts on the ski hill, children's ski lessons, and a ski race. The original label on the case reads "Title Sunday …
- Date Range
- 1960
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 52
- 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 - 52
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Date Range
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 1 motion picture (1 film reel: 220'): 16 mm, original, b&w, silent
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to a day skiing in the Laurentian Mountains in Quebec. Includes a "skiers service" at a Catholic church, people on T-bars and chair lifts on the ski hill, children's ski lessons, and a ski race. The original label on the case reads "Title Sunday in the Laurentians, Camera B. Engler, Date 1960, Footage 22ft. Time 5 1/2 min."
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Children
- Churches
- Mountains
- Ski areas
- Ski lodges and cabins
- Ski racing
- Skiers
- Skiing
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Quebec
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Bruno Engler
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Letters to Mother [February - June 1960]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 68 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 3 to June 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction projects around the house (mostly pertaining to the new …
- Date Range
- 1960
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 146
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- Private record
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 146
- Date Range
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 1.1 cm of textual records (87 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 68 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 3 to June 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction projects around the house (mostly pertaining to the new addition), events and people in Concord, weather, and returning from a trip to Concord in June. Letters are mostly hand-written, some typed. Also includes postcards and a notecard.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. 146 - 20 has a small newspaper clipping attached to the letter.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Evans, Sam
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Morant, Willie
- Brewster, Fern
- Harmon, Don
- Kaquitts, George
- Kaquitts, Frank
- Beil, Charlie
- Vallance, Doris
- Vallance, Sydney
- McCowan, Dan
- Grayson, L. Stuart
- Ward, Sam
- Moore, Edmee
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Centre
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Public Library
- Banff School of Fine Arts
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Bird watching
- Birds
- Birthday
- Businesses
- Calgary Stampede
- Camping
- Children
- Christmas
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- David Thompson Highway
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Flowers
- Glenbow Foundation
- Golf Course
- Home
- Hot Springs
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Louise
- Leisure
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Post Office
- Scenery
- Skating
- Ski areas
- Ski racing
- Ski jumping
- Skiing
- Stoney Nakoda
- Sunshine Village
- Weather
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Moraine Lake
- Banff National Park
- Columbia Icefield
- Bow Lake
- Yoho National Park
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Good : all pages creased throughout from being folded prior to accession, minor rips and tears along the edges of most pages. 146 - 20 : staple removed from insert, replaced with plastic paper clip.
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Letters to Mother [July - December 1960]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 74 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 2 to December 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction of the new kitchen & workroom (including the removal of …
- Date Range
- 1960
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 147
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- Private record
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 147
- Date Range
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 1.7 cm of textual records (107 pages ; 21.9 x 27.8 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 74 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 2 to December 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction of the new kitchen & workroom (including the removal of the original stone chimney in the kitchen), the Calgary Stampede, the death of George Paris, Walter Phillips going blind, the United Nations summit in September, weather, and a visit Catharine made to Concord in December. Letters are mostly hand-written, some typed. Also includes postcards, a telegram, and a notecard.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. M36 / 147 - 28 appears to be missing page 2, but could be misnumbered.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Whyte, Barbara
- Whyte, Clifford
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Lefroy, Beatrice
- Lefroy, Robert
- Browne, Belmore
- Browne, Evelyn
- Evans, Sam
- Cameron, Stewart
- Millar, Chuck
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Link, George K.K.
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Morant, Willie
- Brewster, Fern
- Paris, George
- Phillips, Walter J.
- Lonsdale, Tom
- Vallance, Sydney
- Ward, Sam
- Reid, Charles
- McLean, George
- McLean, Bill
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Centre
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Public Library
- Banff School of Fine Arts
- Bird watching
- Birds
- Birthday
- Businesses
- Calgary Stampede
- Camping
- Children
- Christmas
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- David Thompson Highway
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Flowers
- Funeral
- Home
- Hot Springs
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Louise
- Leisure
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Post Office
- Scenery
- Skating
- Ski areas
- Skiing
- Stoney Nakoda
- Sunshine Village
- Weather
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Moraine Lake
- Banff National Park
- Columbia Icefield
- Bow Lake
- Jasper
- Jasper National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Peter and Catharine Whyte Colour Transparencies
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 205, 35mm, colour transparencies. Transparencies pertain to Waterton Park, Red Rock Canyon (Waterton), Cameron Lake, Bert and Alma Newbury at Lake Louise, Peter painting at Columbia Icefield, Banff Administration building during Banff Indian Days, Penhold Air Show, scuba divers at …
- Date Range
- 1961
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / B / NS - 4687 to 4892
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / B : Peter and Catharine Whyte Transparencies Sub Series
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / B / NS - 4687 to 4892
- Date Range
- 1961
- Physical Description
- Transparencies: 205 transparencies, 35mm, colour --
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 205, 35mm, colour transparencies. Transparencies pertain to Waterton Park, Red Rock Canyon (Waterton), Cameron Lake, Bert and Alma Newbury at Lake Louise, Peter painting at Columbia Icefield, Banff Administration building during Banff Indian Days, Penhold Air Show, scuba divers at Moraine Lake, Kootenay Plains, Mount Temple, Field, Mount Norquay Chairlift, Mountain sheep, Town of Banff from Sulphur Mountain, the Whyte home, Vermilion Lakes, Lake Louise, and Frances Roddy.
- Subject Access
- Landscapes
- Rocky Mountains
- Painting
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Peter Whyte on roadside]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Peter Whyte standing along the side of a road in 1961 wearing sports jacket and cap
- Date Range
- 1961
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 117
- 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 / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 117
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1961
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 1 prints; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Peter Whyte standing along the side of a road in 1961 wearing sports jacket and cap
- Name Access
- Whyte, Peter
- Subject Access
- Portrait
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Jewel Jackson, photographer
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of two 16 mm motion pictures. Reel A pertains to a large construction vehicle driving through a river during construction on the Banff-Jasper Highway and various shots of herds of big horn sheep and a herd of elk grazing. Reel B pertains to various shots of people skiing [possibly aro…
- Date Range
- 1961
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 04 a,b
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
2 images
- 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 - 04 a,b
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Date Range
- 1961
- Physical Description
- 2 motion pictures (2 film reels: ca. 300'): 16 mm, original, col., silent
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of two 16 mm motion pictures. Reel A pertains to a large construction vehicle driving through a river during construction on the Banff-Jasper Highway and various shots of herds of big horn sheep and a herd of elk grazing. Reel B pertains to various shots of people skiing [possibly around the Lake Louise area], including ski touring along a small ridge and members of an unidentified race. The original label on the case reads "Stock Footage, color, 1961, Banff-Jasper Higw. Building, Scraper[?] Unit Crossing River. Wild Life Fottage Mt Sheep and Elks Grazing."
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Banff Jasper Highway
- Construction
- Mountains
- Ski area
- Ski racing
- Ski touring
- Skiers
- Skiing
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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White Pass - Yukon Route - Railway
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of two 16 mm motion pictures. Reel 1 pertaining to various scenes from around the Yukon, mostly focused around Dawson City. Includes shots of the townsite, a ferry carrying cars across the river, a historic paddlewheel boat being repaired on shore, large-scale and small-scale gold pan…
- Date Range
- 1961
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 20 a,b
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
2 images
- 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 - 20 a,b
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Date Range
- 1961
- Physical Description
- 2 motion pictures (2 film reels: ca. 400'): 16 mm, original, col., silent
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of two 16 mm motion pictures. Reel 1 pertaining to various scenes from around the Yukon, mostly focused around Dawson City. Includes shots of the townsite, a ferry carrying cars across the river, a historic paddlewheel boat being repaired on shore, large-scale and small-scale gold panning, historic trains [possibly a museum], military graveyard, a local theatre play, and a parade. Reel 2 includes shots of a boat docking, street scenes [presumably Dawson City], and a train ride along the White Pass to Whitehorse - scenes here also include people getting on/off the train, scenic views from along the tracks, river boats, the interior of train cars, and arriving in Whitehorse. The original label on the first case reads "White Pass - Yukon Route, Date: 1960, Camera: B. Engler, Footage: 200ft, Time: 5 min." The label on the second case reads "White Pass - Yukon Route - Railway, Camera: B. Engler, Date: 1961, Footage: 200 ft, Time 5 min."
- Subject Access
- Airplanes
- Boats
- Buildings
- Gold
- Mines and mineral resources
- Mining
- Mountains
- Museums
- Parades
- Period costume
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Scenery
- scenic
- Theatre
- Tours
- Tourism
- Trains
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Dawson City
- Whitehorse
- Yukon
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to The original label on the case reads "."
- Date Range
- 1961
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 21
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- 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 - 21
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Date Range
- 1961
- Physical Description
- 1 motion picture (1 film reel: ca. 200'): 16 mm, original, col., silent
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to The original label on the case reads "."
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Skiing on Mt Norquay, Western Can. Championship
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to the 1961 Western Canadian Ski Championship at Lake Louise Ski Hill, as well as footage from Norquay Ski Hill that includes ski jumping, shovel sledding races, and more. The original label on the case reads "Sking [sic] on Mt Norquay, Western C…
- Date Range
- 1961
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 32
- 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 - 32
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Date Range
- 1961
- Physical Description
- 1 motion picture (1 film reel: 300'): 16 mm, original, col., silent
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to the 1961 Western Canadian Ski Championship at Lake Louise Ski Hill, as well as footage from Norquay Ski Hill that includes ski jumping, shovel sledding races, and more. The original label on the case reads "Sking [sic] on Mt Norquay, Western Can. Championship, Date 1961 Color, Camera: B. Engler, Footage. 300ft."
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Buildings
- Lake Louise Ski Area
- Mountains
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Ski area
- Ski jumping
- Ski lodges and cabins
- Ski racing
- Ski schools
- Skiers
- Skiing
- Skis
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Bruno Engler
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Asphalt Over the Top
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to construction of the Icefield Parkway between Banff and Jasper. Includes scenic shots of viewpoints along the way, as well as construction of the road itself and bridges over various rivers and waterfalls up to the Columbia Icefield Discovery C…
- Date Range
- 1961
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 44
- 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 - 44
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Date Range
- 1961
- Physical Description
- 1 motion picture (1 film reel: 255'): 16 mm, original, b&w, silent
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to construction of the Icefield Parkway between Banff and Jasper. Includes scenic shots of viewpoints along the way, as well as construction of the road itself and bridges over various rivers and waterfalls up to the Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre. The original label on the case reads "Title Asphalt Over the Top, Camera B. Engler, Date 1961, Footage 225ft Time 7 min, For TV tape VHS."
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Advertising
- Animals
- Automobiles
- Bears
- Black Bears
- Construction
- Icefield Parkway
- Moose
- Mountains
- Rivers
- Roads
- Scenery
- scenic
- Tourism
- Waterfalls
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Bruno Engler
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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