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Mather family fonds

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Part Of: Mather family fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of three series: I. Mather family; II. Bow River Boat House Ltd.; III. Other material. I. Mather family, 1895-1945, 2.5 cm of textual records, ca.900 photographs (negatives, prints), 3 photograph albums (486 prints), 4 cartographic records. Textual records consist of marriage and b…

Date Range: 1895-1953

Reference Code: M87 / V397

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Textual record; Corporate record; Map; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Mather family fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 87; V 397

Sous-Fonds: M 87; V 397

Accession Number: 309, 594, 1788, 2153, 2788, 3121, 3264

Reference Code: M87 / V397

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Textual record; Corporate record; Map; Private record; Published record

Date Range: 1895-1953

Physical Description: 13 cm of textual records. -- ca.900 photographs : negatives, prints. -- 3 photograph albums (486 prints)

History / Biographical: The Mather family were boat house operators at Banff, Alberta, Canada. William Mather, 1868-1927, emigrated to Ontario from Scotland in 1880 and came west ca.1888 to work for the Eau Claire Lumber Company on the Spray River near Banff. He worked for Raymond M. Rooper's boat house business on the Bow River and, in 1899, purchased the business. The Mather business included steamer tours in the summer and also involved winter sports on the Bow River. William Mather and Margaret McRavey Mather had four children, Jennie, Leslie, Allan and Hazel. With William Mather's death in 1927, the family incorporated its interests as the Bow River Boat House Limited, with Allan Mather as manager. The operation expanded to Lake Minnewanka in 1939. After Allan Mather's death in 1951, the business was sold to Ed Mader

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of three series: I. Mather family; II. Bow River Boat House Ltd.; III. Other material.; I. Mather family, 1895-1945, 2.5 cm of textual records, ca.900 photographs (negatives, prints), 3 photograph albums (486 prints), 4 cartographic records. Textual records consist of marriage and birth certificates, 1896-1900; boathouse and property records, 1895-1917; estate papers, 1928-1943; agreements, 1929, 1931; and, stock certificates, 1929-1945. Photographs consist of: Mather family negatives, [before ca.1945?]; Jennie Mather photographs, [ca.1910-ca.1930]; Leslie Mather photographs, ca.1910-ca.1940; Other photographs, ca.1910-ca.1930. Photographs pertain to Mather family, activities, friends; Mather home and properties; boats and boating on Lake Minnewanka and the Bow River; winter sports, including skating, hockey and skiing; hiking, floods, Banff area mountain views and Rocky Mountain scenic views; II. Bow River Boat House Ltd., 1929-1951, 7.5 cm of textual records. Series consists of agreements and certificates, 1938-1950; correspondence re Minnewanka bungalow camp, 1941-1942; financial statements, 1937-1951. Maps show locations of Mather and Bow River Boat House Ltd. leaseholds.; III. Other material, [192-]-1953, 3 cm of textual records.

Name Access: Mather, Allan; Mather, Jennie; Mather, Leslie; Mather, William

Subject Access: Bow River Boat House; Family and personal life; Minnewanka, Lake; Sports, recreation and leisure

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Photographs are in the public domain (other restrictions may apply); Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline; series and file description; electronic finding aid

Creator: Mather, William; Mather, Allan

Category: Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recordings of Peter and Catharine Whyte and the papers and photographs of their respective families. Consists of three sous-fonds: V683, S37 and M36. M36 and S37 consists of three series. Series I: Peter and Catharine Whyte, Series II: Robb and Morse …

Date Range: 1856-1980

Reference Code: M36 / S37 / V683

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Drawing; Motion picture; Film; Photograph; Album; Ambrotype; Cased photograph; Daguerreotype; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Tintype; Transparency; Sound recording; Cassette; Reel to reel; Textual record; Plan; Poster; Private record; Published record

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Sous-Fonds: TBD

Accession Number: 3069 and various

Reference Code: M36 / S37 / V683

GMD: Drawing; Motion picture; Film; Photograph; Album; Ambrotype; Cased photograph; Daguerreotype; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Tintype; Transparency; Sound recording; Cassette; Reel to reel; Textual record; Plan; Poster; Private record; Published record

Other Title Info: Also known as the Whyte family fonds

Date Range: 1856-1980

Physical Description: 25 m of textual records. -- ca.46,000 photographs : prints, albums, postcards, cased photographs, transparencies, negatives. -- 178 sound recordings : audio tape reels, audio tape cassettes. -- 6 motion pictures (and film strips)

History / Biographical: Peter and Catharine Whyte were artists, photographers, outdoor enthusiasts, travelers, philanthropists and cultural workers at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Peter Whyte, 1905-1966, was born at Banff in 1905 to pioneer merchant Dave White and Annie (Curren) White. He was an accomplished skier and ski jumper and one of the region's first native-born painters with an intimate knowledge of the mountains and was an active photographer from ca.1920 until the 1950s. Peter Whyte studied art at the Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, 1923-1924, and at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Boston, 1925, where he met Catharine Robb. Catharine Robb Whyte, 1906-1979, was born in 1906 at Concord, Massachusetts and grew up amongst the wealth and creativity of the Robb and Morse families. She studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Boston, 1925-1929.; Following their marriage in 1930, the Whytes pursued a life of painting, photography, hiking, skiing and travelling. Their log home and studio in Banff became a focal point for their artist friends, Stoney Indians and local pioneers. Catharine shared Pete's involvement in skiing and hiking organizations and together they managed Skoki Lodge from 1932-1934. In following years, the Whytes travelled extensively. During the Second World War, Peter served in the reserve army, with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a photographer and, briefly, as an official war artist. Catharine continued to paint and maintain their home and, when possible, accompanied Pete to his military postings. In civilian life, Pete resumed his art career, explored new photographic techniques and sculpted.; Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, the Whytes formulated plans for a foundation to preserve the art and history of the Canadian Rockies. Plans for a building to house an archives, public library and gallery were in preparation when Pete died in 1966. The Peter Whyte Foundation was named in his honour. Catharine immersed herself in the development of what is now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, in the cultural community, painting, outdoor activity, travel and work with the Stoney First Nations. She became a more active photographer, recording her travels and outdoor pursuits. She served in an official capacity with numerous cultural and charitable organizations, was a patron to individuals studying art and music, and supported numerous causes relating to the Stoney First Nations. Catharine also supported causes related to multiculturalism, regional culture and recreation, and cancer research. Despite her modesty and often anonymous patronage of causes, Catharine was recognized with numerous awards and honours, including the Order of Canada in 1978. She died in Banff in 1979.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recordings of Peter and Catharine Whyte and the papers and photographs of their respective families. Consists of three sous-fonds: V683, S37 and M36. M36 and S37 consists of three series. Series I: Peter and Catharine Whyte, Series II: Robb and Morse families, Series III: White and Curren families. Within Series I, there are four Sub-series: Series: A. Catharine Robb Whyte papers; B. Peter Whyte papers; C. Peter and Catharine Whyte papers accessioned after 2017; D. Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recordings.

Name Access: Whyte, Peter; Whyte, Catharine

Subject Access: Arts; Communications; Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; First nations; 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: arrangement outline; sous-fonds, series and file description for textual; sub-series and group description for photographs; item description, subject/proper name index, and summaries for sound recordings; reference copies for sound recordings

Creator: Whyte, Peter; Whyte, Catharine

Category: Arts; Communications; Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; First nations; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Catharine Robb Whyte papers and photographs

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Series consists of the following sub-series: 1. Personal papers, 1918- 1979; 2. Correspondence, 1862-1979; 3. Financial, legal and business papers, 1901-1979; 4. Professional activities and interests, 1906-1980; 5. Topical files, 1881- 1978; 6. Photographs, ca.1920-1979; 7. Postcard albums, 1903- 1…

Date Range: 1906 - 1980

Reference Code: M36 / S37 / V683 / I / A

Description Level: 3 / Series

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.A. Catharine Robb Whyte papers and photographs series

Sous-Fonds: S37

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: M36 / S37 / V683 / I / A

Date Range: 1906 - 1980

Physical Description: 20.5 m of textual records (and ca.200 oversize items). -- ca.12,300 photographs (ca.5000 prints, ca.4000 negatives, ca.3300 transparencies, 3 albums of ca.1000 prints, 6 motion pictures).

History / Biographical: Catharine Robb Whyte, 1906-1979, was an artist, outdoor enthusiast, traveller, philanthropist and cultural worker at Banff, Alberta. Born in Concord, Massachusetts, Catharine Robb grew up amongst the wealth and creativity of the Robb and Morse families. Following schooling in Concord and Providence Rhode Island, she studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston from 1925 until 1929. There she met Peter Whyte, a fellow art student from Banff, Alberta and they married in 1930.; The Whytes pursued a life of painting, photography, hiking, skiing and travelling. Their log home and studio in Banff became a focal point for their artist friends, Stoney Nakoda First Nations and local pioneers. Catharine shared Pete's involvement in skiing and hiking organizations such as the Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies and the Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies. From 1932 until 1934, she and Pete managed Skoki Lodge. During the Second World War, Catharine continued to paint, maintain her home and when possible, accompany Pete to his various military postings.; Throughout the 1950s and 1960s the Whytes formulated plans for a foundation to preserve the art and history of the Canadian Rockies. Plans for a building to house an archives, public library and gallery were in preparation when Pete died in 1966. Catharine immersed herself in the development of the Peter Whyte Foundation (now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies), in the cultural community, painting, outdoor activity, travel and work with the Stoney Nakoda First Nation. Catharine became a more active photographer, recording her travels and outdoor pursuits on transparency film and later on Kodacolor negative film. Catharine continued to use her old Leica rangefinder camera and, in 1974, acquired a Leica M5 with an integrated light meter.; Catharine Whyte served in an official capacity with numerous cultural and charitable organizations. Among her official duties, Catharine served as a Governor, Banff Centre Council; Member, Board of Governors, Glenbow-Alberta Institute; President, Peter Whyte Foundation; Member, Minister's Advisory Committee on Native Education; and Member, By-law Committee, Stoney Development Society. She was a patron to individuals studying art and music and supported the following causes: Stoney Nakoda First Nation Handicrafts, Stoney Administration Building, Banff Recreational Centre, Margaret Greenham Theatre, cancer research, and the Catharine Whyte Multicultural Centre in Cold Lake, Alberta.; Despite her modesty and often anonymous patronage of causes, Catharine was recognized with the following awards and honours: Honorary Doctorate, University of Calgary, 1969; Outstanding Citizen of the Year, Banff Kiwanis Club, 1969; Honorary Chief, Stoney Nakoda First Nation, 1973; Alberta Achievement Award, Province of Alberta, 1975; Award of Merit, Historical Society of Alberta, 1978; and the Order of Canada, 1978.

Scope & Content: Series consists of the following sub-series: 1. Personal papers, 1918- 1979; 2. Correspondence, 1862-1979; 3. Financial, legal and business papers, 1901-1979; 4. Professional activities and interests, 1906-1980; 5. Topical files, 1881- 1978; 6. Photographs, ca.1920-1979; 7. Postcard albums, 1903- 1924. Includes extensive diaries and correspondence between Catharine Robb Whyte and her mother, family and friends. Of particular interest are Whyte's outgoing letters. Other papers arise out of her business and philanthropic activities, interest and activity in art, winter sports, recreation, museums, cultural organizations, photography, environmental issues and Stoney Nakoda First Nation.; Photographic material was produced and collected by Catharine Robb Whyte prior to 1930 and after Peter Whyte's death in 1966. Included are prints, albums and negatives, ca.1924-1930, pertaining to family trips, school activities, travels, home, friends and family. The largest series consist of colour prints and negatives (ca.7200 items) and colour transparencies (3319 items) pertaining to family and friends, mountain trips, scenics and world travels, 1966-1979. Remaining material include prints, motion pictures and video recording collected by Catharine Whyte; mainly friends, family, personal and Banff events, ca.1920-1979.

Access Restrictions: Access to photographs requires permission in advance from the Head Archivist.

Finding Aid: Sub-series-level outline is available. Inventory is available in printed form and through this database. Description of photographs is at sub-series level only. Printed inventory provides more description than computer database for photographs.

Related Material: Consitutes Sous-fonds I, Series A of Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. Other photographs by Catharine Whyte are found in Sous-fonds I, Series C.

Title Source: Title based on material

Content Details: Catharine Robb Whyte Photographs - Forms part of Sous-fonds I, Series A of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. The earliest photographs directly attributable to Catharine Robb were taken on the family trip to Europe in 1924. Russell Robb produced three meticulous albums from this trip, two utilizing his own photographs and one composed of Catharine's. (A photo taken at Versailles shows Catharine operating a folding camera which produced the 6 x 10.5 cm. images for her travel album). A number of photographs and albums from the mid 1920s are attributable to Catharine -- photographs depicting friends and events at Mary C. Wheeler School and sailing trips at Seal Harbor, Maine -- but she does not appear to have been a prolific photographer prior to her marriage to Peter Whyte in 1930. Following Peter Whyte's death in 1966, Catharine became a very active photographer. She took up downhill skiing again and began to travel extensively in Canada and abroad, recording most of these activities on transparency film. In the 1970s, she began exposing Kodacolor negative film. She found that prints were more easily displayed to friends and relatives than were slides, so she favoured colour prints for the remainder of her life. She utilized slide film on only a few extended trips after the mid 1970s. Though friends and relatives tried to convince her that a single lens reflex camera system would be more convenient and versatile than her old Rangefinder camera, Catharine remained devoted to her old Leica, and in 1974 she paired it with a Leica M5 -- the first Leica with an integrated light meter. She used this camera until her death.

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Correspondence

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of correspondence with Catharine Robb Whyte, 1927-1962; chronological correspondence files, 1909-1962; and other papers, [ca.1920- ca.1930], in the form of business cards, addresses, greeting cards, and other.

Date Range: 1909-1962

Reference Code: M36 / I / B / 2 / 1875 - 1908

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs series

Reference Code: M36 / I / B / 2 / 1875 - 1908

Date Range: 1909-1962

Physical Description: 40 cm of textual records.

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of correspondence with Catharine Robb Whyte, 1927-1962; chronological correspondence files, 1909-1962; and other papers, [ca.1920- ca.1930], in the form of business cards, addresses, greeting cards, and other.

Finding Aid: File description available in printed form and through this database.

Related Material: Constitutes Sub-series 2 of I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs.

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Processing Status: Processed.

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Financial, legal and business records

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Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of personal records, 1914-1962, employment records, 1923-1930, and banking records, 1927-1964.

Date Range: 1914-1964

Reference Code: M36 / I / B / 3 / 1909 - 1912

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs series

Reference Code: M36 / I / B / 3 / 1909 - 1912

Date Range: 1914-1964

Physical Description: 3 cm of textual records.

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of personal records, 1914-1962, employment records, 1923-1930, and banking records, 1927-1964.

Finding Aid: File description available in printed form and through this database.

Related Material: Constitutes Sub-series 3 of I.B., Peter Whyte papers and photographs.

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

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Jennie Mather photographs

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Part Of: Mather family fonds

Scope & Content: Photographs pertain to Banff people, places and activities; Mather family and friends.

Date Range: [ca.1900-ca.1950]

Reference Code: V397 / PA - 1 to 135

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

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Part Of: Mather family fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: V397

Series: IV.B. Mather family photographs

Sous-Fonds: V397

Reference Code: V397 / PA - 1 to 135

Date Range: [ca.1900-ca.1950]

Physical Description: 135 photographs : prints

Scope & Content: Photographs pertain to Banff people, places and activities; Mather family and friends.

Finding Aid: Detailed item list available in print form.

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHS - V397/PA :; 1 [Allan Mather and others]; 2 [J. E. Hutchins; Leslie Mather and others]; 3 George Noble; 4 George Paris in front of the boat house [ca.1945]; 5 [Zoo construction]; 6 [Skiers, including Peter Whyte]; 7 [Cyril Paris, Peter Whyte and others skiing]; 8-9 [World champion ski jumpers, including Henry Hall, Andres Haugen and Hans Hansen]; 10-11 [Carnival Queen Dahlia Schagel; attendants Jenny (Mather) Percy, Fern (Brewster) Dooley, Sid (Sylvia Brewster) Graves]; 12 Queen Emilie Mason & Stoney Nakoda Chiefs; 13 [George Paris and Jenny Mather at Banff skating rink]; 14 Jenny Mather and Harold McHugh; 15 Jenny Mather and Curtis Leonard; 16 [Banff curling rink]; 17 [Banff skating rink, skaters]; 18 [Jack White, Barbara Carpenter, Ruth Carpenter, Allan Mather (double wedding)]; 19 [Mather's first house]; 20-21 The Chalet. Lake Minnewanka [ca.1921]; 22 Stan Haigh (been with us 3 seasons) unloading a typical September cargo; 23 ["The Swallow" boat at boat house]; 24 ["Minnewanka" boat with plexiglass cover]; 25 Devil's Canyon at Lake Minnewanka before the dams; 26-27 [Mather boat dock on Bow River]; 28 Jenny Mather on train to Calgary; 29 Jenny I. Percy and Barbara A. Percy; 30 Dave White Sr., Annie Curran White and oldest son Clifford White; 31 "Me" in Coronado leaving a singing engagement . . . Lilian; 32 [Unidentified women]; 33 Part of the toboggan slide [Mt. Norquay]; 34-39 Jennie Mather [as a young girl]; 40 Jennie [Mather] Percy and baby Barbara Anne Vancouver 1929; 41-42 Jennie's brother Allan Mather [as a young man]; 43 Birthplace of Margaret Rodgers [McRavey] Mather; 44 John Curran, Margaret Rodgers McRavey (Mather) and Annie Curran (White); 45 Margaret (McRavey) Mather; 46 Jennie and Leslie Mather Banff, Alta. 1899; 47 Outside 1st log cabin in Banff. Near Boathouse. Margaret (Mather) with [daughters] Jennie and Leslie; 48 Margaret McRavey Mather with daughter Hazel Margaret Mather at time of christening Banff 1908; 49 Margaret (McRavey) Mather, Jennie Isabel Mather, Leslie Gilmour Mather, Allan Stewart Mather; Verena Bolton [with her mother] Jeannie Mather Bolton; 50-52 Susan Rodgers McRavey [Curran], mother of Margaret R. Mather; 53-54 Susan McRavey Baptie Exshaw Alta [Margaret McRavey Mather's sister]; 55 Margaret (McRavey) Mather's brother James McRavey; 56 Jennie's paternal grandparents, John and Janet (nee Picken) Mather [William Mather's parents]; 57 Margaret Mather, Mrs. Martin, Mrs. E.C. Smith, Margaret Smith. Taken at Cottonwood Beach, Washington, U.S.A. in August 1931; 58 [Allan Mather and others] Niagara Falls Oct. 22/48; 59 Allan [Mather] Hazel Mary Lee Lake Minnewanka beside boat house Nov.6/48; 60 Allan [Mather] Hazel Mary Lee [near] Ski jump at Mt. Norquay Nov.6/48; 61 Allan [Mather], Grace, Lilla, Susan & Mary Lee. Banff. Nov. 7/48; 62 Lake Minnewanka Banff; 63-64 Banff and Cascade Mountain [from Administration Grounds] [postcard]; 65 Main Street and Cascade Mountain 9,796 Ft., Banff . . . [postcard]; 66 [Banff Springs Hotel from Tunnel Mountain Drive - postcard]; 67 C.P.R. Banff Springs Hotel and Bow River, Banff, Canadian Rockies [postcard]; 68 C.P.R. Hotel and Bow Valley, Banff, Canadian Rockies [postcard]; 69 Bow Valley from C.P.R. Hotel, [terrace] Banff, Canadian Rockies [postcard]; 70 The boat houses on the Bow River . . . [postcard]; 71 Bow River Bridge & Mt. Rundle . . . [Brett's third Drug Store?] [postcard]; 72 The Cave and Basin Swimming Pools . . . [postcard]; 73 Government Hot Sulphur Bath [Cave and Basin] . . . [postcard]; 74 Lake Minnewanka [postcard]; 75 Castle Mountain from C.P.R. track, Canadian Rockies [postcard]; 76 The Falls, Johnson [Johnston] Canyon, near Banff . . . [postcard]; 77 [Unidentified view]; 78 Skating rink [Banff] 1919; 79 The old skating rink [Banff, n.d.]; 80 Playoff tie between Vancouver Amazons & Calgary Patricias, [Banff Winter] Carnival 1921.; 81 Banff Bonspiel Ritchie vs Georgeson 1913.; 82 Lila [and friend] 1920.; 83 [Group at Banff Indian Days, includes Mark Poucette, Mrs. Poucette, Pete and Jackie White, reg Smith in front] 1920.; 84 [Banff Winter Carnival? parade float includes] Jennie Mather, Phoebe Saukler, Dahlia Schagel.; 85 [Banff Winter Carnival] Queen Emilie Mason, Mayor Osborne of Calgary.; 86 [Banff Winter Carnival, group in front of Ice Palace]; 87 William Mather [in boat by Bow River boat dock, ca. 1910]; 88 [William Mather (white shirt), Leslie, Jennie & Allan Mather, on Bow River boat dock, ca.1910]; 89 One of John Walker's school picnics at Lake Minnewanka; 90 Lake Minnewanka [People and boats at boat dock, ca. 1925]; 91 Building of the Banff Zoo [ca. 1910-12, includes James McRavey, Nils Nilsson]; 92 [Mather house]; 93 James S. McRavey; 94 3311 Bow River and Cascade Mountain, Banff, Alta / R. H. Trueman & Co. Photo, Vancouver, B.C. -- 1900 [oversize]; 95 ["Mountain Belle" on the Bow River] - [oversize]; 96-103, 110-111 Calgary to Banff, Feb.14, 1918; 104-107 [Snow covered road; most with car]; 108 [Marble Canyon sign]; 109, 114-115 [Snow formations]; 112-113 [Calgary to Banff trip?]; 116 [Unidentified person]; 117 [Vancouver's Kitsilano Boy's Band, Canadian Champions Toronto, 1931]; 118-119 [Group at Snohomish, Washington]; 120-123 [Group fruit picking]; 124 [Leslie Mather, Jennie Mather and others]; 125 [Group digging out car]; 126 [Buses]; 127 [Fishermen]; 128 [Shoreline]; 129 [Empress of Asia]; 130-131 [Damaged car in repair shop]; 132 [Unidentified woman]; 133 [Group by car in unidentified city]; 134 [Train at Banff Station]; 135 [Plane wreckage]

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Leslie Mather photographs. -- 1918-1938

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Part Of: Mather family fonds

Scope & Content: Photographs pertain to Banff people, places, activities; Mather family and friends ??? Includes some duplicates.

Date Range: 1918-1938

Reference Code: V397 / PA - 96 to 250

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

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Part Of: Mather family fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: V397

Series: IV.C. Mather family photographs

Sous-Fonds: V397

Reference Code: V397 / PA - 96 to 250

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1918-1938

Physical Description: 162 photographs : prints

Scope & Content: Photographs pertain to Banff people, places, activities; Mather family and friends ??? Includes some duplicates.

Finding Aid: Detailed item list available in print form.

Title Source: Title based on contents of accession record

Content Details: LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHS - V397/PA :; 136 [Jenny Mather]; 137 Johnsons Lake, Banff, Allan & Clifford in the foreground.; 138 [Unidentified woman with baby Isabel (half-sister of Mrs. Mather]; 139 [Car at Mather house]; 140 [Bow River boathouse]; 141 Great for canoeing [Bow River in flood, boathouse]; 142 Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink. Banff [flood] June 14th/23; 143 Irrigating the flowers in front of the garage [Bow River in flood]; 144 [Mather home, winter]; 145 - 149 [Mather home, 417 Beaver Street]; 150 [Lake Louise region in winter]; 151 [Canadian Pacific Railway train and station]; 152 [Frank Lloyd Wright Pavilion]; 153 The interior of the Banff Curling Rink 1922; 154 [Mount Rundle]; 155 [Lake Minnewanka]; 156 [Boat "The Osprey"]; 157 - 158 [The Hoodoos]; 159 [Spray River Bridge?]; 160 - 164 [Dam]; 165 [Banff townsite]; 166 [Margaret Mather, Sept. 1923]; 167 - 168 [Leslie G. Mather? at campsite]; 169 [Leslie G. Mather, Hazel & Jennie Mather?, Margaret Mather?]; 170 [Unidentified group, includes Margaret Mather, right]; 171 "Touring Canada" Seeing the Rockies first [group by car includes Margaret, Leslie, Hazel, Jennie, Allan Mather]; 172 [Leslie Mather, right]; 173 [Unidentified women by car]; 174 - 176 [Mrs. Mather Sr. (seated) in front of Chateau Lake Louise, 1922]; 177 [Hotel in winter]; 178 - 179 [Leslie Mather, Margaret Mather, George Law (Mrs. Mather's father) standing by reflective gazing ball, Lake Louise]; 180 [Chateau Lake Louise]; 181 [Cars at tea house?]; 182 [Unidentified women in car by road marker]; 183 [View of Ten Peaks]; 184 [Moraine Lake and Ten Peaks]; 185 The Beehive from Mirror Lake; 186 [Mountain stream]; 187 [Leslie G. Mather]; 188 [Unidentified group in car]; 189 [Leslie and Margaret Mather in car]; 190 [Unidentified couple in car, Big Bend Highway?]; 191 [Sinclair Canyon]; 192 [Leslie G. Mather's car, ca. 1923 at Radium, B.C.]; 193 [C.P.R. station, Revelstoke, B.C.]; 194 - 195 [Bands in parade, Banff Avenue]; 196 [Banff Winter Carnival committee, including Jim Brewster, Norman Luxton and Lou Crosby?]; 197 [Banff Winter Carnival committee at ice palace]; 198 [Group at Banff Winter Carnival ice palace]; 199 [Banff Winter Carnival ice palace]; 200, 203-206 [Unidentified pair skaters, Banff Winter Carnival]; 201 - 202 [Skater jumping barrels, Banff Winter Carnival]; 207 Jennie & Harold McHugh pair skating. Banff Carnival 1922.; 208 - 211 [Mrs. Simpson? skating]; 212 - 213 [Unidentified pair skaters]; 214 Leslie Mather doing "the tea - kettle" sits on his heel and coasts.; 215 - 219 [Women's hockey team, Banff Winter Carnival]; 220 [Photographers filming events on skating rink, Banff Winter Carnival]; 221 - 222 [Erection of teepee on Banff Avenue, Banff Winter Carnival?]; 223 - 224 [Wood chopping event? Banff Winter Canival?]; 225 [Photographers, Banff Winter Carnival?]; 226 - 228 [Tug-of-war event, Banff Winter Carnival]; 229 - 230 [Swimmers at Cave & Basin? pool]; 231 - 241 [Swimming events at Cave & Basin pool, Banff Winter Carnival?]; 242 [Cars on Banff Avenue]; 243 [Cars and sheep]; 244 [Snowshoers]; 245 [Hazel Mather on snowshoes]; 246 [Skiers]; 247 [Snowshoe race]; 248 [Leslie G. Mather]; 249 - 250 [Ski jumper]

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Oversized Prints

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of 14 oversize b&w prints, some mounted. The prints pertain to various portraits of locals taken by Peter Whyte and portraits by other photographers including a mounted print by Byron Harmon. Persons identified are Mrs. Hansen Bearspaw, Professor Macoun, Peter Ear, Peter Bearspa…

Date Range: ca.1890-ca.1920

Reference Code: V683 / II / C / PA - 380 O.S. to PA - 394 O.S.

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / II / C : Peter Whyte Banff and Area People Sub-Series

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: n/a

Reference Code: V683 / II / C / PA - 380 O.S. to PA - 394 O.S.

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: ca.1890-ca.1920

Physical Description: Photographs: 14 prints; b&w, oversized --

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of 14 oversize b&w prints, some mounted. The prints pertain to various portraits of locals taken by Peter Whyte and portraits by other photographers including a mounted print by Byron Harmon. Persons identified are Mrs. Hansen Bearspaw, Professor Macoun, Peter Ear, Peter Bearspaw, Paul Amos, David Bearspaw, Paul Daniels, Enoch Rider, Lazarus Dixon, Red Cloud, Moses Wesley,

Subject Access: Indigenous Peoples; Portraits

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Content Details: V683 / II / C / PA - 380 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 382 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 383 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 384 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 385 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 386 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 387 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 388 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 389 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 390 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 391 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 392 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 393 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 394 O.S.

Processing Status: Processed

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Oversized Prints

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of 31 oversize b&w prints. The prints pertain to various activities in and around the Banff area. Prints document the royal visit, boats on the Bow River, Banff Indian Days, ski jumping, waxing skis, and downhill skiing.

Date Range: [ca.1900-ca.1930]

Reference Code: V683 / II / E / PA - 271 O.S. to PA - 302 O.S.

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / II / E : Peter Whyte Banff and Area Activities and Events Sub-Series

Sous-Fonds: V683

Reference Code: V683 / II / E / PA - 271 O.S. to PA - 302 O.S.

Date Range: [ca.1900-ca.1930]

Physical Description: Photographs: 31 prints; b&w, oversized --

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of 31 oversize b&w prints. The prints pertain to various activities in and around the Banff area. Prints document the royal visit, boats on the Bow River, Banff Indian Days, ski jumping, waxing skis, and downhill skiing.

Subject Access: Ski jumping; Indigenous Peoples; Skiing

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Content Details: V683 / II / E / PA - 271 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 272 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 273 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 274 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 275 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 276 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 277 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 278 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 279 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 280 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 281 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 282 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 283 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 284 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 285 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 286 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 287 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 288 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 289 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 290 O.S. - Portrait of two Stoney Nakoda men by F.Gully V683 / II / E / PA - 291 O.S. - Portrait of two Stoney Nakoda men by F.Gully V683 / II / E / PA - 292 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 293 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 294 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 295 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 296 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 297 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 298 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 299 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 300 O.S. - Mounted print taken by R.H.Trueman, captioned "Bow River and Twin Peaks, Banff, ALTA." V683 / II / E / PA - 301 O.S.- Mounted print taken by R.H.Trueman, captioned "Bow River and Twin Peaks, Banff, ALTA." V683 / II / E / PA - 302 O.S.

Processing Status: Processed

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Personal papers

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of personal writings, 1913-1956; trip diaries, 1930; note books, 1913-1935; notes, 1929, 1956, n.d.; and other material, 1905- 1960, in the form of certificates, memberships, cards, permits, passes, letters of introduction, and other.

Date Range: 1905-1956

Reference Code: M36 / I / B / 1 / 1868 - 1874

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs series

Reference Code: M36 / I / B / 1 / 1868 - 1874

Date Range: 1905-1956

Physical Description: 8 cm of textual records.

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of personal writings, 1913-1956; trip diaries, 1930; note books, 1913-1935; notes, 1929, 1956, n.d.; and other material, 1905- 1960, in the form of certificates, memberships, cards, permits, passes, letters of introduction, and other.

Finding Aid: File description available in printed form and through this database.

Related Material: Constitutes Sub-series 1 of I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs.

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Processing Status: Processed.

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Peter Whyte papers and photographs

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Series consists of the following sub-series: 1. Personal papers, 1905-1956; 2. Correspondence, 1909-1962; 3. Financial, legal and business papers, 1914-1964; 4. Professional activities and interests, 1920-1961; 5. Photographs, ca.1900-1930. Textual records pertain to Whyte's interests, influences a…

Date Range: 1905-1964

Reference Code: M36 / S37 / V683 / I / B

Description Level: 3 / Series

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs series

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: M36 / S37 / V683 / I / B

Date Range: 1905-1964

Physical Description: 73 cm of textual records. -- ca.3400 photographs (ca.2000 prints, ca.1400 negatives, 3 albums of ca.300 prints).

History / Biographical: Peter Whyte, 1905-1966, was an artist, photographer, outdoor enthusiast, traveller and philanthropist at Banff, Alberta. Born in Banff, Alberta to pioneer Banff merchant Dave White and Annie (Curren) White, Peter Whyte took advantage of the many opportunities for winter sports afforded by the mountains, becoming an accomplished skier and ski jumper. He was one of the region's first native-born painters with an intimate knowledge of the mountains. Whyte studied cartooning by correspondence and was encouraged by resident and visiting artists to pursue an art career, first at the Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, 1923-1924, and in 1925 at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston where he met Catharine Robb.; Peter Whyte's varied activities included driving Hollywood stars to mountain motion picture locations, escorting groups of Chinese workers for the Canadian Pacific Railway, painting with Belmore Browne and J. E. H. MacDonald and travelling around the world by steamer. Following his marriage to Catharine, their painting flourished and their involvement in early ski development at Skoki occupied their winters. The accidental death of one of their ski guests had a profound effect on Pete and they left the ski business to travel.; During the war, Whyte seved in the reserve army, Banff Company of the Calgary Highlanders and later with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a photographer. He served briefly as an official war artist. In civilian life he resumed his art career, explored new photographic technologies and sculpted. Cataracts interupted his work during the 1950's. Declining health plagued Whyte and after a protracted illness he died in 1966. The Peter Whyte Foundation (later the Peter and Catharine Whyte Foundation) was named in his honor.

Scope & Content: Series consists of the following sub-series: 1. Personal papers, 1905-1956; 2. Correspondence, 1909-1962; 3. Financial, legal and business papers, 1914-1964; 4. Professional activities and interests, 1920-1961; 5. Photographs, ca.1900-1930.; Textual records pertain to Whyte's interests, influences and friendships prior to his marriage; also to Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte's travels, artwork, photography and skiing. Includes material arising from Whyte's Army and Air Force career and his involvement in the Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies and Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Correspondents include Belmore Browne, John Murray Gibbon, Lawren Harris, J. E. H. McDonald, Aldro Hibbard, Carl Rungius.; Photographs consist of 1390 negatives and ca.500 corresponding prints by Peter Whyte dating from the time he began photography, ca.1920, until his marriage to Catharine Robb in 1930. Negative formats include vest pocket (4 x 6 cm) and Ica roll film (8.3 x 11 cm). Material pre-dating 1920 may have been taken by another family member. Photographs pertain to scenic views in the Banff-Lake Louise area, Banff and area events, friends and activities, mountain trips and world travels. Also includes prints of friends, relatives and promotional views of national parks collected by Peter Whyte and photograph albums assembled by Whyte pertaining to family and friends, winter sports, Banff Winter Carnival and motor trips.

Subject Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Films and film making M; Photography M; Royal Canadian Air Force M; Skiing; Whyte, Catharine Robb M; World War II, 1939-1945 M

Access Restrictions: Access to photographs requires permission in advance from the Head Archivist.

Finding Aid: Sub-series-level outline available. Inventory available in printed form and through this database. Photographs are described at the sub-series level only. Printed inventory provides more detail than the database for photographs.

Related Material: Constitutes Sous-fonds I, Series B of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. Other photographs by Peter Whyte are found in Sous-fonds I, Series C.

Title Source: Title based on contents of series

Content Details: Forms part of Sous-fonds I, Series B of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. With the acquisition of a vest pocket camera around 1920, at approximately 15 years of age, Peter Whyte's very prolific photographic career began. (While vest pocket images -- 4 x 6 cm. negatives -- appear in the White family collection as early as 1917, none of these can be positively identified as being taken by Peter; it seems more likely that the camera was utilized by Annie, Clifford, or even Lila, and then handed down to Peter.) The earliest photograph of Peter handling a camera was taken on a family trip to the western U.S. in 1921. Indeed, many of his early photographs were taken on these family motor camping trips. In late 1922 or early 1923, Peter acquired an Ica roll film camera (3 x 4 inch negative) which he used throughout his marriage to Catharine Robb and into the early 1930s. A large number of photographs were made with this camera, particularly in the 1923-1924 period. During his trip around the world in 1929, he returned briefly to the vest pocket format, probably for the sake of convenience.

Processing Status: Processed.

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Postcard albums. -- 1903-1924

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Miscellaneous postcards collected by Catharine, some annotated, mainly United Kingdom and Europe, ca.1903-1913; miscellaneous postcards collected by Catharine, some annotated - Canada and United States, ca.1905-1916; miscellaneous postcards collected by Catharine, some annotated - Western Canada, J…

Date Range: 1903-1924

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 7 / 1860 - 1867

Description Level: 3 / Series

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.A.7. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 7 / 1860 - 1867

Date Range: 1903-1924

Physical Description: 8 vol of textual records

Scope & Content: Miscellaneous postcards collected by Catharine, some annotated, mainly United Kingdom and Europe, ca.1903-1913; miscellaneous postcards collected by Catharine, some annotated - Canada and United States, ca.1905-1916; miscellaneous postcards collected by Catharine, some annotated - Western Canada, Japan and United States, ca.1906-1911; miscellaneous postcards collected by Catharine, some annotated - illustrated postcards; photographic postcards of Robb family property in Concord; postcards of Seal Harbour, Maine and Scotland, ca.1907-1913; illustrated children's postcards collected by Catharine, ca.1910; postcards of England collected by Catharine, possibly during 1924 trip; postcards of England and Scotland collected by Catharine, some possibly during 1924 trip, ca.1913, ca.1924; postcards of England, Scotland and Wales collected by Catharine, possibly during 1924 trip.

Content Details: Postcard album containing postcards of England, Scotland and Wales collected by Catharine Robb Whyte, possibly on 1924 trip. held in oversize "C"

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Professional activities and interests papers

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of skiing papers, 1920-1928; photography papers, 1932-1958; art papers, 1925-1961; army papers, 1940-1943; airforce papers, 1941-1956; and other papers, 1923-1930.

Date Range: 1920-1961

Reference Code: M36 / I / B / 4 / 1913 - 1932

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs series

Reference Code: M36 / I / B / 4 / 1913 - 1932

Date Range: 1920-1961

Physical Description: 22 cm of textual records.

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of skiing papers, 1920-1928; photography papers, 1932-1958; art papers, 1925-1961; army papers, 1940-1943; airforce papers, 1941-1956; and other papers, 1923-1930.

Finding Aid: File description available in printed form and through this database.

Related Material: Constitutes Sub-series 4 of I.B., Peter Whyte papers and photographs.

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Processing Status: Processed.

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Robb / Morse Family Pictures

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of 17 oversize b&w prints. The prints relate to the Robb and Morse families. The prints pertain to Catharine's school photos, studio family portraits of Edward Sylvester Morse, Edith Morse Robb, Catharine Robb, and Russell Robb, exterior and interior of a house.

Date Range: ca.1880 - 1925

Reference Code: V683 / IV / A / PA - 616 to 633 O.S.

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

6 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / IV / A: Robb/Morse Family Personal Subseries

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / IV / A / PA - 616 to 633 O.S.

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: ca.1880 - 1925

Physical Description: 17 Photographs: prints; b&w

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of 17 oversize b&w prints. The prints relate to the Robb and Morse families. The prints pertain to Catharine's school photos, studio family portraits of Edward Sylvester Morse, Edith Morse Robb, Catharine Robb, and Russell Robb, exterior and interior of a house.

Subject Access: Family

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Content Details: V683 / IV / A / PA - 616 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 617 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 618 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 619 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 620 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 621 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 622 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 623 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 624 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 625 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 626 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 627 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 628 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 629 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 630 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 631 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 632 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 633 O.S