topic:" glacier" found 86 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Richard (Dick) H. Russell fonds

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Part Of: Richard (Dick) H. Russell fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of 167 transparencies pertaining to camps, pack train, bears, sheep, moose, hunting, flowers, landscapes (Glacier Park, Mt. Mckinley Park), 1959-1963.

Date Range: 1959-1963

Reference Code: V110

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Part Of: Richard (Dick) H. Russell fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 110

Sous-Fonds: V 110

Accession Number: 7772 (unproc)

Reference Code: V110

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Date Range: 1959-1963

Physical Description: 167 photographs: transparencies

History / Biographical: Richard "Dick" H. Russell b.1938, is one of the son's of Andy Russell and Kay Russell and grandson of Bert Riggall. Dick grew up at the Hawk's Nest ranch on the N.E. boundary of Waterton Lake National Park with his sister, Anne and three brothers, Charlie, Gordon, and John. Dick and his brother Charlie worked with Andy Russell on his documentary film "Grizzly Country," ca.1969.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of 167 transparencies pertaining to camps, pack train, bears, sheep, moose, hunting, flowers, landscapes (Glacier Park, Mt. Mckinley Park), 1959-1963.

Name Access: Russell, Richard H. (Dick)

Subject Access: Arts; Environment; Glacier National Park; McKinley, Mount; Pack trips

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: No finding aid

Creator: Russell, Dick

Category: Arts; Environment; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: Bio file, Russell fonds

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Unprocessed

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Bow Lake and Crowfoot Glacier

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Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)

Date: prior to 1965

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: LaC.05.28

Description: In the foreground on the left is a small group of trees and rocky ground leading down to a waters edge. In the mid-ground on the right is another group of trees and ground that meets the water. Just behind the trees is Bow Lake and in the background are snow capped mountains and Crowfoot Glacier. T…

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Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)

Title: Bow Lake and Crowfoot Glacier

Date: prior to 1965

Medium: watercolour on paper

Description: In the foreground on the left is a small group of trees and rocky ground leading down to a waters edge. In the mid-ground on the right is another group of trees and ground that meets the water. Just behind the trees is Bow Lake and in the background are snow capped mountains and Crowfoot Glacier. The sky has many gray clouds with small areas of blue sky showing through.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountains; lake; Bow lake; glacier; Crowfoot Glacier

Credit: Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 1997

Catalogue Number: LaC.05.28

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Circular of general information regarding Glacier National Park Montana

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1929

Author: United States Department of the Interior and National Park Service

Publisher: Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office

Call Number: 02.3 D34c Pam

Author: United States Department of the Interior and National Park Service

Publisher: Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office

Published Date: 1929

Physical Description: 64 pages

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Glacier National Park; Glacier National Park (U.S.); Montana; Travel; Guide

Abstract: Pertains to a comprehensive collection of information regarding travel and amenities in Glacier National Park, Montana. The publication provides insight into travel options, accommodations, costs, rules, regulations, animal safety, outdoor activities and much more.

Contents: General description (pg. 1); A romance in rocks (pg. 2); The Lewis overthrust (pg. 3); Magnificently colored strata (pg. 3); Carved by water and ice (pg. 5); Advantages of camping out (pg. 6); A general view (pg. 7); The west side (pg.7); History (pg. 8); East side valleys (pg. 8); The principal passes (pg. 12); South and west side valleys (pg. 15); Administration (pg. 17); How to reach the park (pg. 17); Road-sign information (pg. 20); How to dress (pg. 20); Transportation and accomodations (pg. 21); Free public automobile camp grounds (pg. 24); Post offices (pg. 24); Telegrams (pg. 25); Express (pg. 25); Information, utilities, etc. (pg. 25); Medical service (pg. 25); Saddle-horse tours (pg. 26); Nature-guide tours (pg. 27); Information for hikers (pg. 27); Rowboats (pg. 28); Swimming (pg. 28); Fishing (pg. 29); Wild animals (pg. 31); Rules and regulations (pg. 32); Map (pg. 40); Panoramic view (pg. 40); Literature (pg. 41); Government publications (pg. 41); References (pg. 42); Other National Parks (pg. 43); Authorized rates for public utilities, season of 1929 (pg. 44); Hotels, chalets, transportation within the park, etc. (pg. 44)

Notes: Additional information on front reads, "Season from June 15 to September 15"

Accession Number: 3069 a

Call Number: 02.3 D34c Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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Glacier Park B.C. . -- 1957-1962

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: Army artillery group; snow research group; building of Abbot Observatory; Illecillewaet Glacier; Mount Tupper Hermit Hut and A.O. Wheeler hut; snowshed construction for Trans-Canada Highway; Nakimu Caves.

Reference Code: V190 / II.A.vii. - 3

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Series: II.A. Main file: Alphabetical files

Reference Code: V190 / II.A.vii. - 3

Physical Description: ca.147 negatives: 9.5 x 12 cm. or smaller

Scope & Content: Army artillery group; snow research group; building of Abbot Observatory; Illecillewaet Glacier; Mount Tupper Hermit Hut and A.O. Wheeler hut; snowshed construction for Trans-Canada Highway; Nakimu Caves.

Subject Access: Alpine Club of Canada - Huts; Avalanches; Canada. Department of National Defence; Glacier National Park; Illecillewaet Glacier; Nakimu Caves; Trans-Canada Highway

Access Restrictions: Access by appointment only

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Alleuvial Fan, Bow Lake

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1945 – 1960

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.245

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Alleuvial Fan, Bow Lake

Date: 1945 – 1960

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.6 x 35.1 cm

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; lake; glacier

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.245

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Asulkan Hut Registers

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series of hut registers from the Asulkan Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 2010 and 2019. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the hut, wildlife sig…

Date Range: 2010-2019

Reference Code: M200 / IV / R

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M200; V14; S6

Series: M200 / IV: Hut Registers

Sous-Fonds: M200

Sub-Series: M200 / IV / R: Asulkan Hut Registers

Accession Number: accn. 2014.8293; accn. 2023.19; accn. 2020.05

Reference Code: M200 / IV / R

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Responsibility: Registers produced by Alpine Club of Canada

Date Range: 2010-2019

Physical Description: 7 cm of textual records 4 volumes

History / Biographical: According to the Alpine Club of Canada's website The Asulkan Hut is located in the Asulkan Valley at Rogers Pass, in Glacier National Park. From the Asulkan Hut day trips can be made to the Seven Steps of Paradise, Asulkan Pass, Sapphire Col, and the Dome Glacier.

Scope & Content: Sub-series of hut registers from the Asulkan Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 2010 and 2019. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the hut, wildlife sightings, custodial issues and updates, and related topics. The sub-series is separated into individual hut registers, arranged by date:; M200 / IV / R / 1: [Asulkan Hut Register 2010-2011]; M200 / IV / R / 2: [Asulkan Hut] 2011 - 2014; M200 / IV / R / 3: Asulkan Hut [2015-2017]; M200 / IV / R / 4: [2017-2019 Asulkan Hut Register]

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Huts; Cabins and shelters; Cabins; Backcountry skiing; Backpacking; British Columbia; Buildings and facilities; Climbing; Environment and Nature; Glacier National Park; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; Ski mountaineering; Skiing; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Glacier National Park; Asulkan Valley; Rogers Pass; Sapphire Col; Dome Glacier

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English; French; Japanese; Mandarin

Category: Environment; Exploration and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: Alpine Club of Canada website: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/asulkan-cabin/

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Processing Status: Processed

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Athabasca Glacier

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1940 – 1960

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.103

Description: Colour: blue greys. The central image is a mass of blue grey ice which takes up the middle two quarters. The upper and lower quarters being white patches of snow on a brown grey ground.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Athabasca Glacier

Date: 1940 – 1960

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 30.5 x 25.5 cm

Description: Colour: blue greys. The central image is a mass of blue grey ice which takes up the middle two quarters. The upper and lower quarters being white patches of snow on a brown grey ground.

Subject: landscape; mountain; Canadian Rockies; lake; ice; snow; glacier

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.103

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Athabasca Glacier

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1940 – 1955

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.089

Description: Colour: blue, green. Central image is a fan shaped glacier emptying into a pool of warm blue water surrounded by green grass along the bottom and a third the way up. Beyond the glacier to the left is rock mountain side which goes off the left side. In the upper right corner is sky which meets dista…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Athabasca Glacier

Date: 1940 – 1955

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.5 x 35 cm

Description: Colour: blue, green. Central image is a fan shaped glacier emptying into a pool of warm blue water surrounded by green grass along the bottom and a third the way up. Beyond the glacier to the left is rock mountain side which goes off the left side. In the upper right corner is sky which meets distant slopes.