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Avalanche -- Banff-Jasper [2/2]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56747
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 31 b&w prints of aerial photographs of mountains in winter with a road featured at the bottom of the frame - most likely the Banff-Jasper Highway. Also includes close-up shots of various avalanches, including a controlled blast filmed by a group of people and another controlled bla…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1980]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / A / vi / b / PA - 29 to PA - 59
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
5 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, A : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- vi : Avalanches, b : Banff-Jasper
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / A / vi / b / PA - 29 to PA - 59
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1980]
- Physical Description
- 31 photographs : b&w ; 20.3 x 25.4 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 31 b&w prints of aerial photographs of mountains in winter with a road featured at the bottom of the frame - most likely the Banff-Jasper Highway. Also includes close-up shots of various avalanches, including a controlled blast filmed by a group of people and another controlled blast via helicopter along the Banff-Windermere Highway.
- Subject Access
- Aerial photography
- Avalanches
- Banff-Jasper Highway
- Banff-Windermere Highway
- Mountains
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff-Windermere Highway and bridge
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions51560
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a small bridge over the Bow River linking the original highway to the new unpaved Banff-Windermere Highway
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940-1960]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 188
- Description Level
- 6 / Image
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Image
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 188
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940-1960]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a small bridge over the Bow River linking the original highway to the new unpaved Banff-Windermere Highway
- Subject Access
- Banff-Windermere Highway
- Bridges
- Mountains
- Roads
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff-Windermere Highway construction
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55628
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to the transcript of an interview conducted by Clint Fillion and Murray Christmas with Oswald McGuiness, who was a surveyor for the route.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1914-1930]
- Reference Code
- M317 / III / 71
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Government record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M317 / S23 / V488
- Series
- III. Textual records
- Sous-Fonds
- M317
- Accession Number
- 1969
- Reference Code
- M317 / III / 71
- Date Range
- [ca. 1914-1930]
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records (11 pages ; 21.6 x 27.9 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to the transcript of an interview conducted by Clint Fillion and Murray Christmas with Oswald McGuiness, who was a surveyor for the route.
- Name Access
- Fillion, Clint
- Christmas, Murray
- McGuiness, Oswald
- Subject Access
- Banff-Windermere highway
- National Parks
- Parks Canada
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- Reproduction and use is restricted for some records
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- Constitutes Series III of the Parks Canada fonds
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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The Canadian Rockies and how to see them by the South Eastern British Columbia Motor Route
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue8331
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- [1920?]
- Call Number
- 02.6 K83c Pam
- Responsibility
- [issued by the Boards of Trade of South-Eastern British Columbia]
- [signed] : Helen Wells
- Published Date
- [1920?]
- Physical Description
- 23p. : ill
- Subjects
- Banff-Windermere Highway
- Kootenay region
- Accession Number
- 3881
- Call Number
- 02.6 K83c Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Commemorative Ribbon
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1105
- Date
- 1923
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1105
- Description
- Banff-Windermere Road Opening, white satin ribbon with fish tail end. Dark blue lettering: "OFFICIALBanff-Windermere Road Opening June 30th, 1923".
1 image
- Title
- Commemorative Ribbon
- Date
- 1923
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 21.5 x 5.3 cm
- Description
- Banff-Windermere Road Opening, white satin ribbon with fish tail end. Dark blue lettering: "OFFICIALBanff-Windermere Road Opening June 30th, 1923".
- Credit
- Gift of Duncan Robertson, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1105
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The friendly road replaced by the modern highway
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue8344
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Author
- McDonald, Ethel C
- Call Number
- 02.6 M86m Aug 1925 Pam
- Author
- McDonald, Ethel C
- Physical Description
- p.8-11 : ill
- Notes
- In the Mountaineer, vol.I, no.2, August 1925
- Accession Number
- 149
- Call Number
- 02.6 M86m Aug 1925 Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Kootenay National Park & the Banff Windermere Highway,
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19882
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1929
- Author
- Williams, M.B.
- Publisher
- Ottawa, F.A. Acland, printer
- Call Number
- 13.113 W67k Pam
- Author
- Williams, M.B.
- Responsibility
- M.B. Willaims
- Publisher
- Ottawa, F.A. Acland, printer
- Published Date
- 1929
- Physical Description
- 48 pages illustrations, map 21 cm
- Abstract
- Pertains to the history and origins of Kootenay National Park and the Banff Windermere Highway. Author M.B. Williams, tells of the history using stories and personal anecdotes. The author has included many photographs to enrich the reader’s experience.
- Notes
- "Notes by the way": 3 p. at end
- Accession Number
- 2017.8683
- Call Number
- 13.113 W67k Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Middle sized frog
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue12207
- Publisher
- Fernie : Bernie Palmer
- Physical Description
- p. 6-9 : ill
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Banff Windermere Highway
- Notes
- In Rockies vol.2, iss.2 (Spring / Summer 2000)
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Nipika : a story of Radium Hot Springs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue6158
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1978
- Author
- Zieroth, Dale
- Publisher
- Calgary : Parks Canada Western Region
- Hull (QB) : Supply and Services Canada
- Call Number
- 08.3 R11z
- Author
- Zieroth, Dale
- Responsibility
- illustrated by Dianne Bersea
- Publisher
- Calgary : Parks Canada Western Region
- Hull (QB) : Supply and Services Canada
- Published Date
- 1978
- Physical Description
- 38p. : ill
- Accession Number
- SG11000
- Call Number
- 08.3 R11z
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Opening of the Banff-Windermere highway
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions51429
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a temporary gate strung with various flags over a dirt road with people gathered around - written on the back in pencil is "Opening of Banff-Windermere Highway"
- Date Range
- 1914
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 4 / PA - 87
- 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 / 4 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Banff and Area Activities and Events
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 4 / PA - 87
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1914
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a temporary gate strung with various flags over a dirt road with people gathered around - written on the back in pencil is "Opening of Banff-Windermere Highway"
- Subject Access
- Banff-Windermere Highway
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Language
- NA
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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