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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 23 b&w, some captioned. This file pertains to Riggall's activities and activities of the local community. The prints document ice cutting and hauling on Loon Lake, building the Pass Creek bridge, sawing wood, and various Parkview School activites (mostly school pinics and class pho…
- Date Range
- 1908 to 1937
- Reference Code
- V26 / VII / A4 / PA - 46 to 68
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- VII. Familial and Personal Series: Activities and Employment
- Reference Code
- V26 / VII / A4 / PA - 46 to 68
- Date Range
- 1908 to 1937
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 23 prints, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 23 b&w, some captioned. This file pertains to Riggall's activities and activities of the local community. The prints document ice cutting and hauling on Loon Lake, building the Pass Creek bridge, sawing wood, and various Parkview School activites (mostly school pinics and class photos).
- Subject Access
- Ice cutting, Wood cutting, Bridge Building
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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George Paris photographs : [glass negatives]
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- Part Of
- George Paris fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of black and white glass negative photographs that pertain to George Paris family, friends, activities, recreation and sports; Banff people, places and events; Banff area and Canadian Rockies views. Photographs depict the Banff townsite, winter sports, views from mountain summits, and…
- Date Range
- 1893-1911
- Reference Code
- V484 / I / A / NG - 1 to NG - 106
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Negative
- Photograph
106 images
- Part Of
- George Paris fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V484
- Series
- V484 / I : Negatives
- Sous-Fonds
- V484
- Sub-Series
- V484 / I / A : Glass
- Reference Code
- V484 / I / A / NG - 1 to NG - 106
- GMD
- Negative
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1893-1911
- Physical Description
- 106 photographs : b&w negatives, glass ; 16.3 x 12 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of black and white glass negative photographs that pertain to George Paris family, friends, activities, recreation and sports; Banff people, places and events; Banff area and Canadian Rockies views. Photographs depict the Banff townsite, winter sports, views from mountain summits, and the Sanitarium Hotel.
- Notes
- Duplicate positive glass slide of NG-101 depicting black bear
- Name Access
- Paris, Cyril
- Paris, George
- Paris, Ida
- Edwards, Ralph
- Brewster, Fern
- Graves, Syd Brewster
- Roper, Raymond Montague
- Brett, Reginald H. (Harry)
- Lang, Harry
- Paris, Herb
- Paris, Ted
- Ashton, Philip
- Paris, Georgina
- Galletly, David Drummond
- Subject Access
- Cave and Basin
- Hot Springs
- Banff
- Banff Spring Hotel
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
- Bow River Bridge
- Bow River
- Mountain
- Snowshoes and snowshoeing
- Lake Minnewanka
- Sanitarium Hotel
- Sulphur Mountain
- Bow River Boat House
- Tunnel Mountain lookout
- Hoodoos
- Cascade Mountain
- Vermillion Lakes
- Curling
- Boats
- Canoes and canoeing
- Fishing
- Hospital
- Skating
- Bow Falls
- Hockey
- Horses
- Family and personal life
- Family
- Dogs
- Animal Paddock
- Buffalo
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Assiniboine
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Devil's Canyon
- Lake Minnewanka
- Mount Assiniboine
- Mount Edith
- Mount Rundle
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series and sub-series
- Content Details
- LIST OF NEGATIVES (V484/NG - 1 to 106):
- 1 Interior of cave at Cave and Basin sulphur springs, Banff
- 2 Banff Springs Hotel from Tunnel Mountain, [ca.1904]
- 3 Cascade Mountain and Bow River bridge, 1904?
- 4 Mount Rundle and Bow River bridge, 1904
- 5 Group on snowshoes
- 6 Banff Springs Hotel and Mount Rundle, 1904?
- 7 Sanitarium Hotel after heavy snowfall, 1903
- 8 Brett House and Sanitarium Hotel, 1898
- 9 Brett House, 1903?
- 10 Brett House, 1903
- 11 Sulphur Mountain Observatory, 1903
- 12 Bow River Boat House at sunset
- 13 Grand View Villa at the Upper Hot Springs, 1905
- 14 Paris house-under construction on Banff Avenue, 1902
- 15 N.W.M.P. barracks at Banff?
- 16 Sanitarium Hotel and Bow River bridge, 1908
- 17 Ida and Cyril Paris behind buildings at Lake Minnewanka, 1904
- 18 [Casey Oliver?] and interior of Brett Drug Store
- 19 Brett Drug Store (first drug store in Banff)
- 20 Charlie Barbour and Miss Thomson in school room, [ca.1905]
- 21 Tunnel Mountain, east side, and Bow Valley looking east
- 22 Hoodoos on Tunnel Mountain, Banff
- 23 Mount Rundle from the Cave and Basin Road, 1900
- 24 Cascade Mountain and Bow River after rainstorm, 1902
- 25 North face of Mount Rundle from Loop Drive
- 26 Mount Edith and the Bow River
- 27 Mount Rundle and Forty Mile Creek
- 28 Middle hot springs before it caved in, 1898
- 29 Mount Rundle and Forty Mile Creek in winter
- 30 Vermilion Lake in winter
- 31 Taxidermist Bob Robertson with large sheep head
- 32 Curling at Banff Front to back: Arthur Saddington, Ralph Edwards, Bill Mather
- 33 Group on the porch of the Brett Sanitarium Hotel, 1893
- 34 Hartley going over Bow Falls in boat, 1902
- 35 George Paris skating on old curling rink, 1901
- 36 Ida Paris and Mrs. Hatfield boating on Echo Creek, [ca.1900]
- 37 Ida Paris in canoe on Echo Creek ca, 1900
- 38 Ida Paris in boat on Forty Mile Creek, 1899
- 39 Ida Paris fishing from boat on channel between First and Second Vermilion Lakes (Boulder Creek), 1899
- 40 George Paris fishing from boat on channel between First and Second Vermilion Lakes, 1899
- 41, 42 Group outside hospital. Front: Fern Brewster, Claude Frost, Vivian Galletly holding Adeline Fulcher, Jack Frost (Brewster), Syd Frost (later Mrs. Syd Graves). Back row: Ethel Fulcher Ronald, Ida Paris holding Cyril, Mrs. William Frost (later Mrs. Bill Brewster), Mrs. Celia (Lowther) Harrison, Mrs. Jim Brewster, 1904
- 43 George and Ida Paris, 1903
- 44 George Paris skating an Forty Mile Creek, 1905
- 45 George Paris snowshoeing on the Bow River, 1901
- 46 Bodyguard (Sikhs) of Duke of Cornwall and York (later King George V) during Banff visit, 1901
- 47 [Three nurses?] and Chinese man [at Brett Hospital?]
- 48 Dr. White, [Raymond Rooper?], Dr. R. G. Brett, Mrs. Brett's sister, Mrs. Brett, Harry Brett at the Brett home, [ca.1903]
- 49 George Paris skating on the Bow River, 1905
- 50 George Paris skating on Willow Creek, 1905
- 51 Ida Paris and others in the Basin, 1900
- 52 George Paris skating on the Bow River, [ca.1905]
- 53 George Paris snowshoeing on Bow Falls, 1902
- 54 Nurse McLauchlin and another nurse in Sanitarium Hospital
- 55 Sydney Frost (Brewster) (later Mrs. Syd Graves)
- 56 Dr. White, Marion Cardell, Mrs. Brett, Dr. R. G. Brett, Mrs. Brett's sister, [ca.1903]
- 57 Sid Baker on snowshoes
- 58 Group at Lake Minnewanka: Ida Paris with Cyril, Mrs. Fulcher with Ronald, Miss Thompson, Charley Barbour, and two girls, 1904
- 59 Ida Parts and Cyril, 1904
- 60 Hockey game on Banff's first skating rink on the Bow River, 1894
- 61 Chinese laundrymen [or cooks?] at the Sanitarium Hotel, [ca.1898]
- 62 Raymond Rooper with baby and dog, ca. 1903
- 63 Raymond Rooper and Mrs. Donna Rooper, ca. 1903
- 64 Ida Paris with Cyril and Nurse McLauchlin, 1904
- 65 Ida Paris, Guusie Atkinson, Harry Lang and Harry Symonds with Cyril Paris, 1904
- 66 Cyril Paris in baby carriage, 1904
- 67 Ida Paris and Kit Storry, 1903
- 68 Herb and Ted Parts with nurses, 1911
- 69 Ida Paris with kitten Murphy
- 70 [Cyril Paris?] in the backyard, 1905?
- 71 Nurse Natress and three guests at the Sanitarium Hotel
- 72 Mrs. Brett, Dr. White, Marion Cardell, Dr. Brett, and woman, [ca.1903]
- 73 Ida Paris and three ladies on horses on top of Sulphur Mountain, 1901
- 74 Frank, Cyril (baby), Ida and George Paris, 1905
- 75 Ida and Cyril Paris, 1904
- 76 Ida and Georgie Paris, 1909
- 77 George and Ida Paris with baby Cyril, 1905
- 78 Phillip Ashton with Cyril, Ida and Georgie Paris, 1909
- 79 Ida and Cyril Paris, 1905
- 80 Ida Winberg (Paris), Charlie Barbour, Ruby Bryant during picnic on the river, 1902
- 81 Ida Paris with Cyril and Nurse McLauchlin, 1904
- 82 Echo Creek, 1899
- 83 Camp near Mount Assiniboine during pack trip led by Bill Peyto, 1900
- 84 Bow River and boathouse at Banff
- 85 Cerulean Lake
- 86 The Three Sisters
- 87 View of the summit of Mount Rundle showing Sulphur Mountain and the Bow Valley
- 88 Devil's Canyon
- 89 Basin end bathhouse with D. D. Galletly
- 90 View looking west from Banff? after snowstorm, 1906
- 91 Old Banff bridge, Banff town site and Cascade Mountain, 1898
- 92 View from summit of Mount Rundle, 1898
- 93 View from summit of Mount Rundle showing Mount Assiniboine and Sulphur Range, 1899
- 94 Falls at Upper Hot Springs, 1898
- 95 Mount Rundle reflected in the Bow River
- 96 Lime kiln on Tunnel Mountain above Deer Street, 1897
- 97 View from Sulphur Mountain showing Banff town site, Cascade Mountain, Tunnel Mountain, and the Bow Valley, 1898
- 98 Town of Banff from Tunnel Mountain, [ca.1900]
- 99 Cascade Mountain, Bow River bridge and town of Banff, {ca.1900]
- 100 View of Banff town site and fire at Bankhead from the Sanitarium Hotel, 1905
- 101 Fred Ballard's bear
- 102 Dr. Brett's greyhounds
- 103 Goats in animal paddocks
- 104 Mountain sheep head
- 105 Buffalo herd with Mount Rundle in the background, 1901
- 106 Buffalo herd, 1900
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- Processed
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Johnson's Canyon
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- Date
- 1929
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- CuJ.02.04
- Description
- General colour: brown, green. Water runs up from the lower edge to center banked on both sides by steep cliffs. A row of trees grows by the waters edge on the left side. Trees grow on top of the cliffs. Two bridges cross the water at center and in the distance. Above left is cloudy sky.
1 image
- Title
- Johnson's Canyon
- Date
- 1929
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 44.6 x 34.5 cm
- Description
- General colour: brown, green. Water runs up from the lower edge to center banked on both sides by steep cliffs. A row of trees grows by the waters edge on the left side. Trees grow on top of the cliffs. Two bridges cross the water at center and in the distance. Above left is cloudy sky.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- CuJ.02.04
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The Kootenay River at Canal Flats Bridge
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- Date
- 2011
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- HaO.05.10
- Description
- Kootenay River in forefront, Canal Flats bridge to left, mountains centre in background
1 image
- Title
- The Kootenay River at Canal Flats Bridge
- Date
- 2011
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 28.5 x 35.5 cm
- Description
- Kootenay River in forefront, Canal Flats bridge to left, mountains centre in background
- Credit
- Gift of John Hartman, Tiny, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- HaO.05.10
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Logging in Canada's parks
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Author
- Loewen, Candace
- Call Number
- 04.1 L82 Pam
- Author
- Loewen, Candace
- Physical Description
- p.8-9 : ill
- Notes
- In the Archivist, vol.14, no.5, September-October 1987
- Call Number
- 04.1 L82 Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.163
- Description
- Bridge over small river in Norway, mountains behind.
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- Title
- Norway
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 35.5 cm
- Description
- Bridge over small river in Norway, mountains behind.
- Subject
- landscape
- Norway
- river
- architecture
- bridge
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.163
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Old Bridge, Kananaskis
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- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- print on paper
- Catalogue Number
- IrW.04.01
- Description
- An abstracted landscape featuring a river, the landscape along the river and mountains. The piece is made with bold marks, and is black and pastel green in colour. In the llc is a large white form made of 5 vertical organic pieces put together. Running horizontally at the same height as this fo…
- Title
- Old Bridge, Kananaskis
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- print on paper
- Dimensions
- 13.8 x 17.8 cm
- Description
- An abstracted landscape featuring a river, the landscape along the river and mountains. The piece is made with bold marks, and is black and pastel green in colour. In the llc is a large white form made of 5 vertical organic pieces put together. Running horizontally at the same height as this form are two thick white lines . Under these forms are marks representing rocks. Above these forms are hills and such land forms made from squiggly lines. The river divided these hills and the bridge from the title can be found in the center of the piece attaching the forms. The bridge is very small. Deciduous trees are found in the ulc,and urc, along the river. The mountains are in the background.
- Subject
- landscape
- Kananaskis
- river
- bridge
- mountains
- Credit
- Purchased from Canadian Art Gallery, Canmore, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- IrW.04.01
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Old Covered Bridge
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- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- HaH.03.12
- Description
- A covered bridge, trees in the background and water in the foreground; brc: “H.C. HAHN”; blc: “OLD COVERED BRIDGE”.
- Title
- Old Covered Bridge
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.7 x 30.5 cm
- Description
- A covered bridge, trees in the background and water in the foreground; brc: “H.C. HAHN”; blc: “OLD COVERED BRIDGE”.
- Subject
- buildings
- covered bridge
- Herbert Hahn
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- HaH.03.12
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Peace River, Dunvagan, Alberta
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- Date
- 1973
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WbG.04.017
- Description
- A bridge stretches across the Peace River at the centre of the print. The Peace River runs from the centre left side of the print into the distance on the right side of it. From the bottom right corner a road runs into and then is lost on the close side of the river valley. The immediate foregro…
- Title
- Peace River, Dunvagan, Alberta
- Date
- 1973
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Description
- A bridge stretches across the Peace River at the centre of the print. The Peace River runs from the centre left side of the print into the distance on the right side of it. From the bottom right corner a road runs into and then is lost on the close side of the river valley. The immediate foreground is a brown, grassy, shrubby area which gradually turns to green as it crosses the road and descends into the river valley. The opposite side of the river valley is mainly grey. The sky is a heather pink colour with a few tan coloured clouds in it.
- Credit
- Gift of George Weber, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- WbG.04.017
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Photograph Album
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- Part Of
- Charles Reid fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one photograph album, comprising 183 photographs, H12 x W17.5 cm or smaller. Photographs pertain to Charlie Reid and his family and friends during, predominantly, the 1920's. The first photograph is of a child and man; the child looks like it could be Charlie Reid at around 4 to 5 …
- Date Range
- ca.1909 - ca.1929
- 1922
- 1923
- 1924
- 1925
- 1926
- 1927
- Reference Code
- V487 / I / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Private record
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Charles Reid fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M413 / V487
- Series
- V487 / I : Albums
- Sous-Fonds
- V487
- Accession Number
- 5248
- Reference Code
- V487 / I / PD - 1
- Date Range
- ca.1909 - ca.1929
- 1922
- 1923
- 1924
- 1925
- 1926
- 1927
- Physical Description
- 1 album (183 photographs : b&w ; 17.5 x 12 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one photograph album, comprising 183 photographs, H12 x W17.5 cm or smaller.
- Photographs pertain to Charlie Reid and his family and friends during, predominantly, the 1920's. The first photograph is of a child and man; the child looks like it could be Charlie Reid at around 4 to 5 years old.
- Photographs document sports and recreation (races, sledding, skiing, snowshoeing, track, canoeing, golf, camping, horseback riding, fishing), events at the Banff Springs Hotel, Banff Indian Days, Banff Winter Carnival (Festival), Highland gathering, Herald road race, and various activities in and around Banff.
- Locations include: Banff, Medicine Hat, University of Alberta (Edmonton), and Lake Louise.
- Notes
- One of the photographs is a cut-out quote, "a canoo in foolish hands is probably the nation's greatest tipping well"
- Album is bound in brown leather with "photographs" written on the cover. Some of the photographs have captions. Not every page is filled.
- Name Access
- Reid, Charles
- Subject Access
- Banff
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff National Park
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Banff Winter Festival
- Bow River Bridge
- Camping
- Canoes and canoeing
- Children
- Cross-country skiing
- Dogs
- Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
- Fishing
- Golfing
- Hiking
- Hockey
- Horseback riding
- Ice sculpture
- Indigenous Peoples
- Leisure
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Public events
- Recreation
- Skating
- Snowshoes and snowshoeing
- Sports and recreation
- Sulphur Mountain lookout
- Swimming
- Winter sports
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Canada
- Lake Louise
- Medicine Hat
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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