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Bob Smith fonds

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Part Of: Bob Smith fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of personal photographs, biographical notes, memoir drafts and other collected materials pertaining to Robert Neville (Bob) Smith. Fonds also includes plans and maps pertaining to the development of land near Lake Minnewanka and the Cascade Power Plant project (1943).

Date Range: 1925-1995

Reference Code: M589 / V809

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Map; Newspaper clipping; Photograph; Plan; Postcard; Print; Published record; Textual record

Part Of: Bob Smith fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M589; V809

Sous-Fonds: M589; V809

Accession Number: 2021.36

Reference Code: M589 / V809

GMD: Map; Newspaper clipping; Photograph; Plan; Postcard; Print; Published record; Textual record

Date Range: 1925-1995

Physical Description: ca.300 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 12 x 18 cm or smaller -- 7 cm of textual records -- 7 topographical maps/plans -- 8 postcards

History / Biographical: Robert Neville (Bob) Smith (1926-2021) was born in Banff. He was the only child of parents Enoch Smith and Laurene Smith (nee Munson). Bob grew up near Lake Minnewanka until 1941, when a hydro dam was installed resulting in the intentional flooding of the area. The family moved to Banff, where Bob met his future wife, Mary Parkinson. The couple were married in 1953 and moved to Seebe, where they raised two daughters, Marjory and Shirley. Bob worked for Calgary Power Co. (later renamed TransAlta Utilities) from 1953 until his retirement in 1986. In his spare time, Bob founded the Bow Valley Camera Club and the Bow Valley Naturalists organization. In 1999, Bob was part of a successful project with the Bow Valley Naturalists to designate the Mount Yamnuska area as a Bow Valley Protected Area, following 25 years of lobbying with the Government of Alberta. Bob also formed the Meanderthals seniors hiking club in 1993 and led various local hiking trips in his later years.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of personal photographs, biographical notes, memoir drafts and other collected materials pertaining to Robert Neville (Bob) Smith. Fonds also includes plans and maps pertaining to the development of land near Lake Minnewanka and the Cascade Power Plant project (1943).

Name Access: Smith, Enoch; Smith, Robert Neville (Bob)

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Labour; Environment; Natural resources

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Canmore; Seebe; Lake Minnewanka

Language: English

Category: Environment; Family and personal life; Labour; Natural resources

Biographical Source Notes: https://www.albertaprimetimes.com/obituaries/robert-neville-bob-smith-3238925

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Canmore Events

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 129 b&w prints of various Canmore events. Includes parades, dogsledding, biathlons, rodeos, various races, a man paragliding, various fires, the Canmore Centennial celebrations, Grassi Lakes, and interior shots of a building, possibly a new hospital.

Date Range: 1974-1992

Reference Code: V190 / VI / C / iii / PA - 01 to PA - 129

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

16 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, C : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: iii : Canmore Events

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / C / iii / PA - 01 to PA - 129

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1974-1992

Physical Description: 129 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 129 b&w prints of various Canmore events. Includes parades, dogsledding, biathlons, rodeos, various races, a man paragliding, various fires, the Canmore Centennial celebrations, Grassi Lakes, and interior shots of a building, possibly a new hospital.

Subject Access: Activities; Airplanes; Aerial photography; Animals; Automobiles; Buildings; Businesses; Ceremony; Children; Community events; Community life; Cowboys; Cross-country skiing; Dog Teams; Dogs; Dogsledding; Ducks; Entertainment; Family and personal life; Fire; Grassi Lakes; Horses; Mountains; Olympic Games (Winter); Parade; Public entertainment; Public events; Race; Recreation; Rodeo; Scenery; Ski areas; Ski racing; Sled dogs; Sports and recreation; Weather; Winter

Geographic Access: Canmore; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Canmore History

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 24 b&w prints of historical buildings and sites around the town of Canmore. Includes the exteriors of homes (including Lawrence Grassi's), businesses, and hotels, the train station, the Canmore Mine, and portraits of men with dogs.

Date Range: 1936-1993

Reference Code: V190 / VI / C / iv / PA - 01 to PA - 24

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

15 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, C : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: iv : Canmore History

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / C / iv / PA - 01 to PA - 24

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1936-1993

Physical Description: 24 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 24 b&w prints of historical buildings and sites around the town of Canmore. Includes the exteriors of homes (including Lawrence Grassi's), businesses, and hotels, the train station, the Canmore Mine, and portraits of men with dogs.

Notes: Not all photographs are taken by Bruno Engler

Name Access: Grassi, Lawrence

Subject Access: Automobiles; Buildings; Businesses; Canmore Hotel; Canmore Mines; Dogs; Hotels; Mountains; Portrait; Trains

Geographic Access: Canmore; Alberta

Language: English

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Indigenous Peoples

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 24 b&w prints of Indigenous Peoples. Includes posed portraits of unidentified people on and off horseback, rodeos, the Banff Indian Days Grounds, the Calgary Stampede, and a parade [possibly in Canmore].

Date Range: [ca. 1939-1975]

Reference Code: V190 / VI / I / i / PA - 01 to PA - 24

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, I : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: i : Indigenous Peoples

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / I / i / PA - 01 to PA - 24

GMD: Photograph; Print

Parallel Title: Indians

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Date Range: [ca. 1939-1975]

Physical Description: 24 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 24 b&w prints of Indigenous Peoples. Includes posed portraits of unidentified people on and off horseback, rodeos, the Banff Indian Days Grounds, the Calgary Stampede, and a parade [possibly in Canmore].

Subject Access: Animals; Banff Indian Days; Banff Indian Grounds; Calgary Stampede; Children; First Nations; Horses; Horseback riding; Indigenous Peoples; Portrait; Stoney Nakoda; Women

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Morley; Canmore; Calgary; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: File also includes 1 print of a wood structure, possibly a sweat lodge.

Processing Status: Processed

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Industrial

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 90 b&w prints of various industrial operations, including the 1958 construction of the Trans Canada Highway, the construction of various overpasses (for cars and for trains), the construction of bridges, mining and refinement, and helicopters.

Date Range: 1958-1984

Reference Code: V190 / VI / I / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 90

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, I : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: ii : Industrial

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / I / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 90

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1958-1984

Physical Description: 90 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 90 b&w prints of various industrial operations, including the 1958 construction of the Trans Canada Highway, the construction of various overpasses (for cars and for trains), the construction of bridges, mining and refinement, and helicopters.

Subject Access: Construction; Helicopters; Industry; Roads; Trans-Canada Highway; Trains

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Canmore; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Content Details: File also includes 1 print of a wood structure, possibly a sweat lodge.

Processing Status: Processed

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Industrial

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 90 b&w prints of various industrial operations, including the 1958 construction of the Trans Canada Highway, the construction of various overpasses (for cars and for trains), the construction of bridges, mining and refinement, and helicopters.

Date Range: 1958-1984

Reference Code: V190 / VI / I / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 90

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

11 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, I : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: ii : Industrial

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / I / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 90

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1958-1984

Physical Description: 90 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 90 b&w prints of various industrial operations, including the 1958 construction of the Trans Canada Highway, the construction of various overpasses (for cars and for trains), the construction of bridges, mining and refinement, and helicopters.

Subject Access: Construction; Helicopters; Industry; Roads; Trans-Canada Highway; Trains

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Canmore; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Movie: First Hello

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 103 colour & b&w prints of production photos from the shoot of "First Hello," mostly shots of filming on a mountain, including the film crew, actors, and helicopters.

Date Range: 1979-1981

Reference Code: V190 / VI / M / x / h / PA - 01 to PA - 103

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

15 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, M : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: x : Movies, h : First Hello

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / M / x / h / PA - 01 to PA - 103

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1979-1981

Physical Description: 103 photographs : b&w & col. ; 24.7 x 19.7 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: "The High Country," alternately called "First Hello," 1981, directed by Harvey Hart and starring Timothy Bottoms and Linda Purl. A young fugitive joins up with a girl and escapes from her father and authorities by trekking into the Canadian Rockies backcountry. Though suffering from an intellectual disability, the girl soon proves to be far more capable in the wilderness than her companion. Location filming primarily around Canmore, Banff (mostly Sulphur Mountain), and Invermere.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 103 colour & b&w prints of production photos from the shoot of "First Hello," mostly shots of filming on a mountain, including the film crew, actors, and helicopters.

Subject Access: Automobiles; Banff townsite; Buildings; Climbing; Films and film making; Helicopters; Mountains; Movie Stars; Sulphur Mountain; Women

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Canmore; Alberta

Language: English

Related Material: V190 / VI / M / x / h / NA - 01 to NA - 40

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Biographical Source Notes: Hollywood in the Canadian Rockies, by Brian Patton, e-book.

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Movie: Where the North Wind Blows

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 26 b&w & colour prints of production photos from the shoot of "Where the North Wind Blows," consisting of portraits and action shots of cast, wolves, bears, tigers, and various other shots of active filming.

Date Range: 1974-1975

Reference Code: V190 / VI / M / x / v / PA - 01 to PA - 26

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

10 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, M : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: x : Movies, v : Where the North Wind Blows

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / M / x / v / PA - 01 to PA - 26

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1974-1975

Physical Description: 26 photographs : b&w ; 23.6 x 12.6 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: "Where the North Wind Blows" [working title: "The Snow Tigers"], 1975, directed by Stewart Raffill and starring Henry Brandon, Herbert Nelson, Dan Haggerty, and Fernando Celis . Set in Alaska, a burly trapper escapes into the wilderness after accidentally shooting his friend’s son. While pursuing a solitary life, he encounters a mother Siberian snow tiger and her cubs. When the tigress is killed by hunters, the trapper adopts the orphan tigers and defends them from hunters. Location filming mostly around the Kananaskis Country and Canmore areas.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 26 b&w & colour prints of production photos from the shoot of "Where the North Wind Blows," consisting of portraits and action shots of cast, wolves, bears, tigers, and various other shots of active filming.

Subject Access: Animals; Bears; Camps; Dogs; Films and film making; Grizzly Bears; Hunting; Mountains; Movie Stars; Portrait; Tigers; Winter; Wolves

Geographic Access: Canmore; Kananaskis Country; Alberta

Language: English

Related Material: V190 / VI / M / x / v / NA - 01 to NA - 04

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Biographical Source Notes: Hollywood in the Canadian Rockies, by Brian Patton, e-book.

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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People & Recreation

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 69 b&w prints of people in and around the town of Banff, mostly candid shots - some portraits. Includes shots of people swimming, suntanning, skiing, wind surfing at Lake Minnewanka, canoeing at Two Jack Lake, heli-skiing, a parade in Canmore [possibly for Canada Day], and more.

Date Range: [ca. 1965-1993]

Reference Code: V190 / VI / P / ii / b / PA - 01 to PA - 69

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

17 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, P : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: ii : People, b : Recreation

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / P / ii / b / PA - 01 to PA - 69

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca. 1965-1993]

Physical Description: 69 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 69 b&w prints of people in and around the town of Banff, mostly candid shots - some portraits. Includes shots of people swimming, suntanning, skiing, wind surfing at Lake Minnewanka, canoeing at Two Jack Lake, heli-skiing, a parade in Canmore [possibly for Canada Day], and more.

Subject Access: Activities; Banff townsite; Bow Falls; Children; Community events; Community life; Family; Helicopters; Hiking; Lake Minnewanka; Parades; Personal and Professional Life; Portrait; Restaurants; Ski areas; Skiers; Sulphur Mountain; Sunshine Village; Swimming; Timberline Hotel; Winter

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Canmore

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Personalities

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 178 b&w & colour prints of mostly posed portraits of people. Includes close-ups, professionally staged portraits in a studio setting, shots of actors from various film projects, candid shots of people, and more. Includes shots of people swimming, hiking, climbing, and at parties; P…

Date Range: 1950-1993

Reference Code: V190 / VI / P / iii / PA - 01 to PA - 178

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

24 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, P : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: iii : Personalities

Accession Number: 7436 5507

Reference Code: V190 / VI / P / iii / PA - 01 to PA - 178

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1950-1993

Physical Description: 178 photographs : b&w & col. ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 178 b&w & colour prints of mostly posed portraits of people. Includes close-ups, professionally staged portraits in a studio setting, shots of actors from various film projects, candid shots of people, and more. Includes shots of people swimming, hiking, climbing, and at parties; Park Wardens, artists, politicians, musicians, businessmen, and more.