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Charlie Hunter fonds

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Part Of
Charlie Hunter fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of selected colour transparencies mainly pertaining to Hunter's world travels, including Africa, 1961, northern India and region, 1967, Norway, 1974, and New Zealand and Australia, date unknown. Also, scenic views of the Canadian Rockies. Selected from total of 1633 slides. Accompa…
Date Range
1965-1975
Reference Code
V292
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Transparency
Album
Part Of
Charlie Hunter fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 292
Sous-Fonds
V 292
Accession Number
1017, 2688, 2016.8594
Reference Code
V292
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Transparency
Album
Date Range
1965-1975
Physical Description
835 photographs : transparencies, print. 1 Photograph Album: ca.211 prints, b&w
History / Biographical
Charlie Hunter, 1888-1982, was a guide and outfitter at Pincher Creek, Banff, Rocky Mountain House and Nordegg, Alberta. Hunter was born in Illinois, USA and came to Pincher Creek in 1904. There he began his career as a guide and outfitter, expanding to the Banff area in 1930s. Hunter travelled extensively throughout the world.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of selected colour transparencies mainly pertaining to Hunter's world travels, including Africa, 1961, northern India and region, 1967, Norway, 1974, and New Zealand and Australia, date unknown. Also, scenic views of the Canadian Rockies. Selected from total of 1633 slides. Accompanied by one photograph of Kootenai Brown. Also contains one photograph album previously belonging to Charlie Hunter consisting of ca.211 b&w photographs depicting Canadian Rockies tours and packing trips.
Name Access
Hunter, Charlie
Gest, Lillian
Hinman, Caroline
Subject Access
Guiding
Hiking
Pack Train
Horses
Pack trip
Rocky Mountains
Scenery
Trails
Travel
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: file description
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Creator
Hunter, Charlie
Title Source
Title based on accession records
Processing Status
Processed
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Charlie Hunter Photo Album

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Part Of
Charlie Hunter fonds
Scope & Content
Album contains ca.211 black and white photographs pertaining to backcountry trail rides through the Canadian Rockies (1930s), belonging to guide Charlie Hunter. Individuals in the photographs include Caroline Hinman and Lillian Gest. Images depict tour groups in the Rockies, some portraits of indiv…
Date Range
[ca. 1934 - ca. 1936]
Reference Code
V292 / PD - 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph print
Photograph
Part Of
Charlie Hunter fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
V292
Sous-Fonds
V292
Accession Number
2016.8594
Reference Code
V292 / PD - 1
GMD
Album
Photograph print
Photograph
Responsibility
Charlie Hunter
Date Range
[ca. 1934 - ca. 1936]
Physical Description
1 Photograph Album: ca.211 prints, b&w
History / Biographical
Charlie Hunter (1888-1982) of Pincher Creek, Alberta, worked as a guide for Jim Boyce in the 1920s and 1930s, and was especially associated with Caroline Hinman's tours. Don Schoening (1918-2018), Charlie Hunter's nephew, worked as a wrangler for his uncle on Hinman's trail rides in Banff National Park in 1934 and 1936. Schoening also ran the pack trains that carried the building supplies for Skoki Lodge in 1936.
Scope & Content
Album contains ca.211 black and white photographs pertaining to backcountry trail rides through the Canadian Rockies (1930s), belonging to guide Charlie Hunter. Individuals in the photographs include Caroline Hinman and Lillian Gest. Images depict tour groups in the Rockies, some portraits of individuals and various landscape shots (forests, mountain views, etc.)
Notes
No dates or text accompanying images
Name Access
Hunter, Charlie
Gest, Lillian
Hinman, Caroline
Subject Access
Guiding
Hiking
Pack Train
Horses
Pack trip
Scenery
Trails
Travel
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Language
N/A
Conservation
Pages of album interleaved with acid-free tissue paper to prevent further damage to attached photographs. Use caution when handling as small fragments of paper may fall off of outer binding.
Creator
Charlie Hunter
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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