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Snap Shots of Banf Trip 1937
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 leather painted cover photograph album with handwritten descriptions dated July 1937 with 9 images, ca 32 loose photographs. Images are of Banff National Park and surrounding area, include views of Lake Louise, Turner Valley, and the Great Divide.
- Date Range
- 1937
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2014.8276
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Series
- V8 / 2014.8276
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2014.8276
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2014.8276
- Date Range
- 1937
- Physical Description
- 1 album (41 photographs : b&w ; 8 x 16 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 leather painted cover photograph album with handwritten descriptions dated July 1937 with 9 images, ca 32 loose photographs. Images are of Banff National Park and surrounding area, include views of Lake Louise, Turner Valley, and the Great Divide.
- Subject Access
- Tourism
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Category
- Tourism
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Snap Shots of Banf Trip 1937
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 leather painted cover photograph album with handwritten descriptions dated July 1937 with 9 images, ca 32 loose photographs. Images are of Banff National Park and surrounding area, include views of Lake Louise, Turner Valley, and the Great Divide.
- Date Range
- 1937
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2014.8276 / 1 - 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Series
- V8 / 2014.8276
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2014.8276
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2014.8276 / 1 - 2
- Date Range
- 1937
- Physical Description
- 1 album (41 photographs : b&w ; 8 x 16 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 leather painted cover photograph album with handwritten descriptions dated July 1937 with 9 images, ca 32 loose photographs. Images are of Banff National Park and surrounding area, include views of Lake Louise, Turner Valley, and the Great Divide.
- Subject Access
- Tourism
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Category
- Tourism
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Canadian Rockies, Summer of 1932. Hinman Horseback and Camping Trip, July 1-17. With the Alpine Club Camp at Glacier, B.C., July 19-Aug 1. Climbing and Walking Trips Aug 1-Sept 13
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- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photograph album depicting three trips taken throughout the summer of 1932. Canadian Rockies Summer of 1932 depicts what is possibly an Alpine Club of Canada organized climb around the Mt. Sir Donald and Mt. Dawson area of British Columbia. Includes mountain views, portraits, peo…
- Date Range
- 1932
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 9
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph print
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M67 / S36 / V225
- Series
- II.C. Activities / photography
- Sous-Fonds
- V225
- Sub-Series
- ii.b. Photographic material / photograph album
- Accession Number
- 5142
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 9
- Date Range
- 1932
- Physical Description
- 1 album (399 photographs : b&w ; 28 x 18 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photograph album depicting three trips taken throughout the summer of 1932. Canadian Rockies Summer of 1932 depicts what is possibly an Alpine Club of Canada organized climb around the Mt. Sir Donald and Mt. Dawson area of British Columbia. Includes mountain views, portraits, people climbing, glaciers, and an ACC Annual Camp. Hinman Horseback and Camping Trip - July 1-17 [1932] depicts the annual backcountry horse trip organized by Caroline Hinman around the Mt. Assiniboine and East Kootenay areas of British Columbia. Includes scenic views, horses, camps, portraits, and two pages dedicated to the Hinman Party in August - it is not clear if Lillian Gest participated in the whole of Caroline Hinman's summer 1932 trip. At the Alpine Club Camp depicts the ACC Annual Camp for 1932, based in Glacier, BC. Includes the ACC camp, mountains, glaciers, portraits, scenic views, climbing, swimming, Abbot Pass Hut, Glacier Circle Cabin, enlargements, and greeting cards. Following the annotated ACC trip photographs are a collection of greeting cards, newspaper clippings, and misc. photographs from Gest's various trips during the summer of 1932. Most of these photographs are not annotated. Also includes greeting cards from trip members and a memorial card for Conrad Kain fixed to the inside back cover. Inserts 1 and 3 pertain to the overview/advertisement for the Summer 1932 and 1933 trips that would have been sent out by Caroline Hinman in advance detailing routes, expectations, and prices. Insert 2 pertains to a clipped page from what is possibly an ACC or Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies periodical.
- Notes
- Blank pages not scanned
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Abbot Pass Hut
- Activities
- Animals
- Bighorn Sheep
- Buildings
- Castles
- Camps
- Climbing
- Exploration
- Fay Hut
- Family and personal life
- Glacier House
- Glaciers
- Huts
- Horses
- Horse packing
- Moose
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- Mountain Goat
- Off the Beaten Track
- Scenery
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Mount Assiniboine
- Lake O'Hara
- Mt. Sir Donald
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- East Kootenay
- Yoho National Park
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- Microfilm copy available for reference use by appointment only.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Removed from plastic sleeve and rehoused in acid-free paper, tied with flat string.
- Creator
- Gest, Lillian
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Winter Carnival photographs
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of prints and negatives depicting Banff Winter Carnival events including ski jumping, hockey, figure skating, log chopping competitions, toboggan races, swimming contests, dog sled races, ice sculptures and queen contests between 1920 and 1949, primarily from the 1920s. Includes snows…
- Date Range
- 1920-1922
- 1922
- [ca. 1940s]
- 1942
- 1949
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3b / 2 / NA - 01 to NA - 93 LUX / I / D3b / 2 / PA - 01 to PA - 71
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
212 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
- Sous-Fonds
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D / 3 : Organizations
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3b / 2 / NA - 01 to NA - 93 LUX / I / D3b / 2 / PA - 01 to PA - 71
- Date Range
- 1920-1922
- 1922
- [ca. 1940s]
- 1942
- 1949
- Physical Description
- 164 photographs : 93 b&w negatives ; 14 x 8 cm or smaller : 71 b&w prints ; 23.5 x 19.5 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- Banff Winter Carnival, also known as Winter Sports of the Canadian Rockies, was the first post-war winter sports programme held in Banff, Alberta. The organization had Banff directors, Calgary directors and Directors-at-large from Alberta and outside the province. A wide variety of social and sports events took place under the organization's direction.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of prints and negatives depicting Banff Winter Carnival events including ski jumping, hockey, figure skating, log chopping competitions, toboggan races, swimming contests, dog sled races, ice sculptures and queen contests between 1920 and 1949, primarily from the 1920s. Includes snowshoe hikes, Sunshine Ski Camp, and personal motor trips to Lake Minnewanka. File includes photographs and prints by Lou Crosby, Dan McCowan, Byron Harmon. Some prints are stamped or annotated by the photographer and include processing receipts and original housing envelopes.
- Notes
- PA-01 to PA-09 are associated to negatives NA-49 to NA-57. Copy and duplicate prints associated with some negatives
- Subject Access
- Winter sports
- Winter Carnival
- Sunshine Lodge
- Skiing
- Sled dogs
- Ski jumping
- Skating
- Lake Minnewanka
- Lake Louise
- Ice sculpture
- Hot Springs
- Dogsledding
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Banff
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- NA-05,06,07,21, NA-48, and NA-53 show deterioration and have turned amber
- Biographical Source Notes
- Banff Winter Carnival fonds
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Second set of duplicate prints of NA-60 to NA-67 in a separate envelope
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Personal and Professional Photographs
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- Part Of
- Lawrence Grassi fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to various climbs, trips, and activities Lawrence Grassi and others did; many others are unidentified
- Date Range
- [ca. 1915-1980]
- Reference Code
- V240 / II / B / PA - 801 to 829
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Lawrence Grassi fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M45 / V240
- Series
- II.B. Personal photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V240
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V240 / II / B / PA - 801 to 829
- Date Range
- [ca. 1915-1980]
- Physical Description
- 29 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to various climbs, trips, and activities Lawrence Grassi and others did; many others are unidentified
- Name Access
- Grassi, Lawrence
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Buildings
- Climbing
- Cabins and shelters
- Family and personal life
- Guide
- Guiding
- Leisure
- Mountains
- Professional and Personal Life
- Portrait
- Scenery
- Geographic Access
- Rocky Mountains
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Kananaskis
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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F.V. Longstaff Prints
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- Part Of
- Lawrence Grassi fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photograph prints of and by F.V. Longstaff of Victoria, B.C.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1950]
- Reference Code
- V240 / II / B / PA - 866 to 875
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
2 images
- Part Of
- Lawrence Grassi fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M45 / V240
- Series
- II.B. Personal photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V240
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V240 / II / B / PA - 866 to 875
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1950]
- Physical Description
- 10 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photograph prints of and by F.V. Longstaff of Victoria, B.C.
- Name Access
- Grassi, Lawrence
- Longstaff, F. V. (Frederick Victor)
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Buildings
- Cabins
- Cabins and shelters
- Lake O'Hara region
- Mountains
- Scenery
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Rocky Mountains
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Bill Olson friends and family photographs
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- Part Of
- Olson family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs of Bill Olson at work and with his family. Also includes family pictures of various generations of the Olson family, army portraits, coworkers, a Cave & Basin postcard, and an interior shot of the Dave White Shop.
- Date Range
- 1889-1967
- Reference Code
- V475 / PA121 - 01 to 19
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- Photograph
- Photograph print
37 images
- Part Of
- Olson family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M97 / V475
- Sous-Fonds
- V475
- Accession Number
- 670 ; 1107 ; 1021
- Reference Code
- V475 / PA121 - 01 to 19
- Date Range
- 1889-1967
- Physical Description
- 19 prints : b&w and col. ; 17.5 x 12 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs of Bill Olson at work and with his family. Also includes family pictures of various generations of the Olson family, army portraits, coworkers, a Cave & Basin postcard, and an interior shot of the Dave White Shop.
- Notes
- Some of the people identified in the photos are Bill Kay, Jack Powell, Jack Doe, Fred Day, Charlie Fullhroch, Mac Lennat, Earl Squires, Bob Graham, Larry Foster, Willard Bell, Bush Ashley, Shorty Blasker, Casey Jones, Dan Zakaryk, Pete Finlay, Jon Douglas, Irene Straus, Marie Leong, and more.
- Name Access
- Olson, Bill
- Olson, Irene
- McTrowe, Florence
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Biographical
- Buffalo
- Cave and Basin
- Children
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Garden
- Home
- Leisure
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Personal and Family Life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Portrait
- War
- World War I
- WWI
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Bill Olson friends and family photographs
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- Part Of
- Olson family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs of Bill Olson and various generations of his family. Also includes the Banff Winter Carnival and the Banff Mountain School.
- Date Range
- 1928-1939
- Reference Code
- V475 / PA152 - 01 to 09
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
18 images
- Part Of
- Olson family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M97 / V475
- Sous-Fonds
- V475
- Accession Number
- 968
- Reference Code
- V475 / PA152 - 01 to 09
- Date Range
- 1928-1939
- Physical Description
- 9 prints : b&w and col. ; 17.5 x 12 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs of Bill Olson and various generations of his family. Also includes the Banff Winter Carnival and the Banff Mountain School.
- Name Access
- Olson, Bill
- Olson, Irene
- McTrowe, Florence
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Biographical
- Children
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Garden
- Home
- Leisure
- Mountain School
- Personal and Family Life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Portrait
- School
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Personal Photographs
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- Part Of
- O. Kathleen Wilson fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 116 b&w photographs of O. Kathleen Wilson, her friends and coworkers at the Chateau Lake Louise, celebrities and royalty, hiking, climbing, prisoners of war, and scenery around the Lake Louise and Glacier B.C. areas, including tea houses, hotels, trains, and alpine huts.
- Date Range
- [ca.1916-1935]
- Reference Code
- V699 / PA - 01 to PA - 116
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
221 images
- Part Of
- O. Kathleen Wilson fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V699
- Sous-Fonds
- V699
- Accession Number
- 3012, 3255, 3815, 3856, 3938, 3976, 4040, 5178
- Reference Code
- V699 / PA - 01 to PA - 116
- Date Range
- [ca.1916-1935]
- Physical Description
- 11 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- O. Kathleen Wilson was employed at the Chateau Lake Louise at Lake Louise, Alberta in the 1920s.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 116 b&w photographs of O. Kathleen Wilson, her friends and coworkers at the Chateau Lake Louise, celebrities and royalty, hiking, climbing, prisoners of war, and scenery around the Lake Louise and Glacier B.C. areas, including tea houses, hotels, trains, and alpine huts.
- Subject Access
- Abbot Pass Hut
- Activities
- Airplanes
- Architecture
- Automobiles
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Banff townsite
- Biographical
- Buffalo
- Camps
- Castle Mountain
- Cave and Basin
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Climbing
- Clothing and dress
- Employees
- Entertainment
- First Nations
- Glacier House
- Glacier House Hotel
- Guides
- Horses
- Hotels
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Agnes Teahouse
- Landscapes
- Landslides
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- Movie Stars
- Musicians
- Portrait
- Plain of Six Glacier Teahouse
- Prisoners of War
- Railways
- Royal tours
- Royal Visit
- Scenery
- Swimming
- Swiss Guides
- Teahouses
- Trains
- War
- Waterfalls
- Women
- Work
- World War I
- Tally-hos
- Geographic Access
- Lake Louise
- Glacier
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Wilson, O. Kathleen
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Skiing at Waterfowl Lakes
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 b&w photographs of Bruce Mitchell skiing at waterfowl Lakes in Banff National Park, ca. 1932. Images appear to have been removed from a photograph album.
- Date Range
- ca. 1932
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2014.8297 / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph print
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- 2014.8297
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2014.8297
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2014.8297 / 1
- Date Range
- ca. 1932
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 9 x 6 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 b&w photographs of Bruce Mitchell skiing at waterfowl Lakes in Banff National Park, ca. 1932. Images appear to have been removed from a photograph album.
- Name Access
- Mitchell, Bruce
- Geographic Access
- Waterfowl Lake
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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