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Bakgaard family fonds
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- Part Of
- Bakgaard family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of records pertaining primarily to Christian and Evelyn Bakgaard's honeymoon trip in the Skoki area with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in 1956. Records include b&w prints and colour negatives re the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, ca.1956; letters from Ray Bagley, a…
- Date Range
- 1955-1957
- Reference Code
- M194 / V141
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Map
- Private record
- Part Of
- Bakgaard family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 194
- V 141
- Sous-Fonds
- M 194
- V 141
- Accession Number
- 7670
- Reference Code
- M194 / V141
- Date Range
- 1955-1957
- Physical Description
- 6 textual items. -- 8 photographs: 2 prints; b&w, 6 negatives; col. -- 1 map
- History / Biographical
- Christian Buur Bakgaard, b.1930 in Hammerum, Denmark was a carpenter and general contractor.
- Evelyn May Bakgaard (née Rieger), b.1924 Delia, Alberta, d.2003 Calgary, Alberta, attended Delia High School with her twin sister Alice, graduating with honours in 1942. Evelyn attended the Edmonton Normal School, the University of Alberta and the University of Victoria, B.C. Evelyn's first teaching position was at Haven School near Beaverlodge, Alberta and was followed by a number of rural teaching positions from 1946 to 1957. After 14 years of teaching, Evelyn retired in order to devote her attention to her children and her parents.
- Evelyn married Christian Buur Bakgaard in 1953 and in the summer of 1956 they took a belated honeymoon to the Skoki area with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Evelyn and Christian were both novice horseriders and the Skoki trip was their only trail ride.
- Evelyn and Christian Bakgaard were divorced in 1983.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of records pertaining primarily to Christian and Evelyn Bakgaard's honeymoon trip in the Skoki area with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in 1956. Records include b&w prints and colour negatives re the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, ca.1956; letters from Ray Bagley, a staff member of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, 1955 and 1956; Trail Riders bulletin, brochures, and an annotated map, 1955-1957.
- Name Access
- Bakgaard, Christian
- Bakgaard, Evelyn
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Biographical Source Notes
- Accession record
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Bert Davies fonds
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- Part Of
- Bert Davies fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist primarily of warden service photographs, including Bert Davies on horse, horse patrol and backcountry activities, warden cabins in Banff National Park; photographs by British Photographic Laboratories of Banff Winter Carnival beard-growing contest; view of Loder Mine at Exshaw, Albert…
- Date Range
- 1913, [ca.1940-ca.1955]
- Reference Code
- M164 / V162
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Bert Davies fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 164
- V 162
- Sous-Fonds
- M 164
- V 162
- Accession Number
- 1020, 1320, 6025, 7769, 5613
- Reference Code
- M164 / V162
- Date Range
- 1913, [ca.1940-ca.1955]
- Physical Description
- 40 photographs : prints, negative. -- 1 textual record
- History / Biographical
- H. C. (Bert) Davies, 1908-1973, was a national park warden and businessman at Banff, Alberta, Canada
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist primarily of warden service photographs, including Bert Davies on horse, horse patrol and backcountry activities, warden cabins in Banff National Park; photographs by British Photographic Laboratories of Banff Winter Carnival beard-growing contest; view of Loder Mine at Exshaw, Alberta; and portrait of Bert Davies with parents, 1913. Fonds also includes letter from Silas Abraham to Bert Davies re coat, 1941
- Name Access
- Davies, Bert
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- No finding aid
- Creator
- Davies, Bert
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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