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Bruno Engler fonds
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds is primarily a broad-ranging commercial negative collection pertaining to Banff and area, including businesses, buildings, projects, events, people and scenic views; skiing, mountain travel and recreation; Sunshine Village Ski Area; warden activities in the mountain parks; national and provin…
- Date Range
- [ca.1886]-1998, predominant ca.1940-1995
- Reference Code
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Machine-readable data file
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 323
- S 40
- V 190
- Sous-Fonds
- M 323
- S 40
- V 190
- Accession Number
- 188, 1300, 2622, 2998, 3468, 3496, 5507, 6200, 6770 (unproc), 7045(unproc), 7436 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M323 / S40 / V190
- GMD
- Machine-readable data file
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [ca.1886]-1998, predominant ca.1940-1995
- Physical Description
- ca.31,580 photographs: negatives, prints, and transparencies. -- 1 photograph album (ca.150 prints). -- 50 motion pictures: 1 original, 8 copies on 3 video cassettes, 41 film reels: 16mm, 35mm. -- 18 sound recordings: audio tape reels, audio tape cassettes. -- 5 electronic records: computer diskettes. -- 3 maps. -- 15 cm textual records.
- History / Biographical
- Bruno Engler, 1915-2001, was a mountain guide, ski instructor, photographer and film maker at Banff and Canmore, Alberta, Canada. Engler arrived from Switzerland in 1939 and initially worked as a mountain guide and ski instructor for the Canadian Pacific Railway, Sunshine ski area and for Deer Lodge at Lake Louise, Alberta. During the Second World War, he served as a mountain warfare instructor for the Canadian Army. Following the war, Engler worked as a free-lance photographer for the National Film Board and others; as coach of the University of Alberta Ski Team; and as a technical advisor, cameraman and actor for numerous movies made in the Banff area. Throughout his career, Engler worked as a still and motion picture photographer, both for the movie industry and for governments at all levels, as well as operating his own business, Alpine Films of Banff, Alberta.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds is primarily a broad-ranging commercial negative collection pertaining to Banff and area, including businesses, buildings, projects, events, people and scenic views; skiing, mountain travel and recreation; Sunshine Village Ski Area; warden activities in the mountain parks; national and provincial parks; scenic views of western Canada, particularly mountain landscapes; some portraits and candid shots of local and international personalities. Photographs pertaining to film making include helicopter rescue; highway construction; Norquay, Sunshine, and Lake Louise ski areas' histories; Banff events and buildings; Canmore events and buildings; professional and amateur ski races; scenic mountain and wildlife; mountaineering and highway accidents; mountain guiding trips including Pierre Trudeau, Roland Michener and Peter Lougheed. Fonds consists of four series: Photography, Motion Pictures, Sound Recordings, and Textual records. Photography series consists of four sub-series established by the photographer: I. Old file, 1949-1970; II. Main file, alphabetical A - Z, 1950-1976; III Sunshine file, [1939], 1950-1975; IV. Warden file, 1954-1976.
- Motion pictures on video cassettes are footage of skiing at Sunshine, 1930s; Clifford White films, 1930s, from WMCR Archives collection (V682); "Snow Capers" by Thomas Mead, 1946, includes Engler; "Ski Pro's Holiday" by George Encil, 1950?; "Mount Bulyea" by George Encil, 1950?, includes Engler; "Diary of a Mountain Man," a CBC documentary feature on Bruno Engler broadcast on "20/20" in 1965 (ca.27 minutes); "Great Days in the Rockies" by National Film Board of Canada, 1983; "Mountain Man" by Banff Centre, 1985, re Engler. Original film is "Sunshine 1940" and includes Brewster Transport ski buses travelling from train station to Sunshine Lodge, skiers, guide, lessons, games, rope tow, ski action, slalom, Bruno Engler, other. 16mm and 35mm film reels, 1946-1964 are films produced by the National Film Board.
- Sound recordings, electronic records and and related textual material pertain to interviews with Bruno Engler, 1987, done by Brian Patton and Jon Whyte for Bruno Engler autobiography project. Interviews covered Engler's life, but are not complete to 1987. Transcripts, prepared from recordings by Brenda Goeres, are not verbatim. Audio tape cassettes consist of portions of content of audio tape reels.
- Textual records include corporate records, newspaper clippings and magazine articles pertaining to film making, cast and crew listings and schedules for various movies, ski racing, mountain guiding trips and ski race listings. Also included is documentation pertaining to film making with producer National Film Board including letters, film stock footage, press releases, and film summaries; maps indicate film location shots for Arctic Rampage.
- Name Access
- Engler, Bruno
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Government
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- electronic finding aid
- Related Material
- Duplicate or further transcripts for sound recordings are found in Jon Whyte fonds (M88).
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Government
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Bow Helicopter Slinging
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to the construction of the Eagle Chairlift at Lake Louise Ski Hill with the assistance of a helicopter. Also includes shots from inside the helicopter of the pilot, his controls, and the scenery, as well as shots of helicopters arriving at an alp…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1960-1970]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 43
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
1 image
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 43
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Date Range
- [ca. 1960-1970]
- Physical Description
- 1 motion picture (1 film reel: 300'): 16 mm, original, col., silent
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to the construction of the Eagle Chairlift at Lake Louise Ski Hill with the assistance of a helicopter. Also includes shots from inside the helicopter of the pilot, his controls, and the scenery, as well as shots of helicopters arriving at an alpine hut to pick up and drop off supplies. The original label on the case reads "Color, Title Bow Helicopter Slinging, Lake Louise Eagle Chair Lift, Camera B. Engler, Footage 300ft Time 5 min."
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Aerial photography
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Construction
- Helicopters
- Huts
- Lake Louise Ski Area
- Mountains
- Scenery
- scenic
- Geographic Access
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Bruno Engler
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Charge of the Snow Brigade
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture titled "Charge of the Snow Brigade" by Gerald Potterton of Potterton Productions Inc. Potterton was the Writer, Producer, and Director. Bruno Engler served as a Special Advisor for the project. Filmed at Bow Lake and at the Peyto Lake Lookout, the plot foll…
- Date Range
- 1970
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 06
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
1 image
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Accession Number
- 5966
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 06
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Date Range
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 motion picture (1 film reel: ca. 175'): 16 mm, col., silent
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture titled "Charge of the Snow Brigade" by Gerald Potterton of Potterton Productions Inc. Potterton was the Writer, Producer, and Director. Bruno Engler served as a Special Advisor for the project. Filmed at Bow Lake and at the Peyto Lake Lookout, the plot follows an outlaw trapper who steals a snowmobile from outside a North West Mounted Police outpost, prompting a Marx Brothers-style chase wherein the Mountie attempts to apprehend the outlaw on snowshoes, skis, horse, truck, and snowmobile, which he eventually does.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Automobiles
- Filmaking
- Films and film making
- Horses
- Mountains
- North West Mounted Police
- Ski touring
- Skiing
- Snowmobiles and snowmobiling
- Snowshoes and snowshoeing
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Bow Lake
- Peyto Lake
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Potterton, Gerald
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Mt. Climbing School
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to a mountain climbing course. Includes shots of the instructor leading a group through knot-tying and basic techniques, a Parks Canada Warden office interior [registering out for a climb], and several shots of a group [possibly the same class] c…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1960-1970]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 47
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
1 image
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 47
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Date Range
- [ca. 1960-1970]
- Physical Description
- 1 motion picture (1 film reel: 200'): 16 mm, original, b&w, silent
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to a mountain climbing course. Includes shots of the instructor leading a group through knot-tying and basic techniques, a Parks Canada Warden office interior [registering out for a climb], and several shots of a group [possibly the same class] climbing an unidentified peak. The original label on the case reads "Title Mt. Climbing School, Camera B. Engler, Footage 200ft Time 5 min, For TV VHS."
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Bears
- Big Horn Sheep
- Bighorn Sheep
- Black Bears
- Climbing
- Mountains
- Parks Canada
- Parks Canada Warden
- School
- Wildlife
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Bruno Engler
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940-1990]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Negative
- Newspaper clipping
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940-1990]
- Physical Description
- ca. 17,580 photographs: negatives, prints, and transparencies. -- 1 photograph album (ca. 150 prints). -- ca. 12.5 cm textual records. -- 42 reels of film
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Name Access
- Engler, Bruno
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Advertising
- Aerial photography
- Airplanes
- Animals
- Architecture
- Art
- Automobiles
- Avalanches
- Banff Centre
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff School of Fine Arts
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Bow Valley
- Buildings and facilities
- Businesses
- Chairlifts and gondolas
- Community events
- Environment and Nature
- Filmaking
- Films and film making
- Fire
- First Nations
- Helicopter skiing
- Helicopters
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Louise Ski Area
- Landscapes
- Mount Assiniboine
- Mount Norquay Ski Area
- Mountains
- Movie Stars
- Parks Canada Warden
- Photography
- Public events
- Scenery
- Search and rescue
- Ski areas
- Sports and recreation
- Sunshine Ski Area
- Trans-Canada Highway
- Wardens
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Ski Skills, Union Pacific
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to the film "Ski Skill" presented by Union Pacific. Contents include a narrated account of the ski school at Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho for the purposes of entertainment and education. The film details ammenities at the Sun Valley Ski…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1960-1970]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 22
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
1 image
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 22
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Date Range
- [ca. 1960-1970]
- Physical Description
- 1 motion picture (1 film reel: ca. 600'): 16 mm, b&w, sound
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to the film "Ski Skill" presented by Union Pacific. Contents include a narrated account of the ski school at Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho for the purposes of entertainment and education. The film details ammenities at the Sun Valley Ski area and village, recommended methods for choosing ski clothing and gear, detailed instructions of the function and setup of skis and bindings, proper waxing procedures, and a few different methods of skiing. The original label on the case reads "Reel 7 B&W, Ski Skills, Union Pacific."
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Education
- Mountains
- Ski area
- Ski jumping
- Ski schools
- Skiers
- Skiing
- Skis
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Sun Valley
- Idaho
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Union Pacific
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Sunshine Village Golf Game on Ski
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to a group of people in funny dress playing golf on various ski runs at Sunshine Ski Resort. Called "Skolf," participants used golf clubs to try and knock what appears to be a squash ball into tin cans sunk into the snow while also tryint to keep…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1960-1970]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 33
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
1 image
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 33
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Date Range
- [ca. 1960-1970]
- Physical Description
- 1 motion picture (1 film reel: 270'): 16 mm, original, b&w, silent
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to a group of people in funny dress playing golf on various ski runs at Sunshine Ski Resort. Called "Skolf," participants used golf clubs to try and knock what appears to be a squash ball into tin cans sunk into the snow while also tryint to keep the ball from rolling all the way down the hill. The original label on the case reads "Title Sunshine Village Golf Game on Ski, Name 'Skolf', Camera B. Engler, Date 19, Footage 270 feet, Time 7 minutes."
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Buildings
- Buses
- Golf
- Golfing
- Mountains
- Ski area
- Ski lodges and cabins
- Ski racing
- Skiers
- Skiing
- Skis
- Sunshine area
- Sunshine Ski Area
- Sunshine Ski Resort
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Bruno Engler
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Wood Buffalo Roundup
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to a buffalo roundup in the Northwest Territories. Includes aerial shots from a helicopter, various ground vehicles, and various shots of the herd walking, running, eating, and rolling in the dirt. The original label on the case reads "Title Wood…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1960-1970]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 48
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
1 image
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 48
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Date Range
- [ca. 1960-1970]
- Physical Description
- 1 motion picture (1 film reel: 200'): 16 mm, original, b&w, silent
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to a buffalo roundup in the Northwest Territories. Includes aerial shots from a helicopter, various ground vehicles, and various shots of the herd walking, running, eating, and rolling in the dirt. The original label on the case reads "Title Wood Buffalo Roundup Wood Buffalo Park, Fort Smith NWT, Camera B. Engler, Footage 200 feet Time 5 min."
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Aerial photography
- Animals
- Bison
- Buffalo
- Helicopters
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Fort Smith
- Northwest Territories
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Bruno Engler
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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