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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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- 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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Early Helicopter Days II
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to heli-skiing. Footage includes shots of various people skiing down small slopes, helicopters [landing, taking off, stationary, and in flight], and aerial shots of mountains. The original label on the case reads "Early Helicopter Days II - some …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1960-1969]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 01
- 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 - 01
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Date Range
- [ca. 1960-1969]
- Physical Description
- 1 motion picture (1 film reel: ca. 250'): 16 mm, original, col., silent
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to heli-skiing. Footage includes shots of various people skiing down small slopes, helicopters [landing, taking off, stationary, and in flight], and aerial shots of mountains. The original label on the case reads "Early Helicopter Days II - some footage copied from Early Helicopter Days I - more skiing from 60's."
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Aerial photography
- Helicopters
- Helicopter skiing
- Mountains
- scenic
- Skiers
- Skiing
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Army Bailey Bridge
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to the construction of a bridge [possibly over Forty Mile Creek near the base of Mount Norquay]. Footage includes a group of military personnel [possbily scouts or cadets] constructing two steel and wood bridges by hand over a small creek. The or…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1965]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 02
- 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 - 02
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Date Range
- [ca. 1965]
- 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 the construction of a bridge [possibly over Forty Mile Creek near the base of Mount Norquay]. Footage includes a group of military personnel [possbily scouts or cadets] constructing two steel and wood bridges by hand over a small creek. The original label on the case reads "200 ft, Date 1965?, 5 minutes, Army Bailey Bridge."
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Construction
- Military
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Scenes From Temple-Larch, Lake Louise
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to skiing from Temple Lodge at the Lake Louise Ski Hill, up the Larch t-bar lift/ Includes shots of people coming down the run, as well as lounging on the deck of the lodge. The original label on the case reads "Scenes From Temple-Larch Lake Loui…
- Date Range
- 1963
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 03
- 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 - 03
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Date Range
- 1963
- Physical Description
- 1 motion picture (1 film reel: ca. 250'): 16 mm, original, b&w, silent
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to skiing from Temple Lodge at the Lake Louise Ski Hill, up the Larch t-bar lift/ Includes shots of people coming down the run, as well as lounging on the deck of the lodge. The original label on the case reads "Scenes From Temple-Larch Lake Louise, 1963, Camera B. Engler." A label on the bottom of the case reads "Bruno Engler's original."
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Buildings
- Lake Louise Ski Area
- Mountains
- Mount Temple Chalet
- Mount Temple Lodge
- Mount Temple Ski Lodge
- Ski area
- Ski lodges and cabins
- Skiers
- Skiing
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of two 16 mm motion pictures. Reel A pertains to a large construction vehicle driving through a river during construction on the Banff-Jasper Highway and various shots of herds of big horn sheep and a herd of elk grazing. Reel B pertains to various shots of people skiing [possibly aro…
- Date Range
- 1961
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 04 a,b
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
2 images
- 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 - 04 a,b
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Date Range
- 1961
- Physical Description
- 2 motion pictures (2 film reels: ca. 300'): 16 mm, original, col., silent
- History / Biographical
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- Scope & Content
- Item consists of two 16 mm motion pictures. Reel A pertains to a large construction vehicle driving through a river during construction on the Banff-Jasper Highway and various shots of herds of big horn sheep and a herd of elk grazing. Reel B pertains to various shots of people skiing [possibly around the Lake Louise area], including ski touring along a small ridge and members of an unidentified race. The original label on the case reads "Stock Footage, color, 1961, Banff-Jasper Higw. Building, Scraper[?] Unit Crossing River. Wild Life Fottage Mt Sheep and Elks Grazing."
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Banff Jasper Highway
- Construction
- Mountains
- Ski area
- Ski racing
- Ski touring
- Skiers
- Skiing
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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P.T.A. Canada, Hans Gmoser
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to various shots of people skiing, a small two-tent camp on what appears to be a glacier, and people rock climbing. All possibly operations operated by Hans Gmoser. The original label on the case reads "Roving Sais[?]." Additional label on the ca…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1960-1969]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 05
- 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 - 05
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Date Range
- [ca. 1960-1969]
- Physical Description
- 1 motion picture (1 film reel: ca. 200'): 16 mm, original, col., silent
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to various shots of people skiing, a small two-tent camp on what appears to be a glacier, and people rock climbing. All possibly operations operated by Hans Gmoser. The original label on the case reads "Roving Sais[?]." Additional label on the case reads "Skiing and mountain climbing in Bugaboos."
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Climbing
- Mountains
- Ski area
- Ski racing
- Ski touring
- Skiers
- Skiing
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Bugaboos
- British Columbia
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- 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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Gov. Gen Vanier, Banff
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to the arrival of Governor General Georges Philias Vanier and his wife Pauline by train to Banff. They were greeted at the train station by crowds of locals, including Boy Scouts and Girl Guide troops and cadets with flags. The original label on …
- Date Range
- 1960
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 07
- 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 - 07
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Date Range
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 1 motion picture (1 film reel: ca. 150'): 16 mm, original, b&w, silent
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to the arrival of Governor General Georges Philias Vanier and his wife Pauline by train to Banff. They were greeted at the train station by crowds of locals, including Boy Scouts and Girl Guide troops and cadets with flags. The original label on the case reads "Gov. Gen. Vanier, Banff, may 1960."
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Children
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Government
- Trains
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Wildlife, Banff National Park
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to footage of various animals around Banff Nationa Park, including a black bear, elk, coyote, and big horn sheep. The original label on the case reads "Wildlife, Banff National Park, 1964, Camera: B. Engler." Additional label on the case reads "P…
- Date Range
- 1964
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 08
- 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 - 08
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Date Range
- 1964
- Physical Description
- 1 motion picture (1 film reel: 250'): 16 mm, original, col., silent
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to footage of various animals around Banff Nationa Park, including a black bear, elk, coyote, and big horn sheep. The original label on the case reads "Wildlife, Banff National Park, 1964, Camera: B. Engler." Additional label on the case reads "Part Weather Damaged."
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Bears
- Big Horn Sheep
- Bighorn Sheep
- Birds
- Black Bears
- Coyote
- Elk
- Moose
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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