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Banff-Windermere Highway construction
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- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to the transcript of an interview conducted by Clint Fillion and Murray Christmas with Oswald McGuiness, who was a surveyor for the route.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1914-1930]
- Reference Code
- M317 / III / 71
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Government record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M317 / S23 / V488
- Series
- III. Textual records
- Sous-Fonds
- M317
- Accession Number
- 1969
- Reference Code
- M317 / III / 71
- Date Range
- [ca. 1914-1930]
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records (11 pages ; 21.6 x 27.9 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to the transcript of an interview conducted by Clint Fillion and Murray Christmas with Oswald McGuiness, who was a surveyor for the route.
- Name Access
- Fillion, Clint
- Christmas, Murray
- McGuiness, Oswald
- Subject Access
- Banff-Windermere highway
- National Parks
- Parks Canada
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- Reproduction and use is restricted for some records
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- Constitutes Series III of the Parks Canada fonds
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Buffalo Badge Sketch
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- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 print of a sketch of a buffalo that was used for copper and bronze badge. These buffalo badges were used to mark paid entrance to the National Parks from 1925-1938 and were fixed to a car's front radiator with wire. This sketch shows a standing buffalo, a design used from 1932-19…
- Date Range
- 1977
- Reference Code
- V488 / I / F / PA - 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M317 / S23 / V488
- Series
- I.F. Other
- Sous-Fonds
- V488
- Accession Number
- 8134
- Reference Code
- V488 / I / F / PA - 2
- Date Range
- 1977
- Physical Description
- 1 print : b&w ; 20 x 25.5 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 print of a sketch of a buffalo that was used for copper and bronze badge. These buffalo badges were used to mark paid entrance to the National Parks from 1925-1938 and were fixed to a car's front radiator with wire. This sketch shows a standing buffalo, a design used from 1932-1938. Also includes the envelope the print was stored in. Written on the front are details of what the sketch is of and that it was give to Jim Sime from Fergus Lothian in 1977.
- Name Access
- Lothian, Fergus
- Sime, Jim
- Subject Access
- Buffalo
- Automobiles
- Parks
- Parks Canada
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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"Buffalo Medicine" [charm]
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- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of documents pertaining to the "Buffalo Medicine" charm manufactured and distributed by the Parks publicity bureau from 1920-1922. The charm was a small metal piece housed in a paper pouch and accompanied by a leaflett that related the legend of the charm. The charms were made in batc…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1922]
- Reference Code
- M317 / III / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- Textual record
1 website
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M317 / S23 / V488
- Series
- III. Textual records series
- Sous-Fonds
- M317
- Accession Number
- 8134
- Reference Code
- M317 / III / 1
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1922]
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records (3 pages ; 21.5 x 28 cm and 10.5 x 16.5 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of documents pertaining to the "Buffalo Medicine" charm manufactured and distributed by the Parks publicity bureau from 1920-1922. The charm was a small metal piece housed in a paper pouch and accompanied by a leaflett that related the legend of the charm. The charms were made in batches of 10,000 and were popular collectors items. The first batch made in 1920 were made of alluminum, but the design was changed for the second and final issue. Includes a typed letter to Jim Sime from Fergus Lothian regarding the charm and material related to early Park fire prevention ; the leaflet that accompanied a "Buffalo Medicine" charm ; a typed text page meant to accompany the charm while on display.
- Notes
- The charm and its original pouch are now housed in Heritage Collection.
- Name Access
- Lothian, Fergus
- Sime, Jim
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Buffalo
- Correspondence
- Fire
- Fire fighters
- Fire wardens
- National parks and reserves
- Parks
- Parks Canada
- Rocky Mountains Park
- Souvenir
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- Charm held in Heritage Collection : 103.01.1043 a,b
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Dominion Parks Branch Department of the Interior Portable Gasoline Pump Unit
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- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of an album of photographs pertaining to forest protection and fire fighting methods and equipment employed in Banff National Park. Focusses on the development and implemtation of pumps and generators for use in fire fighting ; most photos have typed text captions below them.
- Date Range
- 1915-1921
- Reference Code
- V488 / I / A / PD - 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Photograph print
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M317 / S23 / V488
- Series
- I.A. Banff National Park photograph collection
- Sous-Fonds
- V488
- Accession Number
- 8134
- Reference Code
- V488 / I / A / PD - 2
- Date Range
- 1915-1921
- Physical Description
- 1 album (53 photographs : b&w ; 16.5 x 12 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of an album of photographs pertaining to forest protection and fire fighting methods and equipment employed in Banff National Park. Focusses on the development and implemtation of pumps and generators for use in fire fighting ; most photos have typed text captions below them.
- Notes
- Metal hinging mechanism removed, wrapped in paper and stored alongside album.
- Subject Access
- Automobiles
- Fire
- Fire fighters
- Fire fighting equipment
- Fire wardens
- Forestry
- Government
- Horses
- National parks and reserves
- Parks
- Parks Canada
- Photography
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Many photographs loose from page mounts, replaced where possible.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Forest Protection Division Photographs
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- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of an album of photographs pertaining to forest protection and fire fighting methods and equipment employed in Banff National Park. Includes black and white photographs of pumps, machinery, fire trucks, horse-drawn wagons, members of testing teams, and various other pieces of fire fig…
- Date Range
- 1915-1926
- Reference Code
- V488 / I / A / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Photograph print
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M317 / S23 / V488
- Series
- I.A. Banff National Park photograph collection
- Sous-Fonds
- V488
- Accession Number
- 8134
- Reference Code
- V488 / I / A / PD - 1
- Date Range
- 1915-1926
- Physical Description
- 1 album (79 photographs : b&w ; 23.5 x 18.5 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of an album of photographs pertaining to forest protection and fire fighting methods and equipment employed in Banff National Park. Includes black and white photographs of pumps, machinery, fire trucks, horse-drawn wagons, members of testing teams, and various other pieces of fire fighting equipment ; most photos have typed text captions below them.
- Notes
- Metal hinging mechanism removed, wrapped in paper and stored alongside album
- Subject Access
- Automobiles
- Fire
- Fire fighters
- Fire fighting equipment
- Fire wardens
- Forestry
- Government
- Horses
- National parks and reserves
- Parks
- Parks Canada
- Photography
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Many photographs loose from page mounts, replaced where possible.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Miscellaneous]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions26348
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Miscellaneous print collection pertaining to warden service and operations
- Reference Code
- V488 / I. B. / U132
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I. Photographs series
- Sub-Series
- I. B. Banff National Park warden service photographs
- Accession Number
- 3783
- Reference Code
- V488 / I. B. / U132
- Physical Description
- PHOTOGRAPHS : prints (approx. 3.5 m.)
- Scope & Content
- Miscellaneous print collection pertaining to warden service and operations
- Content Details
- Loose Files - Wardens - Cabins, school, equipment, animal traps shipping crates, Ya-Ha-Tinda - 1956 -1974; Folder - saw mill operations - 1956; Envelope - colour photo of bear; Folder - warden float at carnival, wind damage - negs. and photos; Elk Fences - ski runs; copy of the probe 1976; Envelope of negs - signs; Signs - Warden Float, signs - 1948-1963
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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[Miscellaneous]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions26470
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Miscellaneous print collection pertaining to warden service and operations
- Reference Code
- V488 / I. B. / U132
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I. Photographs series
- Sub-Series
- I. B. Banff National Park warden service photographs
- Accession Number
- 3783
- Reference Code
- V488 / I. B. / U132
- Physical Description
- PHOTOGRAPHS : prints (approx. 3.5 m.)
- Scope & Content
- Miscellaneous print collection pertaining to warden service and operations
- Content Details
- Loose Files - Wardens - Cabins, school, equipment, animal traps shipping crates, Ya-Ha-Tinda - 1956 -1974; Folder - saw mill operations - 1956; Envelope - colour photo of bear; Folder - warden float at carnival, wind damage - negs. and photos; Elk Fences - ski runs; copy of the probe 1976; Envelope of negs - signs; Signs - Warden Float, signs - 1948-1963
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- Unprocessed
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No title [Operations]
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- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Negative collection re: Calgary Power, equipment, signage, government buildings, roads, and bridges
- Date Range
- 1935 - 1965
- Reference Code
- V488 / I.A. / NA - 316 to 386
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V488
- Series
- I.Photograph series
- Sous-Fonds
- V488
- Sub-Series
- I. A. Banff National Park photograph collections
- Accession Number
- 3783
- Reference Code
- V488 / I.A. / NA - 316 to 386
- Date Range
- 1935 - 1965
- Physical Description
- PHOTOGRAPHS : negatives, with some accompanied by contact prints
- Scope & Content
- Negative collection re: Calgary Power, equipment, signage, government buildings, roads, and bridges
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- 316 Calgary Power Co. Development, 41 photographs (67 negatives [?]) 1. Area from which material for the Dam will be obtained 11-12-40 (2); 2. Section of Borrow Pit Area 11-12-40 (2); 3. Looking toward Cascade River, Proposed Townsite Area on left 11-12-40 (2); 4. Existing Dam 11-12-40 (1); 5. Highway Bridge over Devil's Canyon 11-12-40 (1); 6. 62" Pipe Across Devil's Canyon supplying Cascade Power Plant 11-12-40 (1); 7. Looking toward Two Jack Lake from roadway 11-12-40 (1); 8. View Along Centre Line of Proposed Dam Looking SE 11-12- 40 (1); 9. Lake Minnewanka looking south 3-1-41 (1); 10. Parking Area at Lake Minnewanka looking South 3-1-41 (1); 11. Pier at Lake Minnewanka looking NE 3-1-41 (1); 12. Ar Grarel [Gravel?] Pit near Lake Minnewanka Rd. 7-1-41 (3); 13. Soil Pit and Area from which material for Dam will be obtained 7-1-41 (3); 14. Junction Lake Minnewanka Road and Cascade Trail and area from which material will be obtained (2); 15. Centre Line Dame Site at Various Points 7-1-41 (7); 16. Burning Operations Lake Minnewanka 21-3-41 (10); 17. Cascade River at Anthracite 29-4-41(3); 18. Peyto's Market Garden Anthracite 29-4-41; 19. Intake at Peyto's Market Garden 29-4-41; 20. Test Pools in Cascade River Bed Aug 23, 1941 (6); 21. Borrow Pit being abandoned by Calgary Power Co. Aug 1941 (2); 22. New Borrow Pit Extension Aug 1941 (1) 316 Vol.II Calgary Power Co. Development, 6 prints, 65 negatives 23. Borrow Pit north of Minn [Minnewanka] Road, 15-10-41, Panorama (6 negs); 24. Excavation S. inn Rd. taken from point 'a' in III 15-10-41, Panorama (2 negs); 25. View III showing point from which II & IV were taken 15-10-41; 26. Borrow Pit South of Minnewanka Road as seen from point 'a' in III 15-10-41, Panorama (3 negs); 27. Excavation for Canal; 28. Gravel excavation and berm Oct 24 1941, (2 negs); 29. Progress photos taken April 18, 1942, (23); 30. Site of proposed landing pier, April 30, 1942, (2); 31. Spillway NW end, 30-4-42, (2); 32. Scenic highway, 30-4-42, (2); 33. Gen. View of Intersection Point C is at the end of Canal Bank Section April 1942, (Pan of 2); 34. Canal Bank Rd and Intersection Apr 1942, (4); 35. Borrow Pit Area 1941 (Pan of 3); 36. Borrow Pit Area and Road XW of Dam, 1941, (3); 37. Ghost River Diversion, 26-1-42, (3); 38. Control Damn Site, Nov 8, 1941 (1); 39. Rock Bluff beginning suggest road revision 8-11-41, (2); 40. Minn. [Minnewanka] Townsite and Campground 22-4-41 (1); 41. Pan from Point C south on plan accompanying report Nov 8, 1941; Addition 316 Prints (5), 316 unlabeled (17). 317 Vol. IV Calgary Power Company, 19 prints, 64 negs. 1. Panorama View from Viewpoint near Pipeline crossing Routes B & C, April 18, 1942, (5); 2. Water Courses Vicinity Anthracite, April 24, 1943, (5); 3. Gen View Power House - Completed pailing Fence 24-4-43, (1); 4. Dam looking site progress of Gravel Finish upper 15' of slope 3-5-43, (1); 5. Stewart Canyon Bridge construction, 3-5-43, (3); 6. Lake Minnewanka - Shoreline as of Sept 25, 1943, submerged trees, (10); 7. Erosion between 3rd and 4th lakes, Ghost River at Park Boundary, 25-9-43, (2); 8. "B" Route Minnewanka to Anthracite Guard Rails and site for Kiosk, 16-11-43, (5); 9. "B" Route Minnewanka to Anthracite Guard Rails and site for Kiosk, 19-11-43, (2); 10. Shoreline Minnewanka Lake elevation 4816.18, 18-2-44, (5); 11. Shoreline Lodgepole Pine Lake Elevation 4806.08, 35-4-44, (3); 12. Floating Wharfs at Lake Minnewanka completed, 19-5-44, (2); 13. Trail Site east of Lake Minnewanka, 19-4-44, (4); 14. Tangled Area on Cascade 1/2m above Boat House, 26-4-44, (1); 15. Boat Ramp from Centre Main Dam, 26-4-44, (1); 16. Reservoir from N Shore opposite Parking Area, 26-4-44, (Pan 2); 17. Ice level Mouth Cascade R. from out Boat House 26-4-44, (Pan 2); 18. Boat landing, ice level, 26-4-44, (Pan 2); 19. Seepage from Cal. Power Canal and Beaver Dam, 7-10-43, (3); 20. Clearing Operations Feb 20, 1945, (3) 318 Cave & Basin General Equipment 1. New Lockers - Cave and Basin Oct 1958, 2 negs 319 Calgary Power Co. Vol. V, 138 negs; 1. Lake Minnewanka Shoreline June 1,2/45, level 4810.25, (30); 2. Lake Minnewanka Shoreline, June 9/45, level 4811.28, (4); 3. Erosion and Timber Damage Ghost lakes created by Diversion, 10-7-45, (6); 4. Lake Minnewanka Shoreline, June 25/45, (21); 5. Lakes I & II flooding and erosion , Aug 1/45, (8); 6. Lake Minnewanka Shoreline, 4-6-46, level 4813.85, (25); 7. Lake Minnewanka Area Landscape Development, 22-8-46, (6); 8. Lake Minnewanka Shoreline Progress Clearing, 11-7-49; 9. Calgary Power Co Canal Aug 29/49, (2); 10. Clearing Lake Minnewanka Shoreline, 11-7-49, (6) (no prints); 11. Clearing Lake Minnewanka Shoreline, 25-10-49, (6); 12. Clearing Lake Minnewanka Shoreline, 26-6-50, (7); 13. Clearing Lake Minnewanka Shoreline, 25-7-50, (6); 14. Clearing Lake Minnewanka Shoreline, 29-8-50, (6); 15. Clearing Lake Minnewanka Shoreline, 28-9-50, (6) 320 Vol. VI, 10 negs (one has one long edge ripped); 1. Erosion and Windfall - Minnewanka Warden's Boathouse area, 27-10-52, (8); 2. Extension to Power House, 21-6-56, (2) 321. Water Diversion for Power Plant Chateau Lake Louise; 1.New Plant 1957, 5 negs 322. Spray River Development Calgary Power Co., 47 prints, 13 negs (one torn, one folded); 1. Views Spray River from Spray Bridge, 1947; 2. 1948; 3. Enlarged prints (no negs) 8-9-47 323 Spray River Development Calgary Power (2), 4 prints, 48 negs (one torn, one folded); 4. Inspection, Chief Warden Jan 28-Feb 4, 1951; 5. Inspection Jan 29 1951, (4); 6. Chief Warden Inspection Goat Creek, Jun 5, 1951, (20); 7. Damage to bridges Spray River Flood, July 1951, (4); 8. Restoration Spray River Report E. White Dec. 1, 1952, (4) (prints only) 324 ?no inventory 33 negs 325 Cascade Power Plant Distribution System, 13 negs; 1. Power Plant 20/4/39, (10); 2. Wires and cables at poles (N town 20/4/39), (3) 326 Equipment General, 2 prints, 17 negs; 2. Mobile pump and motor Jan/40, (1); 3. Water supply Machinery, Animal paddocks Jan/40 (2); 4. Water Supply machinery Cascade staff Quarters Jan/40, (2), 5. Blower and incinerator Jan/40, (2); 6. Water supply, Incinerator, Jan/40, (2); 7. Electric Plant and Water Supply, East Gate Jan/40, (2), 8. Tank Truck, Warden Service, May 1941, 11 negs; 9. Wardens Commisary Box, May 1941, 3 negs; 10. Wardens Tank Truck Unit in operation etc., 6-6-45, (11) 327 Museum Building, 3 prints, 15 negs; 1. Old negs (large) with prints; 2. North Windows; 3. [Indigenous] Display Window, 31/5/39, (1); 4. Information Bureau and Site for Miniature Models, 31/5/39, (2); 5. Information Bureau and Victory Loan, (3); 6. Museum - back, north and south views, Nov 1943, (3); 7. Museum 1954, (1); 8. Museum Front Elevation, July 11, 1957, (1) 328 Signs, 2 prints, 85 negs; 1.Various Types Road Signs in Park, 17-11-39, (20); 2. Sign summit Tunnel Mountain, April 1941, (4); 3. Signs - Banff Vicinity, April 1941, (8); 4. Warden Signs - Castle Mountain Campground Lodge, May 41, (4); 5. Signs Tunnel Mountain Summit, April 1941, (4); 6. Signs erected by Wardens, 1942, (3); 7. Signs erected by Wardens Admin. Grds, July 1944, (2); 8. Signs - Picnic Grounds 4 3/4 mi. West, June 1946, (1); 9. Mount Eisenhower new sign, 1946, (3); 10. Near Lake Louise re Sedimentary Rocks; 11. Patrol Car Door - lettering #437, 4-3-47, (1); 12. Signs - (Ho Album), (22) 329 Vol. 2, 11 prints, 52 negs; 1. Proposed Street Signs, Dec. 11 1953, (8); 2. Street Sign erected, (1); 3. East Gate Register Sign, Rest Rooms, 1954; 4. Signs on Banff-Jasper Highway, 1954, (10); 5. Road Signs varied, 1955, (5); 6. Gov't Sign, Entrance to Banff Garbage Dump, July 23, 1957, (1); 7. Gov't Signs, Entrance to Buffalo Paddock, July 23 1957, (1); 8. Traffic Circle - T.C. Highway East of Banff, 1957, (6); 9. Cave Ave. Sign, 1957, (2); 10. Two Jack Lake Campground Sign, July 5 1957, (2); 11. Road signs at Street Corners, Feb. 1958, (4); 12. Road Signs - From Trans-Canada to old #1 west 1958, (4) 330 Forest Fire Fighting Equipment, 25 negs; 1. Warden Equipment Tank Truck, (10); 2. Tank Truck Equip and Operation, 6-7-45, (11) 331 Mechanical Equipment, 12 prints, 26 negs; 1. Rock Crusher; 2. Welding Bear Cat Shovel - Central Garage, Nov. 1940, (6); 3. Wardens Trailer #593, July 1941, (2); 4. Tenton Trailer - Built Central Garage, Nov. 1940, (4); 5. 432 M. 40 Cat Bull dozer attachment, Trailer 1942, (2); 6. H.D. 10W Augledozer - Windy Trail see file 62, Aug 45; 7. 4 Wheel trailer 603M, 24-5-43, (6); 8. Sicard snow Blower mar 1948, (5 extra prints) negs E&C.D 332 Motor Cars and Trucks, 10 negs; 1. Departmental Car 424, 23-6-39; 2. Departmental Dump Truck (Converted), (2); 3. Unloading Trucks for Assembly, 6-4-46, (6) 333 Road Materials, 3 negs; 1. Sodium Chloride experiment, 24-8-41, (2); 2. Banff-Jasper Highway - Calcium Chloride M112, 18-7-41 334 Government Incinerator, Lake Louise, 2 negs; 1. Inspection, July 11 1956, (2) 335 Government Buildings, 4 prints, 25 negs; 1. Storage Space and Shed Bear St. Lot, 4-11-42, (3); 2. Storage Space Central Garage Yard, 4-11-42, (1); 3. Sectional Bldgs built winter 1942-43 erected at Cuthead 29-6-43, (3); 4. Sectional Bldgs built winter 1942-43 at Cuthead 27-7-43, (2); 5. Fire Hall - Banff, 1943, (3); 6. Fish Hatchery, July 1946, (4); 7. Pre-Fab Houses Squirrel Street #1 and #3, Oct 1, 1949; 8. Headquarters Camp Lake Louise, Nov. 1948, (1); 9. Information Bureau at Lake Louise, June 30, 1950, (1); 10. Eisenhower Information Bureau, 1954, (5 negs, in Warden office); 11. Abbattoir, 1952, (1); 12. Superintendents Residence, 1954; 13. Central Stores, 1954; 14. Wardens Stores, 1954; 15. Central Garage, 1954 336 TCH [Transcanada Highway] 56-Lab D.P.W. Soils lab-Compound Area, 3 negs; 1. Finished July 23, 1955, (2); 2. Inspection, July 13,1956, (1) 337 Superintendent's Residence, 2 negs; 1. New Patio, July 1958, (2) 338 Fire Hall, Banff, 1 print 2 negs; 1. Front elevation of old Fire Hall, July 24, 1956, (1); 2. Front elevation, closed, Nov 1963, (2) 339 Upper Hot Springs Bathhouse, 6 negs; 1. Pool 30-6-40, (1); 2. Parking Area, 14-10-40, (1); 3. Buildings, 1952, (4) 340 Comfort Station Central Park, 5 negs; 1. Progress, Aug. 10 1955; 2. Progress, Aug.29, (1); 3. Oct 12, 1955, (2); 4. North and South-East Elevations, July 13, 1956, (2) 341 East Gateway buildings, 12 prints, 36 negs; 1. Weekend Traffic, 30-6-40, (10); 2. Signs erected East Gate, Sept 1941, (2); 3. Gateway Sept 2, 1949 (3); 4. Decontamination measures, 1952, approx. May 15, (4); 5. Approach lane, 1954, (3); 6. Staff Quarters, 1954, (2) (negatives only); 7. Staff Quarters, 1956 (1) Power House Bldg (1); 8. Caretakers Quarters, 1956, (2); 9. Staff Quarters and Attendants Quarters, July 11, 1956, (2); 10. East Gate Approach and Lanes, July 1956, (2); 11. Garage, Gen View, Sign, July 5, 1957 342 Equipment Depot Lake Minnewanka, 4 negs; 1. Wharf and Equipment Dept, 29-8-49, (2); 2. Wharf and Equipment Depot, 20-8-55, (2) 343 Central Garage, 2 negs; 1. Front elevation, July 11, 1956, (1); 2. Beaver Street Firehall entrance, after conversion - opened Nov. 1963 (1) 344 Administration Building and Grounds, 2 prints, 30 negs; 1. Gardens, (1); 2. Grounds in front of Building, (1); 3. Cascades of Time, 29-7-39, (2), 7-8-39 (1); 4. Proposed Area for shrubs and flowers, 7-8-39, (2); 5. Presentation of Proclamation, 3-7-41, (2); 6. Gardens, 1941; 7. Building, Feb 1945 (1), Animal Gate, (2); 8. Old Bretton Hall Hotel - site of Admin Bldg; 9. Entrance to Grounds, 4-11-49, (2); 10. Fence and Entrances, 4-11-49, (6) (no prints); 11. Building and Grounds Pub. Convenience, 1952, (5); 12. Greenhouse (File 56-53), (1) 345 Vol. II, 11 negs; 1. Outdoor Theatre, 1952, (1); 2. Gates and rock pillars Administration Building, 1956, (2); 3. Gates and rock pillars Administration Building, 1956, (2); 4. Rustic shelter, July 1957, (3); 5. Fence - Gate 1957, (2) 346 Fish Hatchery, 4 negs; 1. Buildings, rearing pouch, 1952, (4) 347 Headquarters Camp, Lake Louise, 6 negs; 1. Buildings as at July 11, 1956, (6) 348 Zoo Grounds, 6 negs; 1. Zoo Grounds, 23/4/38, (6) 349 Wardens and Boathouse - Lake Minnewanka, (empty); 1. Boat Storage buildings, Oct 12, 1955, ( no negs) 350 Staff Houses, 3 negs; 1. Squirrel Street houses, 1954, (2) 351 Mechanical Workshop, 4 negs; 1. Showing progress on mechanical workshop, 12-5-58, (4) 352 Greenhouses (see 56-39 for photos), [written on a pink piece of paper, no folder.] 353 Lake Louise Information bureau, 1 print, 1 neg; 1. New Bureau, 1952 354 Banff Camp Kitchen Dining Hall, 4 negs; 1. Progress Feb.1, 1955, (4) 355 Roads - General, 14 negs; 1. Culvert - Moraine Lake Rd, July 1940, (2); 2. Road to Scratch's Bungalows, 19-5-44, (3); 3. Snow Slide Minnewanka Rd M5, 26-3-46, (6); 4. Anthracite Crossing, 16-6-41, (3); 5. Prints only Banff-Windermere, 5-11-40, (1), 18-3-42, (36); 6. Prints only Norquay Rd, 1935, (3) 356 Trans-Canada Clearing Project 1954-44, 3 negs; 1. Camp Buildings Banff Compound Area erected by contract, 14-12-54, (3) 357 Trans-Canada Highway, 4 prints, 33 negs; 1. Revision at Mile 8 east of Banff, 2/10/37, (3); 2. Revision at Mile 3-2 east of Banff, 19/11/37, (6); 3. Gravel Pit at Minnewanka intersection, 15/5/39, (6); 4. Tree on road near Massive, 7/7/39, (1); 5. Collapsed Culvert M33-25, May 1945, (2); 6. Hard Surfacing M30&32 West, Sept/41, (2); 7. Eldon Cut off - disintigration of surface (3) 29-6-42 (5); 8. Fill M35 and Old Road, 19-8-44, (3); 9. New Culvert Louise Cr. M40, Nov 1948, (2); 10. M2 East of Banff after repair, Nov. 1948 358 Banff-Jasper Highway, 27 prints, 91 negs (one neg stuck to paper); 1. Snow Conditions 9-5-40, (12); 2. Road Conditions 15-5-40 (5), 21-5-40 (6), 23-5-49 (2); 3. Big Hill 23-5-40, (3); 4. Road Conditions 5-6-40, (6); 5. Calcium Chloride surface Aug. 1940, (2); 6. Snow ploughing Miles 58-60-63, April 4/41, (6); 7. Snow ploughing Miles 112 to114, April 24/41, (6); 8. Panorama - Athabasca Glacier from highway, 15-8-41, (3); 9. Banff-Jasper Rndry Site for proposed Bldg, 15-8-41, (3); 10. Saskatchewan River Bridge floodwaters, 18-7-41; 11.Saskatchewan River washout being repaired, 18-7-41, (prints only); 12. Panther Falls, 15-9-41, (1); 13. Bow Lakes - reflection 2 views, 23-10-41; 14. Saskatchewan Glacier Lookout - from highway, 1942; 15. Near Park Boundary, 26-5-44; 16. Bow Summit, 7-7-44, (1), 17. B.J. [Banff-Jasper] Highway, 18-7-41, (1); 18. Mount Patterson, 1941, (1); 19. Snow Conditions, May 5, 1948; 20. Washouts M.94 Totous Cr. Mistaya May 20-26/48; 21. Snow Bow Summit, Oct 12, 1949, (6) 359 (Part II), 21 small negs - slide size, 12 negs); 16. Ploughing April 13 to May 7, 1950, (5); 17. Mud Slides B.J [Banff-Jasper] Highway Spring 1958, (7); 18. Snow Drifts, New Bridge, Clearing, View Showing area proposed for Bung Comp Saskatchewan River, (11) 360 Trans-Canada Highway, 1 print, 26 negs; 1. Hard surface failure, April 4, 1957, (12); 2. Hard Surface failure, to HO letter Apr 23, 1957, (4); 3. Litter left by E. Ludwig Constr on Loading platform, L. Louise, 28/5/57, (1); 4. Dilapidated Arts' Transport Truck - P.W. Camp, Lake Louise, 28/5/57; 5. Damage on TCH Mile 27, due to blasting by Standard Gravel and Surfacing, Aug 13. 1959 361 Trails, 2 prints, 40 negs; 1. Healy Creek fire Trail, 4-11-38, (2); 2. Redearth Creek Fire Trail Bridge Built by NFP 1939, 25-10-40; 3. Smith Lake District #6, 25-10-40; 4. Proposed Bridge Site Bow R. M.24 District #6, 25-10-40; 5. Skyline Trail Near Boom Lake District #6, 25-10-40; 6. Cascade Fire Trail, 6-6-41, (5); 7. Stewart Canyon Trail Bridge Site, July 1941, (1); 8. Trail Site South Shore L. Minn (near Gibraltar) July 1941, (2); 9. Cascade Fire Trail near Cuthead, 29-6-43, (3); 10. 1944 Trail Ride route - trail to be built 28-29 Aug 1943, (4); 11. Cascade Fire Trail impovement, revision 13-9-43, (4); 12. New cement piers Cascade Trail Bridge, 20-10-43, (2); 13. Cascade Trail, 19-11-43, (3); 14. Trail to Windy M.27 using H. Diow Augledozer, Aug 1945, (6) 362 Ptarmigan Fire Trail. 6 prints, 11 negs; 1.Ptarmigan Fire Trail, 15-11-38, (6); 2. Near Mt. Temple Chalets, 31-3-42, (6) 363 Bridges, 4 prints, 61 negs; 1. Anthracite Crossing 4/9/37, (2) ( no prints); 2. Road Revision Anthracite Crossing, 2/11/37, (6) (no prints), a) Spray Bridge, 15-7-38, (6); 3. Lower Cascade Bridge, 6/6/39, (6), a) Spray Bridge Lower Cord Downstream approach L Bank, 18-6-42, (1) (no prints); 4. Lower Cascade bridge Tempory culvert on detour, 6-7-42, (2); 5. Culvert at Lower Cascade Bridge 29-8-42, (10); 6.Culvert at Lower Cascade Bridge, 10-8-42, (2); 7. Spray River Bridge - damage, 18-4-46, (5); 8. Spray River Bridge Temporary Repairs, 3-7-46, (6); 9. Bridge Rampart Creek M.95 B.J. Highway, 18-7-41, (2); 10. Bridge near Misko to illustrate assembly at Pipestone, 28-8-48, (9) (prints only); 11. No Sec Um Cr. Bridge Repairs, 30-6-49, (7); 12. Removing Cascade Bridge at Anthracite, Oct 1/49, (2); 13. Spray Bridge after flood, Jan 29/51, (4) 364 Bridges, 9 negs; 1. Spray Bridge Site M.8, Jan.22/53, (6 negs [see letter 39-8]); 2. Bow Bridge Eisenhower, Banff, 1952, (2); 3. Johnson Creek Bridge, 1958, (1) 365 Streets, 6 prints; 1. Heavy snow Jan. 26, 1950 (6 prints) 366 B.A Banff Ave, 7 negs; 1. Resurfacing in Stages, 22-5-58, (7) 367 Water Supply and Banff Hatchery, 7 negs; 1. Pump House and Settling tank, Nov 1948, (3); 2. Conditions of Settling Tank Oct 12/49, (7) 368 Mt. Norquay - Public Convenience, 2 negs; 1. New Building, 23-7-54, (2) 369 Banff water supply Forty Mile Creek, 2 prints, 15 negs; 1. Beaver Dams near Mount Edith Trail Bridge, 19/10/38, (3); 2. Forty Mile Creek and Dam, 1-2-44, (4); 3. Forty Mile Creek and Dam, 1-2-44, (4); 4. New Dam Site, Nov. 1948; 5. Dam 1952 370 Garbage Collection, 7 prints, 4 negs; 1. Tin Can bailer - dup. negs and prints from American Park Service 371 Forest Telephones, 2 negs; 1. Forest Line - Cuthead fire Area, 20-2-41, (2) 372 Photos for Publicity, 1 print, 6 negs; 1. Baker Lake July 1949 (4) and Ptarmigan (2) 373 Moving Pictures [filmmaking] , 19 negs; 1. "Son of Lassie" MGM location, 1944, (5); 2. Temporary Building Bankhead 1953, (2); 3. Fort Walsh, Nov 12, 1953, (12) 374 Kanvas Kabins, 2 negs; 1. Inspection Demolishing Dec. 6 1953, (2) 375 Distinguished Visitors, 4 prints, 2 blue prints, 24 negs; 1. Group at Vermilion Crossing Camp Mount Gibson, Dr. Camsell etc. 29/7/39, (1); 2. H.R.H. Princess Alice His Excellency Earl of Athlon April 22, 1942 Capt Goft. Lieut Chatfield (4) + (2); 3. Australian Airmen Nov 2, 1940 (2); 4. Duke of Kent, John Louther, Sir Louis Grieg, 5-8-41, (5); 5. Lord Addison, Hon Jas McKinnon, Lady Addison, 18-9-46, (3); 6. Lord Lascelles, Major Eastwood, 22/2/46, (1); 7. Hon J. A. Beasley HC Bernard etc. Australia 19/6/46, (5); 8. H. E. Alexander of Tunis 12/7/46 376. Recreation Grounds, 3 prints, 3 negs; 1. Damage by local boys 1945, (3); 2. Picnic Shelter, July 1956, (1) 377 Central Park, 4 negs; 1. 1952 Playground Service Bldg; 2. Multiple Shelter, 1954, (2) 378 Tennis Courts, 2 negs; 1. Tennis Court Area Tunnel Mountain Campground, Nov 1948; 2. Tennis Court Area Grizzly Street Nov. 1948 379 Weather Conditions, 2 prints, 3 negs; 1. Snow Storm, Oct 25, 1939, (3) 380 Ceremonies, 2 prints, 6 negs; 1. At the Cenotaph Nov 11, 1941, (2); 2. 50th Anniversary St. Georges-in-the-Pines Church, 21-10-42, (4) 381 Central Park, 9 prints, 24 negs; 1. Parking Area, 31/5/39, (2); 2. Kitchen Shelter, 31/5/39, (1); 3. Parking Area and Shelters, 30/6/40, (8); 4. Parking Area, 14/10/40, (1); 5. Picnic Shelters, 14/10/40, (2); 6. Lavatories, 14/10/40, (1); 7. Feeding Army Reconnaissance Unit Central Park Sept 16. 1942, (3); 8. Central Park Playground, 7/7/46, (1); 9. Central Park Band Concert, 7/7/46, (6) 382 Icefields Chalet, 2 prints, 2 negs; 1. Chalet and Service Station 3/7/40, (2) 383 Natural Features, 18 prints, 16 negs-slide size, 20 negs; 1. Mount Hector slide, 19/10/38, (17); 2. Johnston Canyon; 3. Johnson Lake, 1940, (1); 5. Ice Avalanche Hector Glacier, 1961 384 Historic Sites and Monuments, 23 negs; 1. J.B. Harkin Memorial Plaque, July 30, 1958, (3); 2. TCH [Trans-Canada Highway] Eisenhower Rock, 21-2-58, (2); 3. TCH [Trans-Canada Highway] Eisenhower Rock Spring, 1958, (1); 4. J.B. Harkin Memorial Plaque, 13-5-58, (10); 5. 1961 385 Stables South of Bow, 1959, 8 prints 386 Not Filed. 2 prints (behind 325 - Historic Sites and Monuments and in front of Stables South of Bow)
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- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Negative collection re: Calgary Power, equipment, signage, government buildings, roads, and bridges
- Date Range
- 1935-1965
- Reference Code
- V488 / I.A. / NA - 316 to 386
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V488
- Series
- I.Photograph series
- Sous-Fonds
- V488
- Sub-Series
- I. A. Banff National Park photograph collections
- Accession Number
- 3783
- Reference Code
- V488 / I.A. / NA - 316 to 386
- Date Range
- 1935-1965
- Physical Description
- PHOTOGRAPHS : negatives, with some accompanied by contact prints
- Scope & Content
- Negative collection re: Calgary Power, equipment, signage, government buildings, roads, and bridges
- Title Source
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- Content Details
- 316 Calgary Power Co. Development, 41 photographs (67 negatives [?]) 1. Area from which material for the Dam will be obtained 11-12-40 (2); 2. Section of Borrow Pit Area 11-12-40 (2); 3. Looking toward Cascade River, Proposed Townsite Area on left 11-12-40 (2); 4. Existing Dam 11-12-40 (1); 5. Highway Bridge over Devil's Canyon 11-12-40 (1); 6. 62" Pipe Across Devil's Canyon supplying Cascade Power Plant 11-12-40 (1); 7. Looking toward Two Jack Lake from roadway 11-12-40 (1); 8. View Along Centre Line of Proposed Dam Looking SE 11-12- 40 (1); 9. Lake Minnewanka looking south 3-1-41 (1); 10. Parking Area at Lake Minnewanka looking South 3-1-41 (1); 11. Pier at Lake Minnewanka looking NE 3-1-41 (1); 12. Ar Grarel [Gravel?] Pit near Lake Minnewanka Rd. 7-1-41 (3); 13. Soil Pit and Area from which material for Dam will be obtained 7-1-41 (3); 14. Junction Lake Minnewanka Road and Cascade Trail and area from which material will be obtained (2); 15. Centre Line Dame Site at Various Points 7-1-41 (7); 16. Burning Operations Lake Minnewanka 21-3-41 (10); 17. Cascade River at Anthracite 29-4-41(3); 18. Peyto's Market Garden Anthracite 29-4-41; 19. Intake at Peyto's Market Garden 29-4-41; 20. Test Pools in Cascade River Bed Aug 23, 1941 (6); 21. Borrow Pit being abandoned by Calgary Power Co. Aug 1941 (2); 22. New Borrow Pit Extension Aug 1941 (1) 316 Vol.II Calgary Power Co. Development, 6 prints, 65 negatives 23. Borrow Pit north of Minn [Minnewanka] Road, 15-10-41, Panorama (6 negs); 24. Excavation S. inn Rd. taken from point 'a' in III 15-10-41, Panorama (2 negs); 25. View III showing point from which II & IV were taken 15-10-41; 26. Borrow Pit South of Minnewanka Road as seen from point 'a' in III 15-10-41, Panorama (3 negs); 27. Excavation for Canal; 28. Gravel excavation and berm Oct 24 1941, (2 negs); 29. Progress photos taken April 18, 1942, (23); 30. Site of proposed landing pier, April 30, 1942, (2); 31. Spillway NW end, 30-4-42, (2); 32. Scenic highway, 30-4-42, (2); 33. Gen. View of Intersection Point C is at the end of Canal Bank Section April 1942, (Pan of 2); 34. Canal Bank Rd and Intersection Apr 1942, (4); 35. Borrow Pit Area 1941 (Pan of 3); 36. Borrow Pit Area and Road XW of Dam, 1941, (3); 37. Ghost River Diversion, 26-1-42, (3); 38. Control Damn Site, Nov 8, 1941 (1); 39. Rock Bluff beginning suggest road revision 8-11-41, (2); 40. Minn. [Minnewanka] Townsite and Campground 22-4-41 (1); 41. Pan from Point C south on plan accompanying report Nov 8, 1941; Addition 316 Prints (5), 316 unlabeled (17). 317 Vol. IV Calgary Power Company, 19 prints, 64 negs. 1. Panorama View from Viewpoint near Pipeline crossing Routes B & C, April 18, 1942, (5); 2. Water Courses Vicinity Anthracite, April 24, 1943, (5); 3. Gen View Power House - Completed pailing Fence 24-4-43, (1); 4. Dam looking site progress of Gravel Finish upper 15' of slope 3-5-43, (1); 5. Stewart Canyon Bridge construction, 3-5-43, (3); 6. Lake Minnewanka - Shoreline as of Sept 25, 1943, submerged trees, (10); 7. Erosion between 3rd and 4th lakes, Ghost River at Park Boundary, 25-9-43, (2); 8. "B" Route Minnewanka to Anthracite Guard Rails and site for Kiosk, 16-11-43, (5); 9. "B" Route Minnewanka to Anthracite Guard Rails and site for Kiosk, 19-11-43, (2); 10. Shoreline Minnewanka Lake elevation 4816.18, 18-2-44, (5); 11. Shoreline Lodgepole Pine Lake Elevation 4806.08, 35-4-44, (3); 12. Floating Wharfs at Lake Minnewanka completed, 19-5-44, (2); 13. Trail Site east of Lake Minnewanka, 19-4-44, (4); 14. Tangled Area on Cascade 1/2m above Boat House, 26-4-44, (1); 15. Boat Ramp from Centre Main Dam, 26-4-44, (1); 16. Reservoir from N Shore opposite Parking Area, 26-4-44, (Pan 2); 17. Ice level Mouth Cascade R. from out Boat House 26-4-44, (Pan 2); 18. Boat landing, ice level, 26-4-44, (Pan 2); 19. Seepage from Cal. Power Canal and Beaver Dam, 7-10-43, (3); 20. Clearing Operations Feb 20, 1945, (3) 318 Cave & Basin General Equipment 1. New Lockers - Cave and Basin Oct 1958, 2 negs 319 Calgary Power Co. Vol. V, 138 negs; 1. Lake Minnewanka Shoreline June 1,2/45, level 4810.25, (30); 2. Lake Minnewanka Shoreline, June 9/45, level 4811.28, (4); 3. Erosion and Timber Damage Ghost lakes created by Diversion, 10-7-45, (6); 4. Lake Minnewanka Shoreline, June 25/45, (21); 5. Lakes I & II flooding and erosion , Aug 1/45, (8); 6. Lake Minnewanka Shoreline, 4-6-46, level 4813.85, (25); 7. Lake Minnewanka Area Landscape Development, 22-8-46, (6); 8. Lake Minnewanka Shoreline Progress Clearing, 11-7-49; 9. Calgary Power Co Canal Aug 29/49, (2); 10. Clearing Lake Minnewanka Shoreline, 11-7-49, (6) (no prints); 11. Clearing Lake Minnewanka Shoreline, 25-10-49, (6); 12. Clearing Lake Minnewanka Shoreline, 26-6-50, (7); 13. Clearing Lake Minnewanka Shoreline, 25-7-50, (6); 14. Clearing Lake Minnewanka Shoreline, 29-8-50, (6); 15. Clearing Lake Minnewanka Shoreline, 28-9-50, (6) 320 Vol. VI, 10 negs (one has one long edge ripped); 1. Erosion and Windfall - Minnewanka Warden's Boathouse area, 27-10-52, (8); 2. Extension to Power House, 21-6-56, (2) 321. Water Diversion for Power Plant Chateau Lake Louise; 1.New Plant 1957, 5 negs 322. Spray River Development Calgary Power Co., 47 prints, 13 negs (one torn, one folded); 1. Views Spray River from Spray Bridge, 1947; 2. 1948; 3. Enlarged prints (no negs) 8-9-47 323 Spray River Development Calgary Power (2), 4 prints, 48 negs (one torn, one folded); 4. Inspection, Chief Warden Jan 28-Feb 4, 1951; 5. Inspection Jan 29 1951, (4); 6. Chief Warden Inspection Goat Creek, Jun 5, 1951, (20); 7. Damage to bridges Spray River Flood, July 1951, (4); 8. Restoration Spray River Report E. White Dec. 1, 1952, (4) (prints only) 324 ?no inventory 33 negs 325 Cascade Power Plant Distribution System, 13 negs; 1. Power Plant 20/4/39, (10); 2. Wires and cables at poles (N town 20/4/39), (3) 326 Equipment General, 2 prints, 17 negs; 2. Mobile pump and motor Jan/40, (1); 3. Water supply Machinery, Animal paddocks Jan/40 (2); 4. Water Supply machinery Cascade staff Quarters Jan/40, (2), 5. Blower and incinerator Jan/40, (2); 6. Water supply, Incinerator, Jan/40, (2); 7. Electric Plant and Water Supply, East Gate Jan/40, (2), 8. Tank Truck, Warden Service, May 1941, 11 negs; 9. Wardens Commisary Box, May 1941, 3 negs; 10. Wardens Tank Truck Unit in operation etc., 6-6-45, (11) 327 Museum Building, 3 prints, 15 negs; 1. Old negs (large) with prints; 2. North Windows; 3. [Indigenous] Display Window, 31/5/39, (1); 4. Information Bureau and Site for Miniature Models, 31/5/39, (2); 5. Information Bureau and Victory Loan, (3); 6. Museum - back, north and south views, Nov 1943, (3); 7. Museum 1954, (1); 8. Museum Front Elevation, July 11, 1957, (1) 328 Signs, 2 prints, 85 negs; 1.Various Types Road Signs in Park, 17-11-39, (20); 2. Sign summit Tunnel Mountain, April 1941, (4); 3. Signs - Banff Vicinity, April 1941, (8); 4. Warden Signs - Castle Mountain Campground Lodge, May 41, (4); 5. Signs Tunnel Mountain Summit, April 1941, (4); 6. Signs erected by Wardens, 1942, (3); 7. Signs erected by Wardens Admin. Grds, July 1944, (2); 8. Signs - Picnic Grounds 4 3/4 mi. West, June 1946, (1); 9. Mount Eisenhower new sign, 1946, (3); 10. Near Lake Louise re Sedimentary Rocks; 11. Patrol Car Door - lettering #437, 4-3-47, (1); 12. Signs - (Ho Album), (22) 329 Vol. 2, 11 prints, 52 negs; 1. Proposed Street Signs, Dec. 11 1953, (8); 2. Street Sign erected, (1); 3. East Gate Register Sign, Rest Rooms, 1954; 4. Signs on Banff-Jasper Highway, 1954, (10); 5. Road Signs varied, 1955, (5); 6. Gov't Sign, Entrance to Banff Garbage Dump, July 23, 1957, (1); 7. Gov't Signs, Entrance to Buffalo Paddock, July 23 1957, (1); 8. Traffic Circle - T.C. Highway East of Banff, 1957, (6); 9. Cave Ave. Sign, 1957, (2); 10. Two Jack Lake Campground Sign, July 5 1957, (2); 11. Road signs at Street Corners, Feb. 1958, (4); 12. Road Signs - From Trans-Canada to old #1 west 1958, (4) 330 Forest Fire Fighting Equipment, 25 negs; 1. Warden Equipment Tank Truck, (10); 2. Tank Truck Equip and Operation, 6-7-45, (11) 331 Mechanical Equipment, 12 prints, 26 negs; 1. Rock Crusher; 2. Welding Bear Cat Shovel - Central Garage, Nov. 1940, (6); 3. Wardens Trailer #593, July 1941, (2); 4. Tenton Trailer - Built Central Garage, Nov. 1940, (4); 5. 432 M. 40 Cat Bull dozer attachment, Trailer 1942, (2); 6. H.D. 10W Augledozer - Windy Trail see file 62, Aug 45; 7. 4 Wheel trailer 603M, 24-5-43, (6); 8. Sicard snow Blower mar 1948, (5 extra prints) negs E&C.D 332 Motor Cars and Trucks, 10 negs; 1. Departmental Car 424, 23-6-39; 2. Departmental Dump Truck (Converted), (2); 3. Unloading Trucks for Assembly, 6-4-46, (6) 333 Road Materials, 3 negs; 1. Sodium Chloride experiment, 24-8-41, (2); 2. Banff-Jasper Highway - Calcium Chloride M112, 18-7-41 334 Government Incinerator, Lake Louise, 2 negs; 1. Inspection, July 11 1956, (2) 335 Government Buildings, 4 prints, 25 negs; 1. Storage Space and Shed Bear St. Lot, 4-11-42, (3); 2. Storage Space Central Garage Yard, 4-11-42, (1); 3. Sectional Bldgs built winter 1942-43 erected at Cuthead 29-6-43, (3); 4. Sectional Bldgs built winter 1942-43 at Cuthead 27-7-43, (2); 5. Fire Hall - Banff, 1943, (3); 6. Fish Hatchery, July 1946, (4); 7. Pre-Fab Houses Squirrel Street #1 and #3, Oct 1, 1949; 8. Headquarters Camp Lake Louise, Nov. 1948, (1); 9. Information Bureau at Lake Louise, June 30, 1950, (1); 10. Eisenhower Information Bureau, 1954, (5 negs, in Warden office); 11. Abbattoir, 1952, (1); 12. Superintendents Residence, 1954; 13. Central Stores, 1954; 14. Wardens Stores, 1954; 15. Central Garage, 1954 336 TCH [Transcanada Highway] 56-Lab D.P.W. Soils lab-Compound Area, 3 negs; 1. Finished July 23, 1955, (2); 2. Inspection, July 13,1956, (1) 337 Superintendent's Residence, 2 negs; 1. New Patio, July 1958, (2) 338 Fire Hall, Banff, 1 print 2 negs; 1. Front elevation of old Fire Hall, July 24, 1956, (1); 2. Front elevation, closed, Nov 1963, (2) 339 Upper Hot Springs Bathhouse, 6 negs; 1. Pool 30-6-40, (1); 2. Parking Area, 14-10-40, (1); 3. Buildings, 1952, (4) 340 Comfort Station Central Park, 5 negs; 1. Progress, Aug. 10 1955; 2. Progress, Aug.29, (1); 3. Oct 12, 1955, (2); 4. North and South-East Elevations, July 13, 1956, (2) 341 East Gateway buildings, 12 prints, 36 negs; 1. Weekend Traffic, 30-6-40, (10); 2. Signs erected East Gate, Sept 1941, (2); 3. Gateway Sept 2, 1949 (3); 4. Decontamination measures, 1952, approx. May 15, (4); 5. Approach lane, 1954, (3); 6. Staff Quarters, 1954, (2) (negatives only); 7. Staff Quarters, 1956 (1) Power House Bldg (1); 8. Caretakers Quarters, 1956, (2); 9. Staff Quarters and Attendants Quarters, July 11, 1956, (2); 10. East Gate Approach and Lanes, July 1956, (2); 11. Garage, Gen View, Sign, July 5, 1957 342 Equipment Depot Lake Minnewanka, 4 negs; 1. Wharf and Equipment Dept, 29-8-49, (2); 2. Wharf and Equipment Depot, 20-8-55, (2) 343 Central Garage, 2 negs; 1. Front elevation, July 11, 1956, (1); 2. Beaver Street Firehall entrance, after conversion - opened Nov. 1963 (1) 344 Administration Building and Grounds, 2 prints, 30 negs; 1. Gardens, (1); 2. Grounds in front of Building, (1); 3. Cascades of Time, 29-7-39, (2), 7-8-39 (1); 4. Proposed Area for shrubs and flowers, 7-8-39, (2); 5. Presentation of Proclamation, 3-7-41, (2); 6. Gardens, 1941; 7. Building, Feb 1945 (1), Animal Gate, (2); 8. Old Bretton Hall Hotel - site of Admin Bldg; 9. Entrance to Grounds, 4-11-49, (2); 10. Fence and Entrances, 4-11-49, (6) (no prints); 11. Building and Grounds Pub. Convenience, 1952, (5); 12. Greenhouse (File 56-53), (1) 345 Vol. II, 11 negs; 1. Outdoor Theatre, 1952, (1); 2. Gates and rock pillars Administration Building, 1956, (2); 3. Gates and rock pillars Administration Building, 1956, (2); 4. Rustic shelter, July 1957, (3); 5. Fence - Gate 1957, (2) 346 Fish Hatchery, 4 negs; 1. Buildings, rearing pouch, 1952, (4) 347 Headquarters Camp, Lake Louise, 6 negs; 1. Buildings as at July 11, 1956, (6) 348 Zoo Grounds, 6 negs; 1. Zoo Grounds, 23/4/38, (6) 349 Wardens and Boathouse - Lake Minnewanka, (empty); 1. Boat Storage buildings, Oct 12, 1955, ( no negs) 350 Staff Houses, 3 negs; 1. Squirrel Street houses, 1954, (2) 351 Mechanical Workshop, 4 negs; 1. Showing progress on mechanical workshop, 12-5-58, (4) 352 Greenhouses (see 56-39 for photos), [written on a pink piece of paper, no folder.] 353 Lake Louise Information bureau, 1 print, 1 neg; 1. New Bureau, 1952 354 Banff Camp Kitchen Dining Hall, 4 negs; 1. Progress Feb.1, 1955, (4) 355 Roads - General, 14 negs; 1. Culvert - Moraine Lake Rd, July 1940, (2); 2. Road to Scratch's Bungalows, 19-5-44, (3); 3. Snow Slide Minnewanka Rd M5, 26-3-46, (6); 4. Anthracite Crossing, 16-6-41, (3); 5. Prints only Banff-Windermere, 5-11-40, (1), 18-3-42, (36); 6. Prints only Norquay Rd, 1935, (3) 356 Trans-Canada Clearing Project 1954-44, 3 negs; 1. Camp Buildings Banff Compound Area erected by contract, 14-12-54, (3) 357 Trans-Canada Highway, 4 prints, 33 negs; 1. Revision at Mile 8 east of Banff, 2/10/37, (3); 2. Revision at Mile 3-2 east of Banff, 19/11/37, (6); 3. Gravel Pit at Minnewanka intersection, 15/5/39, (6); 4. Tree on road near Massive, 7/7/39, (1); 5. Collapsed Culvert M33-25, May 1945, (2); 6. Hard Surfacing M30&32 West, Sept/41, (2); 7. Eldon Cut off - disintigration of surface (3) 29-6-42 (5); 8. Fill M35 and Old Road, 19-8-44, (3); 9. New Culvert Louise Cr. M40, Nov 1948, (2); 10. M2 East of Banff after repair, Nov. 1948 358 Banff-Jasper Highway, 27 prints, 91 negs (one neg stuck to paper); 1. Snow Conditions 9-5-40, (12); 2. Road Conditions 15-5-40 (5), 21-5-40 (6), 23-5-49 (2); 3. Big Hill 23-5-40, (3); 4. Road Conditions 5-6-40, (6); 5. Calcium Chloride surface Aug. 1940, (2); 6. Snow ploughing Miles 58-60-63, April 4/41, (6); 7. Snow ploughing Miles 112 to114, April 24/41, (6); 8. Panorama - Athabasca Glacier from highway, 15-8-41, (3); 9. Banff-Jasper Rndry Site for proposed Bldg, 15-8-41, (3); 10. Saskatchewan River Bridge floodwaters, 18-7-41; 11.Saskatchewan River washout being repaired, 18-7-41, (prints only); 12. Panther Falls, 15-9-41, (1); 13. Bow Lakes - reflection 2 views, 23-10-41; 14. Saskatchewan Glacier Lookout - from highway, 1942; 15. Near Park Boundary, 26-5-44; 16. Bow Summit, 7-7-44, (1), 17. B.J. [Banff-Jasper] Highway, 18-7-41, (1); 18. Mount Patterson, 1941, (1); 19. Snow Conditions, May 5, 1948; 20. Washouts M.94 Totous Cr. Mistaya May 20-26/48; 21. Snow Bow Summit, Oct 12, 1949, (6) 359 (Part II), 21 small negs - slide size, 12 negs); 16. Ploughing April 13 to May 7, 1950, (5); 17. Mud Slides B.J [Banff-Jasper] Highway Spring 1958, (7); 18. Snow Drifts, New Bridge, Clearing, View Showing area proposed for Bung Comp Saskatchewan River, (11) 360 Trans-Canada Highway, 1 print, 26 negs; 1. Hard surface failure, April 4, 1957, (12); 2. Hard Surface failure, to HO letter Apr 23, 1957, (4); 3. Litter left by E. Ludwig Constr on Loading platform, L. Louise, 28/5/57, (1); 4. Dilapidated Arts' Transport Truck - P.W. Camp, Lake Louise, 28/5/57; 5. Damage on TCH Mile 27, due to blasting by Standard Gravel and Surfacing, Aug 13. 1959 361 Trails, 2 prints, 40 negs; 1. Healy Creek fire Trail, 4-11-38, (2); 2. Redearth Creek Fire Trail Bridge Built by NFP 1939, 25-10-40; 3. Smith Lake District #6, 25-10-40; 4. Proposed Bridge Site Bow R. M.24 District #6, 25-10-40; 5. Skyline Trail Near Boom Lake District #6, 25-10-40; 6. Cascade Fire Trail, 6-6-41, (5); 7. Stewart Canyon Trail Bridge Site, July 1941, (1); 8. Trail Site South Shore L. Minn (near Gibraltar) July 1941, (2); 9. Cascade Fire Trail near Cuthead, 29-6-43, (3); 10. 1944 Trail Ride route - trail to be built 28-29 Aug 1943, (4); 11. Cascade Fire Trail impovement, revision 13-9-43, (4); 12. New cement piers Cascade Trail Bridge, 20-10-43, (2); 13. Cascade Trail, 19-11-43, (3); 14. Trail to Windy M.27 using H. Diow Augledozer, Aug 1945, (6) 362 Ptarmigan Fire Trail. 6 prints, 11 negs; 1.Ptarmigan Fire Trail, 15-11-38, (6); 2. Near Mt. Temple Chalets, 31-3-42, (6) 363 Bridges, 4 prints, 61 negs; 1. Anthracite Crossing 4/9/37, (2) ( no prints); 2. Road Revision Anthracite Crossing, 2/11/37, (6) (no prints), a) Spray Bridge, 15-7-38, (6); 3. Lower Cascade Bridge, 6/6/39, (6), a) Spray Bridge Lower Cord Downstream approach L Bank, 18-6-42, (1) (no prints); 4. Lower Cascade bridge Tempory culvert on detour, 6-7-42, (2); 5. Culvert at Lower Cascade Bridge 29-8-42, (10); 6.Culvert at Lower Cascade Bridge, 10-8-42, (2); 7. Spray River Bridge - damage, 18-4-46, (5); 8. Spray River Bridge Temporary Repairs, 3-7-46, (6); 9. Bridge Rampart Creek M.95 B.J. Highway, 18-7-41, (2); 10. Bridge near Misko to illustrate assembly at Pipestone, 28-8-48, (9) (prints only); 11. No Sec Um Cr. Bridge Repairs, 30-6-49, (7); 12. Removing Cascade Bridge at Anthracite, Oct 1/49, (2); 13. Spray Bridge after flood, Jan 29/51, (4) 364 Bridges, 9 negs; 1. Spray Bridge Site M.8, Jan.22/53, (6 negs [see letter 39-8]); 2. Bow Bridge Eisenhower, Banff, 1952, (2); 3. Johnson Creek Bridge, 1958, (1) 365 Streets, 6 prints; 1. Heavy snow Jan. 26, 1950 (6 prints) 366 B.A Banff Ave, 7 negs; 1. Resurfacing in Stages, 22-5-58, (7) 367 Water Supply and Banff Hatchery, 7 negs; 1. Pump House and Settling tank, Nov 1948, (3); 2. Conditions of Settling Tank Oct 12/49, (7) 368 Mt. Norquay - Public Convenience, 2 negs; 1. New Building, 23-7-54, (2) 369 Banff water supply Forty Mile Creek, 2 prints, 15 negs; 1. Beaver Dams near Mount Edith Trail Bridge, 19/10/38, (3); 2. Forty Mile Creek and Dam, 1-2-44, (4); 3. Forty Mile Creek and Dam, 1-2-44, (4); 4. New Dam Site, Nov. 1948; 5. Dam 1952 370 Garbage Collection, 7 prints, 4 negs; 1. Tin Can bailer - dup. negs and prints from American Park Service 371 Forest Telephones, 2 negs; 1. Forest Line - Cuthead fire Area, 20-2-41, (2) 372 Photos for Publicity, 1 print, 6 negs; 1. Baker Lake July 1949 (4) and Ptarmigan (2) 373 Moving Pictures [filmmaking] , 19 negs; 1. "Son of Lassie" MGM location, 1944, (5); 2. Temporary Building Bankhead 1953, (2); 3. Fort Walsh, Nov 12, 1953, (12) 374 Kanvas Kabins, 2 negs; 1. Inspection Demolishing Dec. 6 1953, (2) 375 Distinguished Visitors, 4 prints, 2 blue prints, 24 negs; 1. Group at Vermilion Crossing Camp Mount Gibson, Dr. Camsell etc. 29/7/39, (1); 2. H.R.H. Princess Alice His Excellency Earl of Athlon April 22, 1942 Capt Goft. Lieut Chatfield (4) + (2); 3. Australian Airmen Nov 2, 1940 (2); 4. Duke of Kent, John Louther, Sir Louis Grieg, 5-8-41, (5); 5. Lord Addison, Hon Jas McKinnon, Lady Addison, 18-9-46, (3); 6. Lord Lascelles, Major Eastwood, 22/2/46, (1); 7. Hon J. A. Beasley HC Bernard etc. Australia 19/6/46, (5); 8. H. E. Alexander of Tunis 12/7/46 376. Recreation Grounds, 3 prints, 3 negs; 1. Damage by local boys 1945, (3); 2. Picnic Shelter, July 1956, (1) 377 Central Park, 4 negs; 1. 1952 Playground Service Bldg; 2. Multiple Shelter, 1954, (2) 378 Tennis Courts, 2 negs; 1. Tennis Court Area Tunnel Mountain Campground, Nov 1948; 2. Tennis Court Area Grizzly Street Nov. 1948 379 Weather Conditions, 2 prints, 3 negs; 1. Snow Storm, Oct 25, 1939, (3) 380 Ceremonies, 2 prints, 6 negs; 1. At the Cenotaph Nov 11, 1941, (2); 2. 50th Anniversary St. Georges-in-the-Pines Church, 21-10-42, (4) 381 Central Park, 9 prints, 24 negs; 1. Parking Area, 31/5/39, (2); 2. Kitchen Shelter, 31/5/39, (1); 3. Parking Area and Shelters, 30/6/40, (8); 4. Parking Area, 14/10/40, (1); 5. Picnic Shelters, 14/10/40, (2); 6. Lavatories, 14/10/40, (1); 7. Feeding Army Reconnaissance Unit Central Park Sept 16. 1942, (3); 8. Central Park Playground, 7/7/46, (1); 9. Central Park Band Concert, 7/7/46, (6) 382 Icefields Chalet, 2 prints, 2 negs; 1. Chalet and Service Station 3/7/40, (2) 383 Natural Features, 18 prints, 16 negs-slide size, 20 negs; 1. Mount Hector slide, 19/10/38, (17); 2. Johnston Canyon; 3. Johnson Lake, 1940, (1); 5. Ice Avalanche Hector Glacier, 1961 384 Historic Sites and Monuments, 23 negs; 1. J.B. Harkin Memorial Plaque, July 30, 1958, (3); 2. TCH [Trans-Canada Highway] Eisenhower Rock, 21-2-58, (2); 3. TCH [Trans-Canada Highway] Eisenhower Rock Spring, 1958, (1); 4. J.B. Harkin Memorial Plaque, 13-5-58, (10); 5. 1961 385 Stables South of Bow, 1959, 8 prints 386 Not Filed. 2 prints (behind 325 - Historic Sites and Monuments and in front of Stables South of Bow)
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Portrait of Fergus Lothian
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- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 photographic portrait of Fergus Lothian taken by a member of his staff in July 1978 in Ottawa. The photo is signed by Lothian and dated in the bottom right corner. Also includes a handwritten note by Jim Sime outlining details of the photograph; Lothian gave the photo to Sime at …
- Date Range
- 1978
- Reference Code
- V488 / I / F / PA - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M317 / S23 / V488
- Series
- I.F. Other
- Sous-Fonds
- V488
- Accession Number
- 8134
- Reference Code
- V488 / I / F / PA - 1
- Date Range
- 1978
- Physical Description
- 1 print : b&w ; 20 x 25.5 cm
- History / Biographical
- William Fergus "Ferg" Lothian (1900-1993) worked for Parks Canada in Ottawa as Assistant Chief of the National Parks Service for 51 years before retiring in 1968. Following his retirement he accepted a contract from the Director of the National Parks Service to compile a difinitive history of national park development in Canada, which he completed in 1981.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 photographic portrait of Fergus Lothian taken by a member of his staff in July 1978 in Ottawa. The photo is signed by Lothian and dated in the bottom right corner. Also includes a handwritten note by Jim Sime outlining details of the photograph; Lothian gave the photo to Sime at the National and Provincial Party Association gathering on 11 October 1978. Lothian was being presented the J.B. Harkin Medal in recoginition of his service and contribution to national park administration.
- Notes
- The photograph and note were accompanied by an envelope that had the same details as the note written on the front; the envelope was discarded.
- Name Access
- Lothian, Fergus
- Sime, Jim
- Subject Access
- Awards
- Parks
- Parks Canada
- Photography
- Portrait
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Ottawa
- Ontario
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Biographical Source Notes
- http://parkscanadahistory.com/publications/history/lothian/eng/vol4/author.htm
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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