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Album, various Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies trips

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Part Of
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds
Scope & Content
Album contains 58 colour photographs pertaining to trail rides around Pulsatilla Pass and other unidentified regions in the Canadian Rockies between 1979 and 1995. Photographs depict group shots of travellers, waterfront and other scenic views, walking and horseback riding along trails, indoor meal…
Date Range
1979
1986
1995
Reference Code
V635 / I / PD - 8
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Part Of
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M545 / V635
Series
V635 / I : Events and Activities
Sous-Fonds
V635
Accession Number
2014.8277
Reference Code
V635 / I / PD - 8
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Responsibility
Anne Wotypka (?)
Date Range
1979
1986
1995
Physical Description
1 photograph album: 58 colour prints, 1 textual record
Scope & Content
Album contains 58 colour photographs pertaining to trail rides around Pulsatilla Pass and other unidentified regions in the Canadian Rockies between 1979 and 1995. Photographs depict group shots of travellers, waterfront and other scenic views, walking and horseback riding along trails, indoor meals with travellers, musical performers and images of a helicopter lifting off in a forest clearing.
Subject Access
Travel
Hiking
Camping
Landscapes
Music
Helicopter
Trails
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Language
English
Creator
Wotypka family (?)
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Along the Athabasca, Jasper National Park, Alberta

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Artist
George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)
Date
1991
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WbG.04.032
Description
Athabasca River flows through crevasse at centre of image. Trees on cliffs at each side of river.
Artist
George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)
Title
Along the Athabasca, Jasper National Park, Alberta
Date
1991
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
20.3 x 28.0 cm
Description
Athabasca River flows through crevasse at centre of image. Trees on cliffs at each side of river.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Jasper National Park
Athabasca River
Credit
Gift of Donna Tingley, Edmonton, 2004
Catalogue Number
WbG.04.032
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Artist
Peter von Tiesenhausen (1959 – , Canadian)
Date
1993 – 1994
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
VtP.02.01
Description
An ice floe fans out from top right, across centre, to left foreground. The mountain is in various colours with yellow dominant. Cloudy sky tlc and top.
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Artist
Peter von Tiesenhausen (1959 – , Canadian)
Title
Andromeda
Date
1993 – 1994
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
142.2 x 218.4 cm
Description
An ice floe fans out from top right, across centre, to left foreground. The mountain is in various colours with yellow dominant. Cloudy sky tlc and top.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
glacier
Credit
Purchased from Peter von Tiesenhausen, Demmitt, 1994
Catalogue Number
VtP.02.01
Images
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Answering The Challenge

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Artist
Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)
Date
1996
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
TiC.02.07
Description
At the bl a male elk is challenging another male elk. The second elk is higher up on the side of a mountain in a grass area. Further off in the distance six female elk watch. The grass that the elk are standing on is a yellow green color and the rock in the background behind the elk is a red brown…
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Artist
Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)
Title
Answering The Challenge
Date
1996
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
122.0 x 182.8 cm
Description
At the bl a male elk is challenging another male elk. The second elk is higher up on the side of a mountain in a grass area. Further off in the distance six female elk watch. The grass that the elk are standing on is a yellow green color and the rock in the background behind the elk is a red brown hue. The two male elk are facing each other and both have a full set of horns. The mountains in the far distance are a grey blue color.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
animal
elk
Credit
Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
Catalogue Number
TiC.02.07
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Artist
Catherine Perehudoff Fowler (1958 – , Canadian)
Date
1993
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
PeC.05.01
Description
The glacier is centred top, flowing down to the foreground, flanked on both sides by the mountain in colours of brown, yellow, grey, green. The light blue sky is cloudy.
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Artist
Catherine Perehudoff Fowler (1958 – , Canadian)
Title
Athabasca Glacier
Date
1993
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
56.0 x 76.0 cm
Description
The glacier is centred top, flowing down to the foreground, flanked on both sides by the mountain in colours of brown, yellow, grey, green. The light blue sky is cloudy.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
glacier
Athabasca
Credit
Purchased from Catherine Perehudoff Fowler, Saskatoon, 1994
Catalogue Number
PeC.05.01
Images
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Banff and Canmore Miscellaneous

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Part Of
Dorothy Wardle fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 90 colour photographs, 15 x 10 cm and 12.5 x 9 cm. File pertains to photographs taken by Dorothy Wardle of places, events, and scenery around Banff and Canmore. For Banff, file documents winter and fall scenery (mountains like Rundle and Cascade, the Bow River, Banff Avenue), wildl…
Date Range
1993-1999
1993
1994
1995
1996
1999
Reference Code
V75 / II / PA - 138 to 228
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph print
Private record
Part Of
Dorothy Wardle fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M521 / V75
Series
V75 / II : Dorothy Wardle, 1972-2001
Sous-Fonds
V75
Accession Number
7504
Reference Code
V75 / II / PA - 138 to 228
GMD
Photograph print
Private record
Date Range
1993-1999
1993
1994
1995
1996
1999
Physical Description
90 photographs : col. ; 15 x 10 cm and 12.5 x 9 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of 90 colour photographs, 15 x 10 cm and 12.5 x 9 cm. File pertains to photographs taken by Dorothy Wardle of places, events, and scenery around Banff and Canmore. For Banff, file documents winter and fall scenery (mountains like Rundle and Cascade, the Bow River, Banff Avenue), wildlife (elk and a bear), war memorial, Warren house, Baine house, Louis Trono concert in the park in 1995, and the Old Banff Cemetery. For Canmore, file documents the Highland Games in 1994, winter activities (ice sculptures, dog sled races at the Nordic Centre), St. Michael's Place, and a photograph of the valley. File also documents the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies and the cabins (Bill Peyto, Jack Sinclair, and Mather Family) located on the museum's property.
Notes
Old Banff Cemetery photographs include the headstones of: Wardle family, Stephen family, Mary Schaffer Warren, J. Murray Gibbon, and Peter Whyte and Catharine Robb Whyte.
Name Access
Wardle, Dorothy
Wardle, James M.
Whyte, Peter
Whyte, Catharine
Schaffer, Mary
Gibbon, John Murray
Subject Access
Mountain
Scenery
Wildlife
War Memorial
Highland Games
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Cabins
Bow River Bridge
Old Banff Cemetery
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Canmore
Alberta
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Language
English
Creator
Wardle, Dorothy
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Barbara Spohr : apparent reasons = raisons apparentes.

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1995
Author
Spohr, Barbara
Publisher
Banff, Alb. : Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Call Number
06.4 Sp6a
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Author
Spohr, Barbara
Responsibility
Barbara Spohr
Publisher
Banff, Alb. : Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Published Date
1995
Physical Description
81 pages : illustrations, portraits
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Art
Photography
Exhibition catalogue
Exhibitions
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Abstract
Exhibition catalogue for the 1995 exhibit of Barbara Spohr's show 'Apparent Reasons' at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Contents
Introduction
Road trip
From where she stood
Barbara Spohr's border crossings
ISBN
0920608418
Accession Number
2021.23
Call Number
06.4 Sp6a
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Link to Banff Centre's Barbara Spohr Memorial Award page - includes biographical information
Websites
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Part Of
Dorothy Wardle fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 139 pages of handwritten research notes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings, H35 x W30 cm or smaller. File pertains to Dorothy's research on Banff and surrounding area, Parks Canada, Department of the Interior, and the history of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in general. Record…
Date Range
ca. 1870 - ca. 1998
1870s-1880s
ca.1918 - ca. 1960s
1986-1998
1986
1990
1993
1995
1997-1998
Reference Code
M521 / I / A / 3-4
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Newspaper clipping
Private record
Textual record
Part Of
Dorothy Wardle fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M521 / V75
Series
M521 / I : Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers
Sous-Fonds
M521
Sub-Series
M521 / I / A : Research and Writing
Accession Number
7504
Reference Code
M521 / I / A / 3-4
GMD
Newspaper clipping
Private record
Textual record
Date Range
ca. 1870 - ca. 1998
1870s-1880s
ca.1918 - ca. 1960s
1986-1998
1986
1990
1993
1995
1997-1998
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records (139 pages ; 30 x 35 cm or smaller)
Scope & Content
File consists of 139 pages of handwritten research notes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings, H35 x W30 cm or smaller. File pertains to Dorothy's research on Banff and surrounding area, Parks Canada, Department of the Interior, and the history of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in general. Records were filed in an envelope that was titled "Book Notes." Notable people include James Wardle, J.B. Harkin, Pat Brewster, Arthur Unwin, Dr. Brett, Norman Sanson, and Bill Peyto, among others. Notable places and topics include the organization of the Department of the Interior, the Banff-Windemere Highway, Rocky Mountain Park and Park Wardens, Kootenay National Park fires, coal and precious metal mines (e.g. Bankhead, Silver City), trail riding and hiking, research about James Wardle and his accomplishments, Ya-Ha-Tinda, and various parks (e.g. Glacier, Revelstoke, Elk Island, Kootenay, and Yoho). Other records include a handwritten letter to the Auld family in Scotland (cousins of Sheila Ritchie) with a story about Glenbow and a highland cow from Oban, Scotland; personal reflections on the Banff area and mountains in general; notes that Dorothy took while doing research at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies and the Banff Public Library; and a variety of newspaper clippings.
Notes
Includes request slips and stationary from the archives at the Whyte Museum.
Potentially includes a handwritten list of Dorothy's written works.
Newspaper clippings primarily from the Times Colonist, which is published in Victoria, British Columbia.
Name Access
Wardle, Dorothy
Wardle, James M.
Harkin, J. B. (James Bernard)
Brewster, Pat
Peyto, Bill
Brett, Robert George
Sanson, Norman
Subject Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Banff Public Library
National parks and reserves
Newspaper
Parks Canada
Park policy
Research
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Wardens
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Ya-Ha-Tinda Ranch
Hiking
Community life
History
Mines and mineral resources
Geographic Access
Alberta
Banff
Banff National Park
Bankhead
British Columbia
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Castle Mountain
Glacier National Park
Kootenay National Park
Silver City
Victoria
Yoho National Park
Scotland
Revelstoke
Language
English
Conservation
Some of the slips of paper are taped together. Was unable to remove them without damaging the materials. May present conservation issues in the future.
Creator
Wardle, Dorothy
Category
Sports, recreation and leisure
Transportation
Politics
Natural resources
Family and personal life
Exploration, discovery and travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Title was written on an envelope containing these materials.
Processing Status
Processed
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Bow Glacier after Sunset, August 1997

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Artist
Jewelia Margueritta Cameroon
Date
1997 – 1998
Medium
photograph on paper
Catalogue Number
CaJ.18.03
Description
A dark print of Bow Lake after sunset. Bow Lake is visible in the centre of the image. In the foreground is a shadowed grassy area with trees. Mountains and Bow Glacier are behind the lake and the sky is quite light.
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Artist
Jewelia Margueritta Cameroon
Title
Bow Glacier after Sunset, August 1997
Date
1997 – 1998
Medium
photograph on paper
Description
A dark print of Bow Lake after sunset. Bow Lake is visible in the centre of the image. In the foreground is a shadowed grassy area with trees. Mountains and Bow Glacier are behind the lake and the sky is quite light.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Bow Glacier
Bow Lake
Credit
Gift of Jewelia Margueritta Cameroon, Hollywood, USA, 1998
Catalogue Number
CaJ.18.03
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Brochures and Rider Lists

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Part Of
Bruce Hatfield fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of annotated riders lists and brochures for various Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies trips between 1963 and 1994. Materials include corrections and other notes by Bruce Hatfield. File also contains one registration form completed by Bruce Hatfield to attend a trail ride in 1995.
Date Range
1963
1965
1970
1972
1974-1976
1980-1981
1990-1992
1994-1995
Reference Code
M597 / 3
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Bruce Hatfield fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M597
V819
Sous-Fonds
M597
Accession Number
2023.29
Reference Code
M597 / 3
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
1963
1965
1970
1972
1974-1976
1980-1981
1990-1992
1994-1995
Physical Description
0.5 cm textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of annotated riders lists and brochures for various Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies trips between 1963 and 1994. Materials include corrections and other notes by Bruce Hatfield. File also contains one registration form completed by Bruce Hatfield to attend a trail ride in 1995.
Name Access
Hatfield, Bruce
Subject Access
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Organizations
Events
Membership
Recreation
Travel
Tourism
Pack trips
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply - contains personal contact information
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply - contains personal contact information
Language
English
Category
Exploration and travel
Tourism
Sports, recreation and leisure
Processing Status
Processed
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