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Athabasca Glacier
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Athabasca Glacier
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1940]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 138
- Description Level
- 6 / Image
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Image
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 138
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1940]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Athabasca Glacier
- Subject Access
- Athabasca Glacier
- Columbia Icefield
- Glaciers
- Mountains
- Geographic Access
- Jasper National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- oil on board
- Catalogue Number
- BwB.02.04
- Description
- Colour: blue, green. The lower half is green grass with evergreens along the shore of the lake which appears at left of center. The upper half is blue and purple and white mountains. Sky goes along the top.
1 image
- Title
- Bow Glacier
- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- oil on board
- Dimensions
- 29.0 x 40.0 cm
- Description
- Colour: blue, green. The lower half is green grass with evergreens along the shore of the lake which appears at left of center. The upper half is blue and purple and white mountains. Sky goes along the top.
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Hallock, Fort St. James, 1981
- Catalogue Number
- BwB.02.04
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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- Date
- 1886 – 1914
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 101.02.1004 a
- Description
- Partial brick from Glacier House (a) whole bricks - dark red-brown with corners chipped off one end, impurities in clay (small rocks) cause cracks fracturing all surfaces anddistorting shape of brick somewhat extrusion grooves along length bits of sandy mortar on top, small patches of green moss o…
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- Title
- Brick
- Date
- 1886 – 1914
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 6.8 x 10.7 x 12.5 cm
- Description
- Partial brick from Glacier House (a) whole bricks - dark red-brown with corners chipped off one end, impurities in clay (small rocks) cause cracks fracturing all surfaces anddistorting shape of brick somewhat extrusion grooves along length bits of sandy mortar on top, small patches of green moss on all other surfaces.
- Subject
- camps & lodges
- Glacier House
- Credit
- Gift of Ted J. Hart, Banff, 1983
- Catalogue Number
- 101.02.1004 a
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- Date
- 1885 – 1914
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 101.02.1004 b
- Description
- Partial brick from Glacier House (b) half brick - dull ochre-yellow with deep letters stamped in top "__AIR(?)", letters eroded, edges worn, iron-spotting on surface, more porous than (a), small bit of red mortar on top corner, patches of green mosscover sides and bottom, white papery substance co…
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- Title
- Brick
- Date
- 1885 – 1914
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 6.3 x 9.1 x 19.5 cm
- Description
- Partial brick from Glacier House (b) half brick - dull ochre-yellow with deep letters stamped in top "__AIR(?)", letters eroded, edges worn, iron-spotting on surface, more porous than (a), small bit of red mortar on top corner, patches of green mosscover sides and bottom, white papery substance covers first part of word, and broken surface of brick.
- Subject
- camps & lodges
- Glacier House
- Credit
- Gift of Ted J. Hart, Banff, 1983
- Catalogue Number
- 101.02.1004 b
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- Date
- prior to 1942
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1052
- Description
- Penzoil
1 image
- Title
- Can
- Date
- prior to 1942
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Penzoil
- Subject
- American Army
- Saskatchewan Glacier
- Credit
- Gift of Ted J. Hart, Banff, 1994
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1052
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The Canadian Pacific Railway
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24931
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1888
- Publisher
- The Illustrated London News
- Call Number
- 02.6 Il6t PAM O.S.
- Responsibility
- Sketches by Melton Prior
- Publisher
- The Illustrated London News
- Published Date
- 1888
- Physical Description
- 125 pages
- Subjects
- Travel
- Tourism
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Canadian Pacific Railway Company
- Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels
- Banff
- Glacier House
- Abstract
- Pertains to the activities of the Canadian Pacific Railway as per Melton Prior who travelled from Montreal to Vancouver on the train and provided a review of the journey which includes sketches of Sir Donald, Great Glacier, Glacier Hotel, Hermit Range, Mount Carroll, Stony Creek Bridge and the interior of a colonial sleeping car.
- Notes
- In The Illustrated London News, Vol. XCIII, No. 2591, Saturday December 15, 1888, pp. 720 - 722
- Accession Number
- 7864
- Call Number
- 02.6 Il6t PAM O.S.
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Canadian Pacific Railway : Banff and British Columbia
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24924
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1888
- Publisher
- The Illustrated London News
- Call Number
- 02.6 Il6c PAM O.S.
- Responsibility
- Sketches by Melton Prior
- Publisher
- The Illustrated London News
- Published Date
- 1888
- Physical Description
- 125 pages
- Subjects
- Travel
- Tourism
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Canadian Pacific Railway Company
- Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels
- Hot springs
- Hotels
- Sanitarium Hotel
- Banff
- Glacier House
- Abstract
- Pertains to the activities of the Canadian Pacific Railway in Banff and Mount Stephen including railway access and hotels, hotsprings, sanitarium with associated sketches.
- Notes
- In The Illustrated London News, Vol. XCIII, No. 2588, Saturday, November 24, 1888, pp. 613 - 614
- Accession Number
- 7864
- Call Number
- 02.6 Il6c PAM O.S.
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Circular of general information regarding Glacier National Park Montana
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20134
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1929
- Author
- United States Department of the Interior and National Park Service
- Publisher
- Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office
- Call Number
- 02.3 D34c Pam
- Publisher
- Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office
- Published Date
- 1929
- Physical Description
- 64 pages
- Abstract
- Pertains to a comprehensive collection of information regarding travel and amenities in Glacier National Park, Montana. The publication provides insight into travel options, accommodations, costs, rules, regulations, animal safety, outdoor activities and much more.
- Contents
- General description (pg. 1)
- A romance in rocks (pg. 2)
- The Lewis overthrust (pg. 3)
- Magnificently colored strata (pg. 3)
- Carved by water and ice (pg. 5)
- Advantages of camping out (pg. 6)
- A general view (pg. 7)
- The west side (pg.7)
- History (pg. 8)
- East side valleys (pg. 8)
- The principal passes (pg. 12)
- South and west side valleys (pg. 15)
- Administration (pg. 17)
- How to reach the park (pg. 17)
- Road-sign information (pg. 20)
- How to dress (pg. 20)
- Transportation and accomodations (pg. 21)
- Free public automobile camp grounds (pg. 24)
- Post offices (pg. 24)
- Telegrams (pg. 25)
- Express (pg. 25)
- Information, utilities, etc. (pg. 25)
- Medical service (pg. 25)
- Saddle-horse tours (pg. 26)
- Nature-guide tours (pg. 27)
- Information for hikers (pg. 27)
- Rowboats (pg. 28)
- Swimming (pg. 28)
- Fishing (pg. 29)
- Wild animals (pg. 31)
- Rules and regulations (pg. 32)
- Map (pg. 40)
- Panoramic view (pg. 40)
- Literature (pg. 41)
- Government publications (pg. 41)
- References (pg. 42)
- Other National Parks (pg. 43)
- Authorized rates for public utilities, season of 1929 (pg. 44)
- Hotels, chalets, transportation within the park, etc. (pg. 44)
- Notes
- Additional information on front reads, "Season from June 15 to September 15"
- Accession Number
- 3069 a
- Call Number
- 02.3 D34c Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Columbia Icefield
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- Date
- 1929
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.277
1 image
- Title
- Columbia Icefield
- Date
- 1929
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 13.7 x 15.0 cm
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- mountain
- glacier
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.277
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Contact Prints
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- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to print copies made from original negatives of Vaux family travels in the Canadian Rockies in the late 1800s. Includes views of mountains, scree slopes, glaciers, train scenes (including tracks and the interior of a dining car), Glacier House, and portrais of the family members.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1887 - 1900]
- Reference Code
- V653 / I / U / 2 / PA-7 to PA-59
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M107/V557
- Series
- I. Photography
- Sous-Fonds
- V557
- Sub-Series
- U. Prints
- Accession Number
- 7792
- Reference Code
- V653 / I / U / 2 / PA-7 to PA-59
- GMD
- Photograph print
- Date Range
- [ca. 1887 - 1900]
- Physical Description
- 52 prints : b&w ; 21.6 x 27.9 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to print copies made from original negatives of Vaux family travels in the Canadian Rockies in the late 1800s. Includes views of mountains, scree slopes, glaciers, train scenes (including tracks and the interior of a dining car), Glacier House, and portrais of the family members.
- Name Access
- Vaux, William
- Vaux, George
- Vaux, George, X
- Walcott, Mary Vaux
- Subject Access
- Glaciers
- Glacier House
- Family and personal life
- Mountains
- Photography
- Trains
- Travel and Exploration
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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