topic:"Accidents" found 16 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Avalanche!

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Author: Jones, Dave

Call Number: P

Author: Jones, Dave

Physical Description: p.56-58 : ill

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Accidents; Canadian Pacific Railway

Notes: In Avalanche News, vol.68 (Spring 2004)

Call Number: P

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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The black grizzly of Whiskey Creek

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2008

Author: Marty, Sid

Publisher: Toronto : McClelland & Stewart

Call Number: 04.2 M33b

Author: Marty, Sid

Publisher: Toronto : McClelland & Stewart

Published Date: 2008

Physical Description: 282 p. : maps

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Accidents; Banff (townsite); Bears; Canadian Pacific Railway; Garbage; Indians; Parks Canada; Place names; Tourism; Wardens; Wildlife management

ISBN: 9780771056994

Accession Number: 40500 08-05-21

Call Number: 04.2 M33b

Collection: Archives Library

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The black grizzly of Whiskey Creek

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2008

Author: Marty, Sid

Publisher: Toronto : McClelland & Stewart

Call Number: QL M37

Author: Marty, Sid

Publisher: Toronto : McClelland & Stewart

Published Date: 2008

Physical Description: 282 p. : maps

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Accidents; Banff (townsite); Bears; Canadian Pacific Railway; Garbage; Indians; Parks Canada; Place names; Tourism; Wardens; Wildlife management

ISBN: 9780771056994

Accession Number: AC609 copy 2 to dups

Call Number: QL M37

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Blink : the Hinton train collision, 1986

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Author: Barton, Ronald L

Publisher: Camrose, Alta. : Heart of Gold Pub

Call Number: 08.5 B28

Author: Barton, Ronald L

Publisher: Camrose, Alta. : Heart of Gold Pub

Physical Description: 199p. : ill., maps, facsim

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Accidents; Canadian National Railway; Canadian Pacific Railway; Government

Accession Number: 40500 08-02-11

Call Number: 08.5 B28

Collection: Archives Library

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BNP Warden - Rescue [1/2]

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 53 b&w prints of various Banff National Park Warden rescue operations and training sessions. Includes rescues conducted via helicopter, on foot, and by boat from rivers, lakes, and various mountains around the Park.

Date Range: 1961-1972

Reference Code: V190 / VI / B / viii / PA - 01 to PA - 53

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

14 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, B : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: viii : BNP Warden

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / B / viii / PA - 01 to PA - 53

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1961-1972

Physical Description: 53 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 53 b&w prints of various Banff National Park Warden rescue operations and training sessions. Includes rescues conducted via helicopter, on foot, and by boat from rivers, lakes, and various mountains around the Park.

Notes: Photographs included in this entry were originally housed in a photo paper box identified by Bruno Engler prior to accessioning.

Name Access: Perren, Walter

Subject Access: Accidents; Boats; Boating; Bow River; Canoes and canoeing; Castle Mountain; Helicopters; Lake Minnewanka; Mountains; Parks Canada; Rivers; Wardens

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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BNP Warden - Rescue [2/2]

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 3 boards with b&w negative contact sheets adhered to them, dated May 23, 1973, depicting a helicopter sling rescue [possibly a training exercise] and portraits of the rescue team posed beside the helicopter.

Date Range: 1973

Reference Code: V190 / VI / B / viii / PA - 54 to PA - 56

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, B : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: viii : BNP Warden

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / B / viii / PA - 54 to PA - 56

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1973

Physical Description: 3 photographs : b&w ; 23.4 x 34.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 3 boards with b&w negative contact sheets adhered to them, dated May 23, 1973, depicting a helicopter sling rescue [possibly a training exercise] and portraits of the rescue team posed beside the helicopter.

Notes: File came from box XVI, separate from alphabetised boxes

Name Access: Anderson, Andy; Davies, Jim; Engler, Bruno

Subject Access: Accidents; Helicopters; Mountains; Parks Canada; Portrait; Wardens

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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The evolution of avalanche public safety practices

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Author: Everts, Christine

Call Number: P

Author: Everts, Christine

Physical Description: p.69-73 : ill

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Accidents; Gardner, Noel; Mountain guides; Ski mountaineering; Perren, Walter; Wardens

Notes: In Avalanche News, vol.70 (Fall 2004). --Installment article of the CAA's oral history project which documents the origins and history of the Canadian avalanche industry with interviews of avalanche pioneers including Hans Gmoser, Willi Pfisterer, Jim Sime, Ron Perla and Herb Bleuer

Call Number: P

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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The great Kicking Horse blunder

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1973

Author: Pugsley, Edmund E

Publisher: Vancouver : Evergreen

Call Number: 08.5 P96

Author: Pugsley, Edmund E

Publisher: Vancouver : Evergreen

Published Date: 1973

Physical Description: vii, 95p. : ill., ports., facsim

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Accidents; Avalanches; Canadian Pacific Railway; Rogers Pass

Accession Number: 18500

Call Number: 08.5 P96

Collection: Archives Library

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Joris Daem interview

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Part Of: Whyte Museum Oral History Programme collection

Date Range: 1974

Reference Code: S1 / 96

Description Level: 6 / Item

Part Of: Whyte Museum Oral History Programme collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I. Interviews

Reference Code: S1 / 96

Responsibility: Interviewer: E. J. (Ted) Hart

Date Range: 1974

Physical Description: 1 sound recording

Subject Access: Canadian Pacific Railway; Daem, Chris; Daem, Joe; Skiing - Accidents; Wheeler, Arthur Oliver

Finding Aid: Recording summary and reference cassette available

Title Source: Title based on contents of recording

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Park Warden Photos [1/3]

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 72 b&w and colour prints depicting various Parks Canada Warden activities, training programs, personnel, and more. Includes shots of wardens participating in climbing rescues (training and real), helicopter operations, fire prevention, avalanche rescue (possibly training), and hors…

Date Range: 1954-1975

Reference Code: V190 / VI / P / ix / PA - 01 to PA - 72

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

27 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, P : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: ix : Park Warden Photos

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / P / ix / PA - 01 to PA - 72

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1954-1975

Physical Description: 72 photographs : b&w & col. ; 10.1 x 12.6 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 72 b&w and colour prints depicting various Parks Canada Warden activities, training programs, personnel, and more. Includes shots of wardens participating in climbing rescues (training and real), helicopter operations, fire prevention, avalanche rescue (possibly training), and horseback competitions. Also includes posed portraits (individual and group), backcountry cabins, the Ya Ha Tinda ranch area and horses, and contact sheets of negatives.