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

Action on Skis

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 38 b&w prints of people skiing. Includes action shots of people skiing at Norquay, Lake Louise, and Sunshine, the Norquay parking lot, ski jumping, ski racing, and an unidentified person paragliding on skis at Norquay.

Date Range: [ca. 1948-1980]

Reference Code: V190 / VI / A / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 38

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph print; Print

12 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, A : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: ii : Action on Skis

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / A / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 38

GMD: Photograph print; Print

Date Range: [ca. 1948-1980]

Physical Description: 38 photographs : b&w ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 38 b&w prints of people skiing. Includes action shots of people skiing at Norquay, Lake Louise, and Sunshine, the Norquay parking lot, ski jumping, ski racing, and an unidentified person paragliding on skis at Norquay.

Name Access: Engler, Bruno

Subject Access: Activities; Lake Louise Ski Area; Mountains; Norquay Ski Hill; Ski areas; Ski jumping; Ski racing; Skiing; Sports and leisure; Sunshine Ski Resort; Winter; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Bill Olson friends and family photographs

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Part Of: Olson family fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to photographs of Bill Olson at work and with his family. Also includes family pictures of various generations of the Olson family, army portraits, coworkers, a Cave & Basin postcard, and an interior shot of the Dave White Shop.

Date Range: 1889-1967

Reference Code: V475 / PA121 - 01 to 19

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard; Photograph; Photograph print; Print

37 images

Part Of: Olson family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M97 / V475

Sous-Fonds: V475

Accession Number: 670 ; 1107 ; 1021

Reference Code: V475 / PA121 - 01 to 19

GMD: Postcard; Photograph; Photograph print; Print

Date Range: 1889-1967

Physical Description: 19 prints : b&w and col. ; 17.5 x 12 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File pertains to photographs of Bill Olson at work and with his family. Also includes family pictures of various generations of the Olson family, army portraits, coworkers, a Cave & Basin postcard, and an interior shot of the Dave White Shop.

Notes: Some of the people identified in the photos are Bill Kay, Jack Powell, Jack Doe, Fred Day, Charlie Fullhroch, Mac Lennat, Earl Squires, Bob Graham, Larry Foster, Willard Bell, Bush Ashley, Shorty Blasker, Casey Jones, Dan Zakaryk, Pete Finlay, Jon Douglas, Irene Straus, Marie Leong, and more.

Name Access: Olson, Bill; Olson, Irene; McTrowe, Florence

Subject Access: Activities; Biographical; Buffalo; Cave and Basin; Children; Family; Family and personal life; Garden; Home; Leisure; Mount Royal Hotel; Personal and Family Life; Personal and Professional Life; Portrait; War; World War I; WWI

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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[Christmas Card and Photograph Album]

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to a photograph album containing some photographs of various Alpine Club of Canada, American Alpine Club, Sky-Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies, and personal trips. Photographs primarily depict mountain views, buildings, lakes, and people, some of whom are identified. The bulk…

Date Range: 1949-1958

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 12

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph print; Postcard

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M67 / S36 / V225

Series: II.C. Activities / photography

Sous-Fonds: V225

Sub-Series: ii.b. Photographic material / photograph album

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 12

GMD: Album; Photograph print; Postcard

Date Range: 1949-1958

Physical Description: 1 album (173 prints : b&w and col. ; 25 x 22.5 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to a photograph album containing some photographs of various Alpine Club of Canada, American Alpine Club, Sky-Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies, and personal trips. Photographs primarily depict mountain views, buildings, lakes, and people, some of whom are identified. The bulk of the album is dedicated to Christmas cards sent to Lillian Gest by various people from 1949-1958. Inserts pertain to two photographs of a group of people sitting on the front porch of a cabin in Lake O'Hara. Ernest Feuz is seated far right.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Gest, Lillian; Feuz, Ernest; Whyte, Peter; Whyte, Catharine

Subject Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Activities; Buildings; Camps; Christmas; Climbing; Correspondence; Exploration; Family and personal life; First Nations; Glaciers; Huts; Horses; Horse packing; Indigenous Peoples; Lake O'Hara region; Mountains; Mountaineering; Mountain Goat; Postcards; Portrait; Scenery; Travel

Geographic Access: Jasper National Park; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Mount Assiniboine; British Columbia; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: Rehoused with acid-free paper and flat string - flat string tied around book to hold pages together.

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Club photographs

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Includes photographs of ACC property at Mount Assiniboine (accompanied by 2 maps - AC 018P); clubhouse view; move of library to Vancouver Public Library; Board meeting; closing party at the old clubhouse (AC 421P / 09-37); office staff.

Date Range: 1953-1983

Reference Code: V14 / AC 018P / 1-7; V14 / AC 041P / 1; V14 / AC 345P / 1-3; V14 / AC 363P / 1; V14 / AC 421P / 09-37; V14 / AC 421P / 52-53

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Print

5 images

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M200 / S6 / V14

Series: I.A.2.i. Administration: photography and photographs

Sous-Fonds: V14

Accession Number: 5200

Reference Code: V14 / AC 018P / 1-7; V14 / AC 041P / 1; V14 / AC 345P / 1-3; V14 / AC 363P / 1; V14 / AC 421P / 09-37; V14 / AC 421P / 52-53

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Print

Date Range: 1953-1983

Physical Description: ca.44 photographs : prints

Scope & Content: Includes photographs of ACC property at Mount Assiniboine (accompanied by 2 maps - AC 018P); clubhouse view; move of library to Vancouver Public Library; Board meeting; closing party at the old clubhouse (AC 421P / 09-37); office staff.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Abbot Pass Hut; Activities; Administration; Advertising; Alpine Club of Canada; Alpine Club House; Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Camps; Club; Competition; Discovery and exploration; Environment; Environment and Nature; Exploration; Guide; Guides; Hiking; Huts; Mountain; Mountain guides; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; Mount Assiniboine; National parks and reserves; Organizations; Photography; Scenery; Sports and recreation; Summit

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Yoho National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on material

Processing Status: Processed

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Display photographs

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Display photographs consists of photographs selected and numbered by the ACC for display in clubhouses, huts and other locations. Photographic subjects include mountain peaks, landscapes and scenery, both regional and international; mountaineering and alpine recreation; camps and expeditions; flor…

Date Range: 1890-1958

Reference Code: V14 / AC 00P / 001-444

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Print

16 images

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M200 / S6 / V14

Series: I.A.1 Administration: series I, predom. dates 1906-1949

Sous-Fonds: V14

Sub-Series: j.ii. Photography : Display photographs

Accession Number: 5200

Reference Code: V14 / AC 00P / 001-444

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Print

Date Range: 1890-1958

Physical Description: ca.400 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: Display photographs consists of photographs selected and numbered by the ACC for display in clubhouses, huts and other locations. Photographic subjects include mountain peaks, landscapes and scenery, both regional and international; mountaineering and alpine recreation; camps and expeditions; flora and fauna; clubhouse views; and portraits of mountaineers, alpine club members, executive officers and prominent personalities. Also includes a group photograph of the 1906 founding meeting of the Alpine Club of Canada in Winnipeg (ACOOP/77); Included are ca.180 photographs which were submitted to the ACC though various photographic competitions (AC 00P / 11, 21, 29, 30, 32, 36, 41, 55 - 57, 63, 76, 109, 111, 202, 223, 230, 240, 244, 284 - 443).

Notes: LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHERS :; George Ashley Abraham AC00P/107,209;; Ansel Adams AC00P/119,120,254;; M. Alford AC00P/45-54,59-60;; L. S. Amery AC00P/229,333-337;; Associated Screen News AC00P/206;; Jack Atkinson AC00P/417,434;; M. P. Bridgland AC00P/292,294;; Clair Brown AC00P/44;; H. E. Bulyea AC00P/41,284,291;; Lucy Byrd AC00P/431,432;; Carleton Studio AC00P/89;; J. Norman Collie AC00P/151;; B. Conrad AC00P/42;; Florence Parker Davoll AC00P/368-370,390,391,401,408;; Winnie Dennison AC00P/423;; Mrs. H. B. Dixon AC00P/227;; Mary (Winstone) Enoch AC00P/412,427;; Mary Fallis AC00P/418;; Bob Francis AC00P/106;; Nelly Fraser AC00P/439;; Tom Fyles AC00P/321,322,346-348;; J. M. Garrison AC00P/201;; Gay-Coutlett AC00P/33;; E. Gee AC00P/351;; Herman Genschorek AC00P/63,410,411,413-416;; Lillian Gest AC00P/338-345;; E. R. (Rex) Gibson AC00P/429;; A. Gully AC00P/238,239;; Roy Gunn AC00P/443;; H. S. Hall Jr. AC00P/295;; Byron Harmon AC00P/131;; Jimmie Hendrie AC00P/433;; Julia W. Henshaw AC00P/26,27;; Charles F. Hogeboom Jr. AC00P/293;; Roy Howard AC00P/437;; Mary L. Jobe AC00P/129;; H. F. Lambart AC00P/218;; Miss Lymburn AC00P/313;; F. A. MacFadden AC00P/310-312;; Leonard H. Marvin AC00P/110,116;; A. A. McCoubrey AC00P/11,285-289,330,331;; D. J. M. McGeary AC00P/57;; ?. Mills AC00P/240;; C. H. Mitchell AC00P/249;; Stanley H. Mitchell AC00P/84,235;; Don Munday AC00P/14,352,425;; Phyl Munday AC00P/28,332,350,389,392-395,398,402,403,406,424,426,440-442;; George Noble AC00P/236;; Notman & Son AC00P/86;; Edward C. Porter AC00P/266,267,268,269;; Polly Prescott AC00P/421;; Pringle and Booth AC00P/246;; R.B.R. AC00P/419;; Marguerita Schnellbachen AC00P/65;; W. E. Stone AC00P/30,290;; G. Morris Taylor AC00P/233;; J. Monroe Thorington AC00P/301-303;; Vandyk, London AC00P/222;; M. Von Zuben AC00P/76;; W. A. Wakefield AC00P/305;; Charles Walcott AC00P/270-274;; A. G. Wehrli AC00P/444;; T. O. A. West AC00P/297,304,316;; Jack Whellams AC00P/409;; A. T. Wiebrecht AC00P/223,353-366,373-379,382-387,397,400;; Walter Wilcox AC00P/20,130,136,154,255-257;; A. O. Wheeler AC00P/207,208,212,213;; LIST OF SUBJECTS :; Philip Stanley Abbot AC00P/245;; L. S. Amery AC00P/206,222;; F. C. Bell AC00P/87;; Cora Johnstone Best AC00P/104;; John F. Brett AC00P/96;; A. P. Coleman AC00P/82;; J. H. Cuntz AC00P/116;; Edward VII AC00P/203;; Charles E. Fay AC00P/69;; Sandford Fleming AC00P/250;; W. W. Foster AC00P/76,89;; Rex Gibson AC00P/75,90;; H. A. V. Green AC00P/92;; C. Hasler AC00P/134;; James Hector AC00P/93;; J. W. A. Hickson AC00P/86;; John Hunter AC00P/264;; Judas Hunter AC00P/238;; Enos Hunter AC00P/239;; Stanley L. Jones AC00P/242;; Lino Lacedelli AC00P/268;; Ben Lomond AC00P/411;; C. H. Mitchell AC00P/79;; John Muir AC00P/66;; A. H. MacCarthy AC00P/70,76;; Leonard H. Marvin;; S. H. Mitchell AC00P/84,235;; T. B. Moffat AC00P/83;; Don Munday AC00P/74;; Phyl Munday AC00P/418;; Tenzing Norgay AC00P/72;; James Outram AC00P/80;; J. D. Patterson AC00P/98;; Elfreda Pigou AC00P/418;; H. E. Sampson AC00P/97;; Benjamin Frank Seaver AC00P/110,115?,116,243;; A. S. Sibbald AC00P/95;; W. E. Stone AC00P/73;; W. R. Tweedy AC00P/81;; Sidney R. Vallance AC00P/91;; Frank N. Waterman AC00P/237;; C. G. Wates AC00P/94;; A. O. Wheeler AC00P/206;; E. O. Wheeler AC00P/71,85;; Hector Wheeler AC00P/247;; Edward Whymper AC00P/93,251;; Walter Wilcox AC00P/264;; Tom Wilson AC00P/236,264;; T. Fraser, L.O. Armstrong, Tom Martin, W. H. Bedford, Alex Gordon; Jean Parker, Stanley Wills, Stanley Mitchell, L. Q. Coleman; J. W. Kelly, W. J. Taylor, A. O. Wheeler, Elizabeth Parker, E. A. Haggan, J. C. Herdman, A. P. Coleman, Dean Paget, William Brewster ACOOP/77

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Abbot Pass Hut; Activities; Administration; Advertising; Alpine Club of Canada; Alpine Club House; Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Camps; Club; Competition; Discovery and exploration; Environment; Environment and Nature; Exploration; Guide; Guides; Hiking; Huts; Mountain; Mountain guides; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; National parks and reserves; Organizations; Photography; Scenery; Sports and recreation; Summit

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Yoho National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Related Material: Competition photographs are related to other competition photographs in the ACC fonds.

Title Source: Title based on original use of the material

Processing Status: Processed

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Family and Personal Photographs

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Part Of: Lawrence Grassi fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to misc. greeting cards and gift photographs probably sent to Lawrence Grassi by friends or relatives; most people are unidentified.

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1980]

Reference Code: V240 / II / B / PA - 876 to 906

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

12 images

Part Of: Lawrence Grassi fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M45 / V240

Series: II.B. Personal photographs

Sous-Fonds: V240

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V240 / II / B / PA - 876 to 906

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1980]

Physical Description: 31 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to misc. greeting cards and gift photographs probably sent to Lawrence Grassi by friends or relatives; most people are unidentified.

Name Access: Grassi, Lawrence

Subject Access: Activities; Family and personal life; Professional and Personal Life; Portrait; Transportation; Trains

Geographic Access: Canmore; Alberta; Canada; Italy

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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F.V. Longstaff Prints

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Part Of: Lawrence Grassi fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to photograph prints of and by F.V. Longstaff of Victoria, B.C.

Date Range: [ca. 1930-1950]

Reference Code: V240 / II / B / PA - 866 to 875

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

2 images

Part Of: Lawrence Grassi fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M45 / V240

Series: II.B. Personal photographs

Sous-Fonds: V240

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V240 / II / B / PA - 866 to 875

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca. 1930-1950]

Physical Description: 10 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to photograph prints of and by F.V. Longstaff of Victoria, B.C.

Name Access: Grassi, Lawrence; Longstaff, F. V. (Frederick Victor)

Subject Access: Activities; Buildings; Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Lake O'Hara region; Mountains; Scenery; Travel

Geographic Access: Rocky Mountains; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Geoffrey B. Capes papers and photographs

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Textual items are diaries pertaining to ACC summer camps and Maligne Lake ski camp. Photographs pertain to Glacier ACC camp, 1947; Peyto Lake camp, 1948; Freshfield Glacier camp, 1949; Mount Assiniboine camp, 1952; Scott Glacier [Hooker Icefield], 1953; Glacier camp 1956; and Maligne Lake ski camp…

Date Range: 1947-1957

Reference Code: M200 / AC 372M; V14 / AC 343P / 1-5; V14 / AC 372P / 1-2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Print

3 images

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M200 / S6 / V14

Series: III. Personal papers and photographs

Sous-Fonds: V14

Accession Number: 5200

Reference Code: M200 / AC 372M; V14 / AC 343P / 1-5; V14 / AC 372P / 1-2

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Print

Date Range: 1947-1957

Physical Description: 4 textual records. -- 271 photographs (130 prints, 129 negatives, 12 transparencies)

Scope & Content: Textual items are diaries pertaining to ACC summer camps and Maligne Lake ski camp. Photographs pertain to Glacier ACC camp, 1947; Peyto Lake camp, 1948; Freshfield Glacier camp, 1949; Mount Assiniboine camp, 1952; Scott Glacier [Hooker Icefield], 1953; Glacier camp 1956; and Maligne Lake ski camp, 1957. Prints have identifications on reverse.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Capes, Geoffrey B.

Subject Access: Abbot Pass Hut; Activities; Administration; Advertising; Alpine Club of Canada; Alpine Club House; Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Camps; Club; Competition; Discovery and exploration; Environment; Environment and Nature; Exploration; Guide; Guides; Hiking; Huts; Mountain; Mountain guides; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; National parks and reserves; Organizations; Photography; Scenery; Sports and recreation; Summit

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Yoho National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Access Restrictions: Access to negatives is by appointment only

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on material

Processing Status: Processed

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Lawrence Grassi Portraits

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Part Of: Lawrence Grassi fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to photographs of Lawrence Grassi; includes Grassi climbing, at leisure and posed views.

Date Range: [ca. 1950-1980]

Reference Code: V240 / II / B / PA - 625 to 671

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

19 images

Part Of: Lawrence Grassi fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M45 / V240

Series: II.B. Personal photographs

Sous-Fonds: V240

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V240 / II / B / PA - 625 to 671

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca. 1950-1980]

Physical Description: 52 photographs : prints, b&w, colour

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to photographs of Lawrence Grassi; includes Grassi climbing, at leisure and posed views.

Name Access: Grassi, Lawrence

Subject Access: Activities; Climbing; Family and personal life; Home; Mountains; Photography; Portrait

Geographic Access: Rocky Mountains; Lake O'Hara; Canmore; Yoho National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Access Restrictions: Access to negatives is by appointment only

Language: NA

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Lawrence Grassi With Others

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Part Of: Lawrence Grassi fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to photographs of Lawrence Grassi with others, many are unidentified; includes climbing, leisure and posed views. Also includes of Grassi at his home in Canmore.

Date Range: [ca. 1930-1980]

Reference Code: V240 / II / B / PA - 672 to 731

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

13 images

Part Of: Lawrence Grassi fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M45 / V240

Series: II.B. Personal photographs

Sous-Fonds: V240

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V240 / II / B / PA - 672 to 731

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca. 1930-1980]

Physical Description: 61 photographs : prints, b&w colour

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to photographs of Lawrence Grassi with others, many are unidentified; includes climbing, leisure and posed views. Also includes of Grassi at his home in Canmore.