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[Airplane on Bow River]
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of a b&w photograph negative of an airplane on the Bow River.
- Date Range
- 1929
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6c / NA - 65
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D / 6 : Other activities and interests
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6c / NA - 65
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1929
- Physical Description
- 1photograph: b&w negative ; 15.2 x 9 cm
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of a b&w photograph negative of an airplane on the Bow River.
- Notes
- Annotated envelope with LUX / I / D6c / NA - 66 indicates this is Fred McCall's landing of the Stinson Detrioter on the Bow River in January 1929
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- McCall, Fred
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Bow River
- Related Material
- LUX / I / D6c / NA - 66
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Airplane on Bow River]
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of a b&w photograph negative of an airplane on the Bow River.
- Date Range
- 1929
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6c / NA - 66
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
3 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D / 6 : Other activities and interests
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6c / NA - 66
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1929
- Physical Description
- 1photograph: b&w negative ; 15.2 x 9 cm
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of a b&w photograph negative of an airplane on the Bow River.
- Notes
- Annotated George Noble processing envelope indicates this is Fred McCall's landing of the Stinson Detrioter on the Bow River in January 1929
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- McCall, Fred
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Bow River
- Related Material
- LUX / I / D6c / NA - 66
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a biplane with propeller in motion parked in a field with bystanders and Three Sisters visible in the background - "First Air Mail Plane at Canmore June 1929" written on the back in pencil
- Date Range
- 1929
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 690
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 690
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1929
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a biplane with propeller in motion parked in a field with bystanders and Three Sisters visible in the background - "First Air Mail Plane at Canmore June 1929" written on the back in pencil
- Geographic Access
- Canmore
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Bill Holland's plane on the Bow River
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Bill Holland's pontoon plane landing on the Bow River with trees and mountains in the distance - "Bill Holland's plane on Bow River - 1933" written on the back in pencil by Catharine Whyte
- Date Range
- 1933
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 806
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 806
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1933
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Bill Holland's pontoon plane landing on the Bow River with trees and mountains in the distance - "Bill Holland's plane on Bow River - 1933" written on the back in pencil by Catharine Whyte
- Name Access
- Holland, Bill
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a seaplane in flight low to the water with a boat in the background - taken from above - Clyde Sunderland photographs mark in bottom left corner and stamped on the back
- Date Range
- 1939
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 617
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 617
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1939
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a seaplane in flight low to the water with a boat in the background - taken from above - Clyde Sunderland photographs mark in bottom left corner and stamped on the back
- Subject Access
- Airplanes
- Aerial photography
- Boats
- Geographic Access
- California
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- 1944 ā 1944
- Medium
- graphite; on paper;
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.09.20
- Description
- Pressed paper coil-bound sketchbook with dark brown covers. āARTCRAFT SKETCH BOOK ROUGHā as well as manufacturer details printed on the front cover in black. Contents include sketches of various planes and air base scenes, as well as sketches of people dated July 1944.
1 image
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1944 ā 1944
- Medium
- graphite; on paper;
- Dimensions
- 25.3 x 36.1 cm
- Description
- Pressed paper coil-bound sketchbook with dark brown covers. āARTCRAFT SKETCH BOOK ROUGHā as well as manufacturer details printed on the front cover in black. Contents include sketches of various planes and air base scenes, as well as sketches of people dated July 1944.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.09.20
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Letters to Mother [July - December 1955]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 43 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 2 to December 27, 1955. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs [mā¦
- Date Range
- 1955
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 137
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- Private record
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 137
- Date Range
- 1955
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (71 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 43 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 2 to December 27, 1955. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs [mostly news and hockey games], various holidays [both Canadian and American], errand trips to Calgary, Catharine's nephew Rusty arriving [he worked at Bow Lake helping with hunting parties in July], trips to Bow Lake, Banff Indian Days, a climbing tragedy on Mt. Temple in July wherein several young boys died, visits to the Campbell's ranch in Cowley, attending a Sun Dance ceremony near Fort Macleod, camping and sketching trips around Banff National Park, the Alberta Jubilee celebrations, a trip to Concord in October [they took the train down and drove back in a newly purchased Jeep], construction of the new Trans-Canada Highway through Banff, working on the annual Christmas card, and various Christmas parties. Also includes postcards and notecards.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. Some letters written on Num-Ti-Jaw Lodge letterhead, one written on Banff Shell Station letterhead.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Robb, Russell III (Rusty)
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Morant, Willie
- Vallance, Sydney
- Vallance, Doris
- Whyte, Dorothy
- Campbell, Gray
- Campbell, Eleanor
- Gmoser, Hans
- Tasker, Peter
- Amos, Amos
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Airplanes
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Centre
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff School of Fine Arts
- Banff Shell Station
- Birthday
- Businesses
- Camping
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Children
- Christmas
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Funeral
- Home
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Louise
- Leisure
- Luxton Museum
- Moose
- Mountain
- Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Post Office
- Ranches
- Ranching
- Scenery
- Stoney Nakoda
- Trains
- Trans-Canada Highway
- Travel
- Weather
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Bow Lake
- Icefields Parkway
- Banff National Park
- Morley
- Cowley
- Fort MacLeod
- Alberta
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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White Pass - Yukon Route - Railway
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of two 16 mm motion pictures. Reel 1 pertaining to various scenes from around the Yukon, mostly focused around Dawson City. Includes shots of the townsite, a ferry carrying cars across the river, a historic paddlewheel boat being repaired on shore, large-scale and small-scale gold panā¦
- Date Range
- 1961
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 20 a,b
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
2 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 20 a,b
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Date Range
- 1961
- Physical Description
- 2 motion pictures (2 film reels: ca. 400'): 16 mm, original, col., silent
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of two 16 mm motion pictures. Reel 1 pertaining to various scenes from around the Yukon, mostly focused around Dawson City. Includes shots of the townsite, a ferry carrying cars across the river, a historic paddlewheel boat being repaired on shore, large-scale and small-scale gold panning, historic trains [possibly a museum], military graveyard, a local theatre play, and a parade. Reel 2 includes shots of a boat docking, street scenes [presumably Dawson City], and a train ride along the White Pass to Whitehorse - scenes here also include people getting on/off the train, scenic views from along the tracks, river boats, the interior of train cars, and arriving in Whitehorse. The original label on the first case reads "White Pass - Yukon Route, Date: 1960, Camera: B. Engler, Footage: 200ft, Time: 5 min." The label on the second case reads "White Pass - Yukon Route - Railway, Camera: B. Engler, Date: 1961, Footage: 200 ft, Time 5 min."
- Subject Access
- Airplanes
- Boats
- Buildings
- Gold
- Mines and mineral resources
- Mining
- Mountains
- Museums
- Parades
- Period costume
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Scenery
- scenic
- Theatre
- Tours
- Tourism
- Trains
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Dawson City
- Whitehorse
- Yukon
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Yukon Alpine Centennial Expedition
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook about the Alpine Club of Canada's expedition to the Yukon for Canada's centenial in 1967. Includes mostly photocopies of newspaper and magazine and newspaper clippings in regards to the mountains climbed and the club members that participated.
- Date Range
- 1967
- Reference Code
- M200 / AC 123 / 1 - 18
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M200 / S6 / V14
- Sous-Fonds
- M200
- Accession Number
- 131
- Reference Code
- M200 / AC 123 / 1 - 18
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1967
- Physical Description
- 6.5 cm of textual material (131 pages ; 30 x 37 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook about the Alpine Club of Canada's expedition to the Yukon for Canada's centenial in 1967. Includes mostly photocopies of newspaper and magazine and newspaper clippings in regards to the mountains climbed and the club members that participated.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Airplanes
- Alpine Club House
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Backpacking
- Centennial
- Club
- Exploration
- Geology
- Magazine
- Newspaper
- Scouting
- Sports and recreation
- Geographic Access
- Yukon
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Saskatchewan
- Manitoba
- Ontario
- Quebec
- New Brunswick
- Nova Scotia
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Prince Edward Island
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Great: slight yellowing of newspaper clippings.
- Appraisal
- Blank pages not scanned
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 65 col. prints. The prints pertain to Catharine Robb Whyte and her activities and interests. Prints document trip to Baffin Island and include landscapes in and around Pangnirtung. Images of friends and acquaintances include Erasmus Pat Bird, teachers and Inuit chlidren and familiā¦
- Date Range
- 1974
- Reference Code
- V683 / I / B / 3 / PA - 1 to 65
- Description Level
- 5 / File
62 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / I / B / 3 : Catharine Robb Whyte: Catharine Robb Whyte
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Reference Code
- V683 / I / B / 3 / PA - 1 to 65
- Date Range
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 65 photographs : col. chromogenic prints ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 65 col. prints. The prints pertain to Catharine Robb Whyte and her activities and interests. Prints document trip to Baffin Island and include landscapes in and around Pangnirtung. Images of friends and acquaintances include Erasmus Pat Bird, teachers and Inuit chlidren and families.
- Notes
- Any images with duplicates or very similar contents not scanned.
- Subject Access
- Aerial photography
- Airplanes
- Boats
- Buildings
- Camping
- Camps
- Children
- Communities
- Glaciers
- Helicopters
- Indigenous Peoples
- Inuit
- Mountains
- scenic
- Geographic Access
- Northwest Territories
- Nunavut
- Language
- NA
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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