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The Great Dominion : Canada - Supplement to the Illustrated London News

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1912
Publisher
The Illustrated London News
Call Number
02.4 Il6g PAM O.S.
Publisher
The Illustrated London News
Published Date
1912
Physical Description
28 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Canadian Pacific Railway
Great Divide Trail
Highways
Highways - Alberta
Mountaineering
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Tourism
Travel
Abstract
Pertains to Canada as of 1912 with articles on Duke of Connought, Canadian Pacific Railway "All Red Tour Through Canada" from Yarmouth to Alberni, the proposed construction of "The Motor Highway of the Great Divide" from Calgary to Banff and onto through the Columbia Valley, "On Dizzy Heights of the Dominion : Mountaineering in Canada" which explains trail riding options available to tourists in the Rocky Mountains and some mountain scenes entitled "The Charm of the Dominion : Beauty Rugged and Pastoral"
Notes
In The Illustrated London News, Vol. CXL, No. 3803 , Saturday, March 9, 1912, pp. i - xxviii
Accession Number
7864
Call Number
02.4 Il6g PAM O.S.
Collection
Archives Library
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Old Indian trails : incidents of camp and trail life, covering two years' exploration through the Rocky Mountains of Canada

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19850
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1911
Author
Schaffer, Mary T.S.
Publisher
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1912
Call Number
02.6 Sh1o
Author
Schaffer, Mary T.S.
Responsibility
Mary T.S. Schaffer
Publisher
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1912
Published Date
1911
Physical Description
xiv, 364 pages : frontispiece, illustrations, folded map ; 21 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Travel
Rocky Mountains
Alberta
Schaffer Mary
Abstract
Pertains to the stories of Mary T.S. Schaffer, an American-Canadian naturalist and adventurer, during her time in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Written similar to the format of a diary entry, Schaffer’s book invites the reader to experience the Canadian Rockies from her perspective. She tells of her adventurers, struggles and discoveries during her two year exploration in the Rocky Mountains.
Contents
Expedition of 1907 I.An Explanation II.Trouble at the Start – Bow Valley III.Trailing the North Fork IV.Through unmapped country V.On the search of fortress lake VI.To the base of mount Columbia VII.Back on the old familiar trail VIII.Nashan Valley, Thompson Pass, the Ice-Fields of Mount Columbia IX.Off to the Brazeau Country X.Jonas Pass and a pair of snow-blind eyes XI.On the golden plains of the Saskatchewan XII.The valley of the lakes, then back to cizilisation Expedition of 1908 I.The start II.Back on our old playground – the north fork III.The search for the unmapped lake IV.A maiden voyage on the “new” lake V.The tribulations of the investigator VI.The joys of Pobokton Valley and the Sun Wapta VII.Rock-bluffs, Georges, and residents of the Athabasca VIII.Bound for Mount Robson IX.The Tete jaune Cache X.Going home Index
Accession Number
2019.51
Call Number
02.6 Sh1o
Collection
Archives Library
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Report of the Commission Appointed to Delimit the Boundary between the Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia - Part I - from 1913 to 1916

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1917
Author
Alberta and British Columbia Boundary Commission
Publisher
Ottawa : Kings Printer
Call Number
03.2 Al1ab A Atlas oversize and report copy 3 reference Part I 1913-1916
Author
Alberta and British Columbia Boundary Commission
Responsibility
R.W. Cautley
J.N Wallace
A.O. Wheeler
Publisher
Ottawa : Kings Printer
Published Date
1917
Physical Description
1 atlas : illustrations ; 1 report
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Monuments and historic markers
Surveys
Boundaries
Alberta
British Columbia
British Columbia - Boundaries
British Columbia - Surveys and Mapping
Alberta - B.C. Boundary
Alberta - Boundaries
Alberta British Columbia Boundary Commission
Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
Cautley, Richard William
Wallace, James Nevin
Atlases
Maps
Notes
Report and oversize atlas
Accession Number
8114
Call Number
03.2 Al1ab A Atlas oversize and report copy 3 reference Part I 1913-1916
Collection
Archives Library
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Summary report, 1916

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1917
Author
Geological Survey of Canada
Call Number
03.1 G29su 1916
Author
Geological Survey of Canada
Responsibility
articles by John MacVicar, Bruce Rose, J.S. Stewart
Published Date
1917
Physical Description
p.63-66, 85-91, 94-106 107-114
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Alberta Coal Branch
Brazeau Colleries
Coal
Crowsnest Pass
Elk Valley
Foothills
Nordegg
Accession Number
4000
Call Number
03.1 G29su 1916
Collection
Archives Library
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