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Canadian Pacific Railway promotional prints
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55577
- Part Of
- Canadian Pacific Railway fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series pertains to photograph prints of Canadian Pacific Railway properties and surrounding locations. Includes scenes from around the town of Banff and Banff National Park, interior and exterior views of hotels [particularly the Banff Springs Hotel and the Chateau Lake Louise], trophies, portraits…
- Date Range
- [ca.1960-1960]
- Reference Code
- V782 / II / PA115 - 01 to 309
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Canadian Pacific Railway fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M584 / V782
- Sous-Fonds
- V782
- Accession Number
- 625
- Reference Code
- V782 / II / PA115 - 01 to 309
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1960-1960]
- Physical Description
- 309 prints : b&w ; 27.9 x 20.3 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Series pertains to photograph prints of Canadian Pacific Railway properties and surrounding locations. Includes scenes from around the town of Banff and Banff National Park, interior and exterior views of hotels [particularly the Banff Springs Hotel and the Chateau Lake Louise], trophies, portraits, horses and horseback riding, skiing, trains, photographs of paintings, and various scenic views.
- Notes
- Most prints have titles or captions on the backs, as well as negatives information.
- Subject Access
- Administration building
- Art
- Artists
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Buildings
- Buildings and facilities
- Camps
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Environment
- Gondolas
- Hiking
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Hotels
- Mountains
- Outfitters
- Painting
- Skiing
- Sports and recreation
- Tourism
- Trains
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Moraine Lake
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Not to be reproduced (see NA 31). Copyright belongs to CPR Archives, now managed by The Canadian Railway Museum (Exporail), Montreal.
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Drawing of woman holding child]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions50344
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a drawing of a woman holding a child
- Date Range
- ca.1930 to ca.1945
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 346
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 346
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- ca.1930 to ca.1945
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 1 prints; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a drawing of a woman holding a child
- Subject Access
- Art
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Exposure wheel
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions51731
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of an exposure wheel over top of a painting of seated First Nations people and tepees, possibly by Peter Whyte
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950-1960]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 6 / PA - 66
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 6 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Local Indigenous people and Banff Indian Days
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 6 / PA - 66
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950-1960]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of an exposure wheel over top of a painting of seated First Nations people and tepees, possibly by Peter Whyte
- Subject Access
- Art
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Painting
- Photography
- Tepee
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Indigenous artifacts and textiles display
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54956
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Photograph depicts display area with [Stoney Nakoda?] Indigenous artifacts and decorative textiles on two tables and hanging on two walls [n.d.], specific location unknown - possibly part of a museum, gift shop or a family home. Photograph is attached to dark grey/black matboard which is annotated …
- Date Range
- [1930-1940]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E6 / PA - 558
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / E : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / E6 : Photographs : Stoney
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E6 / PA - 558
- Date Range
- [1930-1940]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w print ; 22 x 16.5 cm on matboard 30 x 25 cm
- Scope & Content
- Photograph depicts display area with [Stoney Nakoda?] Indigenous artifacts and decorative textiles on two tables and hanging on two walls [n.d.], specific location unknown - possibly part of a museum, gift shop or a family home. Photograph is attached to dark grey/black matboard which is annotated on bottom in white pencil.
- Notes
- String for hanging photograph is attached to back of matboard with glue and thin paper
- Date range is estimate by Processing Archivist based on content and format of photograph
- Subject Access
- Art
- Cultural pluralism
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Pincher Creek
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Item placed in mylar
- Category
- Arts
- First nations
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of item
- Content Details
- Annotations on matboard: "Hammond Photo Pincher[?] Alta. [illegible]"
- Processing Status
- Processed
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J.E.H. MacDonald painting
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions52820
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of J.E.H. MacDonald sitting on some rocks under a small black umbrella painting at Lake O'Hara - "MacDonald 1930" written on the back in pencil
- Date Range
- 1930
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 8
- 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 - 8
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1930
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of J.E.H. MacDonald sitting on some rocks under a small black umbrella painting at Lake O'Hara - "MacDonald 1930" written on the back in pencil
- Name Access
- MacDonald, J. E. H.
- Geographic Access
- Lake O'Hara
- Yoho National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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J.E.H. MacDonald painting
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions52822
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of J.E.H. MacDonald sitting on some rocks under a small black umbrella painting with mountains in the background - "MacDonald 1930" written on the back in pencil
- Date Range
- 1930
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 10
- 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 - 10
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1930
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of J.E.H. MacDonald sitting on some rocks under a small black umbrella painting with mountains in the background - "MacDonald 1930" written on the back in pencil
- Name Access
- MacDonald, J. E. H.
- Geographic Access
- Lake O'Hara
- Yoho National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Juniper Roots Sculptor
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57625
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to Wilfred Garstrong Hodgson, a sculptor in Southern Alberta who makes carvings out of Juniper tree roots, most likely as part of a National Film Board production. Two copies of the footage are on the reel. The original label on the case reads "T…
- Date Range
- 1962
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 45
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
1 website
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 - 45
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Date Range
- 1962
- Physical Description
- 1 motion picture (1 film reel: 300'): 16 mm, original, b&w, silent
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to Wilfred Garstrong Hodgson, a sculptor in Southern Alberta who makes carvings out of Juniper tree roots, most likely as part of a National Film Board production. Two copies of the footage are on the reel. The original label on the case reads "Title Juniper Roots Sculptor NFB, Camera B. Engler, Date 1962, Footage 150 ft B&W, Time 4 minutes, Total Footage 300ft 2 copies."
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Art
- Artists
- Hoodoos
- Horses
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Bruno Engler
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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McGuinness Family
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54490
- Part Of
- Robert J. McGuinness fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of: one postcard inside a protective cover (H9 x W14.5 cm) one hand-written note (H14.5 x W15 cm) one 13-page hand-written memoir/family history by Oswald A. McGuinness (H28 x W21.5 cm) one envelope (H40 x W23 cm) Content includes: McGuinness family tree; history of the McGuinness f…
- Date Range
- 1953-1977
- Reference Code
- M460 / II / 1-4
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Postcard
- Private record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Robert J. McGuinness fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M460
- Series
- M460 / II : McGuinness Family
- Sous-Fonds
- M460
- Accession Number
- 2018.9000
- Reference Code
- M460 / II / 1-4
- Date Range
- 1953-1977
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (16 pages ; 23 x 40 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of:
- one postcard inside a protective cover (H9 x W14.5 cm)
- one hand-written note (H14.5 x W15 cm)
- one 13-page hand-written memoir/family history by Oswald A. McGuinness (H28 x W21.5 cm)
- one envelope (H40 x W23 cm)
- Content includes: McGuinness family tree; history of the McGuinness family and their time in Belleville, Ontario; Robert's role as inspecting engineer in the Banff Springs expansion; Robert's artwork on the CPR postcard depicting the spiral tunnels; and the envelope that was used to gift the above items to the Whyte Museum
- Notes
- Oswald A. McGuinness is the younger brother of Father Robert McGuinness. Oswald was a surveyor and helped build the road from Invermere to Calgary, and he lived in Invermere
- The McGuinness family tree goes back to Oswald and Robert's great-grandparents, from Ireland to England and then to Ontario
- In the hand-written note, which is undated and the author is unknown although it is possible that it was written by Flora McGuinness when she gave it to Mark Nightingale, an association between Robert and the building of the Bow River Bridge is made
- Mark Nightingale also gifted 3 newspaper clippings located in M460 / I / B / 3-5
- M460 / II / 1 : created by the Canadian Pacific Railway
- M460 / II / 3 : created by Oswald A. McGuinness
- Name Access
- McGuinness, Robert J.
- McGuinness, Oswald A.
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Banff
- Art
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Canada
- Ontario
- Language
- English
- Category
- Arts
- Family and personal life
- Religions
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions52890
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Mass. with cars parked in front of it - "Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. You should see the wonderful paintings here! I wanted to buy you a book of the place but was too late" written on the back in black ink
- Date Range
- [ca. 1929-1940]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 79
- 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 - 79
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1929-1940]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Mass. with cars parked in front of it - "Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. You should see the wonderful paintings here! I wanted to buy you a book of the place but was too late" written on the back in black ink
- Subject Access
- Art
- Automobiles
- Buildings
- Museums
- Geographic Access
- Boston
- Massachusetts
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Peter Whyte painting behind J.E.H. MacDonald at Opabin
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions52817
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of J.E.H. MacDonald, [unknown], Peter Whyte, Adeline Link at Opabin - Peter seated at easel behind group - "Opabin 1929" written on back in pencil
- Date Range
- 1929
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 5
- 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 - 5
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1929
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of J.E.H. MacDonald, [unknown], Peter Whyte, Adeline Link at Opabin - Peter seated at easel behind group - "Opabin 1929" written on back in pencil
- Name Access
- Link, Adeline
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Link, George K.K.
- MacDonald, J. E. H.
- Whyte, Peter
- Subject Access
- Art
- Artists
- Family and personal life
- Hiking
- Mountains
- Opabin Lake
- Geographic Access
- Lake O'Hara
- Yoho National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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