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Highways, motor camps and stopping places in British Columbia
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24953
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1929
- Author
- Bureau of Provincial Information
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Printer to the King
- Call Number
- 02.5 B85h PAM
1 website
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Printer to the King
- Published Date
- 1929
- Physical Description
- 96 pages : illustrations, maps
- Abstract
- Pertains to highways, camping, and stopping places in British Columbia as of 1929 - includes maps and descriptions
- Contents
- British Columbia:
- Camps and Fire Precautions
- Fishing and Hunting
- Island Highway
- Vancouver Highways
- Dewdney Road
- Pacific Highways
- Yale Road
- Cariboo Road
- South Trunk Highway
- Kamloops-Okanagan Highway
- Trans-provincial Highway
- Northern Highway
- Okanagan-Arrow-Kootenay Lakes
- Columbia Valley Highway
- Accession Number
- 2014.8336
- Call Number
- 02.5 B85h PAM
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Mentioned as a "Special Publication" in this document entitled "Publications of the Government of British Columbia 1811-1947"
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Letters to Mother [May - December 1940]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7455
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 65 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from May 29 to December 29, 1940. Topics include travelling back to Banff from a visit to Concord by car, day to day life, weather, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the new…
- Date Range
- 1940
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 109
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- 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 / 109
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1940
- Physical Description
- 1.9 cm of textual records (116 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 65 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from May 29 to December 29, 1940. Topics include travelling back to Banff from a visit to Concord by car, day to day life, weather, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], news pertaining to the war [including Italy entering the war in June, British children being brought to Canada, the Blitz], the Lake Louise-Jasper highway officially opening [Pete and Catharine drive up for the weekend, their first visit to Jasper National Park], the deaths of Louise Rungius in May and Dave White in late June [also includes details of Dave's funeral], errand trips to Calgary [mostly to meet with Clifford about Dave's estate], Catharine and Pete's 10th wedding anniversary, visits to Bow Lake to paint throughout July and August [a large forest fire was burning about 30 miles north of Bow for most of July], Banff Indian Days, Pete joining the militia ["Non-Permanent Active Service" force part of the 2nd Battalion of the Calgary Highlanders], going on the annual Skyline Trail Hikers trip in August, painting/sketching [including a short visit to Lake O'Hara in mid-August for this purpose], Catharine going to Concord for a few weeks in early September, Pete and Catharine going to Victoria at the end of September [Annie was having health issues and was advised to go to Victoria - they went to help], cleaning and household chores [including installing new blue linoleum in the kitchen], minor repairs to the roof and other outdoor work to the property, wildlife, books Catharine and Edith are reading, trips to Mount Temple Lodge to help Cliff with various chores, descriptions of meals, updates on the construction of the new Lake Minnewanka dam, photography and cameras [including colour photography], Pete helping construct the basement of the Mount Royal Hotel, events and people in Concord, various holidays [both Canadian and American], going to the movies, working on the annual Christmas card, and various other Christmas activities, presents, and parties.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoplesand Japanese people used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are typed and hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some are written on hotel/lodge letterhead. Most typed letters are written on a single side of paper, hand-written letters are mostly double-sided. 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. 109 - 17 contains a sketch of the Num-Ti-Jah Lodge's main building, recently completed. 109 - 56 contains a sketch of the ground floor of Pete and Catharine's home, including the new partition wall in the living room.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- Robb, Kitty
- White, Annie
- White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
- White, Clifford
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- White, Bubby
- White, Clifford J., Sr.
- Stockand, Cameron
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Edmee
- Moore, Phil
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
- Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
- Simpson, Margaret
- Rungius, Carl
- Rungius, Louise
- Brewster, Fern
- Pocette, Mark
- Paris, Cyril
- Twoyoungmen, Jacob
- Gest, Lillian
- Phillips, Walter J.
- Phillips, Gladys
- Greenham, Margaret
- Harris, Lawren
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Automobiles
- Backcountry skiing
- Banff
- Banff Indian Days
- Birds
- Birthday
- Books
- Businesses
- Calgary Highlanders
- Cave and Basin
- Children
- Christmas
- Cinema
- Community events
- Community life
- Construction
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Funeral
- Home
- Hospital
- Hiking
- Icefields Parkway
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Minniwanka
- Lake O'Hara Lodge
- Leisure
- Literature
- Miette Hot Springs
- Mountain
- Mountain School
- Mount Edith Cavel
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Mount Temple Chalet
- Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Royal Canadian Airforce
- RCAF
- Scenery
- Skating
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Skoki Lodge
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Tunnel Mountain
- War
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- World War II
- WWII
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Bow Lake
- Jasper
- Lake O'Hara
- Yoho National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Victoria
- Vancouver
- Windermere
- Radium
- British Columbia
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Montana
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
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Three unidentified people with jeep
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions52169
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of three unidentified people standing next to a jeep [the central person is possibly Fern Brewster] - mountains in background
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945-1955]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 394
- 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 / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 394
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945-1955]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of three unidentified people standing next to a jeep [the central person is possibly Fern Brewster] - mountains in background
- Notes
- This photograph may have been taken during a trip Peter and Catharine took from Sunshine Village towards Assiniboine with Fern Brewster - the trip was a survey for a potential scenic highway linking the Village to Assiniboine.
- Name Access
- Brewster, Fern
- Subject Access
- Automobiles
- Portrait
- Sunshine Village
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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Three unidentified people with jeep
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions52170
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of three unidentified people standing next to a jeep [central figure is possibly Fern Brewster] - mountains in background
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945-1955]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 395
- 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 / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 395
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945-1955]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of three unidentified people standing next to a jeep [central figure is possibly Fern Brewster] - mountains in background
- Notes
- This photograph may have been taken during a trip Peter and Catharine took from Sunshine Village towards Assiniboine with Fern Brewster - the trip was a survey for a potential scenic highway linking the Village to Assiniboine.
- Name Access
- Brewster, Fern
- Subject Access
- Automobiles
- Portrait
- Sunshine Village
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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potentially offensive content.
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Three unidentified people with jeep - blurry
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions52171
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of three unidentified people standing next to a jeep [central figure is possibly Fern Brewster] - mountains in background
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945-1955]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 396
- 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 / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 396
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945-1955]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of three unidentified people standing next to a jeep [central figure is possibly Fern Brewster] - mountains in background
- Notes
- This photograph may have been taken during a trip Peter and Catharine took from Sunshine Village towards Assiniboine with Fern Brewster - the trip was a survey for a potential scenic highway linking the Village to Assiniboine.
- Name Access
- Brewster, Fern
- Subject Access
- Automobiles
- Portrait
- Sunshine Village
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
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Three unidentified people with jeep - negative
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions52172
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of three unidentified people standing next to a jeep [central figure is possibly Fern Brewster] - mountains in background - negative
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945-1955]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 397
- 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 / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 397
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945-1955]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of three unidentified people standing next to a jeep [central figure is possibly Fern Brewster] - mountains in background - negative
- Notes
- This photograph may have been taken during a trip Peter and Catharine took from Sunshine Village towards Assiniboine with Fern Brewster - the trip was a survey for a potential scenic highway linking the Village to Assiniboine.
- Name Access
- Brewster, Fern
- Subject Access
- Automobiles
- Portrait
- Sunshine Village
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
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Three unidentified people with jeep - negative
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions52173
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of three unidentified people standing next to a jeep [central figure is possibly Fern Brewster] - mountains in background - negative
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945-1955]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 398
- 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 / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 398
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945-1955]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of three unidentified people standing next to a jeep [central figure is possibly Fern Brewster] - mountains in background - negative
- Notes
- This photograph may have been taken during a trip Peter and Catharine took from Sunshine Village towards Assiniboine with Fern Brewster - the trip was a survey for a potential scenic highway linking the Village to Assiniboine.
- Name Access
- Brewster, Fern
- Subject Access
- Automobiles
- Portrait
- Sunshine Village
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Three unidentified people with jeep - negative
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions52174
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of three unidentified people standing next to a jeep [central figure is possibly Fern Brewster] - mountains in background - negative
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945-1955]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 399
- 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 / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 399
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945-1955]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of three unidentified people standing next to a jeep [central figure is possibly Fern Brewster] - mountains in background - negative
- Notes
- This photograph may have been taken during a trip Peter and Catharine took from Sunshine Village towards Assiniboine with Fern Brewster - the trip was a survey for a potential scenic highway linking the Village to Assiniboine.
- Name Access
- Brewster, Fern
- Subject Access
- Automobiles
- Portrait
- Sunshine Village
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.