topic:"Banff" found 192 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Wilderness and waterpower : how Banff National Park became and hydroelectric storage reservoir

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2013

Author: Armstrong, Christopher and H.V. Nelles

Publisher: Calgary, Alberta, Canada : University of Calgary Press

Call Number: 03.5 Ar1w

Author: Armstrong, Christopher and H.V. Nelles

Responsibility: Christopher Armstrong and H.V. Nelles

Publisher: Calgary, Alberta, Canada : University of Calgary Press

Published Date: 2013

Physical Description: xviii, 267 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Banff National Park; Hydrology - Alberta; Wilderness; Rivers

Abstract: Pertains to hydropower development in Banff National Park and the altering of the Bow River to accommodate the production of electricity for Southern Alberta.

Contents: Introduction; Water falls; Power strugge; Doubling down; Downstream benefits; Selling scenery; Political logic; Minnewanka redux; War measures; Public power; Reversing rivers; Leaving the bow; Conclusion; Appendix; Index

ISBN: 978-1-55238-634-7

Accession Number: p2019-19

Call Number: 03.5 Ar1w

Collection: Archives Library

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The McClellan Expedition of 1868

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Published Date: 2019

Author: Dempsey, Hugh A.

Publisher: Calgary : Alberta Records Publication Board, Historical Society of Alberta

Call Number: P

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Author: Dempsey, Hugh A.

Responsibility: Hugh A. Dempsey

Publisher: Calgary : Alberta Records Publication Board, Historical Society of Alberta

Published Date: 2019

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Expeditions; Gold; Gold rush; Waterton; Banff; Bow River; Minnewanka, Lake

Abstract: Article pertains to an expedition led by John L. McLellan in 1868 from the Missouri River to Rocky Mountain House along the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains

Notes: In Alberta History, Spring 2019, Volume 67, Number 2, p. 2 - 7

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Historical Society of Alberta website

Websites

https://www.albertahistory.org/

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Icefields Parkway : a drive through history

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Published Date: May 2019

Author: Alexander, Rob

Publisher: Great West Newspapers

Call Number: P

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Author: Alexander, Rob

Responsibility: Rob Alexander

Publisher: Great West Newspapers

Published Date: May 2019

Physical Description: p.12-18

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Highways - Alberta; Banff; Jasper; History

Abstract: Pertains to the history of the Icefields Parkway - includes photographs from the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies Archives & Library and Jasper-Yellowhead Museum & Archives with mentions of A.O. Wheeler, David Thompson, James Hector, Peter Erasmus, Tom Wilson, Bill Peyto, Jimmy Simpson, David Douglas, Arthur P. Coleman, Walter Wilcox, J. Norman Collie as well as the Ktunaxa, Carrier Sekani, Secwepemc, Stoney Nakoda, As'in'i'wa'chi, Iroquois, Piikani, Siksika, Tsuu T'ina and Metis Indigenous Peoples. Overview of construction history between 1931 and 1960 with mention of Num-Ti-Jah Lodge and Fred Brewster's Columbia Icefield Chalet and mention of the filming of "River of No Return".

Notes: In 51 North, Summer/Fall 2019

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Available online

Websites

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For the time being: 2017 Alberta biennial of contemporary art

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2017

Author: Rake, Peta and Kristy Trinier

Publisher: Art Gallery of Alberta

Call Number: 06.1 P44f

Author: Rake, Peta and Kristy Trinier

Responsibility: Peta Rake and Kristy Trinier

Publisher: Art Gallery of Alberta

Published Date: 2017

Physical Description: [94] pages

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Art; Banff Centre for Mountain Culture

Subjects: Art; Art History; Art - Canada - Exhibitions

Abstract: Pertains to the biographies and artwork of many young, Canadian artists. The work was created in conjunction with the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, located in the heart of the Canadian Rocky Mountains.

Contents: Introduction: Catharine Crowston; Message from Banff Centre: Janice Price; the end of the world: a conversation between Peta Rake and Kristy Trinier; Biennials: Lorenzo Fusi; Artist's work

ISBN: 9781771790239

Accession Number: 2019.46

Call Number: 06.1 P44f

Collection: Archives Library

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The memoirs of David H. Sinclair : Living life to the fullest!!

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: January 20, 2018

Author: Sinclair, David H., Andre Rodrigues, Margaret Michaud and Evelyn Sinclair

Publisher: Beautiful smiles gentle spirits press

Call Number: 08.1 Si6m

Author: Sinclair, David H., Andre Rodrigues, Margaret Michaud and Evelyn Sinclair

Responsibility: David H. Sinclair, Andre Rodrigues, Margaret Michaud and Evelyn Sinclair

Publisher: Beautiful smiles gentle spirits press

Published Date: January 20, 2018

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Banff Springs Hotel; Immigration; Labour; Banff (residents)

Abstract: Pertains to the stories and experiences of David H. Sinclair. Written by his family, the memoir offers insight into the lives of those who immigrated to the Rocky Mountains. Members of the family were employed at the Banff Springs Hotel, granting the reader a deeper understanding of the life and experiences of laborers in and around Banff and the greater Rocky Mountain area.

Accession Number: 2019.52

Call Number: 08.1 Si6m

Collection: Archives Library

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When trains ruled the rockies: my life at the Banff railway station

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2019

Author: Gainer, Terry

Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Ltd.

Call Number: 08.5 G11w; 08.5 G22w copy 2 (Reference)

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Author: Gainer, Terry

Responsibility: Terry Gainer

Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Ltd.

Published Date: 2019

Physical Description: 272 pg

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Railway stations; Railways; Banff; Canadian Pacific Railway; Rocky Mountains

Abstract: When Trains Ruled the Rockies is a personal history of the Banff train station from 1948 through 1962.Drawn from Terry Gainer’s personal memories and experiences from his years living and working at the legendary Banff Railway Station, this entertaining memoir and important historical record beckons the reader into the golden age of railway travel in the mountains of western Canada.Complete with a selection of archival photographs, When Trains Ruled the Rockies documents life at the Banff Railway Station and traces the huge role the station played in the local community. The author’s own story of growing up at the station winds a thread through the narrative and brings into clear focus Terry’s lifelong passion for passenger trains, at one time the most dominant means of transportation for Canadians but sadly an experience that is now fading into history.

Contents: Part I - The golden years: when trains ruled the rockies; Part II - Special trains; Part III - In the trains station's backyard; Part IV - The glory years 1955 - 1962: I've been working on the railroad; Part V - An ending or a beginning?