topic:"Banff Springs Hotel" found 18 records - Research Collections

Our wild westland : points on the Pacific province

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Published Date: 1889

Author: Spragge, Arthur (Mrs.)

Call Number: P

Author: Spragge, Arthur (Mrs.)

Published Date: 1889

Physical Description: p.171-173 : ill

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Banff Springs Hotel; Canadian Pacific Railway; Tourism

Notes: In The Dominion Illustrated [newspaper], vol.3, no.63 (September 1889)

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

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Our wild westland : points on the Pacific province

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Published Date: 1889

Author: Spragge, Arthur (Mrs.)

Call Number: P

Author: Spragge, Arthur (Mrs.)

Published Date: 1889

Physical Description: p.183, 189 : ill

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Banff Springs Hotel; Canadian Pacific Railway; Cave and Basin; Fishing

Notes: In The Dominion Illustrated [newspaper], vol.3, no.63 (September 21,1889)

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

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Banff Hotel - National Park

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Published Date: 1888

Call Number: P

Published Date: 1888

Physical Description: p.44, ill.

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Banff; Banff Springs Hotel; Rundle, Mount

Notes: In The Dominion Illustrated [newspaper], vol. 1 (July 1888); photograph on p.44, description on p.38 under "Our Engravings"

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

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Banff Springs Hotel advertisement

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Published Date: 1888

Call Number: P

Published Date: 1888

Physical Description: p.368

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Banff Springs Hotel; Canadian Pacific Railway

Notes: In The Dominion Illustrated [newspaper], vol.1, no.23 (December 1888)

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

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Our wild Westland : points on the Pacific province XI

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Published Date: 1889

Author: Spragge, Mrs. Arthur

Call Number: P

Author: Spragge, Mrs. Arthur

Published Date: 1889

Physical Description: p.171

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Banff; Banff Springs Hotel

Notes: In The Dominion Illustrated [newspaper], vol.111, no.63, (September 1889); Dominion Day is celebrated by an expedition to Banff / The Wapta Pass from an engine / First impression of the Banff Springs Hotel

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

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Sketches in British Columbia Series XII

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Published Date: 1889

Call Number: P

Published Date: 1889

Physical Description: p.189, ill.

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Cascade Mountain; Bow River; Banff Springs Hotel

Notes: In The Dominion Illustrated [newspaper], vol.3, no.64, (September 1889)

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

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Nail

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Date: 1880 – 1950

Material: metal

Catalogue Number: 104.49.1006

Description: Ten nails from the Banff Springs Hotel. The nails are squared.

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Title: Nail

Date: 1880 – 1950

Material: metal

Description: Ten nails from the Banff Springs Hotel. The nails are squared.

Subject: households; hotels; Banff Springs Hotel; construction

Credit: Gift of Forrest (Pat) Oliver Brewster, Banff, 1966

Catalogue Number: 104.49.1006

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Banff Springs Hotel, Rocky Mountains 1887

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Artist: C. Firth

Date: 1887

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: FiC.05.01

Description: Scene showing Banff springs hotel at right perched on a hillside. In the background the Bow River winds through a valley between Tunnel Mountain and Mt. Roundly. More mountains in distance. Trees in foreground. My. Roundly is hazy, almost unfinished in appearance.

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Artist: C. Firth

Title: Banff Springs Hotel, Rocky Mountains 1887

Date: 1887

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 12.0 x 16.0 cm

Description: Scene showing Banff springs hotel at right perched on a hillside. In the background the Bow River winds through a valley between Tunnel Mountain and Mt. Roundly. More mountains in distance. Trees in foreground. My. Roundly is hazy, almost unfinished in appearance.

Subject: mountains; Banff; Bow River; Alberta; Banff Springs Hotel

Credit: Gift of Dorothy and Jim McLeod, Calgary, 2021

Catalogue Number: FiC.05.01

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Miscellaneous and Collected Materials

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Part Of: Dorothy Wardle fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 11.5 cm of textual records, 32 x 42 cm or smaller. Records include: Book of Common Prayer (1872); The Pocket Cook Book by Elizabeth Woody (1942); Guide to Marks of Origin on British and Irish Silver Plate from mid-16th Century to the Year 1943 and Old Sheffield Plate Makers' Marks,…

Date Range: 1872-1986; 1872; 1911; 1920; 1928; 1934-1935; 1939; 1942-1943; 1950; 1977; 1986

Reference Code: M521 / II / C / 1-6

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Newspaper clipping; Organization record; Published record; Textual record

Part Of: Dorothy Wardle fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M521 / V75

Series: M521 / II : Wardle Family

Sous-Fonds: M521

Sub-Series: M521 / II / C : Miscellaneous and Collected Materials

Accession Number: 7504

Reference Code: M521 / II / C / 1-6

GMD: Newspaper clipping; Organization record; Published record; Textual record

Date Range: 1872-1986; 1872; 1911; 1920; 1928; 1934-1935; 1939; 1942-1943; 1950; 1977; 1986

Physical Description: 11.5 cm of textual records (32 x 42 cm or smaller)

Scope & Content: File consists of 11.5 cm of textual records, 32 x 42 cm or smaller. Records include: Book of Common Prayer (1872); The Pocket Cook Book by Elizabeth Woody (1942); Guide to Marks of Origin on British and Irish Silver Plate from mid-16th Century to the Year 1943 and Old Sheffield Plate Makers' Marks, 1743-1860 (1943); four booklets related to the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies (1934-1950); a booklet titled "Sir George Simpson Centennial Celebration" (1928); an assortment of recipes; "The Margaret P. Hess Collection" booklet published by the University of Calgary (1977) and a related Calgary Herald newspaper clipping (1986); one Carl Rungius postcard; and six miscellaneous postcards depicting a former school teacher of Leette Wardle (1911), James Wardle at the Cave and Basin (1920), the Wardles in San Francisco (n.d.), two unidentified men (n.d.), and visitors to the Banff Springs Hotel (n.d.).

Notes: Book of Common Prayer inscribed with: “Martha Morey, November 4, 1872. New Westminster, BC. From her mother.” It belonged to James Wardle's mother.; The Pocket Cook Book contains annotations and written notes tucked in among the pages of the book.; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies booklets kept because the Wardles participated in trail rides and there are photos/mentions of James and Dorothy, and possibly Leette.; The "Sir George Simpson Centennial Celebration" booklet contains a photograph print between pages 32 and 33.; Some of the postcards are annotated on the back, specifically the postcard depicting the Banff Springs Hotel which is addressed to Dorothy.

Name Access: Wardle, Dorothy; Wardle, James M.; Simpson, George; Rungius, Carl

Subject Access: Hiking; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies; Artist; Art; Leisure; Recreation; Religions; Calgary Herald; Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel; Cave and Basin

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta; Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; San Francisco; United States

Language: English

Category: Arts; Sports, recreation and leisure; Exploration, discovery and travel; Religions; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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CPR History

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to b&w prints of CPR [Canadian Pacific Railway] hotels and trains throughout Banff National Park. Includes the 1926 fire at the Chateau Lake Louise, the Banff Springs Hotel, a train in motion on tracks, and recovery efforts after the 1910 avalanche that buried a train at Roger's Pass.

Date Range: [ca. 1886-1926]

Reference Code: V190 / VI / C / vi / PA - 01 to PA - 20

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, C : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: vi : CPR History

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / C / vi / PA - 01 to PA - 20

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca. 1886-1926]

Physical Description: 20 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to b&w prints of CPR [Canadian Pacific Railway] hotels and trains throughout Banff National Park. Includes the 1926 fire at the Chateau Lake Louise, the Banff Springs Hotel, a train in motion on tracks, and recovery efforts after the 1910 avalanche that buried a train at Roger's Pass.