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Avalanche on Mount Brewster

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Artist
Bruno Engler (1915 – 2001, Canadian)
Date
1966
Medium
silver gelatin on paper
Catalogue Number
EnB.18.06
Description
A black and white photographic positive, the side of the mountain covers almost the entire picture, it is snow covered, to the top right and centre an avalanche is descending to the valley bottom, a few trees in the bottom left corner
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Artist
Bruno Engler (1915 – 2001, Canadian)
Title
Avalanche on Mount Brewster
Date
1966
Medium
silver gelatin on paper
Dimensions
49.0 x 39.3 cm
Description
A black and white photographic positive, the side of the mountain covers almost the entire picture, it is snow covered, to the top right and centre an avalanche is descending to the valley bottom, a few trees in the bottom left corner
Subject
landscape, mountain
Mount Brewster
avalanche
Credit
Purchased from Bruno Engler, Harvie Heights, 1985
Catalogue Number
EnB.18.06
Images
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Banff, the Rockies and the West : tales of the early days

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue6075
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1984
Author
Brewster, Forrest Oliver (Pat)
Publisher
Banff : Dorothy Cranstone
Call Number
08.3 B22bb
Author
Brewster, Forrest Oliver (Pat)
Publisher
Banff : Dorothy Cranstone
Published Date
1984
Physical Description
64, 64, 64p. : ill., ports., facsim
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Brewster family
Notes
Combines Weathered Wood, They Came West and Wild Cards which are primarily reminiscences of Banff local pioneer Pat Brewster where he relates stories about Banff citizens and visitors and the background history of streets and other places in the area, including Sunshine
Contents: Book 1 - Weathered wood: anecdotes and history of the Banff-Sunshine area: William Twin (p.9-14); Sir George Simpson (p.15-22); Simpson Register (p.22); George Mercer Dawson (p.23-24); Joe Heely and George Brewster (p.25-28); Bill Peyto (p.29-43); A.O. Wheeler (p.45-49);Sunshine route and early days of skiing: Bill Neish (p.49-51); Arthur Unwin (p.52-54);Gus Johnson, Conrad Kain and Hilliard Hartin (p.53); Dick Smith (p.55-59); Lou Crosby (p. 60-61) .Mount Brewster and Brewster Rock (p.62-64)
Contents: Book 2 - They came west: Pat's tales of the early days: Pat Brewster as a five year old (p.11-16); Ed Loder (p.12); Howard Whitmere of Brewster Dairy (p.19-21); Mrs. Irving and daughter, the spiritualists (p.19-20); Princess Patricia and the Duke of Connaught visit of 1914 (p.21-22); Frank Oliver , newspaperman (p.21-27); ; stories of George Brewster (p.28-47) inclulding George Brewster and Tom Wilson at Silver City and social scene at the Montreal Hotel and the courting of David McDougall's daughter and niece, and stories of George in Finlay River in the Peace River area and prospecting in the Nordegg and Ghost Lake areas and resulting tensions with indians (p. 41-45) Kid Price, prospector (p.39-40); North-west Mounted Police (p.47-51): Fred Bagley, Sergeant Browning, Sergeant Taylor, Sergeant Casey Oliver, Inspector Harper, Michael Denis "Paddy" Ryan, Constable Stanley, Frank Bouchet (who was admitted to the Hockey Hall of Fame); locations of barracks (p.50-52); hockey (p.53-55) including Fred Pratt and photograph of the Banff Sulphur Rocks hockey team; Philip Moore, Powderface and the King of Siam (p.56-57); Cobb family (p.59); history of Banff's Lynx Street (p.61)
Contents: Book 3 - Wild Cards: F.O. "Pat" Brewster tales of Banff and the Rockies: Fred Tabuteau (p.6-14); Dr. Robert George Brett (p.10-11); Gordon Reed, Stewart Armour and Norman Luxton's bear (p.15); Mountain goat and hunting stories (p.18-26); Jim Brewster (p.27-31); Marquis Albizzi (p.32-46); Edward Feuz story of porcupine (p.47-48); Bill Davie (p.49-59); Guy Weadick (p.59-64)
Accession Number
3987
Call Number
08.3 B22bb
Collection
Archives Library
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Chopping Through Cornice on Mount Brewster

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactenb.18.05
Artist
Bruno Engler (1915 – 2001, Canadian)
Date
1964
Medium
silver gelatin on paper
Catalogue Number
EnB.18.05
Description
A black and white photographic positive, a figure of a man is central in the picture, only his one boot is clearly defined, he is chopping through a cornice of snow, the mountain is from bottom left to upper right, most of it snow, flying snow backlit from the sun dominates the centre of the picture
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Artist
Bruno Engler (1915 – 2001, Canadian)
Title
Chopping Through Cornice on Mount Brewster
Date
1964
Medium
silver gelatin on paper
Dimensions
49.0 x 39.5 cm
Description
A black and white photographic positive, a figure of a man is central in the picture, only his one boot is clearly defined, he is chopping through a cornice of snow, the mountain is from bottom left to upper right, most of it snow, flying snow backlit from the sun dominates the centre of the picture
Subject
landscape, mountain
Mount Brewster
activity
climbing
winter
Credit
Purchased from Bruno Engler, Harvie Heights, 1985
Catalogue Number
EnB.18.05
Images
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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1979
Author
Brewster, Forrest Oliver (Pat)
Publisher
Banff : Banff Crag & Canyon
Call Number
08.3 B22bt c.1
08.3 B22bt c.2
08.3 B22bt c.3
08.3 B22bt c.4
Author
Brewster, Forrest Oliver (Pat)
Responsibility
editing and design: Jon Whyte
Publisher
Banff : Banff Crag & Canyon
Published Date
1979
Physical Description
62p. : ill., port., facsim
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Banff National Park
Brewster family
Hockey
Pearl Laundry
Railway stations
Notes
Cover title: They came west : Pat's tales of the early days
Contents: When I was five - includes Bill Brewster and brother John Brewster in 1886, Ed Loder lime kiln, story of Pat Brewster haircut with an axe;t Brewster as a five year old (p.11-16); Ed Loder (p.12); Howard Whitmere of Brewster Dairy (p.19-21); Mrs. Irving and daughter, the spiritualists (p.19-20); Princess Patricia and the Duke of Connaught visit of 1914 (p.21-22); Frank Oliver , newspaperman (p.21-27); ; stories of George Brewster (p.28-47) inclulding George Brewster and Tom Wilson at Silver City and social scene at the Montreal Hotel and the courting of David McDougall's daughter and niece, and stories of George in Finlay River in the Peace River area and prospecting in the Nordegg and Ghost Lake areas and resulting tensions with indians (p. 41-45) Kid Price, prospector (p.39-40); North-west Mounted Police (p.47-51): Fred Bagley, Sergeant Browning, Sergeant Taylor, Sergeant Casey Oliver, Inspector Harper, Michael Denis "Paddy" Ryan, Constable Stanley, Frank Bouchet (who was admitted to the Hockey Hall of Fame); locations of barracks (p.50-52); hockey (p.53-55) including Fred Pratt and photograph of the Banff Sulphur Rocks hockey team; Philip Moore, Powderface and the King of Siam (p.56-57); Cobb family (p.59); history of Banff's Lynx Street (p.61)
Accession Number
3201
5533
7989
2014.8385
2019.68
Call Number
08.3 B22bt c.1
08.3 B22bt c.2
08.3 B22bt c.3
08.3 B22bt c.4
Collection
Archives Library
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Weathered wood : anecdotes and history of the Banff-Sunshine area

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue6073
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1977
Author
Brewster, Forrest Oliver (Pat)
Publisher
Banff : Banff Crag & Canyon
Call Number
08.3 B22b
Author
Brewster, Forrest Oliver (Pat)
Publisher
Banff : Banff Crag & Canyon
Published Date
1977
Physical Description
64p. : ill., port
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Brewster family
Dairies
Mining
Skiing
Notes
Contents: Sunshine area: William Twin (p.9-14); Sir George Simpson (p.15-22); Simpson Register (p.22); George Mercer Dawson (p.23-24); Joe Heely and George Brewster (p.25-28); Bill Peyto (p.29-43); A.O. Wheeler (p.45-49);Sunshine route and early days of skiing: Bill Neish (p.49-51); Arthur Unwin (p.52-54);Gus Johnson, Conrad Kain and Hilliard Hartin (p.53); Dick Smith (p.55-59); Lou Crosby (p. 60-61) .Mount Brewster and Brewster Rock (p.62-64)
Accession Number
6340
10500
13500
Call Number
08.3 B22b
Collection
Archives Library
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