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Crowd with train engine

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of unidentified men and women standing in a rough line in front of a Canadian Pacific Railway train engine parked at the Banff Train Station - engine has 2850 on the side
Date Range
[ca. 1930-1950]
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 472
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 - 472
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
[ca. 1930-1950]
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of unidentified men and women standing in a rough line in front of a Canadian Pacific Railway train engine parked at the Banff Train Station - engine has 2850 on the side
Subject Access
Canadian Pacific Railway
Trains
Geographic Access
Banff
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
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Glacier Park BC Avalanche Control

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Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to a miscellaneous collection of clips edited together of avalanche control operations in Glacier National Park, as well as shots of trains going into and coming out of the Connaught Tunnel. Also includes shots of the remnants of a snow shed, men…
Date Range
1959-1960
Reference Code
V190 / VI / NF - 36
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Film
Motion picture
  1 image  
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 - 36
GMD
Film
Motion picture
Date Range
1959-1960
Physical Description
1 motion picture (1 film reel: 250'): 16 mm, original, col., silent
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to a miscellaneous collection of clips edited together of avalanche control operations in Glacier National Park, as well as shots of trains going into and coming out of the Connaught Tunnel. Also includes shots of the remnants of a snow shed, men skiing, and [presumably the same] men conducting expirments and taking readings on the snowpack. The original label on the case reads "Title Glacier Park BC Avalanche Control, Date 1959-1960, Camera B. Engler, Footage Color, Note: Leftover from Film Editing." An additional note included in the case [appears to be a photocopy of the orginal] includes: "Snow pit test Noel Gardner, old CP Roundhouse ruin, West entrance of Connought Tunnel, Train in and out of tunnel. Remarks: This is of short cuts taped together, can no be projected mostly short cuts."
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Avalanche control
Avalanches
Backcountry skiing
Bears
Black Bears
Canadian Pacific Railway
Connaught Tunnel
Buildings
Glaciers
Helicopters
Mountains
Research
Ruins
Skiing
Trains
Wildlife
Winter
Geographic Access
Glacier National Park
British Columbia
Language
English
Creator
Bruno Engler
Title Source
Original title kept
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
Less detail
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[Unidentified men in a train window]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of two unidentified men leaning out of the window of what is possibly a train engine, taken from below - one is looking at the camera and the other looking forward. "Canadian" is visible on a plaque at the bottom of the image
Date Range
[ca. 1930-1950]
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 471
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 - 471
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
[ca. 1930-1950]
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of two unidentified men leaning out of the window of what is possibly a train engine, taken from below - one is looking at the camera and the other looking forward. "Canadian" is visible on a plaque at the bottom of the image
Subject Access
Canadian Pacific Railway
Trains
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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