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A climber's guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1930
Author
Palmer, Howard and J. Monroe Thorington
Publisher
[Philadelphia] American Alpine Club
Edition
second edition
Call Number
01.4 P18a
Author
Palmer, Howard and J. Monroe Thorington
Responsibility
Howard Palmer and J. Monroe Thorington
Edition
second edition
Publisher
[Philadelphia] American Alpine Club
Published Date
1930
Physical Description
[244] pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
American Alpine Club
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Canadian Rockies
Guide
Mountain guides
Canada
Mountaineering
Abstract
Pertains to a comprehensive climbing guide based on the mountains in the Canadian Rockies. The book was likely to be considered an invaluable resource for mountaineers based on the complexity and detail of the information provided. In detail, the guide offers insight into the approximate locations, elevation gains, climbing distances/time, and additional relevant information pertaining to climbing in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
Contents
Part one: international boundary to Kicking Horse pass
Part two: Kicking Horse pass to Yellowhead pass
Part three: Yellowhead pass to Jasper pass
Accession Number
2019.48
Call Number
01.4 P18a
Collection
Archives Library
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Banff National Park, Yoho Park and Kootenay Park

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Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Published Date
1930
Publisher
C.P.R.
Call Number
C3-6.3(b)
Publisher
C.P.R.
Published Date
1930
Physical Description
Colour
Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Subjects
Canadian Rockies
Notes
Panoramic map showing main and branch lines of C.P.R. Railway
Accession Number
1230
Call Number
C3-6.3(b)
Collection
Archives Library
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Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Date
1930
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaC.05.17
Description
General colour: teal green lake, purple tan mountains, grey clouds. Lower right corner there is a group of scraggly trees on rock. The lake fills the lower third. Two bars of sand and grass come in from either side. The mountains sweep up to bluestery clouds which come down over the peeks.
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Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Title
Bow Lake
Date
1930
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
33.9 x 44.1 cm
Description
General colour: teal green lake, purple tan mountains, grey clouds. Lower right corner there is a group of scraggly trees on rock. The lake fills the lower third. Two bars of sand and grass come in from either side. The mountains sweep up to bluestery clouds which come down over the peeks.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Credit
Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
Catalogue Number
LaC.05.17
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Bungalow Camp at Yoho, Whiskey Falls

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.034
Description
Colour: green, blue, brown. In the lower third there are numerous small cabins clustered in amongst trees and grass at the base of a mountain which on the right side is grassy slopes with a stream running down a crevice. On the left are trees becoming more blue as they go into the distance and up t…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Bungalow Camp at Yoho, Whiskey Falls
Date
1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
39.5 x 49.9 cm
Description
Colour: green, blue, brown. In the lower third there are numerous small cabins clustered in amongst trees and grass at the base of a mountain which on the right side is grassy slopes with a stream running down a crevice. On the left are trees becoming more blue as they go into the distance and up the mountain. Beyond in the upper left corner is a purple mountain face and clouds with a patch of blue upper center.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
architecture
rural
camp
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.034
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.001
Description
Colour: green, blue. The lower quarter is a green lake, the bottom edge being the near shore with two short trees at the right side. The far shore is green and blue trees with a rode jutting out on the left side that is lit by the sun from the right. Upper half is grey, purple mountains and a patch…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Lake O'Hara
Date
1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Description
Colour: green, blue. The lower quarter is a green lake, the bottom edge being the near shore with two short trees at the right side. The far shore is green and blue trees with a rode jutting out on the left side that is lit by the sun from the right. Upper half is grey, purple mountains and a patch of sky along the upper edge right of center.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
lake
Lake O’Hara
Credit
Gift of Forrest (Pat) Oliver Brewster, Banff, 1967
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.001
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Artist
Richard Jack (1866 – 1952, Canadian)
Date
1930
Medium
oil on masonite
Catalogue Number
JkR.02.01
Description
A realistic rendering of Lake O'Hara, the lake, green/blue in colour with white covers the foreground, the mountain and glacier fill most of the remaining picture with just a little sky showing. Credit both The Banff Centre and Mrs. J. I. Brewster in any exhibition or publication of the collection,…
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Artist
Richard Jack (1866 – 1952, Canadian)
Title
Lake O'Hara
Date
1930
Medium
oil on masonite
Dimensions
20.5 x 30.5 cm
Description
A realistic rendering of Lake O'Hara, the lake, green/blue in colour with white covers the foreground, the mountain and glacier fill most of the remaining picture with just a little sky showing. Credit both The Banff Centre and Mrs. J. I. Brewster in any exhibition or publication of the collection, either in whole or in part. Banff Centre catalogue numbers: 81 0337 A; 20689
Subject
landscape
mountain
Canadian Rockies
Credit
Gift of Banff Centre Brewster Donation, Banff, 1986
Catalogue Number
JkR.02.01
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Mount Biddle near Lake O'Hara

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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1930
Medium
oil on canvas board
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.036
Description
Sheer face of Mount Biddle in shadow with peaks in sunshine.
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Mount Biddle near Lake O'Hara
Date
1930
Medium
oil on canvas board
Dimensions
15.9 x 15.9 cm
Description
Sheer face of Mount Biddle in shadow with peaks in sunshine.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Mt. Biddle
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.036
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.044
Description
Hazy image of Yoho area.
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Yoho
Date
1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
20.3 x 25.4 cm
Description
Hazy image of Yoho area.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Yoho
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.044
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.335
Description
Two evergreen trees on the left, one evergreen tree and one stump on the right, flat grassy area in foreground, row of trees in background.
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Near Yoho Camp
Date
1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
12.3 x 17.9 cm
Description
Two evergreen trees on the left, one evergreen tree and one stump on the right, flat grassy area in foreground, row of trees in background.
Subject
landscape
forest
Canadian Rockies
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.335
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1930
Medium
oil on canvas on cardboard
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.306
Description
Yellow to blue-green meadow lower third of painting, small (path) centre moves to left corner, two small structures centre left, blue-green mass of trees through centre, grey cloud-covered mountains upper third of painting to light grey sky.
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Yoho Camp
Date
1930
Medium
oil on canvas on cardboard
Dimensions
28.0 x 35.5 cm
Description
Yellow to blue-green meadow lower third of painting, small (path) centre moves to left corner, two small structures centre left, blue-green mass of trees through centre, grey cloud-covered mountains upper third of painting to light grey sky.
Subject
landscape
mountain
Canadian Rockies
architecture, rural
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.306
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