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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 120 b&w prints of various historical topics, some photos taken by Bruno Engler, others collected [presumably] by him. Includes various Canadian Pacific Railway events, community events and celebrations, Skoki Lodge's 60th anniversary, the Norquay Ski Hill rope-tow, the 1968 Winter …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1886-1993]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / H / iv / b / PA - 01 to PA - 120
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
11 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, H : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- iv : History, b : Photos
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / H / iv / b / PA - 01 to PA - 120
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1886-1993]
- Physical Description
- 120 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 120 b&w prints of various historical topics, some photos taken by Bruno Engler, others collected [presumably] by him. Includes various Canadian Pacific Railway events, community events and celebrations, Skoki Lodge's 60th anniversary, the Norquay Ski Hill rope-tow, the 1968 Winter Olympics bid, Princess Margarite's [sic] visit in 1958, the Cosmic Ray Observatory operations, a Kiwanis Club event, ranching and ranch lands, portraits, and more.
- Name Access
- Perren, Walter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Jon
- White, Cliff Jr.
- Locke, Charlie
- Jones, Ken
- Rungius, Carl
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Aerial photography
- Animals
- Banff townsite
- Banff Upper Hot Springs
- Buildings and facilities
- Cave and Basin
- Centennial
- Ceremony
- Chairlifts and gondolas
- Climbing
- Community events
- Construction
- Dogs
- Entertainment
- Festival
- Helicopters
- Military
- Mount Norquay Chairlift
- Mount Norquay Ski Area
- Mountains
- Parades
- Parks Canada
- Parks Canada Warden
- Portrait
- Public events
- Roads
- Roger's Pass
- Royal tours
- Royal Visit
- Scenery
- Tourism
- Trains
- Travel
- Winter
- Winter Carnival
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V190 / VI / H / iv / b / NA - 01 to NA - 04 V190 / VI / H / iv / b / NS - 01 to NS - 02
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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News Clippings Scrapbook
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- Part Of
- Charlotte Tuerck fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings pertaining to skiing, skiers, Banff oldtimers, weddings, the Royal family, horses and horseracing. Also includes ads from newspapers and newsclippings about business, commerce, and war.
- Date Range
- ca. 1960
- Reference Code
- M116 / 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Charlotte Tuerck fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M116 / V631
- Sous-Fonds
- M116
- Accession Number
- 1503
- Reference Code
- M116 / 2
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- ca. 1960
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (7 pages ; 25.5 x 33 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings pertaining to skiing, skiers, Banff oldtimers, weddings, the Royal family, horses and horseracing. Also includes ads from newspapers and newsclippings about business, commerce, and war.
- Subject Access
- Airplanes
- Banff Ski Club
- Businesses
- Chairlifts and gondolas
- Commerce
- Crag and Canyon newspaper
- Horses
- Horse racing
- Newspaper
- Oldtimers
- Royal tours
- Royal Visit
- Ski areas
- Skiing
- Skiers
- War
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Nelson
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Canada
- United Kingdom
- Europe
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
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Ray Wardell fonds
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- Part Of
- Ray Wardell fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of unpublished report titled "Mount Norquay Memories, 1948- 1956" by Ray Wardell. Report is a chronological history of development at Mount Norquay ski area by George Encil's Banff Chairlift Corporation Ltd. It discusses the Banff Chairlift, rope tows, electrification, passenger an…
- Date Range
- 1993
- Reference Code
- M252
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Ray Wardell fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 252
- Sous-Fonds
- M 252
- Accession Number
- 6505
- Reference Code
- M252
- Date Range
- 1993
- Physical Description
- 6 cm of textual records (ca.130 p.)
- History / Biographical
- Ray Wardell, 1922-1994, was an engineer at Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1948 until 1958, and lived at Oakville, Ontario until his death. Wardell worked on early construction at Mount Norquay ski area and rose to the position of Superintendent of Construction and Maintenance for the Banff Chairlift Corporation.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of unpublished report titled "Mount Norquay Memories, 1948- 1956" by Ray Wardell. Report is a chronological history of development at Mount Norquay ski area by George Encil's Banff Chairlift Corporation Ltd. It discusses the Banff Chairlift, rope tows, electrification, passenger and safety services, Upper Terminal Tea Room and improvements to Mount Norquay Lodge. Contents include technical details, construction photographs and articles from trade journals
- Name Access
- Wardell, Ray
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Wardell, Ray
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940-1990]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Negative
- Newspaper clipping
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940-1990]
- Physical Description
- ca. 17,580 photographs: negatives, prints, and transparencies. -- 1 photograph album (ca. 150 prints). -- ca. 12.5 cm textual records. -- 42 reels of film
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Name Access
- Engler, Bruno
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Advertising
- Aerial photography
- Airplanes
- Animals
- Architecture
- Art
- Automobiles
- Avalanches
- Banff Centre
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff School of Fine Arts
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Bow Valley
- Buildings and facilities
- Businesses
- Chairlifts and gondolas
- Community events
- Environment and Nature
- Filmaking
- Films and film making
- Fire
- First Nations
- Helicopter skiing
- Helicopters
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Louise Ski Area
- Landscapes
- Mount Assiniboine
- Mount Norquay Ski Area
- Mountains
- Movie Stars
- Parks Canada Warden
- Photography
- Public events
- Scenery
- Search and rescue
- Ski areas
- Sports and recreation
- Sunshine Ski Area
- Trans-Canada Highway
- Wardens
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Ski News Scrapbook
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- Part Of
- Charlotte Tuerck fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook of mainly ski-related newspaper clippings. Includes newspaper clippings about skiing, ski racing, winter sports, Disney filming winter scenes for the film "Nomads of the North," all dated from 1960.
- Date Range
- ca. 1960
- Reference Code
- M116 / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Charlotte Tuerck fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M116 / V631
- Sous-Fonds
- M116
- Accession Number
- 1503
- Reference Code
- M116 / 1
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- ca. 1960
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records (17 pages ; 25.5 x 32 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook of mainly ski-related newspaper clippings. Includes newspaper clippings about skiing, ski racing, winter sports, Disney filming winter scenes for the film "Nomads of the North," all dated from 1960.
- Subject Access
- Airplanes
- Banff Ski Club
- Banff Ski Runners of the Canadian Rockies
- Chairlifts and gondolas
- Crag and Canyon newspaper
- Filmaking
- Films and film making
- Mount Norquay Chairlift
- Mount Norquay Ski Area
- Newspaper
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Ski racing
- Skiing
- Skiers
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Mount Norquay
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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Sunshine Village History Photos
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 50 b&w prints of the Sunshine Ski Resort area, including the lodge, people skiing, the track and action shots from the 1984 Ladies World Cup race, and more.
- Date Range
- 1939-1984
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / S / v / d / PA - 01 to PA - 50
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
13 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, S : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- v : Sunshine, d : Village History Photos
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / S / v / d / PA - 01 to PA - 50
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1939-1984
- Physical Description
- 50 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 50 b&w prints of the Sunshine Ski Resort area, including the lodge, people skiing, the track and action shots from the 1984 Ladies World Cup race, and more.
- Subject Access
- Buildings
- Chairlifts and gondolas
- Children
- Mountains
- Scenery
- Ski areas
- Ski lodges and cabins
- Ski racing
- Ski touring
- Skiers
- Skiing
- Sunshine Meadows
- Sunshine Ski Resort
- Sunshine Village
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Wiebe family photographs, Alpine Motel
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 59 photographs pertaining to the Wiebe family and their business, the Alpine Motel in Banff. Photographs depict Henry and Elsie Wiebe with their three children; dam construction near Lake Minnewanka; the Wiebe children interacting with wildlife, and riding a gondola; and related su…
- Date Range
- [ca.1945-1965]
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2023.59 / PA - 1 to 59
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2023.59
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2023.59 / PA - 1 to 59
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1945-1965]
- Physical Description
- 59 photographs : b&w prints ; 12 x 19 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- Deborah (Debbie) Downing is the daughter of Henry and Elsie Wiebe, who owned the Alpine Motel in Banff. Henry ("Hank") and Elsie ("Honey") came to Banff in 1942 and raised Debbie and two siblings there (including younger brother David).
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 59 photographs pertaining to the Wiebe family and their business, the Alpine Motel in Banff. Photographs depict Henry and Elsie Wiebe with their three children; dam construction near Lake Minnewanka; the Wiebe children interacting with wildlife, and riding a gondola; and related subjects.
- Notes
- One image depicts 5 unidentified women outside of the Alpine Motel who were described by donor as students from Three Hills College (now Prairie College in Three Hills, AB), who worked as summer cleaners.
- Name Access
- Wiebe, Elsie
- Wiebe, Henry
- Subject Access
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Children
- Chairlifts and gondolas
- Wildlife
- Deer
- Banff Chairlift
- Banff townsite
- Skiing
- Businesses
- Alpine Motel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Biographical Source Notes
- Information from donor, Deborah Downing
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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