topic:"Climbing" found 40 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Walcott Trip, 1938

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Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 24 b&w photographs, some captioned. Photographs pertain to the Walcott family trip, 1938. The photographs document camp life, hiking, climbing, pack trains, horses and landscapes. Locations of photographs include Panorama Peak, Savannah Creek, Beehive Mountain, the "Gap" district, …

Date Range: 1938

Reference Code: V26 / III / A20 / PA - 1 to 24

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

1 image

Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M376 / V26

Series: III. Professional Photography: Guiding and Hunting Trips

Sous-Fonds: V26

Reference Code: V26 / III / A20 / PA - 1 to 24

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1938

Physical Description: Photographs: 24 prints, b&w

Scope & Content: File consists of 24 b&w photographs, some captioned. Photographs pertain to the Walcott family trip, 1938. The photographs document camp life, hiking, climbing, pack trains, horses and landscapes. Locations of photographs include Panorama Peak, Savannah Creek, Beehive Mountain, the "Gap" district, Oldman River, and Racehorse Creek.

Subject Access: Guiding, Climbing, Hiking

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Front Range Outings promotional images

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Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of five photographs used in posters and other promotional material pertaining to Ben and Cia Gadd's guiding company, Front Range Outings, in 1976. Images depict three unidentified climbers resting on a rock surface, and views of unidentified mountains obscured partly by clouds.

Date Range: 1976

Reference Code: V810 / III / D / PA - 86 to 90

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M590; V810; S61

Series: V810 / III : Professional records

Sous-Fonds: V810

Sub-Series: V810 / III / D : Other contracts and projects

Accession Number: 2021.20

Reference Code: V810 / III / D / PA - 86 to 90

GMD: Photograph; Print

Responsibility: Produced by Ben Gadd

Date Range: 1976

Physical Description: 5 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of five photographs used in posters and other promotional material pertaining to Ben and Cia Gadd's guiding company, Front Range Outings, in 1976. Images depict three unidentified climbers resting on a rock surface, and views of unidentified mountains obscured partly by clouds.

Name Access: Gadd, Ben; Gadd, Cia

Subject Access: Promo; Businesses; Guides; Guiding; Climbing; Recreation; Mountains

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Related Material: V810/II/D/NA-30 to 36

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Front Range Outings promotional images

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Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs used in posters and other promotional material pertaining to Ben and Cia Gadd's guiding company, Front Range Outings, in 1976.

Date Range: 1976

Reference Code: V810 / III / D / NA - 30 to 36

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M590; V810; S61

Series: V810 / III : Professional records

Sous-Fonds: V810

Sub-Series: V810 / III / D : Other contracts and projects

Accession Number: 2021.20

Reference Code: V810 / III / D / NA - 30 to 36

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Responsibility: Produced by Ben Gadd

Date Range: 1976

Physical Description: 20 photographs : 5 b&w negative film strips ; 35 mm -- 2 photographs : b&w negatives ; 13 x 10 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs used in posters and other promotional material pertaining to Ben and Cia Gadd's guiding company, Front Range Outings, in 1976.

Name Access: Gadd, Ben; Gadd, Cia

Subject Access: Promo; Businesses; Guides; Guiding; Climbing; Recreation; Mountains

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Related Material: V810/II/D/PA-86 to 90

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Wasootch Slabs interpretive text

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Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of edited drafts and paste-ups of interpretive text which Ben Gadd produced in 1979, pertaining to Wasootch Slabs climbing area near Kananaskis Village, Alberta.

Date Range: 1979

Reference Code: M590 / III / D / 42

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record

Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M590; V810; S61

Series: M590 / III : Professional records

Sous-Fonds: M590

Sub-Series: M590 / III / D : Other contracts and projects

Accession Number: 2021.20

Reference Code: M590 / III / D / 42

GMD: Textual record

Responsibility: Produced by Ben Gadd

Date Range: 1979

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of edited drafts and paste-ups of interpretive text which Ben Gadd produced in 1979, pertaining to Wasootch Slabs climbing area near Kananaskis Village, Alberta.

Name Access: Gadd, Ben

Subject Access: Climbing; Sports; Recreation; Environment; Geography; Guiding; Tourist information

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Kananaskis

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Environment; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Waterfall Ice Climbs in the Canadian Rockies, annotated

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Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one copy of the book "Waterfall Ice Climbs in the Canadian Rockies" by Albi Sole, 1980, with notes/comments written in pencil by Ben Gadd.

Date Range: 1980

Reference Code: M590 / I / D / 30

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Published record; Textual record

Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M590; V810; S61

Series: M590 / I : Personal records

Sous-Fonds: M590

Sub-Series: M590 / I / D : Other personal and collected

Accession Number: 2021.20

Reference Code: M590 / I / D / 30

GMD: Published record; Textual record

Responsibility: Written by Albi Sole, published by Rocky Mountain Books

Date Range: 1980

Physical Description: 1 volume: 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of one copy of the book "Waterfall Ice Climbs in the Canadian Rockies" by Albi Sole, 1980, with notes/comments written in pencil by Ben Gadd.

Name Access: Gadd, Ben; Sole, Albi

Subject Access: Publication; Climbing; Ice climbing; Sports; Sports and recreation; Recreation; Guiding

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Glaciers of North America by Sue Ferguson, annotated

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Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one copy of Sue Ferguson's book, "Glaciers of North America: A Field Guide". Book is annotated with corrections and comments by Ben Gadd.

Date Range: 1992

Reference Code: M590 / I / D / 32

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Published record; Textual record

Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M590; V810; S61

Series: M590 / I : Personal records

Sous-Fonds: M590

Sub-Series: M590 / I / D : Other personal and collected

Accession Number: 2021.20

Reference Code: M590 / I / D / 32

GMD: Published record; Textual record

Date Range: 1992

Physical Description: 1 volume: published book

Scope & Content: File consists of one copy of Sue Ferguson's book, "Glaciers of North America: A Field Guide". Book is annotated with corrections and comments by Ben Gadd.

Material Details: Annotations written with mix of pencil, black and blue pen ink

Name Access: Gadd, Ben; Ferguson, Sue

Subject Access: Publication; Mountaineering; Glaciers; Climbing; Ice climbing

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Environment; Exploration and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Lantern slides -- 1925-1931

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Part Of: Leonard Leacock fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of lantern slides depicting Rocky Mountain scenic views, mountains, wildlife, horse rides. Includes Banff, Yoho, Lake O'Hara, Banff-Jasper Highway and surrounding areas. Slides are a mix of colour and black & white photographs; some images are printed directly onto one pane of glass …

Date Range: 1925-1931

Reference Code: V353 / I / B / PS-41 to PS-80

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

40 images 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Leonard Leacock fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M372 / V353 / S24

Series: V353 / I : Photography

Sous-Fonds: V353

Sub-Series: V353 / I / B : Photography: lantern slides

Accession Number: 6756

Reference Code: V353 / I / B / PS-41 to PS-80

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

Date Range: 1925-1931

Physical Description: 40 photographs : b&w and col. slides ; 10.2 x 8.2 cm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of lantern slides depicting Rocky Mountain scenic views, mountains, wildlife, horse rides. Includes Banff, Yoho, Lake O'Hara, Banff-Jasper Highway and surrounding areas. Slides are a mix of colour and black & white photographs; some images are printed directly onto one pane of glass while others are transparencies on celullose film mounted between 2 glass panes. There is no order to the different mediums. Slides were accompanied with 7 typed text papers listing the slide numbers and details of the images. See Notes for list.

Notes: [41] Mt. Ball -- Bow Valley [42] Setting up camp -- Molar Pass [43] Lake McArthur --Mt. Biddle [44] Takakkaw Falls, Yoho Valley [45] Giant Steps Waterfall, Paradise Valley [46] View north from Molar Pass [47] Crossing Jonas Pass [48] On the Jonas-Pobokton Ridge Mt. Sunwapta [49] Shadow Lake, Mt. Isabelle [50] Lake Louise [51] Bow River at Banff from the Banff Springs Hotel [52] At head of Saskatchewan Glacier where it leaves the Columbia Icefield [53] Consolation Valley Mt. Temple [54] Mt. Stephen from Burgess Pass [55] Athabasca Falls, Jasper Park [56] Mt. Temple frm Saddleback [57] Fishing in Marvel Lake, Mt. Gloria [58] Mummy Lake [59] Hoodoos up Hoodoo Creek, Yoho Park [60] Mt. Wapta from Burgess Pass [61] Trilobite from Mt. Stephen [62] Hoary Marmot [63] Pika [64] Drying stack of pika [65] Pike [66] Swimming out to visit a moose [67] Three Big-Horn Sheep [68] Black bear up a tree [69] Canada Geese [70] Mule deer in winter [71] Rocky Mountain sheep, female [72] Moose [73] Canada Jay (whiskey jack0 [74] Bear tracks in mud [75] Bear cub begging [76] Pack rat (the only photo of a wild one I have ever seen) [77] Frost decoration on Douglas Fir [78] Frost flowers on ice [79] Larch tree, Gibbon Pass [80] Dandelion seed plumes

Name Access: Leacock, Leonard

Subject Access: Photography; Lantern slide; Climbing; Environment and Nature; Fossils; Glaciers; Horses; Horseback riding; Hiking; Landscapes; National parks and reserves; Scenery; Wildlife

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Lake O'Hara; Jasper; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Jasper National Park; Alberta; Canada

Language: N/A

Conservation: Slides cleaned prior to scanning. If possilbe, locate missing slide PS-104.

Finding Aid: List available

Related Material: Corresponding negatives exist for some lantern slides Accompanying lantern slide notes moved to M372 / 14-18

Creator: Leacock, Leonard

Title Source: Title based on contents of file.

Processing Status: Processed

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Lantern slides -- 1925-1931

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Part Of: Leonard Leacock fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of lantern slides depicting Rocky Mountain scenic views, mountains, wildlife, horse rides. Includes Banff, Yoho, Lake O'Hara, Banff-Jasper Highway and surrounding areas. Slides are a mix of colour and black & white photographs; some images are printed directly onto one pane of glass …

Date Range: 1925-1931

Reference Code: V353 / I / B / PS-81 to PS-120

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

39 images 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Leonard Leacock fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M372 / V353 / S24

Series: V353 / I : Photography

Sous-Fonds: V353

Sub-Series: V353 / I / B : Photography: lantern slides

Accession Number: 6756

Reference Code: V353 / I / B / PS-81 to PS-120

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

Date Range: 1925-1931

Physical Description: 39 photographs : b&w and col. slides ; 10.2 x 8.2 cm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of lantern slides depicting Rocky Mountain scenic views, mountains, wildlife, horse rides. Includes Banff, Yoho, Lake O'Hara, Banff-Jasper Highway and surrounding areas. Slides are a mix of colour and black & white photographs; some images are printed directly onto one pane of glass while others are transparencies on celullose film mounted between 2 glass panes. There is no order to the different mediums. PS-104 missing, original numbering kept. Slides were accompanied with 7 typed text papers listing the slide numbers and details of the images. See Notes for full list.

Notes: [81] The Three Sisters, Canmore [82] Mt. Assiniboine, Og Lake [83] Kicking Horse River West of Field [84] Gull Lake, Alberta [85] Elephanta [86] Fly-spotted orchid [87] White vetch (loco-weed) [88] White mocassin flower [89] Mt. Ball [90] Chipmunk [91] Fleabane (Michaelmas daisy) [92] Snow Goose [93] Delphinium Larkspur [94] Mt. Hector [95] Source of the Red Deer River [96] In Devil's Gap [97] Pinnacles in Sentinel Pass [98] Mt. Ball from Haidik Lake [99] Mt. Amery [100] Honeysuckle [101] Mt. Murchison, Howse River [102] Jonas Pass [103] Icefall on Mt. Balfour [104] Mt. Edith and Mt. Louis from Mt. Norquay -- MISSING [105] Avalanche on Mt. Ball [106] Alpand meadows west of Sunshine [107] Mt. Ball, Shadow Lake [108] Castle Mountain [109] Mt. Cathedral [110] Mt. Stephen and Mt. Cathedral from Odoray Plateau [111] Rainbow over Mt. St. Bride [112] Beginnings of Healy Creek [113] Twin Falls, Yoho Park [114] Ice caves near Mt. Ball [115] Watchman Peak from Castleguard River [118] Sunset Mt. Hector and Mt. Molar [119] Snow Dome, Columbia Icefield [120] Clouds on Mt. Cathedral

Name Access: Leacock, Leonard

Subject Access: Photography; Lantern slide; Climbing; Environment and Nature; Fossils; Glaciers; Horses; Horseback riding; Hiking; Landscapes; National parks and reserves; Scenery; Wildlife

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Lake O'Hara; Jasper; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Jasper National Park; Alberta; Canada

Language: N/A

Conservation: Slides cleaned prior to scanning. If possilbe, locate missing slide PS-104.

Finding Aid: List available

Related Material: Corresponding negatives exist for some lantern slides Accompanying lantern slide notes moved to M372 / 14-18

Creator: Leacock, Leonard

Title Source: Title based on contents of file.

Processing Status: Processed

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Lantern slides -- 1925-1931

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Part Of: Leonard Leacock fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of lantern slides depicting Rocky Mountain scenic views, mountains, wildlife, horse rides. Includes Banff, Yoho, Lake O'Hara, Banff-Jasper Highway and surrounding areas. Slides are a mix of colour and black & white photographs; some images are printed directly onto one pane of glass …

Date Range: 1925-1931

Reference Code: V353 / I / B / PS-121 to PS-160

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

40 images 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Leonard Leacock fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M372 / V353 / S24

Series: V353 / I : Photography

Sous-Fonds: V353

Sub-Series: V353 / I / B : Photography: lantern slides

Accession Number: 6756

Reference Code: V353 / I / B / PS-121 to PS-160

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

Date Range: 1925-1931

Physical Description: 40 photographs : b&w and col. slides ; 10.2 x 8.2 cm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of lantern slides depicting Rocky Mountain scenic views, mountains, wildlife, horse rides. Includes Banff, Yoho, Lake O'Hara, Banff-Jasper Highway and surrounding areas. Slides are a mix of colour and black & white photographs; some images are printed directly onto one pane of glass while others are transparencies on celullose film mounted between 2 glass panes. There is no order to the different mediums. Slides were accompanied with 7 typed text papers listing the slide numbers and details of the images. See Notes for list.

Notes: [121] Temporary on margin of Saskatchewan Glacier [122] Snow Dome, Columbia Icefield [123] Mt. Bryce from summit of Mt. Castleguard [124] Mt. Castleguard Glacier [126] Marmot [127] On Jonas Pass [128] Bow Lake [129] Poplar Trees Banff [130] Mt. Fay [131] Cornice near summit of Mt. Temple [132] Moraine Lake [133] Mt. Ball, Haiduk Lake [134] Amphitheatre on Cascade Mt. [135] The trail up the Alexandra River [136] Mt. Balfour [137] Hoodoos up Hoodoo Creek [138] Head of the Pobokton [139] Mountains of Yoho Park from Mt. Narao [140] Mt. Assiniboine [141] Cave on lower Ball Glacier [142] Mt. Columbia and west side of Columbia Icefield [143] Crevasse on Yoho Glacier [144] Seracs on Yoho Glacier [145] Mt. Rundle, Banff [146] South side of Mt. Ball [147] North face of Mt. Ball [148] Pinnacles on Sentinel Pass [149] Seracs on lower Balfour Glacier [150] Alexandra Glaciers [151] Summit of Mt. Temple [152] Ice cave on lower Ball Glacier [153] Lone spruce [154] Three Sisters, Canmore [155] Saxifrage [156] Echo River Banff [157] Old tree on Gibbon Pass [158] White Moccasin flower [159] Mt's Pinnacle and Hungabee from Mt. Temple [160] Yellow violet

Name Access: Leacock, Leonard

Subject Access: Photography; Lantern slide; Climbing; Environment and Nature; Fossils; Glaciers; Horses; Horseback riding; Hiking; Landscapes; National parks and reserves; Scenery; Wildlife

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Lake O'Hara; Jasper; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Jasper National Park; Alberta; Canada

Language: N/A

Conservation: Slides cleaned prior to scanning. If possilbe, locate missing slide PS-104.

Finding Aid: List available

Related Material: Corresponding negatives exist for some lantern slides Accompanying lantern slide notes moved to M372 / 14-18

Creator: Leacock, Leonard

Title Source: Title based on contents of file.

Processing Status: Processed

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Lantern slides -- 1925-1931

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Part Of: Leonard Leacock fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of lantern slides depicting Rocky Mountain scenic views, mountains, wildlife, horse rides. Includes Banff, Yoho, Lake O'Hara, Banff-Jasper Highway and surrounding areas. Slides are a mix of colour and black & white photographs; some images are printed directly onto one pane of glass …

Date Range: 1925-1931

Reference Code: V353 / I / B / PS-161 to PS-200

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

40 images 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Leonard Leacock fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M372 / V353 / S24

Series: V353 / I : Photography

Sous-Fonds: V353

Sub-Series: V353 / I / B : Photography: lantern slides

Accession Number: 6756

Reference Code: V353 / I / B / PS-161 to PS-200

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

Date Range: 1925-1931

Physical Description: 40 photographs : b&w and col. slides ; 10.2 x 8.2 cm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of lantern slides depicting Rocky Mountain scenic views, mountains, wildlife, horse rides. Includes Banff, Yoho, Lake O'Hara, Banff-Jasper Highway and surrounding areas. Slides are a mix of colour and black & white photographs; some images are printed directly onto one pane of glass while others are transparencies on celullose film mounted between 2 glass panes. There is no order to the different mediums. Slides were accompanied with 7 typed text papers listing the slide numbers and details of the images. See Notes for list.

Notes: [161] Grass of Parnassus [162] Bear and cubs [163] Lake Oesa - Mt. Lefroy [164] Yoho Valley Road [165] Poplar [166] Star-flowered wintergreen [167] Haiduk Lake [168] Moraine Lake [169] Bow Valley looking south toward Canmore [170] On brink of Twin Falls, Yoho Park [171] Twin Falls [172] Near site of old talc mine at head of Redearth Creek [173] Mt. Bryde from Castleguard Meadows [174] Mt. Molar [175] Green Lily [176] Snow Goose [177] At headwaters of Red Deer River [178] Poplar forest [179] Sandpipers gathering for migration [180] Mt. Columbia and west side of Columbia Icefield [181] Elk (Wapiti) [182] Bow Lake and Bow Glacier [183] Takakkaw Falls, Yoho [184] Rockey Mountains from hills above Cochrane [185] Fixing pack on a nervous horse [186] On North Fork of the Saskatchewan River [187] Twin-flowers and bunchberry blossom [188] Crossing the Red Deer River [189] Part of the Balfour Glacier [190] Calgary [191] Blue Goose [192] Blue Goose [193] Canada geese and family [194] Parrie Crocus [195] Prairie Crocus [196] Bow Valley, Banff and Mt. Rundle [197] Nest of osprey at junction of Bow and Echo River Banff. The same family returned for many years until finally the tree toppled into the water [198] Near source of the Red Deer River [199] Mt. Wapta, Summit Lake, Yoho [200] Pharaoh Peaks, Mummy Lake