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"Buffalo Medicine" [charm]

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Part Of: Parks Canada fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of documents pertaining to the "Buffalo Medicine" charm manufactured and distributed by the Parks publicity bureau from 1920-1922. The charm was a small metal piece housed in a paper pouch and accompanied by a leaflett that related the legend of the charm. The charms were made in batc…

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1922]

Reference Code: M317 / III / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Published record; Textual record

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Part Of: Parks Canada fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M317 / S23 / V488

Series: III. Textual records series

Sous-Fonds: M317

Accession Number: 8134

Reference Code: M317 / III / 1

GMD: Published record; Textual record

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1922]

Physical Description: 0.5 cm of textual records (3 pages ; 21.5 x 28 cm and 10.5 x 16.5 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of documents pertaining to the "Buffalo Medicine" charm manufactured and distributed by the Parks publicity bureau from 1920-1922. The charm was a small metal piece housed in a paper pouch and accompanied by a leaflett that related the legend of the charm. The charms were made in batches of 10,000 and were popular collectors items. The first batch made in 1920 were made of alluminum, but the design was changed for the second and final issue. Includes a typed letter to Jim Sime from Fergus Lothian regarding the charm and material related to early Park fire prevention ; the leaflet that accompanied a "Buffalo Medicine" charm ; a typed text page meant to accompany the charm while on display.

Notes: The charm and its original pouch are now housed in Heritage Collection.

Name Access: Lothian, Fergus; Sime, Jim

Subject Access: Advertising; Buffalo; Correspondence; Fire; Fire fighters; Fire wardens; National parks and reserves; Parks; Parks Canada; Rocky Mountains Park; Souvenir

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Banff National Park; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Related Material: Charm held in Heritage Collection : 103.01.1043 a,b

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Chronological Binders: 1991

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 211 b&w negatives on 39 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1991. Includes filming projects, the World Cup, a 60th anniversary [birthday?] at Skoki Lodge, ground breaking for the Alpine Centre in Lake Louise, scenic views, and an apartment fire.

Date Range: 1991

Reference Code: V190 / VI / Z / xv / NA - 01 to NA - 08

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Negative

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, Z : Chronological order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: xv : 1991

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / Z / xv / NA - 01 to NA - 08

GMD: Negative

Date Range: 1991

Physical Description: 211 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35mm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 211 b&w negatives on 39 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1991. Includes filming projects, the World Cup, a 60th anniversary [birthday?] at Skoki Lodge, ground breaking for the Alpine Centre in Lake Louise, scenic views, and an apartment fire.

Notes: File came from box X, separate from alphabetised boxes. Photographs were ordered chronologically by Engler prior to accessioning.

Subject Access: Aerial photography; Banff townsite; Businesses; Ceremony; Family and personal life; Films and film making; Fire; Fire fighters; Mountains; Portrait; scenic; Skiing; Ski areas; Ski racing; Sunshine Village; Winter; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Chronological Binders: 1992

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 168 b&w negatives on 32 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1992. Includes the Mountain Guides' Ball in Lake Louise, the Junior's Biathlon at the Canmore Nordic Centre, the Veteran's trophy and Swiss Club Ski Race at Sunshine, the Canmore Swimming pon…

Date Range: 1992

Reference Code: V190 / VI / Z / xvi / NA - 01 to NA - 06

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Negative

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, Z : Chronological order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: xvi : 1992

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / Z / xvi / NA - 01 to NA - 06

GMD: Negative

Date Range: 1992

Physical Description: 168 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35mm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 168 b&w negatives on 32 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1992. Includes the Mountain Guides' Ball in Lake Louise, the Junior's Biathlon at the Canmore Nordic Centre, the Veteran's trophy and Swiss Club Ski Race at Sunshine, the Canmore Swimming pond, and more. Many items have associated contact sheets. File also contains one contact sheet of portraits with no accompanying negatives.

Notes: File came from box X, separate from alphabetised boxes. Photographs were ordered chronologically by Engler prior to accessioning.

Subject Access: Aerial photography; Banff townsite; Businesses; Ceremony; Family and personal life; Films and film making; Fire; Fire fighters; Mountains; Portrait; scenic; Skiing; Ski areas; Ski racing; Sunshine Village; Winter; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Dominion Parks Branch Department of the Interior Portable Gasoline Pump Unit

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Part Of: Parks Canada fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of an album of photographs pertaining to forest protection and fire fighting methods and equipment employed in Banff National Park. Focusses on the development and implemtation of pumps and generators for use in fire fighting ; most photos have typed text captions below them.

Date Range: 1915-1921

Reference Code: V488 / I / A / PD - 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print

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Part Of: Parks Canada fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M317 / S23 / V488

Series: I.A. Banff National Park photograph collection

Sous-Fonds: V488

Accession Number: 8134

Reference Code: V488 / I / A / PD - 2

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1915-1921

Physical Description: 1 album (53 photographs : b&w ; 16.5 x 12 cm or smaller)

Scope & Content: File consists of an album of photographs pertaining to forest protection and fire fighting methods and equipment employed in Banff National Park. Focusses on the development and implemtation of pumps and generators for use in fire fighting ; most photos have typed text captions below them.

Notes: Metal hinging mechanism removed, wrapped in paper and stored alongside album.

Subject Access: Automobiles; Fire; Fire fighters; Fire fighting equipment; Fire wardens; Forestry; Government; Horses; National parks and reserves; Parks; Parks Canada; Photography

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: Many photographs loose from page mounts, replaced where possible.

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Forest Protection Division Photographs

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Part Of: Parks Canada fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of an album of photographs pertaining to forest protection and fire fighting methods and equipment employed in Banff National Park. Includes black and white photographs of pumps, machinery, fire trucks, horse-drawn wagons, members of testing teams, and various other pieces of fire fig…

Date Range: 1915-1926

Reference Code: V488 / I / A / PD - 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Parks Canada fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M317 / S23 / V488

Series: I.A. Banff National Park photograph collection

Sous-Fonds: V488

Accession Number: 8134

Reference Code: V488 / I / A / PD - 1

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1915-1926

Physical Description: 1 album (79 photographs : b&w ; 23.5 x 18.5 cm or smaller)

Scope & Content: File consists of an album of photographs pertaining to forest protection and fire fighting methods and equipment employed in Banff National Park. Includes black and white photographs of pumps, machinery, fire trucks, horse-drawn wagons, members of testing teams, and various other pieces of fire fighting equipment ; most photos have typed text captions below them.

Notes: Metal hinging mechanism removed, wrapped in paper and stored alongside album

Subject Access: Automobiles; Fire; Fire fighters; Fire fighting equipment; Fire wardens; Forestry; Government; Horses; National parks and reserves; Parks; Parks Canada; Photography

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: Many photographs loose from page mounts, replaced where possible.

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Photo and Feature Stories

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Part Of: Dorothy Wardle fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 8 cm of textual records (40.5 x 60 cm or smaller) and 25 photographs : b&w (20 x 25 cm or smaller). Records include newspaper clippings, typed articles, research, correspondence, and photograph prints. File pertains to Dorothy's freelance research, notes, original writing, and pub…

Date Range: 1933-1978; 1933-1934; 1942; 1953-1954; 1960-1963; 1965; 1969; 1970; 1977-1978

Reference Code: M521 / I / A / 8-18

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Newspaper clipping; Photograph; Published record; Textual record; Scrapbook

Part Of: Dorothy Wardle fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M521 / V75

Series: M521 / I : Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers

Sous-Fonds: M521

Sub-Series: M521 / I / A : Research and Writing

Accession Number: 7504

Reference Code: M521 / I / A / 8-18

GMD: Newspaper clipping; Photograph; Published record; Textual record; Scrapbook

Date Range: 1933-1978; 1933-1934; 1942; 1953-1954; 1960-1963; 1965; 1969; 1970; 1977-1978

Physical Description: 8 cm of textual records (40.5 x 60 cm or smaller); 25 photographs : b&w (20 x 25 cm or smaller)

Scope & Content: File consists of 8 cm of textual records (40.5 x 60 cm or smaller) and 25 photographs : b&w (20 x 25 cm or smaller). Records include newspaper clippings, typed articles, research, correspondence, and photograph prints. File pertains to Dorothy's freelance research, notes, original writing, and published articles from The Albertan and The Calgary Herald primarily in the 1960s, and short stories for Reader's Digest in 1933-1934. File documents various people, places, and events significant to Banff, including: the old days, Banff Indian Days, Mountain School, Banff Centre, Banff namesake in Scotland, the teahouses at Lake Louise, hot springs, Indigenous regalia and ceremonies, local guides, and Silver City. File also includes personal notes/stories and correspondence between Dorothy and her parents, and several articles from the Banff Crag and Canyon. Notable people include Cliff and Beverly White, Walking Buffalo (Tatanga Mani, George McLean), George Paris, Margaret Greenham, Ike Mills, and Nora Drummond-Davies.

Notes: Correspondence between Dorothy and Mrs. Margaret Greenham, dated April 4, 1942.; Correspondence between Dorothy and C.R. Walrod from the museum in Kelowna, dated November 4, 1953.; Correspondence between Dorothy and her parents, dated March 9, 1961.; M521 / I / A / 10 : title on folder changed to [Indigenous]. Original title was "Indian Story Material."; M521 / I / A / 10 : photographs of Frank Kaquitts were originally filed in this folder (see: V75).; M521 / I / A / 16 : title on folder changed to [Indigenous Ceremonial Regalia]. Original title was "Indian Ceremonial Costume."; Most of the newspaper clippings are glued on a piece of paper like an unbound scrapbook.

Name Access: Wardle, Dorothy; Wardle, James M.; Greenham, Margaret; White, Clifford; Drummond-Davies, Nora; Mills, Ike; McLean, George; Walking Buffalo (George McLean); Kaquitts, Frank

Subject Access: Grizzly Bears; Fire fighters; Boats; Sunshine Village; Teahouses; Lake Agnes Teahouse; Oldtimers; Banff Indian Days; Regalia; Calgary Stampede; Guides; Homestead Hotel; Hotel; Mountain School; Art; Artist; Animals; Banff; Banff National Park; Bears; Calgary Herald; Community life; Community events; Hot Springs; Indigenous Peoples; Lake O'Hara Trails Club; Mountain guides; Newspaper; Research; Stoney Nakoda; The Albertan; Crag and Canyon newspaper; Banff Centre

Geographic Access: Castle Mountain; Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; Canada; Scotland; Plain of Six Glaciers; Lake Agnes; Bow River; Calgary; Lake Louise

Language: English

Conservation: Many of the newspaper clippings and other textual records were taped or glued together, and some of the photograph prints are damaged by ink. May present conservation issues in the future.; Acid-free archival paper was sporadically used to protect prints.; Should consider digitizing before further degradation.

Creator: Wardle, Dorothy

Category: Arts; First nations; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Publication Photos

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 60 b&w prints of various events, groups, and individuals - mostly unidentified - possibly for the purpose of publication. Includes the Banff Boy Scouts, Banff Air Cadets, a firefighting competion on Banff Avenue, climbing, sunbathers, mountain and glacier scenes, Lake Louise, Bow L…

Date Range: 1961-1983

Reference Code: V190 / VI / P / viii / PA - 01 to PA - 60

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, P : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: viii : Publication Photos

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / P / viii / PA - 01 to PA - 60

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1961-1983

Physical Description: 60 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 60 b&w prints of various events, groups, and individuals - mostly unidentified - possibly for the purpose of publication. Includes the Banff Boy Scouts, Banff Air Cadets, a firefighting competion on Banff Avenue, climbing, sunbathers, mountain and glacier scenes, Lake Louise, Bow Lake, airplanes and air shows, and members of the Montana Rocky Mountain Model T Ford Club.