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Andes of southern Peru : geographical reconnaissance along the seventy-third meridian
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue476
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1916
- Author
- Bowman, Isaiah
- Publisher
- New York : Holt
- Call Number
- GB165 B6
- Author
- Bowman, Isaiah
- Publisher
- New York : Holt
- Published Date
- 1916
- Subjects
- Geology
- Yale Peruvian Expedition (1911)
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- GB165 B6
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Banff and area landscapes, natural views
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55023
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 42 photographs pertaining to landscape views, wildlife, and hiking and horseback riding trips within Banff National Park and the surrounding area. Includes images of Goat Cave, trips through Johnston Canyon and Marble Canyon, the Banff animal paddock, CPR trains travelling through …
- Date Range
- [ca.1910-1920]
- 1921
- 1923
- ca.1930-1940]
- 1940
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6c / PA - 91 to 132
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and Professional
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D6 : Other activities and interests
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6c / PA - 91 to 132
- Responsibility
- Item LUX/I/D6c/PA-129 produced by A.S. Williams
- Date Range
- [ca.1910-1920]
- 1921
- 1923
- ca.1930-1940]
- 1940
- Physical Description
- 42 photographs : b&w prints ; 25 x 20.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 42 photographs pertaining to landscape views, wildlife, and hiking and horseback riding trips within Banff National Park and the surrounding area. Includes images of Goat Cave, trips through Johnston Canyon and Marble Canyon, the Banff animal paddock, CPR trains travelling through the Canadian Rockies, and hoodoo rock formations. One photograph depicts unidentified riders on horseback during winter, annotated “Carnival 1923” [Banff Winter Carnival?]
- Notes
- Two individuals in photos identified by their titles and last names [“Mrs. Hutchings” and “Mr. Edwards”], but first names not confirmed
- Items PA-108 to 119 in file consist of 6 unique images and one duplicate of each image [12 photographs total]
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Subject Access
- Wildlife
- Animals
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Hiking
- Landscapes
- Trains
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Animal Paddock
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Mountain Goat
- Geological formation
- Geology
- Elk
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Banff
- Johnston Canyon
- Marble Canyon
- Language
- English
- Category
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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The building of the Alps
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue453
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1912
- Author
- Bonney, Thomas George
- Publisher
- New York : Scribner's
- Call Number
- DQ824 B65
- Author
- Bonney, Thomas George
- Publisher
- New York : Scribner's
- Published Date
- 1912
- Subjects
- Geology
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- DQ824 B65
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Commemorative Plaque
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1052
- Date
- 1908
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1052
- Description
- Wooden plaque, William S Vaux Jr. oak panel 63.5x32.5x3.3 has carved lettering : "This fireplace in memory of William S Vaux Jr. A.C.C. student of glaciers 1887-1908 Born 1872 - Died 1908", wooden pegs each corner, mounted on larger wooden base
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- Title
- Commemorative Plaque
- Date
- 1908
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 46.2 x 77.6 cm
- Description
- Wooden plaque, William S Vaux Jr. oak panel 63.5x32.5x3.3 has carved lettering : "This fireplace in memory of William S Vaux Jr. A.C.C. student of glaciers 1887-1908 Born 1872 - Died 1908", wooden pegs each corner, mounted on larger wooden base
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1052
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Explorations and field-work
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue6546
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1915-1925
- Author
- Smithsonian Institution
- Call Number
- 04 Sm6
- Author
- Smithsonian Institution
- Published Date
- 1915-1925
- Physical Description
- 6v. : ill
- Notes
- Library has 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1921, 1924
- Accession Number
- 492
- Call Number
- 04 Sm6
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Geological map of the Dominion of Canada (western sheet)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24772
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1901
- Publisher
- [Ottawa : Geolocial Survey of Canada?]
- Edition
- 1901 ed.
- Call Number
- C7-5.8
- Edition
- 1901 ed.
- Publisher
- [Ottawa : Geolocial Survey of Canada?]
- Published Date
- 1901
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col
- Scale
- 1 inch = 50 miles
- Subjects
- Geology - The West, Canadian
- Accession Number
- 576
- Call Number
- C7-5.8
- Collection
- Archives Library
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A geologist's paradise
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15349
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Published Date
- 1911
- Author
- Walcott, Charles Doolittle
- Publisher
- In National Geographic Vol. 22. No. 6, June 1911
- Call Number
- P
- Author
- Walcott, Charles Doolittle
- Publisher
- In National Geographic Vol. 22. No. 6, June 1911
- Published Date
- 1911
- Physical Description
- p.509-536, illustrations
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Alpine Club of Canada
- British Columbia
- Burgess Shale
- Field
- Geology
- Glaciers
- Lake O'Hara
- Paleontology
- Robson, Mount
- Takakkaw Falls
- Notes
- Supplement panorama of Van Horne range
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Map showing Yellowhead Pass route from Edmonton to Tete Jaune Cache
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24713
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1900
- Author
- McEvoy, J.
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Geological Survey of Canada
- Call Number
- C7-1.25
- Author
- McEvoy, J.
- Responsibility
- compiled and drawn by J. McEvoy
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Geological Survey of Canada
- Published Date
- 1900
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col
- Scale
- 1:506,880
- Accession Number
- 2933
- 5670
- Call Number
- C7-1.25
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The monarch of the Canadian Rockies : the Robson Peak district of British Columbia and Alberta
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15345
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Published Date
- 1913
- Author
- Walcott, Charles Doolittle
- Publisher
- In National Geographic Vol.24, No.5, May 1913
- Call Number
- P
- Author
- Walcott, Charles Doolittle
- Publisher
- In National Geographic Vol.24, No.5, May 1913
- Published Date
- 1913
- Physical Description
- p.626-639
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Coleman, A.P
- Geology
- Glaciers
- Robson, Mount
- Smithsonian Institute
- Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
- Notes
- Supplement panorama of Mount Robson Peak and Glaciers included,
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Museum bulletin no. 2 : The Pre-Cambrian (beltian) rocks of the Southeastern British Columbia and their correlation
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20001
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- July, 1914
- Author
- Schofield, S. J.
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Government Printing Bureau
- Edition
- No. 16
- Call Number
- 03.1 Sch6m
- Author
- Schofield, S. J.
- Responsibility
- S. J. Schofield
- Edition
- No. 16
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Government Printing Bureau
- Published Date
- July, 1914
- Physical Description
- 12 pages
- Subjects
- Geology - British Columbia
- Geology
- Museums
- Abstract
- Pertains to information regarding the geology of the Pre-Cambrian-Palaeozoic section of Southeastern B.C.. Specifically, the publication discusses the geological section at Elko, British Columbia. Some of the other topics of discussion include Phillips Formation, Elko Formation, The Jefferson Limestone and more. The publication is short and offers small glimpses of information on each formation.
- Accession Number
- 7201
- Call Number
- 03.1 Sch6m
- Collection
- Archives Library
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