topic:"Glaciers" found 33 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Englehart-Cromwell 1943

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 10 b&w prints of various shots of men hiking and climbing a mountain, as well as one shot of men outside a backcountry hut.

Date Range: 1943

Reference Code: V190 / VI / E / i / PA - 01 to PA - 10

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

10 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, E : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: i : Englehart-Cromwell 1943

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / E / i / PA - 01 to PA - 10

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1943

Physical Description: 10 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 10 b&w prints of various shots of men hiking and climbing a mountain, as well as one shot of men outside a backcountry hut.

Subject Access: Climbing; Glaciers; Hiking; Huts; Mountains; Mountaineering

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Glacier Park, B.C. Avalanche Zone [1/2]

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 66 b&w prints of various views of Glacier National Park, B.C. Includes aerial views of mountain slopes alongside the Trans Canada Highway and train tracks, avalanche sheds over the train tracks, various construction projects [possibly of avalanche sheds and bridges], and views of c…

Date Range: [ca. 1965]

Reference Code: V190 / VI / G / i / PA - 01 to PA - 66

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

10 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, G : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: i : Glacier Park, B.C. Avalanche Zone

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / G / i / PA - 01 to PA - 66

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca. 1965]

Physical Description: 66 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 66 b&w prints of various views of Glacier National Park, B.C. Includes aerial views of mountain slopes alongside the Trans Canada Highway and train tracks, avalanche sheds over the train tracks, various construction projects [possibly of avalanche sheds and bridges], and views of cars driving on the Highway.

Notes: Photographs included in this entry were originally housed in a photo paper box identified by Bruno Engler prior to accessioning.

Subject Access: Aerial photography; Automobiles; Avalanches; Construction; Glaciers; Mountains; Roads; Trains; Travel

Geographic Access: Glacier National Park; British Columbia

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Glacier Park, B.C. Avalanche Zone [2/2]

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 14 boards with b&w negative contact sheets adhered to them depicting Glacier National Park, BC and surrounding environs. Includes ski areas, filming projects [possibly promotional], construction of highway avalanche tunnels, backcountry skiing, and an opening ceremony [possibly for…

Date Range: 1962

Reference Code: V190 / VI / G / i / PA - 67 to PA - 80

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

10 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, G : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: i : Glacier Park, B.C. Avalanche Zone

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / G / i / PA - 67 to PA - 80

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1962

Physical Description: 14 photographs : b&w ; 21.9 x 26.5 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 14 boards with b&w negative contact sheets adhered to them depicting Glacier National Park, BC and surrounding environs. Includes ski areas, filming projects [possibly promotional], construction of highway avalanche tunnels, backcountry skiing, and an opening ceremony [possibly for the completion of the Trans-Canada Highway]. Boards originally housed in a black 3-ring binder with "Glacier BC 1962, Bruno Engler" written on fabric tape adhered to the front cover and along the spine.

Notes: File came from box XVI, separate from alphabetised boxes

Subject Access: Aerial photography; Automobiles; Avalanches; Construction; Glaciers; Mountains; Roads; Trains; Travel

Geographic Access: Glacier National Park; British Columbia

Language: English

Conservation: Original binder housing has possible mold on the bottom right corner of the front cover.

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Glacier Skiing

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 21 b&w prints of people skiing on glaciers, mostly Bow Glacier, including the Banff Junior Ski Team.

Date Range: [ca. 1970]

Reference Code: V190 / VI / G / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 21

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

10 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, G : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: ii : Glacier Skiing

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / G / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 21

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca. 1970]

Physical Description: 21 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 21 b&w prints of people skiing on glaciers, mostly Bow Glacier, including the Banff Junior Ski Team.

Subject Access: Bow Glacier; Glaciers; Helicopters; Mountains; Skiing; Ski areas

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Heli Rescue

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 63 b&w prints of various Parks Canada Warden rescue missions and training sessions conducted by helicopter.

Date Range: [ca. 1975]

Reference Code: V190 / VI / H / iii / PA - 01 to PA - 63

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

14 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: iii : Heli Rescue

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / H / iii / PA - 01 to PA - 63

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca. 1975]

Physical Description: 63 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 63 b&w prints of various Parks Canada Warden rescue missions and training sessions conducted by helicopter.

Subject Access: Aerial photography; Glaciers; Helicopters; Mountains; Parks Canada; Portrait; Wardens

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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High Altitude Photo School

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 61 b&w prints of the High Altitude Photo School program offered through the Banff Centre in the 1970s. Includes mostly in-situ "portraits" of program participants using field cameras, as well as a few posed group shots.

Date Range: 1975

Reference Code: V190 / VI / H / i / PA - 01 to PA - 61

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

15 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: i : High Altitude Photo School

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / H / i / PA - 01 to PA - 61

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1975

Physical Description: 61 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 61 b&w prints of the High Altitude Photo School program offered through the Banff Centre in the 1970s. Includes mostly in-situ "portraits" of program participants using field cameras, as well as a few posed group shots.

Subject Access: Banff Centre; Banff School of Fine Arts; Cameras; Climbing; Dogs; Glaciers; Hiking; Mountains; Mountaineering; School

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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I. Textual Materials

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Part Of: Jean Knox Petrie fonds

Scope & Content: Series consists of newspaper clippings and photocopied newspapers pertaining to the first summit of Mount Columbia by female mountaineers, and a photocopy of a guide to the Tonquin area created by Kathleen Chapman.

Date Range: July 21 1938- July 22 1940

Reference Code: M237 / V281 / I

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Textual record

Part Of: Jean Knox Petrie fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: M237; V281

Series: I

Sous-Fonds: M237

Accession Number: 7694

Reference Code: M237 / V281 / I

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: July 21 1938- July 22 1940

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: Series consists of newspaper clippings and photocopied newspapers pertaining to the first summit of Mount Columbia by female mountaineers, and a photocopy of a guide to the Tonquin area created by Kathleen Chapman.

Name Access: Chapman, Kathleen; McDonald, Jean; Petrie, Jean; Gibson, Rex; Feuz, Edward; Gest, Illian

Subject Access: Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Banff Jasper Highway; Alpine Club of Canada; Camps; Glaciers

Geographic Access: Jasper National Park; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Finding Aid: In case file

Creator: Jean Petrie Knox

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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II. Photo Albums

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Part Of: Jean Knox Petrie fonds

Scope & Content: Series consists of photo albums pertaining to the first summit of Mount Columbia by female mountaineers and various Alpine Club of Canada trips in Banff, Jasper, and Yoho national parks.

Date Range: July 12, 1938-Sept 3, 1940

Reference Code: M237 / V281 / II

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Album

Part Of: Jean Knox Petrie fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: M237; V281

Series: II

Sous-Fonds: M237/V281

Accession Number: 7694

Reference Code: M237 / V281 / II

GMD: Album

Date Range: July 12, 1938-Sept 3, 1940

Physical Description: 8 albums (257 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller)

Scope & Content: Series consists of photo albums pertaining to the first summit of Mount Columbia by female mountaineers and various Alpine Club of Canada trips in Banff, Jasper, and Yoho national parks.

Notes: Albums with black pages were likely originally bound together as a single album, however gaps in page numbers imply that pages are missing from the complete work.

Name Access: Chapman, Kathleen; McDonald, Jean; Petrie, Jean; Gibson, Rex; Feuz, Edward; Gest, Illian

Subject Access: Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Banff Jasper Highway; Alpine Club of Canada; Camps; Glaciers

Geographic Access: Jasper National Park; Banff; Yoho National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Finding Aid: In case file

Creator: Jean Petrie Knox

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Jean Knox Petrie fonds

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Part Of: Jean Knox Petrie fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds relate to mountaineering with the Alpine Club of Canada. The fond consists of three series: I. Textual records consist of 8 newsclippings from July 1938 pertaining to the first ascent of Mount Columbia by women: Lillian Gest, Kathleen Chapman, Christine Reid, Jean McDonald, and Jean Petrie as…

Date Range: 1938-1940

Reference Code: M237 / V281

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Map; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Jean Knox Petrie fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 237; V 281

Sous-Fonds: M 237; V 281

Accession Number: 7694

Reference Code: M237 / V281

GMD: Photograph; Album; Map; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Date Range: 1938-1940

Physical Description: 1 cm textual records. -- 8 albums (257 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller). -- 4 photographs : b&w silver gelatin prints ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller.

History / Biographical: Dr. Jean Knox (McDonald) Petrie, born 1913, was an active member of the Alpine Club of Canada, Edmonton Section during the 1930s and 1940s, attending the Alpine Club of Canada summer camps from 1937-1940, 1942 and 1946 as well as making many weekend climbs in the Jasper area with Captain E. R. Gibson. In 1938 she was one of the four women to make a first ascent of Mount Columbia by women, as well as Mount Forbes in 1940. Married in 1960 to Robert Petrie (died 1966), Dr. Jean Petrie worked in Ottawa, Ontario (1940-1945) in munitions gauge testing for the National Research Council. Following the war, she worked as an astrophysicist for the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Victoria, British Columbia (1945-1966) and taught at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia. (1966-1971).

Scope & Content: Fonds relate to mountaineering with the Alpine Club of Canada. The fond consists of three series: I. Textual records consist of 8 newsclippings from July 1938 pertaining to the first ascent of Mount Columbia by women: Lillian Gest, Kathleen Chapman, Christine Reid, Jean McDonald, and Jean Petrie as well as a photocopied "Guide to the Tonquin" signed by K. G. Chapman ca.1935. II. Photographic records include an unbound album of 44 pages: 111 prints divided by the donor into 3 sections: 1. To the Tonquin Valley, July 1938; 2. Alpine Club Camp, Columbia Icefields, July 12-31, 1938; 3. Alpine Club Camp Tonquin Valley, April 1939. The album also includes artwork and map. A second unbound photograph album of 28p: 170 prints are divided into 5 sections: 1. ACC camp in the Ice River Valley, July 1939; 2. ACC ski camp in Little Yoho Valley, March 23-31, 1940; 3. Our climb of Roche Miette, May 24, 1940; 4. Our summertime journey into the Little Yoho Valley, July 1940; 5. Our climb of Mts. Fitzwilliam & Bucephelas, September 3, 1940. III. Photographic Prints consist of 4 loose prints unrelated to other contents of the fond.

Notes: Unbound books are numbered in pencil by the creator, pages appear to be missing due to absent page numbers.

Name Access: Petrie, Jean K.; McDonald, Jean; Gale, Ethne; Taylor, Morris; Cooper, Art; Rault, Reg; Brewster, Norman; Cassils, Mary; Hind, Rob; Chapman, Kathleen; Gibson, Rex; Feuz, Edward; Gest, Illian; Walker, Hazel; Carscallan, Alan; McLean, Hector

Subject Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Ski lodges and cabins; Ski touring; Skiing; Backcountry skiing; Banff Jasper Highway; Cabins and shelters; Camps; Glaciers; Huts; Mountaineering; Sunshine Lodge; Trail guides; Trail making; Trails; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Jasper National Park; Yoho National Park; Alberta; Canada; Banff National Park

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: No finding aid

Creator: Petrie, Jean Knox

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

Biographical Source Notes: Accession record; Donor

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Kananaskis Country

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 44 b&w & colour prints of Kananaskis Country. Includes the opening ceremony for the park, mountain views, helicopter sightseeing trips, and the highway.

Date Range: 1978-1984

Reference Code: V190 / VI / K / i / PA - 01 to PA - 44

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

10 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, K : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: i : Kananaskis Country

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / K / i / PA - 01 to PA - 44

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1978-1984

Physical Description: 44 photographs : b&w & col. ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 44 b&w & colour prints of Kananaskis Country. Includes the opening ceremony for the park, mountain views, helicopter sightseeing trips, and the highway.