topic:"Guidebooks" found 37 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

The valley of the hidden lakes

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1922

Author: Wilcox, Walter D.

Publisher: Philadelphia : The Society

Call Number: 02.6 W64v

Author: Wilcox, Walter D.

Responsibility: Walter D. Wilcox

Publisher: Philadelphia : The Society

Published Date: 1922

Physical Description: 9 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, map

Scale: 1:40,0000

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Travel; Rocky Mountains; Wilcox, Walter Dwight; Guide; Guidebook; Guidebooks

Abstract: Summary of Walter D. Wilcox’s time spent at the Valley of the Hidden Lakes

Notes: Reprinted from Bulletin of the Geographical Society of Philadelphia.no. 3-4, April-July, 1922.XX

Accession Number: TBD

Call Number: 02.6 W64v

Collection: Archives Library

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Transcontinental excursion CI : Toronto to Victoria and return via Canadian Pacific and Canadian Northern Railways

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1913

Author: Geological Survey of Canada

Publisher: Ottawa : Government Printing Bureau

Call Number: 03.1 G29

Author: Geological Survey of Canada

Publisher: Ottawa : Government Printing Bureau

Published Date: 1913

Physical Description: 3v. : ill., maps

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Series: Guidebook no. 8 : part I, II, III

Subjects: Guidebooks

Accession Number: 4000

Call Number: 03.1 G29

Collection: Archives Library

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Handy man's manual of facts and figures

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1910

Author: Milford, James D.

Publisher: New York : The Christian Herald

Call Number: 05.5 C46ha

Author: Milford, James D.

Responsibility: James D. Milford

Publisher: New York : The Christian Herald

Published Date: 1910

Physical Description: 213 pages.

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: farming; handy-work; Guidebooks

Abstract: Pertains to a collection of tips and information on handy-work and farming. While the publication admittedly claims not to be exhaustive, the guide continues to serve as a source of valuable farming information. The publication serves as a valuable source in understanding early 19th century farming, as well as poses as a possible comparison to modern farming techniques.

Contents: Chapter I: Success; Chapter II: Learn through the United States; Chapter III: The census; Chapter IV: Public lands; Chapter V: Interstate commerce; Chapter VI: Postal savings banks; Chapter VII: Labor, laws, and wages; Chapter VIII: Farm manures; Chapter IX: Corn; Chapter X: Factors in crop production; Chapter XI: Fruit Trees; Chapter XII: House flies and insect pests; Chapter XIII: Bees; Chapter XIV: About buildings; Chapter XV: About chickens; Chapter XVI: Good roads; Chapter XVII: What the handy man knows; Chapter XVIII: Around the farm; Chapter XIX: Things worth knowing; Chapter XX: About the house