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Picturing California : a century of photographic genius

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20247
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1989
Author
Oakland (California) Museum
Publisher
San Francisco : Chronicle Books
Call Number
F862 O19
Author
Oakland (California) Museum
Responsibility
Introductory essay by Bill Barich
edited, with an afterword by Therese Heyman
photographs from the collection of the Oakland Museum
Publisher
San Francisco : Chronicle Books
Published Date
1989
Physical Description
151p. : ill. (some col.), ports.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
California - Description and travel - Views
Photography - California - Landscapes - History
Notes
"Published on the occasion of the exhibition California Landscape Photography from the collection of the Oakland Museum, organized by the Oakland Museum ... Exhibition itinerary: The Oakland Museum, Oakland, California, Aug. 26 - Nov. 5, 1989 [and other locations]" - Title page, verso.
Includes bibliographical references
Call Number
F862 O19
Location
Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
Collection
Art Library
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Bankhead publication book launch

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56058
Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of correspondence, book order forms and other documents pertaining to a book launch and promotional work for Ben Gadd's book, "Bankhead: The Twenty Year Town", in 1989.
Date Range
1989
Reference Code
M590 / II / B / 40
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M590
V810
S61
Series
M590 / II : Research and publication records
Sous-Fonds
M590
Sub-Series
M590 / II / B : Other publications
Accession Number
2021.20
Reference Code
M590 / II / B / 40
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Date Range
1989
Physical Description
0.5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of correspondence, book order forms and other documents pertaining to a book launch and promotional work for Ben Gadd's book, "Bankhead: The Twenty Year Town", in 1989.
Name Access
Gadd, Ben
Subject Access
Research
Correspondence
History
Publication
Promo
Settlement
Advertising
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Bankhead
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one VHS tape titled "Launching 'Qualicum Wind' Oct. 16, 1988".
Date Range
1988
Reference Code
LUX / II / F4 / NV - 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Film
Video
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / F : Collected material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / II / F4 ; Audiovisual and sound records
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / F4 / NV - 1
GMD
Film
Video
Date Range
1988
Physical Description
1 VHS tape
History / Biographical
The boat "Qualicum Wind" was christened by the daughter of its builder, Brian Salmon, in honour of Eleanor Luxton. Salmon's goal was to reenact the voyage of Norman Luxton's canoe, the Tilikum, in order to celebrate and publicize Norman's journey.
Scope & Content
File consists of one VHS tape titled "Launching 'Qualicum Wind' Oct. 16, 1988".
Name Access
Salmon, Brian
Subject Access
Boats
Transportation
Travel
History
Recreation
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Transportation
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Original title used
Processing Status
Processed
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The Bugaboos : an alpine history

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20178
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1987
Author
Garden, J. F.
Publisher
Revelstoke : Footprint Publishing
Call Number
F1089 B8 G3 reference
Author
Garden, J. F.
Responsibility
J.F. Garden (author)
Fred Becky (introduction)
Publisher
Revelstoke : Footprint Publishing
Published Date
1987
Physical Description
156 pages : illustrations (some color)
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Bugaboos
Mountaineering
History
Kain, Conrad
Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
Harmon, Byron
Rock climbing
Contents
Pt. 1. Conrad Kain -- 1. The Nunataks -- 2. A veritable Bugaboo -- 3. The outfitter -- Pt. II. The hard men -- 4. A Bugaboo no longer -- 5. The last Bugaboo -- 6. Fred Beckey arrives -- 7. High angle climbing -- 8. An exceptional summer, 1959 -- 9. Cooper's east faces -- 10. Patagonia -- 11. Beckey returns -- 12. Traverse -- Pt. III. New standards -- 13. Old and new faces -- 14. Pushing the limits -- 15. What's next? -- Winter ascent: south Howser Tower -- 17. Granite.
Notes
Includes photographs by Glen Boles, Ed Cooper, Scott Flavelle, J.F. Garden, Byron Harmon (Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies Archives & Library), Daryl Hatten, Roger W. Laurilla, James B. Maitre, Rob Rohn, John Simpson, Uldis Veideman, Jim Weston
Signed by author - addressed to Margaret and Hans Gmoser
ISBN
0-9691621-1-1
Accession Number
AC637
Call Number
F1089 B8 G3 reference
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Access Network Bankhead broadcast

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Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a signed contract renewal form between Ben Gadd and Access Network pertaining to a series of public broadcasts about the history of Bankhead, which Ben Gadd produced written content for; and a payment advance invoice for the same contract.
Date Range
1987
Reference Code
M590 / III / D / 122
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 / 122
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
1987
Physical Description
0.1 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of a signed contract renewal form between Ben Gadd and Access Network pertaining to a series of public broadcasts about the history of Bankhead, which Ben Gadd produced written content for; and a payment advance invoice for the same contract.
Name Access
Gadd, Ben
Subject Access
Publication
Research
History
Employment
Finances
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Travelling troll : comics, stories, games, mountain scenes to colour : Canadian Rockies : a fun way to learn about the mountains for six to sixty year olds

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue8201
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1986
Publisher
Calgary : James Gordon Artcrafts
Call Number
08.3 T69 Pam
Publisher
Calgary : James Gordon Artcrafts
Published Date
1986
Physical Description
40p. : ill., ports
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Natural history
Accession Number
18500
Call Number
08.3 T69 Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Eyes of a city : early Vancouver photographers, 1868-1900

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24971
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1986
Author
Mattison, David
Publisher
Vancouver : Vancouver City Archives
Call Number
06.4 M43e
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Author
Mattison, David
Responsibility
David Mattison
Publisher
Vancouver : Vancouver City Archives
Published Date
1986
Physical Description
75 pages : illustrations
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Photographers
Photography
Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia
Businesses
History
Abstract
Pertains to the early photographers in Vancovuer, BC
Contents
Acknowledgements
Foreward
Introduction
About the Photographs
Early Views
J.A. Brock and Company
Landscape Artists: The Bailey Brothers
Trueman and Caple, Photographers
A Platinum Master : A.J. Thompson
Bibliography
Appendix
Index
Notes
Vancouver City Archives Occasional Paper No. 3
ISBN
0969163711
Call Number
06.4 M43e
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Website of the City of Vancouver Archives occasional paper
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Alpine huts in the Rockies, Selkirks and Purcells...

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20181
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1986
Author
Kariel, Herbert G.
Kariel, Pat
Publisher
Banff : Alpine Club of Canada
Call Number
06.5 K11a
Author
Kariel, Herbert G.
Kariel, Pat
Responsibility
by Herbert G. Kariel and Patricia E. Kariel
Publisher
Banff : Alpine Club of Canada
Published Date
1986
Physical Description
183p. : ill., maps, plans, ports
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Architecture
Cabins
Cabins and shelters
Huts
Mountaineering
History
Abstract
Pertains to alpine huts in the Rocky Mountains, Selkirk Mountains, and Purcell Mountains - includes photographs, history, and other details.
Contents
Prologue
Rocky Mountains:
Lake Louise-Yoho Area:
Abbot Pass Hut
Elizabeth Parker Hut
Fay Hut
Stanley Mitchell Hut
Halfway/Ptarmigan Hut
Graham Cooper Hut
Neil Colgan Hut
Castle Mountain Hut
Wapta Icefield Area:
Balfour Hut
Peter and Catharine Whyte Hut / Petyto Hut
Bow Hut
Banff-Jasper National Park Boundary Areas:
Saskatchewan Glacier Hut
Athabasca Glacier Hut
Lloyd MacKay / Mount Freshfield Hut
Mount Alberta Hut
Jasper Area:
Pocahontas / Disaster Point Hut
Wates-Gibson-Memorial Hut
Ralph Forster / Mount Robson Hut
Mount Colin Centennial Hut
Fryatt Creek / Sydney Vallance Hut
Lawrence Grassi / Mount Clemenceau Hut
Shangri-La and Watchtower Cabins
Fortress Lake Cabin
Mount Assiniboine Area:
Naiset Cabins
Robin C. Hind / Mount Assiniboine Hut
Surprise Creek Cabin
Police Meadows Cabin
Mitchell River Cabin
Bryant Creek and Egypt Lake Shelters
Other Huts in the Rockies:
CMC Valley / Archie Simpson Hut
Elk Lake Cabin
Fish Lake Cabin
Selkirk Mountains:
Rogers Pass Area:
Hermit Hut
Glacier Circle Hut
Arthur O. Wheeler Hut
Sapphine Col Hut
Balu Pass Hut
Eva Lake Shelter
Northern Selkirks:
Fairy Meadow Hut
Sir Sandford / Great Cairn Hut
Kokanee Glacier Area:
Slocan Chief Cabin
Silver Spray Cabin
Woodbury Glacier Cabin
Enterprise Hut
Valhalla Ranges:
Mulvey Basin Hut
Gwillim Creek Cabin
Evans Lake Cabin
Cove Creek Cabin
Cahill Lake and Beatrice Lake Cabins
Nemo Creek Cabin
Sharp Creek Cabins
Wee Sandy Cabins
Wragge Creek Cabin
Other Huts in the Selkirks:
Echo Basin and Ripple Ridge Cabins
Purcell Mountains:
Bugaboo Area:
Conrad Kain Hut
Vowell / Mallory Igloo
McMurdo Creek Cabin
Epilogue
Appendix
Index
ISBN
0-920330-18-5
Accession Number
AC637
Call Number
06.5 K11a
Collection
Archives Library
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Eyes of a city : early Vancouver photographers, 1868-1900

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20251
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1986
Publisher
Vancouver : Vancouver City Archives
Call Number
FC3847.37 M38
Responsibility
David Mattison
Publisher
Vancouver : Vancouver City Archives
Published Date
1986
Physical Description
75p. : ill., ports.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Vancouver (B.C.) - Description - Views
Photographers - British Columbia - Vancouver - History
Vancouver (B.C.) - History
Notes
Occasional paper Vancouver City Archives ; no. 3
Includes bibliographical references
Call Number
FC3847.37 M38
Location
Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
Collection
Art Library
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The Mounties : the history of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19940
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1984
Author
Lotz, Jim
Publisher
Greenwich, Conn. : Royce
Call Number
08.1 L91t
Author
Lotz, Jim
Responsibility
Jim Lotz
Publisher
Greenwich, Conn. : Royce
Published Date
1984
Physical Description
160 pages : illustrations (some color)
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
History
History-Canada
Abstract
Pertains to a comprehensive exploration of the history of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Written through a Eurocentric understanding, the author invites the reader to explore the history of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Jim Lotz uses an abundance of photographs to capture and intrigue readers, encouraging them to delve further into the history of the RCMP. Additionally, Lotz shares the ways in which the Mounties have transitioned into a more modern way of life, while maintaining their historical significance and national pride.
Contents
Chapter 1: The Mounties - Hollywood image and Canadian reality (pg. 7)
Chapter 2: The making of the force - the March West, 1874 (pg. 19)
Chapter 3: Encounter at Fort Whoop-up (pg. 27)
Chapter 4: Confronting sitting bull (pg. 31)
Chapter 5: 'The Mounted Police don't scare worth a cent' (pg. 41)
Chapter 6: Reorganizing the force (pg. 51)
Chapter 7: The force in the Yukon (pg. 61)
Chapter 8: New Provinces, new problems (pg. 73)
Chapter 9: Settlers and a world at war (pg. 79)
Chapter 10: Arctic men (pg. 87)
Chapter 11: The Doldrum years (pg. 99)
Chapter 12: The mad trapper, Rose Marie and routine work (pg. 103)
Chapter 13: Subversives and spies (pg. 109)
Chapter 14: Handling post-war tensions (pg. 119)
Chapter 15: The modern Mountie (pg. 139)
Acknowledgements (pg. 156)
Index (pg. 157)
ISBN
0861241789
Accession Number
2019.71
Call Number
08.1 L91t
Collection
Archives Library
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