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- Luxton family fonds 7
- Bruno Engler fonds 5
- Dorothy Wardle fonds 4
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds 4
- Bert Riggall fonds 3
- Lillian Gest fonds 3
- Andy Russell fonds 2
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds 2
- Ben Gadd fonds 1
- Canadian Pacific Railway fonds 1
- Fletcher P. Brady fonds 1
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 309 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to breaking horses, packtrains and horses, various landscapes, hunting and hunting trophies, hiking, fishing, camps, camp life, and birds.
- Date Range
- [ca.1904 to ca.1959]
- Reference Code
- V26 / IX / F / NA (H1 to H9)
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
3 images
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M376 / V26
- Series
- IX. Riggall Negatives Scanned and Described
- Sous-Fonds
- V26
- Accession Number
- 7102
- Reference Code
- V26 / IX / F / NA (H1 to H9)
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca.1904 to ca.1959]
- Physical Description
- 309 photographs : b&w negatives
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 309 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to breaking horses, packtrains and horses, various landscapes, hunting and hunting trophies, hiking, fishing, camps, camp life, and birds.
- Subject Access
- Recreation
- Leisure
- Camping
- Sports
- Hunting
- Fishing
- Wildlife
- Birds
- Animals
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Pack trips
- Packing
- Landscapes
- Family and personal life
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Reference Scans available at: V26 / IX / G / PA (G1) to V26 / IX / H / PA (H9)
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a row of people of horseback along the shore of Bow Lake with mountains in the background
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1960]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 294
- Description Level
- 6 / Image
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Image
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 294
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1960]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back); b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a row of people of horseback along the shore of Bow Lake with mountains in the background
- Subject Access
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Mountains
- Geographic Access
- Bow Lake
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Pack Horse in the Rockies
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- Scope & Content
- File consists of one collection of ten caricature-style cartoons titled "Pack Horse in the Rockies". Cartoons were created by artist Stewart Cameron of Calgary in 1955. Collection includes one information page about Cameron.
- Date Range
- 1955
- Reference Code
- M545 / II / 24
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M545
- V635
- Series
- M545 / II : Members, Staff, Personal Content
- Sous-Fonds
- M545
- Accession Number
- 2022.22
- Reference Code
- M545 / II / 24
- GMD
- Published record
- Date Range
- 1955
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one collection of ten caricature-style cartoons titled "Pack Horse in the Rockies". Cartoons were created by artist Stewart Cameron of Calgary in 1955. Collection includes one information page about Cameron.
- Notes
- Cartoon collection belonged to Marshall or Jane Diverty
- Subject Access
- Publication
- Art
- Artist
- Pack trips
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Horse packing
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Young child on horseback
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a small unidentified child on horseback with another horse, an unidentified man, and buildings in the background - "Ike Mills' place" written on the back in pencil
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940-1963]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 427
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 427
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940-1963]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a small unidentified child on horseback with another horse, an unidentified man, and buildings in the background - "Ike Mills' place" written on the back in pencil
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Buildings
- Children
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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People on horseback
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of three people on horseback with a forth horse on left and mountains in the background - women are possibly Alma La Palme and Alma Mills
- Date Range
- [ca. 1914-1959]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 603
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 603
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1914-1959]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of three people on horseback with a forth horse on left and mountains in the background - women are possibly Alma La Palme and Alma Mills
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Indian Days
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 24 b&w negative photographs pertaining to Banff Indian Days celebrations in Banff [n.d.]. Includes images of decorated teepees on display in Banff, unidentified Indigenous people on horseback, and a musical performance.
- Date Range
- [1930-1950]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / NA - 1 to 24
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
30 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / NA - 1 to 24
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [1930-1950]
- Physical Description
- 24 photographs : b&w negatives ; 6.5 x 4 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 24 b&w negative photographs pertaining to Banff Indian Days celebrations in Banff [n.d.]. Includes images of decorated teepees on display in Banff, unidentified Indigenous people on horseback, and a musical performance.
- Notes
- Negatives in file are accompanied by three original photograph order receipts and envelopes from George Noble's photography company in Banff
- Date range is estimate provided by Processing Archivist
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- Community events
- Events
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Indigenous Peoples
- Cultural pluralism
- Public events
- Teepees
- Performance
- Music
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Category
- Cultural pluralism
- Indigenous Peoples
- 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 images pertaining to a parade in Cardston [?], potentionally relating to the Calgary Stampede, Norman Luxton and Blood Indians present; Luxton dogs at the Indian Trading Post in Banff.
- Date Range
- ca. 1950
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E6 / NA - 82 to NA - 97
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
16 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / E : Collected Material: Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / E / 6 : Stoney
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E6 / NA - 82 to NA - 97
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- ca. 1950
- Physical Description
- 16 photographs: b&w negatives ; 7 x 4 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of images pertaining to a parade in Cardston [?], potentionally relating to the Calgary Stampede, Norman Luxton and Blood Indians present; Luxton dogs at the Indian Trading Post in Banff.
- Subject Access
- Indigenous Peoples
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Parade
- Calgary Stampede
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Dogs
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Cardston
- Related Material
- See corresponding prints LUX / I / E6 PA-267 to PA-307.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Personal Trip Diaries
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- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to seven diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1957-1967 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies, Europe, and the western United States. Includes: M67 / 4 - 1 : black leather diary, dated 57 58 59 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to the last few days of the summer 1957 trip …
- Date Range
- 1957-1967
- Reference Code
- M67 / I / A / i / 4 - 1 to 4 - 7
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Diary
7 images
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- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M67 / S36 / V225
- Series
- I.A. Personal papers / diaries and trip notes
- Sous-Fonds
- M67
- Sub-Series
- i. Diaries
- Accession Number
- 5142
- Reference Code
- M67 / I / A / i / 4 - 1 to 4 - 7
- GMD
- Diary
- Date Range
- 1957-1967
- Physical Description
- 7.8 cm of textual records (7 volumes ; 11 x 17.8 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to seven diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1957-1967 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies, Europe, and the western United States. Includes: M67 / 4 - 1 : black leather diary, dated 57 58 59 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to the last few days of the summer 1957 trip carried over from M67 / 3 - 6, a trip in 1958 involving travel to Banff, the annual Alpine Club of Canada hike, staying at the Chateau Lake Louise, hiking in Lake O'Hara, and travel back to Pennsylvania. Trip details for 1959 include travelling by train from the United States to Montreal before continuing on to Banff where she took trips to Lake O'Hara and Skoki - entries for 1959 seem to end abruptly. Also includes lists of people met over the three years, equipment used for various trips, and a list of events since Sept. 1958 including the opening of the new Sulphur gondola on July 28, 1958, the tearing down of the Brewster stables on Spray Ave, and the conversion of the ski lodge to the Post Hotel in Lake Louise. M67 / 4 - 2 : black leather diary, dated 59 in red paint and end 1959-1962 on a piece of paper taped to the front cover. Pertains to the remainder of August 1959 (carried over from M67 / 4 - 2), and summer trips taken during 1960-1962 consisting of time spent around the Banff townsite, Lake O'Hara, and Bow Lake areas, annual organized hikes with the Alpine Club of Canada, as well as travel to and from Pennsylvania - usually by train. Also includes lists of people she met, new additions to staff at hotels Lillian Gest stayed at, luggage details, and events pertaining to Banff like construction projects, births, marriages, and deaths (including the death of Jack White in 1962, his house now being a library, and the fate of the grocery store he ran). M67 / 4 - 3 : black leather diary, dated 1962-1964 in red paint on the cover. Pertains to the end of Lillian Gest's 1962 summer trip (carried over from M76 / 4 - 2) and trips taken during the summers of 1963 and 1964. The 1963 summer consists of travel from Pennsylvania to Banff by train, stays at various hotels (including the Club House [possibly the Alpine Club of Canada Club House], Moraine Lake Lodge, and Emerald Lake Lodge), hiking trips in Revelestoke Park and Lake O'Hara, the annual Sky Line Trail Hikers trip, and alternating between stays in Lake O'Hara and at the Club House before returning home. The 1964 summer followed a similar pattern, with stays at various hotels, hikes (both with and without organizations like the Sky Line Trail Hikers and the ACC), and travel between Pennsylvania and Banff by train. Also includes lists of people met during all three summers, equipment left in Banff (1963), a poem titled How To Die in the Mountains, evelvation of Golden, milages, and rates at the Lake O'Hara Lodge and Chateau Lake Louise. Pertains to trip to the Canadian Rockies during the summer of 1965. Includes stays around the Banff, Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, Lake O'Hara, and Icefield Chalet areas as well as hikes with and without organizations such as the Alpine Club of Canada and the Skyline Trail Hikers. Also includes details about booking information throughout Yoho National Park, a list of mileages, and a list of events. M67 / 4 - 4 : gold embossed red plastic spiral bound diary titled Can R. 1965 on adhesive paper on front cover. Pertains to the summer of 1965 and includes time spent in Banff, trips to and around Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, Lake O'Hara, the Icefiled Parkway, and Mt. Robson areas as well as stays at the The Club House (possibly the Alpine Club of Canada Club House), a trip with the Sky Line Trail Hikers in Little Yoho (Aug 1-5) and the annual ACC Camp (Aug 23 - Sept 3). The trip back to Pennsylvania was completed by train as far as Winnipeg, from where Gest took a plane. Also includes Lake O'Hara register notes, details on Yoho National Park, lists of mileages, books at the ACC Club House and its staff that year, 1965 events (unclear if entirely dedicated to Banff), and people met. M67 / 4 - 5 : gold embossed red plastic spiral bound diary. Pertains to a trip to Alaska during the summer of 1966 and a trip to Expo 67 in Montreal from June 21-26. Also includes details on animals and birds spotted in Alaska, people met, and names of staff at places Lillian Gest stayed. M67 / 4 - 6 : black leather diary, dated 1966 on a piece of paper taped to the front cover. Pertains to the remainder of Lillian Gest's summer 1966 travels throughout the Canadian Rockies (an extension of the Alaska trip detailed in M67 / 4 - 5). Also includes lists of items left in Banff and items purchased in both Alaska and Canada, reminders about correspondence, notes about Lake O'Hara, and events from Banff. M67 / 4 - 7 : brown cardstock diary with black fabric tape on spine. Pertains to a trip to the Canadian Rockies in the summer of 1967 and includes hiking trips with and without organizations like the Alpine Club of Canada and the Sky Line Trail Hikers, as well as stays in Banff, Lake Louise, Glacier, Lake O'Hara, and the [probably ACC] Club House. Also mentions Expo 67 (details of that trip in M67/ 4 - 5), and contains lists of staff at the Lake O'Hara Lodge, Chateau Lake Louise, and the Club House, as well as events from around Banff, including the Mount Royal Hotel burning down. Also includes loose items consisting of a brochure for the 1965 Sky Line Trail Hikers and address list, a letter from Caroline HInman regarding a 1959 trip plan, notes written by Lillian Gest [possibly reminders], a postcard, a Chirstmas letter from Peter and Catharine Whyte, and newspaper clippins.
- Notes
- Blank pages not scanned. To read M67 / 4 - 7 start on the right-hand pages to the end, return to the front, flip the book upside-down and continue back to front.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Cabins and shelters
- Camping
- Camps
- Community
- Environment and Nature
- European travel
- Expo 67
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Guides
- Hiking
- Horse packing
- Horseback riding
- Hotels
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake O'Hara region
- Membership
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- Outfitting
- Outfitters, trail guides and packers
- Off the Beaten Track
- Pack trips
- Parks Canada
- Record keeping
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Sports and leisure
- Stoney Nakoda
- Tourism
- Trails
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Travel
- Travel and Exploration
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Pipestone Pass
- Saskatchewan River
- Assiniboine
- Mount Assiniboine
- Jasper
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Vancouver
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Pennsylvania
- Alaska
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- M67 / 4 - 2 : remove adhesive tape holding paper to front cover and properly replace.
- Creator
- Gest, Lillian
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Park Warden Photos [1/3]
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 72 b&w and colour prints depicting various Parks Canada Warden activities, training programs, personnel, and more. Includes shots of wardens participating in climbing rescues (training and real), helicopter operations, fire prevention, avalanche rescue (possibly training), and hors…
- Date Range
- 1954-1975
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / P / ix / PA - 01 to PA - 72
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
27 images
- 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
- ix : Park Warden Photos
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / P / ix / PA - 01 to PA - 72
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1954-1975
- Physical Description
- 72 photographs : b&w & col. ; 10.1 x 12.6 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 72 b&w and colour prints depicting various Parks Canada Warden activities, training programs, personnel, and more. Includes shots of wardens participating in climbing rescues (training and real), helicopter operations, fire prevention, avalanche rescue (possibly training), and horseback competitions. Also includes posed portraits (individual and group), backcountry cabins, the Ya Ha Tinda ranch area and horses, and contact sheets of negatives.
- Name Access
- Anderson, Andy
- Auger, Tim
- Davies, Jim
- Fuhrman, Peter
- Hand, Bob
- Kunelius, Rick
- Marak, Bob
- Marty, Sid
- Perren, Walter
- Pittany, Bert
- Rose, Monty
- Skjonsberg, Earl
- Rimmer, Jim
- Vroom, Bill
- Woledge, Jack
- Subject Access
- Accidents
- Activities
- Animals
- Avalanches
- Buildings
- Cabins
- Camps
- Climbing
- Dog Team
- Dogs
- Environment
- Government
- Helicopters
- Hitch throwing
- Horse packing
- Horseback riding
- Horses
- Landscapes
- Mountain warfare training
- Mountaineering
- National parks and reserves
- Parks Canada
- Parks Canada Warden
- Wardens
- Ya-Ha-Tinda Ranch
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V190 / VI / P / ix / NA - 01 to NA - 02 V190 / VI / P / ix / NS - 01 to NS - 05
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Park Warden Photos [2/3]
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 70 b&w and colour prints depicting various Parks Canada Warden activities, training programs, personnel, and more. Includes shots of wardens participating in climbing rescues (training and real), helicopter operations, fire prevention, avalanche rescue (possibly training), and hors…
- Date Range
- 1954-1975
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / P / ix / PA - 73 to PA - 143
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
15 images
- 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
- ix : Park Warden Photos
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / P / ix / PA - 73 to PA - 143
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1954-1975
- Physical Description
- 70 photographs : b&w & col. ; 21.2 x 16.1 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 70 b&w and colour prints depicting various Parks Canada Warden activities, training programs, personnel, and more. Includes shots of wardens participating in climbing rescues (training and real), helicopter operations, fire prevention, avalanche rescue (possibly training), and horseback competitions. Also includes posed portraits (individual and group), backcountry cabins, and the Ya Ha Tinda ranch area and horses
- Name Access
- Anderson, Andy
- Auger, Tim
- Davies, Jim
- Fuhrman, Peter
- Hand, Bob
- Kunelius, Rick
- Marak, Bob
- Marty, Sid
- Perren, Walter
- Pittany, Bert
- Rose, Monty
- Skjonsberg, Earl
- Rimmer, Jim
- Vroom, Bill
- Woledge, Jack
- Subject Access
- Accidents
- Activities
- Animals
- Avalanches
- Buildings
- Cabins
- Camps
- Climbing
- Dog Team
- Dogs
- Environment
- Government
- Helicopters
- Hitch throwing
- Horse packing
- Horseback riding
- Horses
- Landscapes
- Mountain warfare training
- Mountaineering
- National parks and reserves
- Parks Canada
- Parks Canada Warden
- Wardens
- Ya-Ha-Tinda Ranch
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V190 / VI / P / ix / NA - 01 to NA - 02 V190 / VI / P / ix / NS - 01 to NS - 05
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
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