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Beaded Caparison

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Date: 1979

Material: fibre; glass; skin

Catalogue Number: 106.06.3026

Description: Two large circles (20.5 cm diameter) joined by a rectangle (27.0 x 51.2 cm) with hide strips attached to the back. The pieces are beaded on canvas with yellow and dark blue geometric patterns on a blue ground. Tag with CRW writing: “David Bearspaw Feb 7 1979 1 Horse collar a bag (struckthrough) …

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Title: Beaded Caparison

Date: 1979

Material: fibre; glass; skin

Dimensions: 20.5 x 60.8 cm

Description: Two large circles (20.5 cm diameter) joined by a rectangle (27.0 x 51.2 cm) with hide strips attached to the back. The pieces are beaded on canvas with yellow and dark blue geometric patterns on a blue ground. Tag with CRW writing: “David Bearspaw Feb 7 1979 1 Horse collar a bag (struckthrough) large bead work.”

Subject: Indigenous; Stoney; David Bearspaw; animals, horses; beadwork; regalia

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 106.06.3026

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Beaded Martingale

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Date: 1978

Material: fibre; glass; skin

Catalogue Number: 106.06.3022

Description: Two beaded strips with orange, black and white diamonds on a blue ground. The strips have thong ties at one end and are joined by three blue heart-shaped patches at the opposite end. Each patch is blue with an orange, black and white diamond at the centre. All of the pieces are outlined with ora…

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Title: Beaded Martingale

Date: 1978

Material: fibre; glass; skin

Dimensions: 63.0 x 75.5 cm

Description: Two beaded strips with orange, black and white diamonds on a blue ground. The strips have thong ties at one end and are joined by three blue heart-shaped patches at the opposite end. Each patch is blue with an orange, black and white diamond at the centre. All of the pieces are outlined with orange and worked on canvas. Tag attached: “David Bearspaw Sept 6/78.”

Subject: Indigenous, Stoney; David Bearspaw; animals, horses; beadwork; regalia

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 106.06.3022

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Beaded Caparison

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Date: 1978

Material: fibre; glass; skin

Catalogue Number: 106.06.3025

Description: Two bead strips joined by a hide strap, with fringe at the join. Each strip has a forked end with a piece of thong attached in the notch. The strips are yellow with blue, dark blue, and red diagonals and dark blue squares. One strip has dark blue triangles near the fringe, and the other has unbe…

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Title: Beaded Caparison

Date: 1978

Material: fibre; glass; skin

Dimensions: 13.0 x 47.0 cm

Description: Two bead strips joined by a hide strap, with fringe at the join. Each strip has a forked end with a piece of thong attached in the notch. The strips are yellow with blue, dark blue, and red diagonals and dark blue squares. One strip has dark blue triangles near the fringe, and the other has unbeaded canvas in the same place. Tag attached: “Reba Bearspaw pawned Aug 2/78.”

Subject: Indigenous; Stoney; Reba Bearspaw; beadwork; animals, horses; regalia

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 106.06.3025

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Beaded Caparison

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Date: 1978

Material: fibre; feather; glass; skin; shell

Catalogue Number: 106.06.3028

Description: Two bead strips, with thong ties at the ends, with three cross-pieces. The caparison is beaded with red and white chevrons on a blue ground with red and yellow outlines on the cross-pieces. There are fur strips with cowrie shells and beads with feathers (15.0 cm long) attached to the pointed ends…

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Title: Beaded Caparison

Date: 1978

Material: fibre; feather; glass; skin; shell

Dimensions: 54.0 x 60.0 cm

Description: Two bead strips, with thong ties at the ends, with three cross-pieces. The caparison is beaded with red and white chevrons on a blue ground with red and yellow outlines on the cross-pieces. There are fur strips with cowrie shells and beads with feathers (15.0 cm long) attached to the pointed ends of the cross-pieces. Tag with CRW writing: “David Bearspaw Oct 1st 78 for horse, goes over head and down each side, get back for Stampede - /80, to John Van- for Valerie’s car.”

Subject: Indigenous; Stoney; David Bearspaw; animals, horses; beadwork; regalia

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 106.06.3028

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Beaded Caparison

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Date: 1978

Material: fibre; glass; skin; metal

Catalogue Number: 106.06.3030

Description: Beaded bridle of two long side straps with two cross-pieces decorated with yellow and orange triangles on a blue ground. One cross-piece is movable. The tops of the bridle are tied together with leather thong. The bridle has a metal bit, commercial chinstrap and long reins (109.0 cm long) attac…

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Title: Beaded Caparison

Date: 1978

Material: fibre; glass; skin; metal

Dimensions: 32.0 x 65.5 cm

Description: Beaded bridle of two long side straps with two cross-pieces decorated with yellow and orange triangles on a blue ground. One cross-piece is movable. The tops of the bridle are tied together with leather thong. The bridle has a metal bit, commercial chinstrap and long reins (109.0 cm long) attached. The top of each rein is wrapped with bands of blue, orange, black and white beads. Tag attached: “David Bearspaw Sept 6/78.”

Subject: Indigenous; Stoney; David Bearspaw; animals, horses; beadwork; regalia

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 106.06.3030

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Check Reins

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Date: 1978

Material: glass; fibre; skin

Catalogue Number: 106.06.3031 a-d

Description: Two reins and two triangular patches of beadwork.a,b) Two triangular patches, each with a red and white border around a black centre with two red and white triangles. One has a hide strap attached to one corner, the other patch has two stars drawn in ink on the back.c,d) Two sewn buckskin reins wr…

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Title: Check Reins

Date: 1978

Material: glass; fibre; skin

Dimensions: 16.0 (a,b); 1.3 (c,d) x 30.5 (a,b); 153.0 (c,d) cm

Description: Two reins and two triangular patches of beadwork.a,b) Two triangular patches, each with a red and white border around a black centre with two red and white triangles. One has a hide strap attached to one corner, the other patch has two stars drawn in ink on the back.c,d) Two sewn buckskin reins wrapped with bands of red, black and white beads at one end and tapered at the other. Tag attached to (c): “on tag - “pounded by Beatrice Powderface Mar 11/78 plus deer robe.”

Subject: Indigenous; Beatrice Powderface; beadwork; animals, horses; regalia

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 106.06.3031 a-d

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Red Deer River Basin preliminary planning report on potential damsites upstream from Sundre

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

Published Date: 1976

Call Number: 03.6 R24r Pam

Responsibility: prepared by Alberta Environment Planning Division

Published Date: 1976

Physical Description: 11p. : ill., maps, plans

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

Subjects: Horses

Accession Number: 24500

Call Number: 03.6 R24r Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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Movie: Days of Heaven

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 164 b&w & col. prints of production photos from the shoot of "Days of Heaven" on the primary location in central Alberta. Includes portraits of cast and crew, action shots from filming, the farm house where the movie takes place, horse-drawn carriages and early model cars, small pl…

Date Range: 1976

Reference Code: V190 / VI / M / x / c / PA - 01 to PA - 164

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, M : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: x : Movies, c : Days of Heaven

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / M / x / c / PA - 01 to PA - 164

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1976

Physical Description: 164 photographs : b&w & col. ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: "Days of Heaven," 1976, directed by Terrence Malick, starring Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, and Linda Manz. A Chicago steelworker escapes to Texas with his girlfriend and sister. The trio joins a group of itinerant harvesters to work on a ranch owned by a bachelor farmer. Believing the young couple to be brother and sister, the farmer falls in love with the girl. The young boyfriend encourages the relationship and eventual marriage in hopes they can inherit the farm. Location: Two short scenes in Waterton Lakes National Park. Primary set location on a Hutterite colony near Raymond, Alberta. Other scenes filmed near Lethbridge and at Calgary’s Heritage Park. Won the Oscar for Best Cinematography

Scope & Content: File pertains to 164 b&w & col. prints of production photos from the shoot of "Days of Heaven" on the primary location in central Alberta. Includes portraits of cast and crew, action shots from filming, the farm house where the movie takes place, horse-drawn carriages and early model cars, small planes, a controlled burn, and behind the scenes shots of the cast and crew. File also contains documents: a mailing slip addressed to Bruno Engler from Lethbridge, cast and crew contact sheets, and a magazine clipping pertaining to the film.

Notes: Some photographs depict simulated violence, death, and severe burns.

Subject Access: Airplanes; Automobiles; Buildings; Films and film making; Fires; Helicopters; Horses; Movie Stars; Trains

Geographic Access: Lethbridge; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Biographical Source Notes: Hollywood in the Canadian Rockies, by Brian Patton, e-book.

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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"Buffalo Bill" Scenes / Action Shots

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 16 b&w photographic prints from the filming of "Buffalo Bill" (1975). Content pertains to stills from various film scenes and action shots of cast members on horseback.

Date Range: 1975

Reference Code: V190 / I / F / 6 / PA - 18 to 33

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

17 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: V190 / I / F / 6 : Films and Film Making: Buffalo Bill

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / I / F / 6 / PA - 18 to 33

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Bruno Engler

Date Range: 1975

Physical Description: 16 Photographs: prints; b&w

History / Biographical: The Film "Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson", was filmed in 1975 and released in 1976. The film was directed by Robert Altman and co-written by Robert Altman and Alan Rudolph. Key stars in the film include Paul Newman (Buffalo Bill), Frank Kaquitts (Sitting Bull), Joel Grey (The Producer), and Kevin McCarthy (The Publicist). Other actors include Harvey Keitel, Allan F. Nicholls, Geraldine Chaplin, John Considine, Fred N. Larsen, Pat McCormick and Burt Lancaster. The movie was filmed on location at the Stoney Nakoda reservation in Morley, Alberta, and many of the film extras were from this community. Stoney Nakoda Chief Frank Kaquitts (Sitting Wind) played the role of Sitting Bull

Scope & Content: File consists of 16 b&w photographic prints from the filming of "Buffalo Bill" (1975). Content pertains to stills from various film scenes and action shots of cast members on horseback.

Notes: File box also contains paper envelopes which formerly held negative photographs. Negatives have been rehoused in file box V190 / I / F / 6 / NA - 1 to 52.

Name Access: Kaquitts, Frank; Newman, Paul; Engler, Bruno; Altman, Robert

Subject Access: Films and film making; Movie; Buffalo Bill; Filmaking; Horses

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta

Access Restrictions: Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.