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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of the downtown area of Banff - visible are the Mount Royal Hotel, Cascade Hotel, and St. George's-in-the-Pines Church, among other buildings - in winter [possibly taken from the Bald Spot on Norquay]
Date Range
[ca. 1900-1940]
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 8 / PA - 648
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
  1 image  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 8 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Banff and Area Skiing
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 8 / PA - 648
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
[ca. 1900-1940]
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of the downtown area of Banff - visible are the Mount Royal Hotel, Cascade Hotel, and St. George's-in-the-Pines Church, among other buildings - in winter [possibly taken from the Bald Spot on Norquay]
Subject Access
Banff townsite
Buildings
Businesses
Cascade Hotel
Churches
St. George's-in-the-Pines Anglican Church
Mount Royal Hotel
Winter
Geographic Access
Banff National Park
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of the Banff downtown area with several hotels, churches, businesses, and homes visible, as well as the Bow River in the distance [possibly taken from the Bald Spot on Norquay]
Date Range
[ca. 1900-1940]
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 8 / PA - 649
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
  1 image  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 8 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Banff and Area Skiing
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 8 / PA - 649
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
[ca. 1900-1940]
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of the Banff downtown area with several hotels, churches, businesses, and homes visible, as well as the Bow River in the distance [possibly taken from the Bald Spot on Norquay]
Subject Access
Banff townsite
Buildings
Businesses
Cascade Hotel
St. George's-in-the-Pines Anglican Church
Churches
Hotels
Mount Royal Hotel
Winter
Geographic Access
Banff National Park
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
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Fishing trips and Mt Royal fire film

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Part Of
William Royle fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of a 16 mm reel of colour film depicting topics such as scenery around Banff National Park, fishing trips, wildlife, friends and family members, and the Mount Royal Hotel burning down. Film also has two pieces of paper with handwritten notes on the contents of the film.
Date Range
[ca. 1950-1978]
Reference Code
V808 / II / NF - 6
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Film
Part Of
William Royle fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M587 / V808
Series
II. Motion pictures
Sous-Fonds
V808
Accession Number
2021.29
Reference Code
V808 / II / NF - 6
GMD
Film
Date Range
[ca. 1950-1978]
Physical Description
8 mm film reel ; col.
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
Item consists of a 16 mm reel of colour film depicting topics such as scenery around Banff National Park, fishing trips, wildlife, friends and family members, and the Mount Royal Hotel burning down. Film also has two pieces of paper with handwritten notes on the contents of the film.
Subject Access
Animals
Buildings
Family and personal life
Hotels
Mountains
Mount Royal Hotel
Scenery
Wildlife
Winter
Winter sports
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Banff National Park
Language
English
Conservation
Film needs to be removed from original metal base
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
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Journey to Columbia Icefield

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Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to a Brewster Open-Top Tour Bus trip to the Athabaska Glacier, as well as footage of people skiing on Columbia Icefield and assisting in the rescue of Victor Kutschera, who had accidentally fallen into a crevasse. The original label on the case r…
Date Range
1945-1946
Reference Code
V190 / VI / NF - 27
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Film
Motion picture
  1 image  
Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M323 / S40 / V190
Series
VI : Retained file
Sous-Fonds
V190
Accession Number
7436
Reference Code
V190 / VI / NF - 27
GMD
Film
Motion picture
Date Range
1945-1946
Physical Description
1 motion picture (1 film reel: ca. 300'): 16 mm, original, col., silent
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to a Brewster Open-Top Tour Bus trip to the Athabaska Glacier, as well as footage of people skiing on Columbia Icefield and assisting in the rescue of Victor Kutschera, who had accidentally fallen into a crevasse. The original label on the case reads "Skiing to the Athabaska, Vic Kuchera in the Crevasse, Camera: B. Engler, Journey to the Columbia Icefield, Taken 1945-46, History."
Subject Access
Activities
Automobiles
Glaciers
Mountains
Mount Royal Hotel
Rescue
Rivers
Scenery
scenic
Ski mountaineering
Ski touring
Skiing
Skiers
Tourism
Waterfalls
Geographic Access
Banff National Park
Jasper National Park
Alberta
Language
English
Creator
Bruno Engler
Title Source
Original title kept
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Murray Gammon interview

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Part Of
Whyte Museum Oral History Programme collection
Date Range
1983
Reference Code
S1 / 143
Description Level
6 / Item
Part Of
Whyte Museum Oral History Programme collection
Description Level
6 / Item
Series
I. Interviews
Reference Code
S1 / 143
Responsibility
Interviewer: E. J. (Ted) Hart
Date Range
1983
Physical Description
1 sound recording
Subject Access
Bankhead
Brewster Transport Company
Dams
Gammon, Earl
Gammon family
Ghost Dam
Glenmore Dam
Homestead Hotel
Moore, Philip
Mount Royal Hotel
Mount Stephen House
Finding Aid
Recording summary and reference cassette available
Title Source
Title based on contents of recording
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