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Letters to Mother [August - December 1958]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 67 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 5 to December 30, 1958. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs …

Date Range: 1958

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 143

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard; Private record

fire smoke this year due to the hot dry weather and no snow on the mountains from last winter , just

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs

Sous-Fonds: M36

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 143

GMD: Postcard; Private record

Date Range: 1958

Physical Description: 1.8 cm of textual records (104 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 67 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 5 to December 30, 1958. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs [mostly news and hockey games], various holidays [both Canadian and American], a road trip from north-eastern United States through Canada back to Banff in early August [written mostly on postcards], a trip to Lethbridge in late August, various construction projects [the new Sulphur Mountain gondola, the chimney and basement furnace of their house, and the Trans-Canada Highway], a trip to Concord in late November, and preparation of Chirstmas cards. Letters are mostly typed, some hand-written. Also includes postcards and a Christmas card.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Many typed letters have hand-written notes added throughout; many post scripts are hand-written. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. 143 - 39 includes a sketch of a shelving unit Catharine hoped to have installed in their bedroom. 143 - 64 is the 1958 Christmas card made by Catharine and Peter

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Simpson, Billie; Morant, Nicholas (Nick); Morant, Willie; Vallance, Sydney; Vallance, Doris; Browne, Belmore; Browne, Tibby; Phillips, Walter J.; Link, George K. K. (Tommy); Link, George K.K.; Kaquitts, Frank; Feuz, Walter; Moore, Pearl; Twoyoungmen, Jacob; Beaver, Anna; Leighton, A. C.; Beil, Charlie

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Centre; Banff Indian Days; Banff School of Fine Arts; Banff Winter Carnival; Bird watching; Birds; Birthday; Businesses; Calgary Stampede; Camping; Children; Christmas; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; Deer; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Glenbow Foundation; Home; Indigenous Peoples; Lake Louise; Leisure; Luxton Museum; Moose; Mountain; Mountains; Oldtimers; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Post Office; Scenery; Stoney Nakoda; Travel; Weather

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Banff National Park; Columbia Icefield; Bow Lake; Saskatchewan River; Great Lakes; Ontario; Calgary; Alberta; Concord; Massachusetts; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters to Mother [January - August 1959]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 110 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 1 to August 29, 1959. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs …

Date Range: 1959

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 144

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard; Private record

Divide, and it was lovely there, almost frosted the trees, the mountains too looked covered with snow

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

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Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs

Sous-Fonds: M36

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 144

GMD: Postcard; Private record

Date Range: 1959

Physical Description: 2.5 cm of textual records (145 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 110 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 1 to August 29, 1959. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs [mostly news and hockey games], various holidays [both Canadian and American], the 50th anniversary of the first flight in the Brittish Commonwealth in February, the 1959 Winter Carnival, construction on the back of the house, a trip to Concord in June for a friend's wedding, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip's visit in June, trips to Bow Lake during the summer, and the widening of the Icefield Parkway as far as the Saskatchewan River Crossing. Letters are mostly typed, some hand-written. Also includes postcards.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Many typed letters have hand-written notes added throughout; many post scripts are hand-written. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. 144 - 02 is a letter to Rusty 144 - 07 is a carbon copy of 144 - 06 144 - 31 is a carbon copy of 144 - 30 144 - 56 is a carbon copy of 144 - 55 144 - 62 mostly consists of a story titled "The Story of Penny Warren" 144 - 86 is a carbon copy of the first page of 144 - 85

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Simpson, Billie; Morant, Nicholas (Nick); Morant, Willie; Vallance, Sydney; Vallance, Doris; Moore, Pearl; Castella, Verne; Whyte, Clifford; Kaquitts, Frank; Dempster, Harry; Paris, Cyril; Paris, Mary; Phillips, Walter J.; Harvie, Eric; Tasker, Peter; Kaquitts, George; Kaquitts, Tom; Whyte, Jon; Ward, Sam; Beil, Charlie; Rummel, Elizabeth; Luxton, Norman; McLean, George; Campbell, Gray

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Centre; Banff Indian Days; Banff School of Fine Arts; Banff Winter Carnival; Bird watching; Birds; Birthday; Businesses; Calgary Stampede; Camping; Children; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; Deer; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Flowers; Glenbow Foundation; Home; Hot Springs; Indigenous Peoples; Lake Louise; Leisure; Luxton Museum; Moose; Mountain; Mountains; Oldtimers; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Post Office; Royal tours; Royal Visit; Scenery; Skating; Ski areas; Skiing; Stoney Nakoda; Travel; Weather

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Banff National Park; Columbia Icefield; Bow Lake; Saskatchewan River; Calgary; Alberta; Concord; Massachusetts; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters to Mother [September - December 1959]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 41 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from September 3 to December 14, 1959. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, seeing the m…

Date Range: 1959

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 145

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard; Private record

of the mountains the sun hit a hillside rniles beyond :utc'f,ith the autunn color it was mcisi almost rose color

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs

Sous-Fonds: M36

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 145

GMD: Postcard; Private record

Date Range: 1959

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records (58 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 41 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from September 3 to December 14, 1959. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, seeing the musical My Fair Lady at the Jubilee Auditorium in Calgary (Sept. 21), driving out to the Panther Valley with Warden Peter Tasker (Oct. 16), Carl Rungius' death (October), a trip to Concord in early November [just Catharine], construction on the back of the house, a second trip to Concord for Christmas and New Years followed immediately by a two-month trip to the West Indies [Catharine and Peter]. Letters are mostly typed, some hand-written. Also includes two postcards making up one letter.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Kaquitts, George; Kaquitts, Frank; Castella, Verne; Morant, Nicholas (Nick); Morant, Willie; Whyte, Jon; Greenham, Margaret; Feuz, Walter; Vallance, Sydney; Vallance, Doris; Wardle, Dorothy; Phillips, Walter J.; Harmon, Don; Moore, Pearl; Kerr, Jasper; Tasker, Peter; Rungius, Carl; Ward, Sam; Lonsdale, Tom; Grayson, L. Stuart

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Centre; Banff Indian Days; Banff School of Fine Arts; Bird watching; Birds; Birthday; Businesses; Calgary Stampede; Camping; Children; Christmas; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; Deer; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Flowers; Glenbow Foundation; Home; Hot Springs; Indigenous Peoples; Lake Louise; Leisure; Moose; Mountain; Mountains; Oldtimers; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Post Office; Scenery; Stoney Nakoda; Travel; Weather

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Banff National Park; Columbia Icefield; Bow Lake; Yoho National Park; Calgary; Alberta; Concord; Massachusetts; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Band and Travel Photographs [1/3]

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Part Of: Oscar Roe McComb fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to photographs relating to band members and their travels, tours throughout the Waterton Lakes, Banff National Park areas and include views of Chateau Lake Louise, Banff Springs Hotel, Lake Agnes, Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, Rundle Mountain, Valley of the Ten Peaks, Johnston Canyon, Vi…

Date Range: [ca.1930-1940]

Reference Code: V187 / PA - 1 to 55

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph

74 images

Part Of: Oscar Roe McComb fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V187

Sous-Fonds: V187

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V187 / PA - 1 to 55

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca.1930-1940]

Physical Description: 55 photographs: prints and postcards; b&w, col..-- 1 newspaper clipping

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to photographs relating to band members and their travels, tours throughout the Waterton Lakes, Banff National Park areas and include views of Chateau Lake Louise, Banff Springs Hotel, Lake Agnes, Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, Rundle Mountain, Valley of the Ten Peaks, Johnston Canyon, Victoria Glacier, the Bee Hive, Mt. Lefroy, band members, Ozzie and Mae McComb. Many images are identified or captioned.

Name Access: McComb, Oscar Roe; McComb, Mae

Subject Access: Activities; Band; Banff Springs Hotel; Canoeing; Chateau Lake Louise; Hiking; Leisure; Mountains; Music; Musicians; Professional and Personal Life; Public entertainment; Scenery; Travel

Geographic Access: Lake Louise; Banff; Moraine Lake; Lake Agnes; Johnston Canyon; Banff National Park; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Band and Travel Photographs [3/3]

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Part Of: Oscar Roe McComb fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to photographs relating to band members and their travels, tours throughout the Waterton Lakes, Banff National Park areas and include views of the foothills nearing Banff, town of Banff, golf course, Banff Springs Hotel, Bow River and boat house, Mt. Rundle, Cascade Mountain, Main Str…

Date Range: [ca.1930-1940]

Reference Code: V187 / PA - 59 to 119

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph

97 images

Part Of: Oscar Roe McComb fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V187

Sous-Fonds: V187

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V187 / PA - 59 to 119

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca.1930-1940]

Physical Description: 61 photographs: prints; b&w, col.

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to photographs relating to band members and their travels, tours throughout the Waterton Lakes, Banff National Park areas and include views of the foothills nearing Banff, town of Banff, golf course, Banff Springs Hotel, Bow River and boat house, Mt. Rundle, Cascade Mountain, Main Street of Banff, Cave and Basin, Upper Hot Springs, Bow Falls, Sulphur Mountain Observatory, Hoodoos, Banff Campsites, Banff Zoo, views from Sulphur Mountain, Johnston Canyon and Falls, Sinclair Canyon, Marble Canyon, Lake Louise, Valley of the Ten Peaks, Chateau Lake Louise, Takkakaw Falls in Yoho, the Great Divide monument, Emerald Lake, Kicking Horse River, wildlife, Ozzie and Mae McComb and band members. Images are identified or captioned.

Name Access: McComb, Oscar Roe; McComb, Mae

Subject Access: Activities; Band; Banff Springs Hotel; Banff Zoo; Boats; Camping; Camps; Canoeing; Cave and Basin; Chateau Lake Louise; Golfing; Hiking; Hoodoos; Leisure; Mountains; Music; Musicians; Professional and Personal Life; Public entertainment; Scenery; Travel; Wildlife

Geographic Access: Banff; Bow Falls; Rundle Mountain; Cascade Mountain; Sulphur Mountain; Lake Louise; Johnston Canyon; Moraine Lake; Banff National Park; Emerald Lake; Takkakaw Falls; Yoho National Park; Great Divide; Marble Canyon; Kootenay National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Lake Louise Summer

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 13 b&w & colour prints of various scenes around Lake Louise. Includes shots of people hiking and on horseback, the road to the ski hill, the Post Hotel, people canoeing on Moraine Lake, and people walking up the Rockpile at Moraine Lake.

Date Range: [ca. 1970]

Reference Code: V190 / VI / L / i / a / PA - 01 to PA - 13

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

13 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, L : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: i : Lake Louise, a : Summer

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / L / i / a / PA - 01 to PA - 13

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca. 1970]

Physical Description: 13 photographs : b&w & col. ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 13 b&w & colour prints of various scenes around Lake Louise. Includes shots of people hiking and on horseback, the road to the ski hill, the Post Hotel, people canoeing on Moraine Lake, and people walking up the Rockpile at Moraine Lake.

Subject Access: Animals; Boats; Brewster Transport Company Ltd.; Canoes and canoeing; Hiking; Horses; Hotels; Mountains; Scenery

Geographic Access: Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Lake Louise History

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 95 b&w & colour prints of events and locations around Lake Louise. Includes the opening ceremonies for the new Poma Lift on the ski hill, skiing at Bow Summit above Peyto Lake, portraits, construction projects, landscapes, the ski hill, and various local hotels.

Date Range: 1950-1970

Reference Code: V190 / VI / L / i / b / PA - 01 to PA - 95

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

14 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, L : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: i : Lake Louise, b : History

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / L / i / b / PA - 01 to PA - 95

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1950-1970

Physical Description: 95 photographs : b&w & col. ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 95 b&w & colour prints of events and locations around Lake Louise. Includes the opening ceremonies for the new Poma Lift on the ski hill, skiing at Bow Summit above Peyto Lake, portraits, construction projects, landscapes, the ski hill, and various local hotels.

Name Access: Feuz, Edmund

Subject Access: Automobiles; Buildings; Businesses; Chateau Lake Louise; Hotels; Mountains; Portrait; Post Hotel; Scenery; Ski areas; Skiing

Geographic Access: Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Related Material: V190 / VI / L / i / b / NA - 01 to NA - 31

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian Rockies Trips Slide Show - Series I [1/2]

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1981 into a show from slides depicting various summer and winter trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the late 1960s and 1970s. Topics include mountains and mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, Lillian and her friends, lakes, boats, fish…

Date Range: [ca.1960-1981]

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / a / ii / NS - I / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Film; Transparency

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M67 / S36 / V225

Series: II.C. Activities / photography

Sous-Fonds: V225

Sub-Series: ii.a.ii Photographic material / transparencies / carousels

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / a / ii / NS - I / 1

GMD: Film; Transparency

Parallel Title: I : [transparencies]. -- [before 1981] V225 / NS 26

Date Range: [ca.1960-1981]

Physical Description: 80 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1981 into a show from slides depicting various summer and winter trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the late 1960s and 1970s. Topics include mountains and mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, Lillian and her friends, lakes, boats, fishing, hiking, and various other scenic views around Banff, Lake Louise, and Lake O'Hara. Titles: R159-2 Administration Bldg, pool, Rundle R163-3 View from [Administration Bldg] R160-28 A pool & summer house R161-7 B.S.H. Terrace B50-29 Minnewanka docks B75-3 Mary & Can flga B30-19 Indigenous B30-18 [Indigenous] B9-19 [Indigenous] A11-16 Hoodoos A11-18 [Hoodoos] & youth 1966 A11-19 [Hoodoos] stones on top K11-10 Tree w. bear [illegible] A21-38 Camp in Alpine meadow 1969 K23-1 Games at Lake Louise K23-6 [Games at Lake Louise] Pitcher Race K23-5 [Game at Lake Louise] Hand race K23-9 Coupel with dog K23-12 Outlet stream & mt. Cathedral K23-13 Woodpile at O'Hara K23-17 Mt Cath. reflections K23-18 Polly & Eileen Tim W 2 View across lake to Lefroy (winter) [Tim W] 3 Skier on lake [Tim W] 4 [Skier] cabin & Odaray [Tim W] 5 [Skier] & tracks [Tim W] 6 View towards Odaray? [Tim W] 7 [blank] B66-29 Mt Assin. & 2 horsemen B27-12 [Mt. Assin.] & 4 hikers B26-31 Winstons & Assin. B67-16 Erling & porkie B67-17 [Erling & porkie] Chos H. A10-11 Mt. Eisenhower R159-14 Lake Louise - people on shore R169-14 Lake Louise & poppies B49-33 Chateau R178-22 Trail to Mirror Lake (?) R163 23 Lake Agnes fr. trail to Goat V. R168-22 At Tea House Lake Agnes R164-35 Squirrel & mits B74-37 Mt. Rundle B71-2 Boats at Minnewanka B22-9 Aileen in field of paint brush B22-10 Ten peaks from road B2-29 L. Coveney at Moraine Lake B22-16 Dot & Elsa R141-7 3 girls on trail to Sentinel Pass R198-30 Giant steps R144-7 [blank] R144-8 Same - people nearer B49-36 Bag Piper Band B27-17 Sedan left & Mt. Vic B27-19 Phyl admiring the view CH.'51 Fall colors CH fall colors Bow Valley CH [fall colors] Horse show at Mile 8 CH [fall colors] Near 8 Mile CH.49 Rundle & Banff fr. Norquay R178-6 Crowfoot glacier B2-6 Laurence at Bowl R176-4 Chephron & Murray Graty CH. Water [illegible] herb on shore of river B55-25 Mt Athabaska & flowers in Chalet R202-29 Deer - horns in velvet R146-6 Fawn lying down R207-15 Ed Feuz & H. Green on trail R164-11 Needles & Lake Agnes R207-17 Edw. & H.G. on Vic Ridge R207-21 Crack bet. Needles R207-16 Tea House thru crack R204-25 L.G. Sunbruned PR B68-19 1st Lake of [illegible] B54-9 Party on Lake shore R207-33 Abbot Pass Hut

Notes: Please note: Language pertaining to First Nations people is outdated and offensive. Please note: Behavior towards wildlife, primarily human proximity and feeding, is outdated and no longer tolerated throughout all National Parks - do not feed or approach wildlife. Slides originally in Kodak Carousel 80 slide tray.

Name Access: Gest, Lillian; Feuz, Edward; Strom, Erling; Hinman, Caroline

Subject Access: Abbot Pass Hut; Activities; Alpine Club of Canada; Animals; Avalanches; Backpacking; Banff; Banff Indian Days; Banff Springs Hotel; Birds; Boats; Boat House; Cabins and shelters; Calgary Stampede; Canoes and canoeing; Climbing; Club; Elk; Entertainment; Environment; Environment and Nature; First Nations; Flowers; Geography; Glaciers; Guides; Guiding; Hiking; Holidays; Horses; Huts; Indigenous Peoples; Lake O'Hara region; Landscapes; Leisure; Mountain; Mountain Goat; Mountaineering; Mountains; National parks and reserves; Norquay Ski Hill; Outfitters, trail guides and packers; Pack trains; Pack trips; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Portrait; Recreation; Scenery; Stoney Nakoda First Nations; Tavel; Trails; Trains; Travel; Wildlife; Winter; Women

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Banff National Park; Canmore; Lake O'Hara; Yoho National Park; British Columbia; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: Slides rehoused into protective sleeves and acid-free folders after scanning.

Related Material: M67 / II / C / i / c / 56 - 7 ; See also notebooks (M67/51).

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian Rockies Trips Slide Show - Series I [2/2]

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1981 into a show from slides depicting various summer and winter trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the late 1960s and 1970s. Topics include mountains and mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, Lillian and her friends, lakes, boats, fish…

Date Range: [ca. 1960-1981]

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / a / ii / NS - I / 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Film; Transparency

80 images 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M67 / S36 / V225

Series: II.C. Activities / photography

Sous-Fonds: V225

Sub-Series: ii.a.ii Photographic material / transparencies / carousels

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / a / ii / NS - I / 2

GMD: Film; Transparency

Parallel Title: I : [transparencies]. -- [before 1981] V225 / NS 27

Date Range: [ca. 1960-1981]

Physical Description: 80 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1981 into a show from slides depicting various summer and winter trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the late 1960s and 1970s. Topics include mountains and mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, Lillian and her friends, lakes, boats, fishing, hiking, and various other scenic views around Banff, Lake Louise, and Lake O'Hara. Titles: 1. K14-15 Clouds from plane 2. K17-26 3 Sisters & clouds 3. K11-8 From Poet's Pool 4. K207-34 Oesa from Abbots Pass 5. B30-27 Babg sandpiper 6. CH 4 fish from Baker Cr. 7. CH. Wilson's Ranch 8. CH. Douglas Lake at sunrise 9. CH. '55 ACC Camp Robson 10. CH. '55 N.E. from Ptarmigan Pk. 11. CH. '55 Banff fr. shoulder Cascade 12. CH. '55 Scarab L. & Whistler Pass 13. CH. 55 Lake & Healy Ck. Plateau 14. CH. 55 Egypt, Scarab, & Mummy Lake 15. CH. 55 NE across Scarab & Egypt L. 16. CH. 55 Monarch Mt. unnamed Lake 17. CH. 55 Mummy Lake 18. CH. 55 Healy Cr. summit & Talc mine L. beyond 19. CH. 55 Ptarmigan, Baker, Redonlet Lakes 20. CH 55 Fr. Ptarmigan Peak 21. CH 55 North fr. Ptarmigan Pk 22. CH 55 Merlin Lake 23. CH 55 Fossil Mt & Baker Lake fr. Ptarm. Pk 24. CH 55 Egypt Lake 25. B50-5 Garden & fowers 26. B32-6 MacArthur Lake 27. Duplicate Cathedral Basin 28. B27-24 Phyl waiting for train 29. K22-21 Spiral Tunnel 30. K22-18 [Spiral Tunnel] 31. K111-18 Photographer Hiker 32. K17-13 Crystal Cave 33. K17-23 Big Rock on trail 34. K16-12 Main Camp & Mt Coleman 35. K16-2 Around stream & dogs 36. K16-13 Campers & Mt Coleman 37. K16. 22 Conne & my horse 38. K16-23 [Conne] & her horse 39. K16-6 Hay fr. the horses 40. K10-14 Canoe on Lake O'Hara 41. -- 10 Walyek & party on porch 42. K5-34 Party by cairn 43. R146-36 Fool hen 44. CH. Baby ptarmigan 45. 191-15 Ptarmigan 46. R144-27 [Ptarmigan] on rocks 47. Vallance 60 Hummingbird male 48. [Vallance] 60 [Hummingbird] female 49. B55-11 Fool hen (nearest) 50. B13-37 Close up of moose 51. B13-35 Moose on club porch 52. B67-4 Charlie feeding moose 53. B11-26 4 buffalo feeding 54. B11-24 Buffalo herd 55. B30-4 Pika 56. B1-24 Beaver in pond 57. R173-34 Bear & cub at one pot 58. R173-33 Bear & 2 cubs one standing 59. R173-35 Bear 60. R185-16B1 Mt goat (bouglet) 61. R177-28 Coyote 62. B27-34 2 Sheep & tourists 63. B8-21 Sheep on the road 64. B27-31 3 ewes 65. B71-36 SHeep & marg fo[?] 66. R173-9 Ewe 67. B65-22 Deer at Club house 68. K36-3 2 plaques at old [Club house] 69. K36-1 Club house plaque 70. K36-2 [Club house plaque] 71. R206-28 Camp at Robson 72. R189-6 Phyl's rope on glacier 73. R187-21 Crowd on decsent 74. B46-4 Above Sunshine Lodge 75. B68-5 Camp fire w- flame 76. R179-17 Al gates plane in meadow 77. R204-32 Mashed plane 78. K15-6 Cars cars cars 79. K15-5 Cars at the Chateau 80. K15-4 View from #658 window

Notes: Please note: Language pertaining to First Nations people is outdated and offensive. Please note: Behavior towards wildlife, primarily human proximity and feeding, is outdated and no longer tolerated throughout all National Parks - do not feed or approach wildlife. Slides originally in Kodak Carousel 80 slide tray.

Name Access: Gest, Lillian; Feuz, Edward; Strom, Erling; Hinman, Caroline

Subject Access: Abbot Pass Hut; Activities; Alpine Club of Canada; Animals; Avalanches; Backpacking; Banff; Banff Indian Days; Banff Springs Hotel; Birds; Boats; Boat House; Cabins and shelters; Calgary Stampede; Canoes and canoeing; Climbing; Club; Elk; Entertainment; Environment; Environment and Nature; First Nations; Flowers; Geography; Glaciers; Guides; Guiding; Hiking; Holidays; Horses; Huts; Indigenous Peoples; Lake O'Hara region; Landscapes; Leisure; Mountain; Mountain Goat; Mountaineering; Mountains; National parks and reserves; Norquay Ski Hill; Outfitters, trail guides and packers; Pack trains; Pack trips; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Portrait; Recreation; Scenery; Stoney Nakoda First Nations; Tavel; Trails; Trains; Travel; Wildlife; Winter; Women

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Banff National Park; Canmore; Lake O'Hara; Yoho National Park; British Columbia; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: Slides rehoused into protective sleeves and acid-free folders after scanning.

Related Material: M67 / II / C / i / c / 56 - 8 ; See also notebooks (M67/51).

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title based on contents of file.

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian Rockies Camps Slide Show - Series II

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1981 into a show from slides depicting various summer to the Canadian Rockies throughout the late 1950s to 1970s as well as a trip to Glacier National Park, Montana and Yellowstone National Park. Topics include mountains and mountain views, wi…

Date Range: 1959-1981

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / a / ii / NS - II

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Film; Transparency

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M67 / S36 / V225

Series: II.C. Activities / photography

Sous-Fonds: V225

Sub-Series: ii.a.ii Photographic material / transparencies / carousels

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / a / ii / NS - II

GMD: Film; Transparency

Parallel Title: II : [transparencies]. -- 1981 V225 / NS 28

Date Range: 1959-1981

Physical Description: 80 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1981 into a show from slides depicting various summer to the Canadian Rockies throughout the late 1950s to 1970s as well as a trip to Glacier National Park, Montana and Yellowstone National Park. Topics include mountains and mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, various camps [mostly Alpine Club of Canada and Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies], Lillian and her friends, lakes, boats, fishing, hiking, and various other scenic views around Banff, Lake Louise, and Lake O'Hara. Titles: 1. Reel R195-6 Horse at Hotel Many Glacier 2. R123 21 [Blank] 3. R200 3 Old Faithful 4. R200 5 [Old Faithful] good clouds 5. R195 15 Bear grass 6. R195 5 Boats ay Many [Glacier] 7. R203 30 Meadows - globe flowers 8. K8 12 Snow- grass - view down Valely 9. K8 14 2 girls coming down lake - SNow & Wiwaxy 10. B26 33 Sis on trail 11. R179 38 2 hikers on trail 12. B23 5 2 photo eagle nest 13. 0CH Columbine 14. 0CH Dryas going to seed 15. 0CH Western globe flower 16. K8 15 2 girls lake & snow - Cathedral & Wiwaxy 17. Twin wake - Snow Mt. Huber & Mt. Vic 18. K15 17 SNow & Mt. Avery 19. K15 15 "Batwing Beauty" [illegible] in b.g. 20. K15 16 Chow Line Mt. Coleman 21. K15 12 Our tent in snow 22. K15 13 Camp in snow 23. B64 4 Camp fire w. campers 24. B10-10 Indigenous 25. B67 26 Banff Indian Days carriages & tepees 26. B67 26 Rodeo audience 27. B36 26 Banff Indian Days & parade grounds 28. B10-6 Banff Indian Days 29. B11-1 Banff Indian Days & teepee 30. B10-2 Banff Indian Days 31. A8-17 Stream & flowers Sunshine 1968 32. A8-19 [Sunshine] flowers 33. A10-34 Chepron Lake 34. A10-35 [Chepron] tea 35. A11-1 Greens Hamilton Lake 36. A11-3 [Greens Hamilton Lake] 37. A11-7 [Greens Hamilton Lake] 38. A11-8 [Greens] View to Valley 39. A18-26 LG & car 40. A18 29 3 hills fr. road 41. A20-28 Fr. Mierville[?] meadows 42. A20-3 [Fr. Mierville[?] meadows] 43. A23-21 Eysa Falls 44. A24-1 Nymphs Pool[?] 45. B23-28 4 girls at Skoki 1959 46. B23-34 [4 girls at Skoki 1959] 47. B26-2 [4 girls at Skoki 1959] 48. B45-11 Above Sedan Lift 49. Reel B45-14 Above Sedan Lift 50. B51-29 Lilies & cabin in b.g. 51. B1-34 Doris on trail Miller L. 1963 52. B52 fr. Hunt 30A Mummy Lake 1963 53. B22-38 [Hunt] Fall on Creek fr. Talc Lake 54. B52-34 View of Mummy Lake 55. B55-20 Lake & tree 56. B68-19 ACC Camp 1964 57. B71-5 Lamb 58. B73-28 Mary by No see-um Lake 1965 59. B26 36 Sis on trail 60. B26-30 Over Allenby Pass 61. B65-28 Up Brewster Creek 62. R203-10 Horses heads 63. B65-34 Dana fixing stirrup 64. B26-32 Sis & Aubrey 65. CH. 51 Assin. east side 66. R181-25 G on log Assin 67. CH. 51 Assin & reflect. 68. B27-1 Party 69. B27-4 Horseman & horse 70. B27-6 Assin in b.g. 71. B27-7 Blank 72. B27-8 Blank 73. B27-9 Blank 74. B27-11 Blank 75. B27-13 Blank 76. B67-13 Watching climb of Assin 77. B67-3 Elk in glade - Assin 78. B66-36 Nub Trip 79. B66-31 From Nub 80. B55-16 Canyon Panther Falls

Notes: Please note: Language pertaining to First Nations people is outdated and offensive. Please note: Behavior towards wildlife, primarily human proximity and feeding, is outdated and no longer tolerated throughout all National Parks - do not feed or approach wildlife. Slides originally in Kodak Carousel 80 slide tray.

Name Access: Gest, Lillian; Hinman, Caroline

Subject Access: Activities; Alpine Club of Canada; Animals; Avalanches; Backpacking; Banff; Banff Indian Days; Banff Springs Hotel; Birds; Boats; Cabins and shelters; Camps; Camping; Canoes and canoeing; Climbing; Club; Elk; Entertainment; Environment; Environment and Nature; First Nations; Flowers; Geography; Glaciers; Guides; Guiding; Hiking; Holidays; Horses; Horseback riding; Horse packing; Huts; Indigenous Peoples; Lake O'Hara region; Landscapes; Leisure; Mountain; Mountain Goat; Mountaineering; Mountains; National parks and reserves; Norquay Ski Hill; Outfitters, trail guides and packers; Pack trains; Pack trips; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Portrait; Recreation; Scenery; Stoney Nakoda First Nations; Tavel; Trails; Trains; Travel; Wildlife; Winter; Women

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Banff National Park; Canmore; Lake O'Hara; Yoho National Park; British Columbia; Alberta; Canada