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- Nicholas Morant fonds 66
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds 32
- Ron Duke fonds 3
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds 3
- Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds 2
- John Murray Gibbon fonds 2
- Luxton family fonds 2
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds 1
- Bruno Engler fonds 1
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds 1
- Dorothy Whyte fonds 1
- Jon Whelan fonds 1
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Date Range
- 1959-1974
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 5 / b / 1714
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.5. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 5 / b / 1714
- Date Range
- 1959-1974
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Subject Access
- Canadian Pacific Railway
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Black and white Canadian Pacific prints
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54353
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 54 black and white prints pertaining to trail rides and tourism in areas including Peyto Lake, Wolverine Plateau, Scarab Lake, Lake Louise, Banff Springs Hotel and other scenic areas around Banff townsite. Photographs were produced by Canadian Pacific for publication and advertisin…
- Date Range
- 1940
- [ca. 1940 - ca. 1950]
- Reference Code
- V635 / III / PA - 13 to 66
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
8 images
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M545 / V635
- Series
- V635 / III : Published records
- Sous-Fonds
- V635
- Accession Number
- 5757
- Reference Code
- V635 / III / PA - 13 to 66
- Responsibility
- Produced by Canadian Pacific
- Date Range
- 1940
- [ca. 1940 - ca. 1950]
- Physical Description
- 54 photographs : b&w prints ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 54 black and white prints pertaining to trail rides and tourism in areas including Peyto Lake, Wolverine Plateau, Scarab Lake, Lake Louise, Banff Springs Hotel and other scenic areas around Banff townsite. Photographs were produced by Canadian Pacific for publication and advertising, and feature excursions led by the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies.
- Notes
- Some photographs not dated, but likely similar in age to other items dated 1940.
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Tourism
- Canadian Pacific
- Advertising
- Landscapes
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Hotel
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Peyto Lake
- Wolverine Plateau
- Scarab Lake
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian Pacific souvenir and travel publications
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54726
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of brochures, souvenir booklets, travel guides and related materials pertaining to Canadian Pacific trips and destinations within North America. Locations include: Banff Springs Hotel and Banff National Park; the Empress Hotel in Victoria; British Columbia; Ontario and the the Great L…
- Date Range
- [1905-1911]
- 1909
- [1915-1920]
- 1917-1918
- 1920-1921
- 1923
- 1928-1929
- 1931
- 1935-1938
- 1940
- [1940-1950]
- 1974
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C4 / 15 to 17
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / C4 : Travel and hobbies
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C4 / 15 to 17
- Date Range
- [1905-1911]
- 1909
- [1915-1920]
- 1917-1918
- 1920-1921
- 1923
- 1928-1929
- 1931
- 1935-1938
- 1940
- [1940-1950]
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 7.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of brochures, souvenir booklets, travel guides and related materials pertaining to Canadian Pacific trips and destinations within North America. Locations include: Banff Springs Hotel and Banff National Park; the Empress Hotel in Victoria; British Columbia; Ontario and the the Great Lakes; Quebec; Alaska; and the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. File also includes a map of the Canadian Pacific rail system [1918] and a copy of "Empress of the Pacific" cruise magazine [1936].
- Subject Access
- Tourism
- Travel
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Cruise ships
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Hotel
- Empress Hotel
- Train
- Railways
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- British Columbia
- Victoria
- Ontario
- Quebec
- Great Lakes
- United States of America
- Alaska
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Items divided into 3 files: LUX/II/C4/15: Ontario, Quebec, Alaska and Canadian coastal guide books [ca. 1915-1920] LUX/II/C4/16: Canadian Rockies guides and information booklets LUX/II/C4/17: Other Canadian Pacific material
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Silent barriers [videocassette]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue11015
- Medium
- Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)
- Published Date
- 1996
- 1993
- Publisher
- Sandy Hook (CT) : Video Yesteryear
- Call Number
- 06.3 Si3 V
- Responsibility
- with Richard Arlen, Antoinette Cellier, Lilli Palmer, Barry Mackay
- Publisher
- Sandy Hook (CT) : Video Yesteryear
- Published Date
- 1996
- 1993
- Physical Description
- 1 cassette (68 min.)
- Subjects
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Notes
- Originally produced, 1937
- Accession Number
- 30000
- Call Number
- 06.3 Si3 V
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 111.01.1003 a,b
- Description
- Two pieces of white ceramic pieces, one is flat with a logo and "Alfred Meakin Ltd. England:. Other piece is part of a cup with handle, decorated with chain and bows.
- Title
- Ceramic Sherd
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Description
- Two pieces of white ceramic pieces, one is flat with a logo and "Alfred Meakin Ltd. England:. Other piece is part of a cup with handle, decorated with chain and bows.
- Credit
- Gift of Peter Fisher, Lake Louise, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 111.01.1003 a,b
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- Date
- 1995
- Material
- leather; metal; wood; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0081 a-d
- Description
- Case: Manufacturer label on inside of lid reads G.R. TAYLOR LTD. TRUNKS & SAMPLE CASES WINNIPEG. No manufacturer details available online. Case is triangular in shape with a central carrying handle and metal clasps located along the narrow upper edge - one side of the case folds down. Padded suppor…
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- Title
- Camera Tripod
- Date
- 1995
- Material
- leather; metal; wood; plastic
- Dimensions
- 28.3 x 28.6 x 138.5 cm
- Description
- Case: Manufacturer label on inside of lid reads G.R. TAYLOR LTD. TRUNKS & SAMPLE CASES WINNIPEG. No manufacturer details available online. Case is triangular in shape with a central carrying handle and metal clasps located along the narrow upper edge - one side of the case folds down. Padded supports and buckled leather straps located inside to keep the tripod in place - straps not done up at time of processing. NICHOLAS MORANT written in white along the narrow top edge on either side of carrying handle, TR1 written in yellow paint in the top left end of narrow edge and in top right corner of opening side, the torn remains on a Canadian Pacific Railway label remains on the side that does not open. Tripod: Manufacturer mark on metal support below the camera support base reads [D]INEMA EQUIPMENT CO. No manufacturer details available online. Tripod dimensions are 124.1x14.7x14.7 cm. The legs of the tripod are wood, with metal spikes at the bottoms, metal brackets, and a metal camera support rig [possibly cast iron]. The legs are held together with a buckled strip of leather at the bottom. Also in the case is a metal pole with a black plastic handle that can screw into the camera support base for use as a controller and a plastic zip-lock baggie containing a length of chain with 4 metal clasps throughout 286.0 cm in length.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0081 a-d
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- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- metal; wood; leather; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0099
- Description
- Brown hard-sided travel case with metal corner brackets, reinforcing along all edges, metal loops on both short ends and on the front (nothing attached), a leather handle attached to the lid with metal loops, and three metal latches - only the central one has a keyhole. The exterior of the case has…
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- Title
- Travel Case
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- metal; wood; leather; fabric
- Dimensions
- 16.7 x 15.5 x 100.0 cm
- Description
- Brown hard-sided travel case with metal corner brackets, reinforcing along all edges, metal loops on both short ends and on the front (nothing attached), a leather handle attached to the lid with metal loops, and three metal latches - only the central one has a keyhole. The exterior of the case has two torn and faded travel stickers/labels on the lid, one of which belongs to Canadian Pacific. “TR3” is stencilled on the case in yellow on the lid, the back, and the front. The interior of the case is lined in blue fabric and is bare except for a screw sticking up out of the bottom at the left-hand end of the case. A section of the Calgary Herald newspaper, dated July 21, 1961, was found folded in the right-hand end of the case.This case was most likely used to transport a tripod or other kind of camera support.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0099
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- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- leather; metal; wood; glass; paper; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0102 a-h
- Description
- Hard-sided black travel case with metal corner brackets, reinforcements along all edges, metal loops on both short sides with a remnant of a leather strap attached to the right-hand loop, a leather handle attached to the lid with metal brackets, wooden runners on the bottom and front of the case, a…
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- Title
- Equipment Case
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- leather; metal; wood; glass; paper; plastic
- Dimensions
- 93.4 x 25.5 x 41.8 cm
- Description
- Hard-sided black travel case with metal corner brackets, reinforcements along all edges, metal loops on both short sides with a remnant of a leather strap attached to the right-hand loop, a leather handle attached to the lid with metal brackets, wooden runners on the bottom and front of the case, and three metal clasps - the centre one of which has a keyhole. Attached to the handle on the lid is a leather travel tag with a clear plastic window through which Morant’s Canadian Pacific details are visible.The interior of the case lined with beige fabric and is divided into five compartments in the main body (in addition there are two inserts, one a box the other a panel, that sit on supports) and three compartments in the lid. Two of the lid compartments have aluminum foil lining the backs.Contents of the case include:b : thirteen film magazines, some of which are wrapped in paper. c : two Spiralite and two Kodak lenses - the Spiralite ones are housed in leather pouches and one of the Kodak ones is housed in the original yellow “Kodak Pola-Screen” cardboard box.d : three Technika lenses housed in fabric bags - one is a deep blue velvet bag with a gold drawstring, one is a blue-green bag with red cord trim that snaps closed, and one is a patterned red structured fabric box with metal clasps.e : miscellaneous tools and includes fold-out magnifying glasses in leather envelopes, remote triggers, wooden spacers, pliers, micro screwdrivers, a timer attachment in a small leather case, a pen flashlight, and a small flat-headed screwdriver.f : assorted papers and manuals - also includes “Photographic Authorization” forms for use of Morant’s photographs.h : four lens hoods. Two are housed in fabric bags, one a purple Crown Royal bag and one in a red and blue bag. g : various filters - most are Kodak and housed in their original paper/cardboard boxes/sleeves and most have their identifier written on the box possibly by Morant.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0102 a-h
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Equipment Case
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- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- leather; wood; metal; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0103
- Description
- Brown hard-sided travel case with metal corner brackets, reinforcing along all edges, wooden runners along the bottom, front, and back of the case, a leather handle on the lid attached with leather brackets and metal loops, and three metal clasps - the centre one has a keyhole. Attached to the righ…
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- Title
- Equipment Case
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- leather; wood; metal; fabric
- Dimensions
- 29.8 x 14.9 x 78.3 cm
- Description
- Brown hard-sided travel case with metal corner brackets, reinforcing along all edges, wooden runners along the bottom, front, and back of the case, a leather handle on the lid attached with leather brackets and metal loops, and three metal clasps - the centre one has a keyhole. Attached to the right-hand metal loop of the handle is a leather travel tag with nothing in it. Throughout the exterior of the case are three faded and worn red and white “FRAGILE CANADIAN PACIFIC EXPRESS” stickers - one on the lid and one on both the front and back - and a Canadian Pacific Railway “DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC RELATIONS” label with a very faded stamp with Morant’s details. Also on the lid is a gold and red sticker is in the left corner with the case’s manufacturer name - no information about “G.R. TAYLOR & CO.” could be found online.The interior of the case is lined with purple fabric and only contains a small white fabric bag with what feels like rice inside, sealed shut.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0103
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- Date
- 1950 – 1969
- Material
- leather; metal; glass; plastic; fabric; paper; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0104 a-g
- Description
- Brown hard-sided travel case with wood runners along the bottom, front, and back of the case, leather handles on both short sides and on the lid that are secured with metal brackets, metal corner brackets, and three metal clasps holding the hinged lid closed. Throughout the exterior are faded and t…
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- Title
- Projector Case
- Date
- 1950 – 1969
- Material
- leather; metal; glass; plastic; fabric; paper; wood
- Dimensions
- 37.7 x 24.2 x t69.4 cm
- Description
- Brown hard-sided travel case with wood runners along the bottom, front, and back of the case, leather handles on both short sides and on the lid that are secured with metal brackets, metal corner brackets, and three metal clasps holding the hinged lid closed. Throughout the exterior are faded and torn red and white “GLASS” and “FRAGILE” labels as well as a white Canadian Pacific label on the lid with a faded stamp with Morant’s details. There are also remnants of paper tags attached to the side handles by string.The interior of the case is lined in beige fabric and divided into three compartments. Contents include:b : (105.05.0023 a-h) A brown wooden Leica case that contains a matte grey Leitz slide projector, its manual, a power cord, and slide mount tools. Also inside the Leica box are more slide mount tools in a home-made patterned red pouch that snaps shut, a patterned red home-made foam support, and two alternate projector lenses wrapped in foam. c : An extra power cord housed in a red and white fabric bag.d : miscellaneous tools that include a wood spacer and a metal triangle with hooked tool attached together with a short chain.e : an alternate large lens for the projector housed in a grey wool sock.f : six glass filters mounted in metal frames - all six are tinted light blue, only one is square in shape, and one is wrapped in paper held shut with tape.g : two glass “CONDENSER”s housed in round blue and white “DUREX CELLULOSE TAPE” tins, one of which is stuck closed. There are red and white labels adhered to the lids with their sizes written in ink, possibly by Morant.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0104 a-g
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