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- Date
- 1901
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1146
- Description
- Shield shaped metal tag, gold coloured. Imprinted on face: "Banff Dog Tax 1901 93" housed in decorative green box.
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- Title
- Identification Tag
- Date
- 1901
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.6 x 3.0 cm
- Description
- Shield shaped metal tag, gold coloured. Imprinted on face: "Banff Dog Tax 1901 93" housed in decorative green box.
- Subject
- Banff
- Parks Canada
- animal control
- Norman Sanson
- dogs
- Credit
- Gift of Jim Buckingham, Banff, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1146
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- Date
- 1911
- Material
- wood; glass; metal; concrete; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 101.01.0009
- Description
- Log cabin entirely of notched log construction, now on stone and concrete plinth. Wood chinking covered with concrete. Some seams are chinked with tree branches faced with concrete. Door constructed from horizontal wood slats. Window on front covered in steel mesh to prevent entry of bears. Front w…
- Title
- Log House
- Date
- 1911
- Material
- wood; glass; metal; concrete; stone
- Dimensions
- 548.64 x 685.8 cm
- Description
- Log cabin entirely of notched log construction, now on stone and concrete plinth. Wood chinking covered with concrete. Some seams are chinked with tree branches faced with concrete. Door constructed from horizontal wood slats. Window on front covered in steel mesh to prevent entry of bears. Front window 60.96 x 137.16 cm. and one window on each side each 60.96 x 50.8. Wooden roof with wooden shingles, rafters are small logs.
- Subject
- architecture
- Wardens
- Parks Canada
- Scotty Wright
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 101.01.0009
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- Date
- 1938
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1089
- Description
- Homemade looking wooden box with a raised back panel and metal bison with the caption “CANADA’S NATIONAL PARKS 1938” carved into the metal under the bison. Two large, decorative (?) nails on front of box in addition to four smaller and more practical ones. Wooden knobs on bottom of box so that it i…
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1938
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 20.3 x 19.5 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- Homemade looking wooden box with a raised back panel and metal bison with the caption “CANADA’S NATIONAL PARKS 1938” carved into the metal under the bison. Two large, decorative (?) nails on front of box in addition to four smaller and more practical ones. Wooden knobs on bottom of box so that it is elevated.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1089
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Banff Park Warden Ice Climbing
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57618
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to Parks Canada Wardens ice climbing and rescue training on Victoria Glacier above Lake Louise. Includes shots of them hiking up, detailed shots of warden's putting on their crampons and tying knots, cutting steps in the glacier, and practicing c…
- Date Range
- 1956
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 38
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
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- 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 - 38
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Date Range
- 1956
- Physical Description
- 1 motion picture (1 film reel: 380'): 16 mm, original, b&w, silent
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to Parks Canada Wardens ice climbing and rescue training on Victoria Glacier above Lake Louise. Includes shots of them hiking up, detailed shots of warden's putting on their crampons and tying knots, cutting steps in the glacier, and practicing crevasse rescues. The original label on the case reads "Title: Banff Park Warden Ice Climbing, Camera: B. Engler, Date: 1956, Footage 380ft."
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Climbing
- Glaciers
- Lake Louise
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Parks Canada
- Parks Canada Warden
- Victoria Glacier
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Bruno Engler
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Urban development plan : Banff, Alberta prepared for the National Parks Branch Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources Ottawa
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14660
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1961
- Author
- Oberlander, H. Peter
- Publisher
- Ottawa : National Parks Canada
- Call Number
- 13.112 Ob2u Pam oversize
- Author
- Oberlander, H. Peter
- Responsibility
- H. Peter Oberlander
- Publisher
- Ottawa : National Parks Canada
- Published Date
- 1961
- Physical Description
- 61 pages : illustrations, maps, ; 39 cm
- Subjects
- Banff
- Banff (townsite)
- Parks Canada
- Notes
- A report for the urban development of Banff
- Accession Number
- 7736
- Call Number
- 13.112 Ob2u Pam oversize
- Collection
- Archives Library
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National parks public hearings [re Banff, Japser, Kootenay, and Yoho]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14741
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1971
- Author
- Canada. National and Historic Parks Branch
- Publisher
- Ottawa : National and Historic Parks Branch
- Call Number
- 13.112 C16npbj
- Publisher
- Ottawa : National and Historic Parks Branch
- Published Date
- 1971
- Physical Description
- 1 kit
- Subjects
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Parks Canada
- Yoho National Park
- Notes
- Kit contains: National Parks policy book, Banff National Park provisional master plan, Jasper National Park provisional master plan, Kootenay National Park provisional master plan, and Yoho National Park provisional master plan. Also contains several maps and brochures relating to each of these national parks plus vol.2 no.2&3 of the newsletter of the Calgary-Banff chapter of the National and Provincial Parks Association of Canada
- Documents are in both English and French
- Accession Number
- tbd
- Call Number
- 13.112 C16npbj
- Collection
- Archives Library
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National parks public hearings [re village Lake Louise, Banff, Japser, Kootenay, and Yoho]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14742
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1971
- Author
- Canada. National and Historic Parks Branch
- Publisher
- Ottawa : National and Historic Parks Branch
- Call Number
- 13.112 C16npvb
- Publisher
- Ottawa : National and Historic Parks Branch
- Published Date
- 1971
- Physical Description
- 1 kit
- Subjects
- Banff National Park
- Development
- Jasper National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Parks Canada
- Yoho National Park
- Village Lake Louise
- Notes
- Kit contains: National Parks policy book, Departmental plan for Villiage Lake Louise, Developmental plan for Villiage Lake Louise, Town of Golden and District presents objection sustained regarding Village Lake Louise Ltd., Park news special issue from March 1972 on Villiage Lake Louise, preliminary report of the public hearings on the provisional master plans for Banff, Jasper, Yoho, and Kootenay National Parks on April 19 to 26, 1971, and other maps, letters brochures to support these documents
- Documents are in both English and French
- Accession Number
- tbd
- Call Number
- 13.112 C16npvb
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Visitor survey, 1972 summer season, Lake O'Hara area, Yoho National Park
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue4676
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1973
- Author
- Parks Canada. Western Region. Policy and Planning Research Division
- Call Number
- 13.116 C16yv
- Published Date
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 127p. : maps
- Subjects
- Lake O'Hara
- Parks Canada
- Surveys
- Yoho National Park
- Accession Number
- 2014
- tbd deaccessioned
- Call Number
- 13.116 C16yv
- Collection
- Archives Library
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BNP Warden - Rescue [2/2]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57494
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 3 boards with b&w negative contact sheets adhered to them, dated May 23, 1973, depicting a helicopter sling rescue [possibly a training exercise] and portraits of the rescue team posed beside the helicopter.
- Date Range
- 1973
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / B / viii / PA - 54 to PA - 56
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, B : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- viii : BNP Warden
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / B / viii / PA - 54 to PA - 56
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : b&w ; 23.4 x 34.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 3 boards with b&w negative contact sheets adhered to them, dated May 23, 1973, depicting a helicopter sling rescue [possibly a training exercise] and portraits of the rescue team posed beside the helicopter.
- Notes
- File came from box XVI, separate from alphabetised boxes
- Name Access
- Anderson, Andy
- Davies, Jim
- Engler, Bruno
- Subject Access
- Accidents
- Helicopters
- Mountains
- Parks Canada
- Portrait
- Wardens
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Perspectives : Canada's mountain national parks
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19875
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1974
- Author
- [Indian and Northern Affairs, Parks Canada]
- Publisher
- [Ottawa : Indian and Northern Affairs, Parks Canada]
- Call Number
- 13.113 P21p Pam
- Variant Title
- Perspectives : les parcs nationaux des montagnes du Canada
- Publisher
- [Ottawa : Indian and Northern Affairs, Parks Canada]
- Published Date
- 1974
- Physical Description
- [20] p. : ill., map ; 23 cm
- Subjects
- Mountain Park
- Jasper National Park
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Glacier National Park
- Waterton Lakes National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Guide
- Parks Canada
- Abstract
- Pertains to the guidelines and the brief histories of various peaks within Canada’s Mountain National Parks. The pamphlet features a guidelines section which focuses on concerns such as wildlife, fire safety, fishing and camping. Additionally, the pamphlet contains a brief history and other pertinent information for the following parks: Mount Revelstoke National Park, Glacier National Park, Yoho National Park, Kootenay National Park, Jasper National Park, Banff National Park and Waterton Lakes National Park.
- Notes
- The pamphlet is in both French and English
- Accession Number
- 2017.8683
- Call Number
- 13.113 P21p Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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