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Ritratti dalle vette : incontri fotografici con Craig Richards
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue11866
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Torino : Museo Nazionale Della Montagna in association with Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies and the Banff Centre for Mountain Culture
- Call Number
- 06.4 R39r
- Responsibility
- organizzione: Museo Nazionale della Montagna "Duca degli Abruzzi", Torino... [et al.]
- coordinamento generale: Aldo Audisio
- ideazione e progetto: Bernadette McDonald, Banff Centre for Mountain Culture; Leonard Douglas [sic], Executive Director, Whyte Museum; Craig Richards, Head of Photography, Whyte Museum
- Publisher
- Torino : Museo Nazionale Della Montagna in association with Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies and the Banff Centre for Mountain Culture
- Published Date
- 2003
- Physical Description
- 57 p. : ports
- Subjects
- Mountaineers
- Photography
- Notes
- Exhibition catalogue
- ISBN
- 8873760090
- Accession Number
- 7465
- Call Number
- 06.4 R39r
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Trading gazes : Euro-American women photographers and native North Americans, 1880-1940
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue12058
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2003
- Publisher
- New Brunswick (New Jersey) : Rutgers University Press
- Call Number
- 07.2 T67
- Responsibility
- Susan Bernardin, Melody Graulich, Lisa Macfarlane [et.al]
- with an afterword by Louis Owens
- Publisher
- New Brunswick (New Jersey) : Rutgers University Press
- Published Date
- 2003
- Physical Description
- 244 p. : ill., maps
- Notes
- Partial contents: Mary Schaffer's "Comprehending equal eyes" / Lisa MacFarlane, p.108-149
- ISBN
- 081353169; 0813531705 (pbk)
- Accession Number
- 7477
- Call Number
- 07.2 T67
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Peter Whyte papers and photographs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions828
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of the following sub-series: 1. Personal papers, 1905-1956; 2. Correspondence, 1909-1962; 3. Financial, legal and business papers, 1914-1964; 4. Professional activities and interests, 1920-1961; 5. Photographs, ca.1900-1930. Textual records pertain to Whyte's interests, influences a…
- Date Range
- 1905-1964
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683 / I / B
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs series
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683 / I / B
- Date Range
- 1905-1964
- Physical Description
- 73 cm of textual records. -- ca.3400 photographs (ca.2000 prints, ca.1400 negatives, 3 albums of ca.300 prints).
- History / Biographical
- Peter Whyte, 1905-1966, was an artist, photographer, outdoor enthusiast, traveller and philanthropist at Banff, Alberta. Born in Banff, Alberta to pioneer Banff merchant Dave White and Annie (Curren) White, Peter Whyte took advantage of the many opportunities for winter sports afforded by the mountains, becoming an accomplished skier and ski jumper. He was one of the region's first native-born painters with an intimate knowledge of the mountains. Whyte studied cartooning by correspondence and was encouraged by resident and visiting artists to pursue an art career, first at the Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, 1923-1924, and in 1925 at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston where he met Catharine Robb.
- Peter Whyte's varied activities included driving Hollywood stars to mountain motion picture locations, escorting groups of Chinese workers for the Canadian Pacific Railway, painting with Belmore Browne and J. E. H. MacDonald and travelling around the world by steamer. Following his marriage to Catharine, their painting flourished and their involvement in early ski development at Skoki occupied their winters. The accidental death of one of their ski guests had a profound effect on Pete and they left the ski business to travel.
- During the war, Whyte seved in the reserve army, Banff Company of the Calgary Highlanders and later with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a photographer. He served briefly as an official war artist. In civilian life he resumed his art career, explored new photographic technologies and sculpted. Cataracts interupted his work during the 1950's. Declining health plagued Whyte and after a protracted illness he died in 1966. The Peter Whyte Foundation (later the Peter and Catharine Whyte Foundation) was named in his honor.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of the following sub-series: 1. Personal papers, 1905-1956; 2. Correspondence, 1909-1962; 3. Financial, legal and business papers, 1914-1964; 4. Professional activities and interests, 1920-1961; 5. Photographs, ca.1900-1930.
- Textual records pertain to Whyte's interests, influences and friendships prior to his marriage; also to Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte's travels, artwork, photography and skiing. Includes material arising from Whyte's Army and Air Force career and his involvement in the Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies and Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Correspondents include Belmore Browne, John Murray Gibbon, Lawren Harris, J. E. H. McDonald, Aldro Hibbard, Carl Rungius.
- Photographs consist of 1390 negatives and ca.500 corresponding prints by Peter Whyte dating from the time he began photography, ca.1920, until his marriage to Catharine Robb in 1930. Negative formats include vest pocket (4 x 6 cm) and Ica roll film (8.3 x 11 cm). Material pre-dating 1920 may have been taken by another family member. Photographs pertain to scenic views in the Banff-Lake Louise area, Banff and area events, friends and activities, mountain trips and world travels. Also includes prints of friends, relatives and promotional views of national parks collected by Peter Whyte and photograph albums assembled by Whyte pertaining to family and friends, winter sports, Banff Winter Carnival and motor trips.
- Subject Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Films and film making M
- Photography M
- Royal Canadian Air Force M
- Skiing
- Whyte, Catharine Robb M
- World War II, 1939-1945 M
- Access Restrictions
- Access to photographs requires permission in advance from the Head Archivist.
- Finding Aid
- Sub-series-level outline available. Inventory available in printed form and through this database. Photographs are described at the sub-series level only. Printed inventory provides more detail than the database for photographs.
- Related Material
- Constitutes Sous-fonds I, Series B of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. Other photographs by Peter Whyte are found in Sous-fonds I, Series C.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Content Details
- Forms part of Sous-fonds I, Series B of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. With the acquisition of a vest pocket camera around 1920, at approximately 15 years of age, Peter Whyte's very prolific photographic career began. (While vest pocket images -- 4 x 6 cm. negatives -- appear in the White family collection as early as 1917, none of these can be positively identified as being taken by Peter; it seems more likely that the camera was utilized by Annie, Clifford, or even Lila, and then handed down to Peter.) The earliest photograph of Peter handling a camera was taken on a family trip to the western U.S. in 1921. Indeed, many of his early photographs were taken on these family motor camping trips. In late 1922 or early 1923, Peter acquired an Ica roll film camera (3 x 4 inch negative) which he used throughout his marriage to Catharine Robb and into the early 1930s. A large number of photographs were made with this camera, particularly in the 1923-1924 period. During his trip around the world in 1929, he returned briefly to the vest pocket format, probably for the sake of convenience.
- Processing Status
- Processed.
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[Letters, financial papers, printed matter]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions9209
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Pertains to photography, camera equipment and photographs by Peter Whyte.
- Date Range
- 1932-1937
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / B / 4 / b / 1916
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.B.4. Peter Whyte papers / photographs
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / B / 4 / b / 1916
- Date Range
- 1932-1937
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Pertains to photography, camera equipment and photographs by Peter Whyte.
- Subject Access
- Photography
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Notebooks re: photography - kept while working in Photographic Section of R.C.A.F.
- Date Range
- 1944
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / B / 4 / e / 1926
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.B.4. Peter Whyte papers / photographs
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / B / 4 / e / 1926
- Date Range
- 1944
- Physical Description
- 3 textual records
- Scope & Content
- Notebooks re: photography - kept while working in Photographic Section of R.C.A.F.
- Subject Access
- Photography
- World War II, 1939-1945
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Park, Administration. -- 1962-1965
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Northern Affairs: Regional Mt. Norquay development with areas labelled, parks superintendents' meeting and Lake Louise Olympic development. Burning of Whitehorn ski area and aerial views of Mount Temple and the Buffalo paddock. Civil servant dance at the Voyager Inn.
- Reference Code
- V190 / I.D.ii. - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.D. Old file: Government operations and projects
- Reference Code
- V190 / I.D.ii. - 1
- Physical Description
- ca.42 negatives: 9.5 x 12 cm. or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Northern Affairs: Regional Mt. Norquay development with areas labelled, parks superintendents' meeting and Lake Louise Olympic development. Burning of Whitehorn ski area and aerial views of Mount Temple and the Buffalo paddock. Civil servant dance at the Voyager Inn.
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
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Park Administration. -- 1962-1963
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1201
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Mt. Norquay ski trails; Mt. Whitehorn; park superintendent meeting at the Banff School of Fine Arts; model ski jump, Lake Louise Olympic development; Eagle Mount development; Mt. Temple Ski area; Sunshine road and Healy Creek; administration building; panorama from Stoney Squaw; sign painting; traf…
- Reference Code
- V190 / I.D.ii. - 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.D. Old file: Government operations and projects
- Reference Code
- V190 / I.D.ii. - 2
- Physical Description
- ca.73 negatives: 9.5 x 12 cm. or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Mt. Norquay ski trails; Mt. Whitehorn; park superintendent meeting at the Banff School of Fine Arts; model ski jump, Lake Louise Olympic development; Eagle Mount development; Mt. Temple Ski area; Sunshine road and Healy Creek; administration building; panorama from Stoney Squaw; sign painting; traffic circle and picnic grounds. Aerial views of some of these developments.
- Subject Access
- Aerial photography
- Banff National Park - Administration
- Ski areas
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
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Banff School Fine Arts. -- 1964-1974
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Aerial views of Banff School of Fine Arts and area.
- Reference Code
- V190 / II.A.ii. - 5
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II.A. Main file: Alphabetical files
- Reference Code
- V190 / II.A.ii. - 5
- Physical Description
- ca.71 negatives: 9.5 x 12 cm. or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Aerial views of Banff School of Fine Arts and area.
- Subject Access
- Banff Centre
- Aerial photography
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
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Events. -- 1958-1968
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1293
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Aerial views of Banff School of Fine Arts; interior of Cascade Hotel; rafting at Lake Minnewanka?; hikers at Plain of Six Glaciers; skiers on practice slope at Mount Norquay; Sunshine Village.
- Reference Code
- V190 / II.A.v. - 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II.A. Main file: Alphabetical files
- Reference Code
- V190 / II.A.v. - 6
- Physical Description
- ca.23 negatives: 9.5 x 12 cm. or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Aerial views of Banff School of Fine Arts; interior of Cascade Hotel; rafting at Lake Minnewanka?; hikers at Plain of Six Glaciers; skiers on practice slope at Mount Norquay; Sunshine Village.
- Subject Access
- Aerial photography
- Banff National Park
- Cascade Hotel
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Language
- English
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Events. -- 1972
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1296
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Willie Muller and his ski glider kite; aerial photography of Banff- Jasper Highway, Sunwapta Pass, Freshfield Glacier, lake near Lake Louise; grooming Mount Norquay ski area; Can-Am Jumping Championship at Mount Norquay. Wengen, Switzerland; horses on winter range near Morley.
- Reference Code
- V190 / II.A.v. - 9
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II.A. Main file: Alphabetical files
- Reference Code
- V190 / II.A.v. - 9
- Physical Description
- ca.83 negatives: 9.5 x 12 cm. or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Willie Muller and his ski glider kite; aerial photography of Banff- Jasper Highway, Sunwapta Pass, Freshfield Glacier, lake near Lake Louise; grooming Mount Norquay ski area; Can-Am Jumping Championship at Mount Norquay. Wengen, Switzerland; horses on winter range near Morley.
- Subject Access
- Aerial photography
- Banff National Park
- Mount Norquay Ski Area
- Skiing
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Language
- English
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