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Annual report
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue5312
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1885
- 1886
- 1887
- 1888-1889
- 1894
- 1898
- Author
- Geological Survey of Canada
- Call Number
- 03.1 G29ar
- Author
- Geological Survey of Canada
- Responsibility
- articles by George Mercer Dawson, G.C. Hoffmann, R.G. McConnell, E.D. Ingell, J. McEvoy, J.B. Tyrell and others
- Published Date
- 1885
- 1886
- 1887
- 1888-1889
- 1894
- 1898
- Physical Description
- 7v. : ill., maps
- Library has: 1886, 1885 Pt. 3, 1886 Pt. R, 1887 (photocopy), 1887 Pt. T (photocopy), 1887 Pt. E (photocopy), 1887 Pt. D, 1888-1889, 1894, 1898, 1898 Pt. D
- Subjects
- Mineral resources
- Peace River
- Yellowhead Pass
- Notes
- Contents: Report on a part of Northern Alberta and portions of adjacent districts of Assiniboia and Saskatchewan / J.B. Tyrell. -- Montreal, 1887. [Pt. E]; Extracted from geological and natural history survey of Canada 1887 : assay reports from samples taken in the Northwest Territory and the Province of British Columbia [Pt. T];
- Accession Number
- 112
- 333
- 400
- 512
- 732
- 3187
- 4000
- Call Number
- 03.1 G29ar
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of various boats, mostly canoes, on the Bow River with a dock in the background
- Date Range
- 1887
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 687
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 687
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1887
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of various boats, mostly canoes, on the Bow River with a dock in the background
- Subject Access
- Banff Regatta
- Boats
- Bow River
- Buildings
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Springs Hotel, Rocky Mountains 1887
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactfic.05.01
- Artist
- C. Firth
- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- FiC.05.01
- Description
- Scene showing Banff springs hotel at right perched on a hillside. In the background the Bow River winds through a valley between Tunnel Mountain and Mt. Roundly. More mountains in distance. Trees in foreground. My. Roundly is hazy, almost unfinished in appearance.
1 image
- Artist
- C. Firth
- Title
- Banff Springs Hotel, Rocky Mountains 1887
- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- Scene showing Banff springs hotel at right perched on a hillside. In the background the Bow River winds through a valley between Tunnel Mountain and Mt. Roundly. More mountains in distance. Trees in foreground. My. Roundly is hazy, almost unfinished in appearance.
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy and Jim McLeod, Calgary, 2021
- Catalogue Number
- FiC.05.01
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Banff's first hockey rink
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions53139
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Banff's first hockey rink - possibly on the Bow River or modern-day recreation grounds - with a church and Cascade Mountain visible in the distance
- Date Range
- [ca. 1885-1945]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 704
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 704
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1885-1945]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Banff's first hockey rink - possibly on the Bow River or modern-day recreation grounds - with a church and Cascade Mountain visible in the distance
- Subject Access
- Bow River
- Cascade Mountain
- Hockey
- Hockey rink
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- c. 1887
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- MaM.02.01
1 image
- Title
- Bow River
- Date
- c. 1887
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 33.0 x 67.8 cm
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- river
- Credit
- Purchased from Kennedy Galleries , New York, USA, 1980
- Catalogue Number
- MaM.02.01
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Bow River NWT, 1887
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactfic.05.02
- Artist
- C. Firth
- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- FiC.05.02
- Description
- Large river [The Bow River] with snow-capped mountains at back and stands of conifers on the banks. River winds from left foreground into right background. Stand of trees at right foreground.
1 image
- Artist
- C. Firth
- Title
- Bow River NWT, 1887
- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- Large river [The Bow River] with snow-capped mountains at back and stands of conifers on the banks. River winds from left foreground into right background. Stand of trees at right foreground.
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy and Jim McLeod, Calgary, 2021
- Catalogue Number
- FiC.05.02
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Bow River Pass, above Banff
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15048
- Published Date
- 1888
- Physical Description
- p.76, ill.
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Bow River
- Geological Survey of Canada
- Notes
- In The Dominion Illustrated [newspaper], vol.1 (August 1888)
- photograph on p.76, description on p.70
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Bow River Valley, Near Banff Hot Springs, Alberta on the Canadian Pacific Railway
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15042
- Author
- Wm. Notman & Son
- Published Date
- 1887
- Physical Description
- p.12, ill.
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Banff
- Bow River
- Rundle, Mount
- Tunnel Mountain
- Notes
- In The Dominion Illustrated [newspaper], vol.1, (July 1887)
- Photograph on p.12, description on p.6 under "Our Engravings"
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Collected research photographs - early Banff
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55593
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of copy photographs from the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies which were collected by Eleanor Luxton for research purposes. Content pertains to early views of Banff and local businesses and views, including: various views of Banff Avenue; the Bow River Boathouse; the Frank Lloyd W…
- Date Range
- [ca.1887-1930]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 / PA - 107 to 159
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / B : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / B5 : Literary papers
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 / PA - 107 to 159
- GMD
- Photograph
- Responsibility
- Photographs copied from original materials owned by the Whyte Museum
- Date Range
- [ca.1887-1930]
- Physical Description
- 53 photographs : b&w prints ; 17.5 x 12.5 cm and 25 x 20 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of copy photographs from the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies which were collected by Eleanor Luxton for research purposes. Content pertains to early views of Banff and local businesses and views, including: various views of Banff Avenue; the Bow River Boathouse; the Frank Lloyd Wright Pavilion; Norman Luxton and coworkers outside of the Crag and Canyon; Banff Indian Days and Banff Winter Carnival events; trap shooting, cross country skiing, skating and other sports; dog sled and hiking trips; and related subjects.
- Notes
- Prints LUX/II/B5/PA-124 to 159 originally accompanied by b&w copy negatives (9.5 x 12 cm) in yellow envelope; negatives have been stored separately and numbered as items LUX / II / B5 / NA - 83 to 118.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Skating Club
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Bow River Boat House
- Bridges
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Community events
- Community life
- Crag and Canyon newspaper
- Curling
- Deer
- Dog Team
- Dogsledding
- Environment
- Events
- Family and personal life
- Festival
- Hot Springs
- Hotels
- Hunting
- Ice sculpture
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Municipal views
- Newspaper
- Organizations
- Public events
- Recreation
- Shooting
- Skating
- Ski racing
- Skiing
- Sports
- Swimming
- Townsite development
- Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Winter Carnival
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Lake Minnewanka
- Devil's Canyon
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items stored in mylar
- Related Material
- LUX / II / B5 / NA - 83 to 118 [copy negatives]
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Daylight land : the experiences, incidents, and adventures, humorous and otherwise, which befel Judge John Doe, tourist, of San Francisco; Mr. Cephas Pepperell, capitalist of Boston; Colonel Goffe, the man from New Hampshire, and divers others, in their parlor-car excursion over prairie and mountain
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14131
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1888
- Author
- Murray, William Henry Harrison
- Publisher
- Boston : Cupples and Hurd
- Call Number
- 05.2 M96d
- Responsibility
- as recorded and set forth by W.H.H. Murray; illustrated ... under the supervision of J.B. Millet
- Publisher
- Boston : Cupples and Hurd
- Published Date
- 1888
- Physical Description
- 338 p. incl. front., illus., plates.
- Subjects
- Banff (townsite)
- Vermilion Lakes
- Bow River
- Stoney First Nation (formerly known as Stoney Indians)
- Canmore
- Accession Number
- 7966
- Call Number
- 05.2 M96d
- Collection
- Archives Library
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