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Alberta : Athabaska sheet
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24415
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1914
- Publisher
- Ottawa: Office of the Surveyor General
- Edition
- 2d ed.
- Call Number
- C9-2.4
- Edition
- 2d ed.
- Publisher
- Ottawa: Office of the Surveyor General
- Published Date
- 1914
- Physical Description
- 1 map
- Scale
- Scale: 1:190,080
- Subjects
- Athabaska River
- Notes
- Sectional map
- Accession Number
- 5576
- 4008
- Call Number
- C9-2.4
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Animal Paddock and Banff panoramas
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of panormaic negatives depicting the elk, buffalo, and a cougar in the Banff animal paddock, Bow River Bridge and Cascade Mountain,fish trophies, Bow River boat house, Sign of the Goat, view near the Trading Post, Bow Valley, and Hoodoos
- Date Range
- [1910s]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6c / NA - 101 to NA - 115
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
15 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D / 6 : Other activities and interests
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6c / NA - 101 to NA - 115
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [1910s]
- Physical Description
- 15 photographs : b&w negatives ; 32 x 9.7 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of panormaic negatives depicting the elk, buffalo, and a cougar in the Banff animal paddock, Bow River Bridge and Cascade Mountain,fish trophies, Bow River boat house, Sign of the Goat, view near the Trading Post, Bow Valley, and Hoodoos
- Notes
- Some negatives annotated "Copyrighted Luxton, Banff"
- Subject Access
- Animal Paddock
- Bow River
- Bow River Bridge
- Bow River Boat House
- Cascade Mountain
- Hoodoos
- Elk
- Cougar
- Bison
- Buffalo
- Fish
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Bow River
- Cascade Mountain
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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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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Athabasca Valley and River, B.C.
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacthuw.02.03
- Date
- 1914
- Medium
- oil on paperboard
- Catalogue Number
- HuW.02.03
- Description
- Mountain range dominates top half of the picture, small glacier on one mountain. Foreground is a dark blue river with white currents. Forest at centre right and centre left. Yellow tinged river valley.
- Title
- Athabasca Valley and River, B.C.
- Date
- 1914
- Medium
- oil on paperboard
- Dimensions
- 90.6 x 103.5 cm
- Description
- Mountain range dominates top half of the picture, small glacier on one mountain. Foreground is a dark blue river with white currents. Forest at centre right and centre left. Yellow tinged river valley.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- river
- valley
- Athabasca
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy Hutchinson, Winnipeg, 1994
- Catalogue Number
- HuW.02.03
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Banff and area businesses, townsite, scenic views
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55024
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs pertaining to businesses, tourist attractions and natural views in and around Banff. Includes images of backcountry camps in Banff National Park; the Bow River Boat House; Beaver Lodge and Bampton Cottage [both located on Beaver Street in Banff]; fires at Breton Hall Ho…
- Date Range
- [ca.1890-1900]
- [1896-1898]
- 1904-1905
- [ca.1910-1920]
- 1912
- 1914
- [ca.1930-1935]
- 1933
- 1941
- [ca.1950-1960]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6c / PA - 133 to 182
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Professional and Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D6 : Other activities and interests
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6c / PA - 133 to 182
- Responsibility
- PA-182 produced by Canadian Pacific
- Date Range
- [ca.1890-1900]
- [1896-1898]
- 1904-1905
- [ca.1910-1920]
- 1912
- 1914
- [ca.1930-1935]
- 1933
- 1941
- [ca.1950-1960]
- Physical Description
- 50 photographs ; b&w prints ; 25 x 20.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs pertaining to businesses, tourist attractions and natural views in and around Banff. Includes images of backcountry camps in Banff National Park; the Bow River Boat House; Beaver Lodge and Bampton Cottage [both located on Beaver Street in Banff]; fires at Breton Hall Hotel and Banff Springs Hotel; the Park Museum and Information Bureau; early views of Banff Springs Hotel [1904]; Vermillion River Bungalow Camp and the Lake Louise Chalet; Paddy J. Nolan’s home [built by Norman Luxton]; a postcard print titled “Starved Bachelors Retreat Banff Alberta"; swimming at the Cave and Basin[?] and Banff Upper Hot Springs; the Crag and Canyon office [ca.1905]; Skoki Lodge; and the office of photographers Wilson and Fear [1896-1898].
- Notes
- Photographs LUX/I/D6c/PA-181 and 182 [depicting Wilson and Fear storefront] are copies of the same image but annotated with different dates [ca.1896 and ca.1898]. Based on context and dating of related images in Whyte Museum archives, actual image date may be closer to [ca.1894].
- Material Details
- LUX/I/D6c/PA-173 has three red sun-shaped stickers attached to back left corner, red ribbon attached to back right corner
- Name Access
- Wilson, John
- Fear, George
- Fear, William (Bill)
- Nolan, Paddy J.
- Luxton, Norman
- Smyth, S. A.
- Subject Access
- Bow River Boat House
- Pack trips
- Horses
- Teepees
- Boats
- Property
- Land use
- Hotels
- Fire
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Photography
- Businesses
- Tourism
- Hot Springs
- Leisure
- Mountain
- Newspaper
- Organizations
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Vermilion Lakes
- Lake Louise
- Bow River
- Sulphur Mountain
- Cave and Basin
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- Items LUX/I/D6c/PA-163 to 168 have duplicate negative copies processed as LUX/I/D6c/NA-41 to 46
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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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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Bow Fort Site
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue23331
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- Jan., 1913
- Publisher
- Water Power Branch
- Call Number
- C5-6.4
- Publisher
- Water Power Branch
- Published Date
- Jan., 1913
- Scale
- 400 feet to the inch
- Notes
- (accompanies Bow River Power and Storage Investigations by M.C. Hendry 03.6)
- Accession Number
- 576
- Call Number
- C5-6.4
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Bow Lake Storage Basin, Topographic Sheet No. 16
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue23347
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- Jan., 1913
- Publisher
- Water Power Branch
- Call Number
- C5-6.16
- Publisher
- Water Power Branch
- Published Date
- Jan., 1913
- Scale
- 400 feet to the inch
- Notes
- (accompanies Bow River Power and Storage Investigations by M.C. Hendry 03.6)
- Accession Number
- 576
- Call Number
- C5-6.16
- Collection
- Archives Library
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