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- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds 11
- Luxton family fonds 5
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds 4
- Bruno Engler fonds 4
- George Paris fonds 4
- Underwood and Underwood Publishers fonds 3
- Archives General File Collection 1
- Charles Reid fonds 1
- Dorothy Wardle fonds 1
- Mather family fonds 1
- Pat Judge fonds 1
- Placido Monachello fonds 1
1980 Selkirk mountains calendar : featuring the 1979 Mt. Moloch - Downie Lake expedition of the Canadian Exploration Group
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue7005
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1979
- Author
- Canadian Exploration Group
- Call Number
- 03.1 C16 Pam
- Author
- Canadian Exploration Group
- Published Date
- 1979
- Physical Description
- 26p. : ill., map
- Subjects
- Tangier River
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Accession Number
- 12000
- Call Number
- 03.1 C16 Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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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
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions23811
- 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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Area-of-origin protectionism in Western waters
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue5763
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1973
- Author
- Quinn, Frank J
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Information Canada
- Call Number
- 03.6 Qu4
- Author
- Quinn, Frank J
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Information Canada
- Published Date
- 1973
- Physical Description
- ix, 95p
- Subjects
- Boundaries
- Columbia River
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Accession Number
- 7500
- Call Number
- 03.6 Qu4
- 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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[Azure River 83D/12 B.C.]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue23458
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1972
- Publisher
- Department of Energy, Mines and Resources
- Call Number
- NTS
- 83D/12
- Publisher
- Department of Energy, Mines and Resources
- Published Date
- 1972
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col
- Scale
- Scale: 1:50,000
- Relief: Contour interval 100 ft.
- Subjects
- Azure River
- British Columbia
- Notes
- National Topographic System
- Accession Number
- 7000
- 7030
- Call Number
- NTS
- 83D/12
- Collection
- Archives Library
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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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Banff Townsite
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57483
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 30 b&w & colour prints of the Banff townsite from various angles, usually from Mount Norquay and Tunnel Mountain. Also includes shots of people at the opening of the Banff Upper Hot Springs, fishing in the river, and painting at Vermillion Lakes.
- Date Range
- 1959-1983
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / B / ix / PA - 01 to PA - 30
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
11 images
- 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
- ix : Banff Townsite
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / B / ix / PA - 01 to PA - 30
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1959-1983
- Physical Description
- 30 photographs : b&w & col. ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 30 b&w & colour prints of the Banff townsite from various angles, usually from Mount Norquay and Tunnel Mountain. Also includes shots of people at the opening of the Banff Upper Hot Springs, fishing in the river, and painting at Vermillion Lakes.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Aerial photography
- Artist
- Banff townsite
- Banff Upper Hot Springs
- Big Horn Sheep
- Bow River
- Bow River Boat House
- Buildings
- Fishing
- Mountains
- scenic
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Winter Carnival
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55750
- Part Of
- William Royle fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 74 colour 35mm slides of Banff Winter Carnival events, possibly from multiple years. Includes parade floats, ice sculptures, Ice Pinnacles on the Bow River, and scenes of a large crowd - possibly part of opening or closing ceremonies.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1960-1970]
- Reference Code
- V808 / III / NS - 69 to NS - 142
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Part Of
- William Royle fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M587 / V808
- Series
- II. Transparencies
- Sous-Fonds
- V808
- Accession Number
- 2021.29
- Reference Code
- V808 / III / NS - 69 to NS - 142
- Date Range
- [ca. 1960-1970]
- Physical Description
- 74 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 74 colour 35mm slides of Banff Winter Carnival events, possibly from multiple years. Includes parade floats, ice sculptures, Ice Pinnacles on the Bow River, and scenes of a large crowd - possibly part of opening or closing ceremonies.
- Notes
- Slides are sectioned into series, noted by stamped numbers in one corner of the cardboard mounts - some appear to be curated by Royle and are denoted with ink dots.
- Subject Access
- Automobiles
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Banff townsite
- Bow River
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Community events
- Events
- Ice sculpture
- Mountains
- Parade
- Winter
- Winter Carnival
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Rehoused from original cardboard and plastic boxes
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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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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