topic:"Roads" found 20 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Asphalt Over the Top

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to construction of the Icefield Parkway between Banff and Jasper. Includes scenic shots of viewpoints along the way, as well as construction of the road itself and bridges over various rivers and waterfalls up to the Columbia Icefield Discovery C…

Date Range: 1961

Reference Code: V190 / VI / NF - 44

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Film; Motion picture

1 image

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 - 44

GMD: Film; Motion picture

Date Range: 1961

Physical Description: 1 motion picture (1 film reel: 255'): 16 mm, original, b&w, silent

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to construction of the Icefield Parkway between Banff and Jasper. Includes scenic shots of viewpoints along the way, as well as construction of the road itself and bridges over various rivers and waterfalls up to the Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre. The original label on the case reads "Title Asphalt Over the Top, Camera B. Engler, Date 1961, Footage 225ft Time 7 min, For TV tape VHS."

Subject Access: Activities; Advertising; Animals; Automobiles; Bears; Black Bears; Construction; Icefield Parkway; Moose; Mountains; Rivers; Roads; Scenery; scenic; Tourism; Waterfalls

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Bruno Engler

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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Banff-Windermere Highway and bridge

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a small bridge over the Bow River linking the original highway to the new unpaved Banff-Windermere Highway

Date Range: [ca. 1940-1960]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 188

Description Level: 6 / Image

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Image

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 188

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1940-1960]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of a small bridge over the Bow River linking the original highway to the new unpaved Banff-Windermere Highway

Subject Access: Banff-Windermere Highway; Bridges; Mountains; Roads

Geographic Access: Banff National Park

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Car on highway

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of the back of a car driving along an unpaved highway - possibly the Banff-Windermere Highway - mountains visible in the distance

Date Range: [ca. 1940-1960]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 191

Description Level: 6 / Image

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Image

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 191

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1940-1960]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of the back of a car driving along an unpaved highway - possibly the Banff-Windermere Highway - mountains visible in the distance

Subject Access: Automobiles; Mountains; Roads

Geographic Access: Banff National Park

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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Castle Mountain

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Castle Mountain with an unpaved highway in the foreground

Date Range: [ca. 1940-1960]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 187

Description Level: 6 / Image

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Image

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 187

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1940-1960]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of Castle Mountain with an unpaved highway in the foreground

Subject Access: Castle Mountain; Mountains; Roads

Geographic Access: Banff National Park

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Castle Mountain

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Castle Mountain with an unpaved highway - possibly the Banff-Windermere Highway - in foreground

Date Range: [ca. 1940-1960]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 189

Description Level: 6 / Image

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Image

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 189

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1940-1960]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of Castle Mountain with an unpaved highway - possibly the Banff-Windermere Highway - in foreground

Subject Access: Castle Mountain; Mountains; Roads

Geographic Access: Banff National Park

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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Construction, Banff-Windermere Higw

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to construction of the Banff-Windermere Highway. Includes mostly footage of large construction machines grading and building the foundations of the highway, as well as drilling underneath the highway, presumably for drainage purposes. The origina…

Date Range: 1958

Reference Code: V190 / VI / NF - 24

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Film; Motion picture

1 image

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 - 24

GMD: Film; Motion picture

Date Range: 1958

Physical Description: 1 motion picture (1 film reel: ca. 300'): 16 mm, original, col., silent

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to construction of the Banff-Windermere Highway. Includes mostly footage of large construction machines grading and building the foundations of the highway, as well as drilling underneath the highway, presumably for drainage purposes. The original label on the case reads "Construction, Banff-Windermere Higw, Color, Date 1958, Footage 300ft, Camera: B. Engler."