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Avalanche Control [1/2]

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Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 62 b&w prints of various avalanche control operations around Banff National Park, usually along highways and around ski hills. Also includes photographs from a rescue operation and accompanying news clippings pertaining to that rescue.
Date Range
1956-1979
Reference Code
V190 / VI / A / vi / c / PA - 01 to PA - 62
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Print
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Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M323 / S40 / V190
Series
VI : Retained file, A : Alphabetical order
Sous-Fonds
V190
Sub-Series
vi : Avalanches, c : Control
Accession Number
7436
Reference Code
V190 / VI / A / vi / c / PA - 01 to PA - 62
GMD
Photograph
Print
Date Range
1956-1979
Physical Description
62 photographs : b&w ; 20.3 x 25.4 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to 62 b&w prints of various avalanche control operations around Banff National Park, usually along highways and around ski hills. Also includes photographs from a rescue operation and accompanying news clippings pertaining to that rescue.
Notes
Photographs included in this entry were originally housed in a photo paper box identified by Bruno Engler prior to accessioning.
Subject Access
Aerial photography
Avalanches
Banff-Jasper Highway
Lake Louise Ski Area
Mountains
Rescue
Rogers Pass
Ski areas
Sunshine Ski Resort
Winter
Geographic Access
Banff National Park
Jasper National Park
Alberta
Language
English
Conservation
PA - 25 has two overlapping pieces of masking tape on the back, holding the two torn pieces of the print together
Creator
Engler, Bruno
Title Source
Original title kept
Processing Status
Processed
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Avalanche Control [2/2]

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Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 6 boards with b&w negative contact sheets adhered to them depicting various areas prone to avalanches taken from a plane or helicopter. Includes views of ski areas and roads.
Date Range
1956-1979
Reference Code
V190 / VI / A / vi / c / PA - 63 to PA - 68
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Print
Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M323 / S40 / V190
Series
VI : Retained file, A : Alphabetical order
Sous-Fonds
V190
Sub-Series
vi : Avalanches, c : Control
Accession Number
7436
Reference Code
V190 / VI / A / vi / c / PA - 63 to PA - 68
GMD
Photograph
Print
Date Range
1956-1979
Physical Description
6 photographs : b&w ; 23.4 x 34.2 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to 6 boards with b&w negative contact sheets adhered to them depicting various areas prone to avalanches taken from a plane or helicopter. Includes views of ski areas and roads.
Notes
File came from box XVI, separate from alphabetised boxes
Subject Access
Aerial photography
Avalanches
Banff-Jasper Highway
Lake Louise Ski Area
Mountains
Rescue
Rogers Pass
Ski areas
Sunshine Ski Resort
Winter
Geographic Access
Banff National Park
Jasper National Park
Alberta
Language
English
Creator
Engler, Bruno
Title Source
Original title kept
Processing Status
Processed
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Avalanche control, Trans Canada Highway in Glacier National Park

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Author
Millar, Hugh M
Call Number
03.5 M61
Author
Millar, Hugh M
Physical Description
p.212-255 : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Rogers Pass
Snowsheds
Notes
In Canadian Geographical Journal, vol.LX, no.6, June 1960
Accession Number
2144
Call Number
03.5 M61
Collection
Archives Library
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Avalanche studies at Rogers Pass, 1956-1961

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1995
Author
Schaerer, Peter A
Publisher
North Vancouver, B.C. : Peter Schaerer
Call Number
03.5 Sch1av Pam
Author
Schaerer, Peter A
Responsibility
by Peter Schearer
Publisher
North Vancouver, B.C. : Peter Schaerer
Published Date
1995
Physical Description
34 pages : illustrations, maps ; 30 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Avalanches
Rogers Pass
Notes
Slighty edited in March 1996
Accession Number
7993
Call Number
03.5 Sch1av Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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The brothers Schleiss

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Author
Herbert, Sylvain
Call Number
P
Author
Herbert, Sylvain
Physical Description
p.43-46 : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Rogers Pass
Wardens
Notes
In Avalanche.ca, vol.80 (Spring 2007). Interview with avalanche control pioneers Fred and Walter Schleiss
Call Number
P
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Camps of the Alpine Club of Canada Album

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Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of 1 photograph album compiled by Frank W. Freeborn of New York City for the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to various ACC camp trips from 1906 to 1913 throughout the Rocky Mountains, including the Lake O'Hara, Yoho Valley, Moraine Lake, and Banff town areas, and includes b…
Date Range
1906-1913
Reference Code
V14 / AC 55P / PD - 13
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Album
Photograph
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M200 / S6 / V14
Series
IV.B. Other material: photographic
Sous-Fonds
V14
Accession Number
5200
Reference Code
V14 / AC 55P / PD - 13
GMD
Album
Photograph
Date Range
1906-1913
Physical Description
1 album (325 photographs : b&w and col. ; 28.6 x 18.5 cm)
Scope & Content
Item consists of 1 photograph album compiled by Frank W. Freeborn of New York City for the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to various ACC camp trips from 1906 to 1913 throughout the Rocky Mountains, including the Lake O'Hara, Yoho Valley, Moraine Lake, and Banff town areas, and includes black and white photographs, all of which are numbered and annotated. A black leather album, it has "PHOTOGRAPHS" embossed in gold in the top left corner of the front cover.
Notes
Page 90 not scanned - blank page; the pages between 23-34 and between 52-64 have been rebound out of order prior to accessioning.
Name Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Subject Access
Activities
Alpine Club of Canada
Animals
Backpacking
Bow Falls
Bow River
Bow Valley
Buildings
Camps
Cathedral Mountain
Climbing
Clothing and dress
Club
Clubhouse
Consolation Valley
Environment and Nature
Glaciers
Hiking
Hotels
Lake O'hara
Landscapes
Mountaineering
Mountaineers
Mountains
Period costume
Photography
Portrait
Rogers Pass
Scenery
scenic
Sherbrooke Lake
Trails
Transportation
Women
Yoho Valley
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Alberta
Yoho National Park
Glacier National Park
British Columbia
Language
English
Finding Aid
Inventory of the Alpine Club of Canada Collection, 1986, provides group or item-level description to this material
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources

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Canadian Pacific in the Rockies : volume 4

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1979
Author
Bain, Donald M
Publisher
Calgary : British Railway Modellers of North America
Call Number
08.5 B16 v.4
Author
Bain, Donald M
Responsibility
contains photos by Nick Morant
Publisher
Calgary : British Railway Modellers of North America
Published Date
1979
Physical Description
26p. : ill., map
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Hotels
Landslides
Monarch Mine
Rogers Pass
Rolling stock
Spiral Tunnels
ISBN
0-9690798-3-4
Accession Number
3194
Call Number
08.5 B16 v.4
Collection
Archives Library
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Challenge : Calgary to Kamloops

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
[1989?]
Author
Lavallee, Omer
Publisher
Montreal : Canadian Pacific Railway
Call Number
08.5 L38ch
Author
Lavallee, Omer
Responsibility
Omer Lavallee & Roger G. Burrows
Publisher
Montreal : Canadian Pacific Railway
Published Date
[1989?]
Physical Description
101p. : ill., ports., maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Canadian Pacific Railway
Rogers Pass
Accession Number
25500
Call Number
08.5 L38ch
Collection
Archives Library
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Climbs in the Canadian Rockies Album

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Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of 1 photograph album by the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to ACC camps and climbs that took place from 1912-1913 throughout the Rocky Mountains, including the Lake Louise, Vermillion Pass, Lake O'Hara, Mt. Robson, and Banff town areas, and includes black and white photogr…
Date Range
1912-1913
Reference Code
V14 / AC 55P / PD - 23
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Album
Photograph
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M200 / S6 / V14
Series
IV.B. Other material: photographic
Sous-Fonds
V14
Accession Number
5200
Reference Code
V14 / AC 55P / PD - 23
GMD
Album
Photograph
Date Range
1912-1913
Physical Description
1 album (170 photographs : b&w and col. ; 31.9 x 25.6 cm)
Scope & Content
Item consists of 1 photograph album by the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to ACC camps and climbs that took place from 1912-1913 throughout the Rocky Mountains, including the Lake Louise, Vermillion Pass, Lake O'Hara, Mt. Robson, and Banff town areas, and includes black and white photographs, all of which are annotated. A black leather album, it has "PHOTOGRAPHS" stamped into the top left corner of the front cover with "1912 and 1913" written in white ink below it.
Name Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Subject Access
Abbot Pass
Activities
Alpine Club of Canada
Animals
Backpacking
Bow Falls
Bow River
Bow Valley
Buildings
Camps
Canadian Pacific Railway
Castle Mountain
Cathedral Mountain
Climbing
Clothing and dress
Club
Clubhouse
Consolation Valley
Environment and Nature
Fire
Glaciers
Hiking
Horses
Lake O'hara
Landscapes
Mountaineering
Mountaineers
Mountains
Period costume
Photography
Portrait
Rogers Pass
Scenery
scenic
Trails
Trains
Transportation
Women
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Alberta
Lake O'Hara
Yoho National Park
British Columbia
Language
English
Finding Aid
Inventory of the Alpine Club of Canada Collection, 1986, provides group or item-level description to this material
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources

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CPR Plan and Profile of Line Change, Rogers Pass

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Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Published Date
1909
Call Number
C12-1.28
Published Date
1909
Scale
400 feet to the inch
Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Subjects
Rogers Pass
Notes
Photostatic copy from the B.C. Provincial Archives
Accession Number
2353
Call Number
C12-1.28
Collection
Archives Library
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