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Banff, Canada's First National Park images

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 59 photographs collected by Eleanor Luxton as research material for the book Banff: Canada's First National Park. Images pertain to skiing and ski jumping, canoeing, Banff Indian Days, the King Edward Hotel, swimming at the Cave and Basin, the Banff Winter Carnival, wildlife, and v…
Date Range
1902 - 1958
Reference Code
LUX / II / B5 / PA - 48 to 106
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
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 - 48 to 106
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
1902 - 1958
Physical Description
59 photographs : b&w prints ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of 59 photographs collected by Eleanor Luxton as research material for the book Banff: Canada's First National Park. Images pertain to skiing and ski jumping, canoeing, Banff Indian Days, the King Edward Hotel, swimming at the Cave and Basin, the Banff Winter Carnival, wildlife, and various views in and around the town of Banff.
Notes
Some items in file are annotated
Name Access
Paris, Cyril
Browne, George
Browne, Belmore
Luxton, Norman
Luxton, Eleanor
Orr, Lorne
Brewster, Fern
Brewster, Jim
Luxton, George
Dunsmore, Fulton
Subject Access
Animals
Artists
Banff Indian Days
Banff Winter Carnival
Bighorn Sheep
Bridges
Businesses
Canoes and canoeing
Cave and Basin
Community events
Community life
Competition
Elk
Environment
Family and personal life
History
Hotels
Land, settlement and immigration
Leisure
Mount Norquay Ski Area
Mountaineering
Mountains
Museums
Municipal views
Multiculturalism
Painting
Public events
Research
Recreation
Royalty
Royal Visit
Settlement
Skating
Ski areas
Ski jumping
Skiing
Sports
Swimming
Tourism
Wildlife
Winter
Winter Carnival
Winter sports
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Banff National Park
Lake Minnewanka
Mount Norquay
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Items stored in mylar
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Environment
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Joe Irwin fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of records of the Kananaskis Ski Development Ltd. 1958-1961, "Winter Recreation and the National Parks - A Management Policy and A Development Program", March 1965
Date Range
1958-1965
Reference Code
M47 / V121
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Corporate record
Part Of
Joe Irwin fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 47
V 121
Sous-Fonds
M 47
V 121
Accession Number
7847 (unproc)
Reference Code
M47 / V121
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Corporate record
Date Range
1958-1965
Physical Description
5 cm textual records. -- 6 photographs: prints
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of records of the Kananaskis Ski Development Ltd. 1958-1961, "Winter Recreation and the National Parks - A Management Policy and A Development Program", March 1965
Name Access
Irwin, Joe
Subject Access
Commerce and industry
Kananaskis Country
Ski areas
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
No finding aid
Creator
Irwin, Joe
Category
Commerce and industry
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Unprocessed
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Roy Andersen fonds

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Part Of
Roy Andersen fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of three sous-fonds : M572 (textual), V525 (photographs), S59 (sound). M572 consists of two items, 0.3 cm, ca. 1955 to 1991 (write up pertaining to a headdress gifted to Major General George G. Brown in 1991 after his involvement with the Canadian Military National Ski Competition a…
Date Range
1970 - 1991
Reference Code
M572 / V525 / S59
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Cassette
Private record
Postcard
Part Of
Roy Andersen fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M572 / V525 / S59
Sous-Fonds
M572 / V525 / S59
Accession Number
6761
2019.40
Reference Code
M572 / V525 / S59
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Cassette
Private record
Postcard
Date Range
1970 - 1991
Physical Description
16 photographs : transparencies -- 1 sound recording : cassette -- 01 cm of textual records (1 pages ; 15.5 x 10 cm) -- 02 cm of textual records (10 pages ; 21.5 x 28 cm)
History / Biographical
Roy Andersen was born in Kirkenes, Norway and moved to Canada with his family in the 1950s. He has a "Diploma in Sports Administration" and taught skiing as a member of the Les Voyageurs Ski School (affiliated with the Sunshine Ski School) and is the recepient of the "Alberta Achievement Award" due to his contributions to the sport of skiing. He has been a freelance commercial photographer for 30 years and also trained to be a pilot in the 1960s. After flight school, he continuted to each skiing and did the promotional work for the Banff Chair Lift. Roy Howard Andersen and Ellen Beatrice Wilson married on December 27, 1969 at Rundle United Church.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of three sous-fonds : M572 (textual), V525 (photographs), S59 (sound). M572 consists of two items, 0.3 cm, ca. 1955 to 1991 (write up pertaining to a headdress gifted to Major General George G. Brown in 1991 after his involvement with the Canadian Military National Ski Competition at Mount Norquay in 1974; portfolio for postcard with Roy Anderson image used with "Souvenir of Sunshine Village Ski School - photo by Roy Andersen") V525 consists of 16 photographs, (Catharine Whyte and Grant MacEwan at a Sundance ceremony, Morley, Alberta) S59 consists of one sound recording, 1979 (Catharine Robb Whyte's memorial service on March 15, 1979 at the Eric Harvie Theatre)
Notes
Postcard portfolio filed with associated postcard V683/VI/pg-106
Name Access
Andersen, Roy
MacEwen, Grant
Whyte, Catharine
Subject Access
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Stoney Nakoda
Military
Ski areas
Skiing
Memorial
Photography
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Morley
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
English
Creator
Andersen, Roy
Biographical Source Notes
https://www.royandersenphotography.com/ ; http://www.stephenloweartgallery.ca/artists/ar0404001.asp ; M36 / 198 ; M36 / 199
Title Source
Title based on accession record
Processing Status
Processed
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Commercial & industry work

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Part Of
Ron Duke fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to 43 b&w & colour prints depicting interior and exterior shots of various buildings around the town of Banff and throughout Alberta. Includes the interiors of the Moore House [specifically the staircase] and the original library [currently the Heritage Gallery of the Whyte Muse…
Date Range
[ca. 1965-1975]
Reference Code
V180 / V / B / iv / PA - 01 to PA - 43
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Ron Duke fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Fonds Number
M175 / V180
Series
V.B. Later material / prints
Sous-Fonds
V180
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V180 / V / B / iv / PA - 01 to PA - 43
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
[ca. 1965-1975]
Physical Description
43 photographs : b&w and col. ; 25.4 x 20.5 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to 43 b&w & colour prints depicting interior and exterior shots of various buildings around the town of Banff and throughout Alberta. Includes the interiors of the Moore House [specifically the staircase] and the original library [currently the Heritage Gallery of the Whyte Museum], the Mount Royal Hotel and Banff Avenue [before and after the 1967 fire], a gas station, parked airplanes in Banff and Calgary, the Banff Centre from across the river, the Lake Louise Ski Resort gondola, construction of a chairlift at Norquay Ski Hill, interior and exterior of a hydro-electric dam, oil industry shots & employee portraits, and Dawson Creek's Mile "0" Alaska Highway sign.
Subject Access
Airplanes
Banff townsite
Banff Centre
Banff School of Fine Arts
Buildings
Businesses
Construction
Commerce and industry
Dams
Gondolas
Lake Louise Ski Area
Military
Mount Royal Hotel
Photography
Portrait
Ski areas
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Banff National Park
Calgary
Alberta
Dawson Creek
Language
NA
Creator
Duke, Ron
Title Source
Title based on contents of sub-series
Processing Status
Processed
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Dunsmore Family Photograph Album

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Part Of
Fulton Dunsmore fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to Dunsmore family and friends; family life; Banff community life; Banff locations, such as streets, zoo, Cave and Basin; events, including Banff Indian Days, Banff Winter Carnival, royal visit, 1919; activities, including fishing, camping, picnicing, dogsledding, snowshoeing, skiing,…
Date Range
[ca. 1915-1920]
Reference Code
V184 / I / PD - 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Fulton Dunsmore fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
V184
Series
I. Photograph albums
Sous-Fonds
V184
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V184 / I / PD - 1
GMD
Album
Photograph
Date Range
[ca. 1915-1920]
Physical Description
1 photograph album (433 prints)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to Dunsmore family and friends; family life; Banff community life; Banff locations, such as streets, zoo, Cave and Basin; events, including Banff Indian Days, Banff Winter Carnival, royal visit, 1919; activities, including fishing, camping, picnicing, dogsledding, snowshoeing, skiing, ski jumping, canoeing. People include: members of the Paris, Woodworth, White (Whyte), Irwin and Latam families; also Dick Patrick, MacAulay twins, Edwin Young, John Thomson and others. Includes scenic views of Banff, Lake Louise and other Rocky Mountain areas. Most photographs are identified.
Notes
Fulton Dunsmore made most of the photographs and assembled the album. Also includes photographs by Tom Dunsmore and other
Name Access
Dunsmore, Fulton
Dunsmore, Margaret
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Banff Indian Days
Banff Winter Carnival
Banff Zoo
Boats
Cave and Basin
Camping
Children
Dogsledding
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Mountains
Skiing
Ski areas
Ski jumping
Snowshoes and snowshoeing
Winter
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Alberta
Canada
Access Restrictions
No photocopying
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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Fulton Dunsmore Photograph Album

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Part Of
Fulton Dunsmore fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to a photo album about Fulton Dunsmore, friends and family; mainly activities, including skiing, fishing, climbing, hiking, camping, picnicing, ski jumping, skating, hockey. Includes: Mount Norquay Ski Camp, 1928?; Dunsmore and friends, including Peter Whyte and possibly Paris brothe…
Date Range
[ca. 1928-1935]
Reference Code
V184 / I / PD - 3
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Fulton Dunsmore fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
V184
Series
I. Photograph albums
Sous-Fonds
V184
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V184 / I / PD - 3
GMD
Album
Photograph
Date Range
[ca. 1928-1935]
Physical Description
1 photograph album (268 prints and 1 loose print).
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to a photo album about Fulton Dunsmore, friends and family; mainly activities, including skiing, fishing, climbing, hiking, camping, picnicing, ski jumping, skating, hockey. Includes: Mount Norquay Ski Camp, 1928?; Dunsmore and friends, including Peter Whyte and possibly Paris brothers, on Banff Ski Club trips to Whitmans' Lodge warden cabin #11 and Spray Lakes Lodge warden cabin #1; ski trip to Skoki? area; Dunsmore and friends growing beards; Dunsmore (in Calgary? with fellow students?), 1930; trip to Sherbrooke Lake.
Name Access
Dunsmore, Fulton
Whyte, Peter
Subject Access
Activities
Backcountry skiing
Banff Ski Club
Boats
Camping
Camps
Climbing
Family
Family and personal life
Fishing
Hiking
Hockey
Landscapes
Leisure
Mountains
Norquay Ski Camp
Skating
Skiing
Ski jumping
Ski areas
Winter
Geographic Access
Mount Norquay
Spray Lakes
Skoki
Sherbrooke Lake
Calgary
Banff
Banff National Park
Alberta
Canada
Access Restrictions
No photocopying
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Date Range
[ca. 1940-1990]
Reference Code
V190 / VI
Description Level
3 / Series
GMD
Film
Motion picture
Negative
Newspaper clipping
Photograph
Photograph print
Print
Transparency
Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Description Level
3 / Series
Fonds Number
M323 / S40 / V190
Series
VI : Retained file
Sous-Fonds
V190
Accession Number
7436
Reference Code
V190 / VI
GMD
Film
Motion picture
Negative
Newspaper clipping
Photograph
Photograph print
Print
Transparency
Date Range
[ca. 1940-1990]
Physical Description
ca. 17,580 photographs: negatives, prints, and transparencies. -- 1 photograph album (ca. 150 prints). -- ca. 12.5 cm textual records. -- 42 reels of film
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Name Access
Engler, Bruno
Subject Access
Activities
Advertising
Aerial photography
Airplanes
Animals
Architecture
Art
Automobiles
Avalanches
Banff Centre
Banff Indian Days
Banff School of Fine Arts
Banff Winter Carnival
Bow Valley
Buildings and facilities
Businesses
Chairlifts and gondolas
Community events
Environment and Nature
Filmaking
Films and film making
Fire
First Nations
Helicopter skiing
Helicopters
Indigenous Peoples
Lake Louise Ski Area
Landscapes
Mount Assiniboine
Mount Norquay Ski Area
Mountains
Movie Stars
Parks Canada Warden
Photography
Public events
Scenery
Search and rescue
Ski areas
Sports and recreation
Sunshine Ski Area
Trans-Canada Highway
Wardens
Geographic Access
Banff National Park
Canmore
Alberta
British Columbia
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
English
Creator
Engler, Bruno
Title Source
Title based on contents of series
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 43 b&w prints of avalanches and avalanche control operations around Banff National Park, usually at various ski hills.
Date Range
[ca. 1960-1976]
Reference Code
V190 / VI / A / vi / a / PA - 01 to PA - 43
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Print
  10 images  
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
Accession Number
7436
Reference Code
V190 / VI / A / vi / a / PA - 01 to PA - 43
GMD
Photograph
Print
Date Range
[ca. 1960-1976]
Physical Description
43 photographs : b&w ; 25.4 x 20.3 cm
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to 43 b&w prints of avalanches and avalanche control operations around Banff National Park, usually at various ski hills.
Name Access
Auger, Tim
Subject Access
Avalanches
Lake Louise Ski Area
Mountains
Ski areas
Sunshine Ski Resort
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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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
  17 images  
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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