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Banff Winter

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to winter activities in and around the town of Banff, including the Banff Upper Hot Springs, skiing at Mt. Norquay, the exterior of the Banff Recreation Centre, and shots of the townsite from Mt. Norquay. The original label on the case reads "Ban…

Date Range: 1960

Reference Code: V190 / VI / NF - 13

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 - 13

GMD: Film; Motion picture

Date Range: 1960

Physical Description: 1 motion picture (1 film reel: 300'): 16 mm, original, b&w, silent

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to winter activities in and around the town of Banff, including the Banff Upper Hot Springs, skiing at Mt. Norquay, the exterior of the Banff Recreation Centre, and shots of the townsite from Mt. Norquay. The original label on the case reads "Banff Winter, Date - 1960, Fottage - 300 feet, B7W film."

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Banff townsite; Banff Upper Hot Springs; Big Horn Sheep; Bighorn Sheep; Buildings; Lake Louise Ski Area; Mount Temple Chalet; Norquay Ski Hill; Rimrock Inn; Rundle Mountain; Ski areas; Skiers; Skiing; Swimming; Winter

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Chronological Binders: 1980

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 105 b&w & colour negatives on 22 strips of film depicting the upper quarry at Harvie Heights, Cascade Pitts [Cascade Ponds], portraits of Bob Allin and Peter Monod for the Alberta Report, production shots for a project titled "Valemint" at Bow Lake, nighttime production shots for a…

Date Range: 1980

Reference Code: V190 / VI / Z / v / NA - 01 to NA - 05

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Negative

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, Z : Chronological order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: v : 1980

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / Z / v / NA - 01 to NA - 05

GMD: Negative

Date Range: 1980

Physical Description: 105 photographs : b&w & col. negatives ; 35mm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 105 b&w & colour negatives on 22 strips of film depicting the upper quarry at Harvie Heights, Cascade Pitts [Cascade Ponds], portraits of Bob Allin and Peter Monod for the Alberta Report, production shots for a project titled "Valemint" at Bow Lake, nighttime production shots for a project called "Ghost Keepers" at Deer Lodge in Lake Louise, and colour shots of a boy identified as Mikey Bailey [possibly from a movie production].

Notes: File came from box X, separate from alphabetised boxes. Photographs were ordered chronologically by Engler prior to accessioning.

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Automobiles; Buildings; Cabins; Children; Deer Lodge; Dogs; Horses; Films and film making; Mountains; Portrait; Swimming; Winter

Geographic Access: Bow Lake; Lake Louise; Banff National Park; Harvie Heights; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Chronological Binders: 1981

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 655 b&w & colour negatives on 47 strips of film depicting various activities, events, and people throughout 1981. Includes, Canmore school activities, retirement parties, posed portraits, wind surfing on the 2nd Vermillion Lake, ice surfing on Lake Minnewanka, wildlife, forest fire…

Date Range: 1981

Reference Code: V190 / VI / Z / vi / NA - 01 to NA - 28

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Negative

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, Z : Chronological order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: vi : 1981

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / Z / vi / NA - 01 to NA - 28

GMD: Negative

Date Range: 1981

Physical Description: 655 photographs : b&w & col. negatives ; 35mm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 655 b&w & colour negatives on 47 strips of film depicting various activities, events, and people throughout 1981. Includes, Canmore school activities, retirement parties, posed portraits, wind surfing on the 2nd Vermillion Lake, ice surfing on Lake Minnewanka, wildlife, forest fires and helicopters, the Bus Depot fire in Banff, film making [including Disney's filming a 360 degree movie], and more. NA - 23 also contains two contact sheets of negatives.

Notes: File came from box X, separate from alphabetised boxes. Photographs were ordered chronologically by Engler prior to accessioning.

Name Access: Anderson, Andy

Subject Access: Activities; Aerial photography; Animals; Automobiles; Banff Centre; Banff School of Fine Arts; Banff townsite; Bears; Birds; Boats; Buildings; Cabins; Children; Community events; Community life; Dogs; Horses; Films and film making; Fire; Forest Fires; Mountains; Parks Canada; Parks Canada Warden; Portrait; Swimming; Winter

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Banff National Park; Canmore; Harvie Heights; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Chronological Binders: 1998

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 52 b&w negatives on 10 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1998. Includes shots from the Bruno Veteran's Ski Race at Norquay and Banff Winter Carnival events at the Upper Hot Springs.

Date Range: 1998

Reference Code: V190 / VI / Z / xxii / NA - 01 to NA - 02

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Negative

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, Z : Chronological order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: xxii : 1998

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / Z / xxii / NA - 01 to NA - 02

GMD: Negative

Date Range: 1998

Physical Description: 52 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35mm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 52 b&w negatives on 10 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1998. Includes shots from the Bruno Veteran's Ski Race at Norquay and Banff Winter Carnival events at the Upper Hot Springs.

Notes: File came from box X, separate from alphabetised boxes. Photographs were ordered chronologically by Engler prior to accessioning.

Subject Access: Banff Winter Carnival; Cross-country skiing; Mountains; Norquay Ski Hill; Ski racing; Skiing; Swimming; Upper Hot Springs; Winter; Winter Carnival; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Ethel McKnight annotated postcard collection

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: File consists of souvenir postcards sent to Ethel McKnight from various friends and relatives between ca.1909-1945. Postcard images pertain to views in and around Banff and the Canadian Rockies. Items are annotated with personal messages to Ethel.

Date Range: 1909; [1910-1920]; 1919; 1929-1930; 1940-1945

Reference Code: M8 / accn. 1430 / 1 to 25

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard; Textual record

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M8; V8; S8

Sous-Fonds: M8

Accession Number: 1340

Reference Code: M8 / accn. 1430 / 1 to 25

GMD: Postcard; Textual record

Date Range: 1909; [1910-1920]; 1919; 1929-1930; 1940-1945

Physical Description: 25 annotated postcards

Scope & Content: File consists of souvenir postcards sent to Ethel McKnight from various friends and relatives between ca.1909-1945. Postcard images pertain to views in and around Banff and the Canadian Rockies. Items are annotated with personal messages to Ethel.

Notes: One item in file is souvenir booklet

Subject Access: Travel; Tourism; Family and personal life; Mountains; Landscapes; Swimming; Recreation

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Canmore; Jasper National Park; British Columbia; Yoho National Park; Emerald Lake

Language: English

Conservation: Postcards are stored in mylar sleeves

Related Material: M8/accn.3151

Category: Exploration and travel; Family and personal life; Tourism; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Horseback Outing

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to a group of people going on a horseback backcountry camping trip in Waterton National Park. Footage incudes shots of getting the horses and pack mules ready, the riders on a trail that leads to a lake, people fishing and swimming at the lake, r…

Date Range: 1960

Reference Code: V190 / VI / NF - 35

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 - 35

GMD: Film; Motion picture

Date Range: 1960

Physical Description: 1 motion picture (1 film reel: 200'): 16 mm, original, b&w, silent

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to a group of people going on a horseback backcountry camping trip in Waterton National Park. Footage incudes shots of getting the horses and pack mules ready, the riders on a trail that leads to a lake, people fishing and swimming at the lake, riding to a meadow, and setting up camp. The original label on the case reads "Title Horseback Outing, Location Waterton AB, outfitter Simpson's, Camera B. Engler, Date July 29 - 1960, Footage 200 ft, Time 5 1/2 minutes."

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Camping; Camps; Children; Deer; Family and personal life; Fishing; Horse packing; Horseback riding; Horses; Mountains; Scenery; scenic; Swimming

Geographic Access: Waterton; Waterton National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Bruno Engler

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Jack W. Brewster in San Francisco

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Part Of: Jim Brewster family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one tintype photograph of Jack W. Brewster posing against a fence in San Francisco, 1910, with a beach visible in the backgroung.

Date Range: 1910

Reference Code: V90 / VI / PT - 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Tintype

Part Of: Jim Brewster family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M436; V90

Series: V90 / VI : Later acquisitions

Sous-Fonds: V90

Accession Number: 2023.09

Reference Code: V90 / VI / PT - 1

GMD: Photograph; Tintype

Date Range: 1910

Physical Description: 1 photograph : tintype ; 6 x 9 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of one tintype photograph of Jack W. Brewster posing against a fence in San Francisco, 1910, with a beach visible in the backgroung.

Name Access: Brewster, Jack Walker

Subject Access: Travel; Family and personal life; Recreation; Swimming; Beach; Tourism

Geographic Access: United States of America; California; San Francisco

Access Restrictions: Fragile - handle with caution

Language: English

Category: Exploration and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure; Tourism

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Kanada 1927 Photo Album

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album, comprising ca. 432 photographs, 10.5 x 16 cm or smaller. Photographs pertain to a trip through Banff to Mount Assiniboine by the Duke Dimitri and Duchess Catherine Leuchtenberg in 1927. Photographs document travel on horseback to the Mount Assiniboine Lodge, h…

Date Range: 1927

Reference Code: V8 / PD / 2020.04

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Private record

1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M8 / V8 / S8

Series: Accession number : 2020.04

Sous-Fonds: V8

Accession Number: 2020.04

Reference Code: V8 / PD / 2020.04

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Private record

Date Range: 1927

Physical Description: 1 album (ca. 432 photographs : b&w ; 10.5 x 16 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: Dimitri Georgevitch de Leuchtenberg (1898-1972), Duke of Leuchtenberg was a member of the Franco-Russian Beauharnais house. In 1927 the Marquis Nicholas degli Albizzi invited Dimitri and his wife Catherine (1900-1991) to join him for the summer at the cabin he had subleased from A.O. Wheeler at Mount Assiniboine. Albizzi and Dimitri were cousins. The Duke and Duchess de Leuchtenberg lived in Germany following the Russian Civil War and in 1931 began annual winter trips to Quebec to visit Albizzi and his new winter sports station in Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts in the Laurentians mountains in Quebec. The Duke worked for Albizzi as a ski school instructor. In 1937 he was chosen to be a member of the Canadian Ski School Committee and in 1938 was a founding member of the Ski Instructor's Alliance. In 1939 the Duke de Leuchtenberg bought the Saint-Sauveur station from Albizzi and moved his family permanently to Quebec, Canada.

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album, comprising ca. 432 photographs, 10.5 x 16 cm or smaller. Photographs pertain to a trip through Banff to Mount Assiniboine by the Duke Dimitri and Duchess Catherine Leuchtenberg in 1927. Photographs document travel on horseback to the Mount Assiniboine Lodge, hiking up Mount Assiniboine, swimming and boating on Lake Magog, horses, camping, and other leisure activies.

Notes: The album is titled "Kanada 1927" with a photo of Mount Assiniboine on the first page. Not all of the photos in the album are captioned, some are captioned partially or entriely in Russian. Frequently used names in captions: Duma = Dimitri Kata = Catherine Kora = Albizzi Translated version of album captions available in Chic Scott fonds (see "Related Material")

Name Access: Albizzi, Marquis Nicholas degli; Albizzi, Nicholas delgi; Leuchtenberg, Dimitri

Subject Access: Backcountry skiing; Banff; Boats; Brewster Mountain Pack Trains; Cabins; Cross-country skiing; Family; Family and personal life; Glaciers; Guide; Horseback riding; Horses; Leisure; Mount Assiniboine; Mount Assiniboine Lodge; Mountaineering; Swimming; Travel

Geographic Access: Banff; Assiniboine; Mount Assiniboine; Lake Magog; Banff National Park; British Columbia; Alberta; Canada

Language: English; Russian

Related Material: Translation of album captions located in Chic Scott fonds (M57/S47/V40), donated as part of accn. 2021.15

Biographical Source Notes: http://www.royalhistorian.com/how-a-romanov-duke-popularized-skiing-in-quebecs-laurentian-mountains/; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimitri_Georgevitch_de_Leuchtenberg; Lytton Gooch, Jane. Mount Assiniboine: Images in Art. Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books, 2007. pg. 37-38.

Title Source: Original title in album

Processing Status: Processed

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People & Recreation

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 69 b&w prints of people in and around the town of Banff, mostly candid shots - some portraits. Includes shots of people swimming, suntanning, skiing, wind surfing at Lake Minnewanka, canoeing at Two Jack Lake, heli-skiing, a parade in Canmore [possibly for Canada Day], and more.

Date Range: [ca. 1965-1993]

Reference Code: V190 / VI / P / ii / b / PA - 01 to PA - 69

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, P : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: ii : People, b : Recreation

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / P / ii / b / PA - 01 to PA - 69

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca. 1965-1993]

Physical Description: 69 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 69 b&w prints of people in and around the town of Banff, mostly candid shots - some portraits. Includes shots of people swimming, suntanning, skiing, wind surfing at Lake Minnewanka, canoeing at Two Jack Lake, heli-skiing, a parade in Canmore [possibly for Canada Day], and more.

Subject Access: Activities; Banff townsite; Bow Falls; Children; Community events; Community life; Family; Helicopters; Hiking; Lake Minnewanka; Parades; Personal and Professional Life; Portrait; Restaurants; Ski areas; Skiers; Sulphur Mountain; Sunshine Village; Swimming; Timberline Hotel; Winter

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Canmore

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Personalities

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 178 b&w & colour prints of mostly posed portraits of people. Includes close-ups, professionally staged portraits in a studio setting, shots of actors from various film projects, candid shots of people, and more. Includes shots of people swimming, hiking, climbing, and at parties; P…

Date Range: 1950-1993

Reference Code: V190 / VI / P / iii / PA - 01 to PA - 178

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

24 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, P : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: iii : Personalities

Accession Number: 7436 5507

Reference Code: V190 / VI / P / iii / PA - 01 to PA - 178

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1950-1993

Physical Description: 178 photographs : b&w & col. ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 178 b&w & colour prints of mostly posed portraits of people. Includes close-ups, professionally staged portraits in a studio setting, shots of actors from various film projects, candid shots of people, and more. Includes shots of people swimming, hiking, climbing, and at parties; Park Wardens, artists, politicians, musicians, businessmen, and more.