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Trestles at the Loop

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Artist
Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, R. C. A. (1846 – 1923, Canadian)
Date
1890
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
BeS.05.04
Description
Kicking Horse Pass. Train trestle bridges wind around bases of mountains in valley.Ross Peak in background.
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Artist
Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, R. C. A. (1846 – 1923, Canadian)
Title
Trestles at the Loop
Date
1890
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
31.0 x 47.7 cm
Description
Kicking Horse Pass. Train trestle bridges wind around bases of mountains in valley.Ross Peak in background.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Kicking Horse Pass, transportation
train
CPR
Credit
Purchased from Masters Gallery ltd., Calgary, 2004
Catalogue Number
BeS.05.04
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Date
1926
Material
brass; metal
Catalogue Number
108.05.1046
Description
Green locomotive with black trucks and silver coloured wheels (two on each side). Small black attachments at the front and back of locomotive to attach it to other cars. Gold bell on top and what looks like some kind of battery on the inside of the car. Two windows and a non-functional door on each…
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Title
Toy Train
Date
1926
Material
brass; metal
Dimensions
5.3 x 12.3 x 3.9 cm
Description
Green locomotive with black trucks and silver coloured wheels (two on each side). Small black attachments at the front and back of locomotive to attach it to other cars. Gold bell on top and what looks like some kind of battery on the inside of the car. Two windows and a non-functional door on each side, plus two windows on rear end. Light and the number “9” engraved on the front side. “Weyerhaeuser” written in white lettering on both sides. “MANTUA” and “3992” engraved on the bottom.
Subject
Weyerhaeuser
train
Nicholas Morant
Credit
Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
108.05.1046
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Winter Tunnel near Sicamous

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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
1927 – 1927
Medium
watercolour on board
Catalogue Number
CoJ.05.63
Description
Winter scene with a train tunnel in foreground. Snow and icicles are hanging over the entrance. On back of paper of picture frame were 4 different labels.First is at top left and is light brown in colour: “6. Collins [sic], Charles - ‘Winter; Tunnel on C.P.R. Track’. Lent by Mrs. Jonathan Rogers,…
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Winter Tunnel near Sicamous
Date
1927 – 1927
Medium
watercolour on board
Dimensions
38 x 30.5 cm
Description
Winter scene with a train tunnel in foreground. Snow and icicles are hanging over the entrance. On back of paper of picture frame were 4 different labels.First is at top left and is light brown in colour: “6. Collins [sic], Charles - ‘Winter; Tunnel on C.P.R. Track’. Lent by Mrs. Jonathan Rogers, Vancouver. 1920-30Second is top right and is green: “Vancouver Art Gallery - Name of Artist or Owner: Mrs. Jonathan Rogers - Address: 2050 Nelson St - Phone No.: [Indecipherable] - Title of Work: ‘Winter, Tunnel on C.P.R. Track between Sycamous & Winnipeg” - Price or insurable value (if not for sale): $350 - To be pasted on bottom right-hand corner of back of picture.”Third is white with red border: “Mrs. Jonathan Rogers, 2050 Nelson St. Vancouver. No 6, Do not remove wire”.Fourth label is white and from the Alex Fraser Galleries in Vancouver (5669 Granville Street Vancouver 13, B.C. - AM 6-6010, Alex Fraser Formerly of Bond Street, London, England) and is located at bottom: “ ’Winter Tunnel on C.P.R. Track’, Original Water Colour, by Charles John Collings.”
Subject
landscape
watercolour
train tunnel
winter
Charles John Collings
Credit
Gift of Mark Rivette, Vernon, 2015
Catalogue Number
CoJ.05.63
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Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Date
1928
Medium
lithograph on paper
Catalogue Number
LaC.11.01
Description
General colour: green, blue. Mountain face rises up behind a speeding train - the engine of which fills the cover two thirds of the picture. In the lower right corner a few trees and the other track can be seen. At the lower left side stands one telegraph pole.
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Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1928
Medium
lithograph on paper
Dimensions
58.5 x 73.0 cm
Description
General colour: green, blue. Mountain face rises up behind a speeding train - the engine of which fills the cover two thirds of the picture. In the lower right corner a few trees and the other track can be seen. At the lower left side stands one telegraph pole.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
train
Credit
Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
Catalogue Number
LaC.11.01
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The Smith Brothers Limited

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1928
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.331
Description
Ink and pencil drawing of a train being investigated by nine men, in various positions, with magnifying glasses. One train car is labeled NYC 10079. A factory building, with a sign that reads CIGARETTES, towers above the train from the background. Peter Whyte’s signature, with “28” is in the botto…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
The Smith Brothers Limited
Date
1928
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
30.3 x 23.5 cm
Description
Ink and pencil drawing of a train being investigated by nine men, in various positions, with magnifying glasses. One train car is labeled NYC 10079. A factory building, with a sign that reads CIGARETTES, towers above the train from the background. Peter Whyte’s signature, with “28” is in the bottom right corner of the drawing. A hand drawn line frames the drawing.Intersecting with the bottom of the hand-drawn frame is the title, hand written in pencil as: THE SMITH BROTHERS LIMITED
Subject
train
industry
investigation
Peter Whyte
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.331
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Letters to Mother [October 1933 - December 1933]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 29 letters and postcards written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from October 1933 to December 1933 and primarily includes Peter and Catharine's trip to Hawaii. Other topics include Concord news, the birth of Barbara and Cliff White's baby, attending the Wo…
Date Range
1933
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 92
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Private record
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
Sous-Fonds
M36
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 92
GMD
Private record
Date Range
1933
Physical Description
1.3 cm of textual records (236 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to 29 letters and postcards written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from October 1933 to December 1933 and primarily includes Peter and Catharine's trip to Hawaii. Other topics include Concord news, the birth of Barbara and Cliff White's baby, attending the World Fair in Chicago, Catharine's travels by train from New York to California [including the views and people she meets], sailing on the S.S. Lurline from San Francisco to Honolulu with Hollywood movie stars [Claudette Colbert, Mary Boland and director Cecil de Mille] on board heading to Hawaii to make a film [entitled Four Frightened People released in 1934?], arriving in Honolulu, Peter and Catharine painting at various locations, describing people, food, weather and locations in Honolulu and Honolai and Kauai, meeting various people, and having Christmas in Hawaii.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples, people of colour, and those of the Jewish faith used throughout is outdated and offensive. Some items were stapled together and therefore scanned together as one document. Included are 7 postcards and two magazine clippings. Letters are all handwritten and include some hotel and transportation letterheads. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. Some letters also have numbers written in pencil crayon, believed to be from when originally processed. Some letters also have dates written in pencil of when the were received by Edith Morse Robb [?]. Letter 21 looks disjointed due to repeated page numbers and some blank space but these were stapled together so these pages were kept in this order to respect the archival record.
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
White, Clifford
Robb, Edith Morse
Robb, Russell, Jr.
Robb, Kitty
Davenport, Guy
Subject Access
Art
Artists
Beach
Christmas
Community life
Family and personal life
Japanese
Leisure
Movie Stars
Scenery
Ship
Train
Transportation
Travel
Cruise ships
Geographic Access
Banff
Concord
New York
New Mexico
California
Hawaii
Language
English
Creator
Robb Whyte, Catharine
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of unidentified people, including Canadian Pacific Railway employees, standing on the platform alongside a stopped train - the Banff train staion visible in the background
Date Range
1933
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 7 / PA - 212
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 7 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Skoki Lodge and Temple Lodge
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 7 / PA - 212
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1933
Physical Description
Photographs: 1 print; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of unidentified people, including Canadian Pacific Railway employees, standing on the platform alongside a stopped train - the Banff train staion visible in the background
Subject Access
Banff Train Station
Buildings
Canadian Pacific Railway
Family and personal life
Trains
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
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River at Cahair - Limerick - Tipperery Road S. Ireland

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Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Date
1953
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaC.05.30
Description
A stone bridge runs across a river. The river runs from the centre of the painting on the left and extends into the distance. It curves to the left around the river bank. A train crosses the bridge. Smoke is being expelled from the train. On the right of the painting are four or five leafless …
Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Title
River at Cahair - Limerick - Tipperery Road S. Ireland
Date
1953
Medium
watercolour on paper
Description
A stone bridge runs across a river. The river runs from the centre of the painting on the left and extends into the distance. It curves to the left around the river bank. A train crosses the bridge. Smoke is being expelled from the train. On the right of the painting are four or five leafless trees. Along the close side of the river bank is a walkway with moorings or black pylons. Hazy trees are visible in the upper portion of the painting.
Subject
landscape
river
transportation
train
Ireland
Limerick
Credit
Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 2001
Catalogue Number
LaC.05.30
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Z-245. Passenger special, 1954

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
Canadian Pacific Railway passenger train near Canmore and at "Morant's Curve" near Lake Louise, Banff National Park AB
Date Range
1954
Reference Code
V500 / I / A / 1 / c / A5 / Z-245
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Film
Transparency
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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Series
I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
1.c. Darkroom files : colour II
Accession Number
7438
Reference Code
V500 / I / A / 1 / c / A5 / Z-245
GMD
Film
Transparency
Date Range
1954
Physical Description
5 photographs : col. slides ; large format 17.5 x 12 cm
Scope & Content
Canadian Pacific Railway passenger train near Canmore and at "Morant's Curve" near Lake Louise, Banff National Park AB
Name Access
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Subject Access
Advertising
Canadian Pacific Railway
Train
Trains
Photography
Scenery
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Morant's Curve
Banff National Park
Alberta
Canada
Language
NA
Finding Aid
yes
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Artist
Wadym Dobrolige (1913 – 1973)
Date
1955 – 1955
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
DoW.02.02
Description
Image is of a group of men working on the railroad. A foreman stands at the far left directing 6 men holding a steel rail. In the middle of the work is a man, holding a nail while his partner is in mid-swing to hammer it into place. To the right are other workers in various stages, and an engin…
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Artist
Wadym Dobrolige (1913 – 1973)
Title
Railroad Workers
Date
1955 – 1955
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
64 x 360 cm
Description
Image is of a group of men working on the railroad. A foreman stands at the far left directing 6 men holding a steel rail. In the middle of the work is a man, holding a nail while his partner is in mid-swing to hammer it into place. To the right are other workers in various stages, and an engine coming towards the men. In the background are rolling hills and mountains. (Castle Mountain?)Artist signature is in lower right corner “Wadym D. 55”cascade hotel mural
Subject
railroad
builders
train
engine
cascade hotel mural
Credit
Gift of Leo Wedro, Calgary, 1990
Catalogue Number
DoW.02.02
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