topic:"Transportation" found 63 records - Research Collections

Along Banks of Ganges River Benares

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Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Date Range: [ca. 1908 - 192-]

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 1352

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

1 image

Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: II. Photography series

Sub-Series: A. Lantern slides 10. World travels

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 1352

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

Date Range: [ca. 1908 - 192-]

Physical Description: 1 transparency : lantern slide

Subject Access: Transportation; Family and personal life

Geographic Access: India

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Along banks of Ganges River- Benares India

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Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Date Range: [ca. 1908 - 192-]

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 1345

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

1 image

Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: II. Photography series

Sub-Series: A. Lantern slides 10. World travels

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 1345

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

Date Range: [ca. 1908 - 192-]

Physical Description: 1 transparency : lantern slide

Subject Access: Buildings and memorials; Transportation; Family and personal life

Geographic Access: India

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Barnes Family

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs of the Barnes family prior to their move to Banff

Date Range: [ca.1905-1910]

Reference Code: V48 / I / A / NA - 1 to 8, 494

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Film; Negative; Transparency

8 images

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V48

Series: I.A. Negatives : Film

Sous-Fonds: V48

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V48 / I / A / NA - 1 to 8, 494

GMD: Film; Negative; Transparency

Date Range: [ca.1905-1910]

Physical Description: 9 photographs : negatives, film

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs of the Barnes family prior to their move to Banff

Notes: LIST OF NEGATIVES :; 1 Family on porch of house, [North Dakota?]; 2 Farm buildings, [Barnes farm, North Dakota?]; 3, 4 Children in front of school, [North Dakota?]; 5 Soo Line boxcar with man and colt in door; 6 Street scene of prairie town; 7 Royal Hotel; 8 Moose Jaw railway station; 494 Elliott or "Fred" Rupert Barnes on deer hunt, [North Dakota?]

Name Access: Barnes, Elliott

Subject Access: Buildings; Cityscape; Family; Family and personal life; Hunting; Landscapes; Transportation; Trains

Geographic Access: Moose Jaw; Saskatchewan; North Dakota; Canada; United States of America

Access Restrictions: Access by appointment only

Language: NA

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Book Notes

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Part Of: Dorothy Wardle fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 139 pages of handwritten research notes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings, H35 x W30 cm or smaller. File pertains to Dorothy's research on Banff and surrounding area, Parks Canada, Department of the Interior, and the history of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in general. Record…

Date Range: ca. 1870 - ca. 1998; 1870s-1880s; ca.1918 - ca. 1960s; 1986-1998; 1986; 1990; 1993; 1995; 1997-1998

Reference Code: M521 / I / A / 3-4

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Newspaper clipping; Private record; Textual record

Part Of: Dorothy Wardle fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M521 / V75

Series: M521 / I : Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers

Sous-Fonds: M521

Sub-Series: M521 / I / A : Research and Writing

Accession Number: 7504

Reference Code: M521 / I / A / 3-4

GMD: Newspaper clipping; Private record; Textual record

Date Range: ca. 1870 - ca. 1998; 1870s-1880s; ca.1918 - ca. 1960s; 1986-1998; 1986; 1990; 1993; 1995; 1997-1998

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records (139 pages ; 30 x 35 cm or smaller)

Scope & Content: File consists of 139 pages of handwritten research notes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings, H35 x W30 cm or smaller. File pertains to Dorothy's research on Banff and surrounding area, Parks Canada, Department of the Interior, and the history of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in general. Records were filed in an envelope that was titled "Book Notes." Notable people include James Wardle, J.B. Harkin, Pat Brewster, Arthur Unwin, Dr. Brett, Norman Sanson, and Bill Peyto, among others. Notable places and topics include the organization of the Department of the Interior, the Banff-Windemere Highway, Rocky Mountain Park and Park Wardens, Kootenay National Park fires, coal and precious metal mines (e.g. Bankhead, Silver City), trail riding and hiking, research about James Wardle and his accomplishments, Ya-Ha-Tinda, and various parks (e.g. Glacier, Revelstoke, Elk Island, Kootenay, and Yoho). Other records include a handwritten letter to the Auld family in Scotland (cousins of Sheila Ritchie) with a story about Glenbow and a highland cow from Oban, Scotland; personal reflections on the Banff area and mountains in general; notes that Dorothy took while doing research at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies and the Banff Public Library; and a variety of newspaper clippings.

Notes: Includes request slips and stationary from the archives at the Whyte Museum.; Potentially includes a handwritten list of Dorothy's written works.; Newspaper clippings primarily from the Times Colonist, which is published in Victoria, British Columbia.

Name Access: Wardle, Dorothy; Wardle, James M.; Harkin, J. B. (James Bernard); Brewster, Pat; Peyto, Bill; Brett, Robert George; Sanson, Norman

Subject Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Banff Public Library; National parks and reserves; Newspaper; Parks Canada; Park policy; Research; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies; Wardens; Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies; Ya-Ha-Tinda Ranch; Hiking; Community life; History; Mines and mineral resources

Geographic Access: Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; Bankhead; British Columbia; Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Castle Mountain; Glacier National Park; Kootenay National Park; Silver City; Victoria; Yoho National Park; Scotland; Revelstoke

Language: English

Conservation: Some of the slips of paper are taped together. Was unable to remove them without damaging the materials. May present conservation issues in the future.

Creator: Wardle, Dorothy

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure; Transportation; Politics; Natural resources; Family and personal life; Exploration, discovery and travel

Title Source: Title based on contents of file; Title was written on an envelope containing these materials.

Processing Status: Processed

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[Building a raft at mouth of Maligne Lake]

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Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Date Range: [1908]

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 74

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

1 image

Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: II. Photography series

Sub-Series: A. Lantern slides 1. Travels to Maligne Lake and Yellowhead area

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 74

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

Date Range: [1908]

Physical Description: 1 transparency : lantern slide

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Family and personal life; Transportation

Geographic Access: Alberta

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By the Sea of Galilee Palestine

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Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Date Range: [ca. 1908 - 192-]

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 1316

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

1 image

Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: II. Photography series

Sub-Series: A. Lantern slides 10. World travels

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 1316

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

Date Range: [ca. 1908 - 192-]

Physical Description: 1 transparency : lantern slide

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Transportation; Environment and Nature

Geographic Access: Palestine; Israel

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Charles H. McAulay fonds

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Part Of: Charles H. McAulay fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of McAulay's personal and professional papers and photographs. Textual records are mainly employment papers of Charles McAulay as General Construction Foreman for Rocky Mountains Park and Banff National Park, 1912- 1939; includes correspondence, memoranda, journals, notes, timebooks …

Date Range: 1904-1963

Reference Code: M172 / V457

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Charles H. McAulay fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 172; V 457

Sous-Fonds: M 172; V 457

Accession Number: 5722, 6021, 7195 (unproc in with Box 2 of Mary Allan Thompson, Hugh Gordon materials unproc accn 7195)

Reference Code: M172 / V457

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record

Date Range: 1904-1963

Physical Description: ca.33 cm of textual records. -- ca.370 photographs : prints, negatives

History / Biographical: Charles Henry McAulay, 1874-1966, was briquette plant manager at Bankhead, Alberta, 1907-1912, and General Construction Foreman for Rocky Mountains Park / Banff National Park from 1912-1939. Following his retirement in 1939, McAulay was foreman for private companies. McAulay was married to Cecilia Mayola McAulay, 1888-1953.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of McAulay's personal and professional papers and photographs.; Textual records are mainly employment papers of Charles McAulay as General Construction Foreman for Rocky Mountains Park and Banff National Park, 1912- 1939; includes correspondence, memoranda, journals, notes, timebooks and other materials pertaining to public works projects, in particular road building and maintenance. Also includes McAulay's personal journal, 1942-1963, which includes periodic observations on activities of McAulay and family, Banff events and deaths of Banff residents.; Photographs pertain to Charles McAulay, family, friends and associates; work activities, including bridge and road construction, pipe-laying, equipment, construction projects in Banff National Park; personal activities, including curling; Banff places and activities; ca.1907-ca.1955. Includes construction of the Banff-Jasper Highway.

Name Access: McAulay, Charles H.

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Government; Transportation

Access Restrictions: Some restriction/s on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Creator: McAulay, Charles H.

Category: Family and personal life; Government; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Unprocessed

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Claude M. Walker fonds

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Part Of: Claude M. Walker fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of professional papers, 1921, 1949-1950; financial papers, 1932-1946; other papers, 1939-1953; and photographs, ca.1909-ca.1947. Textual records pertain mainly to Walker's later career re the Eastern Rockies Forest Conservation Board, Coleman-Savana Creek Highway, and income tax. Al…

Date Range: [ca.1909]-1950

Reference Code: M191 / V662

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Claude M. Walker fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 191; V 662

Sous-Fonds: M 191; V 662

Accession Number: 1161, 2949

Reference Code: M191 / V662

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Date Range: [ca.1909]-1950

Physical Description: 5 cm of textual records. -- 23 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: Claude Melville Walker, 1883-1952, was a surveyor and engineer who had a thirty-five year association with Banff National Park. He served with the Surveys Branch engineering service and was supervising engineer of the western parks from 1936 to 1948. He was involved in the survey of the Banff townsite, superintendent of construction, Big Bend Highway, and supervised construction of the Icefields Parkway, and major highways in British Columbia and the North West Territories. In later years he did private engineering and consulting work. Walker was married to Mabel Arnold Walker, 1883-1970

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of professional papers, 1921, 1949-1950; financial papers, 1932-1946; other papers, 1939-1953; and photographs, ca.1909-ca.1947. Textual records pertain mainly to Walker's later career re the Eastern Rockies Forest Conservation Board, Coleman-Savana Creek Highway, and income tax. Also includes miscellaneous papers and ephemera of Mabel Walker's re gardening. Photographs pertain to C. M. Walker, family, associates and activities, ca.1909-ca.1947. Also includes prints collected by Walker