topic:"Travel" found 3 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

History / Biographical: The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) was officially formed in Februray, 1881, to construct a railroad that would link the eastern provinces with British Columbia, a key component of the Canadian Confederation of 1867. Headed by William C. Van Horne as General Manager, the railroad arrived in the Canadian Rockies in 1883 and a siding was established just east of present-day Banff. When railroad workers discovered a natural hot spring on the south side of the Bow River, Van Horne ordered the construction of a hotel that would house visitors brought in by train to visit the springs. Construction of the Banff Springs Hotel finished in 1888 and joined a handful of CPR hotels throughout the Rocky and Selkirk Mountain ranges. The popularity of the hot springs and surrounding area led to the formation of a national park and to the town of Banff. After construction of the railway had completed, the CPR continued to survey and document the Rocky Mountains alongside federal agencies like the Department of the Interior and private outfitters. Utilizing coloured lantern slides the CPR was able to showcase the mountains as both tourist and settlement destinations. Magic lantern shows of these slides could be used for administrative purposes by the company to showcase land holdings and investments or in public shows as advertisements of the new railway.

Scope & Content: Series consists of 14 lantern slides [ca.1900-ca.1925]. Slides are views along the Canadian Pacific Railway.

Name Access: Canadian Pacific Railway

Subject Access: Lantern slide; Education; Tourism; Travel and Exploration; Trains

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: All slides were cleaned prior to scanning.

Creator: Canadian Pacific Railway

Biographical Source Notes: https://cpconnectingcanada.ca/#building-the-railway

Title Source: Title based on contents of series

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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Transparencies

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Part Of: Peter Spear fonds

Scope & Content: V787 / C / 1 / ns - 1 to 6 contains loose Kodachrome transparancies of Mount Everest, Kodachrome Safety Film [turning red], black and white transparancies of Mount Everest V787 / C / 2 / 1 / ns - 1 to 20 - [meetings and scenes from Kathmandu Sheraton] V787 / C / 2 / 2 / ns - 1 to 24 - "Kathmandu …

Date Range: 1981 - 1986

Reference Code: V787 / C

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Part Of: Peter Spear fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: M562 / V787 / S56

Series: V787 / C

Sous-Fonds: V787

Accession Number: 2017.8655

Reference Code: V787 / C

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Date Range: 1981 - 1986

Physical Description: 3 photographs : b&w transparencies; 1080 photographs : colour transparancies

History / Biographical: Peter Spear (April 1, 1940 - ) was a teacher, administrator, mountain ski patroller at the Lake Louise Ski Area, member of the Canadian Ski Patrol System, and base camp manager for the 1982 Canadian Mount Everest Expedition based out of Calgary, Alberta.

Scope & Content: V787 / C / 1 / ns - 1 to 6 contains loose Kodachrome transparancies of Mount Everest, Kodachrome Safety Film [turning red], black and white transparancies of Mount Everest; V787 / C / 2 / 1 / ns - 1 to 20 - [meetings and scenes from Kathmandu Sheraton]; V787 / C / 2 / 2 / ns - 1 to 24 - "Kathmandu etc. May '82 - Climbers at Sheraton pation reception"; V787 / C / 2 / 3 / ns - 1 to 16 - "Oct '82 Thailand, Kathmandu departure"; V787 / C / 2 / 4 / ns - 1 to 13 - "April 15 - Cargo Charter from Calgary to New Delhi"; V787 / C / 2 / 5 / ns - 1 to 22 - "Sheraton Skyline London Oct 20, Heathrow Airport"; V787 / C / 2 / 6 / ns - 1 to 14 - "Team Headshots - Nov '81 - Banff Festival of Mountain Films"; V787 / C / 2 / 7 / ns - 1 to 29 - "Royal Family visits UCAA exhibits"; V787 / C / 2 / 8 / ns - 1 to 30 - "Nepal 'prep' trek - May '82"; V787 / C / 2 / 9 / ns - 1 to 3 - [Phutek and Le Choiseue]; V787 / C / 2 / 10 / ns - 1 to 29 - "Columbia Icefields April '82 - equipment dry run"; V787 / C / 2 / 11 / ns - 1 to 27 - "Team headshots - November 1981, Air Canada tail fins (logo)"; V787 / C / 2 / 12 / ns - 1 to 29 - "Bhaktapur - Oct 10"; V787 / C / 2 / 13 / ns - 1 to 32 - "Kathmandu airport - Oct 15 - team arr."; V787 / C / 2 / 14 / ns - 1 to 8 - "photo of girl on phone, bar Sheraton, Everest American's radio, people"; V787 / C / 2 / 15 / ns - 1 to 22 - "Bhaktapur Oct 10"; V787 / C / 2 / 16 / ns - 1 to 39 - "Temples of Kathmandu Sept '82"; V787 / C / 2 / 17 / ns - 1 to 24 - "Thanksgiving dinner Oct '82, helicopter in fog"; V787 / C / 2 / 18 / ns - 1 to 33 - "Team visits to Ottawa Nov 3 PM residence, PM office"; V787 / C / 2 / 19 / ns - 1 to 38 ' "Bhaktapur children etc."; V787 / C / 2 / 20 / ns - 1 to 25 - "Bhaktapur Oct 10"

Notes: Titles for V787 / C / 2 / 1 to 20 were taken from business cards with writing on them placed in the original slide boxes which were numbered 1 to 20.

Name Access: Spear, Peter; Everest '82

Subject Access: Avalanches; Calgary; Camps; Canada; Climbing; Clothing and dress; Columbia Icefield; Communications; Conferences and conventions; Daily routines; Education; Winter Sports; Helicopters; India; Legal and Financial; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Newspaper clippings; Organizations; Portraits; Public events; Shopping lists; Sports; Transportation; Travel

Geographic Access: Alberta; England; Thailand; Nepal; Bangkok; Kathmandu

Language: English

Related Material: John Amatt fonds

Creator: Peter Spear

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Science and technology; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents

Processing Status: Processed

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Travel and home records

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Series consists of scrapbooks, albums, photographs and textual records pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's domestic and international travels, and Eleanor's life in Banff. Includes records pertaining to Japan, Panama, Hawaii, and China; local events, including the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days and…

Date Range: [ca.1900] - 1992

Reference Code: LUX / II / E

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Textual record; Photograph; Print; Negative; Transparency

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / E : Travel and home records

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / E

GMD: Textual record; Photograph; Print; Negative; Transparency

Date Range: [ca.1900] - 1992

Physical Description: 27.5 cm of textual records (5 scrapbooks ; 0.5 cm newspaper clippings) -- 7 albums -- 1,345 photographs (1,083 b&w and col. prints ; 257 b&w and col. negatives ; 5 col. transparency slides)

Scope & Content: Series consists of scrapbooks, albums, photographs and textual records pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's domestic and international travels, and Eleanor's life in Banff. Includes records pertaining to Japan, Panama, Hawaii, and China; local events, including the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days and a celebration marking the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II; Canadian trips, including the Okanagan region, Seebe and Jasper National Park; and the Luxton family home in Banff.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Travel; Exploration; Home

Geographic Access: Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Alberta; British Columbia; Banff; Quebec; United States of America; Panama; Japan; China

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Exploration, discovery and travel

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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