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- Date
- 1940 – 1965
- Material
- wood, fibre; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1123
- Description
- Wooden pack board with green canvas pack and top flap with leather straps. Large exterior front pocket. Label under flap: “PIONEER BRAND. TRAPPER NELSON. INDIAN PACK BOARD No. 3. REGISTRATION No. 152720. SOLE MANUFACTURERS. JONES TENT & AWNING LTD. VANCOUVER, B.C.”
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- Title
- Backpack
- Date
- 1940 – 1965
- Material
- wood, fibre; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 76.0 x 43.0 cm
- Description
- Wooden pack board with green canvas pack and top flap with leather straps. Large exterior front pocket. Label under flap: “PIONEER BRAND. TRAPPER NELSON. INDIAN PACK BOARD No. 3. REGISTRATION No. 152720. SOLE MANUFACTURERS. JONES TENT & AWNING LTD. VANCOUVER, B.C.”
- Subject
- parks
- wardens
- hiking
- camping
- Banff National Park
- Credit
- Gift of Henry Ness, Banff, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1123
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- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; wood; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1124
- Description
- Wooden pack board with beige canvas pack and top flap with leather straps. Large exterior front pocket. Label under flap: “PIONEER BRAND. TRAPPER NELSON. INDIAN PACK BOARD NO. 2. JONES . . . . LTD.” Part of label deteriorated.
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- Title
- Backpack
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; wood; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 76.0 x 43.0 cm
- Description
- Wooden pack board with beige canvas pack and top flap with leather straps. Large exterior front pocket. Label under flap: “PIONEER BRAND. TRAPPER NELSON. INDIAN PACK BOARD NO. 2. JONES . . . . LTD.” Part of label deteriorated.
- Subject
- parks
- wardens
- hiking
- camping
- Banff National Park
- Credit
- Gift of Henry Ness, Banff, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1124
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BNP Warden - Rescue [1/2]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56886
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 53 b&w prints of various Banff National Park Warden rescue operations and training sessions. Includes rescues conducted via helicopter, on foot, and by boat from rivers, lakes, and various mountains around the Park.
- Date Range
- 1961-1972
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / B / viii / PA - 01 to PA - 53
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, B : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- viii : BNP Warden
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / B / viii / PA - 01 to PA - 53
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1961-1972
- Physical Description
- 53 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 53 b&w prints of various Banff National Park Warden rescue operations and training sessions. Includes rescues conducted via helicopter, on foot, and by boat from rivers, lakes, and various mountains around the Park.
- Notes
- Photographs included in this entry were originally housed in a photo paper box identified by Bruno Engler prior to accessioning.
- Name Access
- Perren, Walter
- Subject Access
- Accidents
- Boats
- Boating
- Bow River
- Canoes and canoeing
- Castle Mountain
- Helicopters
- Lake Minnewanka
- Mountains
- Parks Canada
- Rivers
- Wardens
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- hair; fibre; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1070
- Description
- Three quarter length bison coat, Warden's, raglan sleeves, shawl collar, double breasted straight cut coat, 4 brass buttons each side (2.3 dia.) have "NPC" centered with a crown and wreath, leather straps attached with rivets at centre, buttonholes each end, 3 more brass buttons and leather closure…
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- Title
- Buffalo Coat
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- hair; fibre; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 116.0 x 60.0 cm
- Description
- Three quarter length bison coat, Warden's, raglan sleeves, shawl collar, double breasted straight cut coat, 4 brass buttons each side (2.3 dia.) have "NPC" centered with a crown and wreath, leather straps attached with rivets at centre, buttonholes each end, 3 more brass buttons and leather closure for neck, deep slit pockets each side, fully lined, black cotton, leather at stress points and at neck with chain to hang, inside pocket, a very well sewn coat.
- Subject
- Park Wardens
- Andy Anderson
- Credit
- Gift of Andy Anderson, Brentwood Bay, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1070
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"Buffalo Medicine" [charm]
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- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of documents pertaining to the "Buffalo Medicine" charm manufactured and distributed by the Parks publicity bureau from 1920-1922. The charm was a small metal piece housed in a paper pouch and accompanied by a leaflett that related the legend of the charm. The charms were made in batc…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1922]
- Reference Code
- M317 / III / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- Textual record
1 website
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M317 / S23 / V488
- Series
- III. Textual records series
- Sous-Fonds
- M317
- Accession Number
- 8134
- Reference Code
- M317 / III / 1
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1922]
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records (3 pages ; 21.5 x 28 cm and 10.5 x 16.5 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of documents pertaining to the "Buffalo Medicine" charm manufactured and distributed by the Parks publicity bureau from 1920-1922. The charm was a small metal piece housed in a paper pouch and accompanied by a leaflett that related the legend of the charm. The charms were made in batches of 10,000 and were popular collectors items. The first batch made in 1920 were made of alluminum, but the design was changed for the second and final issue. Includes a typed letter to Jim Sime from Fergus Lothian regarding the charm and material related to early Park fire prevention ; the leaflet that accompanied a "Buffalo Medicine" charm ; a typed text page meant to accompany the charm while on display.
- Notes
- The charm and its original pouch are now housed in Heritage Collection.
- Name Access
- Lothian, Fergus
- Sime, Jim
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Buffalo
- Correspondence
- Fire
- Fire fighters
- Fire wardens
- National parks and reserves
- Parks
- Parks Canada
- Rocky Mountains Park
- Souvenir
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- Charm held in Heritage Collection : 103.01.1043 a,b
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Dominion Parks Branch Department of the Interior Portable Gasoline Pump Unit
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- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of an album of photographs pertaining to forest protection and fire fighting methods and equipment employed in Banff National Park. Focusses on the development and implemtation of pumps and generators for use in fire fighting ; most photos have typed text captions below them.
- Date Range
- 1915-1921
- Reference Code
- V488 / I / A / PD - 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Photograph print
1 image
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- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M317 / S23 / V488
- Series
- I.A. Banff National Park photograph collection
- Sous-Fonds
- V488
- Accession Number
- 8134
- Reference Code
- V488 / I / A / PD - 2
- Date Range
- 1915-1921
- Physical Description
- 1 album (53 photographs : b&w ; 16.5 x 12 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of an album of photographs pertaining to forest protection and fire fighting methods and equipment employed in Banff National Park. Focusses on the development and implemtation of pumps and generators for use in fire fighting ; most photos have typed text captions below them.
- Notes
- Metal hinging mechanism removed, wrapped in paper and stored alongside album.
- Subject Access
- Automobiles
- Fire
- Fire fighters
- Fire fighting equipment
- Fire wardens
- Forestry
- Government
- Horses
- National parks and reserves
- Parks
- Parks Canada
- Photography
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Many photographs loose from page mounts, replaced where possible.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Ed and Dorothy : Rocky Mountain romance
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25229
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2020
- Author
- Storry, Lea
- Carleton, Brian
- Carleton, Mike
- Carleton, Terry
- Publisher
- Alberta : Family Lines Publishing
- Call Number
- 08.3 F21e
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- Responsibility
- Lea Storry
- Brian Carleton
- Mike Carleton
- Terry Carleton
- Publisher
- Alberta : Family Lines Publishing
- Published Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- 307 pages
- Abstract
- The book is a testament to three sons’ love for their parents, Ed and Dorothy. Ed and Dorothy were kind and caring people and raised their family with those values. This book is also a testament to a family’s love of community, the community of Banff National Park.I hope when you read this book, you’ll be immersed in a bygone era that includes the Second World, to the backcountry of Canada’s oldest national park. I hope you will see a way of life that can never be recreated in a place that is ever-changing but will always be home to Ed and Dorothy. (Edited down from Our Family Lines website)
- Contents
- Foreward
- Introduction
- Chapter One: Edmond Clarence Carleton
- Chapter Two: Calgary Highlanders
- Chapter Three: Dorothy Eileen (nee Sweetzer) Fowler
- Chapter Four: Exercising War
- Chapter Five: Looking Towards the Future
- Chapter Six: Mr. and Mrs. Ed Carleton
- Chapter Seven: "Home" in Banff
- Chapter Eight: This is backcountry living
- Chapter Nine: Nature reels
- Chapter Ten: Tragedies and changes
- Chapter Eleven: A time capsule, royalty and lots of wildlife
- Chapter Twelve: A year in the life of a warden and his family
- Chapter Thirteen: Conservation and concerns
- Chapter Fourteen: Making new memories while remembering the old
- Chapter Fifteen: Life moves on
- Endnotes
- Acknowledgements
- Sources
- ISBN
- 9780991707522
- Accession Number
- 2021.06
- Call Number
- 08.3 F21e
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Publisher's website
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Forest Protection Division Photographs
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- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of an album of photographs pertaining to forest protection and fire fighting methods and equipment employed in Banff National Park. Includes black and white photographs of pumps, machinery, fire trucks, horse-drawn wagons, members of testing teams, and various other pieces of fire fig…
- Date Range
- 1915-1926
- Reference Code
- V488 / I / A / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Photograph print
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M317 / S23 / V488
- Series
- I.A. Banff National Park photograph collection
- Sous-Fonds
- V488
- Accession Number
- 8134
- Reference Code
- V488 / I / A / PD - 1
- Date Range
- 1915-1926
- Physical Description
- 1 album (79 photographs : b&w ; 23.5 x 18.5 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of an album of photographs pertaining to forest protection and fire fighting methods and equipment employed in Banff National Park. Includes black and white photographs of pumps, machinery, fire trucks, horse-drawn wagons, members of testing teams, and various other pieces of fire fighting equipment ; most photos have typed text captions below them.
- Notes
- Metal hinging mechanism removed, wrapped in paper and stored alongside album
- Subject Access
- Automobiles
- Fire
- Fire fighters
- Fire fighting equipment
- Fire wardens
- Forestry
- Government
- Horses
- National parks and reserves
- Parks
- Parks Canada
- Photography
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Many photographs loose from page mounts, replaced where possible.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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The green horse : my early years in the Canadian Rockies : a park warden's story
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2017
- Author
- Portman, Dale
- Publisher
- [Victoria, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books
- Call Number
- 08.3 P81t
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- Author
- Portman, Dale
- Publisher
- [Victoria, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 368 pages : illustrations, map
- Abstract
- Born in the west but raised initially in the east, Dale Portman was eight years old when his family headed back to the land of the Rockies. Growing up in Calgary, he was introduced to the Rocky Mountains at an early age and as a young man eventually found work in Banff National Park, where he spent most of his time in the saddle while working for outfitter Bert Mickle, based out of Skoki Lodge near Lake Louise. Jobs in the local tourist industry and at a couple of ski hills followed. Eventually Dale was drawn to the warden service, doing avalanche control and forecasting in Rogers Pass, with the backcountry of northern Jasper, Yoho National Park and Field, BC, eventually becoming the stage for many memorable, humorous, tragic and life-affirming moments. The Green Horse takes the reader on a journey through a time when our mountain national parks were less touristy and more substantive. When there was space for everyone to enjoy without having to line up and there was a sense of freedom and adventure in the air. (From Rocky Mountain Books website)
- Contents
- Foreword -- Prologue -- My youth -- Banff and Lake Louise -- Faye and Donny -- A mountain winter and a spring roundup -- Dale and the Mickles -- Lake Louise -- Rogers Pass -- Early Jasper -- Alfie and Ginger -- Jasper tales -- Blue Creek -- Yoho -- Yoho again -- Epilogue.
- ISBN
- 9781771602266
- Accession Number
- P2020-2
- Call Number
- 08.3 P81t
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Summary on Rocky Mountain Books website
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.1001 a,b
- Description
- (a) Cast iron, scissor-like clamp, seal 1.5 dia. has "R M P" in reverse.(b) wire loop 3.5 long is pressed into lead ca. 1.5 dia with "RMP" embossed.see curatorial notes
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- Title
- Gun Sealer
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 19.9 cm
- Description
- (a) Cast iron, scissor-like clamp, seal 1.5 dia. has "R M P" in reverse.(b) wire loop 3.5 long is pressed into lead ca. 1.5 dia with "RMP" embossed.see curatorial notes
- Subject
- parks
- Wardens
- Rocky Mountain Park
- Credit
- Gift of Bill de Haan, Canmore, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.1001 a,b
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