topic:"Waterfalls" found 45 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Takakkaw Falls

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Takakkaw Falls with Mt. Niles in the background - "Takakaw Falls from the High Line 1929" written on the back in pencil

Date Range: 1929

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 20

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 / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 20

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1929

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of Takakkaw Falls with Mt. Niles in the background - "Takakaw Falls from the High Line 1929" written on the back in pencil

Subject Access: Mountains; Takakkaw Falls; Waterfalls

Geographic Access: Yoho National Park

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Norway

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.161

Description: Waterfalls over cliffs in Norway.

1 image

Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: Norway

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 28.0 x 35.5 cm

Description: Waterfalls over cliffs in Norway.

Subject: landscape; Norway; waterfalls

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.161

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Construction, Trans Canada Hgw

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to construction of the Trans-Canada Highway through the Kicking Horse Pass in Yoho National Park, the last stretch of the road to be completed. Includes shots of construction crews levelling the ground, machines moving earth, explosives, paving, …

Date Range: 1956

Reference Code: V190 / VI / NF - 28 a,b

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 - 28 a,b

GMD: Film; Motion picture

Date Range: 1956

Physical Description: 2 motion pictures (2 film reels: ca. 475'): 16 mm, original, b&w, silent

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to construction of the Trans-Canada Highway through the Kicking Horse Pass in Yoho National Park, the last stretch of the road to be completed. Includes shots of construction crews levelling the ground, machines moving earth, explosives, paving, bridges, men in a lab conduction experiments, and some shots of nearby wildlife and scenic views. NF - 28b is a copy of NF- 28a. Also includes two documents: two copies of a press release for the film, produced by the National Film Board. The original label on the case reads "Title: Construction, Trans Canada Hgw, Camera B. Engler NFB, Date: 1956, Footage: 200 Time 5 minutes."

Subject Access: Animals; Big Horn Sheep; Bridges; Construction; Explosions; Kicking Horse Pass; Mountains; Rivers; Scenery; scenic; Trains; Trans-Canada Highway; Waterfalls; Wildlife

Geographic Access: Yoho National Park; British Columbia

Language: English

Creator: Bruno Engler

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Gov. General Vanier visit to Banff

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to Governor General George Vanier and his wife arriving by train to Banff, as well various activities undertaken by a group of school kids - including fishing in a river [possibly Forty Mile Creek], riding bikes, and roasting hotdogs over a fire.…

Date Range: 1958

Reference Code: V190 / VI / NF - 29

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 - 29

GMD: Film; Motion picture

Date Range: 1958

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 Governor General George Vanier and his wife arriving by train to Banff, as well various activities undertaken by a group of school kids - including fishing in a river [possibly Forty Mile Creek], riding bikes, and roasting hotdogs over a fire. The original label on the case reads "Reeh Gov. General Vanier visit to Banff, FootageL 300ft, Date: 1958, School children outing: Fishing & Bycicling [sic] - Bears, Camera: Bruno Engler."

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Bears; Big Horn Sheep; Black Bears; Boats; Bow Falls; Children; Community events; Community life; Fishing; Governor General; Mountains; Rivers; Scenery; scenic; Trains; Waterfalls; Wildlife

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Bruno Engler

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Asphalt Over the Top

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to construction of the Icefield Parkway between Banff and Jasper. Includes scenic shots of viewpoints along the way, as well as construction of the road itself and bridges over various rivers and waterfalls up to the Columbia Icefield Discovery C…

Date Range: 1961

Reference Code: V190 / VI / NF - 44

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 - 44

GMD: Film; Motion picture

Date Range: 1961

Physical Description: 1 motion picture (1 film reel: 255'): 16 mm, original, b&w, silent

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to construction of the Icefield Parkway between Banff and Jasper. Includes scenic shots of viewpoints along the way, as well as construction of the road itself and bridges over various rivers and waterfalls up to the Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre. The original label on the case reads "Title Asphalt Over the Top, Camera B. Engler, Date 1961, Footage 225ft Time 7 min, For TV tape VHS."

Subject Access: Activities; Advertising; Animals; Automobiles; Bears; Black Bears; Construction; Icefield Parkway; Moose; Mountains; Rivers; Roads; Scenery; scenic; Tourism; Waterfalls

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Bruno Engler

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Mountain Scenes

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to various scenic views around Banff National Park, including mountains, wildflowers, hoodoos, and more. The original label on the case reads "Mountain Scenes, Date: 1962, Color, 300 ft."

Date Range: 1962

Reference Code: V190 / VI / NF - 18

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 - 18

GMD: Film; Motion picture

Date Range: 1962

Physical Description: 1 motion picture (1 film reel: 300'): 16 mm, original, col., silent

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to various scenic views around Banff National Park, including mountains, wildflowers, hoodoos, and more. The original label on the case reads "Mountain Scenes, Date: 1962, Color, 300 ft."

Subject Access: Hoodoos; Cascade Mountain; Mountains; Scenery; scenic; Waterfalls; Wildflowers

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Mountain Flowers

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to shots of various kinds of alpine wild flowers, including paint brushes, blue bells, fireweed, alpine anemones, and more which also all include extreme close-ups of the flowers. Also includes shots of a chipmunk, a chicadee in a tree, and sceni…

Date Range: 1965

Reference Code: V190 / VI / NF - 16

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 - 16

GMD: Film; Motion picture

Date Range: 1965

Physical Description: 1 motion picture (1 film reel: 350'): 16 mm, original, col., silent

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to shots of various kinds of alpine wild flowers, including paint brushes, blue bells, fireweed, alpine anemones, and more which also all include extreme close-ups of the flowers. Also includes shots of a chipmunk, a chicadee in a tree, and scenic views of mountains. The original label on the case reads "400 Feet, Original, Color, Mountain Flowers."

Subject Access: Alpine Anemone; Animals; Birds; Chipmunk; Fireweed; Mountains; Scenery; scenic; Waterfalls; Wild Rose; Wild Tiger Lilly

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Water Falls Sunwapta, Athabasca, Tangle Creek, Helmeken. -- 1970 - 1979

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: Waterfalls at Kicking Horse Canyon, Tangle Creek, Seven Veils, Bow Glacier, Athabasca Falls, Dawson Falls, Columbia Icefield, Sunwapta Falls, Takakkaw, Helmeken.

Reference Code: V190 / II.A.xxi. - 1

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Series: II.A. Main file: Alphabetical files

Reference Code: V190 / II.A.xxi. - 1

Physical Description: ca.100 negatives: 6 x 8 cm. or smaller

Scope & Content: Waterfalls at Kicking Horse Canyon, Tangle Creek, Seven Veils, Bow Glacier, Athabasca Falls, Dawson Falls, Columbia Icefield, Sunwapta Falls, Takakkaw, Helmeken.