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Connecting the Kootenays : the Kootenay Lake ferries, a hundred years of service 1921-2020

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
January 2022
Author
Cone, Michael A.
Publisher
Nelson, British Columbia : Michael A. Cone
Call Number
08.5 C75c
Author
Cone, Michael A.
Publisher
Nelson, British Columbia : Michael A. Cone
Published Date
January 2022
Physical Description
354 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Transportation
Water Travel
Travel
Kootenay Lake
Boat
Ferry
History
Abstract
Connecting the Kootenays chronicles the history of the Kootenay Lake ferry service from its modest beginnings in 1921 through to its 100th anniversary in 2020. -- From back cover
Contents
The Great Trunk Road (1908-1921) ; The Canadian Pacific Railway Fills the Gap (1884-1913) ; The Nasookin: Queen of Kootenay Lake (1913-1930) ; Nelson to Kuskanook: A Trip to Remember (1921-1930) ; The Provinical Government Steps In (1931) ; The Great Depression and the Second World War (1931-1947) ; Saying Goodbye to the Nasookin (1947-1956) ; A New Ferry and a New Route (1947-1954) ; The Auxiliary Ferry: The Balfour (1954) ; Growing Pains for the Two-Ferry Service and the Opening of the "Skyway" (1955-1963) ; Labour Strife, Major Rebuilds and Looking beyond the New Millennium (1964-1999) ; The Osprey 2000, Privitization and Facing Challenges Ahead (2000-2020)
ISBN
9781778350511
Accession Number
P2022.12
Call Number
08.5 C75c
Collection
Archives Library
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Artist
Peter von Tiesenhausen (1959 – , Canadian)
Date
1995
Medium
gesso on wood
Catalogue Number
VtP.02.02
Description
A lozenged shaped piece of burnt wood, uneven surface, painted white. The white colour is irregular. Centered is a drawing of a ship. The ship is not typical. Black lines indicate only the skeletal shape, looking more like an unfinished woven basket with the ribs long and pointing out and up.
Artist
Peter von Tiesenhausen (1959 – , Canadian)
Title
Ship
Date
1995
Medium
gesso on wood
Dimensions
23.0 x 99.0 cm
Description
A lozenged shaped piece of burnt wood, uneven surface, painted white. The white colour is irregular. Centered is a drawing of a ship. The ship is not typical. Black lines indicate only the skeletal shape, looking more like an unfinished woven basket with the ribs long and pointing out and up.
Subject
landscape
mythological
boat
Credit
Gift of Peter von Tiesenhausen, Demmitt, 1995
Catalogue Number
VtP.02.02
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Artist
Marvin Scanie
Date
1971
Medium
acrylic on masonite
Catalogue Number
SaM.12.01
Description
Overall blue sweeping painting, centre is a sailboat keeling port side, there is a figure in a red hat and scarf at the stern.
Artist
Marvin Scanie
Title
Sailboat
Date
1971
Medium
acrylic on masonite
Dimensions
40.0 x 61.0 cm
Description
Overall blue sweeping painting, centre is a sailboat keeling port side, there is a figure in a red hat and scarf at the stern.
Subject
seascape
boat
activity, sailing
figure, male
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
SaM.12.01
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[Boat Encampment 83D/1, B.C.]

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue23510
Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Published Date
1968
Publisher
Dept. of Mines and Technical Surveys
Call Number
NTS
83D/1
Publisher
Dept. of Mines and Technical Surveys
Published Date
1968
Physical Description
1 map : col
Scale
Scale: 1:50,000
Relief: Contour Interval 100 ft.
Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Subjects
Boat Encampment
British Columbia
Notes
National Topographic System
Call Number
NTS
83D/1
Collection
Archives Library
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1958
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.377
Description
Sitting in the bottom left corner is a fishing boat on an angle with a blue shadow behind it reaching over to the right side.
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Boat
Date
1958
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
25.3 x 30.3 cm
Description
Sitting in the bottom left corner is a fishing boat on an angle with a blue shadow behind it reaching over to the right side.
Subject
transportation
boat
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.377
Images
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1956
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.200
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Peninsula, Alaska
Date
1956
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
25.3 x 30.3 cm
Subject
seascape
Pacific
mountains
boat
Alaska
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.200
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Seasons Greetings Catharine and Pete 1950

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1950
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.723
Description
A rough sketch for the 1950 Christmas card. Peter and Catharine can be seen walking on a beach with animals following them single file, but with the rabbit ahead of them. There is a palm tree in the foreground, and the ocean, mountain, and boat in the background. On the top edge of drawing “SEASONS…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Seasons Greetings Catharine and Pete 1950
Date
1950
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
21.3 x 27.3 cm
Description
A rough sketch for the 1950 Christmas card. Peter and Catharine can be seen walking on a beach with animals following them single file, but with the rabbit ahead of them. There is a palm tree in the foreground, and the ocean, mountain, and boat in the background. On the top edge of drawing “SEASONS GREETING” and on the bottom edge “CATHARINE AND PETE 1950,” on the centre left side “Or only one color? on border,” and “Or only pen and ink with border color.” The drawings edges on the top and left side have “PORT” written in pencil, and the bottom and right side have “STBT.”
Subject
Christmas card
moose
rabbit
bear
deer
wolf
squirrel
boat
palm tree
beach
ocean
figures
couple
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.723
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York Boat, Fort Garry 1937

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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Date
1937
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
PhW.05.07
Description
Colour: grey, brown, green. A large grey boat sits left to centr on wood beams. A stone wall is behind and to the left. At the right are wood posts which support the roof which appears at the upper right edge. In the distance below the roof is a green lawn, tree trunks and a house.
  1 image  
Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Title
York Boat, Fort Garry 1937
Date
1937
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
29.2 x 53.0 cm
Description
Colour: grey, brown, green. A large grey boat sits left to centr on wood beams. A stone wall is behind and to the left. At the right are wood posts which support the roof which appears at the upper right edge. In the distance below the roof is a green lawn, tree trunks and a house.
Subject
boat
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1969
Catalogue Number
PhW.05.07
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Fishing Boats, Gimli Dock

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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Date
1937
Medium
wood cut on paper
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.32
Description
Docked boat, man standing on dock, dog in foreground on shoreline;
  1 image  
Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Title
Fishing Boats, Gimli Dock
Date
1937
Medium
wood cut on paper
Dimensions
12.3 x 18.3 cm
Description
Docked boat, man standing on dock, dog in foreground on shoreline;
Subject
landscape
lake
figure, male
animal, dog
boat
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.32
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West Indies Sailing Vessel

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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1931
Medium
oil on canvas on board
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.333
Description
A sailboat with two masts, the sails are down and there are two cabin-like structures on the deck, the sky is cloudy and stormy looking, the water is suggested with a few brush strokes.
  1 image  
Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
West Indies Sailing Vessel
Date
1931
Medium
oil on canvas on board
Dimensions
12.7 x 17.7 cm
Description
A sailboat with two masts, the sails are down and there are two cabin-like structures on the deck, the sky is cloudy and stormy looking, the water is suggested with a few brush strokes.
Subject
seascape
boat
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.333
Images
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