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Among the sources of the Saskatchewan and Athabasca Rivers

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue3981
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Author
Schaffer, Mary T. S. (Mary Townsend Sharples)
Call Number
02.6 Sch1s
Author
Schaffer, Mary T. S. (Mary Townsend Sharples)
Physical Description
p.48-62 : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Columbia Icefield
Pack trips
Simpson, Jimmy
Notes
From the Bulletin of the Geographical Society of Philadelphia, vol.VI, no.2, April 1908
Accession Number
492
Call Number
02.6 Sch1s
Collection
Archives Library
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Andromeda and Athabasca Glaciers, Columbia Icefield

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Artist
Don Harmon (1917 – 1997, Canadian)
Date
1987
Medium
cibachrome on paper
Catalogue Number
HrD.18.01
Description
A colour photographic positive, an almost full frame picture of glaciers, the white colour and formations dominate, a bare rock juts out bottom left corner, rocks also near top left to near bottom right, the sky is extreme top of picture, some clouds
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Artist
Don Harmon (1917 – 1997, Canadian)
Title
Andromeda and Athabasca Glaciers, Columbia Icefield
Date
1987
Medium
cibachrome on paper
Dimensions
57.2 x 45.6 cm
Description
A colour photographic positive, an almost full frame picture of glaciers, the white colour and formations dominate, a bare rock juts out bottom left corner, rocks also near top left to near bottom right, the sky is extreme top of picture, some clouds
Subject
landscape, mountain
landscape, Columbia Icefield
Credit
Purchased from Don Harmon, Banff, 1985
Catalogue Number
HrD.18.01
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of the Athabasca Glacier
Date Range
[ca. 1920-1940]
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 138
Description Level
6 / Image
GMD
Photograph
  1 image  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Image
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 138
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
[ca. 1920-1940]
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of the Athabasca Glacier
Subject Access
Athabasca Glacier
Columbia Icefield
Glaciers
Mountains
Geographic Access
Jasper National Park
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
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Athabasca Glacier, Columbia Icefield

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Artist
George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)
Date
1963
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WbG.04.087
Description
Wildflowers and black trees in foreground, Athabasca Glacier in distance.
Artist
George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)
Title
Athabasca Glacier, Columbia Icefield
Date
1963
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
21.7 x 29.4 cm
Description
Wildflowers and black trees in foreground, Athabasca Glacier in distance.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Columbia Icefield, Athabasca Glacier
Credit
Gift of Donna Tingley, Edmonton, 2004
Catalogue Number
WbG.04.087
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Athabasca Glacier, Columbia Icefields

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Artist
Andreas Roth
Date
1941
Medium
oil paint on board
Catalogue Number
RtA.02.01
Description
Mountain landscape with mountains topped with glaciers in background. Glacial tongue with river leading away from it in the centre of the painting. Wildflowers and trees in foreground. Bottom left corner is “Andreas Roth. 1941”
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Artist
Andreas Roth
Title
Athabasca Glacier, Columbia Icefields
Date
1941
Medium
oil paint on board
Dimensions
43.5 x 62.0 cm
Description
Mountain landscape with mountains topped with glaciers in background. Glacial tongue with river leading away from it in the centre of the painting. Wildflowers and trees in foreground. Bottom left corner is “Andreas Roth. 1941”
Subject
mountains
columbia icefield
athabasca
Banff National Park
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
Catalogue Number
RtA.02.01
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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Author
Steeger, Hal
Call Number
02.8 St3 Pam
Author
Steeger, Hal
Physical Description
p.66-73 : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Banff Indian Days
Columbia Icefield
Snowmobiling
Notes
From Argosy, November 1968
Call Number
02.8 St3 Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Canadian Rockies : they abound in wild animals, glaciers, and luxurious hotels

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1947
Publisher
Life
Call Number
02.6 L11c PAM OS
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Publisher
Life
Published Date
1947
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Banff National Park
Travel
Tourism
Banff Springs Hotel
Rundle Mount
Athabaska River
Brazeau
Maligne Lake
Bow River
Canadian National Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
Chateau Lake Louise
Trails
Mountaineering
Columbia Icefield
Abstract
Pertains to the Canadian Rocky Mountains as a tourist destination in 1947 and features main geographical attractions such as the Mount Rundle, Athabaska River, Maligne Lake, Bow River in addition to the Banff Springs Hotel with map of Banff National Park and Jasper National Park.
Notes
In Life, June 9, 1947, pp. 68 - 76
Accession Number
7889
Call Number
02.6 L11c PAM OS
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Specific volume with article can be viewed online via Google Books
Websites
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Canadian Rockies Climbing Report

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
June 21 1972
Call Number
F1090 J37
Responsibility
Japanese University student climbing group
Published Date
June 21 1972
Physical Description
51 pages, ill.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Banff
British Columbia
Columbia Icefield
Japanese
Rock climbing
Notes
Report of Japanese University students of their trip to Western Canada (Alberta, BC) and their climbing expepditions in the Rocky Mountains. Includes articles written by students about their experiences, a full itinerary of their trip, diagrams of Columbia Icefield traverse, photos and cost of trip.
Article about Banff
Call Number
F1090 J37
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Climbing and Ice Climbing Columbia Icefield. -- 1970

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Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Scope & Content
Wardens training in ice climbing on the Columbia Icefield. Award presentations with individual and group photographs.
Reference Code
V190 / IV.A.ii. - 11
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
IV.A. Warden collection: Warden schools and training
Reference Code
V190 / IV.A.ii. - 11
Physical Description
ca.40 negatives: 6 x 8 cm. or smaller
Scope & Content
Wardens training in ice climbing on the Columbia Icefield. Award presentations with individual and group photographs.
Subject Access
Columbia Icefield
Ice climbing
National parks and reserves - Wardens
Access Restrictions
Access by appointment only
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Climbs and exploration in the Canadian Rockies

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1998
Author
Stutfield, Hugh Edward Millington
Publisher
Calgary : Aquila Books
Call Number
02.6 St9 1998
Author
Stutfield, Hugh Edward Millington
Responsibility
by Hugh E. M. Stutfield and J. Norman Collie
introduction by Robert Sandford
Publisher
Calgary : Aquila Books
Published Date
1998
Physical Description
[8], 343 p. : ill., map
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Canadian Mountaineering Classics #1
Subjects
Brown Mount
Columbia Icefield
Hooker Mount
Mountaineering
Notes
Facsimile reprint of: London : Longmans, Green and Co., 1903
Includes index
Folded map glued to end paper
ISBN
0-9683820-0-2
Accession Number
9-23-98 31,000 & 8227 deaccessioned
Call Number
02.6 St9 1998
Collection
Archives Library
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