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- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to print copies made from original negatives of Vaux family travels in the Canadian Rockies in the late 1800s. Includes views of mountains, scree slopes, glaciers, train scenes (including tracks and the interior of a dining car), Glacier House, and portrais of the family members.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1887 - 1900]
- Reference Code
- V653 / I / U / 2 / PA-7 to PA-59
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M107/V557
- Series
- I. Photography
- Sous-Fonds
- V557
- Sub-Series
- U. Prints
- Accession Number
- 7792
- Reference Code
- V653 / I / U / 2 / PA-7 to PA-59
- GMD
- Photograph print
- Date Range
- [ca. 1887 - 1900]
- Physical Description
- 52 prints : b&w ; 21.6 x 27.9 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to print copies made from original negatives of Vaux family travels in the Canadian Rockies in the late 1800s. Includes views of mountains, scree slopes, glaciers, train scenes (including tracks and the interior of a dining car), Glacier House, and portrais of the family members.
- Name Access
- Vaux, William
- Vaux, George
- Vaux, George, X
- Walcott, Mary Vaux
- Subject Access
- Glaciers
- Glacier House
- Family and personal life
- Mountains
- Photography
- Trains
- Travel and Exploration
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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CPR Advertising Posters and Glacier House Blueprints
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 printed posters and 2 pages with blueprints/illustrations. Content pertains to colour advertisements for the Canadian Pacific Railroad (one promoting a new route to Thunder Bay via Winnipeg on the CPR, one advertising 'The Red Letter Day' in 1986 as the CPR opened up a direct lin…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900 to ca. 1925]
- 1926
- [ca. 1940 to ca. 1970]
- [ca. 1980 to ca. 1990]
- 1986
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 9 to 13 O.S.
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Blueprint
- Poster
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / II / C / 6 : Promotional Items, Awards and Correspondence
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 9 to 13 O.S.
- Responsibility
- Nichols Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900 to ca. 1925]
- 1926
- [ca. 1940 to ca. 1970]
- [ca. 1980 to ca. 1990]
- 1986
- Physical Description
- 6 Prints: posters and blueprints/illustrations; colour and b&w
- History / Biographical
- The Glacier House was originally built in 1886 to remove the burden of heavy dining cars by acting as one of multiple attractive pit stops for CPR passengers to take their meals. The building was expanded multiple times over the following 3 decades to accommodate a growing demand for overnight accommodation and increased railway traffic. Glacier House became less marketable by the 20's as dining service improved onboard trains, and the building closed in 1925. Plans were made for new extensions in 1926, but these were never realized.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 printed posters and 2 pages with blueprints/illustrations. Content pertains to colour advertisements for the Canadian Pacific Railroad (one promoting a new route to Thunder Bay via Winnipeg on the CPR, one advertising 'The Red Letter Day' in 1986 as the CPR opened up a direct line from the Atlantic to Pacific coasts, and one reprint of a poster, date unknown, which originally promoted the CPR in the early 20th century). Also consists of a blueprint design for a proposed extension to the original Glacier House building in the Selkirks (dated 1926) and one print copy of a painted illustration depicting another proposed building design for the Glacier House, date unknown. The blueprint and illustration are possibly more recent copies of older items, and therefore a later date range of [ca. 1940 to ca. 1970] has been added to this file description.
- Storage Range
- In oversize storage as V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 9 O.S. to V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 13 O.S.
- Subject Access
- Travel
- tourism
- Hotels
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Glacier House
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- British Columbia
- Selkirks
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items in this file must be stored in mylar to prevent further surface damage while in storage.
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/bc/rogers/decouvrir-discover/natcul6.aspx http://www.geog.uvic.ca/dept2/faculty/smithd/477/2010/2010_05_paper.pdf http://doug56.net/CPRMS1887/glacier-house.html
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Glacial studies in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks (Smithsonian expedition, season of 1904.) preliminary report
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15218
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1905
- Author
- Sherzer, William Hittell
- Publisher
- Washington : Smithsonian Institution
- Call Number
- 03.4 Sh5g Pam
- Author
- Sherzer, William Hittell
- Publisher
- Washington : Smithsonian Institution
- Published Date
- 1905
- Physical Description
- 44 pages, illustrations
- Subjects
- Deville Glacier
- Illecillewaet Glacier
- Lefroy Glacier
- Mitre Glacier
- Selkirk Mountains
- Victoria Glacier
- Wapta Glacier
- Wenkchemna Glacier
- Yoho Glacier
- Accession Number
- 7913
- Call Number
- 03.4 Sh5g Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Glaciers in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14166
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1907
- Author
- Sherzer, William Hittell
- Publisher
- Washington : Smithsonian Institution
- Call Number
- 03.4 Sh3g Pam
- Author
- Sherzer, William Hittell
- Responsibility
- William Hittell Sherzer, PH.D.
- Publisher
- Washington : Smithsonian Institution
- Published Date
- 1907
- Physical Description
- 496 pp. ill.
- Notes
- Smithsonian Expedition of 1904 preliminary report
- Accession Number
- 7830
- Call Number
- 03.4 Sh3g Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Map of Nakimu Caves by W.S. Ayres
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24889
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- November 9th, 1905
- Author
- Ayres, W.S.
- Call Number
- C16-2.1
- Author
- Ayres, W.S.
- Published Date
- November 9th, 1905
- Scale
- 120:inch
- Subjects
- Nakimu Caves - Glacier National P.
- Accession Number
- 2689
- Call Number
- C16-2.1
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Mt. Sir Donald and IIllecillewaet River Glacier, B.C.
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- Date
- 1900
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- MrT.05.04
- Description
- This painting features a mountain range and a river. The upper half of the work contains the mountains. There is a peak in the tlc, and in front of this peak, cut off by the left border, stretches a brownish mountain which reaches diagonally to the right and merges with the rest of the range. Th…
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- Title
- Mt. Sir Donald and IIllecillewaet River Glacier, B.C.
- Date
- 1900
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 67.0 x 49.0 cm
- Description
- This painting features a mountain range and a river. The upper half of the work contains the mountains. There is a peak in the tlc, and in front of this peak, cut off by the left border, stretches a brownish mountain which reaches diagonally to the right and merges with the rest of the range. This range hosts a glacier. The river portion of the painting is separated from the mountains by a row of tall evergreen trees which appear to follow the river, in front of these trees are small leafy bushes, and then rocks by the shore of the river. In the brc, the river is interrupted by large rocks, which create a small series of falls. The river exits the painting along the whole bottom of the work.
- Credit
- Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- MrT.05.04
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Murray family fonds
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- Part Of
- Murray family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes photographs of Rocky Mountain Tours buses at various locations; photographs by F. V. Longstaff, several of which are inscribed to Mr. and Mrs. George Murray; Longstaff Christmas cards, n.d., 1944-1960; and an article by Longstaff titled "Historical Notes on Glacier House." The artic…
- Date Range
- 1887-1960
- Reference Code
- M142 / V453
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Murray family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 142
- V 453
- Sous-Fonds
- M 142
- V 453
- Accession Number
- 450, 941
- Reference Code
- M142 / V453
- Date Range
- 1887-1960
- Physical Description
- 33 photographs : prints. -- .5 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- George Murray, 1904-1968, and Gertrude Murray, 1891-1979, were residents of Banff, Alberta, Canada. George Murray was an employee of Rocky Mountain Tours and Transport Company from 1941 until 1957 and was later employed by Brewster Transport Company. The Murrays were friends of Major F. V. (Frederick Victor) Longstaff, 1879-1961, a mountaineer, architect and historian from Victoria, B.C.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes photographs of Rocky Mountain Tours buses at various locations; photographs by F. V. Longstaff, several of which are inscribed to Mr. and Mrs. George Murray; Longstaff Christmas cards, n.d., 1944-1960; and an article by Longstaff titled "Historical Notes on Glacier House." The article includes photographic illustrations of the Lake O'Hara region and the interior of Abbot Pass Hut.
- Name Access
- Murray, George
- Murray, Gertrude
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Glacier House
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description for photographs.
- Creator
- Murray, George
- Murray, Gertrude
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Observations made in 1907 on glaciers in Alberta and British Columbia
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue10990
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1908
- Author
- Vaux, George, Jr
- Call Number
- 03.4 V46obs Pam
- Author
- Vaux, George, Jr
- Responsibility
- by George Jr. and William S. Vaux
- Published Date
- 1908
- Physical Description
- p.560-563
- Notes
- From Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, December 1907
- Accession Number
- 1118
- Call Number
- 03.4 V46obs Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Date
- 1900 – 1929
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1211
- Description
- Metal pin with blue and white enamel circular border on front. The words “SIR DONALD CLUB GLACIER B.C.“ on front with mountain scene and trees.
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1900 – 1929
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Dimensions
- 7.0 cm
- Description
- Metal pin with blue and white enamel circular border on front. The words “SIR DONALD CLUB GLACIER B.C.“ on front with mountain scene and trees.
- Credit
- Gift of J. Monroe Thorington, Philadelphia, USA, 1972
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1211
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- Date
- 1905
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1028
- Description
- Blaze cut into tree "members on grizzly hunt" Seaton glacier.
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- Title
- Tree Blaze
- Date
- 1905
- Material
- wood
- Description
- Blaze cut into tree "members on grizzly hunt" Seaton glacier.
- Subject
- hunting
- Seaton Glacier
- Credit
- Gift of James (Mrs.) Brewster, Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1028
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