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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.

GMD: Textual record; Blueprint; Poster

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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Movie: Far Country

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 89 b&w prints of production photos from the shoot of "Far Country," mostly shots from filming on location at the Athabasca Glacier and Mount Edith Cavell, as well as posed and set photographs of actors, extras, and crew.

Date Range: 1953-1954

Reference Code: V190 / VI / M / x / g / PA - 01 to PA - 89

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

10 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, M : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: x : Movies, g : Far Country

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / M / x / g / PA - 01 to PA - 89

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1953-1954

Physical Description: 89 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: "Far Country," 1954, directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart, Ruth Roman, Corinne Calvet, and Walter Brennan. A Wyoming cowboy drives a herd of cattle from Skagway, Alaska, to the Klondike hoping to make a profit selling to beef-starved miners in Dawson City, Yukon. But he is bedeviled by a corrupt Skagway sheriff-judge and his gang. After his partner is killed on their gold claim, the cowboy takes the law into his own hands. Location filming for all mountain scenes filmed in Jasper National Park (Athabasca Glacier, Mount Edith Cavell). Bruno Engler appeared in costume as an extra while filming on location at the Athabasca Glacier, part of his role as safety officer for the film. At one point the crew was setting up under an icefall Engler deemed dangerous, ordering them out from under it - soon after, an avalanche came down and buried the location they'd been in. Fred Brewster provided 80 horses and 50 longhorn cattle from his Jasper outfit for the film. Also includes the October 1953 edition of "Universal International Studio Club News" newsletter covering the filming of "Far Country."

Scope & Content: File pertains to 89 b&w prints of production photos from the shoot of "Far Country," mostly shots from filming on location at the Athabasca Glacier and Mount Edith Cavell, as well as posed and set photographs of actors, extras, and crew.

Notes: Images of a woman and child posed in front of a cabin are Bruno Engler's wife and daughter.

Name Access: Engler, Angel

Subject Access: Animals; Athabasca Glacier; Banff Springs Hotel; Banff townsite; Buildings; Cattle; Children; Films and film making; Glaciers; Horses; Mountains; Mount Edith Cavell; Movie Stars; Women

Geographic Access: Jasper; Jasper National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Conservation: Some prints have glue residue and black paper fibers across the backs of them, possibly from having been adhered into an album

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Biographical Source Notes: Hollywood in the Canadian Rockies, by Brian Patton, e-book.

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Road Constructions

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 62 b&w prints of construction of the Banff-Jasper Highway [the Icefield Parkway], as well as a few shots of the Trans-Canada Highway construction just west of the town of Banff.

Date Range: 1957-1962

Reference Code: V190 / VI / R / ii / b / PA - 01 to PA - 62

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

14 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, R : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: ii : Roads, b : Construction

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / R / ii / b / PA - 01 to PA - 62

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1957-1962

Physical Description: 62 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 62 b&w prints of construction of the Banff-Jasper Highway [the Icefield Parkway], as well as a few shots of the Trans-Canada Highway construction just west of the town of Banff.