topic:"glacier" found 33 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Ascending Athabasca

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Author: Marty, Sid

Call Number: P

Author: Marty, Sid

Physical Description: p. 40-50 : ill., map

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Athabasca Glacier; Collie, John Norman; Mountain guides; Mountaineers, British; Woolley, Hermann

Notes: In Canadian Geographic, vol. 118, no. 7 (November / December 1998) ; Article recounts mountaineering trip honoring the centennial of John Norman Collie and Hermann Woolley first recorded ascent of Mount Athabasca

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

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Athabasca Glacier

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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

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Boots across the border : the 2012 Wateron-Glacier National Park superintendents' hike

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Author: Urquhart, Ian

Call Number: P

Author: Urquhart, Ian

Responsibility: by Ian Urquhart

Physical Description: p.14-17 : ill. port

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Hiking; Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park

Notes: In Wild Lands Advocate, vol.21, no.3 (June/July 2013)

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

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Escape from death

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Author: Fry, John

Call Number: P - General

Author: Fry, John

Responsibility: by Jim McConkey

Physical Description: p. 10 - 11

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Crevasses; Films; Skiing; Columbia Icefield; Athabasca Glacier

Abstract: The story of how Toni Matt saved Jim McConkey from a crevasse in the Athabasca Glacier on June 12, 1948 during filming of "The Shadow of Time"

Notes: In Skiing History; vol.30 no.4, July/August 2018

Language: English

Call Number: P - General

Collection: Archives Library

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Glacier Skiing

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 21 b&w prints of people skiing on glaciers, mostly Bow Glacier, including the Banff Junior Ski Team.

Date Range: [ca. 1970]

Reference Code: V190 / VI / G / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 21

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, G : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: ii : Glacier Skiing

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / G / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 21

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca. 1970]

Physical Description: 21 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 21 b&w prints of people skiing on glaciers, mostly Bow Glacier, including the Banff Junior Ski Team.

Subject Access: Bow Glacier; Glaciers; Helicopters; Mountains; Skiing; Ski areas

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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Glaciers

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Part Of: Henry Vaux Jr. fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of images by Henry Vaux Jr. depicting various glaciers and surrounding regions within the Canadian Rockies. Locations include Illecillewaet Glacier (Abbott Ridge, Avalanche Crest), Peyto Glacier, Bonney Glacier, Biddle Glacier, Fay Glacier, Yoho Glacier, Crowfoot Glacier, Dawson…

Date Range: 2002; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007

Reference Code: V794 / I / A / NA - 1 to NA - 165

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Photograph; Negative

165 images

Part Of: Henry Vaux Jr. fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: V794

Series: V794 / I : Legacy in Time

Sous-Fonds: V794

Accession Number: 2018.9008

Reference Code: V794 / I / A / NA - 1 to NA - 165

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Responsibility: Produced by Henry Vaux Jr.

Date Range: 2002; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007

Physical Description: 165 Photographs : negatives; b&w

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of images by Henry Vaux Jr. depicting various glaciers and surrounding regions within the Canadian Rockies. Locations include Illecillewaet Glacier (Abbott Ridge, Avalanche Crest), Peyto Glacier, Bonney Glacier, Biddle Glacier, Fay Glacier, Yoho Glacier, Crowfoot Glacier, Dawson Glacier, Bow Glacier and Daly Glacier.