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- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1068
- Description
- A brown metal spur with silver metal decoration and a spoked rowel.
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- Title
- Spur
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- metal; skin
- Description
- A brown metal spur with silver metal decoration and a spoked rowel.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1068
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Personal and Professional Photographs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions3611
- Part Of
- Lawrence Grassi fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to various climbs, trips, and activities Lawrence Grassi and others did; many others are unidentified
- Date Range
- [ca. 1915-1980]
- Reference Code
- V240 / II / B / PA - 801 to 829
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Lawrence Grassi fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M45 / V240
- Series
- II.B. Personal photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V240
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V240 / II / B / PA - 801 to 829
- Date Range
- [ca. 1915-1980]
- Physical Description
- 29 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to various climbs, trips, and activities Lawrence Grassi and others did; many others are unidentified
- Name Access
- Grassi, Lawrence
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Buildings
- Climbing
- Cabins and shelters
- Family and personal life
- Guide
- Guiding
- Leisure
- Mountains
- Professional and Personal Life
- Portrait
- Scenery
- Geographic Access
- Rocky Mountains
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Kananaskis
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Souvenir travel books and guides
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 24 textual records including bound books, small booklets and brochures. Content pertains to travel and tourism in the Canadian Rockies, Calgary, Fort Langley, Vancouver, Saskatoon, Montana, and Japan. Includes two "pocket directories" for Vancouver [1899 and 1900] and one for Saska…
- Date Range
- 1899-1900
- [1905-1910]
- 1907
- [1912]
- 1914
- 1919-1920
- [1925-1930]
- 1935
- 1953-1954
- 1957-1958
- [1960-1965]
- 1963
- 1972-1973
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 15 to 18
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / F : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / F1 : Textual
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 15 to 18
- Date Range
- 1899-1900
- [1905-1910]
- 1907
- [1912]
- 1914
- 1919-1920
- [1925-1930]
- 1935
- 1953-1954
- 1957-1958
- [1960-1965]
- 1963
- 1972-1973
- Physical Description
- 9 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 24 textual records including bound books, small booklets and brochures. Content pertains to travel and tourism in the Canadian Rockies, Calgary, Fort Langley, Vancouver, Saskatoon, Montana, and Japan. Includes two "pocket directories" for Vancouver [1899 and 1900] and one for Saskatoon [1914]; souvenir booklets for Pincher Creek [1900 - 1905], Turner Valley Oil Field [1915 - 1920] and the Canadian Wax Gallery; booklet "Calgary Alberta: The Land of Plenty"; two copies of a Banff National Park guide book [ca. 1912]; "A Sprig of Mountain Heather" tourist booklet by the Department of the Interior, Canada [1914]; "Hippodrome" souvenir book; “Pocket Guide to Japan”; "Westward Honk!" travel publication by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle (1919) detailing a National Parks road trip across Canada and the United States; two copies of “Pictographs in Southwestern Alberta” information booklet; an information sheet and map of the Rocky Mountains Forest Reserve signed by “E. Wakelyn”; a scrapbook of newspaper clippings from The Albertan [1963] pertaining to Calgary; a brochure on Marble Canyon; and two brochures pertaining to interpretive programming in Banff National Park [1972 and 1973 respectively].
- Notes
- Contents have been arranged chronologically and divided into four files (see Content Details).
- ”A Sprig of Mountain Heather” souvenir book contains pressed plant matter
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Banff National Park
- Camping
- Commerce and industry
- Commercial products
- Ecology
- Environment
- Flowers
- Geography
- Government
- Guiding
- Guide
- Hiking
- History
- Hot Springs
- Industry
- Leisure
- Museums
- Natural history
- Natural resources
- Oil
- Photography
- Recreation
- Tourism
- Tourist information
- Trail guides
- Travel
- The Albertan
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Pincher Creek
- Turner Valley
- British Columbia
- Vancouver
- Marble Canyon
- United States of America
- Montana
- Japan
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- “Picturesque Calgary” booklet placed in acid-free envelope due to damage and fragile state
- ”Hippodrome” souvenir book stored in mylar sleeve
- ”A Sprig of Mountain Heather” souvenir book kept in original envelope in file folder. Consider additional storage measures, and handle with caution as attached pressed plant is fragile and may break apart easily
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Natural resources
- Government
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Environment
- Commerce and industry
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Folder contents: LUX/II/F1/15: 1899 - 1907 LUX/II/F1/16: 1912 - 1914 LUX/II/F1/17: 1914 - 1935 LUX/II/F1/18: 1953 - 1973
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Tom Wilson Scrapbook
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- Part Of
- Tom Wilson family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a scrapbook of newsclippings pertaining to the life and achievements of Tom Wilson.
- Date Range
- 1881-1968
- Reference Code
- M10 / 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Tom Wilson family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M10 / V701
- Series
- M10 / 1
- Sous-Fonds
- M10
- Accession Number
- 1634
- Reference Code
- M10 / 2
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1881-1968
- Physical Description
- 4.5 cm of textual records (146 pages ; 25.5 x 29 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a scrapbook of newsclippings pertaining to the life and achievements of Tom Wilson.
- Name Access
- Tom Wilson
- Subject Access
- Banff High School
- School
- Guide
- Guiding
- Exploration
- Discovery and exploration
- Newspaper
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Calgary
- Lake Louise
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
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Old Swiss Guides
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57409
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 19 b&w prints of Swiss Guides, usually posed either on their own or in a group, shots from a National Film Board documentary production, the Lyall Group mountain range, and a collection of Guide pins. Also includes documents: a copy of the Kicking Horse Chronicle and the 1992 Mount…
- Date Range
- 1901-1963
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / O / v / PA - 01 to PA - 19
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
14 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, O : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- v : Old Swiss Guides
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / O / v / PA - 01 to PA - 19
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1901-1963
- Physical Description
- 19 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 19 b&w prints of Swiss Guides, usually posed either on their own or in a group, shots from a National Film Board documentary production, the Lyall Group mountain range, and a collection of Guide pins. Also includes documents: a copy of the Kicking Horse Chronicle and the 1992 Mountain Guides' Ball pamphlet.
- Name Access
- Aemmer, Rudolf
- Feuz, Edmund
- Feuz, Edward
- Feuz, Edward, Jr.
- Feuz, Ernest
- Kaufmann, Christian
- Hasler, Christian
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Climbing
- Films and film making
- Guides
- Guiding
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Portrait
- Swiss Guides
- Geographic Access
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V190 / VI / O / v / NA - 01 to NA - 04
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Old Swiss Guides - negatives
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57410
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 4 b&w negatives of a commemorative plaque for Swiss Guides mounted on a rock with guide pins posed below it.
- Date Range
- 1901-1963
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / O / v / NA - 01 to NA - 04
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Film
- Negative
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, O : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- v : Old Swiss Guides
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / O / v / NA - 01 to NA - 04
- Date Range
- 1901-1963
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w negatives ; 6.5 x 7.6 cm
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 4 b&w negatives of a commemorative plaque for Swiss Guides mounted on a rock with guide pins posed below it.
- Name Access
- Aemmer, Rudolf
- Feuz, Edmund
- Feuz, Edward
- Feuz, Edward, Jr.
- Feuz, Ernest
- Kaufmann, Christian
- Hasler, Christian
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Climbing
- Films and film making
- Guides
- Guiding
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Portrait
- Swiss Guides
- Geographic Access
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V190 / VI / O / v / PA - 01 to PA - 19
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Personal and Professional Photographs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1529
- Part Of
- Edward Feuz fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to mountains, climbs and camps; clients, friends and associates
- Date Range
- [ca. 1911-1930]
- Reference Code
- V200 / I / A / II / PA - 1 to 66
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Edward Feuz fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M93 / V200
- Series
- I.A.ii. Prints / general
- Sous-Fonds
- V200
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V200 / I / A / II / PA - 1 to 66
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1911-1930]
- Physical Description
- 66 photographs : prints.
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to mountains, climbs and camps; clients, friends and associates
- Name Access
- Feuz, Edward, Jr.
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Climbing
- Exploration
- Hiking
- Guide
- Guiding
- Mountains
- Professional and Personal Life
- Swiss Guides
- Geographic Access
- Rocky Mountains
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- NA
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Personal and Professional Photographs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1531
- Part Of
- Edward Feuz fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to clients, friends and associates; mountains and glaciers, especially pertaining to climbs; Lake Louise area, including Lake Louise Chalet and Chateau Lake Louise; movie making; Alpine Club of Canada Camps; home and family in Golden, B.C. Includes several views by and about Georgia …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1904-1968]
- Reference Code
- V200 / I / A / II / PA - 475 to 703
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
10 images
- Part Of
- Edward Feuz fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M93 / V200
- Series
- I.A.ii. Prints / general
- Sous-Fonds
- V200
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V200 / I / A / II / PA - 475 to 703
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1904-1968]
- Physical Description
- ca.225 photographs : prints.
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to clients, friends and associates; mountains and glaciers, especially pertaining to climbs; Lake Louise area, including Lake Louise Chalet and Chateau Lake Louise; movie making; Alpine Club of Canada Camps; home and family in Golden, B.C. Includes several views by and about Georgia Engelhard. File-level inventory available.
- Name Access
- Engelhard, Georgia
- Feuz, Edward, Jr.
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Camps
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Climbing
- Exploration
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Hiking
- Guide
- Guiding
- Mountains
- Professional and Personal Life
- Swiss Guides
- Geographic Access
- Lake Louise
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Golden
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- NA
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Professional Photographs
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- Part Of
- Edward Feuz fonds
- Scope & Content
- Pertain mainly to Edward Feuz and other Swiss Guides. Also includes photographs by Fred Armbrister and Walter Wilcox.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1908-1925]
- Reference Code
- V200 / I / A / II / PA - 1 to 14 O.S.
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Edward Feuz fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M93 / V200
- Series
- I.A.ii. Prints / general
- Sous-Fonds
- V200
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V200 / I / A / II / PA - 1 to 14 O.S.
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1908-1925]
- Physical Description
- 14 photographs : prints; oversize.
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Pertain mainly to Edward Feuz and other Swiss Guides. Also includes photographs by Fred Armbrister and Walter Wilcox.
- Name Access
- Feuz, Edward, Jr.
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Climbing
- Exploration
- Hiking
- Guide
- Guiding
- Mountains
- Professional and Personal Life
- Swiss Guides
- Geographic Access
- Rocky Mountains
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- NA
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Large Panorama Prints
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 21 b&w photographs, some captioned. The photographs pertain to various panoramic views of the foothills and Southern Rockies. Subjects include Harry Nash at the Gap ranger Station; Riggall's Packtrain at the Gap ranger station; Kay and Babe Riggall at the Burton cabin; camp in the …
- Date Range
- [ca.1903 to ca.1959]
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / C / PA - LPP45-1 to LPP47-11
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
6 images
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M376 / V26
- Series
- V26 / III / C : Panorama Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V26
- Accession Number
- 7200
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / C / PA - LPP45-1 to LPP47-11
- Date Range
- [ca.1903 to ca.1959]
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 21 prints, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 21 b&w photographs, some captioned. The photographs pertain to various panoramic views of the foothills and Southern Rockies. Subjects include Harry Nash at the Gap ranger Station; Riggall's Packtrain at the Gap ranger station; Kay and Babe Riggall at the Burton cabin; camp in the gathering pasture near the ranger station; Crosby children on horseback near the Burton lease; Riggall's packtrain near the Livinstone Gap; packtrain crossing the Northwest branch of the Oldman River; a view of Riggall's guests crossing the Northwest brach of the Oldman River showing the 1910 burn and the 1923 flood; McKnight camp near the Oldman River; Bovey party at the falls camp near the Oldman River.
- Subject Access
- Landscapes
- Guiding
- Mountains
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Bert Riggall's grandson, John Russell provided some identifications Caption on envelope that previously housed prints V26 / III / C / PA - LPP45-1 to LPP45-7: LPP45 Oldman Ranger Station, Burton cabin and lease area near the station Caption on envelope that previously housed prints V26 / III / C / PA - LPP46-1 to LPP46-3: LPP46 Oldman Area moving packtrain between home ranch and Gap area Caption on envelope that previously housed prints V26 / III / C / PA - LPP47-1 to LPP47-11: LPP47 Oldman River stem (camps along it)
- Processing Status
- Processed
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