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Charlie Hunter fonds
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- Part Of
- Charlie Hunter fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of selected colour transparencies mainly pertaining to Hunter's world travels, including Africa, 1961, northern India and region, 1967, Norway, 1974, and New Zealand and Australia, date unknown. Also, scenic views of the Canadian Rockies. Selected from total of 1633 slides. Accompa…
- Date Range
- 1965-1975
- Reference Code
- V292
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Album
- Part Of
- Charlie Hunter fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 292
- Sous-Fonds
- V 292
- Accession Number
- 1017, 2688, 2016.8594
- Reference Code
- V292
- Date Range
- 1965-1975
- Physical Description
- 835 photographs : transparencies, print. 1 Photograph Album: ca.211 prints, b&w
- History / Biographical
- Charlie Hunter, 1888-1982, was a guide and outfitter at Pincher Creek, Banff, Rocky Mountain House and Nordegg, Alberta. Hunter was born in Illinois, USA and came to Pincher Creek in 1904. There he began his career as a guide and outfitter, expanding to the Banff area in 1930s. Hunter travelled extensively throughout the world.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of selected colour transparencies mainly pertaining to Hunter's world travels, including Africa, 1961, northern India and region, 1967, Norway, 1974, and New Zealand and Australia, date unknown. Also, scenic views of the Canadian Rockies. Selected from total of 1633 slides. Accompanied by one photograph of Kootenai Brown. Also contains one photograph album previously belonging to Charlie Hunter consisting of ca.211 b&w photographs depicting Canadian Rockies tours and packing trips.
- Name Access
- Hunter, Charlie
- Gest, Lillian
- Hinman, Caroline
- Subject Access
- Guiding
- Hiking
- Pack Train
- Horses
- Pack trip
- Rocky Mountains
- Scenery
- Trails
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: file description
- some item lists
- Creator
- Hunter, Charlie
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Charlie Hunter Photo Album
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- Part Of
- Charlie Hunter fonds
- Scope & Content
- Album contains ca.211 black and white photographs pertaining to backcountry trail rides through the Canadian Rockies (1930s), belonging to guide Charlie Hunter. Individuals in the photographs include Caroline Hinman and Lillian Gest. Images depict tour groups in the Rockies, some portraits of indiv…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1934 - ca. 1936]
- Reference Code
- V292 / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph print
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Charlie Hunter fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V292
- Sous-Fonds
- V292
- Accession Number
- 2016.8594
- Reference Code
- V292 / PD - 1
- Responsibility
- Charlie Hunter
- Date Range
- [ca. 1934 - ca. 1936]
- Physical Description
- 1 Photograph Album: ca.211 prints, b&w
- History / Biographical
- Charlie Hunter (1888-1982) of Pincher Creek, Alberta, worked as a guide for Jim Boyce in the 1920s and 1930s, and was especially associated with Caroline Hinman's tours. Don Schoening (1918-2018), Charlie Hunter's nephew, worked as a wrangler for his uncle on Hinman's trail rides in Banff National Park in 1934 and 1936. Schoening also ran the pack trains that carried the building supplies for Skoki Lodge in 1936.
- Scope & Content
- Album contains ca.211 black and white photographs pertaining to backcountry trail rides through the Canadian Rockies (1930s), belonging to guide Charlie Hunter. Individuals in the photographs include Caroline Hinman and Lillian Gest. Images depict tour groups in the Rockies, some portraits of individuals and various landscape shots (forests, mountain views, etc.)
- Notes
- No dates or text accompanying images
- Name Access
- Hunter, Charlie
- Gest, Lillian
- Hinman, Caroline
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Language
- N/A
- Conservation
- Pages of album interleaved with acid-free tissue paper to prevent further damage to attached photographs. Use caution when handling as small fragments of paper may fall off of outer binding.
- Creator
- Charlie Hunter
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Guiding and Family Album
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- Part Of
- Sid Unwin fonds
- Scope & Content
- Album pertains to Sid Unwin's guiding and personal life in Banff. Also includes family photographs from Banff and England
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1905]
- Reference Code
- V25 / I / B / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
6 images
- Part Of
- Sid Unwin fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M31 / V25
- Series
- I.B. Sid Unwin sous-fonds : Guiding career and family life
- Sous-Fonds
- V25
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V25 / I / B / PD - 1
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Responsibility
- Additional annotations provided by Josephine Parkinson
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1905]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph album (79 prints)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- Album pertains to Sid Unwin's guiding and personal life in Banff. Also includes family photographs from Banff and England
- Name Access
- Unwin, Sid
- Subject Access
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Guide
- Guiding
- Professional and Personal Life
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1200
- Description
- Metal cone shaped pin with elk or deer emblem and oak leaves in relief. Brush-like tuft of natural animal hair, light to dark with grizzled tips protrudes from metal cone with green yarn at base of tuft. Possibly a fraternal organization pin.
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; hair
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 14.0 cm
- Description
- Metal cone shaped pin with elk or deer emblem and oak leaves in relief. Brush-like tuft of natural animal hair, light to dark with grizzled tips protrudes from metal cone with green yarn at base of tuft. Possibly a fraternal organization pin.
- Subject
- organizations
- Ernst Niederer
- guiding
- Credit
- Gift of Ernie Niederer, Victoria, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1200
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1209 a-c
- Description
- Three metal pins.a) Pine wreath with hiking boot, flower, rope, and banner with “INNSBRUCK” on top and a ice axe behind.b) Gold coloured round pin (2.5 cm dia) wtih a mountain in the centre and “* BERG.SPORT.CLUB* ST GALLEN” around the edge. The pin has ”Ch.DUBOIS GENEVE” on the back.c) Red enamel…
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Dimensions
- 1.4 (a) x 3.8 (a) x 6.1 (a) cm
- Description
- Three metal pins.a) Pine wreath with hiking boot, flower, rope, and banner with “INNSBRUCK” on top and a ice axe behind.b) Gold coloured round pin (2.5 cm dia) wtih a mountain in the centre and “* BERG.SPORT.CLUB* ST GALLEN” around the edge. The pin has ”Ch.DUBOIS GENEVE” on the back.c) Red enamelled round pin (2.2cm dia) with a silver coloured edge and raised decoration - a maple leaf and two shapes (an “S” shape and another line that follows the bottom curve of the “S”). The back of the pin has a maker’s mark and “STERLING.” The pin has a screw-on backing with teeth.
- Credit
- Gift of Ernie Niederer, Victoria, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1209 a-c
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- Date
- 1963 – 1990
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1212
- Description
- Metal pin with black, silver and red logo.Logo is a maple leaf in the centre with “ACMG” in the centre of that. Around outside edge are the words “ASSOCIATION OF CANADIAN MOUNTAIN GUIDES’’
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1963 – 1990
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.0 cm
- Description
- Metal pin with black, silver and red logo.Logo is a maple leaf in the centre with “ACMG” in the centre of that. Around outside edge are the words “ASSOCIATION OF CANADIAN MOUNTAIN GUIDES’’
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1212
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- Date
- 1978 – 1980
- Material
- metal; plastic; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1223 a,b
- Description
- Two Parks Canada Mountain Guide badges, one (a) from 1978-79, the other (b) from 1979-80. The badges are similar in that they are the same size and shape, rectangular with rounded corners, plastic coated fronts and metal backs with a horizontal pin set, safety-pin type of clasp with a u-type closur…
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1978 – 1980
- Material
- metal; plastic; paper
- Dimensions
- 7 x 4.3 cm
- Description
- Two Parks Canada Mountain Guide badges, one (a) from 1978-79, the other (b) from 1979-80. The badges are similar in that they are the same size and shape, rectangular with rounded corners, plastic coated fronts and metal backs with a horizontal pin set, safety-pin type of clasp with a u-type closure for the pin. Instead of being soldered to the back, the pin is inserted through and under the backing through two holes.(a) is navy blue (lettering, imaging and numbers) on white background, Parks Canada logo of left bar of Canadian flag and maple leaf in lhc, “Parks Canada” in the middle, “Parcs Canada” rhc. The following words, letters in quotes are directly below each other and centred: “MOUNTAIN” with “GUIDE” in bold underneath, then “DE MONTAGNE”, then number “275”, followed by “1978-79”. “MADE IN CANADA” and “FAIT AU CANADA” have been folded so that they appear on the side.(b) is forest green (lettering, imaging and numbers) on white background, Parks Canada logo of left bar of Canadian flag and maple leaf in top left “Parks Canada” in the middle, “Parcs Canada” on the right; these are top centred on the badge. The following words, letters in quotes are directly below each other and centred: “GUIDE” in bold then in parenthesis “MOUNTAIN - MONTAGNE”, then number “233”, followed by “1979-80”. “Made in Canada” and “Fait au Canada” have been folded so that they appear on the side.
- Credit
- Gift of Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 2008
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1223 a,b
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- Date
- 1996
- Material
- metal; plastic; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1224
- Description
- A oblong plastic case with an opening to insert the name tag. The plastic case has an extension on the centre top where a metal swivel rivet is attached to a spring snap for clipping onto clothing. The words “SVAR Mod. 41 006” is imprinted under the metal rivet. The two-piece metal snap is connecte…
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1996
- Material
- metal; plastic; paper
- Dimensions
- 9 x 9.3 cm
- Description
- A oblong plastic case with an opening to insert the name tag. The plastic case has an extension on the centre top where a metal swivel rivet is attached to a spring snap for clipping onto clothing. The words “SVAR Mod. 41 006” is imprinted under the metal rivet. The two-piece metal snap is connected by a rivetted spring. The front piece has the letter “E” inside a diamond shape and the letters “I,M,L” inside individual boxes above the rivet. The back piece has four lines etched on the top and “MADE” on one side and “ITALY” on the other. On the inserted paper name tag is the UIAGM logo; a stylized mountain on the top-third of a segmented globe on a blue background, Above the circle are the letters “UIAGM” and below “IVBV”.The outer ring of the circular logo has these words printed on it “GUIDE DE MONTAGNES GUIDA BERGFUHRER”, in the lhc. The word “Kanada” is centred and below the name “Hans Gmoser”. The lettering and logo are very dark blue on a white paper background and a dark blue box surrounding the information.
- Credit
- Gift of Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 2008
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1224
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