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Helvellyn to Himalaya : including an account of the first ascent of Chomolhari

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1940
Author
Chapman, Frederick Spencer
Publisher
London : Chatto & Windus
Call Number
DS785 C4 1940
Author
Chapman, Frederick Spencer
Publisher
London : Chatto & Windus
Published Date
1940
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Greenland
Himalaya Mountains
Call Number
DS785 C4 1940
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Banff Avenue - looking north

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of Banff Avenue looking north towards Cascade Mountain - people on horseback, parked cars, and businesses visible along the street
Date Range
1940
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 32
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 - 32
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1940
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of Banff Avenue looking north towards Cascade Mountain - people on horseback, parked cars, and businesses visible along the street
Subject Access
Automobiles
Banff townsite
Businesses
Burns Block
Cascade Mountain
Horses
Horseback riding
Mountains
White Block
Geographic Access
Banff
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
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Our Summertime Journey into the Little Yoho Valley

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Part Of
Jean Knox Petrie fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to a photo album depicting the backcountry hiking trip of Jean MacDonald, Hazel Walker, Lillian Chapman, and Jean Knox Petrie to the Little Yoho Valley, BC in July, 1940.
Date Range
1940
Reference Code
V281 / II / PD - 7
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph print
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Jean Knox Petrie fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M237 / V281
Series
II : Albums
Sous-Fonds
V281
Accession Number
7694
Reference Code
V281 / II / PD - 7
GMD
Album
Photograph print
Date Range
1940
Physical Description
1 album (ca. 32 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller)
Scope & Content
File pertains to a photo album depicting the backcountry hiking trip of Jean MacDonald, Hazel Walker, Lillian Chapman, and Jean Knox Petrie to the Little Yoho Valley, BC in July, 1940.
Notes
Albums with black pages were likely originally bound together as a single album, however gaps in page numbers imply that pages are missing from the complete work.
Name Access
McDonald, Jean
Petrie, Jean
Chapman, Lillian
Hazel Walker
Subject Access
Mountaineers
Hiking
Climbing
Family and personal life
Mountains
Scenery
Banff Jasper Highway
Camps
Glaciers
Women
Geographic Access
Little Yoho Valley
Yoho National Park
British Columbia
Canada
Language
English
Creator
Jean Knox Petrie
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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Our Climb of Mts. Fitzwilliam & Bucephelas

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Part Of
Jean Knox Petrie fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to a photo album depicting the mountaineering trip of Dr. Hector McLean, Reg Rault, and Jean Knox Petrie to Mount Fitzwilliam and Bucephelas Peak, BC on September 3, 1940.
Date Range
1940
Reference Code
V281 / II / PD - 8
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph print
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Jean Knox Petrie fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M237 / V281
Series
II : Albums
Sous-Fonds
V281
Accession Number
7694
Reference Code
V281 / II / PD - 8
GMD
Album
Photograph print
Date Range
1940
Physical Description
1 album (ca. 32 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller)
Scope & Content
File pertains to a photo album depicting the mountaineering trip of Dr. Hector McLean, Reg Rault, and Jean Knox Petrie to Mount Fitzwilliam and Bucephelas Peak, BC on September 3, 1940.
Notes
Albums with black pages were likely originally bound together as a single album, however gaps in page numbers imply that pages are missing from the complete work.
Name Access
McDonald, Jean
McLean, Hector
Rault, Reg
Subject Access
Mountaineers
Hiking
Climbing
Family and personal life
Mountains
Scenery
Banff Jasper Highway
Camps
Glaciers
Women
Geographic Access
British Columbia
Canada
Language
English
Creator
Jean Knox Petrie
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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Artist
Belmore Browne (1880 – 1954, American)
Date
1940
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
BwB.02.08
Description
Three Rams are standing on the edge of a cliff looking over the edge out at the mountains in the background. The mountains in the background have many clouds around them and the sky is also very cloudy. There are trees down close to the bottom of the image in the center and the Rams are facing the …
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Artist
Belmore Browne (1880 – 1954, American)
Title
Mount Saskatchewan
Date
1940
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
50.0 x 51.0 cm
Description
Three Rams are standing on the edge of a cliff looking over the edge out at the mountains in the background. The mountains in the background have many clouds around them and the sky is also very cloudy. There are trees down close to the bottom of the image in the center and the Rams are facing the left side of the painting with their backs to the right.
Subject
landscape
Rocky Mountains
mountain
animal
mountain sheep
Credit
Gift of J. Monroe Thorington, Philadelphia, USA, 1979
Catalogue Number
BwB.02.08
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Walker’s Log Cabin on Sugar Camp Creek B.C. 1942

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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Date
1940
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.36
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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Title
Walker’s Log Cabin on Sugar Camp Creek B.C. 1942
Date
1940
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
22.0 x 30.4 cm
Subject
landscape
mountains
building
water
Ernest Lamarque
Credit
Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.36
Images
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Part Of
Edward Feuz fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to trip to Murchison Towers and Yoho Valley area; Eaton Cromwell, Georgia Engelhard and Edward Feuz, guide. For account, see AAJ 4: 494. Item-level inventory available.
Date Range
1941
Reference Code
V200 / I / A / I / PA - 436 to 450
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
  1 image  
Part Of
Edward Feuz fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M93 / V200
Series
I.A.i. Prints / trips and climbs
Sous-Fonds
V200
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V200 / I / A / I / PA - 436 to 450
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1941
Physical Description
14 photographs : prints.
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to trip to Murchison Towers and Yoho Valley area; Eaton Cromwell, Georgia Engelhard and Edward Feuz, guide. For account, see AAJ 4: 494. Item-level inventory available.
Name Access
Cromwell, Eaton (Tony)
Engelhard, Georgia
Feuz, Edward, Jr.
Subject Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Climbing
Exploration
Hiking
Guide
Guiding
Mountains
Professional and Personal Life
Swiss Guides
Geographic Access
Murchison Towers
Yoho Valley
Yoho National Park
British Columbia
Canada
Language
NA
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Athabasca Glacier, Columbia Icefields

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Artist
Andreas Roth
Date
1941
Medium
oil paint on board
Catalogue Number
RtA.02.01
Description
Mountain landscape with mountains topped with glaciers in background. Glacial tongue with river leading away from it in the centre of the painting. Wildflowers and trees in foreground. Bottom left corner is “Andreas Roth. 1941”
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Artist
Andreas Roth
Title
Athabasca Glacier, Columbia Icefields
Date
1941
Medium
oil paint on board
Dimensions
43.5 x 62.0 cm
Description
Mountain landscape with mountains topped with glaciers in background. Glacial tongue with river leading away from it in the centre of the painting. Wildflowers and trees in foreground. Bottom left corner is “Andreas Roth. 1941”
Subject
mountains
columbia icefield
athabasca
Banff National Park
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
Catalogue Number
RtA.02.01
Images
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Mountain Goats and Mount Assiniboine

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Artist
Belmore Browne (1880 – 1954, American)
Date
1941
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
BwB.02.06
Description
General colour: blue, green, grey. Two mountain goats look over a cliff at right into misty valley below. A hawk flys in the cloud lower left. In the upper left is a mountain. The peak is up center and is slightly behind a cloud. The sky is bright yellow.
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Artist
Belmore Browne (1880 – 1954, American)
Title
Mountain Goats and Mount Assiniboine
Date
1941
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
45.0 x 59.0 cm
Description
General colour: blue, green, grey. Two mountain goats look over a cliff at right into misty valley below. A hawk flys in the cloud lower left. In the upper left is a mountain. The peak is up center and is slightly behind a cloud. The sky is bright yellow.
Subject
landscape
Rocky Mountains
mountain
Mount Assiniboine
animal
mountain goat
Credit
Gift of J. Monroe Thorington, Philadelphia, USA, 1973
Catalogue Number
BwB.02.06
Images
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Artist
B.A. Fry
Date
1941
Medium
woodcut on paper
Catalogue Number
FrB.04.01
Description
General colour: blue and green. Night scene. Two tents can be seen, one in the foreground amongst trees at the left side; the other, (a yellow one) in the background at the right side. A large peak rises up on the left side. To the upper right in the distance is a glacier and one star peeking out f…
Artist
B.A. Fry
Title
Garibaldi Park 1941
Date
1941
Medium
woodcut on paper
Dimensions
15.8 x 21.2 cm
Description
General colour: blue and green. Night scene. Two tents can be seen, one in the foreground amongst trees at the left side; the other, (a yellow one) in the background at the right side. A large peak rises up on the left side. To the upper right in the distance is a glacier and one star peeking out from under clouds.
Subject
landscape
mountains
tepee
glacier
Credit
Gift of Jim Walls, 1970
Catalogue Number
FrB.04.01
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