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- 1930 – 1932
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1130
- Description
- One canvas rucksack with leather straps and metal buckles. Drawstring top and top flap, side pocket and front pocket. Letter accompanying rucksack reads: “Dear Jonah, I have a packsack which I purchased in Banff nearly 52 years ago. It doesn’t look like much as it is pretty old and delapidated, but…
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- Title
- Backpack
- Date
- 1930 – 1932
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 56.0 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- One canvas rucksack with leather straps and metal buckles. Drawstring top and top flap, side pocket and front pocket. Letter accompanying rucksack reads: “Dear Jonah, I have a packsack which I purchased in Banff nearly 52 years ago. It doesn’t look like much as it is pretty old and delapidated, but it has lots of character as I carried it on my back while travelling over hundreds of miles of trails in Banff and Jasper Parks by foot, skiis and snowshoes. I am enclosing a picture of me wearing the packsack . . . As I will have no further use for the packsack I thought you might like to have it as a present on your eleventh birthday . . .”
- Credit
- Gift of Bruce Mitchell, Fort Smith, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1130
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The green horse : my early years in the Canadian Rockies : a park warden's story
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25013
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2017
- Author
- Portman, Dale
- Publisher
- [Victoria, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books
- Call Number
- 08.3 P81t
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- Author
- Portman, Dale
- Publisher
- [Victoria, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 368 pages : illustrations, map
- Abstract
- Born in the west but raised initially in the east, Dale Portman was eight years old when his family headed back to the land of the Rockies. Growing up in Calgary, he was introduced to the Rocky Mountains at an early age and as a young man eventually found work in Banff National Park, where he spent most of his time in the saddle while working for outfitter Bert Mickle, based out of Skoki Lodge near Lake Louise. Jobs in the local tourist industry and at a couple of ski hills followed. Eventually Dale was drawn to the warden service, doing avalanche control and forecasting in Rogers Pass, with the backcountry of northern Jasper, Yoho National Park and Field, BC, eventually becoming the stage for many memorable, humorous, tragic and life-affirming moments. The Green Horse takes the reader on a journey through a time when our mountain national parks were less touristy and more substantive. When there was space for everyone to enjoy without having to line up and there was a sense of freedom and adventure in the air. (From Rocky Mountain Books website)
- Contents
- Foreword -- Prologue -- My youth -- Banff and Lake Louise -- Faye and Donny -- A mountain winter and a spring roundup -- Dale and the Mickles -- Lake Louise -- Rogers Pass -- Early Jasper -- Alfie and Ginger -- Jasper tales -- Blue Creek -- Yoho -- Yoho again -- Epilogue.
- ISBN
- 9781771602266
- Accession Number
- P2020-2
- Call Number
- 08.3 P81t
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Summary on Rocky Mountain Books website
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A Natural and Historic Features Map showing Warden Districts of Banff National Park and 26 legends
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue21371
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- May 1967
- Call Number
- C6-2.1(a)
- Published Date
- May 1967
- Subjects
- Banff National Park
- Warden Service
- Accession Number
- 3079
- Call Number
- C6-2.1(a)
- Collection
- Archives Library
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A Natural and Historic Features Map showing Warden Districts of Banff National Park and 26 legends
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue21372
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- May 1967
- Call Number
- C6-2.1(a)
- Published Date
- May 1967
- Subjects
- Banff National Park
- Warden Service
- Accession Number
- 3079
- Call Number
- C6-2.1(a)
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- leather; metal; bone
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1211 a,b
- Description
- A pair of tanned leather chaps. At the top of each leg is a thicker section of leather with an embossed image of a big horn sheep and an ornate shape with a rose in the centre. On one leg “BILL BROWNE” is embossed between these in ornate uppercase script. On the side of each leg are 3 sets of leath…
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- Title
- Riding Chaps
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- leather; metal; bone
- Dimensions
- 74.0 x 102.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of tanned leather chaps. At the top of each leg is a thicker section of leather with an embossed image of a big horn sheep and an ornate shape with a rose in the centre. On one leg “BILL BROWNE” is embossed between these in ornate uppercase script. On the side of each leg are 3 sets of leather ties held in place with oval sections of antler. Inside wach leg are metal loops and clasps. At the top is a drawstring tie and a metal belt buckle.
- Subject
- Riding
- National Park Warden Service
- Credit
- Gift of National Park Warden Service Alumni Association, Canmore, 2021
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1211 a,b
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Rocky Mountain Rangers : guardians of the wild
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25012
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2019
- Author
- The Wardens
- Golemba, Lia (illustrator)
- Publisher
- [Calgary], Alberta : Red Barn Books
- Call Number
- 06.2 W21g (copy 1)
- 06.2 W21g ref. (copy 2)
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- Publisher
- [Calgary], Alberta : Red Barn Books
- Published Date
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations, colour map
- Abstract
- Rocky Mountain Rangers: Guardians of the Wild’ is based on the music of Alberta band, The Wardens, with illustrations by award-winning artist Lia Golemba. Ideal for ages 4 + (Kindergarten to Grade 4), this uniquely Canadian book aims to bring the majesty of the Rockies to kids across the country, inspire a love of the outdoors, and pride in our natural heritage. (from Red Barn Books website)
- ISBN
- 9781999108700
- Accession Number
- P2020-1
- Call Number
- 06.2 W21g (copy 1)
- 06.2 W21g ref. (copy 2)
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Summary on Red Barn Books website
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- Date
- 1985
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1031 a,b
- Description
- Two Banff National Park warden hats.a) Soft light brown felt stetson with a leather band and a metal badge attached. b) Green felt Boy Scout style hat with four indents at the crown and four metal grommets for ventilation. A leather thong is threaded through two grommets where the brim meets the…
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- Title
- Warden Hat
- Date
- 1985
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal
- Description
- Two Banff National Park warden hats.a) Soft light brown felt stetson with a leather band and a metal badge attached. b) Green felt Boy Scout style hat with four indents at the crown and four metal grommets for ventilation. A leather thong is threaded through two grommets where the brim meets the crown. A Parks centennial “1885 - 1985” button and two stickers are attched to the front.
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1031 a,b
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Ya Ha Tinda : A homeplace, celebrating 100 years of the Canadian government's only working horse ranch
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19803
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2017
- Author
- Calvert, Kathy
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Rocky Mountain Books
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Call Number
- 08.3 C11y
- Author
- Calvert, Kathy
- Responsibility
- Kathy Calvert
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 190 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 23 cm
- Abstract
- "An illustrated history celebrating the 100th anniversary of this historic, working horse ranch located along the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies. The story of the Ya Ha Tinda and its evolution into the only continuously operating federal government horse ranch in Canada is much more than the story of the people who worked and lived there. Its ancient history is an amalgam of geological evolution, with archaeological evidence of ancient indigenous people's use of the land for over 9,400 years and a biophysical inventory of flora and fauna unique to this particular landscape. So important is this small footprint, that it has been the source of a constant struggle for control between governments and special interest groups since the early 1900s, when the Brewster Brothers Transfer Company first obtained a grazing lease in the area for raising and breaking horses for their guiding and outfitting business in Banff and Lake Louise. This unique book covers the 100 years since the inception of the ranch: its challenges to survive intact to the 2017 centennial celebration and the stories of the men and women who worked and survived on the spread as they fought the elements and the politics to keep it as a "home place" for both the warden service and Parks Canada."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents
- ch. 1 Discovery -- ch. 2 The Golden Years -- ch. 3 An Uncertain Future -- ch. 4 Some Degree of Settlement -- ch. 5 Resolution to an Elusive Future -- ch. 6 The Shifting Scene.
- ISBN
- 9781771602280
- Accession Number
- p2019-23
- Call Number
- 08.3 C11y
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- Archives Library
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