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Minnewanka dogsledding race, 1923

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Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Scope & Content
File consists of 3 black & white photograph prints depicting a dogsledding race held at Lake Minnewanka, March 3, 1923. Two of the photos are annotated on the back in pencil.
Date Range
1923
Reference Code
V8 / accn. 2023.60
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Print
Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M8
V8
S8
Sous-Fonds
V8
Accession Number
2023.60
Reference Code
V8 / accn. 2023.60
GMD
Photograph
Print
Date Range
1923
Physical Description
3 photographs : b&w prints ; 8.5 x 14 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of 3 black & white photograph prints depicting a dogsledding race held at Lake Minnewanka, March 3, 1923. Two of the photos are annotated on the back in pencil.
Subject Access
Dogs
Dogsledding
Sports
Recreation
Winter sports
Community events
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Lake Minnewanka
Language
English
Category
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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[Catharine Robb Whyte with skis]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of Catharine Robb Whyte on skis adjusting her mitten
Date Range
1931
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 25
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Print
  2 images  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 25
GMD
Photograph
Print
Date Range
1931
Physical Description
Photographs: 1 prints; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of Catharine Robb Whyte on skis adjusting her mitten
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Subject Access
Skiing
Winter
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Artist
Aldro T. Hibbard (1886 – 1972, American)
Date
1938
Medium
woodcut on paper
Catalogue Number
HbA.04.02
  1 image  
Artist
Aldro T. Hibbard (1886 – 1972, American)
Title
Covered Bridge
Date
1938
Medium
woodcut on paper
Dimensions
12.3 x 17.4 cm
Subject
landscape, hills
animal, oxen
figure, male
winter
Christmas
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
HbA.04.02
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1938
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.482
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Skiers
Date
1938
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.6 x 35.2 cm
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
winter
figure
group
activity
skiing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.482
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1938
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.388
Description
A sketch of snow and what appears to be openings to water, a river or lake. Dots of paint in yellow and orange along bottom edge.
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Snow Sketch, Norway
Date
1938
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.2 x 33.7 cm
Description
A sketch of snow and what appears to be openings to water, a river or lake. Dots of paint in yellow and orange along bottom edge.
Subject
landscape
snow
winter
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.388
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Artist
Graham Noble Norwell (1901 – 1967, Canadian)
Date
1945
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
NoG.05.01
Description
Catharine Whyte purchased this painting in Montreal, probably between 1945 and 1950.
Artist
Graham Noble Norwell (1901 – 1967, Canadian)
Title
Winter Scene
Date
1945
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
18.4;22.2 x 25; 30.5 cm
Description
Catharine Whyte purchased this painting in Montreal, probably between 1945 and 1950.
Subject
landscape
mountain
winter
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
NoG.05.01
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Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 10 b&w prints depicting the 1954 Maycroft Ski Meet, including participants, starting area with parking lot, and finish line. The Maycroft Ski Meet was an annual community event held on a hill near the Oldman River that operated as part of carnival events that tied with the crowning…
Date Range
1954
Reference Code
V190 / VI / M / xi / PA - 01 to PA - 10
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Print
  4 images  
Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M323 / S40 / V190
Series
VI : Retained file, M : Alphabetical order
Sous-Fonds
V190
Sub-Series
xi : Maycroft Ski Meet
Accession Number
7436
Reference Code
V190 / VI / M / xi / PA - 01 to PA - 10
GMD
Photograph
Print
Date Range
1954
Physical Description
10 photographs : b&w ; 24.8 x 19.9 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to 10 b&w prints depicting the 1954 Maycroft Ski Meet, including participants, starting area with parking lot, and finish line. The Maycroft Ski Meet was an annual community event held on a hill near the Oldman River that operated as part of carnival events that tied with the crowning of a Carnival Queen at the Banff Winter Carnival. Participants were towed up the hill with a rope tow operated by a tractor. The Meets were eventually phased out following the openin of the (then named) West Castle Mountain Ski Hill in 1965.
Notes
File came from box XVI, separate from alphabetised boxes
Subject Access
Activities
Buildings
Children
Dogs
Mountains
Portrait
Ski areas
Ski lodges and cabins
Ski racing
Skiers
Skiing
Winter
Winter sports
Women
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Creator
Engler, Bruno
Title Source
Original title kept
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Banff Winter Carnvial

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Part Of
William Royle fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to black and white photographs of the 1959 Banff Winter Carnival. Includes various floats in the parade, an ice sculpture made by Charlie Beil, and the Carnival Queen and her court posed at the Ice Pinnacle on the Bow River.
Date Range
1959
Reference Code
V808 / I / C / PA - 01 to PA - 32
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Print
Part Of
William Royle fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M587 / V808
Series
I.C. Prints - Banff Winter Carnival
Sous-Fonds
V808
Accession Number
2021.29
Reference Code
V808 / I / C / PA - 01 to PA - 32
GMD
Photograph
Print
Date Range
1959
Physical Description
32 photographs : b&w ; 9.5 x 13.3 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to black and white photographs of the 1959 Banff Winter Carnival. Includes various floats in the parade, an ice sculpture made by Charlie Beil, and the Carnival Queen and her court posed at the Ice Pinnacle on the Bow River.
Name Access
Beil, Charlie
Subject Access
Automobiles
Banff townsite
Banff Winter Carnival
Parade
Winter
Winter Carnival
Women
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Alberta
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Pigeon Mountain Ski Resort

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Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 3 b&w prints depicting the Pigeon Moutain Ski Resort lodge and ski lift base, possibly for promotional purposes.
Date Range
1963
Reference Code
V190 / VI / P / x / PA - 01 to PA - 03
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Print
  3 images  
Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M323 / S40 / V190
Series
VI : Retained file, P : Alphabetical order
Sous-Fonds
V190
Sub-Series
x : Pigeon Mountain Ski Resort
Accession Number
7436
Reference Code
V190 / VI / P / x / PA - 01 to PA - 03
GMD
Photograph
Print
Date Range
1963
Physical Description
3 photographs : b&w ; 24.8 x 19.9 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
Pigeon Mountain Ski Resort was built on the west-facing slope of Pigeon Mountain near Dead Man's Flats and operated off and on until 1983 when it closed permanently.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 3 b&w prints depicting the Pigeon Moutain Ski Resort lodge and ski lift base, possibly for promotional purposes.
Notes
File came from box XVI, separate from alphabetised boxes
Subject Access
Activities
Buildings
Mountains
Ski areas
Ski lodges and cabins
Skiers
Skiing
Winter
Winter sports
Women
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Creator
Engler, Bruno
Biographical Source Notes
https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/on-the-trail-of-albertas-lost-ski-hills
Title Source
Original title kept
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Artist
Percy Roy Wilson (1900 – , Canadian)
Date
1974
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
WiR.05.01
Description
Peter and Catharine Whyte home in winter. The foreground is snow, blue and white, and five trees, three in the centre and one at either end. The log home is behind with a stand of evergreens to the left. The top of Cascade Mountain is painted mauve, it appears behind the roof against a blue sky.
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Artist
Percy Roy Wilson (1900 – , Canadian)
Title
The Whyte Home
Date
1974
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
15.4 x 22.2 cm
Description
Peter and Catharine Whyte home in winter. The foreground is snow, blue and white, and five trees, three in the centre and one at either end. The log home is behind with a stand of evergreens to the left. The top of Cascade Mountain is painted mauve, it appears behind the roof against a blue sky.
Subject
Canadian Rockies
mountain
building,house
winter
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WiR.05.01
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