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Bill Olson friends and family photographs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55645
- Part Of
- Olson family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs of Bill Olson and various generations of his family. Also includes the Banff Winter Carnival and the Banff Mountain School.
- Date Range
- 1928-1939
- Reference Code
- V475 / PA152 - 01 to 09
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
18 images
- Part Of
- Olson family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M97 / V475
- Sous-Fonds
- V475
- Accession Number
- 968
- Reference Code
- V475 / PA152 - 01 to 09
- Date Range
- 1928-1939
- Physical Description
- 9 prints : b&w and col. ; 17.5 x 12 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs of Bill Olson and various generations of his family. Also includes the Banff Winter Carnival and the Banff Mountain School.
- Name Access
- Olson, Bill
- Olson, Irene
- McTrowe, Florence
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Biographical
- Children
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Garden
- Home
- Leisure
- Mountain School
- Personal and Family Life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Portrait
- School
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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Canadian commercial postcards
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55124
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of commercial postcards with images pertaining to landscapes, tourist attractions, Stoney Nakoda community members [including Leah Rider Hunter], winter sports, wildlife and other related themes within Canada. Images primarily depict scenes in Banff National Park and the Canadian Rock…
- Date Range
- [1910-1930]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E5 / PG - 1 to 63
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / E : Collected materials
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / E5 : Postcards
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E5 / PG - 1 to 63
- Responsibility
- Most images in file produced by photographer Byron Harmon; some materials produced by photographers George Noble, G. & W. Fear, Rumsey & Co. Ltd, and J.C. Walker
- Date Range
- [1910-1930]
- Physical Description
- 63 b&w postcards ; 9 x 14 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of commercial postcards with images pertaining to landscapes, tourist attractions, Stoney Nakoda community members [including Leah Rider Hunter], winter sports, wildlife and other related themes within Canada. Images primarily depict scenes in Banff National Park and the Canadian Rockies, and also include content from Saskatchewan and British Columbia.
- Notes
- Date range for materials in file is estimate provided by Processing Archivist
- Some items are annotated with information pertaining to images on postcards [names of individuals, locations, etc.]
- Name Access
- Hunter, Leah Rider
- McDougall, David
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Aerial photography
- Animals
- Businesses
- Buildings
- Buffalo
- Bison
- Black Bears
- Communities
- Community life
- Community events
- Dogs
- Dogsledding
- Environment
- Hot Springs
- Hotels
- Indigenous Peoples
- Landscapes
- Leisure
- Mountains
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Photography
- Postcards
- Recreation
- Scenery
- Snowshoes and snowshoeing
- Sports and recreation
- Sports
- Stoney Nakoda
- Tourism
- Travel
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Banff
- Saskatchewan
- Loon Lake
- British Columbia
- Fairmont
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Some items stored in mylar
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Cultural pluralism
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Indigenous Peoples
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Collected research photographs - early Banff
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55593
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of copy photographs from the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies which were collected by Eleanor Luxton for research purposes. Content pertains to early views of Banff and local businesses and views, including: various views of Banff Avenue; the Bow River Boathouse; the Frank Lloyd W…
- Date Range
- [ca.1887-1930]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 / PA - 107 to 159
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / B : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / B5 : Literary papers
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 / PA - 107 to 159
- GMD
- Photograph
- Responsibility
- Photographs copied from original materials owned by the Whyte Museum
- Date Range
- [ca.1887-1930]
- Physical Description
- 53 photographs : b&w prints ; 17.5 x 12.5 cm and 25 x 20 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of copy photographs from the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies which were collected by Eleanor Luxton for research purposes. Content pertains to early views of Banff and local businesses and views, including: various views of Banff Avenue; the Bow River Boathouse; the Frank Lloyd Wright Pavilion; Norman Luxton and coworkers outside of the Crag and Canyon; Banff Indian Days and Banff Winter Carnival events; trap shooting, cross country skiing, skating and other sports; dog sled and hiking trips; and related subjects.
- Notes
- Prints LUX/II/B5/PA-124 to 159 originally accompanied by b&w copy negatives (9.5 x 12 cm) in yellow envelope; negatives have been stored separately and numbered as items LUX / II / B5 / NA - 83 to 118.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Skating Club
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Bow River Boat House
- Bridges
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Community events
- Community life
- Crag and Canyon newspaper
- Curling
- Deer
- Dog Team
- Dogsledding
- Environment
- Events
- Family and personal life
- Festival
- Hot Springs
- Hotels
- Hunting
- Ice sculpture
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Municipal views
- Newspaper
- Organizations
- Public events
- Recreation
- Shooting
- Skating
- Ski racing
- Skiing
- Sports
- Swimming
- Townsite development
- Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Winter Carnival
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Lake Minnewanka
- Devil's Canyon
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items stored in mylar
- Related Material
- LUX / II / B5 / NA - 83 to 118 [copy negatives]
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Collected research photographs - early Banff
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55595
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of copy negatives of images from the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies which were collected by Eleanor Luxton for research purposes. Content pertains to early views of Banff and local businesses, including: Norman Luxton and coworkers outside of the Crag and Canyon; Banff Indian Da…
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1930]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 / NA - 83 to 118
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / B : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / B5 : Literary papers
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 / NA - 83 to 118
- GMD
- Photograph
- Responsibility
- Photographs copied from original materials owned by the Whyte Museum
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1930]
- Physical Description
- 36 photographs : b&w negatives ; 9.5 x 12 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of copy negatives of images from the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies which were collected by Eleanor Luxton for research purposes. Content pertains to early views of Banff and local businesses, including: Norman Luxton and coworkers outside of the Crag and Canyon; Banff Indian Days and Banff Winter Carnival events; trap shooting, cross country skiing, skating and other sports; dog sled and hiking trips; and related subjects.
- Notes
- Original print copies processed and stored separately as LUX/II/B5/PA-124 to 159
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Skating Club
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Community events
- Community life
- Crag and Canyon newspaper
- Curling
- Deer
- Dog Team
- Dogsledding
- Environment
- Events
- Family and personal life
- Festival
- Hot Springs
- Hotels
- Hunting
- Ice sculpture
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Municipal views
- Newspaper
- Organizations
- Public events
- Recreation
- Shooting
- Skating
- Ski racing
- Skiing
- Sports
- Swimming
- Townsite development
- Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Lake Minnewanka
- Devil's Canyon
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply - see "Related Material" (print copies available)
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items stored in original envelope
- Related Material
- LUX / II / B5 / PA - 124 to 159 [print copies]
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Early Material - Arranged Groups [2/2]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55828
- Part Of
- Ron Duke fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series pertains to 121 black and white negatives and includes group and individual portraits, scenic and landscape views, wildlife, sports, activities, businesses, buildings and facilities, and others. Includes: [1] - Natural Gas [gas company conference displays?] [2] - Standish Block [3] - Boe…
- Date Range
- 1938-1951
- Reference Code
- V180 / I / D / ii / NA - 01 to 121
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- GMD
- Negative
- Part Of
- Ron Duke fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M175 / V180
- Series
- I.D. Early material / arranged groups
- Sous-Fonds
- V180
- Accession Number
- 168, 232, 1572, 1593, 1644, 1868, 2626, 3379, 5772
- Reference Code
- V180 / I / D / ii / NA - 01 to 121
- GMD
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1938-1951
- Physical Description
- 121 photographs : b&w negatives ; 12.1 x 9.9 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series pertains to 121 black and white negatives and includes group and individual portraits, scenic and landscape views, wildlife, sports, activities, businesses, buildings and facilities, and others. Includes: [1] - Natural Gas [gas company conference displays?] [2] - Standish Block [3] - Boew View Lodge [4] - Alpine Gift Shop [5] - Ski Lift Room, Banff Chair Lift [6] - Wally Kelly’s Bungalows [7] - Copper Craft (James) [copper pots, kettles etc.] [8] - Jenkins Groceteria [9] - Banff Motors [10] - Milvern [Mel-Vern] Lodge [11] - George Building [12] - Drug Store [Corner Drugs] [13] - School of Fine Arts [14] - High School Year Book [15] - Mounteen Formal 1951 Nov. [16] - Mount-teen Choir and Executive [17] - High School Graduation [18] - High School Play 1951 Feb [19] - Foster [family] [20] - Banff Hockey Team [21] - Northern Hardware [22] - Group at Art School [23] - Nurses Banquet [24] - Sunshine Lodge, Cochans [Chochand? Family] [25] - Rundle United Church Choir [26] - Woodworth [27] - Eastern Star [28] - Wardell [family] [29] - Spillers [family] – [see related content I / E / ii / 16] [30] - Art School Concert [31] - Canmore Hockey Team [32] - Canadian Ski School 51 [33] - Ethiopian Group [34] - Gordie?, Lois, Norquay Positives [skiing] [35] - Copy negs, Paul Snezak, Canmore [copies of documents] [36] - Copy, Ches Biel [copy of sketch by C.A. Beil] [37] - Copy neg, Upper Terminal [Banff Chairlift] [38] - Krowchuck Copy Neg [39] - Copy neg, John Hope [40] - Copy neg, Whyte [41] - Rundle from Norquay [42] - Assiniboine [43] - Plane at Assiniboine [44] - Mountain Scne from West Road [45] - Mountain Views [46] - O’Hara [actually unidentified couple in Banff] [47] - Sheep, West Road 1950 May [48] - Lake Louise [49] - Bow Falls [50] - Eisenhower [Castle Mountain] [51] - Gordie?, Lois, Norquay [skiing] [52] - Peyto Lake [53] - Emerald and Burgess [54] - Lancaster [55] - Larry Boyd [56] - Yanos [57] - Hutcheon [58] - Layh [59] - Harbridge [60] - Peterson [61] - H.B. DeWinter [de Wynter], Western Canadian Greyhound, Calgary [62] - Gainor [63] - Hermanrude [64] - Gething [65] - Morrison / Patterson [66] - Lyxton [67] - Bruce Ashton, Longview, Alta. [68] - Mortar [69] - Geddes [70] - Adams [71] - Berles [72] - Clair Langridge, copy neg [73] - Cartlidge [74] - Brennan [75] - Hutchings [76] - McDonald [77] - Gaetz 1949 Nov. [78] - Timmy and Jimmy [79] - McCall [80] - McTrowe [81] - Chatham Girls [82] - Morrison and Grandson [83] - Gaetz [84] - Blakemore [85] - Sheila Prosser [86] - Bittorf [87] - MacKenzie [88] - Buster Boyd Kids [89] - Pass Port Pics [90] - Jackie Pass Port Pics [91] - Paul Gaetz, Pass Port Pics [92] - Marion Reeve [93] - Harris [94] - Francis Lakousta [95] - Riva [96] - Rita Ashley [97] - Liza [98] - Monica [99] - Mary [100] - Helen Montgomery [101] - Daphne Wemp [102] - Mrs. Edwards [103] - Larry Boyd [104] - Beatrice Johnson [105] - Frank Johnson 1948 Nov. [106] - Betty-Jean Johnson [107] - Art Kaleta [108] - Barbara Spillar [109] - Maxine Genereaux [110] - Chair Lift [construction?] [111] - Chair Lift [towers, animals] [112] - Lightning Ground, Tower 2, Chair Lift [113] - Survey Line, Norquay [114] - Banff Carnival 1951 [115] - Ski jumping [116] - C.P. Train Wreck [117] - Insurance Company Prints [street, damaged vehicle] [118] - Baily Bridge, Spray [119] - [Rodeo event, Calgary Stampede] [120] - Aerial shots [Banff; also skiers and views at Mount Assiniboine – related material in I / E / ii / 12]
- Notes
- No original numbers assigned. Some files may have more than one negative.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Airplanes
- Animals
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Banff Winter Festival
- Buildings and facilities
- Businesses
- Cabins and shelters
- Calgary Stampede
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Children
- Environment and Nature
- Family and personal life
- Mount Assiniboine
- Mount Assiniboine Lodge
- Mountains
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Photography
- Portrait
- Railways
- Rodeo
- Ski area
- Ski jumping
- Skiing
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: series and file description
- electronic finding aid
- Creator
- Duke, Ron
- Title Source
- Title based on sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Family photographs [1/2]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55762
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white photographs of Bob Smith, his parents and his friends in and around Banff, Seebe, and Bankhead, also around Lake Minnewanka. Includes portraits, scenic views, hiking, skating, wildlife, boating, and the Minnewanka Dam. Some photographs have handwritten notes on the …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1947]
- Reference Code
- V809 / I / PA - 01 to PA - 54
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M589 / V809
- Sous-Fonds
- V809
- Accession Number
- 2021.36
- Reference Code
- V809 / I / PA - 01 to PA - 54
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1947]
- Physical Description
- 54 photographs : b&w ; 9.8 x 15.8 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white photographs of Bob Smith, his parents and his friends in and around Banff, Seebe, and Bankhead, also around Lake Minnewanka. Includes portraits, scenic views, hiking, skating, wildlife, boating, and the Minnewanka Dam. Some photographs have handwritten notes on the backs.
- Name Access
- Smith, Enoch
- Smith, Laurene
- Smith, Robert Neville (Bob)
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Automobiles
- Banff Park Museum
- Banff townsite
- Banff Zoo
- Bankhead
- Beach
- Bears
- Boats
- Children
- Christmas
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Hiking
- Lake Minnewanka
- Lake Minnewanka Power Development
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Recreation
- Shorelines
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Seebe
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Family photographs [2/2]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55764
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white photographs of Bob Smith, his parents and his friends in and around Banff, Seebe, and Bankhead, also around Lake Minnewanka. Includes portraits, scenic views, hiking, skating, skiing and the Norquay Ski Area, wildlife, boating, the Minnewanka Dam, the Smith family h…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1912-1947]
- Reference Code
- V809 / I / PA - 55 to PA - 181
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M589 / V809
- Sous-Fonds
- V809
- Accession Number
- 2021.36
- Reference Code
- V809 / I / PA - 55 to PA - 181
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1912-1947]
- Physical Description
- 127 photographs : b&w ; 9.8 x 15.8 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white photographs of Bob Smith, his parents and his friends in and around Banff, Seebe, and Bankhead, also around Lake Minnewanka. Includes portraits, scenic views, hiking, skating, skiing and the Norquay Ski Area, wildlife, boating, the Minnewanka Dam, the Smith family homes on Muscrat St. in Banff and in Seebe, WWI soliders, cars and car trips, the Banff Winter Carnival, swimming at the Cave & Basin, and Johnston Canyon. Most photographs have handwritten notes on the backs.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Automobiles
- Banff townsite
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Banff
- Bankhead
- Beach
- Big Horn Sheep
- Boats
- Buildings
- Cave and Basin
- Children
- Christmas
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Hiking
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Minnewanka
- Lake Minnewanka Power Development
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Recreation
- Shorelines
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Swimming
- Tepee
- Wildlife
- Winter
- WWI
- World War I
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Bankhead
- Banff National Park
- Seebe
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Figure Skating Scrapbook Pages
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- Part Of
- Jimmy Simpson family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a collection of loose pages, most likely originally part of a scrapbook. The pages do not have a cover. Includes clippings about figure skaters, particularly Sonja Henie, and skating shows.
- Date Range
- 1931-1933
- Reference Code
- M78 / 285
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Textual records
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Jimmy Simpson family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M78 / V16 / V577
- Sous-Fonds
- M78
- Sub-Series
- IV / A / 2 Simpson Sisters professional papers: Scrapbooks
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- M78 / 285
- Date Range
- 1931-1933
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records (36 pages ; 21 x 26 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a collection of loose pages, most likely originally part of a scrapbook. The pages do not have a cover. Includes clippings about figure skaters, particularly Sonja Henie, and skating shows.
- Name Access
- Henie, Sonja
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Advertising
- Alberta Winter Games
- Awards
- Banff Skating Club
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Community events
- Newspaper
- Performance
- Public entertainment
- Skating
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Toronto
- Edmonton
- Ottawa
- Chicago
- Saskatoon
- Alberta
- Saskatchewan
- Ontario
- United States of America
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Fulton Dunsmore Photograph Album
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions709
- Part Of
- Fulton Dunsmore fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photo album about Fulton Dunsmore, friends and family; mainly activities, including skiing, fishing, climbing, hiking, camping, picnicing, ski jumping, skating, hockey. Includes: Mount Norquay Ski Camp, 1928?; Dunsmore and friends, including Peter Whyte and possibly Paris brothe…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1928-1935]
- Reference Code
- V184 / I / PD - 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Fulton Dunsmore fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V184
- Series
- I. Photograph albums
- Sous-Fonds
- V184
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V184 / I / PD - 3
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1928-1935]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph album (268 prints and 1 loose print).
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photo album about Fulton Dunsmore, friends and family; mainly activities, including skiing, fishing, climbing, hiking, camping, picnicing, ski jumping, skating, hockey. Includes: Mount Norquay Ski Camp, 1928?; Dunsmore and friends, including Peter Whyte and possibly Paris brothers, on Banff Ski Club trips to Whitmans' Lodge warden cabin #11 and Spray Lakes Lodge warden cabin #1; ski trip to Skoki? area; Dunsmore and friends growing beards; Dunsmore (in Calgary? with fellow students?), 1930; trip to Sherbrooke Lake.
- Name Access
- Dunsmore, Fulton
- Whyte, Peter
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Backcountry skiing
- Banff Ski Club
- Boats
- Camping
- Camps
- Climbing
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Hockey
- Landscapes
- Leisure
- Mountains
- Norquay Ski Camp
- Skating
- Skiing
- Ski jumping
- Ski areas
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Mount Norquay
- Spray Lakes
- Skoki
- Sherbrooke Lake
- Calgary
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- No photocopying
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
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Letters to Mother [April - November 1935]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7445
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 44 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1 to November 20, 1935. Topics include day to day life, visits from friends and visitors, weather, a trip to Lake O'Hara in early August following the annual Skyline Trail Hikers tri…
- Date Range
- 1935
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 98
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 98
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1935
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (70 pages ; 21.2 x 26.3 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 44 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1 to November 20, 1935. Topics include day to day life, visits from friends and visitors, weather, a trip to Lake O'Hara in early August following the annual Skyline Trail Hikers trip, photography and cameras, hiking/climbing, wildflowers, activities and people at camp, Pete's work on commission paintings/photography projects, events and people in Concord, trips to Bow Lake to paint, dinner and tea parties [both at home and around town], overnight camping trips to Lake Louise to paint, going to the movies and seeing friend's homemade films, going back to Lake O'Hara in early September to paint and hike, Russ and Kitty's travels and activities, day trips around the National Park [mostly to Lake Louise, Bow Lake and Moraine Lake] to paint/sketch, updates on what Pete and Catharine's friends are doing [mostly as it pertains to Skoki and Assiniboine Lodges], wildlife, an overnight trip to Calgary [and a visit to Morley on the way back] in early October, 3 young Doukhobor fugitives escaping police custody that resulted in a chase and shootout in Banff National Park [October 6 - 7] and the subsequent funerals, developing photos and print-making, politics [mostly pertaining to the provincial and federal elections], various holidays [both Canadian and American], skiing, matters pertaining to the Ski Club, and preparing to leave for a trip to Concord at the end of November.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. A few letters written on lodge letterhead. Most letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. Some letters have numbers written in pencil in the upper margin of the first pages from an unknown project.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- Robb, Kitty
- Caird, Jean
- White, Annie
- White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
- White, Peter
- White, Clifford
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- White, Clifford J., Sr.
- Whyte, Barbara
- White, Bubby
- Stockand, Cameron
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- Vaux, Mary
- Vaux, George, X
- Moore, Edmee
- Rungius, Carl
- Carter, Wilf
- Simpson, Billie
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Mather, Allan
- Strom, Erling
- Strom, Sigrid
- Gest, Lillian
- Noble, George
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Link, Adeline
- Beil, Charlie
- McLean, George
- Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
- Campbell, Gray
- Watson, Sir Norman
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Ski Club
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Bears
- Birthday
- Businesses
- Camps
- Camping
- Children
- Climbing
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Crime
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Films and film making
- First Nations
- Fishing
- Flowers
- Guides
- Guiding
- Home
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Hiking
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake O'Hara Lodge
- Leisure
- Moose
- Mountain
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Police
- Post Office
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Scenery
- Ski areas
- Skiing
- Skoki Lodge
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Swiss Guides
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Moraine Lake
- Bow Lake
- Banff National Park
- Lake O'Hara
- Yoho National Park
- Assiniboine
- Calgary
- Edmonton
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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