Fonds is primarily a broad-ranging commercial negative collection pertaining to Banff and area, including businesses, buildings, projects, events, people and scenic views; skiing, mountain travel and recreation; Sunshine Village Ski Area; warden activities in the mountain parks; national and provin…
ca.31,580 photographs: negatives, prints, and transparencies. -- 1 photograph album (ca.150 prints). -- 50 motion pictures: 1 original, 8 copies on 3 video cassettes, 41 film reels: 16mm, 35mm. -- 18 sound recordings: audio tape reels, audio tape cassettes. -- 5 electronic records: computer diskettes. -- 3 maps. -- 15 cm textual records.
History / Biographical
Bruno Engler, 1915-2001, was a mountain guide, ski instructor, photographer and film maker at Banff and Canmore, Alberta, Canada. Engler arrived from Switzerland in 1939 and initially worked as a mountain guide and ski instructor for the Canadian Pacific Railway, Sunshine ski area and for Deer Lodge at Lake Louise, Alberta. During the Second World War, he served as a mountain warfare instructor for the Canadian Army. Following the war, Engler worked as a free-lance photographer for the National Film Board and others; as coach of the University of Alberta Ski Team; and as a technical advisor, cameraman and actor for numerous movies made in the Banff area. Throughout his career, Engler worked as a still and motion picture photographer, both for the movie industry and for governments at all levels, as well as operating his own business, Alpine Films of Banff, Alberta.
Scope & Content
Fonds is primarily a broad-ranging commercial negative collection pertaining to Banff and area, including businesses, buildings, projects, events, people and scenic views; skiing, mountain travel and recreation; Sunshine Village Ski Area; warden activities in the mountain parks; national and provincial parks; scenic views of western Canada, particularly mountain landscapes; some portraits and candid shots of local and international personalities. Photographs pertaining to film making include helicopter rescue; highway construction; Norquay, Sunshine, and Lake Louise ski areas' histories; Banff events and buildings; Canmore events and buildings; professional and amateur ski races; scenic mountain and wildlife; mountaineering and highway accidents; mountain guiding trips including Pierre Trudeau, Roland Michener and Peter Lougheed. Fonds consists of four series: Photography, Motion Pictures, Sound Recordings, and Textual records. Photography series consists of four sub-series established by the photographer: I. Old file, 1949-1970; II. Main file, alphabetical A - Z, 1950-1976; III Sunshine file, [1939], 1950-1975; IV. Warden file, 1954-1976.
Motion pictures on video cassettes are footage of skiing at Sunshine, 1930s; Clifford White films, 1930s, from WMCR Archives collection (V682); "Snow Capers" by Thomas Mead, 1946, includes Engler; "Ski Pro's Holiday" by George Encil, 1950?; "Mount Bulyea" by George Encil, 1950?, includes Engler; "Diary of a Mountain Man," a CBC documentary feature on Bruno Engler broadcast on "20/20" in 1965 (ca.27 minutes); "Great Days in the Rockies" by National Film Board of Canada, 1983; "Mountain Man" by Banff Centre, 1985, re Engler. Original film is "Sunshine 1940" and includes Brewster Transport ski buses travelling from train station to Sunshine Lodge, skiers, guide, lessons, games, rope tow, ski action, slalom, Bruno Engler, other. 16mm and 35mm film reels, 1946-1964 are films produced by the National Film Board.
Sound recordings, electronic records and and related textual material pertain to interviews with Bruno Engler, 1987, done by Brian Patton and Jon Whyte for Bruno Engler autobiography project. Interviews covered Engler's life, but are not complete to 1987. Transcripts, prepared from recordings by Brenda Goeres, are not verbatim. Audio tape cassettes consist of portions of content of audio tape reels.
Textual records include corporate records, newspaper clippings and magazine articles pertaining to film making, cast and crew listings and schedules for various movies, ski racing, mountain guiding trips and ski race listings. Also included is documentation pertaining to film making with producer National Film Board including letters, film stock footage, press releases, and film summaries; maps indicate film location shots for Arctic Rampage.
File pertains to 62 b&w prints of various avalanche control operations around Banff National Park, usually along highways and around ski hills. Also includes photographs from a rescue operation and accompanying news clippings pertaining to that rescue.
File pertains to 62 b&w prints of various avalanche control operations around Banff National Park, usually along highways and around ski hills. Also includes photographs from a rescue operation and accompanying news clippings pertaining to that rescue.
Notes
Photographs included in this entry were originally housed in a photo paper box identified by Bruno Engler prior to accessioning.
File pertains to 6 boards with b&w negative contact sheets adhered to them depicting various areas prone to avalanches taken from a plane or helicopter. Includes views of ski areas and roads.
File pertains to 6 boards with b&w negative contact sheets adhered to them depicting various areas prone to avalanches taken from a plane or helicopter. Includes views of ski areas and roads.
Notes
File came from box XVI, separate from alphabetised boxes
File pertains to 4 b&w prints of a woman in a dress waving a straw hat from between two hoodoos, a scenic shot of a group of hoodooes, a posed woman on horseback with the Badlands in the background, and a sandstone cliff wall with several holes worn or dug into it.
File pertains to 4 b&w prints of a woman in a dress waving a straw hat from between two hoodoos, a scenic shot of a group of hoodooes, a posed woman on horseback with the Badlands in the background, and a sandstone cliff wall with several holes worn or dug into it.
File pertains to 30 b&w & colour prints of the Banff townsite from various angles, usually from Mount Norquay and Tunnel Mountain. Also includes shots of people at the opening of the Banff Upper Hot Springs, fishing in the river, and painting at Vermillion Lakes.
30 photographs : b&w & col. ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to 30 b&w & colour prints of the Banff townsite from various angles, usually from Mount Norquay and Tunnel Mountain. Also includes shots of people at the opening of the Banff Upper Hot Springs, fishing in the river, and painting at Vermillion Lakes.
File pertains to 52 b&w prints of various scenic views around British Columbia. Includes views overlooking towns, skiing, beaches, A-frame cabins, highways, rivers, portraits, and the inner harbour & Empress Hotel in Victoria.
File pertains to 52 b&w prints of various scenic views around British Columbia. Includes views overlooking towns, skiing, beaches, A-frame cabins, highways, rivers, portraits, and the inner harbour & Empress Hotel in Victoria.
File pertains to 24 b&w prints of historical buildings and sites around the town of Canmore. Includes the exteriors of homes (including Lawrence Grassi's), businesses, and hotels, the train station, the Canmore Mine, and portraits of men with dogs.
File pertains to 24 b&w prints of historical buildings and sites around the town of Canmore. Includes the exteriors of homes (including Lawrence Grassi's), businesses, and hotels, the train station, the Canmore Mine, and portraits of men with dogs.
File pertains to b&w prints of CPR [Canadian Pacific Railway] hotels and trains throughout Banff National Park. Includes the 1926 fire at the Chateau Lake Louise, the Banff Springs Hotel, a train in motion on tracks, and recovery efforts after the 1910 avalanche that buried a train at Roger's Pass.
File pertains to b&w prints of CPR [Canadian Pacific Railway] hotels and trains throughout Banff National Park. Includes the 1926 fire at the Chateau Lake Louise, the Banff Springs Hotel, a train in motion on tracks, and recovery efforts after the 1910 avalanche that buried a train at Roger's Pass.
Notes
Unclear if photographs were taken by Bruno or just collected by him.
File pertains to 14 b&w prints of various views from around the Crowsnest area. Includes scenes of men on horseback, fishing, and climbing, scenic vistas, and a mining operation.
File pertains to 14 b&w prints of various views from around the Crowsnest area. Includes scenes of men on horseback, fishing, and climbing, scenic vistas, and a mining operation.
File pertains to 120 b&w prints of various historical topics, some photos taken by Bruno Engler, others collected [presumably] by him. Includes various Canadian Pacific Railway events, community events and celebrations, Skoki Lodge's 60th anniversary, the Norquay Ski Hill rope-tow, the 1968 Winter …
File pertains to 120 b&w prints of various historical topics, some photos taken by Bruno Engler, others collected [presumably] by him. Includes various Canadian Pacific Railway events, community events and celebrations, Skoki Lodge's 60th anniversary, the Norquay Ski Hill rope-tow, the 1968 Winter Olympics bid, Princess Margarite's [sic] visit in 1958, the Cosmic Ray Observatory operations, a Kiwanis Club event, ranching and ranch lands, portraits, and more.
File pertains to 43 b&w prints of various activities involving horses. Includes Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies trips, packtrains, tourist rides, Parks Canada Wardens on horseback, and various rodeos - also includes contact sheets.
File pertains to 43 b&w prints of various activities involving horses. Includes Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies trips, packtrains, tourist rides, Parks Canada Wardens on horseback, and various rodeos - also includes contact sheets.
File pertains to 24 b&w prints of Indigenous Peoples. Includes posed portraits of unidentified people on and off horseback, rodeos, the Banff Indian Days Grounds, the Calgary Stampede, and a parade [possibly in Canmore].
File pertains to 24 b&w prints of Indigenous Peoples. Includes posed portraits of unidentified people on and off horseback, rodeos, the Banff Indian Days Grounds, the Calgary Stampede, and a parade [possibly in Canmore].
File pertains to 90 b&w prints of various industrial operations, including the 1958 construction of the Trans Canada Highway, the construction of various overpasses (for cars and for trains), the construction of bridges, mining and refinement, and helicopters.
File pertains to 90 b&w prints of various industrial operations, including the 1958 construction of the Trans Canada Highway, the construction of various overpasses (for cars and for trains), the construction of bridges, mining and refinement, and helicopters.
File pertains to 90 b&w prints of various industrial operations, including the 1958 construction of the Trans Canada Highway, the construction of various overpasses (for cars and for trains), the construction of bridges, mining and refinement, and helicopters.
File pertains to 90 b&w prints of various industrial operations, including the 1958 construction of the Trans Canada Highway, the construction of various overpasses (for cars and for trains), the construction of bridges, mining and refinement, and helicopters.
File pertains to 95 b&w & colour prints of events and locations around Lake Louise. Includes the opening ceremonies for the new Poma Lift on the ski hill, skiing at Bow Summit above Peyto Lake, portraits, construction projects, landscapes, the ski hill, and various local hotels.
95 photographs : b&w & col. ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to 95 b&w & colour prints of events and locations around Lake Louise. Includes the opening ceremonies for the new Poma Lift on the ski hill, skiing at Bow Summit above Peyto Lake, portraits, construction projects, landscapes, the ski hill, and various local hotels.
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…
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
File pertains to 84 b&w prints of people climbing, mountaineering, and skiing in the Canadian Rockies. Includes shots of various climbing classes/courses (usually led by Rudi Gertsch), groups of people climbing rock, frozen waterfalls, and glaciers, various mountaineering activities, people cross-c…
File pertains to 84 b&w prints of people climbing, mountaineering, and skiing in the Canadian Rockies. Includes shots of various climbing classes/courses (usually led by Rudi Gertsch), groups of people climbing rock, frozen waterfalls, and glaciers, various mountaineering activities, people cross-country skiing, [possibly] the construction of a backcountry hut, helicopters, and scenic mountain views.