File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1977 into a show from slides pertaining to various summertime trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. Topics include mountains [mostly those located around the town of Banff], mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, …
Selected C R series 3 Reel 1 show Sept 1977. -- [before 1977]
V225 / 23
Date Range
[ca. 1960-1977]
Physical Description
80 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1977 into a show from slides pertaining to various summertime trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. Topics include mountains [mostly those located around the town of Banff], mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, Lillian and her friends, lakes, boats, fishing, hiking, and various other scenic views around Banff, Lake Louise, and Moraine Lake.
Titles:
1. B32-15 Garden & Main St. Banff
2. B162-3 Boat House & reflections
3. R160-31 Banff Springs Hotel
4. R160-38 [Banff Springs Hotel] fr. Spray R. & flag
5. R159-4 Pool, lawn & Bow V.
6. R202-18 Conservatory
7. R202-19 [Conservatory]
8. R261-34 Fr. [Conservatory] & flowers
9. R161-33 Fr. [Conservatory] & Louize[?]
10. R202-22 [Fr. Conservatory & Louize[?]]
11. R161-8 Terrace & pool fr. fire escape
12. R160-35 Swim Pool
13. R160-5 Diving Board
14. R162-17 Bow Falls
15. R202-14 [Bow Falls]
16. R202-15 [Bow Falls]
17. R162-26 Boys fishing across river
18. B14-4 Boom Lake
19. R162-7 On Rundle saddle L.G
20. R167-33 Mt Louis & snow
21. B11-13 Old L.L. Rd. fr. Trans Canada
22. R158-6 Train approaches Canmore
23. R168-8 Norquay Ski Lift
24. R168-12 Nick[?] on Ski Lift
25. R168-10 Eliz Brett on Lift
26. R189-24 Ted Goodall
27. C.H. 49 Middle Section Two Jack Lake
28. C.H. 56 Lake Minnewanka fr. shoulder Cascade
29. R162-9 L.G on Little Rundle
30. 0 Banff fr. Tunnel
31. B52-11 View fr. Sulphur Mt.
32. B75-5 View of valley fr. Sulphur Mt.
33. R161-2 Pool & Rundle
34. B48-6 To Grassis Lookout
35. R160-29 The Pool
36. R160-27 Gardens
37. B29-4 Bldgs on Sulphur
38. B29-7 On Sulphur Mt.
39. B29-8 [On Sulphur Mt.]
40. B27-23 Canadian on curve
41. B27-26 Canadian on curve
42. R195-32 Stampede
43. R196-33 BSH India
44. B30-17 Indigenous
45. B10-23 Indigenous person on horse in front of tepee
46. R159-10 Lake Louise (tree to left)
47. R159-30 Chateau & boat fr. east shore
48. R169-5 Abbot Pass
49. R207-27 [Abbot Pass] Hut
50. Reel 94-14 Goodsirs across Wenchemna Pass
51. C.H. 6/70 Ten Peaks
52. A14-8 4 Peaks & Moraine L.
53. R141-4? Moraine L. Reflections Polly
54. R183-21 Shore Moraine Lake
55. R141-3 Moraine Lake Reflections Polly
56. R207-7 H.G. Edw. & PKs4-7
57. B2-27 L.C at Moraine Lake sitting
58. B2-26 [L.C at Moraine Lake] standing
59. B2-28 Moraine L. & far pt of Moraine
60. R207-4 H.G at Moraine
61. B1-32 Moraine & Mt. Little & 3
62. R207-5 H.G at Moraine
63. B28-31 Harry West & friend at Moraine L.
64. B22-15 L.G Moraine L
65. B22-14 Eleanor Hammilton, Moraine L.
66. R94-3 Glaciers on Moraine Peaks
67. B22-11 Quadra & Babek fr, road
68. B22-17 Trail to Consolation L.
69. B28-13 At Consolation Lake
70. B28-34 Stream fr. [Consolation Lake]
71. B15-20 Marmot [Consolation Lake]
72. R95-7 On trail - Mt Fay in b.g.
73. R141-6 L.G. Larch V.
74. R141-5 3 girls [Larch V.]
75. R141-8 Lefroy fr. Sentinel Pass
76. R141-30 Polly on [Sentinel Pass]
77. A10-13 Moose Larch V.
78. B12-32 Deer
79. R202-30 Deer
80. R178-30 Aileen 0 Mt. Averdeen in b.g
Notes
Please note: Language used pertaining to First Nations people is outdated and offensive
Please note: Behavior towards wildlife, primarily human proximity and feeding, is outdated and no longer tolerated throughout all National Parks - do not feed or approach wildlife.
Slides originally in Kodak Carousel 80 slide tray.
File pertains to 40 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1977 into a show from slides pertaining to various summertime trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. Topics include mountains [mostly those located around the town of Banff], mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, …
Selected slides series III Can R reel II show Fall 1977. -- [before 1977]
V225 / 24
Date Range
[ca. 1960-1977]
Physical Description
40 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 40 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1977 into a show from slides pertaining to various summertime trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. Topics include mountains [mostly those located around the town of Banff], mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, Lillian and her friends, lakes, boats, fishing, hiking, and various other scenic views around Banff, Lake Louise, and Moraine Lake.
Titles:
1. R178-7 L.G at Crowfoot GLacier
2. B28-29 Mt Aberdeen - girls on rocks
3. B28-30 Rainbow at L.L.
4. B74-23 Abbots Pass
5. B73-38 Horses at Mirror Lake
6. CH '49 Birds nest, portrait lens 13in
7. CH Ducks nest
8. CH '51 Birds nest
9. CH '51 Chalice cup
10. R171-8 Calice cup
11. CH White vetch
12. CH '51 Turks cap lily Toby Creek
13. CH Vetch
14. CH Black Hornets
15. CH Nest of Black Hornets
16. CH Moth on pink flower
17. CH '58 Butterfly blue green & black border
18. CH '58 [Butterfly] yellow w. [black] spots
19. CH '58 [Butterfly] black & white
20. CH Pink heather
21. CH Calypso - Rungius
22. CH Purple Hedysarum
23. CH '51 Purple Hedysarum
24. R169-23Avalanche lily
25. CH '56 Flower gardens on island Palliser Pass
26. CH '55 Corral Creek
27. B31 19 Ski meet - View towards L.L.
28. B31 20 [Ski meet] Trail until flower
29. B31 21 [Ski meet] Horse on glacier
30. B31 22 Ski meet - crowd on rock 1960
31. B31 23 Skiers on snow
32. B31 24 Ski meet
33. B31 25 [Ski meet] & slopes Abbot Pass in b.g
34. B31 26 [Ski meet]
35. B31 27 Slalom poles & skiers
36. B31 28 [Slalom poles & skiers]
37. B31 29 [Slalom] slope
38. B31 30 [illegible] 6 people
39. B31 15 Flowers - stone crop
40. B31 32 Watyeks 8 people
41. B31 33 Teepees in meadow
42. B31 38 MacArthur & reflections
43. Reel 99-17 [Blank]
44. B73 29 Mary at Lake
45. B72 38 Icefield Chalet
46. B1 36 Tourists at Peyto Lookout
47. B2-10 Canyon at Bow Lakes
48. R179-3 Murray [illegible] fishing chephroe[?]
49. R175 5 Mt Shaeffer from Moose Lake
50. B2-17 MSC & Polly at Mary Lake
51. B2-21 Pool near Mary Lake
52. B2-15 [Pool near Mary Lake]
53. B2-8 Coveney on Trail Bow L.
54. R178-14 Bow Lake
55. R106-9 [Bow Lake]
56. R178-8 [Bow Lake]
57. B9-11 Numtijah Lodge
58. B9-10 Bow Lakes
59. B73-16 Mitchell Hut
60. B73-14 Skyline Camp
61. B30-38 Edw & Martha
62. B23-14 2 on rock
63. B23 23 Party on Opabin
64. B23-1 O'Hara & cabins
65. B23-25 Frozen L. Opabin
66. B23-24 Two & lake frozen
67. B23-27 L.G - opabin
68. B23-32 Fr Goat Cabin I
69. B24-11 Crowd oesa
70. B24-12 Vallances oesa
71. B24-14 Oesa frozen & L.G
72. B24-16 [illegible] on Oesa Ledges
73. B24-18 Falls near Oesa
74. B24-9 Enroute to oesa
75. B24-22 A at oesa frozen
76. B269-13 Party at Schafer cairn
77. B24-26 Party & Ringrose
78. B24-31 Water Lake & fishermen
79. B25-6 O'Hara fr. odaray
80. B24-30 Aileen, lake & odaray
Notes
Please note: Behavior towards wildlife, primarily human proximity and feeding, is outdated and no longer tolerated throughout all National Parks - do not feed or approach wildlife.
Slides originally in Kodak Carousel 80 slide tray.
File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1981 into a show from slides depicting various summer to the Canadian Rockies throughout the late 1950s to 1970s as well as a trip to Glacier National Park, Montana and Yellowstone National Park. Topics include mountains and mountain views, wi…
File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1981 into a show from slides depicting various summer to the Canadian Rockies throughout the late 1950s to 1970s as well as a trip to Glacier National Park, Montana and Yellowstone National Park. Topics include mountains and mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, various camps [mostly Alpine Club of Canada and Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies], Lillian and her friends, lakes, boats, fishing, hiking, and various other scenic views around Banff, Lake Louise, and Lake O'Hara.
Titles:
1. Reel R195-6 Horse at Hotel Many Glacier
2. R123 21 [Blank]
3. R200 3 Old Faithful
4. R200 5 [Old Faithful] good clouds
5. R195 15 Bear grass
6. R195 5 Boats ay Many [Glacier]
7. R203 30 Meadows - globe flowers
8. K8 12 Snow- grass - view down Valely
9. K8 14 2 girls coming down lake - SNow & Wiwaxy
10. B26 33 Sis on trail
11. R179 38 2 hikers on trail
12. B23 5 2 photo eagle nest
13. 0CH Columbine
14. 0CH Dryas going to seed
15. 0CH Western globe flower
16. K8 15 2 girls lake & snow - Cathedral & Wiwaxy
17. Twin wake - Snow Mt. Huber & Mt. Vic
18. K15 17 SNow & Mt. Avery
19. K15 15 "Batwing Beauty" [illegible] in b.g.
20. K15 16 Chow Line Mt. Coleman
21. K15 12 Our tent in snow
22. K15 13 Camp in snow
23. B64 4 Camp fire w. campers
24. B10-10 Indigenous
25. B67 26 Banff Indian Days carriages & tepees
26. B67 26 Rodeo audience
27. B36 26 Banff Indian Days & parade grounds
28. B10-6 Banff Indian Days
29. B11-1 Banff Indian Days & teepee
30. B10-2 Banff Indian Days
31. A8-17 Stream & flowers Sunshine 1968
32. A8-19 [Sunshine] flowers
33. A10-34 Chepron Lake
34. A10-35 [Chepron] tea
35. A11-1 Greens Hamilton Lake
36. A11-3 [Greens Hamilton Lake]
37. A11-7 [Greens Hamilton Lake]
38. A11-8 [Greens] View to Valley
39. A18-26 LG & car
40. A18 29 3 hills fr. road
41. A20-28 Fr. Mierville[?] meadows
42. A20-3 [Fr. Mierville[?] meadows]
43. A23-21 Eysa Falls
44. A24-1 Nymphs Pool[?]
45. B23-28 4 girls at Skoki 1959
46. B23-34 [4 girls at Skoki 1959]
47. B26-2 [4 girls at Skoki 1959]
48. B45-11 Above Sedan Lift
49. Reel B45-14 Above Sedan Lift
50. B51-29 Lilies & cabin in b.g.
51. B1-34 Doris on trail Miller L. 1963
52. B52 fr. Hunt 30A Mummy Lake 1963
53. B22-38 [Hunt] Fall on Creek fr. Talc Lake
54. B52-34 View of Mummy Lake
55. B55-20 Lake & tree
56. B68-19 ACC Camp 1964
57. B71-5 Lamb
58. B73-28 Mary by No see-um Lake 1965
59. B26 36 Sis on trail
60. B26-30 Over Allenby Pass
61. B65-28 Up Brewster Creek
62. R203-10 Horses heads
63. B65-34 Dana fixing stirrup
64. B26-32 Sis & Aubrey
65. CH. 51 Assin. east side
66. R181-25 G on log Assin
67. CH. 51 Assin & reflect.
68. B27-1 Party
69. B27-4 Horseman & horse
70. B27-6 Assin in b.g.
71. B27-7 Blank
72. B27-8 Blank
73. B27-9 Blank
74. B27-11 Blank
75. B27-13 Blank
76. B67-13 Watching climb of Assin
77. B67-3 Elk in glade - Assin
78. B66-36 Nub Trip
79. B66-31 From Nub
80. B55-16 Canyon Panther Falls
Notes
Please note: Language pertaining to First Nations people is outdated and offensive.
Please note: Behavior towards wildlife, primarily human proximity and feeding, is outdated and no longer tolerated throughout all National Parks - do not feed or approach wildlife.
Slides originally in Kodak Carousel 80 slide tray.
File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1981 into a show from slides depicting various summer and winter trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the late 1960s and 1970s. Topics include mountains and mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, Lillian and her friends, lakes, boats, fish…
I : [transparencies]. -- [before 1981]
V225 / NS 26
Date Range
[ca.1960-1981]
Physical Description
80 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1981 into a show from slides depicting various summer and winter trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the late 1960s and 1970s. Topics include mountains and mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, Lillian and her friends, lakes, boats, fishing, hiking, and various other scenic views around Banff, Lake Louise, and Lake O'Hara.
Titles:
R159-2 Administration Bldg, pool, Rundle
R163-3 View from [Administration Bldg]
R160-28 A pool & summer house
R161-7 B.S.H. Terrace
B50-29 Minnewanka docks
B75-3 Mary & Can flga
B30-19 Indigenous
B30-18 [Indigenous]
B9-19 [Indigenous]
A11-16 Hoodoos
A11-18 [Hoodoos] & youth 1966
A11-19 [Hoodoos] stones on top
K11-10 Tree w. bear [illegible]
A21-38 Camp in Alpine meadow 1969
K23-1 Games at Lake Louise
K23-6 [Games at Lake Louise] Pitcher Race
K23-5 [Game at Lake Louise] Hand race
K23-9 Coupel with dog
K23-12 Outlet stream & mt. Cathedral
K23-13 Woodpile at O'Hara
K23-17 Mt Cath. reflections
K23-18 Polly & Eileen
Tim W 2 View across lake to Lefroy (winter)
[Tim W] 3 Skier on lake
[Tim W] 4 [Skier] cabin & Odaray
[Tim W] 5 [Skier] & tracks
[Tim W] 6 View towards Odaray?
[Tim W] 7 [blank]
B66-29 Mt Assin. & 2 horsemen
B27-12 [Mt. Assin.] & 4 hikers
B26-31 Winstons & Assin.
B67-16 Erling & porkie
B67-17 [Erling & porkie] Chos H.
A10-11 Mt. Eisenhower
R159-14 Lake Louise - people on shore
R169-14 Lake Louise & poppies
B49-33 Chateau
R178-22 Trail to Mirror Lake (?)
R163 23 Lake Agnes fr. trail to Goat V.
R168-22 At Tea House Lake Agnes
R164-35 Squirrel & mits
B74-37 Mt. Rundle
B71-2 Boats at Minnewanka
B22-9 Aileen in field of paint brush
B22-10 Ten peaks from road
B2-29 L. Coveney at Moraine Lake
B22-16 Dot & Elsa
R141-7 3 girls on trail to Sentinel Pass
R198-30 Giant steps
R144-7 [blank]
R144-8 Same - people nearer
B49-36 Bag Piper Band
B27-17 Sedan left & Mt. Vic
B27-19 Phyl admiring the view
CH.'51 Fall colors
CH fall colors Bow Valley
CH [fall colors] Horse show at Mile 8
CH [fall colors] Near 8 Mile
CH.49 Rundle & Banff fr. Norquay
R178-6 Crowfoot glacier
B2-6 Laurence at Bowl
R176-4 Chephron & Murray Graty
CH. Water [illegible] herb on shore of river
B55-25 Mt Athabaska & flowers in Chalet
R202-29 Deer - horns in velvet
R146-6 Fawn lying down
R207-15 Ed Feuz & H. Green on trail
R164-11 Needles & Lake Agnes
R207-17 Edw. & H.G. on Vic Ridge
R207-21 Crack bet. Needles
R207-16 Tea House thru crack
R204-25 L.G. Sunbruned PR
B68-19 1st Lake of [illegible]
B54-9 Party on Lake shore
R207-33 Abbot Pass Hut
Notes
Please note: Language pertaining to First Nations people is outdated and offensive.
Please note: Behavior towards wildlife, primarily human proximity and feeding, is outdated and no longer tolerated throughout all National Parks - do not feed or approach wildlife.
Slides originally in Kodak Carousel 80 slide tray.
File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1981 into a show from slides depicting various summer and winter trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the late 1960s and 1970s. Topics include mountains and mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, Lillian and her friends, lakes, boats, fish…
I : [transparencies]. -- [before 1981]
V225 / NS 27
Date Range
[ca. 1960-1981]
Physical Description
80 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1981 into a show from slides depicting various summer and winter trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the late 1960s and 1970s. Topics include mountains and mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, Lillian and her friends, lakes, boats, fishing, hiking, and various other scenic views around Banff, Lake Louise, and Lake O'Hara.
Titles:
1. K14-15 Clouds from plane
2. K17-26 3 Sisters & clouds
3. K11-8 From Poet's Pool
4. K207-34 Oesa from Abbots Pass
5. B30-27 Babg sandpiper
6. CH 4 fish from Baker Cr.
7. CH. Wilson's Ranch
8. CH. Douglas Lake at sunrise
9. CH. '55 ACC Camp Robson
10. CH. '55 N.E. from Ptarmigan Pk.
11. CH. '55 Banff fr. shoulder Cascade
12. CH. '55 Scarab L. & Whistler Pass
13. CH. 55 Lake & Healy Ck. Plateau
14. CH. 55 Egypt, Scarab, & Mummy Lake
15. CH. 55 NE across Scarab & Egypt L.
16. CH. 55 Monarch Mt. unnamed Lake
17. CH. 55 Mummy Lake
18. CH. 55 Healy Cr. summit & Talc mine L. beyond
19. CH. 55 Ptarmigan, Baker, Redonlet Lakes
20. CH 55 Fr. Ptarmigan Peak
21. CH 55 North fr. Ptarmigan Pk
22. CH 55 Merlin Lake
23. CH 55 Fossil Mt & Baker Lake fr. Ptarm. Pk
24. CH 55 Egypt Lake
25. B50-5 Garden & fowers
26. B32-6 MacArthur Lake
27. Duplicate Cathedral Basin
28. B27-24 Phyl waiting for train
29. K22-21 Spiral Tunnel
30. K22-18 [Spiral Tunnel]
31. K111-18 Photographer Hiker
32. K17-13 Crystal Cave
33. K17-23 Big Rock on trail
34. K16-12 Main Camp & Mt Coleman
35. K16-2 Around stream & dogs
36. K16-13 Campers & Mt Coleman
37. K16. 22 Conne & my horse
38. K16-23 [Conne] & her horse
39. K16-6 Hay fr. the horses
40. K10-14 Canoe on Lake O'Hara
41. -- 10 Walyek & party on porch
42. K5-34 Party by cairn
43. R146-36 Fool hen
44. CH. Baby ptarmigan
45. 191-15 Ptarmigan
46. R144-27 [Ptarmigan] on rocks
47. Vallance 60 Hummingbird male
48. [Vallance] 60 [Hummingbird] female
49. B55-11 Fool hen (nearest)
50. B13-37 Close up of moose
51. B13-35 Moose on club porch
52. B67-4 Charlie feeding moose
53. B11-26 4 buffalo feeding
54. B11-24 Buffalo herd
55. B30-4 Pika
56. B1-24 Beaver in pond
57. R173-34 Bear & cub at one pot
58. R173-33 Bear & 2 cubs one standing
59. R173-35 Bear
60. R185-16B1 Mt goat (bouglet)
61. R177-28 Coyote
62. B27-34 2 Sheep & tourists
63. B8-21 Sheep on the road
64. B27-31 3 ewes
65. B71-36 SHeep & marg fo[?]
66. R173-9 Ewe
67. B65-22 Deer at Club house
68. K36-3 2 plaques at old [Club house]
69. K36-1 Club house plaque
70. K36-2 [Club house plaque]
71. R206-28 Camp at Robson
72. R189-6 Phyl's rope on glacier
73. R187-21 Crowd on decsent
74. B46-4 Above Sunshine Lodge
75. B68-5 Camp fire w- flame
76. R179-17 Al gates plane in meadow
77. R204-32 Mashed plane
78. K15-6 Cars cars cars
79. K15-5 Cars at the Chateau
80. K15-4 View from #658 window
Notes
Please note: Language pertaining to First Nations people is outdated and offensive.
Please note: Behavior towards wildlife, primarily human proximity and feeding, is outdated and no longer tolerated throughout all National Parks - do not feed or approach wildlife.
Slides originally in Kodak Carousel 80 slide tray.
File pertains to 99 35 mm colour transparency slides mounted in glass with silver matting paper, and black binding tape with blue dots denoting the collection in the upper right corners. The slides the original title and Reel locations written on the matting paper - all slides in this colelction ha…
File pertains to 99 35 mm colour transparency slides mounted in glass with silver matting paper, and black binding tape with blue dots denoting the collection in the upper right corners. The slides the original title and Reel locations written on the matting paper - all slides in this colelction have been pulled from varius Reels taken by Lillian Gest from trips taken in the Canadian Rockies between 1940 and 1947. Their removal is noted in the slide title notebook SL I (M67 / II / C / i / a / 51 - 1). Topics include a broad selection of images pertaining to Canadian Rockies, Banff and area, camps and hikes, wildlife, flora, friends and associates.
Titles:
1. Jasper Lake Beauvert & Cavel R33-15
2. [Jasper] Lake Beauvert 39-5
3. [Jasper Lake Beauvert] & Pyramid 40-18
4. [Jasper] golf course [& Pyramid] R40-16
5. [Jasper golf course] R40-15
6. Mt. Edith Cavel & Clouds 39-16
7. On steps of Lodge 33-19
8. Rock garden of Lodge 39-4 [MISSING]
9. [Rock garden] & flag 39-17
10. Bear in the Lake 40-20
11. [Bear] on trail (L. Louise) 76-8
12. [Bear]s at Dump Jasper 40-2
13. [Bear] on road (Deer Lodge) 76-11
14. Jasper rodeo 40-4
15. [Jasper rodeo] 40-5
16. Ram by the road 32-15
17. [Ram by the road] eating 32-17
18. [Ram] on cliff 79-3
19. Two rams on rocks 79-2
20. Deer in sandpit (Jasper) 38-18
21. [Deer] on Bow River 82-18
22. Two bucks (Banff) 112-9
23. Baby Fawn (Dan)
24. Whistler Mt Trail 39-12
25. Engelman spruce & cones 102-2
26. [Engelman spruce] cones 101-1
27. Avalanche fr. Lefroy 101-15
28. Mt. Athabaska & A1 R32-20
29. Mt. Kitchner 36-8
30. Natural Bridge Field 44-18
31. Takkakaw Falls 60-10
32. Polly above Twin Falls 52-14
33. Trail into Little Yoho 45-13
34. Fireweed – Mt Balfour 45-8
35. Lake Louise & Poppies 101-28
36. [Lake Louise] & horseman 101-26
37. Chateau fr. Fairview Lake Trail 76-21
38. On lawn of Chateau 102-20
39. Reflections in window 101-34
40. [Reflections] in shiny ball 101-33
41. Giant Steps R75-15
42. [Giant Steps] R75-17
43. Reflections Opabin Lake J6-4
44. Lunch Sheol Valley 83-7
45. Arnica 56-2
46. Queen Cap R103-2
47. Ptarmigan & chick 86-5
48. Chick in hand & mother 86-9
49. [Chick in hand] R93-17
50. [Chick in hand] R93-19
51. Gopher & lunch box 12-5
52. At Peyto Lookout R106-11
53. Kay & Polly St Nick Glacier 107-7
54. Party at lake opabin Pass 81-1
55. Opabin Pass 55-10
56. Edward on needles 102-16
57. Polly [on needles] 102-19
58. Lake Agnes fr. [needles] 102-15
59. Our tent at O’Hara Camp 81-4
60. Sun on Bugaboos 103-4
61. More sun on [Bugaboos] 103-5
62. Climb of Yukness D.R. 81-14
63. Rope on [Yukness] 81-19
64. Cliff on Mt Forbes 37-18
65. Party on Eiffel 94-13
66. Eiffel Tower 94-16
67. AAC Party on Paradise 87-2
68. Glacier Peak fr. Yukness 81-14
69. Goodsirs fr. Temple 88-4
70. On Paradise Pk. Daver C.H. 95-5
71. Sunday Service 87-13
72. Summit St. Nicholas 107-12
73. Party on E. Post Trip 103-8
74. [Party on E. Post] R103-9
75. Top cliffs Snow Patch 103-14
76. Howser Spire 105-10
77. Party for Mt. Pigeon 105-14
78. Snow slope on Baker 128-29
79. Looking down crevasse 105-14
80. Pinnacle E. Post 103-16
81. Summit Mt. Christian 35-4
82. On Top – St. Nicholas 107-8
83. Indigenous people at Banff Springs 57-18
84. Two Indigenous Chiefs 57-5
85. Indigenous woman & girl 57-9
86. Tepee tops in sky 58-12
87. Hoodoos 73-15
88. Storm on Fairholme Mts 89-6
89. Deer at 202 Muskrat 107-19
90. Deer at garbage pail 107-20
91. Doe by corral 100-3
92. Mt Edith & beaver dam 122-14
93. The Beaver Show 144-12
94. Beaver 114-14
95. Tree cut by brawn R42-8
96. [Tree] over trail R42-7
97. Mt Rundle & gardens 75-4
98. Columbine R73-17
99. Close-up pool & flowers R58-5
100. Bow Valley view R51-8
Notes
This material is presented as originally created, it contains outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Materials in historical collections reflect the attitudes, ideas, and norms of the era and culture in which they were created or collected. Offensive or harmful terms are retained for historical accuracy or to document the issues and social context of a specific time and the attitudes and opinions of the people who created the material.
Slide numbering and titles as originally organized, as noted on a title list adhered to the inside of the box lid.
File pertains to 99 35mm colour transparency slides mounted in glass with silver matting paper, black binding tape, and red dots denoting the collection in the upper right corners. The slides also have paper labels adhered to the glass noting the original title and Reel location - all slides in thi…
File pertains to 99 35mm colour transparency slides mounted in glass with silver matting paper, black binding tape, and red dots denoting the collection in the upper right corners. The slides also have paper labels adhered to the glass noting the original title and Reel location - all slides in this collection have been pulled from various Reels taken by Lillian Gest from trips between 1943 and 1947. Their removal is noted in the slide title notebook SL I (M67 / II / C / i / a / 51 - 1). Topics include images pertaining to the Canadian Rockies, Banff and area, camps and hikes, wildlife, flora, friends and associates.
Titles:
1. Three Sisters R93-1
2. Juncture Bow & Spray R. R84-13
3. Banff Ave & Gardens 89-5
4. Gardens - Mt Rundle 107-34
5. Poppies & Mt Cascade 82-9
6. [Poppies & Mt Cascade] 108-14
7. [Poppies & Mt Cascade] 108-10
8. Summer house in Gardens 108-8
9. Sunshine Recorder 108-15
10. From Healy Creek Road 92-18
11. Beaver Dam 85-18
12. Cow Moose at Stream 43-3
13. [Cow Moose] n. highway 43-4
14. [Cow Moose] and calf 92-6
15. [Cow Moose] in Vermillion Lake 92-9
16. Two moose & calf 92-6
17. Moose – Mt Rundle 92-7
18. Sheep in Paddock 110-8
19. [Sheep in Paddock] 110-9
20. Fawn (dan)
21. Doe and fawn 113-30
22. Polly at Norquay Hut 70-20
23. L.G on Rundle Ridge 89-4
24. Mary Read on Sulphur Mt. 85-17
25. Banff & Lakes fr. Tunnel Mt 113-6
26. [Banff] Springs Hotel [fr. Tunnel] 133-5
27. Party on Sulphur Mt. 85-14
28. Emmie [on Sulphur Mt.] 85-16
29. Caroline at [Sulphur Mt.] Hut 109-4
30. Ram on Sulphur Mt. 79-4
31. [Ram on Sulphur Mt.] 79-7
32. Indigenous Chiefs 57-1
33. Indigenous woman on horseback 57-2
34. Indigenous Boy on horseback 57-12
35. Indigenous Encampment 58-8
36. Indigenous Encampment 58-7
37. Trail-Riders Fatigue Pass 88-12
38. [Trail-Riders] down [Fatigue Pass] 88-18
39. [Trail-Riders] on Skyline 88-16
40. [Trail-Riders] cross Brewster Ck. 88-8
41. Skyline Hikers Camp 96-18
42. [Skyline Hikers Camp] 96-14
43. Tepees and Mt. Cathedral 97-15
44. Lake Louise – poppies – horses 101-27
45. [Lake] O’Hara fr. Plateau 98-11
46. Opabin Lake & meadows 55-9
47. Whistling Marmot 102-8
48. Ptarmigan 55-7
49. Twin Falls 52-13
50. Forest Fire 33-3
51. View up Consolation Valley 71-5 [MISSING]
52. David Woods & gopher hole 104-21
53. [David Woods & gopher hole] 104-22
54. Rock Rabbit & Lake Louise 83-11
55. Chalice cup 81-6
56. Dryas by rock 53-9
57. Alpine savifrage 96-6
58. Hare’s Tail sedge 83-3
59. Delphiniums & butterflies 47-1
60. Just a Trail 75-11
61. Mt. Athabaska 42-18
62. Num-Ti-Gah Lodge – Bow L. 107-15
63. Kay – glacial Lake below Nich. Pk. 107-14
64. L.G at Lake Kimetonk 106-5
65. Witty on Paradise Pk. 86-17
66. Alpine Party on Mt. Bell 72-8
67. From Mt. Odaray 56-15
68. On Forbes glacier 37-9
69. [On Forbes] Trip 37-12
70. [On] ridge Mt. Temple 95-8
71. Christ on Mt. Chris 35-3
72. Climbers slopes of Astley 113-14
73. Summit Mt. Astley 113-22
74. Bugaboo Camp fr. Stream 104-3
75. [Bugaboo] Peaks fr. campfire 104-1
76. [Bugaboo] Ken & Don 104-2
77. [Bugaboo] Mens Tents 104-24
78. [Bugaboo] Sunday Service 104-20
79. [Bugaboo] Sunday Service 104-19
80. [Bugaboo] Quintet No 3 104-10
81. [Bugaboo Quintet] No 3 & moon 104-7
82. Party en route to No 3 104-10
83. Rope on four – Quintet 104-13
84. Brad on Quintet 104-15
85. View fr. [Quintet] No 2 104-11
86. Poll, Mary, Brad – Summit 104-14
87. Party on rocks – Ascent 104-12
88. [Party on rocks] – descent 104-16
89. Three Climbers for Pigeon 104-23
90. Glacier Tour 105-5
91. [Glacier Tour] 105-2
92. Cliffs at Snowpatch 104-26
93. Rex cuts steps 105-6
94. [Rex cuts steps] nearer 104-32
95. Ronny Feuz 99-9
96. In Buttercup Meadow 53-3
97. C.H Waterton Lake 123-9
98. L.G [Waterton Lake] 122-22
99. BHG – Browne living room 78-13
100. Rainbow Emerald Lake 106-8
Notes
This material is presented as originally created, it contains outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Materials in historical collections reflect the attitudes, ideas, and norms of the era and culture in which they were created or collected. Offensive or harmful terms are retained for historical accuracy or to document the issues and social context of a specific time and the attitudes and opinions of the people who created the material.
Slide numbering and titles as originally organized, as noted on a title list adhered to the inside of the box lid.
File pertains to a photograph album depicting the 1924 trip organized by Caroline Hinman to the Canadian Rockies. Includes photographs of campsites, mountains, glaciers, rivers, people, and horses - many people photographed are marked in the album with initials, full names unknown. Also includes so…
1 album (517 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 15 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to a photograph album depicting the 1924 trip organized by Caroline Hinman to the Canadian Rockies. Includes photographs of campsites, mountains, glaciers, rivers, people, and horses - many people photographed are marked in the album with initials, full names unknown. Also includes some enlarged photographs and greeting cards with trip photographs from Caroline Hinman, Eliza Campbell and Florence Bartlett.
Inserts pertain to overviews/advertisements for trips dated 1922 and 1923 that would have been sent out by Caroline Hinman in advance detailing route, expectations, and prices.
Notes
Black pages not scanned
Inserts free floating with album.
File pertains to a photograph album depicting the 1925 trip organized by Caroline Hinman to the Canadian Rockies. The trip, carried out on horseback, began at Robson Pass and worked north to Maligne Lake, Jasper National Park before returning to Lake Louise. Photographs from Bow Pass show 18 inches…
1 album (475 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 14.8 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to a photograph album depicting the 1925 trip organized by Caroline Hinman to the Canadian Rockies. The trip, carried out on horseback, began at Robson Pass and worked north to Maligne Lake, Jasper National Park before returning to Lake Louise. Photographs from Bow Pass show 18 inches of snow on the ground, August 22, 1925. Also includes photographs from a side trip to Mount Robson, enlargements, and greeting cards with trip photographs from Florence Dibell Bartlett, Caroline Hinman, Mary Goddard Potter, and Samuel C. Edmonds.
Inserts pertain to the greeting card from Samuel C. Edmonds and the overview/advertisement for the 1925 trip that would have been sent out by Caroline Hinman in advance detailing route, expectations, and prices.
Notes
Please note: language used pertaining to First Nations included herein is outdated and offensive.
Blank pages not scanned
Inserts free floating with album
File pertains to a photograph album depicting the July/August 1927 trip organized by Caroline Hinman to the Canadian Rockies and a hunting trip to Pipestone Pass in September, 1927.
The summer trip was undertaken on horseback through Yoho National Park. Includes camps, glacier travel, pack trains, …
1 album (253 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 14.8 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
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Scope & Content
File pertains to a photograph album depicting the July/August 1927 trip organized by Caroline Hinman to the Canadian Rockies and a hunting trip to Pipestone Pass in September, 1927.
The summer trip was undertaken on horseback through Yoho National Park. Includes camps, glacier travel, pack trains, shooting practice, scenic views, and group photographs - some people depicted are named, others are marked with initails.
The hunting trip took place in the Pipestone Pass region of Banff National Park. Includes camps, lakes, scenic views, target practices, and dead animals, mostly mountain goats, deer, and a coyote.
Also includes enlargements and 1927 Christmas cards from various people.
Notes
Please note: some pictures depict close-ups of dead animals.
Blank pages not scanned
File pertains to L. A. Duncan; Duncan family; Banff, Alberta and area; Alpine Club of Canada camps, especially 1919 Victory Camp (Yoho Valley); Rocky Mountains scenes, wildflowers and wildlife; First Nations; Travel and leisure. Most photographs were made by L. A. Duncan.
File pertains to L. A. Duncan; Duncan family; Banff, Alberta and area; Alpine Club of Canada camps, especially 1919 Victory Camp (Yoho Valley); Rocky Mountains scenes, wildflowers and wildlife; First Nations; Travel and leisure. Most photographs were made by L. A. Duncan.
File consists of 53 slides, only one is in colour. Lantern slides pertain to the Lake of the Hanging Glacier area; Columbia Icefield; various views in and around Banff, Yoho, Glacier, and Jasper National Parks; Mount Robson area. Subjects also included Stoney First Naitons peoples.
PS-189 is the on…
53 photographs : b&w and col. slides ; 10.2 x 8.2 cm
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of 53 slides, only one is in colour. Lantern slides pertain to the Lake of the Hanging Glacier area; Columbia Icefield; various views in and around Banff, Yoho, Glacier, and Jasper National Parks; Mount Robson area. Subjects also included Stoney First Naitons peoples.
PS-189 is the only hand-tinted slide in this range - it is marked as being made by the Canadian Pacific Railway.
There are 2 individual panes included at the end of the range; one is labeled "ACC Pack Train Field BC" and the other "Waterfowl Lakes." They have no accompanying photograph.
File accompanied by a typed text paper dated 18 November 1926 and signed by Louis S. Crosby in regards to 63 slides recieved from Byron Harmon to be returned in good condition.
V263/II/H/PS-139 [View of Mount Robson and Robson Glacier]
Binding Tape: None
Window Mat: None
Labels and Inscriptions: None
Glass: Scratches and abrasions present on emulsion layer and back of slide. Small spots of emulsion deterioration noted.
V263/II/H/PS-140 [Yoho Glacier]
Binding Tape: No cover plate intact but some binding tape present on back of slide
Window Mat: None
Labels and Inscriptions: None
Glass: Silvering on left side of slide. Multiple scratches present on emulsion layer present.
V263/II/H/PS-141 [Three eggs in a grass nest]
Binding Tape: None
Window Mat: None
Labels and Inscriptions: Red sticker on bottom left corner. White adhesive sticker also present on bottom left with caption in ink: Yoho Glacier. Cover plate may have belonged to a different slide as indicated by caption.
Glass: Cover plate has become detached from slide. Small amount of deterioration on centre of slide and silvering on top right corner of the slide.
V263/II/H/PS-142 [View of unidentified valley, railway station, railway tracks, road in winter]
Binding Tape: Poor condition. Cover plate is coming away from slide
Window Mat: None
Labels and Inscriptions: Red adhesive sticker present on bottom left corner of slide
Glass: Abrasions and adhesive residue present on cover plate. Significant silvering of the emulsion is noted. Slide is also discoloured.
V263/II/H/PS-143 [Cathedral Peak and Kicking Horse River]
Binding Tape: None
Window Mat: None
Labels and Inscriptions: None
Glass: Scratching and fingerprints present on emulsion layer.
V263/II/H/PS-144 [Mount Columbia]
Binding Tape: Poor condition. Two small pieces of binding tape hold the cover plate intact. Cover plate is coming loose from slide
Window Mat: Image framed with black binding tape.
Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star sticker present on bottom left corner.
Glass: Finger prints and adhesive residue on glass noted.
V263/II/H/PS-145 [Blue grouse on a tree branch in winter]
Binding Tape: None
Window Mat: None
Labels and Inscriptions: None
Glass: Scratches noted.
Corresponds to NA - 2743, 462. Blue Grouse
V263/II/H/PS-146 [A group of cows in a pasture with farm buildings in background]
Binding Tape: None
Window Mat: None
Labels and Inscriptions: None
Glass: Small scratches and fingerprints present on emulsion layer. Delamination of emulsion noted on right side of slide
Corresponds to V263 / NA - 2613, 421. A typical western farm
V263/II/H/PS-147 [View of Lake Louise and Victoria glacier with poppies in the foreground]
Binding Tape: None
Window Mat: None
Labels and Inscriptions: None
Glass: Small scratches and fingerprints present on emulsion layer.
Corresponds to V263 / NA - 4636, Panel set no. 2, Lake Louise
V263/II/H/PS-148 [Willow grouse standing on log]
Binding Tape: None
Window Mat: None
Labels and Inscriptions: None
Glass: Small scratches, abrasions, and fingerprints present on emulsion layer.
Corresponds to V263 / NA – 2734, Bird, Willow Grouse
V263/II/H/PS-149 [Ptarmigan]
Binding Tape: None
Window Mat: None
Labels and Inscriptions: None
Glass: Small scratches in the emulsion layer are noted. Fingerprints are also present.
V263/II/H/PS-150 [Unidentified glacier and mountain peaks]
Binding Tape: Remaining binding tape present of reverse of slide.
Window Mat: None
Labels and Inscriptions: None
Glass: Significant silvering and discolouration of emulsion present. No cover plate present. Evidence of abrasions on emulsion layer.
V263/II/H/PS-151 [Valley of the Ten Peaks and Moraine Lake]
Binding Tape: None
Window Mat: None
Labels and Inscriptions: Caption written in ink on top right corner: 29.
Glass: Evidence of emulsion deterioration on right side of slide. Flaking of the emulsion has occurred on the edges of the slide.
V263/II/H/PS-152 [Group of bison grazing]
Binding Tape: None
Window Mat: None
Labels and Inscriptions: None
Glass: Significant discolouration present on bottom left of the slide caused by adhesive residue. Adhesive residue on reverse of slide. An area of loss in emulsion surrounded by significant abrasion present. Small chip missing out of bottom right side of slide. Scratches in the emulsion layer also noted.
V263/II/H/PS-153 [Snow formations on trees]
Binding Tape: Two small pieces of binding tape hold the cover plate intact.
Window Mat: Black paper mat
Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on bottom left corner of slide.
Glass: Significant delamination of emulsion. Fingerprints and adhesive residue preset on cover plate.
V263/II/H/PS-154 [View of Mount Lefroy above Lake Louise]
Binding Tape: Poor condition. Cover plate coming loose.
Window Mat: Black paper mat
Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star sticker present on bottom corner of slide.
Glass: Finger prints and adhesive residue noted.
V263/II/H/PS-155 [A view of a pelican among bushes]
Binding Tape: None
Window Mat: None
Labels and Inscriptions: None
Glass: Scratching and abrasions on glass noted.
Corresponds to V263 / NA - 2758, Bird, Pelican (Johnson Lake?)
V263/II/H/PS-156 [Eggs in a bird’s nest]
Binding Tape: Cover plate no longer intact.
Window Mat: None
Labels and Inscriptions: None
Glass: Scratching and abrasions of the emulsion layer present.
Corresponds to V263 / NA - 2772, Bird's nest, Johnson Lake.
V263/II/H/PS-157 [Train pulling out of Glacier station]
Binding Tape: Intact but displays fraying.
Window Mat: None
Labels and Inscriptions: Red adhesive sticker present on bottom left corner.
Glass: Significant silvering and discolouration of the emulsion noted. Fingerprints and adhesive residue present on cover plate and reverse of slide.
V263/II/H/PS-158 [Ptarmigan in snow]
Binding Tape: None
Window Mat: None
Labels and Inscriptions: None
Glass: Scratching and surface grime present on slide. Discolouration of emulsion noted.
Corresponds to V263 / NA - 2726, 458. Bird, Snow Ptarmigan.
V263/II/H/PS-159 [Big Horn Sheep]
Binding Tape: None
Window Mat: None
Labels and Inscriptions: None
Glass: Evidence of delamination and flaking of the emulsion noted.
Corresponds with V263 / NA – 3000, 626. Sheep.
V263/II/H/PS-160 [Mount Robson, Berg (Tumbling) Glacier and Berg Lake]
Binding Tape: Poor condition. One of two small pieces of binding tape is not intact. Cover plate is loose.
Window Mat: Black paper mat
Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on bottom left corner of slide
Glass: Scratching and finger prints present on glass
Corresponds to V263 / NA - 947, Mount Robson, Berg (Tumbling) Glacier and Berg Lake.
V263/II/H/PS-161 [Railway track entering a snow shed in an unidentified valley]
Binding Tape: None
Window Mat: None
Labels and Inscriptions: None
Glass: Scratches present on emulsion layer. Fingerprints and adhesive residue present on reverse of slide.
V263/II/H/PS-162 [Interior of snow shed or tunnel]
Binding Tape: None
Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing
Labels and Inscriptions: Red adhesive sticker present on bottom left corner
Glass: Significant silvering of emulsion. Adhesive residue present of cover plate and reverse of slide
V263/II/H/PS-163 [182. at Moraine Lake Camp]
Binding Tape: Good condition
Window Mat: Image is framed by black binding tape
Labels and Inscriptions: Caption on image: 182. At Moraine Lake Camp.
Glass: Finger prints and adhesive residue on glass noted.
V263/II/H/PS-164 [Climbing Mount Resplendent]
Binding Tape: Good condition
Window Mat: Black paper mat
Labels and Inscriptions: None
Glass: Localized emulsion deterioration and silvering present. Fingerprints and adhesive residue present on cover plate and reverse of slide.
V263/II/H/PS-165 [Adolphus Lake and Whitehorn Mountain]
Binding Tape: No cover plate intact. Binding tape present on the reverse of slide.
Window Mat: None
Labels and Inscriptions: None
Glass: Scratches and residue present on emulsion layer. Silvering and flaking of emulsion noted. Fingerprints and adhesive residue present on reverse of slide.
Corresponds to V263 / NA - 1016, Adolphus Lake and Whitehorn Mountain
Smithsonian-Alpine Club of Canada Robson Expedition (1911).
V263/II/H/PS-166 [View of unidentified mountain]
Binding Tape: None
Window Mat: None
Labels and Inscriptions: None
Glass: Scratches and small abrasions present on emulsion layer.
V263/II/H/PS-167 [John Peacemaker with his brother and family]
Binding Tape: None
Window Mat: None
Labels and Inscriptions: Caption on image: Peacemaker and Sqaw.
Glass: Fingerprints, scratches, and a small spot of surface grime on the emulsion noted. Small piece of slide chipped off top right corner.
Corresponds to V263 / NA - 3118, 503. Western Canadian Indian family, John Peacemaker with his brother and family, Stoney First Nation
V263/II/H/PS-168 [69. MT Robson from East]
Binding Tape: None
Window Mat: None
Labels and Inscriptions: Caption on image on image: 69. MT ROBSON FROM EAST.
Glass: Scratches present on emulsion layer. Flaking of the emulsion is noted.
V263/II/H/PS-169 [View of a deer]
Binding Tape: None
Window Mat: None
Labels and Inscriptions: None
Glass: Discolouration of the emulsion noted. Abrasions present on portions of emulsion layer. Adhesive residue present on reverse of slide.
Corresponds to V263 / NA - 2932, 41. Deer.
V263/II/H/PS-170 [Bison grazing in a field]
Binding Tape: None
Window Mat: None
Labels and Inscriptions: None
Glass: Fingerprints present on emulsion. Flaking of emulsion. Surface grime present on reverse of slide.
Corresponds to V263 / NA - 6289, Buffalo.
V263/II/H/PS-171 [Bison grazing in a field]
Binding Tape: None
Window Mat: None
Labels and Inscriptions: None
Glass: Fingerprints and abrasions present on emulsion layer. Discolouration of emulsion noted.
Corresponds to V263 / NA - 6289, Buffalo.
V263/II/H/PS-172 [Big horn sheep]
Binding Tape: Good condition
Window Mat: Black paper mat with circular aperture
Labels and Inscriptions: Caption on image: 626. Mountain sheep. White adhesive sticker present on left side of slide. Caption on slide: G. Kanzee, 12 Geary ST., San Francisco.
Glass: Adhesive residue present on cover plate and reverse of slide.
V263/II/H/PS-173 [View of Bow Glacier and Bow Lake]
Binding Tape: No cover plate intact. Binding tape remains on reverse of slide.
Window Mat: None
Labels and Inscriptions: None
Glass: Silvering of emulsion and small scratches noted.
Corresponds to V263 / NA - 1985, Bow Glacier.
V263/II/H/PS-174 [Mount Robson from the east]
Binding Tape: None
Window Mat: None
Labels and Inscriptions: None
Glass: Discolouration of emulsion present. Small scratches on emulsion layer are also noted.
V263/II/H/PS-175 [Big Horn sheep]
Binding Tape: Good condition
Window Mat: Black paper mat
Labels and Inscriptions: None
Glass: Adhesive residue present on cover plate.
V263/II/H/PS-176 [Mount Stephen, Field]
Binding Tape: None
Window Mat: None
Labels and Inscriptions: Caption on image: Mount Stephen Field.
Glass: Significant emulsion deterioration possibly caused by surface grime or adhesive residue. Adhesive residue present on emulsion layer and on reverse of slide.
V263/II/H/PS-177 [View of car driving on dirt road with a large mountain in the background]
Binding Tape: None
Window Mat: None
Labels and Inscriptions: None
Glass: Fingerprints and evidence of small instances of delamination of the emulsion.
V263/II/H/PS-178 [View of unidentified lake with reflection of mountain]
Binding Tape: None
Window Mat: None
Labels and Inscriptions: None
Glass: Discolouration of the emulsion present. Scratches in the emulsion layer also noted.
V263/II/H/PS-179 [Waterfall near Lake of the Hanging Glacier]
Binding Tape: Two small pieces of binding tape hold the cover plate intact.
Window Mat: Black paper mat
Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on bottom left corner of slide.
Glass: Fingerprints and adhesive residue present on glass
Corresponds to V263 / NA - 6162, Lake of the Hanging Glacier country, waterfall.
V263/II/H/PS-180 [Crowfoot Glacier]
Binding Tape: Good condition
Window Mat: Image frame by black binding tape.
Labels and Inscriptions: None
Glass: Significant crack in cover plate. Fingerprints and adhesive residue present on cover plate and reverse of slide.
Corresponds to V263 / NA - 1992, Crowfoot Glacier.
V263/II/H/PS-181 [Two individuals on skis near Glacier, British Columbia]
Binding Tape: Good condition
Window Mat: Black paper mat
Labels and Inscriptions: None
Glass: Silvering and discolouration of the emulsion and significant cracks in the cover plate and slide noted.
Corresponds to V263 / NA - 6325, 32. Glacier, winter scenes.
V263/II/H/PS-182 [Climber standing on a snow-covered peak]
Binding Tape: Good condition, two small pieces of binding tape hold the cover plate intact. Binding tape is also present on the reverse of the slide possibly from a previous binding.
Window Mat: Black paper mat. Part of the frame has been removed from the bottom portion of the aperture.
Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on bottom left of the slide.
Glass: Discolouration of emulsion noted. Small instance of localized surface grime present on emulsion layer. Fingerprints and adhesive residue are present on cover plate and reverse of slide.
Corresponds to V263 / NA - 6207, Mt. Robson, Yellowhead trip.
V263/II/H/PS-183 [Mount Columbia]
Binding Tape: None, no cover plate intact.
Window Mat: None
Labels and Inscriptions: None
Glass: Small scratches and abrasions on emulsion layer noted.
V263/II/H/PS-184 [Division Mountain and Lyell Glacier]
Binding Tape: None
Window Mat: None
Labels and Inscriptions: None
Glass: Multiple scratches, abrasions, and fingerprints have damaged emulsion layer.
Corresponds to V263 / NA - 1809, Glacier Lake, Division Mountain and Lyell Glacier.
V263/II/H/PS-185 [Spruce Grouse]
Binding Tape: None
Window Mat: None
Labels and Inscriptions: None
Glass: Multiple small scratches and abrasions on emulsion layer noted.
Corresponds to V263 / NA - 2725, [Spruce Grouse].
V263/II/H/PS-186 [A bull moose standing in snow]
Binding Tape: None
Window Mat: None
Labels and Inscriptions: None
Glass: Silvering, discolouration, and multiple scratches of the emulsion layer noted.
Corresponds to V263 / NA - 2911, Moose.
V263/II/H/PS-187 [Three individuals on skis next to snow formation, possibly near Glacier, British Columbia]
Binding Tape: Two small pieces of adhesive tape hold the cover plate intact. Presence of binding tape on reverse of slide possibly from previous binding.
Window Mat: Black paper mat
Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on bottom left corner of slide.
Glass: Significant silvering and discolouration of emulsion noted. Adhesive residue present on reverse of slide.
V263/II/H/PS-188 [Packtrain on Saskatchewan Glacier on Columbia Icefield Trip, 1924]
Binding Tape: None
Window Mat: None
Labels and Inscriptions: None
Glass: Scratches present on emulsion layer. No cover plate present.
V263/II/H/PS-189 [Radio on Icefield during Columbia Icefield Trip, 1924. Possibly Lewis Freeman and Bob Baptie or Soapy Smith. Hand-coloured.]
Binding Tape: Good condition. Binding tape intact.
Window Mat: Black paper mat
Label and Inscriptions: Red star adhesive sticker present on bottom left corner. White adhesive label with caption: Canadian Pacific Railway.
Glass: Good condition. Cover plate intact.
V263/II/H/PS-190 [Buster the dog seated on a horse, from Columbia Icefield Trip, 1924]
Binding Tape: None
Window Mat: None
Label Inscriptions: None
Glass: Abrasions and slight scratching present on emulsion layer. Adhesive residue present on top left corner
V263/II/H/PS-191 [Byron Harmon with movie camera filming Mount Bryce posed in front of Icefield]
Binding Tape: None
Window Mat: None
Label Inscriptions: None
Glass: Fingerprints and slight scratching present on emulsion layer.
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…
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.
File pertains to 68 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from April 12 to October 19, 1936. Topics include returning from a trip out east by train, going to Skoki for a few days in April [including updates on the new camp buildings and access road], w…
2.8 cm of textual records (117 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
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Scope & Content
File pertains to 68 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from April 12 to October 19, 1936. Topics include returning from a trip out east by train, going to Skoki for a few days in April [including updates on the new camp buildings and access road], weather, skiing and ski conditions, film-making, visits from friends and visitors, matters pertaining to the house [opening and closing it as they come and go from various trips], errand trips to Calgary, watching hockey games, going to the movies, leaving for Hawaii via Vancouver in early May [sailing on the Empress of Canada], books Catharine and Edith are reading, arriving in Hawaii and eventually getting settled at the Grand Hotel in Wailuku, Maui, visiting with friends, descriptions of meals, photography and cameras, relocating to the Moana Hotel in Honolulu in mid-May, sightseening and day trips around the islands, sketching, descriptions of other ships coming and going from the harbour, details of the trip back to Banff in mid-June, radio programs [mostly news and operas], cleaning and household chores, events and people in Concord, camping trips, maintenance and upkeep of the house and property, painting/sketching, various holidays [both Canadian and American], the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian days, the annual Skyline Trail Hikers trip [based out of Lake O'Hara] in early August, matters pertaining to the store, Edith purchasing a painting of two moose from Carl Rungius, developing photographs, a two-week trip to Lake O'Hara in late August/early September to paint and hike [also includes details of other people there, day to day activies, and the subjects painted/sketched], day trips around the national park to take photographs and hike [mostly in the Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, and Bow Lake areas], and preparing for a trip out to Concord at the end of October.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive.
Some letters are written on hotel/lodge letterhead.
Some 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.
The first 10 or so letters have been numbered in pencil in the upper margin of the page as part of an unknown project.
File pertains to 58 handwritten and typewritten letters by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb between April 1933 and September 1933. Topics include news from Concord, daily life in Banff, the fire at Bretton Hall, Peter out painting and sketching, Sam Ward continuously adding cab…
Date Range
1933
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 91
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Private record
it was the reading room in a Public
Library they were so quiet and busy reading . We were all pretty
busy when i
1.3 cm of textual records (173 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
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File pertains to 58 handwritten and typewritten letters by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb between April 1933 and September 1933. Topics include news from Concord, daily life in Banff, the fire at Bretton Hall, Peter out painting and sketching, Sam Ward continuously adding cabinets and cupboards to the Whyte Home, Catharine practicing typewriting and the beginning of some typewritten letters to her mother, the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. John Walker, moving a cabin on the property for their Stoney friends to stay in while they paint portraits, selling two sketches, various baking recipes from Edith, Peter painting Mark Poucette, a visit from children from the Mountain School, Peter and Catharine visiting the west coast [via Bonners Ferry and Spokane] and seeing Fern Brewster in Vancouver, writing Mrs. Paley, attending the Calgary Stampede, painting J.D. Curren, painting David Bearspaw, hiking at Lake O'Hara with Skyline Trail Hikers [with participant names], a visit with Mary Vaux in Banff, a Pacific Relations Conference at the Banff Springs Hotel and cleaning the house expecting visits from participants, Catharine discussing Adolf Hitler with a Swiss man visiting the house, a boat trip with the White Family and Allen Mather to Lake Minnewanka, meeting Mr. Anasaki from the Conference [an old friend of Edward Morse] and looking at Catharine's Japanese collection with Mr. Miyoaka and Mr. Takaki, Peter taking photographs at the Indigenous Camp during Banff Indian Days, Peter receiving a beaded coat from Mrs. Jonie, buying some items from the Indigenous Camp that belonged to Old Hector [Crawler?], Jackie heading east to meet Barbara before the birth of their child, and Peter and Catharine heading east via the United States to attend the World Fair and visit Edith Morse Robb and then family in Gorham, Maine.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples, people of colour, and those of the Jewish faith used throughout is outdated and offensive.
Letters are all handwritten and typewritten and include some hotel, business and camp letterheads. Some 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 also have numbers written in pencil crayon, believed to be from when originally processed.
File pertains to 46 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 7 to December 29, 1938. Topics include returning from a trip to Concord and details about the route taken, cleaning and household chores, visits from friends and visitors, weather, a…
2.5 cm of textual records (97 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
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Scope & Content
File pertains to 46 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 7 to December 29, 1938. Topics include returning from a trip to Concord and details about the route taken, cleaning and household chores, visits from friends and visitors, weather, a day trip on the new stretch of road between Bow Lake and the Saskatchewan River Crossing, trips to Lake O'Hara to paint and hike [also includes hiking the new trail Tom Link and Jimmy Simpson blazed to Linda Lake, named for Linda Castle of Honolulu], events and people in Concord, photography and cameras, day to day life, maintenance and upkeep of the house and property [mostly landscaping], descriptions of meals, painting/sketching, day trips to Lake Louise [mostly in September to paint], mentions of the threat of war in Europe, radio programs [mostly operas and the news, but also plays], slide-making, the start of construction on the Mount Temple Chalet, films and film making, Jack and Barbara starting construction on their new house, various holidays [both Canadian and American], errand trips to Calgary, wildlife [often in the yard], going to Victoria in early November to see Annie and Dave, day trips with Cliff to see the progress on Mount Temple Chalet, Christmas, and various other holiday-related activities, parties, and gifts.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive.
Some letters are written on hotel/lodge letterhead.
Some 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.
File pertains to 56 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1 to December 30, 1939. Topics include going on the annual Skyline Trail Hike to the Ptarmigan Valley in early August, day to day life, weather, painting/sketching [a mix of personal projects and…
1.7 cm of textual records (93 pages ; 20 x 24.9 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
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Scope & Content
File pertains to 56 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1 to December 30, 1939. Topics include going on the annual Skyline Trail Hike to the Ptarmigan Valley in early August, day to day life, weather, painting/sketching [a mix of personal projects and commissions done both at home and out in the Park], visits from friends and visitors, slide making, photography and cameras [including colour photography], events and people in Concord, minor repairs/projects to the house and property [including installing a new water heater on the second floor], updates on Dave White's health, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], the declaration of war on Germany in early September [as well as details pertaining to local recruitment efforts and general preparations], day trips to Lake Louise, wildlife, descriptions of meals, Edith going to the 1939 World's Fair in New York City [September], construction on the new addition to the house throughout October [including a new furnace room, bathroom, and dark room on the ground floor, extending the studio on the second floor, and facing the side of the house in stone], cleaning and household chores, errand trips to Calgary, books Catharine and Edith are reading, a large blizzard at the end of October, birthdays, various holidays [both Canadian and American], attending first aid classes at the school, putting together the annual Christmas card, and various other Christmas activities and parties.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive.
Letters are mostly typed, some hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. All typed letters are written on a single side of paper, hand-written letters are mostly double-sided.
Some 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.
107-19 contains a sketch of a mushroom on the back of the first page.
107-36 contains a sketch of the Whyte compound and details of the new extention to Pete and Catharine's house.
File pertains to 61 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 2 to December 27, 1943. Topics include Catharine's activities while Pete is posted in Vancouver, day to day life, news pertaining to the war, Pete's work as part of the RCAF, weather, military pa…
Date Range
1943
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 116
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Private record
more. unlikly that Japs will appear. Just
look at the Globe in the library and you will see
how far we
1.9 cm of textual records (102 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
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Scope & Content
File pertains to 61 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 2 to December 27, 1943. Topics include Catharine's activities while Pete is posted in Vancouver, day to day life, news pertaining to the war, Pete's work as part of the RCAF, weather, military parades and concerts, going to the movies and live shows [mostly operas and the ballet], radio programs [including operas, news, sports, and a program called Quiz Kids], visits from friends, cleaning and household chores, moving back to Victoria in mid-August, painting/sketching, visiting various parks around Victoria, events and people in Concord, various holidays [both Canadian and American], Pete getting posted to Tofino in late August, details pertaining to the various modes of travel around Vancouver Island [5 hours by sailboat from Vancouver to Victoria; 2 days by train and boat from Victoria to Tofino], details on the different kinds of rations, Catharine spending September in Banff while Pete looks for a house in Tofino [time in Banff includes upkeep on the house, visiting Mount Temple Chalet, sketching, visits with friends, and Pete arriving for his 2-week leave], wildlife, moving to Tofino and getting settled [Pete worked at an Air Force base outside of town, but spent his nights at home with Catharine], walks on the beaches near town, new routines and friends, Christmas in Tofino, and travelleing to Banff for New Years Eve.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Japanese people used throughout is outdated and may be offensive.
Letters are mostly hand-written, some typed. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some letters written on hotel letterhead.
Some 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.
A few letters have red numbers written at the top of the page from an unknown project.
116-40 includes a sketch of the Tofino apartment floorplan.
File pertains to 81 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 3 to December 29, 1957. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs …
2.4 cm of textual records (128 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
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Scope & Content
File pertains to 81 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 3 to December 29, 1957. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, photography, wildlife, travel, camping, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs [mostly news and hockey games], various holidays [both Canadian and American], seeing off Carl Rungius to New York, going to Edmonton for a cataract operation on Peter's right eye [August 23] - Catharine's time in Edmonton mostly consisted of sitting with Peter in the hospital, running errands in the city, and answering letters [she stayed at the Corona Hotel], starting construction of eventual Buffalo Block [consisting of three stores along Buffalo St. and a restaurant on the second floor], concerns regarding Edith's health, a visit to Concord from mid-October to mid-November [travelled by train], a second visit to Edmonton in December for Peter's eye, putting together their annual Christmas card, and other Christmas activities. Some letters are typed and some hand-written. Also includes one postcard.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive.
Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout.
Some 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.