Fonds consists of selected colour transparencies mainly pertaining to Hunter's world travels, including Africa, 1961, northern India and region, 1967, Norway, 1974, and New Zealand and Australia, date unknown. Also, scenic views of the Canadian Rockies. Selected from total of 1633 slides. Accompa…
Charlie Hunter, 1888-1982, was a guide and outfitter at Pincher Creek, Banff, Rocky Mountain House and Nordegg, Alberta. Hunter was born in Illinois, USA and came to Pincher Creek in 1904. There he began his career as a guide and outfitter, expanding to the Banff area in 1930s. Hunter travelled extensively throughout the world.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of selected colour transparencies mainly pertaining to Hunter's world travels, including Africa, 1961, northern India and region, 1967, Norway, 1974, and New Zealand and Australia, date unknown. Also, scenic views of the Canadian Rockies. Selected from total of 1633 slides. Accompanied by one photograph of Kootenai Brown.
Also contains one photograph album previously belonging to Charlie Hunter consisting of ca.211 b&w photographs depicting Canadian Rockies tours and packing trips.
Fonds consists mainly of scrapbook, 1932-1948, pertaining to activities of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Accompanied by Trail Rider publications, ca.1929-1966.
Fletcher P. Brady was a towerman with the New England Association of Railroad Veterans in Providence, Rhode Island. In the 1930s, he served as an officer of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists mainly of scrapbook, 1932-1948, pertaining to activities of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Accompanied by Trail Rider publications, ca.1929-1966.
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 climbing, skiing, ski touring, camps, facilities and landscape views in Banff and Yoho National Parks. Includes the construction of Bow Hut.
Alternate title: Banff, Yoho etc from 1950, Gl lake
Date Range
1944-1990
Physical Description
493 photographs : transparencies, 35mm, col
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to climbing, skiing, ski touring, camps, facilities and landscape views in Banff and Yoho National Parks. Includes the construction of Bow Hut.
* Banff climbing, landscape views, Lake Louise area, camps, Skoki area, Mount Whyte - 1954
* Climbing, Skoki Lodge, landscape views - 1955
* Ski touring, Sunshine area, Mount Temple and Skoki areas, landscape views, Skoki Lodge. Includes label: Class III, Marj Bugler - 1956
* Mount Cory, climbing and landscape views - 1957
* Mountain rescue - 1957
* Banff area, climbing and landscape views - 1958
* Mount Ishbel, Pilot Mountain, climbing - 1959
* Ice school, snow school, Banff townsite, Yoho area, climbing Mount Cory, Mount Edith, Mount Ishbel, St. Nic - 1960
* Skoki : includes Skoki Lodge, ski touring - [1960?]
* Banff : Vermilion Lakes, Bow Falls, wildlife, Mount Norquay - [1960?]
* Banff : Banff area, Mount Norquay, chairlift - [ca.1960]
* Yoho : group at Stanley Mitchell Hut - [ca.1960]
* Lake Louise - [ca.1960]
* Emerald : Mount Burgess, Kicking Horse River, ski touring at Sunshine
and Mount Temple areas, Mount Norquay ski area, landscape views and people, Peyto Lake, Emerald Lake, Banff-Jasper Highway - [ca.1960]
* Yoho area, Stanley Mitchell Hut, climber, snowman, climbing Mount Cory, Banff views - 1961
* Bow Lake - 1962
* Mount Temple, Banff area - 1963
* GL recce : Glacier Lake area reconnaissance views, horses and ski touring - 1964
* Glacier Lake, Alpine Club of Canada camp, botany, glacier climbing - 1965
* Larch Valley, Moraine Lake, Mount Inglismaldie, Dolomite Peak - 1966
File consists of business licenses, application forms and letters of approval sent between Parks Canada and Ben Gadd's guiding company, Ben Gadd Interpretive Services. File includes laminated and paper business license cards used by Ben Gadd between 1997 and 2016.
Produced by the Department of Canadian Heritage and Parks Canada
Date Range
1996-2017
Physical Description
4 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of business licenses, application forms and letters of approval sent between Parks Canada and Ben Gadd's guiding company, Ben Gadd Interpretive Services. File includes laminated and paper business license cards used by Ben Gadd between 1997 and 2016.
File consists of four CDs containing 235 image files, 10 text files and one PDF. Content pertains to cartoon illustrations by Lonnie Springer and photographs which were used in Ben Gadd's book, "The Canadian Hiker's and Backpacker's Guide".
File consists of four CDs containing 235 image files, 10 text files and one PDF. Content pertains to cartoon illustrations by Lonnie Springer and photographs which were used in Ben Gadd's book, "The Canadian Hiker's and Backpacker's Guide".
Notes
Contents of individual discs in file:
V810 / II / B / DF - 3 : "Lonnie's Illustrations" [9 image files]
V810 / II / B / DF - 4 : "Lonnie's drawings + photos" [1 PDF]
V810 / II / B / DF - 5 : "Book Photos" [191 image files]
V810 / II / B / DF - 6 : "Pacific Rim National Park Reserve Parks Canada: West Coast Trail Centennial Media Kit 2007" [35 image files, 10 text files]
File consists of Canadian Pacific Railway negative photographs pertaining to trail riders, camp staff, guides and outfitters, trail rides, fishing, camps, ceremonies, scenic views of Yoho, Jasper, and Banff National Parks, Canmore and surrounding area, and Banff's townsite. Trail riders in photogr…
129 photographs : b&w nitrate negatives ; 12 x 9.5 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of Canadian Pacific Railway negative photographs pertaining to trail riders, camp staff, guides and outfitters, trail rides, fishing, camps, ceremonies, scenic views of Yoho, Jasper, and Banff National Parks, Canmore and surrounding area, and Banff's townsite. Trail riders in photographs include John Murray Gibbon, Carl Rungius and Charlie Beil.
Notes
Original order retained, appears to be chronological.
Most negative envelopes individually titled and dated, majority from 1943 and 1944. Mostly nitrate photographs.
Original CPR negative envelopes retained in document file.
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.