Research Collections

Collected photographs. -- [ca.1905-ca.1950]

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Part Of
William O. Field fonds
Scope & Content
Photographs in 54 groups pertain to glaciers in the Canadian Rockies. Primarily includes photographs by numerous photgraphers and collected by W. O. Field. Inlcudes one item by W.O. Field. Published item is Walcott panorama. Pencil sketch of Scott Glacier Recession Survey. Includes material bot…
Reference Code
V6 / 289 (PA) - 1 to 54????
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Part Of
William O. Field fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Series
III.A. Resources : photographs
Reference Code
V6 / 289 (PA) - 1 to 54????
Physical Description
4 cm of photographs (ca.140 prints, 6 negatives). -- 1 item of print material. -- 1 sketch
Scope & Content
Photographs in 54 groups pertain to glaciers in the Canadian Rockies. Primarily includes photographs by numerous photgraphers and collected by W. O. Field. Inlcudes one item by W.O. Field. Published item is Walcott panorama. Pencil sketch of Scott Glacier Recession Survey. Includes material both in files and loose. Photographer's group / item list follows
Access Restrictions
Access to negatives is by appointment only
Title Source
Title based on material
Content Details
Photographer's list:
Mt. Athabaska from camp at Sunwapta / L.P. Freeman (V6 / 289-4)
Horseshoe GL Lake Louise area (AAC - HP 07-G-41) (V6 / 289-5)
Glaciers near Moraine Lake / Harmon, Thorington, Wilcox, Palmer (V6 / 289-6)
Illecillewaet & others in Selkirks / Palmer, H. Ries [1897-1923] (V6 / 289-7)
CR photos / Palmer ca.1927 (V6 / 289-8)
Habel Creek - North Twin / Palmer 1924 (V6 / 289-9)
Burgess Pass (Emerald GL ) : [panorama] / Charles Walcott, - Nat'l Geo 1911 (V6 / 289-10)
Mt. Forbes, view from Mt. Erasmus, Robson / J.C. Oberlin 1949 GL , Tumbling GL , Berg Lake (V6 / 289-11)
Nameless Peaks & Mt. Quincy / Palmer 1924 (V6 / 289-12)
CR trip / Harris ? 1924 (V6 / 289-13)
CR trip / Harris ? 1924 (V6 / 289-14)
CR trip Alexandra Valley / Harris ? 1924 (V6 / 289-15)
CR trip Saskatchewan Forks return / Harris ? 1924 (V6 / 289-16)
CR trip RR to Bow Pass / Harris ? 1924 (V6 / 289-17)
CR trip Outram / Harris ? 1924 (V6 / 289-18)
CR trip Bear Creek Saskatchewan / Harris ? 1924 (V6 / 289-19)
CR trip Castleguard - Low / Harris ? 1924 (V6 / 289-20)
CR trip Castleguard - High / Harris ? 1924 (V6 / 289-21)
Angel GL photos / Harris, Taylor, others [early 1920's, 1949] (V6 / 289-22)
Mt. Lefroy & Victoria GL / Cooper 1921 (V6 / 289-23)
Victoria GL / Ries , others [early, 1908] (V6 / 289-24)
Bow GL / Thorington, Coleman, Stutfield & Collie, others (V6 / 289-25)
Columbia GL / Bd. Sv. [boundary survey] 1919 (V6 / 289-26)
Yoho Valley / Ries 1911 (V6 / 289-27)
Yoho GL / [Wheeler, Harmon, others] [early 1917, 1953] (V6 / 289-28)
Head of Mistaya River Bd. Sv. / Bd. Sv. [boundary survey], Thorington [1923] (V6 / 289-29)
Scott GL / Thorington 1924, Rex Gibson 1952 (V6 / 289-30)
SE Lyell GL / Kothe 1940 (V6 / 289-31)
Ayres photos / 1948 (V6 / 289-32)
Castleguard GL , Castleguard Valley - Set B / Thorington 1923 (V6 / 289-33)
CR trip Castleguard / Wheeler 1918, Bd. Sv. 1919 (V6 / 289-34)
Castleguard GL , Mt. Harvard / probably by L.V. Harris 1924 (V6 / 289-35)
S.E. Lyell GL - Set B / Dominion Water & Power Branches 1947 (V6 / 289-36)
Alexandra GL / Thorington 1923 (V6 / 289-37)
Robson / Austin S. Post 1965 (V6 / 289-38)
Mt. Robson / University of Washington 1961 (V6 / 289-39)
Mt. Assiniboine / University of Washington 1961 (V6 / 289-40)
Athabaska and Dome GL 's from Wilcox Pass / W. B. O. Field [Sr.] ca. 1919 (V6 / 289-41)
From Wilcox Peak / Wheeler Bd. Sv. 1919 (V6 / 289-42)
From east of Nigel Peak / Wheeler Bd. Sv. 1919 (V6 / 289-43)
Athabaska GL from Mt. Wilcox / L.P. Freeman (V6 / 289-44)
Columbia GL / Palmer 1920 or 1924 (V6 / 289-45)
Columbia GL / Bd. Sv. ca 1919 (V6 / 289-46)
Mount Columbia / Mary T. S. Schaffer 1907 (V6 / 289-47)
Saskatchewan GL , Parker Ridge / Bd. Sv. 1919 (V6 / 289-48)
Robson GL / Heusser 1953, Cooper 1914, Coleman 1908, Kinney & Mumm (V6 / 289-49)
Freshfield GL terminal area / Palmer 1922, Thorington 1926 (V6 / 289-50)
Peyto GL early / Wilcox 1896, Kingman 1936, Dickson 1933 (V6 / 289-51)
Freshfield GL , Niverville GL / Palmer 1922 & 1926, Thorington 1922 (V6 / 289-52)
Freshfield GL / Weed 1902 (V6 / 289-53)
Surveys of Athabasca GL / 1945-1948 (V6 / 289-54)
Crowfoot GL & Bow Lake / Perkins, Harmon, Field (V6 / 289-55)
Mt. Temple, Sir Donald, Bonney / Ladd 1949 (V6 / 289-56)
Castleguard Valley, Columbia Icefield (V6 / 289-57)
Robson GL / W.O.Field (V6 / 289-58)
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