Originally produced 1942 under the title "The Invaders". Features Norman Luxton and Banff Indian Days. 2 double video disc restored high-definition digital transfer
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outstanding - donated by Luxton Foundation to replace VHS
File consists of 6 negative photographs pertaining to a 1937 trip to Larch Valley near Moraine Lake, Alberta. Includes images of hikers posing by mountain and lake views.
File consists of 6 negative photographs pertaining to a 1937 trip to Larch Valley near Moraine Lake, Alberta. Includes images of hikers posing by mountain and lake views.
Notes
Accompanied by original envelope from "Harmony Drug Store, Banff Alberta" which also provides location and date of photographs
Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, Oliver, Vol. 23, 1937 Canada, U.S.A. Personal diary pertaining to trips in Victoria, Vancouver, Kamloops, Squilax, Revelstoke, travel details, Yoho Camp, Emerald Lake, sightseeing, Moraine Lake, Banff, ACC Camp, Little Yoho, Ta…
Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, Oliver, Vol. 23, 1937 Canada, U.S.A.
Personal diary pertaining to trips in Victoria, Vancouver, Kamloops, Squilax, Revelstoke, travel details, Yoho Camp, Emerald Lake, sightseeing, Moraine Lake, Banff, ACC Camp, Little Yoho, Takakkaw camp, bathing at the Cave and Basin, leisure activities, Lake Louise, fishing, Bas Lake, poor weather in Banff, Cranbrook, Fraser's Landing, Sheep Creek, Penticton, Shuswap Lake, Grand Forks, Spokane, Thompson Falls, Glacier National Park, Avalanche Camp Ground, Two-Medicine Lake, weather descriptions, Old Faithfull Yellowstone, Yellowstone Upper, Middle, Lower Basins, Reno, San Francisco, Yosemite, Stockton, Redding, Portland, Vancouver.
Interaction with May Vaux Valcott in Banff.
Several maps drawn on facing pages, several maps glued to facing pages near end of diary, advertisement for Oakland Bridge.
Financial and distance details for trip from Sidney to Banff, Old Faithful to Sidney, General Costs.
Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, O., Vol. 34, 1960 List of 1960 trips to Osoyoos, Revelstoke and Lake Louise Daily diary with notations of travel, meals, weather, temperatures, chores, and leisure activities. Lake Louise, Sherman Pass. Loose shopping list at b…
File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and photocopied clippings pertaining mostly to skiing, skiers, ski hills, heli skiing, and generally winter sports throughout Western Canada, with particular focus on Banff National Park. Includes clippings about the Chateau Lake Louise st…
2.5 cm of textual records (38 pages ; 27.5 x 38.5 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and photocopied clippings pertaining mostly to skiing, skiers, ski hills, heli skiing, and generally winter sports throughout Western Canada, with particular focus on Banff National Park. Includes clippings about the Chateau Lake Louise staying open year-round.
An oil sketch of a lake landscape. The primary colours used are green, grey, blue and brown. The sky is dominated with thick grey strokes of colour. Surrounding the water at the top and bottom are thick strokes of green. The blue of the water is a streak across the middle of the work. The artist’s …
An oil sketch of a lake landscape. The primary colours used are green, grey, blue and brown. The sky is dominated with thick grey strokes of colour. Surrounding the water at the top and bottom are thick strokes of green. The blue of the water is a streak across the middle of the work. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in green paint.
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are blue, orange, red and brown. The image is composed of a mountain range in the background, with a body of water and a segment of land in the foreground. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in grey paint. Au verso, written in black…
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are blue, orange, red and brown. The image is composed of a mountain range in the background, with a body of water and a segment of land in the foreground. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in grey paint. Au verso, written in black ink in the trhc, “45/W”.
File pertains to 132 35 mm slides depictiong Alpine Club of Canada Camps from 1950, 1951, 1952, and 1960, consisting mostly of shots of people hiking, climbing, and mountaineering in and around the Lake O'Hara and Mt. Assiniboine areas.
Contents include:
1950 - Maligne (1-19)
1951 - Lake O'Hara (21…
File pertains to 132 35 mm slides depictiong Alpine Club of Canada Camps from 1950, 1951, 1952, and 1960, consisting mostly of shots of people hiking, climbing, and mountaineering in and around the Lake O'Hara and Mt. Assiniboine areas.
Contents include:
1950 - Maligne (1-19)
1951 - Lake O'Hara (21-69)
1952 - Mt. Assiniboine (71-124)
1952 - Mt. Assiniboine from Monica & Dudley (126-129)
1950 - Sent to [Bill Goodrich] from '50 Maligne Camp, [Bill Goodrich] on trail to glacier (131)
1960 - B-J HWY (Sent to [Bill Goodrich])
Mt. Saskatchewan (133)
Mt. Chephren (134)
Athabaska River (135)
Pyramid Mt. (136)
Athabaska Hotel (137)
File pertains to 121 35 mm slides depictiong Alpine Club of Canada Camps from 1953-1955 & 1957, consisting of scenic shots of mountain scenes and people climbing, portraits of various camp members, group portraits, waterfalls, glaciers, summit poses, and more.
Contents include:
1953 - Mt. Hooker (&…
File pertains to 121 35 mm slides depictiong Alpine Club of Canada Camps from 1953-1955 & 1957, consisting of scenic shots of mountain scenes and people climbing, portraits of various camp members, group portraits, waterfalls, glaciers, summit poses, and more.
Contents include:
1953 - Mt. Hooker (& Edith Cavell): 1-47
1954 - The Goodsirs: 49-58
1955 - Mt. Robson: 60-120
1957 - Robson from JEAN: 121-123
Robson Glacier: 124