Image of the village of Anthracite with Cascade Mountain in the background - taken from above and at a distance - "Anthracite about 1890" written on the back by Catharine Whyte
Image of the village of Anthracite with Cascade Mountain in the background - taken from above and at a distance - "Anthracite about 1890" written on the back by Catharine Whyte
File consists of 90 colour photographs, 15 x 10 cm and 12.5 x 9 cm. File pertains to photographs taken by Dorothy Wardle of places, events, and scenery around Banff and Canmore. For Banff, file documents winter and fall scenery (mountains like Rundle and Cascade, the Bow River, Banff Avenue), wildl…
90 photographs : col. ; 15 x 10 cm and 12.5 x 9 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of 90 colour photographs, 15 x 10 cm and 12.5 x 9 cm. File pertains to photographs taken by Dorothy Wardle of places, events, and scenery around Banff and Canmore. For Banff, file documents winter and fall scenery (mountains like Rundle and Cascade, the Bow River, Banff Avenue), wildlife (elk and a bear), war memorial, Warren house, Baine house, Louis Trono concert in the park in 1995, and the Old Banff Cemetery. For Canmore, file documents the Highland Games in 1994, winter activities (ice sculptures, dog sled races at the Nordic Centre), St. Michael's Place, and a photograph of the valley. File also documents the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies and the cabins (Bill Peyto, Jack Sinclair, and Mather Family) located on the museum's property.
Notes
Old Banff Cemetery photographs include the headstones of: Wardle family, Stephen family, Mary Schaffer Warren, J. Murray Gibbon, and Peter Whyte and Catharine Robb Whyte.
Image of Banff Avenue with various buildings along both sides, looking towards Cascade Mountain - "Early Banff Avenue 1911 or 1912" written on the back in pencil
Image of Banff Avenue with various buildings along both sides, looking towards Cascade Mountain - "Early Banff Avenue 1911 or 1912" written on the back in pencil
Image of Banff Avenue looking towards Cascade Mountain from the intersection with Buffalo Street - various buildings visible along both sides of the road
Image of Banff Avenue looking towards Cascade Mountain from the intersection with Buffalo Street - various buildings visible along both sides of the road