In August, 1881 Lieutenant Adolphus W. Greely and a team of 25 determined men set out as part of the First International Polar Year to build a research station on Ellesmere Island, 450 miles from the North Pole. The Lady Franklin Bay Expedition began as the most ambitious arctic expedition in United States history, but was destined to descend into a three year journey through a frozen hell - a voyage of forced retreaat, starvation, brewing mutiny and cannibalism. Against all odds, six men survived and returned to Portsmouth, New Hampshire as American heros. (from back of book)
Contents
Introduction
Adolphus W. Greely and the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition
The Beginning
Research and Exploration
The Retreat
The Rescue
Greely's Later Years
The Making of the Flim - Abandoned in the Arctic
List of Illustrations
Bibliography
Notes
DVD of associated film included with publication
Robson Gmoser was a member of the 2004 expedition team which also included Bob Saunders, Scott Simper, Julia Szucs, Tom Stere, Jeff Clark, Steve Smith, James Shedd, Gino Ded Guercio
Leaflets, press releases, ticket stubs regarding films produced by Head Hunter Films. Includes a partial copy of magazine Ski Trails West with article featuring the film How the West Was Skied, as well as background notes on Eddie Hunter and drafts of articles promoting the same film.
Leaflets, press releases, ticket stubs regarding films produced by Head Hunter Films. Includes a partial copy of magazine Ski Trails West with article featuring the film How the West Was Skied, as well as background notes on Eddie Hunter and drafts of articles promoting the same film.
Pertains to information relating to cinematography including cameras, film, filters, colour, lenses, sound recordings, preservation, projection, exposure, shutter speed, screen time, care and handling of film, lighting, focus etc. and includes advertisements for equipment
File consists of programs, booklets and flyers pertaining to events and exhibitions hosted by the Banff Centre and the Banff School of Fine Arts. Includes flyers for a Canadian opera titled "Seabird", a pamphlet for the 50th anniversary celebration for the Banff School of Fine Arts, and a program f…
File consists of programs, booklets and flyers pertaining to events and exhibitions hosted by the Banff Centre and the Banff School of Fine Arts. Includes flyers for a Canadian opera titled "Seabird", a pamphlet for the 50th anniversary celebration for the Banff School of Fine Arts, and a program for the 8th annual Banff Mountain Film Festival.
File pertains to 136 b&w & colour prints of various Banff community events, including Back to Banff 1985, unseasonable snowfall, mild flooding of area around the recreation grounds and Buffalo Nation Museum, summer traffic jams, an unidentified parade, the designation of Mt. Jimmy Simpson, Banff Wi…
136 photographs : b&w & col. ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
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Scope & Content
File pertains to 136 b&w & colour prints of various Banff community events, including Back to Banff 1985, unseasonable snowfall, mild flooding of area around the recreation grounds and Buffalo Nation Museum, summer traffic jams, an unidentified parade, the designation of Mt. Jimmy Simpson, Banff Winter Carnival, RCMP Musical Ride, Banff Triathlon, and filming at Norquay Ski Hill.
File consists of notes, correspondence and other documents pertaining to Ben Gadd's work on a Bankhead film project in collaboration with Parks Canada and the Edmonton-based company Access in 1981. File includes Ben's letter of resignation and a response letter from Access agreeing to terminate the…
File consists of notes, correspondence and other documents pertaining to Ben Gadd's work on a Bankhead film project in collaboration with Parks Canada and the Edmonton-based company Access in 1981. File includes Ben's letter of resignation and a response letter from Access agreeing to terminate the contract prior to completion of the project.
Collections includes views of Hollywood movie sets and actors taken during the filming of "Saskatchewan", "River of No Return" and "The Far Country", all made in the Canadian Rockies during the summer of 1953.
Bini Fuhrmann worked as a lab technician in George Noble's photographic studio in Banff, Alberta, Canada during the summer of 1953. When tourists brought films in for processing, the technicians would make extra copies of snapshots of movie sets and actors for themselves.
Scope & Content
Collections includes views of Hollywood movie sets and actors taken during the filming of "Saskatchewan", "River of No Return" and "The Far Country", all made in the Canadian Rockies during the summer of 1953.
In Alberta nordic skier, 1995/96 annual. Women skiers include: Ila LaCasse, Janet (Atkin) Crosby, Gladys Crosby, Kay Baxter, Doris Kensit, Nora Findlay, Phyllis Webb-Jeffery
Also includes descriptions of cross country ski trails and poem "Unnamed lament" by Frank Darlow