Research Collections
Artist
Janet Holly Middleton (1922 – 2018, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
MiJ.04.17
Description
Airplane on ground against a pink sunset. Print glued onto card.
Artist
Janet Holly Middleton (1922 – 2018, Canadian)
Title
Desert Sunset
Date
n.d.
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
10.7 x 13.2 cm
Description
Airplane on ground against a pink sunset. Print glued onto card.
Subject
transportation
airplane
Credit
Purchased from Canadian Art Gallery, Canmore, 2004
Catalogue Number
MiJ.04.17
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Fighter Aircraft, Vancouver Island

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1943
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.560
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Fighter Aircraft, Vancouver Island
Date
1943
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
40.5 x 50.8 cm
Subject
mountain
World War II
transportation
airplane
automobile
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.560
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First plane to land at Canmore

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of man - possibly Fred McCall climbing inside a bi-plane - crowd gathered at right. Written on the back is "First plane to land at Canmore - possibly Fred McCall - war ace World War I - McCall field at Calgary named after him"
Date Range
[ca. 1914-1920]
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 250
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
  2 images  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 250
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
[ca. 1914-1920]
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of man - possibly Fred McCall climbing inside a bi-plane - crowd gathered at right. Written on the back is "First plane to land at Canmore - possibly Fred McCall - war ace World War I - McCall field at Calgary named after him"
Subject Access
Airplane
World War I
WWI
Geographic Access
Canmore
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Miscellaneous Texts with Personal Notes, Liberty Magazine

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 5 published books and 1 magazine. Content includes 1 copy of 'Rails in the Canadian Rockies' with a note to 'Nick and Willie' Morant written by author Adolf Hungry Wolf; 1 copy of 'Virden Days: Memories of No. 19 E.F.T.S. R.C.A.F. 1941-1944' with an attached letter to Mollie Morant…
Date Range
1945
1946
1977
1979
1987
1988
Reference Code
M300 / II / C / 4 / 7 to 12
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
M300 / II / C / 4 : Published Images and Text
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / II / C / 4 / 7 to 12
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Responsibility
Produced by Adolf Hungry Wolf, D.M. Bain, Erling Strom
Date Range
1945
1946
1977
1979
1987
1988
Physical Description
6 Textual records: 5 books, 1 magazine
Scope & Content
File consists of 5 published books and 1 magazine. Content includes 1 copy of 'Rails in the Canadian Rockies' with a note to 'Nick and Willie' Morant written by author Adolf Hungry Wolf; 1 copy of 'Virden Days: Memories of No. 19 E.F.T.S. R.C.A.F. 1941-1944' with an attached letter to Mollie Morant, dated 1946; 1 copy of 'Canadian Pacific Air Lines: Its History and Aircraft' with note from the author D.M. Bain to Nicholas Morant; 1 copy of Liberty Magazine signed by Mollie Morant with a biographical article on Nicholas Morant inside (pg. 18-19); 1 copy of '1988 Audubon Nature Yearbook' annotated by Nicholas Morant, with a typed letter to Nicholas Morant from the Yearbook's editor attached at the back; 1 copy of 'Pioneers on Skis' signed by author Erling Strom with Calgary Herald clipping and notes by Morant.
Storage Range
In file box M300 / II / C / 4 / 7 to M300 / II / C / 4 / 12
Name Access
Strom, Erling
Subject Access
Canadian Pacific
Travel
Skiing
Calgary Herald
Airplane
WWII
Biography
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners
Language
English
Conservation
Items with risky materials attached, such as adhesives, must be covered with an acid-free paper barrier to protect adjacent items.
Creator
Adolf Hungry Wolf, D.M. Bain, Erling Strom
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Nose Section of Plane, Calgary RCAF

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1944
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.266
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Nose Section of Plane, Calgary RCAF
Date
1944
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.7 x 35.2 cm
Subject
military
transportation, airplane
Peter Whyte
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.266
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Plane on the Bow River

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of a pontoon plane landing on the Bow River - "Bill Holland's plane on Bow River 1933" written on the back in pencil by Catharine Whyte
Date Range
1933
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 805
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
  2 images  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 805
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1933
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of a pontoon plane landing on the Bow River - "Bill Holland's plane on Bow River 1933" written on the back in pencil by Catharine Whyte
Name Access
Holland, Bill
Subject Access
Airplane
Bow River
Mountains
Geographic Access
Banff National Park
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 60 b&w prints of various events, groups, and individuals - mostly unidentified - possibly for the purpose of publication. Includes the Banff Boy Scouts, Banff Air Cadets, a firefighting competion on Banff Avenue, climbing, sunbathers, mountain and glacier scenes, Lake Louise, Bow L…
Date Range
1961-1983
Reference Code
V190 / VI / P / viii / PA - 01 to PA - 60
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Print
  14 images  
Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M323 / S40 / V190
Series
VI : Retained file, P : Alphabetical order
Sous-Fonds
V190
Sub-Series
viii : Publication Photos
Accession Number
7436
Reference Code
V190 / VI / P / viii / PA - 01 to PA - 60
GMD
Photograph
Print
Date Range
1961-1983
Physical Description
60 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to 60 b&w prints of various events, groups, and individuals - mostly unidentified - possibly for the purpose of publication. Includes the Banff Boy Scouts, Banff Air Cadets, a firefighting competion on Banff Avenue, climbing, sunbathers, mountain and glacier scenes, Lake Louise, Bow Lake, airplanes and air shows, and members of the Montana Rocky Mountain Model T Ford Club.
Notes
PA - 01 to 08 pertain to the [Boy] Scout Jamboree in Kananaskis, 1983. PA - 09 to 19 pertain to a Banff Fireman Show, 1982.
Subject Access
Airplane
Airplanes
Automobiles
Banff Centre
Banff Flying Club
Cadet camp
Ceremony
Children
Climbing
Comptetions
Family
Fire fighters
Fire fighting equipment
Mountaineering
Mountaineers
Mountains
Personal and Family Life
Personal and Professional Life
Portrait
Tourism
Geographic Access
Bow Lake
Lake Louise
Banff
Banff National Park
Kananaskis Country
Alberta
Language
English
Creator
Engler, Bruno
Title Source
Original title kept
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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RCAF Station, Calgary

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1944
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.267
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
RCAF Station, Calgary
Date
1944
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.5 x 35.0 cm
Subject
transportation
airplane, military
landscape
mountain
building, military
Peter Whyte
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.267
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Part Of
Murray Hay fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 2.5 cm of textual material, 45.5 x 60.5 cm or smaller. File consists of miscellaneous research and reference material related to Murray Hay's work projects. File includes various brochures and tourism booklets about Alaska (one of Hay's projects in the 1990s) and a promotional post…
Date Range
1982- ca.1999
1982
1993-1994
ca.1999
Reference Code
M570 / II / 1-2
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Published record
Textual record
Part Of
Murray Hay fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M570 / V795
Series
M570 / II : Research and Reference Material
Sous-Fonds
M570
Accession Number
2019.41
Reference Code
M570 / II / 1-2
GMD
Published record
Textual record
Date Range
1982- ca.1999
1982
1993-1994
ca.1999
Physical Description
2.5 cm of textual records (45.5 x 60.5 cm or smaller)
Scope & Content
File consists of 2.5 cm of textual material, 45.5 x 60.5 cm or smaller. File consists of miscellaneous research and reference material related to Murray Hay's work projects. File includes various brochures and tourism booklets about Alaska (one of Hay's projects in the 1990s) and a promotional poster of the Mt. Everest Canadian Expedition (1982).
Notes
M570 / II / 2 is oversize.
Hay produced a map of the route of the Mt. Everest Canadian Expedition that was used for promotional purposes and in books produced by Pat Morrow (a participant of the expedition). This poster also has smaller images of all of the participants.
One of the booklets in M570 / II / 1 is published in German.
Name Access
Hay, Murray
Subject Access
Advertising
Airplane
Cartography
Discovery and travel
Everest '82
Mountains
Promo
Research
Trails
Travel
Landscapes
Climbing
Geographic Access
Alaska
United States
United States of America
Nepal
Mount Everest
Language
English
German
Category
Arts
Communications
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of a seaplane taking off
Date Range
1939
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 619
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
  1 image  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 619
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1939
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of a seaplane taking off
Subject Access
Airplane
Aerial photography
Geographic Access
California
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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