- WIL-04-1
- File
- [1950s-1990s?]
Part of Wilhelmsen fonds
Personal photos belonging to Franz Wilhelmsen, comprising:
Photos from Philip Wilhelmsen’s family album:
- Franz with Annette and various other people, [1980s-1990s]
- Franz and Stefan Ples. Caption on verso: “Dad/Stephan[sic] Ples”
- Franz and another man standing next to a helicopter
- Black and white photograph. Caption on verso: “Dad & Crown Princess Martha, 1942”
Skiing photographs:
- Franz skiing with Pierre Trudeau and Jim McConkey [1970s]. Caption on verso: “McConkey/Trudeau/Dad”
- Four people in skis sitting on a bench, March 1977
Ship photograph:
- Nitinat. Caption: “Dad’s First Coastal Water Enterprise” [1950s]. The Nitinat was a ship, part of Franz’s first business venture after the war.
Captioned photographs:
- Four people in skis sitting on a bench. Caption: “ ‘One of the [Lawman] Annie Benches’ – The plank would be raised as the snow deapth [sic] increased. Invented by Annette Wilhelmsen, to the right in her canary suit.”
- Douglas McKay Brown, Franz Wilhelmsen, Eric Beardmore and Annette Wilhelmsen boarding a train. Caption: “Spring 1961, early morning boarding on P.G.E. Railway for exploring around Alta Lake: Douglas McKay Brown, Vancouver Solicitor, Franz, Eric Beardmore who built the first hotel at Whistler, the Cheakamus Inn, and Annette Wilhelmsen.”
- The old Stud Sawmill. Caption: “This is what was left of the old stud sawmill in the Valley by 1960.”
Holiday card photographs
Negatives:
- Early Whistler, 1961-1962
- Franz Wilhelmsen
- Boarding the train
- Standing by a helicopter