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Harvey Soicher Photo order form

Item is a photo order form from Harvey Soicher Photos of North Burnaby, B.C., addressed to Robbie Bannerman of Calgary, Alberta. Taped to it are two black-and-white photographs cut out of a contact print, showing a person skiing (possibly at the Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp). The bottom of the form has been filled out, indicating that two 5x7 and one 8x10 photos were ordered.

Soicher, Harvey

Dave Murray Summer Ski Camp 1991 Highlights

Video contains highlight footage of the 1991 Dave Murray Summer Ski Camp with background music. This includes footage of campers skiing and snowboarding, riding the chair-lift and t-bars, windsurfing, canoeing, roller blading, biking, playing tennis, volleyball, and tetherball, enjoying a barbecue, mock-swordfighting, and crossing a river in a suspended basket.

There are also several skits: "Coach's School," "The Greg Vu Seminars," "Top 10 Reasons for Attending the Dave Murray Ski Camp," and a brief voice-over narration, "The Diary of Purcival Duffin, aged 12 3/4."

Pamphlets

Series consists of pamphlets advertising Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp, Dave Murray Summer Ski Camp, and Whistler Mountain between 1969 and 1994.

12th International Toni Sailer Ski Camp 1977

Three copies of an advertising pamphlet for the 12th International Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp 1977, providing information on programs, dates, history, coaches, prices, equipment, and travel planning.

Newspapers

File contains newspapers and news articles relating to ski racing, the Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp picnic, development of Whistler as a resort and ski destination, and the production of a film about Whistler's history.

A New Whistler Winter: 1988/89 Season Launch

Item is a 4-page Special Advertising Feature from The Vancouver Sun, containing articles about the recent development of Whistler as a resort town and ski destination. The headline is "A New Whistler Winter: 1988/89 Season Launch." Articles include: "Whistler opens to 'early birds,'" "Skiing begins at Blackcomb," "Blackcomb is building again," "Housing projects planned for Whistler area," "Racing for fun camp series set," "Blackcomb improves ski lessons for tots," "Fast new lift built at Whistler," "Whistler grows to meet increasing market demands," and "Recreation facilities abound at new hotel."

Vancouver Sun

Whistler Mountain Photo order form

Item is a photo order form from Whistler Mountain Photo, with two cut-out sections of a contact strip attached to the back (totalling 17 small photos). All photographs show people skiing, possibly at the Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camp. The form has not been filled out. "Line 39" is written on the back.

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