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Janet Love Morrison Fonds Gondolas
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Slides 028-034

Photographs of a helicopter helping to build gondola towers, fireworks in front of Blackcomb at dusk, a portrait of Hugh Smythe, the Chateau Whistler Resort in winter, 7th Heaven in summer, village construction, and Harmony Hut in winter with Black Tusk in the background.

Prints 032-043

Photographs of people standing outside the Roundhouse, a poster of Rob Boyd for Dave Murray's Molson Masters Camps 1986/87, an advertisement to get a season's pass, skiers gearing up, an advertisement for the Canadian Amateur Ski Association, the original Whistler Gondola, ski run construction (felled logs), an advertisement for Whistler Mountain as 'The Big Old Softie', a road-side sign announcing the construction of the Whistler Mountain resort, a child skiing, and Village Square packed with spectators for the medal ceremony of the Molson World Cup Downhill.

Prints 076-087

Photographs found inside a folded paper marked "Chapter 1", taken by A. J. Biggen-Pound.

Captions:
076: "Whistler Creekside gondola & cafeteria. The ski slope has been moved and the new chapel built. 1968. Taken from the air."
077: "Tony and his new wife skiing on his day off, top of red chair, 1969."
078: "Centre: Al White and Roy Ferris, the first ski school directors and instructors taken at Midstation, fall of 1966."
079: "Maudy Harrison, employed at Cheakamus Inn, at the top of the Red Chair, spring 1966."
080: "Cheakamus Inn (now Highland Vale) from the air, 1966."
081: "Creekside, Jordan's Lodge, and Nita Lake from the air. 1966"
082: "Valley bottom (Creekside) taken from Gondola Tower 14, fall of 1965"
083: "Creekside looking north towards Cheakamus Inn from the parking lot. 1966. Highland Lodge is hidden in the hollow between Cheakamus Inn and the camera."
084: "Bottom of Valley (Creekside) and lift buildings taken from Gondola Tower 13 (near the top) in the fall of 1965."
085: "How things change! Creekside Spring 1970"
086: "Bottom of Valley (Creekside) and lift buildings taken from Gondola Tower 3 (later Tower 4) in the fall of 1965. From the left is the staff [back?] house trailers, cafeteria, and in front the ski shop and on the right the Gondola Barn. The highway was gravel."
087: "Tony Biggin-Pound and his new wife on the deck front of the cafeteria, 1969."

Negatives 411-432

Photographs of a cowboy on a horse, a sign on Whistler Mountain showing the services in the area, Roundhouse, Franz Wilhelmsen skiing, and launching the original gondola from the Gondola Barn.

Negatives 509-538

Photographs of a gondola loading code letter tag, a skier looking at lift signs, skis leaning against ski racks, a child wearing skis with a dog, and a young child skiing.