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Photographs

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

Slides

Photographs taken by Clifford Fenner from his work in Garibaldi Provincial Park and his travels in British Columbia, the United States, and Colombia.

35mm Negatives and Prints

Photographs and negatives including but not limited to skiing on Whistler Mountain, hang-gliding, Gelandesprung ski jump contest, competitive downhill ski races, recreational skiing, Tokum Corners, Toad Hall, windsurfing on Alta Lake, canoeing and kayaking on the River of Golden Dreams and Alta Lake, Ski Patrol, the avalauncher gun, avalanche control, the Pacific Great Eastern train, tracks, maintenance, and during a snowstorm, fishing on Alta Lake, the Gondola Barn in Creekside, chairlifts on Whistler Mountain, Roundhouse, Nancy Greene Summer Ski School, Molson World Cup Downhill 1984, landscapes of Whistler, Pemberton, Mount Currie Rodeo, salmon-smoking, and parties at Jordan's Lodge on Nita Lake.

8x10 Prints

Photographs including but not limited to the Canadian Garibaldi Championships, the first downhill ski race in Whistler [1968], freestyle skiing, avalanche patrol, First Aid Ski Patrol, chairlifts to the Roundhouse including Red chair and Orange chair, the Pacific Great Eastern train, George Benjamin outside of Tokum Corners (1/32), a naked man being arrested at the Pemberton Rodeo (1/34), Christmas at Toad Hall (1/35), helicopter landings, kayaking, and landscapes including Fitzsimmons, Overlord, and Fissle Peak.

1975-1997

Photographs of various golf courses in the Sea-to-Sky region, the Chateau Whistler Resort, aerial shots of the Whistler valley, hiking, mountain biking, canoeing, rafting, Whistler Mountain, Blackcomb Mountain, lakes, changes from autumn to winter, Alta Lake, Wedge Mountain, hiking, climbing in Squamish, Alta Lake, Green Lake, fishing, fly-fishing, windsurfing, trains, the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon, Squamish, and mountain views.

Slides

Photographs of a crowd of people watching Rob Boyd on the podium for the 1989 Molson World Cup Downhill, Whistler Village with Delta Mountain Inn/Hilton Whistler Resort and Clocktower Building in winter with Blackcomb Mountain in the background, crowds of people in front of Carleton Lodge with a Canadian flag, Whistler Village seen from Whistler Mountain with wildflowers in the foreground, skiers near a tent for a Molson-sponsored ski race, skiers near Harmony Bowl with Harmony Express Chair, Rob Boyd signing an autograph, a dog dressed in clothing, an interior view of the Meadow Park Sports Centre swimming pool, a scarecrow with a sign pointing to a farmer's market in Whistler, skiers loading onto the Fitzsimmons Chair (up to Blackcomb) where the Excalibur Gondola is today, a train heading through the Cheakamus Canyon with the Cheakamus River below, the Boot Pub with Blackcomb Mountain in the background, skiers on Whistler or Blackcomb Mountain, an aerial view of Whistler Village in winter, early construction of Whistler Village with Whistler Mountain in the background, a helicopter installing a chairlift tower, someone riding a horse in a rodeo [Mt. Currie rodeo?], and Whistler Village in winter including Clocktower Building, Sundial Hotel, and a man talking on an early cell phone.

Captions:
001: "Rob Boyd on podium Whistler World Cup 1989"
007: "ROB BOYD"
009: "Meadow Park Aquatic Centre Whistler, B.C."
010: "Farmers Market, Whistler, BC"
015: "Winter/Whistler Whistler Village Whistler, B.C."

Note that there is a different copyright on item 005 labelled as: 'BRIAN SPROUT © '.

1975-2007

Photographs of various people skiing and snowboarding on Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain, heli-skiing, freestyle skiing and snowboarding, gondolas, chairlifts, the Blackcomb Powdercats, alpenglow, Wedge Mountain, Mt Weart, Labatts World Cup Freestyle Championships, rafting, picnics, windsurfing, Whistler Golf Course, Chateau Whistler Golf Course, Nicklaus North Golf Course, ski racing, the Molson World Cup Downhill, the Molson Canadian Masters Alpine Series, Whistler Village, 7th Heaven, Burnt Stew Basin, the Saudan Couloir Ski Race Extreme, Tyax Mountain Lake Resort, Roundhouse Lodge, Rendezvous Lodge, Kids Kamp, carriage rides in Whistler Village, Showcase T-bar, Black Tusk, Cheakamus Lake, avalanches, the Garibaldi Gruel mountain biking race, Slush Cup, aerial photography, panoramic photography, night photography, construction of Whistler Village, Bruce Watt and Radar the Rescue Dog, fireworks, restaurants, hotels, Eco-Challenge, Symphony on the Mountain, Upper Village, the Boot Pub, a train going through the Cheakamus Canyon, Meadow Park Sports Centre, the Mt Currie Rodeo, Whistler Farmers Market, Alta Lake, hiking, climbing, a floatplane, the Inukshuk at Whistler Peak, paragliding, paraskiing, hockey on the frozen Alta Lake, barbecues, trampolining at Highland Lodge, The Keg fire, Whiski Jack, Creekside, cross-country skiing, Joffre Lakes, Musical Bumps Trail, Singing Pass, Harmony Lake, Alpha Lake, Nita Lake, the Peak to Valley Race, a snowboarder on a quarterpipe, Christine's Restaurant, Pika's Restaurant, Monk's Grill, Longhorn Saloon & Grill, Stoney's, Whistler Creek Lodge, Telemark Place, a neon sign for Whistler Brewing Co., apres ski, Stephanie Sloan's Women's Only Program, Mountain Hosts, Horstman Hut, the gym at the Hilton Whistler Resort, sunrises, skiing in Vail, Colorado, and the Valley Trail.

1978-2007

Photographs of people skiing and snowboarding on Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain, heli-skiing and heli-boarding, a train in the Cheakamus Canyon, freestyle skiing and snowboarding, backcountry skiing, aerial photography, the Blackcomb Powdercats and grooming, the Inukshuk on Whistler Peak, a helicopter evacuating someone, apres ski, alpenglow, sunset, cross-country skiing, windsurfing in Squamish on Howe Sound, night photography, Whistler Golf Course, Furry Creek Golf Course, Nicklaus North Golf Course, Chateau Whistler Golf Course, Mount Weart, Wedge Mountain, a farm in Pemberton, condominiums, picnics, mountain meadows, hiking in Singing Pass, mountain biking on Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain, the Garibaldi Gruel, rafting on the Elaho-Squamish River, Garibaldi Lake, Black Tusk, Whistler Village, climbing in the Tantalus Range, skiing at Vail and Mt. Hood, a couple on the beach in Hawaii, paraskiing, family portraits, Roundhouse Lodge, Rendezvous Lodge, the Purcell Range, Village North, Upper Village, Wedgemount Lake, someone snowboarding a halfpipe on Whistler Mountain, panoramic photography, T-bars, cars in a parking lot, Highway 99, a couple eating ice cream at Cows Ice Cream, canoeing, pubs, a tugboat hauling logs, a swimming pool, Halloween, Christmas in Whistler Village, cabins, fly-fishing, kayaking, hot tubs, and the Molson World Cup Downhill.

Resort Municipality of Whistler Newsletters

Two Resort Municipality of Whistler newsletters from February 1979 and March 1981 sent to the Alpine Club of Canada Vancouver Section. The issues were read and used by the Section executive of the Club and were previously part of the Section archive.

The newsletters broach subjects including regarding a Garibaldi Lift Company announcement to develop the North Face of Whistler Mountain, the rights to develop Blackcomb Mountain by Fortress Mountain Resorts Ltd, the sod turning ceremony of the Town Core [Whistler Village], announcement for a contract for underground parking, the announcement that Arnold Palmer Enterprises set to design an 18 hole golf course [Whistler Golf Course], the Whistler Volunteer Fire Department, private water systems, the Information Center, thank-yous to council members, welcomes to newly elected council members, highway improvements to the north, subdivision paving, overnight camping, Health Center and ambulance service, efforts to establish an R.C.M.P detachment, establishment of a ski train, television and radio reception, bylaws to control dogs and noise, taxes, establishing a municipal works yard, employee housing, schools, road maintenance, garbage service, zoning, recreational facilities, legal costs, budgets, flooding, gas utilities, Municipal Hall, bus transportation, Sunday shopping, construction, the cemetery, and the Cheakamus River.

Slides

Photographs of aerial shots of a train going through Whistler Valley, aerials of Brandywine Falls, windsurfers in Howe Sound in Squamish, Alta Lake with Whistler Mountain in the background, windsurfers on Alta Lake with Whistler Mountain in the background, Garibaldi Provincial Park with Black Tusk, a music festival in Whistler Village in summer, crowds gathered for Symphony on the Mountain music festival on Blackcomb Mountain near Rendezvous Lodge and Solar Coaster, and Whistler Village in summer near Blackcomb Lodge, St. Andrews House, Fitzsimmons Lodge, and Crystal Lodge.

Captions:
011: "Windsurfing Windsurfing in Squamish,B.C."
013: "WINDSURFING: ALTA LAKE WHISTLER MTN BEHIND"
014: "Summer- British Columbia Alpine Lake"
016: "Music Festival Whistler Village Whistler B.C. JACK DANIELS"
017-019: "Summer Symphony on the Mtn Whistler B.C."
020: "Summer Whistler Village Whistler B.C."

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