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Alta Lake Series
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Photographs

Series consists of photographs of Toni Sailer Summer Ski Camps, Dave Murray Summer Ski Camps, and related events such as dinners, picnics, and parties. Also included are a smaller number of photographs relating to Mount Seymour, where donor Alex Douglas lives and worked.

Development

Materials relating to the development of Adventures West, including maps, development plans, and promotional material.

Slide Film

Slide film including but not limited to The Zube Mushroom House, marijuana growing, the Crazy Canucks in Aspen, Franz Wilhelmsen skiing in 1982 (2/3/15), Whistler aerial photographs, windsurfing, Toad Hall, Tokum Corners; and George Benjamin with family and friends.

Photo Envelopes

Photographs including but not limited to construction of Town Hall, squatters at Jordan's Lodge, kayaking, Ski Patrol, the Pemberton rodeo, flood damage, 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, the avalauncher gun, avalanche control, the Pacific Great Eastern train, train tracks, maintenance, and during a snowstorm, fishing on Alta Lake, 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.

16mm Film

Various films shot by George Benjamin from Whistler in the 1970s, which include but are not limited to footage of avalanche control, skiing, ski events/races, Whistler scenery, wildlife, people from the 1970s, logging, snow removal, and various places such as Toad Hall, Tokums Corner, Alta Lake, Soo Valley, Roundhouse, Tapleys, and Whistler Mountain.

Postcards

Postcards collected by Geoff Archer during the 1980s, including postcards of Nita Lake, 'The Big Tree', and Jordan's Lodge. One postcard (003) of Jordan's Lodge has a letter written on the verso addressed to 'Mom' from 'Dolly', and contains two stamps which date to 1942.

Captions:

001: "No. 12 Mt. Whistler by Moonlight - Jordan's Lodge - Nita Lake - Nita Lake BC"
002: "No. 40 Robbins Studio Vancouver - Jordan's Lodge - Alta Lake BC"
003: "No. 40 Robbins Studio Vancouver - Jordan's Lodge - Alta Lake BC"
004: "No. 31 Robbins Studio Vancouver - Alta Lake - Jordan's Lodge - Nita Lake Alta Lake BC"
005: "No. 7A Robbins Studio Vancouver BC - Nita Lake - Jordan's Lodge - Nita Lake - Alta Lake BC"
006: "No. 22 Robbins Studio Vancouver - Nita Lake - Jordan's Lodge - Nita Lake - Alta Lake BC"
007: "No. 4 - Mt. Whistler Nita Lake BC - Jordan's Lodge - Nita Lake - Alta Lake"
008: "No. 53 Robbins Studio Vancouver BC - The Big Tree - Jordan's Lodge - Nita Lake - Alta Lake BC"
009: "'Winter Creek' - Jordan's Lodge - Nita Lake - Alta Lake BC"

Negatives

Photographs taken between 1972 and 1973 by Ken Snowball of skiing and ski racing on Whistler Mountain and Grouse Mountain, the towns of Mount Currie and Pemberton, the Mount Currie Rodeo, motorcycles on the Sea to Sky Highway, Nairn Falls, cityscapes and street scenes of Vancouver, the original Grouse Mountain cable car, dogs, hiking, Adventures West and Alta Lake, the Easter Parade in Whistler, Whistler Peak, T-bars, Orange Chair, and mountain views.

Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW)

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  • Series
  • 1950 - 2012
  • Part of Don MacLaurin

Series includes documents concerning Don MacLaurin's involvement with the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW). Documents include various aspects of the RMOW, including tourism, upkeep, financial records, and environmental impact.

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