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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.

Photographs

Photographs taken by Dick Chambers during the 1950s and 1960s, primarily of mountaineering trips in the Pacific Northwest and BC, but also including family photographs and photographs of the Vancouver and Mt Seymour areas. A large portion of the photos were shot with Ektachrome film.

Dog [Mountain] Ski Trip - Jan[uary] 9 [19]55 - Supreme Home Photo

Photographs of a ski trip to Dog Mountain, near Vancouver, on January 9, 1955. Subjects include skiing, Doris Chambers, a mountain cabin, and mountain views.

Captions:
001-003: "Dog [Mountain] Ski Trip - Jan[uary] 9 [19]55 - Supreme Home Photo"
004: "Dog [Mountain] Ski Trip - Jan[uary] 9 [19]55 - Doris [Chambers] at cabin - Supreme Home Photo"
005-007: "Dog [Mountain] Ski Trip - Jan[uary] 9 [19]55 - Supreme Home Photo"

1978-2007

Photographs of skiing, mountain views, snowboarding, aerial shots of the valley, mountain biking, and chairlifts.

Slide Extras

Extra photographs that did not fit into Alex Douglas's albums. Subject include building the T-bar, skiing, snowy mountain vistas, Alta Lake, Whistler Mountain, snowshoeing, Red Chair, Vancouver, hotdogging, treewells, wildlife, and snowcats.

Identification according to ADOUGLAS-03-011:

  • 001 (109-3) – Jan 1981, “new Ford Courier at Seymour.”
  • 003 (112-17) – “TSSSC 1981, bottom station and terminal tower.”
  • 008 (49-20) – May-June 1978, “nice shoot, Whistler Bowl after [blasting?]”
  • 012 (108-18) – Dec-Jan 1980/81, “kids on Seymour.”
  • 013 (6-22) – August 12-14 1976, “chair lift Seymour.”
  • 014 (109-6) – Jan 1981, “one girl snowshoeing.”
  • 015 (114-20) – [June 1981], “Mike + me.”
  • 016 (112-19) – TSSSC 1981, “rock pile, note snow level.”
  • 017 (111-18) – April 1981, “truck up in Seymour Parking lot with the most snow we had all year.”
  • 018 (110-20) – February 1981, “ice on the [trees?]”
  • 019 (111-13) – April 1981, “view of Seymour from Springer St.”
  • 020 (111-11) – April 1981, “truck and house on Springer.”
  • 021 (110-18) – February 1981, “ice on the [trees?]”
  • 067 (117-11) – [1981], “of the Government Cabin.”

Douglas, Alex 'Axel'

Mt. Burwell - September 18-19, 1991

Photographs taken by Robert Clark Kline on a mountaineering trip to Mt. Burwell on September 18-19, 1991, including shots of Mt. Strachan, Mt. Fromme, Capilano Mountain, Mt. Hollyburn, Cathedral Mountain, Vancouver, Lynn Creek, Coliseum Mountain, Mt. Seymour, Cornett Lake, Seymour Dam, Mt. Harvey, the Tantalus Range, the Lions, Needle Peak, and Mt. Hanover.

Captions:

001: "21 - joins 20, Mt. Strachan at right - Mt. Fromme at left"
002: "20 - joins 19 - Mt. Hanover extreme right - Mt. Holyburn at left"
003: "10 - N[orth]W[est] joins 18, Mt. Capilano 33 mm from right - Mt. Harvey top left"
004: "Sept[ember] 19, 1991 - 18 - Cathedral M[oun]t[ain] on right - Tantalus Range on left"
005: "17 - or #14 about 20-25 mm after sunset"
006: "16 - Telephoto of #15"
007: "15 - As #13 but just after sunset"
008: "14 - W[est] just after sunset - Lions at centre, Hanover at right, Hollyburn at left"
009: "13 - Down Lynn Cr[eek] - Similar to #12 but less wide angle? but slightly different position"
010: "10 - Mt. Coliseum"
011: "9 - joins #8"
012: "8 - as #7 but telephoto"
013: "7 joins #6 - Needle at centre. Mt. Fromme at right"
014: "6 joins #5 Coliseum M[oun]t[ain] - Mt. Seymour top centre left"
015: "5 joins #4 E[ast] over 1 of the Cornett Lake[s?] to Seymour dam"
016: "4 - joins #3 looking N[orth]E[ast]"
017: "3 - similar to #2"
018: "2 - Cathedral M[oun]t[ain]"

Plane [Trip] - Sept[ember] 8, 1962 - Ekt[achrome]

  • WA_2019_030-01-156
  • File
  • September 8, 1962
  • Part of Dick Chambers

Photographs of Mt Baker, Slesse Creek, and the Canadian-US border peaks from a plane trip from Vancouver to Washington on September 8, 1962.

Captions:
001: "Roy + Plane - Vancouver - Sept[ember] 8, 1962 - Ekt[achrome]"
002: "Mt Baker from Air - Sept[ember]8, 1962 - Ekt[achrome]"
003: "Border P[ea]ks from Plane - Sept[ember] 8, 1962 - Ekt[achrome]"
004: "Slesse [Creek] from Plane - Sept[ember] 8, 1962 - Ekt[achrome]"

[Ektachrome refers to the type of film used.]

[Vancouver] - Summer 1953 - Ekt[achrome]

Photographs of Vancouver in the Summer of 1953, including shots of the mountains as seen from the CPR station, Granville Bridge, swimming platforms in Coal Harbour, and a peacock at Stanley Park.

Captions:
001: "Mountains from CPR Station - Summer 1953 - Ekt[achrome]"
002-004: "Granville Bridge - Summer 1953 - Ekt[achrome]"
005: "Swimming floats - Coal Harbour - Sept[ember] 1953 - Ekt[achrome]"
006: "Peacock at Stanley Park - Summer 1953 - Ekt[achrome]"

Slides

Photographs of Nicklaus North Golf Course, Chinese New Year in Vancouver, mountain biking, hiking the Musical Bumps Trail, Howe Sound, trail to Burnt Stew Basin, cross-country skiing, powder skiing, skiing the Saudan Couloir, canoeing on Alta Lake, Blackcomb Mountain, Chateau Whistler Golf Course, Alta Lake, and a slow-moving creek.

Captions:
001-003: "Nicklaus North Golf Course Whistler B.C."
004: "CHINESE NEW YEAR VANCOUVER, BC., CANADA"
005: "HOWE SOUND, B.C."
006-007: "Mtn. Biking Whistler, B.C."
008: "Hiking Musical BumpsTrail Cheakamus Lake"
009: "Winter/Whistler/Ski Trail to Burnt Stew Basin Skiers: D.Stone & K.Wright"
010: "X-C skiers Whistler"
011: "Powder skiing Whistler Skier: Valerie Land"
012: "Winter/Blackcomb/Ski Skiing on Saudan Couloir Skier: Mark Morrison"
013: "Whistler, BC."
014: "CANOE - ALTA LAKE WHISTLER MTN BEHIND"
015: "Blackcomb Mtn Whistler, BC"
016: "Summer/Whistler Canoeing on Alta Lake Blackcomb Mountain behind"
017-018: "Chateau Whistler Golf Course Whistler B.C."
019: "Alta Lake Whistler"
020: "Whistler, BC."

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