- PHILIP-3-1986-0613
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Part of Philip Fonds
Myrtle Philip sitting on the shore of a lake with mountains in the background (winter). A pile of twigs is behind her in the snow.
Part of Philip Fonds
Myrtle Philip sitting on the shore of a lake with mountains in the background (winter). A pile of twigs is behind her in the snow.
Part of Philip Fonds
Myrtle Philip in a forest, wearing fringed vest with stag on back. Inscription on verso reads "Myrtle Philip and gun hiking Mahood Lake"
An Evening's Catch in Miller Lake
Part of Philip Fonds
This photograph depicts a man standing behind a line strung between two trees. The line is hung with a large catch of fish, while the man stands smoking a pipe gazing off into the distance.
Annotations on the reverse of the photograph read: "An evening's catch in Miller Lake in 1908- before railway was built, by Frank Burnett." A separate note reads, "Alpha Lake?"
Burnett, Frank
Part of Philip Fonds
These two prints (A, B) from the same negative show Alta Lake in the winter time, with several people and dogs on the frozen surface of the lake. In the foreground is a woman (possibly Myrtle?) and two dogs identified as Myrtle's dogs Skookum (collie) and Kii. In the deep background is another dog and two other people.
Water tank at Alta Lake train station
Part of Jardine / Betts / Smith fonds
Photograph of the water tank used by the Pacific Great Eastern Railway trains at Alta Lake station on Alta Lake. Whistler Mountain is in the background..
[Alta] Lake with Wedge Mountain in the background
Part of Jardine / Betts / Smith fonds
Photograph looking over Alta Lake towards Wedge Mountain. There are two cabins on the East side of the lake. This could be the cabins of the Barnfield family or Grace Woollard.
Sven Gantzell Relaxing on a Frozen Alta Lake
Part of Philip Fonds
This photograph shows Rainbow Lodge guest Sven Gantzell relaxing in a deck chair on the frozen surface of Alta Lake, reading a paper.
A Misty Morning on Rainbow Creek
Part of Philip Fonds
The annotation on the reverse reads, "The creek looking out towards Alta Lake. Taken on misty morning". It is signed "H.A."
Part of Philip Fonds
Postcard of two women on an ice boat on Alta Lake, a Dog walks nearby. The postcard has text on the front reading "Iceboating, Rainbow Lodge, Alta Lake BC". On the reverse the postcard is addressed to [Jeanne] Tapley at a Seattle address. The text reads "Dearest, will write you a letter next mail. Dad is fine now and is quite chirpy. I'll take him for a trip as soon as I can- I can take him to Victoria and leave him with M while I go on to you and arrange things then he could easily take the boat [over when we are] ready for him. I can't leave here till after Oct 29 [?] [?] duties and [?] [?], Best from Myrtle". Someone has at a later date written 1922 on the postcard, but the postmark is 30 Sep. 1925. Presumably the photograph the postcard was made from was taken in 1922.
Shows Skookum the dog, Myrtle Philip and her father Sewell Tapley. Myrtle is pushing Sewell while he shows her how to ride the ice boat.<sup>2</sup>
Myrtle Skating on Alta Lake 1924
Part of Philip Fonds
These two photographs show Myrtle Philip skating on a frozen Alta Lake. In the first one (A), she looks out into the distance, and is farther from the lens. The second print (B), shows her at a closer distance, looking into the lens of the camera. Both photographs are taken looking to the North.