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German Chairlift Sign in Switzerland

This photograph shows a sign, written in german, outlining the engineering firm that designed the chairlift to which it is attached.

This photograph was likely taken at Zermatt, Switzerland.

Letters from Rene Widmer to Whistler Museum & Archives

Letters from Rene Widmer to Alyssa Bruijns (Head Archivist & Collections Manager, Whistler Museum & Archives) sharing stories of his time working with Cliff Fenner in the Garibaldi Provincial Park area.

  • Letter 001: References the Whistler Museum exhibit on Cliff Fenner, and shares autobiographical details of his employment as a park ranger in Garibaldi Provincial Park, how he came to Canada, how he met Cliff, and a rough timeline of his activities and jobs in the 1960s.
  • Letter 002: Offers to sign a donation form for the Whistler Museum and to translate his diary entries from his time in the Black Tusk area from German to English.
  • Letter 003: Elucidation of more specific memories from his time as a park ranger under Cliff Fenner's mentorship, including a trip leading girl guides from Squamish into the park to camp at Taylor Meadows and lyrics to a song the girl guides created about Widmer's role leading the climbing and hiking party.
  • Letter 004: Contains explanation of enclosed translated diary entry from 1961 detailing 'The Visit of Judge Wilson' to Garibaldi Provincial Park while Rene Widmer and Dick Bond were rangers there.

Mürren, Grosshorn, Breithorn und Tschingelhorn

Postcard labelled "Mürren, Grosshorn, Breithorn und Tschingelhorn," sent from [Jessie? Lizzie?] Jardine in Mürren, Switzerland to Miss J. J. Neiland (Jenny Jardine-Neiland) at 34 1/2 Mile. The front of the card has a tinted photograph of a village among the Swiss peaks.

On the back of the card is a handwritten message from sender to Jenny Jardine, dated and postmarked August 17, 1927. A red Swiss stamp is in the top right corner.

Ski racers in Night Duel

Photograph of two skiers in Night Duel in Flums, Switzerland.

Caption on verso: "Night Duel Dec. 28, Flums Suisse"

Skiers at Top of Lift with Matterhorn in Background

Skiers are seen offloading a lift in Switzerland with the Matterhorn visible in the background. This view of the Matterhorn, showing the east and north faces, means that this photograph was taken at Zermatt.

An annotation on the reverse of the photograph reads, "Switzerland".

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