EDWARD FEUZ Fonds : PHOTOGRAPHS SERIES

Photographs series. -- 1911-ca.1958. -- ca.1820 photographs (ca.700 prints, ca.170 negatives, ca.950 transparencies). -- 1 photograph album (ca.180 prints). -- Series pertains mainly to mountaineering trips and climbs, mainly led by Edward Feuz Jr. in the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains, and includes many first ascents. Many photographs were taken by clients who sent copies to Feuz. Photographs also pertain to clients, associates and friends, Lake Louise Chalet and Chateau Lake Louise, Lake Louise area, Feuz homes at Edelweiss and Golden, and scenic views in the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains. Negatives are largely unidentified. Original colour transparencies by Edward Feuz, ca.1950-ca.1976, pertain to trips and scenic views in the Rocky Mountains. -- Title based on contents of series. -- Item description available for prints. -- Constitutes Series I of the Edward Feuz fonds.

PRINTS - TRIPS AND CLIMBS

[Prints]. -- 1911. -- 8 photographs : prints. -- Pertain to Basil Gardom and Val Fynn trip over Abbot Pass to Lake O'Hara; Rudolf Aemmer and Edward Feuz, guides. -- Location : V200 / PA - 83 to 90.

[Prints]. -- 1913. -- 4 photographs : prints. -- Pertain to J.W.A. Hickson trip to Freshfield Glacier area; Edward Feuz, guide. For trip account, see CAJ 6: 94. -- Location : V200 / PA - 91 to 94.

[Prints]. -- 1919. -- 6 photographs : prints. -- Pertain to trip to Mount Temple and Abbot Pass with client? C. E. Harvard. -- Location : V200 / PA - 95 to 100.

[Prints]. -- 1919. -- 12 photographs : prints. -- Pertain to J.W.A. Hickson trip to the British and French Military Groups and Assiniboine Group; party included A. C. Stead and Edward Feuz, guide. Includes several views of Mt. Sir Douglas. For account, see CAJ 11: 9-27. -- Location : V200 / PA - 101 to 112.

[Prints]. -- ca.1920. -- 6 photographs : prints. -- Pertain to trip to recover the body of Mr. Wydean, after accident in Blaeberry Valley area. -- Location : V200 / PA - 113 to 118.

[Prints]. -- ca.1922. -- 7 photographs : prints. -- Photographs by Walter Wilcox re trip to Victoria Glacier. -- Location : V200 / PA - 119 to 125.

[Prints]. -- 1923. -- 15 photographs : prints. -- Pertain to J. Monroe Thorington trip to the Columbia Icefield area; party included William S. Ladd and Conrad Kain, guide. For account, see CAJ 14: 34-47, and The Glittering Mountains of Canada by J. M. Thorington. -- Location : V200 / PA - 126 to 140.

[Prints]. -- 1923. -- 12 photographs : prints. -- Pertain to trip to Abbot Pass - Yoho Glacier; Casper and Lois Fraser with Edward Feuz, guide. -- Location : V200 / PA - 141 to 152.

[Prints]. -- 1924. -- 104 photographs : prints. -- Pertain to expedition to Castleguard area by William Osgood Field, Frederick V. Field, Lem Harris, Cecil Smith and Ernie Stenton (packers), Max Brooks (outfitter), Joseph Biner and Edward Feuz (guides). For account, see App 16: 144. -- Location : V200 / PA - 153 to 256.

[Prints]. -- 1924. -- 44 photographs : prints. -- Pertain to A. A. McCoubrey trip to Hamill Glacier area, Purcell Mountains. Party included Mrs. McCoubrey and Edward Feuz, guide. For account, see CAJ 21: 33-41. -- Location : V200 / PA - 257 to 300.

[Prints]. -- 1924. -- 12 photographs : prints. -- Pertain to climbs by J. Estape with Edward Feuz and Fuhrer brothers. -- Location : V200 / PA - 301 to 312.

[Prints]. -- ca.1925. -- 5 photographs : prints. -- Photographs by Fred Armbrister of Walter Wilcox, Rudolf Aemmer and Edward Feuz on the upper Victoria Glacier. -- Location : V200 / PA - 319 to 323.

[Prints]. -- 1925. -- 9 photographs : prints. -- Pertain to first ascent of Devil's Head by J. W. A. Hickson, Louis S. Crosby and Edward Feuz, guide. -- Location : V200 / PA - 324 to 332.

[Prints]. -- 1926. -- 23 photographs : prints. -- Pertain to expedition to the Lyell Glacier - Mt. Forbes area by J. Monroe Thorington, Alfred J. Ostheimer, Max M. Strumia and Edward Feuz, guide. For account, see CAJ 16: 141-149. -- Location : V200 / PA - 333 to 355.

[Prints]. -- 1929. -- 26 photographs : prints. -- Pertain to a trip to the Purcell Range, possibly with A. A. McCoubrey. -- Location : V200 / PA - 356 to 381.

[Prints]. -- 1928. -- 5 photographs : prints. -- Pertain to J. W. A. Hickson trip to Kananaskis region; Edward Feuz, guide. For account, see AAJ 1: 5 and CAJ 17: 28. -- Location : V200 / PA - 383 to 387.

[Prints]. -- 1930. -- 6 photographs : prints. -- Pertain to J. W. A. Hickson trip to the Drummond Glacier - Cataract Peak area; Edward Feuz, guide. For account, see CAJ 19: 36. -- Location : V200 / PA - 388 to 393.

[Prints]. -- ca.1930. -- 7 photographs : prints. -- Pertain to trip to Castle Crags (S.W. ridge of Mt. Fairview). Party included May Valentine and others, Rudolf Aemmer and Edward Feuz, guides. -- Location : V200 / PA - 394 to 400.

[Prints]. -- 1931. -- 15 photographs : prints. -- Pertain to J. M. Thorington trip to Findlay Creek area, B.C.. Party also included E. Cromwell, P. Cromwell and Edward Feuz, guide. See The Purcell Range of British Columbia by J. M. Thorington, Chapt.XI & XII. -- Location : V200 / PA - 401 to 415.

[Prints]. -- ca.1940. -- 17 photographs : prints. -- Pertain to trip across Abbot Pass with Edward Feuz, guide. -- Location : V200 / PA - 416 to 432.

[Prints]. -- 1940. -- 3 photographs : prints. -- Pertain to Alpine Club of Canada camp at Glacier Lake. For account, see CAJ 27: 176. identifications available. -- Location : V200 / PA - 433 to 435.

[Prints]. -- 1941. -- 14 photographs : prints. -- Pertain to trip to Murchison Towers and Yoho Valley area; Eaton Cromwell, Georgia Engelhard and Edward Feuz, guide. For account, see AAJ 4: 494. -- Location : V200 / PA - 436 to 450.

[Prints]. -- 1944. -- 2 photographs : prints. -- Pertain to first ascent of Stairway Peak by Mr. & Mrs. D. Measuroll, J. M. Thorington and Edward Feuz, guide. For accounts, see CAJ 29: 64, 192; AAJ 5: 435; App 24: 141. -- Location : V200 / PA - 451 to 452.

[Prints]. -- 1953. -- 7 photographs : prints. -- Pertain to trip to Opabin Pass, A. Carson Simpson and Edward Feuz, guide. See letter from Simpson to Feuz in M93. -- Location : V200 / PA - 453 to 459.

[Prints]. -- ca.1958. -- 15 photographs : prints. -- Pertain to trip to the Pipestone Valley area; Frieda Fraser, Edward Feuz and others. See letter from Fraser to Feuz in M93. -- Location : V200 / PA - 460 to 474.

PRINTS - GENERAL

[Prints]. -- 1911 - [ca.1930] -- 66 photographs : prints. -- Pertain to mountains, climbs and camps; clients, friends and associates. -- Location : V200 / PA - 1 to 66.

[Prints]. -- [1922] -- 23 photographs : prints. -- Pertain to construction of Abbot Pass Hut. Some accompanied by negatives (V200/NA - 169 to 172). -- Location : V200 / PA - 67 to 82.

[Prints]. -- 1904 - 1968. -- ca.225 photographs : prints. -- Pertain to clients, friends and associates; mountains and glaciers, especially pertaining to climbs; Lake Louise area, including Lake Louise Chalet and Chateau Lake Louise; movie making; Alpine Club of Canada Camps; home and family in Golden, B.C. Includes several views by and about Georgia Engelhard. -- Location : V200 / PA - 475 to 703.

[Prints]. -- [ca.1908] - 1925. -- 14 photographs : prints; oversize. -- Pertain mainly to Edward Feuz and other Swiss Guides. Also includes photographs by Fred Armbrister and Walter Wilcox. -- Location : V200 / PB - 1 to 14.

[Prints]. -- 1920. -- 1 photograph : print; framed. -- Portrait of Edward Feuz; retrieved from the Lake Louise Chalet at the time of the fire, 1924. -- Location : V200 / PC.

PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM

[Photograph album]. -- [ca.1895 - ca.1950] -- 1 photograph album; ca.180 images. -- Pertains to trips, climbs, camps, clients and associates, family, mountain peaks and scenes, Lake Louise area and facilities. Large portion is colour prints from the 1940s. Views of the construction of Abbot Pass Hut missing. -- Location : V200 / PD.

NEGATIVES

[Negatives]. -- [ca.1920 - ca.1960] -- 175 photographs : negatives. -- Mainly unidentified views of mountain scenes, mountaineers, climbing, hunting, buildings, people. Some pertain to construction of Abbot Pass Hut; some appear to be family and friends in Golden. -- Location : V200 / NA - 1 to 175.

TRANSPARENCIES

North of Lake Louise. -- [ca.1950-ca.1976] -- 40 photographs : transparencies; colour, 35 mm. -- Pertains to Canadian Rockies, views and activities. -- Location : V200 / NS - 1 (1-40)

Climbing Mt. Victoria and Needles. -- 1950s. -- 39 photographs : transparencies; colour, 35 mm. -- Pertains to guided climbs of Mount Victoria and the Needles above Lake Agnes. Accompanied by handwritten list, labelled "Box No. 1." -- Location : V200 / NS - 2 (1-39)

Lake Louise II. -- [ca.1950-ca.1976] -- 40 photographs : transparencies; colour, 35 mm. -- Winter and summer scenes primarily in Lake Louise area, views and activities. -- Location : V200 / NS - 3 (1-40)

Lake Louise / O'Hara. -- [ca.1950-ca.1976] -- 18 photographs : transparencies; colour, 35 mm. -- Pertains mainly to Lake Louise area, views and activities. -- Location : V200 / NS - 4 (1-18)

Lake O'Hara. -- [ca.1950-ca.1976] -- 26 photographs : transparencies; colour, 35 mm. -- Pertains to Lake O'Hara area, views and activities. -- Location : V200 / NS - 5 (1-26)

Lake O'Hara. -- [ca.1950-ca.1976] -- 19 photographs : transparencies; colour, 35 mm. -- Pertains to Lake O'Hara area, views and activities. -- Location : V200 / NS - 6 (1-19)

Lake O'Hara. -- [ca.1950-ca.1976] -- 27 photographs : transparencies; colour, 35 mm. -- Pertains to Lake O'Hara area, views and activities. -- Location : V200 / NS - 7 (1-27)

Lake O'Hara and Lake McArthur II. -- [ca.1950-ca.1976] -- 39 photographs : transparencies; colour, 35 mm. -- Pertains to Lake O'Hara and Lake McArthur, views and activities. -- Location : V200 / NS - 8 (1-39)

O'Hara with Friedmans. -- [ca.1950-ca.1976] -- 15 photographs : transparencies; colour, 35 mm. -- Pertains to climbing with the Friedmans near Lake O'Hara. Some dated 1962 and 1969. -- Location : V200 / NS - 9 (1-15)

Yoho Valley. -- [ca.1950-ca.1976] -- 19 photographs : transparencies; colour, 35 mm. -- Pertains to Yoho Valley. Some dated 1963, 1969 and 1973. -- Location : V200 / NS - 10 (1-19)

Assiniboine, Yoho and Emerald. -- [ca.1950-ca.1976] -- 38 photographs : transparencies; colour, 35 mm. -- Pertains to Emerald Lake, the Little Yoho, the Yoho Valley and Mount Assiniboine. -- Location : V200 / NS - 11 (1-39)

Assiniboine and Glacier, B.C. . -- 1962, n.d. -- 17 photographs : transparencies; colour, 35 mm. -- Pertains mainly to highway opening ceremony at Rogers Pass, 1962, and climbing near Rogers Pass. -- Location : V200 / NS - 12 (1-17)

Glacier. -- [ca.1950-ca.1976] -- 30 photographs : transparencies; colour, 35 mm. -- Pertains mainly to activities in Glacier National Park, B.C. Some dated 1962 to 1971. -- Location : V200 / NS - 13 (1-30)

Skoki Valley. -- [ca.1950-ca.1976] -- 23 photographs : transparencies; colour, 35 mm. -- Pertains to Skoki Valley area. -- Location : V200 / NS - 14 (1-23)

Skoki / Douglas Valley. -- [ca.1950-ca.1976] -- 27 photographs : transparencies; colour, 35 mm. -- Pertains to Skoki Valley and Douglas Valley areas. Some dated 1959 and 1960. -- Location : V200 / NS - 15 (1-27)

Skoki, Douglas Valley, Douglas Valley Camping. -- [ca.1950-ca.1976] -- 20 photographs : transparencies; colour, 35 mm. -- Pertains to Skoki Valley area. Some dated 1950s and 1961. -- Location : V200 / NS - 16 (1-20)

Skoki, Douglas Valley, Douglas V. Camping. -- [ca.1950-ca.1976] -- 23 photographs : transparencies; colour, 35 mm. -- Pertains to Skoki Valley and Douglas Valley areas. Some dated 1950s and 1960. -- Location : V200 / NS - 17 (1-23)

Douglas Valley. -- [ca.1950-ca.1976] -- 30 photographs : transparencies; colour, 35 mm. -- Pertains to camping and climbing near Mount Douglas. -- Location : V200 / NS - 18 (1-30)

Ptarmigan. -- [ca.1950-ca.1976] -- 28 photographs : transparencies; colour, 35 mm. -- Pertains to Ptarmigan Valley; also some views of climbing in the Bugaboos, 1976. -- Location : V200 / NS - 19 (1-28)

Lyle Group. -- [ca.1950-ca.1976] -- 20 photographs : transparencies; colour, 35 mm. -- Pertains to airplane trip over the Lyle Group. -- Location : V200 / NS - 20 (1-20)

Alexander Park / Flo Lake. -- [ca.1950-ca.1976] -- 38 photographs : transparencies; colour, 35 mm. -- Pertains mainly to Golden, B.C., 1960s?; also Floe Lake and Lake Louise Village. -- Location : V200 / NS - 21 (1-38)

Helicopter. -- [1968] -- 20 photographs : transparencies; colour, 35 mm. -- Pertains mainly to Feuz's helicopter trip to Abbot Pass for Bruno Engler filming of This Land. Slides dated 1971. -- Location : V200 / NS - 22 (1-20)

Helicopter I. -- 1969. -- 35 photographs : transparencies; colour, 35 mm. -- Pertains to helicopter skiing in the Bugaboos. -- Location : V200 / NS - 23 (1-35)

Helicopter / Bugaboo 1969. -- 1969. -- 17 photographs : transparencies; colour, 35 mm. -- Pertains to helicopter trip into Bugaboo Lodge. -- Location : V200 / NS - 24 (1-17)

Bow Lake and Bugaboo. -- [ca.1950-ca.1976] -- 37 photographs : transparencies; colour, 35 mm. -- Pertains to climbing in the Bugaboos and to some of the peaks between Lake Louise and the Columbia Icefield. -- Location : V200 / NS - 25 (1-37)

Big Bend and Banff. -- [ca.1950-ca.1976] -- 29 photographs : transparencies; colour, 35 mm. -- Views along Big Bend Highway; also re Mica Dam and unidentified house, 1969. -- Location : V200 / NS - 26 (1-29)

Camping. -- [ca.1950-ca.1976] -- 39 photographs : transparencies; colour, 35 mm. -- Pertains to camping and climbing in the Skoki Valley area. Some dated 1960 and 1962. -- Location : V200 / NS - 27 (1-39)

California. -- 1963. -- 20 photographs : transparencies; colour, 35 mm. -- Pertains to trip to California. -- Location : V200 / NS - 28 (1-20)

[Mountain scenes]. -- [ca.1950-ca.1976] -- 29 photographs : transparencies; colour, 35 mm. -- Includes various mountain views primarily from the Canadian Rockies. Numbered 1 to 36; #2, #31 through #36 missing. Accompanied by photographer's list. -- Location : V200 / NS - 29 (1-29)

[Mountain scenes]. -- [ca.1950-ca.1976] -- 28 photographs : transparencies; colour, 35 mm. -- Includes mountain scenes primarily from the Skoki Valley area, perhaps as far as Mount Douglas. -- Location : V200 / NS - 30 (1-28)

[Wildlife, fishing]. -- [ca.1950-ca.1976] -- 27 photographs : transparencies; colour, 35 mm. -- Pertains to fishing and wildlife. -- Location : V200 / NS - 31 (1-27)

[Various]. -- [ca.1950-ca.1976] -- 59 photographs : transparencies; colour, 35 mm. -- Pertains to wildlife, mountains and mountain activities in the Canadian Rockies. -- Location : V200 / NS - 32 (1-59)

[Various, including Europe]. -- [n.d.] -- 20 photographs : transparencies; colour, 35 mm. -- Mainly commercial views pertaining to Switzerland. -- Location : V200 / NS - 33 (1-20)

[Copies of photographs and paintings]. -- [ca.1950-ca.1976] -- 19 photographs : transparencies; colour, 35 mm. -- Location : V200 / NS - 34 (1-19)

[Commercial slides]. -- [n.d.] -- 9 photographs : transparencies; colour, 35 mm. -- Pertains to animals and Columbia Icefield. -- Location : V200 / NS - 35 (1-9)

[Transparencies]. -- [n.d] -- 2 photographs : transparencies; colour, 35 mm. -- Two unrelated items. One is titled: "Sherlock and Edw on glacier"; the other is of Edward Feuz in later years. -- Location : V200 / NS - 36 (1-2)

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