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George Benjamin Fonds
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- Graphic material
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Fonds
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[1968-1991] (Creation)
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8236 photographs
31 film reels
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Custodial history
Scope and content
Photographs including but not limited to the Canadian Garibaldi Championships [1968], freestyle skiing, avalanche patrol, First Aid Ski Patrol, chairlifts, Pacific Great Eastern train, Toad Hall, helicopter landings, kayaking, Zube's Mushroom House, marijuana growing, the Crazy Canunks in Aspen, Franz Wilhelmsen skiing in 1982, Whistler aerials, Tokum Corners, summers at Lost Lake and Nita Lake, George Benjamin's family, construction of Town Hall, squatters at Jordan's Lodge, flood damage and landscapes, Pemberton rodeo, skiing on Whistler Mountain, hang-gliding, Gelandesprung ski jump contest, competitive downhill ski races, recreational skiing, windsurfing on Alta Lake, canoeing and kayaking on the River of Golden Dreams, avalauncher gun, Pacific Great Eastern maintenance and train during a snowstorm, fishing on Alta Lake, Gondola Barn in Creekside, chairlifts on Whistler Mountain, Roundhouse, Nancy Greene Summer Ski School, World Cup 1984, landscapes of Whistler, Pemberton, Mount Currie Rodeo, salmon smoking, and a party at Jordan's Lodge on Nita Lake.
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Physical condition
Good (November 2016)
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by George Benjamin, Oct. 2010.
Arrangement
The arrangement reflects original order.
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Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
All inquiries regarding use, reproduction, and publication should be addressed to museum staff.
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We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through Library and Archives Canada, and administered by the Canadian Council of Archives.
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- Railway tracks
- Canoeing
- Kayaking
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Freestyle skiing
- Ski Patrol
- Gondola Barn
- Parking lots
- Midstation
- Marijuana
- Rainbow Lodge
- Alcohol
- Construction
- Dogs
- Gelandesprung
- Cross-country skiing
- Toilet facilities
- Nudity
- Mushroom House
- Red Chair
- Orange Chair
- Green Chair
- Black Chair
- Avalanches
- Rodeo
- Skiing
Name access points
- Pacific Great Eastern Railway Company (Subject)
- Benjamin, George (Subject)
- Hetherington, John "Bushrat" (Subject)
- Bell-Irving, Duncan (Subject)
- Prentice, Bruce (Subject)
- Gadd, Michael (Subject)
- Greene Raine, Nancy Catherine (Subject)
- Sloan, Stephanie (Subject)
- Murray, Dave (Subject)
- Whitehead, Linda (Subject)
- Holtby, Anne (Subject)
- Schnetztler, Jo (Subject)
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RAD, July 2008 version. Canadian Council of Archives.
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Full
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Catalogued by Bradley Nichols, 2011.
Revised November 2016.