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Alaska Trip

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Scope & Content: File consists mainly of views at sea on the way north to Alaska.

Date Range: 1907

Reference Code: V48 / I / A / NA - 281 to 313

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Film; Negative; Transparency

33 images

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V48

Series: I.A. Negatives : Film

Sous-Fonds: V48

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V48 / I / A / NA - 281 to 313

GMD: Film; Negative; Transparency

Date Range: 1907

Physical Description: 33 photographs : negatives, film

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File consists mainly of views at sea on the way north to Alaska.

Notes: Identifications provided by Archives LIST OF NEGATIVES :; 281 Steamer; 282, 283 Captain on deck of ship; 284 Seagull on mast; 285 to 288 Rock island at seacoast; 289 to 292 Coastal shoreline; 293 Porpoise; 294 Gulls; 295 Abandoned hulk; 296 Town on inlet; 297, 298 Sailing schooner; 299 Sailing schooner in dock; 300 Ship in bay; 301 View of [Seward?]; 302, 303 People being lowered in lifeboat; 304 Passengers embarking on ship; 305, 306 Husky dog on Seward street; 307 Native woman selling handicrafts; 308 Man and woman on dog sled; 309 to 311 Woman with dog team and sled; 312, 313 Hunters with bear hides

Name Access: Barnes, Elliott

Subject Access: Activities; Boats; Boating; Bears; Dogs; Dogsledding; Hunting; Furs; Sailboats; Seascapes; Steamers

Geographic Access: Pacific Ocean; Alaska; British Columbia; Canada; United States of America

Access Restrictions: Access by appointment only

Language: NA

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Album, Canadian and American Rocky Mountains

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Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album compiled by Molly Wright Adams containing ca.107 photographs. Images pertain to Molly's travels in the American and Canadian Rocky Mountains in 1904.

Date Range: 1904

Reference Code: V777 / II / PD - 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph; Print

Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M555; V777

Series: V777 / II : Personal and collected records

Sous-Fonds: V777

Accession Number: 2018.8685

Reference Code: V777 / II / PD - 1

GMD: Album; Photograph; Print

Responsibility: Produced by Molly W. Adams

Date Range: 1904

Physical Description: 1 photo album (ca. 107 photographs : b&w prints)

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album compiled by Molly Wright Adams containing ca.107 photographs. Images pertain to Molly's travels in the American and Canadian Rocky Mountains in 1904.

Notes: Some pages include annotations below photographs

Name Access: Adams, Molly

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Mountains; Landscape; Travel; Exploration; Environment; Recreation; Hiking

Geographic Access: United States of America; Rocky Mountains; Canada; British Columbia; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Access Restrictions: Materials in file are fragile - handle with caution

Language: N/A

Conservation: Pages interleaved with acid-free issue paper in 2018

Category: Exploration and travel; Family and personal life; Environment; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Bear Hunting Trip

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to a bear hunting trip on the Columbia River, B. C.

Date Range: 1906

Reference Code: V48 / I / A / NA - 235 to 259

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Film; Negative; Transparency

25 images

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V48

Series: I.A. Negatives : Film

Sous-Fonds: V48

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V48 / I / A / NA - 235 to 259

GMD: Film; Negative; Transparency

Date Range: 1906

Physical Description: 25 photographs : negatives, film

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to a bear hunting trip on the Columbia River, B. C.

Notes: Identifications provided by Barnes family and Archives LIST OF NEGATIVES :; 235 Man looking at Columbia River during spring bear hunt; 236, 237 Men lining boat on river; 238 to 240 Men portaging boat; 241 Boating on unidentified lake; 242 Man launching boat on unidentified lake; 243 Men in boats on Columbia River; 244 Rapids on Columbia River; 245 River scene; 246 Rapids on Columbia River; 247 Men in boats on Columbia River; 248 Men loading boats; 249 Men launching boat; 250 Man lining boat through rapids; 251 Lake; 252 Rapids on the Columbia River; 253 Man in canoe on Columbia River; 254 Men unloading boat on Columbia River; 255 Emerson Hough posing with bear skin; 256 to 259 Elliott Barnes with bear skins; 259 Hunter fording river

Name Access: Barnes, Elliott

Subject Access: Bear; Boats; Hunting; Mountains; River

Geographic Access: Columbia River; Revelstoke; British Columbia; Canada

Access Restrictions: Access by appointment only

Language: NA

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Campsite, unidentified woman

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Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Scope & Content: Image depicts a campsite with campfire and tent, with unidentified woman standing nearby and mountains visible in background.

Date Range: 1904

Reference Code: V777 / II / PD - 1 / 78

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V777

Series: V777 / II : Personal and collected records

Sous-Fonds: V777

Accession Number: 2018.8685

Reference Code: V777 / II / PD - 1 / 78

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1904

Physical Description: 1 album page with one photograph

Scope & Content: Image depicts a campsite with campfire and tent, with unidentified woman standing nearby and mountains visible in background.

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Environment and Nature

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Language: N/A

Creator: [Molly Wright Adams created the album]

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Family Photographs

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to collected prints or prints from Barnes negatives. See Notes for full list

Date Range: 1905-1914

Reference Code: V48 / II / PA - 1 to 11

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph

4 images

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V48

Series: II. Prints

Sous-Fonds: V48

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V48 / II / PA - 1 to 11

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1905-1914

Physical Description: 11 photographs :

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to collected prints or prints from Barnes negatives. See Notes for full list

Notes: LIST OF PRINTS and [corresponding negatives] :; 1 Nora Drummond-Davies and dog, Victoria, July 1934; 2 Nora Drummond-Davies and dog, Victoria, 1941; 3, 4 Headstone on grave of Nora Drummond-Davies; 5 Elliott Barnes and dog (Gyp) [V48/NG - 1]; 6 Elliott Barnes fishing [V48/NG - 22]; 7 Elliott Barnes' pack trip from Red Deer to Kootenay Plains, glacial rock west of Red Deer, 1905 [V48/NA - 11]; 8 Elliott Barnes' spring bear hunt on the Columbia River, Barnes with bear skin, 1906 [V48/NA - 218]; 9 Waterfall (top of Johnston's Canyon?) [V48/NA - 345]; 10 Waterfall [V48/NA - 65]; 11 Hunter [V48/NA - 406]

Name Access: Barnes, Elliott; Drummond-Davies, Nora

Subject Access: Activities; Dogs; Exploration; Family and personal life; Fishing; Memorial

Geographic Access: Victoria; Red Deer; Kootenay Plains; British Columbia; Alberta; Canada

Access Restrictions: Access by appointment only

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Glacier or snowy summit

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Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Scope & Content: Image depicts view of a glacier or large snow deposit near the summit of a mountain [location unknown].

Date Range: 1904

Reference Code: V777 / II / PD - 1 / 96

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V777

Series: V777 / II : Personal and collected records

Sous-Fonds: V777

Accession Number: 2018.8685

Reference Code: V777 / II / PD - 1 / 96

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1904

Physical Description: 1 album page with one photograph

Scope & Content: Image depicts view of a glacier or large snow deposit near the summit of a mountain [location unknown].

Subject Access: Environment and Nature

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Language: N/A

Creator: [Molly Wright Adams created the album]

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Gravel clearing

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Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Scope & Content: Image depicts a gravel clearing with mountains and a lake in the background [location unknown].

Date Range: 1904

Reference Code: V777 / II / PD - 1 / 83

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V777

Series: V777 / II : Personal and collected records

Sous-Fonds: V777

Accession Number: 2018.8685

Reference Code: V777 / II / PD - 1 / 83

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1904

Physical Description: 1 album page with one photograph

Scope & Content: Image depicts a gravel clearing with mountains and a lake in the background [location unknown].

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Environment and Nature

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Language: N/A

Creator: [Molly Wright Adams created the album]

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Lake and mountains

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Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Scope & Content: Image depicts view of unidentified lake with mountains in background.

Date Range: 1904

Reference Code: V777 / II / PD - 1 / 80

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V777

Series: V777 / II : Personal and collected records

Sous-Fonds: V777

Accession Number: 2018.8685

Reference Code: V777 / II / PD - 1 / 80

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1904

Physical Description: 1 album page with one photograph

Scope & Content: Image depicts view of unidentified lake with mountains in background.

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Environment and Nature

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Language: N/A

Creator: [Molly Wright Adams created the album]

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Lake view

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Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Scope & Content: Image depicts view of a lake and mountain in the background [location unknown].

Date Range: 1904

Reference Code: V777 / II / PD - 1 / 94

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V777

Series: V777 / II : Personal and collected records

Sous-Fonds: V777

Accession Number: 2018.8685

Reference Code: V777 / II / PD - 1 / 94

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1904

Physical Description: 1 album page with one photograph

Scope & Content: Image depicts view of a lake and mountain in the background [location unknown].

Subject Access: Environment and Nature

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Language: N/A

Creator: [Molly Wright Adams created the album]

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters to friends and family

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Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of several handwritten letters and four postcards which Molly Wright Adams sent to family and friends including "Cousin Alice", "Katy" [possibly Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin] and "Helene" between 1906 and 1908. Contents pertain to daily life and Molly's travels in the Canadian Rock…

Date Range: 1906 - 1908

Reference Code: M555 / I / A / 5

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Postcard

Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M555; V777

Series: M555 / I : Correspondence

Sous-Fonds: M555

Sub-Series: M555 / I / A : Molly Wright Adams correspondence

Accession Number: 2018.8685

Reference Code: M555 / I / A / 5

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Postcard

Date Range: 1906 - 1908

Physical Description: 0.3 cm of textual records -- 4 postcards

Scope & Content: File consists of several handwritten letters and four postcards which Molly Wright Adams sent to family and friends including "Cousin Alice", "Katy" [possibly Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin] and "Helene" between 1906 and 1908. Contents pertain to daily life and Molly's travels in the Canadian Rockies and Japan.

Notes: File includes one torn fragment of a letter addressed to Molly Adams [sender unknown].

Name Access: Adams, Molly; Elkin, Catharine (Adams)

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Correspondence; Travel

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; British Columbia; Field; Japan

Language: English

Category: Exploration and travel; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Moraine Lake

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Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Scope & Content: Image depicts view of Moraine Lake.

Date Range: 1904

Reference Code: V777 / II / PD - 1 / 92

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V777

Series: V777 / II : Personal and collected records

Sous-Fonds: V777

Accession Number: 2018.8685

Reference Code: V777 / II / PD - 1 / 92

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1904

Physical Description: 1 album page with one photograph

Scope & Content: Image depicts view of Moraine Lake.

Subject Access: Environment and Nature

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Language: N/A

Creator: [Molly Wright Adams created the album]

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Mountain slopes

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Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Scope & Content: Image depicts steep mountain slopes and a lake [location unknown].

Date Range: 1904

Reference Code: V777 / II / PD - 1 / 93

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V777

Series: V777 / II : Personal and collected records

Sous-Fonds: V777

Accession Number: 2018.8685

Reference Code: V777 / II / PD - 1 / 93

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1904

Physical Description: 1 album page with one photograph

Scope & Content: Image depicts steep mountain slopes and a lake [location unknown].

Subject Access: Environment and Nature

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Language: N/A

Creator: [Molly Wright Adams created the album]

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Mountains, forest

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Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Scope & Content: Image depicts view of mountain with tree covered slopes in the foreground, snow-capped mountain in the background [location unknown].

Date Range: 1904

Reference Code: V777 / II / PD - 1 / 81

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V777

Series: V777 / II : Personal and collected records

Sous-Fonds: V777

Accession Number: 2018.8685

Reference Code: V777 / II / PD - 1 / 81

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1904

Physical Description: 1 album page with one photograph

Scope & Content: Image depicts view of mountain with tree covered slopes in the foreground, snow-capped mountain in the background [location unknown].