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Luxton family holiday card templates and photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of templates, text samples, printed images and final copies of Christmas and holiday cards created for Norman, Georgina and Eleanor Luxton. Includes 9 b&w photographs (n.d., no title) of an unnamed individual dogsledding near the Banff Springs Hotel, as well as images of unidentified …

Date Range: [1901-1920]; [1930-1940]

Reference Code: LUX / III / A1 / 24 and LUX / III / A1 / NA - 1 to 3

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Negative; Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / A : Norman Luxton family

Sous-Fonds: LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / III / A1 : Correspondence

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / A1 / 24 and LUX / III / A1 / NA - 1 to 3

GMD: Textual record; Negative; Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [1901-1920]; [1930-1940]

Physical Description: 2.5 cm of textual records -- 12 photographs (9 prints : b&w ; 15.5 x 20 cm or smaller -- 3 negatives : b&w negatives ; 18.5 x 13.5 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of templates, text samples, printed images and final copies of Christmas and holiday cards created for Norman, Georgina and Eleanor Luxton. Includes 9 b&w photographs (n.d., no title) of an unnamed individual dogsledding near the Banff Springs Hotel, as well as images of unidentified Indigenous people [possibly Stoney Nakoda], skiing, and winter views of Banff and the surrounding area. File also includes three b&w negative photographs depicting holiday greeting card designs for Norman and Georgina Luxton, and Eleanor Luxton.

Notes: Negative photographs are duplicates of some paper printed images included in file LUX / III / A1 / 24.; Negatives have been stored in separate file folder from prints an textual records, in a negative envelope; items are currently stored together in same box to maintain context, but negatives may be moved to downstairs storage in the future

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Georgina; Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Christmas; Banff Springs Hotel; Family and personal life; Family; Communications; Correspondence; Indigenous Peoples; Winter; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park

Language: English

Conservation: Photographs are primarily printed on paper or matboard (with exception of three glossy prints). Textual and photograph items in this file have been stored together to maintain original context and due to good physical condition.

Category: Communications; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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McDougall family and Old Timers scrapbook

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one scrapbook [bindings removed] pertaining to the McDougall family, the Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association, the Calgary Stampede and other events within Banff, Morley and Calgary. Contents include newspaper clippings [ca. 1939-1952]; booklets, programmes and fl…

Date Range: 1862; 1885; 1891-1897; 1900; 1905; 1908; 1924; 1939; 1943-1952

Reference Code: LUX / III / C2 / 14

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Newspaper clipping; Scrapbook

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / C : Extended family

Sous-Fonds: LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / III / C2 : McDougall and Ross families papers and photographs

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / C2 / 14

GMD: Textual record; Newspaper clipping; Scrapbook

Date Range: 1862; 1885; 1891-1897; 1900; 1905; 1908; 1924; 1939; 1943-1952

Physical Description: 4 cm of textual records (scrapbook ; 31 x 36 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one scrapbook [bindings removed] pertaining to the McDougall family, the Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association, the Calgary Stampede and other events within Banff, Morley and Calgary. Contents include newspaper clippings [ca. 1939-1952]; booklets, programmes and flyers for various community events; membership cards; and a scanned copy and one original copy of a journal dated 1862, titled "Rossville Mission Journal 1862". Journal contains early newspaper articles and correspondence pertaining to George and John McDougall, and multiple religious missions and settlements located in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Notes: Scrapbook possibly compiled by Georgina Luxton

Name Access: McDougall, Annie; McDougall, David; McDougall, George; McDougall, John; Southern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers Association

Subject Access: Community events; Community life; Churches; Calgary Stampede; Family and personal life; Family; History; Immigration and homesteading; Land use; Land, settlement and immigration; Memorial; Membership; Missionaries; Indigenous Peoples; First Nations; Obituary; Religions; Sports and recreation; Rodeo

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Morley; Calgary; Saskatchewan

Access Restrictions: Journal in fragile condition - scanned copy available for use

Reproduction Restrictions: Journal in fragile condition - scanned copy available for use

Language: English

Conservation: Contents of scrapbook placed in mylar

Category: Family and personal life; First nations; Land, settlement and immigration; Religions; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Panoramas

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of panoramic negatives depicting a family with twin babies, mountain sheep skulls, horse drawn sled near the Bow River with a bison carcass, mountains roads [potentially by the Spray River] street scenes, wagons, fish trophies, packtrain, hot springs and a cat.

Date Range: [1900-1920]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D6c / NA - 86 to NA - 99

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

15 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Personal and professional

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D / 6 : Other activities and interests

Reference Code: LUX / I / D6c / NA - 86 to NA - 99

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [1900-1920]

Physical Description: 13 photographs: b&w negatives ; 31 x 9.7 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of panoramic negatives depicting a family with twin babies, mountain sheep skulls, horse drawn sled near the Bow River with a bison carcass, mountains roads [potentially by the Spray River] street scenes, wagons, fish trophies, packtrain, hot springs and a cat.

Notes: Some photographs have "Copyrighted Luxton, Banff" annotated

Subject Access: Banff; Sheep; Big Horn Sheep; Big Horn; Family and personal life; Family; Horses; Hot Springs; Horse packing; Taxidermy; Fish

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Bow River

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Personal photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of b&w photograph negatives of the Luxton home and garden in Banff, Alberta

Date Range: [between 1904 and 1962]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D1a / NA-2 to NA-5

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

4 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Personal and professional

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D / 1 : Personal and family life

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D1a / NA-2 to NA-5

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [between 1904 and 1962]

Physical Description: 4 photographs: b&w negatives ; 11.3 x 7 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of b&w photograph negatives of the Luxton home and garden in Banff, Alberta

Subject Access: Banff; Garden; Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Alberta; Banff

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Picnics and Outings Panoramas

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of panoramic negatives of unidentified people picnicking and fishing [possibly beside the Bow River]

Date Range: [1900-1920]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D6c / NA - 80 to NA - 85

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

6 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Personal and professional

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D / 6 : Other activities and interests

Reference Code: LUX / I / D6c / NA - 80 to NA - 85

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [1900-1920]

Physical Description: 6 photographs: b&w negative ; 31.5 x 9.7 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of panoramic negatives of unidentified people picnicking and fishing [possibly beside the Bow River]

Subject Access: Picnics and picnicking; Fishing; Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Banff; Alberta

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Reference file - scanned images

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of scanned copies of collected photographs and newspaper articles pertaining to Eleanor Luxton, her friends and family.

Date Range: [ca.1890-1995]

Reference Code: LUX / II / E - reference file

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Newspaper clipping; Photograph

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / E : Travel and home records

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / E - reference file

GMD: Newspaper clipping; Photograph

Date Range: [ca.1890-1995]

Physical Description: 0.5 cm of scanned materials

Scope & Content: File consists of scanned copies of collected photographs and newspaper articles pertaining to Eleanor Luxton, her friends and family.

Storage Range: Stored in box LUX / II / E / PA - 916 to 1083

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Portrait; Genealogy

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Taxidermy displays - George Luxton photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 3 glass negative photographs collected by George Luxton, ca.1905-1915. Photographs pertain to taxidermy animal displays owned by Norman Luxton, possibly from the Sign of the Goat curio store in Banff.

Date Range: 1905-1915

Reference Code: LUX / III / C1 / C / NG - 1 to NG - 3

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

5 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / C : Extended family

Sous-Fonds: LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / III / C1 : William Luxton family papers and photographs

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / C1 / C / NG - 1 to NG - 3

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: 1905-1915

Physical Description: 3 photographs : b&w glass negatives ; 18 x 13 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 3 glass negative photographs collected by George Luxton, ca.1905-1915. Photographs pertain to taxidermy animal displays owned by Norman Luxton, possibly from the Sign of the Goat curio store in Banff.

Notes: Photographs are individually titled:; LUX/III/C1/C/NG-1 : "NKL - Small Animals"; LUX/III/C1/C/NG-2 : "NKL - Antelope + Deer"; LUX/III/C1/C/NG-3 : "Eagle" NG-3 includes housing, that is not original to the glass negative

Name Access: Luxton, George; Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Animals; Birds; Taxidermy

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Access Restrictions: Handle with caution - materials are fragile

Reproduction Restrictions: Handle with caution - materials are fragile

Language: English

Conservation: Some delamination of the emulsion on edges. NG-2 glas is chipped along edge.

Related Material: LUX / III / C1 / C / NG - 4

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Trading Post photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of black and white negatives depicting Indian Trading Post activities and contents such as buffalo and bighorn sheep taxidermy, moose antlers, wolf pelt, figurine tableaus, Indigenous art, and the merman and portraits of Norman Luxton, Bill Round Sr. and Luxton's dogs. The buffalo tax…

Date Range: 1903; 1940; 1936; 1920; [ca. 1930-1949]

Reference Code: LUX / I / C4 / 30 / NA - 1 to NA - 50

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

52 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / C : Business, Legal and Financial

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / C4 : Topical files

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / C4 / 30 / NA - 1 to NA - 50

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: 1903; 1940; 1936; 1920; [ca. 1930-1949]

Physical Description: 50 photographs : b&w negatives ; 17.5 x 12.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of black and white negatives depicting Indian Trading Post activities and contents such as buffalo and bighorn sheep taxidermy, moose antlers, wolf pelt, figurine tableaus, Indigenous art, and the merman and portraits of Norman Luxton, Bill Round Sr. and Luxton's dogs. The buffalo taxidermy includes an annotated envelope from the Sanitarium Hotel addressed to George Paris. The wolf pelt is annotated as from July 1920 and measures 7'4".

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Round, William E. (Bill), Sr.

Subject Access: Animals; Businesses; Taxidermy; Sanitarium Hotel; Regalia

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Travel and home records

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Series consists of scrapbooks, albums, photographs and textual records pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's domestic and international travels, and Eleanor's life in Banff. Includes records pertaining to Japan, Panama, Hawaii, and China; local events, including the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days and…

Date Range: [ca.1900] - 1992

Reference Code: LUX / II / E

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Textual record; Photograph; Print; Negative; Transparency

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / E : Travel and home records

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / E

GMD: Textual record; Photograph; Print; Negative; Transparency

Date Range: [ca.1900] - 1992

Physical Description: 27.5 cm of textual records (5 scrapbooks ; 0.5 cm newspaper clippings) -- 7 albums -- 1,345 photographs (1,083 b&w and col. prints ; 257 b&w and col. negatives ; 5 col. transparency slides)

Scope & Content: Series consists of scrapbooks, albums, photographs and textual records pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's domestic and international travels, and Eleanor's life in Banff. Includes records pertaining to Japan, Panama, Hawaii, and China; local events, including the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days and a celebration marking the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II; Canadian trips, including the Okanagan region, Seebe and Jasper National Park; and the Luxton family home in Banff.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Travel; Exploration; Home

Geographic Access: Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Alberta; British Columbia; Banff; Quebec; United States of America; Panama; Japan; China

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Exploration, discovery and travel

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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[Unidentified couple on West Coast]

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of black and white negative of a woman and man sitting by a building.

Date Range: [1900-1920]

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / NA - 1

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / E : Collected Material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / E / 4 : Photographs

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / NA - 1

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [1900-1920]

Physical Description: 1 photograph: b&w negative ; 13.2 x 9.5 cm

Scope & Content: Item consists of black and white negative of a woman and man sitting by a building.

Notes: Similar to negatives from Tilikum in Lux / I / B1 / 12, particularly negatives NA-18 and NA-19

Geographic Access: British Columbia

Processing Status: Processed

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[Unidentified individual on a horse in Mini Thni]

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of b&w photograph negative depicting an unidentified individual on a horse [in Mini Thni] [Morley]

Date Range: [1904-1950]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D5 / NA - 22

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Personal and professional

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D / 5 : Native issues and advocacy

Reference Code: LUX / I / D5 / NA - 22

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [1904-1950]

Physical Description: 1 photograph: b&w negative ; 12 x 17 cm

Scope & Content: Item consists of b&w photograph negative depicting an unidentified individual on a horse [in Mini Thni] [Morley]

Notes: Negative has handwritten number annotation on edge

Subject Access: Ranch; Ranchers and ranching

Geographic Access: Morley; Alberta

Conservation: Localized amber discolouration indicates nitrate deterioration

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: *corresponding prints see: LUX/I/D5 PA-156

Processing Status: Processed

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[Unidentified individual riding horse]

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of b&w photograph negative unidentified individuals [in Mini Thni] [Morley]

Date Range: [1904-1950]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D5 / NA - 26

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Negative; Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Personal and professional

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D / 5 : Native issues and advocacy

Reference Code: LUX / I / D5 / NA - 26

GMD: Negative; Photograph

Date Range: [1904-1950]

Physical Description: 1 photograph: b&w negative ; 12 x 17 cm

Scope & Content: Item consists of b&w photograph negative unidentified individuals [in Mini Thni] [Morley]

Notes: Negative has handwritten number annotation on edge

Subject Access: Ranch; Ranchers and ranching

Geographic Access: Alberta

Conservation: Localized amber discolouration indicates nitrate deterioration

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: *corresponding prints see: LUX/I/D5 PA-160

Processing Status: Processed

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[Unidentified people and horse in Mini Thni]

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of b&w photograph negative depicting unindifited people and horse [in Mini Thni] [Morley]

Date Range: [1904-1950]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D5 / NA - 24

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Personal and professional

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D / 5 : Native issues and advocacy

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D5 / NA - 24

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [1904-1950]

Physical Description: 1 photograph: b&w negative ; 12 x 17 cm

Scope & Content: Item consists of b&w photograph negative depicting unindifited people and horse [in Mini Thni] [Morley]

Notes: Negative has handwritten number annotation on edge

Subject Access: Ranch; Ranchers and ranching

Geographic Access: Morley; Alberta

Conservation: Localized amber discolouration indicates nitrate deterioration

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: *corresponding prints see: LUX/I/D5 PA-158

Processing Status: Processed

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[Unidentified people standing outside house]

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of a b&w photograph negative of a three unidentified people standing outside of a home

Date Range: [1904-1940]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D6c / NA - 47

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Personal and professional

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D / 6 : Other activities and interests

Reference Code: LUX / I / D6c / NA - 47

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [1904-1940]

Physical Description: 1 photograph: b&w negative ; 14 x 9 cm

Scope & Content: Item consists of a b&w photograph negative of a three unidentified people standing outside of a home

Subject Access: Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Banff; Alberta

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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[untitled]

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Records in this sub-series consist of family papers and photographs. Sub-series is divided into four sub-sub-series: William Luxton; Sarah Luxton; George Luxton; Louis Luxton: William Fisher Luxton sub-sub-series (C1 - 1 to 9) consists of biographical information on William Luxton; a family tree…

Date Range: 1893-1968

Reference Code: LUX / III / C1

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Private record; Newspaper clipping; Government record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: III.C.1. William Luxton family papers and photographs

Sous-Fonds: III. Luxton Family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / C1

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Private record; Newspaper clipping; Government record

Date Range: 1893-1968

Physical Description: 0.25 m textual records. -- 1 photograph: print, b&w

Scope & Content: Records in this sub-series consist of family papers and photographs. Sub-series is divided into four sub-sub-series: William Luxton; Sarah Luxton; George Luxton; Louis Luxton:; William Fisher Luxton sub-sub-series (C1 - 1 to 9) consists of biographical information on William Luxton; a family tree; personal papers; and correspondence with the Winnipeg Free Press, Donald Smith, and William C. Van Horne.; Sarah Luxton sub-sub-series (C1 - 10 to 13) consists of correspondence; a memorial service notice for Ada L. Luxton; poetry by J. Luxton (possibly Sarah Jane Luxton, the mother of Norman K. Luxton); a cemetery register; a life insurance policy draft.; George Edwards Luxton sub-sub-series (C1 - 14 to 20) consists of newspaper clippings, literary manuscripts written by George Luxton, letters and receipts relating to the the Lux Theatre in Banff, Alberta, mortgage papers, a press certificate and one photograph accompanying a letter by Harold Malloch Luxton.; Louis Luxton sub-sub-series (C1 - 21 to 26) consists of personal and business correspondence,1905-1948 and includes one b&w photograph of Harold Malloch Luxton. Business correspondence includes letters from the Department of Interior - Rocky Mountain Parks and Insurance Companies. Also includes a court summons from the Government of Alberta, 1948. Both the Sarah Luxton and Louis Luxton sub-sub-series contain records transfered from the Glenbow Museum.

Name Access: Luxton, George; Luxton, Louis; Luxton, William (Fisher); Luxton, Sarah

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Processing Status: Processed

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Vancouver Island and Tilikum voyage photograph negatives

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of black and white photograph negatives depicting coastal British Columbia, May - July 1901, and the Tilikum voyage, July - November 1901. Content includes photographs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia including unidentified sailors, Indigenous people, buildings, lighthouses [Cape…

Date Range: 1900-1901

Reference Code: LUX / I / B1 / 12 / a / NG-1 to NG-127 LUX / I / B1 / 12/ b / NG-1 to NG-17 and NG-20 to NG-49 LUX / I / B1 / 12/ b / NA-18 to NA-19

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

166 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / B1 :

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / B1 / 12 : Tilikum voyage

Reference Code: LUX / I / B1 / 12 / a / NG-1 to NG-127 LUX / I / B1 / 12/ b / NG-1 to NG-17 and NG-20 to NG-49 LUX / I / B1 / 12/ b / NA-18 to NA-19

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: 1900-1901

Physical Description: 176 photographs : 172 gelatin dry plate negatives ; 10.2 x 12.7 cm : 2 cellulose nitrate negatives ; 10 x 7 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of black and white photograph negatives depicting coastal British Columbia, May - July 1901, and the Tilikum voyage, July - November 1901. Content includes photographs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia including unidentified sailors, Indigenous people, buildings, lighthouses [Cape Beale], canoes, sealing schooner, ships, boats, landscapes, and shorelines. Associated prints identify individuals as being Nootka [Nuu-chah-nulth], some taken in Port Alberni. File contains photographs of human skulls, cave burial, and potentially residential schools - access is restricted to select photographs. Content includes Tilikum voyage to Pacific Islands, with possible locations depicted including Cook Islands, Manihiki and Penhryn, Somoa, Fiji, and Tahiti. Photographs depict exterior and interior views of the Tilikum, unidentified Indigenous people, missionaries, sailors [in associated prints identified as Captain Winchester, Captain Dexter, Captain P'au on "Children of Tahiti" boat, and H.M.S. Torch officers], pearl boats, and scuba. Some photographs depict Norman Luxton and John Voss.

Notes: Description of negatives and contents found in binder of photocopied photographs, labelled on spine II.B.1.A / 7, but labelled on first page LUX / I / B1 / 7

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Voss, John

Subject Access: Travel; Seascapes; Shorelines; Residential schools; Personal and Family Life; Missionaries; Indigenous Peoples

Geographic Access: Vancouver Island; Victoria, British Columbia; Port Alberni; Cape Beale; Pacific Rim National Park; Tahiti; Manihiki; Penhryn; Somoa; Fiji

Access Restrictions: Access to negatives is by application due to fragile condition. (a) NG-4,5,6 depict human skulls, NG-13,14,15 possibly depict Port Alberni's residential school, NG-32 depicts a burial. These have been digitized but are not available online.

Language: English

Conservation: Most glass negatives have silver mirroring, accretions, flaking, and loss of the glass support. Some show signs of previous mould exposure. Prior poor quality storage and processing has degraded the quality, these are also apparent in the associated prints. Several glass negatives were broken. Two nitrate film show yellowing of the support.

Related Material: LUX / I / B1 / 12 contains prints from some negatives

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Negatives are arranged in two groups: a. Negatives for prints in "10,000 Miles in the Canoe Tilikum, 127 items, includes images identical or very similar to those in the printed account; b. Other negatives, 49 items