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Banff and Canmore hockey, Sceneograph skiing photos
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54582
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 28 photographs pertaining to Banff and Canmore minor hockey teams and downhill skiing. Includes group photographs of the Banff Juveniles and Canmore Junior Legionnaires teams, individual players, and a hockey awards ceremony. File also includes 10 "Sceneograph" brand photographs, t…
- Date Range
- 1921
- [ca. 1925 - ca. 1930]
- 1934
- [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]
- 1941 - 1942
- 1944 - 1945
- Reference Code
- V324 / IV / B / PA - 108 to 131
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- V324 / IV : Family, friends and community records
- Sous-Fonds
- V324
- Sub-Series
- V324 / IV / B : 1921 - 1945
- Accession Number
- 2016.8581
- Reference Code
- V324 / IV / B / PA - 108 to 131
- Responsibility
- "Sceneograph" photos [set of 10] produced by Gowen Sutton Co., Ltd. in Vancouver
- Date Range
- 1921
- [ca. 1925 - ca. 1930]
- 1934
- [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]
- 1941 - 1942
- 1944 - 1945
- Physical Description
- 28 photographs : b&w prints ; 20 x 26 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 28 photographs pertaining to Banff and Canmore minor hockey teams and downhill skiing. Includes group photographs of the Banff Juveniles and Canmore Junior Legionnaires teams, individual players, and a hockey awards ceremony. File also includes 10 "Sceneograph" brand photographs, titled "Skiing in the Canadian Rockies".
- Notes
- File contains duplicates
- Some dates are estimates provided by the Processing Archivist
- Name Access
- MacAulay, Jack
- Bleskan, Joe "Shorty"
- Ashley, Albert
- Keyath, Albert
- Hunter, Eddie
- Craig, Tom
- Wilson, Axie
- Anderson, Tommy
- Stenton, Joe
- Craig, Bill
- Wheatley, Curly
- Sirr, Justin
- Smith, Lorne
- Wilson, Danny
- Saddington, Mousie
- Krowchuk, Tony
- Subject Access
- Winter sports
- Sports
- Hockey
- Skiing
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Canmore
- Bankhead
- British Columbia
- Vancouver
- Access Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Collected materials, commercial postcards
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54600
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 41 commercial postcards, mostly produced in Banff by Byron Harmon. Content pertains to Banff and the Canadian Rockies; sports including snowshoeing, hiking, curling and boating; landscapes nd mountain views; multiple hotels in and near Banff [the Banff Springs Hotel, Chateau Lake L…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1905 - ca. 1910]
- 1912
- 1915
- [ca. 1920]
- [ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]
- [ca. 1960]
- Reference Code
- V324 / VI / PG - 1 to 41
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- V324 / VI : Collected materials
- Sous-Fonds
- V324
- Accession Number
- 2016.8581
- Reference Code
- V324 / VI / PG - 1 to 41
- GMD
- Postcard
- Responsibility
- Produced by Byron Harmon, Canadian Postcard Co. Ltd., Valentine - Black Co. Ltd, G & W Fear Photographers, Dexter Press Inc.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1905 - ca. 1910]
- 1912
- 1915
- [ca. 1920]
- [ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]
- [ca. 1960]
- Physical Description
- 41 postcards : b&w and col. ; 10 x 14.5 cm and 9 x 14 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 41 commercial postcards, mostly produced in Banff by Byron Harmon. Content pertains to Banff and the Canadian Rockies; sports including snowshoeing, hiking, curling and boating; landscapes nd mountain views; multiple hotels in and near Banff [the Banff Springs Hotel, Chateau Lake Louise, Cascade Hotel and Mount Royal Hotel]; Banff's fish hatchery; hoodoo rock formations; animals at the Banff Zoo including bears and buffalo, and other local wildlife; the Cave and Basin; a military base camp in Petawawa, Ontario where Forest Kidney was stationed in World War I; and the Bank of Commerce building in Toronto.
- Notes
- Some dates are estimates provided by the Processing Archivist
- Name Access
- Harmon, Byron
- Kidney, Forest H. (Pop)
- Subject Access
- Mountain
- Hiking
- Sports
- Winter sports
- Curling
- Snowshoes and snowshoeing
- Hotel
- Banff Spring Hotel
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Cascade Hotel
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Swimming
- Hot Springs
- Landscapes
- Boats
- Geological formation
- Animals
- Buffalo
- Bear
- Train
- Travel
- World War I
- Military
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Cave and Basin
- Robson Glacier
- Bankhead
- Lake Louise
- British Columbia
- Field
- Bow River
- Castle Mountain
- Mount Rundle
- France
- Arras
- Ontario
- Petawawa
- Toronto
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- One item with adhesive stains on back has been placed in mylar to protect adjacent items
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Fred Cobb family correspondence and documents
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54509
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence, legal and personal documents, and receipts belonging to Fred "Ty" Cobb. Correspondence mostly by Fred Cobb, referring to his dismissal from a job constructing the Icefields Highway and complaints of lost wages. Some correspondence also refers to a case between 1931 …
- Date Range
- 1931 - 1933
- Reference Code
- M74 / IV / B / 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- M74 / IV : Family, friends and community records
- Sous-Fonds
- M74
- Sub-Series
- M74 / IV / B : 1921 - 1945
- Accession Number
- 2275
- Reference Code
- M74 / IV / B / 2
- Date Range
- 1931 - 1933
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Frederick "Ty" Cobb (1887 - 1969) of Banff worked as a labourer during his adult years. Cobb was enlisted in the 82nd Battalion in World War I, and he was stationed in England and France from 1915 - 1916. Fred Cobb did not marry and there are no records of him having children. In the early 1930s, Fred Cobb worked on a construction project along the road leading to the Mt. Norquay ski area. Following World War II, Fred Cobb worked on constructing and repairing boats and docks in Vancouver, B.C. Fred Cobb's grave could not be located in any records of cemeteries in Banff and his burial place is unknown.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence, legal and personal documents, and receipts belonging to Fred "Ty" Cobb. Correspondence mostly by Fred Cobb, referring to his dismissal from a job constructing the Icefields Highway and complaints of lost wages. Some correspondence also refers to a case between 1931 and 1933 in which Fred Cobb was charged in a case involving the Alberta Liquor Board which was later dismissed. File also contains a certificate for financial relief under the government of British Columbia in Fred Cobb's name, membership cards for the Workers' Ex-Servicemens' League in Canada and The People's Movement, records from Fred Cobb's stay at a financial relief camp in British Columbia, receipts from various stores and cafes, including the Dominion Cafe in Banff and several from Banff Grocery; arrest records for Fred Cobb, and a notice that the charges for this arrest were revoked.
- Notes
- Letter dated July 3, 1931 possibly signed by Bob Liggat [d. 1941], who is buried in Banff Town Cemetery.
- Name Access
- Cobb, Fred (Ty)
- Kidney, Forest H. (Pop)
- Liggat, Robert
- Subject Access
- Businesses
- Personal and Family Life
- Legal and Financial
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- British Columbia
- Calgary
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items have been stored in acid-free tissue due to fragile nature
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.terrys.org.uk/charts/c/cobb401.htm
- Most information drawn from contents of file
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Medical and other correspondence
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54503
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence from medical professionals and previous employers of Jack MacAulay. Content pertains to doctors' recommendations and notes about an eye surgery performed on Jack MacAulay ca. 1940, and a letter of support and two letters of recommendation for Jack MacAulay written by…
- Date Range
- 1938
- 1940
- 1941
- 1945
- Reference Code
- M74 / III / A / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- M74 / III : Jack MacAulay records
- Sous-Fonds
- M74
- Sub-Series
- M74 / III / A : 1920 - 1945
- Accession Number
- 3109
- 2016.8581
- Reference Code
- M74 / III / A / 1
- Date Range
- 1938
- 1940
- 1941
- 1945
- Physical Description
- 0.25 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence from medical professionals and previous employers of Jack MacAulay. Content pertains to doctors' recommendations and notes about an eye surgery performed on Jack MacAulay ca. 1940, and a letter of support and two letters of recommendation for Jack MacAulay written by his former employers/professional mentors.
- Name Access
- MacAulay, Jack
- Henderson, C. H.
- Atkin, Gilbert M.
- Benedict, William
- Blair, Hugo L.
- Aldis, Don C.
- Brennan, Earl
- Subject Access
- Health services
- Medicine
- Employment
- World War II
- Airplanes
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Calgary
- British Columbia
- Vancouver
- United States of America
- Minnesota
- Rochester
- Access Restrictions
- Private medical records, restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Private medical records, restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
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