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Banff Indian Days panoramic photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Files consists of panorama photographs of Banff Indian Days, largely photographs of unidentified Indigenous people, and camp at the base of Cascade Mountain. Possibly includes photos of Tom Wilson and Jack Clarke.

Date Range: [ca.1910s]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3a / 11

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

11 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 / 3 : Organizations

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3a / 11

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [ca.1910s]

Physical Description: 11 photograph : b&w negatives ; 30.2 x 9.8 cm

Scope & Content: Files consists of panorama photographs of Banff Indian Days, largely photographs of unidentified Indigenous people, and camp at the base of Cascade Mountain. Possibly includes photos of Tom Wilson and Jack Clarke.

Notes: Some photographs have copy prints of varying paper textures. One negative, NA - 41, has a hand-coloured print. NA - 35 is annotated "Copyright Lux Banff" and NA - 39 is annotated "Copyright Luxton Banff" NA - 36 is not in the folder.

Name Access: Wilson, Tom

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Cascade Mountain

Geographic Access: Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park

Language: English

Processing Status: Processed

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Big Horn Sheep

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Artist: Unknown

Date: 1910

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.40

Description: A large wooden sculpture of a bighorn sheep.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Big Horn Sheep

Date: 1910

Dimensions: 24.5 x 29.0 cm

Description: A large wooden sculpture of a bighorn sheep.

Subject: animal; mountain sheep

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.40

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Bill Waterworth to 1945 [Album]

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Part Of: Bill Waterworth fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a photo album pertaining to Bill Waterworth, aviation training in Calgary, family, friends, and Boy Scout trips.

Date Range: [ca. 1900-1945]

Reference Code: V176 / PD - 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Album

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Bill Waterworth fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M215 / S54 / V176

Sous-Fonds: V176

Accession Number: 8012

Reference Code: V176 / PD - 1

GMD: Photograph; Album

Date Range: [ca. 1900-1945]

Physical Description: 1 album: ca. 300 prints; b&w

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File consists of a photo album pertaining to Bill Waterworth, aviation training in Calgary, family, friends, and Boy Scout trips.

Name Access: Waterworth, Bill; White, David Mackintosh (Dave); Wilson, Tom; White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)

Subject Access: Aviation; Children; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Landscapes; Leisure; Military; Portrait; Royal Canadian Air Force; Sports, recreation and leisure; Weddings; Winter

Geographic Access: Shadow Lake; Scarab Lake; Egypt Lake; Banff; Banff National Park; Calgary; Alberta; Canada

Access Restrictions: Photographs are in the public domain (other restrictions may apply)

Language: English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: electronic finding aid for processed material

Creator: Waterworth, Bill

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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The Bird Tree

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Artist: Unknown

Date: 1880 – 1900

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.06

Description: ornately carved ivory sculpture of a man and a bird under a tree.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: The Bird Tree

Date: 1880 – 1900

Dimensions: 20.8 x 4.7 x 10.0 cm

Description: ornately carved ivory sculpture of a man and a bird under a tree.

Subject: figure, male; animal; mythological

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.06

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Bubba Peibi

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Artist: Unknown

Date: c. 1970

Medium: watercolour on bark

Catalogue Number: UnK.05.02

1 image

Artist: Unknown

Title: Bubba Peibi

Date: c. 1970

Medium: watercolour on bark

Dimensions: 46.0 x 20.9 cm

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.05.02

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Buffalo

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Artist: Unknown

Date: 1910

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.37

Description: A wooden scultpure of a bison.

1 image

Artist: Unknown

Title: Buffalo

Date: 1910

Dimensions: 19.5 x 25.5 cm

Description: A wooden scultpure of a bison.

Subject: animal; buffalo

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.37

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A Fishing Expedition

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Artist: Unknown

Date: c. 1970

Medium: watercolour on bark

Catalogue Number: UnK.05.01

Description: Story label on back of bark. Text on back of painting indicates horizontal; but probably intends vertical. Purchased in Australia. by Catharine Robb Whyte ca.1975. Barking and support done by Kensington Art Gallery, Calgary.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: A Fishing Expedition

Date: c. 1970

Medium: watercolour on bark

Dimensions: 42.7 x 22.4 cm

Description: Story label on back of bark. Text on back of painting indicates horizontal; but probably intends vertical. Purchased in Australia. by Catharine Robb Whyte ca.1975. Barking and support done by Kensington Art Gallery, Calgary.

Subject: activity, fishing

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.05.01

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Flora (Crawler) McLean with baby, Elizabeth (McLean) Bearspaw, George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo)

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Part Of: Tom Wilson family fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of Flora (Crawler) McLean with baby, Elizabeth (McLean) Bearspaw and George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo) sat together in front of a tipi.

Date Range: ca.1910-1930

Reference Code: V701 / LC - 305

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Tom Wilson family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M10; V701

Sous-Fonds: V701

Reference Code: V701 / LC - 305

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: ca.1910-1930

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Item consists of Flora (Crawler) McLean with baby, Elizabeth (McLean) Bearspaw and George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo) sat together in front of a tipi.

Name Access: McLean, George; McLean, Flora; Bearspaw, Elizabeth

Subject Access: Stoney Nakoda; Indigenous Peoples; First Nations

Geographic Access: Alberta

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number: RR 580

Creator: Wilson, Tom

Title Source: Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.

Processing Status: Processed

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George Hunter and unidentified individual

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Part Of: Tom Wilson family fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of George Hunter, son of John Hunter (Îhre Wapta) (Dry River Rocks), and unknown individual stood together next to a horse and tipi.

Date Range: ca.1915-1940

Reference Code: V701 / LC - 316

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Tom Wilson family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M10; V701

Sous-Fonds: V701

Reference Code: V701 / LC - 316

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: ca.1915-1940

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Item consists of George Hunter, son of John Hunter (Îhre Wapta) (Dry River Rocks), and unknown individual stood together next to a horse and tipi.

Name Access: Hunter, George

Subject Access: Stoney Nakoda; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples

Geographic Access: Alberta

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number: RR 591

Creator: Wilson, Tom

Title Source: Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.

Processing Status: Processed

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George Hunter, Stoney Nakoda

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Part Of: Tom Wilson family fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of George Hunter, the father of John Hunter (Îhre Wapta) (Dry River Rocks), seated with a pipe in his mouth.

Date Range: ca.1910-1930

Reference Code: V701 / LC - 300a

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Tom Wilson family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M10; V701

Sous-Fonds: V701

Reference Code: V701 / LC - 300a

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: ca.1910-1930

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Item consists of George Hunter, the father of John Hunter (Îhre Wapta) (Dry River Rocks), seated with a pipe in his mouth.

Name Access: Hunter, George

Subject Access: Stoney Nakoda; Indigenous Peoples; First Nations

Geographic Access: Alberta

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number: RR 574

Creator: Wilson, Tom

Title Source: Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.

Processing Status: Processed

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Gussie Abraham

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Part Of: Tom Wilson family fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of Gussie Abraham, Elders say Gussie pronounced with a "K" by Stoney Nakoda speakers, posed on horseback.

Date Range: ca.1904-1920

Reference Code: V701 / LC - 317

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Tom Wilson family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M10; V701

Sous-Fonds: V701

Reference Code: V701 / LC - 317

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: ca.1904-1920

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Item consists of Gussie Abraham, Elders say Gussie pronounced with a "K" by Stoney Nakoda speakers, posed on horseback.

Name Access: Abraham, Gussie

Subject Access: Stoney Nakoda; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples

Geographic Access: Alberta

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number: RR 592

Creator: Wilson, Tom

Title Source: Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.

Processing Status: Processed

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Gussie Abraham

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Part Of: Tom Wilson family fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of Gussie Abraham, Elders say Gussie pronounced with a "K" by Stoney Nakoda speakers, and unknown child in front of tipi.

Date Range: ca.1904-1920

Reference Code: V701 / LC - 318

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Tom Wilson family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M10; V701

Sous-Fonds: V701

Reference Code: V701 / LC - 318

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: ca.1904-1920

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Item consists of Gussie Abraham, Elders say Gussie pronounced with a "K" by Stoney Nakoda speakers, and unknown child in front of tipi.

Name Access: Abraham, Gussie

Subject Access: Stoney Nakoda; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples

Geographic Access: Alberta

Related Material: Recognizing Relations number: RR 593

Creator: Wilson, Tom

Title Source: Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.

Processing Status: Processed

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Hunter on Ice

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Artist: Unknown

Date: 1960

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.18

Description: Stone carving of a seal hunter on ice. The figure is bending over and looking at the ground. The figure is holding a spear made of ivory that has a leather cord. There is a carved pipe through a hole in one of the figure’s hands. The figure is affixed to a base with posts in the feet that insert in…

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Hunter on Ice

Date: 1960

Description: Stone carving of a seal hunter on ice. The figure is bending over and looking at the ground. The figure is holding a spear made of ivory that has a leather cord. There is a carved pipe through a hole in one of the figure’s hands. The figure is affixed to a base with posts in the feet that insert into holes.