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Indigenous Portraits : Byron Harmon, Banff Indian Days portraits

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of portrait photographs of various members of the Stoney Nakoda tribe, standing and on horseback. Includes photographs of Stoney Nakoda individuals in regalia during an event [possibly Banff Indian Days, ca.1930-1940?].

Date Range: [ca.1920-1940]

Reference Code: LUX / I / E6 / PA - 381 to PA - 415

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

15 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / E : Collected material

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

Sub-Series: LUX / I / E6 : Photographs : Stoney

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / E6 / PA - 381 to PA - 415

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Parallel Title: Native Indian Portraits

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Responsibility: Items LUX/I/E6/PA-381 to 400 produced by Byron Harmon

Date Range: [ca.1920-1940]

Physical Description: 35 photographs : b&w prints ; 14 x 8.5 cm and 12.5 x 10 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of portrait photographs of various members of the Stoney Nakoda tribe, standing and on horseback. Includes photographs of Stoney Nakoda individuals in regalia during an event [possibly Banff Indian Days, ca.1930-1940?].

Notes: Most individuals in photographs are not named; Date range provided is estimate by Processing Archivist; PA-401 to PA-415 are digitized, PA-381 to PA-400 attributed to Byron Harmon may be digitized elsewhere

Name Access: Stevens, Job; McLean, George; Walking Buffalo (George McLean); Rollinmud, Isaac; Ear, Peter; Poucette, Mark; Powderface, Jean; Powderface, William; Hunter, Leah Rider; Harmon, Byron

Subject Access: Community events; Public events; Family and personal life; Indigenous Peoples; Children; Portrait; Photography; Teepees; Horses; Cultural pluralism; Banff Indian Days

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Morley

Language: English

Conservation: Original storage envelopes for items LUX/I/E6/PA-401 to 415 stored in separate mylar sleeves in folder

Category: Cultural pluralism; Indigenous Peoples; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file, part of title copied from original

Processing Status: Processed

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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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Luxton home, Montreal trip, 1971 book exhibit

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 35 photographs pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's family members and travels between 1930-1940; a trip to Montreal [1955]; an exhibit featuring Eleanor Luxton's book, "Luxton's Pacific Crossing", 1971; and Eleanor Luxton visiting friends near Luxton Park [Langford, B.C.?].

Date Range: [1930-1940]; 1955; 1967; 1971-[1972]

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PA - 403 to 437

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

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 / PA - 403 to 437

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [1930-1940]; 1955; 1967; 1971-[1972]

Physical Description: 35 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 12.5 x 9cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 35 photographs pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's family members and travels between 1930-1940; a trip to Montreal [1955]; an exhibit featuring Eleanor Luxton's book, "Luxton's Pacific Crossing", 1971; and Eleanor Luxton visiting friends near Luxton Park [Langford, B.C.?].

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Travel; Tourism; Winter; Landscapes; Picnics and picnicking; Publication; Events; Public events

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Calgary; British Columbia; Langford; Quebec; Montreal

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored in mylar

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Luxton home views, Tunnel Mountain

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 9 photograph prints [including one postcard print] depicting views of the Luxton family home and property in Banff. Postcard print depicts Tunnel Mountain facing the Luxton home [ca.1910?] with a letter to Norman Luxton from Henry William Leacock[?] [Possibly Walter Heacock] on the…

Date Range: [ca.1905-1910]; 1908; [1930-1940]; 1954

Reference Code: LUX / I / D1a / PA - 1 to 9

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard

10 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 / D1 : Personal and family life

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D1a / PA - 1 to 9

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard

Responsibility: Some photos attributed to J. Howard. A. Chapman

Date Range: [ca.1905-1910]; 1908; [1930-1940]; 1954

Physical Description: 9 photographs : b&w prints ; 17 x 12 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 9 photograph prints [including one postcard print] depicting views of the Luxton family home and property in Banff. Postcard print depicts Tunnel Mountain facing the Luxton home [ca.1910?] with a letter to Norman Luxton from Henry William Leacock[?] [Possibly Walter Heacock] on the back dated 1954.

Notes: Item LUX/I/D1a/PA-2 possibly produced by George Luxton

Material Details: Item LUX/I/D1a/PA-3 has postage stamp affixed to back side

Name Access: Luxton, George; Luxton, Norman; Leacock, Henry William (Harry)

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Home; Townsite development; Immigration and homesteading; Land use; Settlement; Roads; Mountain; Landscapes

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Tunnel Mountain

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Land, settlement and immigration

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Mounted portraits, McDougall family members

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 3 b&w portrait photographs depicting Rev. George McDougall [ca.1870-1876], Kenneth McKenzie [ca.1900] and Annie McDougall [ca.1910-1920].

Date Range: [1870-1876]; [1900]; [1910-1920]

Reference Code: LUX / III / C2 / PA - 1 to 3

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

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 / PA - 1 to 3

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Photographs produced by J. Hampden Field [Montreal], Frederick W. Parkin [Winnipeg] and Byron Harmon [Banff]

Date Range: [1870-1876]; [1900]; [1910-1920]

Physical Description: 3 photographs : b&w prints ; 12.5 x 22 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 3 b&w portrait photographs depicting Rev. George McDougall [ca.1870-1876], Kenneth McKenzie [ca.1900] and Annie McDougall [ca.1910-1920].

Name Access: McDougall, George; McDougall, Annie; McKenzie, Kenneth

Subject Access: Photography; Portrait; Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Canada; Quebec; Montreal; Manitoba; Winnipeg; Alberta; Banff

Language: N/A

Conservation: Items stored in mylar

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Natural views, Banff area

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 66 b&w photographs and 4 colour photographs pertaining to natural views in and around Banff. Includes views of the town of Banff from Sulphur Mountain; Banff Springs Hotel; Sinclair Canyon; Marble Canyon; Emerald Lake; Mount Rundle and Tunnel Mountain; Banff Buffalo Paddock; a pack…

Date Range: [ca.1900-1910]; 1902-1910; [1920-1940]; 1930; 1950; 1970

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / PA - 35 to 104

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / D : Other material

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

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / PA - 35 to 104

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca.1900-1910]; 1902-1910; [1920-1940]; 1930; 1950; 1970

Physical Description: 70 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 28 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 66 b&w photographs and 4 colour photographs pertaining to natural views in and around Banff. Includes views of the town of Banff from Sulphur Mountain; Banff Springs Hotel; Sinclair Canyon; Marble Canyon; Emerald Lake; Mount Rundle and Tunnel Mountain; Banff Buffalo Paddock; a pack trip; and related views.

Notes: Some items are annotated

Subject Access: Environment; Travel; Mountains; Landscapes; Animals; Buffalo; Moose; Elk; Animal Paddock; Horses; Pack trips

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; Marble Canyon; Mount Rundle; Sulphur Mountain; Tunnel Mountain; British Columbia; Sinclair Canyon

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Some items stored in mylar

Category: Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Norman, Georgina and Eleanor Luxton

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of candid portraits and photographs of Norman, Georgina and Eleanor Luxton, posing separately and together.

Date Range: [ca.1905]; [1910-1912]; 1920; [1925-1930]; [1950-1960]; 1961-1962

Reference Code: LUX / I / D1 / 17 / PA - 1 to 13

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

19 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 / D1 : Personal and family life

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D1 / 17 / PA - 1 to 13

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca.1905]; [1910-1912]; 1920; [1925-1930]; [1950-1960]; 1961-1962

Physical Description: 13 photographs : b&w prints ; 17.5 x 22.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of candid portraits and photographs of Norman, Georgina and Eleanor Luxton, posing separately and together.

Notes: Some items in file are annotated

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

Subject Access: Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Other family and friends - identified

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 41 photographs depicting friends and extended members of the Luxton family. Includes professional portraits, postcard prints and candid photographs. Individuals include Byron Harmon and his wife Maude; Norman and Georgina Luxton; Annie Whitaker; Ben Crawler and Mrs. Crawler [first …

Date Range: ca.1920-1940

Reference Code: LUX / III / C3 / PA - 205 to 245

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

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 / C3 : Other extended family

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / C3 / PA - 205 to 245

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: ca.1920-1940

Physical Description: 41 photographs : b&w prints ; 28 x 22 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 41 photographs depicting friends and extended members of the Luxton family. Includes professional portraits, postcard prints and candid photographs. Individuals include Byron Harmon and his wife Maude; Norman and Georgina Luxton; Annie Whitaker; Ben Crawler and Mrs. Crawler [first name not identified] during Banff Indian Days; Jeanette Windsor; Inspector K. Duncan of the RCMP; Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance (Sylvester Clark Long) ; members of the Harrison family; Margaret and Ashley Hine; and Winifred Ivy Hayden. Includes set of photographs pertaining to ceremony naming Georgina Luxton as Stoney Princess "Rainbow Woman", 1934.

Notes: File contains duplicates

Material Details: Item LUX/III/C3/PA-241 is hand-coloured

Name Access: Harmon, Byron; Harmon, Maude; Luxton, Georgina; Luxton, Norman; Ross, May; Whitaker, Annie; Crawler, Ben; Windsor, Jeanette; Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance; Hine, Margaret; Hine, Ashley; Hayden, Winifred

Subject Access: Community life; Family and personal life; Community events; Banff Indian Days; Indigenous Peoples; First Nations; Cultural pluralism; Travel; Ceremony

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Morley; Calgary; British Columbia; Manitoba; Winnipeg; United States of America; California; San Diego

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; First nations; Indigenous Peoples; Cultural pluralism

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Other family and friends - identified

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 23 photographs depicting friends and extended members of the Luxton family, including professional portraits and candid photographs. Individuals in photographs include Ed Larsen, Donald H. Bain, Reverend E.J. Staley and his wife [name not identified], Tibby Browne, David George Ros…

Date Range: 1940-1958

Reference Code: LUX / III / C3 / PA - 246 to 268

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

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 / C3 : Other extended family

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / C3 / PA - 246 to 268

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1940-1958

Physical Description: 23 photographs : b&w prints ; 17 x 27 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 23 photographs depicting friends and extended members of the Luxton family, including professional portraits and candid photographs. Individuals in photographs include Ed Larsen, Donald H. Bain, Reverend E.J. Staley and his wife [name not identified], Tibby Browne, David George Ross, Conrad and Rosalie Ffrench, Belmore Browne, Norman Luxton, Harry and Fern Dooley, and Kathryn and H.L. Anderson.

Name Access: Bain, Donald H.; Larsen, Ed; Staley, Reverend E.J.; Browne, Belmore; Browne, Tibby; Luxton, Norman; Dooley, Harry; Dooley, Fern; Anderson, Kathryn; Anderson, H.L.; Ffrench, Conrad; Ffrench, Rosalie

Subject Access: Community events; Events; Calgary Stampede; Family and personal life; Travel; Tourism; Children; Ranches; Holidays

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Calgary; Morley; Manitoba; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Other family and friends - unidentified

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 13 photographs depicting friends and extended members of the Luxton family. Includes photographs from a family event in 1955, a 50th anniversary party [possibly for Norman and Georgina Luxton] in 1958, and a wedding.

Date Range: [ca.1940-1960]

Reference Code: LUX / III / C3 / PA - 315 to 329

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

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 / C3 : Other extended family

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / C3 / PA - 315 to 329

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca.1940-1960]

Physical Description: 15 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 16.5 x 12 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 13 photographs depicting friends and extended members of the Luxton family. Includes photographs from a family event in 1955, a 50th anniversary party [possibly for Norman and Georgina Luxton] in 1958, and a wedding.

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Children; Events; Weddings; Anniversary; Animals; Sports; Recreation; Skiing

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Lake Louise; Banff; Calgary

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Some items stored in mylar and archival envelopes

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Oversized holiday greeting cards

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 10 oversized holiday greeting cards, including one from Annie Whitaker with personal message on the back, one from The Standard Shoe Store in Banff, 6 from Stovel Company Limited and two sent to Eleanor Luxton from "Bill". Cards include lithograph images and printed paper copies of…

Date Range: [1895-1910]; [1925-1930]; [1945-1960]; 1946; 1956

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / 21

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / D : Other material

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

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / 21

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Photograph print

Responsibility: Art used in cards produced by Adrian Hill, Nicholas Hornyansky and Walter J. Phillips

Date Range: [1895-1910]; [1925-1930]; [1945-1960]; 1946; 1956

Physical Description: 3 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of 10 oversized holiday greeting cards, including one from Annie Whitaker with personal message on the back, one from The Standard Shoe Store in Banff, 6 from Stovel Company Limited and two sent to Eleanor Luxton from "Bill". Cards include lithograph images and printed paper copies of art depicting Shakespeare's house in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England; landscapes and scenic waterfront views; and holiday-themed art designs. Two items in file are accompanied by original mailing envelopes addressed to Eleanor Luxton, 1956.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor; Whitaker, Annie

Subject Access: Art; Artist; Christmas; Businesses; Family and personal life; Holidays

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Calgary; Manitoba; Winnipeg

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Annotated item stored in mylar to prevent possible ink transfer onto other archival materials

Category: Arts; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Item signed by Annie Whitaker has maker's label attached to back, reads "John O'Groats Artcraft Made in England"

Processing Status: Processed

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Royal visit and events in Banff, Crowfoot Crossing

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 29 photograph prints pertaining to several public events hosted in and around Banff. Includes an opening event for the Banff-Windermere highway in 1923; an event at Crowfoot Crossing in 1927 marking the 50th anniversary of the signing of Treaty 7; an Authors’ Banquet held in 1928; …

Date Range: 1923; 1926-1928; 1958; 1960

Reference Code: LUX / I / D6c / PA - 183 to 211

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Professional and personal

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

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D6 : Other activities and interests

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D6c / PA - 183 to 211

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Items LUX/I/D6c/PA-199 and 200 attributed to Canadian Pacific

Date Range: 1923; 1926-1928; 1958; 1960

Physical Description: 29 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 29 photograph prints pertaining to several public events hosted in and around Banff. Includes an opening event for the Banff-Windermere highway in 1923; an event at Crowfoot Crossing in 1927 marking the 50th anniversary of the signing of Treaty 7; an Authors’ Banquet held in 1928; and a royal visit to Banff by Princess Margaret of England in 1958, including images of Norman Luxton presenting Princess Margaret with a gift of clothes and accessories from the Stoney Nakoda tribe[?].

Notes: File also contains two pages with 8 scanned images related to Princess Margaret’s 1958 visit to Banff [duplicates of photos LUX/I/D6c/PA-190 to 197 in file]; paper copies of photos are not numbered; John Murray Gibbon’s name spelled incorrectly in original annotations on two photographs depicting Authors’ Banquet event in 1928.

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Anderson, J. D. (Jack); Boyce, Dorothy; Crosby, Lou; Boon, Ann; Gibbon, John Murray

Subject Access: Events; Community events; Public events; Royal Visit; Royalty; Arts; Cultural pluralism; Transportation; Construction; Roads; History; Government; Anniversary; Indigenous Peoples

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Crowfoot Crossing

Language: English

Conservation: Consider removal of two pages with scanned photograph copies stored in file - poor quality scans and original photographs are in good condition

Category: Cultural pluralism; Indigenous Peoples; Arts; Exploration, discovery and travel; Transportation; Land, settlement and immigration

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Item LUX/I/D6c/PA-198 has newspaper clipping attached to back, pertaining to Princess Margaret royal visit in 1958 and Norman Luxton presenting a gift to her.

Processing Status: Processed

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Trading Post photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs pertaining to the Sign of the Goat Curio Shop [later renamed the Banff Indian Trading Post] which was owned by Norman Luxton. File includes images of the building’s interior and exterior, Norman feeding a pet bear outside of the Trading Post, taxidermy displays, individ…

Date Range: 1904; 1906; 1910; [ca.1940-1945]; 1949; [ca.1950-1955]; 1956-1959; 1961

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3e / PA - 85 to PA - 113

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

48 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 / D3 : Organizations

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3e / PA - 85 to PA - 113

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Some items produced by Ernest Kehr [PA-96 and PA-101], A.S. Williams [PA-104], George Luxton [PA-105], and Ronald J. Cooke [PA-106].

Date Range: 1904; 1906; 1910; [ca.1940-1945]; 1949; [ca.1950-1955]; 1956-1959; 1961

Physical Description: 29 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 20.5 x 25 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs pertaining to the Sign of the Goat Curio Shop [later renamed the Banff Indian Trading Post] which was owned by Norman Luxton. File includes images of the building’s interior and exterior, Norman feeding a pet bear outside of the Trading Post, taxidermy displays, individuals posing with a dog outside of the Trading Post, and the “Man Fish” of Lake Minnewanka on display.

Notes: Item LUX / I / D3e/PA-107 is a copy negative photograph

Name Access: Kehr, Ernie; Luxton, Norman; Cathcart, John George (Red); Gourlay, Hugh (Bud)

Subject Access: Businesses; Buffalo; Animals; Bears; Buildings; Taxidermy; Commerce and industry; Professional and Personal Life; Tourism

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Language: English

Category: Commerce and industry; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Original title used

Processing Status: Processed

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Travel and Christmas holidays

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs pertaining to family and friends of Eleanor Luxton, local events and travel, including: the movement of a large totem pole [possibly one which was displayed outside of the Banff Park Museum]; local children's school portraits; Christmas celebrations in the Luxton home; …

Date Range: [1930-1974]

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PA - 352 to 387

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

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 / PA - 352 to 387

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [1930-1974]

Physical Description: 36 photographs : b&w and col. ; 12.5 x 8.5 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs pertaining to family and friends of Eleanor Luxton, local events and travel, including: the movement of a large totem pole [possibly one which was displayed outside of the Banff Park Museum]; local children's school portraits; Christmas celebrations in the Luxton home; landscape views and monuments in the Canadian Rockies; a memorial concert in Miami [1955]; and a cruise ship [in Hawaii?].

Notes: One photograph of Eleanor Luxton posing with an RCMP officer was removed for scanning in 2009; file contains scanned copy, original photograph is not in file.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Christmas; Holidays; Ceremony; Public events; Children; School; Education; Travel; Landscapes; Cruise ships

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; United States of America; Florida; Miami

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored in mylar

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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United States and Canada trips, local events

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 35 photograph prints. Content pertains to trips with Eleanor Luxton and friends/family to various regions within Canada, including the Okanagan area in British Columbia, Jasper, Prince Edward Island, Montreal and High River; a 1969 trip to the United States including views of Los A…

Date Range: [1920 - 1940]; 1942; 1968 - 1970

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PA - 881 to 915

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

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 / PA - 881 to 915

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: One photograph produced by Castor Ltd., Edmonton

Date Range: [1920 - 1940]; 1942; 1968 - 1970

Physical Description: 35 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 35 photograph prints. Content pertains to trips with Eleanor Luxton and friends/family to various regions within Canada, including the Okanagan area in British Columbia, Jasper, Prince Edward Island, Montreal and High River; a 1969 trip to the United States including views of Los Angeles and the Grand Canyon; and the Calgary Stampede, 1960. File also includes one portrait of an unidentified man, and one photograph of Eleanor Luxton and Frank Kaquitts at the top of the Banff Gondola in 1968.

Name Access: Kaquitts, Frank; Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Travel; Tourism; Calgary Stampede; Banff Chairlift; Gondolas; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Landscapes; Hotels; Wildlife; Birds

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Calgary; Jasper National Park; British Columbia; Okanagan; Prince Edward Island; Quebec; Montreal; United States of America; Los Angeles; Grand Canyon

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored in mylar

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Wildlife

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 87 b&w photographs [including 17 stereograph photos] pertaining to various wildlife living in the Rockies. File includes images from a [1907] buffalo roundup in Montana, and other untitled photographs of buffalo; a bird sanctuary in Calgary; a fox farm; wildlife images from an albu…

Date Range: [ca.1905-1910]; 1906-1908; [ca.1915-1930]; 1920; [ca.1930-1940]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D6c / PA - 1 to 87

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

99 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Professional and Personal

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

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D6 : Other activities and interests

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D6c / PA - 1 to 87

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Items LUX/I/D6c/PA-1 to 16 produced by N.A. Forsyth [Butte, Montana]; PA-57 to 59 produced by Pete Tasker; PA-69 produced by E.C. [Elliott Chappel?] Barnes

Date Range: [ca.1905-1910]; 1906-1908; [ca.1915-1930]; 1920; [ca.1930-1940]

Physical Description: 87 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 87 b&w photographs [including 17 stereograph photos] pertaining to various wildlife living in the Rockies. File includes images from a [1907] buffalo roundup in Montana, and other untitled photographs of buffalo; a bird sanctuary in Calgary; a fox farm; wildlife images from an album titled “Banff the Beautiful”; two unidentified women posing near black bears at a local dump; and other animals in and around the Banff area, including beavers, moose, bighorn sheep, and deer.

Notes: LUX/I/D6c/PA-45 and 46 accompanied by handwritten note with printing instructions for negative copy of photograph [see Related Material]; File contains some duplicates