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Archives General File collection
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- The Archives General File is an artificial collection of accessions which do not constitute separate fonds or collections or cannot be placed within existing fonds or collections. Included in the collection are textual records of many types, such as manuscripts, reports, letters, diaries, speeches…
- Date Range
- [after 1890]
- Reference Code
- M8 / S8 / V8
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Album
- Framed print
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Diary
- Plan
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 8
- S 8
- V 8
- Sous-Fonds
- M8 / S8 / V8
- Accession Number
- Numerous. Access to material via accession number is available through the online database
- Reference Code
- M8 / S8 / V8
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Album
- Framed print
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Diary
- Plan
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [after 1890]
- Physical Description
- 57 cm textual records. -- 50 cm of photographs : prints. -- 189 photographs (15 framed prints, 51 transparencies, 79 negatives; 44 copy negatives). -- 3 photograph albums (139 prints). -- 6 motion pictures. -- 9 sound recordings
- Scope & Content
- The Archives General File is an artificial collection of accessions which do not constitute separate fonds or collections or cannot be placed within existing fonds or collections. Included in the collection are textual records of many types, such as manuscripts, reports, letters, diaries, speeches, poetry, plans and others; photographs in the form of prints, negatives, transparencies, albums, postcards, etc.; sound recorded interviews and programmes; and motion pictures. Material pertains broadly to the Banff area and many other areas within the Archives collecting mandate.
- Notable items include: Walter Wilcox letter; George Kinney report; interviews with Bill Round and Edward Feuz; original copy of Treaty Number Seven; Mary Schaffer material, including letters, notes, photograph and report; reports on the Nakimu Caves; film pertaining to Banff Winter Carnival; Georgia Engelhard letters and photos; plans for buildings and structures; George Noble photograph; W. S. Park photograph.
- Name Access
- Archives General File
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: electronic database
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title describes nature of collection. Individual titles in accession-level inventory have generally been assigned.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Lantern Slides
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of 4 lantern slides. Slides are views of the Banff Hot Springs, Banff Avenue with Cascade Mountain, Devil's Lake, and the city of Calgary.
- Date Range
- [c. 1890]
- Reference Code
- V8 / 7919 / PS - 1 to PS - 4
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Transparency
- Lantern slide
4 images
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- Accession Number : 7919
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 7919
- Reference Code
- V8 / 7919 / PS - 1 to PS - 4
- Date Range
- [c. 1890]
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w slides ; 8.2 x 8.2 cm
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of 4 lantern slides. Slides are views of the Banff Hot Springs, Banff Avenue with Cascade Mountain, Devil's Lake, and the city of Calgary.
- Subject Access
- Lantern slide
- Tourism
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- All slides were cleaned prior to scanning.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Children's Coloured Lantern Slides
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- Series contains 35 children's magic lantern slides done in colour, machine-printed rather than hand-painted. There are 4 distinct grouping of the slides: 2019.88-1-12 depict the story "The Transvaal War" [manufactured in 1895?]. Each slide has 3 seperate images with black borders and are numbered s…
- Date Range
- [c.1895]
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2019.88 / PS - 1 to PS - 35
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Transparency
- Lantern slide
35 images
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- Accession Number : 2019.88
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2019.88
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2019.88 / PS - 1 to PS - 35
- Date Range
- [c.1895]
- Physical Description
- 35 photographs : col. slides ; 6.5 x 22.5 cm
- History / Biographical
- The Ernst Plank Company (EP) was located in Nerumberg, Germany and operated from 1866 until 1930. The company was known for their production of copper and tin toys, specifically stationary and locomotive toy steam engines and carriages, they also produced a variety of magic lanterns and lantern slides. When they first began producing lantern slides, the standard shape of a slide was a square piece of glass about 8cm x 8cm and, depending on the style of magic lantern being used, may have a wooden frame built around the glass. Styles changed as methods for printing slides and lantern designs advanced – by the 1880’s the wooden frame was removed entirely from the slides and replaced with thin strips of coloured binding tape that protected fingers from the glass edges. Originally, hand painted black silhouette images on glass or wax paper were used to create projected pictures, followed closely by the use of colour paints to create entire scenes. Printed images soon replaced hand-painted slides, allowing for cheaper production and more widespread use. A popular format for commercially manufactured lantern slides was a long piece of glass (usually no more than 23cm long) on which multiple images could be printed in order to tell a smoother story. This allowed for two different kinds of display. The first display has smaller pictures printed in circular or square frames with a solid black border and shown as independent images of a larger narrative with pauses in between. The second display option for these slides is as a panoramic scene with the entire area coloured in (or just with figures displayed like on a stage) so they could seamlessly slide from one side to the other. This long thin kind of slide was ideal for home use and could be easily handled by children. Ernst Plank also produced a toy magic lantern out of lightweight tin that could be lit with a small oil lamp specifically for use by children. Slides meant for that kind of lantern were printed on celluloid or on a single plane of glass with a thin layer of transparent lacquer to protect the image. This created a thinner, more lightweight and less delicate slide ideal for small hands. When a toy magic lantern was purchased it came with 1 or 2 sets (each set consisting of 12 slides) in the lantern’s box, additional sets of a particular theme could be purchased independently. Magic lanterns varied greatly in design and material depending on the use. Professional showmen would have multi-lens lanterns lit by powerful chemicals or high-voltage lightbulbs that would allow them to project clear images onto a large screen for a theater audience. There were also simpler lanterns that could be powered by oil lamps, multi-wick candles, gas lighting, or electricity in the home. One of the most popular themes for slide shows where images from international travel, but domestic scenes, Christmas, and famous historic battles were also very common.
- Scope & Content
- Series contains 35 children's magic lantern slides done in colour, machine-printed rather than hand-painted. There are 4 distinct grouping of the slides:
- 2019.88-1-12 depict the story "The Transvaal War" [manufactured in 1895?]. Each slide has 3 seperate images with black borders and are numbered sequentially so that the showman could keep track. There is no maker's mark, but according to a note placed in the accompanying lantern slide box, this set was made by the Ernst Plank Company. The slides depict protraits of men in various uniforms, battle scenes, and soldiers in uniform. Each silde is bordered with green paper in good condition.
- 2019.88-13-16 are unrelated EP slides bordered in red paper of varying condition. 13 has 4 travel images seperated with a black border; 14 is a long slide showing 4 boys in play dress as a marching band; 15 is a panoramic sea scape with ships and a harbour. A section of the coloured glass along the top slightly to the left of centre has been chipped off; 16 is a panoramic pastoral Dutch scene set in the springtime. The supporting glass piece has been badly damaged and is missing on the left end of the slide.
- 2019.88-17-28 are all travel scenes with 4 images to a slide seperated with a black border and no maker's mark. The images contain a mixture of people, animals, buildings and temples (mainly made from stone), boats, and landscapes from North America, Africa (with an emphasis on Egypt), and what could be either South America or Eurasia. All slides are bordered in red paper of fair to good condition.
- 2019.88-29-35 are unrelated EP slides of various styles bordered in red paper in fair to good condition. 29 depicts 4 caricature portraits with a black border; 30, 32, 34 are long slides with 4 individuals on each that are not seperated from eachother with borders, but are not part of a larger scene; 31, 33, 35 are all panoramic pastoral Dutch scenes set in both springtime and winter.
- Notes
- Accompanying the slides is what appears to be an original lantern slide box, made of wood and covered in faded purple paper with a steam engine train image on the top and a logo containing the intials "E.P." The logo consists of a 4-spoke wheel with wings on either side and 3 stars above. One short end of the box is missing and the sliding lid is either warped or stuck and does not open. A sticky note placed inside the box states that the green-line lantern slides (2019.88/PS-1 to PS-12) accompanied the box.
- Subject Access
- Lantern slide
- Children
- Education
- Entertainment
- Language
- N/A
- Conservation
- New binding tape, supports for broken glass
- Creator
- Ernst Plank Company
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.luikerwaal.com/newframe_uk.htm?/merk_ep1_uk.htm
- https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/2328.htm#toc
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series.
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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Jack and Merle Brewster photographs
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 18 photograph prints pertaining to Jack and Merle Brewster. Images depict Jack with hunting trophies; local wildlife; Jack and Merle posing together near Jasper; Jack bowling; and related subjects.
- Date Range
- [ca.1920 - 1940]
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2023.42
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2023.42
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2023.42
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1920 - 1940]
- Physical Description
- 18 photographs : b&w prints ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 18 photograph prints pertaining to Jack and Merle Brewster. Images depict Jack with hunting trophies; local wildlife; Jack and Merle posing together near Jasper; Jack bowling; and related subjects.
- Notes
- Some images are annotated on the back
- Name Access
- Brewster, Jack Walker
- Brewster, Merle
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Wildlife
- Recreation
- Sports
- Hunting
- Bison
- Buffalo
- Elk
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Jasper
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- M436 / V90 [Jim Brewster family fonds]
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Miniature souvenir photograph collection, Stoney Nakoda portraits
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one souvenir collection of 16 miniature photographs by Byron Harmon in original envelope, titled "16 Miniature Photographs of Indians of Western Canada". Images include portraits of various unnamed Stoney Nakoda people [possibly including Hector Crawler and Leah Rider], teepees, an…
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1940]
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2022.31
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Published record
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2022.31
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2022.31
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1940]
- Physical Description
- Souvenir photograph collection (16 photographs : b&w prints ; 4.5 x 7 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one souvenir collection of 16 miniature photographs by Byron Harmon in original envelope, titled "16 Miniature Photographs of Indians of Western Canada". Images include portraits of various unnamed Stoney Nakoda people [possibly including Hector Crawler and Leah Rider], teepees, and a totem pole.
- Notes
- Warning: Photographs include original titles, which contain derogatory and/or offensive language describing Indigenous people.
- Name Access
- Harmon, Byron
- Subject Access
- Photography
- Portrait
- Indigenous Peoples
- Teepees
- Totem pole
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Morley
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Indigenous Peoples
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Roger Ruck photographs
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of five photographs depicting Roger Ruck and other unidentified individuals on horseback in the Canadian Rockies. One image depicts Roger Ruck on horseback in Somerset, England, with cars visible in the background.
- Date Range
- [ca.1935 - 1940]
- Reference Code
- V8 / accn. 2023.48 / PA - 1 to 5
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2023.48
- Reference Code
- V8 / accn. 2023.48 / PA - 1 to 5
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1935 - 1940]
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs : b&w prints ; 14 x 9 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- Roger Ruck (1915-1953) was born in Taunton, Somerset, U.K., to parents Rev. George Ruck and Muriel Ruck. Roger married Dr. Esme Ruck (nee De Smidt, born ca.1920) and the couple had one son, Michael (born ca.1946). Roger spent time in the Windermere region between ca.1935-1940 before moving to North Kinangop, Kenya. Roger, Esme, and Michael were murdered on January 24, 1953 during the Mau Mau Uprising.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of five photographs depicting Roger Ruck and other unidentified individuals on horseback in the Canadian Rockies. One image depicts Roger Ruck on horseback in Somerset, England, with cars visible in the background.
- Notes
- Some photographs are annotated on the back
- Name Access
- Ruck, Roger
- Subject Access
- Horseback riding
- Horses
- Recreation
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Windermere
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restrictions
- No restrictions
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- M8 / accn. 2023.48
- Biographical Source Notes
- Information provided by donor Roger Scoones (great-nephew of Roger Ruck).
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Wiebe family photographs, Alpine Motel
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 59 photographs pertaining to the Wiebe family and their business, the Alpine Motel in Banff. Photographs depict Henry and Elsie Wiebe with their three children; dam construction near Lake Minnewanka; the Wiebe children interacting with wildlife, and riding a gondola; and related su…
- Date Range
- [ca.1945-1965]
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2023.59 / PA - 1 to 59
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2023.59
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2023.59 / PA - 1 to 59
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1945-1965]
- Physical Description
- 59 photographs : b&w prints ; 12 x 19 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- Deborah (Debbie) Downing is the daughter of Henry and Elsie Wiebe, who owned the Alpine Motel in Banff. Henry ("Hank") and Elsie ("Honey") came to Banff in 1942 and raised Debbie and two siblings there (including younger brother David).
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 59 photographs pertaining to the Wiebe family and their business, the Alpine Motel in Banff. Photographs depict Henry and Elsie Wiebe with their three children; dam construction near Lake Minnewanka; the Wiebe children interacting with wildlife, and riding a gondola; and related subjects.
- Notes
- One image depicts 5 unidentified women outside of the Alpine Motel who were described by donor as students from Three Hills College (now Prairie College in Three Hills, AB), who worked as summer cleaners.
- Name Access
- Wiebe, Elsie
- Wiebe, Henry
- Subject Access
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Children
- Chairlifts and gondolas
- Wildlife
- Deer
- Banff Chairlift
- Banff townsite
- Skiing
- Businesses
- Alpine Motel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Biographical Source Notes
- Information from donor, Deborah Downing
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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