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Banff Indian Days 1928 poster
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54784
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one lithograph colour poster advertisement for Banff Indian Days celebrations in 1928, promoted by Canadian Pacific. Poster depicts four Indigenous people outside of teepee [one man on horseback, one woman standing, two children sitting] with text in large print at bottom.
- Date Range
- 1928
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 47
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Poster
1 image
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / F : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / F1 : Textual
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 47
- Responsibility
- Produced by Canadian Pacific
- Date Range
- 1928
- Physical Description
- 1 col. lithography poster on cardboard; 27 x 33 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one lithograph colour poster advertisement for Banff Indian Days celebrations in 1928, promoted by Canadian Pacific. Poster depicts four Indigenous people outside of teepee [one man on horseback, one woman standing, two children sitting] with text in large print at bottom.
- Material Details
- Poster has foldable cardboard stand at back to place upright on surface
- Name Access
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Advertising
- Cultural pluralism
- Community events
- Banff Indian Days
- Indigenous Peoples
- Tourism
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Indian Days posters
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57513
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 14 colour and b&w oversized promotional posters and information boards for Banff Indian Days celebrations, promoted by Canadian Pacific. Posters largely feature identified and unidentified Indigenous people, notably Chief Spotted Eagle and Blind Eagle. Art medium includes oil pain…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1950]
- 1936
- 1937
- 1949
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3 / 1 - 14
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Poster
- Drawing
- Published record
18 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- I.D.3. Personal and professional : Organizations
- Sous-Fonds
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3 / 1 - 14
- Responsibility
- Published and artwork attributed to Ernie Kehr, W.L. Kihn, G.H.W. Ashley, Crag & Canyon Press, Palenske, Canadian Pacific and Multi Color Poster
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1950]
- 1936
- 1937
- 1949
- Physical Description
- 14 posters : colour and b&w ; 35 x 56 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 14 colour and b&w oversized promotional posters and information boards for Banff Indian Days celebrations, promoted by Canadian Pacific. Posters largely feature identified and unidentified Indigenous people, notably Chief Spotted Eagle and Blind Eagle. Art medium includes oil paint process mounted on cardboard made in Canada and distributed by Exhibits Branch Canadian Pacific, lithographic prints, and a mounted drawing attributed to Palenske. Some have annotations or stamps on the back.
- Notes
- Possibly unassociated shipping packing material addressed to Norman Luxton at the Trading Post from E.A. Kehr found in box - this has not been assigned a number. D3-10, a lithographic promotional material from 1936 has an identical design to LUX / II / F1 / 47, an Indian Days poster from 1928 Items LUX / I / D3 / 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 were originally associated with LUX / I / D3a / 6, which contains brochures and a flyer from Banff Indian Days LUX / I / D3 / 8, Palenske may have potentionally used photograph LUX / I / D3a / PA-26 as reference
- Material Details
- Some posters have foldable cardboard stand at back to place upright on surface, adhesives, and perhaps mounting additives.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Advertising
- Community events
- Banff Indian Days
- Indigenous Peoples
- Tourism
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian Pacific Railway Lantern Slides
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of 14 lantern slides [ca.1900-ca.1925]. Slides are views along the Canadian Pacific Railway.
- Date Range
- [c. 1905]
- Reference Code
- V8 / 5486 / PS - 1 to PS - 14
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Transparency
- Lantern slide
14 images
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- Accession Number: 5486
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 5486
- Reference Code
- V8 / 5486 / PS - 1 to PS - 14
- Date Range
- [c. 1905]
- Physical Description
- 14 photographs : b&w and col. slides ; 10.2 x 8.2 cm
- History / Biographical
- The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) was officially formed in Februray, 1881, to construct a railroad that would link the eastern provinces with British Columbia, a key component of the Canadian Confederation of 1867. Headed by William C. Van Horne as General Manager, the railroad arrived in the Canadian Rockies in 1883 and a siding was established just east of present-day Banff. When railroad workers discovered a natural hot spring on the south side of the Bow River, Van Horne ordered the construction of a hotel that would house visitors brought in by train to visit the springs. Construction of the Banff Springs Hotel finished in 1888 and joined a handful of CPR hotels throughout the Rocky and Selkirk Mountain ranges. The popularity of the hot springs and surrounding area led to the formation of a national park and to the town of Banff. After construction of the railway had completed, the CPR continued to survey and document the Rocky Mountains alongside federal agencies like the Department of the Interior and private outfitters. Utilizing coloured lantern slides the CPR was able to showcase the mountains as both tourist and settlement destinations. Magic lantern shows of these slides could be used for administrative purposes by the company to showcase land holdings and investments or in public shows as advertisements of the new railway.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of 14 lantern slides [ca.1900-ca.1925]. Slides are views along the Canadian Pacific Railway.
- Name Access
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Subject Access
- Lantern slide
- Education
- Tourism
- Travel and Exploration
- Trains
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- All slides were cleaned prior to scanning.
- Creator
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://cpconnectingcanada.ca/#building-the-railway
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian Pacific Railway Passenger Train at Banff Station
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- Part Of
- Ron Duke fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs of a CPR passenger train stopped at the Banff Station.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945]
- Reference Code
- V180 / I / D / i / 131 / NA 179 - 1 to 9
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
8 images
- Part Of
- Ron Duke fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M175 / V180
- Series
- I. Early material
- Sous-Fonds
- V180
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V180 / I / D / i / 131 / NA 179 - 1 to 9
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945]
- Physical Description
- tbd
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs of a CPR passenger train stopped at the Banff Station.
- Name Access
- Duke, Ron
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Subject Access
- Banff Station
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Leisure
- Transportation
- Train
- Trains
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- NA
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- 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
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Jim Brewster pioneer guide of the Canadian Rockies [at the Banff Springs Golf Course with Cascade Mountain]
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- Part Of
- John Murray Gibbon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a man identified as Jim Brewster sitting on a rock ledge with Cascade Mountain in the background
- Reference Code
- v226 / lc / accn 3604 / na66 - 2408
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- John Murray Gibbon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V226
- Reference Code
- v226 / lc / accn 3604 / na66 - 2408
- Physical Description
- 1 photography : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of a man identified as Jim Brewster sitting on a rock ledge with Cascade Mountain in the background
- Subject Access
- Environment and Nature
- Sports and Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
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[Park Museum interior? Banff]
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- Part Of
- Moore family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a taxidermied heads mounted on wood-paneled wall - bison, antelope, elk, deer, moutain goat, mountain sheep, moose, coyote - some hides and skulls.
- Date Range
- ca. 1906
- Reference Code
- v439 / na66 - 1980
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- Moore family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V439
- Reference Code
- v439 / na66 - 1980
- Date Range
- ca. 1906
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of a taxidermied heads mounted on wood-paneled wall - bison, antelope, elk, deer, moutain goat, mountain sheep, moose, coyote - some hides and skulls.
- Subject Access
- Buildings and memorials
- Discovery and Exploration
- Education
- Environment and Nature
- Sports and Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Elliot Barnes
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
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Promotional Lantern Slides
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- Part Of
- Canadian Pacific Railway fonds
- Scope & Content
- File contains slides showing various cities and towns, scenes of nature including waterfalls, mountains, and fields, figures on horseback, dining rooms, a map of Canada and the Canadian Pacific Railway, ships, trains among mountains, and grand buildings. File also includes labels from the original …
- Date Range
- [c. 1930]
- Reference Code
- V782 / I / PS - 1 to PS - 42
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
42 images
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Canadian Pacific Railway fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M584 / V782
- Series
- I : lantern slides
- Sous-Fonds
- V782
- Accession Number
- 2014.8366
- Reference Code
- V782 / I / PS - 1 to PS - 42
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [c. 1930]
- Physical Description
- 42 photographs : b&w ; 8.2cm x 8.2cm
- Scope & Content
- File contains slides showing various cities and towns, scenes of nature including waterfalls, mountains, and fields, figures on horseback, dining rooms, a map of Canada and the Canadian Pacific Railway, ships, trains among mountains, and grand buildings. File also includes labels from the original storage box.
- Name Access
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Subject Access
- Lantern slide
- Photography
- Promo
- Trains
- Tourism
- Language
- N/A
- Conservation
- Replace binding tape.
- Title Source
- Title based on content of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Promotional Lantern Slides
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- Part Of
- Canadian Pacific Railway fonds
- Scope & Content
- File contains slides showing various cities and towns, scenes of nature including waterfalls, mountains, and fields, figures on horseback, dining rooms, a map of Canada and the Canadian Pacific Railway, ships, trains among mountains, and grand buildings. File also includes labels from the original …
- Date Range
- [c. 1930]
- Reference Code
- V782 / I / PS - 43 to PS - 69
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Transparency
- Lantern slide
27 images
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Canadian Pacific Railway fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M584 / V782
- Series
- I : lantern slides
- Sous-Fonds
- V782
- Accession Number
- 2014.8366
- Reference Code
- V782 / I / PS - 43 to PS - 69
- Date Range
- [c. 1930]
- Physical Description
- 27 photographs : b&w slides ; 8.2cm x 8.2cm
- Scope & Content
- File contains slides showing various cities and towns, scenes of nature including waterfalls, mountains, and fields, figures on horseback, dining rooms, a map of Canada and the Canadian Pacific Railway, ships, trains among mountains, and grand buildings. File also includes labels from the original storage box.
- Name Access
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Subject Access
- Lantern slide
- Photography
- Promo
- Trains
- Tourism
- Language
- N/A
- Conservation
- Replace binding tape.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Swiss Guide leading hikers at] Lake Louise
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- Part Of
- John Murray Gibbon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of four people hiking with Lake Louise in the background.
- Reference Code
- v226 / na66 - 2412
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- John Murray Gibbon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V226
- Reference Code
- v226 / na66 - 2412
- Physical Description
- 1 photography : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of four people hiking with Lake Louise in the background.
- Subject Access
- Environment and Nature
- Sports and Recreation
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
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Trail Riders on Gibbon Pass [Banff National Park] named after the author (at the suggestion of Jim Brewster who accompanied the author over it)
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- Part Of
- John Murray Gibbon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of people on horseback at Gibbon Pass
- Reference Code
- v226 / lc / accn 3604 / na66 - 2409
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- John Murray Gibbon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V226
- Reference Code
- v226 / lc / accn 3604 / na66 - 2409
- Physical Description
- 1 photography : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of people on horseback at Gibbon Pass
- Subject Access
- Environment and Nature
- Organizations
- Sports and Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
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Wilf Carter, cowboy singer and song leader of the Trail Riders
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- Part Of
- John Murray Gibbon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a man identified as Wilf Carter sitting on a log, singing and playing a guitar with two unidentifed woman on either side - three horses in background
- Date Range
- ca. 1935
- Reference Code
- v226 / lc / accn 3904 / na66 - 2407
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- John Murray Gibbon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V226
- Reference Code
- v226 / lc / accn 3904 / na66 - 2407
- Date Range
- ca. 1935
- Physical Description
- 1 photography : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of a man identified as Wilf Carter sitting on a log, singing and playing a guitar with two unidentifed woman on either side - three horses in background
- Subject Access
- Environment and Nature
- Organizations
- Sports and Recreation
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
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