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Byron Harmon fonds

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Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of the photographic records and sample materials of Byron Harmon Photos, the photographic business of Byron Harmon and his successors; as well as the personal photographs of Byron Harmon. I. Scenic / commercial, 1907-1975, ca.7600 items. Primary component of series is film and glass…

Date Range: [ca.1890-ca.1975]

Reference Code: V263

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Motion picture; Film; Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Transparency; Textual record; Published record

Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 263

Sous-Fonds: V 263

Accession Number: 235, 980, 1549, 1622, 2588, 2656, 2770, 2792, 2895, 3005, 3394, 3423, 3657, 3807, 3824, 3859, 3988, 4028, 4076, 5052, 5181, 5205, 5254, 5381, 6070, 6127, 6587, 6602

Reference Code: V263

GMD: Motion picture; Film; Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Transparency; Textual record; Published record

Other Title Info: Also known as the Byron Harmon Photos fonds.

Date Range: [ca.1890-ca.1975]

Physical Description: ca.10,500 photographs (and ca.35 cm) : prints, postcards, negatives, transparencies, motion pictures, sample products

History / Biographical: Byron Hill Harmon, 1876-1942, was a professional photographer and businessman at Banff, Alberta, Canada. He was born near Tacoma, Washington, USA and operated a portrait studio there for a time. In 1903, while travelling around the United States and Canada as an itinerant photographer, he decided to settle in Banff and by 1907 had produced enough mountain views to begin selling a line of postcards. Between 1906 and 1913, Harmon was official photographer for the Alpine Club of Canada and made trips in numerous mountain areas, such as the Bugaboos (1910) and Mount Robson (1911, 1913). Harmon personally financed trips into other areas, such as Tonquin Valley (1918) and Lake of the Hanging Glaciers (1920, 1922), producing both still photographs and motion pictures for commercial sale. After his last major expedition in 1924 across Saskatchewan Glacier, through to Maligne Lake and back to Banff by packtrain, Harmon devoted most of his time to photographing scenes along the railway, skiing in the Assiniboine and Skoki regions, and the annual rides and hikes of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies. At the same time he managed several businesses, including a drug store, fountain lunch, theatre and book store. In his later years, Harmon spent much time travelling and photographing in other parts of the world. The business, Byron Harmon Photos, was managed successively by his son, Don Harmon, then his grand-daughter, Carole Harmon.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of the photographic records and sample materials of Byron Harmon Photos, the photographic business of Byron Harmon and his successors; as well as the personal photographs of Byron Harmon.; I. Scenic / commercial, 1907-1975, ca.7600 items. Primary component of series is film and glass negatives, 1907-1942, ca.6500 items. Also includes: postcard negatives and positives and production negatives to ca.1955; original prints; a wide range of sample products, such as postcards, enlargements and framing prints, calendars and viewbooks, mainly by Harmon business, some by other photographers; and lantern slides, ca.1913-192-, pertaining to Columbia Icefield Expedition, mountaineering, mountain landscapes, Indians, wildlife, Canadian Pacific Railway and Asian travel. Scenic / commercial series pertains to annual camps and expeditions of the Alpine Club of Canada in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks, 1907-1913; private movie-making expeditions in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks; mountain scenic views, primarily for postcard purposes; Banff events and development; skiing; birds and animals. Includes some material by Don Harmon and Lloyd Harmon, sons of Byron Harmon.; II. Personal, 189- to 194-, ca.370 items. Includes: family photographs and views received from others; motion picture out-takes pertaining to world travels, 1930s; and 35 mm. transparencies, ca.1940, pertaining mainly to world travels, also mountain and prairie scenics.

Notes: For more information on the Byron Harmon photographs, see "Great Days in the Rockies: The Photographs of Byron Harmon, 1906-1934" (Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1978) or "Byron Harmon, Mountain Photographer" by Carole Harmon and Bart Robinson (Banff: Altitude Publishing, 1992)

Name Access: Harmon, Byron

Subject Access: Arts; Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Access Restrictions: Some restrictions on access to originals; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: series description; selected modern reference prints; digital images in Images database and in Alberta InSight database

Related Material: Byron Harmon postcards can also be found in the Postcard general file (V466)

Creator: Harmon, Byron

Category: Arts; Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on accession records and contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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[Alpine Club members at Yoho Glacier (?)]

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Date Range: 1906

Reference Code: V48 / NA66 - 1566

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I. Negative series

Reference Code: V48 / NA66 - 1566

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: 1906

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

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Sports and Recreation

Geographic Access: British Columbia

Creator: Elliott Barnes

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[Alpine Club members at Yoho Glacier (?)]

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Date Range: 1906

Reference Code: V48 / NA66 - 1567

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I. Negative series

Reference Code: V48 / NA66 - 1567

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: 1906

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

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Sports and Recreation

Geographic Access: British Columbia

Creator: Elliott Barnes

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Autumn 1947 Canadian Rockies & US Auto Trip [2/2]

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 100 35mm colour transparency slides mounted in cardboard sleeves. Includes photographs taken during the summer and autumn of 1947 in and around the Banff townsite, Lake O'Hara, and the Yoho Valley. Subjects include mountains, landscapes, the Bow River, lakes, people, horses, variou…

Date Range: 1947

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / a / i / NS - 117 to 124a

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Film; Photograph; Transparency

90 images 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M67 / S36 / V225

Series: II.C. Activities / photography

Sous-Fonds: V225

Sub-Series: ii.a.i Photographic material / transparencies / boxes

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / a / i / NS - 117 to 124a

GMD: Film; Photograph; Transparency

Parallel Title: R79-1 to R124-15. -- 1943-1947 V225 / NS - 4

Date Range: 1947

Physical Description: 100 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 100 35mm colour transparency slides mounted in cardboard sleeves. Includes photographs taken during the summer and autumn of 1947 in and around the Banff townsite, Lake O'Hara, and the Yoho Valley. Subjects include mountains, landscapes, the Bow River, lakes, people, horses, various camps [mostly Alpine Club of Canada camps], hiking, wildlife, the opening dedication of the A.O. Wheeler Hut, and the drive back home. Some slides missing; most explained in notebook. Titles: Reel 117 Sept 1947 2. [Wheeler Hugh Dedication] 3. group at [Dedication] 4. H.E. Sampson speaking 5. Sir Oliver Wheeler 6. Bonldew Prastice 7. [Bonldew Prastice] 8. Belaying from above 9. Roping down 11. Sid and Eric 12. Phebe and Polly on road 13. My tentmates 14. Banff Musance[?] Park sign 16. Elk on mud flats 17. [Elk on mud flats] 18. [Elk] morning 19. Elk and Roy T. 20. [Elk] overexp. 21. Elk 26. Lamb descending rocks 27. Ewe and lamb 29. Rams at Bankhead - nearer 30. [Rams at Bankhead] further 31. [Rams at Bankhead] moving off Reel 118 Sept 1947 8 pictures 6. Delphiniums good 10. Sheep in swamp fair 12. [Sheep in swamp] overexp. 20. Mt. Eisenhower good 8/2 Reel 119- Sept 1947 13. View down river 15. Dam at Seebe 8/10 18. Aileen and Mrs B. at Seebe 19. [Aileen and Mrs B.] and house at Seebe Reel 120 Sept 1947 1. Down Couloir fr. Sawback Pinnacle 7. Bear on road overexp. 8. [Bear on road overexp.] 17. House and garden near Grassi's 21. Buffalo Reel 121 Sept 1947 6. Bears at dump 13. The Bear Show 15. Goose flats - Bow R. 17. BHG. at window A-ha-hi-na 19. Mt Rundle and reflections Reel 122 Sept 22. 47 1. The Sea Cadet Races 2. [The Sea Cadet Races] Boathouses in b.g. 3. [The Sea Cadet Races] Mt. Cascade 4. Sunset on Fairholme Range 5. Goat at paddock 6. [Goat at paddock] 12. Rundle fr. Vermilion Lakes 13. Mt. Rundle and Reflections 15. Fr Bridge - moon over Bourgeau 16. At Mrs. Lyalls - C.H. and Mrs L. 18. The Wee Hoose 19. Mrs. Lyalls garden 20. Kilmorey Lodge - Dodge and C.H. 21. Waterton from P of W. Hotel Reel 123 Oct 1947 1. The road home 2. Sheep on road 3. Sheep moving off road 5. View out back of car - sheep 6. Giant Springs of great Falls, Mont. 7. Feeding dogs at Rodman Ranch 9. Mrs. Rodman and dog 10. Hayel and 2 pups - standing 11. Hayel sitting down and pups 12. Yellowstone 13. Caroline near pool - Yellowstone 14. L.G. by pool 15. Yellowstone - 16. Old Faithful and circle of people 19. [Old Faithful] no people 21. [Old Faithful] and trees and road Reel 124 Oct. 10 - 47 1. Durls Tower from foot on trail 2. [Durls Tower from foot on trail] 4. Blank 5. Durls Tower whole with trees 6. [Durls Tower] solid mass 7. [Durls Tower] fr. auto road 11. Grain fields and trees 13. [Rushmore memorial] 14. [Rushmore memorial] thru window 15. The road home - drive [illegible] 16. Wheat fields 18. BHG. on enclosed porch 19. Enclosed porch BHG. 20. 650 Hayle[illegible] ave - good of house 21. Peace Rose The last 10 slides [named 124a] depict sites around Yellowstone National Park and were most likely purchased by Lillian Gest while visiting the park. The slides' matting paper states they were manufactured by the park and all are wrapped in a thin plastic sleeve.

Notes: Slide numbering kept as originally organized, see SL I for more information (M67 / II / C / i / a / 51 - 1). Please note: titles listed below are only those located in this box. Some others have been romved from their original order for use in slide shows made by Lillian Gest prior to accession. Please see related material notebook SL I for full title lists. R112 - not numbered slides ; 12 omitted R113 - not numbered slides R114 - not numbered slides

Name Access: Gest, Lillian; Harmon, Byron; Harmon, Aileen; Hinman, Caroline; Sampson, Herbert E.

Subject Access: Activities; Administration; Alpine Club of Canada; Animals; Automobiles; Backpacking; Banff Springs Hotel; Boats; Buildings; Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Camping; Camps; Climbing; Club; Environment; Environment and Nature; Exploration; Family and personal life; Fishing; Flowers; Glaciers; Guides; Hiking; Horse packing; Horses; Hotels; Landscapes; Mountain; Mountains; Mountaineering; National parks and reserves; Organizations; Outfitters; Pack trips; Personal and Professional Life; Photography; Prince of Wales Hotel; Recreation; Sports and leisure; Sports and recreation; Swiss Guides; Tourism; Trails; Travel; Wheeler Hut; Wildlife

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Seebe; Kananaskis; Waterton; Waterton National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada; Great Falls; Montana; Yellowstone National Park; United States of America

Language: NA

Conservation: Removed from original boxes and rehoused in slide sleeves and acid-free folders.

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title based on contents of file.

Processing Status: Processed

Electronic Resources

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[Banff, Bow Valley and Massive Range from Tunnel Mountain]

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Scope & Content: [Banff, Bow Valley and Borgeau range from Tunnel Mountain]

Date Range: 1906-1907

Reference Code: V48 / NA66 - 1575

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I. Negative series

Reference Code: V48 / NA66 - 1575

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: 1906-1907

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, loan for copy, stereo, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: [Banff, Bow Valley and Borgeau range from Tunnel Mountain]

Subject Access: Environment and Nature

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Elliott Barnes

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[Banff Springs Hotel]

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Date Range: ca.1907

Reference Code: V48 / NA66 - 1576

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I. Negative series

Reference Code: V48 / NA66 - 1576

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: ca.1907

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, loan for copy, stereo, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Subject Access: Buildings and memorials; Environment and Nature

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Elliott Barnes

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[Barnes family - Elliott, Janet (Mrs. Elliott), Robert and Findlay]

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Date Range: ca.1913

Reference Code: V48 / NA66 - 1559

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I. Negative series

Reference Code: V48 / NA66 - 1559

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: ca.1913

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

Subject Access: Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Elliott Barnes

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[Barnes farm at Springbank, Alberta(?)]

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Date Range: 1918

Reference Code: V48 / NA66 - 1580

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I. Negative series

Reference Code: V48 / NA66 - 1580

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: 1918

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

Subject Access: Buildings and memorials; Immigration and homesteading

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Elliott Barnes

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[Bear hides on barn, Jumping Pound, Alberta(?)]

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Date Range: n.d.

Reference Code: V48 / NA66 - 1579

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I. Negative series

Reference Code: V48 / NA66 - 1579

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: n.d.

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

Subject Access: Buildings and memorials; Immigration and homesteading

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Elliott Barnes

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[Buggie(?) on Tunnel Mountain Road near Banff]

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Scope & Content: [Wagon on Tunnel Mountain Road - Fairholm Range in background]

Date Range: 1906-1907

Reference Code: V48 / NA66 - 1574

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I. Negative series

Reference Code: V48 / NA66 - 1574

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: 1906-1907

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, loan for copy, stereo, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: [Wagon on Tunnel Mountain Road - Fairholm Range in background]

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Transportation

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Elliott Barnes

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[Byron Harmon and Elliott Barnes on Banff street (Muskrat St.?) with Cascade Mountain beyond]

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Date Range: ca.1907

Reference Code: V48 / NA66 - 1571

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I. Negative series

Reference Code: V48 / NA66 - 1571

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: ca.1907

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, loan for copy, stereo, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Subject Access: Environment and Nature; Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Elliott Barnes

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[Children of Elliott Barnes on Bow Falls, Banff]

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Date Range: 1907-1908

Reference Code: V48 / NA66 - 1573

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I. Negative series

Reference Code: V48 / NA66 - 1573

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: 1907-1908

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, loan for copy, stereo, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Elliott Barnes

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[Elliott Barnes - fancy riding]

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Date Range: n.d.

Reference Code: V48 / NA66 - 1561

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I. Negative series

Reference Code: V48 / NA66 - 1561

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: n.d.

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

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Sports and Recreation

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Elliott Barnes

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[Elliott Barnes at his Kootenay Plains ranch]

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Date Range: 1907-1908

Reference Code: V48 / NA66 - 1557

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I. Negative series

Reference Code: V48 / NA66 - 1557

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: 1907-1908

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, loan for copy, stereo, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Subject Access: Buildings and memorials; Family and personal life; Immigration and homesteading

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Elliott Barnes

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[Elliott Barnes looking into ice formation on Bow Falls, Banff]

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Date Range: 1907-1908

Reference Code: V48 / NA66 - 1572

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I. Negative series

Reference Code: V48 / NA66 - 1572

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: 1907-1908

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, loan for copy, stereo, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Elliott Barnes

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[Findlay and Muriel? Barnes]

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Date Range: [ca.1907]

Reference Code: V48 / NA66 - 1565

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I. Negative series

Reference Code: V48 / NA66 - 1565

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: [ca.1907]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, loan for copy, stereo, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Subject Access: Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Elliott Barnes

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[Indians horse racing at Morley, Alberta]

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Date Range: ca.1910

Reference Code: V48 / NA66 - 1581

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I. Negative series

Reference Code: V48 / NA66 - 1581

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: ca.1910

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

Subject Access: Family and personal life; First nations; Sports and Recreation

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Elliott Barnes

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Lantern Slides

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Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 56 b&w or hand coloured or hand tinted lantern slides. Lantern slides pertain to the Lake of the Hanging Glacier area; Columbia Icefield; various views in and around Banff, Yoho, Glacier, and Jasper National Parks; Mount Robson area. Subjects also included Stoney First Nations peop…

Date Range: [ca. 1915]

Reference Code: V263 / II / H / PS - 1 to 56

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

56 images

Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V263

Series: V263 / II : Photography

Sous-Fonds: V263

Sub-Series: V263 / II / H : Photography : lantern slides

Accession Number: 2770, 2895

Reference Code: V263 / II / H / PS - 1 to 56

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

Date Range: [ca. 1915]

Physical Description: 56 photographs : b&w and col. slides ; 10.2 x 8.2 cm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of 56 b&w or hand coloured or hand tinted lantern slides. Lantern slides pertain to the Lake of the Hanging Glacier area; Columbia Icefield; various views in and around Banff, Yoho, Glacier, and Jasper National Parks; Mount Robson area. Subjects also included Stoney First Nations peoples.

Name Access: Harmon, Byron

Subject Access: Mountains; Glaciers; Scenery; Landscapes; Dog Team; Pack Train; Indigenous Peoples; First Nations Peoples; Photography; Lantern slide

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Jasper; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Jasper National Park; British Columbia; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: All slides cleaned prior to cleaning. Add support panes to slides missing them and seal with binding tape.

Creator: Harmon, Byron

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: V263/II/H/PS-1 [Lake of the Hanging Glacier, hand-coloured] Binding Tape: None, no cover plate intact Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Silvering present on lower portion of emulsion layer. Corresponds to V263 / NA – 6004 V263/II/H/PS-2 [Inside the Horsetheif (Starbird glacier) from Lake of the Hanging Glaciers trip, hand-coloured] Binding Tape: None, no cover plate Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Abrasions and scratches on the emulsion layer. V263/II/H/PS-3 [Columbia Icefield Trip, Ascending Jonas Pass] Binding Tape: Cover plate intact held on with two small pieces of binding tape. Tape is loose and fragile. Window Mat: Black Paper Frame Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on bottom left corner of cover plate. Glass: Cover plate intact held on with two small pieces of binding tape. Corresponds to NA-71-2262 V263/II/H/PS-4 [Man on horseback leading train of horses in front of a glacier. Possibly from Columbia Icefield Trip, Athabasca Glacier, 1924] Binding Tape: Cover plate intact held on with two small pieces of binding tape. Tape is loose and fragile. Window Mat: Black adhesive tape frame Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on bottom left corner of cover plate. Glass: No visible damage Corresponds to V263 / NA - 1958 V263/II/H/PS-5 [Pack train fording a river] Binding Tape: Black tape binding only on left and right sides of slide. Tape is coming loose from glass. Window Mat: Black paper frame with silver-coloured embossing Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on bottom left corner of cover plate. Glass: No visible damage. V263/II/H/PS-6 [Four individuals crossing an unidentified glacier] Binding Tape: Black tape intact. Small portions of tape have been ripped and removed. Two strips of paint present on back of plate. Window Mat: Black paper mat Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Finger prints and residue present on glass and cover plate V263/II/H/PS-7 [View of large mountain and glacier] Binding Tape: Cover plate intact held on with two small pieces of binding tape. Tape is loose and fragile. Window Mat: Black paper mat Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on bottom left corner of cover plate. Glass: Residue present on cover glass. Dust or residue found between cover plate and frame and emulsion layer. V263/II/H/PS-8 [Pack train traversing part of a mountain] Binding Tape: Two small pieces of binding tape adhered to image plate and behind the cover plate. Window Mat: Black paper window mat Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Delamination of the emulsion layer is noted on the right side of the image plate. A large piece of clear, discoloured tape has been placed across the front and back of plates. V263/II/H/PS-9 [Packtrain crossing pass] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black adhesive tape frame Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Good condition, small abrasions present. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 2237, Columbia Icefield trip, Sunwapta Pass and Mount Athabasca V263/II/H/PS-10 [Packtrain and unidentified man walking in snow on a pass] Binding Tape: Two small pieces of binding tape holding plates together. Poor condition. Window Mat: Black paper frame, rounded square. Tears in paper mat. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present of back of slide on bottom of left hand side. Glass: Residue on glass. V263/II/H/PS-11 [Illecillewaet Glacier] Binding Tape: None, no cover plate Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Fingerprints and scratches present on emulsion layer. Small portion emulsion flaked off the plate on bottom right side. Corresponds with V263 / NA - 1365, 30. Illecillewaet Glacier V263/II/H/PS-12 [Robson Glacier and Lynx Mountain] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper frame Labels and Inscriptions: Red adhesive sticker on back of slide on bottom left corner. Glass: Residue and scratching present on glass Corresponds to V263 / NA – 920, Robson country, Lynx Range V263/II/H/PS-13 [Valley of the Ten Peaks] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black adhesive tape frame. Labels and Inscriptions: none Glass: Adhesive residue found on cover plate Corresponds to V263 / NA – 5072, The Ten Peaks : [Valley of the Ten Peaks] V263/II/H/PS-14 [Packtrain next to Bow River and bridges, Brewster Brothers Transport Company building] Binding Tape: No cover plate present. Black adhesive tape on black of slide. Window Mat: Black adhesive tape frame present on emulsion side of slide. Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Residue on emulsion layer in top right corner. Evidence of minor delamination present on bottom right corner of emulsion layer. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 6094, Packtrain & bridge, Brewster Bros. Train Co. V263/II/H/PS-15 [View of four unidentified individuals posed around a campfire at night] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: No cover plate. Residue and abrasions found on emulsion layer of slide. Small chip in glass on back of plate. V263/II/H/PS-16 [Birdseye View Victoria Glacier] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: Caption on image: 114. Birdseye view Victoria Glacier Glass: No cover plate. Scratching present on emulsion layer. Surface grime on reverse of slide noted. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 25, 114. Birdseye view Victoria Glacier (ACC?) V263/II/H/PS-17 [Ice cave at Horsetheif (Starbird Glacier)] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper frame Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Scratching and abrasions present on cover plate. Large crack on top right corner of top plate. Crack on slide’s top left corner. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 263, Ice Cave on Horsethief Glacier V263/II/H/PS-18 [ACC climbers standing next to summit cairn at Yoho Glacier] Binding Tape: No cover plate. Dark brown, discoloured textile tape present on reverse of slide. Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Scratching and delamination present on emulsion layer. Small amount of residue on reverse of plate. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 156, 558. ACC camp, Yoho Glacier V263/II/H/PS-19 [The Ramparts and Amethyst Lakes, Tonquin Valley] Binding Tape: None, no cover plate intact. Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Abrasions and scratching present on emulsion layer. Small portion of emulsion layer has flaked off on top left corner. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 903, 51. Tonquin Valley V263/II/H/PS-20 [Pack train climbing Wilcox Pass] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black adhesive tape frame Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Adhesive residue present on cover plate. Multiple cracks on slide. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 6191, Wilcox Pass, Smithsonian-Alpine Club of Canada Mount Robson expedition 1911 V263/II/H/PS-21 [Robson Glacier] Binding Tape: Poor condition. Cover plate is held with two small pieces of black adhesive tape. Tape is loose and delicate Window Mat: Black paper mat Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Residue and abrasions on cover plate and reverse of slide. Surface grime present on cover plate. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 1090, Robson, Robson Glacier, Robson Glacier from Mumm Peak V263/II/H/PS-22 [View of river, trees, and mountain in background.] Hand-coloured slide. Binding Tape: No cover plate. Adhesive present on back of slide. Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: Caption on slide: Saskatchewan and and Saskatchewan Glass: Minor deterioration present on emulsion layer. Scratching also present. Large piece broken and missing from bottom left portion of slide. V263/II/H/PS-23 [Climbers climbing Mount Huber] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Scratching on emulsion layer. Residue on back of slide. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 179, 214, Climbing Mount Huber, Alpine Club of Canada camp at Lake O'Hara V263/II/H/PS-24 [Fred Pepper with dog team at glacier, Illecillewaet Glacier] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black binding tape frame Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Good condition. Adhesive residue and fingerprints on back of plate. Correspond to V263 / NA - 1444, Pepper's dog team, Glacier, Fred Pepper (driver), Illecillewaet Glacier, Trip to Glacier region with Fred Pepper V263/II/H/PS-25 [Three figures standing in opening of the Starbird Glacier (Horsetheif)] Binding Tape: Fair condition, two small pieces of black binding tape on the left and right sides hold the cover plate. Window Mat: Black paper mat Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker on bottom left corner of slide Glass: Good condition. Finger prints and residue on cover plate noted. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 266, Ice cave, Horsethief Glacier V263/II/H/PS-26 [Lake of the Hanging Glacier] Binding Tape: Fair condition, two small pieces of black binding tape on the left and right sides hold the cover plate. Window Mat: Black paper mat Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker on bottom left corner of slide Glass: Good condition. Finger prints and residue on cover plate noted. Corresponds to V263 / NA – 6004, Lake of the Hanging Glacier V263/II/H/PS-27 [Lake of the Hanging Glacier] Binding Tape: Good Condition Window Mat: Black paper frame Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Poor condition. Multiple cracks in cover plate and slide Corresponds to V263 / NA - 281, Lake of the Hanging Glacier V263/II/H/PS-28 [Group of hikers or climbers standing near a waterfall] Binding Tape: Good condition. Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossed pattern Labels and Inscriptions: Red adhesive sticker present on bottom left corner Glass: Good condition. Fingerprints and residue on slide noted. V263/II/H/PS-29 [Conrad Kain leaning on ice axe on Mount Robson trip] Binding Tape: No cover plate. Two strips of binding tape remaining on back of slide Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Good condition. Discolouration and flaking of emulsion layer noted. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 6010, Mt. Robson, Yellowhead trip, Conrad Kain V263/II/H/PS-30 [Glacier featured in centre of a panoramic frame with surrounding mountains, possibly the Athabasca Glacier] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossed pattern. Black adhesive tape also used to frame the image into a panoramic framing. Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Good condition. Fingerprints and residue on slide noted. V263/II/H/PS-31 [Snow covered scene of trees and a mountain in background] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossed pattern. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker on bottom left corner Glass: Good condition. Adhesive residue present on slide. V263/II/H/PS-32 [John Hunter family, Stoney First Nation, sitting under a shelter next to a river] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Flaking of the emulsion layer. Residue and fingerprints present on slide. Corresponds to V263 / NA – 3117, 508. Western Indigenous family, John Hunter family Stoney First Nation, John Kaquitts V263/II/H/PS-33 [View of Mount Lefroy in winter] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossed pattern. Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Significant silvering and discolouration of the emulsion layer present. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 5041, Mount Lefroy, winter V263/II/H/PS-34 [Packtrain, Badger Pass] Binding Tape: Tape no longer hold the plates together. The cover plate has become detached. Window Mat: Black paper mat has been ripped and creased. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on bottom left corner. Glass: Significant delamination of emulsion is present on bottom left side. Adhesive residue is present on glass. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 16, Packtrain, Badger Pass V263/II/H/PS-35 [Mount Sir Donald, Illecillewaet Glacier, and Illecillewaet River] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: Written in ink on the top left corner: 30 Glass: A small piece of the plate has been broken off from the top right corner. Residue present on the reverse of the plate. Fingerprints and abrasions present on emulsion layer. V263/II/H/PS-36 [Ascending Wilcox Pass with Packtrain] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Significant discolouration of emulsion layer where the frame was previously present. Minor flaking of emulsion at the edges of the plate. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 6196, Ascending Wilcox Pass V263/II/H/PS-37 [Hand coloured image of unidentified individual standing next to Tumbling Glacier at Berg Lake, Mount Robson area] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with gold coloured design and text. Labels and Inscriptions: Inscription on mat: Exhibits and Publicity Bureau, Department of Trade and Commerce, Ottawa. Glass: Cover plate and slide glass is significantly cracked and damaged. V263/II/H/PS-38 [Large group of Aboriginal or First Nations women posed on horseback.] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Fingerprints, abrasions, and scratches present on plate. Evidence flaking of the emulsion. V263/II/H/PS-39 [Maggie Hunter, Stoney First Nation, posed on horseback.] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Scratches and fingerprints present on emulsion layer. V263/II/H/PS-40 [Yoho, Twin Falls] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black binding tape frames the image. Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Large crack present on right side of plate. V263/II/H/PS-41 [Snow formation on top of tree] Binding Tape: Poor condition. Tape has come away from glass. Cover plate is loose. Window Mat: Black binding tape frame. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on bottom let corner Glass: Residue and finger prints on glass Corresponds to V263 / NA - 1488, 842. A freak snow formation, Trip to Glacier region with Fred Pepper V263/II/H/PS-42 [Mount Bryce and the Columbia Icefield] Binding Tape: None. No cover plate. Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Fingerprints and scratching of emulsion layer Corresponds to V263 / NA - 2158, Mount Bryce and the Columbia Icefield V263/II/H/PS-43 [Lake of the Hanging Glacier] Binding Tape: None. No cover plate Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Good condition. Small scratches and residue present on glass. V263/II/H/PS-44 [View of mountain peak emerging above snow-covered foreground] Binding Tape: None. No cover tape. Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Binding tape residue and small scratches present. V263/II/H/PS-45 [Bow River and the Massive Range] Binding Tape: Good condition. Window Mat: Black binding tape frames the image Labels and Inscriptions: Caption on image: 192. Bow River and Massive Range Glass: Good condition. Adhesive residue and fingerprints present. V263/II/H/PS-46 [Athabasca Glacier] Binding Tape: Poor condition. Two small pieces of binding tape are present on left and right side Window Mat: Black paper mat Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on bottom left corner. Glass: Significant delamination of the emulsion layer. Finger prints and adhesive residue present. V263/II/H/PS-47 [Three mountain goats walking on snow-covered ground] Binding Tape: None. No binding tape Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Good condition. Fingerprints and residue present on back of plate. V263/II/H/PS-48 [View Mountain peak surrounded by clouds with valley seen below, possibly Mount Columbia] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Small scratches and abrasions present. V263/II/H/PS-49 [Lake of the Hanging Glacier] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Small scratches and abrasions present Corresponds to V263 / NA -296 V263/II/H/PS-50 [Hand-coloured view of the Valley of Ten Peaks] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver embossed design. Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Small cracks on top right of slide on front and top left on reverse. V263/II/H/PS-51 [Conrad Kain on Mount Resplendent] Binding Tape: Very poor condition. Cover plate is loose. Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: Caption written in ink on adhesive sticker: Konrad Kain on Mount Resplendent near MT. Robson Glass: Good condition. Adhesive residue present on reverse of slide. V263/II/H/PS-52 [Cascade River and Devil’s Canyon] Binding Tape: Fair condition. Portions of binding tape have come away from slide. Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossed design. Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Significant cracking on both sides of slide. Corresponds to V263 / NG - 20 V263/II/H/PS-53 [Aboriginal or First Nations group posed in front of a tipi] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black binding tape frame Labels and Inscriptions: None. Glass: Good condition with adhesive residue present Corresponds to V263 / NA - 3118, John Peacemaker and his brother and family V263/II/H/PS-54 [Mount Robson from the East] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black binding tape frames the image Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Good condition. Scratches and abrasions present. V263/II/H/PS-55 [Trilobite fossil] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black Binding tape frame Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Good condition, adhesive residue noted. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 4004 V263/II/H/PS-56 [Unknown mountain range with glacier and lake] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black binding tape frame Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Adhesive residue and abrasions present.

Processing Status: Processed

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Lantern Slides

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Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 42 b&w or hand coloured or hand tinted lantern slides. Lantern slides pertain to the Lake of the Hanging Glacier area; Columbia Icefield; various views in and around Banff, Yoho, Glacier, and Jasper National Parks; Mount Robson area. Subjects also included Stoney First Naitons peop…

Date Range: [ca. 1915]

Reference Code: V263 / II / H / PS - 57 to 98

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

42 images

Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V263

Series: V263 / II : Photography

Sous-Fonds: V263

Sub-Series: V263 / II / H : Photography : lantern slide

Accession Number: 2770, 2895

Reference Code: V263 / II / H / PS - 57 to 98

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

Date Range: [ca. 1915]

Physical Description: 42 photographs : b&w and col. slides ; 10.2 x 8.2 cm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of 42 b&w or hand coloured or hand tinted lantern slides. Lantern slides pertain to the Lake of the Hanging Glacier area; Columbia Icefield; various views in and around Banff, Yoho, Glacier, and Jasper National Parks; Mount Robson area. Subjects also included Stoney First Naitons peoples.

Name Access: Harmon, Byron

Subject Access: Mountains; Glaciers; Scenery; Landscapes; Indigenous Peoples; First Nations Peoples; Photography; Lantern slide

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Jasper; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Jasper National Park; British Columbia; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: All slides cleaned prior to cleaning. Add support panes to slides missing them and repair binding tape where needed.

Creator: Harmon, Byron

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: V263/II/H/PS-57 [Hand coloured panorama of Resplendent Valley and West Branch of the Moose River] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossed motif. Black binding tape also frames image within window of paper frame. Labels and Inscriptions: Red adhesive sticker present on bottom right of frame. White adhesive sticker on bottom of slide with caption: Resplendent Valley W. Branch Moose River. Glass: Good condition V263/II/H/PS-58 [Hand coloured view of Lake Louise] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossed motif. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on bottom left corner. White adhesive sticker on right side of slide with caption: Lake Louise. Glass: Adhesive residue and small scratches on back of slide. V263/II/H/PS-59 [Two unidentified individuals and four horses posed in front of terminus of glacier, possibly the Athabasca Glacier] Binding Tape: None, no cover plate. Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Scratches and instances of abrasions on emulsion layer is noted. Fingerprints and residue on reverse of slide. V263/II/H/PS-60 [Car on road, possibly on road to Moraine Lake] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Two pieces of black binding tape frame the image Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Good condition. Fingerprints and adhesive residue noted. V263/II/H/PS-61 [Icefields Trip, Looking up Chaba Valley with tipi in the foreground] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black binding tape frame Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Small portion of delamination of emulsion and adhesive residue noted. Corresponds with NA-2382, Columbia Icefield trip, looking up the Chaba Valley, Junction of Athabasca and Chaba Rivers, Mount Quincy (at left). V263/II/H/PS-62 [Mount Ball and Shadow Lake] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossed motif. Labels and Inscriptions: White adhesive stick present on bottom of slide with a caption written in ink: 1 MT BALL 10900 HIGH. Glass: Good condition. Finger prints and adhesive residue present Corresponds to V263/NA - 4619, Mt. Ball and Shadow Lake V263/II/H/PS-63 [View of lake or river framed by trees and a large mountain in background] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black binding tape frame Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Significant silvering and discolouration present. Evidence of delamination of emulsion. V263/II/H/PS-64 [Scene of trail or road covered with snow and lined with snow-covered trees] Binding Tape: Poor condition. Binding tape present on back of slide but appears to be from a previous binding. Two small pieces of tape are present holding the cover plate in position Window Mat: Black paper frame Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on bottom left side Glass: Significant silvering and discolouration of the emulsion noted. V263/II/H/PS-65 [Glacier and surrounding peaks, possibly Yoho Glacier] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black binding tape frame Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Significant silvering and discolouration of the emulsion layer noted. Adhesive residue present on glass. V263/II/H/PS-66 [Tipi on Bow lake] Binding Tape: Poor condition. Tape no longer holds the cover plate intact Window Mat: Black paper mat Labels and Inscriptions: Two silver star adhesive stickers present on both sides of slide Glass: Good condition. Adhesive residue and fingerprints present on cover plate. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 2446, Trip to Columbia Icefield, Bow Lake Teepee / Lewis Freeman. V263/II/H/PS-67 [Composite of images of Banff winter carnival and bonspiel by G.W. Fear] Binding Tape: Intact on portion of left and right sides of plate Window Mat: Black binding tape frame Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on bottom left corner Glass: Fingerprints and adhesive residue present on both sides of plate. Slight damage to emulsion noted. Evidence of scratches on emulsion. V263/II/H/PS-68 [Snow shed and train approaching shed in winter] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Significant silvering and discolouration of emulsion present. Small scratch in emulsion noted. Adhesive residue and fingerprints present. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 1643, Glacier, B.C., train in Connaught Tunnel. V263/II/H/PS-69 [Bison grazing on hill] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Binding tape frame Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Two small cracks present in top left of cover plate. Large crack present on slide. Adhesive residue on glass noted Corresponds to V263 / NA - 2964, Buffalo V263/II/H/PS-70 [Mount Rundle from Echo Creek] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Small scratches present on emulsion layer. Fingerprints and adhesive residue on glass. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 4505 V263/II/H/PS-71 [Mount Temple] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black binding tape frame Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Adhesive residue present on glass V263/II/H/PS-72 [C.P.R Rotary Snow plow] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper with silver-coloured embossing Labels and Inscriptions: Red adhesive star on bottom left. White adhesive tape with caption written in ink: C.P.R. Rotary Snow Plow. Glass: Significant silvering and discolouration of emulsion. Adhesive residue present on both sides of slide. V263/II/H/PS-73 [Twin Falls] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Significant adhesive residue present Corresponds to V263 / NA - 206, Twin Falls, ACC V263/II/H/PS-74 [Packtrain on Wilcox Pass] Binding Tape: No cover plate present. One small piece of binding tape present on slide Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Scratches and abrasions present on emulsion layer. Adhesive residue on glass noted. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 6191, Wilcox Pass V263/II/H/PS-75 [First Nations or Aboriginal woman holding child standing in front the side of a cabin. Could be from the Kootenay Plains area. Possibly a Tom Wilson photograph] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Fingerprints and scratches present on emulsion layer. [Same image found at the Glenbow archives as a print in the Tom Wilson Collection] V263/II/H/PS-76 [Emerald lake, Emerald Lake Lodge and Mount Burgess] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Small scratching and small abrasions present on emulsion layer. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 5216, Emerald Lake V263/II/H/PS-77 [Canadian Pacific Railway tunnel near Field] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Scratches on emulsion layer noted. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 1695, Canadian Pacific Railway tunnel near Field V263/II/H/PS-78 [Moose standing in grove of trees] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Fingerprints and adhesive residue present Corresponds to V263 / NA - 2916, Moose V263/II/H/PS-79 [Three Sisters] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black binding tape frame Labels and Inscriptions: Caption present on image: Three Sisters, Banff 47. Glass: Glass is significantly cracked. Possible organic deterioration present on the reverse of the binding tape frame and between the cover plate and emulsion layer. V263/II/H/PS-80 [Porcupine on a stump or piece of wood] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat Labels and Inscriptions: White adhesive sticker present on left side of slide. Caption: G. Kanzee, 12 Geary ST., San Francisco. Glass: Multiple large cracks in slide. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 6251, 99. Porcupine on stump. V263/II/H/PS-81 [Tipi on Maligne Lake] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black binding tape frame Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Adhesive residue present on glass. Corresponds V263 / NA - 1328, Maligne Lake & teepee. V263/II/H/PS-82 [Two hand coloured panoramic views of the bow valley] Binding Tape: Fair condition. Binding tape intact with the exception of the top left corner or slide. Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker on the bottom left corner. White adhesive sticker with caption: Bow Valley 4. Glass: Large crack in cover plate noted. V263/II/H/PS-83 [Three men on skis in front of a snow formation] Binding Tape: Two small pieces of binding tape hold the cover plate intact Window Mat: Black binding tape frame Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Significant silvering of emulsion and discolouration noted. V263/II/H/PS-84 [Pack train crossing pass, Columbia Icefield trip, Sunwapta Pass and Mount Athabasca] Binding Tape: Tape only present on left and right sides Window Mat: Black paper mat Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on bottom left Glass: Fingerprints and adhesive residue on glass noted Corresponds to V263 / NA - 2237, Wilcox Pass V263/II/H/PS-85 [Hand-coloured panoramic view of alpine valley] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing with black binding tape frame also used to create panoramic frame. Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Good condition, adhesive residue present on glass. V263/II/H/PS-86 [Hand-coloured panoramic view of Mount Robson and Robson glacier] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing with black binding tape frame also used to create panoramic frame. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on bottom left. White adhesive sticker with caption written in ink: MT Robson and Robson Glacier. Glass: Small amount of adhesive residue present on glass V263/II/H/PS-87 [Train Below Mount Stephen] Binding Tape: Good condition. Binding tape continues onto the back of slide to hold slide which is smaller than the cover plate. Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing. Image also framed by binding tape. Labels and Inscriptions: Red adhesive sticker is present on bottom left corner of slide. Caption on image: Mount Stephen. Glass: Crack on bottom left of slide on reverse. Multiple cracks on cover plate and large crack in slide. V263/II/H/PS-88 [Near the Forks of the North Saskatchewan River Packtrain crossing the North Saskatchewan River] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Image is framed with black binding tape. Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Delamination of emulsion on bottom left corner of slide. Adhesive residue present on reverse of slide. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 2188, Near the forks of the North Saskatchewan River. V263/II/H/PS-89 [Unknown mountain peak above an unidentified river] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing. Labels and Inscriptions: Red adhesive sticker is present on bottom left corner of slide. Glass: Significant silvering and discolouration present. Scratches in the emulsion layer are also present. V263/II/H/PS-90 [Mount Rundle] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Image framed with binding tape. Labels and Inscriptions: Caption on the image: MT. Rundle. Glass: Glass is significantly cracked and damaged on both sides of slide. V263/II/H/PS-91 [Athabasca Glacier] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Image is framed with black binding tape. Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Good condition V263/II/H/PS-92 [Panoramic View of unknown mountain range and large lake] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Image is framed with black binding tape Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Adhesive residue on glass noted. Two small cracks on the reverse of the slide on the bottom corners. V263/II/H/PS-93 [A black bear among bushes] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Adhesive residue present. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 2852 V263/II/H/PS-94 [Three elk standing among trees] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Image is framed with black binding tape. Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Good condition Corresponds to V263 / NA - 2930 V263/II/H/PS-95 [Maggie Hunter seated in front of a backdrop] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Small scratches in emulsion layer present Corresponds to V263 / NA - 3207, Mrs. Enos Hunter V263/II/H/PS-96 [Black bear with two cubs] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Very small scratches present in emulsion layer. V263/II/H/PS-97 [Don Harmon feeding deer] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Large cracks present on both sides of glass Corresponds to V263 / NA - 2931, 341. Little Don feeding the deer V263/II/H/PS-98 [Valley of the Ten Peaks] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat Labels and Inscriptions: Red adhesive sticker present on bottom left corner. White adhesive sticker present on right side of slide with caption written in pen: 10 Peaks. Glass: Both pieces of glass significantly cracked.

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Lantern Slides

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Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 40 b&w or hand coloured or hand tinted lantern slides. Lantern slides pertain to the Lake of the Hanging Glacier area; Columbia Icefield; various views in and around Banff, Yoho, Glacier, and Jasper National Parks; Mount Robson area; various scenes from Harmon's travels in China. S…

Date Range: [ca. 1915]

Reference Code: V263 / II / H / PS - 99 to 138

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

40 images

Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V263

Series: V263 / II : Photography

Sous-Fonds: V263

Sub-Series: V263 / II / H : Photography : lantern slides

Accession Number: 2770, 2895

Reference Code: V263 / II / H / PS - 99 to 138

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

Date Range: [ca. 1915]

Physical Description: 40 photographs : b&w and col. slides ; 10.2 x 8.2 cm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File consists of 40 b&w or hand coloured or hand tinted lantern slides. Lantern slides pertain to the Lake of the Hanging Glacier area; Columbia Icefield; various views in and around Banff, Yoho, Glacier, and Jasper National Parks; Mount Robson area; various scenes from Harmon's travels in China. Subjects also included Stoney First Naitons peoples.

Name Access: Harmon, Byron

Subject Access: Mountains; Glaciers; Scenery; Landscapes; Travel; Photography; Wildlife

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Jasper; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Jasper National Park; British Columbia; Alberta; Canada; China

Language: English

Conservation: All slides cleaned prior to cleaning. Provide support panes to slides missing them; repair binding tape where needed.

Creator: Harmon, Byron

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: V263/II/H/PS-99 [View of a row of buildings and boats along a river, possibly a location from Harmon’s travels in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on top right corner. Glass: Adhesive residue present on reverse of slide. V263/II/H/PS-100 [View from Harmon’s travels in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Adhesive residue present on reverse of slide. Small crack on bottom left corner of cover plate. Fingerprints on slide noted. V263/II/H/PS-101 [View of boats in harbour. Possibly a location from Harmon’s travels in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present in top left corner of slide. Glass: Finger prints and residue on glass noted. Adhesive residue present on reverse of slide. V263/II/H/PS-102 [View of a street, possibly from Harmon’s travels in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present in top left corner of slide. Glass: Fingerprints and adhesive residue present on glass. V263/II/H/PS-103 [View of boat in a harbor, possibly from Harmon’s travels in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on the top left corner. Glass: Two large cracks are present in both the slide and the cover plate. V263/II/H/PS-104 [View of boats in a harbour with person rowing a small boat, possibly from Harmon’s travels in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on the top left corner. Glass: Good condition V263/II/H/PS-105 [View of sail boat, possibly from Harmon’s travels in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Two significant cracks in the slide. Fingerprints and adhesive residue present. V263/II/H/PS-106 [View of boats in harbour, possibly from Harmon’s travels in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing. Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Small amounts of adhesive residue present on glass. V263/II/H/PS-107 [View of sailboat, possibly from Harmon’s travel in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on top left corner. Glass: Good condition. Small amount of adhesive residue noted. V263/II/H/PS-108 [View of three persons on a boat, possibly from Harmon’s travels in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on top left corner of slide Glass: Small amounts of adhesive residue present V263/II/H/PS-109 [View of unidentified mountains and lake] Binding Tape: Poor condition. Two small pieces of binding tape hold the cover plate in place. One of the pieces of tape is intact on only one side. Window Mat: Black paper mat Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on bottom left corner Glass: Adhesive residue on glass noted. V263/II/H/PS-110 [View of unidentified mountain and river] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Significant adhesive residue on emulsion layer noted. Delamination of the emulsion evident on left side of slide. Small scratches and abrasions of the emulsion layer are present. V263/II/H/PS-111 [View of unidentified glacier. Possibly Tumbling Glacier from Mount Robson Glacier] Binding Tape: Poor condition. Two small pieces of binding tape hold the cover plate on. Window Mat: Black paper mat Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on bottom left of slide Glass: Adhesive residue present on glass. Pieces of binding tape are present on reverse of slide. V263/II/H/PS-112 [Snow formations on river] Binding Tape: Poor condition. Two small pieces of binding tape are adhered to the slide. Window Mat: Black paper mat Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on bottom left of slide. Glass: Cover plate is loose. Corresponds to V263/NA-5626, Snow formations at Marble Canyon V263/II/H/PS-113 [Unidentified mountain peaks with unidentified glacier] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Adhesive residue present on emulsion layer. Scratching and abrasions present on emulsion layer. V263/II/H/PS-114 [A copy of a photograph of an unidentified glacier] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Significant silvering of emulsion. Binding tape present on reverse of slide. Small pieces of binding tape are adhered to the emulsion side of the slide. Delamination of emulsion present on left side of slide. V263/II/H/PS-115 [View of a street scene, possibly from Harmon’s travels in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on top left corner. Glass: Good condition V263/II/H/PS-116 [View of a multi storey building on a hill, possibly from Harmon’s travels to China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on top left corner. Glass: Small cracks present in bottom right corner of slide. V263/II/H/PS-117 [Portrait of a woman carrying a child on her back, possibly from Harmon’s travels in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing. Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Good condition with finger prints and residue on glass noted. V263/II/H/PS-118 [View of boats in harbour with buildings in the background, possibly from Harmon’s travels in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on top left corner. Glass: Finger prints and adhesive residue on glass noted. V263/II/H/PS-119 [View of a street scene, possibly from Harmon’s travels in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on top left corner. Glass: Small scratches and abrasions on emulsion layer noted. Adhesive residue present on reverse of slide. V263/II/H/PS-120 [View of a street scene, possibly from Harmon’s travels in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on top left corner. Glass: Small scratches and abrasions on emulsion layer noted. Adhesive residue present on reverse of slide. V263/II/H/PS-121 [View of boats in harbour, possibly from Harmon’s travels in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on left corner Glass: Finger prints and adhesive residue on glass noted. V263/II/H/PS-122 [View of one large boat and a number of small boats in a harbour, possibly from Harmon’s travels in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on left corner. Glass: Finger prints and adhesive residue on glass noted. V263/II/H/PS-123 [View of boats in a harbour, possibly from Harmon’s travel in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing. Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Good condition V263/II/H/PS-124 [View of boats on canal with buildings in the background, possibly from Harmon’s travels in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on left corner. Glass: Good condition, fingerprints and adhesive residue on glass noted. V263/II/H/PS-125 [View of boat with tattered sail in a harbour, possibly from Harmon’s travels in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on left corner. Glass: Good condition V263/II/H/PS-126 [View of snow-covered valley, trees, and mountain] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Scratches, abrasions, and residue present on emulsion layer. V263/II/H/PS-127 [View of various unidentified mountain peaks and glacier] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Significant scratching and abrasions present on the emulsion layer. Small instances of delamination of the emulsion also present. Emulsion also show signs of minor discolouration. V263/II/H/PS-128 [Winter bathing in the Cave and Basin] Binding Tape: Fair condition. Two small pieces of binding tape hold the cover plate intact. Window Mat: Paper mat shows signs of damage Labels and Inscriptions: Caption on the image: Winter Bathing Banff. 91. Silver star adhesive sticker present on bottom left corner or slide. Glass: Significant adhesive residue, finger prints, and abrasions of the glass present V263/II/H/PS-129 [View of a photograph of Bison in the paddock] Binding Tape: No cover plate, binding tape present on back of slide Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: Caption on image: 98. Buffalo Banff, Harmon Banff. Glass: Delamination and minor discolouration of the emulsion noted. V263/II/H/PS-130 [Hand-coloured view of the Lake of the Hanging Glacier] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Fingerprints and small abrasions present on emulsion layer. V263/II/H/PS-131 [Hand coloured view of the Lake of the Hanging Glacier] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Small scratches and abrasions present on emulsion. V263/II/H/PS-132 [Hand-coloured view of pack train walking through a clearing in the trees] Binding Tape: Two small pieces of binding tape holds the cover plate intact. Binding tape present on back of slide, possibly from previous binding. Window Mat: Image framed by black binding tape. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on bottom left of slide. Glass: Cover plate is in good condition with adhesive residue and fingerprints present. Slide has significant cracking originating in the bottom right corner. V263/II/H/PS-133 [Car on road passing through Sinclair canyon, Kootenay National Park] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Image framed with black binding tape. Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Adhesive residue on front and back of slide. Silvering around a small area of deterioration of the emulsion. Corresponds with V263 / NA – 5523, Sinclair Canyon. V263/II/H/PS-134 [View of a hunter with caribou trophy on his shoulders] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Adhesive residue and fingerprints present on glass. V263/II/H/PS-135 [Two mountain goats] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat Labels and Inscriptions: White adhesive sticker present on left side of slide: G. Kanzee, 12 Geary ST., San Francisco Glass: Cover glass and slide are significantly cracked. V263/II/H/PS-136 [Two Big Horn Sheep] Binding Tape: Fair condition. Two small pieces of binding tape hold the cover plate intact. Window Mat: Image is framed with binding tape Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on bottom left corner. Glass: Adhesive residue present on glass. Scratches in the emulsion layer noted. V263/II/H/PS-137 [A winter scene of snow covered trees] Binding Tape: Fair condition, binding tape present on three sides of slide. Window Mat: Black paper mat with gold coloured design and text Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker. Caption: Exhibits and Publicity Bureau, Department of Trade and Commerce, Ottawa. Glass: Slide is significantly cracked. V263/II/H/PS-138 [Winter scene of a road and Mountain Sir Donald] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing. Labels and Inscriptions: White adhesive sticker with caption written in ink: MT Sir Donald. Glass: Silvering and discolouration of the emulsion noted. Abrasions and adhesive residue present on glass.