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Archives General File collection
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- The Archives General File is an artificial collection of accessions which do not constitute separate fonds or collections or cannot be placed within existing fonds or collections. Included in the collection are textual records of many types, such as manuscripts, reports, letters, diaries, speeches…
- Date Range
- [after 1890]
- Reference Code
- M8 / S8 / V8
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Album
- Framed print
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Diary
- Plan
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 8
- S 8
- V 8
- Sous-Fonds
- M8 / S8 / V8
- Accession Number
- Numerous. Access to material via accession number is available through the online database
- Reference Code
- M8 / S8 / V8
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Album
- Framed print
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Diary
- Plan
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [after 1890]
- Physical Description
- 57 cm textual records. -- 50 cm of photographs : prints. -- 189 photographs (15 framed prints, 51 transparencies, 79 negatives; 44 copy negatives). -- 3 photograph albums (139 prints). -- 6 motion pictures. -- 9 sound recordings
- Scope & Content
- The Archives General File is an artificial collection of accessions which do not constitute separate fonds or collections or cannot be placed within existing fonds or collections. Included in the collection are textual records of many types, such as manuscripts, reports, letters, diaries, speeches, poetry, plans and others; photographs in the form of prints, negatives, transparencies, albums, postcards, etc.; sound recorded interviews and programmes; and motion pictures. Material pertains broadly to the Banff area and many other areas within the Archives collecting mandate.
- Notable items include: Walter Wilcox letter; George Kinney report; interviews with Bill Round and Edward Feuz; original copy of Treaty Number Seven; Mary Schaffer material, including letters, notes, photograph and report; reports on the Nakimu Caves; film pertaining to Banff Winter Carnival; Georgia Engelhard letters and photos; plans for buildings and structures; George Noble photograph; W. S. Park photograph.
- Name Access
- Archives General File
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: electronic database
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title describes nature of collection. Individual titles in accession-level inventory have generally been assigned.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Cafe staff
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 8 photographs of Banff Cafe staff and building
- Date Range
- ca. 1920 - 1930
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2014.8283
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- 2014.8283
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2014.8283
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2014.8283
- Date Range
- ca. 1920 - 1930
- Physical Description
- 8 photographs : b&w ; 12.5 x 8 cm
- History / Biographical
- Lester Gus Zarkos, b.1921 Brandon, MB. His parents and younger sister arrived Banff 1926. Lester's parents had the cafe on Banff Avenue (old location - Grizzly House) and lived upstairs. Parents separated. Lester's father Samuel Zarkos, d. 1933 (buried in old Banff Cemetary). Lester moved with his mother Alice to Chicago and lived between Chicago and St. Paul's MN until his mother died, ca. 1935. Lester joined RCAF as a rear gunner. Never saw action and returned to Banff following the war. Lester worked at Banff Cafe as waiter. Lester and his uncle Paul Zarkos of Calgary opened a deli on Banff Ave and operated it for a number of years. Lester relocated to Calgary in 1956 and worked as waiter, maitre d', and returned to Banff in 1966 where he operated Banff Delicatessen on Banff Ave. He married H.G. in 1951. H.G. was from Nanton, Alberta and she worked at the Banff Post Office. Following Mount Royal Hotel fire, the family left and returned to the space - Welch's Chocolate Shop. 3 children: Paulette Jean, b.1952; Leslie David, b.1953, d. 1974; Carolyn Anne, b. 1955.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 8 photographs of Banff Cafe staff and building
- Name Access
- Zarkos, Lester
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Biographical Source Notes
- Accession record
- Title Source
- Title based on contents
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff correspondence
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54880
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 letters addressed to Jo Thomas from Pat and 4 annotated postcards
- Date Range
- 1964 - 1978
- Reference Code
- M8 / 2014.8274
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- 2014.8274
- Sous-Fonds
- M8
- Accession Number
- 2014.8274
- Reference Code
- M8 / 2014.8274
- Date Range
- 1964 - 1978
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 letters addressed to Jo Thomas from Pat and 4 annotated postcards
- Name Access
- Thomas, Jo
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Indian Days
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57033
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of the back of an unknown individual on a bucking horse at Banff Indian Days.
- Date Range
- ca.1926
- Reference Code
- V8 / accn 3797 / pa - 4
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 3797
- Reference Code
- V8 / accn 3797 / pa - 4
- Date Range
- ca.1926
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph print
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of the back of an unknown individual on a bucking horse at Banff Indian Days.
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- Indigenous Peoples
- First Nations
- Stoney Nakoda
- Sports
- Horses
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Related Material
- Recognizing Relations number: RR 535
- Title Source
- Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Lantern Slides
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of 4 lantern slides. Slides are views of the Banff Hot Springs, Banff Avenue with Cascade Mountain, Devil's Lake, and the city of Calgary.
- Date Range
- [c. 1890]
- Reference Code
- V8 / 7919 / PS - 1 to PS - 4
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Transparency
- Lantern slide
4 images
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- Accession Number : 7919
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 7919
- Reference Code
- V8 / 7919 / PS - 1 to PS - 4
- Date Range
- [c. 1890]
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w slides ; 8.2 x 8.2 cm
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of 4 lantern slides. Slides are views of the Banff Hot Springs, Banff Avenue with Cascade Mountain, Devil's Lake, and the city of Calgary.
- Subject Access
- Lantern slide
- Tourism
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- All slides were cleaned prior to scanning.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff National Park
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 74 photographic prints and 14 postcards (3 annotated), and 2 menus from the Sulphur Mountain Chalet. Photographs and postcards are of the Banff area
- Date Range
- ca. 1940 - 1965
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2014.8307
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- 2014.8307
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2014.8307
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2014.8307
- Date Range
- ca. 1940 - 1965
- Physical Description
- 74 photographs : b&w ; 13 x 9 cm or smaller
- 05 cm of textual records (13 x 9 cm)
- History / Biographical
- Tunstall family from Edmonton, AB. Mother- Mary Tunstall Senior; Mary- Clerk of U of A; Dora- housewife; Evelyn -left to do work on Alaska Navy-- Mary, Dora and Evelyn were aunts of Dennis Stansfield
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 74 photographic prints and 14 postcards (3 annotated), and 2 menus from the Sulphur Mountain Chalet. Photographs and postcards are of the Banff area
- Name Access
- Tunstall, Dora
- Tunstall, Mary
- Missal, Dora
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Johnston Canyon
- Language
- English
- Biographical Source Notes
- Accession record
- Title Source
- based on contents
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Trip Photographs
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 b&w panoramic prints and 25 photograph postcards and 4 printed postcards. Images are of Banff National Park and area.
- Date Range
- ca. 1915 - 1940
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2014.8301
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Series
- V8 / 2014.8301
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2014.8301
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2014.8301
- Date Range
- ca. 1915 - 1940
- Physical Description
- 28 photographs : b&w and col. ; 7 x 18 or smaller and 2 post cards : col.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 b&w panoramic prints and 25 photograph postcards and 4 printed postcards. Images are of Banff National Park and area.
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Category
- Exploration and travel
- Tourism
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Winter Carnival
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 30 photograpohs of the Banff Winter Carnival festivities
- Date Range
- ca. 1930 - ca. 1945
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2015.8402
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph print
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- 2015.8402
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2015.8402
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2015.8402
- Date Range
- ca. 1930 - ca. 1945
- Physical Description
- 30 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 30 photograpohs of the Banff Winter Carnival festivities
- Subject Access
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Banff Winter Festival
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Baptie Family Photographs
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- Baptie family photographs. -- [ca.1930]. -- 2 photographs : prints. -- Adam Marshall Baptie came to Canada in 1888. He was a dairyman at Exshaw, Indian Agent at Morley and Homestead Inspector at Cochrane. He also served as Justice of the Peace, postmaster and coroner. -- Photographs are portraits…
- Date Range
- ca. 1930
- Reference Code
- V8 / accn. 1293
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 1293
- Reference Code
- V8 / accn. 1293
- Date Range
- ca. 1930
- Physical Description
- .
- Scope & Content
- Baptie family photographs. -- [ca.1930]. -- 2 photographs : prints. -- Adam Marshall Baptie came to Canada in 1888. He was a dairyman at Exshaw, Indian Agent at Morley and Homestead Inspector at Cochrane. He also served as Justice of the Peace, postmaster and coroner. -- Photographs are portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Marshall Baptie. -- Gift of M. Baptie, 1971.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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Bow Valley and area
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- Album consists of 94 pages of b&w photographs; 1 carte des visites and postcard. Photographs feature locations such as Banff, Bankhead, Lake Louise, Marble Canyon, Vermilion Lakes, and other Rocky Mountain areas. The album has some pictures of the Stanford house in Banff as well as family, friends…
- Date Range
- 1921
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2015.8557 PD-1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Photograph print
230 images
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- V8 / 2015.8557
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2015.8557
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2015.8557 PD-1
- Date Range
- 1921
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph album: b&w
- History / Biographical
- Edith Berenice Dunsworth (nee Stenton) was born in Banff on May 20, 1927. Berenice is the daughter of Joseph Alexander Stenton and Elizabeth Florence Stenton (nee Williams). Berenice had one sister, Marguerite Flora Lineker (nee Stenton). Berenice was married to Dr. Brian Dunsworth (19??-2014). Berenice's grandparents were George and Flora McKenzie and George was likely a son of the Stanford family. Berenice remembers her grandparent's house was next door to the Stanford house. Berenice's other grandparents were Percy and Elizabeth Williams who settled in Bankhead, near Banff, when they arrived from England ca.1910.
- Scope & Content
- Album consists of 94 pages of b&w photographs; 1 carte des visites and postcard. Photographs feature locations such as Banff, Bankhead, Lake Louise, Marble Canyon, Vermilion Lakes, and other Rocky Mountain areas. The album has some pictures of the Stanford house in Banff as well as family, friends, and events. Of note are photographs of "Peter White" and "The Artists' Cottage Mrs. Drummond." Photographs are mostly annotated and tipped into album pages with photo corners. The inside cover of first page is inscribed: "To Beth from Rose Aug 20/21. Some photographs are missing from some pages and a few loose photographs are tucked in behind others.
- Name Access
- White, Peter
- Whyte, Peter
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Bow Valley Legionaires Hockey Team
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of four photographs of Bow Valley Legionnaires Hockey team, 1 photograph is of the hockey team in 1970 and 3 photographs are from individual players. Three of the photographs have written identifications. Clifford Powderface ca. 1964 Charles Powderface ca. 1964 Jack MacAwlay, Barry Co…
- Date Range
- 1964 - 1970
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2023.04
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Series
- V8 / 2023.04
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 8128
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2023.04
- Date Range
- 1964 - 1970
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w ; 7 x 10 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of four photographs of Bow Valley Legionnaires Hockey team, 1 photograph is of the hockey team in 1970 and 3 photographs are from individual players. Three of the photographs have written identifications.
- Clifford Powderface ca. 1964
- Charles Powderface ca. 1964
- Jack MacAwlay, Barry Comin, John Powell, Kenny Powell, John MacAwlay, Doug Hildebrande, Gordie Kitsul, Gordie Krowchuk, Roy Cummings, Bobby McKenzie, Kyle Montgomerie, Bill Robinson, Ed Polutnik
- Name Access
- Powderface, Clifford Powderface, Charles
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Ron Duke
- Category
- Tourism
- Natural resources
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Canadian Demonstration Ski Team
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 B&W photograph Canadian Demonstration Ski Team, 1960s. Photograph taken at Sunshine Village; identifications of individuals written on reverse of photograph are: John Hanna?, Lorne McFadgen, Guy Barventz, George Vigeant, Don Darry, Ernie Macoulloh, Mario Podroziach, Wayne Bradfo…
- Date Range
- ca. 1960
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2014.8349
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Series
- V8 / 2014.8349
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2014.8349
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2014.8349
- Date Range
- ca. 1960
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 B&W photograph Canadian Demonstration Ski Team, 1960s. Photograph taken at Sunshine Village; identifications of individuals written on reverse of photograph are: John Hanna?, Lorne McFadgen, Guy Barventz, George Vigeant, Don Darry, Ernie Macoulloh, Mario Podroziach, Wayne Bradford, Bob McLennon
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Category
- Exploration and travel
- Tourism
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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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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Cave and Basin
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 4 photographs of six men visiting teh Cave and Basin
- Date Range
- ca. 1920 - 1940
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2014.8274
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- 2014.8274
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2014.8274
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2014.8274
- Date Range
- ca. 1920 - 1940
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w ; 12 x 7 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 4 photographs of six men visiting teh Cave and Basin
- Name Access
- Thomas, Jo
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Cave and Basin
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 back and white photographs of Cave and Basin
- Date Range
- 1912
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2020.14
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- 2020.14
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2020.14
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2020.14
- Date Range
- 1912
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w ; 11.5 x 7.5 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 back and white photographs of Cave and Basin
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents
- 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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Clifford and Elizabeth Whyte Family
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 photograph of the Whyte Family, Including Clifford James and Elizabeth Jane Whyte family. Insert includes a photocopy of family history
- Date Range
- ca. 1910
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2014.8314 / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph print
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- 2014.8314
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2014.8314
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2014.8314 / 1
- Date Range
- ca. 1910
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 14 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 photograph of the Whyte Family, Including Clifford James and Elizabeth Jane Whyte family. Insert includes a photocopy of family history
- Name Access
- Whyte, Clifford
- Whyte, Elizabeth
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Clifford Sifton portrait
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- Clifford Sifton portrait. -- [ca.1900]. -- 1 photograph : photo-engraving; oversize. -- Mrs. McNeill lived at Anthracite, Alberta. -- Item is autographed portrait of Clifford Sifton, Minister of the Interior and Superintendent- General of Indian Affairs. -- Gift of Ray Haimila, 1971.
- Date Range
- ca. 1900
- Reference Code
- V8 / accn. 1255
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 1255
- Reference Code
- V8 / accn. 1255
- Date Range
- ca. 1900
- Physical Description
- .
- Scope & Content
- Clifford Sifton portrait. -- [ca.1900]. -- 1 photograph : photo-engraving; oversize. -- Mrs. McNeill lived at Anthracite, Alberta. -- Item is autographed portrait of Clifford Sifton, Minister of the Interior and Superintendent- General of Indian Affairs. -- Gift of Ray Haimila, 1971.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Educational Lantern Slides
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of 38 lantern slides. Most are credited to either the Department of the Interior or the Department of Extension, University of Alberta.
- Date Range
- [c. 1930]
- Reference Code
- V8 / 3326 / PS - 1 to PS - 38
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Transparency
- Lantern slide
38 images
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- Accession Number : 3326
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 3326
- Reference Code
- V8 / 3326 / PS - 1 to PS - 38
- Date Range
- [c. 1930]
- Physical Description
- 38 photographs : b&w and col. slides ; 10.2 x 8.2 cm
- History / Biographical
- Lantern slides were used by government agencies to illustrate holdings and acquisitions during meetings. This could take the form of text-based or photographic images. This collection contains photographic images of mainly Jasper National Park that were taken by the Department of the Interior or the Department of Extension, University of Alberta. The Department of the Interior was founded in 1873 and was responsible for settlement and development of western Canada until 1936. This included surveying what is now Alberta and then promoting and settling the area through a massive immigration campaign. Coloured lantern slides would have been utilized in this capacity to realistically showcase the Rocky Mountain region to officials in Ottawa. The Department of Extension at the University of Alberta was founded in 1912 with the aim of sharing the University's collections and knowledge with rural communities throughout Alberta. Based out of Edmonton, the Department of Extension used travelling libraries, magic lantern shows, and public lectures to accomplish this goal. It is still an active department at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of 38 lantern slides. Most are credited to either the Department of the Interior or the Department of Extension, University of Alberta.
- Subject Access
- Lantern slide
- Education
- Geographic Access
- Jasper
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- N/A
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/canadian-state/023012-1611-e.html
- https://www.ualberta.ca/extension/information/about-us
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Family Album of Trip to Banff
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- 1 album containing ca. 33 black and white prints pertaining to family trip to Banff
- Date Range
- 1920
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2014.8309
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Album
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Series
- V8 / 2014.8309
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- V8 / 2014.8309
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2014.8309
- Date Range
- 1920
- Physical Description
- 1 album (33 photographs : b&w ; 15 x 11 cm)
- Scope & Content
- 1 album containing ca. 33 black and white prints pertaining to family trip to Banff
- Subject Access
- Tourism
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Category
- Tourism
- Exploration and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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