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- Luxton family fonds 23
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- Lillian Gest fonds 7
- Bob Smith fonds 5
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds 4
- Jimmy Simpson family fonds 4
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- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds 3
- Bill Waterworth fonds 2
- Jim Brewster family fonds 2
- Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds 2
- Murray Hay fonds 2
Byron Harmon photograph calendars
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54723
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 commercial miniature calendars with photographs [one printed directly onto calendar, 4 attached to backing]. Photographs on calendars are by Byron Harmon [one is not attributed, but likely by Harmon as well], and pertain to: an unnamed Indigenous couple [possibly Stoney Nakoda co…
- Date Range
- 1907
- 1912
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 26
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Calendar
- Textual record
- Published record
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / F : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / F1 : Textual
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 26
- Responsibility
- Photographs attributed to Byron Harmon
- Date Range
- 1907
- 1912
- Physical Description
- 5 calendars (17.8 x 36.5 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 commercial miniature calendars with photographs [one printed directly onto calendar, 4 attached to backing]. Photographs on calendars are by Byron Harmon [one is not attributed, but likely by Harmon as well], and pertain to: an unnamed Indigenous couple [possibly Stoney Nakoda community members], a view of Maligne Lake, an unidentified mountain, 4 ice climbers at the peak of Mt. Habel, and Stoney hunter and Trapper Silas Abraham. Calendar depicting Silas Abraham, 1907, includes printed advertisement for Norman Luxton's trading and taxidermy businesses in Banff and Exshaw.
- Name Access
- Harmon, Byron
- Luxton, Norman
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Banff National Park
- Landscapes
- Mountain
- Hotel
- Indigenous Peoples
- Businesses
- Trapping
- Tourism
- Taxidermy
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Exshaw
- Jasper National Park
- Maligne Lake
- Mount Habel
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items have been placed in mylar sheets
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Camps of the Alpine Club of Canada Album
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 photograph album compiled by Frank W. Freeborn of New York City for the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to various ACC camp trips from 1906 to 1913 throughout the Rocky Mountains, including the Lake O'Hara, Yoho Valley, Moraine Lake, and Banff town areas, and includes b…
- Date Range
- 1906-1913
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 55P / PD - 13
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M200 / S6 / V14
- Series
- IV.B. Other material: photographic
- Sous-Fonds
- V14
- Accession Number
- 5200
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 55P / PD - 13
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1906-1913
- Physical Description
- 1 album (325 photographs : b&w and col. ; 28.6 x 18.5 cm)
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 photograph album compiled by Frank W. Freeborn of New York City for the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to various ACC camp trips from 1906 to 1913 throughout the Rocky Mountains, including the Lake O'Hara, Yoho Valley, Moraine Lake, and Banff town areas, and includes black and white photographs, all of which are numbered and annotated. A black leather album, it has "PHOTOGRAPHS" embossed in gold in the top left corner of the front cover.
- Notes
- Page 90 not scanned - blank page; the pages between 23-34 and between 52-64 have been rebound out of order prior to accessioning.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Backpacking
- Bow Falls
- Bow River
- Bow Valley
- Buildings
- Camps
- Cathedral Mountain
- Climbing
- Clothing and dress
- Club
- Clubhouse
- Consolation Valley
- Environment and Nature
- Glaciers
- Hiking
- Hotels
- Lake O'hara
- Landscapes
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- Period costume
- Photography
- Portrait
- Rogers Pass
- Scenery
- scenic
- Sherbrooke Lake
- Trails
- Transportation
- Women
- Yoho Valley
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Yoho National Park
- Glacier National Park
- British Columbia
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Inventory of the Alpine Club of Canada Collection, 1986, provides group or item-level description to this material
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canada and United States travel photographs
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 70 personal and family photograph prints. Content pertains to trips to the Okanagan region in British Columbia, Jasper, New Hampshire, and Banff; and views of the Luxton family property [206 Beaver St.]
- Date Range
- 1964 - 1965
- 1970
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PA - 703 to 772
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PA - 703 to 772
- Date Range
- 1964 - 1965
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 70 photographs : b&w prints ; 9 x 9 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 70 personal and family photograph prints. Content pertains to trips to the Okanagan region in British Columbia, Jasper, New Hampshire, and Banff; and views of the Luxton family property [206 Beaver St.]
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Tourism
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Jasper National Park
- Banff National Park
- British Columbia
- Okanagan
- United States of America
- New Hampshire
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items stored in file
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian Landscape Scenes, Tourism and Other Miscellaneous
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 126 colour transparencies, various sizes, most of which are individually titled. Content pertains to numerous landscape views across Canada (including scenes in British Columbia, Alberta, the Canadian prairies, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia), with a majority depicting the Canadia…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945 - ca. 1960]
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1975]
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 410 to 535
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / II / C / 5 : Professional Photography
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 410 to 535
- Responsibility
- Produced by Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945 - ca. 1960]
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1975]
- Physical Description
- 126 Photographs: transparencies; colour
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 126 colour transparencies, various sizes, most of which are individually titled. Content pertains to numerous landscape views across Canada (including scenes in British Columbia, Alberta, the Canadian prairies, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia), with a majority depicting the Canadian Rockies regions. Content also includes other assorted images pertaining to the Stoney Nakoda community, as well as Canadian Pacific tourism-related images.
- Storage Range
- In file box V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 410 to 535 and V500 / III / D / 4 / NS - 1 to 9
- Subject Access
- Travel
- tourism
- Landscapes
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Ontario
- Quebec
- Nova Scotia
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items in this file must be stored in mylar sheets to prevent surface damage. Transparencies must only be stored with other transparencies.
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian Mountains Album
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 photograph album compiled by Frank W. Freeborn of New York City for the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to a 1905 ACC trip in and around the Banff & Lake Louise areas and includes black and white photographs and colourized postcards, all of which are annotated in white …
- Date Range
- 1905
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 55P / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M200 / S6 / V14
- Series
- IV.B. Other material: photographic
- Sous-Fonds
- V14
- Accession Number
- 5200
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 55P / PD - 1
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1905
- Physical Description
- 1 album (112 photographs : b&w and col. ; 25.7 x 20.3 cm)
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 photograph album compiled by Frank W. Freeborn of New York City for the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to a 1905 ACC trip in and around the Banff & Lake Louise areas and includes black and white photographs and colourized postcards, all of which are annotated in white ink. A fleur-de-lis is stamped into the center of the front cover, a small adhesive paper with an "A" printed on it is adhered to the top left corner, and "1905" is written in white ink on the spine.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Backpacking
- Banff townsite
- Bow Falls
- Bow River
- Bow Valley
- Buildings
- Camps
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Climbing
- Clothing and dress
- Club
- Environment and Nature
- Glaciers
- Hiking
- Horses
- Hotels
- Lake Louise
- Landscapes
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- Period costume
- Photography
- Portrait
- Railways
- Scenery
- scenic
- Trails
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Inventory of the Alpine Club of Canada Collection, 1986, provides group or item-level description to this material
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian Rockies Album
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 photograph album by the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to ACC camps and climbs that took place during the summers of 1920 & 1921 throughout the Rocky Mountains, including the Banff, Sunshine, Assiniboine, Lake Louise, and Spray Lake areas, and includes black and white …
- Date Range
- 1920-1921
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 55P / PD - 27
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M200 / S6 / V14
- Series
- IV.B. Other material: photographic
- Sous-Fonds
- V14
- Accession Number
- 5200
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 55P / PD - 27
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1920-1921
- Physical Description
- 1 album (98 photographs : b&w and col. ; 32.5 x 25.6 cm)
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 photograph album by the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to ACC camps and climbs that took place during the summers of 1920 & 1921 throughout the Rocky Mountains, including the Banff, Sunshine, Assiniboine, Lake Louise, and Spray Lake areas, and includes black and white photographs, all of which are annotated. A black leather album, it has "PHOTOGRAPHS" stamped into the top left corner of the front cover with "1920 and 1921" written in white ink below it.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Backpacking
- Bow River
- Bow Valley
- Buildings
- Camps
- Castle Mountain
- Climbing
- Clothing and dress
- Club
- Environment and Nature
- Glaciers
- Hiking
- Horses
- Landscapes
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- Period costume
- Photography
- Portrait
- Scenery
- scenic
- Trails
- Transportation
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Alberta
- Assiniboine
- Assiniboine Provincial Park
- Yoho National Park
- British Columbia
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Inventory of the Alpine Club of Canada Collection, 1986, provides group or item-level description to this material
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian Rockies negatives
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- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 128 black and white photographic negatives of unidentified people, mountain landscapes, wildlife, and scenic views from throughout Banff National Park and surrounding areas.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900-1915]
- Reference Code
- V90 / IV / NA - 01 to NA - 128
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M439 / V90
- Series
- IV. Brewster family
- Sous-Fonds
- V90
- Accession Number
- 2021.26
- Reference Code
- V90 / IV / NA - 01 to NA - 128
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900-1915]
- Physical Description
- 128 photographs : b&w nitrate negatives ; 11.8 x 8.4 cm
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 128 black and white photographic negatives of unidentified people, mountain landscapes, wildlife, and scenic views from throughout Banff National Park and surrounding areas.
- Notes
- Negatives were removed from their original housing in a negatives album (V90 / PD - 2) prior to processing
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Banff Jasper Highway
- Buildings
- Buildings and facilities
- Deer
- Elk
- Environment and Nature
- Family and personal life
- Glaciers
- Landscapes
- Mount Assiniboine
- Mountains
- Photography
- Rivers
- Scenery
- Temple Mountain
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Assiniboine
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Many negatives warped - NA - 13 is folded in half
- Related Material
- V90 / PD - 2
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian travel and wildlife
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 58 photographs pertaining to trips taken by Eleanor Luxton and her family and friends between 1910 and ca.1940, and animals and plants seen in the Banff area. Includes trips to Quebec and Marble Canyon.
- Date Range
- 1910-1940
- 1920-1921
- 1923
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PA - 971 to 1028
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PA - 971 to 1028
- Date Range
- 1910-1940
- 1920-1921
- 1923
- Physical Description
- 58 photographs : b&w prints ; 23.5 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 58 photographs pertaining to trips taken by Eleanor Luxton and her family and friends between 1910 and ca.1940, and animals and plants seen in the Banff area. Includes trips to Quebec and Marble Canyon.
- Notes
- Some items are annotated
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Luxton, Georgina
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Tourism
- Landscapes
- Environment
- Wildlife
- Animals
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Marble Canyon
- Quebec
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Charlevoix Region
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- Part Of
- Murray Hay fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 print : col. ; 35.5 x 28 cm. File pertains to Murray Hay's work on Charlevoix, Quebec. FIle includes one print, labelled "Charlevoix Region - Quebec," that depicts the landscape of the region.
- Date Range
- ca. 1976 - ca. 2000
- Reference Code
- V795 / II / C / iii / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Map
- Private record
- Part Of
- Murray Hay fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M570 / V795
- Series
- V795 / II : Unpublished Material
- Sous-Fonds
- V795
- Sub-Series
- V795 / II / C : Canada [general] / iii : Quebec
- Accession Number
- 2019.41
- Reference Code
- V795 / II / C / iii / 1
- GMD
- Map
- Private record
- Date Range
- ca. 1976 - ca. 2000
- Physical Description
- 1 print : col. ; 35.5 x 28 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 print : col. ; 35.5 x 28 cm. File pertains to Murray Hay's work on Charlevoix, Quebec. FIle includes one print, labelled "Charlevoix Region - Quebec," that depicts the landscape of the region.
- Name Access
- Hay, Murray
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Artist
- Map
- Cartography
- Tourism
- Landscapes
- Geography
- Geographic Access
- Quebec
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Hay, Murray
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Climbs in the Canadian Rockies Album
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57719
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 photograph album by the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to ACC camps and climbs that took place from 1912-1913 throughout the Rocky Mountains, including the Lake Louise, Vermillion Pass, Lake O'Hara, Mt. Robson, and Banff town areas, and includes black and white photogr…
- Date Range
- 1912-1913
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 55P / PD - 23
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M200 / S6 / V14
- Series
- IV.B. Other material: photographic
- Sous-Fonds
- V14
- Accession Number
- 5200
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 55P / PD - 23
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1912-1913
- Physical Description
- 1 album (170 photographs : b&w and col. ; 31.9 x 25.6 cm)
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 photograph album by the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to ACC camps and climbs that took place from 1912-1913 throughout the Rocky Mountains, including the Lake Louise, Vermillion Pass, Lake O'Hara, Mt. Robson, and Banff town areas, and includes black and white photographs, all of which are annotated. A black leather album, it has "PHOTOGRAPHS" stamped into the top left corner of the front cover with "1912 and 1913" written in white ink below it.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Abbot Pass
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Backpacking
- Bow Falls
- Bow River
- Bow Valley
- Buildings
- Camps
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Castle Mountain
- Cathedral Mountain
- Climbing
- Clothing and dress
- Club
- Clubhouse
- Consolation Valley
- Environment and Nature
- Fire
- Glaciers
- Hiking
- Horses
- Lake O'hara
- Landscapes
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- Period costume
- Photography
- Portrait
- Rogers Pass
- Scenery
- scenic
- Trails
- Trains
- Transportation
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Lake O'Hara
- Yoho National Park
- British Columbia
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Inventory of the Alpine Club of Canada Collection, 1986, provides group or item-level description to this material
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Collected research photographs - early Banff
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of copy photographs from the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies which were collected by Eleanor Luxton for research purposes. Content pertains to early views of Banff and local businesses and views, including: various views of Banff Avenue; the Bow River Boathouse; the Frank Lloyd W…
- Date Range
- [ca.1887-1930]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 / PA - 107 to 159
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / B : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / B5 : Literary papers
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 / PA - 107 to 159
- GMD
- Photograph
- Responsibility
- Photographs copied from original materials owned by the Whyte Museum
- Date Range
- [ca.1887-1930]
- Physical Description
- 53 photographs : b&w prints ; 17.5 x 12.5 cm and 25 x 20 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of copy photographs from the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies which were collected by Eleanor Luxton for research purposes. Content pertains to early views of Banff and local businesses and views, including: various views of Banff Avenue; the Bow River Boathouse; the Frank Lloyd Wright Pavilion; Norman Luxton and coworkers outside of the Crag and Canyon; Banff Indian Days and Banff Winter Carnival events; trap shooting, cross country skiing, skating and other sports; dog sled and hiking trips; and related subjects.
- Notes
- Prints LUX/II/B5/PA-124 to 159 originally accompanied by b&w copy negatives (9.5 x 12 cm) in yellow envelope; negatives have been stored separately and numbered as items LUX / II / B5 / NA - 83 to 118.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Skating Club
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Bow River Boat House
- Bridges
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Community events
- Community life
- Crag and Canyon newspaper
- Curling
- Deer
- Dog Team
- Dogsledding
- Environment
- Events
- Family and personal life
- Festival
- Hot Springs
- Hotels
- Hunting
- Ice sculpture
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Municipal views
- Newspaper
- Organizations
- Public events
- Recreation
- Shooting
- Skating
- Ski racing
- Skiing
- Sports
- Swimming
- Townsite development
- Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Winter Carnival
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Lake Minnewanka
- Devil's Canyon
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items stored in mylar
- Related Material
- LUX / II / B5 / NA - 83 to 118 [copy negatives]
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Collected research photographs - early Banff
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of copy negatives of images from the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies which were collected by Eleanor Luxton for research purposes. Content pertains to early views of Banff and local businesses, including: Norman Luxton and coworkers outside of the Crag and Canyon; Banff Indian Da…
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1930]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 / NA - 83 to 118
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / B : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / B5 : Literary papers
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 / NA - 83 to 118
- GMD
- Photograph
- Responsibility
- Photographs copied from original materials owned by the Whyte Museum
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1930]
- Physical Description
- 36 photographs : b&w negatives ; 9.5 x 12 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of copy negatives of images from the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies which were collected by Eleanor Luxton for research purposes. Content pertains to early views of Banff and local businesses, including: Norman Luxton and coworkers outside of the Crag and Canyon; Banff Indian Days and Banff Winter Carnival events; trap shooting, cross country skiing, skating and other sports; dog sled and hiking trips; and related subjects.
- Notes
- Original print copies processed and stored separately as LUX/II/B5/PA-124 to 159
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Skating Club
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Community events
- Community life
- Crag and Canyon newspaper
- Curling
- Deer
- Dog Team
- Dogsledding
- Environment
- Events
- Family and personal life
- Festival
- Hot Springs
- Hotels
- Hunting
- Ice sculpture
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Municipal views
- Newspaper
- Organizations
- Public events
- Recreation
- Shooting
- Skating
- Ski racing
- Skiing
- Sports
- Swimming
- Townsite development
- Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Lake Minnewanka
- Devil's Canyon
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply - see "Related Material" (print copies available)
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items stored in original envelope
- Related Material
- LUX / II / B5 / PA - 124 to 159 [print copies]
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Commercial souvenir postcard prints
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54731
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 38 commercial souvenir postcards pertaining to areas in Canada and Panama. Includes a collection of 20 image cards titled "Souvenir Views: Panama and the Canal"; 10 mini postcards titled "Minicards by Intag: Vancouver, Canada" and original annotated envelope; an exterior view photo…
- Date Range
- [1915-1925]
- [1940-1945]
- 1947
- 1953
- [1956-1964]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F2 / PG - 2 to 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Published record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / F : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / F2 : Photographs
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F2 / PG - 2 to 6
- Responsibility
- Items produced and/or owned by Curt Teich & Co.; M. R. Pellissier; John D. Anderson Jr.; Canada in Colour Ltd.; Harry Rowed [Jasper] and Bill Gibbons [Banff]
- Date Range
- [1915-1925]
- [1940-1945]
- 1947
- 1953
- [1956-1964]
- Physical Description
- 38 prints : b&w and col. postcards ; 23.5 x 16 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- The Mile-Hi Lodge in Banff was owned and operated by John D. "Jack" Anderson (1917-1964). Anderson purchased the property located at 402 Banff Ave. in 1956 and operated the Mile-Hi Lodge until his death in 1964. The lodge remained in business under Anderson's estate until at least 1969, but was likely closed prior to the property's sale in 1973.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 38 commercial souvenir postcards pertaining to areas in Canada and Panama. Includes a collection of 20 image cards titled "Souvenir Views: Panama and the Canal"; 10 mini postcards titled "Minicards by Intag: Vancouver, Canada" and original annotated envelope; an exterior view photograph of Mile-Hi Lodge in Banff; a postcard print depicting 4 unnamed individuals on a narrow bridge titled "Suspension Bridge Capilano Canyon N. Vancouver, Canada"; and a set of 6 colour postcard prints titled "Natural Colour Photographs" depicting scenes in Banff and Jasper National Park.
- Name Access
- Anderson, John D. (Jack)
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Tourism
- Landscapes
- Mountain
- Businesses
- Photography
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Jasper
- Vancouver
- Cascade Mountain
- Columbia Icefield
- Lake Louise
- Moraine Lake
- Mount Eisenhower
- Panama
- Access Restrictions
- Handle with caution as some contents may be fragile
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://archives.whyte.org/en/list?q=john+anderson&p=1&ps=20 [John D. (Jack) Anderson fonds]
- http://parkscanadahistory.com/brochures/mtn-parks-accommodations-e-undated1.pdf
- Parks Canada fonds [M317/S23/V488] Banff townsite property records: under M317 (oversize), Block 22 section 1A
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Family photographs [1/2]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55762
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white photographs of Bob Smith, his parents and his friends in and around Banff, Seebe, and Bankhead, also around Lake Minnewanka. Includes portraits, scenic views, hiking, skating, wildlife, boating, and the Minnewanka Dam. Some photographs have handwritten notes on the …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1947]
- Reference Code
- V809 / I / PA - 01 to PA - 54
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M589 / V809
- Sous-Fonds
- V809
- Accession Number
- 2021.36
- Reference Code
- V809 / I / PA - 01 to PA - 54
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1947]
- Physical Description
- 54 photographs : b&w ; 9.8 x 15.8 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white photographs of Bob Smith, his parents and his friends in and around Banff, Seebe, and Bankhead, also around Lake Minnewanka. Includes portraits, scenic views, hiking, skating, wildlife, boating, and the Minnewanka Dam. Some photographs have handwritten notes on the backs.
- Name Access
- Smith, Enoch
- Smith, Laurene
- Smith, Robert Neville (Bob)
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Automobiles
- Banff Park Museum
- Banff townsite
- Banff Zoo
- Bankhead
- Beach
- Bears
- Boats
- Children
- Christmas
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Hiking
- Lake Minnewanka
- Lake Minnewanka Power Development
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Recreation
- Shorelines
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Seebe
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Family photographs [2/2]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55764
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white photographs of Bob Smith, his parents and his friends in and around Banff, Seebe, and Bankhead, also around Lake Minnewanka. Includes portraits, scenic views, hiking, skating, skiing and the Norquay Ski Area, wildlife, boating, the Minnewanka Dam, the Smith family h…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1912-1947]
- Reference Code
- V809 / I / PA - 55 to PA - 181
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M589 / V809
- Sous-Fonds
- V809
- Accession Number
- 2021.36
- Reference Code
- V809 / I / PA - 55 to PA - 181
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1912-1947]
- Physical Description
- 127 photographs : b&w ; 9.8 x 15.8 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white photographs of Bob Smith, his parents and his friends in and around Banff, Seebe, and Bankhead, also around Lake Minnewanka. Includes portraits, scenic views, hiking, skating, skiing and the Norquay Ski Area, wildlife, boating, the Minnewanka Dam, the Smith family homes on Muscrat St. in Banff and in Seebe, WWI soliders, cars and car trips, the Banff Winter Carnival, swimming at the Cave & Basin, and Johnston Canyon. Most photographs have handwritten notes on the backs.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Automobiles
- Banff townsite
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Banff
- Bankhead
- Beach
- Big Horn Sheep
- Boats
- Buildings
- Cave and Basin
- Children
- Christmas
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Hiking
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Minnewanka
- Lake Minnewanka Power Development
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Recreation
- Shorelines
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Swimming
- Tepee
- Wildlife
- Winter
- WWI
- World War I
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Bankhead
- Banff National Park
- Seebe
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Friends personal photographs - military, travel, portraits, recreation
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54992
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 34 photograph and postcard prints pertaining to friends of Norman Luxton and the Luxton family which were sent to Norman Luxton. Most photographs are annotated on the back with contextual information [dates, locations, names, etc] for photographs, some items include personal messag…
- Date Range
- 1897
- [ca.1900-1910]
- 1905
- 1909
- 1912
- 1916
- 1923
- 1927
- 1941-1943
- 1948-1951
- 1955
- 1957
- 1960
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E4 / PA - 435 to 468
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / E : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / E4 : Photographs
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E4 / PA - 435 to 468
- Date Range
- 1897
- [ca.1900-1910]
- 1905
- 1909
- 1912
- 1916
- 1923
- 1927
- 1941-1943
- 1948-1951
- 1955
- 1957
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 34 photographs : b&w prints ; 12.5 x 15 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 34 photograph and postcard prints pertaining to friends of Norman Luxton and the Luxton family which were sent to Norman Luxton. Most photographs are annotated on the back with contextual information [dates, locations, names, etc] for photographs, some items include personal messages written to Norman Luxton. Photograph images pertain to a fishing trip in Grande Prairie; men in military uniforms during World War II, including some taken during active duty in England; personal and group portraits; a war monument in Verdun, France; historic ships and boats; scenic views of Mistaya Canyon and Minnewanka; wildlife, including birds and a marten; and family pets.
- Notes
- Annotations on some photographs partly illegible or difficult to discern
- Name Access
- Addison, Billy
- LaPorte, Eugene
- Reynolds, Wiley R.
- Deegan, Howard James
- Ashton, Philip
- Cathcart, John George (Red)
- Brooks, Matt (Sarsen)
- Barnes, Harry
- Sutherland, George Bain
- Blackley, Bonnie Lee
- Brewster, Fred
- Subject Access
- Boats
- Military
- Ship
- World War II
- Memorial
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Children
- Animals
- Dogs
- Birds
- Sports
- Recreation
- Fishing
- Landscapes
- Portrait
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Grande Prairie
- British Columbia
- Victoria
- Ontario
- Ottawa
- England
- France
- Verdun
- Frobisher Bay
- Northwest Territories
- United States of America
- Idaho
- Toronto
- Kenora
- Manitoba
- Winnipeg
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Fulton Dunsmore Photograph Album
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- Part Of
- Fulton Dunsmore fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photo album about Fulton Dunsmore, friends and family; mainly activities, including skiing, fishing, climbing, hiking, camping, picnicing, ski jumping, skating, hockey. Includes: Mount Norquay Ski Camp, 1928?; Dunsmore and friends, including Peter Whyte and possibly Paris brothe…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1928-1935]
- Reference Code
- V184 / I / PD - 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Fulton Dunsmore fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V184
- Series
- I. Photograph albums
- Sous-Fonds
- V184
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V184 / I / PD - 3
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1928-1935]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph album (268 prints and 1 loose print).
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photo album about Fulton Dunsmore, friends and family; mainly activities, including skiing, fishing, climbing, hiking, camping, picnicing, ski jumping, skating, hockey. Includes: Mount Norquay Ski Camp, 1928?; Dunsmore and friends, including Peter Whyte and possibly Paris brothers, on Banff Ski Club trips to Whitmans' Lodge warden cabin #11 and Spray Lakes Lodge warden cabin #1; ski trip to Skoki? area; Dunsmore and friends growing beards; Dunsmore (in Calgary? with fellow students?), 1930; trip to Sherbrooke Lake.
- Name Access
- Dunsmore, Fulton
- Whyte, Peter
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Backcountry skiing
- Banff Ski Club
- Boats
- Camping
- Camps
- Climbing
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Hockey
- Landscapes
- Leisure
- Mountains
- Norquay Ski Camp
- Skating
- Skiing
- Ski jumping
- Ski areas
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Mount Norquay
- Spray Lakes
- Skoki
- Sherbrooke Lake
- Calgary
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- No photocopying
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
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Holiday greeting poster
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55726
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one large poster-style Christmas greeting card created by Eleanor Luxton. Poster has 11 cropped photographs attached to front, depicting teepees, members of the Stoney Nakoda community (including Chief Peter Wesley), landscapes, wildlife, and related scenes.
- Date Range
- [ca.1940-1960]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 72
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Photograph
- Poster
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / F : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / F1 : Textual
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 72
- Date Range
- [ca.1940-1960]
- Physical Description
- 1 poster : b&w ; 36.5 x 43 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one large poster-style Christmas greeting card created by Eleanor Luxton. Poster has 11 cropped photographs attached to front, depicting teepees, members of the Stoney Nakoda community (including Chief Peter Wesley), landscapes, wildlife, and related scenes.
- Notes
- Text on bottom of poster/card: "Pictures always bring to mind, Old days, old times, old friends So these memories of bygone years go to you, For a Happy Christmas and A Joyous New Year, too. ELEANOR G. LUXTON Banff Park Canadian Rockies"
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Wesley, Peter
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Holidays
- Christmas
- Correspondence
- Wildlife
- Buffalo
- Horses
- Teepees
- Landscapes
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Item stored in mylar
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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James Bay Area
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- Part Of
- Murray Hay fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists 1 painting : landscape ; 73.5 x 59 cm. File includes one original, hand-painted map created by Murray Hay of the James Bay region. File includes the painting on a piece of white board and a layer of tracing paper that is annotated and taped with masking tape over the map.
- Date Range
- ca.1980-ca.1999
- Reference Code
- V795 / II / C / v / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Map
- Painting
- Private record
- Part Of
- Murray Hay fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M570 / V795
- Series
- V795 / II : Unpublished Material
- Sous-Fonds
- V795
- Sub-Series
- V795 / II / C : Canada [general] / v : James Bay
- Accession Number
- 2020.03
- Reference Code
- V795 / II / C / v / 1
- Date Range
- ca.1980-ca.1999
- Physical Description
- 1 painting : landscape ; 73.5 x 59 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists 1 painting : landscape ; 73.5 x 59 cm. File includes one original, hand-painted map created by Murray Hay of the James Bay region. File includes the painting on a piece of white board and a layer of tracing paper that is annotated and taped with masking tape over the map.
- Name Access
- Hay, Murray
- Subject Access
- Painting
- Landscapes
- Map
- Cartography
- Artist
- Geographic Access
- Ontario
- Quebec
- Nunavut
- Canada
- James Bay
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Masking tape should be removed and alternate preservation methods should be used when it is reasonable to do this.
- Creator
- Hay, Murray
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Johnson Cabin, building demolition
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55682
- Part Of
- Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 12 photographs depicting exterior views of Johnson Cabin, Johnson Lake and surrounding areas, 1966; and 3 photographs depicting the demolition of buildings in Banff prior to the construction of Ossie's Mall, 1976.
- Date Range
- 1966
- 1976
- Reference Code
- V605 / I / B / PA - 15 to 29
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M9
- S13
- V605
- Series
- V605 / I : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- V605
- Sub-Series
- V605 / I / B : Research and other professional records
- Accession Number
- 120
- 2762
- Reference Code
- V605 / I / B / PA - 15 to 29
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1966
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 15 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 9 x 9 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 12 photographs depicting exterior views of Johnson Cabin, Johnson Lake and surrounding areas, 1966; and 3 photographs depicting the demolition of buildings in Banff prior to the construction of Ossie's Mall, 1976.
- Notes
- Photographs are all annotated with contextual information on back side (possibly annotated by Maryalice Harvey Stewart)
- Subject Access
- Buildings
- Townsite development
- Construction
- Landscapes
- Land use
- Cabins
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Johnson Lake
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items stored in mylar
- Category
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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