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Buffalo Badge Sketch
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- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 print of a sketch of a buffalo that was used for copper and bronze badge. These buffalo badges were used to mark paid entrance to the National Parks from 1925-1938 and were fixed to a car's front radiator with wire. This sketch shows a standing buffalo, a design used from 1932-19…
- Date Range
- 1977
- Reference Code
- V488 / I / F / PA - 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M317 / S23 / V488
- Series
- I.F. Other
- Sous-Fonds
- V488
- Accession Number
- 8134
- Reference Code
- V488 / I / F / PA - 2
- Date Range
- 1977
- Physical Description
- 1 print : b&w ; 20 x 25.5 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 print of a sketch of a buffalo that was used for copper and bronze badge. These buffalo badges were used to mark paid entrance to the National Parks from 1925-1938 and were fixed to a car's front radiator with wire. This sketch shows a standing buffalo, a design used from 1932-1938. Also includes the envelope the print was stored in. Written on the front are details of what the sketch is of and that it was give to Jim Sime from Fergus Lothian in 1977.
- Name Access
- Lothian, Fergus
- Sime, Jim
- Subject Access
- Buffalo
- Automobiles
- Parks
- Parks Canada
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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Dominion Parks Branch Department of the Interior Portable Gasoline Pump Unit
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- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of an album of photographs pertaining to forest protection and fire fighting methods and equipment employed in Banff National Park. Focusses on the development and implemtation of pumps and generators for use in fire fighting ; most photos have typed text captions below them.
- Date Range
- 1915-1921
- Reference Code
- V488 / I / A / PD - 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Photograph print
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M317 / S23 / V488
- Series
- I.A. Banff National Park photograph collection
- Sous-Fonds
- V488
- Accession Number
- 8134
- Reference Code
- V488 / I / A / PD - 2
- Date Range
- 1915-1921
- Physical Description
- 1 album (53 photographs : b&w ; 16.5 x 12 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of an album of photographs pertaining to forest protection and fire fighting methods and equipment employed in Banff National Park. Focusses on the development and implemtation of pumps and generators for use in fire fighting ; most photos have typed text captions below them.
- Notes
- Metal hinging mechanism removed, wrapped in paper and stored alongside album.
- Subject Access
- Automobiles
- Fire
- Fire fighters
- Fire fighting equipment
- Fire wardens
- Forestry
- Government
- Horses
- National parks and reserves
- Parks
- Parks Canada
- Photography
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Many photographs loose from page mounts, replaced where possible.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
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Forest Protection Division Photographs
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- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of an album of photographs pertaining to forest protection and fire fighting methods and equipment employed in Banff National Park. Includes black and white photographs of pumps, machinery, fire trucks, horse-drawn wagons, members of testing teams, and various other pieces of fire fig…
- Date Range
- 1915-1926
- Reference Code
- V488 / I / A / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Photograph print
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M317 / S23 / V488
- Series
- I.A. Banff National Park photograph collection
- Sous-Fonds
- V488
- Accession Number
- 8134
- Reference Code
- V488 / I / A / PD - 1
- Date Range
- 1915-1926
- Physical Description
- 1 album (79 photographs : b&w ; 23.5 x 18.5 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of an album of photographs pertaining to forest protection and fire fighting methods and equipment employed in Banff National Park. Includes black and white photographs of pumps, machinery, fire trucks, horse-drawn wagons, members of testing teams, and various other pieces of fire fighting equipment ; most photos have typed text captions below them.
- Notes
- Metal hinging mechanism removed, wrapped in paper and stored alongside album
- Subject Access
- Automobiles
- Fire
- Fire fighters
- Fire fighting equipment
- Fire wardens
- Forestry
- Government
- Horses
- National parks and reserves
- Parks
- Parks Canada
- Photography
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Many photographs loose from page mounts, replaced where possible.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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potentially offensive content.
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Portrait of Fergus Lothian
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- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 photographic portrait of Fergus Lothian taken by a member of his staff in July 1978 in Ottawa. The photo is signed by Lothian and dated in the bottom right corner. Also includes a handwritten note by Jim Sime outlining details of the photograph; Lothian gave the photo to Sime at …
- Date Range
- 1978
- Reference Code
- V488 / I / F / PA - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M317 / S23 / V488
- Series
- I.F. Other
- Sous-Fonds
- V488
- Accession Number
- 8134
- Reference Code
- V488 / I / F / PA - 1
- Date Range
- 1978
- Physical Description
- 1 print : b&w ; 20 x 25.5 cm
- History / Biographical
- William Fergus "Ferg" Lothian (1900-1993) worked for Parks Canada in Ottawa as Assistant Chief of the National Parks Service for 51 years before retiring in 1968. Following his retirement he accepted a contract from the Director of the National Parks Service to compile a difinitive history of national park development in Canada, which he completed in 1981.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 photographic portrait of Fergus Lothian taken by a member of his staff in July 1978 in Ottawa. The photo is signed by Lothian and dated in the bottom right corner. Also includes a handwritten note by Jim Sime outlining details of the photograph; Lothian gave the photo to Sime at the National and Provincial Party Association gathering on 11 October 1978. Lothian was being presented the J.B. Harkin Medal in recoginition of his service and contribution to national park administration.
- Notes
- The photograph and note were accompanied by an envelope that had the same details as the note written on the front; the envelope was discarded.
- Name Access
- Lothian, Fergus
- Sime, Jim
- Subject Access
- Awards
- Parks
- Parks Canada
- Photography
- Portrait
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Ottawa
- Ontario
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Biographical Source Notes
- http://parkscanadahistory.com/publications/history/lothian/eng/vol4/author.htm
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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