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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

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Dan McCowan and Mary McCowan fonds

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Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of two series : I. Dan McCowan series; II. Mary E.(Fee) McCowan series. I. Dan McCowan series, ca.1905-1967?, ca.30 cm of textual records, ca.3400 photographs, 4 graphic records. Includes five sub-series: A. Correspondence; B. Writing; C. Photography; D. Professional activities; E…

Date Range: [ca.1885-1967?]

Reference Code: M55 / V408

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency; Textual record; Diary; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 55; V 408

Sous-Fonds: M 55; V 408

Accession Number: 323, 694, 3263, 6756, 6892

Reference Code: M55 / V408

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency; Textual record; Diary; Private record; Published record

Date Range: [ca.1885-1967?]

Physical Description: ca.50 cm of textual records. -- ca.3400 photographs (ca.1000 negatives, ca.1540 lantern slides, ca.770 transparencies 35mm, 117 prints). -- 4 graphic records

History / Biographical: Dan McCowan, 1882-1956, was a naturalist, lecturer and writer at Banff, Alberta, Canada. McCowan came to Banff from Scotland in 1907. There he met Mary Ethel Fee, 1888-1973, a teacher, and they married in 1921. Mary McCowan shared an interest in Dan's work, hand-coloured his lantern slides and accompanied him on his tours. Dan McCowan was an active photographer and naturalist and lectured at hospitals during and following the First World War. He was later recommended to Sir Edward Beatty, CPR President and hired by the CPR to promote the scenic beauties and natural history of the mountains, which he did for 26 years. For a period his lantern slide presentations included motion pictures. During the 1940s, he used natural colour Kodachrome slide photography. While in England in 1936, McCowan was made a Fellow of the Royal Zoological Society. From ca.1907 onwards, he wrote for magazines and newspapers. The first of six books was published in 1936; the last in 1955. Beginning ca.1937, McCowan wrote and broadcast radio talks on natural history on CBC. These were heard widely in Canada and the United States. In 1939, McCowan accompanied the King and Queen on a portion of their railway tour through the mountains, providing information on natural history and residents. During the Second World War, he toured extensively on behalf of the YMCA. The McCowans retired to Cloverdale (now Surrey), B.C., ca.1951.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of two series : I. Dan McCowan series; II. Mary E.(Fee) McCowan series.; I. Dan McCowan series, ca.1905-1967?, ca.30 cm of textual records, ca.3400 photographs, 4 graphic records. Includes five sub-series: A. Correspondence; B. Writing; C. Photography; D. Professional activities; E. Ephemera.; Correspondence includes incoming letters re writing, business and broadcasting. Writing is in the form of notes and notebooks, unpublished and published manuscripts, newspaper articles and other materials.; Photography includes negatives, lantern slides, 35mm transparencies and prints. Material pertains to flora, fauna, people, places and scenery, also family, activities and events. Photographs of Banff personalities and visitors are available in negative and lantern slide form, 254 items.; Lantern slides were designed for lectures such as: "On skyline trails in the Canadian Rockies"; "On nature trails at Banff and Lake Louise"; "A naturalist in the Canadian Rockies" (200 slides); "Snow peaks and flower meadows in the Canadian Rockies" (200 slides); "Over the hills and far away: a pictorial review of the Canadian Rockies"; "Victory Day, May 8th 1945, Dan McCowan presents: Bye-gone days in Banff" (exact titles were based on title slides).; II. Mary E. (Fee) McCowan series consists of diaries, 1926-1957, photocopied from 12 volumes (19 cm); and letters from Dan McCowan, 1943. Diaries discuss joint travels, activities, lecture tours for CPR (Canada, U.S., U.K.), Banff, trail rides, skyline hikes, and Royal Visit, 1939

Notes: Both Dan and Mary McCowan have written identifications on the slide mounts

Name Access: McCowan, Dan; McCowan, Mary

Subject Access: Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Natural resources; 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: arrangement outline; series and file description; in-house electronic finding aid; online finding aid; item list and modern reference prints for photographs of Banff personalities and visitors

Related Material: Related by provenance to McCowan family photographs (V407)

Creator: McCowan, Dan; McCowan, Mary

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

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Scenic and commerical photographs series. -- 1907-1975

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Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Scope & Content: Series consists of the photographic records and sample materials of Byron Harmon Photos, the photographic business of Byron Harmon and his successors. Primary component is film and glass negatives, 1907-1942, ca.6500 items. Also includes: postcard negatives and positives and production negatives t…

Date Range: 1907 - 1942

Reference Code: V263 / PA / unnumbered; V263 / PS; V263 / NA / 1 - 6409; V263 / NG / 1 - 78; V263 / NA / unnumbered; V263 / sample products

Description Level: 3 / Series

Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: V263

Series: I. Scenic and commercial photographs

Sous-Fonds: V263

Reference Code: V263 / PA / unnumbered; V263 / PS; V263 / NA / 1 - 6409; V263 / NG / 1 - 78; V263 / NA / unnumbered; V263 / sample products

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Date Range: 1907 - 1942

Physical Description: ca.10,000 photographs (and ca.35 cm) : negatives, prints, postcards, transparencies, sample products

Scope & Content: Series consists of the photographic records and sample materials of Byron Harmon Photos, the photographic business of Byron Harmon and his successors. Primary component 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, Indigenous peoples, 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

Access Restrictions: Commercial use restrictions and restrictions on use of individual and family portraits, wedding photographs and similar works commissioned for personal use in effect. Access to original negatives restricted.

Finding Aid: Selected reference prints available in Visual Reference File

Related Material: Constitutes Series I of the Byron Harmon fonds

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

Content Details: V263 / NA - 1 to 6362 -- Series I.A.i.a. -- 1907 - 1942. -- 6362 items : negatives; 5 x 7" and smaller. -- 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, particularly for postcard purposes ; Banff events and development ; skiing ; birds and animals. Contains some views by Don Harmon and Lloyd Harmon, also some by Lewis Freeman. Incomplete item-level inventory available. Selected reference prints available. V263 / NA - 6363 to 6407 -- Series I.A.i.b. -- ca. 1910. -- 45 items : negatives ; panoramas, 4 x 11". -- Scenic views of Banff, Lake Louise and other areas in the Canadian Rockies. Item-level inventory available. Reference prints available. V263 / NA - 6408, 6409 -- Series I.A.i.c. -- 192-?. -- 2 items : negatives ; circut, 20 x 96 cm., 20 x 50 cm.-- View of group on shore of Lake O'Hara ; view of Lake McArthur with man on shore. V263 / NG - 1 to 78 -- Series I.A.i.d. -- ca. 1905 - ca. 1915. -- 78 items : negatives ; glass. -- Pertains to mountain peaks and scenes ; Alpine Club of Canada camps and activities ; mountaineering ; Banff views and activities, including Banff Springs Hotel ; Stoney First Nation. V263 / NA -- Series I.A.ii. -- ca. 192-? to ca. 1955. -- ca. 1100 items : negatives and positives, originals and copies ; mainly 5 x 7", some 11 x 14". -- Postcard negatives and positives and production negatives pertaining to scenic views throughout the Canadian Rockies, some elsewhere ; groups and conventions, facilities, buildings and interiors. Some by Don Harmon, Lloyd Harmon and F. A. Jackman of Jasper. Includes negatives by Herbert O. Frind of glacier trip to Columbia Icefield area, 1917. V263 / PA -- Series I.B. -- ca. 189-? to ca. 1965. -- ca. 900 items : prints, originals. -- Mainly first-generation prints of scenic and commercial views, wildlife, skiing, First Nation portraits, Banff Indian Days, Harmony Drug Store. Some prints were made at a much later date than negatives from which they came. V263 / PG -- Series I.C.i.a. -- ca. 1907 - ca. 1955. -- ca. 450 titles : postcards, black/white, hand-coloured. -- Mainly scenic and wildlife views of the Canadian Rockies. Arranged by publisher's number. Preliminiary item-level inventory available. V263 / PG -- Series I.C.i.b. -- After 1956. -- ca. 200 titles : postcards, natural colour. -- Mainly scenic and wildlife views of the Canadian Rockies. V263 / PA -- Series I.C.ii.a. -- ca. 191- to ca. 195-. -- ca. 800 items : prints, black/white. -- Mass-produced contact prints, enlargements and framing prints ; mainly scenic and wildlife views. V263 / PA -- Series I.C.ii.b. -- ca. 191- to ca. 195-. -- ca. 120 items : prints ; hand-coloured. -- Mass-produced contact prints, enlargements and framing prints ; mainly scenic and wildlife views. V263 / Series I.C.iii.a. -- Before 1942. -- ca. 10 cm. : various. -- Includes miniature views, advertising cards, postcard packages, view books, etc. of the Canadian Rockies. V263 / Series I.C.iii.b. -- After 1946. -- ca. 20 cm. : various. -- Includes 35 mm. slide packages, postcard packages, playing cards, greeting cards, calendars, viewbooks, etc. of the Canadian Rockies. V263 / Series I.C.iii.c. -- ca. 191- to ca. 196-. -- ca. 5 cm. : various. -- Sample products produced by other photographers for resale or comparison. Includes postcards, viewbooks, etc. V263 - PS -- Series I.D. -- ca. 1913 - ca. 192-. -- ca. 170 items : transparencies ; lantern slides, many hand-coloured. Lecture slides pertaining to Columbia Icefield Expedition, 1924, mountaineering, mountain landscapes, First Nations, wildlife, Canadian Pacific Railway ; also Asian travel photographs.

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Notebooks and notes

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Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Scope & Content: Includes diaries, field notes and data regarding the natural history (3 volumes) and human history (1 volume) of Banff; also handwritten notes re "Winnipeg" photo captions

Date Range: 1918-1949

Reference Code: M55 / 4 to 7

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Series: I.B. Dan McCowan : Writing

Reference Code: M55 / 4 to 7

Date Range: 1918-1949

Physical Description: 6.5 cm of textual records (incl. 4 volumes) diaries, field notes and data regarding the natural history (3 volumes) and human history (1 volume) of Banff; also handwritten notes re "Winnipeg" photo captions

Scope & Content: Includes diaries, field notes and data regarding the natural history (3 volumes) and human history (1 volume) of Banff; also handwritten notes re "Winnipeg" photo captions

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Ephemera

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Scope & Content: File consists of menus, concert programs, label, gallery catalogues, Royal Train Canada station stationery, newsclippings, cartoons, biography of Dan McCowan, notes from book publisher, book order leaflets, business and membership cards, programmes, advertising for books and lectures, press release…

Date Range: 1906-1955

Reference Code: M55 / 21 to 23

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Series: I.E. Dan McCowan : Ephemera

Reference Code: M55 / 21 to 23

Date Range: 1906-1955

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of menus, concert programs, label, gallery catalogues, Royal Train Canada station stationery, newsclippings, cartoons, biography of Dan McCowan, notes from book publisher, book order leaflets, business and membership cards, programmes, advertising for books and lectures, press releases. Newsclippings pertain to World War II, royalty, animals, Banff personalities (including obituaries of McCowan, Rungius, Ballard, Niven), other.

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Dan McCowan letters of appreciation from American audiences

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Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook of appreciation letters written to Dan McCowan from sports and community associations and clubs throughout the United States of America.

Date Range: 1927-1952

Reference Code: M55 / 15

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook

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Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M55 / V408

Series: I / D Dan McCowan : Professional activities

Sous-Fonds: M55

Accession Number: 6892

Reference Code: M55 / 15

GMD: Scrapbook

Date Range: 1927-1952

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records (42 pages ; 23.5 x 28.5 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook of appreciation letters written to Dan McCowan from sports and community associations and clubs throughout the United States of America.

Name Access: McCowan, Dan

Subject Access: Administration; Canadian Pacific Railway; Communications; Professional and Personal Life

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Correspondence

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Scope & Content: File consists of incoming letters re writing, 1936-1943; business, 1939, 1952; and broadcasting, 1937-1940. Pertain to books, lectures, CBC radio \ broadcasts, royal visit. Includes letters from radio broadcast fans; letters from and pertaining to John Murray Gibbon; correspondence with Dudley St…

Date Range: 1936-1952

Reference Code: M55 / 1, 2

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Series: I.A. Dan McCowan : Corrrespondence

Reference Code: M55 / 1, 2

Date Range: 1936-1952

Physical Description: 3.5 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of incoming letters re writing, 1936-1943; business, 1939, 1952; and broadcasting, 1937-1940. Pertain to books, lectures, CBC radio \ broadcasts, royal visit. Includes letters from radio broadcast fans; letters from and pertaining to John Murray Gibbon; correspondence with Dudley Stamp of Stanstead College accompanied by listings of prints and slides used for books; 1 letter from Leonard Brockington of Odeon Theatres (1952)

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Scrapbooks

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Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Scope & Content: Scrapbooks contain international newsclippings, media coverage, book reviews, fan letters and other correspondence, lecture programmes

Date Range: 1936-1938

Reference Code: M55 / 17, 18

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Series: I.D. Dan McCowan : Professional activities

Reference Code: M55 / 17, 18

Date Range: 1936-1938

Physical Description: 2 v. of textual records (6 cm)

Scope & Content: Scrapbooks contain international newsclippings, media coverage, book reviews, fan letters and other correspondence, lecture programmes

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Published manuscripts and articles

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Scope & Content: File consists of Sky Line Trail periodicals with articles by Dan McCowan, 1939-1952; $25 a Month Adventures in Aberhartia with Arch Dale and the Winnipeg Free Press, 1938; Oryx, vol.7 (Nov 1952) including letter to and mention of Dan McCowan; other published articles by Dan McCowan, including 1 pam…

Date Range: 1938-1952

Reference Code: M55 / 12, 13

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Series: I.B. Dan McCowan : Writing

Accession Number: 323, 6756

Reference Code: M55 / 12, 13

Date Range: 1938-1952

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of Sky Line Trail periodicals with articles by Dan McCowan, 1939-1952; $25 a Month Adventures in Aberhartia with Arch Dale and the Winnipeg Free Press, 1938; Oryx, vol.7 (Nov 1952) including letter to and mention of Dan McCowan; other published articles by Dan McCowan, including 1 pamphlet; Manuscript titles include "So long old timer," March 1947, 3 p, re Jim Brewster; Hilltop Tales revision, chapter XIV, n.d., 10p; letter from artist Duggan, 1934; "Silvertip" / Dan McCowan, Canadian Alpine Journal, ???

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Newspaper clippings

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Scope & Content: File consists of articles re McCowan's lectures and shows

Date Range: [ca.1930-ca.1955]

Reference Code: M55 / 19

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Series: I.D. Dan McCowan : Professional activities

Reference Code: M55 / 19

Date Range: [ca.1930-ca.1955]

Physical Description: ,5 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of articles re McCowan's lectures and shows

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Dan McCowan Career Scrapbook

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Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings regarding the career of Dan McCowan. Includes entirely clippings about his photographs and lectures throughout North America.

Date Range: 1929-1941

Reference Code: M55 / 16

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook

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Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M55 / V408

Series: I / D Dan McCowan : Professional activities

Sous-Fonds: M55

Accession Number: 6892

Reference Code: M55 / 16

GMD: Scrapbook

Date Range: 1929-1941

Physical Description: 3 cm of textual records (49 pages ; 23 x 28 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings regarding the career of Dan McCowan. Includes entirely clippings about his photographs and lectures throughout North America.

Name Access: McCowan, Dan

Subject Access: Academics; Community events; Description and travel; Education; Environment and Nature; Events; Lecture; Newspaper; Professional and Personal Life; Public Speaking

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Banff National Park; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Small mammals : [negatives, group 28]

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Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to badger, beaver (includes lodges, dams, cuttings), ground squirrels, lynx tracks, marmots and others

Date Range: [between ca.1915 and 1949], predominant 1923-1949

Reference Code: V408 / NA 4

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Series: I.C.1. Dan McCowan : Photography, negatives

Reference Code: V408 / NA 4

Date Range: [between ca.1915 and 1949], predominant 1923-1949

Physical Description: 93 negatives : b/w

Scope & Content: File pertains to badger, beaver (includes lodges, dams, cuttings), ground squirrels, lynx tracks, marmots and others

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Plants : [negatives, group 49a]

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Scope & Content: File pertains to alpine flora

Date Range: 1932-1939

Reference Code: V408 / NA 8

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Series: I.C.1. Dan McCowan : Photography, negatives

Reference Code: V408 / NA 8

Date Range: 1932-1939

Physical Description: 133 negatives : b/w

Scope & Content: File pertains to alpine flora

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Insects : [negatives, group 70]

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Scope & Content: File pertains to hornet nests, butterflies and hawk moth

Date Range: 1924-1944

Reference Code: V408 / NA 11

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Series: I.C.1. Dan McCowan : Photography, negatives

Reference Code: V408 / NA 11

Date Range: 1924-1944

Physical Description: 17 negatives : b/w

Scope & Content: File pertains to hornet nests, butterflies and hawk moth

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Fungi : [negatives, group 136]

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Date Range: 1924-1941

Reference Code: V408 / NA 21

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Series: I.C.1. Dan McCowan : Photography, negatives

Reference Code: V408 / NA 21

Date Range: 1924-1941

Physical Description: 9 negatives : b/w

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Bears : [negatives, group 8]

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Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to black and grizzly bears at Spray Lakes, Banff hot springs, Hillsdale area, Johnston Canyon, Eisenhower [Castle Mountain] camp, Lake Louise area, Kicking Horse area, Vermilion Crossing, and other areas

Date Range: [between ca.1915 and 1949], predominant 1929-1947

Reference Code: V408 / NA 1

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Series: I.C.1. Dan McCowan : Photography, negatives

Reference Code: V408 / NA 1

Date Range: [between ca.1915 and 1949], predominant 1929-1947

Physical Description: 55 negatives : b/w

Scope & Content: File pertains to black and grizzly bears at Spray Lakes, Banff hot springs, Hillsdale area, Johnston Canyon, Eisenhower [Castle Mountain] camp, Lake Louise area, Kicking Horse area, Vermilion Crossing, and other areas

Access Restrictions: Access by appointment only

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Bird nests : [negatives, group 11]

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Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to nests of numerous birds listed in group 10 (Birds) and others

Date Range: [between ca.1915 and 1949], predominant 1923-1949

Reference Code: V408 / NA 3

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Series: I.C.1. Dan McCowan : Photography, negatives

Reference Code: V408 / NA 3

Date Range: [between ca.1915 and 1949], predominant 1923-1949

Physical Description: 57 negatives : b/w

Scope & Content: File pertains to nests of numerous birds listed in group 10 (Birds) and others

Access Restrictions: Access by appointment only

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People : [negatives, group 94]

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Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Date Range: [between ca.1915 and 1949], predominant 1922-1930

Reference Code: V408 / NA 14 / 1 to 174

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

9 images

Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V408

Series: I.C.1. Dan McCowan : Photography, negatives

Sous-Fonds: V408

Reference Code: V408 / NA 14 / 1 to 174

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [between ca.1915 and 1949], predominant 1922-1930

Physical Description: 174 negatives : b/w

Access Restrictions: Access by appointment only

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: ITEM LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHER'S TITLES (V408/NA14/ 1 to 174) :; 1 Capt. Carpenter; 2 to 4 Furnell and Harrison (Hole in Wall); 5 Worthy worshipful Brethern [Masons]; 6 Duke of Connaught; 7 Princess Pat; 8 Senator Forget; 9 Mr. Cobb; 10 Sanson, M. Oldham; 11 Jack Standly; 12 Geo. Fear; 13 Bill Davie; 14 Geo. Noble; 15 Geo. Fowles; 16 Ted Davidson; 17 Orr and Robinson; 18 Sibbald, Wilson and Brewster; 19, 20 Moffatt and Marr; 21, 22 Wheeler, Brett and Collison; 23 Bill Ritchie and Geo. Fear; 24, 25 Fowles and Davidson; 26 Benj. Holbrow; 27 Ghost River Brady; 28 James McRavey; 29 Harrison and Johnston; 30 Frank Beattie; 31, 32 David Galletly; 33 Mr. Wheeler, Lieut. Gov. Brett; 34 Lieut. Gov. Brett; 35 Tom Dunsmore; 36 Barnett and Spencer; 37 Fred Adams; 38 Howard Sibbald; 39 White boys - skiing; 40 John McCormack; 41 Connaughts at Banff Depot, 1912; 42 Doe Gibson; 43 Prince of Wales at Banff, 1923; 44 C. W. Moffat; 45, 46 Mr. and Mrs. Bengough - cartoonist; 47 Louis Mumford [Lewis?]; 48 H. R. H. Prince of Wales, 1923; 49 Freckles, Stuart Curran; 50, 51 Dave McDougall, Andrew Sibbald; 52 Bros. Wm. Ward and Wm. Furnell; 53 Tom Dunsmore and bear; 54 Sid Urwin; 55 Vick near Castle; 56 Joe Boyce - wood chopping; 57 Joe Smith; 58 Group at Joe Smith's [Joe Smith, Peter Whyte and father Dave White at Smith's Cabin near Castle Mountain]; 59, 60 Geo. Wilson; 61, 62 Kwong-Chung-Yuen family, Elks picnic, 1922; 63, 64 Howard Sibbald; 65 to 68 Premier Greenfield; 69, 70 Baron Byng (Gov. Gen.); 71, 72 B. W. Collison, J. L. Gibson, Banff Elks picnic, 1922; 73 to 75 Insp. Ryan, R.C.M.P. [Denis Ryan]; 76 Joe Hill; 77 Geo. Ham, Jas. Brewster, Bill Brewster; 78 Frank Sibbald, 1923; 79 Ben Marchmont, Cochrane; 80, 81 Carl Rungius, 1923; 82 Carl Rungius, 1923 - Cascade and Rundle settings; 83 Carl Rungius - Cascade and Rundle settings; 84 Carl Rungius and Colonel Moore, Aug.1928; 85, 86 Bill Potts; 87 N. K. Luxton, 1923; 88 John Thomson, Dunsmuir, Ashton; 89, 90 Andrew Sibbald, Banff, April 1924; 91, 92 N. K. Luxton, Banff Indian Days, 1924; 93 Lieut. Gov. Brett, Tom Wilson, John Murray Gibbon July 1924; 94 Ben Woodworth, Fred Pepper; 95, 96 Charlie Reid; 97 Jas. Brewster; 98 Walter Potts and Scotty Wright, 1925; 99, 100 Christie, Game Warden, 1925; 101 to 103 E. Whymper, standing, Sir James Hector, sitting; 104 Dr. James Hector from photo by Mrs. Schaffer; 105, 106 Sir Jas. Hector and Whymper at Field, BC; 107 Howard E. Sibbald, 1925; 108 to 110 Miss Keith, 1925; 111, 112 Archie Keith, 1925; 113 Len Leacock, guide; 114 Tom Wilson on wagon, 1925; 115, 116 Horner's under hose; 117 to 119 Mr. Supple, Aug.1925; 120 Tom Wilson, June 1926; 121, 122 Civil Engineers, USA at Banff Springs Hotel, Aug.1, 1926; 123 to 125 Frank J. Sharkey, Chicago Tribune, Aug.9, 1926; 126 Sharkey family at Lake Louise, Aug.1926; 127 British party at Banff Hotel, Sept.1926; 128, 129 Dr. McQueen of Edmonton, Sept.1926; 130 to 133 Premier Mackenzie King at Banff Springs Hotel, Sept. 1926 ; 134 to 138 Group of high school students on a hike round Mt. Norquay, Oct. 1926; 139 Dan at Abbots Pass 1927 [Dan McCowan at Abbot Pass]; 140, 141 Corporal Taylor, N.W.M.P., 1927; 142, 143 St. Johnston Football Team, Lake Louise, 1927; 144, 145 F. Astley, 1927. Built first Chateau Lake Louise; 146 Bill Oliver on water wagon, July 1928; 147 J. Brewster with Peter B. Kyne, July 1928; 148 Professor Fay, July 1928; 149 Colonel Fraser, Sept.1928; 150 Walter Wilcox, Fred Armbrister, trail ride, Aug.1929; 151 Tex Woods, Aug.1929; 152 Prof. Fay, Lake Louise, Aug.1930, best neg; 153 to 155 Prof. Fay, Lake Louise, 1930; 156 Jas. Brewster, 1930; 157, 158 Rudolf Aemmer, 1930; 159 to 161 Bill Hartley Glacier, 33; 162 A. O. Wheeler, 33; 163 Walter Phillips at work, Bow Summit, 1936; 164 to 167 Mrs. David McDougall, 37; 168 J. M. Gibbon, 37; 169, 170 Jack Frost, guide, 38; 171 Soole on bicycle, 39; 172 Good Old Soapy [Soapy Smith]; 173 Walter Nixon, flapjack artist; 174, 175 Bill Brewster