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Unidentified Indigenous people in Medicine Hat

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Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Scope & Content: Pertains to two unidentified Indigenous individuals posed in front of buildings in Medicine Hat

Date Range: 1894

Reference Code: V653 / PS - 7

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

1 image

Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M107 / V653

Series: I. Photography

Sous-Fonds: V653

Sub-Series: V. Lantern slides

Reference Code: V653 / PS - 7

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

Parallel Title: Indians at Medicine Hat 6/30/94

Date Range: 1894

Physical Description: 1 transparency : lantern slide

Scope & Content: Pertains to two unidentified Indigenous individuals posed in front of buildings in Medicine Hat

Notes: Made from negative WMCR-V653/NA-18

Subject Access: Indigenous Peoples; First Nations; Discovery and exploration

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Vaux family (Philadelphia USA)

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

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

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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Unnumbered lantern slides

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Part Of: Tom and Florence Lonsdale fonds

Scope & Content: Photographs are lantern slides used in presentations by Tom Lonsdale. Content pertains to mountain landscapes; roadways and roadside structures; wildlife and flowers; mountain recreation; Banff townsite, events and structures camps. Also includes CPR lantern slides, 50 items, pertaining to mounta…

Date Range: 1885-[ca.1920]

Reference Code: V368 / PS 2 - 1 to 535

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide

8 images

Part Of: Tom and Florence Lonsdale fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: V368

Series: II.B. Tom Lonsdale lantern slides

Sous-Fonds: V368

Reference Code: V368 / PS 2 - 1 to 535

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide

Date Range: 1885-[ca.1920]

Physical Description: 535 photographs : transparencies; glass

Scope & Content: Photographs are lantern slides used in presentations by Tom Lonsdale. Content pertains to mountain landscapes; roadways and roadside structures; wildlife and flowers; mountain recreation; Banff townsite, events and structures camps. Also includes CPR lantern slides, 50 items, pertaining to mountain landscape; mountaineering; trains; hotels and camps; flowers and wildlife; CPR hotels across Canada; ships

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: LIST OF LANTERN SLIDES - V368 / PS 2 :; 1 - 54 Mountains; 55 - 79 Glaciers; 80 - 118 Rivers and Falls; 119 - 175 Lakes; 176 - 213 Flowers, purple/blue/pink; 214 - 250 Flowers, white; 251 - 263 Flowers, yellow; 264 - 282 Birds; 283 - 303 Bears; 304 - 311 Small mammals; 312 - 318 Deer; 319 - 323 Elk; 324 - 328 Moose / antelope; 329 - 332 Buffalo; 333 - 337 Mountain sheep; 338 - 345 Mountain goats; 346 - 394 Roads, structures; 395 - 405 Indians; 406 - 416 Banff townsite; 417 - 422 Banff Winter Carnival; 423 - 437 Banff Springs Hotel and golf course; 438 - 442 Camps; 443 - 459 Mountaineering and hiking; 460 - 466 Outfitting; 467 - 472 Dogsledding; 473 - 476 Skiing; 477 - 526 C.P.R.; 527 - 535 Maps

Processing Status: Processed

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Skiing

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Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to ski jumping, Peter Whyte and skiers at Mount Assiniboine; also, snowshoers and snowshoe tracks

Date Range: [between ca.1885 and 1948]

Reference Code: V408 / PS 36

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide

2 images

Part Of: Dan and Mary McCowan fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V408

Series: I.C.2. Dan McCowan : Photography, lantern slides

Sous-Fonds: V408

Reference Code: V408 / PS 36

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide

Other Title Info: Former title: Skiing : [lantern slides, group 102]

Date Range: [between ca.1885 and 1948]

Physical Description: 13 photographs : transparencies

Scope & Content: File pertains to ski jumping, Peter Whyte and skiers at Mount Assiniboine; also, snowshoers and snowshoe tracks

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Photograph album

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Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Scope & Content: Album pertains to travels to Lake Louise, Field, Glacier House and expeditions from 1904-1908 seasons. Includes the following locations: Lake Louise, Field BC, Glacier House, Ross Peak, Badger Pass, Pipestone, Ptarmigan and Molar Pass, Nashan Valley, Wilcox Pass, Pinto summit, Mount Columbia, Mou…

Date Range: 1898-[1908]

Reference Code: V527 / PD - 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Album

3 images

Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V527

Series: II.B. Photographs: albums

Sous-Fonds: V527

Accession Number: 7731

Reference Code: V527 / PD - 1

GMD: Photograph; Album

Responsibility: Photographers include Mary Schaffer, Elliott Barnes, [Henrietta] Tuzo, and possibly J. N. Collie. Album includes annotations by Mary Schaffer, as well as later annotations by unknown person

Date Range: 1898-[1908]

Physical Description: 1 photograph album (781 prints)

Scope & Content: Album pertains to travels to Lake Louise, Field, Glacier House and expeditions from 1904-1908 seasons. Includes the following locations: Lake Louise, Field BC, Glacier House, Ross Peak, Badger Pass, Pipestone, Ptarmigan and Molar Pass, Nashan Valley, Wilcox Pass, Pinto summit, Mount Columbia, Mount Athabasca, Nakimu Caves, Illecillewaet Glacier, Athabasca Glacier, Hornady Glacier, Peyto Glacier, Crowfoot Glacier, Elliott Barnes ranch, Jimmy Simpson cabins, Vermilion Lakes. People include: Stoney Indians, Beaver family, A. P. Coleman and party (on Wilcox Pass 1907), Jimmy Simpson, Swift family, Tom Wilson, Sid Unwin, Mollie Adams, Elliott Barnes and others. Also includes landscape views from J. N. Collie trips of 1889 and 1902; flora and fauna. It appears that several photographs were removed from the album, prior to donation.