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Vaux family fonds

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Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of two or more series. Series I. Photography, 1893-1913, is processed. Series II. Textual records are processed and consist of six series. Photography series consists of twenty-four sub-series: A. to O. Travel 1893 to Travel 1907; P. to S. Travel 1909 to Travel 1913; T. Travel ge…

Date Range: [after 1855]

Reference Code: M107 / V653

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency; Textual record; Map; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 107; V 653

Sous-Fonds: M 107; V 653

Accession Number: 739, 1117, 1118, 1793, 2883, 3236, 3942, 4012, 7202, 7579 (unproc), 7792 (unproc)

Reference Code: M107 / V653

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency; Textual record; Map; Private record; Published record

Date Range: [after 1855]

Physical Description: 2924 photographs: 2632 negatives, 167 transparencies, 125 prints. -- 1 photograph album (50 prints). -- ca.2.7 m textual records

History / Biographical: The Vaux family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania were photographers, mountaineers and scientists. Mary M. Vaux, 1860-1940, George Vaux Jr., 1863-1927, and William S. Vaux Jr., 1872-1908, were the children of George Vaux (VIII) of Philadelphia. They were all involved in photography in the early 1880s and were members of the Photographic Society of Philadelphia. All three were taking photographs when the family made its first trip west in 1885. The first Vaux family photographs of the Canadian mountain west were made in 1887 during a summer trip along the Canadian Pacific Railway to Glacier House in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia in 1887.; The family made frequent visits to the Selkirk and Rocky Mountains over the next two decades to study the Illecillewaet and other glaciers, photograph, paint and climb. George's and Mary's photographic work centred on the mountain landscape, while William's concentrated upon the movement and physical features of glaciers. Due to the size of their large format cameras, the two brothers took most of the photographs during these trips and Mary was responsible for all of the printing. William Vaux died in 1908 and George did not return to the Canadian mountains after 1911; however, Mary Vaux Walcott returned to the region virtually every summer for over forty years. A detailed discussion of their activities is contained in "Legacy In Ice: The Vaux Family and the Canadian Alps," Whyte Foundation, Banff, 1983

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of two or more series. Series I. Photography, 1893-1913, is processed. Series II. Textual records are processed and consist of six series.; Photography series consists of twenty-four sub-series: A. to O. Travel 1893 to Travel 1907; P. to S. Travel 1909 to Travel 1913; T. Travel general, 1894?-1912?; U. Prints, 1899-1907; V. Lantern slides, 1900-1909; W. Photograph album, before 1907; X. Textual records, 1893-1910; Y. Damaged Negatives; Z. Mary Schaffer Negatives. Photographic negatives, arranged chronologically, are prominent in the series. Images pertain to landscape studies and scenic views of the Selkirk and Rocky Mountains, especially the Glacier, Yoho and Lake Louise areas; glaciers in the Selkirk and Rocky Mountains, especially Illecillewaet, Asulkan, Yoho and Bow Glaciers; mountain scenes and panorama views in the Selkirks and Rockies; Canadian Pacific Railway in the Selkirks and CPR hotels; Glacier and Field, B.C. and Banff, Alberta and areas; climbing and other mountain activities; United States and Canadian views on trips to the mountains. Negatives include both glass (962 items) and film negatives (1740 items). Textual records are exposure records, original negative envelopes and publications.; Textual series consists of six series: I. Trip Series, II. Correspondence Series, III. Publications Series, IV. George Vaux: Legal and Finance Management Series, V. Photographic Related Material, VI. Other Series (O.S.). Textual records pertain to glacier study, including research papers, maps and publications; William S. Vaux Jr. papers re travels, engineering and architecture, other; George Vaux Jr. writing and other papers; Mary Vaux correspondence and papers re writing and presentations; and other records, 1877, 1912-1913. Textual records also include family travel papers, 1881-1911; George Vaux, Jr. "Glacier" files; correspondence between George Vaux and the Schäffers, 1899-1926; papers of Dr. Charles Schäffer, Mary Schäffer and Schäffer estate, 1855-1927.

Name Access: Schaffer, Charles; Schaffer, Mary; Vaux, George; Vaux, Mary; Vaux, William

Subject Access: Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life

Access Restrictions: Some restriction/s on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline; series description; file description for Series I; electronic finding aid for Series I; selected modern reference prints; digital images in Images database and in Alberta InSight database

Related Material: Related by provenance to the Vaux family collection of photographs held by the Library Company of Philadelphia and the Vaux collection of correspondence, documents and graphics held by Special Collections of Haverford College Library, Haverford, Pennsylvania

Creator: Vaux, George; Vaux, Mary; Vaux, William

Category: Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Travel 1910-1911

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Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Date Range: 1910-1911

Reference Code: V653 / NA - 624 to 756

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M107/V653

Series: I. Photography

Sous-Fonds: V653

Reference Code: V653 / NA - 624 to 756

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: 1910-1911

Physical Description: 133 photographs : negatives; film; 4x5" and 6.5x8.5"

Access Restrictions: Access by appointment only

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: ITEM LIST OF NEGATIVES (V653/NA - 624 to 756) :; [Note: Repeat descriptions have been combined by the archivist]; 624-628 Bow Peak to Crowfoot Glacier -- 6/8/10 -- [#624 Pan 1?; #625 Pan 2; #626 Pan 3]; 629 Crowfoot Glacier -- 8/3/10; 630 Bow River -- 8/3/10; 631 Bow Valley -- 8/3/10 -- [Man packing horse]; 632 [Party climbing above ice cave on Yoho Glacier?] -- [1910?]; 633 Yoho Glacier -- 8/1910; 634 Group in Yoho Valley -- 8/1910; 635 Group at Turkey Camp, Yoho Valley -- 8/3/10; 636 Packing horses at Turkey Camp -- 8/4/10; 637 Looking back from Turkey Camp -- 8/3/10; 638 Troltinder & Mt. Balfour -- 8/1910; 639 Mt. Stephen Burgess Pass trail -- 8/7/10; 640-646 Asulkan Glacier -- 8/9/10; 647 Group of ladies -- 8/18/10; 648 A.O.W. & Col. Longstaff -- 8/18/10; 649 Colonel Longstaff -- 8/18/10; 650-651,656 Illecillewaet Glacier -- 8/18/10; 652 Moraine with best points Illecillewaet Glacier -- 8/19/10; 653,657-661 Illecillewaet Glacier -- 8/19/10; 654 Base for measuring ice below glacier -- 8/19/10; 655 Glacier (Plants] -- 8/18/10; 662 C.P.R. Station -- 1910; 663 [People waiting on platform of Laggan Station] -- [1910?]; 664 [Laggan Station] -- [1910?]; 665 [Tally-hos at Laggan Station] -- [1910?]; 666 [Carriages at Lake Louise Station] -- [ca. 1910]; 667 [Laggan Station] -- [1910?]; 668 [Mt. Temple from near Laggan Station] -- [1910?]; 669 [Woman on station platform at Laggan] -- [1910?]; 670 [People in carriage at Takakkaw Falls] -- [1910?]; 671-672 [Takakkaw Falls] -- [1910?]; 673-674 Lake Louise -- 1910; 675 [Lake Louise and Lake Louise Chalet from above] -- [1910?]; 676-677 Victoria Glacier -- 1910; 678 Ice arch Victoria Glacier -- 1910; 679 Mitre -- 1910; 680 Mt. Lefroy -- 1910; 681 [Consolation Valley?] -- [1910?]; 682 [Consolation Valley] -- [1910]; 683 Consolation Valley -- 1910; 684-685 Mt. Temple from Consolation Valley -- 8/1910; 686 Mt. Fay & Quadrant -- 1910 -- [Mt. Bident and Mt. Quadra]; 687 Mts. Fay and Bident -- 8/1910; 688-690 Consolation Valley -- 1910 -- [Views pertain to Mount Bident and Mount Quadra, and to Consolation Lake (690)]; 691 Mt. Quadra -- 8/1910; 692 Moraine Lake [packtrain party] -- 1910; 693 Rockies Moraine Lake Pan -- 1910; 694 Moraine Lake Pan 2 -- 1910; 695 Moraine Lake -- [1910]; 696 Moraine Lake -- 1910; 697 [Mt. Temple] -- [1910?]; 698 [Group of ACC members at Sherbrooke Lake ACC Camp] -- [1911]; 699 [ACC members eating under fly - Sherbrooke Lake ACC Camp] -- [1911]; 700 [Group of ACC members preparing to leave camp?] -- [1910?]; 701-704 [Group at ACC camp?] -- [1910?]; 705,707,709 [Group at Sherbrooke Lake ACC camp] -- [1911]; 706,708,710 [Group at ACC camp?] -- [1910?]; 711 [ACC camp?] -- [1910?]; 712 [Group at ACC camp?] -- [1910?]; 713 [Horses grazing] -- [1910?]; 714-715 [Horses at ACC camp?] -- [1910?]; 716-717 [ACC camp?] -- [1910?]; 718,720-722 [Unidentified mountains from ACC camp] -- [1910?]; 719 [Unidentified stream and mountains] -- [1910?]; 723 [George Vaux Jr. in front of Illecillewaet Glacier] -- [1911]; 724 [Illecillewaet Glacier?] -- [1910?]; 725 [Glacier House] -- [1910?]; 726 [Mount Sir Donald?] -- [1910]; 727 [Moraine] -- [1910?]; 728 Niles Peak and unidentified pass -- 8/1910; 729 [Horses in front of Castle Mtn.] -- [1910?]; 730 [Cows grazing at Vermilion Lakes] -- [1910?]; 731 [Spray River] -- [1910?]; 732 [Grouse] -- [1910?]; 733 [Packhorse on trail] -- [1910?]; 734 [Larch?] -- [1910?]; 735-744 [Unidentified] -- [1910?] -- [Mountain, lakes, rivers, streams, road, country scenes]; 745-747 Sicamous -- 1910; 748 Fraser River Canon -- 1910; 749 Thomson River Canon -- 1910; 750 Lake Superior 1 -- 1910; 751-753 Lake Superior -- 1910; 754-756 North Shore Lake Superior -- 1910

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Travel 1912

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Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Date Range: 1912, [1912?]

Reference Code: V653 / NA - 757 to 846

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: V107/V653

Series: I. Photography

Sous-Fonds: V653

Reference Code: V653 / NA - 757 to 846

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: 1912, [1912?]

Physical Description: 90 photographs : negatives; film, 4x5"

Access Restrictions: Access by appointment only

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: ITEM LIST OF NEGATIVES (V653/NA - 757 to 846) :; 757-759 Glacier -- 1912 --[Cow]; 760-768 Asulkan -- 1912 -- [Views include terminus of Asulkan Glacier (761); unidentified views (762-768)]; 769-772 Illecillewaet -- 1912 -- [Illecillewaet Glacier (770-772); pack horse (769)]; 773 Rockies [Banff Ave] -- [18941; 774-782, 783-846 Rockies -- 1904, [1912?] -- [Views thought to be 1912 pertain to Mount Rundle (774, 775); Bow River (774-777); Bow River boat house (776, 777); Mount Temple (778-782); Valley of the Ten Peaks (782); Lake Louise (784, 785); Mount Victoria? (784); Victoria Glacier (785); Takakkaw Falls (786-789); Twin Falls (790-793); Yoho Glacier (794); pack train, trip and camps (between 795 and 844); rockslide/s (800, 804, 807, 821, 822, 837); all other views are unidentified and pertain to people, dogs, railway line, mountains, glaciers, rivers, valleys, waterfalls, other]; 783 Rockies -- [Aug.24, 1904] -- [Mary M. Vaux and George Vaux Jr. with camera on Mount Fairview]; 809 Rockies -- [Aug.11, 1904] -- [People resting beside unidentified stream and waterfall]; 813 Rockies -- [1907] -- [George Vaux Sr., Mary J. Vaux, George Vaux Jr. on a handcar]; 814 Rockies -- [1912] -- William Vaux Jr., Mary J. Vaux & Mary M. Vaux sitting on a rockslide]; 838 Rockies -- [1907?] -- [Unidentified man, Mary J. Vaux and George Vaux Jr. near unidentified glacier]; 842 Rockies -- [Aug.9, 1904] -- [Camp in Upper Yoho Valley]; 843-844 Rockies. - [1912?]. - [Horses grazing]; 845-846 Rockies. - [1912?]. - [Man mining rock face]

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Travel 1913

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Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Date Range: [1913?]

Reference Code: V653 / NA - 847 to 889

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M107/V653

Series: I. Photography

Sous-Fonds: V653

Reference Code: V653 / NA - 847 to 889

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [1913?]

Physical Description: 43 photographs : negatives; film, 4x5"

Access Restrictions: Access by appointment only

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: ITEM LIST OF NEGATIVES (V653/NA - 847 to 889) :; 847 [Takakkaw Falls?] -- [1913?]; 848-851,853 [Unidentified scenes] -- [1913?]; 852 [Packtrain fording unidentified river at ACC Camp, Mt. Robson] -- [1913?]; 854 [Man on railroad tracks with Mount Robson in background at ACC Camp, Mt. Robson] -- [1913?]; 855 [Railway tracks] -- [1913?]; 856 [ACC Camp, Mt. Robson] -- (1913?]; 857-858 [Mount Robson] -- [1913?]; 859 [Fraser River near Mount Robson?] -- [1913?]; 860 [Mount Robson?] -- [1913?]; 861-862 [Terminus of Yoho Glacier?] -- [1913?]; 863 [Mt. Whitehorn and Kinney Lake - ACC Camp, Mt. Robson] -- [1913?]; 864-865 [Unidentified mountain] -- [1913?]; 866 [Mt. Whitehorn and Robson River] -- [1913?]; 867 [Mt. Whitehorn and Kinney Lake] -- [1913?]; 868 [Man on scree] -- [1913?]; 869-871, 873 [Unidentified scenes] -- [1913?]; 872 [Mt. Whitehorn and Kinney Lake] -- [1913?]; 874 [ACC Camp, Mt. Robson] -- [1913?]; 875-878 [Mount Robson] -- [1913?]; 879 [Valley of a Thousand Falls - ACC Camp, Mt. Robson] -- [1913?]; 880-881 [Kinney Lake?] -- [1913?]; 882-883 [People an horseback fording stream] -- [1913?]; 884 [Unidentified mountains and stream] -- [1913?]; 885 [Unidentified mountains and lake] -- [1913?]; 886 [Lady watching man pack horse] -- [1913?]; 887-889 [Mt. Robson?] -- [1913?]

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Travel

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Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Date Range: [1894?-1912?]

Reference Code: V653 / NA - 890 to 974, 1634 to 1660

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M107/V653

Series: I. Photography

Sous-Fonds: V653

Reference Code: V653 / NA - 890 to 974, 1634 to 1660

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [1894?-1912?]

Physical Description: 112 photographs : negatives; film, 4x5" and 6.5x8.5"

Access Restrictions: Access by appointment only

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: ITEM LIST OF 4x5" NEGATIVES (V653/NA - 890 to 974) :; [Note: Repeat descriptions have been combined by the archivist]; 890 Banff Iron Bridge crossing the Bow River -- [1894?]; 891-892 Falls of the Bow River from below (No.836,840); 893 [Fairholme Range and Bow Valley from Banff Springs Hotel]; 894 Banff, The Bow Valley showing CPR Hotel and Mount Rundel -- nd -- [Mount Rundle]; 895-896 Hotel as seen from road to station Banff -- [1894?] -- [Banff Springs Hotel]; 897 [Tunnel Mtn.]; 898 Banff, Mt. Rundel; 899 Banff, Coyote; 900-903 Banff, Prairie wolf; 904 [Mt. Temple]; 905-906 Glacier Peak Laggan view from tail to Lake Agnes; 907 Looking down the valley from brink of Lake Agnes, Laggan; 908 [Man sitting on large rock on Victoria Glacier?]; 909 [The Mitre]; 910 [Mt. Lefroy and the Mitre]; 911 "The Great Divide" near Banff; 912 [Natural Bridge on Kicking Horse River]; 913 [Kicking Horse River]; 914 Large Engine at Field No. 315 (No.63-64); 915 Mountains surrounding the upper Kicking Horse Pass from Hector; 916 Mount Vaux (No.83); 917-920 Assiniboine -- [1907] -- [Includes stream from rock wall, unidentified lake, and camp scenes]; 921 [Unidentified camp scene] -- [1905?]; 922-924 Jeff the mountain climber at the Glacier House; 925 CPR bridge across the Saskatchewan River Junt. W of Medicine Hat; 926 [Teepees from train?]; 927 [Men with catch of fish and men in boat]; 928 [Unidentified] -- [Includes mountains, glacier, waterfall/s].; 933 [Alpine Club of Canada camp]; 934 [Horses in front of Glacier House]; 935 [Man and horses fording river]; 936 [Man and horses]; 937 [Man in cow parsnips]; 938 [Man in cave]; 939 [Snowshed]; 940 [Rocks and stream]; 941 [Stream]; 942 [Avalanche shed and mountains]; 943-948 [Mountain scenic]; 949-963 [Unidentified] -- [Mountains, rivers, streams, lakes]; 964-965 On the upper Frazer River -- [Train near Fraser River]; 966 Tunnel on Columbia River; 967 The Post Office at Vancouver; 968-974 [Unidentified] -- [Includes houses, fort, buildings]; ITEM LIST OF 6.5x8.5" NEGATIVES (V653/NA - 1634 to 1660) :; 1634 [Man on serac]; 1635-1636 [Illecillewaet Glacier]; 1637 [Lake Louise in snow]; 1638 Lake Louise; 1639-1640 Panorama of Lake Louise; 1641 [Banff from Sulphur Mtn]; 1642 [Banff Springs Hotel from Sulphur Mtn]; 1643 [Unidentified mountain]; 1644 [Unidentified river valley]; 1645 [Unidentified mountains]; 1646 [Unidentified mountains and glaciers]; 1647 [Cougar Valley] -- [1906]; 1648 [Hungabee?]; 1649 [Landslide at Moraine Lake]; 1650 [Unidentified mountains]; 1651-1654 Panorama Moraine Lake from near head (No.13,14,15,16) -- 1903?; 1655 [Wildflowers]; 1656 [Unidentified plants]; 1657-1660 [Plants]