Search Results - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Sampson's Map '08

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions38042

Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Scope & Content: Sampson Beaver's map, 1908

Date Range: 1908

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 53

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

1 image

Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: .

Series: II. Photography series

Sous-Fonds: .

Sub-Series: A. Lantern slides 1. Travels to Maligne Lake and Yellowhead area

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 53

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

Date Range: 1908

Physical Description: 1 transparency : lantern slide

Scope & Content: Sampson Beaver's map, 1908

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; First nations

Geographic Access: Alberta

Processing Status: Processed

Images

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Mrs. Gussie Abraham and unidentified child

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions38040

Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Scope & Content: Mrs. Gussie Abraham and unidentified child [also known as Mrs. Silas Abraham]

Date Range: 1907

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 51

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

1 image

Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M79 / V527

Series: II. Photography series

Sous-Fonds: V527

Sub-Series: A. Lantern slides 1. Travels to Maligne Lake and Yellowhead area

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 51

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

Parallel Title: The Indian Madonna

Date Range: 1907

Physical Description: 1 transparency : lantern slide

Scope & Content: Mrs. Gussie Abraham and unidentified child [also known as Mrs. Silas Abraham]

Subject Access: Family and personal life; First nations

Geographic Access: Alberta

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

Images

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Annotated copy of Alpine Flora of the Canadian Rockies

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57633

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: File consists of one copy of the book "Alpine Flora of the Canadian Rockies" (1907) with a note written on the first page from the illustrator Mary Schaffer to Molly (Wright) Adams in December 1907.

Date Range: 1907

Reference Code: M8 / accn. 2023.63

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Published record

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M8; V8; S8

Sous-Fonds: M8

Accession Number: 2023.63

Reference Code: M8 / accn. 2023.63

GMD: Published record

Date Range: 1907

Physical Description: 1 volume

Scope & Content: File consists of one copy of the book "Alpine Flora of the Canadian Rockies" (1907) with a note written on the first page from the illustrator Mary Schaffer to Molly (Wright) Adams in December 1907.

Name Access: Warren, Mary Schaffer; Schaffer, Mary; Wright, Mary; Adams, Molly

Subject Access: Artist; Art; Flowers; Plants; Mountains; Publication; Environment

Geographic Access: Canadian Rocky Mountains

Language: English

Category: Environment

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Paradise Valley ACC Camp

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions15024

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to the Alpine Club of Canada camp at Paradise Valley

Date Range: 1907

Reference Code: V48 / I / A / NA - 260 to 280

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Film; Negative; Transparency

21 images

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V48

Series: I.A. Negatives : Film

Sous-Fonds: V48

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V48 / I / A / NA - 260 to 280

GMD: Film; Negative; Transparency

Date Range: 1907

Physical Description: 22 photographs : negatives, film

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to the Alpine Club of Canada camp at Paradise Valley

Notes: Identifications provided by Barnes family and Archives LIST OF NEGATIVES :; 260 Group of people at Paradise Valley ACC camp; 261 to 263 Paradise Valley ACC camp; 264 Horses at Paradise Valley ACC camp; 265 Participants cooking at campfire; 266, 267 A. O. Wheeler addressing group of climbers; 268 Swiss Guides, Edward Feuz Jr. and Gottfried Feuz; 269 to 278 Group of climbers ascending Mount Aberdeen, July 10, 1907; 279 Giant Steps; 280 Elliott Barnes Jr. and Lois Barnes on summit

Name Access: Barnes, Elliott; Alpine Club of Canada; Wheeler, A. O. (Arthur Oliver)

Subject Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Camps; Club; Glaciers; Mountains; Mountaineering

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

Access Restrictions: Access by appointment only

Language: NA

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

Images

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Alaska Trip

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions15025

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Scope & Content: File consists mainly of views at sea on the way north to Alaska.

Date Range: 1907

Reference Code: V48 / I / A / NA - 281 to 313

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Film; Negative; Transparency

33 images

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V48

Series: I.A. Negatives : Film

Sous-Fonds: V48

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V48 / I / A / NA - 281 to 313

GMD: Film; Negative; Transparency

Date Range: 1907

Physical Description: 33 photographs : negatives, film

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File consists mainly of views at sea on the way north to Alaska.

Notes: Identifications provided by Archives LIST OF NEGATIVES :; 281 Steamer; 282, 283 Captain on deck of ship; 284 Seagull on mast; 285 to 288 Rock island at seacoast; 289 to 292 Coastal shoreline; 293 Porpoise; 294 Gulls; 295 Abandoned hulk; 296 Town on inlet; 297, 298 Sailing schooner; 299 Sailing schooner in dock; 300 Ship in bay; 301 View of [Seward?]; 302, 303 People being lowered in lifeboat; 304 Passengers embarking on ship; 305, 306 Husky dog on Seward street; 307 Native woman selling handicrafts; 308 Man and woman on dog sled; 309 to 311 Woman with dog team and sled; 312, 313 Hunters with bear hides

Name Access: Barnes, Elliott

Subject Access: Activities; Boats; Boating; Bears; Dogs; Dogsledding; Hunting; Furs; Sailboats; Seascapes; Steamers

Geographic Access: Pacific Ocean; Alaska; British Columbia; Canada; United States of America

Access Restrictions: Access by appointment only

Language: NA

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

Images

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Bear Hunting Trip

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions15023

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to a bear hunting trip on the Columbia River, B. C.

Date Range: 1906

Reference Code: V48 / I / A / NA - 235 to 259

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Film; Negative; Transparency

25 images

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V48

Series: I.A. Negatives : Film

Sous-Fonds: V48

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V48 / I / A / NA - 235 to 259

GMD: Film; Negative; Transparency

Date Range: 1906

Physical Description: 25 photographs : negatives, film

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to a bear hunting trip on the Columbia River, B. C.

Notes: Identifications provided by Barnes family and Archives LIST OF NEGATIVES :; 235 Man looking at Columbia River during spring bear hunt; 236, 237 Men lining boat on river; 238 to 240 Men portaging boat; 241 Boating on unidentified lake; 242 Man launching boat on unidentified lake; 243 Men in boats on Columbia River; 244 Rapids on Columbia River; 245 River scene; 246 Rapids on Columbia River; 247 Men in boats on Columbia River; 248 Men loading boats; 249 Men launching boat; 250 Man lining boat through rapids; 251 Lake; 252 Rapids on the Columbia River; 253 Man in canoe on Columbia River; 254 Men unloading boat on Columbia River; 255 Emerson Hough posing with bear skin; 256 to 259 Elliott Barnes with bear skins; 259 Hunter fording river

Name Access: Barnes, Elliott

Subject Access: Bear; Boats; Hunting; Mountains; River

Geographic Access: Columbia River; Revelstoke; British Columbia; Canada

Access Restrictions: Access by appointment only

Language: NA

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

Images

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Gladys Campbell McKillop Lantern Slide

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions16347

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: Series consists of 1 lantern slide by Mary Schaffer of Gladys Campbell McKillop with Walter Wilcox's dog at Lake Louise.

Date Range: 1905

Reference Code: V8 / 3548 / PS - 1

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

1 image

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: V8

Series: V8

Sous-Fonds: M8 / V8 / S8

Accession Number: 3548

Reference Code: V8 / 3548 / PS - 1

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

Date Range: 1905

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w slide ; 10 x 8.2 cm

History / Biographical: Gladys Campbell McKillop (1899-1985) was the daughter of Robert E. Campbell, a prominent guide and outfitter in the Lake Louise area starting in 1897. As a child, Gladys would have spent a lot of time around the Lake Louise Chalet, where her father's outfit was based, and its surrounding area. She was married to Donald D. McKillop (1899-1975) and the couple share a grave in Banff's old cemetary.

Scope & Content: Series consists of 1 lantern slide by Mary Schaffer of Gladys Campbell McKillop with Walter Wilcox's dog at Lake Louise.

Name Access: Glayds Campbell McKillop

Subject Access: Lantern slide; Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Lake Louise; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Creator: Warren, Mary S.

Biographical Source Notes: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113656736/gladys-henrietta-mckillop

Title Source: Title based on content of series

Processing Status: Processed

Images

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

1902 calendar, Sam Livingston

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55605

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one miniature monthly calendar distributed by Wendell MacLean Chemist and Druggist, Calgary. Calendar is attached to a poster with a lithographed colour image of prospector, trader and farmer Sam Livingston.

Date Range: 1902

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / 34 (oversize)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Calendar; Textual record; Published record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / D : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / 34 (oversize)

GMD: Calendar; Textual record; Published record

Date Range: 1902

Physical Description: 1 calendar : col. lithograph ; 27.5 x 36 cm

History / Biographical: Samuel Livingston (1831-1897) was born in Ireland, and immigrated to North America as a young man to participate in the California Gold Rush of 1849. Sam continued travelling and panning for gold around the northwestern United States and southern British Columbia area in the 1850s and 1860s. After marrying Jane Howse in 1865, Sam settled near Elbow River and established a buffalo skin trading business. Sam and Jane had 14 children together, including 8 sons and 6 daughters. In 1876, Sam and his family moved closer to Fort Calgary, where he worked with John Glenn and became one of the first farmers in the area. Sam was a founding director of the Calgary District Agricultural Society in 1884, as well as founding director of the Calgary branch of the Canadian North-West Territories Stock Association in 1886. Sam was also an early trustee for the Glenmore School in 1888.

Scope & Content: File consists of one miniature monthly calendar distributed by Wendell MacLean Chemist and Druggist, Calgary. Calendar is attached to a poster with a lithographed colour image of prospector, trader and farmer Sam Livingston.

Name Access: Livingston, Sam

Subject Access: Calendar; Advertising; Commerce and industry

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary

Language: English

Category: Commerce and industry

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

The Lady of the Lake

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54765

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one copy of the book "The Lady of the Lake" containing a [ca. 270-page] story written in prose with footnotes and illustrations. Item is signed on first page by May McDougall, dated 1898.

Date Range: 1898

Reference Code: LUX / III / C2 / 13

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / C : Extended family

Sous-Fonds: LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / II / C2 : McDougall and Ross families papers and photographs

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / C2 / 13

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Date Range: 1898

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records (1 volume ; 12 x 16.5 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one copy of the book "The Lady of the Lake" containing a [ca. 270-page] story written in prose with footnotes and illustrations. Item is signed on first page by May McDougall, dated 1898.

Material Details: Book is bound in beige cloth with red, orange green and pink floral design.

Name Access: McDougall, May

Subject Access: Publication; Poetry

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Morley

Access Restrictions: Handle with caution as contents may be fragile

Language: English

Conservation: Item stored in separate file folder from other archival materials

Category: Family and personal life; Arts

Title Source: Title used is original from item in file

Content Details: [Annotation on first page:] "Miss May McDougall Morley, Alberta May, 10/98."

Processing Status: Processed

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Unidentified Indigenous people in Medicine Hat

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions34107

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

Images

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Canadian Pacific Railway Lantern Slides

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions16400

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: Series consists of 14 lantern slides [ca.1900-ca.1925]. Slides are views along the Canadian Pacific Railway.

Date Range: [c. 1905]

Reference Code: V8 / 5486 / PS - 1 to PS - 14

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

14 images

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: M8 / V8 / S8

Series: Accession Number: 5486

Sous-Fonds: V8

Accession Number: 5486

Reference Code: V8 / 5486 / PS - 1 to PS - 14

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

Date Range: [c. 1905]

Physical Description: 14 photographs : b&w and col. slides ; 10.2 x 8.2 cm

History / Biographical: The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) was officially formed in Februray, 1881, to construct a railroad that would link the eastern provinces with British Columbia, a key component of the Canadian Confederation of 1867. Headed by William C. Van Horne as General Manager, the railroad arrived in the Canadian Rockies in 1883 and a siding was established just east of present-day Banff. When railroad workers discovered a natural hot spring on the south side of the Bow River, Van Horne ordered the construction of a hotel that would house visitors brought in by train to visit the springs. Construction of the Banff Springs Hotel finished in 1888 and joined a handful of CPR hotels throughout the Rocky and Selkirk Mountain ranges. The popularity of the hot springs and surrounding area led to the formation of a national park and to the town of Banff. After construction of the railway had completed, the CPR continued to survey and document the Rocky Mountains alongside federal agencies like the Department of the Interior and private outfitters. Utilizing coloured lantern slides the CPR was able to showcase the mountains as both tourist and settlement destinations. Magic lantern shows of these slides could be used for administrative purposes by the company to showcase land holdings and investments or in public shows as advertisements of the new railway.

Scope & Content: Series consists of 14 lantern slides [ca.1900-ca.1925]. Slides are views along the Canadian Pacific Railway.

Name Access: Canadian Pacific Railway

Subject Access: Lantern slide; Education; Tourism; Travel and Exploration; Trains

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: All slides were cleaned prior to scanning.

Creator: Canadian Pacific Railway

Biographical Source Notes: https://cpconnectingcanada.ca/#building-the-railway

Title Source: Title based on contents of series

Processing Status: Processed

Images

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Banff Lantern Slides

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions21760

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.