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

Algonquin Hotel, Digby Pines, Ascot and Le Baron Motels

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 45 negative photographs (b&w, colour) and 33 colour transparencies. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway hotels: Algonquin Hotel, St. Andrew's NB; Digby Pines Hotel, Digby NS; Ascot Hotel, Montreal QC(?); and Le Baron Hotel, Sherbrooke QC.

Date Range: 1964

Reference Code: V500 / I / A7 / 25

Description Level: 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Transparency

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: V500

Sub-Series: V500 / I / A : Photography : Negative and Transparencies

Accession Number: 7438

Reference Code: V500 / I / A7 / 25

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Transparency

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: 1964

Physical Description: 78 Photographs: negatives and transparencies; b&w and colour

Scope & Content: File consists of 45 negative photographs (b&w, colour) and 33 colour transparencies. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway hotels: Algonquin Hotel, St. Andrew's NB; Digby Pines Hotel, Digby NS; Ascot Hotel, Montreal QC(?); and Le Baron Hotel, Sherbrooke QC.

Notes: Some of photographs are duplicates. Negatives and transparencies stored in separate file boxes.

Subject Access: Canadian Pacific Railway; Hotel; Travel

Geographic Access: Canada; New Brunswick; Nova Scotia; Quebec

Reproduction Restrictions: Reference use only; no reproduction

Language: English

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Wardle Family Negatives

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Part Of: Dorothy Wardle fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 13 black and white negatives, 16 x 9 cm or smaller. File pertains the Wardle family's travels and trail rides with various friends and family members. File documents James Wardle posing in front of the Simpson Monument during the Waterton Ride (1929), the Wardles and friends posing…

Date Range: 1929-1949; 1929-1930; 1933; 1938; 1945; 1949

Reference Code: V75 / I / NA - 1 to 13

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Negative; Private record

Part Of: Dorothy Wardle fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M521 / V75

Series: V75 / I : Wardle Family, c.1912-1971

Sous-Fonds: V75

Accession Number: 7504

Reference Code: V75 / I / NA - 1 to 13

GMD: Negative; Private record

Date Range: 1929-1949; 1929-1930; 1933; 1938; 1945; 1949

Physical Description: 13 photographs : b&w negatives ; 16 x 9 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 13 black and white negatives, 16 x 9 cm or smaller. File pertains the Wardle family's travels and trail rides with various friends and family members. File documents James Wardle posing in front of the Simpson Monument during the Waterton Ride (1929), the Wardles and friends posing in front of a car during their Big Bend motor trip (1930), travels with Carl Rungius, James and Dorothy Wardle at the Yoho Valley Camp over Burgess Pass to Field (1938), and an undated photograph of Leette Wardle.

Notes: Original envelopes are located with corresponding prints (see related material).

Name Access: Wardle, Dorothy; Wardle, James M.; Rungius, Carl

Subject Access: Travel; Family and personal life; Horseback riding

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Field; Lake O'Hara; Canada; Ottawa; Ontario

Language: English

Conservation: V75 / I / NA - 4 to 9 : curling and some damage to one of the negatives.

Related Material: V75 / I / PA - 117 to 118; V75 / I / PA - 180 to 185; V75 / I / PA - 189 to 192; V75 / I / PA - 160 to 163; V75 / I / PA - 1 to 109

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Luxton family holiday card templates and photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of templates, text samples, printed images and final copies of Christmas and holiday cards created for Norman, Georgina and Eleanor Luxton. Includes 9 b&w photographs (n.d., no title) of an unnamed individual dogsledding near the Banff Springs Hotel, as well as images of unidentified …

Date Range: [1901-1920]; [1930-1940]

Reference Code: LUX / III / A1 / 24 and LUX / III / A1 / NA - 1 to 3

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Negative; Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / A : Norman Luxton family

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

Sub-Series: LUX / III / A1 : Correspondence

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / A1 / 24 and LUX / III / A1 / NA - 1 to 3

GMD: Textual record; Negative; Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [1901-1920]; [1930-1940]

Physical Description: 2.5 cm of textual records -- 12 photographs (9 prints : b&w ; 15.5 x 20 cm or smaller -- 3 negatives : b&w negatives ; 18.5 x 13.5 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of templates, text samples, printed images and final copies of Christmas and holiday cards created for Norman, Georgina and Eleanor Luxton. Includes 9 b&w photographs (n.d., no title) of an unnamed individual dogsledding near the Banff Springs Hotel, as well as images of unidentified Indigenous people [possibly Stoney Nakoda], skiing, and winter views of Banff and the surrounding area. File also includes three b&w negative photographs depicting holiday greeting card designs for Norman and Georgina Luxton, and Eleanor Luxton.

Notes: Negative photographs are duplicates of some paper printed images included in file LUX / III / A1 / 24.; Negatives have been stored in separate file folder from prints an textual records, in a negative envelope; items are currently stored together in same box to maintain context, but negatives may be moved to downstairs storage in the future

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Georgina; Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Christmas; Banff Springs Hotel; Family and personal life; Family; Communications; Correspondence; Indigenous Peoples; Winter; Winter sports

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

Language: English

Conservation: Photographs are primarily printed on paper or matboard (with exception of three glossy prints). Textual and photograph items in this file have been stored together to maintain original context and due to good physical condition.

Category: Communications; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff Indian Days

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 24 b&w negative photographs pertaining to Banff Indian Days celebrations in Banff [n.d.]. Includes images of decorated teepees on display in Banff, unidentified Indigenous people on horseback, and a musical performance.

Date Range: [1930-1950]

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / NA - 1 to 24

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

30 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / E : Travel and home records

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / NA - 1 to 24

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [1930-1950]

Physical Description: 24 photographs : b&w negatives ; 6.5 x 4 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 24 b&w negative photographs pertaining to Banff Indian Days celebrations in Banff [n.d.]. Includes images of decorated teepees on display in Banff, unidentified Indigenous people on horseback, and a musical performance.

Notes: Negatives in file are accompanied by three original photograph order receipts and envelopes from George Noble's photography company in Banff; Date range is estimate provided by Processing Archivist

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; Community events; Events; Horses; Horseback riding; Indigenous Peoples; Cultural pluralism; Public events; Teepees; Performance; Music

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Language: English

Category: Cultural pluralism; Indigenous Peoples

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Travel and mountain views

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 53 b&w negative photographs pertaining to a trip to Vancouver[?] with Eleanor Luxton and an unidentified woman, and numerous scenic views of mountains and cabins [n.d., locations unknown].

Date Range: [1925-1940]

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / NA - 25 to 77

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / E : Travel and home records

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / NA - 25 to 77

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [1925-1940]

Physical Description: 53 photographs : b&w negatives ; 4.5 x 4 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 53 b&w negative photographs pertaining to a trip to Vancouver[?] with Eleanor Luxton and an unidentified woman, and numerous scenic views of mountains and cabins [n.d., locations unknown].

Notes: Original envelope for items LUX/II/E/NA-40 to 53 has small piece of paper attached with handwritten notes pertaining to school classes and assignment deadlines [possibly written by Eleanor Luxton].; Date range provided is estimate by Processing Archivist

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Travel; Tourism; Mountains; Family and personal life; Landscapes; Cabins

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Vancouver; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Language: English

Conservation: Items have been stored in negative sleeves

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Collected research - reference photographs

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Part Of: Chic Scott fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of reference photographs collected by Chic Scott for use in various publications. Photographs were retrieved from various individuals, and institutions including Whistler Archives and the Whyte Museum. Content pertains to mountaineering, skiing, individual portraits, views of the Cana…

Date Range: [1930 - 1990]

Reference Code: V40 / XIV / A

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

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

Part Of: Chic Scott fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M57; S47; V40

Series: V40 / XIV : Chic Scott Personal

Sous-Fonds: V40

Sub-Series: V40 / XIV / A : Research materials

Accession Number: 8110

Reference Code: V40 / XIV / A

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

Date Range: [1930 - 1990]

Physical Description: ca.230 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 25.5 x 20 cm or smaller -- 4 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm -- 42 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35 mm -- 0.5 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of reference photographs collected by Chic Scott for use in various publications. Photographs were retrieved from various individuals, and institutions including Whistler Archives and the Whyte Museum. Content pertains to mountaineering, skiing, individual portraits, views of the Canadian Rockies, and related subjects.

Notes: Sub-series contains mostly photograph prints; Some items are annotated; Materials, including accompanying textual notes, have been kept in original order to preserve context

Name Access: Harmon, Lloyd; Engler, Bruno; Liske, Neil; Morris, Michael; Hanna, Vance; Fuhrer, Hans; Jones, Ken

Subject Access: Research; Mountains; Mountaineering; Environment; Photography; Skiing; Sports; Recreation

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; Kananaskis; British Columbia; Whistler; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Access Restrictions: Reference use only

Reproduction Restrictions: Reference use only - copyright remains with original owners/creators

Language: English

Category: Environment; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff trading post

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 12 negative photographs (and 4 copy negative duplicates) depicting mounted taxidermy heads in the Banff Trading Post, a grizzly bear's hide hung on the exterior of a wooden building, and portaits. On the taxidermy negatives are number annotations in pen.

Date Range: [1920-1940]

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / NA - 171 to 182

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

12 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / E : Travel and home records

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / NA - 171 to 182

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [1920-1940]

Physical Description: 12 photographs : b&w negatives ; 12.5 x 18 cm or smaller -- 4 copy negatives

Scope & Content: File consists of 12 negative photographs (and 4 copy negative duplicates) depicting mounted taxidermy heads in the Banff Trading Post, a grizzly bear's hide hung on the exterior of a wooden building, and portaits. On the taxidermy negatives are number annotations in pen.

Notes: Copy negative duplicates have not been included in file numbering. NA-182 was not in envelope, the copy print was digitized.

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Louis

Subject Access: Businesses; Taxidermy; Animals

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Language: English

Conservation: Potentional yellowing of the film base (2023-06-09)

Category: Commerce and industry

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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David Hardisty D.H. Ranch Wedding

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 7 negative film strips with 37 images pertaining to David Hardisty McDougall and his wife Annie's 50th wedding anniversary party in 1958, which was held at their ranch near Cochrane, Alberta. Named individuals in photographs include Fred Graham, Norman Luxton, David Hardisty McDou…

Date Range: [1945-1949]; [1958?]

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / NA - 201 to 207

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Film; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / E : Travel and home records

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / NA - 201 to 207

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Film; Photograph print

Date Range: [1945-1949]; [1958?]

Physical Description: 37 photographs : b&w negative film ; 18 mm -- 2 photographs : b&w prints (copy negatives) ; 16 x 11 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 7 negative film strips with 37 images pertaining to David Hardisty McDougall and his wife Annie's 50th wedding anniversary party in 1958, which was held at their ranch near Cochrane, Alberta. Named individuals in photographs include Fred Graham, Norman Luxton, David Hardisty McDougall, Annie (Hall) McDougall, May (McDougall) Ross, Georgina (McDougall) Luxton, and Jean (McDougall) Graham.

Notes: Photographs in file accompanied by copy negative sheet

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Georgina; Graham, Fred; Graham, Jean; Ross, May; McDougall, Annie McKenzie (Hall); McDougall, David Hardisty

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Events; Weddings; Anniversary; Ranches; Homestead

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Cochrane

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Related Material: LUX / II / E / PA - 948 to 949

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title retrieved from previous temporary label

Processing Status: Processed

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Indian Days parade

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one glass negative photograph pertaining to a Banff Indian Days parade [ca.1920-1940]. Photograph depicts a procession of several unidentified Stoney Nakoda people on horseback.

Date Range: [ca.1920-1940]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3a / NG - 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Personal and Professional

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D3 : Organizations

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3a / NG - 1

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [ca.1920-1940]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of one glass negative photograph pertaining to a Banff Indian Days parade [ca.1920-1940]. Photograph depicts a procession of several unidentified Stoney Nakoda people on horseback.

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; Parades; Events; Community events; Cultural pluralism; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Access Restrictions: Fragile - restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Fragile - restrictions may apply

Language: N/A

Category: First nations; Indigenous Peoples

Title Source: Original title used

Processing Status: Processed

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Eleanor as child at Luxton home, Norman Luxton

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 6 negative photographs pertaining to Eleanor and Norman Luxton. Includes images of Eleanor as a baby and a young girl at the Luxton family home in Banff; a view of the Luxton family's backyard; and two images of Norman Luxton, ca.1950-1960.

Date Range: ca.1908; [ca.1915-1920]; [ca.1950-1960]

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / NA - 244 to 249

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / E : Travel and home records

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / NA - 244 to 249

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: ca.1908; [ca.1915-1920]; [ca.1950-1960]

Physical Description: 6 photographs : b&w negatives ; 15 x 9 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 6 negative photographs pertaining to Eleanor and Norman Luxton. Includes images of Eleanor as a baby and a young girl at the Luxton family home in Banff; a view of the Luxton family's backyard; and two images of Norman Luxton, ca.1950-1960.

Notes: Photographs LUX/II/E/NA-248 and 249 are accompanied in file by print duplicates and original photo envelopes

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Children; Home; Property; Portrait

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Travel and home records

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Series consists of scrapbooks, albums, photographs and textual records pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's domestic and international travels, and Eleanor's life in Banff. Includes records pertaining to Japan, Panama, Hawaii, and China; local events, including the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days and…

Date Range: [ca.1900] - 1992

Reference Code: LUX / II / E

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Textual record; Photograph; Print; Negative; Transparency

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / E : Travel and home records

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / E

GMD: Textual record; Photograph; Print; Negative; Transparency

Date Range: [ca.1900] - 1992

Physical Description: 27.5 cm of textual records (5 scrapbooks ; 0.5 cm newspaper clippings) -- 7 albums -- 1,345 photographs (1,083 b&w and col. prints ; 257 b&w and col. negatives ; 5 col. transparency slides)

Scope & Content: Series consists of scrapbooks, albums, photographs and textual records pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's domestic and international travels, and Eleanor's life in Banff. Includes records pertaining to Japan, Panama, Hawaii, and China; local events, including the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days and a celebration marking the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II; Canadian trips, including the Okanagan region, Seebe and Jasper National Park; and the Luxton family home in Banff.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Travel; Exploration; Home

Geographic Access: Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Alberta; British Columbia; Banff; Quebec; United States of America; Panama; Japan; China

Language: English

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Copper negative printing plates

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Part Of: Caroline Hinman fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of copper negatives depicting scenes and portraits from Caroline Hinman's 1926 Algeria and Northern Africa trip and various Canadian Rockies trips. All negatives are etched on rectangular copper plates and fixed to wooden blocks.

Date Range: 1913-1958

Reference Code: V282 / III / C / NC - 01 to NA - 16

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Negative; Negative printing plate

Part Of: Caroline Hinman fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M236 / V282

Series: V282 / III: Photography

Sous-Fonds: V282

Sub-Series: V282 / III / C: negatives

Accession Number: 7202

Reference Code: V282 / III / C / NC - 01 to NA - 16

GMD: Negative; Negative printing plate

Date Range: 1913-1958

Physical Description: 16 photographs : half-tone plates ; 9.7 x 2.5 x 2.3 cm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of copper negatives depicting scenes and portraits from Caroline Hinman's 1926 Algeria and Northern Africa trip and various Canadian Rockies trips. All negatives are etched on rectangular copper plates and fixed to wooden blocks.

Subject Access: Desert; Fishing; Horses; Horse packing; International travel; Mountains; Outfitters; Outfitters, trail guides and packers; Scenery; Travel; Travel and Exploration

Geographic Access: Algeria; Banff National Park; Africa; Canada

Language: NA

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Metal engraving plates

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to four copper engraved negative printing plates and one metal engraved map, all mounted on wooden blocks. The copper printing plates depict various unidentified people hiking and climbing, mountains, and camps with mountain peaks in the background - the engraved map shows the Lynx Cr…

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1950]

Reference Code: V14 / AC 104 / NC - 01 to NC - 05

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Negative; Negative printing plate

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M200 / S6 / V14

Sous-Fonds: V14

Accession Number: AC104

Reference Code: V14 / AC 104 / NC - 01 to NC - 05

GMD: Negative; Negative printing plate

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1950]

Physical Description: 5 photograph : b&w printing plates ; 15.8 x 11.7 x 2.8 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File pertains to four copper engraved negative printing plates and one metal engraved map, all mounted on wooden blocks. The copper printing plates depict various unidentified people hiking and climbing, mountains, and camps with mountain peaks in the background - the engraved map shows the Lynx Creek Valley near Mt. Alberta.

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

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Metal engraving plates

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to two copper engraved negative printing plates mounted on wooden blocks. One printing plate is made up of attached three images depicting an unidentifed person with their back to the camera looking at a glacier, an open valley and river with mountains in the distance, and a number of…

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1950]

Reference Code: V14 / AC 98 / NC - 01 to NC - 02

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Negative; Negative printing plate

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M200 / S6 / V14

Sous-Fonds: V14

Accession Number: AC98

Reference Code: V14 / AC 98 / NC - 01 to NC - 02

GMD: Negative; Negative printing plate

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1950]

Physical Description: 2 photograph : b&w printing plates ; 16.1 x 23.8 x 2.3 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File pertains to two copper engraved negative printing plates mounted on wooden blocks. One printing plate is made up of attached three images depicting an unidentifed person with their back to the camera looking at a glacier, an open valley and river with mountains in the distance, and a number of pack horses and unidentified people standing beside a river with mountains in the background. The other plate has two attached images depicting a close up of an unidentified person climbing [taken from below], and a man [possibly Conrad Kain] standing beside a tent with mountains in the background.

Subject Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Camps; Climbing; Glaciers; Hiking; Horses; Mountains; Mountaineering; Mountaineers

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Negatives

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Part Of: John Murray Gibbon fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 3 negatives, 1 of scouts posing for a portrait, a coat of arms, and a copy negative of a sheet of music titled "Song of the Columbia River"

Date Range: ca. 1900 - 1952

Reference Code: V226 / NA - 1 to NA - 3

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Negative; Negative, copy

Part Of: John Murray Gibbon fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M454 / V226

Sous-Fonds: V226

Accession Number: 524, 3574, 3604

Reference Code: V226 / NA - 1 to NA - 3

GMD: Negative; Negative, copy

Date Range: ca. 1900 - 1952

Physical Description: 3 photographs : b&w negatives ; 20.32 x 25.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 3 negatives, 1 of scouts posing for a portrait, a coat of arms, and a copy negative of a sheet of music titled "Song of the Columbia River"

Name Access: Gibbon, John Murray

Geographic Access: Canada

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Trading Post photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of black and white negatives depicting Indian Trading Post activities and contents such as buffalo and bighorn sheep taxidermy, moose antlers, wolf pelt, figurine tableaus, Indigenous art, and the merman and portraits of Norman Luxton, Bill Round Sr. and Luxton's dogs. The buffalo tax…

Date Range: 1903; 1940; 1936; 1920; [ca. 1930-1949]

Reference Code: LUX / I / C4 / 30 / NA - 1 to NA - 50

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

52 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / C : Business, Legal and Financial

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / C4 : Topical files

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / C4 / 30 / NA - 1 to NA - 50

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: 1903; 1940; 1936; 1920; [ca. 1930-1949]

Physical Description: 50 photographs : b&w negatives ; 17.5 x 12.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of black and white negatives depicting Indian Trading Post activities and contents such as buffalo and bighorn sheep taxidermy, moose antlers, wolf pelt, figurine tableaus, Indigenous art, and the merman and portraits of Norman Luxton, Bill Round Sr. and Luxton's dogs. The buffalo taxidermy includes an annotated envelope from the Sanitarium Hotel addressed to George Paris. The wolf pelt is annotated as from July 1920 and measures 7'4".

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Round, William E. (Bill), Sr.

Subject Access: Animals; Businesses; Taxidermy; Sanitarium Hotel; Regalia

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Buffalo Nations Musum and Banff Indian Days photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 30 b&w negative photographs pertaining to Buffalo Nations Museum and Banff Indian Days celebrations in Banff. Includes images of events, including parades, and wildlife including a black bear. Some images show Eleanor [?] on a gurney alongside an ambulance.

Date Range: 1927; [1950-1959]

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / NA - 258 to NA - 287

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

30 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / E : Travel and home records

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / NA - 258 to NA - 287

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: 1927; [1950-1959]

Physical Description: 30 photographs : b&w negatives ; 6.5 x 6.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 30 b&w negative photographs pertaining to Buffalo Nations Museum and Banff Indian Days celebrations in Banff. Includes images of events, including parades, and wildlife including a black bear. Some images show Eleanor [?] on a gurney alongside an ambulance.

Notes: Photograph prints are included in Eleanor Luxton's Banff album, LUX / II / E / PD / 1

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; Community events; Events; Horses; Horseback riding; Indigenous Peoples; Cultural pluralism; Public events; Teepees; Performance; Music

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Category: Indigenous Peoples

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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Negatives

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Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 481 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to Riggall pack trains and camps, the building of Cottonwood Canyon homes, Parkview school, Kay Russell (nee Riggall) and Doris "Babe" Burton as children and teens, homestead building, Gloyne's oil camp, Kootenay Brown, Dora cooking in camp,…

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Reference Code: V26 / IX / A / NA (A1 to A59)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

11 images

Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M376 / V26

Series: IX. Riggall Negatives Scanned and Described

Sous-Fonds: V26

Accession Number: 7102

Reference Code: V26 / IX / A / NA (A1 to A59)

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Physical Description: 481 photographs : b&w negatives

Scope & Content: File consists of 481 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to Riggall pack trains and camps, the building of Cottonwood Canyon homes, Parkview school, Kay Russell (nee Riggall) and Doris "Babe" Burton as children and teens, homestead building, Gloyne's oil camp, Kootenay Brown, Dora cooking in camp, Cyril Watmough, Dora's cows, Chris William hauling logs, Dick Russell, Dora in Pincher creek, Doris "Babe" Burton in Vancouver, Jenkins ranch corralls, Riggall's log house on number 6, Riggall's dogs, flood at Cottonwood creek, various Riggall homes and picnics, hunting, fishing, Jack Hazzard's hotel, and Dora hiking and working.

Name Access: Russell, Kay; Russell, Dick; Watmough, Cyril; Burton, Doris; William, Chris

Subject Access: Portrait; Landscapes; Hiking; Packing; Camping; Fishing; Animals; Recreation; Leisure; Homestead; Environment; Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Pincher Creek; British Columbia; Vancouver

Language: N/A

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Reference scans available: V26 / IX / A / PA (A1 to A59)

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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Negatives

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Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 425 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to Riggall packtrains and camps, bighorn sheep, hunting, hunting trophies, various landscapes, men posing with hunting trophies, portraits of the Cox family, portraits of Riggall cousins at Brooks, flowers (calipso orchid), Parkview school p…

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Reference Code: V26 / IX / B / NA (B1 to B45)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

5 images

Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M376 / V26

Series: IX. Riggall Negatives Scanned and Described

Sous-Fonds: V26

Accession Number: 7102

Reference Code: V26 / IX / B / NA (B1 to B45)

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Physical Description: 425 photographs : b&w negatives

Scope & Content: File consists of 425 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to Riggall packtrains and camps, bighorn sheep, hunting, hunting trophies, various landscapes, men posing with hunting trophies, portraits of the Cox family, portraits of Riggall cousins at Brooks, flowers (calipso orchid), Parkview school picture, Hawk's nest, well drilling, clients fishing, and Riggall's cars.

Subject Access: Packing; Pack trips; Hunting; Sports; Recreation; Portrait; Family and personal life; Animals; Bighorn Sheep; Environment and Nature; Fishing; Natural resources

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Brooks

Language: N/A

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Reference scans available: V26 / IX / B / PA (B1 to B45)

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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Negatives

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Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 437 b&w negative photographs pertaining to Riggall pack trains and camps, and day trips in the Beehive, Kintla Creek, Mount Lyall, Yarrow Creek, Cache Creek and other areas.

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Reference Code: V26 / IX / C / NA (C1 to C16)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

6 images

Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M376 / V26

Series: IX. Riggall Negatives Scanned and Described

Sous-Fonds: V26

Accession Number: 7102

Reference Code: V26 / IX / C / NA (C1 to C16)

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Physical Description: 437 photographs : b&w negatives

Scope & Content: File consists of 437 b&w negative photographs pertaining to Riggall pack trains and camps, and day trips in the Beehive, Kintla Creek, Mount Lyall, Yarrow Creek, Cache Creek and other areas.