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Southern Alberta research project

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of textual and visual materials pertaining to the history of Southern Alberta. Includes personal accounts, day books and diaries, genealogical research, records of livestock and other trade, and portrait and group photographs depicting early settlers of Southern Alberta. Materia…

Date Range: [ca.1845-1920]

Reference Code: LUX / II / C6

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Cabinet card; Diary; Organization record; Photograph; Postcard; Print; Private record; Published record; Scrapbook; Textual record; Tintype

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / C : Personal records

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

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / C6

GMD: Cabinet card; Diary; Organization record; Photograph; Postcard; Print; Private record; Published record; Scrapbook; Textual record; Tintype

Date Range: [ca.1845-1920]

Physical Description: 29 cm of textual records -- 29 photographs (28 b&w prints, 1 tintype) ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of textual and visual materials pertaining to the history of Southern Alberta. Includes personal accounts, day books and diaries, genealogical research, records of livestock and other trade, and portrait and group photographs depicting early settlers of Southern Alberta. Materials in sub-series believed to have been collected by Eleanor Luxton, possibly on behalf of the Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association or as part of Eleanor's personal research.

Subject Access: Activities; Agriculture; Animals; Buildings; Businesses; Community life; Commerce and industry; Communications; Correspondence; Environment; Family and personal life; Farmland; Finances; Genealogy; History; Homestead; Immigration and homesteading; Inventory; Land use; Land, settlement and immigration; Manufacturing; Municipal views; Oil; Postcards; Portrait; Property; Real estate business; Research; Settlement

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta

Reproduction Restrictions: Some restrictions may apply - fragile materials

Language: English

Category: Commerce and industry; Communications; Family and personal life; Environment; Land, settlement and immigration; Natural resources

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Processing Status: Processed

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Maude Woodworth postcard album, Banff Zoo, Lethbridge

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Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one album containing 35 black and white postcards and 1 colour postcard. Contents pertain to wildlife in the Rocky Mountains, including moose, bears, big horn sheep, buffalo, cougars, deer and elk, at least some of which were held in the Banff Zoo. File also contains images of Leth…

Date Range: [1909 - ca. 1920]

Reference Code: V324 / IV / A / PD - 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Postcard

Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M74 / V324

Series: V324 / IV : Family, friends and community records

Sous-Fonds: V324

Sub-Series: V324 / IV / A : 1886 - 1920

Accession Number: 2016.8581

Reference Code: V324 / IV / A / PD - 1

GMD: Album; Postcard

Responsibility: Many items produced by Byron Harmon

Date Range: [1909 - ca. 1920]

Physical Description: 1 album (36 photographs : b&w and col. ; 14 x 8.5 cm)

History / Biographical: The Banff Zoo operated as a tourist attraction from about 1905 until 1937, when it was shut down due to concerns about animal cruelty. While it was open, the Banff Zoo held monkeys, cougars, a polar bear named "Buddy" [acquired in 1907], two bear cubs from 1915 onwards, and various other wildlife.

Scope & Content: File consists of one album containing 35 black and white postcards and 1 colour postcard. Contents pertain to wildlife in the Rocky Mountains, including moose, bears, big horn sheep, buffalo, cougars, deer and elk, at least some of which were held in the Banff Zoo. File also contains images of Lethbridge [ca. 1909], Col. Cyril Childe [ca. 1920], Mt. Rundle, Niagara Canyon and other untitled views of the Canadian Rockies. One image depicting Lethbridge is dated 1909, stamped and annotated.

Notes: Most dates given are estimates provided by the Processing Archivist based on format and content of items; Numerous items appear to be missing; Inside cover of album reads: "Maud Woodworth from W.R. Lewis [?] ... 1909"

Name Access: Childe, Cyril; Harmon, Byron; Woodworth, Maude

Subject Access: Wildlife; Animals; Bear; Moose; Sheep; Buffalo; Cougar; Deer; Elk; Landscapes; Zoo; Banff Zoo; Tourism

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; Banff; Lethbridge; British Columbia; Niagara Canyon

Access Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Item must be kept in separate storage from other albums due to its cloth/leather cover material

Category: Family and personal life; Environment

Biographical Source Notes: http://banff.ca/index.aspx?NID=480

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Commercial postcards

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Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 20 commercial postcards, mostly produced by Byron Harmon, of Banff and the Canadian Rockies. Content pertains to winter sports (hockey, snowshoeing, skiing, curling, ski jumping, etc.), wildlife, the town of Banff and some locations in Eastern British Columbia. Some postcards are a…

Date Range: [ca. 1900 - ca. 1910]; 1912 - 1916; 1922

Reference Code: V324 / IV / E / PG - 1 to 20

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard

Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M74 / V324

Series: V324 / IV : Family, friends and community records

Sous-Fonds: V324

Sub-Series: V324 / IV / E : Maude Kidney Collection

Accession Number: 3109

Reference Code: V324 / IV / E / PG - 1 to 20

GMD: Postcard

Responsibility: Produced by Byron Harmon, V & Sons, Gowen Sutton Co. Ltd., Vancouver, George Noble, Novelty Mfg. Co. Ltd., Montreal

Date Range: [ca. 1900 - ca. 1910]; 1912 - 1916; 1922

Physical Description: 20 postcards : b&w and col. ; 14 x 9 cm and 13.5 x 8.5 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 20 commercial postcards, mostly produced by Byron Harmon, of Banff and the Canadian Rockies. Content pertains to winter sports (hockey, snowshoeing, skiing, curling, ski jumping, etc.), wildlife, the town of Banff and some locations in Eastern British Columbia. Some postcards are annotated with dates/brief details. One postcard dated 1913 contains letter addressed to Flora Woodworth from her cousin, Mary Woodworth, with stamp affixed [see "Full Text"].

Notes: Some dates are estimates provided by the Processing Archivist; Photographs in this file were accompanied by notes made shortly before or after accession in 1979 giving names/contextual information about photographs. Some notes are by Jim Deegan, 1987. Information has been transferred to the back of each photograph.

Name Access: Harmon, Byron; Noble, George

Subject Access: Travel; Tourism; Sports; Winter sports; Hockey; Snowshoes and snowshoeing; Mountain; Landscapes; Banff Winter Carnival; Animals; Bears; Hunting; Canadian Pacific Railway; Hotel; Ice sculpture; Horses; Ski jumping; Children

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; British Columbia; Field; Bow River; Glacier; Cascade Mountain

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Heavily annotated postcard with affixed stamp [item V324 / IV / E / PG - 12] has been placed in mylar to prevent ink transfer.

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure; Transportation; Family and personal life; Environment

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Collected materials, commercial postcards

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Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 41 commercial postcards, mostly produced in Banff by Byron Harmon. Content pertains to Banff and the Canadian Rockies; sports including snowshoeing, hiking, curling and boating; landscapes nd mountain views; multiple hotels in and near Banff [the Banff Springs Hotel, Chateau Lake L…

Date Range: [ca. 1905 - ca. 1910]; 1912; 1915; [ca. 1920]; [ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]; [ca. 1960]

Reference Code: V324 / VI / PG - 1 to 41

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard

Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M74 / V324

Series: V324 / VI : Collected materials

Sous-Fonds: V324

Accession Number: 2016.8581

Reference Code: V324 / VI / PG - 1 to 41

GMD: Postcard

Responsibility: Produced by Byron Harmon, Canadian Postcard Co. Ltd., Valentine - Black Co. Ltd, G & W Fear Photographers, Dexter Press Inc.

Date Range: [ca. 1905 - ca. 1910]; 1912; 1915; [ca. 1920]; [ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]; [ca. 1960]

Physical Description: 41 postcards : b&w and col. ; 10 x 14.5 cm and 9 x 14 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 41 commercial postcards, mostly produced in Banff by Byron Harmon. Content pertains to Banff and the Canadian Rockies; sports including snowshoeing, hiking, curling and boating; landscapes nd mountain views; multiple hotels in and near Banff [the Banff Springs Hotel, Chateau Lake Louise, Cascade Hotel and Mount Royal Hotel]; Banff's fish hatchery; hoodoo rock formations; animals at the Banff Zoo including bears and buffalo, and other local wildlife; the Cave and Basin; a military base camp in Petawawa, Ontario where Forest Kidney was stationed in World War I; and the Bank of Commerce building in Toronto.

Notes: Some dates are estimates provided by the Processing Archivist

Name Access: Harmon, Byron; Kidney, Forest H. (Pop)

Subject Access: Mountain; Hiking; Sports; Winter sports; Curling; Snowshoes and snowshoeing; Hotel; Banff Spring Hotel; Chateau Lake Louise; Cascade Hotel; Mount Royal Hotel; Swimming; Hot Springs; Landscapes; Boats; Geological formation; Animals; Buffalo; Bear; Train; Travel; World War I; Military

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Cave and Basin; Robson Glacier; Bankhead; Lake Louise; British Columbia; Field; Bow River; Castle Mountain; Mount Rundle; France; Arras; Ontario; Petawawa; Toronto

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: One item with adhesive stains on back has been placed in mylar to protect adjacent items

Category: Environment; Commerce and industry; Sports, recreation and leisure; Military; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Souvenir postcard album, Cuba

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one album of colorized commercial postcards and one postcard print. Content pertains to tourist attractions and communities within Havana and other rural regions of Cuba. Subjects include unidentified local families and individuals, crop harvesting [including bananas, pineapples an…

Date Range: [ca. 1900 - ca. 1905]; 1904; 1909; 1911

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PD - 3

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard; Photograph; Photograph print

98 images 1 Electronic Resource

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

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PD - 3

GMD: Postcard; Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Some items produced by Harris Bros. Co., and Curt Teich & Co.

Date Range: [ca. 1900 - ca. 1905]; 1904; 1909; 1911

Physical Description: 1 album (96 col. postcards ; 9 x 14 cm and 8 cm x 13.5 cm -- 1 print : b&w postcard ; 8 x 13 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one album of colorized commercial postcards and one postcard print. Content pertains to tourist attractions and communities within Havana and other rural regions of Cuba. Subjects include unidentified local families and individuals, crop harvesting [including bananas, pineapples and cane sugar], livestock, dockyard and wharf scenes, a street carnival and other community events in Havana, city views, Cuba's 1909 presidential inauguration, a mass burial site, cathedrals, landmarks, and botanical gardens. Most items not dated or annotated. Postcard print has personal message addressed to "David" [likely David McDougall] in 1909, and one postcard depicting mass burial site has personal message to David McDougall from Mr. Adam Mackenzie.

Notes: One postcard and b&w postcard print are annotated on back; Many items are duplicates of postcards in album LUX / II / E / PD - 4

Name Access: McDougall, David; Mackenzie, Adam

Subject Access: Tourism; Travel; Farmland; Animals; Churches; Memorial; Buildings; Businesses; Commerce; Community events; Horses; Transportation; Grave; Garden; Boats; Industry; Natural resources; Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Cuba; Havana

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Handle with caution if temporarily removing item[s] from album as corner insert spaces holding postcards may tear easily

Related Material: LUX / II / E / PD - 4

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Commerce and industry; Environment; Natural resources; Transportation; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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