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Photographs of Banff
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Banff views, particularly streets, buildings and roads
- Date Range
- 1916
- Reference Code
- V8 / accn 5550 / PA - 1 to PA - 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- V8 / accn 5550
- Sous-Fonds
- M8
- Accession Number
- 5550
- Reference Code
- V8 / accn 5550 / PA - 1 to PA - 6
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1916
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs : negatives
- History / Biographical
- Tom and Netta Merrills visited Banff, Alberta, Canada on a honeymoon trip in 1916
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Banff views, particularly streets, buildings and roads
- Name Access
- Merrills, Netta
- Merrills, Tom
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Merrills, Netta
- Merrills, Tom
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Photographs of Banff
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Banff views, particularly streets, buildings and roads
- Date Range
- 1916
- Reference Code
- V8 / accn 5550 / PA - 1 to PA - 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- V8 / accn 5550
- Sous-Fonds
- M8
- Accession Number
- 5550
- Reference Code
- V8 / accn 5550 / PA - 1 to PA - 6
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1916
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs : negatives
- History / Biographical
- Tom and Netta Merrills visited Banff, Alberta, Canada on a honeymoon trip in 1916
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Banff views, particularly streets, buildings and roads
- Name Access
- Merrills, Netta
- Merrills, Tom
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Merrills, Netta
- Merrills, Tom
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Educational Lantern Slides
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of 38 lantern slides. Most are credited to either the Department of the Interior or the Department of Extension, University of Alberta.
- Date Range
- [c. 1930]
- Reference Code
- V8 / 3326 / PS - 1 to PS - 38
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Transparency
- Lantern slide
38 images
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- Accession Number : 3326
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 3326
- Reference Code
- V8 / 3326 / PS - 1 to PS - 38
- Date Range
- [c. 1930]
- Physical Description
- 38 photographs : b&w and col. slides ; 10.2 x 8.2 cm
- History / Biographical
- Lantern slides were used by government agencies to illustrate holdings and acquisitions during meetings. This could take the form of text-based or photographic images. This collection contains photographic images of mainly Jasper National Park that were taken by the Department of the Interior or the Department of Extension, University of Alberta. The Department of the Interior was founded in 1873 and was responsible for settlement and development of western Canada until 1936. This included surveying what is now Alberta and then promoting and settling the area through a massive immigration campaign. Coloured lantern slides would have been utilized in this capacity to realistically showcase the Rocky Mountain region to officials in Ottawa. The Department of Extension at the University of Alberta was founded in 1912 with the aim of sharing the University's collections and knowledge with rural communities throughout Alberta. Based out of Edmonton, the Department of Extension used travelling libraries, magic lantern shows, and public lectures to accomplish this goal. It is still an active department at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of 38 lantern slides. Most are credited to either the Department of the Interior or the Department of Extension, University of Alberta.
- Subject Access
- Lantern slide
- Education
- Geographic Access
- Jasper
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- N/A
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/canadian-state/023012-1611-e.html
- https://www.ualberta.ca/extension/information/about-us
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian Pacific Railway Lantern Slides
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- 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
- 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
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["Tex" Vernon Wood]
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- Image of Nello "Tex" Vernon Wood holding a gun and laying on top of a horse - horse is wearing chaps and the horns of a Big Horn sheep - tipi in background right
- Date Range
- ca. 1915
- Reference Code
- v8 / accn 2190 / pd - 1 / 19 / na66 - 1913
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V8
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2091
- Reference Code
- v8 / accn 2190 / pd - 1 / 19 / na66 - 1913
- Date Range
- ca. 1915
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of Nello "Tex" Vernon Wood holding a gun and laying on top of a horse - horse is wearing chaps and the horns of a Big Horn sheep - tipi in background right
- Notes
- From photo album of a pack trip to the Red Deer Valley, Big Horn Creek, Molar, Ptarmigan and Deception pass with guides "Tex" Vernon Wood and Bert "Red" Johnson and possibly A.O. Wheeler and Emmaline Savatard.
- Subject Access
- Sports and Recreation
- Discovery and Exploration
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Language
- English
- Location (Original)
- V8/accn 2190/pd-1
- Title Source
- From notes tucked in orginal photo album
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Lecture Lantern Slides
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a wide-ranging selection of lantern slide views from across western Canada; industry, settlement, first nations, recreation, scenic views. Set was probably a travel and/or settlement promotion lecture series.
- Date Range
- [ca.1920]
- Reference Code
- V8 / 6108 / PS - 1 to PS - 88
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Transparency
- Lantern slide
88 images
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- Accession Number: 6108
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 6108
- Reference Code
- V8 / 6108 / PS - 1 to PS - 88
- Date Range
- [ca.1920]
- Physical Description
- 88 photographs : b&w and col. slides ; 10.2 x 8.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a wide-ranging selection of lantern slide views from across western Canada; industry, settlement, first nations, recreation, scenic views. Set was probably a travel and/or settlement promotion lecture series.
- Name Access
- Lantern slide lecture
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Conservation
- Replace binding tape where needed. All slides cleaned prior to scanning.
- Title Source
- Title describes probable original use of material
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Movie Theatre Lantern Slides
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of lantern slides used in Banff movie theatre. Includes announcements and advertisements.
- Date Range
- [ca.1915]
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2860 / PS - 1 to PS - 42
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Lantern slide
- Transparency
43 images
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- Accession Number: 2860
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2860
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2860 / PS - 1 to PS - 42
- Date Range
- [ca.1915]
- Physical Description
- 42 photographs : b&w and col. slides ; 10 x 8.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- Lantern slides were regularly used in movie theatres into the 1930's to advertise upcoming films, mark intermissions, encourage viewers to visit the conession stand, and provide general announcements. Slides could be provided by the studio with official film images or promotions - more often they were handmade title slides featuring simple images and text.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of lantern slides used in Banff movie theatre. Includes announcements and advertisements.
- Notes
- PS-37 contains typed text on clear celullose between two panes of glass bound with clear tape. The celullose insert is badly discoloured and warped, the text is badly faded. The text reads "BANKHEAD VETERANS CLUB A GENERAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS WILL BE HELD IN THE CLUB ROOMS RIGHT AFTER THIS SHOW."
- Name Access
- Lux Cinema
- Movie theatre
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- All slides cleaned prior to scanning. Single-pane handwritten slides require delicate cleaning around the text.
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- Creator
- Lux Cinema
- Category
- Arts
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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