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Photograph of Banff Winter Carnival taken by Lewis Taylor.

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Date Range: ca. 1940-1944

Reference Code: V8 / accn. 7917

Description Level: 6 / Item

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Accession Number: 7917

Reference Code: V8 / accn. 7917

Date Range: ca. 1940-1944

Physical Description: 1 b/w copy print.

History / Biographical: Lewis Taylor was a member of the RAF, stationed in Alberta during World War II.

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Photographs by Robert Hallett showing A. Y. Jackson at the Homestead Hotel (July 1946) and also with Banff School of Fine Arts students (sitting in front with A. Y. Jackson is Lorne Finkbiener of Winnipeg) at the Homestead Hotel (1945).

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Date Range: 1945-1946

Reference Code: V8 / accn. 7918

Description Level: 6 / Item

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Accession Number: 7918

Reference Code: V8 / accn. 7918

Date Range: 1945-1946

Physical Description: 3 b/w negatives

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Percy Moreland May letter and photographs.

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: Letter is to his daughter, Betty May, 1938, including sketch of Chinese houseboy. Photocopies include P. M. May's obituary and Google search results on his artwork. Photographic views includes: portrait of P. M. May, Banff area views (1933) and also colour print of Mt. Edith Cavell (1963) by Jo Tho…

Date Range: 1933-1963

Reference Code: M8 / accn. 7920; V8 / accn. 7920

Description Level: 6 / Item

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Accession Number: 7920

Reference Code: M8 / accn. 7920; V8 / accn. 7920

Date Range: 1933-1963

Physical Description: 4 textual record ;; 11 photographs: prints & negative

History / Biographical: Percy Moreland May (1886-1966) was born in Birkenhead, England and came to Canada in 1925. Visited the Rockies ca. 1933. Percy M. May had painted with A. Y. Jackson, knew Arthur Lismer and regularly exhibited his works with the Montreal Arts Club.

Scope & Content: Letter is to his daughter, Betty May, 1938, including sketch of Chinese houseboy. Photocopies include P. M. May's obituary and Google search results on his artwork. Photographic views includes: portrait of P. M. May, Banff area views (1933) and also colour print of Mt. Edith Cavell (1963) by Jo Thomas.

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Part Of: Bill Waterworth fonds

Scope & Content: Collage consists of 14 b&w photographs of Stoney First Nations in the Kootenay Plains and Morley areas, 1877-1927. Images include John Hunter, George McLean (Chief Walking Buffalo), William Hunter, Paul Beaver, Sampson Beaver, Chief Tom Chinicka, John House, Silas Abraham, Job Beaver, Enos Hunter,…

Date Range: [1877-1927]

Reference Code: V176 / PC O.S.

Description Level: 6 / Item

Part Of: Bill Waterworth fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Accession Number: 8012

Reference Code: V176 / PC O.S.

Date Range: [1877-1927]

Physical Description: 1 framed photograph collage: 14 prints; b&w

Scope & Content: Collage consists of 14 b&w photographs of Stoney First Nations in the Kootenay Plains and Morley areas, 1877-1927. Images include John Hunter, George McLean (Chief Walking Buffalo), William Hunter, Paul Beaver, Sampson Beaver, Chief Tom Chinicka, John House, Silas Abraham, Job Beaver, Enos Hunter, Ben Choquitts, Dan Wildman Sr., Dan Wildman Jr., Moses Hunter, Wildman boy, Enoch Wildman, Tom Kaquitts Jr., Tom Kaquitts Sr., Leebie Crawler, Tom Wilson, Morley Beaver, Nat Hunter, William and Josh Hunter, Mark Poucette, Geo. Choquitts, Joe Peacemaker, and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hunter.

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: The passing of KAH-KEE-SEE-KOO-CHIN: The last of Canada's cannibals / by Fred A. Bagley. -- [before 1945]. -- 1 textual record (10 p.). -- Fred A. Bagley, 1858-1945, was a North West Mounted Police officer before retiring to Banff, Alberta. -- Manuscript is a dramatized account of a 1879 case invol…

Date Range: 1945

Reference Code: M8 / accn. 534

Description Level: 6 / Item

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M8 / V8 / S8

Sous-Fonds: M8

Accession Number: 534

Reference Code: M8 / accn. 534

Date Range: 1945

Physical Description: .

Scope & Content: The passing of KAH-KEE-SEE-KOO-CHIN: The last of Canada's cannibals / by Fred A. Bagley. -- [before 1945]. -- 1 textual record (10 p.). -- Fred A. Bagley, 1858-1945, was a North West Mounted Police officer before retiring to Banff, Alberta. -- Manuscript is a dramatized account of a 1879 case involving a Cree First Nation man hanged for murder and cannibalization of his family at Fort Saskat- chewan in the North West Territories. Bagley guarded the prisoner. Manuscript was written many years after the crime. -- Gift of Muriel Gratz, 1969.

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: Samuel E. S. Allen papers : 1945. -- Copy made ca.1985. -- 1 textual record. -- Samuel E. S. Allen, 1874-1945, was a mountaineer from Philadelphia, U.S.A. who first visited the Rockies and Selkirks in 1891. He returned in 1893 to climb in the Lake Louise area with Walter D. Wilcox, a fellow Yale s…

Date Range: 1945

Reference Code: M8 / accn. 4082

Description Level: 6 / Item

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M8 / V8 / S8

Sous-Fonds: M8

Accession Number: 4082

Reference Code: M8 / accn. 4082

Date Range: 1945

Physical Description: Textual Record

Scope & Content: Samuel E. S. Allen papers : 1945. -- Copy made ca.1985. -- 1 textual record. -- Samuel E. S. Allen, 1874-1945, was a mountaineer from Philadelphia, U.S.A. who first visited the Rockies and Selkirks in 1891. He returned in 1893 to climb in the Lake Louise area with Walter D. Wilcox, a fellow Yale student. Allen explored Paradise Valley and in subsequent years explored the Moraine Lake, Valley of the Ten Peaks and Lake O'Hara regions, making numerous ascents and assigning many Stoney Nakoda names to geographic features. Soon after, his career was cut short by mental illness. -- Papers are last will and testament and probate proceedings. -- Gift of Mary Ann Kae, 1985.

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Clifford Sifton portrait

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: Clifford Sifton portrait. -- [ca.1900]. -- 1 photograph : photo-engraving; oversize. -- Mrs. McNeill lived at Anthracite, Alberta. -- Item is autographed portrait of Clifford Sifton, Minister of the Interior and Superintendent- General of Indian Affairs. -- Gift of Ray Haimila, 1971.

Date Range: ca. 1900

Reference Code: V8 / accn. 1255

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M8 / V8 / S8

Sous-Fonds: V8

Accession Number: 1255

Reference Code: V8 / accn. 1255

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: ca. 1900

Physical Description: .

Scope & Content: Clifford Sifton portrait. -- [ca.1900]. -- 1 photograph : photo-engraving; oversize. -- Mrs. McNeill lived at Anthracite, Alberta. -- Item is autographed portrait of Clifford Sifton, Minister of the Interior and Superintendent- General of Indian Affairs. -- Gift of Ray Haimila, 1971.

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Miscellaneous views of Banff Indian Days

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: Photographs. -- [ca.1900-ca.1940]. -- 13 photographs : prints. -- Miscellaneous views of Banff Indian Days, royal visits, etc. -- Gift of Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery, 1972. -- In part, copies of originals in possession of Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery.

Date Range: ca. 1900 - ca. 1940

Reference Code: V8 / accn. 1451

Description Level: 6 / Item

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M8 / V8 / S8

Sous-Fonds: V8

Accession Number: 1451

Reference Code: V8 / accn. 1451

Date Range: ca. 1900 - ca. 1940

Physical Description: .

Scope & Content: Photographs. -- [ca.1900-ca.1940]. -- 13 photographs : prints. -- Miscellaneous views of Banff Indian Days, royal visits, etc. -- Gift of Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery, 1972. -- In part, copies of originals in possession of Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery.

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First Nation sweathouse on prairie

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: First Nation sweathouse on prairie : [ca.1905]. -- Copy made ca.1976. -- 1 photograph : print. -- Gift of National Archives of Canada, 1976. -- Reference use only; no reproduction.

Date Range: 1905

Reference Code: V8 / accn. 2527

Description Level: 6 / Item

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M8 / V8 / S8

Sous-Fonds: V8

Accession Number: 2527

Reference Code: V8 / accn. 2527

Date Range: 1905

Physical Description: .

Scope & Content: First Nation sweathouse on prairie : [ca.1905]. -- Copy made ca.1976. -- 1 photograph : print. -- Gift of National Archives of Canada, 1976. -- Reference use only; no reproduction.

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Banff Indian Days camp

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: Photographs. -- [ca.1940]. -- 2 photographs : prints; oversize. -- Photographs are of Banff Indian Days camp, ca.1945, by Norman Vanderlinder, Calgary; and Mount Rundle, ca.1935, by George Noble, hand-tinted. -- Gift of Carolyn Fleming, 1990. Norman Vanderlinder (b.ca.1900) was the donor's great-un…

Date Range: 1940 - 1945

Reference Code: V8 / accn. 5876

Description Level: 6 / Item

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M8 / V8 / S8

Sous-Fonds: V8

Accession Number: 5876

Reference Code: V8 / accn. 5876

Date Range: 1940 - 1945

Physical Description: .

Scope & Content: Photographs. -- [ca.1940]. -- 2 photographs : prints; oversize. -- Photographs are of Banff Indian Days camp, ca.1945, by Norman Vanderlinder, Calgary; and Mount Rundle, ca.1935, by George Noble, hand-tinted. -- Gift of Carolyn Fleming, 1990. Norman Vanderlinder (b.ca.1900) was the donor's great-uncle.

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Riding High in the Canadian Rockies

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: Films are "Riding High in the Canadian Rockies," pertaining to trail riding in Banff and the Rocky Mountains, camps, scenic views; and film pertaining to Banff Indian Days. -- Title based on accession record. -- Purchase from Colophon Books, Vancouver, 1980. -- Film summaries and video reference c…

Date Range: 1920 - 1950

Reference Code: V8 / accn. 6660

Description Level: 6 / Item

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M8 / V8 / S8

Sous-Fonds: V8

Accession Number: 6660

Reference Code: V8 / accn. 6660

Date Range: 1920 - 1950

Physical Description: 2 motion pictures

Scope & Content: Films are "Riding High in the Canadian Rockies," pertaining to trail riding in Banff and the Rocky Mountains, camps, scenic views; and film pertaining to Banff Indian Days. -- Title based on accession record. -- Purchase from Colophon Books, Vancouver, 1980. -- Film summaries and video reference copies available.

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Stoney Nakoda family in Banff

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: Photographs. -- [before 1950]. -- 2 photographs : prints. -- Stoney Nakoda family in Banff, n.d.; 3 unidentified women (on reverse: me & friends at summer school, Banff), n.d. -- Source unknown

Date Range: 1900 - 1950

Reference Code: V8 / accn. 7226

Description Level: 6 / Item

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M8 / V8 / S8

Sous-Fonds: V8

Accession Number: 7226

Reference Code: V8 / accn. 7226

Date Range: 1900 - 1950

Physical Description: .

Scope & Content: Photographs. -- [before 1950]. -- 2 photographs : prints. -- Stoney Nakoda family in Banff, n.d.; 3 unidentified women (on reverse: me & friends at summer school, Banff), n.d. -- Source unknown

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William S. Vaux Jr. Memorial Fireplace

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Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Scope & Content: Caption reads, "Memorial Fire-place - William S. Vaux Jr. in Club House of Alpine Club of Canada, Banff, Alberta." Plaque above fire-place reads, "This Fireplace in Memory of William S. Vaux Jr. A.C.C. Student of Glaciers 1887-1908. Born 1872 - Died 1908." Handwritten in penicil on verso, "(To be f…

Date Range: ca. 1909

Reference Code: V653 / I / U / 2 / PA-3

Description Level: 6 / Item

Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M107/V557

Series: I. Photography

Sous-Fonds: V557

Accession Number: 7792

Reference Code: V653 / I / U / 2 / PA-3

Date Range: ca. 1909

Physical Description: 1 photographs : print, b&w, approx. 5.5 x 4"

Scope & Content: Caption reads, "Memorial Fire-place - William S. Vaux Jr. in Club House of Alpine Club of Canada, Banff, Alberta." Plaque above fire-place reads, "This Fireplace in Memory of William S. Vaux Jr. A.C.C. Student of Glaciers 1887-1908. Born 1872 - Died 1908." Handwritten in penicil on verso, "(To be framed)."

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

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Pearl and George

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Part Of: Moore family fonds

Scope & Content: Pearl and George.

Date Range: 1899

Reference Code: V439 / PA - 183

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

2 images

Part Of: Moore family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V439

Series: Pearl Moore Series

Sous-Fonds: V439

Sub-Series: Personal

Reference Code: V439 / PA - 183

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Parallel Title: "To our faithful guides Pearl and George. Stony [sic] Squaw. Sep. 1899."

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Date Range: 1899

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print ; front and back

Scope & Content: Pearl and George.

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Environment and Nature

Geographic Access: Alberta

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Part Of: Moore family fonds

Scope & Content: Nick de Grandmaison, "Stoney Nakoda" 20 x 25

Date Range: 1900 - 1930

Reference Code: V439 / PA - 284

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

1 image

Part Of: Moore family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V439

Series: Pearl Moore Series

Sous-Fonds: V439

Sub-Series: Volunteer Activities

Reference Code: V439 / PA - 284

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1900 - 1930

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print

Scope & Content: Nick de Grandmaison, "Stoney Nakoda" 20 x 25

Subject Access: Arts

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Unknown woman and child

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Part Of: Annie Staple fonds

Scope & Content: [Unknown woman and child]

Date Range: [ca. 1908]

Reference Code: V138 / NA66 - 2474

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Annie Staple fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V138

Sous-Fonds: V138

Accession Number: n/a

Reference Code: V138 / NA66 - 2474

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy; Negative

Date Range: [ca. 1908]

Physical Description: Copy Negative: 9.8 cm x 14 cm

Scope & Content: [Unknown woman and child]

Subject Access: First nations; Stoney Nakoda; Indigenous Peoples

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

Title Source: Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023. . No identification was possible.; The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.

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[Hunting party preparing to depart from Banff Indian Grounds or Brewster Corrals, Banff]

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Part Of: Pat Brewster fonds

Scope & Content: Image of five people on horseback with five pack horses

Date Range: 1850-1910

Reference Code: v91 / 12 / a / na66 - 1716

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy; Photograph, print

1 image

Part Of: Pat Brewster fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M2 / V91 / S21

Sous-Fonds: V91

Reference Code: v91 / 12 / a / na66 - 1716

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy; Photograph, print

Date Range: 1850-1910

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative : copy negative

Scope & Content: Image of five people on horseback with five pack horses

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Sports and Recreation; Transportation

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

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First Banff Indian Days [Chief Hector Crawler (Wachegiye) (Prayer Giver) and Tom Wilson front centre]

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Part Of: Tom Wilson family fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a group of people posed for a photograph - the two men standing in front centre identified as Hector Crawler (Wachegiye) (Prayer Giver) (left) and Tom Wilson (right).

Date Range: 1894

Reference Code: v701 / 4 / na66 - 488

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Tom Wilson family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V701

Sous-Fonds: V701

Reference Code: v701 / 4 / na66 - 488

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: 1894

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative : copy negative

Scope & Content: Image of a group of people posed for a photograph - the two men standing in front centre identified as Hector Crawler (Wachegiye) (Prayer Giver) (left) and Tom Wilson (right).