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Mary Schaffer fonds
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- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of three series: I. Personal, literary and research papers, 1907-ca.1935; II. Mary Schaffer photographs, 1893-ca.1920; II. Other, 1895-1928. I. Papers series consists of four sub-series: A. Correspondence, 1908-1922; B. Literary manuscripts (original and published), 1907-ca.1925; …
- Date Range
- 1893-[ca.1935]
- Reference Code
- M79 / V527
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Diary
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M79 / V527
- Series
- V527
- Sous-Fonds
- V527
- Accession Number
- 275, 439, 573, 2685, 2764, 2933, 2996, 3284, 3302, 5248, 7202, 7731, 7737
- Reference Code
- M79 / V527
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Diary
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Other Title Info
- Also known as Mary Schaffer Warren fonds
- Date Range
- 1893-[ca.1935]
- Physical Description
- 35 cm of textual records. -- ca.2025 photographs (ca.1550 transparencies, ca.400 negatives, 75 prints). -- 7 photograph albums (ca.1760 prints)
- History / Biographical
- Mary Schaffer, 1861-1939, also known as Mary Schaffer Warren, was an American explorer, photographer and artist who visited the Canadian Rockies and Selkirk Mountains frequently beginning in 1888, finally settling in Banff, Alberta in 1912. Born Mary Townsend Sharples to moderately wealthy Quaker parents at West Chester, Pennsylvania, she first visited the Canadian Rockies and Selkirk Mountains in 1888 with her friend Mary Vaux. She returned the following year with her husband, Dr. Charles Schaffer, and until Charles died in 1903, the Schaffers travelled annually to the mountains to study botany. Using Dr. Schaffer's data and her drawings and photographs, Mary Schaffer and Stewardson Brown completed "Alpine flora of the Canadian Rocky Mountains" in 1907.
- Schaffer continued to travel in the Canadian mountains, often through remote regions. In 1908, she reached Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park, Alberta, and returned in 1911 to survey the region. "Old Indian Trails of the Canadian Rockies," 1911, recounts her adventures of 1907 and 1908. Schaffer settled in Banff in 1912 and married her guide, Billy Warren, in 1915.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of three series: I. Personal, literary and research papers, 1907-ca.1935; II. Mary Schaffer photographs, 1893-ca.1920; II. Other, 1895-1928.
- I. Papers series consists of four sub-series: A. Correspondence, 1908-1922; B. Literary manuscripts (original and published), 1907-ca.1925; C. Maps of Maligne Lake; D. Other, 1905-ca.1935. Literary manuscripts pertain to the Athabasca River, Maligne Lake, Howse, Yellowhead and Athabasca passes; hunting; Dr. Gilbert Atkin and Nurse Fulcher's medical mission to Ya Ha Tinda Ranch; Banff, Revelstoke BC, Saskatchewan River; Stoney Nakoda; Palliser Expedition; and Mary Schaffer life and activities.
- II. Photographs series consists of four sub-series: A. Lantern slides; B. Photograph albums; C. Negatives; D. Prints. Lantern slides pertain to Mary Schaffer's trips to Maligne Lake and Yellowhead Pass, mountain scenics, nature subjects (animals, birds, flowers); and includes Mary Schaffer's lantern slide presentations "In the Heart of the Canadian Rockies", accompanied by scripts; Philip Moore's Indigenous lecture series, mainly copies from books and other graphic sources; and Mary Schaffer's slides of China and Japan. Photograph albums, 1908-ca.1921, pertain mainly to trips in the Canadian Rocky and Selkirk Mountains, especially expeditions to the Yoho and Ptarmigan Valleys, Nakimu Caves, North Saskatchewan River, Wilcox Pass and Maligne Lake. Two albums pertain to travels in Mexico and Asia. Negatives pertain mainly to Schaffer's trips and explorations, Glacier House and environs, alpine flora and fauna, mountain views, portraits, Sampson Beaver family, 1902-1911.
- III. Other material series consists of diaries of Molly Adams, 1908, and Mrs. H. H. Sharples, 1911, and original manuscripts and published reports by other writers, 1895-1928.
- Name Access
- Adams, Molly
- Schaffer, Mary
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions on access to originals
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series and file description for processed material
- electronic finding aid
- item list for lantern slides
- copies of literary manuscripts
- modern reference prints for lantern slides
- Related Material
- Accompanied by books, artifacts and art works
- Creator
- Schaffer, Mary
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Professional photographers collection
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- Scope & Content
- Collection contains credited and uncredited professional photographs, mainly along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) in western Canada. Includes unidentified photographs and individual photographs which cannot be placed in other fonds or collections. Eighteen albumen prints are uncred…
- Date Range
- [ca.1885-ca.1925]
- Reference Code
- V650
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 650
- Sous-Fonds
- V 650
- Accession Number
- 1883, 1924, 1987, 2581, 3119, 3855, 5386, 5430, 6221, 6586, 6603
- Reference Code
- V650
- Responsibility
- Collection was assembled by the Archives & Library, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Date Range
- [ca.1885-ca.1925]
- Physical Description
- ca.60 photographs : prints. -- 1 photograph album (67 prints)
- Scope & Content
- Collection contains credited and uncredited professional photographs, mainly along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) in western Canada. Includes unidentified photographs and individual photographs which cannot be placed in other fonds or collections.
- Eighteen albumen prints are uncredited views along the Canadian Pacific Railway between Glacier, B.C. and Canmore, Alberta, ca.1895. Also includes views by Bailey Bros., H. O. Dodge, Alexander Henderson, T. J. Hileman, B. W. Kilburn, Neelands Bros., W. J. Oliver, Henry Greenwood Peabody, Prest Photo Company (William Archie Prest), and others.
- Nineteen prints, received as contents of 5 album pages, are travel views between Banff, the Pacific Coast and Washington, U.S.A. Includes views of Lake Minnewanka, Banff Springs Hotel and Glacier, B.C. Views are by Wm. Notman & Son, Boorne & May and other unidentified professional photographers. Also includes snapshot views.
- Album is presentation album of professional views taken along the Canadian Pacific Railway between Victoria, B.C. and Banff, Alberta, September to October 1889, by an unknown photographer. Includes views of Banff and area, Field and Glacier areas, Fraser Canyon, Vancouver and Victoria. Album was possibly produced by of for the CPR. Views are similar to those produced by other professional photographers working along the railway. Images in album are accompanied by hand-written captions and exact dates.
- Name Access
- Bailey Brothers
- Boorne and May
- Dodge, H. O.
- Henderson, Alexander
- Hileman, T. J.
- Kilburn, B. W.
- Notman, William and son
- Oliver, W. J.
- Peabody, Henry Greenwood
- Prest, William Archie
- Professional photographers (collection)
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions on access to originals
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- selected modern reference prints
- reference computer access: Images database
- on-line access: Alberta InSight database
- Related Material
- Other photographs by railway photographers may be found in fonds and collections under individual names. See: Boorne and May, Macmunn, Notman, Smyth, Thom, Thompson, Trueman, and others.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of collection
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Earle Birney fonds
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- Part Of
- Earle Birney fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of Earle Birney textual records, 1896-1971, n.d.; recordings of Birney reading his works, 1967, 1982; and portraits of Birney, ca.1967. Textual records are excerpts from the Earle Birney papers pertaining to Banff and the Canadian Rockies; including correspondence, 1918-1924, biogra…
- Date Range
- 1896-1982
- Reference Code
- M201 / S31 / V67
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Recording disc
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Earle Birney fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 201
- S 31
- V 67
- Sous-Fonds
- M 201
- S 31
- V 67
- Accession Number
- 167, 552, 1226, 3603
- Reference Code
- M201 / S31 / V67
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Recording disc
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- 1896-1982
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records. -- 2 sound recordings : audio discs. -- 4 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- Earle Birney, 1904-1995, was a writer, poet and educator at Toronto, Ontario. Birney lived in Banff from 1911 until 1917.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of Earle Birney textual records, 1896-1971, n.d.; recordings of Birney reading his works, 1967, 1982; and portraits of Birney, ca.1967. Textual records are excerpts from the Earle Birney papers pertaining to Banff and the Canadian Rockies; including correspondence, 1918-1924, biographical material, 1971, drafts of poems, 1941-1952, printed material, 1948-1970, and Birney family correspondence, 1896-1917.
- Poems include: "Ballad of Kootenay Brown", "Biography", "Bushed", "Conrad Kain", "Holiday in the Foothills", "Leaving Yellowstone", "Oldster". Correspondence is mainly from Charles Brown to Birney. Printed material includes short story: "Mickey was a Swell Guy," set in Banff during the First World War. Recordings are "David" [1967] and "Nexus and Earle Birney", 1982
- Name Access
- Birney, Earle
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: reference copy recordings
- Creator
- Birney, Earle
- Category
- Arts
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Gertrude (Dot) White fonds
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- Part Of
- Gertrude (Dot) White fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographs, ca.1880-ca.1925, pertaining to Dot White, Dan White family, Dave White family, friends and relations, pack trips and scenery; also share certificates owned by Dot White, O. A. Lyman and others for various Calgary petroleum companies. Photographs include views of Banf…
- Date Range
- ca.[1880]-1937
- Reference Code
- M95 / V377
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Gertrude (Dot) White fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 95
- V 377
- Sous-Fonds
- M 95
- V 377
- Accession Number
- 659, 6582
- Reference Code
- M95 / V377
- Date Range
- ca.[1880]-1937
- Physical Description
- 63 photographs : prints. -- 1 photograph album (ca.40 prints). -- 10 items of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Gertrude (Dot) White of Banff and Calgary, Alberta, Canada was the daughter of Daniel Cook White, 1862-1909, of Cochrane, Alberta. Her uncle was David McIntosh White, 1864-1940, of Banff. Dot White's married names were Lyman and Elliot.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographs, ca.1880-ca.1925, pertaining to Dot White, Dan White family, Dave White family, friends and relations, pack trips and scenery; also share certificates owned by Dot White, O. A. Lyman and others for various Calgary petroleum companies. Photographs include views of Banff and along the Canadian Pacific Railway, ca.1890, by professional photographers such as Boorne and May.
- Name Access
- Boorne and May
- White, Dan
- White, Gertrude (Dot)
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description for photographs.
- Creator
- White, Gertrude (Dot)
- Category
- Arts
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Dorothy Wardle fonds
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- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75. M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including cor…
- Date Range
- ca.1870-2002
- Reference Code
- M521 / V75
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M521
- V75
- Sous-Fonds
- M521
- V75
- Accession Number
- 5296, 5391, 7504
- Reference Code
- M521 / V75
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- ca.1870-2002
- Physical Description
- 154 cm of textual records. -- 1304 photographs (1190 prints, 95 negatives, 19 transparencies). -- 6 photograph albums.
- History / Biographical
- The Wardle family was comprised of husband and wife, James Morey Wardle (June 26,1888 - May 18,1971) and Maud Leette (Roney) Wardle (May 24,1889 - December 1,1969), and their one child, Dorothy Hope Wardle (May 23,1919 - July 20,2003). James Wardle, born in Chiliwack, British Columbia, was a civil engineer and public servant. He was the Superintendent of Banff National Park from 1918-1921, Chief Engineer for Parks Canada from 1921-1935, and Deputy Minister of the Interior from 1935-1936. He is primarily known as a highway design engineer, particularly for building the Banff-Windermere, Banff-Lake Louise, and Banff-Jasper highways. He was a councillor for the Municipality of Rockcliffe Park in Ontario and he was the President of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in Banff from 1925-1929. Mount Wardle in Vermillion was named after him in 1921. James married Leette on November 4, 1913, with whom he had one child, Dorothy. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Dorothy (also known as Dot and Dorie) grew up in Banff, Alberta and Ottawa, Ontario, due to her father's position with the federal government. She was educated at the Mountain School in Banff and at the Elmwood School in Ottawa. All three family members were graduates of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. James graduated in 1912 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Leette graduated with a Bachelor's degree, and in 1942, Dorothy also earned a Bachelor's degree. Dorothy was prominent in student life and active in athletics. In 1941, Dorothy became the first woman elected as President of the Alma Mater Society and during her academic career, Dorothy was a member of the Levana Intercollegiate Debative, University Centenary Committee, and Queen’s War Aid Commission. Dorothy spent her career as a freelance writer however, upon graduation she served as the first Secretary-In-Charge of Records at Carleton College (now Carleton University) from 1942-1944 in Ottawa and in the mid-1950s worked as a secretary for the Glenbow Foundation in Calgary. Dorothy pursued a lifelong interest in traveling, art, and antiques. Although she was fiercely proud and protective of Banff and the Park, and remained a volunteer and patron of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Dorothy eventually settled in Sidney, British Columbia and shared an apartment with Sheila Iris Ritchie, with whom Dorothy travelled extensively. After her death in 2003, Dorothy, "Dorie," was laid to rest alongside her parents in the Old Banff Cemetery.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75.
- M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including correspondence with Carl Rungius and Mrs. Helen Brett, and Christmas and other greeting cards from Peter and Catharine Whyte). Series III: Queen's University, 7.5 cm, 1911-1980 (including graduation certificates for each family member and records pertaining to Dorothy's participation on the Alma Mater Society). Series IV: Travel, 44.5 cm, ca.1950-1988 (includes hand-written notebooks meticulously detailing their travels).
- V75 consists of two series, 79.5 cm, ca. 1912-2001. Series I: Wardle Family, ca. 1912-1971, 6 albums, 31 cm of photograph prints and negatives (including family trips, trail rides in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and family gatherings). Series II: Dorothy Wardle, 1972-2001, 34 cm of photograph prints, negatives, and transparencies (including Dorothy's travels in Alberta and British Columbia, overseas, and various outings with friends).
- Name Access
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Wardle, James
- Rungius, Carl
- Brett, Helen
- Keyte, Freeman
- Hart, E. J. (Ted)
- Harkin, J. B. (James Bernard)
- Brewster, Pat
- Peyto, Bill
- Brett, Robert George
- Sanson, Norman
- White, Clifford
- Drummond-Davies, Nora
- Mills, Ike
- McLean, George
- Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
- Kaquitts, Frank
- Oxborough, Dorothy
- Whyte, Jon
- Robinson, Dean
- Warren, Mary Schaffer
- Simpson, George
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Greenham, Margaret
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Personal and Family Life
- Banff
- Old Banff Cemetery
- Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Cabins
- Travel
- Picnics and picnicking
- Holidays
- Scenery
- Christmas
- Dogs
- Horses
- Mountain
- Canoes and canoeing
- Hiking
- Wildlife
- War Memorial
- Highland Games
- Bow River Bridge
- Golfing
- Anniversary
- Horseback riding
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney Nakoda
- Education
- Snowshoes and snowshoeing
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Banff Winter Festival
- Women
- Trails
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Sports and leisure
- Skiing
- European travel
- Beach
- Calgary Herald
- Geography
- Government
- Newspaper
- Politics
- Research
- Banff Public Library
- National parks and reserves
- Park policy
- Parks Canada
- Wardens
- Ya-Ha-Tinda Ranch
- Community life
- Mines and mineral resources
- History
- Immigration and homesteading
- Settlement
- Organizations
- World War II
- Biographical
- Professional and Personal Life
- Grizzly Bears
- Fire fighters
- Sunshine Village
- Teahouses
- Banff Indian Days
- Regalia
- Calgary Stampede
- Mountain guides
- Mountain School
- The Albertan
- Crag and Canyon newspaper
- Homestead Hotel
- Banff Centre
- Hot Springs
- Superintendents
- Automobiles
- Natural history
- Records
- Calendar
- Finances
- Leases
- Legal and Financial
- Property
- Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Alberta
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Castle Mountain
- Bankhead
- British Columbia
- Glacier National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Silver City
- Victoria
- Scotland
- Revelstoke
- Yoho National Park
- Ottawa
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Plain of Six Glaciers
- Lake Agnes
- Lake Louise
- Lake Minnewanka
- Lake O'Hara
- Bow River
- Calgary
- Sidney
- San Francisco
- United States
- Europe
- Germany
- Switzerland
- France
- Spain
- Monaco
- Italy
- Denmark
- Austria
- Quebec
- Windermere
- New York
- Assiniboine
- Ghost River
- High River
- Quebec City
- New Brunswick
- Maine
- Great Divide
- Moraine Lake
- Maligne Lake
- Columbia Icefield
- Washington
- Philadelphia
- Atlantic City
- Larch Valley
- Cascade Mountain
- Panama
- Sulphur Mountain
- Field
- Emerald Lake
- Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump
- Takkakaw Falls
- Jasper National Park
- Athabasca Falls
- Okanagan
- Kananaskis
- Hoodoos
- Powell River
- Montreal
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Related Material
- Dorothy also donated artwork (by Carl Rungius) to Art and Heritage.
- James Morey Wardle fonds (Library and Archives Canada)
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Education
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Stephen J. Thompson fonds
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- Part Of
- Stephen J. Thompson fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to views along the Canadian Pacific Railway, Vancouver, B.C. to Canmore, Alberta. Also includes Banff views, including Banff Springs Hotel, Cave and Basin, Bow Valley, Banff townsite and Brett Hospital operating room.
- Date Range
- [ca.1895-ca.1905]
- Reference Code
- V116 / PA - 1 to 45
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
45 images
- Part Of
- Stephen J. Thompson fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V116
- Sous-Fonds
- V116
- Accession Number
- 286, 2887, 5105, 5358, 6158 (PA -special storage formerly under accn.16,000), 6220
- Reference Code
- V116 / PA - 1 to 45
- Date Range
- [ca.1895-ca.1905]
- Physical Description
- 45 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to views along the Canadian Pacific Railway, Vancouver, B.C. to Canmore, Alberta. Also includes Banff views, including Banff Springs Hotel, Cave and Basin, Bow Valley, Banff townsite and Brett Hospital operating room.
- Notes
- IMAGES : 1. Looking up the Fraser near Salmon River [ca.1892] 2. Hell’s Gate, Fraser Canyon [ca.1892] 3. Looking down the Thompson near Kamloops [ca.1892] 4. Junction of the North and South Thompson near Kamloops, BC [ca.1892] 5. Albert Canyon [ca.1892] 6. Natural Bridge on the Kicking Horse River, near Field [ca.1892] 7. Mt. Stephen showing Silver Mine [ca.1892] 8. CPR showing four Tunnels [ca.1892] 9. Stoney Creek Bridge, Selkirks, CPR [ca.1892] 10. The Great Divide, Summit Rockies, CPR [ca.1892] 11. Emerald Lake, near Field, BC [ca.1892] 12. From Great Glacier, showing Glacier House [ca.1892] 13. A round-up on the cattle ranges near Kamloops, BC [ca.1892] 14. Winter scene at the Glacier House, Selkirks [ca.1892] 15. Fishing fleet at the mouth of the Fraser [ca.1892] 16. Brunette Bridge, New Westminster [ca.1892] 17. Lake Louise, near Laggan, CPR [ca.1892] 18. Three Sisters, Canmore [ca.1892] 19. Cannery fish house [ca.1892] 20. [Unidentified men posing below a Red Wood tree] [ca.1892] 21. Operating Room, Dr. Brett’s Private Hospital, Banff Alta [ca.1892] 22. Sundance Canyon, Banff [ca.1892] 23. Looking up the Thompson, Spences Bridge [ca.1892] 24. [View of the Bow River Bridge and Cascade Mountain] [ca.1900] 25. The “Basin,” Banff [ca.1900] 26. [CPR Hotel, Banff] [ca.1900] 27. [Bow River Bridge and Cascade Mountain] [ca.1900] 28. [View from Tunnel Mt. Dr. Brett’s Private Hospital and Sanitarium, Banff, Alberta] [ca.1900] 29. [View of CPR Hotel from Tunnel Mt.] [ca.1900] 30. Devils Head Canyon, Banff [ca.1900] 31. [Rundle Mountain, Banff] [ca.1900] 32. The “Basin,” Banff [ca.1900] 33. [Unidentified river and dirt road] [ca.1900] 34. [View of Bow River from CPR Hotel, Banff] [ca.1900] 35. [Looking down on The "Basin," Banff] [ca.1900] 36. [Dr. Brett's Private Hospital and Sanitarium, Banff] [ca.1900] 37. [Lake Minnewanka] [ca.1900] 38. [View of the town of Banff from Tunnel Mt.] [ca.1900] 39. [Eastbound road to Banff and Cascade Mt.] [ca.1900] 40. View from Upper Hot Springs, Banff [ca.1900] 41. View from Tunnel Mt. Dr. Brett’s Private Hospital and Sanitarium, Banff, Alberta [ca.1892] 42. CPR Hotel, Banff [ca.1892] 43. The Basin, Banff [ca.1900] 44. On the Kootenay Lake, BC [ca.1892] 45. Bow River Falls, Banff [ca.1892]
- Name Access
- Thompson, S. J.
- Brett, Robert G.
- Brett, Robert George
- Dr. Brett
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Brett Hospital
- Cave and Basin
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Hospital
- Landscapes
- Medicine
- Transportation
- Trains
- Geographic Access
- Bow Valley
- Cascade Mountain
- Rundle Mountain
- Tunnel Mountain
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Thompson, S. J.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Edward Cavell fonds
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- Part Of
- Edward Cavell fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist mainly of photographs by Edward Cavell, 1973-1975. Consists of 6 x 6 cm. negatives with corresponding contact sheets and some identification lists for four projects: I. Copy and on-site shots for Banff Springs: The Story of a Hotel, 1973, ca.209 negatives plus contact sheets and enlar…
- Date Range
- [ca.1870]-1975, predominant 1973-1975
- Reference Code
- V129
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Edward Cavell fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 129
- Sous-Fonds
- V 129
- Accession Number
- 1834, 3907, 5032, 5851, 5946
- Reference Code
- V129
- Date Range
- [ca.1870]-1975, predominant 1973-1975
- Physical Description
- ca.1300 photographs : negatives, prints, postcards, transparencies
- History / Biographical
- Edward Cavell, b.1947, writer, researcher, photographer and museum curator at Banff, Alberta, Canada, is currently a business owner at Banff and Calgary, Alberta.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist mainly of photographs by Edward Cavell, 1973-1975. Consists of 6 x 6 cm. negatives with corresponding contact sheets and some identification lists for four projects: I. Copy and on-site shots for Banff Springs: The Story of a Hotel, 1973, ca.209 negatives plus contact sheets and enlargements; II. Landscape photographs for Rocky Mountains highway guide book, Waterton to Jasper, with Jon Whyte (incomplete), 1974, ca.700 negatives with contact sheets and identifications; III. Stage shots of Phil Nimmons Quartet at the Banff Centre, 1974, 84 negatives and contact sheets; IV. Ground and aerial survey of Cascade Fire Road for Banff Warden Service, 1975, ca.257 negatives and contact sheet. ; Also includes photographs collected by Cavell for personal and research purposes, including Tepee at Bow Lake, hand-coloured print by Byron Harmon; "Dedicatory services at Mount Eisenhower 1958" by Bruno Engler, Alpine Films, Banff; Rocky Mountain scenic postcards by several publishers, including Byron Harmon and Bill Gibbons; slide copies of photographs by Charles Horetzky, Walter D. Wilcox, William Notman, Byron Harmon and [Ernest Brown].
- Name Access
- Cavell, Edward
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Buildings and facilities
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Cavell, Edward
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Stewart family fonds
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- Part Of
- Stewart family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes a scrapbook, a blotting book of drawings, and one photographic print. The scrapbook contains newspaper accounts by travellers in the Rockies and Selkirks, particularly descriptions of Banff town, Banff Springs Hotel, the hot springs and vicinity. The Stewarts are frequently mentione…
- Date Range
- [ca.1880]-1894
- Reference Code
- M104 / V209
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Drawing
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Stewart family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 104
- V 209
- Sous-Fonds
- M 104
- V 209
- Accession Number
- 729, 6438, 6911
- Reference Code
- M104 / V209
- Date Range
- [ca.1880]-1894
- Physical Description
- 2 v. of textual records. -- 3 photographs : prints.
- History / Biographical
- George A. Stewart, 1830-1917, was the first Superintendent of Rocky Mountains Park (now Banff National Park) from 1886-1897. George and Frances Stewart, 1843-1932, and family were prominent early residents of Banff.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes a scrapbook, a blotting book of drawings, and one photographic print.
- The scrapbook contains newspaper accounts by travellers in the Rockies and Selkirks, particularly descriptions of Banff town, Banff Springs Hotel, the hot springs and vicinity. The Stewarts are frequently mentioned, having extended their hospitality to the various writers. The album has been autographed at a later date by Olive Stewart Foster. The blotting book contains 54 drawings pertaining to unknown persons and locations and is thought to have belonged to George Stewart. Drawings are possibly by Rev. F. G. Christmas. Location of images appears to be Manitoba or north-western Ontario.
- Photographs are: Stewart family in front of their first home in Banff and Cave and Basin bathhouse, both by Boorne & May, Photographers, Calgary, N.W.T., ca.1888; and "Grandmother Stewart's house in Banff."
- Name Access
- Christmas, Rev. F. G.
- Stewart, George A.
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Stewart, George A.
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Bruno Engler fonds
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds is primarily a broad-ranging commercial negative collection pertaining to Banff and area, including businesses, buildings, projects, events, people and scenic views; skiing, mountain travel and recreation; Sunshine Village Ski Area; warden activities in the mountain parks; national and provin…
- Date Range
- [ca.1886]-1998, predominant ca.1940-1995
- Reference Code
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Machine-readable data file
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 323
- S 40
- V 190
- Sous-Fonds
- M 323
- S 40
- V 190
- Accession Number
- 188, 1300, 2622, 2998, 3468, 3496, 5507, 6200, 6770 (unproc), 7045(unproc), 7436 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M323 / S40 / V190
- GMD
- Machine-readable data file
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [ca.1886]-1998, predominant ca.1940-1995
- Physical Description
- ca.31,580 photographs: negatives, prints, and transparencies. -- 1 photograph album (ca.150 prints). -- 50 motion pictures: 1 original, 8 copies on 3 video cassettes, 41 film reels: 16mm, 35mm. -- 18 sound recordings: audio tape reels, audio tape cassettes. -- 5 electronic records: computer diskettes. -- 3 maps. -- 15 cm textual records.
- History / Biographical
- Bruno Engler, 1915-2001, was a mountain guide, ski instructor, photographer and film maker at Banff and Canmore, Alberta, Canada. Engler arrived from Switzerland in 1939 and initially worked as a mountain guide and ski instructor for the Canadian Pacific Railway, Sunshine ski area and for Deer Lodge at Lake Louise, Alberta. During the Second World War, he served as a mountain warfare instructor for the Canadian Army. Following the war, Engler worked as a free-lance photographer for the National Film Board and others; as coach of the University of Alberta Ski Team; and as a technical advisor, cameraman and actor for numerous movies made in the Banff area. Throughout his career, Engler worked as a still and motion picture photographer, both for the movie industry and for governments at all levels, as well as operating his own business, Alpine Films of Banff, Alberta.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds is primarily a broad-ranging commercial negative collection pertaining to Banff and area, including businesses, buildings, projects, events, people and scenic views; skiing, mountain travel and recreation; Sunshine Village Ski Area; warden activities in the mountain parks; national and provincial parks; scenic views of western Canada, particularly mountain landscapes; some portraits and candid shots of local and international personalities. Photographs pertaining to film making include helicopter rescue; highway construction; Norquay, Sunshine, and Lake Louise ski areas' histories; Banff events and buildings; Canmore events and buildings; professional and amateur ski races; scenic mountain and wildlife; mountaineering and highway accidents; mountain guiding trips including Pierre Trudeau, Roland Michener and Peter Lougheed. Fonds consists of four series: Photography, Motion Pictures, Sound Recordings, and Textual records. Photography series consists of four sub-series established by the photographer: I. Old file, 1949-1970; II. Main file, alphabetical A - Z, 1950-1976; III Sunshine file, [1939], 1950-1975; IV. Warden file, 1954-1976.
- Motion pictures on video cassettes are footage of skiing at Sunshine, 1930s; Clifford White films, 1930s, from WMCR Archives collection (V682); "Snow Capers" by Thomas Mead, 1946, includes Engler; "Ski Pro's Holiday" by George Encil, 1950?; "Mount Bulyea" by George Encil, 1950?, includes Engler; "Diary of a Mountain Man," a CBC documentary feature on Bruno Engler broadcast on "20/20" in 1965 (ca.27 minutes); "Great Days in the Rockies" by National Film Board of Canada, 1983; "Mountain Man" by Banff Centre, 1985, re Engler. Original film is "Sunshine 1940" and includes Brewster Transport ski buses travelling from train station to Sunshine Lodge, skiers, guide, lessons, games, rope tow, ski action, slalom, Bruno Engler, other. 16mm and 35mm film reels, 1946-1964 are films produced by the National Film Board.
- Sound recordings, electronic records and and related textual material pertain to interviews with Bruno Engler, 1987, done by Brian Patton and Jon Whyte for Bruno Engler autobiography project. Interviews covered Engler's life, but are not complete to 1987. Transcripts, prepared from recordings by Brenda Goeres, are not verbatim. Audio tape cassettes consist of portions of content of audio tape reels.
- Textual records include corporate records, newspaper clippings and magazine articles pertaining to film making, cast and crew listings and schedules for various movies, ski racing, mountain guiding trips and ski race listings. Also included is documentation pertaining to film making with producer National Film Board including letters, film stock footage, press releases, and film summaries; maps indicate film location shots for Arctic Rampage.
- Name Access
- Engler, Bruno
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Government
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- electronic finding aid
- Related Material
- Duplicate or further transcripts for sound recordings are found in Jon Whyte fonds (M88).
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Government
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Byron Harmon fonds
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of the photographic records and sample materials of Byron Harmon Photos, the photographic business of Byron Harmon and his successors; as well as the personal photographs of Byron Harmon. I. Scenic / commercial, 1907-1975, ca.7600 items. Primary component of series is film and glass…
- Date Range
- [ca.1890-ca.1975]
- Reference Code
- V263
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 263
- Sous-Fonds
- V 263
- Accession Number
- 235, 980, 1549, 1622, 2588, 2656, 2770, 2792, 2895, 3005, 3394, 3423, 3657, 3807, 3824, 3859, 3988, 4028, 4076, 5052, 5181, 5205, 5254, 5381, 6070, 6127, 6587, 6602
- Reference Code
- V263
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Published record
- Other Title Info
- Also known as the Byron Harmon Photos fonds.
- Date Range
- [ca.1890-ca.1975]
- Physical Description
- ca.10,500 photographs (and ca.35 cm) : prints, postcards, negatives, transparencies, motion pictures, sample products
- History / Biographical
- Byron Hill Harmon, 1876-1942, was a professional photographer and businessman at Banff, Alberta, Canada. He was born near Tacoma, Washington, USA and operated a portrait studio there for a time. In 1903, while travelling around the United States and Canada as an itinerant photographer, he decided to settle in Banff and by 1907 had produced enough mountain views to begin selling a line of postcards. Between 1906 and 1913, Harmon was official photographer for the Alpine Club of Canada and made trips in numerous mountain areas, such as the Bugaboos (1910) and Mount Robson (1911, 1913). Harmon personally financed trips into other areas, such as Tonquin Valley (1918) and Lake of the Hanging Glaciers (1920, 1922), producing both still photographs and motion pictures for commercial sale. After his last major expedition in 1924 across Saskatchewan Glacier, through to Maligne Lake and back to Banff by packtrain, Harmon devoted most of his time to photographing scenes along the railway, skiing in the Assiniboine and Skoki regions, and the annual rides and hikes of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies. At the same time he managed several businesses, including a drug store, fountain lunch, theatre and book store. In his later years, Harmon spent much time travelling and photographing in other parts of the world. The business, Byron Harmon Photos, was managed successively by his son, Don Harmon, then his grand-daughter, Carole Harmon.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of the photographic records and sample materials of Byron Harmon Photos, the photographic business of Byron Harmon and his successors; as well as the personal photographs of Byron Harmon.
- I. Scenic / commercial, 1907-1975, ca.7600 items. Primary component of series is film and glass negatives, 1907-1942, ca.6500 items. Also includes: postcard negatives and positives and production negatives to ca.1955; original prints; a wide range of sample products, such as postcards, enlargements and framing prints, calendars and viewbooks, mainly by Harmon business, some by other photographers; and lantern slides, ca.1913-192-, pertaining to Columbia Icefield Expedition, mountaineering, mountain landscapes, Indians, wildlife, Canadian Pacific Railway and Asian travel. Scenic / commercial series pertains to annual camps and expeditions of the Alpine Club of Canada in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks, 1907-1913; private movie-making expeditions in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks; mountain scenic views, primarily for postcard purposes; Banff events and development; skiing; birds and animals. Includes some material by Don Harmon and Lloyd Harmon, sons of Byron Harmon.
- II. Personal, 189- to 194-, ca.370 items. Includes: family photographs and views received from others; motion picture out-takes pertaining to world travels, 1930s; and 35 mm. transparencies, ca.1940, pertaining mainly to world travels, also mountain and prairie scenics.
- Notes
- For more information on the Byron Harmon photographs, see "Great Days in the Rockies: The Photographs of Byron Harmon, 1906-1934" (Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1978) or "Byron Harmon, Mountain Photographer" by Carole Harmon and Bart Robinson (Banff: Altitude Publishing, 1992)
- Name Access
- Harmon, Byron
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions on access to originals
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: series description
- selected modern reference prints
- digital images in Images database and in Alberta InSight database
- Related Material
- Byron Harmon postcards can also be found in the Postcard general file (V466)
- Creator
- Harmon, Byron
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Bob Holscher collection
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- Part Of
- Bob Holscher collection
- Scope & Content
- Collection consists mainly of postcard views of Banff, Lake Louise and areas by various photographers, including Byron Harmon, J. Howard A. Chapman, S. J. Thompson and R. H. Trueman. Also, includes hand-coloured prints of Lake Louise, one by Alfred Blyth.
- Date Range
- [ca.1895-ca.1935]
- Reference Code
- V287
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Bob Holscher collection
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 287
- Sous-Fonds
- V 287
- Accession Number
- 3591, 6194
- Reference Code
- V287
- Date Range
- [ca.1895-ca.1935]
- Physical Description
- 30 photographs : prints, copy negatives
- History / Biographical
- Bob Holscher was a postcard collector at Banff, Alberta, Canada.
- Scope & Content
- Collection consists mainly of postcard views of Banff, Lake Louise and areas by various photographers, including Byron Harmon, J. Howard A. Chapman, S. J. Thompson and R. H. Trueman. Also, includes hand-coloured prints of Lake Louise, one by Alfred Blyth.
- Name Access
- Holscher, Bob (collector)
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Holscher, Bob (collector)
- Category
- Arts
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Oversized holiday greeting cards
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 10 oversized holiday greeting cards, including one from Annie Whitaker with personal message on the back, one from The Standard Shoe Store in Banff, 6 from Stovel Company Limited and two sent to Eleanor Luxton from "Bill". Cards include lithograph images and printed paper copies of…
- Date Range
- [1895-1910]
- [1925-1930]
- [1945-1960]
- 1946
- 1956
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / 21
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / D : Other material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / 21
- Responsibility
- Art used in cards produced by Adrian Hill, Nicholas Hornyansky and Walter J. Phillips
- Date Range
- [1895-1910]
- [1925-1930]
- [1945-1960]
- 1946
- 1956
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 10 oversized holiday greeting cards, including one from Annie Whitaker with personal message on the back, one from The Standard Shoe Store in Banff, 6 from Stovel Company Limited and two sent to Eleanor Luxton from "Bill". Cards include lithograph images and printed paper copies of art depicting Shakespeare's house in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England; landscapes and scenic waterfront views; and holiday-themed art designs. Two items in file are accompanied by original mailing envelopes addressed to Eleanor Luxton, 1956.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Whitaker, Annie
- Subject Access
- Art
- Artist
- Christmas
- Businesses
- Family and personal life
- Holidays
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Calgary
- Manitoba
- Winnipeg
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Annotated item stored in mylar to prevent possible ink transfer onto other archival materials
- Category
- Arts
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Item signed by Annie Whitaker has maker's label attached to back, reads "John O'Groats Artcraft Made in England"
- Processing Status
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Charles Macmunn fonds
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- Part Of
- Charles Macmunn fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of presentation album "Macmunn's Views of Canadian Pacific Railway, Victoria and Surroundings" of views along the Canadian Pacific Railway between Vancouver, B.C. and Canmore, Alberta; also Victoria and area. Each view has a caption and a photographer's number.
- Date Range
- [ca.1890]
- Reference Code
- V256
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Charles Macmunn fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 256
- Sous-Fonds
- V 256
- Accession Number
- 17500
- Reference Code
- V256
- Date Range
- [ca.1890]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph album (144 prints)
- History / Biographical
- Charles Macmunn was a professional photographer who worked out of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada between ca.1883 and ca.1900.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of presentation album "Macmunn's Views of Canadian Pacific Railway, Victoria and Surroundings" of views along the Canadian Pacific Railway between Vancouver, B.C. and Canmore, Alberta; also Victoria and area. Each view has a caption and a photographer's number.
- Name Access
- Macmunn, Charles
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Access Restrictions
- Access to original album is restricted
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- microfilm copy
- modern reference prints
- Creator
- Macmunn, Charles
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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William Notman and Son collection
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- Scope & Content
- Collection consists of views along the CPR between Lake Louise, Alberta, and the Fraser Canyon in British Columbia. Includes photographic print of painted work by Eugene L'Africain, based on Notman & Son photograph, and titled "Banff Springs Hotel and Mount Rundle, Banff, Alberta, Canada. Produced…
- Date Range
- [1884]-1897
- Reference Code
- V351
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 351
- Sous-Fonds
- V 351
- Accession Number
- 2825, 6117, 6145, 6152, 6156, 6220, 6603
- Reference Code
- V351
- Date Range
- [1884]-1897
- Physical Description
- 25 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- William Notman and Son was a photographic firm based at Montreal, Quebec, Canada. William Notman worked extensively along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
- Scope & Content
- Collection consists of views along the CPR between Lake Louise, Alberta, and the Fraser Canyon in British Columbia. Includes photographic print of painted work by Eugene L'Africain, based on Notman & Son photograph, and titled "Banff Springs Hotel and Mount Rundle, Banff, Alberta, Canada. Produced by Notman firm."
- Name Access
- Notman, William and son
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: modern reference prints
- Category
- Arts
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of collection
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Bert Riggall fonds
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes seven series: I. Personal and professional, 1884-1959; II. Business and financial, ca.1910-1959; III. Professional photography, 1900-1955; IV. Writing, 1906-1957; V. Natural history, 1904-1954; VI. Other interests, 1913-1956; VII. Riggall family, ca.1865-1959. Personal and pro…
- Date Range
- [ca.1865]-1959, predominant [ca.1890]-1959
- Reference Code
- M376 / V26
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Diary
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 376
- V 26
- Sous-Fonds
- M 376
- V 26
- Accession Number
- 5777, 7200, 7201, 7772 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M376 / V26
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Diary
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [ca.1865]-1959, predominant [ca.1890]-1959
- Physical Description
- ca.13,100 photographs: ca.7080 prints, ca.5310 negatives, ca.700 transparencies. -- 9 photograph albums. -- ca.2 m textual records, print material and graphic records. -- 33 cartographic records
- History / Biographical
- Frederick Herbert (Bert) Riggall, 1884-1959, was a mountain guide, outfitter, hunter, trapper, rancher, naturalist, photographer, writer and gunsmith/loader in southern Alberta. Born in 1884 at Gayton-le-Wold Grange, Lincolnshire, his family moved to Grimsby where his father was an auctioneer and, in 1905, served as Mayor. In England, Riggall was an athlete, avid sportsman and naturalist. He was exposed to alpine country on school holidays in Switzerland and, determined to visit Canada, left for North America in 1904.
- Upon arriving in western Canada, Riggall worked for a year at Craighurst Farm near Calgary. There he met Dorothea (Dora) Williams, 1877-1951, an Irish Quaker ranch cook who had emigrated with her sister Anna in 1902. In 1905, Bert worked on the Correction Land Survey in southwestern Alberta and explored Waterton Lakes. Bert and Dora married in 1906 and until 1946 they homesteaded and ranched adjacent to Waterton Lakes National Park.
- Initially, Bert and partner Jack Hazzard built boats and guided fishing parties on Waterton Lakes. In 1909, with partner Cyril Watmough, the Riggalls began guiding and outfitting summer and fall hunting and fishing trips for numerous repeat clients, especially, after 1913, four Minneapolis, Minnesota families: Bovey, Crosby, Bennett and McKnight. Hunts involved Big Horn Sheep, goats, black and grizzly bears. Bert served as chief guide and Dora as camp cook. Prior to 1911, the Riggalls worked at Gloyne's oil camp and Oil City to supplement their income. In 1911, Bert and partner Cyril Watmough made a 1000 mile (1600 km) exploratory trip from Fort Steele, B.C. to the Yellowhead Pass and beyond. Following that trip, Riggall concentrated guiding activities on the continental divide as far north as the Highwood region, but primarily in the upper Oldman River Valley and Gap in the Livingstone Range. Their outfit grew to include numerous saddle and pack horses.
- Of five children, only two daughters survived infancy. Kay Riggall (Russell), 1909-1984, and Doris (Babe) Riggall (Burton), 1910-1999, were both able riders, markswomen and packtrain workers. They accompanied their parents on summer back country trips starting in 1918. Bert Riggall was renowned for his knowledge of botany, geology, zoology, wilderness life and lore as well as literature and current affairs. He was especially endeared to his clients for his skill as a raconteur and campfire storyteller. He wrote articles for magazines such as: Arms and the Man, American Rifleman, Field and Stream and the Boone and Crockett Club's book: North American Big Game. Riggall was an accomplished semi-professional photographer who specialized in wildlife studies, panoramic landscapes, Dufaycolor and later Kodachrome transparencies. His photographs appear in Department of Interior Reports and other publications.
- Bert's heart problems forced the Riggalls to move to Pincher Creek in 1947. Daughter Kay and son-in-law Andy Russell continued the packtrain and guiding business until 1960. After Dora's death, Bert experienced medical problems and lived with or close to Doris.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes seven series: I. Personal and professional, 1884-1959; II. Business and financial, ca.1910-1959; III. Professional photography, 1900-1955; IV. Writing, 1906-1957; V. Natural history, 1904-1954; VI. Other interests, 1913-1956; VII. Riggall family, ca.1865-1959.
- Personal and professional series consists of diaries and notes, correspondence and personal papers.
- Business and financial series consists of guiding and ranching records, gunsmithing, shooting and loading records; and legal and financial records.
- Professional photography series consists of standard photographs, panoramas, transparencies and textual records
- Writing series contains manuscripts, published magazines, book outlines, newspaper articles and letters to the editor
- Natural history series contains bird and plant records, and other natural history papers
- Other interests series consist of clippings, annotated books and collected material
- Riggall family series contains Bert and Dora Riggall family papers and photographs, Williams family photographs, Frederick W. and Fanny Riggall papers and photographs, and Allan Riggall papers and photographs. Negatives and transparencies pertain to Andy Russell as a young man with Bert Riggall.
- Notes
- Some transparencies in V110 Dick Russell are marked Andy Russell, some marked 64 dup; V110 - original transparencies have full set of duplicates (2 sets were made, 1 for Dick Russell and the other is part of this accession)
- Name Access
- Riggall, Bert
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- basic description for processed material
- Related Material
- Related to the Andy Russell fonds (M153/S43/V555) and the Kay Russell family fonds (M63/V63)
- Creator
- Riggall, Bert
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Round family fonds
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- Part Of
- Round family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes Bill Round Sr. papers, Bill Round Sr. photographs, Bill Round Jr. photographs and Round family photographs. Textual records consists of Bill Round Sr. literary papers, ca.1925-1967; personal papers, 1922-1967; and other papers, 1887-1966. Material is mainly research materials, manus…
- Date Range
- 1887-1967
- Reference Code
- M15 / V547
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Round family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 15
- V 547
- Sous-Fonds
- M 15
- V 547
- Accession Number
- 74, 2026, 2231, 3187, 3225
- Reference Code
- M15 / V547
- Date Range
- 1887-1967
- Physical Description
- 11 cm of textual records. -- 371 photographs (223 negatives, 130 prints, 18 transparencies). -- 1 photograph album (ca.80 prints)
- History / Biographical
- William E. Round (Bill Round Sr.), formally known as William John? Eley-Round, 1883-1967, was a musician and journalist at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Round came to Banff before 1918, where he established and operated the Banff Academy of Music, 1920-1958, served as a CPR press representative and was Banff correspondent for the Albertan newspaper of Calgary from 1930-1965. Bill Round Sr. was married to Elsie (Squair) Round, formally Espeth Eley-Round, 1891-1965. The Rounds raised two children, Doreen and Bill Jr., and two grandchildren, Doreen and Eileen Wickens. F. W. E. Round (Bill Round Jr.), formally Francis William Eley-Round, 1918-1978, was a photographer and film-maker at Banff, Alberta and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes Bill Round Sr. papers, Bill Round Sr. photographs, Bill Round Jr. photographs and Round family photographs.
- Textual records consists of Bill Round Sr. literary papers, ca.1925-1967; personal papers, 1922-1967; and other papers, 1887-1966. Material is mainly research materials, manuscripts and correspondence resulting from Round's literary career. Content concerns human and natural history of the Rockies, including: Banff tourist information, Canadian Pacific Railway construction and surveys, crime, Norman Luxton, William McCardell, A. B. Rogers, A. L. Rogers, George Simpson and Tom Wilson.
- Photographs include: I. Round family photographs, including Bill, Elsie, Doreen, Bill Jr. and friends and activities, 1915-1940, 106 items. II. Bill Round Sr. and Bill Round Jr. negatives of people and events, Banff and area, ca.1925-1955, 205 items; includes some copies. III. Negatives by Bill Round Jr., portraits of ski associates, 1937-1939, 18 items. IV. Transparencies by Bill Round Jr., scenic views, wildlife and people, n.d., 18 items; includes two views of Peyto Lake by Ted MacAulay. V. Prints collected by Bill Round Sr. regarding people, places and events, Banff and area, ca.1890-1930, 25 items.
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- reference copy prints
- Category
- Arts
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Andy Russell fonds
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- Part Of
- Andy Russell fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of seven series: I. Personal and professional series, 1937-1993 (diaries, correspondence, filing systems and papers pertaining to awards, memberships, biography and other); II. Business series, 1948-1982 (pertaining to guiding, outfitting, trail riding, ranching, Andy Russell and S…
- Date Range
- [1867]-1993, predominant 1908-1993
- Reference Code
- M153 / S43 / V555
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Andy Russell fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 153
- S 43
- V 555
- Sous-Fonds
- M153/S43/V555
- Accession Number
- 963, 5777, 5964, 6338, 6339, 6547, 6567
- Reference Code
- M153 / S43 / V555
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [1867]-1993, predominant 1908-1993
- Physical Description
- 6 m of textual records and printed material. -- ca.6100 photographs : prints, negatives, transparencies. -- 1 photograph album (49 prints). -- 29 motion pictures. -- 5 sound recordings
- History / Biographical
- Andy Russell, 1915-2005, was a trapper, guide and outfitter, writer, photographer, cinematographer, lecturer and environmental advocate in the Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada.
- Russell was born in Lethbridge, Alberta and spent his childhood on a ranch in the foothills near Pincher Creek. He became a skilled horseman, hunter, fisherman and trapper, and, in 1936, was employed by Bert Riggall, a pioneer guide and outfitter of wilderness pack trips in the southern Rockies since 1907. He became Riggall's partner in 1939 and took over the business when Riggall retired in 1946. Andy Russell and Kathleen (Kay) Riggall married in 1938 and raised five children at their ranch bordering Waterton Lakes National Park, where family businesses included guiding, saddlehorses and ranching. Children are: Richard "Dick" H. (b.1938); Andrew Charles "Charlie" (b.1941); Harold John "John" (b.1944); Hugh Gordon Riggall "Gordon" (b.1947); Lorenda Anne "Anne" (b.1952).
- Russell continued as a renowned guide and outfitter with a wealthy repeat clientele until he was forced out of guiding by 1960 with the advance of the oil industry concerns upon wilderness areas in southern Alberta and British Columbia. Russell began to write nature articles in 1945 and after 1960 concentrated upon writing, photography, film making, lecturing and ranching. He wrote for numerous magazines and newspapers, produced radio broadcasts, and, using colour motion picture photography, developed programs on wildlife and wilderness habitat research for live public performances. Russell's films launched his career as an author of popular wildlife and mountain culture books, which included Grizzly Country. In later years, he was an active writer, consultant and advocate of wilderness and environmental management and received numerous awards and honours, including Member of the Order of Canada.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of seven series: I. Personal and professional series, 1937-1993 (diaries, correspondence, filing systems and papers pertaining to awards, memberships, biography and other); II. Business series, 1948-1982 (pertaining to guiding, outfitting, trail riding, ranching, Andy Russell and Sons, royalties and lecturing); III. Writing, broadcasting and public appearances series, 1908-1990 (papers and photographs pertaining to writing, book projects, columns, broadcasts, reviews, advertising, promotion and other); IV. Photography and cinematography series, 1909-1990 (details below); V. Wildlife study and conservation activities series, 1945-[198-]; VI. Other activities series, 1931-[199-] (politics, interviews, information files); VII. Russell family series, [1867]-1983.
- Photography and cinematography series consists of: Riggall/Russell guiding activity photographs, 1909-1962, ca.280 items; Andy Russell and Sons Production Ltd / Andy Russell professional photographs and films, ca.1940- ca.1990, ca.4200 photographs (mainly transparencies), 28 motion pictures, accompanied by some textual and printed items; personal and family photographs, 1916-1989, ca.1550 items; collected photographs, ca.1940-197-, ca.75 items. Professional photography and cinematography primarily arose from field work by Andy, Dick and Charlie Russell and pertains mainly to flora, fauna and landscape of the Canadian Rockies in continental divide region, British Columbia, Yukon and Alaska.
- Motion pictures, ca.1950-1974, include original film "Grizzly Country" by Dick, Charlie and Andy Russell, produced by Evan J. Anton, ca.1969, copy print of same; also unedited wildlife and landscape footage of Waterton area, Yukon and British Columbia.
- Sound recordings are interviews with Andy Russell, [ca.1970]-1988.
- Name Access
- Russell, Andy
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- electronic finding aid
- video reference copy for "Grizzly country"
- sound recording reference copy recordings
- Related Material
- Related to the Kay Russell family fonds (M36/V36) and the Bert Riggall fonds (M376/V26)
- Creator
- Russell, Andy
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Biographical Source Notes
- Russell family
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Sidney A. Smyth fonds
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- Part Of
- Sidney A. Smyth fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to Banff townsite and Lake Minnewanka and area, Alberta. Card mounted views are inscribed "S. A. Smyth, Calgary, N.W.T." Some have captions.
- Date Range
- [ca.1890]
- Reference Code
- V24
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Sidney A. Smyth fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 24
- Sous-Fonds
- V 24
- Accession Number
- 8000
- Reference Code
- V24
- Date Range
- [ca.1890]
- Physical Description
- 29 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- S. A. (Sidney Alfred) Smyth (also known as Smythe) was a professional photographer who worked mainly out of Calgary, Alberta, Canada from ca.1883 until 1900. For a time, ca.1885, S. A. Smyth worked in partnership with his brother, itinerant photographer A. J. Smyth, as the Smyth Brothers of Calgary. S. A. Smyth also worked in Minnedosa, Manitoba; Banff, Alberta; and Vancouver, Vernon and Atlin, British Columbia.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to Banff townsite and Lake Minnewanka and area, Alberta. Card mounted views are inscribed "S. A. Smyth, Calgary, N.W.T." Some have captions.
- Name Access
- Smyth, S. A.
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- modern reference prints
- Creator
- Smyth, S. A.
- Category
- Arts
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Biographical Source Notes
- MH private research notes
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Adam B. Thom fonds
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- Part Of
- Adam B. Thom fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographic views primarily of the Cave and Basin, Banff Springs Hotel and Banff area, ca.1890. Three views are copies of stereo photographs by Bingham and Thom made in the Castle Mountain and Field, B.C. areas, probably during railway construction.
- Date Range
- [ca.1885-ca.1890]
- Reference Code
- V13
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Adam B. Thom fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 13
- Sous-Fonds
- V13
- Accession Number
- 1372, 5277, 6119
- Reference Code
- V13
- Date Range
- [ca.1885-ca.1890]
- Physical Description
- 9 photographs : prints.
- History / Biographical
- A. (Adam) B. Thom was a professional photographer, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, who worked along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway in western Canada, first in partnership with F. (Fred) V. Bingham, 1884-1886, and later on his own. Thom relocated to Brandon, Manitoba in 1897.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographic views primarily of the Cave and Basin, Banff Springs Hotel and Banff area, ca.1890. Three views are copies of stereo photographs by Bingham and Thom made in the Castle Mountain and Field, B.C. areas, probably during railway construction.
- Name Access
- Thom, Adam B.
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Thom, Adam B.
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Biographical Source Notes
- MH private research notes
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Stephen J. Thompson fonds
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- Part Of
- Stephen J. Thompson fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists primarily of views along the Canadian Pacific Railway, Vancouver, B.C. to Canmore, Alberta. Also includes Banff views, including Banff Springs Hotel, Cave and Basin, Bow Valley, Banff townsite and Brett Hospital operating room. Some prints were probably originally included in viewbo…
- Date Range
- [ca.1895-ca.1905]
- Reference Code
- V116
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Stephen J. Thompson fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 116
- Sous-Fonds
- V 116
- Accession Number
- 286, 2887, 5105, 5358, 6158 (PA -special storage formerly under accn.16,000), 6220
- Reference Code
- V116
- Date Range
- [ca.1895-ca.1905]
- Physical Description
- 45 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- S. (Stephen) J. Thompson, 1864-1930, was a professional photographer and publisher at New Westminster and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from 1885-ca.1900. Thompson photographed along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway in western Canada.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists primarily of views along the Canadian Pacific Railway, Vancouver, B.C. to Canmore, Alberta. Also includes Banff views, including Banff Springs Hotel, Cave and Basin, Bow Valley, Banff townsite and Brett Hospital operating room. Some prints were probably originally included in viewbooks. Fonds also consists of 20 8x10" Print Out Paper photographs by S. J. Thompson "Twenty Real Photographs of Scenes of British Columbia."
- Name Access
- Thompson, S. J.
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- selected modern reference prints
- Creator
- Thompson, S. J.
- Category
- Arts
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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