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Mountain Sketch
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- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.01
- Description
- Pencil sketch with colour notes, mountain range with lower mountains or foothills, in foreground. Light and heavy pencil strokes with shading. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, top edge serrated, br and bl corners rounded.
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- Title
- Mountain Sketch
- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 14.2 x 22.8 cm
- Description
- Pencil sketch with colour notes, mountain range with lower mountains or foothills, in foreground. Light and heavy pencil strokes with shading. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, top edge serrated, br and bl corners rounded.
- Credit
- Gift of Naomi Jackson Groves, Ottawa, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.01
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- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.02
- Description
- Pencil sketch with colour notes, light and heavy pencil lines with shading. Central mountain dominates with ridges to grassy slope in foreground. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, top edge serrated, br and bl corners rounded. On back centre right more colour notes.
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- Title
- Rock Tower
- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 14.3 x 22.8 cm
- Description
- Pencil sketch with colour notes, light and heavy pencil lines with shading. Central mountain dominates with ridges to grassy slope in foreground. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, top edge serrated, br and bl corners rounded. On back centre right more colour notes.
- Subject
- Canadian Rockies
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of Naomi Jackson Groves, Ottawa, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.02
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- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.03
- Description
- Pencil sketch with colour notes, light and heavy pencil lines with shading. Central mountain in background, slopes to left and right, another mountain indicated on the right. Drawing on light sketchbook paper, serrated top edge, bl nd br rounded corners. On back more pencil written notes.
1 image
- Title
- Coronet Peak
- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 14.2 x 22.8 cm
- Description
- Pencil sketch with colour notes, light and heavy pencil lines with shading. Central mountain in background, slopes to left and right, another mountain indicated on the right. Drawing on light sketchbook paper, serrated top edge, bl nd br rounded corners. On back more pencil written notes.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Naomi Jackson Groves, Ottawa, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.03
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- Date
- 1914
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.04
- Description
- Pencil sketch of a mountain which dominates centre background, middle to foreground slope indicating a gradual rise. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, top edge serated, br and bl edges rounded
1 image
- Title
- Resplendent
- Date
- 1914
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.6 x 27.8 cm
- Description
- Pencil sketch of a mountain which dominates centre background, middle to foreground slope indicating a gradual rise. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, top edge serated, br and bl edges rounded
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Naomi Jackson Groves, Ottawa, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.04
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- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.05
- Description
- Pencil sketch of a solitary mountain peak, light and heavy graphite lines with shading. Lake indicated in foreground. Notes brc. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, serrated top edge, some pulled away, br and bl edges rounded.Sealed within a plastic sleeve.
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- Title
- Pillar
- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 21.3 x 27.8 cm
- Description
- Pencil sketch of a solitary mountain peak, light and heavy graphite lines with shading. Lake indicated in foreground. Notes brc. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, serrated top edge, some pulled away, br and bl edges rounded.Sealed within a plastic sleeve.
- Credit
- Gift of Naomi Jackson Groves, Ottawa, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.05
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- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.07
- Description
- Pencil sketch of wooden mountain which dominat es most of the picture, lake indicated bottom sixth. Light and heavy pencil lines with shading. Writing tlc, sketch notes. Drawing on light sketchbook paper, serrated top edge, rounded corners bl and br.
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- Title
- Mile 37
- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.6 x 27.8 cm
- Description
- Pencil sketch of wooden mountain which dominat es most of the picture, lake indicated bottom sixth. Light and heavy pencil lines with shading. Writing tlc, sketch notes. Drawing on light sketchbook paper, serrated top edge, rounded corners bl and br.
- Credit
- Gift of Naomi Jackson Groves, Ottawa, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.07
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Two Mountain Ranges
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- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.08
- Description
- Pencil sketch of mountain ranges. Pencil lines light and dark with shading. Foreground is a low mountain with trees indicated, mountain range behind that indicates more snow on ridges. Top third is sky. Colour notes throughout. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, serrated top edge, rounded corner…
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- Title
- Two Mountain Ranges
- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.7 x 27.8 cm
- Description
- Pencil sketch of mountain ranges. Pencil lines light and dark with shading. Foreground is a low mountain with trees indicated, mountain range behind that indicates more snow on ridges. Top third is sky. Colour notes throughout. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, serrated top edge, rounded corners bl and br.
- Credit
- Gift of Naomi Jackson Groves, Ottawa, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.08
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Flattop Mountain
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- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.09
- Description
- Pencil sketch of snow covered, flat top mountain. The mountain is centre top and dominates the picture, valleys and ridges in foreground. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, top serrated edge, bl and br edges rounded.
1 image
- Title
- Flattop Mountain
- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.7 x 27.8 cm
- Description
- Pencil sketch of snow covered, flat top mountain. The mountain is centre top and dominates the picture, valleys and ridges in foreground. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, top serrated edge, bl and br edges rounded.
- Credit
- Gift of Naomi Jackson Groves, Ottawa, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.09
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Later Known as Mount Edith Cavell
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- Date
- 1914
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.10
- Description
- Pencil sketch of a mountain. The mountain is centered with ridges at angles. Mountain appears to be snow covered. Foreground is a plain ridge. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, fragile condition.
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- Title
- Later Known as Mount Edith Cavell
- Date
- 1914
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.2 x 27.8 cm
- Description
- Pencil sketch of a mountain. The mountain is centered with ridges at angles. Mountain appears to be snow covered. Foreground is a plain ridge. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, fragile condition.
- Credit
- Gift of Naomi Jackson Groves, Ottawa, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.10
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Trees and Mountain Slope
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactjaa.03.11
- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.11
- Description
- Pencil sketch of trees and mountain slopes in background. Line of tall evergreen trees dominate picture. Heavy lines on trees, mountain slope in lighter lines, with shading. Colour notes left edge and bottom edge. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, serrated top edge, rounded corners bl and br. S…
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- Title
- Trees and Mountain Slope
- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.7 x 27.7 cm
- Description
- Pencil sketch of trees and mountain slopes in background. Line of tall evergreen trees dominate picture. Heavy lines on trees, mountain slope in lighter lines, with shading. Colour notes left edge and bottom edge. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, serrated top edge, rounded corners bl and br. Sketch of mountain peaks on back as well with colour notes.
- Credit
- Gift of Naomi Jackson Groves, Ottawa, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.11
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- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite; pen and black ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.12
- Description
- Pencil and pen sketch of a western gate with detail, sketch covers most of the paper.
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- Title
- Western Gate
- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite; pen and black ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 10.2 x 15.1 cm
- Description
- Pencil and pen sketch of a western gate with detail, sketch covers most of the paper.
- Subject
- architecture, rural
- Credit
- Gift of Naomi Jackson Groves, Ottawa, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.12
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- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.13 a,b
- Description
- Pencil sketches on both sides of paper. (a) pencil drawing of 2 western gates, one on top of the other. Gates are similar, only slightly different. Indication of trees behind. (b) outline pencil drawing of trees dominate the picture, bottom third of foreground appears to be water. Drawn on dra…
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- Title
- Western Gates
- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.7 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- Pencil sketches on both sides of paper. (a) pencil drawing of 2 western gates, one on top of the other. Gates are similar, only slightly different. Indication of trees behind. (b) outline pencil drawing of trees dominate the picture, bottom third of foreground appears to be water. Drawn on drawing paper pulled from two-hole binder.
- Subject
- architecture, rural
- Credit
- Gift of Naomi Jackson Groves, Ottawa, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.13 a,b
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Lux Theatre sample illustrations
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of hand-drawn sample illustrations produced as potential advertising material or signage for the LUX Theatre in Banff, ca. 1916. Illustrations depict animal and human figures posed in various ways to spell "LUX".
- Date Range
- [ca.1916]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / C4 / 33
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Drawing
8 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / C : Business, Legal and Financial
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / C4 : Topical files
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / C4 / 33
- GMD
- Drawing
- Date Range
- [ca.1916]
- Physical Description
- 7 drawings : illustration, ink ; 39.5 x 19.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of hand-drawn sample illustrations produced as potential advertising material or signage for the LUX Theatre in Banff, ca. 1916. Illustrations depict animal and human figures posed in various ways to spell "LUX".
- Notes
- 4 and 6 have ink lines on the back, in addition to a pencil sketch on 6
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Animals
- Businesses
- Lux Theatre
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- N/A
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Personal and collected records
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- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of Correspondence between George Vaux Sr. and Mary Morris Vaux. Includes letters, telegrams, newspaper clippings, postcards, itineraries and The Alpine Club of Canada Rules and Regulations. 1 scrapbook album belonging to Mary Vaux given to her from her Grandmother. 1877. Album c…
- Date Range
- 1912
- Reference Code
- M107 / II / A / 7
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Scrapbook
- Drawing
24 images
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M107 / V653
- Series
- Correspondence Series: Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- M107
- Accession Number
- uknown
- Reference Code
- M107 / II / A / 7
- Date Range
- 1912
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of Correspondence between George Vaux Sr. and Mary Morris Vaux. Includes letters, telegrams, newspaper clippings, postcards, itineraries and The Alpine Club of Canada Rules and Regulations. 1 scrapbook album belonging to Mary Vaux given to her from her Grandmother. 1877. Album contains painted tissue papers; visuals of flowers and people doing various activities. 1 album: Scrapbook album; contains 24 handpainted images on 12 pages within scrapbook. Album has been digitized.
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Galletly family fonds
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- Part Of
- Galletly family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes D. D. Galletly and Galletly family papers and photographs. Textual records consist of David Galletly papers and Galletly family music. David Galletly papers include manuscripts, n.d., 1914; correspondence 1888-1907; and personal papers n.d., 1902 re early life in Canmore and Banff an…
- Date Range
- [ca.1880-ca.1960]
- Reference Code
- M114 / V421
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Tintype
- Textual record
- Drawing
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Galletly family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 114
- V 421
- Sous-Fonds
- M 114
- V 421
- Accession Number
- 268, 492, 2257, 2743
- Reference Code
- M114 / V421
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Tintype
- Textual record
- Drawing
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [ca.1880-ca.1960]
- Physical Description
- ca.5 cm of textual records. -- 56 photographs : prints, tintype. -- 1 photograph album (266 prints)
- History / Biographical
- The Galletly family were residents of Canmore and Banff, Alberta, Canada. David Drummond Galletly, 1838-1916, served as caretaker and guide for the Cave and Basin hot springs, 1897-ca.1910. Previously he worked on the construction of the Banff Springs Hotel and operated a hotel in Canmore. At the Cave and Basin, Galletly conducted tours and became known for his Scottish humor. Other family members included wife Ethel, daughters Viva and Ethel (Fulscher), son-in-law Fred Fulscher, and grandchildren Ronald and Adelina Fulcher.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes D. D. Galletly and Galletly family papers and photographs.
- Textual records consist of David Galletly papers and Galletly family music. David Galletly papers include manuscripts, n.d., 1914; correspondence 1888-1907; and personal papers n.d., 1902 re early life in Canmore and Banff and the Cave and Basin. The manuscripts include scripts of Galletly's cave tours. Family music includes published sheet music and hand-drawn items. Fonds also includes newsclippings and postcards pertaining to the Galletly family, 1939-[ca.1960]; and drawing of exterior of dwelling on Lot 32, Cave and Basin Avenue, 1912, signed by D. D. Galletly, 4 p.: photocopy.
- Photographs pertain to Galletly family and friends, activities, Banff views; most are unidentified.
- Name Access
- Galletly, David Drummond
- Subject Access
- 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
- Creator
- Galletly, David Drummond
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Pat Brewster fonds
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- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of four series: I. Personal, II. Professional, III. Activities, IV. Brewster family. I. Personal series, 1905-1982, 18 cm of textual records, 160 photographs, 2 sound recordings. Includes correspondence, interview and recorded conversation, address/notebook, artwork, other textua…
- Date Range
- 1841-1983
- Reference Code
- M2 / S21 / V91
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Drawing
- Map
- Poster
- Private record
- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M2 / V91 / S21
- Sous-Fonds
- V91
- Accession Number
- 12, 13, 80, 93, 110, 145, 340, 380, 899, 1006, 1110, 1179, 1210, 1235, 1398, 1409, 1440, 1505, 1784, 1874, 2176, 2216, 2303, 2361, 2410, 2643, 2791, 2816, 2880, 2903, 2933, 2940, 3051, 3157, 3181, 3393, 3642, 3733, 3734, 3780, 3821, 3921, 3969, 5028, 5336, 6018
- Reference Code
- M2 / S21 / V91
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Drawing
- Map
- Poster
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1841-1983
- Physical Description
- ca.80 cm of textual material. -- ca.900 photographs : prints, postcards, transparencies, negatives, copy negatives. -- 1 photograph album (50 prints). -- 3 sound recordings : audio tape cassettes
- History / Biographical
- Forrest Oliver "Pat" Brewster, 1896-1982, was a trail guide, outfitter and businessman in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Pat was a native and life-long resident of Banff. As a boy, he was an active Boy Scout and, by age seventeen, was a big game guide. After serving in World War I, Brewster established the first permanent camp at Lake O'Hara for the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1926, he took over the Brewster Transport Company outfitting business from his brothers, Bill and Jim. In the 1930s, he became involved in skiing explorations in the Assiniboine, Skoki and Sunshine areas. Pat Brewster was active in community affairs and, in his later years, was an avid historian of the region. He published three books of reminiscences between 1975 and 1982.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of four series: I. Personal, II. Professional, III. Activities, IV. Brewster family.
- I. Personal series, 1905-1982, 18 cm of textual records, 160 photographs, 2 sound recordings. Includes correspondence, interview and recorded conversation, address/notebook, artwork, other textual records, photographs.
- II. Professional series, 1892-1982, 47.5 cm of textual records, 266 photographs, 1 sound recording. Includes papers pertaining to various Brewster family and other businesses, writing papers and sound recording, and photographs pertaining to guiding and outfitting, tourism promotion and other.
- III. Activities series, 1841-1983, 6.5 cm of textual records, 262 photographs. Pertains to genealogical research, other activities and collected material.
- IV. Brewster family series, 1841-1981, 2.5 cm of textual records, 132 photographs. Pertains to Brewster family, Jack Brewster, John Brewster, Pearl Brewster Moore and the Moore family.
- Name Access
- Brewster, Pat
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions on access to originals
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- electronic finding aid
- reference copies and summaries for sound recordings
- Creator
- Brewster, Pat
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Walter S. Painter fonds
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- Part Of
- Walter S. Painter fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist of personal and professional papers of Walter S. Painter, 1902-1956, and Painter family photographs, ca.1905-ca.1955. Professional papers, include notebooks; cost books; reports on Painter system of prefabrication housing, 1939; plans and renderings of CPR buildings, Painter Home and …
- Date Range
- 1902-1956
- Reference Code
- M282 / V481
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Drawing
- Map
- Plan
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Walter S. Painter fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 282
- V 481
- Sous-Fonds
- M 282
- V 481
- Accession Number
- 1338, 1830, 2180, 3460
- Reference Code
- M282 / V481
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Drawing
- Map
- Plan
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- 1902-1956
- Physical Description
- 30 cm of textual records. -- 23 cartographic records : 80 x 135 cm or smaller. -- 589 photographs (287 prints, 302 negatives). -- 1 photograph album (301 prints)
- History / Biographical
- Walter S. Painter, 1877-1957, was an architect in Canada and the United States. Painter rose to prominence early in life as a theatre architect and joined the Canadian Pacific Railway as chief architect while still in his twenties. Projects in the Banff, Alberta area included design of the tower and wings of the Banff Springs Hotel, the first concrete addition to the Lake Louise Chalet (Chateau Lake Louise), and the Cave and Basin. other Canadian projects were major CPR stations and hotels from Montreal to the west coast. For a period, Painter was in partnership with Frank Swales. In later years, Painter was involved in American projects, standardization of school buildings in Chile, and the Painter system of pre-fabrication, with particular interests in housing and concrete construction designs. Walter Painter built his home in Banff in 1912 and retired there in 1947. He was married to Estelle (Stella) Painter, 1880-1975. They had two children, Betty Painter (Walker) and Brook Painter.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist of personal and professional papers of Walter S. Painter, 1902-1956, and Painter family photographs, ca.1905-ca.1955.
- Professional papers, include notebooks; cost books; reports on Painter system of prefabrication housing, 1939; plans and renderings of CPR buildings, Painter Home and other buildings, n.d., 1906-1929; articles about Painter and his projects, n.d., 1902-1934. The papers primarily concern Painter's architectural career, theatres, CPR projects including stations and hotels from Montreal to Victoria, Banff Springs Hotel, Cave and Basin, Glacier, British Columbia projects and the Lake Louise Chalet. Personal papers, ca.1930-1956, record Painter's views on economics, philosophy, religion, housing, etc.
- Family photographs, pertaining to Walter Painter, Stella Painter, Betty Painter and Brook Painter. Includes Painter home, activities, friends, trips. Also, photographs of Walter Painter projects, including construction of the Banff Springs Hotel, Lake Louise Chalet and Cave and Basin.
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Buildings and facilities
- 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
- microfilm copy of album
- Creator
- Painter, Walter S.
- Category
- Arts
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Peter Whyte School Books
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 4 school books which formerly belonged to Peter Whyte. Consists of 1 algebra book (1918), 1 high school physics book (1921), 1 English book (1919), and 1 'New Canadian Readers' book (1918). Physics book contains a postcard from Seattle signed by Peter Whyte, dated August 25, 1921. …
- Date Range
- 1918
- 1919
- 1921
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 5 / 12 to 15
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Drawing
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- M300 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 5 / 12 to 15
- Responsibility
- Peter Whyte
- Date Range
- 1918
- 1919
- 1921
- Physical Description
- 4 Textual records: books
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 4 school books which formerly belonged to Peter Whyte. Consists of 1 algebra book (1918), 1 high school physics book (1921), 1 English book (1919), and 1 'New Canadian Readers' book (1918). Physics book contains a postcard from Seattle signed by Peter Whyte, dated August 25, 1921. All books, excluding the 'New Canadian Readers' volume, contain original hand-drawn sketches by Peter Whyte; books also contain study notes and annotations by Peter Whyte.
- Storage Range
- In file box M300 / III / D / 5 / 12 to M300 / III / D / 5 / 15
- Name Access
- Whyte, Peter
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- United States of America
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items with risky materials such as adhesives must be covered with an acid-free paper barrier to protect adjacent items.
- Creator
- Peter Whyte
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Nicholas Morant fonds
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- The Nicholas Morant fonds consists of Morant's freelance work from his early days with the Winnipeg Free Press to his retirement from the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1981. It is national in scope and also includes some international material. The fonds is comprised of three series: I. Photograp…
- Date Range
- 1892-1995, predominant 1920-1981
- Reference Code
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Album
- Drawing
- Film
- Government record
- Map
- Blueprint
- Negative
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Poster
- Private record
- Recording disc
- Scrapbook
- Sound recording
- Textual record
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Accession Number
- 122, 182, 1273, 1460, 1612, 1685, 2175, 2265, 2631, 2703, 5117, 7438, 7784, 7672, 7914, 2023.01
- Reference Code
- M300 / S20 / V500
- GMD
- Album
- Drawing
- Film
- Government record
- Map
- Blueprint
- Negative
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Poster
- Private record
- Recording disc
- Scrapbook
- Sound recording
- Textual record
- Transparency
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant, Canadian Pacific, various
- Date Range
- 1892-1995, predominant 1920-1981
- Physical Description
- ca.50,775 photographs: ca.23,795 negatives, ca.18,456 transparencies, ca.8524 prints. -- 11 photograph albums. -- 125 sound recordings
- History / Biographical
- Nicholas Everard Morant, 1910-1999, was a professional photographer based at Banff, Alberta, Canada. He was a Canadian commercial photographer of international repute and Canada's premier railway photographer of the 20th century.
- Morant was born at Kamloops, British Columbia, the son of Francis and Mollie Morant. After attending the University School at Victoria, Morant served as Special Photographer to the CPR from 1929 to 1935 and again from 1944 to 1981. From 1935 to 1939, he was a cameraman for the Winnipeg Free Press, and from 1940 to 1944 worked with the Wartime Information Branch of the federal government (later to be known as the National Film Board Stills Division).
- Morant had a prolific career as a freelance commercial, portrait, magazine, landscape and documentary photographer. His work appeared in numerous books and magazines, including Time, Life, Liberty, Saturday Evening Post, (Toronto) Star Weekly, Northern Sportsman, Reader's Digest, Country Guide, The Standard, National Home Monthly, Canadian Photography, Outdoor Canada, National Geographic, the Globe & Mail, Winnipeg Tribune, New York Daily News, and the two Canadian Pacific Railway magazines, The Spanner and Rail News.
- Two wartime images were featured on postage stamps, while three landscape views appeared on Canadian $10, $50 and $100 bills. His images were also used for corporate annual reports, postcards, brochures, calendars and advertisements. From the 1950s to 1980s Morant gave public slide shows of his work, two of the most popular being "A Talk Without Words" and "The World At Your Feet".
- Morant married Ivy May "Willie" Young in 1936 when he was a photographer with the Winnipeg Free Press. Beginning in 1929, and until the end of her life, Morant's travelling and working companion was his wife, "Willie," 1910-1986.
- Scope & Content
- The Nicholas Morant fonds consists of Morant's freelance work from his early days with the Winnipeg Free Press to his retirement from the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1981. It is national in scope and also includes some international material. The fonds is comprised of three series: I. Photography; II. Professional records; III. Personal and family records.
- I. Photography series consists of: A. Negatives and transparencies, B. Transparencies, C. Prints, D. Other photographs. II. Professional records series consists of: A. Working records, B. Career records, C. Topical files. III. Personal and family records series consists of: A. Nick and Willie Morant, B. Nick Morant funeral and memorial, C. Francis and Mollie Morant, D. Collected material
- Notes
- Full summary of sub-sub-series levels: I / A : 1) Darkroom Files [ a) Negative Albums b) Black/White Series I and II c) Colour Series I and II d) Leica Negs ] 2) GD Files I / B : 1) Presentations [ a) Topical Files b) Thematic Files ] 2) General Files 3) Other I / C : 1) Print Files I / D : 1) Exhibition and Display Prints 2) Photographs used by John Garden 3) Other Photographs II / A : 1) Log Books 2) Notebooks II / B : 1) Career Binders [ a) Postcards b) Brochures and Advertising c) clippings and articles d) Calendar Photographs ] 2) Scrapbooks [ a) Content 1933 - 1946 b) Content 1940 - 1980 ] II / C : 1) Numbered / Titled Files [ a) Group A b) Group B c) Group C d) Group D e) Group H f) Group P g) Group R ] 2) Other Topical Files [ a) Railway; i) Timetables ii) Publications iii) Other b) Photography; i) Textual Records ii) Print Material c) Travel d) Exhibitions and Galleries e)Personal f) Other ] 3) Postcards, Greeting Cards and Ephemera Collection 4) Published Images and Text 5) Professional Photography 6) Promotional Items, Awards and Correspondence 7) Presentation and Interview Materials III / A : 1) Correspondence 2) Personal Papers [ a) Personal Records b) Notes and Notebooks c) Lists and Card Files d) Awards and Retirement ] 3) Personal Photographs 4) House Records [ a) Construction b) Household Records ] 5) Business, Financial and Legal Papers 6) Interviews, Reminiscences Personal Recordings 7) Other Records (Signs, Cartoons, Drawings, etc.) 8) Personal Correspondence and Notes 9) Travel Documents and Maps III / B : 1) Nick Morant Funeral, Memorial and Estate III / C : 1) Mollie Morant Papers 2) Other Family Papers III / D : 1) Sound Recordings 2) Biographical Material 3) Other Papers and Photographs [ a) Burton Wheatley Family b) Other ] 4) Personal and Family Photography 5) Personal Interest and Gifts
- Name Access
- Morant, Nicholas
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- British Columbia
- Peru
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Canada
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- Quebec
- Saskatchewan
- 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 and online finding aids
- Creator
- Morant, Nicholas
- Biographical Source Notes
- Brock Silversides; We Live in a Postcard: Banff Family Histories (Banff: Banff History Book Committee, 2005)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Moore family fonds
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- Part Of
- Moore family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of seven series : I. Philip Moore family series, ca.1882-1964, 42 cm., and contains three sub-series: A. Personal papers and photographs, 1897-1964 (college career, personal life, activities and estate); B. Professional papers and photographs, 1905-[ca.1950] (military career and re…
- Date Range
- 1838-1973
- Reference Code
- M307 / V439
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Diary
- Drawing
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Moore family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 307
- V 439
- Sous-Fonds
- M 307
- V 439
- Accession Number
- 347, 421, 988, 1018, 1029, 1891, 2037, 2091, 2764, 2769, 2828, 2872, 2933, 3891, 5248, 5581, 6020, 7412 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M307 / V439
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Diary
- Drawing
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1838-1973
- Physical Description
- ca.1 m textual records. -- ca.3400 photographs: prints, transparencies, negatives. -- 10 photograph albums (ca.1000 prints). -- 24 motion pictures.
- History / Biographical
- The Moore family resided at Banff, Alberta and Yoho Valley, British Columbia, Canada. Col. Philip A. Moore, 1879-1951, was a guide, soldier, lecturer and publicist. Pearl Brewster Moore, 1889-1973, was a homemaker and tourist lodge operator. Daughter, Edmee Brewster Moore (Reid), 1908-1971, was a homemaker and wife of Charles Reid. Pearl Brewster, born in Banff, was an active sportswoman. In 1905, she met Philip Moore, who had joined Jim and Bill Brewster in the packing business. The Moores made their home in Banff in 1907. A trained soldier, Philip Moore distinguished himself in France in the First World War and served with the Calgary Highlanders during the Second World War. The Moores ran various Canadian Pacific Railway facilities, including Yoho Valley Bungalow Camp, during the 1920s and early 1930s. Col. Moore lectured widely during this period using motion pictures and lantern slides. During the 1930s, the Moores travelled extensively and were active in the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Pearl Moore was instrumental in the Banff-Jasper fund during the Second World War. In 1971, Pearl Moore gave their log home, a showcase of Stoney Nakoda artifacts and art, to the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of seven series :
- I. Philip Moore family series, ca.1882-1964, 42 cm., and contains three sub-series: A. Personal papers and photographs, 1897-1964 (college career, personal life, activities and estate); B. Professional papers and photographs, 1905-[ca.1950] (military career and research, writing and lecturing); C. Volunteer activities, 1935-1945 (Jubilee Committee; National War Finance Committee, Victory Loan program).
- II. Pearl Moore series. -- 1890-1973. -- 21.5 cm of textual records. -- 156 photographs: prints. -- Series consists of three sub-series: A. Personal papers and photographs, 1990-1973 (photographs, letters, diaries, notes and notebooks, and other material); B. Legal and financial papers, 1908-1971; C. Volunteer activities, [1940?]-1942 (Banff-Jasper Spitfire Fund, the Red Cross, wartime work).
- III. Edmee Moore series. -- 1908-1965. -- 8 cm of textual records. -- 152 photographs : prints, 4 photograph albums. -- Series consists of six sub-series: A. Photographs, 1908-1965; B. Letters and notes, [ca.1915-ca.1920]; C. Sketchbooks; D. Diaries and scrapbooks, 1926-1938; E. Financial and legal papers, 1935-1965; F. Other, 1919-1953.
- IV. Philip Moore family series. -- 1885-1970. -- 20 cm of textual records. -- 1183 photographs (1075 prints and negatives, 117 transparencies, 51 stereo cards). -- 11 motion pictures. -- Series consists of seven sub-series: A. Family portraits, 1885-[ca.1970]; B. Home, friends and activities, [ca.1910]-1962; C. Financial papers, 1907-1951; D. Travel, 1931-1936; E. Business papers, bungalow camp operations, 1921-1932; F. Banff/Lake Louise area photographs, 1885-1965; G. Other, [ca.1895-ca.1960].
- V. Moore and Brown families series. -- 1838-1950. -- 8 cm of textual records. -- 156 photographs : prints. -- Series consists of five sub-series: A. Roger Brown Moore, 1890-1931; B. Maria K. Moore estate, 1922-1927; C. William Gordon Moore, Laura Moore and Roger Brown Moore estate, 1930-1939; D. Maria K. Moore and Roger Brown Moore, 1925-1930; E. Other material, 1838-1950.
- VI. Brewster family series. -- [ca.1880]-1970. -- 6 cm of textual records. -- 289 photographs : prints, 2 photograph albums. -- Series consists of five sub-series: A. John and Isabella Brewster, 1904-1948; B. Fred Brewster, 1909-1953; C. James I. Brewster, 1909-1936; D. Fern Brewster, 1930-1932; E. Brewster family, [ca.1880]-1970; F. Other material, 1898-1969.
- VII. Other material series. -- 1885-1970. -- 709 photographs : prints. -- Series consists of three sub-series: A. Scenics, 1885-1970; B. People, 1885-1970; C. Other, 1885-1970.
- Name Access
- Moore, Edmee
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Phil
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Military
- 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: file description and index
- electronic finding aid
- summaries and video reference copies for some motion pictures
- Related Material
- Portion of photographs related by provenance to Mary Schaffer Warren fonds (M79 /V527)
- Creator
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Philip
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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