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Tilikum, Dodge Cove and Manihiki travels

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of negatives and photograph prints pertaining to John Voss and Norman Luxton’s travels in 1901 and 1902. Includes Norman Luxton and Captain John Voss posing with members of the Voss family aboard the Tilikum in 1901; views of Dodge Cove, British Columbia [including an Indigenous buria…
Date Range
1901-1902
Reference Code
LUX / I / B1 / 15
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / B : Tilikum Voyage
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / B1 / 15
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
1901-1902
Physical Description
67 photographs : b&w prints ; 31 x 21 cm or smaller -- 5 photographs : b&w negatives ; 16 x 12 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of negatives and photograph prints pertaining to John Voss and Norman Luxton’s travels in 1901 and 1902. Includes Norman Luxton and Captain John Voss posing with members of the Voss family aboard the Tilikum in 1901; views of Dodge Cove, British Columbia [including an Indigenous burial site]; and views from travels in Manihiki [Cook Islands?] [ca.1902] and Samoa [1901].
Notes
File contains some duplicate images
Name Access
Luxton, Norman
Voss, John
Subject Access
Boats
Travel
Canoes and canoeing
Family and personal life
Transportation
Indigenous Peoples
Ceremony
Weddings
Exploration
Geographic Access
Canada
British Columbia
Victoria
Dodge Cove
Manihiki
Samoa
Language
English
Conservation
Negative photographs stored in negative envelopes, kept in box with prints in separate file folder to maintain context
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Transportation
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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[Dominion Express Stagecoach at Banff]

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of a b&w photograph negative of a Dominion Express stagecoach in Banff
Date Range
[1904-1950]
Reference Code
LUX / I / D6c / NA - 48
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / D / 6 : Other activities and interests
Reference Code
LUX / I / D6c / NA - 48
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
[1904-1950]
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w negative ; 18 x 13 cm
Scope & Content
Item consists of a b&w photograph negative of a Dominion Express stagecoach in Banff
Subject Access
Transportation
Geographic Access
Banff National Park
Banff
Alberta
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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[Dominion Express Stagecoach at Banff]

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of a b&w photograph negative of a Dominion Express stagecoach in Banff
Date Range
[1904-1950]
Reference Code
LUX / I / D6c / NA - 49
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / D / 6 : Other activities and interests
Reference Code
LUX / I / D6c / NA - 49
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
[1904-1950]
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w negative ; 18 x 13 cm
Scope & Content
Item consists of a b&w photograph negative of a Dominion Express stagecoach in Banff
Subject Access
Transportation
Geographic Access
Banff National Park
Banff
Alberta
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Banff-Windermere Highway opening photographs

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Photographs pertain to canyons, Johnston Canyon, Lake Louise, and scenery, after 1925 and opening ceremony of Banff-Windermere Highway, June 30, 1923
Date Range
[1920s] 1923
Reference Code
LUX / I / D6c / NA - 51 to NA - 64
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  14 images  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / D / 6 : Other activities and interests
Reference Code
LUX / I / D6c / NA - 51 to NA - 64
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
[1920s] 1923
Physical Description
14 photographs: b&w negatives ; 7.3 x 4.5 cm
Scope & Content
Photographs pertain to canyons, Johnston Canyon, Lake Louise, and scenery, after 1925 and opening ceremony of Banff-Windermere Highway, June 30, 1923
Subject Access
Transportation
Automobiles
Community events
Geographic Access
Banff National Park
Banff
Alberta
Johnston Canyon
Kootenay National Park
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Royal visit and events in Banff, Crowfoot Crossing

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55025
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 29 photograph prints pertaining to several public events hosted in and around Banff. Includes an opening event for the Banff-Windermere highway in 1923; an event at Crowfoot Crossing in 1927 marking the 50th anniversary of the signing of Treaty 7; an Authors’ Banquet held in 1928; …
Date Range
1923
1926-1928
1958
1960
Reference Code
LUX / I / D6c / PA - 183 to 211
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / D : Professional and personal
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / D6 : Other activities and interests
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / D6c / PA - 183 to 211
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Responsibility
Items LUX/I/D6c/PA-199 and 200 attributed to Canadian Pacific
Date Range
1923
1926-1928
1958
1960
Physical Description
29 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of 29 photograph prints pertaining to several public events hosted in and around Banff. Includes an opening event for the Banff-Windermere highway in 1923; an event at Crowfoot Crossing in 1927 marking the 50th anniversary of the signing of Treaty 7; an Authors’ Banquet held in 1928; and a royal visit to Banff by Princess Margaret of England in 1958, including images of Norman Luxton presenting Princess Margaret with a gift of clothes and accessories from the Stoney Nakoda tribe[?].
Notes
File also contains two pages with 8 scanned images related to Princess Margaret’s 1958 visit to Banff [duplicates of photos LUX/I/D6c/PA-190 to 197 in file]; paper copies of photos are not numbered
John Murray Gibbon’s name spelled incorrectly in original annotations on two photographs depicting Authors’ Banquet event in 1928.
Name Access
Luxton, Norman
Anderson, J. D. (Jack)
Boyce, Dorothy
Crosby, Lou
Boon, Ann
Gibbon, John Murray
Subject Access
Events
Community events
Public events
Royal Visit
Royalty
Arts
Cultural pluralism
Transportation
Construction
Roads
History
Government
Anniversary
Indigenous Peoples
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Crowfoot Crossing
Language
English
Conservation
Consider removal of two pages with scanned photograph copies stored in file - poor quality scans and original photographs are in good condition
Category
Cultural pluralism
Indigenous Peoples
Arts
Exploration, discovery and travel
Transportation
Land, settlement and immigration
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
Item LUX/I/D6c/PA-198 has newspaper clipping attached to back, pertaining to Princess Margaret royal visit in 1958 and Norman Luxton presenting a gift to her.
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Tilikum canoe and displays

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs depicting the Tilikum canoe and related information signs on display in Victoria, British Columbia [ca.1935-1940] before and after a restoration project completed in 1936. One photograph on brown matboard depicts several unnamed individuals [ca.1901, likely including Ca…
Date Range
[1901]
[1935]-1940
[1970]
Reference Code
LUX / I / E4 / PA - 115 to 126
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / E : Collected material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / E4 : Photographs
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / E4 / PA - 115 to 126
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
[1901]
[1935]-1940
[1970]
Physical Description
12 photographs : b&w and col. ; 24.5 x 18.5 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs depicting the Tilikum canoe and related information signs on display in Victoria, British Columbia [ca.1935-1940] before and after a restoration project completed in 1936. One photograph on brown matboard depicts several unnamed individuals [ca.1901, likely including Capt. John Voss and Norman Luxton] standing aboard the Tilikum. File also includes one colour postcard print [ca. 1970] depicting the Tilikum on display in the Maritime Museum in Victoria.
Notes
Photograph on matboard is signed "G.E.L." [possibly Georgina Eleanor Luxton] in bottom left corner
Name Access
Luxton, Norman
Voss, John
Subject Access
Canoes and canoeing
Geography
History
Transportation
Travel
Exploration
Geographic Access
Canada
British Columbia
Victoria
Language
English
Conservation
Items stored in mylar
Related Material
Duplicate of 1901 photograph in file [LUX/I/E4/PA-123] with less yellowing and fading processed under reference code [LUX/I/B1/12/PA-82]
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Education
Transportation
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Ballard family, England, Western Canada and United States travel photographs

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs and postcard prints pertaining to the Ballard family and their travels within England, Western Canada and the United States. Includes images of Jack Ballard[?] and children Sidney and Shirley Ballard; Stonehenge; transport and telegraph stations; foot bridges, hiking, c…
Date Range
1903
1907-1909
[1910-1915]
[1920-1924]
Reference Code
LUX / I / E4 / PA - 173 to 201
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / E : Collected material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / E4 : Photographs
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / E4 / PA - 173 to 201
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
1903
1907-1909
[1910-1915]
[1920-1924]
Physical Description
29 photographs : b&w prints ; 16.5 x 10.5 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs and postcard prints pertaining to the Ballard family and their travels within England, Western Canada and the United States. Includes images of Jack Ballard[?] and children Sidney and Shirley Ballard; Stonehenge; transport and telegraph stations; foot bridges, hiking, canoeing and camping scenes; and the Totem Cafe in Montana. Locations include: New Iskoot, Aiyanish[?], Echo Lake, 25 Mile Cabin, Yellowstone [Montana], Iron River, and Idaho.
Notes
Some items are dated and/or contain personal letters written on the back.
Name Access
Ballard, Sidney
Ballard, Shirley
Ballard, Jack
Subject Access
Travel
Hiking
Hunting
Wildlife
Family and personal life
Canoes and canoeing
Boats
Transportation
Businesses
Children
Cabins
Landscapes
Land, settlement and immigration
Land use
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Echo Lake
United States of America
New York
Montana
Yellowstone
Idaho
Wisconsin
Language
English
Conservation
Items stored in mylar
Category
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Transportation
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Animals and wildlife, Red Cathcart, other family friends personal photographs

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54988
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs sent to Norman Luxton from various friends, including "Red" [Cathcart?], Eugene LaPorte, Woodworth and Theodora Campbell, the Green family, and Ernest Maunder. Content pertains to Red [Cathcart's?] work transporting oil to mines, and views from his travels in British Co…
Date Range
1933
[1935-1950]
1936
1943
1945
Reference Code
LUX / I / E4 / PA - 354 to 431
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / E : Collected material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / E4 : Photography
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / E4 / PA - 354 to 431
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
1933
[1935-1950]
1936
1943
1945
Physical Description
77 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 14.5 x 8.5 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs sent to Norman Luxton from various friends, including "Red" [Cathcart?], Eugene LaPorte, Woodworth and Theodora Campbell, the Green family, and Ernest Maunder. Content pertains to Red [Cathcart's?] work transporting oil to mines, and views from his travels in British Columbia and Camp Debert in Nova Scotia; Eugene LaPorte fishing near Lake Ontario; Indigenous communities in Panama [sent by Mr. and Mrs. Campbell]; photos of the Green family [names missing]; photos from a community and nearby forested areas [location and source unknown] with detailed notes on back of related personal memories; Ernest Maunder's model boat hobby; "Dorothy" feeding geese in February 1954 in Inglewood [region in Calgary?]; and photographs of various wildlife by J.H. [Jack?] Munroe.
Notes
Some photographs have annotations on back. Items LUX/I/E4/PA-389 and 397 also have directions and illustrations of property layouts
Name Access
Cathcart, John George (Red)
Luxton, Norman
Campbell, Woodworth
Campbell, Theodora
LaPorte, Eugene
Maunder, Ernest
Subject Access
Artist
Boats
Transportation
Travel
Sports
Hunting
Oil
Natural resources
Model boats
Mines and mineral resources
Immigration and homesteading
Indigenous Peoples
Industry
Recreation
Family and personal life
Cabins and shelters
Animals
Birds
Dogs
Wildlife
Geographic Access
Canada
British Columbia
Alberta
Calgary
Inglewood
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Central America
Panama
Ontario
Lake Ontario
Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's
Language
English
Conservation
Items stored in mylar and archival envelopes
Related Material
LUX/I/E4/PA-363 related to photographs LUX/I/E4/PA-224 to 285
LUX/I/E4/PA-364 to 374 related to photographs LUX/I/E4/PA-305 to 360 [some of photos in files are duplicates]
LUX/I/E4/PA-399 to 413 related to photographs LUX/I/E4/PA-72 to 114
Category
Arts
Cultural pluralism
First nations
Natural resources
Sports, recreation and leisure
Transportation
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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George Mandryk collected photographs - File 2 of 2

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54995
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 64 prints pertaining to members of the Young family and their travels in Egypt, ca. 1915-1916. Content pertains to landmarks and views of Cairo, Egypt, including local individuals and families; Ruben and Clarence Young and Fred Carter, as well as numerous unnamed individuals; and c…
Date Range
1915-1916
Reference Code
LUX / I / E4 / PA - 538 to 601
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Postcard
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / E : Collected material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / E4 : Photographs
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / E4 / PA - 538 to 601
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Postcard
Date Range
1915-1916
Physical Description
64 photographs : b&w prints and postcards ; 9 x 14 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of 64 prints pertaining to members of the Young family and their travels in Egypt, ca. 1915-1916. Content pertains to landmarks and views of Cairo, Egypt, including local individuals and families; Ruben and Clarence Young and Fred Carter, as well as numerous unnamed individuals; and churches [including St. Martin’s Church and Canterbury Cathedral] and boarding schools in Egypt and England.
Notes
Original annotations on back of numerous photographs are partially or mostly missing due to physical cropping of the items.
Name Access
Young, Clarence
Young, Ruben
Carter, Fred
Subject Access
Children
Community life
Communities
Travel
Tourism
Businesses
Family and personal life
Military
World War I
Sports
Art
Education
Churches
School
Religions
Ship
Boats
Transportation
Geographic Access
Egypt
Cairo
England
Canterbury
Language
English
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Education
Sports, recreation and leisure
Transportation
Military
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
Children, community life, communities, travel, tourism, businesses, family and personal life, military, World War I, sports, art, education, school, churches, religion, ships, boats, transportation
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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McDougall family copy negatives [Glenbow]

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55286
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 3 copy negative photographs pertaining to John McDougall's first car, a log cabin and a view of the McDougall church in Morley.
Date Range
[1910]
Reference Code
LUX / II / B4 / NA - 1 to 3
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / B : Professional records
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / II / B4 : Historical research
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / B4 / NA - 1 to 3
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
[1910]
Physical Description
3 photographs ; b&w negatives ; 12.5 x 10 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of 3 copy negative photographs pertaining to John McDougall's first car, a log cabin and a view of the McDougall church in Morley.
Name Access
McDougall, John
McDougall, George
Subject Access
Transportation
Homestead
Churches
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Morley
Reproduction Restrictions
Restricted - reference use only
Language
English
Category
Land, settlement and immigration
Transportation
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Hawaii, Japan, China cruise album

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one album containing 28 colorized postcard print images, 227 black and white prints and one annotated hand-drawn diagram on paper. Content pertains to a boat cruise attended by Eleanor Luxton to Hawaii, Japan and China [1937]. Includes images of the interior and exterior of the cru…
Date Range
[ca. 1937]
Reference Code
LUX / II / C / PD - 2
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Drawing
Scrapbook
  254 images     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / C : Personal
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / C / PD - 2
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Drawing
Scrapbook
Date Range
[ca. 1937]
Physical Description
1 album (255 b&w and col. prints ; 13.5 x 19.5 cm or smaller -- 1 diagram ; 6 x 4 cm)
Scope & Content
File consists of one album containing 28 colorized postcard print images, 227 black and white prints and one annotated hand-drawn diagram on paper. Content pertains to a boat cruise attended by Eleanor Luxton to Hawaii, Japan and China [1937]. Includes images of the interior and exterior of the cruise ship, as well as cruise staff members and on-board entertainment; landscapes, monuments and buildings; surfing; historic sites; dockyard scenes with unidentified workers; local individuals and families; and fishing and harvesting. Album also includes small tissue-like paper sheet with hand-drawn diagram of mechanical parts and measurements with annotations [possibly belonging to Eleanor Luxton, n.d.]
Notes
Most photographs are annotated on the lower front in white text with contextual information - location, name of landmark, etc.
Date provided is based on dating of similar items pertaining to cruise to Hawaii, Japan and China collected by Eleanor Luxton. Photographs are likely from the same trip, but not confirmed.
Name Access
Luxton, Eleanor
Subject Access
Travel
Tourism
Cruise ships
Boats
Fishing
Landscapes
Buildings
Statue
Community life
Commerce and industry
Dockyard
Labour
Farmland
Hotel
Geographic Access
United States of America
Hawaii
Japan
Kyoto
Yokohama
Kamakura
China
Canton
Guangzhou
Shanghai
Repulse Bay
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Japanese
Conservation
Paper diagram in album has been placed in mylar sleeve and kept in original location
Consider removing metal ring bindings on album if they pose a risk of rust damage in future
Album has been secured with unbleached cotton string to prevent loose items from falling out
Related Material
LUX / II / E / 5
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Commerce and industry
Labour
Transportation
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
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Other collected photographs

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 5 photographs collected by Eleanor Luxton. Photographs pertain to a metal buffalo figurine attributed to "Dingwall" of Winnipeg (possibly Donald Ross Dingwall); an unidentified metal sculptor in his studio; a portrait of Ernie Kehr addressed to Norman (Luxton?); Canadian Pacific Lo…
Date Range
[ca.1900-1920]
[ca.1940-1960]
1986
Reference Code
LUX / II / E / PA - 1079 to 1083
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Print
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / E / PA - 1079 to 1083
GMD
Photograph
Print
Responsibility
Photographs produced by Photographic Branch, Government of Alberta; and Bruno Engler, Alpine Films
Date Range
[ca.1900-1920]
[ca.1940-1960]
1986
Physical Description
5 photographs : b&w prints ; 20.5 x 27.5 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of 5 photographs collected by Eleanor Luxton. Photographs pertain to a metal buffalo figurine attributed to "Dingwall" of Winnipeg (possibly Donald Ross Dingwall); an unidentified metal sculptor in his studio; a portrait of Ernie Kehr addressed to Norman (Luxton?); Canadian Pacific Locomotive 1201 travelling through Kicking Horse Pass as part of Expo 86 celebrations; and a copy portrait of an unidentified woman, early 1900s.
Notes
Some items are annotated
Name Access
Luxton, Norman
Kehr, Ernie
Subject Access
Photography
Portrait
Art
Artist
Canadian Pacific Railway
Trains
Transportation
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Kicking Horse Pass
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Access Restrictions
Copyright restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Copyright restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Arts
Transportation
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Souvenir postcard album, Cuba

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one album of colorized commercial postcards and one postcard print. Content pertains to tourist attractions and communities within Havana and other rural regions of Cuba. Subjects include unidentified local families and individuals, crop harvesting [including bananas, pineapples an…
Date Range
[ca. 1900 - ca. 1905]
1904
1909
1911
Reference Code
LUX / II / E / PD - 3
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Postcard
Photograph
Photograph print
  98 images     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / E / PD - 3
GMD
Postcard
Photograph
Photograph print
Responsibility
Some items produced by Harris Bros. Co., and Curt Teich & Co.
Date Range
[ca. 1900 - ca. 1905]
1904
1909
1911
Physical Description
1 album (96 col. postcards ; 9 x 14 cm and 8 cm x 13.5 cm -- 1 print : b&w postcard ; 8 x 13 cm)
Scope & Content
File consists of one album of colorized commercial postcards and one postcard print. Content pertains to tourist attractions and communities within Havana and other rural regions of Cuba. Subjects include unidentified local families and individuals, crop harvesting [including bananas, pineapples and cane sugar], livestock, dockyard and wharf scenes, a street carnival and other community events in Havana, city views, Cuba's 1909 presidential inauguration, a mass burial site, cathedrals, landmarks, and botanical gardens. Most items not dated or annotated. Postcard print has personal message addressed to "David" [likely David McDougall] in 1909, and one postcard depicting mass burial site has personal message to David McDougall from Mr. Adam Mackenzie.
Notes
One postcard and b&w postcard print are annotated on back
Many items are duplicates of postcards in album LUX / II / E / PD - 4
Name Access
McDougall, David
Mackenzie, Adam
Subject Access
Tourism
Travel
Farmland
Animals
Churches
Memorial
Buildings
Businesses
Commerce
Community events
Horses
Transportation
Grave
Garden
Boats
Industry
Natural resources
Family and personal life
Geographic Access
Cuba
Havana
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Handle with caution if temporarily removing item[s] from album as corner insert spaces holding postcards may tear easily
Related Material
LUX / II / E / PD - 4
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Commerce and industry
Environment
Natural resources
Transportation
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
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Construction, labour

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs collected and possibly produced by George Luxton. Content pertains to construction work, logging, farming, gardening and related subjects.
Date Range
[ca.1910-1930]
Reference Code
LUX / III / C1 / C / PA - 112 to 130
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Print
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / III / C : Extended family
Sous-Fonds
LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / III / C1 : William Luxton family papers and photographs
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / C1 / C / PA - 112 to 130
GMD
Photograph
Print
Date Range
[ca.1910-1930]
Physical Description
19 photographs: b&w prints ; 18 x 13 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs collected and possibly produced by George Luxton. Content pertains to construction work, logging, farming, gardening and related subjects.
Subject Access
Construction
Labour
Transportation
Natural resources
Logging
Buildings
Language
English
Conservation
Items stored in mylar
Category
Natural resources
Transportation
Labour
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Burned Photographs [unlisted- file 2 of 5]

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 16 photographs pertaining to extended family members of Norman, Georgina and Eleanor Luxton. Photographs depict George E. Luxton, members of the Graham family [including Annie, Willie, John and Fred Graham], and photographs of trains and Canadian Pacific staff members.
Date Range
1900-1910
Reference Code
LUX / III / C3 / PA - 103 to 117
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
  24 images  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / III / C : Extended family
Sous-Fonds
LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / III / C3 : Other extended family
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / C3 / PA - 103 to 117
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Responsibility
Photographs LUX/III/ C3/PA-111 to 117 produced by Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Date Range
1900-1910
Physical Description
16 photographs : b&w prints ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of 16 photographs pertaining to extended family members of Norman, Georgina and Eleanor Luxton. Photographs depict George E. Luxton, members of the Graham family [including Annie, Willie, John and Fred Graham], and photographs of trains and Canadian Pacific staff members.
Name Access
Graham, Annie
Graham, Fred
Graham, John
Graham, Willie
Luxton, George
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Photography
Portrait
Tourism
Transportation
Trains
Canadian Pacific Railway
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Copyright restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Items are stored in mylar
Consider separate storage for mold damaged materials to prevent future cross-contamination of materials
Category
Family and personal life
Transportation
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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William G. Robinson fonds

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Part Of
William G. Robinson fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains to W. G. Robinson's career as an engineer working on highway construction and other projects in the Banff, Waterton and Jasper areas between 1944 and 1961. Includes one item pertaining to 1978.
Date Range
1944-1978
Reference Code
M101 / V55
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Textual record
Map
Private record
Part Of
William G. Robinson fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 101
V 55
Sous-Fonds
M 101
V 55
Accession Number
7433, 7700
Reference Code
M101 / V55
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Textual record
Map
Private record
Date Range
1944-1978
Physical Description
7.5 cm of textual records. -- ca.20 cartographic records. -- 7 photograph albums. -- 24 photographs : prints. -- 6 print material items
History / Biographical
William G. Robinson, CD Officer Commanding, was in Banff from 1945 until 1961. He worked in various capacities as an engineer for Parks Canada. In 1978, Robinson was Director of Engineering and Architecture for Indian and Northern Affairs in British Columbia
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains to W. G. Robinson's career as an engineer working on highway construction and other projects in the Banff, Waterton and Jasper areas between 1944 and 1961. Includes one item pertaining to 1978.
Name Access
Robinson, William G.
Subject Access
Buildings and facilities
Government
Transportation
Access Restrictions
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Robinson, William G.
Category
Government
Transportation
Biographical Source Notes
1978 date is from report: Engineering and Architecture, Technical resources inventory . . ., 1978
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Unprocessed
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Walter Ashdown fonds

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Part Of
Walter Ashdown fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of personal and professional correspondence, 1954-1971; personal papers, 1919-1972; professional papers, 1930-1971; newsclippings and ephemera, n.d. 1952-1972; photographs and motion pictures, ca.1930-ca.1975. Photographs were created and collected by Walter Ashdown and pertain to As…
Date Range
1919-[ca.1975]
Reference Code
M126 / V28
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Part Of
Walter Ashdown fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 126
V 28
Sous-Fonds
M 126
V 28
Accession Number
819, 894, 1023, 1054, 1318, 1631, 2237
Reference Code
M126 / V28
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Date Range
1919-[ca.1975]
Physical Description
26 cm of textual records. -- 54 photographs : prints. -- 2 photograph albums (309 prints). -- 13 motion pictures
History / Biographical
Walter Ashdown, 1890-1975, was a chauffeur at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Ashdown emigrated to Canada in 1904 and farmed for several years before becoming a private chauffeur, ca.1913, to prominent Calgarians prior to the First World War. He served as a dispatch rider and driver in France, returning to Canada in 1919. The following year he commenced employment with Brewster Transport Co., retiring ca.1970. During his long career, Ashdown was Brewster's chauffeur to celebrities, including royalty, politicians and actors. His 1930 drive of 81 miles in 82 minutes to deliver life-saving equipment to the Monarch Mine near Field, B.C. was widely publicized. In 1970, Ashdown received an award for one million accident-free miles.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of personal and professional correspondence, 1954-1971; personal papers, 1919-1972; professional papers, 1930-1971; newsclippings and ephemera, n.d. 1952-1972; photographs and motion pictures, ca.1930-ca.1975. Photographs were created and collected by Walter Ashdown and pertain to Ashdown, family, friends and associates; travels and activities; Brewster Transport Company; buses and touring cars; Banff people, places and events. Motion pictures, ca.1959-ca.1970, n.d., are home movies with several subjects on each reel, including Walter Ashdown, family and friends, activities, mountain views and wildlife.
Name Access
Ashdown, Walter
Subject Access
Commerce and industry
Family and personal life
Films and film making
Transportation
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
motion picture summaries
microfilm copies of albums
Creator
Ashdown, Walter
Category
Commerce and industry
Family and personal life
Transportation
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Charles H. McAulay fonds

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Part Of
Charles H. McAulay fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of McAulay's personal and professional papers and photographs. Textual records are mainly employment papers of Charles McAulay as General Construction Foreman for Rocky Mountains Park and Banff National Park, 1912- 1939; includes correspondence, memoranda, journals, notes, timebooks …
Date Range
1904-1963
Reference Code
M172 / V457
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Charles H. McAulay fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 172
V 457
Sous-Fonds
M 172
V 457
Accession Number
5722, 6021, 7195 (unproc in with Box 2 of Mary Allan Thompson, Hugh Gordon materials unproc accn 7195)
Reference Code
M172 / V457
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
1904-1963
Physical Description
ca.33 cm of textual records. -- ca.370 photographs : prints, negatives
History / Biographical
Charles Henry McAulay, 1874-1966, was briquette plant manager at Bankhead, Alberta, 1907-1912, and General Construction Foreman for Rocky Mountains Park / Banff National Park from 1912-1939. Following his retirement in 1939, McAulay was foreman for private companies. McAulay was married to Cecilia Mayola McAulay, 1888-1953.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of McAulay's personal and professional papers and photographs.
Textual records are mainly employment papers of Charles McAulay as General Construction Foreman for Rocky Mountains Park and Banff National Park, 1912- 1939; includes correspondence, memoranda, journals, notes, timebooks and other materials pertaining to public works projects, in particular road building and maintenance. Also includes McAulay's personal journal, 1942-1963, which includes periodic observations on activities of McAulay and family, Banff events and deaths of Banff residents.
Photographs pertain to Charles McAulay, family, friends and associates; work activities, including bridge and road construction, pipe-laying, equipment, construction projects in Banff National Park; personal activities, including curling; Banff places and activities; ca.1907-ca.1955. Includes construction of the Banff-Jasper Highway.
Name Access
McAulay, Charles H.
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Government
Transportation
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
McAulay, Charles H.
Category
Family and personal life
Government
Transportation
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Unprocessed
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Claude M. Walker fonds

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Claude M. Walker fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of professional papers, 1921, 1949-1950; financial papers, 1932-1946; other papers, 1939-1953; and photographs, ca.1909-ca.1947. Textual records pertain mainly to Walker's later career re the Eastern Rockies Forest Conservation Board, Coleman-Savana Creek Highway, and income tax. Al…
Date Range
[ca.1909]-1950
Reference Code
M191 / V662
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Claude M. Walker fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 191
V 662
Sous-Fonds
M 191
V 662
Accession Number
1161, 2949
Reference Code
M191 / V662
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
[ca.1909]-1950
Physical Description
5 cm of textual records. -- 23 photographs : prints
History / Biographical
Claude Melville Walker, 1883-1952, was a surveyor and engineer who had a thirty-five year association with Banff National Park. He served with the Surveys Branch engineering service and was supervising engineer of the western parks from 1936 to 1948. He was involved in the survey of the Banff townsite, superintendent of construction, Big Bend Highway, and supervised construction of the Icefields Parkway, and major highways in British Columbia and the North West Territories. In later years he did private engineering and consulting work. Walker was married to Mabel Arnold Walker, 1883-1970
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of professional papers, 1921, 1949-1950; financial papers, 1932-1946; other papers, 1939-1953; and photographs, ca.1909-ca.1947. Textual records pertain mainly to Walker's later career re the Eastern Rockies Forest Conservation Board, Coleman-Savana Creek Highway, and income tax. Also includes miscellaneous papers and ephemera of Mabel Walker's re gardening. Photographs pertain to C. M. Walker, family, associates and activities, ca.1909-ca.1947. Also includes prints collected by Walker
Name Access
Walker, C. M.
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Transportation
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
Walker, C. M.
Category
Family and personal life
Transportation
Title Source
Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Hans Gmoser fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of films, video recording, sound recordings, textual records and photographs produced and collected by Hans Gmoser. Film series (I.) includes: A.1. Presentation films by Hans Gmoser Productions, 1956-1967, 10 items. Feature-length adventure/annual films, mainly silent for live narrat…
Date Range
[ca.1950-ca.1995]
Reference Code
M224 / S49 / V68
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Video
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Sound recording
Reel to reel
Textual record
Map
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Hans Gmoser fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 224
S 49
V 68
Sous-Fonds
M 224
S 49
V 68
Accession Number
5650, 5878, 6802, 7361 (unprocessed), 7877 (unproc), 8111 (unproc)
Reference Code
M224 / S49 / V68
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Video
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Sound recording
Reel to reel
Textual record
Map
Private record
Published record
Date Range
[ca.1950-ca.1995]
Physical Description
25 motion pictures: 41 film reels, also audio reels and magnetic track. -- 17 film reels, 7 film strips, 1 video recording. -- 25 sound recordings. -- 15.5 cm textual records. -- ca.640 photographs: negatives, copy negatives, prints. -- 2 photograph albums. -- 39 cartographic records: maps, some annotated.
History / Biographical
Hans Gmoser, 1932-2006 was born in Braunau, Austria in 1932. During his long career he worked as a mountain guide, mountaineer, ski instructor, skier, cinematographer, lecturer, and founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Canadian Mountain Holidays. Hans Gmoser was also an active cyclist and was based in Banff and Harvie Heights, Alberta.
Gmoser gained early skiing and mountaineering experience in post-war Austria before emigrating to Canada with his friend Leo Grillmair in 1951. Lizzie Rummel gave him his first job in the mountains at Mount Assiniboine. By 1953 he was working as a mountain guide and founded Rocky Mountain Guides Ltd. (Canadian Mountain Holidays CMH) in 1957. That year he began filming promotional films containing climbing and skiing adventure sequences. He first used fixed-wing aircraft and later helicopters, starting in 1963, to transport clients for spring skiing and summer climbing. Gmoser toured throughout North America promoting his skiing and climbing films, attracting large audiences with his inspiring lectures.
Gmoser built Bugaboo Lodge in 1968, the first of six lodges which also include Bobbie Burns, Galena, Gothics, Adamants and Cariboo lodges, to serve international heli-skiers and heli-hikers. Gmoser retired from Canadian Mountain Holidays in 1993. Hans Gmoser received honourary memberships in the Alpine Club of Canada and the International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations. He was elected to the Honour Roll of Canadian Skiing and the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame and received the Banff Mountain Film Festival Summit of Excellence Award. In 1987 Hans Gmoser was awarded the Order of Canada.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of films, video recording, sound recordings, textual records and photographs produced and collected by Hans Gmoser.
Film series (I.) includes: A.1. Presentation films by Hans Gmoser Productions, 1956-1967, 10 items. Feature-length adventure/annual films, mainly silent for live narration with background music. Some with sound tracks. A.2. Edited versions of presentation films, 1959-1968, 5 motion pictures. B. Other films by Hans Gmoser, 1962-[1969], 8 motion pictures. C. Out-takes, fragment and miscellaneous films, 1960-ca.1970, 17 film reels; Skifarri - Head Hunter film, 1924-1950s, 7 negative strips. D. Collected films, ca.1960, 1972, 2 motion pictures.
Other series are: II. Video recording, 1979; III. Sound recordings (not related to films) include 23 reel to reel tapes of classical and traditional folk songs, 1961 and 1979; IV. Textual records, ca.1955-ca.1995, in the form of film documentation, script to "Ski's over McKinley," certificates, Order of Canada correspondence and information, personal papers and correspondence, maps and other records; V. Photographs, 1950-1986. Photographs pertain to ski trips, climbing expeditions to Mt. Logan, Mt. Robson, Wapta Glacier, Columbia Icefields, Canoe Glacier, Rodgers pass trip, mountaineering clubs, Trudeau/Bugaboo trip, Assiniboine Lodge, portraits of Lizzie Rummel, Erling Strom, and Jim Davies. Albums consist of photographs taken during ski trips in Austria.
Films depict a mixture of skiing and climbing including spring skiing, powder skiing, glacier skiing on Columbia Icefield, heli-skiing in the Rockies and Selkirks and ascents of Mount Logan, Yukon, and Mounts Blackburn and McKinley, Alaska, also rock and ice climbing. Feature length films consist of, or are accompanied by, all or some of the following elements: 16mm originals (A and B rolls); work prints, out takes, 16mm mag track (sound); 1/4" audio tape (background music to accompany narration, 7 items); teasers (TV film clips) and the following items included in the textual records: narration scripts, teaser text, descriptive flyers, press releases, annual pamphlets and ad solicitation for same, censor certificates, related correspondence, maps, oversize promotional posters for Gmoser's films "With Ski and Rope" 1957, and a handmade poster by Banff Ski Runners for "Adventure Bound" and related ephemera.
Name Access
Gmoser, Hans
Subject Access
Commerce and industry
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Transportation
Access Restrictions
Some restrictions on access to originals
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is primarily English
Includes some material in German
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
series and file description
electronic finding aid
video reference copies for some films in sub-series I.A.
Creator
Gmoser, Hans
Category
Commerce and industry
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Transportation
Biographical Source Notes
accession record, Hans Gmoser; Chic Scott's bio/obit notes 2006.
Title Source
Title based on accession record and contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
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