Narrow Results By
- Byron Harmon fonds 3034
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds 241
- Vaux family fonds 239
- Elliott Barnes fonds 138
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds 108
- Tom Wilson family fonds 104
- Luxton family fonds 55
- Moore family fonds 40
- Mary Schaffer fonds 37
- Joe Kootenay fonds 24
- Norman Bethune Sanson fonds 19
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds 16
- Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta) 3023
- Vaux family (Philadelphia USA) 218
- Elliott Barnes 108
- [Molly Wright Adams created the album] 108
- Wilson, Tom 102
- Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British) 78
- John Hartman (1950 – , Canadian) 30
- Barbara Milne (1956 – , Canadian) 27
- Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian) 27
- Barnes, Elliott 23
- Luxton, Norman 20
- Alpine Club of Canada 15
- 1930s 10069
- 1920s 9922
- 1940s 9294
- 1910s 6279
- 1900s
- 1950s 3297
- 1960s 1681
- 1970s 891
- 1890s
- 1980s 648
- 1880s 547
- 1870s 517
- 2000s 270
- 1990s 238
- 1850s 133
- 2010s
- 1800s 88
- 1860s 56
- 1820s 31
- 1830s 26
- 1810s 25
- 1840s 15
- 2020s 14
- 1750s
- 1790s 10
- 1780s
- 1700s 5
- 1600s 2
- 1770s 2
- 1080s 1
- 1300s 1
- 1500s 1
- 1530s 1
- 1550s 1
- 1620s 1
- 1690s 1
- 1720s 1
- 1760s 1
Mabel Aubin fonds
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54
- Part Of
- Mabel Aubin fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of ration books; ephemera pertaining to Banff musical and variety productions; Christmas cards from the Beil family, the de Grandmaison family, Peter and Catharine Whyte and the Christofferson family; Alberta Hotel menu, 1913; and photographs pertaining to the Stenton family, ca.1888…
- Date Range
- [ca.1888]-1980
- Reference Code
- M166 / V34
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
4 images
- Part Of
- Mabel Aubin fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 166
- V 34
- Sous-Fonds
- M 166
- V 34
- Accession Number
- 550, 1002, 1101, 2029, 3541, 3833, 5173
- Reference Code
- M166 / V34
- Date Range
- [ca.1888]-1980
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records. -- 32 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- Mabel Sarah Aubin, 1905-1990, was a life-long resident of Banff, Alberta, Canada. Mabel Aubin's parents, the Stenton family, ran the Alberta Hotel beginning ca.1908.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of ration books; ephemera pertaining to Banff musical and variety productions; Christmas cards from the Beil family, the de Grandmaison family, Peter and Catharine Whyte and the Christofferson family; Alberta Hotel menu, 1913; and photographs pertaining to the Stenton family, ca.1888-ca.1950, and 1918 Banff Peace Day parade (First World War), which shows citizens wearing masks in response to the influenza pandemic of 1918-1919
- Name Access
- Aubin, Mabel
- 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
- Aubin, Mabel
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Order of the Eastern Star installation, Kidney family, early Banff school children
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54593
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 42 photographs mostly pertaining to annual Installation events for the Order of the Eastern Star between 1950 and 1960; Maud Kidney was chosen as head Matron of the group in 1950. File also includes photographs of Banff school children [ca. 1895] including members of the Wilson and…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1895]
- [ca. 1920]
- 1950
- 1958
- [ca. 1960]
- Reference Code
- V324 / IV / E / PA - 74 to 104
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
2 images
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- V324 / IV : Family, friends and community records
- Sous-Fonds
- V324
- Sub-Series
- V324 / IV / E : Maude Kidney Collection
- Accession Number
- 3109
- Reference Code
- V324 / IV / E / PA - 74 to 104
- Responsibility
- Produced by Cascade Cameras Ltd. Banff, F.W.E. Round, and Newton Copyright [Ottawa]
- Date Range
- [ca. 1895]
- [ca. 1920]
- 1950
- 1958
- [ca. 1960]
- Physical Description
- 42 photographs : b&w prints ; 20.5 x 25 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 42 photographs mostly pertaining to annual Installation events for the Order of the Eastern Star between 1950 and 1960; Maud Kidney was chosen as head Matron of the group in 1950. File also includes photographs of Banff school children [ca. 1895] including members of the Wilson and Brewster families; a ski gondola rider; and Jack and Ted MacAulay as toddlers.
- Notes
- File contains duplicates
- Early Banff school photograph accompanied by typed document with contextual details and names of individuals in image
- Photographs in this file were accompanied by notes made shortly before or after accession in 1979 giving names/contextual information about photographs. Some notes are by Jim Deegan, 1987. Information has been transferred to the back of each photograph.
- Name Access
- Kidney, Maude
- MacAulay, Ted
- MacAulay, Jack
- Gaffney, Rose
- Squires, Margaret
- Foster, Larry
- Williams, Jean
- Watson, Blanche
- Wilson, Louise
- Smyth, Betty
- Child, Helen
- Armitage, Mabel
- Shaw, Alice
- Bloom, Bessie
- Wilson, Ada
- Wilson, John
- Brewster, Fred
- Brewster, Pearl
- Brewster, George
- Cobb, Fred (Ty)
- Harper, Jack
- Harper, Gypsy
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Access Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Woodworth family, Kidney family, friends
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54596
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 40 photographs [including some in book-style folders and one postcard print] pertaining to various members of the Woodworth and Kidney families and their friends in the Banff community. Includes images of boy scouts in Banff, skating on the Bow River, baby portraits [possibly Herb …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900]
- 1908
- [ca. 1915 - ca. 1925]
- 1933
- [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]
- 1944
- [ca. 1950]
- 1953
- 1963
- [ca. 1965]
- 1966
- 1971
- Reference Code
- V324 / IV / E / PA - 166 to 203
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
2 images
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- V324 / IV : Family, friends and community records
- Sous-Fonds
- V324
- Sub-Series
- V324 / IV / E : Maude Kidney Collection
- Accession Number
- 3109
- Reference Code
- V324 / IV / E / PA - 166 to 203
- Responsibility
- Some photographs produced by Ted Dinsmore, F.W. Round and Silvana
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900]
- 1908
- [ca. 1915 - ca. 1925]
- 1933
- [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]
- 1944
- [ca. 1950]
- 1953
- 1963
- [ca. 1965]
- 1966
- 1971
- Physical Description
- 40 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 40 photographs [including some in book-style folders and one postcard print] pertaining to various members of the Woodworth and Kidney families and their friends in the Banff community. Includes images of boy scouts in Banff, skating on the Bow River, baby portraits [possibly Herb MacAulay], group photographs and individual portraits, Herb MacAulay and Jack MacAulay playing hockey, the Woodworth residence, bears by a Brewster touring bus, swimming in the Cave and Basin [Forest Kidney and friends], and a family reunion. Other named individuals include Fred and Ben Woodworth, Reverend Tom Lonsdale and Florence Lonsdale, Jack Brown, Ethel [Woodworth] Edwards, and Karin MacAulay.
- Notes
- Some dates are estimates provided by the Processing Archivist
- File contains duplicates
- Photographs in this file were accompanied by notes made shortly before or after accession in 1979 giving names/contextual information about photographs. Some notes are by Jim Deegan, 1987. Information has been transferred to the back of each photograph.
- Name Access
- Woodworth, Fred
- Kidney, Forest H. (Pop)
- Woodworth, Ethel
- Edwards, Ethel
- Brown, Jack
- Lonsdale, Tom
- Lonsdale, Florence
- MacAulay, Jack
- MacAulay, Karin
- MacAulay, Herb
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Military
- World War I
- Skating
- Sports
- Children
- Landscapes
- Swimming
- Hockey
- Animals
- Bears
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Cave ad Basin
- Bow Falls
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Postcard scrapbook, early 1900s Canada
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54621
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one postcard scrapbook containing 325 postcards. Content pertains to various topics including Canadian landscapes, Indigenous peoples from Alberta, British Columbia, and Northwestern Canada [mostly unidentified] including members of Blackfoot, Squamish, Piegan, Cree, Sarcee and Sto…
- Date Range
- 1903
- 1904
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- Scrapbook
1 image
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 / 2
- Responsibility
- Photographs produced by W.G. Macfarlane, Montreal Litho. Co. Ltd., John Innes, T.N. Hibben & Co., Thompson's Studio, Warwick Bros. & Rutter Ltd., Bailey Bros. Ltd., an J.W. Vought
- Date Range
- 1903
- 1904
- Physical Description
- ca. 325 prints : b&w and col. postcards ; 9 x 14 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one postcard scrapbook containing 325 postcards. Content pertains to various topics including Canadian landscapes, Indigenous peoples from Alberta, British Columbia, and Northwestern Canada [mostly unidentified] including members of Blackfoot, Squamish, Piegan, Cree, Sarcee and Stoney communities; horses and ranching scenes in Western Canada; cattle and farming; wildlife; hunting and snowshoeing; and hotels and scenic views within the Bow Valley. Named individuals include Piegan Chief Crow Eagle and Winnipeg Jack [Blackfoot], most individuals not identified.
- Material Details
- Scrapbook contains unidentified white powdery substance between a few pages near middle of album.
- Name Access
- Crow Eagle
- Chief Buckskin Charlie
- Winnipeg Jack
- Subject Access
- Indigenous Peoples
- Communities
- Landscapes
- Totem pole
- Animals
- Buffalo
- Horses
- Wildlife
- Sports
- Snowshoes and snowshoeing
- Horse packing
- Hunting
- Hotels
- Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Businesses
- Agriculture
- Ranching
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Glacier
- Banff National Park
- Bow Valley
- Bow River
- Calgary
- Lake Minnewanka
- Michigan
- Sault Ste. Marie
- Ontario
- Toronto
- Hamilton
- Niagara Falls
- Devil's Canyon
- Quebec
- Montreal
- Access Restrictions
- Access restricted - see Material Details
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Store flat and away from other materials due to unknown chemical content of white powder found inside some pages
- Category
- Cultural pluralism
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Environment
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Souvenir postcard album, Cuba
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54626
- 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
- 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
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Souvenir postcard album, Cuba
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54627
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one album of colorized commercial postcards. Content pertains to tourist attractions and communities within Havana and other rural regions of Cuba. Subjects include unidentified local families and individuals, crop harvesting, livestock, boating scenes, market vendors, community ev…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900 - ca. 1910]
- 1909
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PD - 4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Postcard
102 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 - 4
- Responsibility
- Some items produced by Harris Bros. Co., and Curt Teich & Co.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900 - ca. 1910]
- 1909
- Physical Description
- 1 album (101 col. postcards ; 9 x 14 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one album of colorized commercial postcards. Content pertains to tourist attractions and communities within Havana and other rural regions of Cuba. Subjects include unidentified local families and individuals, crop harvesting, livestock, boating scenes, market vendors, community events, city views, Cuba's 1909 presidential inauguration, tourist attractions and landmarks in Havana, rural villages, and Cuban landscapes.
- Notes
- Many items are duplicates of postcards in album LUX / II / E / PD - 3
- Subject Access
- Tourism
- Travel
- Farmland
- Animals
- Churches
- Memorial
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Commerce
- Community events
- Transportation
- Garden
- Boats
- Industry
- Natural resources
- Family and personal life
- Environment
- Geographic Access
- Cuba
- Havana
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- LUX / II / E / PD - 3
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Transportation
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Natural resources
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Eleanor Luxton early childhood and family album
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54637
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one photograph album containing 54 photograph prints and 2 newspaper clippings pertaining to Norman Luxton winning a turkey shooting contest [ca. 1940] and an Old Timers Association event attended by Eleanor Luxton in Calgary in 1964. Photographs pertain to Eleanor Luxton as a baby…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1904]
- [1907 or 1908]
- 1908
- [ca. 1910 - ca. 1912]
- [ca. 1917 - ca. 1920]
- [ca. 1940]
- 1964
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C / PD - 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Newspaper clipping
- Textual record
- Scrapbook
59 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 - 3
- Date Range
- [ca. 1904]
- [1907 or 1908]
- 1908
- [ca. 1910 - ca. 1912]
- [ca. 1917 - ca. 1920]
- [ca. 1940]
- 1964
- Physical Description
- 1 album (54 b&w prints ; 9 x 14 cm or smaller -- 2 newspaper clippings)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one photograph album containing 54 photograph prints and 2 newspaper clippings pertaining to Norman Luxton winning a turkey shooting contest [ca. 1940] and an Old Timers Association event attended by Eleanor Luxton in Calgary in 1964. Photographs pertain to Eleanor Luxton as a baby and young child with her parents, posing with chickens and a turkey on a farm, with other small children [unidentified] and standing by the Bow River; portrait photographs of Eleanor as a young girl [roughly ages 5 to 12 years old]; a wedding celebration [possibly that of Norman and Georgina Luxton in 1904]; and images of a pregnant woman and a man on a farm [likely Georgina Luxton and possibly her father, David McDougall, ca. 1908]
- Notes
- One photograph of Eleanor Luxton as a young child, posing alone and smiling in a dark dress, was moved to its current location from album LUX / III / A3 / PD - 2.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Luxton, Georgina
- Luxton, Norman
- McDougall, David
- Southern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers Association
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Children
- Birds
- Farmland
- Property
- Community events
- Family and personal life
- Dogs
- Weddings
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Bow River
- Calgary
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Item has been interleaved with acid-free paper to protect photographs
- Loose images have been placed in mylar
- Item secured with unbleached string to prevent loose items from falling out
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Children's Coloured Lantern Slides
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54644
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- Series contains 35 children's magic lantern slides done in colour, machine-printed rather than hand-painted. There are 4 distinct grouping of the slides: 2019.88-1-12 depict the story "The Transvaal War" [manufactured in 1895?]. Each slide has 3 seperate images with black borders and are numbered s…
- Date Range
- [c.1895]
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2019.88 / PS - 1 to PS - 35
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Transparency
- Lantern slide
35 images
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- Accession Number : 2019.88
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2019.88
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2019.88 / PS - 1 to PS - 35
- Date Range
- [c.1895]
- Physical Description
- 35 photographs : col. slides ; 6.5 x 22.5 cm
- History / Biographical
- The Ernst Plank Company (EP) was located in Nerumberg, Germany and operated from 1866 until 1930. The company was known for their production of copper and tin toys, specifically stationary and locomotive toy steam engines and carriages, they also produced a variety of magic lanterns and lantern slides. When they first began producing lantern slides, the standard shape of a slide was a square piece of glass about 8cm x 8cm and, depending on the style of magic lantern being used, may have a wooden frame built around the glass. Styles changed as methods for printing slides and lantern designs advanced – by the 1880’s the wooden frame was removed entirely from the slides and replaced with thin strips of coloured binding tape that protected fingers from the glass edges. Originally, hand painted black silhouette images on glass or wax paper were used to create projected pictures, followed closely by the use of colour paints to create entire scenes. Printed images soon replaced hand-painted slides, allowing for cheaper production and more widespread use. A popular format for commercially manufactured lantern slides was a long piece of glass (usually no more than 23cm long) on which multiple images could be printed in order to tell a smoother story. This allowed for two different kinds of display. The first display has smaller pictures printed in circular or square frames with a solid black border and shown as independent images of a larger narrative with pauses in between. The second display option for these slides is as a panoramic scene with the entire area coloured in (or just with figures displayed like on a stage) so they could seamlessly slide from one side to the other. This long thin kind of slide was ideal for home use and could be easily handled by children. Ernst Plank also produced a toy magic lantern out of lightweight tin that could be lit with a small oil lamp specifically for use by children. Slides meant for that kind of lantern were printed on celluloid or on a single plane of glass with a thin layer of transparent lacquer to protect the image. This created a thinner, more lightweight and less delicate slide ideal for small hands. When a toy magic lantern was purchased it came with 1 or 2 sets (each set consisting of 12 slides) in the lantern’s box, additional sets of a particular theme could be purchased independently. Magic lanterns varied greatly in design and material depending on the use. Professional showmen would have multi-lens lanterns lit by powerful chemicals or high-voltage lightbulbs that would allow them to project clear images onto a large screen for a theater audience. There were also simpler lanterns that could be powered by oil lamps, multi-wick candles, gas lighting, or electricity in the home. One of the most popular themes for slide shows where images from international travel, but domestic scenes, Christmas, and famous historic battles were also very common.
- Scope & Content
- Series contains 35 children's magic lantern slides done in colour, machine-printed rather than hand-painted. There are 4 distinct grouping of the slides:
- 2019.88-1-12 depict the story "The Transvaal War" [manufactured in 1895?]. Each slide has 3 seperate images with black borders and are numbered sequentially so that the showman could keep track. There is no maker's mark, but according to a note placed in the accompanying lantern slide box, this set was made by the Ernst Plank Company. The slides depict protraits of men in various uniforms, battle scenes, and soldiers in uniform. Each silde is bordered with green paper in good condition.
- 2019.88-13-16 are unrelated EP slides bordered in red paper of varying condition. 13 has 4 travel images seperated with a black border; 14 is a long slide showing 4 boys in play dress as a marching band; 15 is a panoramic sea scape with ships and a harbour. A section of the coloured glass along the top slightly to the left of centre has been chipped off; 16 is a panoramic pastoral Dutch scene set in the springtime. The supporting glass piece has been badly damaged and is missing on the left end of the slide.
- 2019.88-17-28 are all travel scenes with 4 images to a slide seperated with a black border and no maker's mark. The images contain a mixture of people, animals, buildings and temples (mainly made from stone), boats, and landscapes from North America, Africa (with an emphasis on Egypt), and what could be either South America or Eurasia. All slides are bordered in red paper of fair to good condition.
- 2019.88-29-35 are unrelated EP slides of various styles bordered in red paper in fair to good condition. 29 depicts 4 caricature portraits with a black border; 30, 32, 34 are long slides with 4 individuals on each that are not seperated from eachother with borders, but are not part of a larger scene; 31, 33, 35 are all panoramic pastoral Dutch scenes set in both springtime and winter.
- Notes
- Accompanying the slides is what appears to be an original lantern slide box, made of wood and covered in faded purple paper with a steam engine train image on the top and a logo containing the intials "E.P." The logo consists of a 4-spoke wheel with wings on either side and 3 stars above. One short end of the box is missing and the sliding lid is either warped or stuck and does not open. A sticky note placed inside the box states that the green-line lantern slides (2019.88/PS-1 to PS-12) accompanied the box.
- Subject Access
- Lantern slide
- Children
- Education
- Entertainment
- Language
- N/A
- Conservation
- New binding tape, supports for broken glass
- Creator
- Ernst Plank Company
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.luikerwaal.com/newframe_uk.htm?/merk_ep1_uk.htm
- https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/2328.htm#toc
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series.
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Children's Lantern Slides
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54775
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 seperate series of coloured, machine printed lantern slides: PS-1 to PS-12 is a collection made by Gebruder Bing, Nurnberg (GBN Bavaria), Decalcomania, Germany. [1] How to kill an annoying mosquito [2] An awful accident in the snow [3] A naughty boy deserves to be punished... …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1895]
- Reference Code
- V500 / III / D / 5 / PS - 1 to PS - 19
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Lantern slide
- Transparency
19 images
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V500 / III / D / 5 / PS - 1 to PS - 19
- Date Range
- [ca. 1895]
- Physical Description
- 19 photographs : col. slides ; 22.5cm x 6.5 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 seperate series of coloured, machine printed lantern slides:
- PS-1 to PS-12 is a collection made by Gebruder Bing, Nurnberg (GBN Bavaria), Decalcomania, Germany. [1] How to kill an annoying mosquito [2] An awful accident in the snow [3] A naughty boy deserves to be punished... [4] Father Christmas brings you sweets [5] Open your mouth please [6] A Nosey parker [7] A day in the life of a girl [8] Children's games [9] Where do the little children come from? [10] The daily routine of the foxes [11] The frog family takes a bath [12] Animalworld
- PS-13 to PS-18 is a collection called Artistic Series No. 1 made by Gebruder Bing, Nurnberg (GBN Bavaria), Declcomania, Germany. [13] Caricature (slide 2 in original order) [14] Pig and Dwarf (slide 5 in original order) [15] The Rider's Misfortune (slide 6 in original order) [16] Children's Quarrel (slide 7 in original order) [17] The Clowns and the Bottle (slide 11 in original order) [18] The Long Nose (slide 12 in original order)
- PS-19 decpicts 5 caricature faces with the maker's mark obscured by a large crack.
- Notes
- Accompanying the slides was a slide box; white with a green removable lid. The box is made of thin cardboard and has wooden supports inside that hold the slides apart from one another. The box is in poor condition, with much of the top layer of white and green paper scratched, stained, and peeled off, especially around the corners. There are no distinguishing marks on or in the box.
- Subject Access
- Lantern slide
- Children
- Education
- Entertainment
- Language
- N/A
- Conservation
- Slides cleaned prior to scanning. Repair binding tape where needed; reinforce slides with flaking images.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Postcard Scrapbook
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54795
- Part Of
- Norman Bethune Sanson fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards from Sicily, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.
- Date Range
- 1909-1931, [n.d.]
- Reference Code
- M3 / 12
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Norman Bethune Sanson fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M3 / V246
- Sous-Fonds
- M3
- Sub-Series
- 2. Postcards, n.d.
- Accession Number
- 181
- Reference Code
- M3 / 12
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1909-1931, [n.d.]
- Physical Description
- 3.5 cm of textual records (54 pages ; 31 x 37 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards from Sicily, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.
- Subject Access
- Postcards
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- United Kingdom
- Ireland
- Sicily
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
England Postcard Scrapbook
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54796
- Part Of
- Norman Bethune Sanson fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards from around rural England and downtown London.
- Date Range
- 1909-1931, [n.d.]
- Reference Code
- M3 / 14
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Norman Bethune Sanson fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M3 / V246
- Sous-Fonds
- M3
- Sub-Series
- 2. Postcards, n.d.
- Accession Number
- 181
- Reference Code
- M3 / 14
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1909-1931, [n.d.]
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records (58 pages ; 31 x 37 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards from around rural England and downtown London.
- Subject Access
- Postcards
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- United Kingdom
- England
- London
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Niagara Postcard Scrapbook
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54797
- Part Of
- Norman Bethune Sanson fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards from Niagara Falls and surrounding area in Ontario and Great Lakes.
- Date Range
- 1909-1931, [n.d.]
- Reference Code
- M3 / 17
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Norman Bethune Sanson fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M3 / V246
- Sous-Fonds
- M3
- Sub-Series
- 2. Postcards, n.d.
- Accession Number
- 181
- Reference Code
- M3 / 17
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1909-1931, [n.d.]
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records (52 pages ; 31 x 37 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards from Niagara Falls and surrounding area in Ontario and Great Lakes.
- Subject Access
- Postcards
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Niagara Falls
- Great Lakes
- Ontario
- Winnipeg
- Manitoba
- Regina
- Saskatchewan
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Alaska to Alberta Trip Scrapbook
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54809
- Part Of
- Norman Bethune Sanson fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards and photographs from Alaska, coastal north British Columbia, Edmonton, Jasper, Banff, and surrounding environs. Photographs feature ships, iceburgs, buildings, lakes, glaciers, and sled dogs.
- Date Range
- 1909-1931, [n.d.]
- Reference Code
- M3 / 18
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Norman Bethune Sanson fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M3 / V246
- Sous-Fonds
- M3
- Sub-Series
- 2. Postcards, n.d.
- Accession Number
- 1036
- Reference Code
- M3 / 18
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1909-1931, [n.d.]
- Physical Description
- 3.5 cm of textual records (74 pages ; 31 x 32.5 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards and photographs from Alaska, coastal north British Columbia, Edmonton, Jasper, Banff, and surrounding environs. Photographs feature ships, iceburgs, buildings, lakes, glaciers, and sled dogs.
- Subject Access
- Postcards
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Alaska
- United States of America
- British Columbia
- Edmonton
- Jasper
- Lake Louise
- Banff
- Jasper National Park
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
England and Northern Ireland Scrapbook
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54810
- Part Of
- Norman Bethune Sanson fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards from southern England and Northern Ireland.
- Date Range
- 1909-1931, [n.d.]
- Reference Code
- M3 / 19
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Norman Bethune Sanson fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M3 / V246
- Sous-Fonds
- M3
- Sub-Series
- 2. Postcards, n.d.
- Accession Number
- 181
- Reference Code
- M3 / 19
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1909-1931, [n.d.]
- Physical Description
- 4.5 cm of textual records (74 pages ; 31 x 37 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards from southern England and Northern Ireland.
- Subject Access
- Postcards
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- England
- Ireland
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Historic English Cathedrals Scrapbook
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54816
- Part Of
- Norman Bethune Sanson fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards and photographs from historic cathedrals, abbeys, monestaries, and castles throughout southern England. Includes scenes of the interiors, exteriors, and details of various buildings and ruin sites.
- Date Range
- 1909-1931, [n.d.]
- Reference Code
- M3 / 20
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Norman Bethune Sanson fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M3 / V246
- Sous-Fonds
- M3
- Sub-Series
- 2. Postcards, n.d.
- Accession Number
- 181
- Reference Code
- M3 / 20
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1909-1931, [n.d.]
- Physical Description
- 6 cm of textual records (100 pages ; 26.5 x 39 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards and photographs from historic cathedrals, abbeys, monestaries, and castles throughout southern England. Includes scenes of the interiors, exteriors, and details of various buildings and ruin sites.
- Subject Access
- Postcards
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Churches
- Geographic Access
- England
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
English and Scottish Memorials Scrapbook
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54818
- Part Of
- Norman Bethune Sanson fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards and photographs of memorial buildings, statues, and sites from England and Scotland. Scrapbook also features postcards from the funeral of King George V.
- Date Range
- 1909-1931, [n.d.]
- Reference Code
- M3 / 24
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Norman Bethune Sanson fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M3 / V246
- Sous-Fonds
- M3
- Sub-Series
- 2. Postcards, n.d.
- Accession Number
- 181
- Reference Code
- M3 / 24
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1909-1931, [n.d.]
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records (54 pages ; 25.5 x 29.5 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards and photographs of memorial buildings, statues, and sites from England and Scotland. Scrapbook also features postcards from the funeral of King George V.
- Subject Access
- Postcards
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Memorial
- War
- Geographic Access
- England
- Scotland
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Windsor Castle and Dartmouth Castle Scrapbook
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54819
- Part Of
- Norman Bethune Sanson fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards and photographs featuring mostly scenes of Windsor Castle and Dartmouth Castle and surrounding environs. Mainly features scenic views of the building exteriors and grounds, as well as interior views of individual rooms.
- Date Range
- 1909-1931, [n.d.]
- Reference Code
- M3 / 25
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Norman Bethune Sanson fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M3 / V246
- Sous-Fonds
- M3
- Sub-Series
- 2. Postcards, n.d.
- Accession Number
- 109
- Reference Code
- M3 / 25
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1909-1931, [n.d.]
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records (42 pages ; 31 x 46.5 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards and photographs featuring mostly scenes of Windsor Castle and Dartmouth Castle and surrounding environs. Mainly features scenic views of the building exteriors and grounds, as well as interior views of individual rooms.
- Subject Access
- Postcards
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Castles
- Geographic Access
- England
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Alberta to British Columbia Trip Scrapbook
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54821
- Part Of
- Norman Bethune Sanson fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards and photographs of scenic views from Banff west to Vancouver Island, as well as scenic views of Lethbridge, Alberta, and southern Ontario. Includes scenes from Banff, Lake Louise, Golden, Salmon Arm, Cranbrook, Comox, Lethbridge, Toronto, Muskoka…
- Date Range
- 1909-1931, [n.d.]
- Reference Code
- M3 / 26
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Norman Bethune Sanson fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M3 / V246
- Sous-Fonds
- M3
- Sub-Series
- 2. Postcards, n.d.
- Accession Number
- 1036
- Reference Code
- M3 / 26
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1909-1931, [n.d.]
- Physical Description
- 3.5 cm of textual records (88 pages ; 25 x 31 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards and photographs of scenic views from Banff west to Vancouver Island, as well as scenic views of Lethbridge, Alberta, and southern Ontario. Includes scenes from Banff, Lake Louise, Golden, Salmon Arm, Cranbrook, Comox, Lethbridge, Toronto, Muskoka Lakes, and the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. Also features photographs from the Banff menagerie.
- Subject Access
- Postcards
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Animals
- Banff Zoo
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Laggan
- Vancouver Island
- Lethbridge
- Toronto
- Niagara Falls
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Ontario
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
American East Coast and West Coast Scrapbook
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54823
- Part Of
- Norman Bethune Sanson fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards of city scenes along the American east coast and postcards and photographs of city and scenic views along the American west coast. Inclues scenes from New York City, Buffalo NY, Detroit MI, Chicago IL, Boston MA, Seattle WA, Yellowstone National …
- Date Range
- 1909-1931, [n.d.]
- Reference Code
- M3 / 27
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Norman Bethune Sanson fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M3 / V246
- Sous-Fonds
- M3
- Sub-Series
- 2. Postcards, n.d.
- Accession Number
- 181
- Reference Code
- M3 / 27
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1909-1931, [n.d.]
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records (46 pages ; 31 x 37 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards of city scenes along the American east coast and postcards and photographs of city and scenic views along the American west coast. Inclues scenes from New York City, Buffalo NY, Detroit MI, Chicago IL, Boston MA, Seattle WA, Yellowstone National Park, Denver CO, Utah, California, and the Grand Canyon.
- Subject Access
- Postcards
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Buildings
- Geographic Access
- New York
- Michigan
- Illinois
- Massachusetts
- Washington
- Colorado
- Utah
- California
- Arizona
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Castles of England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland Scrapbook
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54826
- Part Of
- Norman Bethune Sanson fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards and photographs of scenic views of castles throughout England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Also includes scenes from King George V and Queen Mary's Silver Jubilee British naval ships at sea.
- Date Range
- 1909-1931, [n.d.]
- Reference Code
- M3 / 28
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Norman Bethune Sanson fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M3 / V246
- Sous-Fonds
- M3
- Sub-Series
- 2. Postcards, n.d.
- Accession Number
- 181
- Reference Code
- M3 / 28
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1909-1931, [n.d.]
- Physical Description
- 6 cm of textual records (105 pages ; 27.5 x 32.5 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards and photographs of scenic views of castles throughout England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Also includes scenes from King George V and Queen Mary's Silver Jubilee British naval ships at sea.
- Subject Access
- Postcards
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Anniversary
- Navy
- War
- Castles
- Geographic Access
- London
- England
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.