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Adam B. Thom fonds

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Part Of
Adam B. Thom fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of photographic views primarily of the Cave and Basin, Banff Springs Hotel and Banff area, ca.1890. Three views are copies of stereo photographs by Bingham and Thom made in the Castle Mountain and Field, B.C. areas, probably during railway construction.
Date Range
[ca.1885-ca.1890]
Reference Code
V13
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Adam B. Thom fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 13
Sous-Fonds
V13
Accession Number
1372, 5277, 6119
Reference Code
V13
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
[ca.1885-ca.1890]
Physical Description
9 photographs : prints.
History / Biographical
A. (Adam) B. Thom was a professional photographer, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, who worked along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway in western Canada, first in partnership with F. (Fred) V. Bingham, 1884-1886, and later on his own. Thom relocated to Brandon, Manitoba in 1897.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of photographic views primarily of the Cave and Basin, Banff Springs Hotel and Banff area, ca.1890. Three views are copies of stereo photographs by Bingham and Thom made in the Castle Mountain and Field, B.C. areas, probably during railway construction.
Name Access
Thom, Adam B.
Subject Access
Arts
Environment
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
Language
Language is English
Creator
Thom, Adam B.
Category
Arts
Environment
Biographical Source Notes
MH private research notes
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Bakgaard family fonds

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Part Of
Bakgaard family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of records pertaining primarily to Christian and Evelyn Bakgaard's honeymoon trip in the Skoki area with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in 1956. Records include b&w prints and colour negatives re the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, ca.1956; letters from Ray Bagley, a…
Date Range
1955-1957
Reference Code
M194 / V141
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Map
Private record
Part Of
Bakgaard family fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 194
V 141
Sous-Fonds
M 194
V 141
Accession Number
7670
Reference Code
M194 / V141
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Map
Private record
Date Range
1955-1957
Physical Description
6 textual items. -- 8 photographs: 2 prints; b&w, 6 negatives; col. -- 1 map
History / Biographical
Christian Buur Bakgaard, b.1930 in Hammerum, Denmark was a carpenter and general contractor.
Evelyn May Bakgaard (née Rieger), b.1924 Delia, Alberta, d.2003 Calgary, Alberta, attended Delia High School with her twin sister Alice, graduating with honours in 1942. Evelyn attended the Edmonton Normal School, the University of Alberta and the University of Victoria, B.C. Evelyn's first teaching position was at Haven School near Beaverlodge, Alberta and was followed by a number of rural teaching positions from 1946 to 1957. After 14 years of teaching, Evelyn retired in order to devote her attention to her children and her parents.
Evelyn married Christian Buur Bakgaard in 1953 and in the summer of 1956 they took a belated honeymoon to the Skoki area with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Evelyn and Christian were both novice horseriders and the Skoki trip was their only trail ride.
Evelyn and Christian Bakgaard were divorced in 1983.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of records pertaining primarily to Christian and Evelyn Bakgaard's honeymoon trip in the Skoki area with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in 1956. Records include b&w prints and colour negatives re the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, ca.1956; letters from Ray Bagley, a staff member of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, 1955 and 1956; Trail Riders bulletin, brochures, and an annotated map, 1955-1957.
Name Access
Bakgaard, Christian
Bakgaard, Evelyn
Subject Access
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Bakgaard, Christian Buur
Bakgaard, Evelyn May
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Biographical Source Notes
Accession record
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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