Skip header and navigation

Narrow Results By

111 records – page 1 of 6.

Amos Big Stoney, Stoney Nakoda

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions43154
Part Of
Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Scope & Content
[Amos Big Stoney, Stoney Nakoda]
Date Range
[ca.1935]
Reference Code
V408 / PS 24-069
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
  1 image  
Part Of
Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V408
Series
I.C.2. Dan McCowan : Photography, lantern slides
Sous-Fonds
V408
Accession Number
n/a
Reference Code
V408 / PS 24-069
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Date Range
[ca.1935]
Physical Description
1 photograph : transparencies
Scope & Content
[Amos Big Stoney, Stoney Nakoda]
Name Access
Big Stoney, Amos
McCowan, Dan
Subject Access
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Recognizing Relations Collection
Stoney Nakoda
Stoney
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Related Material
Glenbow Number: NA 7 135 Title: Amos BigStoney, Stoney
Creator
McCowan, Dan
Title Source
Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023. The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
Identification made through cross referencing with materials from Glenbow Archives and other fondsin photographs held in the WMCR archives
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Annie Soldier, Stoney Nakoda

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions43178
Part Of
Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Scope & Content
[Annie Soldier, Stoney Nakoda]*
Date Range
[ca.1930]
Reference Code
V408 / PS 24-093
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
  1 image  
Part Of
Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V408
Series
I.C.2. Dan McCowan : Photography, lantern slides
Sous-Fonds
V408
Accession Number
n/a
Reference Code
V408 / PS 24-093
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Date Range
[ca.1930]
Physical Description
1 photograph : transparencies
Scope & Content
[Annie Soldier, Stoney Nakoda]*
Name Access
McCowan, Dan
Soldier, Annie
Subject Access
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Recognizing Relations Collection
Stoney Nakoda
Stoney
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Related Material
Glenbow number: NA 7 139 Title: Mrs.Annie Soldier, Stoney (source: Mary McCowan)
Creator
McCowan, Dan
Title Source
Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.
The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
.
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Banff Springs Famous Painting Copies and Train Poster

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54193
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 2 colour poster prints, paper, depicting copies of famous art pieces (previously framed and used as decorations in the Banff Springs Hotel), and one b&w poster of a steam train. Content pertains to paintings 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' by Vermeer and 'La Divina Commedia di Dante' b…
Date Range
[ca. 1945 - ca. 1965]
1975
Reference Code
V500 / III / D / 5 / PA - 67 to 69 O.S.
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Poster
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
7784
Reference Code
V500 / III / D / 5 / PA - 67 to 69 O.S.
GMD
Poster
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1945 - ca. 1965]
1975
Physical Description
3 Posters: colour, b&w
Scope & Content
File consists of 2 colour poster prints, paper, depicting copies of famous art pieces (previously framed and used as decorations in the Banff Springs Hotel), and one b&w poster of a steam train. Content pertains to paintings 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' by Vermeer and 'La Divina Commedia di Dante' by Domenico di Michelino; also train image with faded print effect by Midwestern Rail Association.
Notes
Painting reprint posters were stored together in a cardboard poster tube with the following text labels on the outside: "NICHOLAS MORANT BOX 1288 BANFF, ALBERTA CANADA" "OLD BSH PRINTS. BSH HOTEL - II Bldg." "O.H.M.S. FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CANADIAN NATIONAL PARKS BRANCH OTTAWA, CANADA" 'J.C. Campbell, Esq., c/o Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, Alberta." (Handwritten): "These prints were originally exquisitely framed for use in rooms, suites and public rooms at the B.S.H." "OLD B.S.H. PRINTS includes PIX of 'II' Hotel" Train poster stored in poster tube labelled "DRAWINGS more to come (1, 2, 3)" with shipping address label: "Reed-Grove Ltd. 2111 East Avenue Rochester, New York 14610" "To Mr. + Mrs. Nichlas (sic) Morant Box 1288, Banff Alberta Canada". Customs label: "PARCEL POST CUSTOMS DECLARATION - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA QTY: 1 DETAILED LIST OF CONTENTS: DRAWINGS VALUE (US $): 10 FIRST CLASS"
Name Access
di Michelino, Domenico
Vermeer
Subject Access
Midwestern Rail Association
Trains
Banff Springs Hotel
Arts
Painting
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
Latin
Conservation
Items must be stored flat within acid-free casing to prevent surface damage.
Creator
Unknown
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Unknown
Date
prior to 1962
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.31
Description
Grey stone, flat one side with heads of bears stacked upon each other, largest bear on one end has features both sides, sharing the mouth, all have different expressions
  1 image  
Artist
Unknown
Title
Bear Spirit Totem
Date
prior to 1962
Dimensions
10.0 x 7.0 x 19.0 cm
Description
Grey stone, flat one side with heads of bears stacked upon each other, largest bear on one end has features both sides, sharing the mouth, all have different expressions
Subject
mythological
animal
bear
totem
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.31
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword)

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions43126
Part Of
Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of side profile of Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword).
Date Range
[ca.1930]
Reference Code
V408 / PS 24-041
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
  1 image  
Part Of
Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V408
Series
I.C.2. Dan McCowan : Photography, lantern slides
Sous-Fonds
V408
Accession Number
n/a
Reference Code
V408 / PS 24-041
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Date Range
[ca.1930]
Physical Description
1 photograph : transparencies
Scope & Content
Item consists of side profile of Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword).
Name Access
Kaquitts, Benjamin
McCowan, Dan
Subject Access
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Recognizing Relations Collection
Stoney Nakoda
Stoney
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Related Material
Glenbow number: NA 7 158 Title: Ben Coquitts (Kaquitts?), Stoney, 1930 (source: Mary McCowan)
Creator
McCowan, Dan
Title Source
Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.
The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
.
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword), Stoney Nakoda

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions43120
Part Of
Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of close-up of Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword) in regalia.
Date Range
[ca.1930]
Reference Code
V408/PS 24-035
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
  1 image  
Part Of
Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V408
Series
I.C.2. Dan McCowan : Photography, lantern slides
Sous-Fonds
V408
Accession Number
n/a
Reference Code
V408/PS 24-035
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Date Range
[ca.1930]
Physical Description
1 photograph : transparencies
Scope & Content
Item consists of close-up of Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword) in regalia.
Name Access
Kaquitts, Benjamin
McCowan, Dan
Subject Access
Banff Indian Days
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Recognizing Relations Collection
Stoney Nakoda
Stoney
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Related Material
Glenbow image: NA 714 42 Title: Ben Kaquitts, Stoney 1930 (source: Lux Museum)
Creator
McCowan, Dan
Title Source
Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.
The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
.
Content Details
Ben Kaquitts is father to George Kaquitts
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Betsey Twoyoungmen, Stoney Nakoda

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions43094
Part Of
Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Scope & Content
[Betsey Twoyoungmen, Stoney Nakoda]*
Date Range
[ca.1930]
Reference Code
V408 / PS 24-009
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
  1 image  
Part Of
Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V408
Series
I.C.2. Dan McCowan : Photography, lantern slides
Sous-Fonds
V408
Accession Number
n/a
Reference Code
V408 / PS 24-009
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Date Range
[ca.1930]
Physical Description
1 photograph : transparencies
Scope & Content
[Betsey Twoyoungmen, Stoney Nakoda]*
Name Access
McCowan, Dan
Twoyoungmen, Betsey
Subject Access
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Recognizing Relations Collection
Stoney Nakoda
Stoney
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Related Material
Glenbow: NA 714 59 Title: Stoney woman and child ( in remarks is written that woman's name is 'Jessie')(source: Lux museum)
Creator
McCowan, Dan
Title Source
Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.
The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Bird Group in Caribou Antler

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.06.76%20a-f
Artist
Unknown
Date
prior to 1962
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.76 a-f
Description
Five birds fly off with wings outstretched, three birds on the ground. The ground is a part of a caribou antler. (a) Scooping portion of caribou antler 8.5x17.5, five small holes drilled into top. (b) Sitting bird, 2.5x4.6x1.4 (c) sitting bird 2.0x4.5x1.2 (d) sitting bird 1.7x4.4x1.2 (e) 20.6 l…
  1 image  
Artist
Unknown
Title
Bird Group in Caribou Antler
Date
prior to 1962
Description
Five birds fly off with wings outstretched, three birds on the ground. The ground is a part of a caribou antler. (a) Scooping portion of caribou antler 8.5x17.5, five small holes drilled into top. (b) Sitting bird, 2.5x4.6x1.4 (c) sitting bird 2.0x4.5x1.2 (d) sitting bird 1.7x4.4x1.2 (e) 20.6 long, curved pole out of bone with 2 flying birds. Top bird has a wing span of 7.2, bottom bird 6.7 (f) 24.0 long, curbed pole out of bone with 3 flying birds. Top bird wing span 4.1, middle bird 6.7 wing span, bottom bird 3.7 wing span.
Subject
animal
bird
flying
flight
group
antler
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.76 a-f
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Unknown
Date
prior to 1962
Medium
stone
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.48
Description
Bear standing on all four legs. The stone it is carved out of is a black colour. The toes,ears and mouth are carved with detail. The eyes and nose are carved and then coloured with a brown colour and the mouth is carved out with teeth glued in made out of wood or ivory.
  1 image  
Artist
Unknown
Title
Black Bear
Date
prior to 1962
Medium
stone
Dimensions
7.8 x 6.4 x 16.3 cm
Description
Bear standing on all four legs. The stone it is carved out of is a black colour. The toes,ears and mouth are carved with detail. The eyes and nose are carved and then coloured with a brown colour and the mouth is carved out with teeth glued in made out of wood or ivory.
Subject
bear
black bear
teeth
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.48
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Unknown
Date
prior to 1962
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.77 a,b
Description
Narwhal with interchangeable ivory tusk. Carved eyes and tail. Hole in bottom middle for wood stick which is inserted into a cone shaped green stone base.
  1 image  
Artist
Unknown
Title
Bone Narwhal
Date
prior to 1962
Dimensions
2.5 x 1.6 x 7.5 cm
Description
Narwhal with interchangeable ivory tusk. Carved eyes and tail. Hole in bottom middle for wood stick which is inserted into a cone shaped green stone base.
Subject
animal
narwhal
whale
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.77 a,b
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Boy holding feather fan

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions43174
Part Of
Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Scope & Content
[Boy holding feather fan]
Date Range
[ca.1930]
Reference Code
V408 / PS 24-089
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
  1 image  
Part Of
Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V408
Series
I.C.2. Dan McCowan : Photography, lantern slides
Sous-Fonds
V408
Accession Number
n/a
Reference Code
V408 / PS 24-089
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Date Range
[ca.1930]
Physical Description
1 photograph : transparencies
Scope & Content
[Boy holding feather fan]
Name Access
McCowan, Dan
Subject Access
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Recognizing Relations Collection
Stoney
Stoney Nakoda
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Related Material
Glenbow number: NA 714 152 Title: Stoney boy, n.d. (source: Luxton museum)
Creator
McCowan, Dan
Title Source
This image was part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken from 2014-2023 to name Indigenous people in photographs held by the Whyte Museum Archives. Identifications were not possible.
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Canadian Pacific negatives

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54363
Part Of
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of Canadian Pacific Railway negative photographs pertaining to trail riders, camp staff, guides and outfitters, trail rides, fishing, camps, ceremonies, scenic views of Yoho, Jasper, and Banff National Parks, Canmore and surrounding area, and Banff's townsite. Trail riders in photogr…
Date Range
[1943 - ca. 1946]
Reference Code
V635 / III / NA - 1 to 124 & LC - 1 to 5
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Part Of
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M545 / V635
Series
V635 / III : Published records
Sous-Fonds
V635
Accession Number
5757
Reference Code
V635 / III / NA - 1 to 124 & LC - 1 to 5
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
[1943 - ca. 1946]
Physical Description
129 photographs : b&w nitrate negatives ; 12 x 9.5 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of Canadian Pacific Railway negative photographs pertaining to trail riders, camp staff, guides and outfitters, trail rides, fishing, camps, ceremonies, scenic views of Yoho, Jasper, and Banff National Parks, Canmore and surrounding area, and Banff's townsite. Trail riders in photographs include John Murray Gibbon, Carl Rungius and Charlie Beil.
Notes
Original order retained, appears to be chronological.
Most negative envelopes individually titled and dated, majority from 1943 and 1944. Mostly nitrate photographs.
Original CPR negative envelopes retained in document file.
Material Details
Includes 5 loan for copy negatives
Name Access
Beil, Charlie
Gibbon, John Murray
Rungius, Carl
McCowan, Dan
Subject Access
National parks
Trails
Hiking
Camping
Fishing
Guiding
Travel
Tourism
Canadian Pacific Railway
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff National Park
Jasper National Park
Yoho National Park
Canmore
Access Restrictions
Access restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Copyright restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Unknown
Date
prior to 1962
Medium
stone; ivory
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.25 a-c
Description
Dark green stone with grey, yellow, light green variations throughout within overall inherent cracking, caribou is lying down with all 4 legs under, head up, incised nose and mouth, eyes inlaid with ivory, on left body is an ivory inlaid walking caribou, antlers (8.5x2.5) are made of bone and inser…
  1 image  
Artist
Unknown
Title
Caribou
Date
prior to 1962
Medium
stone; ivory
Dimensions
18.5 x 5.0 x 27.0 cm
Description
Dark green stone with grey, yellow, light green variations throughout within overall inherent cracking, caribou is lying down with all 4 legs under, head up, incised nose and mouth, eyes inlaid with ivory, on left body is an ivory inlaid walking caribou, antlers (8.5x2.5) are made of bone and insert into 2 drilled holes in forehead
Subject
animal, caribou
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.25 a-c
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Unknown
Date
prior to 1962
Catalogue Number
UnK.08.11 a,b
Description
hunting scenes; appliqued figures; (a) Bird Hunt (46.0x69.0) white background; bound edges; purple fabric with red and green stitching; 2 hunters, pink and black, with blue weapons; one hunter pulling 2 pink fish; blue bird on black patch; tail and back legs of animal with black patch brc; blue k…
  1 image  
Artist
Unknown
Title
Caribou Hunt, Bird Hunt
Date
prior to 1962
Description
hunting scenes; appliqued figures; (a) Bird Hunt (46.0x69.0) white background; bound edges; purple fabric with red and green stitching; 2 hunters, pink and black, with blue weapons; one hunter pulling 2 pink fish; blue bird on black patch; tail and back legs of animal with black patch brc; blue knit loops at each corner; (b) Caribou Hunt; (46.0x69.0) white background, bound edges; purple fabric with red and green stitching; 3 hunters, pink and black; 2 black dogs, one pulling a sled; pink caribou with arrow in shoulder, bleeding from wound and mouth; blue knit loops at each corner.
Subject
figure
male
female
activity
hunting
animal
caribou
fish
dog
bird
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.08.11 a,b
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Child with headdress

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions43158
Part Of
Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Scope & Content
[Child with headdress]
Date Range
[ca.1930]
Reference Code
V408 / PS 24-073
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
  1 image  
Part Of
Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V408
Series
I.C.2. Dan McCowan : Photography, lantern slides
Sous-Fonds
V408
Accession Number
n/a
Reference Code
V408 / PS 24-073
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Date Range
[ca.1930]
Physical Description
1 photograph : transparencies
Scope & Content
[Child with headdress]
Name Access
McCowan, Dan
Subject Access
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Recognizing Relations Collection
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Creator
McCowan, Dan
Title Source
This image was part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken from 2014-2023 to name Indigenous people in photographs held by the Whyte Museum Archives. Identifications were not possible.
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Child with headdress

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions43166
Part Of
Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Scope & Content
[Child with headdress]
Date Range
[ca.1930]
Reference Code
V408 / PS 24-081
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
  1 image  
Part Of
Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V408
Series
I.C.2. Dan McCowan : Photography, lantern slides
Sous-Fonds
V408
Accession Number
n/a
Reference Code
V408 / PS 24-081
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Date Range
[ca.1930]
Physical Description
1 photograph : transparencies
Scope & Content
[Child with headdress]
Name Access
McCowan, Dan
Subject Access
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Recognizing Relations Collection
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Related Material
Glenbow number: NA 714 147 Title:Stoney boy in costume, n.d.
Creator
McCowan, Dan
Title Source
This image was part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken from 2014-2023 to name Indigenous people in photographs held by the Whyte Museum Archives. Identifications were not possible.
Content Details
*This image was part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify First Nations people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives. No clear identification made by Stoney Elders.
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Collected research photographs - early Banff

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55593
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of copy photographs from the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies which were collected by Eleanor Luxton for research purposes. Content pertains to early views of Banff and local businesses and views, including: various views of Banff Avenue; the Bow River Boathouse; the Frank Lloyd W…
Date Range
[ca.1887-1930]
Reference Code
LUX / II / B5 / PA - 107 to 159
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Print
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 / B5 : Literary papers
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / B5 / PA - 107 to 159
GMD
Photograph
Print
Responsibility
Photographs copied from original materials owned by the Whyte Museum
Date Range
[ca.1887-1930]
Physical Description
53 photographs : b&w prints ; 17.5 x 12.5 cm and 25 x 20 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of copy photographs from the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies which were collected by Eleanor Luxton for research purposes. Content pertains to early views of Banff and local businesses and views, including: various views of Banff Avenue; the Bow River Boathouse; the Frank Lloyd Wright Pavilion; Norman Luxton and coworkers outside of the Crag and Canyon; Banff Indian Days and Banff Winter Carnival events; trap shooting, cross country skiing, skating and other sports; dog sled and hiking trips; and related subjects.
Notes
Prints LUX/II/B5/PA-124 to 159 originally accompanied by b&w copy negatives (9.5 x 12 cm) in yellow envelope; negatives have been stored separately and numbered as items LUX / II / B5 / NA - 83 to 118.
Name Access
Luxton, Norman
Luxton, Eleanor
Brett, Robert G.
McCowan, Dan
Sanson, Norman
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Banff Indian Days
Banff Skating Club
Banff Winter Carnival
Bow River Boat House
Bridges
Buildings
Businesses
Community events
Community life
Crag and Canyon newspaper
Curling
Deer
Dog Team
Dogsledding
Environment
Events
Family and personal life
Festival
Hot Springs
Hotels
Hunting
Ice sculpture
Landscapes
Mountains
Municipal views
Newspaper
Organizations
Public events
Recreation
Shooting
Skating
Ski racing
Skiing
Sports
Swimming
Townsite development
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Winter Carnival
Winter sports
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Banff National Park
Lake Minnewanka
Devil's Canyon
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Items stored in mylar
Related Material
LUX / II / B5 / NA - 83 to 118 [copy negatives]
Category
Environment
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Collected research photographs - early Banff

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55595
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of copy negatives of images from the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies which were collected by Eleanor Luxton for research purposes. Content pertains to early views of Banff and local businesses, including: Norman Luxton and coworkers outside of the Crag and Canyon; Banff Indian Da…
Date Range
[ca.1900-1930]
Reference Code
LUX / II / B5 / NA - 83 to 118
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Print
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 / B5 : Literary papers
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / B5 / NA - 83 to 118
GMD
Photograph
Print
Responsibility
Photographs copied from original materials owned by the Whyte Museum
Date Range
[ca.1900-1930]
Physical Description
36 photographs : b&w negatives ; 9.5 x 12 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of copy negatives of images from the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies which were collected by Eleanor Luxton for research purposes. Content pertains to early views of Banff and local businesses, including: Norman Luxton and coworkers outside of the Crag and Canyon; Banff Indian Days and Banff Winter Carnival events; trap shooting, cross country skiing, skating and other sports; dog sled and hiking trips; and related subjects.
Notes
Original print copies processed and stored separately as LUX/II/B5/PA-124 to 159
Name Access
Luxton, Norman
Luxton, Eleanor
Brett, Robert G.
McCowan, Dan
Sanson, Norman
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Banff Indian Days
Banff Skating Club
Banff Winter Carnival
Buildings
Businesses
Community events
Community life
Crag and Canyon newspaper
Curling
Deer
Dog Team
Dogsledding
Environment
Events
Family and personal life
Festival
Hot Springs
Hotels
Hunting
Ice sculpture
Landscapes
Mountains
Municipal views
Newspaper
Organizations
Public events
Recreation
Shooting
Skating
Ski racing
Skiing
Sports
Swimming
Townsite development
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Winter sports
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Banff National Park
Lake Minnewanka
Devil's Canyon
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply - see "Related Material" (print copies available)
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Items stored in original envelope
Related Material
LUX / II / B5 / PA - 124 to 159 [print copies]
Category
Environment
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Dan McCowan and Mary McCowan fonds

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions273
Part Of
Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of two series : I. Dan McCowan series; II. Mary E.(Fee) McCowan series. I. Dan McCowan series, ca.1905-1967?, ca.30 cm of textual records, ca.3400 photographs, 4 graphic records. Includes five sub-series: A. Correspondence; B. Writing; C. Photography; D. Professional activities; E…
Date Range
[ca.1885-1967?]
Reference Code
M55 / V408
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Diary
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 55
V 408
Sous-Fonds
M 55
V 408
Accession Number
323, 694, 3263, 6756, 6892
Reference Code
M55 / V408
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Diary
Private record
Published record
Date Range
[ca.1885-1967?]
Physical Description
ca.50 cm of textual records. -- ca.3400 photographs (ca.1000 negatives, ca.1540 lantern slides, ca.770 transparencies 35mm, 117 prints). -- 4 graphic records
History / Biographical
Dan McCowan, 1882-1956, was a naturalist, lecturer and writer at Banff, Alberta, Canada. McCowan came to Banff from Scotland in 1907. There he met Mary Ethel Fee, 1888-1973, a teacher, and they married in 1921. Mary McCowan shared an interest in Dan's work, hand-coloured his lantern slides and accompanied him on his tours. Dan McCowan was an active photographer and naturalist and lectured at hospitals during and following the First World War. He was later recommended to Sir Edward Beatty, CPR President and hired by the CPR to promote the scenic beauties and natural history of the mountains, which he did for 26 years. For a period his lantern slide presentations included motion pictures. During the 1940s, he used natural colour Kodachrome slide photography. While in England in 1936, McCowan was made a Fellow of the Royal Zoological Society. From ca.1907 onwards, he wrote for magazines and newspapers. The first of six books was published in 1936; the last in 1955. Beginning ca.1937, McCowan wrote and broadcast radio talks on natural history on CBC. These were heard widely in Canada and the United States. In 1939, McCowan accompanied the King and Queen on a portion of their railway tour through the mountains, providing information on natural history and residents. During the Second World War, he toured extensively on behalf of the YMCA. The McCowans retired to Cloverdale (now Surrey), B.C., ca.1951.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of two series : I. Dan McCowan series; II. Mary E.(Fee) McCowan series.
I. Dan McCowan series, ca.1905-1967?, ca.30 cm of textual records, ca.3400 photographs, 4 graphic records. Includes five sub-series: A. Correspondence; B. Writing; C. Photography; D. Professional activities; E. Ephemera.
Correspondence includes incoming letters re writing, business and broadcasting. Writing is in the form of notes and notebooks, unpublished and published manuscripts, newspaper articles and other materials.
Photography includes negatives, lantern slides, 35mm transparencies and prints. Material pertains to flora, fauna, people, places and scenery, also family, activities and events. Photographs of Banff personalities and visitors are available in negative and lantern slide form, 254 items.
Lantern slides were designed for lectures such as: "On skyline trails in the Canadian Rockies"; "On nature trails at Banff and Lake Louise"; "A naturalist in the Canadian Rockies" (200 slides); "Snow peaks and flower meadows in the Canadian Rockies" (200 slides); "Over the hills and far away: a pictorial review of the Canadian Rockies"; "Victory Day, May 8th 1945, Dan McCowan presents: Bye-gone days in Banff" (exact titles were based on title slides).
II. Mary E. (Fee) McCowan series consists of diaries, 1926-1957, photocopied from 12 volumes (19 cm); and letters from Dan McCowan, 1943. Diaries discuss joint travels, activities, lecture tours for CPR (Canada, U.S., U.K.), Banff, trail rides, skyline hikes, and Royal Visit, 1939
Notes
Both Dan and Mary McCowan have written identifications on the slide mounts
Name Access
McCowan, Dan
McCowan, Mary
Subject Access
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Natural resources
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
Some restrictions on access to originals
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
series and file description
in-house electronic finding aid
online finding aid
item list and modern reference prints for photographs of Banff personalities and visitors
Related Material
Related by provenance to McCowan family photographs (V407)
Creator
McCowan, Dan
McCowan, Mary
Category
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Natural resources
Sports, recreation and leisure
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.

Dan McCowan Career Scrapbook

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions15883
Part Of
Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings regarding the career of Dan McCowan. Includes entirely clippings about his photographs and lectures throughout North America.
Date Range
1929-1941
Reference Code
M55 / 16
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M55 / V408
Series
I / D Dan McCowan : Professional activities
Sous-Fonds
M55
Accession Number
6892
Reference Code
M55 / 16
GMD
Scrapbook
Date Range
1929-1941
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records (49 pages ; 23 x 28 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings regarding the career of Dan McCowan. Includes entirely clippings about his photographs and lectures throughout North America.
Name Access
McCowan, Dan
Subject Access
Academics
Community events
Description and travel
Education
Environment and Nature
Events
Lecture
Newspaper
Professional and Personal Life
Public Speaking
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Banff National Park
Alberta
Canada
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
thumbnail
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

111 records – page 1 of 6.

Back to Top