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Baby (Eggley baby?)

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Scope & Content: Unidentified baby on bearskin

Date Range: [ca.1905-ca.1914]

Reference Code: V48 / NG - 55

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I. Negative series

Reference Code: V48 / NG - 55

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca.1905-ca.1914]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, glass, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Unidentified baby on bearskin

Subject Access: Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Elliott Barnes

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Banff album

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of Eleanor Luxton's personal album which contains 195 black and white prints pasted in, most spreads are captioned. Content pertains to family and school photographs, events and travels between 1921 and 1925, in addition to potentional childhood photographs as well. Locations include …

Date Range: 1921 - 1925

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PD / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Album; Print

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 sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PD / 1

GMD: Photograph; Album; Print

Date Range: 1921 - 1925

Physical Description: Photograph Album: 1 image from album (195 b&w prints)

Scope & Content: File consists of Eleanor Luxton's personal album which contains 195 black and white prints pasted in, most spreads are captioned. Content pertains to family and school photographs, events and travels between 1921 and 1925, in addition to potentional childhood photographs as well. Locations include Banff, Lake Louise, Yoho, Marble Canyon, Takakkaw Falls, Lake Minnewanka, Summit Lake, Victoria, Vancouver, Yoho Valley Bungalow Camp and Radium Hot Springs. Events include the opening of the Banff-Wintermere Highway at Kootenay Crossing in 1921, a dog derby on frozen Lake Minnewanka, Banff Indian Days, Banff Winter Carnival. Subjects include unidentified and identified people including Norman Luxton, Georgina Luxton, Enos Hunter, Ben Kaquitts, Hector Crawler, John Englishman, Mrs. Wood, Edmée, Mrs Mitt and Miss Maemillan. Album cover is leather with burned annotation "Snap Shots" with paint and cloth leaf detailing. The album i sbound by a cord with leather tassels.

Notes: File consists of several loose photographs. Some photographs are detaching from the paper.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor; Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Georgina; Englishman, John; Kaquitts, Tom; Crawler, Hector; Hunter, Enos

Subject Access: Chateau Lake Louise; Banff Indian Days; Banff Winter Carnival; Banff; Banff Gun Club; Banff National Park; Bighorn Sheep; Cave and Basin; Community events; Dogs; Family and personal life; Indigenous Peoples; Parades; Takakkaw Falls; Twin Falls Chalet; Winter Carnival; Yoho Valley Bungalow Camp

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Victoria; Victoria Glacier; Vancouver; Butchart Gardens; Lake Louise; Lake Minnewanka; Radium; Yoho National Park; Marble Canyon

Language: English

Creator: Luxton, Eleanor

Title Source: Title given by Archivist based on contents of album

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff, Canada's First National Park images

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 59 photographs collected by Eleanor Luxton as research material for the book Banff: Canada's First National Park. Images pertain to skiing and ski jumping, canoeing, Banff Indian Days, the King Edward Hotel, swimming at the Cave and Basin, the Banff Winter Carnival, wildlife, and v…

Date Range: 1902 - 1958

Reference Code: LUX / II / B5 / PA - 48 to 106

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; 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 - 48 to 106

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1902 - 1958

Physical Description: 59 photographs : b&w prints ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 59 photographs collected by Eleanor Luxton as research material for the book Banff: Canada's First National Park. Images pertain to skiing and ski jumping, canoeing, Banff Indian Days, the King Edward Hotel, swimming at the Cave and Basin, the Banff Winter Carnival, wildlife, and various views in and around the town of Banff.

Notes: Some items in file are annotated

Name Access: Paris, Cyril; Browne, George; Browne, Belmore; Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Eleanor; Orr, Lorne; Brewster, Fern; Brewster, Jim; Luxton, George; Dunsmore, Fulton

Subject Access: Animals; Artists; Banff Indian Days; Banff Winter Carnival; Bighorn Sheep; Bridges; Businesses; Canoes and canoeing; Cave and Basin; Community events; Community life; Competition; Elk; Environment; Family and personal life; History; Hotels; Land, settlement and immigration; Leisure; Mount Norquay Ski Area; Mountaineering; Mountains; Museums; Municipal views; Multiculturalism; Painting; Public events; Research; Recreation; Royalty; Royal Visit; Settlement; Skating; Ski areas; Ski jumping; Skiing; Sports; Swimming; Tourism; Wildlife; Winter; Winter Carnival; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; Lake Minnewanka; Mount Norquay

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored in mylar

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Environment; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff Indian Days parade on Banff Avenue

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Scope & Content: Banff Indian Days parade on Banff Avenue

Date Range: [1906?]

Reference Code: V48 / NA - 157

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V48

Series: I. Negative series

Sous-Fonds: V48

Reference Code: V48 / NA - 157

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [1906?]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, stereo, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Banff Indian Days parade on Banff Avenue

Subject Access: First nations; Public events

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Elliott Barnes

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff Winter Carnival photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of prints and negatives depicting Banff Winter Carnival events including ski jumping, hockey, figure skating, log chopping competitions, toboggan races, swimming contests, dog sled races, ice sculptures and queen contests between 1920 and 1949, primarily from the 1920s. Includes snows…

Date Range: 1920-1922; 1922; [ca. 1940s]; 1942; 1949

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3b / 2 / NA - 01 to NA - 93 LUX / I / D3b / 2 / PA - 01 to PA - 71

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Print; Photograph print

212 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Personal and professional

Sous-Fonds: I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D / 3 : Organizations

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3b / 2 / NA - 01 to NA - 93 LUX / I / D3b / 2 / PA - 01 to PA - 71

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Print; Photograph print

Date Range: 1920-1922; 1922; [ca. 1940s]; 1942; 1949

Physical Description: 164 photographs : 93 b&w negatives ; 14 x 8 cm or smaller : 71 b&w prints ; 23.5 x 19.5 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: Banff Winter Carnival, also known as Winter Sports of the Canadian Rockies, was the first post-war winter sports programme held in Banff, Alberta. The organization had Banff directors, Calgary directors and Directors-at-large from Alberta and outside the province. A wide variety of social and sports events took place under the organization's direction.

Scope & Content: File consists of prints and negatives depicting Banff Winter Carnival events including ski jumping, hockey, figure skating, log chopping competitions, toboggan races, swimming contests, dog sled races, ice sculptures and queen contests between 1920 and 1949, primarily from the 1920s. Includes snowshoe hikes, Sunshine Ski Camp, and personal motor trips to Lake Minnewanka. File includes photographs and prints by Lou Crosby, Dan McCowan, Byron Harmon. Some prints are stamped or annotated by the photographer and include processing receipts and original housing envelopes.

Notes: PA-01 to PA-09 are associated to negatives NA-49 to NA-57. Copy and duplicate prints associated with some negatives

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor; Luxton, Norman; Standish, Gordon; Davies, Jim; MacDonald, Hugh John

Subject Access: Winter sports; Winter Carnival; Sunshine Lodge; Skiing; Sled dogs; Ski jumping; Skating; Lake Minnewanka; Lake Louise; Ice sculpture; Hot Springs; Dogsledding

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Alberta; Banff

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: NA-05,06,07,21, NA-48, and NA-53 show deterioration and have turned amber

Biographical Source Notes: Banff Winter Carnival fonds

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Second set of duplicate prints of NA-60 to NA-67 in a separate envelope

Processing Status: Processed

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Bank Act of 1923 study notes and book excerpt

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of an annotated chapter from a book, titled "An Act respecting Banks and Banking" [1927] signed by Eleanor Luxton, and a loose page with accompanying handwritten notes. Content pertains to the Bank Act of 1923 in Canada. Items were likely used as research and study materials during El…

Date Range: [1927-1935]

Reference Code: LUX / II / B1 / 142 to 143

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II /

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / B1 / 142 to 143

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Date Range: [1927-1935]

Physical Description: 0.5 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 16.5 x 25 cm and 11 x 14 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of an annotated chapter from a book, titled "An Act respecting Banks and Banking" [1927] signed by Eleanor Luxton, and a loose page with accompanying handwritten notes. Content pertains to the Bank Act of 1923 in Canada. Items were likely used as research and study materials during Eleanor Luxton's time as a student at the University of Alberta.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Commerce; Finances; Government; Education; School; Research

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Edmonton

Language: English

Conservation: Handwritten notes stored together in mylar sleeve

Category: Education; Commerce and industry

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: First page of book excerpt signed "Eleanor Luxton Pembina Hall [University of Alberta]" in black ink

Processing Status: Processed

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Barnes cabin at Kootenay Plains, Elliott Barnes on step, Elliott Peak in background

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Scope & Content: Reggie Holmes with horse at Elliott Barnes' cabin at Kootenay Plains, Alberta; Elliott Peak in background

Date Range: [ca.1905-ca.1914]

Reference Code: V48 / NG - 3

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I. Negative series

Reference Code: V48 / NG - 3

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca.1905-ca.1914]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, glass, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Reggie Holmes with horse at Elliott Barnes' cabin at Kootenay Plains, Alberta; Elliott Peak in background

Subject Access: Buildings and memorials; Family and personal life; Immigration and homesteading

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Elliott Barnes

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Barnes pack train on Siffleur River

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Date Range: [ca.1905-ca.1914]

Reference Code: V48 / NG - 10

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I. Negative series

Reference Code: V48 / NG - 10

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca.1905-ca.1914]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, glass, stereo, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Elliott Barnes

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Bear

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Artist: Unknown

Date: later than 1900

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.04

Description: A realistic rendering of a walking grizzly bear. His head is turned slightly to the left. Open mouth shows white teeth and a pink tongue.

1 image

Artist: Unknown

Title: Bear

Date: later than 1900

Dimensions: 13.0 x 8.0 x 24.0 cm

Description: A realistic rendering of a walking grizzly bear. His head is turned slightly to the left. Open mouth shows white teeth and a pink tongue.

Subject: amimal, bear; grizzly bear

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.04

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Bear attacking man

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Scope & Content: Elliott Barnes in staged scene with mounted bear specimens

Date Range: [ca.1905-ca.1914]

Reference Code: V48 / NG - 59

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I. Negative series

Reference Code: V48 / NG - 59

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca.1905-ca.1914]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, glass, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Elliott Barnes in staged scene with mounted bear specimens

Subject Access: Environment and Nature

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Elliott Barnes

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Beaver dam

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Date Range: [between 1905 and 1914]

Reference Code: V48 / NA - 420

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I. Negative series

Reference Code: V48 / NA - 420

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [between 1905 and 1914]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Subject Access: Environment and Nature

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Elliott Barnes

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Beaver dam

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Date Range: [between 1905 and 1914]

Reference Code: V48 / NA - 421

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I. Negative series

Reference Code: V48 / NA - 421

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [between 1905 and 1914]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Subject Access: Environment and Nature

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Elliott Barnes

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Big Horn Sheep

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Artist: Unknown

Date: 1910

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.40

Description: A large wooden sculpture of a bighorn sheep.

1 image

Artist: Unknown

Title: Big Horn Sheep

Date: 1910

Dimensions: 24.5 x 29.0 cm

Description: A large wooden sculpture of a bighorn sheep.

Subject: animal; mountain sheep

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.40

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Bighorn Sheep

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Artist: Unknown

Date: c. 1910

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.36

Description: A wooden sculpture of a bighorn sheep.

1 image

Artist: Unknown

Title: Bighorn Sheep

Date: c. 1910

Dimensions: 14.5 x 16.0 cm

Description: A wooden sculpture of a bighorn sheep.

Subject: animal; Bighorn Sheep

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.36

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Billy goat

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of 1 black and white negative. Image of mountain goat on ledge

Date Range: 1905 - 1914

Reference Code: V48 / I / NA - 521

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Negative

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V48

Series: V48 / I : Negative series

Sous-Fonds: V48

Accession Number: 5431

Reference Code: V48 / I / NA - 521

GMD: Negative

Parallel Title: This is another of Billy Goat snapped above Dad's head, should go with the other picutres of same goat as you already have in your collection - picture taken with kamera above Dad's head.