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Byron Harmon fonds
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of the photographic records and sample materials of Byron Harmon Photos, the photographic business of Byron Harmon and his successors; as well as the personal photographs of Byron Harmon. I. Scenic / commercial, 1907-1975, ca.7600 items. Primary component of series is film and glass…
- Date Range
- [ca.1890-ca.1975]
- Reference Code
- V263
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 263
- Sous-Fonds
- V 263
- Accession Number
- 235, 980, 1549, 1622, 2588, 2656, 2770, 2792, 2895, 3005, 3394, 3423, 3657, 3807, 3824, 3859, 3988, 4028, 4076, 5052, 5181, 5205, 5254, 5381, 6070, 6127, 6587, 6602
- Reference Code
- V263
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Published record
- Other Title Info
- Also known as the Byron Harmon Photos fonds.
- Date Range
- [ca.1890-ca.1975]
- Physical Description
- ca.10,500 photographs (and ca.35 cm) : prints, postcards, negatives, transparencies, motion pictures, sample products
- History / Biographical
- Byron Hill Harmon, 1876-1942, was a professional photographer and businessman at Banff, Alberta, Canada. He was born near Tacoma, Washington, USA and operated a portrait studio there for a time. In 1903, while travelling around the United States and Canada as an itinerant photographer, he decided to settle in Banff and by 1907 had produced enough mountain views to begin selling a line of postcards. Between 1906 and 1913, Harmon was official photographer for the Alpine Club of Canada and made trips in numerous mountain areas, such as the Bugaboos (1910) and Mount Robson (1911, 1913). Harmon personally financed trips into other areas, such as Tonquin Valley (1918) and Lake of the Hanging Glaciers (1920, 1922), producing both still photographs and motion pictures for commercial sale. After his last major expedition in 1924 across Saskatchewan Glacier, through to Maligne Lake and back to Banff by packtrain, Harmon devoted most of his time to photographing scenes along the railway, skiing in the Assiniboine and Skoki regions, and the annual rides and hikes of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies. At the same time he managed several businesses, including a drug store, fountain lunch, theatre and book store. In his later years, Harmon spent much time travelling and photographing in other parts of the world. The business, Byron Harmon Photos, was managed successively by his son, Don Harmon, then his grand-daughter, Carole Harmon.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of the photographic records and sample materials of Byron Harmon Photos, the photographic business of Byron Harmon and his successors; as well as the personal photographs of Byron Harmon.
- I. Scenic / commercial, 1907-1975, ca.7600 items. Primary component of series is film and glass negatives, 1907-1942, ca.6500 items. Also includes: postcard negatives and positives and production negatives to ca.1955; original prints; a wide range of sample products, such as postcards, enlargements and framing prints, calendars and viewbooks, mainly by Harmon business, some by other photographers; and lantern slides, ca.1913-192-, pertaining to Columbia Icefield Expedition, mountaineering, mountain landscapes, Indians, wildlife, Canadian Pacific Railway and Asian travel. Scenic / commercial series pertains to annual camps and expeditions of the Alpine Club of Canada in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks, 1907-1913; private movie-making expeditions in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks; mountain scenic views, primarily for postcard purposes; Banff events and development; skiing; birds and animals. Includes some material by Don Harmon and Lloyd Harmon, sons of Byron Harmon.
- II. Personal, 189- to 194-, ca.370 items. Includes: family photographs and views received from others; motion picture out-takes pertaining to world travels, 1930s; and 35 mm. transparencies, ca.1940, pertaining mainly to world travels, also mountain and prairie scenics.
- Notes
- For more information on the Byron Harmon photographs, see "Great Days in the Rockies: The Photographs of Byron Harmon, 1906-1934" (Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1978) or "Byron Harmon, Mountain Photographer" by Carole Harmon and Bart Robinson (Banff: Altitude Publishing, 1992)
- Name Access
- Harmon, Byron
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- 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: series description
- selected modern reference prints
- digital images in Images database and in Alberta InSight database
- Related Material
- Byron Harmon postcards can also be found in the Postcard general file (V466)
- Creator
- Harmon, Byron
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Personal and Professional Photographs
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- Part Of
- Hans Gmoser fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs of Hans Gmoser and family, friends, colleagues, climbs, and trips around the Rocky Mountains and Austria.
- Date Range
- 1965-1983
- Reference Code
- V68 / V / PA 7 - 220 to 259
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
4 images
- Part Of
- Hans Gmoser fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M224 / S49 / V68
- Series
- V. Photograph Prints
- Sous-Fonds
- V68
- Accession Number
- 8111
- Reference Code
- V68 / V / PA 7 - 220 to 259
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1965-1983
- Physical Description
- 39 photographs: prints, b&w; col.
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs of Hans Gmoser and family, friends, colleagues, climbs, and trips around the Rocky Mountains and Austria.
- Notes
- General folder Main Folder 9. Envelope- V68/PA 221-226 of "Hans, Leo and Franz climbing Grillmair Chimneys". “Early family” folder and “Early images from Austria from Hallway display”, small envelope V68/PA 230-259. IMAGES : "Early family" folder 220. “Herbert Matz, Hans Gmoser Bugaboos probably 1966 Herbert was at the lodge”, written on post it note, Foto Erwin Tontsch 1965 or 66, colour, 26.5 x 18 cm. 221. “Hans climbing #1 1983” on post it note, colour, 15 x 10 cm. 222. “Hans climbing #2 1983” on post it note, colour, 15 x 10 cm. 223. “Oct 29, 1983 Leo Grillmair on Grillmair Chimneys Route of Mt. Yamnuska”, “Leo on Grillmair 1983 on post it note”, colour, 10 x 15 cm. 224. “Yamnuska Reunion 1983”, “Hans Belaying 1983” written on post it note, colour, 10 x 15 cm. 225. “Yamnuska Reunion 1983”, [Six people standing at the base of Yamnuska, Robson or Conrad Gmoser on far left, next to Hans], colour, 10 x 15 cm. 226. “L to R. Hans Gmoser, Franz Dopf, Leo Grillmair at Yamnuska Oct. 29, 1983”, “Hans, Franz and Leo 1983.” Colour, 15 x 10 cm. 227. “Hans 70th? BB”, [Large group of people gathered in doorway wearing white CMH hats, Hans near centre in signed shirt], colour, 15 x 10 cm. 228. “Robson Battle Abbey 1980”, 20 x 26 cm, colour, caption written on back. 229. [Gmoser on bike, mountains blurred in background], 21 x 10 cm, colour. Hans Gmoser Image from Austria 13- small envelope 230. “Hans Hat”, [Young Hans in lederhosen, with hands in pockets], n.d., 4 x 5.5 cm, black and white, caption written on post it note, glue and paper residue on back. 231. “Johann Resch Father of Hans Gmoser”, [Johann in suit, sitting, leaning forward on leg], n.d., 5.5 x 4 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 232. “Hans Rosa” [Mother and young Hans in lederhosen and hat standing], n.d., 5.5 x 5.5 cm, black and white, caption written on post it note, glue and paper residue on back 233. “Hans Skis” [Young Hans on skis in front of building], n.d., 6.5 x 6.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 234. “Oppa Cycle”, n.d., 6 x 6 cm, black and white, caption written on back, orange glue, potentially mould? residue on back 235. “Hans Garden”, [Young Hans standing against fence], n.d., 8.5 x 6 cm, caption written on back in German, and on post it note, glue and black paper residue on back, textured edges. 236. “Hans Rosaz”, [Young Hans and mother standing against fence], n.d., 8.5 x 6 cm, caption written on post it note, textured edges. 237. “Hans Family”, [Rosa with baby Walter Hintringer? Erasmus Hintringer? and Hans], n.d., 6 x 8.25 cm, caption written on post it note, textured edges, tape blue on back 238. “Linz Haus”, [Man and woman Rosa? standing with shovels in front of house], n.d., 9 x 6.5 cm, caption written on post it note, textured edges. 239. “Hans Wall”, [Young Hans with hands against wall, wearing toque], stamped F. Wunderlich, n.d., 8.5 x 14 cm, caption written on post it note, heavy paper with postcard lines. 240. ”Hans Walt”, [Two young men, one sitting one standing], n.d., 8.5 x 13.75 cm, caption written on post it note, textured edges. 241. “Young men”, [Large group of young men, sitting and standing], n.d., 13.5 x 9 cm, caption written on post it note, heavy paper with postcard lines. 242. [Two women, two men, and a boy in front of greenery and fence], n.d., 5.5 x 7 cm, black and white, textured edges. (Several copies of same photograph) 243. [German caption, Two men and three women sitting at table with wine glasses, Hans in red in middle, woman on left holding teddy bear to him], 1972, 8.75 x 8.75 cm, colour, caption written in pen on back. 244. “Franz Dopf Leo Grillmair Hans Gmoser 1953 714 23 Ave NW”, [Three men standing in front of house], 1953, 8.75 x 8.75 cm, black and white, caption written on back in pencil. 245. “Church Kids”, [large group of young children, boys and girls, dressed in white pinafores and holding flowers- cut copy previous in collection- boy to left of flag Hans?], 1937, 13.5 x 8.5 cm, black and white, heavy paper with postcard lines, caption on post it note, date inscribed at bottom. Blank small envelope 246. “Hans Gmoser, Leo Grillmair, Heinz Kohl”, [Three young men sitting on rock], 9 x 9 cm, black and white, yellow sticker with “42”, stamped “520”, caption written on back in pencil. 247. “Am 10.Ingl. 1939 [German caption] Hans Rosch Hans Father with Hitler”, [Hitler and father laughing, with large group around], 9 x 6.5 cm, black and white, textured edges, yellow sticker with “41”, captions written on back 248. “Paternal Grandparents Karl and Anna Resch”, [Standing in living room, with Christmas tree behind], 6 x 9 cm, black and white, textured edges, yellow sticker with “40”, caption written on back in pencil. 249. [Young man Hans? standing with young child and older man] n.d., 10.5 x 7.25 cm, black and white. 250. [Hans laughing in front of house], n.d., 12.25 x 9 cm, black and white, “5” written on back in pencil, textured edges. 251. [A woman, three men, a male child, and Hans (on far right) standing in front of a house numbered 10918], n.d., 12 x 8.5 cm, black and white, “5” written on back in pencil, textured edges. 252. “Weissen Roessl Operetta Hans Gmoser 1950”, [Two women, three men acting on a stage], photograph by Johann Haider, 13.5 x 8.5 cm, black and white, on heavy paper, with lines for postcard, yellow “45” sticker, matt finish. 253. “Paternal Grandparents”, [Grandfather to left, grandmother centre, Hans sitting with goats], black and white, matt finish, heavy paper with lines for postcard, yellow “46” sticker. 254. “1967 Association of Canadian Mountain Guides”, [Large group of men], 1967, 18 x 12.75 cm, black and white, “L-R Don Vockeroth, Ottmar Settser, Bob Geber, John Bow, Charlie Locke, Bernie Royal- Seated: Leo Grillmair, Lloyd Gallagher, Hans Gmoser, Peter Fuhrmann, Hans Schwartz”, captions written on back in pencil, yellow “48” sticker, matt finish. Three family names post it notes. 255. “Hans in dark clothes Jim Davies photo?”, [Crashed? helicopter in snow, two men off to right side], n.d., 15 x 10 cm, colour, yellow “47” sticker, caption written on post it note. 256. “Bugaboo Lumber Camp 1966”, [Group of people sitting around kitchen table laughing], 8.75 x 12.5 cm, colour, “L-R ?, Hans Gmoser, Lolly McDonald, ?, ?, Franz Dopf, Anne Dodge Brooks,” captions written on post it notes, yellow “44” sticker, “Gmoser” written at bottom left corner. 257. “Nostalgia BU 98 Bish McGill” [Four people dressed in white shirts, hair masks, and masks, gloves, with patient on table], date stamped 10.4.’98, 9 x 13 cm, colour, “Patient Bob Geber Dr. Bish showing new computer chip to be implanted in Gebers brain for the millennium”, yellow “43” sticker, captions written on back and on post it note. 258. “Family Photo”, [Hans and Margaret Gmoser sitting on steps with Conrad and Robson], n.d., 13 x 9 cm, colour, “Unproc. Marg Gmoser Donation Env: Early Family V68 Accn 8111” written on back in pencil, caption written on post it note. 259. “Wedding arch”, [Hans and Margaret Gmoser leaving church after wedding, under ski arch], May 28, 1966, 9 x 13 cm, colour, caption on post it note.
- Name Access
- Gmoser, Hans
- Subject Access
- Discovery and exploration
- Environment and Nature
- Exploration
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- Photography
- Portrait
- Sports and recreation
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Austria
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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346. Banff Avenue
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Date Range
- [ca.1940]
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3418
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sub-Series
- A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3418
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca.1940]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Creator
- Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta)
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346. Banff Avenue, winter (teepees)
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Date Range
- [1921]
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3882
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sub-Series
- A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3882
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [1921]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Subject Access
- Buildings and memorials
- Family and personal life
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Creator
- Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta)
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598. Banff Avenue, Cascade Mountain
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Date Range
- [ca.1923]
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3399
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sub-Series
- A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3399
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca.1923]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Creator
- Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta)
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815. Banff Avenue
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Date Range
- [ca.1940]
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3417
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sub-Series
- A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3417
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca.1940]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Creator
- Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta)
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876. Banff Avenue from bridge
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Date Range
- [ca.1933]
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3401
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sub-Series
- A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3401
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca.1933]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Creator
- Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta)
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876. Banff Avenue from bridge
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Date Range
- [ca.1942]
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3419
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sub-Series
- A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3419
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca.1942]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Creator
- Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta)
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Date Range
- 1922
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 4175
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sub-Series
- A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 4175
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1922
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Creator
- Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta)
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Date Range
- 1922
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 4176
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sub-Series
- A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 4176
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1922
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Creator
- Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta)
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