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George Noble fonds
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- George Noble fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of a broad-ranging commercial negative collection. Includes four series. I. Scenic and documentary views, 2839 items; includes film and glass negatives in sizes up to 8 X 10 inches. Pertains to Banff and area buildings, facilities, activities, events, such as Banff Winter Carnival a…
- Date Range
- [ca.1912]-1958
- Reference Code
- M533 / V469
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 533
- V 469
- Sous-Fonds
- M 533
- V 469
- Accession Number
- 82, 168, 275, 940, 1157, 1992, 2020, 3513, 5281, 6753, 6841, 7135
- Reference Code
- M533 / V469
- Date Range
- [ca.1912]-1958
- Physical Description
- ca.8500 photographs : negatives. -- 36 transparencies : stereo, colour. -- 2 textual records
- History / Biographical
- George Noble, 1879-1965, was a professional photographer at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Noble was born in Woolwich, England where he apprenticed as a photographer. He came to Banff in 1909 to operate a photographic business for his uncles, George and Bill Fear, who owned a curio business. In 1919, Noble bought the photographic business and, in 1932, acquired the remainder of the Fear Brothers business. He built a new studio and shop, which offered portraiture, photo- finishing and framing services and sold photographic supplies, camera equipment and English china. In addition to portraiture, George Noble and employees, such as photographer Bill Jamieson, produced a wide range of documentary, scenic and commercial views. Noble's shop offered black and white and hand-coloured prints of local events and Rocky Mountain views. George Noble was an active member of the community, serving on both the Banff School Board and the Banff Board of Trade for many years. Upon his retirement in 1957, his business was acquired by a group of investors which included Bill Jamieson, lab-technician and photographer for the Noble business from 1936 to 1957
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of a broad-ranging commercial negative collection. Includes four series.
- I. Scenic and documentary views, 2839 items; includes film and glass negatives in sizes up to 8 X 10 inches. Pertains to Banff and area buildings, facilities, activities, events, such as Banff Winter Carnival and Banff Indian Days; Indigenous; scenic views of Banff and area and other Rocky Mountains locations.
- II. Commercial views, 765 items; includes buildings, businesses, facilities, sports events, organizations, conventions, group portraits, displays and presentations.
- III. Mixed views, 242 items; includes scenic, documentary and commercial views similar to material in previous series. Also includes some views know to have been produced by Fred Armbrister, a professional photographer who operated out of Lake Louise, Alberta, ca.1930.
- IV. Portraits, ca.4600. This series contains four groups: A. 1920s-1950s, most unidentified; B. 1930s and 1940s, arranged alphabetically, many unidentified; C. 1950s, arranged alphabetically, most identified, many with proofs (prints); D. 1950s, arranged chronologically by job number.
- V. Other, ca.50 items. Includes 36 colour stereo transparencies, ca.1955, re Administration Building and gardens, Banff-Jasper Highway scenics, mountain sheep, autumn colour, Banff Avenue, George Noble and staff. Also includes small number of commercial prints produced by Noble, including several large hand-painted views.
- Fonds is accompanied by business record books, 1950-1958, 2 v. (M533)
- Name Access
- Noble, George
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Buildings and facilities
- Commerce and industry
- Community life
- Environment
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Transportation
- 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
- file description and index
- electronic finding aid
- selected modern reference prints
- Related Material
- Related commercial photographs made by Bill Jamieson in the employ of George Noble are located in the Ron Duke fonds (V180 / II.A.i. - V180 / II.A.vi.; V180 / III.A.)
- Portrait camera and electric 3D viewer reside in Heritage collections, Whyte Museum
- Creator
- Noble, George
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-ca.1940]
- Reference Code
- Mount NorquayV469 / 1331
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Scenic and documentary views
- Reference Code
- Mount NorquayV469 / 1331
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-ca.1940]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : 12 x 17 cm or smaller
- Subject Access
- Environment and Nature
- Sports and Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
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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
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Ben and Janet Kaquitts standing on the left in regalia, Mark Poucette standing to the right in regalia, Stoney Nakoda
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Date Range
- [ca. 1925]
- Reference Code
- V263 / 3721
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Sous-Fonds
- V263
- Accession Number
- n/a
- Reference Code
- V263 / 3721
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Parallel Title
- Indian Pow-wow Banff
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- [ca. 1925]
- Physical Description
- 1 Negative
- Name Access
- Harmon, Byron
- Kaquitts, Benjamin
- Kaquitts, Janet
- Poucette, Mark
- Subject Access
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney Nakoda
- Stoney
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Harmon, Byron
- 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.
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- Content Details
- [Ben and Janet Kaquitts standing on left in regalia, Mark Poucette standing to the right in regalia, Stoney Nakoda]* .
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Scenic and Commercial Photographs
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series contains 6383 b&w negatives. Series pertains to various Alpine Club of Canada annual camps and expeditions including the Paradise Valley camp, Yoho and Bow Valley expedition, Lake O’Hara camp, Consolation Valley camp, and the Smithsonian-ACC Mount Robson expedition; expeditions to Lake of th…
- Date Range
- [ca.1905] to [ca.1942]
- Reference Code
- V263 / I / NA - 71 - 1 to 6407
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Series
- V263 / I : Scenic and Commercial Photographs
- Accession Number
- 2770
- Reference Code
- V263 / I / NA - 71 - 1 to 6407
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- [ca.1905] to [ca.1942]
- Physical Description
- Negatives: 6383 b&w
- Scope & Content
- Series contains 6383 b&w negatives. Series pertains to various Alpine Club of Canada annual camps and expeditions including the Paradise Valley camp, Yoho and Bow Valley expedition, Lake O’Hara camp, Consolation Valley camp, and the Smithsonian-ACC Mount Robson expedition; expeditions to Lake of the Hanging Glacier area, Bow Movie trip, Ptarmigan Pass movie trip, Mount Assiniboine, Skoki, and the Columbia Icefield Expedition with Lewis Freeman; other areas featured include Glacier and Rogers Pass, the Town of Banff, Lake Louise area, Jasper, Field, areas along the Icefields Parkway, various location in Yoho, Banff, Jasper, Glacier, and Kootenay National parks. Subjects include climbing, mountaineering, skiing, ski jumping, the Banff Winter Carnival, Banff Indian Days, scenic views of mountains, glaciers, rivers, wildlife, and plants, Canadian Pacific Railway infrastructure, the Big Bend Highway construction, and Indigenous or First Nations Peoples.
- Subject Access
- Mountains
- Scenery
- First nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Title Source
- Title based on content of series
- Content Details
- Negatives have been retired to cold storage and any future reproductions will be made using the copy negatives found in series V263 / V : Copy Negatives.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Original Prints, Reprints, Enlargements, and Framed Prints
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 23 b&w prints. File pertains to Harmon's 1924 Columbia Icefield Trip. Subjects include Crowfoot Glacier; a packtrain crossing Columbia Icefield; men on horses at terminus of the Athabasca Glacier; movie camera set up on the Columbia Icefield; Mount Columbia; Fortress Mountain; Peyt…
- Date Range
- [ca.1924]
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / A / PA - 1 to 23
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- V263 / II / A : Original Prints, Reprints, Enlargements, and Framed Prints
- Accession Number
- 2895
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / A / PA - 1 to 23
- Date Range
- [ca.1924]
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 23 prints, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 23 b&w prints. File pertains to Harmon's 1924 Columbia Icefield Trip. Subjects include Crowfoot Glacier; a packtrain crossing Columbia Icefield; men on horses at terminus of the Athabasca Glacier; movie camera set up on the Columbia Icefield; Mount Columbia; Fortress Mountain; Peyto Glacier; Mount Chephren; Waterfowl Lake; Lewis Freeman at Bow Lake with tipi; Athabasca Glacier; Saskatchewan Glacier; interior views of Harmon's store showing photographs for sale; window display of the Harmony Drugstore; Packhorses on Poboktan Pass; packtrain in snow on return trip from the Columbia Icefield; packtrain on Athabasca Glacier; fording the North Saskatchewan River; Mount Quincy and Chaba River.
- Subject Access
- Scenery
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- [Selected by Carole Harmon, Fall 2013 for AGA 1924 exhibit]
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Original Prints, Reprints, Enlargements, and Framed Prints
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 18 b&w prints. The file pertains to various reprints and duplicates. Subjects include Bow Lake and Crowfoot Glacier; Lake O'Hara; Sinclair Canyon; Mount Columbia.
- Date Range
- [ca.1910 to ca.1970]
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / A / PA - 1014 to 1031
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- V263 / II / A : Original Prints, Reprints, Enlargements, and Framed Prints
- Accession Number
- 2895
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / A / PA - 1014 to 1031
- Date Range
- [ca.1910 to ca.1970]
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 18 prints, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 18 b&w prints. The file pertains to various reprints and duplicates. Subjects include Bow Lake and Crowfoot Glacier; Lake O'Hara; Sinclair Canyon; Mount Columbia.
- Subject Access
- Scenery
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Original Prints, Reprints, Enlargements, and Framed Prints
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 31 b&w and hand-coloured prints. The file pertains to various reprints and duplicates. Subjects include Lake Louise, Mount Lefroy, and Victoria Glacier; Bow Lake; Lake Louise in winter; Chateau Lake Louise pool; Vermillion Lakes and Mount Rundle; Peyto Lake; Mount Assiniboine; Mali…
- Date Range
- [ca.1910 to ca.1970]
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / A / PA - 1032 to 1062
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- V263 / II / A : Original Prints, Reprints, Enlargements, and Framed Prints
- Accession Number
- 2895
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / A / PA - 1032 to 1062
- Date Range
- [ca.1910 to ca.1970]
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 31 prints, b&w, colour
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 31 b&w and hand-coloured prints. The file pertains to various reprints and duplicates. Subjects include Lake Louise, Mount Lefroy, and Victoria Glacier; Bow Lake; Lake Louise in winter; Chateau Lake Louise pool; Vermillion Lakes and Mount Rundle; Peyto Lake; Mount Assiniboine; Maligne Lake; Three Sisters; Banff Springs Golf Course and Fairholme; Castle Mountain; Cathedral Peak; Angel Glacier.
- Subject Access
- Scenery
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Some prints stamped with Harmons L.T.D. stamp.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Original Prints, Reprints, Enlargements, and Framed Prints
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 40 b&w and hand-coloured prints, some captioned. The file pertains to various reprints and duplicates. Subjects include Valley of the Ten Peaks and Moraine Lake; Bow River and Mount Rundle; Mount Lefroy; Maligne Lake; Cascade Gardens, Banff Avenue, and Cascade Mountain; Lake Louise…
- Date Range
- [ca.1910 to ca.1970]
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / A / PA - 1063 to 1103
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- V263 / II / A : Original Prints, Reprints, Enlargements, and Framed Prints
- Accession Number
- 2895
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / A / PA - 1063 to 1103
- Date Range
- [ca.1910 to ca.1970]
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 40 prints, b&w, colour
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 40 b&w and hand-coloured prints, some captioned. The file pertains to various reprints and duplicates. Subjects include Valley of the Ten Peaks and Moraine Lake; Bow River and Mount Rundle; Mount Lefroy; Maligne Lake; Cascade Gardens, Banff Avenue, and Cascade Mountain; Lake Louise, Victoria Glacier, and Mount Lefroy; Bow Falls; Banff Springs Golf Course and Fariholme Range; Lake Louise and iceland poppies; Prince of Wales house at the E.P. Ranch; Tipi on Bow Lake; Banff Springs Hotel, Bow Valley, and Fairholme Range; Mount Assiniboine; Castle Mountain; Three Sisters; Cathedral Peak; Mount Burgess, Emerald Lake, and Emerald Lake Lodge.
- Subject Access
- Scenery
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Original Prints, Reprints, Enlargements, and Framed Prints
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- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 20 b&w prints. The file pertains to various reprints and duplicates. Subjects include pack horses on pass; Lewis Freeman holding pigeon on Columbia Icefield trip; Lewis Freeman with radio on Columbia Icefields trip; packers stringing radio wire on tipi on Columbia Icefield trip; Co…
- Date Range
- [ca.1910 to ca.1970]
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / A / PA - 1104 to 1123
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- V263 / II / A : Original Prints, Reprints, Enlargements, and Framed Prints
- Accession Number
- 2895
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / A / PA - 1104 to 1123
- Date Range
- [ca.1910 to ca.1970]
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 20 prints, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 20 b&w prints. The file pertains to various reprints and duplicates. Subjects include pack horses on pass; Lewis Freeman holding pigeon on Columbia Icefield trip; Lewis Freeman with radio on Columbia Icefields trip; packers stringing radio wire on tipi on Columbia Icefield trip; Columbia Icefield pack horses and trip members.
- Subject Access
- Scenery
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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