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Prisoner of War Internment Camps Photograph Album

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William D. Buck fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to a photograph album depicting snapshots of prisoners of war and surroundings taken by Seargent William D. Buck of the Banff, Castle Mountain, and Kapuskasing, ON, internment camps during World War I. Photograph album includes Banff and Kapuskasing River views; Castle and Banff inter…
Date Range
ca.1915-1920
Reference Code
V295 / PD
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Postcard
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Part Of
William D. Buck fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
V295
Sous-Fonds
V295
Accession Number
8010
Reference Code
V295 / PD
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Postcard
Date Range
ca.1915-1920
Physical Description
1 photograph album (199 photographs)
History / Biographical
William D. Buck, 1859-1922, was born in England and is thought to have served during the First World War with the 103 Calgary Rifles. Buck was a Sergeant at the Banff and Castle Mountain internment camps, ca.1915-1917, and appears to have accompanied prisoners to a camp at Kapuskasing, Ontario after closure of the Castle Mountain camp in 1917.
Scope & Content
File pertains to a photograph album depicting snapshots of prisoners of war and surroundings taken by Seargent William D. Buck of the Banff, Castle Mountain, and Kapuskasing, ON, internment camps during World War I. Photograph album includes Banff and Kapuskasing River views; Castle and Banff internment camps views of prisoners, guards, facilities, activities, incidents and visit of Duke of Connaught and Princess Patricia; gathering of prisoners at Winnipeg and life at Kapuskasing internment camp; prisoners and Cave and Basin bathing, more Banff camp views and funeral photographs; family portraits, Banff and possible Calgary; and Sergeant Buck. Consists of 199 numbered and captioned images, one un-numbered portrait on first page, as follows : Banff and area and Kapuskasing River views, 1 - 16 ; Castle and Banff Internment Camp views of prisoners, guards, activities, incidents and facilities, visit of Duke of Connaught and Princess Patricia, 17-88 ; gathering . . . in prisoners at Winnipeg and life at Kapuskasing, Ontario Internment Camp, 89-100 ; prisoners and Cave and Basin bathing, more Banff Camp views and funeral photographs, 101-118 ; family portraits, Banff and possibly Calgary, 119-148 ; published postcards of : Calgary Stampede, Banff and Calgary views, [Indigenous] portraits, 148-195 ; Sergeant Buck with dogs, 1919, 196-197. Span dates : ca.1915-1920 (actual date). Note: Two images are labelled #148.
Notes
Album also contains 47 published postcards of the Calgary Stampede, Banff and Calgary views, and Indigenous portraits that were not copied. Attached individual images pertain solely to the Cave & Basin internment camp.
Name Access
Buck, William D.
Subject Access
Camps
Cave and Basin
Internment Camps
Military
Mountains
War
World War I
Geographic Access
Banff
Castle Mountain
Banff National Park
Kapuskasing
Alberta
Ontario
Canada
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
Language
English
Finding Aid
Reference photocopy of original album
Related Material
Some views are identical to others found in James Anderson-Wilson photographs (V20)
Title Source
Title based on contents of file.
Content Details
Album was returned to original lender.
Processing Status
Processed
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Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a handwritten notes, private correspondence, disability insurance, Crag & Canyon press certificate tickets, and seed orders pertaining to multiple businesses in Banff. File includes: mortgage certificate executed by George E. and Ada Luxton to Grace S. Mariette; Canadian Passenger …
Date Range
1912
1914
1923
Reference Code
LUX / III / C1 / 14
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Private record
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Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / III / C1 : William Luxton family papers and photographs
Sous-Fonds
LUX / III : Luxton Family sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / III / C1 / 14 : George Luxton
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / C1 / 14
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Private record
Date Range
1912
1914
1923
Physical Description
0.3 cm textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of a handwritten notes, private correspondence, disability insurance, Crag & Canyon press certificate tickets, and seed orders pertaining to multiple businesses in Banff. File includes: mortgage certificate executed by George E. and Ada Luxton to Grace S. Mariette; Canadian Passenger Association Press Certificate for G. E. Luxton; private correspondance, notifications, and invoices with R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Imperial Bank of Canada, O.K. Electric, and Suburban Life Magazine; correspondence relating to the Lux Theatre regarding roof repair and seating replacement following fire loss with The Metallic Roofing Co. of Canada, Limited, and Winnipeg Scenic Co. Ltd; correspondence with Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. inquiring about Balopticon lantern projection; and seed orders and correspondence with Dingee & Conard Co., Briggs Seed Col, Limited, Hitchings & Company Greenhouses, and T. Eaton Co.
Notes
The Canadian Passenger Association Press Certficiate ticket sheet booklet has one ticket sheet removed, all the rest are intact. Only one sheet of tickets is digitized.
Name Access
Luxton, George
Luxton, Ada (Livingston)
Subject Access
Lux Theatre
Luxton Museum
Garden
Crag and Canyon newspaper
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Alberta
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources

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Lillian Gest fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to loose pages from an album depicting a canoe trip in the Lac St. John region of Quebec in 1919. Includes scenes of motorcar transportation, camps, canoeing, scenic views, rivers, lakes, fishing, and unidentified people.
Date Range
1919
Reference Code
V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph print
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Part Of
Lillian Gest fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M67 / S36 / V225
Series
II.C. Activities / photography
Sous-Fonds
V225
Sub-Series
ii.b. Photograph material / photograph album
Accession Number
5142
Reference Code
V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 1
GMD
Album
Photograph print
Date Range
1919
Physical Description
1 album (76 photographs : b&w ; 10.5 x 8 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to loose pages from an album depicting a canoe trip in the Lac St. John region of Quebec in 1919. Includes scenes of motorcar transportation, camps, canoeing, scenic views, rivers, lakes, fishing, and unidentified people.
Notes
Album pages were also accompanied by a Document consisting of the front half of a mailing envelope addressed to Lillian Gest - not scanned.
Name Access
Gest, Lillian
Subject Access
Activities
Boats
Camps
Camping
Canoes and canoeing
Family and personal life
Fishing
Scenery
Travel
Geographic Access
Quebec
Canada
Access Restrictions
Microfilm copy available for reference use by appointment only.
Language
English
Conservation
Avoid further handling of file.
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources

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Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to the 1910 & 1911 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 17 : Includes office correspondence, day to day tasks. Trip to Toronto, January 10 Geological Survey office visit, late January interactions with delegation, January 24 at S. G. S. office, travel around Ottawa and …
Date Range
1910-1911
Reference Code
M546 / 17 to 18
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Diary
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Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M546 / V771
Sous-Fonds
M546
Accession Number
2014.8312
Reference Code
M546 / 17 to 18
GMD
Diary
Date Range
1910-1911
Physical Description
4.4 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 9.9 x 15.2 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to the 1910 & 1911 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 17 : Includes office correspondence, day to day tasks. Trip to Toronto, January 10 Geological Survey office visit, late January interactions with delegation, January 24 at S. G. S. office, travel around Ottawa and Winnipeg, notations of interactions with Clare, early February writing article for Canadian Magazine, early March working on Harmon shots, May 3 put in resignation (to ACC?), office correspondence, trip to Banff in May, time at Club, documentation of whereabouts of members and trip locations, August-September camping in Bugaboos. M546 / 18 : Includes travel and camping from Bella Coola, travel experiences including evaluations of trails and barometer readings, trips to Vancouver and Calgary, notations and underlines done in red throughout, August 5, 1911 circled in red with note: “must be Gendarme Mt.” this entry regarding climb near Berg Lake, following days with red notations for Mt. Mumm, Ptarmigan Peak, with Konrad, following weeks indicate climbing trips, bar. Readings, travel around Bella Coola. When in Sidney entries regard office work, banking, and social engagements. Often writes down the spine when the page is filled and overwrites his previous text. Daily notations of weather.
Notes
Blank pages not scanned
Name Access
Wheeler, A. O. (Arthur Oliver)
Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
Subject Access
Camps
Climbing
Correspondence
Family and personal life
Finances
Leisure
Mountains
Professional and Personal Life
Sports and recreation
Record keeping
Travel and Exploration
Weather
Work
Geographic Access
Rocky Mountains
Selkirks
Banff National Park
Yoho National Park
Alberta
British Columbia
Canada
Language
English
Creator
Wheeler, Arthur O.
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
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Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to the 1914 & 1915 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 21 : Includes day to day notations regarding weather, office work, social activities, summer trips to various camps in the Calgary and Banff areas, notations of developing plates. M546 / 22 : Includes day to day no…
Date Range
1914-1915
Reference Code
M546 / 21 to 22
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Diary
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Part Of
Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M546 / V771
Sous-Fonds
M546
Accession Number
2014.8312
Reference Code
M546 / 21 to 22
GMD
Diary
Date Range
1914-1915
Physical Description
4 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 9.5 x 15.5 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to the 1914 & 1915 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 21 : Includes day to day notations regarding weather, office work, social activities, summer trips to various camps in the Calgary and Banff areas, notations of developing plates. M546 / 22 : Includes day to day notations regarding weather, office work, social activities, camping activities throughout the summer.
Notes
Blank pages not scanned
Name Access
Wheeler, A. O. (Arthur Oliver)
Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
Subject Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Backpacking
Camps
Climbing
Correspondence
Family and personal life
Finances
Great War
Leisure
Mountains
Professional and Personal Life
Sports and recreation
Record keeping
Travel and Exploration
Weather
Work
World War One
WWI
Geographic Access
Rocky Mountains
Selkirks
Banff National Park
Yoho National Park
Alberta
British Columbia
Canada
Language
English
Creator
Wheeler, Arthur O.
Title Source
Title based on contents of volume.
Processing Status
Processed
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Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to the 1916 & 1917 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 23 : Includes leisure activities in Vancouver and social engagements, July 15-19 “camp ok”, daily notations of work, cheques, leisure, waking, and meal times. M546 / 24 : Includes CPR pass and GTP pass numbers note…
Date Range
1916-1917
Reference Code
M546 / 23 to 24
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Diary
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Part Of
Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M546 / V771
Sous-Fonds
M546
Accession Number
2014.8312
Reference Code
M546 / 23 to 24
GMD
Diary
Date Range
1916-1917
Physical Description
4.1 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 7.6 x 14.4 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to the 1916 & 1917 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 23 : Includes leisure activities in Vancouver and social engagements, July 15-19 “camp ok”, daily notations of work, cheques, leisure, waking, and meal times. M546 / 24 : Includes CPR pass and GTP pass numbers noted, drawing of mountain and valley, daily notations of weather and daily activities, time spent in Banff, early July to August camping trips generally regarding travel, meals, and campsite set up, emulsion numbers and exposure information from June 17, 1917.
Notes
Blank pages not scanned
Name Access
Wheeler, A. O. (Arthur Oliver)
Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
Subject Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Backpacking
Camps
Climbing
Correspondence
Family and personal life
Finances
Great War
Leisure
Mountains
Professional and Personal Life
Sports and recreation
Record keeping
Travel and Exploration
Weather
Work
World War One
WWI
Geographic Access
Rocky Mountains
Selkirks
Banff National Park
Yoho National Park
Alberta
British Columbia
Canada
Language
English
Creator
Wheeler, Arthur O.
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to the 1918 & 1919 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 25 : Includes notations regarding work for S. G. January 18-26 working on index for report. Following days working on map reduction and notations of work on specifically numbered maps. Leisure in Banff. Work on sli…
Date Range
1918-1919
Reference Code
M546 / 25 to 26
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Diary
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Part Of
Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M546 / V771
Sous-Fonds
M546
Accession Number
2014.8312
Reference Code
M546 / 25 to 26
GMD
Diary
Date Range
1918-1919
Physical Description
4.9 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 9.7 x 15 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to the 1918 & 1919 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 25 : Includes notations regarding work for S. G. January 18-26 working on index for report. Following days working on map reduction and notations of work on specifically numbered maps. Leisure in Banff. Work on slides and presentation. Occasional war notations. Illustrations for report June 1-8, 1918. Report of Yoho Glacier June 13. Extensive descriptions of travels and camps out of Field and Conway Glacier during July and August. Financial documentation particularly regarding received and sent cheques. Daily notations of weather. M546 / 26 : Includes January 5 discussion regarding selecting photos for last summer for slides, mention of ACC meetings, often notes “wood pile” in the afternoons, office work, ACC business and correspondence, work on report, estimated distances recorded for trip to Assiniboine October 6-7.
Notes
Blank pages not scanned
Name Access
Wheeler, A. O. (Arthur Oliver)
Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
Subject Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Backpacking
Camps
Climbing
Correspondence
Family and personal life
Finances
Great War
Lantern slides
Leisure
Mountains
Photography
Professional and Personal Life
Slide making
Sports and recreation
Record keeping
Travel and Exploration
Weather
Work
World War One
WWI
Geographic Access
Rocky Mountains
Selkirks
Banff National Park
Yoho National Park
Alberta
British Columbia
Canada
Language
English
Creator
Wheeler, Arthur O.
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
Scope & Content
One file containing a scrap book created by A. W. R. Whitman.
Date Range
ca.1900 - ca. 1945
Reference Code
M250 / II / 10 O.S. Category "C"
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
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Part Of
Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M250
Series
II. Reverend A. W. R. Whiteman papers
Sous-Fonds
M250
Accession Number
6790
Reference Code
M250 / II / 10 O.S. Category "C"
GMD
Scrapbook
Date Range
ca.1900 - ca. 1945
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records.
History / Biographical
See fonds level description for biographical history. Reverend Arthur Wellesley Richard Whiteman was born in 1865 in Teeswater, ON. He graduated with a Bachelors Degree from Queen’s University and received his Bachelor of Divinity from his studies at the Belfast and Edinburgh Universities. He also attended Robertson College for a year in Edmonton. Rev. Whiteman began his career as a missionary in British Columbia. He worked in Presbyterian churches in Cardston, Cochrane, Calgary and Macleod. At Knox Church in Calgary he was financial secretary and assistant minister for nine years. He was active in the church union question, and organized congregation members at Knox Church and St. Andrew’s, Macleod who voted against union. He married Nina L. Whiteman (nee Grenny) in 1898, and their daughter Dorothy Whiteman was born in 1901. Rev. Whiteman died in 1926 in Macleod, AB.
Scope & Content
One file containing a scrap book created by A. W. R. Whitman.
Subject Access
Professional and Personal Life
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on records.
Content Details
Scrap book contains newspaper articles regarding religious services and speeches, political articles regarding the conflicts at Derry. Loose pages are inserted throughout, containing sermons and religious notes.
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In the heart of the Canadian Rockies with horse and camera, part I : [lantern slide presentation]

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Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Scope & Content
Presentation pertains to the mountains and wildlife of the Selkirks and Canadian Rockies areas of Banff, Lake O'Hara, and Lake Louise. Originally consisted of 62 slides (missing items are numbers 3, 5-8, 13, 19, 20, 21, 26, 41, 56). Textual item is script
Date Range
[after 1915]
Reference Code
V527 / PS 2 - 1 to 61
M79 / 16
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Lantern slide
Transparency
Textual record
  1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M79 / V527
Series
II.A. Photographs: lantern slides
Sous-Fonds
V527
Accession Number
2685
Reference Code
V527 / PS 2 - 1 to 61
M79 / 16
GMD
Photograph
Lantern slide
Transparency
Textual record
Date Range
[after 1915]
Physical Description
50 photographs : transparencies; glass. -- 1 item of textual records (.5cm)
Scope & Content
Presentation pertains to the mountains and wildlife of the Selkirks and Canadian Rockies areas of Banff, Lake O'Hara, and Lake Louise. Originally consisted of 62 slides (missing items are numbers 3, 5-8, 13, 19, 20, 21, 26, 41, 56). Textual item is script
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Warden and Guiding Scrapbook #2

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Part Of
Ulysses LaCasse fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook of photographs (ca.1910-1927) pertaining to: warden and guiding activities, including camps; cabins, Silver City, Sunshine area, Wilson Ranch in Kootenay Plains, construction at Healey Creek; personal photographs of the Canadian Siberian Expedition; Banff activities, in…
Date Range
1910-1927
Reference Code
M90 / 8 / 2
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Ulysses LaCasse fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M90 / V340
Sous-Fonds
M90
Sub-Series
II / A Personal / professional series : Scrapbooks
Accession Number
617
Reference Code
M90 / 8 / 2
GMD
Scrapbook
Date Range
1910-1927
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records (30 pages ; 26.5 x 33 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook of photographs (ca.1910-1927) pertaining to: warden and guiding activities, including camps; cabins, Silver City, Sunshine area, Wilson Ranch in Kootenay Plains, construction at Healey Creek; personal photographs of the Canadian Siberian Expedition; Banff activities, including Armistice Day celebration, Bretton Hall fire, ice harvesting; and Ila LaCasse skiing career; ca.1910-1927. Also includes textual records consist of newspaper clippings; Brewster Trading Co. calendar, 1909; and panoramic view of Vladivostock composed of 6 postcards
Name Access
LaCasse, Ulysses
LaCasse, Ila
Subject Access
Great Divide
Sunshine area
Guiding
Horse packing
Banff Winter Carnival
Hunting
Construction
Skiing
Banff Ski Club
Cabins
Travel
War
Geographic Access
Sunshine
Castle Mountain
Kootenay Plains
Banff
Banff National Park
Siberia
Language
English
Creator
LaCasse, Ulysses
Title Source
Title based on contents of file. #2 written on the cover
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