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Scenic and commerical photographs series. -- 1907-1975
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of the photographic records and sample materials of Byron Harmon Photos, the photographic business of Byron Harmon and his successors. Primary component is film and glass negatives, 1907-1942, ca.6500 items. Also includes: postcard negatives and positives and production negatives t…
- Date Range
- 1907 - 1942
- Reference Code
- V263 / PA / unnumbered
- V263 / PS
- V263 / NA / 1 - 6409
- V263 / NG / 1 - 78
- V263 / NA / unnumbered
- V263 / sample products
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic and commercial photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V263
- Reference Code
- V263 / PA / unnumbered
- V263 / PS
- V263 / NA / 1 - 6409
- V263 / NG / 1 - 78
- V263 / NA / unnumbered
- V263 / sample products
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- 1907 - 1942
- Physical Description
- ca.10,000 photographs (and ca.35 cm) : negatives, prints, postcards, transparencies, sample products
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of the photographic records and sample materials of Byron Harmon Photos, the photographic business of Byron Harmon and his successors. Primary component 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, Indigenous peoples, 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
- Access Restrictions
- Commercial use restrictions and restrictions on use of individual and family portraits, wedding photographs and similar works commissioned for personal use in effect. Access to original negatives restricted.
- Finding Aid
- Selected reference prints available in Visual Reference File
- Related Material
- Constitutes Series I of the Byron Harmon fonds
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of series
- Content Details
- V263 / NA - 1 to 6362 -- Series I.A.i.a. -- 1907 - 1942. -- 6362 items : negatives; 5 x 7" and smaller. -- 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, particularly for postcard purposes ; Banff events and development ; skiing ; birds and animals. Contains some views by Don Harmon and Lloyd Harmon, also some by Lewis Freeman. Incomplete item-level inventory available. Selected reference prints available. V263 / NA - 6363 to 6407 -- Series I.A.i.b. -- ca. 1910. -- 45 items : negatives ; panoramas, 4 x 11". -- Scenic views of Banff, Lake Louise and other areas in the Canadian Rockies. Item-level inventory available. Reference prints available. V263 / NA - 6408, 6409 -- Series I.A.i.c. -- 192-?. -- 2 items : negatives ; circut, 20 x 96 cm., 20 x 50 cm.-- View of group on shore of Lake O'Hara ; view of Lake McArthur with man on shore. V263 / NG - 1 to 78 -- Series I.A.i.d. -- ca. 1905 - ca. 1915. -- 78 items : negatives ; glass. -- Pertains to mountain peaks and scenes ; Alpine Club of Canada camps and activities ; mountaineering ; Banff views and activities, including Banff Springs Hotel ; Stoney First Nation. V263 / NA -- Series I.A.ii. -- ca. 192-? to ca. 1955. -- ca. 1100 items : negatives and positives, originals and copies ; mainly 5 x 7", some 11 x 14". -- Postcard negatives and positives and production negatives pertaining to scenic views throughout the Canadian Rockies, some elsewhere ; groups and conventions, facilities, buildings and interiors. Some by Don Harmon, Lloyd Harmon and F. A. Jackman of Jasper. Includes negatives by Herbert O. Frind of glacier trip to Columbia Icefield area, 1917. V263 / PA -- Series I.B. -- ca. 189-? to ca. 1965. -- ca. 900 items : prints, originals. -- Mainly first-generation prints of scenic and commercial views, wildlife, skiing, First Nation portraits, Banff Indian Days, Harmony Drug Store. Some prints were made at a much later date than negatives from which they came. V263 / PG -- Series I.C.i.a. -- ca. 1907 - ca. 1955. -- ca. 450 titles : postcards, black/white, hand-coloured. -- Mainly scenic and wildlife views of the Canadian Rockies. Arranged by publisher's number. Preliminiary item-level inventory available. V263 / PG -- Series I.C.i.b. -- After 1956. -- ca. 200 titles : postcards, natural colour. -- Mainly scenic and wildlife views of the Canadian Rockies. V263 / PA -- Series I.C.ii.a. -- ca. 191- to ca. 195-. -- ca. 800 items : prints, black/white. -- Mass-produced contact prints, enlargements and framing prints ; mainly scenic and wildlife views. V263 / PA -- Series I.C.ii.b. -- ca. 191- to ca. 195-. -- ca. 120 items : prints ; hand-coloured. -- Mass-produced contact prints, enlargements and framing prints ; mainly scenic and wildlife views. V263 / Series I.C.iii.a. -- Before 1942. -- ca. 10 cm. : various. -- Includes miniature views, advertising cards, postcard packages, view books, etc. of the Canadian Rockies. V263 / Series I.C.iii.b. -- After 1946. -- ca. 20 cm. : various. -- Includes 35 mm. slide packages, postcard packages, playing cards, greeting cards, calendars, viewbooks, etc. of the Canadian Rockies. V263 / Series I.C.iii.c. -- ca. 191- to ca. 196-. -- ca. 5 cm. : various. -- Sample products produced by other photographers for resale or comparison. Includes postcards, viewbooks, etc. V263 - PS -- Series I.D. -- ca. 1913 - ca. 192-. -- ca. 170 items : transparencies ; lantern slides, many hand-coloured. Lecture slides pertaining to Columbia Icefield Expedition, 1924, mountaineering, mountain landscapes, First Nations, wildlife, Canadian Pacific Railway ; also Asian travel photographs.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Photographs. -- [ca.1880]-1949
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- Part Of
- Norman Sanson fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of: A. Albums, 1880s-1949, 46 vol., pertaining to Norman Sanson's life and work; document Banff Park Museum, Sulphur Mountain and Sulphur Mountain Observatory; natural history, including mountain flora, collecting trips, weather surveys and snow surveys; Banff events, including Banf…
- Date Range
- [1880]-1949
- Reference Code
- V246 / PD / 1 - 51
- V246 / PG / 1
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
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- Part Of
- Norman Sanson fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- V246
- Series
- II. Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V246
- Reference Code
- V246 / PD / 1 - 51
- V246 / PG / 1
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [1880]-1949
- Physical Description
- 46 photograph albums (ca.7500 prints). -- 1 postcard set (37 prints)
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of: A. Albums, 1880s-1949, 46 vol., pertaining to Norman Sanson's life and work; document Banff Park Museum, Sulphur Mountain and Sulphur Mountain Observatory; natural history, including mountain flora, collecting trips, weather surveys and snow surveys; Banff events, including Banff Winter Carnival, Banff Indian Days, Highland Gatherings and Banff Regatta; mountain travels and travels throughout Canada, United States, England and Europe; friends, associates and Banff personalities. Detailed identifications provided by Norman Sanson. B. Postcard set, ca.1930.
- Finding Aid
- Printed inventory available. Microfilm copy of albums available for reference use
- Related Material
- Constitutes Series II of the Norman B. Sanson fonds
- Title Source
- Title taken from contents of series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Correspondence
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- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.A. Mary Schaffer papers: correspondence
- Reference Code
- M79 / 1
- Date Range
- 1908-1922
- Physical Description
- .5 cm of textual records
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
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Original manuscripts
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- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Date Range
- [ca.1908]-1925
- Reference Code
- M79 / 2 - 7
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.B. Mary Schaffer papers: literary
- Reference Code
- M79 / 2 - 7
- Date Range
- [ca.1908]-1925
- Physical Description
- 10 cm of textual records
- Finding Aid
- Copies available for reference use.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of files
- Content Details
- LIST OF MANUSCRIPTS :
- * Flora of the Saskatchewan and Athabasca River tributaries / Mary T. S. Schaffer, [1908], 2 p., typewritten. (M79 / 2)
- * A glimpse of the head-hunters of Formosa, [1908], 10 p., typewritten, by Mary Schaffer. (M79 / 2)
- * The monarch of the plains, [ca.1908], 2 p., typewritten, 2 copies, 1 annotated, by Mary Schaffer. (M79 / 2)
- * Locating and measuring Lake Maligne, [ca.1908], 6 p., typewritten, by Mary Schaffer. (M79 / 2)
- * My garden / Mary T. S. Schaffer, [1910], 10 p., typewitten. (M79 / 2)
- * [Untitled], [1911], 46 p., typewritten, 2 copies, by Mary Schaffer, pertains to survey trip to Maligne Lake, 1911. (M79 / 3)
- * A small boy's summer in the Canadian Rockies, [1912], 34 p., typewritten, 4 copies, by Mary Schaffer, copies have various titles. (M79 /4)
- * [Untitled], [1912], 7 p., typewritten, by Mary Schaffer, pertains to history of Howse, Yellowhead and Athabasca Passes. (M79 / 5)
- * The story of Revelstoke, [1912], 22 p., typewritten, by Mary Schaffer. (M79 / 5)
- * Trail-life at Lake Louise, [ca.1915], 10 p., typewritten, by Mary Schaffer. (M79 / 5)
- * [Untitled], [ca.1916], 6 p., handwritten, by Mary Schaffer, pertains to medical mission of Dr. Atkin and Nurse Fulcher to Ya Ha Tinda Ranch. (M79 / 5)
- * The byways of Banff, [ca.1918], 14 p., typewritten, by Mary Schaffer. (M79 / 5)
- * Teepee life in the northern hills / Mary Schaffer Warren, [1924], 39 p., typewritten, 2 copies. (M79 / 6)
- * A new year in the wilds, [ca.1925], 14 p., typewritten, by Mary Schaffer Warren. (M79 / 6)
- * A chapter of accidents, [after 1908], 6 p., typewritten, by Mary Schaffer. (M79 / 7)
- * The heart of a child, [after 1908], 17 p., typewritten, by Mary Schaffer. (M79 / 7)
- * A ptarmigan story, [after 1908], 7 p., handwritten, by Mary Schaffer. (M79 / 7)
- * Fairy-land of the north, [after 1908], 17 p., typewritten, 2 copies, by Mary Schaffer. (M79 / 7)
- * [Untitled], [after 1908], 9 p., typewritten, double-sided, by Mary Schaffer, children's story about Puff, the wind. (M79 / 7)
- * Lake Louise of early days, [after 1908], 3 p., typewritten, incomplete, by Mary Schaffer. (M79 / 7)
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Published manuscripts
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- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Date Range
- 1907-1908, [n.d.]
- Reference Code
- M79 / 8
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.B. Mary Schaffer papers: literary
- Reference Code
- M79 / 8
- Date Range
- 1907-1908, [n.d.]
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
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- LIST OF MANUSCRIPTS :
- * The valleys of the Saskatchewan with horse and camera / Mrs. Charles Schaffer, 1907, in the Bulletin of the Geographical Society of Phiadelphia, vol.V, no.2, April 1907.
- * Among the sources of the Saskatchewan and Athabasca Rivers / Mary T. S. Schaffer, 1908, in the Bulletin of the Geographical Society of Philadelphia, vol.VI, no.2, April 1908.
- * Flora of the Saskatchewan and Athabasca River tributaries / Mary T. S. Schaffer, 1908, in the Canadian Alpine Journal, vol.1, no.2, 1908; 2 copies.
- * Untrodden ways / Mary T. S. Schaffer, 1908, in the Canadian Alpine Journal, vol.1, no.2, 1908; 2 copies.
- * Palliser's expedition, some intimate glimpses / Mary S. Warren, [after 1914], in Calgary Herald.
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- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook contains clippings, menus, sketches and photographs
- Date Range
- 1905-1911
- Reference Code
- M79 / 9B
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.D. Mary Schaffer papers: other
- Reference Code
- M79 / 9B
- Date Range
- 1905-1911
- Physical Description
- 1 textual record (5 cm)
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook contains clippings, menus, sketches and photographs
- Title Source
- Title based on item.
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- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Scope & Content
- Papers include letter from Oliver Wheeler, 1903; Putnam's Sons royalty statement re alpine flowers book, 1909; book review, 1911; published essay on treatment of foreigners, n.d.; notebook, 1860-1862, includes accounts, recipes
- Date Range
- 1909-1911, [n.d.]
- Reference Code
- M79 / 10A, 10B
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.D. Mary Schaffer papers: other
- Reference Code
- M79 / 10A, 10B
- Date Range
- 1909-1911, [n.d.]
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Papers include letter from Oliver Wheeler, 1903; Putnam's Sons royalty statement re alpine flowers book, 1909; book review, 1911; published essay on treatment of foreigners, n.d.; notebook, 1860-1862, includes accounts, recipes
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Original manuscripts by others
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- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of manuscripts mainly pertaining to the Athabasca region by A. P. Coleman, Charles S. Thompson, Jean Habel, Jimmy Simpson and unknown authors.
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-ca.1913]
- Reference Code
- M79 / 13
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- III.B. Other papers: manuscripts, reports by others.
- Reference Code
- M79 / 13
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-ca.1913]
- Physical Description
- 6 textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of manuscripts mainly pertaining to the Athabasca region by A. P. Coleman, Charles S. Thompson, Jean Habel, Jimmy Simpson and unknown authors.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of files.
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- LIST OF MANUSCRIPTS :
- * Mount Brown and the sources of the Athabasca / Professor A. P. Coleman, [n.d.], 5 p., typewritten;
- * A new pass at the head of the west branch of the Saskatchewan River / Charles S. Thompson, 1901, 5 p., typewritten;
- * At the western sources of the Athabasca River / Jean Habel, 1902, 17 p., typewritten;
- * The beginning, the middle and the end of a hunting trip / J. S., [ca.1913], 20 p., handwritten, by Jimmy Simpson;
- * Notes of Mr. Oliver's trip through the Districts of Athabasca, Mackenzie and Yukon, returning Dawson and Vancouver, [n.d.], 6 p., typewritten, unknown author.
- * My four years experience of the great war, 1915, 20 p., typewritten, unknown author
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Published reports by others
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- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Scope & Content
- Published articles are by A. P. Coleman, James McEnvoy, Jean Habel, A. O. Wheeler and Joseph Keele; also Department of the Interior and other reports. Articles pertain to Mount Brown; Athabasca, Mackenzie and Yukon Rivers; Yellowhead Pass, Mackenzie Mountains; national parks. The Mountains of the…
- Date Range
- 1895-1928
- Reference Code
- M79 / 14 - 15
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- III.B. Other papers: manuscripts, reports by others.
- Reference Code
- M79 / 14 - 15
- Date Range
- 1895-1928
- Physical Description
- 10 textual records
- Scope & Content
- Published articles are by A. P. Coleman, James McEnvoy, Jean Habel, A. O. Wheeler and Joseph Keele; also Department of the Interior and other reports. Articles pertain to Mount Brown; Athabasca, Mackenzie and Yukon Rivers; Yellowhead Pass, Mackenzie Mountains; national parks. The Mountains of the Yellowhead Pass / A. O. Wheeler, 1913 is annotated with critical margin notes by Mary Schaffer
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Travels to Maligne Lake and Yellowhead area
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- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Scope & Content
- Transparencies are hand-coloured and black and white lantern slides by Mary Schaffer, mainly resulting from her exploratory wilderness trips between 1907 and 1911 to Maligne Lake and the Yellowhead area. The regions involved are primarily Jasper National Park and northern Banff National Park. The t…
- Date Range
- 1891-1911, predominant 1907-1911
- Reference Code
- V527 / PS 1 - 1 to 228
- Description Level
- 5 / File
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- Lantern slide
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- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M79 / V527
- Series
- II.A. Photographs: lantern slides
- Sous-Fonds
- V527
- Reference Code
- V527 / PS 1 - 1 to 228
- Date Range
- 1891-1911, predominant 1907-1911
- Physical Description
- 228 photographs : transparencies; glass
- Scope & Content
- Transparencies are hand-coloured and black and white lantern slides by Mary Schaffer, mainly resulting from her exploratory wilderness trips between 1907 and 1911 to Maligne Lake and the Yellowhead area. The regions involved are primarily Jasper National Park and northern Banff National Park. The transparencies depict mountain travel and activities, landscape views and Stoney Nakoda.
- Also includes transparencies of mountain flora and fauna, close-up botanical photographs, and views from Glacier, B.C. and vicinity
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- Copy prints are available for reference use
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- LIST OF LANTERN SLIDES - V527 / PS 1 :
- #1 - She who colored slides [Mary Schaffer] / [Mollie Adams?]
- #2 - [Mary Schaffer on horseback, Kootenay Plains (1906?)] / [Mollie Adams?]
- #3 - [Mary Schaffer? with horse] / [Mollie Adams?]
- #4 - Frances Louise Beaver '06
- #5 - Sampson Beaver's family '06 (p.181)
- #6 - Pinto Lake from summit of [Sunset] pass '06
- #7 - Crowfoot Glacier [1907?]
- #8 - On Bow Lake .07
- #9 - On Bow Summit [1907?]
- #10 - Howse Peak & Pyramid [Chephren] - Bear Creek [Mistaya River, (1907?)]
- #11 - Pyramid [Chephren] on Bear Creek [Mistaya River (1907?)]
- #12 - Mt. Forbes [1907?]
- #13 - At the mouth of the north fork [North Saskatchewan River (1907?)]
- #14 - North Fork Saskatchewan [1907?]
- #15 - [Panther Falls 1907?]
- #16 - Snowing on Wilcox Pass [1907?]
- #17 - A hard bit in the bush [1907?]
- #18 - [Endless chain (1907?)]
- #19 - Athabasca Gorge [Falls] [1907?]
- #20 - Mt. Quincy [1907]
- #21 - Fortress Lake [1907]
- #22 - [Fortress Lake (1907)] (unmounted)
- #23 - Fortress Mt. [1907]
- #24 - Fortress Lake at Head of Athabasca R[iver] [1907]
- #25 - Forest fire on the Athabasca [1907]
- #26 - [Sid Unwin with burnt tent 1907]
- #27 - [Mary Schaffer cooking over campfire (1907?)] / [Mollie Adams?]
- #28 - Athabasca, Columbia in distance [camp scene 1907?]
- #29 - Columbia from the North [1907]
- #30 - [Packtrain near north side of Mt. Columbia 1907]
- #31 - [Mt. Columbia from the north 1907?]
- #32 - [Alexandra River and Glacier 1907
- #33 - Gable Peak, Alexandra Glacier, Nahan-esen [Alexandra] Valley [1907]
- #34 - [Watchman's Lake, 1907?]
- #35 - On Thompson Pass Nashan-esen [Watchman's] Peak & Lake [1907]
- #36 - Nashan-esen [Watchman's] Peak fr. Thompson Pass '07
- #37 - [Horses at Watchman's Lake, 1907]
- #38 - Bush Valley [from Thompson Pass, 1907]
- #39 - [Packtrain] On the Brazeau [1907]
- #40 - [Snowscene] On the Brazeau [1907]
- #41 - [Tepee poles (on the Brazeau River?) 1907]
- #42 - On Jonas Pass [1907]
- #43, 44 - [Packtrain on Jonas Pass, 1907?]
- #45 - [Packtrain on unidentified pass, 1907?]
- #46 - Mt. Coleman [1907?]
- #47 - Cataract Creek at junction with Saskatchewan [1907?]
- #48 - A smudge where our horses were soon at peace in the choking smoke (p.167) [Packhorses in smudge on Kootenay Plains, 1907]
- #49 - Kadoona Mountain [Elliott Peak] at the western limitation of the Kootenai Plains (p.172), 1907
- #50 - [Stoney Indigenouss at Kootenay Plains, 1907]
- #51 - The Indigenous Madonna (p.177) 1907
- #52 - Mr. [Elliott] Barnes crossing Sask. River in canvas canoe [1907?]
- #53 - Sampson's Map '08 [1907] (p.183)
- #54 - Climbing salt lick banks at Glacier Lake [1907?]
- #55 - Outfit of 1908 (p.203)
- #56 - Mr. Muggins [1908] (p.210)
- #57 - On the High Hill below Wilcox Pass [1908] (p.221)
- #58 - Mt. Athabasca [1908] (p.223)
- #59 - Fourth of July on Poboktan 1908
- #60 - Poboktan Pass [1908]
- #61 - Lake Maligne fr. summit of Unwin 1908 (p.241) / [Sid Unwin]
- #62 - Beaver cuttings on Maligne L. [1908]
- #63 - Beaver cuttings on Maligne L. [uncoloured]
- #64 - Maligne [Lake, 1908]
- #65 - Above the Narrows in Maligne [Lake, 1908]
- #66 - Looking back at the "Narrows" of Lake Maligne [1908]
- #67 - Mt. Charlton at Head of Maligne [Lake, 1908] (p.255)
- #68 - Mt. Unwin from Camp [Maligne Lake, 1908]
- #69, 70 - [Camp at Maligne Lake, 1908]
- #71 - Maligne [Lake] Evening Reflections [1908]
- #72 - Looking for goat while baking bread. Camp at lower end of Maligne Lake [1908]
- #73 - Swimming the horses at the mouth of Maligne [Lake, 1908]
- #74 - [Building a raft at mouth of Maligne Lake, 1908]
- #75 - [Rafting equipment at mouth of Maligne Lake, 1908]
- #76 - Maligne Valley - East 1908
- #77 - Poboktan Pass [1908]
- #78 - Looking down the Athabaska near Mt. Hardisty [1908]
- #79 - Mt. Hardisty and Athabaska River [1908]
- #80 - Mt. Hardisty [1908] (p.291)
- #81 - Mt. Hooker (p.292)
- #82 - Committee's Punchbowl (p.295)
- #83 - [Packtrain on the (Athabasca?) (1908?)]
- #84 - Over a 20 ft. Bluff [on the Athabasca, 1908]
- #85 - Over a 20 ft. Bluff [on the Athabasca [uncoloured]
- #86 - [Horse going over bluff on the Athabasca] 1908
- #87, 88 - [Horse going over bluff on the Athabasca 1908]
- #89 - [Crossing the Athabaska (in a canoe) 1908] (p.321)
- #90 - Horses swim Atha[basca] 1908
- #91 - Swimming the Athabaska [1908]
- #92 - [(Lewis Swift)? 1908]
- #93 - The Swift Family [Mrs. Lewis Swift and four children 1908]
- #94 - [Mrs. Lewis Swift and four children in front of their home, 1908]
- #95 - [One of the Swift children, 1908]
- #96 - [Mrs. Lewis Swift and four children, 1908]
- #97 - Swift's mill for flour [1911] / [Byron Harmon]
- #98 - Cows at Swifts' [1908]
- #99 - Looking toward Yellowhead Pass Athabaska River - Miette Valley 1908] (p.302)
- #100 - A bad bit of trail on Miette [1908]
- #101 - Miette R[iver] Looking West [1908]
- #102 - Moose Lake [1908]
- #103 - A bit of trail on the Fraser [1908]
- #104 - [Mount Robson, 1908] (p.337)
- #105 - [Mount Robson, 1908]
- #106 - Mt. Robson from Mt. near Tete Jaun Cache 1909
- #107 - Near the head waters of the Fraser [1908] (p.339)
- #108 - Sunset on Fraser near [Tete Jaune] Cache [1908]
- #109 - The Fraser at Tete Jaune Cache [1908]
- #110 - - 111 Tete Jaun Cache [1908]
- #112 - At the Fraser in 1908 [Indigenous in dugout canoe] (cover & p.346)
- #113 - At the Fraser in 1908 [Indigenous in dugout canoe] [uncoloured]
- #114 - [Worn out boots, 1908] (p.360)
- #115 - [Worn out boots, 1908] [uncoloured]
- #116 - Outline map of section of Canadian Rocky Mountains visited during 1907 and 1908
- #117 - Section map of Canadian Rocky Mountains by J. Norman Collie, FRGS
- #118 - [Map of] Headwaters Of The Athabaska
- #119 - Athabaska near Hinton looking towards Smoky R. [1911]
- #120 - In the foothills of the Athabaska [1911]
- #121 - The "Rocky Road" in the Yellowhead, 1911
- #122 - Crossing Athabaska Ferry. 1911
- #123 - Teamsters on G.T.P. highway at Jasper House 1911
- #124 - On the line of the G.T.P. 1911
- #125 - Colliery House at Fiddle Creek 1911
- #126 - Jasper House ruins Roche Miette 1911
- #127 - [Graveyard at Jasper House, 1911]
- #128 - On Shovel Pass [1911]
- #129 - [Shovels on Shovel Pass, 1911] [unmounted]
- #130 - Making a trail in spring [on Shovel Pass] 1911
- #131 - Jonas & the boat on Shovel Pass 1911
- #132 - Crossing Shovel Pass 1911
- #133 - Trouble on Shovel Pass 1911
- #134 - Maligne Gorge 1911
- #135 - [Paul Sharpless with dead goat at Maligne Lake, 1911] [unmounted]
- #136 - [Three people in boat on Maligne Lake, 1911] [unmounted]
- #137 - [Man rowing boat on Maligne Lake, 1911] [unmounted]
- #138 - [Boat on Maligne Lake, 1911] [unmounted]
- #139 - The Opal Hill. [Mrs. Carrie Sharpless and Paul Sharpless with boat on the shore of Maligne Lake, 1911]
- #140 - Outlet of Maligne, 1911
- #141 - [Mt.] Unwin in mist [1911]
- #142 - Mts. Unwin & Charlton from lower end of lake, 1911
- #143 - Mount Unwin [with boat on Maligne Lake], 1911
- #144 - In Pixie Valley, 1911
- #145 - [Paul Sharpless and Sid Unwin?] Looking up Pixie Valley [1911]
- #146 - A glimpse of Mt. Charlton at the head of Pixie Valley, Maligne [1911]
- #147 - The "Statue" at Maligne Lake, 1911
- #148 - Summit of "Statue" [1911]
- #149 - [Paul Sharpless, Carrie Sharpless & tepee at Maligne Lake, 1911] [unmounted]
- #150 - - 151 [Mary Schaffer with horse, n.d.] / [ ? ]
- #152 - [Mary Schaffer crossing makeshift bridge, n.d.] / [ ? ]
- #153 - "Joe" and his big trout, n.d.
- #154 - [1 person and dog fording stream on horseback, n.d.] [b & w]
- #155 - [Camp in burnt timber, 1907 or '08]
- #156 - [Camp in downed timber, 1907 or '08]
- #157 - Real trail life Jumping a high trunk [1907 or '08]
- #158 - [Packtrain on the trail, 1907 or '08]
- #159 - [Person on top of unidentified mountain, n.d.]
- #160 - - 161 [Unidentified mountain panorama, n.d.]
- #162 - [Unidentified mountain scene, n.d.]
- #163 - [Person beside unidentified mountain lake, n.d.]
- #164 - [Unidentified river, n.d.]
- #165 - [Unidentified mountain pass, n.d.]
- #166 - [View from unidentified glacier, n.d.]
- #167 - [Mountain reflections in unidentified lake, n.d.]
- #168 - [Unidentified canyon, n.d.]
- #169 - [Unidentified mountain and valley, n.d.]
- #170 - Peyto Glacier [n.d.]
- #171 - [Unidentified river, n.d.]
- #172 - [Unidentified mountain scene, n.d.] [unmounted]
- #173 - [Forest fire, n.d.] [unmounted]
- #174 - [Unidentified mountain snow scene, n.d.] [unmounted]
- #175 - [Unidentified mountain & lake, n.d.] [unmounted]
- #176 - [Large rock in unidentified lake, n.d.] [unmounted]
- #177 - Forest fire [n.d.]
- #178 - [Forest fire, n.d.]
- #179 - [Tepee, n.d.]
- #180 - [Tepee in darkness, n.d.]
- #181 - [Packer unloading drowned horse, n.d.]
- #182 - [Packer unloading drowned horse, n.d.]
- #183 - [Packtrain in large boulders beside river, n.d.]
- #184 - - 185 [Packtrain silhouetted on ridge at dusk, n.d.] / [Mary Schaffer?]
- #186 - [Packtrain in snow, n.d.]
- #187 - Feeding in a snowstorm [n.d.]
- #188 - [Saddlehorse on ridge, n.d.]
- #189 - [Packtrain fording river, n.d.] / [Mary Schaffer?]
- #190 - [Packtrain in snow, n.d.]
- #191 - [Trail camp, n.d.] / [Mary Schaffer?]
- #192 - [Jim Simpson & unidentified man packing a horse, n.d.] / [Mary Schaffer?]
- #193 - [Horses at Kootenay Plains, n.d.] / [Mary Schaffer?]
- #194 - [Man herding horses, n.d.] / [Mary Schaffer?]
- #195 - [Packtrain on road through forest, n.d.] / [Mary Schaffer?]
- #196 - [Group of trail riders in (Yoho Valley?), n.d.] / [Mary Schaffer?]
- #197 - [Man on horseback beside falls, n.d.] / [Canadian Pacific Railway]
- #198 - Dead mountain sheep. [n.d.]
- #199 - Collection of sheep heads [n.d.]
- #200 - Jims [Simpson's] shack on Bear Creek [Mistaya River] [n.d.]
- #201 - Jim's [Simpson's] outfit - sables [n.d.]
- #202 - Birch leaved spiraea
- #203 - Primula McCallian MacCalla's Primula
- #204 - Saxifraga oppositifolio
- #205 - Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
- #206 - Pink Heather Phyllodoce intermedia
- #207 - Eleagnus argentea
- #208 - Androsace
- #209 - Lutkea pectinata
- #210 - Romanzoffia Sitchensis / [William H. Rau]
- #211 - Phacelia
- #212 - Alene aeoulis Yoho 7.21.05
- #213 - Coming storm on Lake Louise - C.P.R. 7/29/95 / M.T.S.
- #214 - Lake Louise photog. party mounting / 99 / M.T.S.
- #215 - Fem & Rubus pedatus / 98 Glacier
- #216 - Sir Donald & Illecillewaet Glacier fr. Mt. Abbott 9/5/98
- #217 - Mount Stephen & Cathedral Peak from Kicking - Horse Flats, [n.d.]
- #218 - Sunlight beyond Cougar; fr. 30 S.S. 9/11/95
- #219 - Ross Peak Glacier [n.d.]
- #220 - Fern Glacier 9/14/96
- #221 - Glacier Mountain and Hotel, from 19 snowshed / William H. Notman
- #222 - Ross Peak [n.d.] / [ ? ]
- #223 - Panoram of Sir Donald etc. fr. Glacier Crest 9/8/98
- #224 - Cheops & Hermit range fr. W. end of 2nd bridge Mai's position Glacier 9/15/92
- #225 - Trout. Glacier, B.C. Canada. [n.d.] / [Dr. Chas. Schaffer]
- #226 - Cheops: Glacier: CPR 9.13.91
- #227 - "Trail" Glacier; Foot Illecillewaet Glacier, 1898
- #228 - Along the Blaeberry [n.d.]
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Lecture slides
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- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Scope & Content
- Transparencies are hand-coloured and black and white lantern slides, mostly copied from prints from a lecture on the early history of Banff town development and Canadian Pacific Railway hotels, including the Banff Springs Hotel, Lake Louise Chalet and Glacier House
- Date Range
- 1883-1912
- Reference Code
- V527 / PS 1 - 229 to 261
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Lantern slide
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M79 / V527
- Series
- II.A. Photographs: lantern slides
- Sous-Fonds
- V527
- Reference Code
- V527 / PS 1 - 229 to 261
- Date Range
- 1883-1912
- Physical Description
- 33 photographs : transparencies; glass
- Scope & Content
- Transparencies are hand-coloured and black and white lantern slides, mostly copied from prints from a lecture on the early history of Banff town development and Canadian Pacific Railway hotels, including the Banff Springs Hotel, Lake Louise Chalet and Glacier House
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- Copy prints are available for reference use
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- LIST OF LANTERN SLIDES - V527 / PS 1 :
- #229 - [George Stewart's log building at Siding 29]
- #230 - [McCardell with the first "hotel" at the Cave and Basin, 1883]
- #231 - [General store at Siding 29 / Bingham]
- #232 - [Man with cow on Banff Avenue, 1886]
- #233 - [Man with cow on Banff Avenue, 1886] - hand-coloured
- #234 - [NWMP at police barracks in Banff]
- #235 - [Group of people in front of Moulton Park Theatre]
- #236 - [Bathhouse at Upper Hot Springs]
- #237 - [Log bath house at Upper Hot Springs]
- #238 - [Early bathers in basin pool at Cave and Basin]
- #239 - [Early Banff from Beaver Street]
- #240 - Banff Hotel and the mountain drive from Summit Mt. [view from Tunnel Mountain by Mary Schaffer]
- #241 - [Jim Brewster with tally-ho in Banff Springs Hotel courtyard]
- #242 - Hotel & Hermit fr. Glacier Trail. Snow. 9/20/95
- #243 - [Early chalet at Lake Louise / Trueman & Caple]
- #244 - Lady Aberdeen at Chalet sketching Lake Louise, Rockies, CPR, Oct 18/94
- #245 - [Banff Springs Hotel, construction of center tower, ca.1912]
- #246 - [Swimmers at Cave and Basin]
- #247 - Winter bathing at the hot srings
- #248 - [Early Banff Ave.]
- #249 - [Group in front of unidentified Banff building]
- #250 - [D.C. Baynes; Banff school class, ]
- #251 - [View of Banff in winter from rooftop, looking towards Mt. Norquay]
- #252 - [View of Banff in winter from rooftop, looking towards Mount Rundle]
- #253 - [Banff Livery with sleighs in front]
- #254 - [Banff Springs Hotel]
- #255 - [Banff Springs Hotel and Bow Valley]
- #256 - [Unidentified Indigenous man on Banff Ave.]
- #257 - [Two Unidentified Indigenous people on horseback at Banff Indian Days camp near Cascade Mountain]
- #258 - [Curling on backwater of Bow River]
- #259 - Cutting ice on Bow River at Banff
- #260 - Upper Hot Springs [in winter]
- #261 - Tobogganing at Banff
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Indigenous photographs
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- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Scope & Content
- Transparencies are hand-coloured and black and white lantern slide portraits and illustrations of material culture of native people in western Canada. Includes Stoney Nakoda and Banff Indian Days activities. Some transparencies are by Byron Harmon and Mary Schaffer. Also includes illustrations and …
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-192-]
- Reference Code
- V527 / PS 1 - 669 to 809
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Lantern slide
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M79 / V527
- Series
- II.A. Photographs: lantern slides
- Sous-Fonds
- V527
- Reference Code
- V527 / PS 1 - 669 to 809
- Parallel Title
- Native people
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-192-]
- Physical Description
- 141 photographs : transparencies; glass
- Scope & Content
- Transparencies are hand-coloured and black and white lantern slide portraits and illustrations of material culture of native people in western Canada. Includes Stoney Nakoda and Banff Indian Days activities. Some transparencies are by Byron Harmon and Mary Schaffer. Also includes illustrations and comparative views of American - Indian culture
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- LIST OF LANTERN SLIDES - V527 / PS 1 :
- #669 - [Children's drawings of Indigenous people]
- #670 - Camping circle at the time of the Sundance [children's drawings of Indigenous people]
- #671 - [Children's drawing Indigenous people - Sundance ceremony]
- #672 - [Children's drawing Indigenous people - Sundance ceremony]
- #673 - [Children's drawing Indigenous People - Sundance ceremony]
- #674 - [Indigenous People gathered around Sundance lodge]
- #675 - [Illustration of Indigenous ceremony - Mary Irvin Wright]
- #676 – Indigenous People at Windermere
- #677 - Maligne Canyon Jasper National Park [Indigenous in ceremonial costume]
- #678 - [Unidentified church and cemetery]
- #679 - [Portrait of Indigenous man] / [Byron Harmon]
- #680 - [Portrait of Stoney (John Hunter?)] / [Byron Harmon]
- #681 - [Portrait of Indigenous man] / [Byron Harmon]
- #682 - [Portrait of Stoney Nakoda Tom and John Chiniquay]
- #683 - Indian Days Banff [Stoney Indigenous camp at foot of Cascade Mtn.]
- #684 - [Stoney Indigenous child on horseback]
- #685 - [Portrait of Indigenous man]
- #686 – [Indigenous people] in Banff National Park
- #687 - [Joshua and William Twin on horseback at Banff Springs Hotel]
- #688 - Putting up branches around Sundance Lodge - at Morley
- #689 - [Indigenous camp at foot of Cascade Mountain Banff Indian days]
- #690 - [Portrait of Indigenous man]
- #691 - Prairie Chicken Dance [Banff Indian days]
- #692 - [Portrait of Indigenous man]
- #693 - [Portrait of Indigenous woman]
- #694 - [Indigenous dancers at Banff Indian days]
- #695 - [Indigenous man dancing]
- #696 - [Portrait of Indigenous man]
- #697 - [Group of Indigenous people in ceremonial dress]
- #698 - [Portrait of Indigenous man]
- #699 - Indigenous Tepees, Banff National Park
- #700 - [Sundance ceremony]
- #701 - [Decorated tepee]
- #702 - [Illustrated Indigenous garment]
- #703 - [Decorated Indigenous tepee]
- #704 - [Group of Stoney Nakoda at Kootenay Plains in winter]
- #705 - [Indigenous woman with papoose]
- #706 - [Illustration of cairn and buffalo skull]
- #707 - [Illustration of arrow quivers]
- #708 - [Illustration of Indigenous pipes]
- #709 - [Illustration of decorated Indigenous shirt]
- #710 - [Illustration of pictographs]
- #711 - Thunder Bird Stone, Kamsack, Sask.
- #712 - [Illustration comparing mounted knights with Indigenous warriors]
- #713 - [Children's drawing of Indigenous ceremony]
- #714 - [Illustration of Indigenous thinking of buffalo]
- #715 - [Illustrated buffalo hide]
- #716 - [Decorated Indigenous carry bags]
- #717 - [Children's drawings] Battle of Little Bighorn Custer's Dead Cavalry
- #718 - [Indigenous design]
- #719 - [Painting of group of Indigenous people gambling] Mary Irvin Wright
- #720 - [Thunderbird design]
- #721 - [Painting of missionary preaching to Indigenous people]
- #722 - [Portrait of Indigenous man]
- #723 - Walking Buffalo - Stony Indigenous
- #724 - [Indigenous woman tanning buffalo hide] / [Byron Harmon]
- #725 - [Indigenous man]
- #726 - [Illustration of Indigenous frightening buffalo with blanket]
- #727 - Old Braves Society
- #728 - Two Indigenous Travois, Peter Year [Ear] & John Hunter
- #729 - Old Singers in Sun Dance. Black Feather Society. Includes: l. Black Eagle 2. Peace Maker 3. The Fox 4. Little Person 5. Wolf Carrier 6. N. Axe 7. Not Good.
- #730 - [Painting of Indigenous people gambling by Mary Irvin Wright]
- #731 - [Indigenous woman with papoose]
- #732 - Indigenous Guide (Joe Healy)
- #733 - [Indigenous man wearing treaty medal]
- #734 - [Indigenous man]
- #735 - [Sunset on unidentified mountain]
- #736 - [Painting of Indigenous ceremony by Mary Irvin Wright]
- #737 - [Indigenous man]
- #738 - Buffalo - a holdup 1869
- #739 - Group of Eskimos at Douglas Harbour Hudson Strait
- #740 - [Group of five Indigenous men]
- #741 - Point Hope, Alaska. Eskimo kyak
- #742 - [Indigenous wearing mask and blanket]
- #743 - [Peter Whyte painting Indigenous portrait]
- #744 - [Portrait of Indigenous man]
- #745 - [Indigenous ploughing field with horses]
- #746 - [Indigenous woman cooking on fire] / [Byron Harmon]
- #747 - Indigenous Grave near Tete Jaune
- #748 - [Stagecoach]
- #749 - [Illustration of Indigenous people attacking wagon train]
- #750 - [Painting of Indigenous person killed in attack on camp] Mary Irvin Wright
- #751 - [Children's drawing of Indigenous people]
- #752 - [Illustration - Norsemen fighting Indigenous people]
- #753 - [Indigenous man wearing medal]
- #754 - [Two mounted Indigenous men]
- #755 - Chief Piepot [Piapot]
- #756 - [Stoney Indigenous drummers and dancers]
- #757 - [Indigenous man dressed in blanket coat]
- #758 - [Illustration - Indigenous tending sick man]
- #759 - [Indigenous woman beside tepee]
- #760 - [Painting of Indigenous being made a brave by Mary Chapman]
- #761 - [Painting of Indigenous ceremony]
- #762 - [Mount Rundle and Douglas fir]
- #763 - [Group of Indigenous men]
- #764 - [Drawing of man on birchbark]
- #765 - Superior Aspect of Cranium 1, From Huarochiri
- #766 - [Illustration of Indigenous in hide dwelling]
- #767 - Anterior Aspect of Cranium 9, From Huarochiri
- #768 - [Indigenous man]
- #769 - [Drawing of man with arrow in him on birchbark]
- #770 - [Portrait of Indigenous woman]
- #771 - [Indigenous man and woman on horseback]
- #772 - [Indigenous trading with white men]
- #773 - [Portrait of Indigenous man]
- #774 - [Indigenous family with travois]
- #775 - [Portrait of Indigenous man]
- #776 - [Necklace made from human fingers]
- #777 - [Illustration of scalp locks]
- #778 - [Illustration of scalp shirt]
- #779, 780 - [Illustration of Dakota war feather designs]
- #781 - The parade on horses before dance takes place
- #782 - [Line of Indigenous men]
- #783 - [Group of Indigenous men]
- #784 - General view of Indigenous encampment at Morley reserve, getting ready to celebrate Sun dance.
- #785 - [Indigenous camp]
- #786 - [Drawing of bird]
- #787 - [Willow sweatlodge]
- #788 - [Indigenous smoking pipe]
- #789 - [Illustration of Dakota war feather design]
- #790, 791 - [Illustration of Indigenous platform burial ceremony]
- #792, 793 - [Illustration of Indigenous platform burials]
- #794 - [Indigenous burial ground]
- #795 - Dakota Scaffold Burial
- #796 - Grave Posts
- #797 - [Illustration of Coast Indigenous graves]
- #798 - [Indigenous tepee burial] (798)
- #800 - [Indigenous tree burial]
- #801, 802 - [Indigenous burial box]
- #803 - [Indigenous burial house]
- #804 - [Indigenous burial boxes]
- #805 - [Indigenous woman with child]
- #806 - [Portrait of Indigenous man]
- #807 - [Indigenous camp at Banff Indian days]
- #808 - [Line of Indigenous men]
- #809 - [Sundance Lodge]
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Glass negatives
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- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Scope & Content
- Negatives pertain mainly to flora and explorations. Many mountain and plant views are unidentified. Includes two photographs of the Sampson Beaver family
- Date Range
- 1905-[ca.1906]
- Reference Code
- V527 / NG - 1 to 181
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
6 images
- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M79 / V527
- Series
- II.C. Photographs: negatives
- Sous-Fonds
- V527
- Accession Number
- 275, 2764, 5248
- Reference Code
- V527 / NG - 1 to 181
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1905-[ca.1906]
- Physical Description
- 181 photographs : negatives; glass
- Scope & Content
- Negatives pertain mainly to flora and explorations. Many mountain and plant views are unidentified. Includes two photographs of the Sampson Beaver family
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Finding Aid
- Item list available. Some reference prints are available.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- This material is presented as originally created, it contains outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Materials in historical collections reflect the attitudes, ideas, and norms of the era and culture in which they were created or collected. Offensive or harmful terms are retained for historical accuracy or to document the issues and social context of a specific time and the attitudes and opinions of the people who created the material. LIST OF NEGATIVES (V527/NG) :
- 1 [Plant] / Mary Schaffer. -- 1906
- 2 Mt. Forbes and Lyall Ice Fields from junction of Bear Creek and Saskatchewan River / Mary Schaffer. -- 1906
- 3, 5-7, 9 [Unidentified mountain scene] / Mary Schaffer. -- 1906
- 4 Athabasca and Dome Glaciers / Mary Schaffer. -- 1906
- 8 The Beacon in Cataract Valley / Mary Schaffer. -- 1906
- 10 [Mary Schaffer on horse]. -- 1906
- 11 Looking south from near Graveyard Flats on the North Saskatchewan River / Mary Schaffer. -- 1906
- 12 [Cones] / Mary Schaffer. -- 1906
- 13-16 [Unidentified mountain scene] / Mary Schaffer. -- 1906
- 17 [Mary Schaffer on horse]. -- 1906?
- 18 Mt. Saskatchewan from overflow lakes on the North Saskatchewan near Rampart Creek / Mary Schaffer. -- 1906?
- 19 Look south on the North Fork of the Saskatchewan River / Mary Schaffer. -- 1906
- 20-22 [Unidentified mountain scene] / Mary Schaffer. -- 1906?
- 23 Billy Warren, right, and [Joe?] Barker, left in camp with fish / Mary Schaffer. -- 1906?
- 24,25 [Unidentified mountain scene] / Mary Schaffer. -- 1906?
- 26,27 Coral Canyon, Cline River area / Mary Schaffer. -- 1906?
- 28 [Plant] / Mary Schaffer. -- 1906
- 29 [Unidentified mountain scene] / Mary Schaffer. -- 1906
- 30 [Plant] / Mary Schaffer. -- 1906
- 31-47 [Plant] / Mary Schaffer
- 48 Primula, Banff / Mary Schaffer. -- 6/10/05
- 49 Amelachier florida, Bankhead / Mary Schaffer. -- 6/19/05
- 50-53 [Plant]
- 54 Pinus albicaulis, Tunnel / Mary Schaffer. -- 6/5/05
- 55 Kruhsea Tilingiana, Glacier / Mary Schaffer. -- 5/26/05
- 56 Pentstemon conferlus, Banff / Mary Schaffer. -- 6/23/05
- 57 Draba, Sulphur Mtn / Mary Schaffer -- 6/22/05
- 58 Sheperdia canadensis, Banff / Mary Schaffer. -- 5/31/05
- 59 Berberis Aquisulium Field / Mary Schaffer. -- 6/7/05
- 60 Colliusia bicolor, Lake Louise / Mary Schaffer. -- 6/11/05
- 61 Primula, Banff / Mary Schaffer. -- 6/8/05
- 62 Vagnera stellata, Banff / Mary Schaffer. -- 6/9/05
- 63-65 [Plant] / Mary Schaffer
- 66 Plant - Dodecatheon / Mary Schaffer
- 67 Plant - Picaea alba - Tunnel Mtn / Mary Schaffer. -- 6/9/05
- 68 [Statue, Greek?] / Mary Schaffer
- 69 [Wall carving] / Mary Schaffer
- 70 [Head of statute] / Mary Schaffer
- 71 [Statue] / Mary Schaffer
- 72 [Sculpture of man] / Mary Schaffer
- 73 [Sculpture - boy & goose] / Mary Schaffer
- 74,75 [Sculpture] / Mary Schaffer
- 76 [Head of statue] / Mary Schaffer
- 77 Ledium palustre, L. latifolium : [plant] / Mary Schaffer
- 78-82 [Plant] / Mary Schaffer
- 83 Pachystima macrophyllium (Bear Cr.) : [plant] / Mary Schaffer. -- 5/25/05
- 84-86 [Plant] / Mary Schaffer
- 87 Draba aurea; Stoney Squaw : [plant] / Mary Schaffer. -- 6/24/05
- 88-92 [Plant] / Mary Schaffer
- 93 Vacinium microphyllum : [plant] / Mary Schaffer
- 94 Observation Peak & Bow Pass from North? / Mary Schaffer
- 95 [Camp scene, Mary Schaffer at left]
- 96 [Teepee frame] / Mary Schaffer
- 97 [Unidentified mountains] / Mary Schaffer
- 98 Mt. Saskatchewan / Mary Schaffer
- 99,100 [Unidentified mountain scene] / Mary Schaffer
- 101,102 [Unidentified mountains and lake] / Mary Schaffer
- 103 [Unidentified valley and mountains] / Mary Schaffer
- 104 [Train in the mountains] / Mary Schaffer
- 105,106 [Unidentified mountain scene] / Mary Schaffer
- 107 [Plant] / Mary Schaffer
- 108 [Mountain scene] / Mary Schaffer
- 109 [Saskatchewan River Valley?]. -- [1906]
- 110,111 [Saskatchewan Glacier?]. -- [1906]
- 112 [Mary Schaffer on her horse Nibs]
- 113 [Teepee at Maligne Lake?]
- 114 [Boat on shore of Maligne Lake]
- 115,116 [Joe Barker?]
- 117,118 [Camp at base of unidentified mountains]
- 119 [Camp on shore of unidentified lake]
- 120 [Man with pole at edge of lake]
- 121 [Man in door of shelter made with trees]
- 122 [Teepee at foot of unidentified mountain]
- 123 [Camp in burnt timber]
- 124 [Sampson Beaver family, 1906]
- 125 [Sampson Beaver family]
- 126 baby on Kootenai Plains : [Frances Louise Beaver]. -- [1906]
- 127-132 [Unidentified mountains]
- 133 [Unidentified lake]
- 134 [Unidentified river]
- 135,136 [Unidentified river and mountains]
- 137,138 [Unidentified lake and mountains]
- 139 [Map of Canadian Rockies]
- 140 [Duck]
- 141-155 [Plants - identified and dated]
- 156-159 [Plants - identified]
- 160-180 [Plants - unidentified]
- 181 [Cones]
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- Processed
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- Scope & Content
- Photographs pertain to: Mary Schaffer (portraits, incl. one by fireplace with dog), flora and fauna, landscapes, Swift family, Sid Unwin, Swiss Guide and climbers (not by Mary Schaffer), Reggie Holmes residence at Banff, Indigenous mother and child, Quaker women, camp scene. Many images duplicate …
- Date Range
- 1905
- Reference Code
- V527 / PA - 1 to 69
- V527 / PC - 1 to 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M79 / V527
- Series
- II.D. Photographs: prints
- Sous-Fonds
- V527
- Accession Number
- 5248
- Reference Code
- V527 / PA - 1 to 69
- V527 / PC - 1 to 6
- Responsibility
- Portrait of Mary Schaffer by fireplace is attributed to George Noble
- Date Range
- 1905
- Physical Description
- 75 photographs : prints
- Scope & Content
- Photographs pertain to: Mary Schaffer (portraits, incl. one by fireplace with dog), flora and fauna, landscapes, Swift family, Sid Unwin, Swiss Guide and climbers (not by Mary Schaffer), Reggie Holmes residence at Banff, Indigenous mother and child, Quaker women, camp scene. Many images duplicate those in albums
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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Personal papers
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of personal writings, 1913-1956; trip diaries, 1930; note books, 1913-1935; notes, 1929, 1956, n.d.; and other material, 1905- 1960, in the form of certificates, memberships, cards, permits, passes, letters of introduction, and other.
- Date Range
- 1905-1956
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / B / 1 / 1868 - 1874
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs series
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / B / 1 / 1868 - 1874
- Date Range
- 1905-1956
- Physical Description
- 8 cm of textual records.
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of personal writings, 1913-1956; trip diaries, 1930; note books, 1913-1935; notes, 1929, 1956, n.d.; and other material, 1905- 1960, in the form of certificates, memberships, cards, permits, passes, letters of introduction, and other.
- Finding Aid
- File description available in printed form and through this database.
- Related Material
- Constitutes Sub-series 1 of I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed.
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Correspondence
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of correspondence with Catharine Robb Whyte, 1927-1962; chronological correspondence files, 1909-1962; and other papers, [ca.1920- ca.1930], in the form of business cards, addresses, greeting cards, and other.
- Date Range
- 1909-1962
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / B / 2 / 1875 - 1908
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs series
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / B / 2 / 1875 - 1908
- Date Range
- 1909-1962
- Physical Description
- 40 cm of textual records.
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of correspondence with Catharine Robb Whyte, 1927-1962; chronological correspondence files, 1909-1962; and other papers, [ca.1920- ca.1930], in the form of business cards, addresses, greeting cards, and other.
- Finding Aid
- File description available in printed form and through this database.
- Related Material
- Constitutes Sub-series 2 of I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed.
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Catharine Robb Whyte papers and photographs
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of the following sub-series: 1. Personal papers, 1918- 1979; 2. Correspondence, 1862-1979; 3. Financial, legal and business papers, 1901-1979; 4. Professional activities and interests, 1906-1980; 5. Topical files, 1881- 1978; 6. Photographs, ca.1920-1979; 7. Postcard albums, 1903- 1…
- Date Range
- 1906 - 1980
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683 / I / A
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A. Catharine Robb Whyte papers and photographs series
- Sous-Fonds
- S37
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683 / I / A
- Date Range
- 1906 - 1980
- Physical Description
- 20.5 m of textual records (and ca.200 oversize items). -- ca.12,300 photographs (ca.5000 prints, ca.4000 negatives, ca.3300 transparencies, 3 albums of ca.1000 prints, 6 motion pictures).
- History / Biographical
- Catharine Robb Whyte, 1906-1979, was an artist, outdoor enthusiast, traveller, philanthropist and cultural worker at Banff, Alberta. Born in Concord, Massachusetts, Catharine Robb grew up amongst the wealth and creativity of the Robb and Morse families. Following schooling in Concord and Providence Rhode Island, she studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston from 1925 until 1929. There she met Peter Whyte, a fellow art student from Banff, Alberta and they married in 1930.
- The Whytes pursued a life of painting, photography, hiking, skiing and travelling. Their log home and studio in Banff became a focal point for their artist friends, Stoney Nakoda First Nations and local pioneers. Catharine shared Pete's involvement in skiing and hiking organizations such as the Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies and the Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies. From 1932 until 1934, she and Pete managed Skoki Lodge. During the Second World War, Catharine continued to paint, maintain her home and when possible, accompany Pete to his various military postings.
- Throughout the 1950s and 1960s the Whytes formulated plans for a foundation to preserve the art and history of the Canadian Rockies. Plans for a building to house an archives, public library and gallery were in preparation when Pete died in 1966. Catharine immersed herself in the development of the Peter Whyte Foundation (now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies), in the cultural community, painting, outdoor activity, travel and work with the Stoney Nakoda First Nation. Catharine became a more active photographer, recording her travels and outdoor pursuits on transparency film and later on Kodacolor negative film. Catharine continued to use her old Leica rangefinder camera and, in 1974, acquired a Leica M5 with an integrated light meter.
- Catharine Whyte served in an official capacity with numerous cultural and charitable organizations. Among her official duties, Catharine served as a Governor, Banff Centre Council; Member, Board of Governors, Glenbow-Alberta Institute; President, Peter Whyte Foundation; Member, Minister's Advisory Committee on Native Education; and Member, By-law Committee, Stoney Development Society. She was a patron to individuals studying art and music and supported the following causes: Stoney Nakoda First Nation Handicrafts, Stoney Administration Building, Banff Recreational Centre, Margaret Greenham Theatre, cancer research, and the Catharine Whyte Multicultural Centre in Cold Lake, Alberta.
- Despite her modesty and often anonymous patronage of causes, Catharine was recognized with the following awards and honours: Honorary Doctorate, University of Calgary, 1969; Outstanding Citizen of the Year, Banff Kiwanis Club, 1969; Honorary Chief, Stoney Nakoda First Nation, 1973; Alberta Achievement Award, Province of Alberta, 1975; Award of Merit, Historical Society of Alberta, 1978; and the Order of Canada, 1978.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of the following sub-series: 1. Personal papers, 1918- 1979; 2. Correspondence, 1862-1979; 3. Financial, legal and business papers, 1901-1979; 4. Professional activities and interests, 1906-1980; 5. Topical files, 1881- 1978; 6. Photographs, ca.1920-1979; 7. Postcard albums, 1903- 1924. Includes extensive diaries and correspondence between Catharine Robb Whyte and her mother, family and friends. Of particular interest are Whyte's outgoing letters. Other papers arise out of her business and philanthropic activities, interest and activity in art, winter sports, recreation, museums, cultural organizations, photography, environmental issues and Stoney Nakoda First Nation.
- Photographic material was produced and collected by Catharine Robb Whyte prior to 1930 and after Peter Whyte's death in 1966. Included are prints, albums and negatives, ca.1924-1930, pertaining to family trips, school activities, travels, home, friends and family. The largest series consist of colour prints and negatives (ca.7200 items) and colour transparencies (3319 items) pertaining to family and friends, mountain trips, scenics and world travels, 1966-1979. Remaining material include prints, motion pictures and video recording collected by Catharine Whyte; mainly friends, family, personal and Banff events, ca.1920-1979.
- Access Restrictions
- Access to photographs requires permission in advance from the Head Archivist.
- Finding Aid
- Sub-series-level outline is available. Inventory is available in printed form and through this database. Description of photographs is at sub-series level only. Printed inventory provides more description than computer database for photographs.
- Related Material
- Consitutes Sous-fonds I, Series A of Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. Other photographs by Catharine Whyte are found in Sous-fonds I, Series C.
- Title Source
- Title based on material
- Content Details
- Catharine Robb Whyte Photographs - Forms part of Sous-fonds I, Series A of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. The earliest photographs directly attributable to Catharine Robb were taken on the family trip to Europe in 1924. Russell Robb produced three meticulous albums from this trip, two utilizing his own photographs and one composed of Catharine's. (A photo taken at Versailles shows Catharine operating a folding camera which produced the 6 x 10.5 cm. images for her travel album). A number of photographs and albums from the mid 1920s are attributable to Catharine -- photographs depicting friends and events at Mary C. Wheeler School and sailing trips at Seal Harbor, Maine -- but she does not appear to have been a prolific photographer prior to her marriage to Peter Whyte in 1930. Following Peter Whyte's death in 1966, Catharine became a very active photographer. She took up downhill skiing again and began to travel extensively in Canada and abroad, recording most of these activities on transparency film. In the 1970s, she began exposing Kodacolor negative film. She found that prints were more easily displayed to friends and relatives than were slides, so she favoured colour prints for the remainder of her life. She utilized slide film on only a few extended trips after the mid 1970s. Though friends and relatives tried to convince her that a single lens reflex camera system would be more convenient and versatile than her old Rangefinder camera, Catharine remained devoted to her old Leica, and in 1974 she paired it with a Leica M5 -- the first Leica with an integrated light meter. She used this camera until her death.
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Peter Whyte papers and photographs
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of the following sub-series: 1. Personal papers, 1905-1956; 2. Correspondence, 1909-1962; 3. Financial, legal and business papers, 1914-1964; 4. Professional activities and interests, 1920-1961; 5. Photographs, ca.1900-1930. Textual records pertain to Whyte's interests, influences a…
- Date Range
- 1905-1964
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683 / I / B
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs series
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683 / I / B
- Date Range
- 1905-1964
- Physical Description
- 73 cm of textual records. -- ca.3400 photographs (ca.2000 prints, ca.1400 negatives, 3 albums of ca.300 prints).
- History / Biographical
- Peter Whyte, 1905-1966, was an artist, photographer, outdoor enthusiast, traveller and philanthropist at Banff, Alberta. Born in Banff, Alberta to pioneer Banff merchant Dave White and Annie (Curren) White, Peter Whyte took advantage of the many opportunities for winter sports afforded by the mountains, becoming an accomplished skier and ski jumper. He was one of the region's first native-born painters with an intimate knowledge of the mountains. Whyte studied cartooning by correspondence and was encouraged by resident and visiting artists to pursue an art career, first at the Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, 1923-1924, and in 1925 at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston where he met Catharine Robb.
- Peter Whyte's varied activities included driving Hollywood stars to mountain motion picture locations, escorting groups of Chinese workers for the Canadian Pacific Railway, painting with Belmore Browne and J. E. H. MacDonald and travelling around the world by steamer. Following his marriage to Catharine, their painting flourished and their involvement in early ski development at Skoki occupied their winters. The accidental death of one of their ski guests had a profound effect on Pete and they left the ski business to travel.
- During the war, Whyte seved in the reserve army, Banff Company of the Calgary Highlanders and later with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a photographer. He served briefly as an official war artist. In civilian life he resumed his art career, explored new photographic technologies and sculpted. Cataracts interupted his work during the 1950's. Declining health plagued Whyte and after a protracted illness he died in 1966. The Peter Whyte Foundation (later the Peter and Catharine Whyte Foundation) was named in his honor.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of the following sub-series: 1. Personal papers, 1905-1956; 2. Correspondence, 1909-1962; 3. Financial, legal and business papers, 1914-1964; 4. Professional activities and interests, 1920-1961; 5. Photographs, ca.1900-1930.
- Textual records pertain to Whyte's interests, influences and friendships prior to his marriage; also to Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte's travels, artwork, photography and skiing. Includes material arising from Whyte's Army and Air Force career and his involvement in the Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies and Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Correspondents include Belmore Browne, John Murray Gibbon, Lawren Harris, J. E. H. McDonald, Aldro Hibbard, Carl Rungius.
- Photographs consist of 1390 negatives and ca.500 corresponding prints by Peter Whyte dating from the time he began photography, ca.1920, until his marriage to Catharine Robb in 1930. Negative formats include vest pocket (4 x 6 cm) and Ica roll film (8.3 x 11 cm). Material pre-dating 1920 may have been taken by another family member. Photographs pertain to scenic views in the Banff-Lake Louise area, Banff and area events, friends and activities, mountain trips and world travels. Also includes prints of friends, relatives and promotional views of national parks collected by Peter Whyte and photograph albums assembled by Whyte pertaining to family and friends, winter sports, Banff Winter Carnival and motor trips.
- Subject Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Films and film making M
- Photography M
- Royal Canadian Air Force M
- Skiing
- Whyte, Catharine Robb M
- World War II, 1939-1945 M
- Access Restrictions
- Access to photographs requires permission in advance from the Head Archivist.
- Finding Aid
- Sub-series-level outline available. Inventory available in printed form and through this database. Photographs are described at the sub-series level only. Printed inventory provides more detail than the database for photographs.
- Related Material
- Constitutes Sous-fonds I, Series B of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. Other photographs by Peter Whyte are found in Sous-fonds I, Series C.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Content Details
- Forms part of Sous-fonds I, Series B of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. With the acquisition of a vest pocket camera around 1920, at approximately 15 years of age, Peter Whyte's very prolific photographic career began. (While vest pocket images -- 4 x 6 cm. negatives -- appear in the White family collection as early as 1917, none of these can be positively identified as being taken by Peter; it seems more likely that the camera was utilized by Annie, Clifford, or even Lila, and then handed down to Peter.) The earliest photograph of Peter handling a camera was taken on a family trip to the western U.S. in 1921. Indeed, many of his early photographs were taken on these family motor camping trips. In late 1922 or early 1923, Peter acquired an Ica roll film camera (3 x 4 inch negative) which he used throughout his marriage to Catharine Robb and into the early 1930s. A large number of photographs were made with this camera, particularly in the 1923-1924 period. During his trip around the world in 1929, he returned briefly to the vest pocket format, probably for the sake of convenience.
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White and Curren families papers and photographs
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of the following series: A. Dave White Sr. papers, 1887- 1942; B. Annie White papers, 1875-1955; C. Dave (Jack) White papers, 1911- 1955; D. Clifford White notebook, ca.1915; E. John D. Curren papers, 1886- 1940; F. White-Curren family photographs, 1885-1953. Papers consist of pers…
- Date Range
- 1869 - 1958
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683 / III
- Description Level
- 2 / Sous-fonds
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 2 / Sous-fonds
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- III. White and Curren families
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683 / III
- Date Range
- 1869 - 1958
- Physical Description
- ca. 2 m of textual records (and 36 oversize items). -- ca.3100 photographs (ca.1800 negatives, ca.1300 prints, 5 albums of ca.400 prints).
- History / Biographical
- The White and Curren families of Banff, Alberta were the maternal and fraternal relatives of Peter Whyte. Dave McIntosh White, 1864- 1940, Peter Whyte's father, came to the Canadian Rockies in 1885 with the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1894 he opened a general merchandise business, the Park Store, in Banff. The success of this business resulted in expansions in 1908-1909 and in 1912-1913. For a short time, Whyte operated a similiar business in Bankhead. White was a long-time friend of the Stoney Nakoda, Annie (Curren) White, 1879-1955, emigrated to Canada from Scotland with her father, John Donaldson Curren, and a brother in 1886. They settled in Anthracite, east of Banff, where J. D. Curren operated a small coal mining business. Annie Curren married Dave White in 1901. Their children, all born in Banff, were Clifford, 1902-1964, Lila, 1903-1961, Peter, 1905-1966, and Dave Jr. (Jackie), 1908-1961. Clifford and Jack worked for the family business, Dave White and Sons.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of the following series: A. Dave White Sr. papers, 1887- 1942; B. Annie White papers, 1875-1955; C. Dave (Jack) White papers, 1911- 1955; D. Clifford White notebook, ca.1915; E. John D. Curren papers, 1886- 1940; F. White-Curren family photographs, 1885-1953. Papers consist of personal, legal and financial papers; and records of Dave White, General Merchant, Dave White and Sons and White and Bayne Store. Pertains to Stoney Nakoda First Nations, Banff Indian Days, Highland gatherings, buildings, churches, skiing, coal and coal mines and Lake Minnewanka. Photographs consist largely of negatives and prints produced by various members of the White family, including Dave, Annie, Clifford and Jack White, pertaining to the White family members, travels, activities; the Banff-Lake Louise area; Banff events, places and people; winter sports; social events and friends, 1910- 1953, and glass negatives by J. D. Curren pertaining to Curren and White families and activities, Mount Assiniboine pack trip and Bow Valley scenes; ca.1885-1905. Also includes collected prints of family and friends, family businesses and buildings and winter sports, and albums pertaining to White and Curren families, 1885-1919 and Clifford White photographs, 1917-1921.
- Subject Access
- Banff V
- Banff - Events V
- Banff National Park
- CURREN FAMILY
- Stoney Nakoda First Nations
- White, Annie M
- White, Clifford Sr.
- WHITE, DAVE SR.
- White, Jack (Dave White Jr.)
- WHITE FAMILY
- Access Restrictions
- Access to photographs requires permission in advance from the Head Archivist.
- Finding Aid
- Series-level outline available. Electronic database available. Photographs are described at the sub-series level only (printed inventory provides more detail than the computer inventory).
- Related Material
- Consitutes Sous-fonds III of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Forms part of Sous-fonds III of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. Photographs in this section begin with the early family portraits of David McIntosh White taken in New Brunswick and those of Annie Curren White taken in Scotland. The earliest negatives attributable to David and Annie White date ca.1908, or approximately the time they moved to their new home between Lynx Street and Bow Avenue. Most of the negatives from the first two decades of family photography are sized 8.3 x 11 cms., with the exception of what appears to be occasional experimentation with other formats, such as vest pocket and 4 x 5 Graflex, and images generated by other family members, such as J.D. Curren and the White children. This body of photography was undoubtedly initiated through the acquisition of a roll film camera on or about 1908. Judging from subject arrangement and other evidence, including shadow images of the photographer, most White family photography is attributable to Annie Curren White. There are several photographs from the collection showing her holding a camera or photographing family members, while no such photographs exist of Dave White. There can be little doubt, however, that Dave White participated in the photographic process, particularly in the period from 1910 to 1917, when there are numerous photographs of Annie and the children. On family motor trips, which began around 1917 and lasted until ca.1923, Dave and Annie's son Clifford appears to have shared photographic responsibilities. From this period on, Clifford and Annie, either one or the other, are the only family members who do not appear in group photographs. From this it is assumed that Dave White played a very minor roll as family photographer after 1918. Photographs attributable to Peter Whyte begin to appear around 1920, but most of his photography appears to be more personal than of a family record variety. None of the photographs in the early part of the collection have been attributed to Lila or Jack (Dave Jr.) White. After 1923, the point when the White children were grown and beginning to move away from home, Annie White becomes the primary family photographer. In the late 1920s she appears to have experimented with a Graflex camera for a time, but by 1930 had returned to a smaller format roll film camera. She continued to take numerous family photographs, usually group poses of her children and grandchildren, after Dave White's death in 1940 until shortly before her own passing in 1955. Also included in this section of the collection are a number of personal photographs generated by Clifford and Jackie (Dave Jr.) White. Around 1918, Clifford appears to have acquired his own camera which produced a 3 x 5 inch negative, and from that period until ca.1923, he produced many images of activities shared with friends and brothers, including a number of photographs of early ski tours and ski jumping in the Banff area. One album bears Clifford's initials on nearly all photographs, and these images match with many of the 3 x 5 inch negatives found elsewhere in the collection. Photographs attributed to Jackie (Dave Jr.) date from the late 1940s and early 1950s and may have entered the collection prior to the death of Annie White. Much of the dating of this collection from 1908 to 1920 was done by estimating the ages of various White children. Beyond that, the usual techniques were utilized, i.e. identification and dates noted on prints by family members, the depiction of specific historical events, changes in physical and cultural features, model dating of automobiles, reading of license plates, etc.
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Hut and clubhouse registers. -- 1909-1994.
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of registers placed and maintained in ACC huts and clubhouses. Includes registers for: A. O. Wheeler Hut, Abbot Pass Hut, Banff Clubhouse, Balfour Pass Hut, Bow (Glacier) Hut, Canmore Clubhouse, Elizabeth Parker Hut, Fairy Meadows Hut, Fay Hut, Fryatt Hut, Glacier Circle Hut, G…
- Date Range
- [190?]
- Reference Code
- M200 / I.C.1.
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M200 / V14 / S6
- Series
- I.C.1.
- Sous-Fonds
- M200
- Accession Number
- 1040
- 1299
- 2141
- 2376
- 3160
- 3296
- 3298
- 3382
- 3560
- 3757
- 3970
- 5114
- 5200
- 5215
- 5330
- 5462
- 5463
- 5538
- 5591
- 5631
- 5635
- 6376
- 6457
- 6465
- 6470
- 6623
- 6766
- Reference Code
- M200 / I.C.1.
- Date Range
- [190?]
- Physical Description
- 90+ textual records.
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of registers placed and maintained in ACC huts and clubhouses. Includes registers for: A. O. Wheeler Hut, Abbot Pass Hut, Banff Clubhouse, Balfour Pass Hut, Bow (Glacier) Hut, Canmore Clubhouse, Elizabeth Parker Hut, Fairy Meadows Hut, Fay Hut, Fryatt Hut, Glacier Circle Hut, Graham Cooper Bivouac Hut, Great Cairn Hut, Memorial Hut, Mount Robson Hut, Mount Seymour Cabin, Neil Colgan Hut, Peter and Catharine Whyte Hut (Peyto Hut), R. C. Hind Hut, Ralph Forster Hut, Sapphire Col Hut, Saskatchewan Glacier Hut, Seaver Cabin, Scott Duncan Hut, Stanley Mitchell Hut, Vermilion Cabin and Wates-Gibson Memorial Hut.
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Inventory available in this database; select Alpine Club of Canada - inventory from list
- Related Material
- Forms Sub-series I.C.1. Hut and clubhouse registers of the Alpine Club of Canada fonds. Other records pertaining to huts and clubhouses are found in Series I.A. Administrative records, sub-series 1 to 3. Registers for government cabins can be found in the Parks Canada fonds (M317).
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