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Indigenous Portraits : Byron Harmon, Banff Indian Days portraits

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of portrait photographs of various members of the Stoney Nakoda tribe, standing and on horseback. Includes photographs of Stoney Nakoda individuals in regalia during an event [possibly Banff Indian Days, ca.1930-1940?].

Date Range: [ca.1920-1940]

Reference Code: LUX / I / E6 / PA - 381 to PA - 415

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

15 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / E : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / E6 : Photographs : Stoney

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / E6 / PA - 381 to PA - 415

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Parallel Title: Native Indian Portraits

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Responsibility: Items LUX/I/E6/PA-381 to 400 produced by Byron Harmon

Date Range: [ca.1920-1940]

Physical Description: 35 photographs : b&w prints ; 14 x 8.5 cm and 12.5 x 10 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of portrait photographs of various members of the Stoney Nakoda tribe, standing and on horseback. Includes photographs of Stoney Nakoda individuals in regalia during an event [possibly Banff Indian Days, ca.1930-1940?].

Notes: Most individuals in photographs are not named; Date range provided is estimate by Processing Archivist; PA-401 to PA-415 are digitized, PA-381 to PA-400 attributed to Byron Harmon may be digitized elsewhere

Name Access: Stevens, Job; McLean, George; Walking Buffalo (George McLean); Rollinmud, Isaac; Ear, Peter; Poucette, Mark; Powderface, Jean; Powderface, William; Hunter, Leah Rider; Harmon, Byron

Subject Access: Community events; Public events; Family and personal life; Indigenous Peoples; Children; Portrait; Photography; Teepees; Horses; Cultural pluralism; Banff Indian Days

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Morley

Language: English

Conservation: Original storage envelopes for items LUX/I/E6/PA-401 to 415 stored in separate mylar sleeves in folder

Category: Cultural pluralism; Indigenous Peoples; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file, part of title copied from original

Processing Status: Processed

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Travel scrapbook of commercial postcard prints and souvenirs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one scrapbook containing ca. 200 attached postcard prints and commercial postcards, as well as two portrait photograph prints and two souvenir booklets. Content pertains to scenic views of the Canadian Rockies including Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, Maligne Lake, Revelstoke and the At…

Date Range: [ca. 1925 - ca. 1940]; 1932

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook; Postcard

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / E : Travel and home records

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / 1

GMD: Scrapbook; Postcard

Responsibility: Some items produced by George S. Cladds [?], Byron Harmon, Gerta Christoffersen, Detroit Publishing Co., and A.C. Leighton

Date Range: [ca. 1925 - ca. 1940]; 1932

Physical Description: 1 scrapbook : ca. 200 b&w and col. postcards ; 14 x 21.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of one scrapbook containing ca. 200 attached postcard prints and commercial postcards, as well as two portrait photograph prints and two souvenir booklets. Content pertains to scenic views of the Canadian Rockies including Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, Maligne Lake, Revelstoke and the Athabasca River; portrait paintings of unidentified Indigenous girls by artist Gerta Christoffersen; scenes from Australia, Brussels, Venice, Bermuda, Fiji, Portugal, London, Windsor Castle, California, Mexico, the Grand Canyon, Montana, Niagara Falls, Maine, Ohio and Pennsylvania; and sketched art by A.C. Leighton depicting horses and riders. Many postcards are colorized.

Notes: A few postcards are annotated, mostly blank

Name Access: Harmon, Byron; Christoffersen, Gerta; Leighton, Alfred Crocker

Subject Access: Travel; Tourism; Horses; Horseback riding; Landscapes; Environment; Mountains; Indigenous Peoples; Art; Biography; Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; England; London; Australia; Belgium; Italy; Venice; Bermuda; Fiji; Portugal; United States of America; California; Maine; Pennsylvania; Ohio; Lake Louise; Massachusetts; Moraine Lake; Maligne Lake; Athabasca Falls; Niagara Falls; British Columbia

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Exploration, discovery and travel; Environment; Arts

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Byron Harmon photograph calendars

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 5 commercial miniature calendars with photographs [one printed directly onto calendar, 4 attached to backing]. Photographs on calendars are by Byron Harmon [one is not attributed, but likely by Harmon as well], and pertain to: an unnamed Indigenous couple [possibly Stoney Nakoda co…

Date Range: 1907; 1912

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 26

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Calendar; Textual record; Published record; Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / F : Collected material

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

Sub-Series: LUX / II / F1 : Textual

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 26

GMD: Calendar; Textual record; Published record; Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Photographs attributed to Byron Harmon

Date Range: 1907; 1912

Physical Description: 5 calendars (17.8 x 36.5 cm or smaller)

Scope & Content: File consists of 5 commercial miniature calendars with photographs [one printed directly onto calendar, 4 attached to backing]. Photographs on calendars are by Byron Harmon [one is not attributed, but likely by Harmon as well], and pertain to: an unnamed Indigenous couple [possibly Stoney Nakoda community members], a view of Maligne Lake, an unidentified mountain, 4 ice climbers at the peak of Mt. Habel, and Stoney hunter and Trapper Silas Abraham. Calendar depicting Silas Abraham, 1907, includes printed advertisement for Norman Luxton's trading and taxidermy businesses in Banff and Exshaw.

Name Access: Harmon, Byron; Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Advertising; Banff National Park; Landscapes; Mountain; Hotel; Indigenous Peoples; Businesses; Trapping; Tourism; Taxidermy

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Exshaw; Jasper National Park; Maligne Lake; Mount Habel

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Items have been placed in mylar sheets

Category: Commerce and industry; First nations; Exploration, discovery and travel; Environment

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Other family and friends - identified

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 41 photographs depicting friends and extended members of the Luxton family. Includes professional portraits, postcard prints and candid photographs. Individuals include Byron Harmon and his wife Maude; Norman and Georgina Luxton; Annie Whitaker; Ben Crawler and Mrs. Crawler [first …

Date Range: ca.1920-1940

Reference Code: LUX / III / C3 / PA - 205 to 245

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / C : Extended family

Sous-Fonds: LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / III / C3 : Other extended family

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / C3 / PA - 205 to 245

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: ca.1920-1940

Physical Description: 41 photographs : b&w prints ; 28 x 22 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 41 photographs depicting friends and extended members of the Luxton family. Includes professional portraits, postcard prints and candid photographs. Individuals include Byron Harmon and his wife Maude; Norman and Georgina Luxton; Annie Whitaker; Ben Crawler and Mrs. Crawler [first name not identified] during Banff Indian Days; Jeanette Windsor; Inspector K. Duncan of the RCMP; Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance (Sylvester Clark Long) ; members of the Harrison family; Margaret and Ashley Hine; and Winifred Ivy Hayden. Includes set of photographs pertaining to ceremony naming Georgina Luxton as Stoney Princess "Rainbow Woman", 1934.

Notes: File contains duplicates

Material Details: Item LUX/III/C3/PA-241 is hand-coloured

Name Access: Harmon, Byron; Harmon, Maude; Luxton, Georgina; Luxton, Norman; Ross, May; Whitaker, Annie; Crawler, Ben; Windsor, Jeanette; Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance; Hine, Margaret; Hine, Ashley; Hayden, Winifred

Subject Access: Community life; Family and personal life; Community events; Banff Indian Days; Indigenous Peoples; First Nations; Cultural pluralism; Travel; Ceremony

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Morley; Calgary; British Columbia; Manitoba; Winnipeg; United States of America; California; San Diego

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; First nations; Indigenous Peoples; Cultural pluralism

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Byron Harmon house fonds

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Part Of: Byron Harmon house fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of plans of elevations and details of residence for Byron Harmon, by Benjamin S. Parker, architect, San Marino, California. The residence was built on St. Julien Road at Banff.

Date Range: 1929

Reference Code: M256

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Textual record; Plan

Part Of: Byron Harmon house fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 256

Sous-Fonds: M 256

Accession Number: 1821

Reference Code: M256

GMD: Textual record; Plan

Date Range: 1929

Physical Description: 7 textual records

History / Biographical: Byron Harmon, 1876-1942, was a professional photographer at Banff, Alberta, Canada.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of plans of elevations and details of residence for Byron Harmon, by Benjamin S. Parker, architect, San Marino, California. The residence was built on St. Julien Road at Banff.

Name Access: Harmon, Byron; Parker, Benjamin S.

Subject Access: Buildings and facilities; Family and personal life

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Related Material: The Byron Harmon fonds (V263) contains Harmon's professional work as a photographer.

Creator: Harmon, Byron

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on items.

Processing Status: Processed

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Postcards

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Part Of: Aileen Harmon fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 3 postcards, two of which are addressed to Aileen Harmon. M287/1 pertains to an account of a 1916 trip to Mexico, addressed to Mrs. J.G.[?] Jones; the name of the sender could not be accurately deciphered but may read "Macpearson"[?]. M287/I/2 is a postcard-style invitation to an o…

Date Range: 1916; 1978; 2003

Reference Code: M287 / I / 1 to 3

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard; Textual record

Part Of: Aileen Harmon fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M287 / V262

Series: M287 / I : Personal records

Sous-Fonds: M287

Accession Number: 2016.8596

Reference Code: M287 / I / 1 to 3

GMD: Postcard; Textual record

Date Range: 1916; 1978; 2003

Physical Description: 3 postcards : b&w and col. ; 17 x 12.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 3 postcards, two of which are addressed to Aileen Harmon. M287/1 pertains to an account of a 1916 trip to Mexico, addressed to Mrs. J.G.[?] Jones; the name of the sender could not be accurately deciphered but may read "Macpearson"[?]. M287/I/2 is a postcard-style invitation to an opening event for the exhibit "In Mountain Light" in honour of Byron Harmon's photography at the Whyte Museum in 1978, addressed to Aileen Harmon. M287/I/3 is a postcard from Firenze, Italy sent by members of the Moody family, Tom, Stephanie, Charlie and Gwen, to Aileen Harmon on June 17, 2003 which recounts their European vacation.

Name Access: Harmon, Aileen; Moody, Tom; Moody, Stephanie; Moody, Charlie; Moody, Gwen; Harmon, Byron

Subject Access: Vacation; Travel; Tourism; Art; Exhibit

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; British Columbia; Mexico; Italy

Language: English

Conservation: Two of the items have been stored in mylar to prevent possible damage/staining from ink

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Correspondence from Europe

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Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of handwritten letters and 6 postcards which Molly Wright Adams sent to her sister, Catharine (Adams) Elkin, between 1891 and 1903. Contents pertain to Molly's travels in Europe, including trips to Switzerland, Italy, England, Germany, and the Netherlands.

Date Range: 1891; 1893; 1896; 1902-1903

Reference Code: M555 / I / A / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Postcard

Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M555; V777

Series: M555 / I : Correspondence

Sous-Fonds: M555

Sub-Series: M555 / I / A : Molly Wright Adams correspondence

Accession Number: 2018.8685

Reference Code: M555 / I / A / 1

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Postcard

Date Range: 1891; 1893; 1896; 1902-1903

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records (6 postcards -- letters)

Scope & Content: File consists of handwritten letters and 6 postcards which Molly Wright Adams sent to her sister, Catharine (Adams) Elkin, between 1891 and 1903. Contents pertain to Molly's travels in Europe, including trips to Switzerland, Italy, England, Germany, and the Netherlands.

Notes: Items in file are accompanied by two envelopes addressed to Catharine Elkin and her husband, Dr. William Elkin.

Name Access: Adams, Molly; Elkin, Catharine (Adams)

Subject Access: Travel; Tourism; Family and personal life; Correspondence

Geographic Access: United States of America; Europe; Italy; Switzerland; England; Germany; Netherlands

Access Restrictions: Some materials in file are fragile - assistance from staff required

Language: English

Conservation: Some materials stored in mylar sleeves

Category: Exploration and travel; Family and personal life; Tourism

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Travel letters, 1898 to 1905

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Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of handwritten letters which Molly Wright Adams wrote between 1898 and 1905. Letters are predominantly addressed to"Katy" [possibly Molly's sister, Catharine (Adams) Elkin]. Contents pertain to Molly's travels in the United States, Venezuela, Mexico and the Canadian Rockies [including…

Date Range: 1898-1905

Reference Code: M555 / I / A / 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M555; V777

Series: M555 / I : Correspondence

Sous-Fonds: M555

Sub-Series: M555 / I / A : Molly Wright Adams correspondence

Accession Number: 2018.8685

Reference Code: M555 / I / A / 2

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Date Range: 1898-1905

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of handwritten letters which Molly Wright Adams wrote between 1898 and 1905. Letters are predominantly addressed to"Katy" [possibly Molly's sister, Catharine (Adams) Elkin]. Contents pertain to Molly's travels in the United States, Venezuela, Mexico and the Canadian Rockies [including Banff, Emerald Lake, Field, Golden and Glacier], extended family and personal interests.

Notes: Letters from Mexico accompanied by envelope (ca.1940) with notes pertaining to transcription of original letters in file [See "Material Details"] and annotated brown storage envelope in separate file folder

Material Details: Annotation in pencil on manila envelope in file: "Mexico Mar 16 1905 to Apr 11 1905 typewritten 1940"

Name Access: Adams, Molly; Elkin, Catharine (Adams)

Subject Access: Travel; Tourism; Family and personal life; Correspondence

Geographic Access: United States of America; Venezuela; Mexico; Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; Banff; Yoho National Park; Emerald Lake; British Columbia; Field; Golden; Glacier; Glacier National Park

Language: English

Category: Exploration and travel; Family and personal life; Tourism

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters to Helene and Katy, 1904

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Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of four personal letters which Molly Wright Adams sent to "Helene" and "Katy" [possibly her sister, Catharine (Adams) Elkin] in November 1904.

Date Range: 1904

Reference Code: M555 / I / A / 3

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M555; V777

Series: M555 / I : Correspondence

Sous-Fonds: M555

Sub-Series: M555 / I / A : Molly Wright Adams correspondence

Accession Number: 2018.8685

Reference Code: M555 / I / A / 3

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Date Range: 1904

Physical Description: 0.3 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of four personal letters which Molly Wright Adams sent to "Helene" and "Katy" [possibly her sister, Catharine (Adams) Elkin] in November 1904.

Name Access: Adams, Molly; Elkin, Catharine (Adams)

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Correspondence

Access Restrictions: Materials are fragile - handle with caution

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters, postcards and sketches

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Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of letters and six postcards sent from Molly Wright Adams to various family members between 1904 and 1905; and three ink drawings depicting climbers scaling mountains [possibly drawn by Molly]. Letters and postcards are primarily addressed to Molly's sister, Catharine (Adams) Elkin [a…

Date Range: 1904 - 1905

Reference Code: M555 / I / A / 4

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Postcard; Drawing

Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M555; V777

Series: M555 / I : Correspondence

Sous-Fonds: M555

Sub-Series: M555 / I / A : Molly Wright Adams correspondence

Accession Number: 2018.8685

Reference Code: M555 / I / A / 4

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Postcard; Drawing

Date Range: 1904 - 1905

Physical Description: 1.5 cm of textual records -- 6 postcards -- 3 drawings

Scope & Content: File consists of letters and six postcards sent from Molly Wright Adams to various family members between 1904 and 1905; and three ink drawings depicting climbers scaling mountains [possibly drawn by Molly]. Letters and postcards are primarily addressed to Molly's sister, Catharine (Adams) Elkin [addressed mostly as "Katy"]. Letters pertain to Molly's travels in California, New Mexico, and the American and Canadian Rockies.

Notes: Materials in file previously stored with one leather-bound journal and four miniature monthly planners [1904-1905]. Journal and planners have been renumbered and processed as file M555 / II / 1.

Name Access: Adams, Molly; Elkin, Catharine (Adams)

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Exploration; Travel; Recreation; Climbing; Hiking; Tourism

Geographic Access: United States of America; California; New Mexico; Canada; Alberta; Lake Louise; Rocky Mountains; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Access Restrictions: Some materials in file are fragile - handle with caution

Language: English

Related Material: M555 / II / 1 - journal and daybooks

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters to friends and family

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Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of several handwritten letters and four postcards which Molly Wright Adams sent to family and friends including "Cousin Alice", "Katy" [possibly Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin] and "Helene" between 1906 and 1908. Contents pertain to daily life and Molly's travels in the Canadian Rock…

Date Range: 1906 - 1908

Reference Code: M555 / I / A / 5

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Postcard

Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M555; V777

Series: M555 / I : Correspondence

Sous-Fonds: M555

Sub-Series: M555 / I / A : Molly Wright Adams correspondence

Accession Number: 2018.8685

Reference Code: M555 / I / A / 5

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Postcard

Date Range: 1906 - 1908

Physical Description: 0.3 cm of textual records -- 4 postcards

Scope & Content: File consists of several handwritten letters and four postcards which Molly Wright Adams sent to family and friends including "Cousin Alice", "Katy" [possibly Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin] and "Helene" between 1906 and 1908. Contents pertain to daily life and Molly's travels in the Canadian Rockies and Japan.

Notes: File includes one torn fragment of a letter addressed to Molly Adams [sender unknown].

Name Access: Adams, Molly; Elkin, Catharine (Adams)

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Correspondence; Travel

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; British Columbia; Field; Japan

Language: English

Category: Exploration and travel; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Transcribed letters

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Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of transcribed copies of letters originally written by Molly Wright Adams between 1891 and 1909. Some letters were sent to Roger Cook Adams by Catharine (Adams) Elkin in 1941. File includes genealogical notes pertaining to the Adams/Cook family addressed to Colleen [Skidmore] [possib…

Date Range: 1891; 1893 - 1906; 1908 - 1909; 1941

Reference Code: M555 / I / A / 6 to 8

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M555; V777

Series: M555 / I : Correspondence

Sous-Fonds: M555

Sub-Series: M555 / I / A : Molly Wright Adams correspondence

Accession Number: 2018.8685

Reference Code: M555 / I / A / 6 to 8

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Date Range: 1891; 1893 - 1906; 1908 - 1909; 1941

Physical Description: 5 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of transcribed copies of letters originally written by Molly Wright Adams between 1891 and 1909. Some letters were sent to Roger Cook Adams by Catharine (Adams) Elkin in 1941. File includes genealogical notes pertaining to the Adams/Cook family addressed to Colleen [Skidmore] [possibly sent by Marjorie Adams ca. 2010-2015]

Notes: Materials in file re arranged based on original order: M555 / I / A / 6 : Letters 1891, 1908-1909 [includes envelope mailed to Roger Cook Adams, 1941, and genealogical notes] M555 / I / A / 7 : "Letters from Mary W. Adams, 1893 to 1906" M555 / I / A / 8 : Journal entries and letters from Molly Adams, 1904

Name Access: Adams, Molly; Elkin, Catharine (Adams); Adams, Roger Cook

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Research; Genealogy; Correspondence; Travel

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Exploration and travel

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Miniature journal and monthly planners

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Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one miniature pocket journal which belonged to Molly Wright Adams [ca.1904-1905]; and four miniature monthly planners for July to October 1904. Journal and planners contain notes pertaining to Molly's life and travels in the United States and the Canadian Rockies.

Date Range: 1904 - 1905

Reference Code: M555 / II / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Diary; Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M555; V777

Series: M555 / II : Personal and collected records

Sous-Fonds: M555

Accession Number: 2018.8685

Reference Code: M555 / II / 1

GMD: Diary; Textual record; Private record

Date Range: 1904 - 1905

Physical Description: 1.5 cm of textual records (5 volumes : 6.5 x 10 cm and 5 x 6.5 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one miniature pocket journal which belonged to Molly Wright Adams [ca.1904-1905]; and four miniature monthly planners for July to October 1904. Journal and planners contain notes pertaining to Molly's life and travels in the United States and the Canadian Rockies.

Notes: Monthly planners accompanied in file by annotated storage envelope; Materials were previously stored with items in file M555 / I / A / 6 to 8

Name Access: Adams, Molly

Subject Access: Exploration; Travel; Recreation; Family and personal life; Hiking

Geographic Access: United States of America; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Access Restrictions: Materials are fragile - handle with caution

Language: English

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

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Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sen…

Date Range: [ca.1844 - 1909]; [ca.1939 - 1944]; 1980 - 1981; 2014

Reference Code: M555 / V777

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print; Textual record; Diary; Drawing; Postcard; Private record

Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M555; V777

Sous-Fonds: M555; V777

Accession Number: 2018.8685

Reference Code: M555 / V777

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print; Textual record; Diary; Drawing; Postcard; Private record

Responsibility: Some materials produced by Catharine (Adams) Elkin

Date Range: [ca.1844 - 1909]; [ca.1939 - 1944]; 1980 - 1981; 2014

Physical Description: 21 cm of textual records -- 16 postcards -- 3 drawings -- 1 photograph album : 107 b&w photographs

History / Biographical: Mary Wright (Molly) Adams was born on 15 October 1868. in Ridgefield Connecticut. She was the third of five children born to Cornelia Ann Cook (1830-1902) and Daniel Lucius Adams (1814 - 1899) She died in Kobe, Japan on 23 January 1909 and was buried there.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sent between Molly's extended family members [including members of the Adams, Cook and Wright families], ca.1844 and 1866. Textual records primarily consist of correspondence sent between Molly Adams and various friends and family members [ca.1891-1909].

Notes: Fonds consists of two series: Series I : Correspondence [contains two sub-series: I / A : Molly Wright Adams ; I / B : Extended family] Series II : Personal and collected records

Name Access: Adams, Molly; Schaffer, Mary

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Family; Correspondence; Travel; Exploration

Geographic Access: United States of America; Connecticut; New York; Europe

Language: English

Creator: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Category: Family and personal life; Exploration and travel

Biographical Source Notes: Searching for Mary Schaffer: Women Wilderness Photography by Colleen Skidmore

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Kidney family fonds

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Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of personal, professional and legal documents and photographs pertaining to Maud and Forest Kidney, Jack MacAulay, Kidney and Woodworth family members, friends and the Banff community. Items are organized by subject and date ranges. Fonds consists of six series: Series I - Maud (Wo…

Date Range: 1886 - 2013

Reference Code: M74 / V324

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Textual record; Corporate record; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M74 / V324

Sous-Fonds: M74; V324

Accession Number: 452; 629; 798; 929; 1843; 2143; 2177; 2275; 2780; 2983; 3109; 2016.8581

Reference Code: M74 / V324

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Textual record; Corporate record; Private record; Published record

Date Range: 1886 - 2013

Physical Description: 66 cm of textual records -- ca. 963 photographs : 870 prints, 62 postcards, 30 negatives, 1 tintype (31.5 x 37 cm or smaller) -- 7 photograph albums (26 x 33.5 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: Ella Maud [Woodworth] Kidney (1894-1977) was born in Banff as the fourth of 11 siblings. Her parents were Benjamin Woodworth and Elizabeth [McIntire] Woodworth. Growing up, Maud worked briefly for the Alberta Hotel and the Bottling Works company in Banff. Maud was married to John A. MacAulay in 1917, and widowed later that year. Her twin sons, John A. [Jack] and Thomas A. [Ted] MacAulay, were born in 1918. Maud married Forest H. "Pop" Kidney (1889-1979) on February 14, 1923, and the new family settled into the Kidney home on Wolf and Muskrat Street. The Kidney residence was originally located in Bankhead, but was moved to Banff and sold following the town's closure in 1922. Maud and Forest operated several local businesses including Banff Grocery, Quaker Coffee Shop, Pop's Bakery and Kidney Kabins. The Kidneys were also active in community affairs throughout their lives. Maud Kidney was a long-time member of the Girls' Sunshine Flower Club in Banff [and the club's president for over a decade spanning across the 1940's], as well as the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire [I.O.D.E.] and Rebekah Lodge, and she was matron of the Order of the Eastern Star in Banff in 1950. Forest Kidney was involved in the Banff Shriners Club, the Kiwanis Club, the Independent Order of Oddfellows and the Canadian Restaurants Association [CRA], among other groups; in the early 1960's, Forest also served as the President of the Calgary branch of the CRA. Jack and Ted MacAulay grew up together in Banff, where they were involved in Banff's Boy Scouts program and local hockey teams. Jack in particular was an avid hockey player, until an accident in 1940 caused damage to his right eye which kept him from competing. From 1943 to 1945, Jack worked for Boeing Aircraft of Canada Ltd., and in 1946 he was appointed as the Chief Inspector of War Assets for Alberta and the Yukon Territories. Jack married Karin Wallensteen in 1946, and the couple had 6 children together: sons Herb and John, and daughters Karen, Shelley, Jodi and Julie-Ann. Jack served as a coach for the Banff Minor Hockey League for 46 years. Jack also took on several other positions within the Bow Valley community, including working as a volunteer with the Banff Figure Skating Club, a co-founder of the Banff Recreation Board, and a member of the Banff Advisory Council, the Banff Hospital Board and the Banff School Board.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of personal, professional and legal documents and photographs pertaining to Maud and Forest Kidney, Jack MacAulay, Kidney and Woodworth family members, friends and the Banff community. Items are organized by subject and date ranges. Fonds consists of six series: Series I - Maud (Woodworth) Kidney records: contains 3 sub-series [ A) 1894 - 1920, B) 1921 - 1950, C) 1951 - 1977 ] Series II - Forest Kidney records: contains 3 sub-series [ A) 1889 - 1920, B) 1921 - 1950, C) 1951 - 2008 ] Series III - Jack MacAulay records: contains 3 sub-series [A) 1920 - 1945, B) 1946 - 1980, C) 1981 - 2000 ] Series IV - Family, friends and community records: contains 5 sub-series [ A) 1886 - 1920, B) 1921 - 1945, C) 1946 - 1970, D) 1970 - 2013, E) Maude Kidney Collection ] Series V - Legal and business records : contains 3 sub-series [ A) 1894 - 1920, B) 1921 - 1950, C) 1951 - 1980 ] Series VI - Collected materials Series I content pertains to Maud Woodworth Kidney. Includes scrapbooks, photographs of Maud and her siblings and parents, trips to Calgary and local activities with family and friends, Maud working for the Alberta Hotel and the Banff Bottling Factory [ca. 1905 - 1915], and local clubs and societies which Maud was involved in between 1930 - 1977 including the Girls' Sunshine Flower Club, the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire, the Senior Friends Club of Banff, Rebekah Lodge and the Order of the Eastern Star. Series II content pertains to Forest Kidney during his World War I military service in Petawawa, Ontario; swimming with friends at the Cave and Basin and other social activities; travelling with family; local newspaper clippings noting Forest's achievements and community involvement; and Forest participating in events as a member of the Banff Shriners Club and the Canadian Restaurant Association. Series III content pertains to Jack MacAulay at the Kidney family home with his twin brother, Ted; coaching for the Banff Minor Hockey League; participating in other community meetings and programs; personal, professional and medical correspondence [1940 - 1992]; Jack's wife, Karin MacAulay, and their children; and Jack's awards and achievements. Series IV content pertains to extended family and friends of the Kidneys and the wider Banff community. Includes sports and outdoor activities [including swimming, hiking, trail riding, camping, snowshoeing, skiing, and track and field]; early Banff [including businesses, Banff Elementary School and Banff High School, the Woodworth family residence, and construction of the Icefields Parkway]; family friends of the Woodworths and Kidneys [including the Brett family, the Stafford family and the Simpson family]; personal correspondence pertaining to Fred "Ty" Cobb (1931 - 1933); clubs and societies [including the Independent Order of Oddfellows, the Senior Friends Club, and the Order of the Eastern Star]; community events [including dances, meetings, dinners and award ceremonies]; weddings and anniversaries; a visit to Num-Ti-Jah Lodge in 1964; and biographical and genealogical information about Maud Kidney, Forest Kidney and the Woodworth family. Series V content pertains to businesses owned and operated by the Kidney family [ca. 1930 - 1970], including Kidney Kabins, Quaker Coffee Shop and Pop's Bakery; mortgage agreements and property contracts; and government documents. Includes receipts, log books and financial records, photographs of Kidney Kabins and Quaker Coffee Shop, and receipts for land purchased by Forest Kidney, George Noble and others. Series VI contains commercial postcards collected by the Kidney family. Postcards mostly produced by Byron Harmon, and some by G & W Fear and other photographers, and mostly pertain to Banff and the surrounding area [winter sports, wildlife, Banff Zoo, Banff Avenue, scenic views and mountain landscapes, etc].

Notes: Contains duplicate photographs; Duplicate commercial postcards have been kept in separate folder within file box containing other commercial postcards [V324 / IV / E / PG - 1 to 20 and V324 / VI / PG - 1 to 42]; Sub-series IV / E : Maude Kidney Collection was donated with existing numbering system [Items 1 to 47] prior to processing; original order and corresponding annotations have been transferred to database entries from original handwritten notes

Name Access: Cobb, Fred (Ty); Kidney, Forest H. (Pop); Kidney, Maude; MacAulay, Jack; MacAulay, Karin; MacAulay, Ted; MacAulay, Herb; MacAulay, Julie-Ann; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Simpson, Billie; Woodworth, Adelia; Woodworth, Annie; Woodworth, Ben; Woodworth, Benjamin Frederick; Woodworth, Elizabeth; Woodworth, Ethel; Woodworth, Fred; Woodworth, Percy; Woodworth, Joe; Woodworth, Maude; Brett, Robert G.; Harmon, Byron; LaCasse, Annie; LaCasse, Ulysses; Canadian Restaurant Association

Subject Access: Businesses; Property; Family and personal life; Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire; Independent Order of Oddfellows; Girls Flower Club Banff; Rebekah Assembly Banff Lodge No. 34; Quaker Coffee Shop; Kidney Kabins; Travel; World War I; Military; Community events; Club; Sports; Winter sports; Landscapes; Wildlife; Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; Banff Jasper Highway; Banff High School; Genealogy

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Canmore; Cave and Basin; Bankhead; Calgary; Lake Louise; Ontario; Quebec; British Columbia

Access Restrictions: Some restriction/s on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright and other restrictions may apply

Language: English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: basic description

Related Material: Woodworth family fonds [M286 / V628]

Category: Family and personal life; Commerce and industry; Environment; Labour; Land, settlement and immigration; Law and justice; Military; Natural resources; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: Woodworth family fonds entry; Most information based on contents of fonds

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Mary Schaffer fonds

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Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of three series: I. Personal, literary and research papers, 1907-ca.1935; II. Mary Schaffer photographs, 1893-ca.1920; II. Other, 1895-1928. I. Papers series consists of four sub-series: A. Correspondence, 1908-1922; B. Literary manuscripts (original and published), 1907-ca.1925; …

Date Range: 1893-[ca.1935]

Reference Code: M79 / V527

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency; Textual record; Diary; Map; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M79 / V527

Series: V527

Sous-Fonds: V527

Accession Number: 275, 439, 573, 2685, 2764, 2933, 2996, 3284, 3302, 5248, 7202, 7731, 7737

Reference Code: M79 / V527

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency; Textual record; Diary; Map; Private record; Published record

Other Title Info: Also known as Mary Schaffer Warren fonds

Date Range: 1893-[ca.1935]

Physical Description: 35 cm of textual records. -- ca.2025 photographs (ca.1550 transparencies, ca.400 negatives, 75 prints). -- 7 photograph albums (ca.1760 prints)

History / Biographical: Mary Schaffer, 1861-1939, also known as Mary Schaffer Warren, was an American explorer, photographer and artist who visited the Canadian Rockies and Selkirk Mountains frequently beginning in 1888, finally settling in Banff, Alberta in 1912. Born Mary Townsend Sharples to moderately wealthy Quaker parents at West Chester, Pennsylvania, she first visited the Canadian Rockies and Selkirk Mountains in 1888 with her friend Mary Vaux. She returned the following year with her husband, Dr. Charles Schaffer, and until Charles died in 1903, the Schaffers travelled annually to the mountains to study botany. Using Dr. Schaffer's data and her drawings and photographs, Mary Schaffer and Stewardson Brown completed "Alpine flora of the Canadian Rocky Mountains" in 1907.; Schaffer continued to travel in the Canadian mountains, often through remote regions. In 1908, she reached Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park, Alberta, and returned in 1911 to survey the region. "Old Indian Trails of the Canadian Rockies," 1911, recounts her adventures of 1907 and 1908. Schaffer settled in Banff in 1912 and married her guide, Billy Warren, in 1915.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of three series: I. Personal, literary and research papers, 1907-ca.1935; II. Mary Schaffer photographs, 1893-ca.1920; II. Other, 1895-1928.; I. Papers series consists of four sub-series: A. Correspondence, 1908-1922; B. Literary manuscripts (original and published), 1907-ca.1925; C. Maps of Maligne Lake; D. Other, 1905-ca.1935. Literary manuscripts pertain to the Athabasca River, Maligne Lake, Howse, Yellowhead and Athabasca passes; hunting; Dr. Gilbert Atkin and Nurse Fulcher's medical mission to Ya Ha Tinda Ranch; Banff, Revelstoke BC, Saskatchewan River; Stoney Nakoda; Palliser Expedition; and Mary Schaffer life and activities.; II. Photographs series consists of four sub-series: A. Lantern slides; B. Photograph albums; C. Negatives; D. Prints. Lantern slides pertain to Mary Schaffer's trips to Maligne Lake and Yellowhead Pass, mountain scenics, nature subjects (animals, birds, flowers); and includes Mary Schaffer's lantern slide presentations "In the Heart of the Canadian Rockies", accompanied by scripts; Philip Moore's Indigenous lecture series, mainly copies from books and other graphic sources; and Mary Schaffer's slides of China and Japan. Photograph albums, 1908-ca.1921, pertain mainly to trips in the Canadian Rocky and Selkirk Mountains, especially expeditions to the Yoho and Ptarmigan Valleys, Nakimu Caves, North Saskatchewan River, Wilcox Pass and Maligne Lake. Two albums pertain to travels in Mexico and Asia. Negatives pertain mainly to Schaffer's trips and explorations, Glacier House and environs, alpine flora and fauna, mountain views, portraits, Sampson Beaver family, 1902-1911.; III. Other material series consists of diaries of Molly Adams, 1908, and Mrs. H. H. Sharples, 1911, and original manuscripts and published reports by other writers, 1895-1928.

Name Access: Adams, Molly; Schaffer, Mary

Subject Access: Arts; Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel

Access Restrictions: Some restrictions on access to originals; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline; series and file description for processed material; electronic finding aid; item list for lantern slides; copies of literary manuscripts; modern reference prints for lantern slides

Related Material: Accompanied by books, artifacts and art works

Creator: Schaffer, Mary

Category: Arts; Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Annotated copy of Alpine Flora of the Canadian Rockies

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Scope & Content: File consists of one copy of the book "Alpine Flora of the Canadian Rockies" (1907) with a note written on the first page from the illustrator Mary Schaffer to Molly (Wright) Adams in December 1907.

Date Range: 1907

Reference Code: M8 / accn. 2023.63

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Published record

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M8; V8; S8

Sous-Fonds: M8

Accession Number: 2023.63

Reference Code: M8 / accn. 2023.63

GMD: Published record

Date Range: 1907

Physical Description: 1 volume

Scope & Content: File consists of one copy of the book "Alpine Flora of the Canadian Rockies" (1907) with a note written on the first page from the illustrator Mary Schaffer to Molly (Wright) Adams in December 1907.

Name Access: Warren, Mary Schaffer; Schaffer, Mary; Wright, Mary; Adams, Molly

Subject Access: Artist; Art; Flowers; Plants; Mountains; Publication; Environment

Geographic Access: Canadian Rocky Mountains

Language: English

Category: Environment

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Byron Harmon fonds

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Scope & Content: Fonds consists of the photographic records and sample materials of Byron Harmon Photos, the photographic business of Byron Harmon and his successors; as well as the personal photographs of Byron Harmon. I. Scenic / commercial, 1907-1975, ca.7600 items. Primary component of series is film and glass…

Date Range: [ca.1890-ca.1975]

Reference Code: V263

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Motion picture; Film; Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Transparency; Textual record; Published record

Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 263

Sous-Fonds: V 263

Accession Number: 235, 980, 1549, 1622, 2588, 2656, 2770, 2792, 2895, 3005, 3394, 3423, 3657, 3807, 3824, 3859, 3988, 4028, 4076, 5052, 5181, 5205, 5254, 5381, 6070, 6127, 6587, 6602

Reference Code: V263

GMD: Motion picture; Film; Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Transparency; Textual record; Published record

Other Title Info: Also known as the Byron Harmon Photos fonds.

Date Range: [ca.1890-ca.1975]

Physical Description: ca.10,500 photographs (and ca.35 cm) : prints, postcards, negatives, transparencies, motion pictures, sample products

History / Biographical: Byron Hill Harmon, 1876-1942, was a professional photographer and businessman at Banff, Alberta, Canada. He was born near Tacoma, Washington, USA and operated a portrait studio there for a time. In 1903, while travelling around the United States and Canada as an itinerant photographer, he decided to settle in Banff and by 1907 had produced enough mountain views to begin selling a line of postcards. Between 1906 and 1913, Harmon was official photographer for the Alpine Club of Canada and made trips in numerous mountain areas, such as the Bugaboos (1910) and Mount Robson (1911, 1913). Harmon personally financed trips into other areas, such as Tonquin Valley (1918) and Lake of the Hanging Glaciers (1920, 1922), producing both still photographs and motion pictures for commercial sale. After his last major expedition in 1924 across Saskatchewan Glacier, through to Maligne Lake and back to Banff by packtrain, Harmon devoted most of his time to photographing scenes along the railway, skiing in the Assiniboine and Skoki regions, and the annual rides and hikes of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies. At the same time he managed several businesses, including a drug store, fountain lunch, theatre and book store. In his later years, Harmon spent much time travelling and photographing in other parts of the world. The business, Byron Harmon Photos, was managed successively by his son, Don Harmon, then his grand-daughter, Carole Harmon.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of the photographic records and sample materials of Byron Harmon Photos, the photographic business of Byron Harmon and his successors; as well as the personal photographs of Byron Harmon.; I. Scenic / commercial, 1907-1975, ca.7600 items. Primary component of series is film and glass negatives, 1907-1942, ca.6500 items. Also includes: postcard negatives and positives and production negatives to ca.1955; original prints; a wide range of sample products, such as postcards, enlargements and framing prints, calendars and viewbooks, mainly by Harmon business, some by other photographers; and lantern slides, ca.1913-192-, pertaining to Columbia Icefield Expedition, mountaineering, mountain landscapes, Indians, wildlife, Canadian Pacific Railway and Asian travel. Scenic / commercial series pertains to annual camps and expeditions of the Alpine Club of Canada in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks, 1907-1913; private movie-making expeditions in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks; mountain scenic views, primarily for postcard purposes; Banff events and development; skiing; birds and animals. Includes some material by Don Harmon and Lloyd Harmon, sons of Byron Harmon.; II. Personal, 189- to 194-, ca.370 items. Includes: family photographs and views received from others; motion picture out-takes pertaining to world travels, 1930s; and 35 mm. transparencies, ca.1940, pertaining mainly to world travels, also mountain and prairie scenics.

Notes: For more information on the Byron Harmon photographs, see "Great Days in the Rockies: The Photographs of Byron Harmon, 1906-1934" (Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1978) or "Byron Harmon, Mountain Photographer" by Carole Harmon and Bart Robinson (Banff: Altitude Publishing, 1992)

Name Access: Harmon, Byron

Subject Access: Arts; Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Access Restrictions: Some restrictions on access to originals; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: series description; selected modern reference prints; digital images in Images database and in Alberta InSight database

Related Material: Byron Harmon postcards can also be found in the Postcard general file (V466)

Creator: Harmon, Byron

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

Title Source: Title based on accession records and contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Ben and Janet Kaquitts standing on the left in regalia, Mark Poucette standing to the right in regalia, Stoney Nakoda

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Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Date Range: [ca. 1925]

Reference Code: V263 / 3721

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V263

Sous-Fonds: V263

Accession Number: n/a

Reference Code: V263 / 3721

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Parallel Title: Indian Pow-wow Banff

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Date Range: [ca. 1925]

Physical Description: 1 Negative

Name Access: Harmon, Byron; Kaquitts, Benjamin; Kaquitts, Janet; Poucette, Mark

Subject Access: First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Stoney Nakoda; Stoney

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Harmon, Byron

Title Source: Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.; The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.; .

Content Details: [Ben and Janet Kaquitts standing on left in regalia, Mark Poucette standing to the right in regalia, Stoney Nakoda]* .

Processing Status: Processed

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Lantern Slides

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Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 56 b&w or hand coloured or hand tinted lantern slides. Lantern slides pertain to the Lake of the Hanging Glacier area; Columbia Icefield; various views in and around Banff, Yoho, Glacier, and Jasper National Parks; Mount Robson area. Subjects also included Stoney First Nations peop…

Date Range: [ca. 1915]

Reference Code: V263 / II / H / PS - 1 to 56

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

56 images

Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V263

Series: V263 / II : Photography

Sous-Fonds: V263

Sub-Series: V263 / II / H : Photography : lantern slides

Accession Number: 2770, 2895

Reference Code: V263 / II / H / PS - 1 to 56

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

Date Range: [ca. 1915]

Physical Description: 56 photographs : b&w and col. slides ; 10.2 x 8.2 cm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of 56 b&w or hand coloured or hand tinted lantern slides. Lantern slides pertain to the Lake of the Hanging Glacier area; Columbia Icefield; various views in and around Banff, Yoho, Glacier, and Jasper National Parks; Mount Robson area. Subjects also included Stoney First Nations peoples.

Name Access: Harmon, Byron

Subject Access: Mountains; Glaciers; Scenery; Landscapes; Dog Team; Pack Train; Indigenous Peoples; First Nations Peoples; Photography; Lantern slide

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Jasper; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Jasper National Park; British Columbia; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: All slides cleaned prior to cleaning. Add support panes to slides missing them and seal with binding tape.

Creator: Harmon, Byron

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: V263/II/H/PS-1 [Lake of the Hanging Glacier, hand-coloured] Binding Tape: None, no cover plate intact Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Silvering present on lower portion of emulsion layer. Corresponds to V263 / NA – 6004 V263/II/H/PS-2 [Inside the Horsetheif (Starbird glacier) from Lake of the Hanging Glaciers trip, hand-coloured] Binding Tape: None, no cover plate Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Abrasions and scratches on the emulsion layer. V263/II/H/PS-3 [Columbia Icefield Trip, Ascending Jonas Pass] Binding Tape: Cover plate intact held on with two small pieces of binding tape. Tape is loose and fragile. Window Mat: Black Paper Frame Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on bottom left corner of cover plate. Glass: Cover plate intact held on with two small pieces of binding tape. Corresponds to NA-71-2262 V263/II/H/PS-4 [Man on horseback leading train of horses in front of a glacier. Possibly from Columbia Icefield Trip, Athabasca Glacier, 1924] Binding Tape: Cover plate intact held on with two small pieces of binding tape. Tape is loose and fragile. Window Mat: Black adhesive tape frame Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on bottom left corner of cover plate. Glass: No visible damage Corresponds to V263 / NA - 1958 V263/II/H/PS-5 [Pack train fording a river] Binding Tape: Black tape binding only on left and right sides of slide. Tape is coming loose from glass. Window Mat: Black paper frame with silver-coloured embossing Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on bottom left corner of cover plate. Glass: No visible damage. V263/II/H/PS-6 [Four individuals crossing an unidentified glacier] Binding Tape: Black tape intact. Small portions of tape have been ripped and removed. Two strips of paint present on back of plate. Window Mat: Black paper mat Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Finger prints and residue present on glass and cover plate V263/II/H/PS-7 [View of large mountain and glacier] Binding Tape: Cover plate intact held on with two small pieces of binding tape. Tape is loose and fragile. Window Mat: Black paper mat Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on bottom left corner of cover plate. Glass: Residue present on cover glass. Dust or residue found between cover plate and frame and emulsion layer. V263/II/H/PS-8 [Pack train traversing part of a mountain] Binding Tape: Two small pieces of binding tape adhered to image plate and behind the cover plate. Window Mat: Black paper window mat Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Delamination of the emulsion layer is noted on the right side of the image plate. A large piece of clear, discoloured tape has been placed across the front and back of plates. V263/II/H/PS-9 [Packtrain crossing pass] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black adhesive tape frame Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Good condition, small abrasions present. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 2237, Columbia Icefield trip, Sunwapta Pass and Mount Athabasca V263/II/H/PS-10 [Packtrain and unidentified man walking in snow on a pass] Binding Tape: Two small pieces of binding tape holding plates together. Poor condition. Window Mat: Black paper frame, rounded square. Tears in paper mat. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present of back of slide on bottom of left hand side. Glass: Residue on glass. V263/II/H/PS-11 [Illecillewaet Glacier] Binding Tape: None, no cover plate Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Fingerprints and scratches present on emulsion layer. Small portion emulsion flaked off the plate on bottom right side. Corresponds with V263 / NA - 1365, 30. Illecillewaet Glacier V263/II/H/PS-12 [Robson Glacier and Lynx Mountain] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper frame Labels and Inscriptions: Red adhesive sticker on back of slide on bottom left corner. Glass: Residue and scratching present on glass Corresponds to V263 / NA – 920, Robson country, Lynx Range V263/II/H/PS-13 [Valley of the Ten Peaks] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black adhesive tape frame. Labels and Inscriptions: none Glass: Adhesive residue found on cover plate Corresponds to V263 / NA – 5072, The Ten Peaks : [Valley of the Ten Peaks] V263/II/H/PS-14 [Packtrain next to Bow River and bridges, Brewster Brothers Transport Company building] Binding Tape: No cover plate present. Black adhesive tape on black of slide. Window Mat: Black adhesive tape frame present on emulsion side of slide. Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Residue on emulsion layer in top right corner. Evidence of minor delamination present on bottom right corner of emulsion layer. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 6094, Packtrain & bridge, Brewster Bros. Train Co. V263/II/H/PS-15 [View of four unidentified individuals posed around a campfire at night] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: No cover plate. Residue and abrasions found on emulsion layer of slide. Small chip in glass on back of plate. V263/II/H/PS-16 [Birdseye View Victoria Glacier] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: Caption on image: 114. Birdseye view Victoria Glacier Glass: No cover plate. Scratching present on emulsion layer. Surface grime on reverse of slide noted. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 25, 114. Birdseye view Victoria Glacier (ACC?) V263/II/H/PS-17 [Ice cave at Horsetheif (Starbird Glacier)] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper frame Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Scratching and abrasions present on cover plate. Large crack on top right corner of top plate. Crack on slide’s top left corner. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 263, Ice Cave on Horsethief Glacier V263/II/H/PS-18 [ACC climbers standing next to summit cairn at Yoho Glacier] Binding Tape: No cover plate. Dark brown, discoloured textile tape present on reverse of slide. Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Scratching and delamination present on emulsion layer. Small amount of residue on reverse of plate. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 156, 558. ACC camp, Yoho Glacier V263/II/H/PS-19 [The Ramparts and Amethyst Lakes, Tonquin Valley] Binding Tape: None, no cover plate intact. Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Abrasions and scratching present on emulsion layer. Small portion of emulsion layer has flaked off on top left corner. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 903, 51. Tonquin Valley V263/II/H/PS-20 [Pack train climbing Wilcox Pass] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black adhesive tape frame Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Adhesive residue present on cover plate. Multiple cracks on slide. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 6191, Wilcox Pass, Smithsonian-Alpine Club of Canada Mount Robson expedition 1911 V263/II/H/PS-21 [Robson Glacier] Binding Tape: Poor condition. Cover plate is held with two small pieces of black adhesive tape. Tape is loose and delicate Window Mat: Black paper mat Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Residue and abrasions on cover plate and reverse of slide. Surface grime present on cover plate. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 1090, Robson, Robson Glacier, Robson Glacier from Mumm Peak V263/II/H/PS-22 [View of river, trees, and mountain in background.] Hand-coloured slide. Binding Tape: No cover plate. Adhesive present on back of slide. Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: Caption on slide: Saskatchewan and and Saskatchewan Glass: Minor deterioration present on emulsion layer. Scratching also present. Large piece broken and missing from bottom left portion of slide. V263/II/H/PS-23 [Climbers climbing Mount Huber] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Scratching on emulsion layer. Residue on back of slide. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 179, 214, Climbing Mount Huber, Alpine Club of Canada camp at Lake O'Hara V263/II/H/PS-24 [Fred Pepper with dog team at glacier, Illecillewaet Glacier] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black binding tape frame Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Good condition. Adhesive residue and fingerprints on back of plate. Correspond to V263 / NA - 1444, Pepper's dog team, Glacier, Fred Pepper (driver), Illecillewaet Glacier, Trip to Glacier region with Fred Pepper V263/II/H/PS-25 [Three figures standing in opening of the Starbird Glacier (Horsetheif)] Binding Tape: Fair condition, two small pieces of black binding tape on the left and right sides hold the cover plate. Window Mat: Black paper mat Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker on bottom left corner of slide Glass: Good condition. Finger prints and residue on cover plate noted. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 266, Ice cave, Horsethief Glacier V263/II/H/PS-26 [Lake of the Hanging Glacier] Binding Tape: Fair condition, two small pieces of black binding tape on the left and right sides hold the cover plate. Window Mat: Black paper mat Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker on bottom left corner of slide Glass: Good condition. Finger prints and residue on cover plate noted. Corresponds to V263 / NA – 6004, Lake of the Hanging Glacier V263/II/H/PS-27 [Lake of the Hanging Glacier] Binding Tape: Good Condition Window Mat: Black paper frame Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Poor condition. Multiple cracks in cover plate and slide Corresponds to V263 / NA - 281, Lake of the Hanging Glacier V263/II/H/PS-28 [Group of hikers or climbers standing near a waterfall] Binding Tape: Good condition. Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossed pattern Labels and Inscriptions: Red adhesive sticker present on bottom left corner Glass: Good condition. Fingerprints and residue on slide noted. V263/II/H/PS-29 [Conrad Kain leaning on ice axe on Mount Robson trip] Binding Tape: No cover plate. Two strips of binding tape remaining on back of slide Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Good condition. Discolouration and flaking of emulsion layer noted. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 6010, Mt. Robson, Yellowhead trip, Conrad Kain V263/II/H/PS-30 [Glacier featured in centre of a panoramic frame with surrounding mountains, possibly the Athabasca Glacier] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossed pattern. Black adhesive tape also used to frame the image into a panoramic framing. Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Good condition. Fingerprints and residue on slide noted. V263/II/H/PS-31 [Snow covered scene of trees and a mountain in background] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossed pattern. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker on bottom left corner Glass: Good condition. Adhesive residue present on slide. V263/II/H/PS-32 [John Hunter family, Stoney First Nation, sitting under a shelter next to a river] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Flaking of the emulsion layer. Residue and fingerprints present on slide. Corresponds to V263 / NA – 3117, 508. Western Indigenous family, John Hunter family Stoney First Nation, John Kaquitts V263/II/H/PS-33 [View of Mount Lefroy in winter] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossed pattern. Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Significant silvering and discolouration of the emulsion layer present. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 5041, Mount Lefroy, winter V263/II/H/PS-34 [Packtrain, Badger Pass] Binding Tape: Tape no longer hold the plates together. The cover plate has become detached. Window Mat: Black paper mat has been ripped and creased. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on bottom left corner. Glass: Significant delamination of emulsion is present on bottom left side. Adhesive residue is present on glass. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 16, Packtrain, Badger Pass V263/II/H/PS-35 [Mount Sir Donald, Illecillewaet Glacier, and Illecillewaet River] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: Written in ink on the top left corner: 30 Glass: A small piece of the plate has been broken off from the top right corner. Residue present on the reverse of the plate. Fingerprints and abrasions present on emulsion layer. V263/II/H/PS-36 [Ascending Wilcox Pass with Packtrain] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Significant discolouration of emulsion layer where the frame was previously present. Minor flaking of emulsion at the edges of the plate. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 6196, Ascending Wilcox Pass V263/II/H/PS-37 [Hand coloured image of unidentified individual standing next to Tumbling Glacier at Berg Lake, Mount Robson area] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with gold coloured design and text. Labels and Inscriptions: Inscription on mat: Exhibits and Publicity Bureau, Department of Trade and Commerce, Ottawa. Glass: Cover plate and slide glass is significantly cracked and damaged. V263/II/H/PS-38 [Large group of Aboriginal or First Nations women posed on horseback.] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Fingerprints, abrasions, and scratches present on plate. Evidence flaking of the emulsion. V263/II/H/PS-39 [Maggie Hunter, Stoney First Nation, posed on horseback.] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Scratches and fingerprints present on emulsion layer. V263/II/H/PS-40 [Yoho, Twin Falls] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black binding tape frames the image. Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Large crack present on right side of plate. V263/II/H/PS-41 [Snow formation on top of tree] Binding Tape: Poor condition. Tape has come away from glass. Cover plate is loose. Window Mat: Black binding tape frame. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on bottom let corner Glass: Residue and finger prints on glass Corresponds to V263 / NA - 1488, 842. A freak snow formation, Trip to Glacier region with Fred Pepper V263/II/H/PS-42 [Mount Bryce and the Columbia Icefield] Binding Tape: None. No cover plate. Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Fingerprints and scratching of emulsion layer Corresponds to V263 / NA - 2158, Mount Bryce and the Columbia Icefield V263/II/H/PS-43 [Lake of the Hanging Glacier] Binding Tape: None. No cover plate Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Good condition. Small scratches and residue present on glass. V263/II/H/PS-44 [View of mountain peak emerging above snow-covered foreground] Binding Tape: None. No cover tape. Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Binding tape residue and small scratches present. V263/II/H/PS-45 [Bow River and the Massive Range] Binding Tape: Good condition. Window Mat: Black binding tape frames the image Labels and Inscriptions: Caption on image: 192. Bow River and Massive Range Glass: Good condition. Adhesive residue and fingerprints present. V263/II/H/PS-46 [Athabasca Glacier] Binding Tape: Poor condition. Two small pieces of binding tape are present on left and right side Window Mat: Black paper mat Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on bottom left corner. Glass: Significant delamination of the emulsion layer. Finger prints and adhesive residue present. V263/II/H/PS-47 [Three mountain goats walking on snow-covered ground] Binding Tape: None. No binding tape Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Good condition. Fingerprints and residue present on back of plate. V263/II/H/PS-48 [View Mountain peak surrounded by clouds with valley seen below, possibly Mount Columbia] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Small scratches and abrasions present. V263/II/H/PS-49 [Lake of the Hanging Glacier] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Small scratches and abrasions present Corresponds to V263 / NA -296 V263/II/H/PS-50 [Hand-coloured view of the Valley of Ten Peaks] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver embossed design. Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Small cracks on top right of slide on front and top left on reverse. V263/II/H/PS-51 [Conrad Kain on Mount Resplendent] Binding Tape: Very poor condition. Cover plate is loose. Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: Caption written in ink on adhesive sticker: Konrad Kain on Mount Resplendent near MT. Robson Glass: Good condition. Adhesive residue present on reverse of slide. V263/II/H/PS-52 [Cascade River and Devil’s Canyon] Binding Tape: Fair condition. Portions of binding tape have come away from slide. Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossed design. Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Significant cracking on both sides of slide. Corresponds to V263 / NG - 20 V263/II/H/PS-53 [Aboriginal or First Nations group posed in front of a tipi] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black binding tape frame Labels and Inscriptions: None. Glass: Good condition with adhesive residue present Corresponds to V263 / NA - 3118, John Peacemaker and his brother and family V263/II/H/PS-54 [Mount Robson from the East] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black binding tape frames the image Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Good condition. Scratches and abrasions present. V263/II/H/PS-55 [Trilobite fossil] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black Binding tape frame Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Good condition, adhesive residue noted. Corresponds to V263 / NA - 4004 V263/II/H/PS-56 [Unknown mountain range with glacier and lake] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black binding tape frame Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Adhesive residue and abrasions present.