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[1940s and 1950s News Items Scrapbook]

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook consisting of news-clippings, correspondence from the Post Office Department of Canada, pasted-in calendar prints with accompanying calendar for the year 1950, 1949 calendar, pasted-in prints of photographs appearing in Luxton archival collections - various sub-series; …

Date Range: 1945-1951

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 / 9

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: III / B / 4 : Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records

Sous-Fonds: III : Luxton Family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 / 9

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook

Date Range: 1945-1951

Physical Description: 5 cm of textual records (71 pages ; 30.5 x 38.5 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook consisting of news-clippings, correspondence from the Post Office Department of Canada, pasted-in calendar prints with accompanying calendar for the year 1950, 1949 calendar, pasted-in prints of photographs appearing in Luxton archival collections - various sub-series; articles about the Duke of Windsor, Prince Edward, and his youth and adulthood; b&w prints of photographs of the Royal couple visiting an Indian Camp at Fort William; coverage of Queen Elizabeth's and Prince Phillip's wedding in The Tatler and Bystander and The Picture Post publications.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Correspondence; Calendar; Royal tours; Royal Visit; Royalty; Newspaper; Family; Family and personal life; War; World War II

Language: English

Conservation: Blank pages not scanned.

Creator: Luxton, Eleanor

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Agnes Kaquitts scraping hides

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Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of Agnes Kaquitts (pronounced Heg-a-nesh by Stoney Nakoda speakers) scraping animal hides.

Date Range: [ca.1920-1930]

Reference Code: V263 / NA - 3127

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V263

Series: I. Scenic / commercial series

Sous-Fonds: V263

Sub-Series: A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller

Accession Number: n/a

Reference Code: V263 / NA - 3127

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Parallel Title: Scraping hides

Date Range: [ca.1920-1930]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Item consists of Agnes Kaquitts (pronounced Heg-a-nesh by Stoney Nakoda speakers) scraping animal hides.

Name Access: Harmon, Byron; Kaquitts, Agnes

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

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Harmon, Byron (Banff, Alberta)

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: [Updated description: Agnes Kaquitts, Stoney Nakoda]*

Processing Status: Processed

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Alma Wildman (sister of Burt Wildman) , Elizabeth or Lily (sister of Jimmy Wildman) (future wife of Lazarus Wesley), Paul Poucette (Pona Thon) (Steam Rises), Stoney Nakoda

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Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Date Range: [ca.1925]

Reference Code: V263 / NA - 3344

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V263

Series: I. Scenic / commercial series

Sous-Fonds: V263

Sub-Series: A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller

Accession Number: n/a

Reference Code: V263 / NA - 3344

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Parallel Title: Banff Indian Days

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Date Range: [ca.1925]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Name Access: Harmon, Byron; Poucette, Paul; Wildman, Alma; Wildman Elizabeth

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Stoney Nakoda; Stoney

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Harmon, Byron (Banff, Alberta)

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.; Identification information also provided by 2 correction cards one filed with Jon Whyte in the Archives by visiting Stoney Elder Doris Labelle (ca.1985) and the other filed with Mary Andrews in 1992

Content Details: [Alma Wildman (sister of Burt Wildman) , Elizabeth or Lily (sister of Jimmy Wildman) (future wife of Lazarus Wesley), Paul Poucette (Pa-to-gen) (Pa is head, To is blue, Gen is an endearment) Stoney Nakoda]* Identification information also provided by 2 correction cards one filed with Jon Whyte in the Archives by visiting Stoney Elder Doris Labelle (ca.1985) and the other filed with Mary Andrews in 1992

Processing Status: Processed

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Alma Wildman (sister of Burt Wildman) , Elizabeth or Lily (sister of Jimmy Wildman) (future wife of Lazarus Wesley), Paul Poucette Sr. (Pona Thon) (Steam Rises)

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Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Scope & Content: Stoney First Nation

Date Range: [ca.1925]

Reference Code: V263 / NA - 3345

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V263

Series: I. Scenic / commercial series

Sous-Fonds: V263

Sub-Series: A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller

Accession Number: 2770

Reference Code: V263 / NA - 3345

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Parallel Title: E-22. Banff Indian Days

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Date Range: [ca.1925]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Stoney First Nation

Name Access: Harmon, Byron; Poucette, Paul; Wildman, Elizabeth; Wildman, Alma

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Public events; Stoney; Stoney Nakoda

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Harmon, Byron (Banff, Alberta)

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.; Identification information also provided by 2 correction cards one filed with Jon Whyte in the Archives by visiting Stoney Elder Doris Labelle (ca.1985) and the other filed with Mary Andrews in 1992

Content Details: Alma Wildman (sister of Burt Wildman) , Elizabeth or Lily (sister of Jimmy Wildman)(future wife of Lazarus Wesley), Paul Poucette (Pa-to-gen)(Pa is head, To is blue, Gen is an endearment)

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Autumn 1947 Canadian Rockies & US Auto Trip [2/2]

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 100 35mm colour transparency slides mounted in cardboard sleeves. Includes photographs taken during the summer and autumn of 1947 in and around the Banff townsite, Lake O'Hara, and the Yoho Valley. Subjects include mountains, landscapes, the Bow River, lakes, people, horses, variou…

Date Range: 1947

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / a / i / NS - 117 to 124a

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Film; Photograph; Transparency

90 images 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M67 / S36 / V225

Series: II.C. Activities / photography

Sous-Fonds: V225

Sub-Series: ii.a.i Photographic material / transparencies / boxes

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / a / i / NS - 117 to 124a

GMD: Film; Photograph; Transparency

Parallel Title: R79-1 to R124-15. -- 1943-1947 V225 / NS - 4

Date Range: 1947

Physical Description: 100 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 100 35mm colour transparency slides mounted in cardboard sleeves. Includes photographs taken during the summer and autumn of 1947 in and around the Banff townsite, Lake O'Hara, and the Yoho Valley. Subjects include mountains, landscapes, the Bow River, lakes, people, horses, various camps [mostly Alpine Club of Canada camps], hiking, wildlife, the opening dedication of the A.O. Wheeler Hut, and the drive back home. Some slides missing; most explained in notebook. Titles: Reel 117 Sept 1947 2. [Wheeler Hugh Dedication] 3. group at [Dedication] 4. H.E. Sampson speaking 5. Sir Oliver Wheeler 6. Bonldew Prastice 7. [Bonldew Prastice] 8. Belaying from above 9. Roping down 11. Sid and Eric 12. Phebe and Polly on road 13. My tentmates 14. Banff Musance[?] Park sign 16. Elk on mud flats 17. [Elk on mud flats] 18. [Elk] morning 19. Elk and Roy T. 20. [Elk] overexp. 21. Elk 26. Lamb descending rocks 27. Ewe and lamb 29. Rams at Bankhead - nearer 30. [Rams at Bankhead] further 31. [Rams at Bankhead] moving off Reel 118 Sept 1947 8 pictures 6. Delphiniums good 10. Sheep in swamp fair 12. [Sheep in swamp] overexp. 20. Mt. Eisenhower good 8/2 Reel 119- Sept 1947 13. View down river 15. Dam at Seebe 8/10 18. Aileen and Mrs B. at Seebe 19. [Aileen and Mrs B.] and house at Seebe Reel 120 Sept 1947 1. Down Couloir fr. Sawback Pinnacle 7. Bear on road overexp. 8. [Bear on road overexp.] 17. House and garden near Grassi's 21. Buffalo Reel 121 Sept 1947 6. Bears at dump 13. The Bear Show 15. Goose flats - Bow R. 17. BHG. at window A-ha-hi-na 19. Mt Rundle and reflections Reel 122 Sept 22. 47 1. The Sea Cadet Races 2. [The Sea Cadet Races] Boathouses in b.g. 3. [The Sea Cadet Races] Mt. Cascade 4. Sunset on Fairholme Range 5. Goat at paddock 6. [Goat at paddock] 12. Rundle fr. Vermilion Lakes 13. Mt. Rundle and Reflections 15. Fr Bridge - moon over Bourgeau 16. At Mrs. Lyalls - C.H. and Mrs L. 18. The Wee Hoose 19. Mrs. Lyalls garden 20. Kilmorey Lodge - Dodge and C.H. 21. Waterton from P of W. Hotel Reel 123 Oct 1947 1. The road home 2. Sheep on road 3. Sheep moving off road 5. View out back of car - sheep 6. Giant Springs of great Falls, Mont. 7. Feeding dogs at Rodman Ranch 9. Mrs. Rodman and dog 10. Hayel and 2 pups - standing 11. Hayel sitting down and pups 12. Yellowstone 13. Caroline near pool - Yellowstone 14. L.G. by pool 15. Yellowstone - 16. Old Faithful and circle of people 19. [Old Faithful] no people 21. [Old Faithful] and trees and road Reel 124 Oct. 10 - 47 1. Durls Tower from foot on trail 2. [Durls Tower from foot on trail] 4. Blank 5. Durls Tower whole with trees 6. [Durls Tower] solid mass 7. [Durls Tower] fr. auto road 11. Grain fields and trees 13. [Rushmore memorial] 14. [Rushmore memorial] thru window 15. The road home - drive [illegible] 16. Wheat fields 18. BHG. on enclosed porch 19. Enclosed porch BHG. 20. 650 Hayle[illegible] ave - good of house 21. Peace Rose The last 10 slides [named 124a] depict sites around Yellowstone National Park and were most likely purchased by Lillian Gest while visiting the park. The slides' matting paper states they were manufactured by the park and all are wrapped in a thin plastic sleeve.

Notes: Slide numbering kept as originally organized, see SL I for more information (M67 / II / C / i / a / 51 - 1). Please note: titles listed below are only those located in this box. Some others have been romved from their original order for use in slide shows made by Lillian Gest prior to accession. Please see related material notebook SL I for full title lists. R112 - not numbered slides ; 12 omitted R113 - not numbered slides R114 - not numbered slides

Name Access: Gest, Lillian; Harmon, Byron; Harmon, Aileen; Hinman, Caroline; Sampson, Herbert E.

Subject Access: Activities; Administration; Alpine Club of Canada; Animals; Automobiles; Backpacking; Banff Springs Hotel; Boats; Buildings; Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Camping; Camps; Climbing; Club; Environment; Environment and Nature; Exploration; Family and personal life; Fishing; Flowers; Glaciers; Guides; Hiking; Horse packing; Horses; Hotels; Landscapes; Mountain; Mountains; Mountaineering; National parks and reserves; Organizations; Outfitters; Pack trips; Personal and Professional Life; Photography; Prince of Wales Hotel; Recreation; Sports and leisure; Sports and recreation; Swiss Guides; Tourism; Trails; Travel; Wheeler Hut; Wildlife

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Seebe; Kananaskis; Waterton; Waterton National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada; Great Falls; Montana; Yellowstone National Park; United States of America

Language: NA

Conservation: Removed from original boxes and rehoused in slide sleeves and acid-free folders.

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title based on contents of file.

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff, Canada's First National Park images

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 59 photographs collected by Eleanor Luxton as research material for the book Banff: Canada's First National Park. Images pertain to skiing and ski jumping, canoeing, Banff Indian Days, the King Edward Hotel, swimming at the Cave and Basin, the Banff Winter Carnival, wildlife, and v…

Date Range: 1902 - 1958

Reference Code: LUX / II / B5 / PA - 48 to 106

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / B : Professional records

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

Sub-Series: LUX / II / B5 : Literary papers

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / B5 / PA - 48 to 106

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1902 - 1958

Physical Description: 59 photographs : b&w prints ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 59 photographs collected by Eleanor Luxton as research material for the book Banff: Canada's First National Park. Images pertain to skiing and ski jumping, canoeing, Banff Indian Days, the King Edward Hotel, swimming at the Cave and Basin, the Banff Winter Carnival, wildlife, and various views in and around the town of Banff.

Notes: Some items in file are annotated

Name Access: Paris, Cyril; Browne, George; Browne, Belmore; Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Eleanor; Orr, Lorne; Brewster, Fern; Brewster, Jim; Luxton, George; Dunsmore, Fulton

Subject Access: Animals; Artists; Banff Indian Days; Banff Winter Carnival; Bighorn Sheep; Bridges; Businesses; Canoes and canoeing; Cave and Basin; Community events; Community life; Competition; Elk; Environment; Family and personal life; History; Hotels; Land, settlement and immigration; Leisure; Mount Norquay Ski Area; Mountaineering; Mountains; Museums; Municipal views; Multiculturalism; Painting; Public events; Research; Recreation; Royalty; Royal Visit; Settlement; Skating; Ski areas; Ski jumping; Skiing; Sports; Swimming; Tourism; Wildlife; Winter; Winter Carnival; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; Lake Minnewanka; Mount Norquay

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored in mylar

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff Centre and Banff School of Fine Arts

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of programs, booklets and flyers pertaining to events and exhibitions hosted by the Banff Centre and the Banff School of Fine Arts. Includes flyers for a Canadian opera titled "Seabird", a pamphlet for the 50th anniversary celebration for the Banff School of Fine Arts, and a program f…

Date Range: 1938; [1940-1945]; 1942; 1953; 1969; 1975; 1977-1978; 1983; 1985; [1985-1987]

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 27

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Organization record

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 / 27

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Organization record

Date Range: 1938; [1940-1945]; 1942; 1953; 1969; 1975; 1977-1978; 1983; 1985; [1985-1987]

Physical Description: 1.5 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of programs, booklets and flyers pertaining to events and exhibitions hosted by the Banff Centre and the Banff School of Fine Arts. Includes flyers for a Canadian opera titled "Seabird", a pamphlet for the 50th anniversary celebration for the Banff School of Fine Arts, and a program for the 8th annual Banff Mountain Film Festival.

Name Access: Banff Centre for the Arts; Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Arts; Artists; Advertising; Entertainment; Events; Community events; Schools; Education; Performance; Films and film making

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Arts; Education

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff Indian Days, Calgary Stampede scrapbook

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to Banff Indian Days and the Calgary Stampede; various other newspaper clippings related to local and international news, including the opening of a new school in Morley and the Luxton Museum [now the Buffalo Nations Museum] in Banff, a fire at Jasp…

Date Range: [1947 - 1952]

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 - 6

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook; Newspaper clipping

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records

Sous-Fonds: III. Luxton Family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 - 6

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook; Newspaper clipping

Date Range: [1947 - 1952]

Physical Description: 3 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to Banff Indian Days and the Calgary Stampede; various other newspaper clippings related to local and international news, including the opening of a new school in Morley and the Luxton Museum [now the Buffalo Nations Museum] in Banff, a fire at Jasper Park Lodge, and Canadian and international politics.

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Georgina; MacKinnon, Rev. Robert H.; Crowchild, Chief David; Bearspaw, David; Hunter, Eva; Rider, Eli; Rider, Diane; Bearspaw, Rosie; Bearspaw, Harold

Subject Access: Activities; Advertising; Animals; Banff Indian Days; Luxton Museum; Calgary Herald; Calgary Stampede; Children; Commerce and industry; Community events; Community life; Cultural pluralism; Construction; Education; Fire; Government; Hotel; Indigenous Peoples; Horseback riding; Horses; Museums; Multiculturalism; Newspaper; Parade; Politics; Public events; Recreation; Music; Sanitarium Hotel; School; Stoney Nakoda; Taxidermy; Winnipeg Free Press

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Canmore; Calgary; Jasper National Park; Morley

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Cultural pluralism; Education; Politics; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of item

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff Winter Carnival photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of prints and negatives depicting Banff Winter Carnival events including ski jumping, hockey, figure skating, log chopping competitions, toboggan races, swimming contests, dog sled races, ice sculptures and queen contests between 1920 and 1949, primarily from the 1920s. Includes snows…

Date Range: 1920-1922; 1922; [ca. 1940s]; 1942; 1949

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3b / 2 / NA - 01 to NA - 93 LUX / I / D3b / 2 / PA - 01 to PA - 71

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Print; Photograph print

212 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Personal and professional

Sous-Fonds: I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D / 3 : Organizations

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3b / 2 / NA - 01 to NA - 93 LUX / I / D3b / 2 / PA - 01 to PA - 71

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Print; Photograph print

Date Range: 1920-1922; 1922; [ca. 1940s]; 1942; 1949

Physical Description: 164 photographs : 93 b&w negatives ; 14 x 8 cm or smaller : 71 b&w prints ; 23.5 x 19.5 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: Banff Winter Carnival, also known as Winter Sports of the Canadian Rockies, was the first post-war winter sports programme held in Banff, Alberta. The organization had Banff directors, Calgary directors and Directors-at-large from Alberta and outside the province. A wide variety of social and sports events took place under the organization's direction.

Scope & Content: File consists of prints and negatives depicting Banff Winter Carnival events including ski jumping, hockey, figure skating, log chopping competitions, toboggan races, swimming contests, dog sled races, ice sculptures and queen contests between 1920 and 1949, primarily from the 1920s. Includes snowshoe hikes, Sunshine Ski Camp, and personal motor trips to Lake Minnewanka. File includes photographs and prints by Lou Crosby, Dan McCowan, Byron Harmon. Some prints are stamped or annotated by the photographer and include processing receipts and original housing envelopes.

Notes: PA-01 to PA-09 are associated to negatives NA-49 to NA-57. Copy and duplicate prints associated with some negatives

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor; Luxton, Norman; Standish, Gordon; Davies, Jim; MacDonald, Hugh John

Subject Access: Winter sports; Winter Carnival; Sunshine Lodge; Skiing; Sled dogs; Ski jumping; Skating; Lake Minnewanka; Lake Louise; Ice sculpture; Hot Springs; Dogsledding

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Alberta; Banff

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: NA-05,06,07,21, NA-48, and NA-53 show deterioration and have turned amber

Biographical Source Notes: Banff Winter Carnival fonds

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Second set of duplicate prints of NA-60 to NA-67 in a separate envelope

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff Winter Carnvial

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a postcard depicting a group of men dressed in winter coats and hats, one with a large camera on a tripod, with "Banff Winter Carival Phil making a date with the movie man" written in white in the bottom right corner - Catharine Whyte has written on the back in pencil: "Left to right Jim W…

Date Range: [ca.1910-1935]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 817

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Postcard

2 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 817

GMD: Photograph; Postcard

Date Range: [ca.1910-1935]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of a postcard depicting a group of men dressed in winter coats and hats, one with a large camera on a tripod, with "Banff Winter Carival Phil making a date with the movie man" written in white in the bottom right corner - Catharine Whyte has written on the back in pencil: "Left to right Jim Wardle, ?, Mr Stewart Clerk in Gov't office, Byron Harmon, Col P.A. Moore, ?, Leslie Mather, Pete Whyte [/] Swimming at Cave & Basin during Winter Carnival"

Name Access: Wardle, Jim; Harmon, Byron; Moore, Phil; Mather, Leslie; Whyte, Peter

Subject Access: Banff Winter Carnival; Cave and Basin; Cameras; Portrait; Winter; Winter Carnival

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Bank Act of 1923 study notes and book excerpt

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of an annotated chapter from a book, titled "An Act respecting Banks and Banking" [1927] signed by Eleanor Luxton, and a loose page with accompanying handwritten notes. Content pertains to the Bank Act of 1923 in Canada. Items were likely used as research and study materials during El…

Date Range: [1927-1935]

Reference Code: LUX / II / B1 / 142 to 143

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II /

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

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / B1 / 142 to 143

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Date Range: [1927-1935]

Physical Description: 0.5 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 16.5 x 25 cm and 11 x 14 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of an annotated chapter from a book, titled "An Act respecting Banks and Banking" [1927] signed by Eleanor Luxton, and a loose page with accompanying handwritten notes. Content pertains to the Bank Act of 1923 in Canada. Items were likely used as research and study materials during Eleanor Luxton's time as a student at the University of Alberta.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Commerce; Finances; Government; Education; School; Research

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Edmonton

Language: English

Conservation: Handwritten notes stored together in mylar sleeve

Category: Education; Commerce and industry

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: First page of book excerpt signed "Eleanor Luxton Pembina Hall [University of Alberta]" in black ink

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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Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword)

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Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of close-up portrait of Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword) in regalia.

Date Range: [ca.1920-1930]

Reference Code: V263 / NA - 3045

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V263

Series: I. Scenic / commercial series

Sous-Fonds: V263

Sub-Series: A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller

Accession Number: 2770

Reference Code: V263 / NA - 3045

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Parallel Title: Indian

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Date Range: [ca.1920-1930]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Item consists of close-up portrait of Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword) in regalia.

Name Access: Harmon, Byron; Kaquitts, Benjamin

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Parades; Public events; Stoney; Stoney Nakoda

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Harmon, Byron (Banff, Alberta)

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 Kaquitts (Knife Carrier)(Mi-hra-ge)*

Processing Status: Processed

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Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword)

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Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword) in regalia.

Date Range: [ca.1930]

Reference Code: V263 / NA - 3046

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V263

Series: I. Scenic / commercial series

Sous-Fonds: V263

Sub-Series: A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller

Accession Number: 2770

Reference Code: V263 / NA - 3046

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Parallel Title: Indian

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Date Range: [ca.1930]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Item consists of Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword) in regalia.

Name Access: Harmon, Byron; Kaquitts, Benjamin

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Public events; Stoney; Stoney Nakoda

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Harmon, Byron (Banff, Alberta)

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: (Mi-hra-ge)(Knife Carrier)*

Processing Status: Processed

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Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword), Stoney Nakoda

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Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword) in regalia on horseback.

Date Range: [ca.1925]

Reference Code: V263 / NA - 3091

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V263

Series: I. Scenic / commercial series

Sous-Fonds: V263

Sub-Series: A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller

Accession Number: 2770

Reference Code: V263 / NA - 3091

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Parallel Title: John Hunter

Date Range: [ca.1925]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Item consists of Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword) in regalia on horseback.

Name Access: Harmon, Byron; Kaquitts, Benjamin

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

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Harmon, Byron (Banff, Alberta)

Title Source: Second identification made through cross-referencing with other fonds and images from the Recognizing Relations project in 2014. See NA-3046 for matching beadwork.

Content Details: Ben Kaquitts (Knife Carrier)(Mi-hra-ge)

Processing Status: Processed

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Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword), Stoney Nakoda

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Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword) in regalia.

Date Range: [ca.1920-1930]

Reference Code: V263 / NA - 3092

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V263

Series: I. Scenic / commercial series

Sous-Fonds: V263

Sub-Series: A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller

Accession Number: 2770

Reference Code: V263 / NA - 3092

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Parallel Title: Indian, John Hunter

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Date Range: [ca.1920-1930]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Item consists of Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword) in regalia.

Name Access: Harmon, Byron; Kaquitts, Benjamin

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

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Harmon, Byron (Banff, Alberta)

Title Source: Initial identifications by Byron Harmon, his staff or Harmon family Second identification made through cross-referencing with other fonds and images from the Recognizing Relations project in 2014.

Content Details: Initial identifications by Byron Harmon, his staff or Harmon family Ben Kaquitts (Knife Carrier)(Mi-hra-ge) Second identification made through cross-referencing with other fonds and images from the Recognizing Relations project in 2014.

Processing Status: Processed

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Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword), Stoney Nakoda

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Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword) in regalia.

Date Range: [ca.1920-1930]

Reference Code: V263 / NA - 3166

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V263

Series: I. Scenic / commercial series

Sous-Fonds: V263

Sub-Series: A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller

Accession Number: 2770

Reference Code: V263 / NA - 3166

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Parallel Title: Chief John Hunter

Date Range: [ca.1920-1930]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Item consists of Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword) in regalia.

Name Access: Harmon, Byron; Kaquitts, Benjamin

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

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

Conservation: Reprocessed / archival quality gold-toned, 1973

Creator: Harmon, Byron (Banff, Alberta)

Title Source: Original identifications made by Byron Harmon, his staff or Harmon family Identification made through cross-referencing with other fonds and images from the Recognizing Relations project in 2014.

Content Details: Original identifications made by Byron Harmon, his staff or Harmon family Ben Kaquitts(Knife Carrier)(Mi-hra-ge) Identification made through cross-referencing with other fonds and images from the Recognizing Relations project in 2014.

Processing Status: Processed

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Bill McLean, Stoney Nakoda

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Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Scope & Content: [Updated description: Bill McLean, Stoney Nakoda. Son of George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo)]*

Date Range: [ca.1920-1930]

Reference Code: V263 / NA - 3221

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V263

Series: I. Scenic / commercial series

Sous-Fonds: V263

Sub-Series: A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller

Accession Number: n/a

Reference Code: V263 / NA - 3221

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Date Range: [ca.1920-1930]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: [Updated description: Bill McLean, Stoney Nakoda. Son of George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo)]*

Name Access: Harmon, Byron; McLean, Bill

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Stoney Nakoda; Recognizing Relations Collection; Stoney

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Harmon, Byron (Banff, Alberta)

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: [Updated description: Bill McLean, Stoney Nakoda. Son of George McLean (Walking Buffalo)(Tatâga Mani)]*

Processing Status: Processed

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British, Canadian and global development scrapbook

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Scrapbook is organized into sections marked with tabs labeled: Prob. 1, 2, 3, IV, 5, VI, 6, and 7. Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings relating to: The industrialization of Britain Britain at war The war The Royals The Middle East The Industrial Revolution Russian and Japanese war effort Pri…

Date Range: [1936 - 1939]

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 - 10

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records

Sous-Fonds: III. Luxton Family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 - 10

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook

Date Range: [1936 - 1939]

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: Scrapbook is organized into sections marked with tabs labeled: Prob. 1, 2, 3, IV, 5, VI, 6, and 7. Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings relating to: The industrialization of Britain Britain at war The war The Royals The Middle East The Industrial Revolution Russian and Japanese war effort Princesses Elizabeth, Margaret, and Prince Edward, and other Royal children Article: "Britain's Prize Colony" - Canada World events Wheat production in Argentina

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor; Churchill, Winston

Subject Access: Airplanes; Events; Government; History; Industry; Laws and legislation; Military; Newspaper; Politics; Public events; Royal tours; War; World War II

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary; England; London

Language: English

Conservation: Pages have been interleaved

Category: Commerce and industry; Government; Military; Politics

Title Source: Title based on contents of scrapbook

Processing Status: Processed

Electronic Resources

lux_iii_b4_10.pdf

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Buffalo Nations Musum and Banff Indian Days photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 30 b&w negative photographs pertaining to Buffalo Nations Museum and Banff Indian Days celebrations in Banff. Includes images of events, including parades, and wildlife including a black bear. Some images show Eleanor [?] on a gurney alongside an ambulance.

Date Range: 1927; [1950-1959]

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / NA - 258 to NA - 287

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

30 images

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 sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / NA - 258 to NA - 287

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: 1927; [1950-1959]

Physical Description: 30 photographs : b&w negatives ; 6.5 x 6.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 30 b&w negative photographs pertaining to Buffalo Nations Museum and Banff Indian Days celebrations in Banff. Includes images of events, including parades, and wildlife including a black bear. Some images show Eleanor [?] on a gurney alongside an ambulance.