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Royal visit and events in Banff, Crowfoot Crossing

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 29 photograph prints pertaining to several public events hosted in and around Banff. Includes an opening event for the Banff-Windermere highway in 1923; an event at Crowfoot Crossing in 1927 marking the 50th anniversary of the signing of Treaty 7; an Authors’ Banquet held in 1928; …
Date Range
1923
1926-1928
1958
1960
Reference Code
LUX / I / D6c / PA - 183 to 211
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / D : Professional and personal
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / D6 : Other activities and interests
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / D6c / PA - 183 to 211
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Responsibility
Items LUX/I/D6c/PA-199 and 200 attributed to Canadian Pacific
Date Range
1923
1926-1928
1958
1960
Physical Description
29 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of 29 photograph prints pertaining to several public events hosted in and around Banff. Includes an opening event for the Banff-Windermere highway in 1923; an event at Crowfoot Crossing in 1927 marking the 50th anniversary of the signing of Treaty 7; an Authors’ Banquet held in 1928; and a royal visit to Banff by Princess Margaret of England in 1958, including images of Norman Luxton presenting Princess Margaret with a gift of clothes and accessories from the Stoney Nakoda tribe[?].
Notes
File also contains two pages with 8 scanned images related to Princess Margaret’s 1958 visit to Banff [duplicates of photos LUX/I/D6c/PA-190 to 197 in file]; paper copies of photos are not numbered
John Murray Gibbon’s name spelled incorrectly in original annotations on two photographs depicting Authors’ Banquet event in 1928.
Name Access
Luxton, Norman
Anderson, J. D. (Jack)
Boyce, Dorothy
Crosby, Lou
Boon, Ann
Gibbon, John Murray
Subject Access
Events
Community events
Public events
Royal Visit
Royalty
Arts
Cultural pluralism
Transportation
Construction
Roads
History
Government
Anniversary
Indigenous Peoples
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Crowfoot Crossing
Language
English
Conservation
Consider removal of two pages with scanned photograph copies stored in file - poor quality scans and original photographs are in good condition
Category
Cultural pluralism
Indigenous Peoples
Arts
Exploration, discovery and travel
Transportation
Land, settlement and immigration
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
Item LUX/I/D6c/PA-198 has newspaper clipping attached to back, pertaining to Princess Margaret royal visit in 1958 and Norman Luxton presenting a gift to her.
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Souvenir travel books and guides

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 24 textual records including bound books, small booklets and brochures. Content pertains to travel and tourism in the Canadian Rockies, Calgary, Fort Langley, Vancouver, Saskatoon, Montana, and Japan. Includes two "pocket directories" for Vancouver [1899 and 1900] and one for Saska…
Date Range
1899-1900
[1905-1910]
1907
[1912]
1914
1919-1920
[1925-1930]
1935
1953-1954
1957-1958
[1960-1965]
1963
1972-1973
Reference Code
LUX / II / F1 / 15 to 18
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published 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 / 15 to 18
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Date Range
1899-1900
[1905-1910]
1907
[1912]
1914
1919-1920
[1925-1930]
1935
1953-1954
1957-1958
[1960-1965]
1963
1972-1973
Physical Description
9 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of 24 textual records including bound books, small booklets and brochures. Content pertains to travel and tourism in the Canadian Rockies, Calgary, Fort Langley, Vancouver, Saskatoon, Montana, and Japan. Includes two "pocket directories" for Vancouver [1899 and 1900] and one for Saskatoon [1914]; souvenir booklets for Pincher Creek [1900 - 1905], Turner Valley Oil Field [1915 - 1920] and the Canadian Wax Gallery; booklet "Calgary Alberta: The Land of Plenty"; two copies of a Banff National Park guide book [ca. 1912]; "A Sprig of Mountain Heather" tourist booklet by the Department of the Interior, Canada [1914]; "Hippodrome" souvenir book; “Pocket Guide to Japan”; "Westward Honk!" travel publication by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle (1919) detailing a National Parks road trip across Canada and the United States; two copies of “Pictographs in Southwestern Alberta” information booklet; an information sheet and map of the Rocky Mountains Forest Reserve signed by “E. Wakelyn”; a scrapbook of newspaper clippings from The Albertan [1963] pertaining to Calgary; a brochure on Marble Canyon; and two brochures pertaining to interpretive programming in Banff National Park [1972 and 1973 respectively].
Notes
Contents have been arranged chronologically and divided into four files (see Content Details).
”A Sprig of Mountain Heather” souvenir book contains pressed plant matter
Name Access
Luxton, Eleanor
Subject Access
Advertising
Banff National Park
Camping
Commerce and industry
Commercial products
Ecology
Environment
Flowers
Geography
Government
Guiding
Guide
Hiking
History
Hot Springs
Industry
Leisure
Museums
Natural history
Natural resources
Oil
Photography
Recreation
Tourism
Tourist information
Trail guides
Travel
The Albertan
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff National Park
Calgary
Pincher Creek
Turner Valley
British Columbia
Vancouver
Marble Canyon
United States of America
Montana
Japan
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
“Picturesque Calgary” booklet placed in acid-free envelope due to damage and fragile state
”Hippodrome” souvenir book stored in mylar sleeve
”A Sprig of Mountain Heather” souvenir book kept in original envelope in file folder. Consider additional storage measures, and handle with caution as attached pressed plant is fragile and may break apart easily
Category
Sports, recreation and leisure
Natural resources
Government
Exploration, discovery and travel
Environment
Commerce and industry
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
Folder contents: LUX/II/F1/15: 1899 - 1907 LUX/II/F1/16: 1912 - 1914 LUX/II/F1/17: 1914 - 1935 LUX/II/F1/18: 1953 - 1973
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Sparrow family history

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one soft cover volume containing newspaper clippings, typed notes and a government document pertaining to Angus Charles Sparrow, Harriet Ann Sparrow and their descendants. Volume was likely compiled by Janet Sparrow between 1950 and 1964.
Date Range
1950
[ca.1950-1964]
1956
Reference Code
LUX / III / D / 37 (oversize)
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / III / D : Other material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / III : Luxton family fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / D / 37 (oversize)
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
1950
[ca.1950-1964]
1956
Physical Description
0.5 cm of textual records (1 volume : 28 x 40 cm)
Scope & Content
File consists of one soft cover volume containing newspaper clippings, typed notes and a government document pertaining to Angus Charles Sparrow, Harriet Ann Sparrow and their descendants. Volume was likely compiled by Janet Sparrow between 1950 and 1964.
Name Access
Sparrow, Janet
Sparrow, Harriet
Sparrow, Angus
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Genealogy
Research
History
Newspaper
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
Reproduction Restrictions
Some restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Stoney Nakoda portraits, tools, art, displays

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs depicting Stoney Nakoda individuals [some not identified], a display of Indigenous tools, the construction of a teepee[?], several pieces of Indigenous art, and a metal statue bust of C. H. Martin[?] signed by Charlie Beil. File also includes a scanned copy of a photogr…
Date Range
[ca.1900-1906]
[ca.1910-1915]
1935
1939
[ca.1940-1950]
1950-1951
1960
Reference Code
LUX / I / E6 / PA - 524 to 558
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
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 - 524 to 558
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Responsibility
Photographs produced by Norman Luxton; Harry Pollard; Ernest Kehr; F. Gully; William [Bill] Round
Date Range
[ca.1900-1906]
[ca.1910-1915]
1935
1939
[ca.1940-1950]
1950-1951
1960
Physical Description
35 photographs : b&w prints ; 30.5 x 25 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs depicting Stoney Nakoda individuals [some not identified], a display of Indigenous tools, the construction of a teepee[?], several pieces of Indigenous art, and a metal statue bust of C. H. Martin[?] signed by Charlie Beil. File also includes a scanned copy of a photograph and an accompanying letter from the National Museum of Canada pertaining to Norman Luxton’s donation of a portrait photograph of John Chiniquay to the museum in 1928 [item LUX/I/E6/PA-549].
Notes
Some titles and names misspelled in original annotations on items, including Jonas [Benjamin] and John [Chiniquay]
File contains duplicate images
Name Access
Benjamin, Jonas
Savage Hunting Eagle
Hunter, Nat
Lefthand, Jonnie
McLean, George
Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
Chiniquay, John
Round, F. W. E. (Bill), Jr.
Wesley, Peter
Subject Access
Portrait
Photography
Indigenous Peoples
Family and personal life
Teepees
Animals
Dogs
Museums
History
Art
Statue
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
Morley
Language
English
Conservation
Original storage envelope for item LUX/I/E6/PA-549 stored in mylar sheet in file
Related Material
Scanned photograph [item LUX/I/E6/PA-549] has corresponding negative photo duplicate [LUX/I/E6/NA-111]
Category
Indigenous Peoples
Family and personal life
Arts
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

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