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Walter S. Painter fonds
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- Part Of
- Walter S. Painter fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist of personal and professional papers of Walter S. Painter, 1902-1956, and Painter family photographs, ca.1905-ca.1955. Professional papers, include notebooks; cost books; reports on Painter system of prefabrication housing, 1939; plans and renderings of CPR buildings, Painter Home and …
- Date Range
- 1902-1956
- Reference Code
- M282 / V481
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Drawing
- Map
- Plan
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Walter S. Painter fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 282
- V 481
- Sous-Fonds
- M 282
- V 481
- Accession Number
- 1338, 1830, 2180, 3460
- Reference Code
- M282 / V481
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Drawing
- Map
- Plan
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- 1902-1956
- Physical Description
- 30 cm of textual records. -- 23 cartographic records : 80 x 135 cm or smaller. -- 589 photographs (287 prints, 302 negatives). -- 1 photograph album (301 prints)
- History / Biographical
- Walter S. Painter, 1877-1957, was an architect in Canada and the United States. Painter rose to prominence early in life as a theatre architect and joined the Canadian Pacific Railway as chief architect while still in his twenties. Projects in the Banff, Alberta area included design of the tower and wings of the Banff Springs Hotel, the first concrete addition to the Lake Louise Chalet (Chateau Lake Louise), and the Cave and Basin. other Canadian projects were major CPR stations and hotels from Montreal to the west coast. For a period, Painter was in partnership with Frank Swales. In later years, Painter was involved in American projects, standardization of school buildings in Chile, and the Painter system of pre-fabrication, with particular interests in housing and concrete construction designs. Walter Painter built his home in Banff in 1912 and retired there in 1947. He was married to Estelle (Stella) Painter, 1880-1975. They had two children, Betty Painter (Walker) and Brook Painter.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist of personal and professional papers of Walter S. Painter, 1902-1956, and Painter family photographs, ca.1905-ca.1955.
- Professional papers, include notebooks; cost books; reports on Painter system of prefabrication housing, 1939; plans and renderings of CPR buildings, Painter Home and other buildings, n.d., 1906-1929; articles about Painter and his projects, n.d., 1902-1934. The papers primarily concern Painter's architectural career, theatres, CPR projects including stations and hotels from Montreal to Victoria, Banff Springs Hotel, Cave and Basin, Glacier, British Columbia projects and the Lake Louise Chalet. Personal papers, ca.1930-1956, record Painter's views on economics, philosophy, religion, housing, etc.
- Family photographs, pertaining to Walter Painter, Stella Painter, Betty Painter and Brook Painter. Includes Painter home, activities, friends, trips. Also, photographs of Walter Painter projects, including construction of the Banff Springs Hotel, Lake Louise Chalet and Cave and Basin.
- Subject Access
- Arts
- 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
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- microfilm copy of album
- Creator
- Painter, Walter S.
- Category
- Arts
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Albert Bearspaw (Wâgi)
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- Part Of
- Walter S. Painter fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of individuals seated on the grass, possibly Albert Bearspaw (Wâgi) on the left, at Banff Indian Days.
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-1920]
- Reference Code
- V481 / PD 1 / 125 / 3
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Walter S. Painter fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V481
- Series
- II.B. Painter family : Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V481
- Reference Code
- V481 / PD 1 / 125 / 3
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-1920]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph print
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of individuals seated on the grass, possibly Albert Bearspaw (Wâgi) on the left, at Banff Indian Days.
- Name Access
- Bearspaw, Albert
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- Indigenous Peoples
- First Nations
- Stoney Nakoda
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Related Material
- Recognizing Relations number: RR 506
- Title Source
- Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections. Identifications made by Crawler family and Charlie Rabbit
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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Banff Indian Days
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- Part Of
- Walter S. Painter fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of individuals lined up on horseback at Banff Indian Days grounds possibly for horse races.
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-1920]
- Reference Code
- V481 / PD 1 / 125 / 3
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Walter S. Painter fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V481
- Series
- II.B. Painter family : Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V481
- Reference Code
- V481 / PD 1 / 125 / 3
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-1920]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph print
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of individuals lined up on horseback at Banff Indian Days grounds possibly for horse races.
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- Indigenous Peoples
- First Nations
- Stoney Nakoda
- Horses
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Related Material
- Recognizing Relations number: RR 507
- Title Source
- Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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Banff Indian Days grounds
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- Part Of
- Walter S. Painter fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of individuals gathered at Banff Indian Days grounds behind a fence with tipis and a mountain in the background.
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-1920]
- Reference Code
- V481 / PD 1 / 125 / 2
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Walter S. Painter fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V481
- Series
- II.B. Painter family : Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V481
- Reference Code
- V481 / PD 1 / 125 / 2
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-1920]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph print
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of individuals gathered at Banff Indian Days grounds behind a fence with tipis and a mountain in the background.
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- Indigenous Peoples
- First Nations
- Teepees
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Related Material
- Recognizing Relations number: RR 505
- Title Source
- Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
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