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Banff, Canada's First National Park images
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55295
- 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
- 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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Children on Banff Avenue
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a row of unidentified children wearing skis standing in a line on Banff Avenue [possibly as part of the Banff Winter Carnival] with buildings [including the Brewster Trading Co] and Sulphur Mountain in the background - "Boy's Ski Race on Banff Avenue" written on the back in pencil
- Date Range
- [ca. 1885-1945]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 692
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
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 - 692
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1885-1945]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a row of unidentified children wearing skis standing in a line on Banff Avenue [possibly as part of the Banff Winter Carnival] with buildings [including the Brewster Trading Co] and Sulphur Mountain in the background - "Boy's Ski Race on Banff Avenue" written on the back in pencil
- Subject Access
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Buildings
- Brewster Trading Company Ltd.
- Children
- Skiing
- Winter
- Winter Carnival
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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History Photos
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 120 b&w prints of various historical topics, some photos taken by Bruno Engler, others collected [presumably] by him. Includes various Canadian Pacific Railway events, community events and celebrations, Skoki Lodge's 60th anniversary, the Norquay Ski Hill rope-tow, the 1968 Winter …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1886-1993]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / H / iv / b / PA - 01 to PA - 120
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
11 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, H : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- iv : History, b : Photos
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / H / iv / b / PA - 01 to PA - 120
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1886-1993]
- Physical Description
- 120 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 120 b&w prints of various historical topics, some photos taken by Bruno Engler, others collected [presumably] by him. Includes various Canadian Pacific Railway events, community events and celebrations, Skoki Lodge's 60th anniversary, the Norquay Ski Hill rope-tow, the 1968 Winter Olympics bid, Princess Margarite's [sic] visit in 1958, the Cosmic Ray Observatory operations, a Kiwanis Club event, ranching and ranch lands, portraits, and more.
- Name Access
- Perren, Walter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Jon
- White, Cliff Jr.
- Locke, Charlie
- Jones, Ken
- Rungius, Carl
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Aerial photography
- Animals
- Banff townsite
- Banff Upper Hot Springs
- Buildings and facilities
- Cave and Basin
- Centennial
- Ceremony
- Chairlifts and gondolas
- Climbing
- Community events
- Construction
- Dogs
- Entertainment
- Festival
- Helicopters
- Military
- Mount Norquay Chairlift
- Mount Norquay Ski Area
- Mountains
- Parades
- Parks Canada
- Parks Canada Warden
- Portrait
- Public events
- Roads
- Roger's Pass
- Royal tours
- Royal Visit
- Scenery
- Tourism
- Trains
- Travel
- Winter
- Winter Carnival
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V190 / VI / H / iv / b / NA - 01 to NA - 04 V190 / VI / H / iv / b / NS - 01 to NS - 02
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- William Royle fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white and colour photographs of the Banff area, as well as group portraits of the Banff High School Ski Team, High School Curling Team, and the Association of Mountain Guides. Also includes scenic views around the Banff townsite as well as Banff National Park, bears, the …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1970]
- Reference Code
- V808 / I / E / PA - 01 to PA - 51
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- William Royle fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M587 / V808
- Series
- I.E. Prints - Misc.
- Sous-Fonds
- V808
- Accession Number
- 2021.29
- Reference Code
- V808 / I / E / PA - 01 to PA - 51
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1970]
- Physical Description
- 53 photographs : b&w and col. ; 20.2 x 12.7 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white and colour photographs of the Banff area, as well as group portraits of the Banff High School Ski Team, High School Curling Team, and the Association of Mountain Guides. Also includes scenic views around the Banff townsite as well as Banff National Park, bears, the Cave & Basin swimming pool, the Banff Winter Carnival, and unidentified First Nations people dressed in regalia as part of the Banff Indian Days parade. Group photographs have names written on the backs.
- Name Access
- Vockeroth, Don
- Gow, John
- Grillmair, Leo
- Gallagher, Lloyd (Kiwi)
- Gmoser, Hans
- Settzer, Ottomar
- Geiber, Bob
- Locke, Charlie
- Royle, Bernard
- Fuhrman, Peter
- Schwarz, Hans
- Subject Access
- Banff townsite
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Bears
- Black Bears
- Buildings
- Cave and Basin
- Club
- Community events
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Family and personal life
- Mountains
- Parade
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff photographs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55711
- Part Of
- Placido Monachello fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 16 black and white photographs of buildings and activities around the Banff townsite including skiing at Mt. Norquay, swimming at the Upper Hot Springs, visiting the Cave & Basin, children holding skates, Banff Avenue, and Monachello standing outside Rundle United Church. Photos we…
- Date Range
- 1941-1943
- Reference Code
- V803 / III / PA - 1 to PA - 16
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
31 images
- Part Of
- Placido Monachello fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V803
- Series
- III : Banff townsite
- Sous-Fonds
- M582 / V803
- Accession Number
- 2020.25
- Reference Code
- V803 / III / PA - 1 to PA - 16
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1941-1943
- Physical Description
- 16 photographs : b&w ; 14.7 x 8.7 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 16 black and white photographs of buildings and activities around the Banff townsite including skiing at Mt. Norquay, swimming at the Upper Hot Springs, visiting the Cave & Basin, children holding skates, Banff Avenue, and Monachello standing outside Rundle United Church. Photos were taken by Placido Monachello, annotated, and sent to his [then] fiance Leona in Hamilton, Ontario.
- Name Access
- Monachello, Placido
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Automobiles
- Banff townsite
- Banff Upper Hot Springs
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Cave and Basin
- Churches
- Mountains
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Swimming
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Winter Carnival photographs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions17791
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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's first hockey rink
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Banff's first hockey rink - possibly on the Bow River or modern-day recreation grounds - with a church and Cascade Mountain visible in the distance
- Date Range
- [ca. 1885-1945]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 704
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
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 - 704
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1885-1945]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Banff's first hockey rink - possibly on the Bow River or modern-day recreation grounds - with a church and Cascade Mountain visible in the distance
- Subject Access
- Bow River
- Cascade Mountain
- Hockey
- Hockey rink
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Family photographs [2/2]
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- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white photographs of Bob Smith, his parents and his friends in and around Banff, Seebe, and Bankhead, also around Lake Minnewanka. Includes portraits, scenic views, hiking, skating, skiing and the Norquay Ski Area, wildlife, boating, the Minnewanka Dam, the Smith family h…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1912-1947]
- Reference Code
- V809 / I / PA - 55 to PA - 181
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M589 / V809
- Sous-Fonds
- V809
- Accession Number
- 2021.36
- Reference Code
- V809 / I / PA - 55 to PA - 181
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1912-1947]
- Physical Description
- 127 photographs : b&w ; 9.8 x 15.8 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white photographs of Bob Smith, his parents and his friends in and around Banff, Seebe, and Bankhead, also around Lake Minnewanka. Includes portraits, scenic views, hiking, skating, skiing and the Norquay Ski Area, wildlife, boating, the Minnewanka Dam, the Smith family homes on Muscrat St. in Banff and in Seebe, WWI soliders, cars and car trips, the Banff Winter Carnival, swimming at the Cave & Basin, and Johnston Canyon. Most photographs have handwritten notes on the backs.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Automobiles
- Banff townsite
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Banff
- Bankhead
- Beach
- Big Horn Sheep
- Boats
- Buildings
- Cave and Basin
- Children
- Christmas
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Hiking
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Minnewanka
- Lake Minnewanka Power Development
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Recreation
- Shorelines
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Swimming
- Tepee
- Wildlife
- Winter
- WWI
- World War I
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Bankhead
- Banff National Park
- Seebe
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Group of skiers
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of skiers crouched going down a snowy slope with mountains in the distance - taken from above - "Skoki" written on the back in pencil by Catharine Whyte
- Date Range
- [ca. 1929-1940]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 63
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
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 - 63
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1929-1940]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of skiers crouched going down a snowy slope with mountains in the distance - taken from above - "Skoki" written on the back in pencil by Catharine Whyte
- Subject Access
- Mountains
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Luxton family holiday card templates and photographs
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of templates, text samples, printed images and final copies of Christmas and holiday cards created for Norman, Georgina and Eleanor Luxton. Includes 9 b&w photographs (n.d., no title) of an unnamed individual dogsledding near the Banff Springs Hotel, as well as images of unidentified …
- Date Range
- [1901-1920]
- [1930-1940]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / A1 / 24 and LUX / III / A1 / NA - 1 to 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Negative
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / A : Norman Luxton family
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / III / A1 : Correspondence
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / A1 / 24 and LUX / III / A1 / NA - 1 to 3
- Date Range
- [1901-1920]
- [1930-1940]
- Physical Description
- 2.5 cm of textual records -- 12 photographs (9 prints : b&w ; 15.5 x 20 cm or smaller -- 3 negatives : b&w negatives ; 18.5 x 13.5 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of templates, text samples, printed images and final copies of Christmas and holiday cards created for Norman, Georgina and Eleanor Luxton. Includes 9 b&w photographs (n.d., no title) of an unnamed individual dogsledding near the Banff Springs Hotel, as well as images of unidentified Indigenous people [possibly Stoney Nakoda], skiing, and winter views of Banff and the surrounding area. File also includes three b&w negative photographs depicting holiday greeting card designs for Norman and Georgina Luxton, and Eleanor Luxton.
- Notes
- Negative photographs are duplicates of some paper printed images included in file LUX / III / A1 / 24.
- Negatives have been stored in separate file folder from prints an textual records, in a negative envelope; items are currently stored together in same box to maintain context, but negatives may be moved to downstairs storage in the future
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Luxton, Georgina
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Christmas
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Family and personal life
- Family
- Communications
- Correspondence
- Indigenous Peoples
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Photographs are primarily printed on paper or matboard (with exception of three glossy prints). Textual and photograph items in this file have been stored together to maintain original context and due to good physical condition.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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