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Eliza Hunter fonds
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- Part Of
- Eliza Hunter fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of 16 photograph prints depicting various First Nations people both in studio settings and in camp settings. Most prints are mounted on various kinds of cardboard or cardstock.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900-1950]
- Reference Code
- V804
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Eliza Hunter fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V804
- Sous-Fonds
- V804
- Accession Number
- 1077
- Reference Code
- V804
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900-1950]
- Physical Description
- 16 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- Eliza Hunter Wîchîyânâgish (Young Woman), probably born in the early 1900s, lived in Morley most of her life. She attended the Calgary Stampede and Banff Indian Days regularly, and was married to Judas Hunter (maiden name unknown). Collection of 16 photograph prints donated by Eliza in 1970 to the Archives of the Canadian Rockies, annotations on the backs on some written by Catharine Robb Whyte.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of 16 photograph prints depicting various First Nations people both in studio settings and in camp settings. Most prints are mounted on various kinds of cardboard or cardstock.
- Name Access
- Hunter, Eliza
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- Calgary Stampede
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney Nakoda
- Recognizing relations
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Lloyd Harmon fonds
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- Part Of
- Lloyd Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of a broad-ranging commercial negative collection in two series. Mainly scenic, skiing and documentary views of Banff and area, the Rocky Mountains and some other Alberta and British Columbia locations. Photographs include many Banff personalities known to the photographer. I. Candi…
- Date Range
- 1928-1954
- Reference Code
- V108
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Lloyd Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 108
- Sous-Fonds
- V 108
- Accession Number
- 2895
- Reference Code
- V108
- Date Range
- 1928-1954
- Physical Description
- ca.2325 photographs : negatives; some prints and transparencies
- History / Biographical
- Lloyd Harmon, 1914-2000, was a professional photographer who specialized in ski, action and scenic photography at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Harmon was a son of photographer Byron Harmon and worked in his father's business with his brother, Don Harmon, ca.1933-1941 and 1945-1954. During World War II, he served with the RCAF in Burma, Italy and North Africa. After leaving Banff, Harmon worked in the oil industry at Calgary. During the 1950s he married Elizabeth Ellwood. He retired to Canada's west coast.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of a broad-ranging commercial negative collection in two series. Mainly scenic, skiing and documentary views of Banff and area, the Rocky Mountains and some other Alberta and British Columbia locations. Photographs include many Banff personalities known to the photographer.
- I. Candid, action and scenic views. -- [ca.1928-ca.1954]; predominantly 1933-[ca.1940]. -- ca.1750 items : mainly negatives; 12.5 x 17.5 cm or smaller; most are 8 x 10.5 cm or smaller. -- Series pertains to skiers, ski action and competition, ski touring; Mount Norquay, Sunshine, Assiniboine, Skoki and Yoho regions; scenic views in Banff, Jasper and Yoho National Parks and Revelstoke area; Banff Indian Days and Indigenous peoples; horses and trail riding; Banff buildings and facilities; personal and family photographs. Views were taken for personal and business purposes. Includes early vest pocket camera shots and later view camera work. Negatives are not numbered by the photographer except for a small sub-series with original numbers 1 through 86. Some negatives accompanied by duplicate views. (V108 / 1 - 1927)
- II. Scenic and commercial views. -- [ca.1928-ca.1954]; predom.1946-1954. -- ca.575 items : mainly negatives; 12.5 x 17.5 cm or smaller. -- Series includes landscape views in Banff, Jasper, Kootenay, Yoho and Waterton National Parks, Windermere and Golden areas; Calgary and southern Alberta towns; Banff townsite, buildings and area; ski areas; Indigenous portraits; wildlife; lodges, bungalow camps, etc. -- Some views may be attributed to Don Harmon. -- Most negatives are numbered by the photographer using a block numeric system ranging from 50 to 2800. Unnumbered negatives are retained in proximity to similar material. Some negatives are accompanied by duplicate views, copy negatives or positive transparencies. (V108 / 1928 - 2509)
- Name Access
- Harmon, Lloyd
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Banff Indian Days
- Indigenous Peoples
- First Nations
- Stoney Nakoda
- 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 in Archives Finding Aids computer database. Selected reference prints available in visual reference file. Also available is a list of unverified identifications of people and places provided by volunteers.
- Creator
- Harmon, Lloyd
- Title Source
- Fonds title based on accession record. Series titles based on contents of series.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Nicholas de Grandmaison fonds
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- Part Of
- Nicholas de Grandmaison fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series I: Photographs (V786) - one sub-series consisting of photographs of Nicholas de Grandmaison; one photograph of Order of Canada event Series II: Textual (M561) - three sub-series: A - Biographical information and personal documents B - Newspaper and magazine clippings and excerpts C - Invita…
- Date Range
- 1919-1992
- Reference Code
- M561 / V786
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Nicholas de Grandmaison fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M561
- V786
- Sous-Fonds
- M561
- V786
- Accession Number
- 2018.8994
- Reference Code
- M561 / V786
- Date Range
- 1919-1992
- Physical Description
- [2] cm of textual records. 19 photographs; b&w and col.
- History / Biographical
- Nicholas de Grandmaison was born in southern Russian in 1892. He attended military college in Moscow, graduating in 1911 and transfered to military school in 1913 to train as an officer. He was stationed in Warsaw, Poland in early 1914 when World War I began and was captured as a prisoner of war in Germany until 1918. Upon then end of the war, Nicholas de Grandmaison studied art in England, eventually arriving in Calgary, Alberta via some time spent in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He had specific interest in Indigenous peoples and travelled widely throughout North America painting portraits. Nicholas de Gradmaison moved to Banff in 1939 with his wife Sonia, where they raised five children. He is a member of the Order of Canada, and holds an honourary doctorate from the University of Alberta, and was made an honorary Peigan "Chief Little Plume". He died on March 23, 1978 and is buried at the Brocket on the Piikani Nation reserve, west of Fort McLeod.
- Scope & Content
- Series I: Photographs (V786) - one sub-series consisting of photographs of Nicholas de Grandmaison; one photograph of Order of Canada event
- Series II: Textual (M561) - three sub-series: A - Biographical information and personal documents B - Newspaper and magazine clippings and excerpts C - Invitations and exhibit announcements
- Subject Access
- Arts
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- file description
- Creator
- Nicholas de Grandmaison
- Biographical Source Notes
- Biographical documents in fond
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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