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Part Of
A. J. Smyth fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of photographic views of railway construction in the Kicking Horse Valley and life at Donald, B.C. Accompanied by letter from Bob [Mead], Spring Valley, Minnesota, to brother Ed Mead, Saw Mill Siding, End of C.P.Ry., Track west via Winnipeg, Man., Canada, May 17, 1885. Views are cr…
Date Range
[1884-1885]
Reference Code
V41
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
A. J. Smyth fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 41
Sous-Fonds
V41
Accession Number
6344
Reference Code
V41
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
[1884-1885]
Physical Description
16 photographs : prints. -- 1 textual record
History / Biographical
A. J. Smyth was an itinerant photographer who worked along the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1884-1885 he was working at the end of track in the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains. By 1885, A. J. Smyth was working with his brother, S. A. Smyth, as Smyth Brothers of Calgary, Alberta.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of photographic views of railway construction in the Kicking Horse Valley and life at Donald, B.C. Accompanied by letter from Bob [Mead], Spring Valley, Minnesota, to brother Ed Mead, Saw Mill Siding, End of C.P.Ry., Track west via Winnipeg, Man., Canada, May 17, 1885. Views are credited as A. J. Smyth, Artist, Rocky Mountains, B.C. or A. J. Smyth, Photographer, Rocky Mountains, B.C.
Name Access
Smyth, A. J.
Subject Access
Arts
Environment
Transportation
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: modern reference prints
Creator
Smyth, A. J.
Category
Arts
Environment
Transportation
Title Source
Title based on credits on photographs
Processing Status
Processed
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Banff Centre for the Arts fonds

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Part Of
Banff Centre for the Arts fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of ephemera and video recordings. Ephemera includes programme notes, 1974, 1975, re Boris Roubakine and Roubakine Hall; list of painting instructors for 1936 to 1974; letters, agendas, minutes and reports for the Annual Banff Festival of Mountain Films, 1981-1984. Video recordings …
Date Range
1974-1992
Reference Code
M310 / V42
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Motion picture
Video
Textual record
Corporate record
Published record
Part Of
Banff Centre for the Arts fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 310
V 42
Sous-Fonds
M310/V42
Accession Number
2094, 2139, 2271, 3737, 5116, 6378, 6695
Reference Code
M310 / V42
GMD
Motion picture
Video
Textual record
Corporate record
Published record
Date Range
1974-1992
Physical Description
1.5 cm of textual records. -- 4 video recordings
History / Biographical
The Banff Centre for the Arts of an institution of advanced education at Banff, Alberta, Canada. It was founded as the Banff School of Fine Arts in 1933.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of ephemera and video recordings. Ephemera includes programme notes, 1974, 1975, re Boris Roubakine and Roubakine Hall; list of painting instructors for 1936 to 1974; letters, agendas, minutes and reports for the Annual Banff Festival of Mountain Films, 1981-1984. Video recordings are: interview with Paul Stutz by Margot La Rocque, 1982; "Man and Mountain," Bruno Engler's reminiscences of early days at Sunshine, by Sandra Dolan, 1985; interview with Jon Whyte for "Travelogue Four" project, 1991; "Travelogue Four: Coming from the Wrong Side," 1992.
Name Access
Banff Centre for the Arts
Subject Access
Arts
Communications
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Banff Centre for the Arts
Category
Arts
Communications
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
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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