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John Woodruff fonds

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Part Of
John Woodruff fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists mainly of views of Banff and area. Includes Bow River, Bow Valley, Banff Springs Hotel and Cave and Basin. Several photographs are rare views of hay raft and log running on Bow River. Also includes portrait of John Woodruff.
Date Range
Copies made in 1980
Reference Code
V341
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Part Of
John Woodruff fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 341
Sous-Fonds
V 341
Accession Number
3333
Reference Code
V341
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
Copies made in 1980
Physical Description
17 photographs : negatives
History / Biographical
John Woodruff was an itinerant professional photographer who visited the Banff, Alberta, Canada area, ca.1886-1895. He was later based at Ottawa, Ontario where he did work for the federal government.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists mainly of views of Banff and area. Includes Bow River, Bow Valley, Banff Springs Hotel and Cave and Basin. Several photographs are rare views of hay raft and log running on Bow River. Also includes portrait of John Woodruff.
Name Access
Woodruff, John
Subject Access
Arts
Banff Springs Hotel
Bow River
Cave and Basin
Environment
Logging
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
Language
Language is English
Creator
Woodruff, John
Category
Arts
Environment
Title Source
Title based on accession record
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Collected research photographs - early Banff

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of copy photographs from the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies which were collected by Eleanor Luxton for research purposes. Content pertains to early views of Banff and local businesses and views, including: various views of Banff Avenue; the Bow River Boathouse; the Frank Lloyd W…
Date Range
[ca.1887-1930]
Reference Code
LUX / II / B5 / PA - 107 to 159
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
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 - 107 to 159
GMD
Photograph
Print
Responsibility
Photographs copied from original materials owned by the Whyte Museum
Date Range
[ca.1887-1930]
Physical Description
53 photographs : b&w prints ; 17.5 x 12.5 cm and 25 x 20 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of copy photographs from the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies which were collected by Eleanor Luxton for research purposes. Content pertains to early views of Banff and local businesses and views, including: various views of Banff Avenue; the Bow River Boathouse; the Frank Lloyd Wright Pavilion; Norman Luxton and coworkers outside of the Crag and Canyon; Banff Indian Days and Banff Winter Carnival events; trap shooting, cross country skiing, skating and other sports; dog sled and hiking trips; and related subjects.
Notes
Prints LUX/II/B5/PA-124 to 159 originally accompanied by b&w copy negatives (9.5 x 12 cm) in yellow envelope; negatives have been stored separately and numbered as items LUX / II / B5 / NA - 83 to 118.
Name Access
Luxton, Norman
Luxton, Eleanor
Brett, Robert G.
McCowan, Dan
Sanson, Norman
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Banff Indian Days
Banff Skating Club
Banff Winter Carnival
Bow River Boat House
Bridges
Buildings
Businesses
Community events
Community life
Crag and Canyon newspaper
Curling
Deer
Dog Team
Dogsledding
Environment
Events
Family and personal life
Festival
Hot Springs
Hotels
Hunting
Ice sculpture
Landscapes
Mountains
Municipal views
Newspaper
Organizations
Public events
Recreation
Shooting
Skating
Ski racing
Skiing
Sports
Swimming
Townsite development
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Winter Carnival
Winter sports
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Banff National Park
Lake Minnewanka
Devil's Canyon
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Items stored in mylar
Related Material
LUX / II / B5 / NA - 83 to 118 [copy negatives]
Category
Environment
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
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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