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Byron Harmon fonds
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of the photographic records and sample materials of Byron Harmon Photos, the photographic business of Byron Harmon and his successors; as well as the personal photographs of Byron Harmon. I. Scenic / commercial, 1907-1975, ca.7600 items. Primary component of series is film and glass…
- Date Range
- [ca.1890-ca.1975]
- Reference Code
- V263
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 263
- Sous-Fonds
- V 263
- Accession Number
- 235, 980, 1549, 1622, 2588, 2656, 2770, 2792, 2895, 3005, 3394, 3423, 3657, 3807, 3824, 3859, 3988, 4028, 4076, 5052, 5181, 5205, 5254, 5381, 6070, 6127, 6587, 6602
- Reference Code
- V263
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Published record
- Other Title Info
- Also known as the Byron Harmon Photos fonds.
- Date Range
- [ca.1890-ca.1975]
- Physical Description
- ca.10,500 photographs (and ca.35 cm) : prints, postcards, negatives, transparencies, motion pictures, sample products
- History / Biographical
- Byron Hill Harmon, 1876-1942, was a professional photographer and businessman at Banff, Alberta, Canada. He was born near Tacoma, Washington, USA and operated a portrait studio there for a time. In 1903, while travelling around the United States and Canada as an itinerant photographer, he decided to settle in Banff and by 1907 had produced enough mountain views to begin selling a line of postcards. Between 1906 and 1913, Harmon was official photographer for the Alpine Club of Canada and made trips in numerous mountain areas, such as the Bugaboos (1910) and Mount Robson (1911, 1913). Harmon personally financed trips into other areas, such as Tonquin Valley (1918) and Lake of the Hanging Glaciers (1920, 1922), producing both still photographs and motion pictures for commercial sale. After his last major expedition in 1924 across Saskatchewan Glacier, through to Maligne Lake and back to Banff by packtrain, Harmon devoted most of his time to photographing scenes along the railway, skiing in the Assiniboine and Skoki regions, and the annual rides and hikes of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies. At the same time he managed several businesses, including a drug store, fountain lunch, theatre and book store. In his later years, Harmon spent much time travelling and photographing in other parts of the world. The business, Byron Harmon Photos, was managed successively by his son, Don Harmon, then his grand-daughter, Carole Harmon.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of the photographic records and sample materials of Byron Harmon Photos, the photographic business of Byron Harmon and his successors; as well as the personal photographs of Byron Harmon.
- I. Scenic / commercial, 1907-1975, ca.7600 items. Primary component of series is film and glass negatives, 1907-1942, ca.6500 items. Also includes: postcard negatives and positives and production negatives to ca.1955; original prints; a wide range of sample products, such as postcards, enlargements and framing prints, calendars and viewbooks, mainly by Harmon business, some by other photographers; and lantern slides, ca.1913-192-, pertaining to Columbia Icefield Expedition, mountaineering, mountain landscapes, Indians, wildlife, Canadian Pacific Railway and Asian travel. Scenic / commercial series pertains to annual camps and expeditions of the Alpine Club of Canada in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks, 1907-1913; private movie-making expeditions in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks; mountain scenic views, primarily for postcard purposes; Banff events and development; skiing; birds and animals. Includes some material by Don Harmon and Lloyd Harmon, sons of Byron Harmon.
- II. Personal, 189- to 194-, ca.370 items. Includes: family photographs and views received from others; motion picture out-takes pertaining to world travels, 1930s; and 35 mm. transparencies, ca.1940, pertaining mainly to world travels, also mountain and prairie scenics.
- Notes
- For more information on the Byron Harmon photographs, see "Great Days in the Rockies: The Photographs of Byron Harmon, 1906-1934" (Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1978) or "Byron Harmon, Mountain Photographer" by Carole Harmon and Bart Robinson (Banff: Altitude Publishing, 1992)
- Name Access
- Harmon, Byron
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions on access to originals
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: series description
- selected modern reference prints
- digital images in Images database and in Alberta InSight database
- Related Material
- Byron Harmon postcards can also be found in the Postcard general file (V466)
- Creator
- Harmon, Byron
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Elliott Barnes fonds
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- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to: Elliott Barnes and Barnes family; pack trips; wildlife; Alaska trip; Eau Claire logging operations in Spray Valley; Jumping Pound homestead, Morley and S-L Ranch; Sawback Lake trip; bear hunting trip; Banff area views; Paradise Valley ACC camp; hockey at Banff; Stoney Indians at…
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-ca.1914]
- Reference Code
- V48
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 48
- Sous-Fonds
- V 48
- Accession Number
- 2512, 2580, 3247, 3307, 5431, 5076
- Reference Code
- V48
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-ca.1914]
- Physical Description
- ca.500 photographs : prints, negatives
- History / Biographical
- Elliott Chappel Barnes, 1866-1938, was a rancher, outfitter and trail guide and professional photographer at Kootenay Plains, Banff and Jumping Pound, Alberta. Barnes was born in Rochester, New York in 1866. In the early 1890s he travelled throughout the American Rockies supporting himself as an itinerant photographer. In 1905, Barnes and his family immigrated to Canada and homesteaded on the Kootenay Plains. For a short time, Barnes ran a small outfitting operation out of Banff, mostly dealing with the newly-created Alpine Club of Canada and its members. Also, while wintering in Banff during 1907-1908, he worked briefly with Byron Harmon in the photographic business. Following this association, Barnes upgraded from a small "pocket" Kodak camera to a 5x7 Graflex with a stereo adaptor. Utilizing this camera, he published a set of stereo view-cards and custom postcards. In 1908, Barnes moved to a homestead at Little Jumping Pound Creek in the foothills west of Calgary and abandoned photography as a profession. After several farming ventures near Calgary, the family moved into the city, where Elliott Barnes died in 1938.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to: Elliott Barnes and Barnes family; pack trips; wildlife; Alaska trip; Eau Claire logging operations in Spray Valley; Jumping Pound homestead, Morley and S-L Ranch; Sawback Lake trip; bear hunting trip; Banff area views; Paradise Valley ACC camp; hockey at Banff; Stoney Indians at Kootenay Plains; Bankhead mine site and operations; winter trip; Mount Rainer, Washington; other (mainly people, places and activities)
- Notes
- A detailed biography of Elliott Barnes can be found in: "A Delicate Wilderness: The Photography of Elliott Barnes, 1905- 1914" by Edward Cavell (Banff: Altitude Publishing and the Whyte Foundation, 1983).
- Name Access
- Barnes, Elliott
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Natural resources
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions on access to originals
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: modern reference prints
- Creator
- Barnes, Elliott
- Category
- Arts
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Natural resources
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Elliott Barnes and Barnes Family Photographs
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- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to Barnes family members and activities at Kootenay Plains, Banff, Jumping Pound and Morley, Alberta. Includes a mix of family portraits, scenic views, wildlife, sports and recreation, Stoney Nakoda, and ranching.
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-ca.1914]
- Reference Code
- V48 / I / B / NG - 1 to 76
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Negative
- Transparency
73 images
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V48
- Series
- I.B. Negatives : Glass
- Sous-Fonds
- V48
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V48 / I / B / NG - 1 to 76
- GMD
- Negative
- Transparency
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-ca.1914]
- Physical Description
- 76 photographs : negatives, glass
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to Barnes family members and activities at Kootenay Plains, Banff, Jumping Pound and Morley, Alberta. Includes a mix of family portraits, scenic views, wildlife, sports and recreation, Stoney Nakoda, and ranching.
- Notes
- Negatives are related to negatives in sub-series I.A. Negatives : Film
- Identifications provided by Barnes family and Archives LIST OF NEGATIVES :
- 1 Elliott Barnes and dog (Gyp)
- 2 Elliott Barnes in front of fireplace at his Kootenay Plains cabin, [1907?]
- 3 Barnes cabin at Kootenay Plains, Elliott Barnes on step, Elliott Peak in background
- 4 Horses on Kootenay Plains, Indigenous man and Barnes herding, Elliott Peak in background
- 5 Horses pasturing on Kootenay Plains
- 6 Kootenay Plains, 1906
- 7 Kootenay Plains and Mt. Siffleur
- 8 Kootenay Plains and unknown peak
- 9 Indigenous woman and child at Kootenay Plains [Mrs. Paul Beaver]
- 10 Barnes pack train on Siffleur River
- 11 Horse (Grace) on Badger Pass
- 12 Valley of the Ten Peaks, 1906
- 13 Glacier
- 14, 18 Waterfall/s
- 15 to 18 Mountain scene/s
- 19 Elliott Barnes fishing on Forty Mile Creek
- 20 Elliott Barnes and Mr. Jordan fishing on Forty Mile Creek
- 21 Fishing scene
- 22 Elliott Barnes fishing
- 23 Hockey on Bow River at Banff, 1905-1906
- 24 Hockey on Bow River at Banff, 1906-1907
- 25 Cave and Basin bathhouse and pool, 1905 or 1906
- 26 Elliott Barnes and son Findlay
- 27 Mrs. E. Barnes and sons, 1907
- 28 Elliott Jr. and Findlay Barnes, 1907
- 29 Findlay Barnes with chickens at S-L Ranch
- 30, 31 Findlay Barnes using stereo viewer, 1909 or 1910
- 32 Stoney Band, 1909
- 33 People fishing on Little Jumping Pound Creek
- 34 Elliott Barnes and Lois fishing on Little Jumping Pound Creek
- 35 Boys fishing on Jumping Pound Creek (Jack Leeson on right)
- 36 Jack Leeson cooking fish
- 37 John Copithorne, [1910?]
- 38 Elliott and Robert Barnes roping horses at Jumping Pound
- 39 Elliott and Robert Barnes roping horses at Jumping Pound
- 40 to 44 Elliott Jr., Robert and Findlay Barnes at Jumping Pound homestead, [1914], portrait
- 45 Findlay Barnes at Jumping Pound homestead
- 46, 47 Findlay Barnes at Jumping Pound homestead (sawing), 1911
- 48 Findlay Barnes with fish
- 49 Findlay Barnes with sheep at Jumping Pound
- 50 Findlay Barnes on cart at Jumping Pound
- 51 Main room of homestead at Jumping Pound, [1914]
- 52 Family on porch of Jumping Pound homestead, [1914]
- 53, 54 Muriel Barnes at Milo, 1919, portrait
- 55 Baby (Eggley baby?)
- 56 Portrait of woman
- 57 Elliott Barnes' anti-rattler invention
- 58 Mounted specimen of cougar attacking deer from Luxton's
- 59 Bear attacking man
- 60 Hen and chicks at S-L Ranch
- 61 [Stoney children with playhouse teepee at Kootenay Plains, 1906?]
- 62 [Silas Abraham on horseback at Kootenay Plains, 1906?]
- 63 [Silas Abraham, Morley or Issac Beaver, and John House at Kootenay Plains, 1906?]
- 64 [Pack train at Kootenay Plains, 1907?]
- 65, 66 [Stoney horse racing at Morley, 1910?]
- 67, 68 [Stoney archery competition at Morley, 1910?] NG 69 to 76 added, no independant entry
- Name Access
- Barnes, Elliott
- Abraham, Silas
- House, John
- Beaver, Issac
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Children
- Dogs
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Fishing
- Glaciers
- Horses
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Photography
- Portrait
- Ranching
- Sports and leisure
- Sports and recreation
- Wildlife
- Waterfalls
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Kootenay Plains
- Forty Mile Creek
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Language
- NA
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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106. Giant Stairway (ACC?)
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Giant Steps, Paradise Valley Attributed to: Alpine Club of Canada trip, camp or activity
- Date Range
- [between 1903 and 1942]
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 48
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sub-Series
- A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 48
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [between 1903 and 1942]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Giant Steps, Paradise Valley
- Attributed to: Alpine Club of Canada trip, camp or activity
- Subject Access
- Organizations
- Sports and Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Creator
- Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta)
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214. Climbing Mt. Huber
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Date Range
- [between 1903 and 1942]
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 6020
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sub-Series
- A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 6020
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [between 1903 and 1942]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Subject Access
- Environment and Nature
- Sports and Recreation
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta)
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239. Huskies resting, Ike Mills
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Alberta or British Columbia
- Date Range
- [between 1903 and 1942]
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 749
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sub-Series
- A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 749
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [between 1903 and 1942]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Alberta or British Columbia
- Subject Access
- Sports and Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Conservation
- Reprocessed / archival quality gold-toned, 1973
- Creator
- Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta)
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310. Ascending snow slope on Mt. Habel, sheet film
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Date Range
- [between 1903 and 1942]
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 6126
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sub-Series
- A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 6126
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [between 1903 and 1942]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Subject Access
- Environment and Nature
- Sports and Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Creator
- Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta)
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316. A 30 lb. lake trout
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Alberta or British Columbia
- Date Range
- [between 1903 and 1942]
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 443
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sub-Series
- A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 443
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [between 1903 and 1942]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Alberta or British Columbia
- Subject Access
- Environment and Nature
- Sports and Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Creator
- Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta)
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336. Longstaff on Sentinel Pass, ACC
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Date Range
- [between 1903 and 1942]
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 5990
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sub-Series
- A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 5990
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [between 1903 and 1942]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Environment and Nature
- Organizations
- Sports and Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Creator
- Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta)
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656. Marble Canyon bungalow camp
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Kootenay National Park
- Date Range
- [between 1903 and 1942]
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 5674
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sub-Series
- A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 5674
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [between 1903 and 1942]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Kootenay National Park
- Subject Access
- Sports and Recreation
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta)
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