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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- The Nicholas Morant fonds consists of Morant's freelance work from his early days with the Winnipeg Free Press to his retirement from the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1981. It is national in scope and also includes some international material. The fonds is comprised of three series: I. Photograp…
- Date Range
- 1892-1995, predominant 1920-1981
- Reference Code
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Album
- Drawing
- Film
- Government record
- Map
- Blueprint
- Negative
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Poster
- Private record
- Recording disc
- Scrapbook
- Sound recording
- Textual record
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Accession Number
- 122, 182, 1273, 1460, 1612, 1685, 2175, 2265, 2631, 2703, 5117, 7438, 7784, 7672, 7914, 2023.01
- Reference Code
- M300 / S20 / V500
- GMD
- Album
- Drawing
- Film
- Government record
- Map
- Blueprint
- Negative
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Poster
- Private record
- Recording disc
- Scrapbook
- Sound recording
- Textual record
- Transparency
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant, Canadian Pacific, various
- Date Range
- 1892-1995, predominant 1920-1981
- Physical Description
- ca.50,775 photographs: ca.23,795 negatives, ca.18,456 transparencies, ca.8524 prints. -- 11 photograph albums. -- 125 sound recordings
- History / Biographical
- Nicholas Everard Morant, 1910-1999, was a professional photographer based at Banff, Alberta, Canada. He was a Canadian commercial photographer of international repute and Canada's premier railway photographer of the 20th century.
- Morant was born at Kamloops, British Columbia, the son of Francis and Mollie Morant. After attending the University School at Victoria, Morant served as Special Photographer to the CPR from 1929 to 1935 and again from 1944 to 1981. From 1935 to 1939, he was a cameraman for the Winnipeg Free Press, and from 1940 to 1944 worked with the Wartime Information Branch of the federal government (later to be known as the National Film Board Stills Division).
- Morant had a prolific career as a freelance commercial, portrait, magazine, landscape and documentary photographer. His work appeared in numerous books and magazines, including Time, Life, Liberty, Saturday Evening Post, (Toronto) Star Weekly, Northern Sportsman, Reader's Digest, Country Guide, The Standard, National Home Monthly, Canadian Photography, Outdoor Canada, National Geographic, the Globe & Mail, Winnipeg Tribune, New York Daily News, and the two Canadian Pacific Railway magazines, The Spanner and Rail News.
- Two wartime images were featured on postage stamps, while three landscape views appeared on Canadian $10, $50 and $100 bills. His images were also used for corporate annual reports, postcards, brochures, calendars and advertisements. From the 1950s to 1980s Morant gave public slide shows of his work, two of the most popular being "A Talk Without Words" and "The World At Your Feet".
- Morant married Ivy May "Willie" Young in 1936 when he was a photographer with the Winnipeg Free Press. Beginning in 1929, and until the end of her life, Morant's travelling and working companion was his wife, "Willie," 1910-1986.
- Scope & Content
- The Nicholas Morant fonds consists of Morant's freelance work from his early days with the Winnipeg Free Press to his retirement from the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1981. It is national in scope and also includes some international material. The fonds is comprised of three series: I. Photography; II. Professional records; III. Personal and family records.
- I. Photography series consists of: A. Negatives and transparencies, B. Transparencies, C. Prints, D. Other photographs. II. Professional records series consists of: A. Working records, B. Career records, C. Topical files. III. Personal and family records series consists of: A. Nick and Willie Morant, B. Nick Morant funeral and memorial, C. Francis and Mollie Morant, D. Collected material
- Notes
- Full summary of sub-sub-series levels: I / A : 1) Darkroom Files [ a) Negative Albums b) Black/White Series I and II c) Colour Series I and II d) Leica Negs ] 2) GD Files I / B : 1) Presentations [ a) Topical Files b) Thematic Files ] 2) General Files 3) Other I / C : 1) Print Files I / D : 1) Exhibition and Display Prints 2) Photographs used by John Garden 3) Other Photographs II / A : 1) Log Books 2) Notebooks II / B : 1) Career Binders [ a) Postcards b) Brochures and Advertising c) clippings and articles d) Calendar Photographs ] 2) Scrapbooks [ a) Content 1933 - 1946 b) Content 1940 - 1980 ] II / C : 1) Numbered / Titled Files [ a) Group A b) Group B c) Group C d) Group D e) Group H f) Group P g) Group R ] 2) Other Topical Files [ a) Railway; i) Timetables ii) Publications iii) Other b) Photography; i) Textual Records ii) Print Material c) Travel d) Exhibitions and Galleries e)Personal f) Other ] 3) Postcards, Greeting Cards and Ephemera Collection 4) Published Images and Text 5) Professional Photography 6) Promotional Items, Awards and Correspondence 7) Presentation and Interview Materials III / A : 1) Correspondence 2) Personal Papers [ a) Personal Records b) Notes and Notebooks c) Lists and Card Files d) Awards and Retirement ] 3) Personal Photographs 4) House Records [ a) Construction b) Household Records ] 5) Business, Financial and Legal Papers 6) Interviews, Reminiscences Personal Recordings 7) Other Records (Signs, Cartoons, Drawings, etc.) 8) Personal Correspondence and Notes 9) Travel Documents and Maps III / B : 1) Nick Morant Funeral, Memorial and Estate III / C : 1) Mollie Morant Papers 2) Other Family Papers III / D : 1) Sound Recordings 2) Biographical Material 3) Other Papers and Photographs [ a) Burton Wheatley Family b) Other ] 4) Personal and Family Photography 5) Personal Interest and Gifts
- Name Access
- Morant, Nicholas
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- British Columbia
- Peru
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Canada
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- Quebec
- Saskatchewan
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- electronic and online finding aids
- Creator
- Morant, Nicholas
- Biographical Source Notes
- Brock Silversides; We Live in a Postcard: Banff Family Histories (Banff: Banff History Book Committee, 2005)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of the Barnes family prior to their move to Banff
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-1910]
- Reference Code
- V48 / I / A / NA - 1 to 8, 494
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Film
- Negative
- Transparency
8 images
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V48
- Series
- I.A. Negatives : Film
- Sous-Fonds
- V48
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V48 / I / A / NA - 1 to 8, 494
- GMD
- Film
- Negative
- Transparency
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-1910]
- Physical Description
- 9 photographs : negatives, film
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of the Barnes family prior to their move to Banff
- Notes
- LIST OF NEGATIVES :
- 1 Family on porch of house, [North Dakota?]
- 2 Farm buildings, [Barnes farm, North Dakota?]
- 3, 4 Children in front of school, [North Dakota?]
- 5 Soo Line boxcar with man and colt in door
- 6 Street scene of prairie town
- 7 Royal Hotel
- 8 Moose Jaw railway station
- 494 Elliott or "Fred" Rupert Barnes on deer hunt, [North Dakota?]
- Name Access
- Barnes, Elliott
- Subject Access
- Buildings
- Cityscape
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Hunting
- Landscapes
- Transportation
- Trains
- Geographic Access
- Moose Jaw
- Saskatchewan
- North Dakota
- Canada
- United States of America
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Language
- NA
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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McAleenan family photographs
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- Part Of
- Jimmy Simpson family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of glass stereo transparencies depicting Grand Canyon scenic views, mountains, wildlife, and horse rides.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1915-1925, n.d.]
- Reference Code
- V577 / I / A / 2 / B / PS 2 - 199 to PS 2 - 291
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
93 images
- Part Of
- Jimmy Simpson family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M78 / S16 / V577
- Series
- V577 / I : Photography
- Sous-Fonds
- V577
- Sub-Series
- V577 / I / A / 2 / B : Photography : glass stereo transparencies
- Accession Number
- 492
- Reference Code
- V577 / I / A / 2 / B / PS 2 - 199 to PS 2 - 291
- Date Range
- [ca. 1915-1925, n.d.]
- Physical Description
- 141 photographs : b&w slides ; 17.7 cm x 12.6 m
- History / Biographical
- Stereographs are photographs of the same subject taken from slightly different angles. These photos, displayed side by side in a stereoscope, would be viewed at close range, forcing the eye to overlay the two photos to create a 3D effect. Stereoscopes could be hand held or mounted to a table or other surface. Stereographs could be made with a single camera, moved slightly from the first image taken; specialized dual-lens cameras streamlined the process. Stereographs can be made with precious metals, glass, paper, and celluloid bases with any kind of photographic process.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of glass stereo transparencies depicting Grand Canyon scenic views, mountains, wildlife, and horse rides.
- Notes
- Box 2/3 [199 - 291] Grand Canyon trip [McAleeman photographer?]
- Name Access
- Simson, Jimmy
- Subject Access
- Photography
- Environment and Nature
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Landscapes
- National parks and reserves
- Scenery
- Travel
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Grand Canyon
- Arizona
- United States of America
- Language
- N/A
- Conservation
- Slides scanned prior to cleaning Replace/repair binding tape where needed.
- Finding Aid
- Inventory available for V577/PS - 1 to 197
- Biographical Source Notes
- Mark Osterman, "Introduction to Photographic Equipment, Processes, and Definitions of the 19th Century," Focal Encyclopedia of Photography 4th edition, pg. 116.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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McAleenan family photographs
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- Part Of
- Jimmy Simpson family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of glass stereo transparencies depicting Rocky Mountain and Grand Canyon scenic views, mountains, wildlife, and horse rides. Includes Bow Valley, Banff, Assiniboine, Bow Lake, and surrounding areas ; Grand Canyon and surrounding areas. Slides are a mix of colour and black & white phot…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1915-1925, n.d.]
- Reference Code
- V577 / I / A / 2 / B / PS 2 - 151 to PS 2 - 198
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
48 images
- Part Of
- Jimmy Simpson family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M78 / S16 / V577
- Series
- V577 / I : Photography
- Sous-Fonds
- V577
- Sub-Series
- V577 / I / A / 2 / B : Photography : glass stereo transparencies
- Accession Number
- 492
- Reference Code
- V577 / I / A / 2 / B / PS 2 - 151 to PS 2 - 198
- Date Range
- [ca. 1915-1925, n.d.]
- Physical Description
- 141 photographs : b&w and col. slides ; 17.7 cm x 12.6 m
- History / Biographical
- Stereographs are photographs of the same subject taken from slightly different angles. These photos, displayed side by side in a stereoscope, would be viewed at close range, forcing the eye to overlay the two photos to create a 3D effect. Stereoscopes could be hand held or mounted to a table or other surface. Stereographs could be made with a single camera, moved slightly from the first image taken; specialized dual-lens cameras streamlined the process. Stereographs can be made with precious metals, glass, paper, and celluloid bases with any kind of photographic process.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of glass stereo transparencies depicting Rocky Mountain and Grand Canyon scenic views, mountains, wildlife, and horse rides. Includes Bow Valley, Banff, Assiniboine, Bow Lake, and surrounding areas ; Grand Canyon and surrounding areas. Slides are a mix of colour and black & white photographs; all colour photographs are Autochrome slides.
- Notes
- Box 2/3 [151] Mt. Rundle from Bow River [152] Brazeau Lake [153] Group of riders resing near Upper Waterfowl Lake and Mount Chephren [154] Auto on [Banff - Castle road] [155] Man packing horse [156] Camp site with flytent [157] Man on horse [158] Group standing around fire [159] Men and packhorses on snow covered slope [160] Men and packhorses [161] Packtrain at Nigel Pass [162] Packhorses fording the North Saskatchewan River [163] Packhorses in burn area at Lake Louise [164] Packtrain along stream [165] Packtrain in Jonas Pass area [166] Mount Murchison [167] Unidentified man on horse [168] Bow Valley - east of Banff, Tunnel Mountain [169] Nigel Pass from the east [170] Locomotive in shops [171] Mule deer along railroad tracks west of Banff [172] Bow River below Bow Falls [173] Pack train at Bow Summit [174] Unidentified dam under construction [175] Unidentified dam under construction [176] Unidentified dam under construction [177] Unidentified dam under construction [178] Unidentified mountain taken during trip to Red Earth Creek with Joe Woodworth [Mt. Ball?] [179] Unditentified mountain [180] Unidentified mountain [181] Brazeau Glacier area [182] Bow Glacier [183] Bow Lake [184] Unidentified mountain scene [185] [Mount Assiniboine from the south?] [186] Mount Assiniboine with tipi in the foreground [187] Mount Assiniboine [188] Mount Assiniboine from Og Lake [189] Wonder Peak - Mount Assiniboine area [190] Mount Assiniboine area [191] Mount Assiniboine area [192] Jimmy Simpson and horse in Mount Assiniboine area [193] Mount Assiniboine area [194] Mount Assiniboine area [195] Mount Assiniboine area [196] Mount Assiniboine area [197] Mount Assiniboine area [198] Mount Assiniboine
- Name Access
- Simson, Jimmy
- Subject Access
- Photography
- Environment and Nature
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Landscapes
- National parks and reserves
- Scenery
- Travel
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Bow Valley
- Bow Lake
- Bow Glacier
- Brazeau Lake
- Assiniboine
- Grand Canyon
- Alberta
- Canada
- Arizona
- United States of America
- Language
- N/A
- Conservation
- Slides scanned prior to cleaning Replace/repair binding tape where needed.
- Finding Aid
- Inventory available for V577/PS - 1 to 197
- Biographical Source Notes
- Mark Osterman, "Introduction to Photographic Equipment, Processes, and Definitions of the 19th Century," Focal Encyclopedia of Photography 4th edition, pg. 116.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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McAleenan family photographs
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- Part Of
- Jimmy Simpson family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of glass stereo transparencies depicting Grand Canyon scenic views, camping, horse riding. Also includes scenes of fishing at sea, boats, coastlines, and various fishing boats.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1915-1925, n.d.]
- Reference Code
- V577 / I / A / 2 / B / PS 2 - 292 to PS 2 - 366
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
75 images
- Part Of
- Jimmy Simpson family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M78 / S16 / V577
- Series
- V577 / I : Photography
- Sous-Fonds
- V577
- Sub-Series
- V577 / I / A / 2 / B : Photography : glass stereo transparencies
- Accession Number
- 492
- Reference Code
- V577 / I / A / 2 / B / PS 2 - 292 to PS 2 - 366
- Date Range
- [ca. 1915-1925, n.d.]
- Physical Description
- 139 photographs : b&w slides ; 17.7 cm x 12.6 m
- History / Biographical
- Stereographs are photographs of the same subject taken from slightly different angles. These photos, displayed side by side in a stereoscope, would be viewed at close range, forcing the eye to overlay the two photos to create a 3D effect. Stereoscopes could be hand held or mounted to a table or other surface. Stereographs could be made with a single camera, moved slightly from the first image taken; specialized dual-lens cameras streamlined the process. Stereographs can be made with precious metals, glass, paper, and celluloid bases with any kind of photographic process.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of glass stereo transparencies depicting Grand Canyon scenic views, camping, horse riding. Also includes scenes of fishing at sea, boats, coastlines, and various fishing boats.
- Notes
- Box 3/3 [292 - 305] Grand Canyon Trip [306 - 366] At Sea [McAleenan photographer?]
- Name Access
- Simson, Jimmy
- Subject Access
- Photography
- Environment and Nature
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Landscapes
- National parks and reserves
- Scenery
- Travel
- Wildlife
- Seascapes
- Fishing
- Boats
- Geographic Access
- Grand Canyon
- Arizona
- United States of America
- Language
- N/A
- Conservation
- Slides scanned prior to cleaning
- Finding Aid
- Inventory available for V577/PS - 1 to 197
- Biographical Source Notes
- Mark Osterman, "Introduction to Photographic Equipment, Processes, and Definitions of the 19th Century," Focal Encyclopedia of Photography 4th edition, pg. 116.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Travel and home records
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of scrapbooks, albums, photographs and textual records pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's domestic and international travels, and Eleanor's life in Banff. Includes records pertaining to Japan, Panama, Hawaii, and China; local events, including the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days and…
- Date Range
- [ca.1900] - 1992
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Photograph
- Negative
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E
- Date Range
- [ca.1900] - 1992
- Physical Description
- 27.5 cm of textual records (5 scrapbooks ; 0.5 cm newspaper clippings) -- 7 albums -- 1,345 photographs (1,083 b&w and col. prints ; 257 b&w and col. negatives ; 5 col. transparency slides)
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of scrapbooks, albums, photographs and textual records pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's domestic and international travels, and Eleanor's life in Banff. Includes records pertaining to Japan, Panama, Hawaii, and China; local events, including the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days and a celebration marking the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II; Canadian trips, including the Okanagan region, Seebe and Jasper National Park; and the Luxton family home in Banff.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Exploration
- Home
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Banff
- Quebec
- United States of America
- Panama
- Japan
- China
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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