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35mm returns from Miller to be refiled

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
Transparencies returned from Miller Services, Toronto (photographic agency). Views were among Morant's most marketable work. They are related to those in file V500 / B3 / 55b : "To show J. G" [John Garden]
Date Range
[between 1940 and 1980], predominant 1959-1971
Reference Code
V500 / B3 / 56
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
V500
Series
I.B. Photography : transparencies : 2. General files
Sous-Fonds
V500
Reference Code
V500 / B3 / 56
Other Title Info
Parallel title is original title
Date Range
[between 1940 and 1980], predominant 1959-1971
Physical Description
108 photographs : transparencies, 35mm
Scope & Content
Transparencies returned from Miller Services, Toronto (photographic agency). Views were among Morant's most marketable work. They are related to those in file V500 / B3 / 55b : "To show J. G" [John Garden]
Geographic Access
Alberta
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
Saskatchewan
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
File consists of :
Banff National Park AB views, including autumn colours in the Bow Valley, trees, Vermilion Lakes, Mount Rundle including winter scenes, Fairholme Ranch building, teepees at Banff Indian Days, Bow Peak, Bow Lake, Lake Louise, Willie Morant at Peyto Lake, passenger train near Castle Mountain;
Glacier National Park BC views including snowshed in Rogers Pass, Mount Sir Donald, Moberly Peak
Mount Assiniboine
Other, including: harvesting, grain elevators and prairie landscapes; moose, woodpacker, flowers; Roberts Bank Kaiser coal operations; Peace River area; coastal British Columbia; Nova Scotia lighthouses, fishing boats, seascapes, shrine
Processing Status
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Canada Coast to Coast Scrapbook

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper and magazine clippings, magazine articles and covers, and pamphlets featuring leisure activities and travel/tourism activities across Canada. Includes some ads featuring Morant's photographs and a newspaper article about a murder investigation in Br…
Date Range
[ca. 1940]
Reference Code
M300 / II / B2 / 9
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
II / B Professional records : career records
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / II / B2 / 9
GMD
Scrapbook
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1940]
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records (30 pages ; 31 x 35.5 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper and magazine clippings, magazine articles and covers, and pamphlets featuring leisure activities and travel/tourism activities across Canada. Includes some ads featuring Morant's photographs and a newspaper article about a murder investigation in British Columbia.
Name Access
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Subject Access
Advertising
Magazine
Newspaper
Skiing
Swimming
Boats
Crime
Trains
Tourist information
Geographic Access
British Columbia
Quebec
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Alberta
Canada
Language
English
Conservation
Blank pages not scanned.
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources

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Canadian Landscape Scenes, Tourism and Other Miscellaneous

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 126 colour transparencies, various sizes, most of which are individually titled. Content pertains to numerous landscape views across Canada (including scenes in British Columbia, Alberta, the Canadian prairies, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia), with a majority depicting the Canadia…
Date Range
[ca. 1945 - ca. 1960]
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1975]
Reference Code
V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 410 to 535
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / II / C / 5 : Professional Photography
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 410 to 535
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Responsibility
Produced by Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1945 - ca. 1960]
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1975]
Physical Description
126 Photographs: transparencies; colour
Scope & Content
File consists of 126 colour transparencies, various sizes, most of which are individually titled. Content pertains to numerous landscape views across Canada (including scenes in British Columbia, Alberta, the Canadian prairies, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia), with a majority depicting the Canadian Rockies regions. Content also includes other assorted images pertaining to the Stoney Nakoda community, as well as Canadian Pacific tourism-related images.
Storage Range
In file box V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 410 to 535 and V500 / III / D / 4 / NS - 1 to 9
Subject Access
Travel
tourism
Landscapes
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Items in this file must be stored in mylar sheets to prevent surface damage. Transparencies must only be stored with other transparencies.
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Hotels 1, hotel extras 1

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway hotels, specifically the Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City; Royal York Hotel, Toronto; Hotel Saskatchewan, Regina; Banff Springs Hotel, Alberta; Chateau Lake Louise, Alberta; Empress Hotel, Victoria; and Empress Hotel Motor Lodge, Victoria. Includes labelled …
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Reference Code
V500 / C1 / 36 to 39
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Print
  2 images  
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Series
I.C. Photography : prints
Sous-Fonds
V500
Reference Code
V500 / C1 / 36 to 39
GMD
Print
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Physical Description
121 photographs : prints, b/w
Scope & Content
File pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway hotels, specifically the Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City; Royal York Hotel, Toronto; Hotel Saskatchewan, Regina; Banff Springs Hotel, Alberta; Chateau Lake Louise, Alberta; Empress Hotel, Victoria; and Empress Hotel Motor Lodge, Victoria. Includes labelled set: BSH public rooms 1966, 2 items (folder 38)
Geographic Access
Alberta
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Processing Status
Processed
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John Garden Transparency Copies

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
ca.125 colour transparencies given to John Garden by Nicholas Morant for use in his books "Nicholas Morant's Canada" (pub. 1998) and "Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific" (pub. 1991). Includes images of trains, portraits, scenes and people from Peru, Canadian scenics and images from Royal York Hotel…
Date Range
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]
[ca. 1955 - ca. 1975]
1964
Reference Code
V500 / I / D2 / NS
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / V500 / S20
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / I / D: Photography: Other Photography
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
V500 / I / D2 / NS
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]
[ca. 1955 - ca. 1975]
1964
Physical Description
ca. 125 Photographs: transparencies; colour
Scope & Content
ca.125 colour transparencies given to John Garden by Nicholas Morant for use in his books "Nicholas Morant's Canada" (pub. 1998) and "Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific" (pub. 1991). Includes images of trains, portraits, scenes and people from Peru, Canadian scenics and images from Royal York Hotel (1964).
Notes
File also contains set of photocopied scans depicting Nicholas Morant's original numbering systems and labels for transparencies
Storage Range
In box V500/I/D2/NS and V500/I/D3/NS
Name Access
Garden, John F.
Subject Access
Hotel
Royal York Hotel
Train
Landscapes
Geographic Access
Canada
Ontario
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Peru
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Leisure and Manufacturing Scrapbook

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook containing articles, newspaper, and magazine clippings pertaining to cruise ship vacations, boating, manufacturing, ship yards, skiing, RCMP forensic procedures. Includes a few advertisements and articles featuring Nicholas Morant's photographs.
Date Range
[ca. 1940]
Reference Code
M300 / II / B2 / 7
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
II / B Professional records : career records
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / II / B2 / 7
GMD
Scrapbook
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1940]
Physical Description
2.5 cm of textual records (55 pages ; 26.5 x 30 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook containing articles, newspaper, and magazine clippings pertaining to cruise ship vacations, boating, manufacturing, ship yards, skiing, RCMP forensic procedures. Includes a few advertisements and articles featuring Nicholas Morant's photographs.
Name Access
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Subject Access
Advertising
Magazine
Newspaper
Skiing
Swimming
Boats
Manufacturing
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Geographic Access
British Columbia
Quebec
Ontario
Alberta
Canada
Language
English
Conservation
Blank pages not scanned.
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
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Moraine Lake, Gold Train, Mt. Athabasca, CPR Trains Oversize Prints

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 3 oversized prints (16 x 20 inches) and two slightly larger posters / prints, colour, taken by Nicholas Morant. Content pertains to views of Moraine Lake in the summer, a cargo train turning a corner (possibly in the early morning), Mt. Athabasca, a CPR Diesel-Electric Locomotive a…
Date Range
[ca. 1960 - ca. 1980]
Reference Code
V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 44 to 48 O.S.
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Poster
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / II / C / 5 : Professional Photography
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 44 to 48 O.S.
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Poster
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant, Canadian Pacific
Date Range
[ca. 1960 - ca. 1980]
Physical Description
3 Posters: prints; colour
Scope & Content
File consists of 3 oversized prints (16 x 20 inches) and two slightly larger posters / prints, colour, taken by Nicholas Morant. Content pertains to views of Moraine Lake in the summer, a cargo train turning a corner (possibly in the early morning), Mt. Athabasca, a CPR Diesel-Electric Locomotive at Jackfish Curve (Lake Superior), and a CPR train front view.
Notes
First three items were originally stored together in a poster tube, labelled: "16 x 20 MORAINE GOLD TRAIN MT. ATHABASCA" Shipping label: "CP Rail MR. N. Morant P.O. Box 1288 Banff, Alberta c/o Station Agent Banff, Alta." Canadian Pacific Label: "Value Label CP Rail E 46 - 22 - 24" Other items were unlabelled, stored loose.
Subject Access
Canadian Pacific Railway
Train
Travel
tourism
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Ontario
Lake Superior
Jackfish Curve
Moraine Lake
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Items must be stored with protective mylar barriers to prevent surface damage.
Creator
Nicholas Morant, Canadian Pacific
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
Prairie landscapes and cloud effects. Includes views of grain elevators and railway. Areas include Wilcox, Lost Lake and Qu'Appelle Valley
Date Range
[between 1940 and 1980], predominant 1962-1964
Reference Code
V500 / B3 / 19
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I.B. Photography : transparencies : 2. General files
Reference Code
V500 / B3 / 19
Date Range
[between 1940 and 1980], predominant 1962-1964
Physical Description
29 photographs : transparencies; col, 35mm
Scope & Content
Prairie landscapes and cloud effects. Includes views of grain elevators and railway. Areas include Wilcox, Lost Lake and Qu'Appelle Valley
Geographic Access
Saskatchewan
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Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway operations, trains and rolling stock. Includes fourteen labelled sets LABELLED SETS (V500 / C1 / 92 to 94) : * Box cars, St. Luc - 1 items (f.92) * Prairie grain elevators, Lethbridge viaduct, grain train - 15 items (f.92) * E and N RR box cars at Vancouve…
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Reference Code
V500 / C1 / 92 to 94
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Print
  1 image  
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Series
I.C. Photography : prints
Sous-Fonds
V500
Reference Code
V500 / C1 / 92 to 94
GMD
Print
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Physical Description
90 photographs : prints, b/w
Scope & Content
File pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway operations, trains and rolling stock. Includes fourteen labelled sets LABELLED SETS (V500 / C1 / 92 to 94) :
* Box cars, St. Luc - 1 items (f.92)
* Prairie grain elevators, Lethbridge viaduct, grain train - 15 items (f.92)
* E and N RR box cars at Vancouver wharf - 2 items (f.92)
* Lake Superior views - 4 items (f.92)
* Bridge lifts 1979-80 - 8 items (f.93)
* Trains, M-113, winter, summer, Mountain Creek, Spiral Tunnels, line diversion, Clanwilliam, Notch Hill, winter & summer - 6 items (f.93)
* Canadian extras - 18 items (f.93)
* Freights, hi load - 7 items (f.93)
* Sulphur train 603, Massive 1979 - 1 item (f.94)
* Lake Louise diversion series - 9 items (f.94)
* Oldtimers, steam engines - 1 item (f.94)
* Propane (trackside) - 7 items (f.94)
* Artzies - 9 items (f.94)
* [Loose] - 4 items (f.94)
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Ontario
Processing Status
Processed
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Stoney Nakoda Photographs, Prairie Combines and Other Assorted, 'Miller Services Ltd.'

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 27 assorted b&w prints, various sizes (26 by Nicholas Morant, one image by Jamie Sanborn). Content pertains to Stoney Nakoda community in Alberta (three images); an untitled event, possibly funeral procession, with attendees in large black fur coats; an image by Jamie Sanborn of a …
Date Range
[ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]
[ca. 1945 - ca. 1965]
Reference Code
V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 649 to 675
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / II / C / 5 : Professional Photography
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 649 to 675
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Responsibility
Produced by Nicholas Morant and Jamie Sanborn
Date Range
[ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]
[ca. 1945 - ca. 1965]
Physical Description
27 Photographs: prints; b&w
Scope & Content
File consists of 27 assorted b&w prints, various sizes (26 by Nicholas Morant, one image by Jamie Sanborn). Content pertains to Stoney Nakoda community in Alberta (three images); an untitled event, possibly funeral procession, with attendees in large black fur coats; an image by Jamie Sanborn of a swimming pool's construction (undated); Photographs of Toronto skyscrapers and the Royal York Hotel; several images of active prairie combines; images of a totem pole in Stanley Park, Vancouver; and other miscellaneous images.
Storage Range
In file box V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 649 to 688 and V500 / II / C / 5 / PA Oversize - 1 to 4
Name Access
Sanborn, Jamie
Subject Access
Royal York Hotel
Hotel
Totem pole
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Ontario
Access Restrictions
Prints in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Prints in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Prints with ink or other risky materials attached need to be stored in mylar to protect adjacent items. File must be stored in appropriate conditions.
Creator
Nicholas Morant and Jamie Sanborn
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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