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- Luxton family fonds 22
- Kidney family fonds 6
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds 4
- George McLean fonds 3
- Soapy Smith fonds 3
- Allan E. Crawford fonds 2
- Dorothy Wardle fonds 2
- Lillian Gest fonds 2
- Nicholas Morant fonds 2
- Archives General File Collection 1
- Charlie Hunter fonds 1
- Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds 1
Bill [?], Construction at Norquay
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56267
- Part Of
- Ron Duke fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item pertains to 36 black and white negatives and 47 prints pertaining to construction work on Norquay Ski Hill, possibly in preparation for the 1948 Domion Ski Championship. Includes structures at the base of the hill and part-way up, unidentified men at work, work vehicles, and explosions.
- Date Range
- 1946-1948
- Reference Code
- V180 / I / E / i / NA - 02
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Negative
- Photograph
- Photograph print
36 images
- Part Of
- Ron Duke fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M175 / V180
- Series
- I.E. Early material / other
- Sous-Fonds
- V180
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V180 / I / E / i / NA - 02
- Date Range
- 1946-1948
- Physical Description
- 36 photographs : b&w negatives ; 5.1 x 5.4cm
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Item pertains to 36 black and white negatives and 47 prints pertaining to construction work on Norquay Ski Hill, possibly in preparation for the 1948 Domion Ski Championship. Includes structures at the base of the hill and part-way up, unidentified men at work, work vehicles, and explosions.
- Subject Access
- Automobiles
- Construction
- Dominion Ski Championship
- Horses
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Alberta
- Language
- NA
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Bill McLean? and Mary (McLean) Kootenay?
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57130
- Part Of
- George McLean fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of a print photograph of two children on horseback, could be Bill McLean and Mary (McLean) Kootenay.
- Date Range
- 1924-1966
- Reference Code
- V422 / PA - 89
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph print
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- George McLean fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M42
- V422
- Series
- II. Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V422
- Reference Code
- V422 / PA - 89
- Date Range
- 1924-1966
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: print
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of a print photograph of two children on horseback, could be Bill McLean and Mary (McLean) Kootenay.
- Subject Access
- Indigenous Peoples
- First Nations
- Stoney Nakoda
- Horses
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Related Material
- Recognizing Relations number: RR 500
- Title Source
- Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections. Possible identification made by archives staff
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Calgary Stampede coordinators and participants
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55011
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 photographs pertaining to the Calgary Stampede. Photographs depict Norman Luxton and other individuals involved in the coordination of the Calgary Stampede, including Fred Graham, Chief David Bearspaw, members of the Hunter and Burns families, Col. Walker, Guy Weadick and others.
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1930]
- 1944
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3c / PA - 1 to 5
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
9 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D3 : Organizations
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3c / PA - 1 to 5
- Responsibility
- Items LUX/I/D3c/PA-1 and 2 attributed to photographer F. Gully
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1930]
- 1944
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs : b&w prints ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 photographs pertaining to the Calgary Stampede. Photographs depict Norman Luxton and other individuals involved in the coordination of the Calgary Stampede, including Fred Graham, Chief David Bearspaw, members of the Hunter and Burns families, Col. Walker, Guy Weadick and others.
- Notes
- Most individuals in photographs are not named, and items [aside from first in file] are not dated
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Hunter, Judas
- Hunter, Enos
- Hunter, Nat
- Hunter, John
- Graham, Fred
- Bearspaw, David
- Bearspaw, Johnny
- Wildman, Dan, Sr.
- Powderface, Tom
- Burns, Pat
- Burns, John
- Webster, George
- Weadick, Guy
- Subject Access
- Events
- Public events
- Calgary Stampede
- Parade
- Indigenous Peoples
- Horses
- Teepees
- Construction
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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Calgary Stampede, teepee competition judging
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55013
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 21 photographs pertaining to events at the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede held in 1943, 1949 and 1954. Photographs dated 1949 depict unidentified Indigenous people on horseback [preparing for a Stampede event?], and other photographs in file pertain to the judging of teepee compet…
- Date Range
- 1943
- 1949
- 1954
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3c / PA - 6 to 26
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
29 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D3 : Organizations
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3c / PA - 6 to 26
- Responsibility
- Photographs LUX/I/D3c/PA-6 to 10 produced by photographer F. Gully.
- Date Range
- 1943
- 1949
- 1954
- Physical Description
- 21 photographs : b&w ; 17.5 x 12 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 21 photographs pertaining to events at the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede held in 1943, 1949 and 1954. Photographs dated 1949 depict unidentified Indigenous people on horseback [preparing for a Stampede event?], and other photographs in file pertain to the judging of teepee competitions in [including images of 1943 winner John Burns and his family].
- Notes
- Most individuals in photographs not identified.
- Name Access
- Bearspaw, David
- Burns, John
- Burns, Richard
- Burns, Pat
- Luxton, Norman
- Godsell, Philip
- Graham, Fred
- Peacock, Mark B.
- Powderface, Tom
- Wildman, Dan, Sr.
- Hunter, Enos
- Hunter, John
- Hunter, Judas
- Hunter, Nat
- Subject Access
- Calgary Stampede
- Events
- Public events
- Competition
- Teepees
- Arts
- Indigenous Peoples
- Cultural pluralism
- Animals
- Horses
- Recreation
- Ranches
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Bow Ranch
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Consider storing individual items in mylar sleeves due to ink and pencil annotations on back of some contents
- Related Material
- LUX/I/D3c/PA-1 to 5
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Charlie Hunter Photo Album
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54336
- Part Of
- Charlie Hunter fonds
- Scope & Content
- Album contains ca.211 black and white photographs pertaining to backcountry trail rides through the Canadian Rockies (1930s), belonging to guide Charlie Hunter. Individuals in the photographs include Caroline Hinman and Lillian Gest. Images depict tour groups in the Rockies, some portraits of indiv…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1934 - ca. 1936]
- Reference Code
- V292 / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph print
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Charlie Hunter fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V292
- Sous-Fonds
- V292
- Accession Number
- 2016.8594
- Reference Code
- V292 / PD - 1
- Responsibility
- Charlie Hunter
- Date Range
- [ca. 1934 - ca. 1936]
- Physical Description
- 1 Photograph Album: ca.211 prints, b&w
- History / Biographical
- Charlie Hunter (1888-1982) of Pincher Creek, Alberta, worked as a guide for Jim Boyce in the 1920s and 1930s, and was especially associated with Caroline Hinman's tours. Don Schoening (1918-2018), Charlie Hunter's nephew, worked as a wrangler for his uncle on Hinman's trail rides in Banff National Park in 1934 and 1936. Schoening also ran the pack trains that carried the building supplies for Skoki Lodge in 1936.
- Scope & Content
- Album contains ca.211 black and white photographs pertaining to backcountry trail rides through the Canadian Rockies (1930s), belonging to guide Charlie Hunter. Individuals in the photographs include Caroline Hinman and Lillian Gest. Images depict tour groups in the Rockies, some portraits of individuals and various landscape shots (forests, mountain views, etc.)
- Notes
- No dates or text accompanying images
- Name Access
- Hunter, Charlie
- Gest, Lillian
- Hinman, Caroline
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Language
- N/A
- Conservation
- Pages of album interleaved with acid-free tissue paper to prevent further damage to attached photographs. Use caution when handling as small fragments of paper may fall off of outer binding.
- Creator
- Charlie Hunter
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Christmas Card and Photograph Album]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1868
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photograph album containing some photographs of various Alpine Club of Canada, American Alpine Club, Sky-Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies, and personal trips. Photographs primarily depict mountain views, buildings, lakes, and people, some of whom are identified. The bulk…
- Date Range
- 1949-1958
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 12
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph print
- Postcard
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M67 / S36 / V225
- Series
- II.C. Activities / photography
- Sous-Fonds
- V225
- Sub-Series
- ii.b. Photographic material / photograph album
- Accession Number
- 5142
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 12
- Date Range
- 1949-1958
- Physical Description
- 1 album (173 prints : b&w and col. ; 25 x 22.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photograph album containing some photographs of various Alpine Club of Canada, American Alpine Club, Sky-Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies, and personal trips. Photographs primarily depict mountain views, buildings, lakes, and people, some of whom are identified. The bulk of the album is dedicated to Christmas cards sent to Lillian Gest by various people from 1949-1958. Inserts pertain to two photographs of a group of people sitting on the front porch of a cabin in Lake O'Hara. Ernest Feuz is seated far right.
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Activities
- Buildings
- Camps
- Christmas
- Climbing
- Correspondence
- Exploration
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Glaciers
- Huts
- Horses
- Horse packing
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake O'Hara region
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- Mountain Goat
- Postcards
- Portrait
- Scenery
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Jasper National Park
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Mount Assiniboine
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Rehoused with acid-free paper and flat string - flat string tied around book to hold pages together.
- Creator
- Gest, Lillian
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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CPR Trains, Railway Construction, and Unidentified Horseman
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54089
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 b&w and 2 colour prints, oversize (various dimensions). Content pertains to CPR trains, railway construction and a lone horseman riding in the mountains.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1970]
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 1 to 4 O.S.
- 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 - 1 to 4 O.S.
- Responsibility
- Produced by Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1970]
- Physical Description
- 4 Photographs: prints; b&w and colour
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 b&w and 2 colour prints, oversize (various dimensions). Content pertains to CPR trains, railway construction and a lone horseman riding in the mountains.
- Notes
- Images were originally stored in large yellow envelope mailed to Nicholas Morant at his Banff address ('PO Box 1288'), sent by Max Jacquiard.
- Storage Range
- In file box V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 649 to 688 and V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 1 to 4 O.S.
- Subject Access
- Horses
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Trains
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- 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. Files must be stored in appropriate conditions.
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Family and Friends in High River
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54656
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 album comprised of 55 black and white and colour photographs, 15 x 9 cm or smaller. File pertains to the Wardle family's visits to "the Ranch" in High River. File documents various animals (horses, dogs), scenery, Christmas 1951, the family feeding cattle, horseback riding, picni…
- Date Range
- 1947-1952
- 1947
- 1949
- 1950-1952
- Reference Code
- V75 / I / PD - 4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph print
- Private record
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M521 / V75
- Series
- V75 / I : Wardle Family, c.1912-1971
- Sous-Fonds
- V75
- Accession Number
- 7504
- Reference Code
- V75 / I / PD - 4
- Date Range
- 1947-1952
- 1947
- 1949
- 1950-1952
- Physical Description
- 1 album (55 photographs : b&w and col. ; 15 x 9 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 album comprised of 55 black and white and colour photographs, 15 x 9 cm or smaller. File pertains to the Wardle family's visits to "the Ranch" in High River. File documents various animals (horses, dogs), scenery, Christmas 1951, the family feeding cattle, horseback riding, picnics, the High River rodeo, branding and barn warming, artwork, and family and friends (particularly Uncle Kenneth and Doreen).
- Notes
- Photographs are bound between two pieces of wood that are inscribed with "Memo" on the front and various symbols and with DHW (Dorothy Hope Wardle) on the back. Everything is bound together by a leather strap.
- Other photographs in V75 / I / PD - 3 refer to Bull Creek Ranch in High River which could possibly be the same ranch as documented in this album.
- Name Access
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Wardle, James M.
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Art
- Christmas
- Community events
- Family and personal life
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Picnics and picnicking
- Rodeo
- Scenery
- Dogs
- Geographic Access
- High River
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- First page is loose, second page is almost loose. Consider digitizing.
- Creator
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Family photographs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions58982
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of prints and negatives of the Luxton family dogs, the grave of Frederick T. Young, a guinea pig pen [possibly in the Luxton's back yard], posed portraits of unidentified young men and a woman, portraits of Eleanor Luxton as a child, Eleanor with a group of unidentified Indigenous peo…
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1940]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D1 - 5 / PA - 01 to PA - 18 LUX / I / D1 - 5 / NA - 01 to NA - 02
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
41 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- I.D.1. Personal and professional : Personal and family life
- Sous-Fonds
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D1 - 5 / PA - 01 to PA - 18 LUX / I / D1 - 5 / NA - 01 to NA - 02
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1940]
- Physical Description
- 36 photographs (26 prints : b&w ; 26.6 x 18.5 cm or smaller - 10 negatives : b&w nitrate negatives ; 7 x 13 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of prints and negatives of the Luxton family dogs, the grave of Frederick T. Young, a guinea pig pen [possibly in the Luxton's back yard], posed portraits of unidentified young men and a woman, portraits of Eleanor Luxton as a child, Eleanor with a group of unidentified Indigenous people [possibly at the Banff Winter Carnival], and photographs of Norman, Georgina, and Eleanor dressed in Indigenous outfits - possibly all for an Exposition in Toronto in 1920. Three portraits of Georgina show her in the outfit made for her naming ceremony by the Stoney Nakoda.
- Notes
- Prints with duplicates have only one scanned.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Luxton, Georgina
- Subject Access
- Children
- Dogs
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Horses
- Indigenous Peoples
- Portrait
- Photography
- scenic
- Stoney Nakoda
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- N/A
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Family photographs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions58989
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Norman, Georgina, and Eleanor Luxton together or partially, sometimes with friends or other family members.
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1950]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D1 - 7 / PA - 01 to PA - 16
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
21 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- I.D.1. Personal and professional : Personal and family life
- Sous-Fonds
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D1 - 7 / PA - 01 to PA - 16
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1950]
- Physical Description
- 16 photographs : b&w ; 25.7 x 20.3 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Norman, Georgina, and Eleanor Luxton together or partially, sometimes with friends or other family members.
- Notes
- Blank pages not scanned.
- Name Access
- Crawler, Hector
- Luxton, Georgina
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Luxton, Norman
- Subject Access
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Cave and Basin
- Children
- Dogs
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Hot Springs
- Horses
- Indigenous Peoples
- Portrait
- Photography
- scenic
- Stoney Nakoda
- Swimming
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- N/A
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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