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Henry Vaux Jr. fonds

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Part Of: Henry Vaux Jr. fonds

Scope & Content: The Henry Vaux Jr. fonds consists of 495 negative photographs taken by Henry Vaux Jr. between 1997-2013. Photographs depict various regions within the Canadian Rockies including mountain ranges, water features and other landscapes, replicating photographs of the same regions taken by his ancestors …

Date Range: [1997 - 2013]

Reference Code: V794

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Negative; Photograph

Part Of: Henry Vaux Jr. fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V794

Sous-Fonds: V794

Accession Number: 2018.9008

Reference Code: V794

GMD: Negative; Photograph

Responsibility: Henry Vaux Jr.

Date Range: [1997 - 2013]

Physical Description: 495 photographs : negatives

History / Biographical: Henry Vaux Jr. (1940-) is a professor emeritus of ersource economics at the University of California. Henry Vaux Jr. retired in 2004 following and extensive career in the field of water resource economics, including positions as the director of the University of Calgary Water Resource Centre, a national associate of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and chair of the Water Science and Technology Board of the National Research Council. Vaux Jr. is the author of over 90 publications in his field, including "Legacy in Time: Three Generations of Mountain Photography in the Canadian West". Vaux Jr. is a member of the well-known Vaux family of the Canadian Rockies region (see fonds level entry for M107/V653).

Scope & Content: The Henry Vaux Jr. fonds consists of 495 negative photographs taken by Henry Vaux Jr. between 1997-2013. Photographs depict various regions within the Canadian Rockies including mountain ranges, water features and other landscapes, replicating photographs of the same regions taken by his ancestors George Vaux IX, Mary Vaux and William Vaux, between ca. 1897 and ca. 1912. The fonds consists of: Series I : Legacy in Time (contains ca. 485 negatives of images used in Henry Vaux Jr.'s book "Legacy in Time: Three Generations of Mountain Photography in the Canadian West"). Series I consists of five sub-series: Sub-series A (Glaciers), 165 photographs; B (Mountains), 135 photographs; C (Water Falls), 60 photographs; D (Lakes), 75 photographs; and E (People), 60 photographs.

Notes: Negatives in Series I were organized by Henry Vaux Jr. based on their corresponding chapters in his book, "Legacy in Time"; sub-series have been named according to corresponding chapter names given by Henry Vaux Jr.

Name Access: Vaux, Henry Jr.

Subject Access: Mountain; Landscapes; Scenery; Travel; Conservation

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; British Columbia; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Language: English

Creator: Henry Vaux Jr.

Biographical Source Notes: http://glacierchange.org/scrapbook/vaux-family-gallery/ https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/going-back-in-time-to-record-retreat-of-glaciers https://rmbooks.com/book-author/henry-vaux-jr/ Vaux, Henry Jr. "Legacy in Time: Three Generations of Mountain Photography in the Canadian West" (Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books, 2014).

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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The Athabasca Glacier

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Artist: John Hartman (1950 – , Canadian)

Date: 2014

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: HaO.05.29

Description: Watercolour of the Athabasca Glacier. Light blue boarders and soft colours.

1 image

Artist: John Hartman (1950 – , Canadian)

Title: The Athabasca Glacier

Date: 2014

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 22.86 x 28.58 cm

Description: Watercolour of the Athabasca Glacier. Light blue boarders and soft colours.

Subject: mountain; hartman; watercolour; landscape;

Credit: Gift of John Hartman, Tiny, 2017

Catalogue Number: HaO.05.29

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Bow Lake

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Artist: John Hartman (1950 – , Canadian)

Date: 2014

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: HaO.05.12

Description: Watercolour of Bow Lake. Light blue boarder

1 image

Artist: John Hartman (1950 – , Canadian)

Title: Bow Lake

Date: 2014

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 22.86 x 28.58 cm

Description: Watercolour of Bow Lake. Light blue boarder

Subject: mountain; bow lake; watercolour; hartman; landscape;

Credit: Gift of John Hartman, Tiny, 2017

Catalogue Number: HaO.05.12

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Bow Lake and the Crowfoot Glacier

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Artist: John Hartman (1950 – , Canadian)

Date: 2014

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: HaO.05.13

Description: Watercolour or Bow Lake and Crowfoot Glacier. Blue boarder

1 image

Artist: John Hartman (1950 – , Canadian)

Title: Bow Lake and the Crowfoot Glacier

Date: 2014

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 22.86 x 28.58 cm

Description: Watercolour or Bow Lake and Crowfoot Glacier. Blue boarder

Subject: mountain; bow lake; watercolour; hartman; landscape

Credit: Gift of John Hartman, Tiny, 2017

Catalogue Number: HaO.05.13

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Charlie Locke, the Balfour Glacier

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Artist: John Hartman (1950 – , Canadian)

Date: 2014

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: HaO.05.15

Description: Watercolour, three-quarter view, bust portrait of Charlie Locke. Mountainous scenery in the back ground with three other objects over top.

1 image

Artist: John Hartman (1950 – , Canadian)

Title: Charlie Locke, the Balfour Glacier

Date: 2014

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 57.15 x 62.23 cm

Description: Watercolour, three-quarter view, bust portrait of Charlie Locke. Mountainous scenery in the back ground with three other objects over top.