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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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Anniversary of the Banff High School Issued by The Cascadian, 1913-1933
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- Scope & Content
- Series consists of: 1 Anniversary publication of Banff High School, 1913-1933; 1 page (photocopy) of Grade 12 biographies, n.d.
- Reference Code
- M4 / 469
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Textual, government record
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Series
- Banff High School - Cascadian publication
- Accession Number
- 7999
- Reference Code
- M4 / 469
- Physical Description
- 2 textual records
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of: 1 Anniversary publication of Banff High School, 1913-1933; 1 page (photocopy) of Grade 12 biographies, n.d.
- Finding Aid
- Printed inventory available
- Related Material
- Constitutes Series VIII of the Banff School District No. 102 fonds.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Assessment and tax rolls series. -- 1901-1979
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- Reference Code
- M4 / os.D
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Textual, government record
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Accession Number
- 2193
- 5397
- Reference Code
- M4 / os.D
- Physical Description
- 13 vol of textual records : oversize
- Finding Aid
- Printed inventory and oversize register available
- Related Material
- Constitutes Series IV of the Banff School District No. 102 fonds
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
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Copy Negatives
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series contains 3765 b&w negatives. Series consists of copy negatives created in 1975 for preservation purposes. Copy negatives were made from original negatives. Series pertains to various Alpine Club of Canada annual camps and expeditions including the Paradise Valley camp, Yoho and Bow Valley ex…
- Date Range
- [ca.1905] to [ca.1975]
- Reference Code
- V263 / V / NA - 71 - 1 to V263 / V / NG - 78
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Series
- V263 / V : Copy Negatives
- Reference Code
- V263 / V / NA - 71 - 1 to V263 / V / NG - 78
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- [ca.1905] to [ca.1975]
- Physical Description
- Negatives: 3765 b&w
- Scope & Content
- Series contains 3765 b&w negatives. Series consists of copy negatives created in 1975 for preservation purposes. Copy negatives were made from original negatives. Series pertains to various Alpine Club of Canada annual camps and expeditions including the Paradise Valley camp, Yoho and Bow Valley expedition, Lake O’Hara camp, Consolation Valley camp, and the Smithsonian-ACC Mount Robson expedition; expeditions to Lake of the Hanging Glacier area, Bow Movie trip, Ptarmigan Pass movie trip, Mount Assiniboine, Skoki, and the Columbia Icefield Expedition with Lewis Freeman; other areas featured include Glacier and Rogers Pass, the Town of Banff, Lake Louise area, Jasper, Field, areas along the Icefields Parkway, various location in Yoho, Banff, Jasper, Glacier, and Kootenay National parks. Subjects include climbing, mountaineering, skiing, ski jumping, the Banff Winter Carnival, Banff Indian Days, scenic views of mountains, glaciers, rivers, wildlife, and plants, Canadian Pacific Railway infrastructure, the Big Bend Highway construction, and Indigenous or First Nations Peoples. Extended date range accounts for the approximate date the original negative was created and up to the approximate date of the creation of the copy negatives.
- Subject Access
- Mountains
- Scenery
- First nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Title Source
- Title based on content of series
- Content Details
- Original negatives have been retired to cold storage and any future reproductions will be made using the copy negatives found in this series.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Legal and financial records series. -- 1888-1979
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- Scope & Content
- Series consists of debenture and lease records, tax sale records, financial statements, cashbooks, account ledger
- Reference Code
- M4 / 343 - 347, 371
- M4 / os.B, os.D
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Textual, government record
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Accession Number
- 209
- 2193
- 2305
- 2561
- 5397
- Reference Code
- M4 / 343 - 347, 371
- M4 / os.B, os.D
- Physical Description
- ca.5 cm and 6 vol of textual records : includes oversize material
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of debenture and lease records, tax sale records, financial statements, cashbooks, account ledger
- Finding Aid
- Printed inventory available
- Related Material
- Constitutes Series III of the Banff School District No. 102 fonds
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
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Minutes and records of annual meetings series. -- 1895-1983
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- Scope & Content
- Series consists of: A. Minutes of the National Park School District No. 102, 1895-1967, and the Banff School District No. 102, 1973-1983; B. Records of Annual Meetings, 1948-1977
- Reference Code
- M4 / 193 - 211, 297 - 299, 306 - 342
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Textual, government record
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Accession Number
- 2193
- 3178
- 3272
- 3750
- 5140
- 5397
- Reference Code
- M4 / 193 - 211, 297 - 299, 306 - 342
- Physical Description
- ca.30 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of: A. Minutes of the National Park School District No. 102, 1895-1967, and the Banff School District No. 102, 1973-1983; B. Records of Annual Meetings, 1948-1977
- Finding Aid
- Printed inventory available
- Related Material
- Constitutes Series I of the Banff School District No. 102 fonds
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
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Personal photographs series. -- [189-]-[194-]
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of Byron Harmon personal photographs, including: 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
- Reference Code
- V263 / PA / unnumbered
- V263 / NF
- V263 / NS
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Series
- II. Personal photographs
- Reference Code
- V263 / PA / unnumbered
- V263 / NF
- V263 / NS
- Physical Description
- ca.370 photographs : prints, transparencies, motion pictures
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of Byron Harmon personal photographs, including: 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
- Finding Aid
- Selected reference prints available in Visual Reference File
- Related Material
- Constitutes Series II of the Byron Harmon fonds
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of series
- Content Details
- V263 / PA -- Series II.A. -- ca. 189- to ca. 194-. -- ca. 60 items : prints. -- Includes family portraits, early Banff scenes, photographs received from other early people, some cards. V263 / NF 1 - 1 to 12 -- Series II.B. -- ca. 193-. -- 12 items : motion picture reels, 16 mm. -- Out-takes from silent films of Harmon's world travels, including Europe, Japan and China. Summaries available. V263 / NS -- Series II.C. -- ca. 1940. -- ca. 300 items : transparencies; 35 mm., black & white and colour. -- Pertain mainly to world travels ; also some mountain and prairie scenics.
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Photographs. -- 1887-1970
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- Scope & Content
- Photographs pertain to school classes, faculty, activities and town views
- Date Range
- 1887-1970
- Reference Code
- V44 / PA / 1 - 137
- V44 / PB / 1-3
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Photograph
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M4 / V44
- Sous-Fonds
- M4 / V44
- Accession Number
- 209
- 2470
- 5397, 7999
- Reference Code
- V44 / PA / 1 - 137
- V44 / PB / 1-3
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1887-1970
- Physical Description
- 140 photographs : prints
- Scope & Content
- Photographs pertain to school classes, faculty, activities and town views
- Name Access
- Banff School District No. 102
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Printed inventory available
- Related Material
- Constitutes Series VIII of the Banff School District No. 102 fonds
- Creator
- Banff School District No. 102
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Records pertaining to local government series. -- 1960-1986; predominant 1974-1983
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- Scope & Content
- Records pertain to: Banff Advisory Council, 1961-1978; regional agreements re Alberta Municpal Affairs, 1966-1980; studies and reports re townsite administration, 1973-1974, including Banff Townsite Administration Study and Oberlander and Plunkett reports; Banff Townsite Options Review Committee (T…
- Reference Code
- M4 / 300 - 305, 395 - 410
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Textual, government record
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Accession Number
- 3750
- 5397
- Reference Code
- M4 / 300 - 305, 395 - 410
- Physical Description
- ca.20 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Records pertain to: Banff Advisory Council, 1961-1978; regional agreements re Alberta Municpal Affairs, 1966-1980; studies and reports re townsite administration, 1973-1974, including Banff Townsite Administration Study and Oberlander and Plunkett reports; Banff Townsite Options Review Committee (TORC), 1974-1975; Provisional Administration Board (PAB), 1975-1976; census figures, 1980; Banff Joint Committee on Future Townsite Administration, 1980-1983; Banff Municipal Committee, 1986
- Finding Aid
- Printed inventory available
- Related Material
- Constitutes Series VI of the Banff School District No. 102 fonds.
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Robert D. Townsend series. -- 1968-1977; predominant 1973-1977
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- Scope & Content
- Series consists of: I. School board trustee and chairman files, 1968-1977; ca.30 cm. Includes: A. Administrative records, 1968-1977, ca.20 cm, pertaining to school board involvement; B. Background information, 1973-1977, ca.10 cm. II. Local government information files, 1973-1977, ca.30 cm. File…
- Reference Code
- M4 / 411 - 468
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Textual, government record
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Accession Number
- 2889
- Reference Code
- M4 / 411 - 468
- Physical Description
- ca.60 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Robert Townsend served as a school board trustee, 1972-1977, and as chairman, 1976-1977
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of: I. School board trustee and chairman files, 1968-1977; ca.30 cm. Includes: A. Administrative records, 1968-1977, ca.20 cm, pertaining to school board involvement; B. Background information, 1973-1977, ca.10 cm. II. Local government information files, 1973-1977, ca.30 cm. Files contain Townsend's copies of information circulated to school board members and include his annotations and notes
- Finding Aid
- Printed inventory available
- Related Material
- Constitutes Series VII of the Banff School District No. 102 fonds
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
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