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Alberta historical photographs

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Album consists of 14 photographs and accompanying notes pertaining to various historical events in Alberta. Photographs in album pertain to the Ranchmen's Club in Calgary; an unidentified Stoney Nakoda chief receiving royalty payments for oil extraction in 1929; a group of police officers gathered …
Date Range
[1955-1960]
Reference Code
LUX / II / E / PD - 6
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
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 / PD - 6
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
[1955-1960]
Physical Description
1 album (14 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm)
Scope & Content
Album consists of 14 photographs and accompanying notes pertaining to various historical events in Alberta. Photographs in album pertain to the Ranchmen's Club in Calgary; an unidentified Stoney Nakoda chief receiving royalty payments for oil extraction in 1929; a group of police officers gathered outside of a building [possibly the North-West Mounted Police Barracks in Canmore]; a cattle ranch, possibly located on a Blackfoot reserve; and other related subjects.
Notes
Photographs are copies of older images which were reproduced by Eleanor Luxton, ca.1955-1960. Dates and ownership details of original images is unknown.
Subject Access
Research
History
Animals
Club
Community life
Environment
Indigenous Peoples
First Nations
Land, settlement and immigration
Natural resources
Oil
Organizations
Ranchers and ranching
Ranches
Stoney Nakoda First Nations
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
Morley
Canmore
Reproduction Restrictions
Copyright status unknown
Language
English
Category
Environment
First nations
Indigenous Peoples
Land, settlement and immigration
Natural resources
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Canadian ceramic pottery exhibition album

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one photograph album with 32 b&w photograph prints pertaining to Canadian Indigenous-inspired ceramic art by Mary (Mamie) Etta Young. Album also includes one newspaper clipping pertaining to ceramicist and art business owner Mary Young and her role in a Banff art exhibition.
Date Range
[1922-1923]
Reference Code
LUX / I / E4 / PD - 2
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Scrapbook
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / E : Collected material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / E4 : Photographs
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / E4 / PD - 2
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Scrapbook
Date Range
[1922-1923]
Physical Description
1 album (32 photographs : b&w ; 12.5 x 10.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
Mary Etta (Young) Hawkins entered a partnership with Norman Luxton to open a ceramic art business in 1922. Mary Etta married Stanley Hawkins in June 1923.
Scope & Content
File consists of one photograph album with 32 b&w photograph prints pertaining to Canadian Indigenous-inspired ceramic art by Mary (Mamie) Etta Young. Album also includes one newspaper clipping pertaining to ceramicist and art business owner Mary Young and her role in a Banff art exhibition.
Notes
Date range provided is estimate by Processing Archivist based on additional research and related contents in fonds - LUX / I / E1 contains original agreement between Mary Young and Norman Luxton re: opening of ceramic business in Banff, 1922
Name Access
Young, Mary (Mamie)
Subject Access
Art
Artists
Museums
Cultural pluralism
First Nations
Geographic Access
Canada
Access Restrictions
Handle with caution - loose contents
Language
English
Conservation
Album pages stored together in folded acid-free paper to keep contents together in correct order.
Category
Arts
Cultural pluralism
First nations
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Norman Luxton business documents

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of notes, advertisements and other documents pertaining to multiple businesses owned by Norman Luxton in Banff. File includes: advertising cards depicting the "Man Fish" of Lake Minnewanka at the Banff Indian Trading Post; a list of names of Stoney Nakoda community members commissione…
Date Range
[1915-1925]
1923-1924
1930
[1945-1950]
1932
1938
[1960]
Reference Code
LUX / I / E1 / 14
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Private record
  6 images     7 Electronic Resources  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / E : Collected material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / E1 : Business records
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / E1 / 14
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Private record
Date Range
[1915-1925]
1923-1924
1930
[1945-1950]
1932
1938
[1960]
Physical Description
0.7 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of notes, advertisements and other documents pertaining to multiple businesses owned by Norman Luxton in Banff. File includes: advertising cards depicting the "Man Fish" of Lake Minnewanka at the Banff Indian Trading Post; a list of names of Stoney Nakoda community members commissioned to make souvenirs for the Indian Trading Post [1945-1950?]; flyers and tickets for film showings of “Mighty Lak’ a Rose”, “The Dawn Patrol”, “Captain of the Guard”, "Lilies of the Field" and "Make Me a Star" at the Lux Theatre between 1923 and 1938; a pamphlet pertaining to the King Edward Hotel; and stationery with letterheads promoting the King Edward Hotel and the Luxton Museum.
Notes
Full names of individuals listed on typed paper slip in file are provided under "Full Text" and "Name Access" fields in this entry; correct spellings under "Name Access"
Name Access
Luxton, Norman
Kaquitts, George
Hunter, John
Hunter, Leah Rider
Rabbit, Nelson
Rabbit, Flora
Hunter, Annie
Twoyoungmen, Isaac
Simeon, Leah
Crawler, George
Rider, Eli
Soldier, Annie
Bearspaw, Gladys
Simeon, Mrs. Tom
Simeon, Cinderella (Kaquitts)
Wesley, Winnifred
Subject Access
Businesses
Luxton Museum
Lux Theatre
Advertising
Hotel
Artists
Souvenir
Museums
Cultural pluralism
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Films and film making
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Morley
Lake Minnewanka
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Some items placed in mylar due to thin and fragile material
Category
Commerce and industry
Cultural pluralism
First nations
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one miniature photograph album [12.5 x 7.5 cm] made of black construction paper containing 4 b&w photograph prints pertaining to a Tobacco Dance event in Gleichen, Alberta in 1944. Photographs depict landscape views, teepees, and groups of unidentified Indigenous people [possibly …
Date Range
1944
Reference Code
LUX / I / E6 / PD - 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / E : Collected material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / E6 : Photographs : Stoney
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / E6 / PD - 1
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
1944
Physical Description
1 album (4 photographs : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm)
Scope & Content
File consists of one miniature photograph album [12.5 x 7.5 cm] made of black construction paper containing 4 b&w photograph prints pertaining to a Tobacco Dance event in Gleichen, Alberta in 1944. Photographs depict landscape views, teepees, and groups of unidentified Indigenous people [possibly members of the nearby Siksika Nation]. The rest of the album is blank.
Material Details
Album bound with thin pink string
Subject Access
Cultural pluralism
Events
Dance
Environment
Community events
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Landscapes
Multiculturalism
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Gleichen
Language
N/A
Category
Cultural pluralism
Environment
First nations
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Bern Wilson to 1945 [Album]

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Part Of
Bill Waterworth fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a photo album pertaining to Bernice "Bern" Waterworth (nee Wilson), friends, family, and activities such as skiing and canoeing.
Date Range
[ca. 1930-1945]
Reference Code
V176 / PD - 2
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Album
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Bill Waterworth fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M215 / S54 / V176
Sous-Fonds
V176
Accession Number
8012
Reference Code
V176 / PD - 2
GMD
Photograph
Album
Date Range
[ca. 1930-1945]
Physical Description
1 album: ca. 300 prints; b&w
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File consists of a photo album pertaining to Bernice "Bern" Waterworth (nee Wilson), friends, family, and activities such as skiing and canoeing.
Name Access
Waterworth, Bill
Wilson, Bernice
Wilson, Tom
Subject Access
Animals
Banff Indian Days
Children
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Landscapes
Leisure
Military
Portrait
Skiing
Sports, recreation and leisure
Weddings
Winter
Women
Geographic Access
Mount Norquay
Banff
Banff National Park
Alberta
Canada
Access Restrictions
Photographs are in the public domain (other restrictions may apply)
Language
English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: electronic finding aid for processed material
Creator
Waterworth, Bill
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
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Bill Waterworth to 1945 [Album]

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Part Of
Bill Waterworth fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a photo album pertaining to Bill Waterworth, aviation training in Calgary, family, friends, and Boy Scout trips.
Date Range
[ca. 1900-1945]
Reference Code
V176 / PD - 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Album
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Bill Waterworth fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M215 / S54 / V176
Sous-Fonds
V176
Accession Number
8012
Reference Code
V176 / PD - 1
GMD
Photograph
Album
Date Range
[ca. 1900-1945]
Physical Description
1 album: ca. 300 prints; b&w
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File consists of a photo album pertaining to Bill Waterworth, aviation training in Calgary, family, friends, and Boy Scout trips.
Name Access
Waterworth, Bill
White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
Wilson, Tom
White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
Subject Access
Aviation
Children
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Landscapes
Leisure
Military
Portrait
Royal Canadian Air Force
Sports, recreation and leisure
Weddings
Winter
Geographic Access
Shadow Lake
Scarab Lake
Egypt Lake
Banff
Banff National Park
Calgary
Alberta
Canada
Access Restrictions
Photographs are in the public domain (other restrictions may apply)
Language
English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: electronic finding aid for processed material
Creator
Waterworth, Bill
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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[Christmas Card and Photograph Album]

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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
GMD
Album
Photograph print
Postcard
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.
Name Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Gest, Lillian
Feuz, Ernest
Whyte, Peter
Whyte, Catharine
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
Electronic Resources

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Dunsmore Family Photograph Album

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Part Of
Fulton Dunsmore fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to Dunsmore family and friends; family life; Banff community life; Banff locations, such as streets, zoo, Cave and Basin; events, including Banff Indian Days, Banff Winter Carnival, royal visit, 1919; activities, including fishing, camping, picnicing, dogsledding, snowshoeing, skiing,…
Date Range
[ca. 1915-1920]
Reference Code
V184 / I / PD - 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Fulton Dunsmore fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
V184
Series
I. Photograph albums
Sous-Fonds
V184
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V184 / I / PD - 1
GMD
Album
Photograph
Date Range
[ca. 1915-1920]
Physical Description
1 photograph album (433 prints)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to Dunsmore family and friends; family life; Banff community life; Banff locations, such as streets, zoo, Cave and Basin; events, including Banff Indian Days, Banff Winter Carnival, royal visit, 1919; activities, including fishing, camping, picnicing, dogsledding, snowshoeing, skiing, ski jumping, canoeing. People include: members of the Paris, Woodworth, White (Whyte), Irwin and Latam families; also Dick Patrick, MacAulay twins, Edwin Young, John Thomson and others. Includes scenic views of Banff, Lake Louise and other Rocky Mountain areas. Most photographs are identified.
Notes
Fulton Dunsmore made most of the photographs and assembled the album. Also includes photographs by Tom Dunsmore and other
Name Access
Dunsmore, Fulton
Dunsmore, Margaret
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Banff Indian Days
Banff Winter Carnival
Banff Zoo
Boats
Cave and Basin
Camping
Children
Dogsledding
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Mountains
Skiing
Ski areas
Ski jumping
Snowshoes and snowshoeing
Winter
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Alberta
Canada
Access Restrictions
No photocopying
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
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Part Of
Dorothy Wardle fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 82 black and white photographs, 18 x 13 cm or smaller. File documents the Wardle family and friends in the community, at different events and various travels, including: baby photographs of Dorothy in Banff (1919-1926); Banff early days with James and Leette Wardle, particularly at…
Date Range
1919-1963
1919-1926
1930-1941
1945-1950
1963
Reference Code
V75 / I / PA - 171 to 254
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Private record
Photograph print
Photograph
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 / PA - 171 to 254
GMD
Private record
Photograph print
Photograph
Date Range
1919-1963
1919-1926
1930-1941
1945-1950
1963
Physical Description
82 photographs : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of 82 black and white photographs, 18 x 13 cm or smaller. File documents the Wardle family and friends in the community, at different events and various travels, including: baby photographs of Dorothy in Banff (1919-1926); Banff early days with James and Leette Wardle, particularly at the snowshoe tramp for the Banff Winter Carnival (1919-1920); snapshots from a trip to Big Bend (1930); Norman Sanson's 1000th ascent of Sulphur Mountain in 1931; class photographs from the Mountain School (1932, 1935); various trips with Carl Rungius, including Lake McArthur and Lake O'Hara (1933), Ottawa (1945), and the Laurentians (1949); a trip to the Panama Canal (1933); miscellaneous photographs of school events (including the Alma Mater Society election that resulted in Dorothy being the first female president) of Dorothy and friends at Queen's University (1938-1941); the Swedish Legation in Ottawa (1946-1950); and photographs of Frank Kaquitts and his artwork (1963).
Notes
Most photographs are annotated on the backside of the print.
V75 / I / PA -193 : Includes an accompanying list identifying everyone in the class photograph (Dorothy attended the Mountain School as a young child).
V75 / I / PA -239 to 247 : includes handwritten notes regarding Frank Kaquitts. Dorothy originally filed these images with M521 / I / A / 10 ([Indigenous] Story Material).
Name Access
Wardle, Dorothy
Wardle, James M.
Rungius, Carl
Kaquitts, Frank
Sanson, Norman
Subject Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Family and personal life
Travel
Education
Art
Artist
Indigenous Peoples
Stoney Nakoda
Snowshoes and snowshoeing
Banff Winter Carnival
Banff Winter Festival
Women
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Alberta
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Ottawa
Ontario
Sulphur Mountain
Panama
Panama Canal
Lake O'Hara
Language
English
Related Material
V75 / I / NA - 2 to 3
V75 / I / NA - 4 to 9
Category
Sports, recreation and leisure
Family and personal life
Exploration, discovery and travel
First nations
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Horseback and Camping Trip in the Canadian Rockies, July and August 1924, to the Columbia Icefields

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Part Of
Lillian Gest fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to a photograph album depicting the 1924 trip organized by Caroline Hinman to the Canadian Rockies. Includes photographs of campsites, mountains, glaciers, rivers, people, and horses - many people photographed are marked in the album with initials, full names unknown. Also includes so…
Date Range
1924
Reference Code
V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 3
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph print
  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 albums
Accession Number
5142
Reference Code
V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 3
GMD
Album
Photograph print
Date Range
1924
Physical Description
1 album (517 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 15 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to a photograph album depicting the 1924 trip organized by Caroline Hinman to the Canadian Rockies. Includes photographs of campsites, mountains, glaciers, rivers, people, and horses - many people photographed are marked in the album with initials, full names unknown. Also includes some enlarged photographs and greeting cards with trip photographs from Caroline Hinman, Eliza Campbell and Florence Bartlett. Inserts pertain to overviews/advertisements for trips dated 1922 and 1923 that would have been sent out by Caroline Hinman in advance detailing route, expectations, and prices.
Notes
Black pages not scanned Inserts free floating with album.
Name Access
Gest, Lillian
Hinman, Caroline
Subject Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Camps
Camping
Chateau Lake Louise
Climbing
Family and personal life
First Nations
Glaciers
Hiking
Horses
Horseback riding
Horse packing
Indigenous Peoples
Mountains
Mountaineering
Off the Beaten Track
Scenery
Travel
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Moraine Lake
Paradise Valley
Saskatchewan River
Castleguard Meadows
Thompson Pass
Banff National Park
Twin Falls
Takkakaw Falls
Yoho National Park
Alberta
British Columbia
Canada
Access Restrictions
Microfilm copy available for reference use by appointment only.
Language
English
Conservation
Removed from plastic sleeve and rehoused in acid-free paper, tied with flat string.
Creator
Gest, Lillian
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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