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Banff Winter Carnival photographs
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of prints and negatives depicting Banff Winter Carnival events including ski jumping, hockey, figure skating, log chopping competitions, toboggan races, swimming contests, dog sled races, ice sculptures and queen contests between 1920 and 1949, primarily from the 1920s. Includes snows…
- Date Range
- 1920-1922
- 1922
- [ca. 1940s]
- 1942
- 1949
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3b / 2 / NA - 01 to NA - 93 LUX / I / D3b / 2 / PA - 01 to PA - 71
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
212 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
- Sous-Fonds
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D / 3 : Organizations
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3b / 2 / NA - 01 to NA - 93 LUX / I / D3b / 2 / PA - 01 to PA - 71
- Date Range
- 1920-1922
- 1922
- [ca. 1940s]
- 1942
- 1949
- Physical Description
- 164 photographs : 93 b&w negatives ; 14 x 8 cm or smaller : 71 b&w prints ; 23.5 x 19.5 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- Banff Winter Carnival, also known as Winter Sports of the Canadian Rockies, was the first post-war winter sports programme held in Banff, Alberta. The organization had Banff directors, Calgary directors and Directors-at-large from Alberta and outside the province. A wide variety of social and sports events took place under the organization's direction.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of prints and negatives depicting Banff Winter Carnival events including ski jumping, hockey, figure skating, log chopping competitions, toboggan races, swimming contests, dog sled races, ice sculptures and queen contests between 1920 and 1949, primarily from the 1920s. Includes snowshoe hikes, Sunshine Ski Camp, and personal motor trips to Lake Minnewanka. File includes photographs and prints by Lou Crosby, Dan McCowan, Byron Harmon. Some prints are stamped or annotated by the photographer and include processing receipts and original housing envelopes.
- Notes
- PA-01 to PA-09 are associated to negatives NA-49 to NA-57. Copy and duplicate prints associated with some negatives
- Subject Access
- Winter sports
- Winter Carnival
- Sunshine Lodge
- Skiing
- Sled dogs
- Ski jumping
- Skating
- Lake Minnewanka
- Lake Louise
- Ice sculpture
- Hot Springs
- Dogsledding
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Banff
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- NA-05,06,07,21, NA-48, and NA-53 show deterioration and have turned amber
- Biographical Source Notes
- Banff Winter Carnival fonds
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Second set of duplicate prints of NA-60 to NA-67 in a separate envelope
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Untitled (horse)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactbec.06.18
- Date
- 1976
- Catalogue Number
- BeC.06.18
- Description
- A model of a horse (not completed), made of moulding clay, on a wood base. The rust-coloured, hardened clay is fashioned around metal wires and attached by a large screw to a vertically placed piece of wood that is screwed onto the base. The model is illustrating the process; only one leg (back lef…
1 image
- Title
- Untitled (horse)
- Date
- 1976
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- A model of a horse (not completed), made of moulding clay, on a wood base. The rust-coloured, hardened clay is fashioned around metal wires and attached by a large screw to a vertically placed piece of wood that is screwed onto the base. The model is illustrating the process; only one leg (back left leg) is completely covered with clay to attach it to the wood base.
- Subject
- animal
- horse
- sculpture
- Charlie Beil
- Credit
- Gift of Devonian Group of Charitable Foundations, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- BeC.06.18
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Untitled [Pack Horse 1/3]
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- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- plaster
- Catalogue Number
- BeC.06.21
- Description
- realistic rendering of standing brown/tan horse with gray pack on back secured with diamond hitch. “1/3” painted in dark maroon on right shoulder and pack
1 image
- Title
- Untitled [Pack Horse 1/3]
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- plaster
- Dimensions
- 18.5 x 12.0 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- realistic rendering of standing brown/tan horse with gray pack on back secured with diamond hitch. “1/3” painted in dark maroon on right shoulder and pack
- Credit
- Gift of Joan Boyd for Dorothy Boyce (Estate), Banff, 2016
- Catalogue Number
- BeC.06.21
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Untitled (Packhorse)
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- Date
- 1976
- Catalogue Number
- BeC.06.19 a-i
- Description
- Three identical plaster models of a horse (28.0 highx38.0cm wide head to tail)packed with diamond hitch; on right rump: “JF” combined and “barX6”; on right shoulder “circle over bar” made from a mold, a metal mold with sprues, a bronze ingot, three examples of the process and wax showing the proce…
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- Title
- Untitled (Packhorse)
- Date
- 1976
- Description
- Three identical plaster models of a horse (28.0 highx38.0cm wide head to tail)packed with diamond hitch; on right rump: “JF” combined and “barX6”; on right shoulder “circle over bar” made from a mold, a metal mold with sprues, a bronze ingot, three examples of the process and wax showing the process of lost wax process:(a) a plaster horse with a primer (rust coloured) painted on, marked with black felt pen on bottom of base “A”;(b) a plaster horse with a coat of white paint, marked with black felt pen on bottom of base “B”;(c) a plaster horse with a coat of brown paint, marked with black felt pen on bottom of base “C”.(d) a metal mold (45.0 highx38.0cm wide head to tail) with sprues and gates (the channels through which the molten bronze will travel to the artwork) to create the final bronze piece of artwork. It has a piece of masking tape on the bottom with “#1” written on in black felt pen.(e) a bronze ingot ( 5.0X6.0cm wide) that would be used in the bronze sculpture creation process(f) a piece of clay and plaster (3.5x5.5cm wide) made to show part of the the bronze sculpture creation process(g) a piece of clay and plaster (11.6x4.2cm wide) made to show part of the the bronze sculpture creation process(h) a piece of clay, plaster and metal ((11.0x3.5cm wide) made to show part of the the bronze sculpture creation process(i) pieces of wax (18.0.0x2.0cm wide) to show part of the the bronze sculpture casting process
- Subject
- sculpture
- packhorse
- Charlie Beil
- Credit
- Gift of Devonian Group of Charitable Foundations, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- BeC.06.19 a-i
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