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Bill Gibbons fonds

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Part Of
Bill Gibbons fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of photographic business records of professional photographer Bill Gibbons in three series: I. Commercial black and white series, ca.1945-ca.1958, ca.5400 photographs; II. Canadian Rockies colour series, ca.1945-ca.1990, predominant ca.1966-ca.1972, ca.8000 photographs; III. Other …
Date Range
[ca.1945-ca.1990]
Reference Code
M532 / V227
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Postcard
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Bill Gibbons fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 532
V 227
Sous-Fonds
M 532
V 227
Accession Number
194, 275, 1991, 2020, 5753, 5756, 6760, 7936, 7237
Reference Code
M532 / V227
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Postcard
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Responsibility
Fonds consists of the private business records of Bill Gibbons. Some photographs may have been made by employees.
Date Range
[ca.1945-ca.1990]
Physical Description
ca.13,404 photographs: negatives, prints, transparencies, albums, postcards. -- 2.5 cm textual records
History / Biographical
W. J. L. "Bill" Gibbons, 1914-1994 , was a professional photographer at Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1945 until 1959. Gibbons came to Canada in 1941 and settled in Banff after the war with his wife, Ella Mae (Becker), a Banff native. He established British Photographic Laboratories, with partners Lou Crosby and Jack Anderson, in the basement of the Mount Royal Hotel, moving later to street-level. Bill and Ella Mae Gibbons travelled throughout the mountain parks photographing views for sale in the Banff shop. These were offered as hand-coloured prints, with much of the colouring done or supervised by Ella Mae.
Later the business expanded to include colour postcards and slide sets. Gibbons employed other photographers, such as Bruno Engler, for specialty work, such as ski photography, and the Banff studio also did portraiture. Gibbons himself did most of the 4 x 5 format landscape work and made extensive use of models, many of who were young women employed by his Banff store. In 1959, Gibbons sold his business to a group of Banff businessmen and moved to Vancouver. In subsequent years, he continued to be active as a photographer and in publishing, working in different areas of the world. He made several photographic trips through the mountain parks, ca.1966-1972.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of photographic business records of professional photographer Bill Gibbons in three series: I. Commercial black and white series, ca.1945-ca.1958, ca.5400 photographs; II. Canadian Rockies colour series, ca.1945-ca.1990, predominant ca.1966-ca.1972, ca.8000 photographs; III. Other black and white series, ca. 1947, 4 photographs.
I. Commercial black and white series consists of six sub-series: A. Portraits and documentary views, 1945-1950, 2437 negatives (individual and group portraits, weddings, conferences, events, buildings, facilities and places; Banff and area); B. Banff School of Fine Arts, ca.1949, 277 negatives (privately produced views of classes, group portraits, activities, buildings and facilities); C. "S" sub-series, ca.1950, 1220 negatives (scenic views in the vicinity of Banff, Lake Louise, Banff-Jasper Highway, Jasper National Park, Radium and Columbia Valley, British Columbia and Pacific Coast, First Nations views); D. "T" sub-series, ca.1950, 482 negatives (scenic and commercial views, mainly Jasper, Banff-Jasper Highway and Lake Louise areas); E. Rolliflex and panorama negatives, 1949-1958, 584 negatives (Banff Winter Carnival, Banff School of Fine Arts, and Banff and area); F. Other, ca.1945-1951, 364 items (material similar to that in other series, some unidentified). Accompanied by small number of prints and postcards; also, publication: "Photographing the Canadian Rockies" by Bill J. L. Gibbons, 1948.
II. Canadian Rockies colour series consists of four sub-series: A. CR1 to CR84, ca.1966-ca.1972, ca.260 prints; B. CR1 to CR443, ca.1966-ca.1972, ca.5130 photographs; C. CR35-2 to CR35-81, ca.1966-ca.1972, ca.2310 photographs; D. Other photographs, ca.1945-ca.1990. Series consists primarily of commercial colour negatives and corresponding proof prints pertaining to Banff, Jasper and Yoho National Parks, also some transparencies and oversize display prints.
III. Other black and white series. Series consists of 2 black and white prints of crash landing at Sunshine with Al Gaetz and Dick Pike, 1947 and two copy negatives with prints of Bruno Engler and Ella Mae Gibbons, ca.1947.
Textual records are record book, 1945-1953, 62 p; and book layout.
Name Access
Gibbons, Bill
Subject Access
Arts
Buildings and facilities
Commerce and industry
Education
Environment
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
series and file description
electronic finding aid
selected modern reference prints
Creator
Gibbons, Bill
Category
Arts
Commerce and industry
Education
Environment
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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3 unknown people and Tom Kaquitts (Sûga Wakâ) (Dog God) (right)

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Part Of
Bill Gibbons fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of three unknown individuals and Tom Kaquitts (Sûga Wakâ) (Dog God) (right) posed together in a group photo.
Date Range
1950
Reference Code
V227 / 5283
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Bill Gibbons fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V227
Sous-Fonds
V227
Accession Number
n/a
Reference Code
V227 / 5283
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
1950
Physical Description
1 Negative
Scope & Content
Item consists of three unknown individuals and Tom Kaquitts (Sûga Wakâ) (Dog God) (right) posed together in a group photo.
Name Access
Gibbons, Bill
Kaquitts, Tom
Subject Access
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Recognizing Relations Collection
Stoney Nakoda
Stoney
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Creator
Gibbons, Bill
Title Source
Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.
The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Byron Harmon & icefield from Mount Bryce, Columbia Icefield trip

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Part Of
Byron Harmon fonds
Scope & Content
Harmon filming Mount Bryce
Date Range
1924
Reference Code
V263 / NA - 2159
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Byron Harmon fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V263
Series
I. Scenic / commercial series
Sub-Series
A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
Reference Code
V263 / NA - 2159
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
1924
Physical Description
1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
Harmon filming Mount Bryce
Subject Access
Discovery and Exploration
Environment and Nature
Geographic Access
Alberta
Conservation
Reprocessed / archival quality gold-toned, 1973
Creator
Lewis Freeman (United States)
Images
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Part Of
Bill Gibbons fonds
Date Range
1947
Reference Code
V227 / 3674
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Bill Gibbons fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V227
Sous-Fonds
V227
Accession Number
n/a
Reference Code
V227 / 3674
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
1947
Physical Description
1 Negative
Name Access
Gibbons, Bill
Hunter, Enos
Subject Access
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Stoney Nakoda
Stoney
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Creator
Gibbons, Bill
Title Source
Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.
The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
Content Details
[Might be a Cree person - blanket pattern on beadwork] .
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Columbia Icefield, Bow Lake / Lewis Freeman

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Part Of
Byron Harmon fonds
Scope & Content
Columbia Icefield trip (1924)
Date Range
1924
Reference Code
V263 / NA - 2280
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Byron Harmon fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V263
Series
I. Scenic / commercial series
Sub-Series
A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
Reference Code
V263 / NA - 2280
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
1924
Physical Description
1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
Columbia Icefield trip (1924)
Subject Access
Environment and Nature
Geographic Access
Alberta
Conservation
Reprocessed / archival quality gold-toned, 1973
Creator
Lewis Freeman (United States)
Images
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Columbia Icefield trip

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Part Of
Byron Harmon fonds
Scope & Content
Maligne Lake
Date Range
1924
Reference Code
V263 / NA - 2096
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Byron Harmon fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V263
Series
I. Scenic / commercial series
Sub-Series
A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
Reference Code
V263 / NA - 2096
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
1924
Physical Description
1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
Maligne Lake
Subject Access
Discovery and Exploration
Environment and Nature
Geographic Access
Alberta
Creator
Lewis Freeman (United States)
Images
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Columbia Icefield trip

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Part Of
Byron Harmon fonds
Scope & Content
Robert "Bob" Baptie and Byron Harmon with pigeons and Herbert A. "Soapy" Smith fishing at Bow Lake
Date Range
1924
Reference Code
V263 / NA - 2097
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Byron Harmon fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V263
Series
I. Scenic / commercial series
Sub-Series
A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
Reference Code
V263 / NA - 2097
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
1924
Physical Description
1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
Robert "Bob" Baptie and Byron Harmon with pigeons and Herbert A. "Soapy" Smith fishing at Bow Lake
Subject Access
Discovery and Exploration
Environment and Nature
Geographic Access
Alberta
Creator
Lewis Freeman (United States)
Images
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Columbia Icefield trip

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Part Of
Byron Harmon fonds
Scope & Content
Jonas Pass?
Date Range
1924
Reference Code
V263 / NA - 2098
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Byron Harmon fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V263
Series
I. Scenic / commercial series
Sub-Series
A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
Reference Code
V263 / NA - 2098
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
1924
Physical Description
1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
Jonas Pass?
Subject Access
Discovery and Exploration
Environment and Nature
Geographic Access
Alberta
Creator
Lewis Freeman (United States)
Images
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Columbia Icefield trip

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Part Of
Byron Harmon fonds
Scope & Content
Columbia Icefield trip (1924)
Date Range
1924
Reference Code
V263 / NA - 2099
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Byron Harmon fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V263
Series
I. Scenic / commercial series
Sub-Series
A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
Reference Code
V263 / NA - 2099
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
1924
Physical Description
1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
Columbia Icefield trip (1924)
Subject Access
Discovery and Exploration
Environment and Nature
Geographic Access
Alberta
Creator
Lewis Freeman (United States)
Images
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Columbia Icefield trip

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Part Of
Byron Harmon fonds
Scope & Content
Sunwapta Falls
Date Range
1924
Reference Code
V263 / NA - 2100
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Byron Harmon fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V263
Series
I. Scenic / commercial series
Sub-Series
A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
Reference Code
V263 / NA - 2100
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
1924
Physical Description
1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
Sunwapta Falls
Subject Access
Discovery and Exploration
Environment and Nature
Geographic Access
Alberta
Creator
Lewis Freeman (United States)
Images
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