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Eleanor Luxton cruise - Hawaii, Japan, China

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 19 photographs pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's cruise vacation to Hawaii, China and Japan in 1937. File includes images of staff on cruise ship, seascapes, and views of Shanghai and Tokyo.

Date Range: 1937

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PA - 638 to 656

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: 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 / PA - 638 to 656

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1937

Physical Description: 19 photographs : b&w prints ; 7 x 12 cm and 7 x 5 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 19 photographs pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's cruise vacation to Hawaii, China and Japan in 1937. File includes images of staff on cruise ship, seascapes, and views of Shanghai and Tokyo.

Notes: Some items are annotated

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Boats; Cruise ships; Family and personal life; Travel; Tourism

Geographic Access: Hawaii; China; Shanghai; Japan; Tokyo

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored in mylar

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Eleanor Luxton early childhood and family album

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album containing 54 photograph prints and 2 newspaper clippings pertaining to Norman Luxton winning a turkey shooting contest [ca. 1940] and an Old Timers Association event attended by Eleanor Luxton in Calgary in 1964. Photographs pertain to Eleanor Luxton as a baby…

Date Range: [ca. 1904]; [1907 or 1908]; 1908; [ca. 1910 - ca. 1912]; [ca. 1917 - ca. 1920]; [ca. 1940]; 1964

Reference Code: LUX / II / C / PD - 3

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Newspaper clipping; Textual record; Scrapbook

59 images 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / C : Personal

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / C / PD - 3

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Newspaper clipping; Textual record; Scrapbook

Date Range: [ca. 1904]; [1907 or 1908]; 1908; [ca. 1910 - ca. 1912]; [ca. 1917 - ca. 1920]; [ca. 1940]; 1964

Physical Description: 1 album (54 b&w prints ; 9 x 14 cm or smaller -- 2 newspaper clippings)

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album containing 54 photograph prints and 2 newspaper clippings pertaining to Norman Luxton winning a turkey shooting contest [ca. 1940] and an Old Timers Association event attended by Eleanor Luxton in Calgary in 1964. Photographs pertain to Eleanor Luxton as a baby and young child with her parents, posing with chickens and a turkey on a farm, with other small children [unidentified] and standing by the Bow River; portrait photographs of Eleanor as a young girl [roughly ages 5 to 12 years old]; a wedding celebration [possibly that of Norman and Georgina Luxton in 1904]; and images of a pregnant woman and a man on a farm [likely Georgina Luxton and possibly her father, David McDougall, ca. 1908]

Notes: One photograph of Eleanor Luxton as a young child, posing alone and smiling in a dark dress, was moved to its current location from album LUX / III / A3 / PD - 2.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor; Luxton, Georgina; Luxton, Norman; McDougall, David; Southern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers Association

Subject Access: Animals; Children; Birds; Farmland; Property; Community events; Family and personal life; Dogs; Weddings

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; Bow River; Calgary

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Item has been interleaved with acid-free paper to protect photographs; Loose images have been placed in mylar; Item secured with unbleached string to prevent loose items from falling out

Category: Family and personal life; Land, settlement and immigration

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Eleanor Luxton graduation portraits University of Alberta

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 8 graduation portraits of Eleanor Luxton, which were taken during her time as a student at the University of Alberta.

Date Range: [1930-1936]

Reference Code: LUX / II / B1 / PA - 1 to 8

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / B : Professional records

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / II / B1 : Personal education

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / B1 / PA - 1 to 8

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Photographs produced by the University of Alberta

Date Range: [1930-1936]

Physical Description: 8 photographs : b&w prints ; 12 x 18 cm and 11 x 16 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 8 graduation portraits of Eleanor Luxton, which were taken during her time as a student at the University of Alberta.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor; University of Alberta

Subject Access: Education; Portrait; Personal and Professional Life; University

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Edmonton

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Education; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Events and functions, trips

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 106 photographs depicting special events, gatherings and trips attended by Eleanor Luxton between 1990 and 1993. Content pertains to the reopening of the Luxton Museum under Indigenous ownership [1992], the opening of the new wing of the Whyte Museum in 1993, an 80th birthday party…

Date Range: 1990-1993

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PA - 497 to 602

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: 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 / PA - 497 to 602

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1990-1993

Physical Description: 106 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 106 photographs depicting special events, gatherings and trips attended by Eleanor Luxton between 1990 and 1993. Content pertains to the reopening of the Luxton Museum under Indigenous ownership [1992], the opening of the new wing of the Whyte Museum in 1993, an 80th birthday party for Mary[?] which Eleanor attended, and family trips to Kootenay Lake in British Columbia.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor; Vaux, George, X; Luxton, John; Luxton, Sylvia

Subject Access: Events; Community events; Public events; Museums; Parades; Indigenous Peoples; Family and personal life; Sports; Recreation; Fishing

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Lake Louise; British Columbia; Kootenay Lake; Ontario; Windsor

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure; Indigenous Peoples

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Family and friends

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 72 photographs pertaining to various friends and family members of Eleanor Luxton. File includes images of a hike along the Great Divide Trail[?]; taxidermy displays from Norman Luxton's curio shop; photographs from Eleanor Luxton's cruise to Hawaii, Japan and China in 1937; a choi…

Date Range: 1906; [1920 - 1930]; 1926; 1937 - 1938; 1941; 1952 - 1953; 1960; 1966; 1968

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PA - 773 to 844

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: 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 / PA - 773 to 844

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1906; [1920 - 1930]; 1926; 1937 - 1938; 1941; 1952 - 1953; 1960; 1966; 1968

Physical Description: 72 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 17.5 x 11 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 72 photographs pertaining to various friends and family members of Eleanor Luxton. File includes images of a hike along the Great Divide Trail[?]; taxidermy displays from Norman Luxton's curio shop; photographs from Eleanor Luxton's cruise to Hawaii, Japan and China in 1937; a choir performance; and various friends and family members.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Travel; Tourism; Hiking; Bridges; Mountains; Landscapes; Choir; Community events

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Jasper; Banff National Park; Great Divide; British Columbia; United States of America; Hawaii; Japan; China

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored in mylar

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Family, friends, Luxton home

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 285 col. prints [including one small photograph album] depicting Eleanor Luxton and various friends and family members, including members of the Cooper, Miller, O'Connor, Smith, Kunst, Swan and Nickles families. Photographs pertain to family reunions, weddings, Christmas holiday ce…

Date Range: 1967; 1975-1976; 1979-1992

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PA - 55 to 339

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: 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 / PA - 55 to 339

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1967; 1975-1976; 1979-1992

Physical Description: 285 photographs : col.; 20 x 25.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 285 col. prints [including one small photograph album] depicting Eleanor Luxton and various friends and family members, including members of the Cooper, Miller, O'Connor, Smith, Kunst, Swan and Nickles families. Photographs pertain to family reunions, weddings, Christmas holiday celebrations [including a 1967 New Years party at the Luxton family home], school portraits, family trips within Canada and the United States, child and newborn portraits, and other related subjects. Items LUX / II / E / PA - 310 to 335 are stored in a miniature photo album. Several photographs are stored with corresponding holiday greeting cards which were sent to Eleanor Luxton.

Notes: Some individuals in photographs are not identified; many photographs are not dated

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Children; Christmas; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; Entertainment; Family; Family and personal life; Genealogy; Holidays; Home; Leisure; Luxton Museum; Portrait; Recreation; School; Sports; Swimming; Travel; Winter

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Lake Louise; Edmonton; Calgary; British Columbia; Vancouver; United States of America; California

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored in mylar

Category: Communications; Family and personal life; Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Family photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of prints and negatives of the Luxton family dogs, the grave of Frederick T. Young, a guinea pig pen [possibly in the Luxton's back yard], posed portraits of unidentified young men and a woman, portraits of Eleanor Luxton as a child, Eleanor with a group of unidentified Indigenous peo…

Date Range: [ca.1920-1940]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D1 - 5 / PA - 01 to PA - 18 LUX / I / D1 - 5 / NA - 01 to NA - 02

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

41 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: I.D.1. Personal and professional : Personal and family life

Sous-Fonds: I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D1 - 5 / PA - 01 to PA - 18 LUX / I / D1 - 5 / NA - 01 to NA - 02

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca.1920-1940]

Physical Description: 36 photographs (26 prints : b&w ; 26.6 x 18.5 cm or smaller - 10 negatives : b&w nitrate negatives ; 7 x 13 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of prints and negatives of the Luxton family dogs, the grave of Frederick T. Young, a guinea pig pen [possibly in the Luxton's back yard], posed portraits of unidentified young men and a woman, portraits of Eleanor Luxton as a child, Eleanor with a group of unidentified Indigenous people [possibly at the Banff Winter Carnival], and photographs of Norman, Georgina, and Eleanor dressed in Indigenous outfits - possibly all for an Exposition in Toronto in 1920. Three portraits of Georgina show her in the outfit made for her naming ceremony by the Stoney Nakoda.

Notes: Prints with duplicates have only one scanned.

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Eleanor; Luxton, Georgina

Subject Access: Children; Dogs; Family and personal life; First Nations; Horses; Indigenous Peoples; Portrait; Photography; scenic; Stoney Nakoda

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: N/A

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Family photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs of Norman, Georgina, and Eleanor Luxton together or partially, sometimes with friends or other family members.

Date Range: [ca.1920-1950]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D1 - 7 / PA - 01 to PA - 16

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

21 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: I.D.1. Personal and professional : Personal and family life

Sous-Fonds: I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D1 - 7 / PA - 01 to PA - 16

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca.1920-1950]

Physical Description: 16 photographs : b&w ; 25.7 x 20.3 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs of Norman, Georgina, and Eleanor Luxton together or partially, sometimes with friends or other family members.

Notes: Blank pages not scanned.

Name Access: Crawler, Hector; Luxton, Georgina; Luxton, Eleanor; Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Banff Springs Hotel; Cave and Basin; Children; Dogs; Family and personal life; First Nations; Hot Springs; Horses; Indigenous Peoples; Portrait; Photography; scenic; Stoney Nakoda; Swimming

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: N/A

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Family photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of prints and negatives of Eleanor Luxton as a baby and young child in the backyard of the Luxton house in summer and winter. Includes portraits of her sitting in a highchair, in and amongst chickens and turkeys, and posed with her father Norman in a single photo. File also includes o…

Date Range: [ca.1909-1915]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D1 - 9 / PA - 01 to PA - 12 LUX / I / D1 - 9 / NA - 01 to NA - 20

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

42 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: I.D.1. Personal and professional : Personal and family life

Sous-Fonds: I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D1 - 9 / PA - 01 to PA - 12 LUX / I / D1 - 9 / NA - 01 to NA - 20

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca.1909-1915]

Physical Description: 42 photographs (12 prints : b&w ; 7.3 x 9.7 cm - 30 negatives : b&w nitrate negatives ; 8.8 x 11.4 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of prints and negatives of Eleanor Luxton as a baby and young child in the backyard of the Luxton house in summer and winter. Includes portraits of her sitting in a highchair, in and amongst chickens and turkeys, and posed with her father Norman in a single photo. File also includes one photograph of 2 unidentified men and a group of people, including Georgina Luxton, in a horse-drawn sleigh.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor; Luxton, Georgina; Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Birds; Children; Dogs; Family and personal life; First Nations; Horses; Indigenous Peoples; Portrait; Photography

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: N/A

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Hawaii, Japan, China cruise album

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one album containing 28 colorized postcard print images, 227 black and white prints and one annotated hand-drawn diagram on paper. Content pertains to a boat cruise attended by Eleanor Luxton to Hawaii, Japan and China [1937]. Includes images of the interior and exterior of the cru…

Date Range: [ca. 1937]

Reference Code: LUX / II / C / PD - 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Drawing; Scrapbook

254 images 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / C : Personal

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / C / PD - 2

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Drawing; Scrapbook

Date Range: [ca. 1937]

Physical Description: 1 album (255 b&w and col. prints ; 13.5 x 19.5 cm or smaller -- 1 diagram ; 6 x 4 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one album containing 28 colorized postcard print images, 227 black and white prints and one annotated hand-drawn diagram on paper. Content pertains to a boat cruise attended by Eleanor Luxton to Hawaii, Japan and China [1937]. Includes images of the interior and exterior of the cruise ship, as well as cruise staff members and on-board entertainment; landscapes, monuments and buildings; surfing; historic sites; dockyard scenes with unidentified workers; local individuals and families; and fishing and harvesting. Album also includes small tissue-like paper sheet with hand-drawn diagram of mechanical parts and measurements with annotations [possibly belonging to Eleanor Luxton, n.d.]

Notes: Most photographs are annotated on the lower front in white text with contextual information - location, name of landmark, etc.; Date provided is based on dating of similar items pertaining to cruise to Hawaii, Japan and China collected by Eleanor Luxton. Photographs are likely from the same trip, but not confirmed.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Travel; Tourism; Cruise ships; Boats; Fishing; Landscapes; Buildings; Statue; Community life; Commerce and industry; Dockyard; Labour; Farmland; Hotel

Geographic Access: United States of America; Hawaii; Japan; Kyoto; Yokohama; Kamakura; China; Canton; Guangzhou; Shanghai; Repulse Bay

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English; Japanese

Conservation: Paper diagram in album has been placed in mylar sleeve and kept in original location; Consider removing metal ring bindings on album if they pose a risk of rust damage in future; Album has been secured with unbleached cotton string to prevent loose items from falling out