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Ron Duke fonds
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions166
- Part Of
- Ron Duke fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds is a commercial negative collection from more than 4000 professional jobs. Includes family, personal and school portraits, weddings, conventions and passport photographs; Banff School of Fine Arts classes, activities, productions, business and convention programs; photographs of government a…
- Date Range
- [ca.1900, ca.1930-ca.1975]
- Reference Code
- M175 / V180
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Postcard
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Ron Duke fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 175
- V 180
- Sous-Fonds
- M 175
- V 180
- Accession Number
- 168, 232, 1572, 1593, 1644, 1868, 2626, 3379, 5772
- Reference Code
- M175 / V180
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Postcard
- Private record
- Published record
- Responsibility
- Fonds includes primarily the private business records of Ron Duke, including the work of some predecessors. Images attributed to Bill Jamieson, working in the employ of George Noble, are V180 / II.A.i. through V180 / II.A.vi., and V180 / III.A.- 1 to 51.
- Date Range
- [ca.1900, ca.1930-ca.1975]
- Physical Description
- ca.40,000 photographs (ca.38,400 negatives, ca.800 prints, ca.800 transparencies). -- 1 photograph album. -- 3 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Ronald Leslie Duke, 1912-1978, was a professional photographer at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Duke was educated at Calgary, Banff and the University of Washington in Seattle, USA. After wartime service with the National Film Board of Canada, Ron Duke returned to Banff, where he worked in the photography business for the next thirty years. Here he formed a link in a business lineage of photographers, including George Noble, and was for a time an employee of Noble's corporate successors. After 1958, Duke worked closely with the Banff School of Fine Arts, photographing productions and providing documentary services. After sustaining considerable damage in a fire which destroyed Banff's Mount Royal Hotel in 1967, Ron Duke's business resumed and, in partnership with George Baracos, continued until retirement in 1975.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds is a commercial negative collection from more than 4000 professional jobs. Includes family, personal and school portraits, weddings, conventions and passport photographs; Banff School of Fine Arts classes, activities, productions, business and convention programs; photographs of government and private construction, commercial and industrial projects, Banff National Park; Banff community life, including Banff Winter Carnival, sports and recreation, Banff High School, Banff activities, places and events; personal and occupational photographs arising from Duke's interest in aeronautics, work with the Canadian Army, World War II, and involvement in the oil industry, 1930s; scenic and landscape photographs. Most pertain to Banff National Park; also Vancouver, British Columbia; Seattle, United States; Turner Valley, Alberta and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
- Textual records include job registers, 2 v.; samples of works orders, price lists, letters, equipment lists, invoices, receipts and technical information, mainly pertaining to business, some personal items; brochures, publications and postcards containing credited or attributed Ron Duke photographs.
- Name Access
- Duke, Ron
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Buildings and facilities
- Community life
- Commerce and industry
- Education
- Family and personal life
- 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: series and file description
- electronic finding aid
- Creator
- Duke, Ron
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Dave White & Sones Store, Banff Ave.]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions49509
- Part Of
- Ron Duke fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Dave White & Sons store on Banff Avenue
- Date Range
- 1948
- Reference Code
- v203 / pc / 12 / na66 - 2246
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- Ron Duke fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V203
- Reference Code
- v203 / pc / 12 / na66 - 2246
- Date Range
- 1948
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Dave White & Sons store on Banff Avenue
- Subject Access
- Buildings and memorials
- Commerce
- Industry
- Labour
Images
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First Banff Indian Days [Chief Hector Crawler (Wachegiye) (Prayer Giver) and Tom Wilson front centre]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions50037
- Part Of
- Tom Wilson family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of people posed for a photograph - the two men standing in front centre identified as Hector Crawler (Wachegiye) (Prayer Giver) (left) and Tom Wilson (right).
- Date Range
- 1894
- Reference Code
- v701 / 4 / na66 - 488
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- Tom Wilson family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V701
- Sous-Fonds
- V701
- Reference Code
- v701 / 4 / na66 - 488
- Date Range
- 1894
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of people posed for a photograph - the two men standing in front centre identified as Hector Crawler (Wachegiye) (Prayer Giver) (left) and Tom Wilson (right).
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- First nations
- Public events
- Regalia
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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Mrs. Pete Knight with wax figure of Pete Knight
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions49507
- Part Of
- Ron Duke fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Mrs. Pete Knight with a wax figure of Pete Knight
- Reference Code
- v203 / lc / 6 / na66 - 175
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- Ron Duke fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V203
- Reference Code
- v203 / lc / 6 / na66 - 175
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of Mrs. Pete Knight with a wax figure of Pete Knight
- Subject Access
- Arts
Images
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Stoney Indian mother and children
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- Part Of
- Tom Wilson family fonds
- Date Range
- 1909
- Reference Code
- NA66 - 595
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
- Part Of
- Tom Wilson family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V701
- Sous-Fonds
- .
- Sub-Series
- .
- Reference Code
- NA66 - 595
- Date Range
- 1909
- Physical Description
- Copy from book
- Notes
- Note: Any descriptive information or identification of people has been provided by research done through the Recognizing Relations
- Subject Access
- First Nations
- Recognizing Relations Collection
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Creator
- Walter Wilcox
- 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. See: "The Rockies of Canada" by W.Wilcox,1909. [p.291], text implies this is Tom Chiniquay jr.'s family
- Content Details
- .
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[The Park Store on Banff Ave.]
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- Part Of
- Ron Duke fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Park Store on Banff Avenue - advertising "Groceries, Tourists, Supplies, Bakery" - people standing out front
- Reference Code
- v203 / pc / 12 / na66 - 2244
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- Ron Duke fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V203
- Reference Code
- v203 / pc / 12 / na66 - 2244
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Park Store on Banff Avenue - advertising "Groceries, Tourists, Supplies, Bakery" - people standing out front
- Subject Access
- Buildings and memorials
- Commerce
- Industry
- Labour
Images
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Wilf Carter and Mrs. Pete Knight with wax figures of Wilf Carter and Pete Knight
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions49506
- Part Of
- Ron Duke fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Wilf Carter, wax figure of Pete Knight, Mrs. Pete Knight, and wax figure of Wilf Carter
- Reference Code
- v203 / lc / 5 / na66 - 174
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- Ron Duke fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V203
- Reference Code
- v203 / lc / 5 / na66 - 174
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of Wilf Carter, wax figure of Pete Knight, Mrs. Pete Knight, and wax figure of Wilf Carter
- Subject Access
- Arts
Images
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