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Kuwahara Sataro fonds

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Part Of: Kuwahara Sataro fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of 13 black & white copy negatives and prints taken by Kuwahara Sataro, accompanied by photocopies of album pages with identifications. Views include the Japanese bellhops at the Banff Springs Hotel, Chateau Lake Louise, scenes around Banff, ca. 1916.

Date Range: 1912-1918

Reference Code: V135

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print

Part Of: Kuwahara Sataro fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 135

Sous-Fonds: V 135

Accession Number: 7688

Reference Code: V135

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print

Date Range: 1912-1918

Physical Description: 13 photographs : copy prints & negatives, loan for copy

History / Biographical: Kuwahara Sataro came to Canada in 1907 at Victoria but moved to Vancouver, B.C. shortly after arrival. In 1908, he was hired as an elevator boy at the Hotel Vancouver. Eventually he worked his way up to head bell man. Between 1912-1916, the CPR sent Kuwahara Sataro along with a group of Japanese workers to various CP hotels including the Banff Springs Hotel, Chateau Lake Louise and the Palliser Hotel in Calgary. Since the hotels were only opened during the summer months, Kuwahara Sataro spent most of his time in Vancouver.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of 13 black & white copy negatives and prints taken by Kuwahara Sataro, accompanied by photocopies of album pages with identifications. Views include the Japanese bellhops at the Banff Springs Hotel, Chateau Lake Louise, scenes around Banff, ca. 1916.

Name Access: Sataro, Kuwahara

Subject Access: Banff Springs Hotel; Chateau Lake Louise; Community life; Family and personal life

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: basic description for photographs

Creator: Sataro, Kuwahara

Category: Family and personal life

Biographical Source Notes: From a brief biography written by Hiroshi Kuwahara, his son.

Title Source: Title based on accession record

Processing Status: Processed

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Mather family fonds

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Part Of: Mather family fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of three series: I. Mather family; II. Bow River Boat House Ltd.; III. Other material. I. Mather family, 1895-1945, 2.5 cm of textual records, ca.900 photographs (negatives, prints), 3 photograph albums (486 prints), 4 cartographic records. Textual records consist of marriage and b…

Date Range: 1895-1953

Reference Code: M87 / V397

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Textual record; Corporate record; Map; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Mather family fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 87; V 397

Sous-Fonds: M 87; V 397

Accession Number: 309, 594, 1788, 2153, 2788, 3121, 3264

Reference Code: M87 / V397

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Textual record; Corporate record; Map; Private record; Published record

Date Range: 1895-1953

Physical Description: 13 cm of textual records. -- ca.900 photographs : negatives, prints. -- 3 photograph albums (486 prints)

History / Biographical: The Mather family were boat house operators at Banff, Alberta, Canada. William Mather, 1868-1927, emigrated to Ontario from Scotland in 1880 and came west ca.1888 to work for the Eau Claire Lumber Company on the Spray River near Banff. He worked for Raymond M. Rooper's boat house business on the Bow River and, in 1899, purchased the business. The Mather business included steamer tours in the summer and also involved winter sports on the Bow River. William Mather and Margaret McRavey Mather had four children, Jennie, Leslie, Allan and Hazel. With William Mather's death in 1927, the family incorporated its interests as the Bow River Boat House Limited, with Allan Mather as manager. The operation expanded to Lake Minnewanka in 1939. After Allan Mather's death in 1951, the business was sold to Ed Mader

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of three series: I. Mather family; II. Bow River Boat House Ltd.; III. Other material.; I. Mather family, 1895-1945, 2.5 cm of textual records, ca.900 photographs (negatives, prints), 3 photograph albums (486 prints), 4 cartographic records. Textual records consist of marriage and birth certificates, 1896-1900; boathouse and property records, 1895-1917; estate papers, 1928-1943; agreements, 1929, 1931; and, stock certificates, 1929-1945. Photographs consist of: Mather family negatives, [before ca.1945?]; Jennie Mather photographs, [ca.1910-ca.1930]; Leslie Mather photographs, ca.1910-ca.1940; Other photographs, ca.1910-ca.1930. Photographs pertain to Mather family, activities, friends; Mather home and properties; boats and boating on Lake Minnewanka and the Bow River; winter sports, including skating, hockey and skiing; hiking, floods, Banff area mountain views and Rocky Mountain scenic views; II. Bow River Boat House Ltd., 1929-1951, 7.5 cm of textual records. Series consists of agreements and certificates, 1938-1950; correspondence re Minnewanka bungalow camp, 1941-1942; financial statements, 1937-1951. Maps show locations of Mather and Bow River Boat House Ltd. leaseholds.; III. Other material, [192-]-1953, 3 cm of textual records.

Name Access: Mather, Allan; Mather, Jennie; Mather, Leslie; Mather, William

Subject Access: Bow River Boat House; Family and personal life; Minnewanka, Lake; Sports, recreation and leisure

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Photographs are in the public domain (other restrictions may apply); 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

Creator: Mather, William; Mather, Allan

Category: Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Reggie Holmes fonds

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Part Of: Reggie Holmes fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds pertains to Reggie Holmes and associates, Stoney Indians, pack trips, particularly 1908 Schaffer trip to Maligne Lake.

Date Range: Copies made in 1980

Reference Code: V415

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Part Of: Reggie Holmes fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 415

Sous-Fonds: V 415

Accession Number: 3323

Reference Code: V415

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: Copies made in 1980

Physical Description: 26 photographs : negatives

History / Biographical: Reggie Holmes, d.1919, was an outfitter and packer in the Rocky Mountains of Canada. Holmes accompanied the Mary Schaffer party to Maligne Lake, Alberta in 1908.

Scope & Content: Fonds pertains to Reggie Holmes and associates, Stoney Indians, pack trips, particularly 1908 Schaffer trip to Maligne Lake.

Name Access: Holmes, Reggie; Schaffer, Mary

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Exploration, discovery and travel; Indigenous Peoples; Maligne Lake; Pack trips; Stoney Nakoda

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Public domain (other restrictions may apply)

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: modern reference prints

Creator: Holmes, Reggie

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

Title Source: Title based on accession record

Processing Status: Processed

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O'Hara : stories of a beloved landscape and the people who have shaped it

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Published Date: May 2019

Author: Ward, Meghan J.

Publisher: Crowfoot Media

Call Number: P

1 website

Author: Ward, Meghan J.

Publisher: Crowfoot Media

Published Date: May 2019

Physical Description: p.66-75

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Lake O'Hara; Lake O'Hara Bungalow Camp; Lake O'Hara Lodge; Lake O'Hara region; Lake O'Hara Trails Club; Alpine Club of Canada; History; Elizabeth Parker Hut; Abbot Pass Hut; Hiking; Conservation

Abstract: Pertains to the Lake O'Hara area including the history of its "discovery", creation of trail systems, Alpine Club of Canada activities, lodges, huts and access parameters. Includes many images from the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies Archives & Library.

Notes: In Canadian Rockies Annual, vol.04, May 2019

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Website for Crowfoot Media - publishers of Canadian Rockies Annual

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Peaks and parks of Western Canada

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Published Date: 1941

Publisher: In National Geographic Vol. 80, No. 4, October 1941

Call Number: P

Publisher: In National Geographic Vol. 80, No. 4, October 1941

Published Date: 1941

Physical Description: p.516-526, illustrations

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Banff National Park; Emerald Lake; Jasper National Park; Lake Louise; Lake O'Hara; Maligne Lake; Vermilion Lakes; Waterton Lakes National Park; Yoho National Park

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

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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; Print; 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

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Print; Photograph print

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

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor; Luxton, Norman; Standish, Gordon; Davies, Jim; MacDonald, Hugh John

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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Canada's Great Divide Trail : hiking the backbone of the Rockies

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Published Date: 1973

Author: Edwards, Mike W.

Publisher: In National Geographic Vol.143, No.6, June 1973

Call Number: P

Author: Edwards, Mike W.

Responsibility: Mike, W. Edwards; Photographs by Lowell Georgia

Publisher: In National Geographic Vol.143, No.6, June 1973

Published Date: 1973

Physical Description: p.795-817, illustrations (colour)

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Assiniboine, Mount; Banff National Park; Conservation; Flora; Great Divide Trail; Hiking; Jasper National Park; Kootenay National Park; Lake O'Hara; Maligne Lake; Robson, Mount; Yoho National Park

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

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George Paris photographs : [film negatives, group 9]

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Part Of: George Paris fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of black and white negative photographs that pertain to George Paris family, friends, activities, recreation and sports; Banff people, places and events; Banff area and Canadian Rockies views. Photographs predominantly depict Paris family and dogs, winter street scenes, Lake Minnewan…

Date Range: 1898, [ca.1911]-1927

Reference Code: V484 / I / B / NA - 801 to NA - 835

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Negative; Photograph

42 images

Part Of: George Paris fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V484

Series: V484 / I : Negatives

Sous-Fonds: V484

Sub-Series: V484 / I / B : Film

Reference Code: V484 / I / B / NA - 801 to NA - 835

GMD: Negative; Photograph

Date Range: 1898, [ca.1911]-1927

Physical Description: 35 negatives [42 photographs] : b&w negatives, film ; 15 x 9 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of black and white negative photographs that pertain to George Paris family, friends, activities, recreation and sports; Banff people, places and events; Banff area and Canadian Rockies views. Photographs predominantly depict Paris family and dogs, winter street scenes, Lake Minnewanka dam before and after construction.

Name Access: Paris, Cyril; Paris, Ida; Paris, George; Paris, Georgina; Paris, Herb; Paris, Ted; White, Dave; White, Cliff

Subject Access: Dams; Banff; Family; Lake Minnewanka; Lake Minnewanka Power Development; Dogs; Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Automobiles

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta; Lake Minnewanka; Devil's Canyon

Access Restrictions: Access by appointment only

Title Source: Title based on contents of series. Sub-title reflects imposed division of series contents into manageable units for description purposes

Content Details: LIST OF NEGATIVES (V484/NA - 801 to 835):; 801, 802 [Cyril Paris?], [ca.1926]; 803 Ida Paris, [ca.1926]; 804 [Ida and Georgie?] Paris, [ca.1926]; 805 Ida, Cyril, Ted and Herb Paris with woman, [ca.1926]; 806 Ida, Cyril, Ted and Herb Paris, [ca.1926]; 807 Ida, Cyril, Georgie, Herb and Ted Paris, [ca.1926]; 808 Group including Ida, Georgie, and Cyril Paris, [ca.1926]; 809 Boys, [ca.1926]; 810 Ida Paris with three friends, [ca.1926]; 811 Ida Paris and friend, [ca.1926]; 812 Ida, Cyril, Herb and Ted Paris, [ca.1926]; 813 Group of people, [ca.1926]; 814 Views on a ship, [ca.1926]; 815 Mr. and Mrs. Dave White, Ida Paris, Cliff White in potato patch, 1927; 816 [Bankhead band?] on Banff Avenue; 817 Children; 818 Child in front of Brewster Hall; 819 Woman and child; 820 Men in front of Brewster Hall; 821 Banff Avenue in winter; 822, 823 Man with snow covered auto on Banff Avenue; 824 Snow covered auto on Banff Avenue; 825 Sid Collins and dog "Pig" in boat on creek with Mount Rundle in the background, 1898; 826 Group by summit cairn - first climb of the Alpine Club over 10,000 feet with Wheeler; 827 to 829 Devil's Canyon before the dam; 830 [Devil's Canyon?]; 831 Calgary Power dam on Devil's Canyon at Lake Minnewanka; 832 Lake Minnewanka and Mount Inglismaldie; 833 Trees; 834 R.C.M.P. members at side of barracks; 835 Banff Avenue, [ca.1911]