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Byron Harmon fonds
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of the photographic records and sample materials of Byron Harmon Photos, the photographic business of Byron Harmon and his successors; as well as the personal photographs of Byron Harmon. I. Scenic / commercial, 1907-1975, ca.7600 items. Primary component of series is film and glass…
- Date Range
- [ca.1890-ca.1975]
- Reference Code
- V263
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 263
- Sous-Fonds
- V 263
- Accession Number
- 235, 980, 1549, 1622, 2588, 2656, 2770, 2792, 2895, 3005, 3394, 3423, 3657, 3807, 3824, 3859, 3988, 4028, 4076, 5052, 5181, 5205, 5254, 5381, 6070, 6127, 6587, 6602
- Reference Code
- V263
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Published record
- Other Title Info
- Also known as the Byron Harmon Photos fonds.
- Date Range
- [ca.1890-ca.1975]
- Physical Description
- ca.10,500 photographs (and ca.35 cm) : prints, postcards, negatives, transparencies, motion pictures, sample products
- History / Biographical
- Byron Hill Harmon, 1876-1942, was a professional photographer and businessman at Banff, Alberta, Canada. He was born near Tacoma, Washington, USA and operated a portrait studio there for a time. In 1903, while travelling around the United States and Canada as an itinerant photographer, he decided to settle in Banff and by 1907 had produced enough mountain views to begin selling a line of postcards. Between 1906 and 1913, Harmon was official photographer for the Alpine Club of Canada and made trips in numerous mountain areas, such as the Bugaboos (1910) and Mount Robson (1911, 1913). Harmon personally financed trips into other areas, such as Tonquin Valley (1918) and Lake of the Hanging Glaciers (1920, 1922), producing both still photographs and motion pictures for commercial sale. After his last major expedition in 1924 across Saskatchewan Glacier, through to Maligne Lake and back to Banff by packtrain, Harmon devoted most of his time to photographing scenes along the railway, skiing in the Assiniboine and Skoki regions, and the annual rides and hikes of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies. At the same time he managed several businesses, including a drug store, fountain lunch, theatre and book store. In his later years, Harmon spent much time travelling and photographing in other parts of the world. The business, Byron Harmon Photos, was managed successively by his son, Don Harmon, then his grand-daughter, Carole Harmon.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of the photographic records and sample materials of Byron Harmon Photos, the photographic business of Byron Harmon and his successors; as well as the personal photographs of Byron Harmon.
- I. Scenic / commercial, 1907-1975, ca.7600 items. Primary component of series is film and glass negatives, 1907-1942, ca.6500 items. Also includes: postcard negatives and positives and production negatives to ca.1955; original prints; a wide range of sample products, such as postcards, enlargements and framing prints, calendars and viewbooks, mainly by Harmon business, some by other photographers; and lantern slides, ca.1913-192-, pertaining to Columbia Icefield Expedition, mountaineering, mountain landscapes, Indians, wildlife, Canadian Pacific Railway and Asian travel. Scenic / commercial series pertains to annual camps and expeditions of the Alpine Club of Canada in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks, 1907-1913; private movie-making expeditions in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks; mountain scenic views, primarily for postcard purposes; Banff events and development; skiing; birds and animals. Includes some material by Don Harmon and Lloyd Harmon, sons of Byron Harmon.
- II. Personal, 189- to 194-, ca.370 items. Includes: family photographs and views received from others; motion picture out-takes pertaining to world travels, 1930s; and 35 mm. transparencies, ca.1940, pertaining mainly to world travels, also mountain and prairie scenics.
- Notes
- For more information on the Byron Harmon photographs, see "Great Days in the Rockies: The Photographs of Byron Harmon, 1906-1934" (Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1978) or "Byron Harmon, Mountain Photographer" by Carole Harmon and Bart Robinson (Banff: Altitude Publishing, 1992)
- Name Access
- Harmon, Byron
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions on access to originals
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: series description
- selected modern reference prints
- digital images in Images database and in Alberta InSight database
- Related Material
- Byron Harmon postcards can also be found in the Postcard general file (V466)
- Creator
- Harmon, Byron
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- 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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Banff Avenue, Park Hotel on left, the Beattie House on right.
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- Part Of
- Don Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Banff Avenue circa 1900 with Park Hotel on left, Beattie house on right and Cascade Mountain in background.
- Date Range
- ca. 1900
- Reference Code
- v265 / 64 / na66 - 263
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- Don Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V265
- Reference Code
- v265 / 64 / na66 - 263
- Date Range
- ca. 1900
- Physical Description
- 1 photography : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of Banff Avenue circa 1900 with Park Hotel on left, Beattie house on right and Cascade Mountain in background.
- Subject Access
- Buildings and memorials
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
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Bill Peyto bringing live lynx to zoo [Banff]
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- Part Of
- Don Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a man identified as Bill Peyto standing at the top of a flight of stairs holding snow shoes - paws of live lynx visible behind his back - dog at left
- Date Range
- ca. 1915
- Reference Code
- v265 / 123 / na66 - 467
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- Don Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V265
- Reference Code
- v265 / 123 / na66 - 467
- Date Range
- ca. 1915
- Physical Description
- 1 photography : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of a man identified as Bill Peyto standing at the top of a flight of stairs holding snow shoes - paws of live lynx visible behind his back - dog at left
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Environment and Nature
- Labour
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
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Bow River Bridge and Banff Townsite from Brett Sanitarum
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- Part Of
- Don Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Bow River Bridge crossing the Bow River towards Cascade Mountain and the Banff townsite - photo taken from the Brett Sanitarium.
- Date Range
- ca. 1895
- Reference Code
- v265 / 3 / na66 - 257
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- Don Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V265
- Reference Code
- v265 / 3 / na66 - 257
- Date Range
- ca. 1895
- Physical Description
- 1 photography : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Bow River Bridge crossing the Bow River towards Cascade Mountain and the Banff townsite - photo taken from the Brett Sanitarium.
- Subject Access
- Buildings and memorials
- Environment and Nature
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
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Cave Pool, Banff, Alta.
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- Part Of
- Don Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of three men standing along the pool side at Cave and Basin National Historic Site - caption along bottom of image reads "Cave Pool, Banff, Alta."
- Reference Code
- v265 / pa / 77 / na66 - 24
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- Don Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V265
- Reference Code
- v265 / pa / 77 / na66 - 24
- Physical Description
- 1 photography : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of three men standing along the pool side at Cave and Basin National Historic Site - caption along bottom of image reads "Cave Pool, Banff, Alta."
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Environment and Nature
- Labour
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
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Construction of CPR line in Kicking Horse Canyon
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- Part Of
- Don Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a construction crew working on the Canadian Pacific Railway line thtrough Kicking Horse Canyon
- Reference Code
- v265 / na66 - 267
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- Don Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V265
- Reference Code
- v265 / na66 - 267
- Physical Description
- 1 photography : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of a construction crew working on the Canadian Pacific Railway line thtrough Kicking Horse Canyon
- Subject Access
- Industry
- Labour
- Politics and government
- Railways
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
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Ed Ekhurst, W. Green (standing), J. Thomson, J. McRavey (seated) with curling trophies
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- Part Of
- Don Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of four men identifed as Ed Ekhurst, W. Green (standing), J. Thomson, J. McRavey (seated) posing for a studio portrait with curling rocks, trophines, and holding curling brooms
- Date Range
- ca. 1912
- Reference Code
- v265 / 14 / a / na66 - 1722
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- Don Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V265
- Reference Code
- v265 / 14 / a / na66 - 1722
- Date Range
- ca. 1912
- Physical Description
- 1 photography : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of four men identifed as Ed Ekhurst, W. Green (standing), J. Thomson, J. McRavey (seated) posing for a studio portrait with curling rocks, trophines, and holding curling brooms
- Subject Access
- Sports and Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Byron Harmon, photographer
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
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[Interior of Dave White & Co. store - Harry Denton, Hiriam Hill, Sam Armstrong]
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- Part Of
- Don Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of three men identified as Harry Denton, Hiriam Hill, and Sam Armstong standing behind the counter at Dave White & Co. store.
- Date Range
- ca. 1912
- Reference Code
- v265 / 1 / a / na66 - 1237
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- Don Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V265
- Reference Code
- v265 / 1 / a / na66 - 1237
- Date Range
- ca. 1912
- Physical Description
- 1 photography : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of three men identified as Harry Denton, Hiriam Hill, and Sam Armstong standing behind the counter at Dave White & Co. store.
- Subject Access
- Buildings and memorials
- Commerce
- Industry
- Labour
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
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N.W.M.P. Post Banff, 1888
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- Part Of
- Don Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of ten men, three horses and a wagon posing in front of a log structure that served as the North West Mounted Police post in Banff [located at 422 Banff Avenue] - caption along bottom reads "N.W.M.P. Post Banff - 1888"
- Date Range
- 1888
- Reference Code
- V265 / 102 / na66 - 37
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- Don Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V265
- Reference Code
- V265 / 102 / na66 - 37
- Date Range
- 1888
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of ten men, three horses and a wagon posing in front of a log structure that served as the North West Mounted Police post in Banff [located at 422 Banff Avenue] - caption along bottom reads "N.W.M.P. Post Banff - 1888"
- Subject Access
- Buildings and memorials
- Industry
- Labour
- Law and justice
- Military
- Politics and government
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Title Source
- Photograph
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[Opening of Grandview Bath House - built by Dr. R.G. Brett'
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- Part Of
- Don Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of building with signage reading "Grandview Bath House" offering "Electric and Turkish Bath with Massage and Swedish Treatment, Ice Cold Temperance Drinks" and "Billiard Hall" with a smaller building to right with signage reading "Feed and Livery Stables" - two carts pulled by two-horse teams…
- Date Range
- 1886
- Reference Code
- v265 / 116 / na66 - 1241
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- Don Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V265
- Reference Code
- v265 / 116 / na66 - 1241
- Date Range
- 1886
- Physical Description
- 1 photography : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of building with signage reading "Grandview Bath House" offering "Electric and Turkish Bath with Massage and Swedish Treatment, Ice Cold Temperance Drinks" and "Billiard Hall" with a smaller building to right with signage reading "Feed and Livery Stables" - two carts pulled by two-horse teams in foreground, team on left has sign advertising bath house - people standing along stairs in background left.
- Subject Access
- Buildings and memorials
- Commerce
- Industry
- Labour
- Transportation
- Health services
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Creator
- A. B. Thom, photographer
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
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Original, Copy, and Duplicate Negatives and Positives
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 10 b&w negatives.. The negatives pertain to various scenic views in and around Banff, Yoho, Glacier, and Jasper National Parks; along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway; First Nations and Aboriginal subjects; various birds; Mount Robson area. File consists of composite negat…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1907 to ca.1975]
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / D / 1 / NA - 977 to 986
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Negative
- Negative, copy
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- V263 / II / D / 1: Original, Copy, and Duplicate Negatives and Positives
- Sous-Fonds
- V263
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / D / 1 / NA - 977 to 986
- Date Range
- [ca. 1907 to ca.1975]
- Physical Description
- Negatives: 10 b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 10 b&w negatives.. The negatives pertain to various scenic views in and around Banff, Yoho, Glacier, and Jasper National Parks; along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway; First Nations and Aboriginal subjects; various birds; Mount Robson area. File consists of composite negatives.
- Subject Access
- Mountains
- Glaciers
- Landscapes
- Indigenous Peoples
- First Nations
- Stoney Nakoda
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- This material is presented as originally created, it contains outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Materials in historical collections reflect the attitudes, ideas, and norms of the era and culture in which they were created or collected. Offensive or harmful terms are retained for historical accuracy or to document the issues and social context of a specific time and the attitudes and opinions of the people who created the material. V263/II/D/1/NA - 977 [Captions on negative: Crowfoot Glacier; Peyto Glacier From Louise-Jasper Highway; MT. Athabasca; Columbia Icefields; Bow Glacier. Bow Lake; Athabasca Falls; Peyto Lake; MT. Chephren. Black and white composite negative. 21cm x 30cm] V263/II/D/1/NA - 978 [Captions on negative: MT. Lefroy Lake Louise; On the Road To Moraine Lake; The Giant Stairway; MT Fay; Pinnacle Peak; Moraine Lake; MT. Temple, Consolation Lake; Summer Snow Storm, Lake Louise. Black and white composite negative. 21cm x 29cm] V263/II/D/1/NA - 979 [Mount Robson from the east; Hell’s Gate in Fraser Canyon; Canadian Pacific Railway Train on Stoney Creek Bridge; unidentified canyon; Spiral Tunnels; Canadian Pacific Train below Mount Stephen. Black and White composite negative. 20cm x 25cm] V263/II/D/1/NA - 980 [Canadian Pacific Railway Train on Stoney Creek Bridge; unidentified canyon; Spiral Tunnels; Canadian Pacific Train below Mount Stephen; Canadian Pacific Railway train in Kicking Horse Canyon; Albert Canyon. Black and white composite negative. 20cm x 25cm] V263/II/D/1/NA - 981 [Captions on negative: Stoney Creek Bridge; 154. Cisco Bridge; 85. MT. Sir Donald; MT. Burgess, Emerald Lake, 167; 135. Lower Spiral Tunnell Field; 228. East Portal, Connaught Tunnell; 54. Mount Stephen Field; At Albert Canyon; 231. Connaught Tunnell; 131. Upper Spiral tunnel; 142. Lower Spiral tunnel; Albert Canyon 76; 217. Kicking Horse Canyon; 219. Kicking Horse Canyon; 166. Takakaw Falls; 90 Hells Gate.; Set No.3. Black and white composite negative. 25.5cm x 27.5cm] V263/II/D/1/NA - 982 [Captions on negative: Bow Valley 246; Banff Village; Goat MTN 51; 40 Government Bath Banff; Bow Falls, Banff; MT. Edith Banff 60; 57. MT Rundle, Banff; 64. Castle MTN, Banff; 48. C.P.R. Hotel and Sulphur MT Banff; Three Sisters, Banff; 262. MT Assiniboine, NR Banff; Lake Minnewanka Banff; 157. Bow River and Goat MTN Banff; 287. Johnson Canyon, Banff; 88 Banff Avenue; 224. Johnson Canyon, Falls; 240. Cascade MTN Banff. Black and white composite negative. 19.5cm x 28cm] V263/II/D/1/NA - 983 [Great Divide Monument. Captions on negative: 108 Lake Louise & Victoria Glacier; 264. Lake Louise; 61.; 106. Giant Stairway; 59. Lake Agnes; 147. On Field Hill; 178. Valley of Ten Peaks; 117. Victoria Glacier and MT Lefroy; 122. MT Lefroy Lake Louise; 72. Moraine Lake; Mount Temple; Lake Louise, Mirror Lake, Lakes in the Clouds, The Beehive, Lake Agnes, 109; 119. Lake Louise, MT Lefroy; 180. Consolation Valley; 149. On Field Hill. Black and white composite negative. 19.8cm x 27.5cm. One aperture missing.] V263/II/D/1/NA - 984 [Captions on negative: Stoney Encampment; Western Indian Squaw; Western Indian Family; 247. Indian Totem Pole; Indian Squaw; Indian Chief; Indian Chief; Western Indian Squaw & Family; Stoney Indian Encampment; Stoney Indian; Indian & Squaw; Indian Children; Bearskin Stoney Indian; Indian Chief; Western Indian Family; Indian Warrior. Black and white composite negative. 25cm x 27.5cm] V263/II/D/1/NA - 985 [Captions on negative: Great Blue Herons; Canadian Duck on Nest; Willow Grouse; Canadian Geese; Canadian Gull; Gulls Nest; 454. Young Pelicans; 456. Blue Heron; 455. Widgeon; Ptarmigan and Young; Duck’s Nest; Snow Ptarmigan; Pelican on Nest; 452. Young Gull; Blue Grouse; 463. Comorant. Black and white composite negative. 25cm x 28cm] V263/II/D/1/NA - 986 [Mount Robson from the east; train crossing Stoney Creek Bridge; Spiral Tunnels; Canadian Pacific Railway train in Kicking Horse Canyon; Hell’s Gate, Fraser Canyon; unidentified canyon; Canadian Pacific Railway train below Mount Stephen; Albert Canyon. Black and white composite negative. 30cm x 25cm]
- Processing Status
- Processed
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