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American trade, industry and politics scrapbook [1939]

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Scrapbook is hand-made from coloured construction paper and consists of newspaper clippings from The Christian Science Monitor's Fireside Series [ca. 1939]. Newspaper clippings pertain to various problems and policies in the United States at the beginning of World War II, including foreign trade, i…

Date Range: [1939]

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 - 21

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records

Sous-Fonds: III. Luxton Family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 - 21

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook

Date Range: [1939]

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: Scrapbook is hand-made from coloured construction paper and consists of newspaper clippings from The Christian Science Monitor's Fireside Series [ca. 1939]. Newspaper clippings pertain to various problems and policies in the United States at the beginning of World War II, including foreign trade, industry, wages and employment, and federal taxes.

Subject Access: Businesses; Commerce; Industry; Communications; Finances; Government; Labour; Laws and legislation; Military; Politics; Science and technology; War; World War II

Geographic Access: United States of America

Language: English

Category: Commerce and industry; Communications; Government; Labour; Law and justice; Military; Politics; Science and technology

Title Source: Title based on contents of item

Processing Status: Processed

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Fort Calgary

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 5 photographs depicting views of Fort Calgary between 1875 and 1884. Includes views of the I.G. Baker & Co. storefront.

Date Range: ca.1875-1882; 1880-1882; 1884

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / PA - 265 to 269 (oversize)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / D : Other material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / PA - 265 to 269 (oversize)

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: ca.1875-1882; 1880-1882; 1884

Physical Description: 5 photographs : b&w prints ; 35 x 25 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: I.G. Baker & Co. was a grocer and supply store based in Fort Benton, Montana starting in 1866. An additional store was opened following the settlement of North West Mounted Police officers at Fort Calgary in 1875, which supplied groceries and other basic goods to the area. The business and all existing stores were purchased by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1891.

Scope & Content: File consists of 5 photographs depicting views of Fort Calgary between 1875 and 1884. Includes views of the I.G. Baker & Co. storefront.

Notes: Items in file are annotated

Subject Access: Settlement; Land use; Landscapes; Townsite development; Businesses; Commerce

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored in mylar

Category: Land, settlement and immigration; Commerce and industry

Biographical Source Notes: https://www.heritagepark.ca/park-information/attractions-and-exhibits/ig-baker-co-store

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Souvenir postcard album, Cuba

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one album of colorized commercial postcards and one postcard print. Content pertains to tourist attractions and communities within Havana and other rural regions of Cuba. Subjects include unidentified local families and individuals, crop harvesting [including bananas, pineapples an…

Date Range: [ca. 1900 - ca. 1905]; 1904; 1909; 1911

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

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard; Photograph; Photograph print

98 images 1 Electronic Resource

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

Accession Number: LUX

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

GMD: Postcard; Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Some items produced by Harris Bros. Co., and Curt Teich & Co.

Date Range: [ca. 1900 - ca. 1905]; 1904; 1909; 1911

Physical Description: 1 album (96 col. postcards ; 9 x 14 cm and 8 cm x 13.5 cm -- 1 print : b&w postcard ; 8 x 13 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one album of colorized commercial postcards and one postcard print. Content pertains to tourist attractions and communities within Havana and other rural regions of Cuba. Subjects include unidentified local families and individuals, crop harvesting [including bananas, pineapples and cane sugar], livestock, dockyard and wharf scenes, a street carnival and other community events in Havana, city views, Cuba's 1909 presidential inauguration, a mass burial site, cathedrals, landmarks, and botanical gardens. Most items not dated or annotated. Postcard print has personal message addressed to "David" [likely David McDougall] in 1909, and one postcard depicting mass burial site has personal message to David McDougall from Mr. Adam Mackenzie.

Notes: One postcard and b&w postcard print are annotated on back; Many items are duplicates of postcards in album LUX / II / E / PD - 4

Name Access: McDougall, David; Mackenzie, Adam

Subject Access: Tourism; Travel; Farmland; Animals; Churches; Memorial; Buildings; Businesses; Commerce; Community events; Horses; Transportation; Grave; Garden; Boats; Industry; Natural resources; Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Cuba; Havana

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Handle with caution if temporarily removing item[s] from album as corner insert spaces holding postcards may tear easily

Related Material: LUX / II / E / PD - 4

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Commerce and industry; Environment; Natural resources; Transportation; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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World Progress scrapbook

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Scrapbook is handmade from coloured construction paper. Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings dated between 1939 and 1940 pertaining to global and Canadian agriculture, commerce, mining, politics and military statistics. Scrapbook is annotated with title on front cover: "World Progress Finances…

Date Range: 1939 - 1940

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 - 26

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook; Newspaper clipping

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records

Sous-Fonds: III. Luxton Family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 - 26

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook; Newspaper clipping

Date Range: 1939 - 1940

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: Scrapbook is handmade from coloured construction paper. Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings dated between 1939 and 1940 pertaining to global and Canadian agriculture, commerce, mining, politics and military statistics. Scrapbook is annotated with title on front cover: "World Progress Finances Agriculture Travel Protection". Scrapbook contains table of contents inside front cover [see "Content Details"].

Subject Access: Agriculture; Commerce; Copper and copper mines; Environment; Geography; History; Industry; Labour; Legal and Financial; Military; Mines and mineral resources; Mining; Natural resources; Newspaper; Politics; War; World War II

Geographic Access: Canada; Ireland; Germany; England; Russia; France; United States of America; Panama

Language: English

Conservation: Three metal binder rings have been removed and replaced with unbleached string to protect paper contents of scrapbook

Category: Commerce and industry; Environment; Government; Labour; Military; Natural resources; Politics; Science and technology

Title Source: Title based on contents of item

Content Details: [Table of Contents:] Organized Man Power: Ireland and the War Wheat: Britain and War Taxes Food and the War Wool, Cattle, Metal Markets; Bacteria in Milk Oil, Butter, Sugar: Rayon, Bluestone, Radium Chemical Production in the United States New Methods of Transportation The Soy Bean Irrigation Development of the Soviet Union The Chain Store Co-operatives: Frontier Opening Montreal as a Market Investments Africa Chile: Russia Germany and Synthetic Goods Bermuda: Gibraltar The Great Lakes Project: Rice: Farm Moisture London: The Panama and the Americas Great Britain: Banff: Canada Canada's Milk Production: Butter: Results of War on Sugar, etc. U.S. Alaska Highway: Canada Facts and the Flag Possible mines in Canada: U.S.A. and Latin America Deserts and Snow: The Caribbean Pacific Defences [sic] and the Panama Canal Trans Canada Air Lines: Oil and the War Canada and Japan area comparison: Transatlantic Airways European Politics and Men at the Head of Governments

Processing Status: Processed

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529. Banff from the Sanitarium

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Part Of: Sidney A. Smyth fonds

Scope & Content: View towards Cascade Mountain

Date Range: [1888?]

Reference Code: V24 / PA - 5

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Sidney A. Smyth fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V24

Reference Code: V24 / PA - 5

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [1888?]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print

Scope & Content: View towards Cascade Mountain

Subject Access: Commerce

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: S. A. Smyth (Calgary, NWT)

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Armstrong's oil station, Park Service Station

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Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Scope & Content: Banff

Date Range: 1923

Reference Code: V263 / NA - 3519

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 - 3519

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: 1923

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Banff

Subject Access: Commerce; Industry

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta)

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Banff Avenue [between 1908 and 1913]

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Part Of: Norman Sanson fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Banff Avenue looking north toward Cascade Mountain - Park Store at left, Mount Royal Hotel at right further down the street - people walking along wooden boardwalk.

Date Range: ca. 1908 - 1913

Reference Code: v246 / 16 / 31 / na66 - 421

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy; Photograph, print

1 image

Part Of: Norman Sanson fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V246

Reference Code: v246 / 16 / 31 / na66 - 421

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy; Photograph, print

Date Range: ca. 1908 - 1913

Physical Description: 1 photography : negative : copy negative

Scope & Content: Image of Banff Avenue looking north toward Cascade Mountain - Park Store at left, Mount Royal Hotel at right further down the street - people walking along wooden boardwalk.

Subject Access: Buildings and memorials; Commerce

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Title Source: copy negative envelope

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Banff Avenue looking north

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Part Of: George John MacKenzie fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Banff Avenue looking north towards Cascade Mountain - businesses along left side read "G & W Fear Photographers, Souvenirs", "Byron Harmon Photographer", "Harmony", "Alpine Hotel" , "Restaurant"; businesses along the right side read "Ice Cream" "Bow Livery" and Cascade and Mount Royal Hot…

Date Range: ca. 1910

Reference Code: v384 / lc / na66 - 203

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: George John MacKenzie fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V384

Reference Code: v384 / lc / na66 - 203

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: ca. 1910

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative : copy negative

Scope & Content: Image of Banff Avenue looking north towards Cascade Mountain - businesses along left side read "G & W Fear Photographers, Souvenirs", "Byron Harmon Photographer", "Harmony", "Alpine Hotel" , "Restaurant"; businesses along the right side read "Ice Cream" "Bow Livery" and Cascade and Mount Royal Hotels - street lined with horse and carriages.

Subject Access: Buildings and memorials; Environment and Nature; Commerce; Transportation

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Title Source: copy negative envelope

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[Banff Avenue (west side) showing businesses from Dave White & Co. store to Brewster Trading Co.]

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Part Of: Moore family fonds

Scope & Content: Image of people along Banff Avenue looking west - signage on businesses reads "New York Cafe," "Banff Restaurant," "Alexander Jeweler," "Brewster Transfer Co. Ltd., Banff Livery"

Date Range: ca. 1895 ?

Reference Code: v439 / 1459 / na66 - 1971

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Moore family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V439

Reference Code: v439 / 1459 / na66 - 1971

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: ca. 1895 ?

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative : copy negative

Scope & Content: Image of people along Banff Avenue looking west - signage on businesses reads "New York Cafe," "Banff Restaurant," "Alexander Jeweler," "Brewster Transfer Co. Ltd., Banff Livery"