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Duke of Connaught in Banff
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55727
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one photograph depicting the Duke of Connaught dressed in Indigenous regalia. Photograph was taken on July 15, 1916, when the Duke was made a Chief of the Stoney Nakoda community, and published in the Crag and Canyon on July 22, 1916.
- Date Range
- 1916
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PA - 277
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- 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 - 277
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1916
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w print on paper ; 30.5 x 35.5 cm
- History / Biographical
- Prince Arthur (1850-1942), also known as the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, was Queen Victoria's third son and the first member of the British Royal Family to become Governor General of Canada.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one photograph depicting the Duke of Connaught dressed in Indigenous regalia. Photograph was taken on July 15, 1916, when the Duke was made a Chief of the Stoney Nakoda community, and published in the Crag and Canyon on July 22, 1916.
- Notes
- Text below photograph: "Arthur The Great Mountain Chief Banff - July 15th 1916 -"
- Subject Access
- Royalty
- Royal Visit
- Regalia
- Cultural pluralism
- First Nations
- Ceremony
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Category
- Cultural pluralism
- First nations
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.gg.ca/en/governor-general/former-governors-general/hrh-duke-connaught
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Royal visit address, Stoney Nakoda language translation
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55612
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- FIle consists of a blueprint copy of an address presented to the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) during his royal visit to Banff in 1919. The address is written in the Stoney Nakoda language, translated from English by George Kaquitts.
- Date Range
- 1919
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C2 / 23
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Blueprint
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / C : Extended family
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / III / C2 : McDougall and Ross families papers and photographs
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C2 / 23
- Responsibility
- Translated by George Kaquitts
- Date Range
- 1919
- Physical Description
- 1 textual record : blueprint ; 35 x 45 cm
- Scope & Content
- FIle consists of a blueprint copy of an address presented to the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) during his royal visit to Banff in 1919. The address is written in the Stoney Nakoda language, translated from English by George Kaquitts.
- Notes
- Item in file appears to be blueprint copy of original document
- Name Access
- Kaquitts, George
- Subject Access
- Public events
- Public Speaking
- Royal Visit
- Royalty
- First Nations
- Cultural pluralism
- Stoney Nakoda
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- Stoney
- English
- Conservation
- Item stored in mylar
- Category
- First nations
- Cultural pluralism
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Bill Olson friends and family photographs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55643
- Part Of
- Olson family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs of Bill Olson at work and with his family. Also includes family pictures of various generations of the Olson family, army portraits, coworkers, a Cave & Basin postcard, and an interior shot of the Dave White Shop.
- Date Range
- 1889-1967
- Reference Code
- V475 / PA121 - 01 to 19
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- Photograph
- Photograph print
37 images
- Part Of
- Olson family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M97 / V475
- Sous-Fonds
- V475
- Accession Number
- 670 ; 1107 ; 1021
- Reference Code
- V475 / PA121 - 01 to 19
- Date Range
- 1889-1967
- Physical Description
- 19 prints : b&w and col. ; 17.5 x 12 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs of Bill Olson at work and with his family. Also includes family pictures of various generations of the Olson family, army portraits, coworkers, a Cave & Basin postcard, and an interior shot of the Dave White Shop.
- Notes
- Some of the people identified in the photos are Bill Kay, Jack Powell, Jack Doe, Fred Day, Charlie Fullhroch, Mac Lennat, Earl Squires, Bob Graham, Larry Foster, Willard Bell, Bush Ashley, Shorty Blasker, Casey Jones, Dan Zakaryk, Pete Finlay, Jon Douglas, Irene Straus, Marie Leong, and more.
- Name Access
- Olson, Bill
- Olson, Irene
- McTrowe, Florence
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Biographical
- Buffalo
- Cave and Basin
- Children
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Garden
- Home
- Leisure
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Personal and Family Life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Portrait
- War
- World War I
- WWI
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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Newspaper clippings
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- Part Of
- Olson family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to newspaper clippings, William (Bill) Olson's WWI and WWII Registration cards, a hand-written list of select Banff locals, and Shaw family details.
- Date Range
- 1914-1965
- Reference Code
- M97 / 1 - 01 to 06
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Newspaper clipping
- Textual record
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Olson family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M97 / V475
- Sous-Fonds
- M97
- Accession Number
- 1107
- Reference Code
- M97 / 1 - 01 to 06
- Date Range
- 1914-1965
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records (5 pages ; 21.6 x 27.9 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to newspaper clippings, William (Bill) Olson's WWI and WWII Registration cards, a hand-written list of select Banff locals, and Shaw family details.
- Name Access
- Olson, Bill
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Biographical
- Crag and Canyon newspaper
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Newspaper
- Personal and Family Life
- Personal and Professional Life
- War
- World War I
- World War II
- WWI
- WWII
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
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Travel and home records
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of scrapbooks, albums, photographs and textual records pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's domestic and international travels, and Eleanor's life in Banff. Includes records pertaining to Japan, Panama, Hawaii, and China; local events, including the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days and…
- Date Range
- [ca.1900] - 1992
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Photograph
- Negative
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- 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
- Date Range
- [ca.1900] - 1992
- Physical Description
- 27.5 cm of textual records (5 scrapbooks ; 0.5 cm newspaper clippings) -- 7 albums -- 1,345 photographs (1,083 b&w and col. prints ; 257 b&w and col. negatives ; 5 col. transparency slides)
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of scrapbooks, albums, photographs and textual records pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's domestic and international travels, and Eleanor's life in Banff. Includes records pertaining to Japan, Panama, Hawaii, and China; local events, including the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days and a celebration marking the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II; Canadian trips, including the Okanagan region, Seebe and Jasper National Park; and the Luxton family home in Banff.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Exploration
- Home
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Banff
- Quebec
- United States of America
- Panama
- Japan
- China
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff curling rink, historic views of Canmore
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55683
- Part Of
- Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 9 photographs collected by Maryalice Harvey Stewart (creators of images unknown). Photographs pertain to three men posing at the Banff Curling Rink; and historic views of Canmore and area, including Three Sisters, Spray Road, Railway Bridge, Main Street, and United Church.
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1920]
- Reference Code
- V605 / I / B PA - 30 to 38
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M9
- S13
- V605
- Series
- V605 / I : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- V605
- Sub-Series
- V605 / I / B : Research and other professional records
- Accession Number
- 7412
- Reference Code
- V605 / I / B PA - 30 to 38
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1920]
- Physical Description
- 9 photographs : b&w prints ; 20 x 15 cm and 17.5 x 13 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 9 photographs collected by Maryalice Harvey Stewart (creators of images unknown). Photographs pertain to three men posing at the Banff Curling Rink; and historic views of Canmore and area, including Three Sisters, Spray Road, Railway Bridge, Main Street, and United Church.
- Notes
- Photographs are annotated on back
- Subject Access
- History
- Townsite development
- Buildings
- Property
- Homestead
- Sports
- Recreation
- Curling
- Winter sports
- Churches
- Landscapes
- Bridges
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Canmore
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Josephine Schupp fonds
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- Part Of
- Josephine Schupp fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of 23 letters sent to Josephine (Schäffer) Schupp from her cousin, Mary Schäffer Warren, between 1916 and 1939.
- Date Range
- 1916-1939
- Reference Code
- M588
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Josephine Schupp fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M588
- Sous-Fonds
- M588
- Accession Number
- 2021.33
- Reference Code
- M588
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1916-1939
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Josephine Schupp (née Schäffer) (1888-1975) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in Phoenix, Arizona. Josephine married Alfred Adolf Schupp in 1912.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of 23 letters sent to Josephine (Schäffer) Schupp from her cousin, Mary Schäffer Warren, between 1916 and 1939.
- Notes
- Majority of letters in fonds are dated between 1934-1939
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Correspondence
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- United States of America
- Arizona
- Phoenix
- Reproduction Restrictions
- No restrictions
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Letters from Mary Schäffer Warren
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- Part Of
- Josephine Schupp fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 23 letters sent to Josephine (Schäffer) Schupp from her cousin, Mary Schäffer Warren, between 1916 and 1939. Content pertains to personal interests and travels, genealogical history and current events.
- Date Range
- 1916-1939
- Reference Code
- M588 / 1 to 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Josephine Schupp fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M588
- Sous-Fonds
- M588
- Accession Number
- 2021.33
- Reference Code
- M588 / 1 to 2
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1916-1939
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 23 letters sent to Josephine (Schäffer) Schupp from her cousin, Mary Schäffer Warren, between 1916 and 1939. Content pertains to personal interests and travels, genealogical history and current events.
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Genealogy
- Travel
- World War II
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- United States of America
- Arizona
- Phoenix
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Community events and groups
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55722
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 6 photographs depicting community events and unidentified groups in Banff and Calgary. Content pertains to a parade in Banff, ca.1920; the erection of a memorial stone marking the location of the original North West Mounted Police barracks in Calgary, 1917; various group photograph…
- Date Range
- 1906
- [ca.1910-1920]
- 1917
- [ca.1920]
- [ca.1930-1940]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PA - 270 to 276 (oversize)
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- 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 - 270 to 276 (oversize)
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1906
- [ca.1910-1920]
- 1917
- [ca.1920]
- [ca.1930-1940]
- Physical Description
- 7 photographs : b&w prints ; 50 x 40 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 6 photographs depicting community events and unidentified groups in Banff and Calgary. Content pertains to a parade in Banff, ca.1920; the erection of a memorial stone marking the location of the original North West Mounted Police barracks in Calgary, 1917; various group photographs from local events, including one depicting Eleanor Luxton and colleagues (possibly a class photograph); a group photograph from a drama performance at the University of Alberta; and the 1906 class of the N.C.O.'s Provisional School of Instruction in Calgary.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Community life
- Events
- Community events
- Parade
- Education
- University
- Public events
- Performance
- Family and personal life
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Calgary
- Edmonton
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Some items stored in mylar
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Education
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Norman, Georgina and Eleanor Luxton - oversize photographs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55723
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 16 photographs depicting Norman Luxton and his immediate family. Includes professional portraits of Georgina Luxton; images of Eleanor Luxton as a young girl; professional portraits of Eleanor as a student and adult; portraits of a dog belonging to the Luxton family; professional p…
- Date Range
- [ca.1909]
- [ca.1910-1920]
- [ca.1927-1930]
- [ca.1940-1955]
- 1958
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D1 / 17 / PA - 13 to 28
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D1 : Personal and family life
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D1 / 17 / PA - 13 to 28
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1909]
- [ca.1910-1920]
- [ca.1927-1930]
- [ca.1940-1955]
- 1958
- Physical Description
- 16 photographs : b&w prints ; 40 x 50 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 16 photographs depicting Norman Luxton and his immediate family. Includes professional portraits of Georgina Luxton; images of Eleanor Luxton as a young girl; professional portraits of Eleanor as a student and adult; portraits of a dog belonging to the Luxton family; professional portraits of Norman Luxton; and photographs depicting Norman Luxton meeting Princess Margaret during her royal visit to Banff in 1958.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Luxton, Georgina
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Portrait
- Royalty
- Royal Visit
- Education
- Animals
- Dogs
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Banff, Alta album
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- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of a small photo album bound in maroon leather with "Photographs" stamped on the front. Written on the inside of the front cover is "Tressa Brewster Banff, Alta" in black ink - Lade "Tressa" Brewster (nee Bagley) was Jim Brewster's first wife and mother of Fern. Photographs pertain to…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900-1915]
- Reference Code
- V90 / IV / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M439 / V90
- Series
- IV. Brewster family
- Sous-Fonds
- V90
- Accession Number
- 2021.26
- Reference Code
- V90 / IV / PD - 1
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900-1915]
- Physical Description
- 1 album (50 photographs : b&w ; 14.8 x 12.3 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of a small photo album bound in maroon leather with "Photographs" stamped on the front. Written on the inside of the front cover is "Tressa Brewster Banff, Alta" in black ink - Lade "Tressa" Brewster (nee Bagley) was Jim Brewster's first wife and mother of Fern. Photographs pertain to landscapes taken throughout Alberta, mostly in and around Banff National Park, mounted on pages with built-in windows - some are annotated.
- Name Access
- Brewster, Tressa (Lade)
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Banff Jasper Highway
- Buildings
- Buildings and facilities
- Deer
- Elk
- Environment and Nature
- Family and personal life
- Glaciers
- Landscapes
- Mount Assiniboine
- Mountains
- Photography
- Rivers
- Scenery
- Temple Mountain
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Bow Lake
- Assiniboine
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Leather of cover worn along edges, many photographs severely faded, some warped, spine coming loose at the binding towards the back.
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50087841/tressa-brewster
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Negatives album
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- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of a small photo album bound in black fabric with a cover that snaps closed via a flap that folds up from the back cover to the front. The album is made up of envelopes meant to house 4x5 negatives with several pages for an index at the back, some of the earlier envelopes have annotat…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900-1915]
- Reference Code
- V90 / IV / PD - 2
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M439 / V90
- Series
- IV. Brewster family
- Sous-Fonds
- V90
- Accession Number
- 2021.26
- Reference Code
- V90 / IV / PD - 2
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900-1915]
- Physical Description
- 1 album (100 photographs : b&w ; 15.5 x 11.5 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of a small photo album bound in black fabric with a cover that snaps closed via a flap that folds up from the back cover to the front. The album is made up of envelopes meant to house 4x5 negatives with several pages for an index at the back, some of the earlier envelopes have annotations written directly on them - all negatives have been removed prior to processing and rehoused.
- Name Access
- Brewster, Tressa (Lade)
- Subject Access
- Albums
- Photography
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Fabric of cover worn along edges, many early envelopes severly torn
- Related Material
- V90 / VI / NA - 01 to NA - 128
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
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Canadian Rockies negatives
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- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 128 black and white photographic negatives of unidentified people, mountain landscapes, wildlife, and scenic views from throughout Banff National Park and surrounding areas.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900-1915]
- Reference Code
- V90 / IV / NA - 01 to NA - 128
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M439 / V90
- Series
- IV. Brewster family
- Sous-Fonds
- V90
- Accession Number
- 2021.26
- Reference Code
- V90 / IV / NA - 01 to NA - 128
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900-1915]
- Physical Description
- 128 photographs : b&w nitrate negatives ; 11.8 x 8.4 cm
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 128 black and white photographic negatives of unidentified people, mountain landscapes, wildlife, and scenic views from throughout Banff National Park and surrounding areas.
- Notes
- Negatives were removed from their original housing in a negatives album (V90 / PD - 2) prior to processing
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Banff Jasper Highway
- Buildings
- Buildings and facilities
- Deer
- Elk
- Environment and Nature
- Family and personal life
- Glaciers
- Landscapes
- Mount Assiniboine
- Mountains
- Photography
- Rivers
- Scenery
- Temple Mountain
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Assiniboine
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Many negatives warped - NA - 13 is folded in half
- Related Material
- V90 / PD - 2
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
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Post Card Album
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- Part Of
- Morris Flewwelling fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item pertains to a post card photo album containing photographic portraits of various unidentified people [possibly members of the Flewwelling family] - most are posed in studio settings - as well as scenic photographs from around Banff National Park, post cards [some in English, some in Swedish], …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1905-1914]
- Reference Code
- V773 / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Morris Flewwelling fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M464 / V773
- Sous-Fonds
- V773
- Accession Number
- 2021.27
- Reference Code
- V773 / PD - 1
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Postcard
- Date Range
- [ca. 1905-1914]
- Physical Description
- 1 album (194 photographs : b&w and col. ; 22.5 x 28.6 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- Item pertains to a post card photo album containing photographic portraits of various unidentified people [possibly members of the Flewwelling family] - most are posed in studio settings - as well as scenic photographs from around Banff National Park, post cards [some in English, some in Swedish], and a CPR and Department of Natural Resources map of Alberta and Saskatchewan tucked into the back cover. The album has a soft black leather cover with "Post Card Album" embossed in gold in the bottom right corner on the front and green pages with slots cut out to slip items in - each page can hold three items.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Architecture
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Banff Upper Hot Springs
- Buildings
- Camps
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Family and personal life
- Hiking
- Hotels
- Lake Agnes Teahouse
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Photography
- Postcards
- Scenery
- Tourism
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Sweden
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Swedish
- Conservation
- Scuffing throughout cover, damage to the spine focussed around the base, some paper tabs throughout album torn
- Category
- Arts
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Family photographs [2/2]
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- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white photographs of Bob Smith, his parents and his friends in and around Banff, Seebe, and Bankhead, also around Lake Minnewanka. Includes portraits, scenic views, hiking, skating, skiing and the Norquay Ski Area, wildlife, boating, the Minnewanka Dam, the Smith family h…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1912-1947]
- Reference Code
- V809 / I / PA - 55 to PA - 181
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M589 / V809
- Sous-Fonds
- V809
- Accession Number
- 2021.36
- Reference Code
- V809 / I / PA - 55 to PA - 181
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1912-1947]
- Physical Description
- 127 photographs : b&w ; 9.8 x 15.8 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white photographs of Bob Smith, his parents and his friends in and around Banff, Seebe, and Bankhead, also around Lake Minnewanka. Includes portraits, scenic views, hiking, skating, skiing and the Norquay Ski Area, wildlife, boating, the Minnewanka Dam, the Smith family homes on Muscrat St. in Banff and in Seebe, WWI soliders, cars and car trips, the Banff Winter Carnival, swimming at the Cave & Basin, and Johnston Canyon. Most photographs have handwritten notes on the backs.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Automobiles
- Banff townsite
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Banff
- Bankhead
- Beach
- Big Horn Sheep
- Boats
- Buildings
- Cave and Basin
- Children
- Christmas
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Hiking
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Minnewanka
- Lake Minnewanka Power Development
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Recreation
- Shorelines
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Swimming
- Tepee
- Wildlife
- Winter
- WWI
- World War I
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Bankhead
- Banff National Park
- Seebe
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to b&w prints of CPR [Canadian Pacific Railway] hotels and trains throughout Banff National Park. Includes the 1926 fire at the Chateau Lake Louise, the Banff Springs Hotel, a train in motion on tracks, and recovery efforts after the 1910 avalanche that buried a train at Roger's Pass.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1886-1926]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / C / vi / PA - 01 to PA - 20
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
8 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, C : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- vi : CPR History
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / C / vi / PA - 01 to PA - 20
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1886-1926]
- Physical Description
- 20 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to b&w prints of CPR [Canadian Pacific Railway] hotels and trains throughout Banff National Park. Includes the 1926 fire at the Chateau Lake Louise, the Banff Springs Hotel, a train in motion on tracks, and recovery efforts after the 1910 avalanche that buried a train at Roger's Pass.
- Notes
- Unclear if photographs were taken by Bruno or just collected by him.
- Subject Access
- Avalanches
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Fire
- Hotels
- Roger's Pass
- Trains
- Tourism
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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History Photos
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 120 b&w prints of various historical topics, some photos taken by Bruno Engler, others collected [presumably] by him. Includes various Canadian Pacific Railway events, community events and celebrations, Skoki Lodge's 60th anniversary, the Norquay Ski Hill rope-tow, the 1968 Winter …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1886-1993]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / H / iv / b / PA - 01 to PA - 120
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
11 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, H : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- iv : History, b : Photos
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / H / iv / b / PA - 01 to PA - 120
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1886-1993]
- Physical Description
- 120 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 120 b&w prints of various historical topics, some photos taken by Bruno Engler, others collected [presumably] by him. Includes various Canadian Pacific Railway events, community events and celebrations, Skoki Lodge's 60th anniversary, the Norquay Ski Hill rope-tow, the 1968 Winter Olympics bid, Princess Margarite's [sic] visit in 1958, the Cosmic Ray Observatory operations, a Kiwanis Club event, ranching and ranch lands, portraits, and more.
- Name Access
- Perren, Walter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Jon
- White, Cliff Jr.
- Locke, Charlie
- Jones, Ken
- Rungius, Carl
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Aerial photography
- Animals
- Banff townsite
- Banff Upper Hot Springs
- Buildings and facilities
- Cave and Basin
- Centennial
- Ceremony
- Chairlifts and gondolas
- Climbing
- Community events
- Construction
- Dogs
- Entertainment
- Festival
- Helicopters
- Military
- Mount Norquay Chairlift
- Mount Norquay Ski Area
- Mountains
- Parades
- Parks Canada
- Parks Canada Warden
- Portrait
- Public events
- Roads
- Roger's Pass
- Royal tours
- Royal Visit
- Scenery
- Tourism
- Trains
- Travel
- Winter
- Winter Carnival
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V190 / VI / H / iv / b / NA - 01 to NA - 04 V190 / VI / H / iv / b / NS - 01 to NS - 02
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Soole family fonds
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- Part Of
- Soole family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual and visual materials pertaining to members of the Soole and Astley family, as well as the Homestead Hotel and property near Lake Minnewanka. Includes family photographs and albums; published materials, including two guidebooks; collected newspaper articles; notes and corre…
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-1960]
- Reference Code
- M596 / V811
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Soole family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M591
- V811
- Sous-Fonds
- M591
- V811
- Accession Number
- 2022.24
- Reference Code
- M596 / V811
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-1960]
- Physical Description
- 3 photo albums -- ca.6 cm of textual records -- ca.124 photographs (48 prints; 76 transparencies) -- one annotated ribbon
- History / Biographical
- David Mowbray Soole (1885-1959) was postmaster at Bankhead until 1913 when he moved to Banff to establish a real estate and insurance business. He sold the business in 1919 and bought the Homestead Hotel in Banff which he operated until 1945. Eric and his wife, Violet, had two children: a daughter, Ivy (Bond), and a son, Eric A. Soole. Eric Astley Soole (1918-2012) grew up in Banff and Calgary. He married Sylvia (Maberley) Soole (1924-2016) in 1942 or 1943. Eric served in the Royal Canadian Air Force
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual and visual materials pertaining to members of the Soole and Astley family, as well as the Homestead Hotel and property near Lake Minnewanka. Includes family photographs and albums; published materials, including two guidebooks; collected newspaper articles; notes and correspondence, including genealogical records; Eric and Sylvia Soole's marriage certificate; and other related materials.
- Name Access
- Soole, Eric
- Soole, Sylvia
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Hotels
- Homestead Hotel
- Travel
- Publication
- Correspondence
- Genealogy
- Research
- Marriage
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Lake Minnewanka
- Language
- English
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://albertaonrecord.ca/d-m-soole-fonds https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/timescolonist/name/eric-soole-obituary?pid=157142355
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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Souvenir postcard booklet, Canadian Rockies
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- Part Of
- Postcard general file collection
- Scope & Content
- One souvenir postcard booklet titled "Post Folder Souvenir of the Canadian Rockies". Postcards depict colourized views of Banff Springs Hotel, Canmore, Lake Louise, Emerald Lake and related scenes. Booklet is signed by A.J. Carpenter in pencil.
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-1910]
- Reference Code
- V466 / accn. 2022.25
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Postcard general file collection
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V466
- Sous-Fonds
- V466
- Accession Number
- 2022.25
- Reference Code
- V466 / accn. 2022.25
- GMD
- Postcard
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-1910]
- Physical Description
- 1 souvenir postcard booklet (10 x 15 cm)
- Scope & Content
- One souvenir postcard booklet titled "Post Folder Souvenir of the Canadian Rockies". Postcards depict colourized views of Banff Springs Hotel, Canmore, Lake Louise, Emerald Lake and related scenes. Booklet is signed by A.J. Carpenter in pencil.
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Jasper
- British Columbia
- Emerald Lake
- Language
- English
- Category
- Exploration and travel
- Tourism
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Springs Hotel Menus
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1cm of textual records, contents include menus from a Canadaian Pacific Railway dinner and a hand painted watercolour painting of Eagle Pass.
- Date Range
- 1916 - 1919
- Reference Code
- M8 / 2017.8654 / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- M8 / 2017.8654
- Sous-Fonds
- M8
- Accession Number
- 2017.8654
- Reference Code
- M8 / 2017.8654 / 1
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1916 - 1919
- Physical Description
- 1 cm Textual Records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1cm of textual records, contents include menus from a Canadaian Pacific Railway dinner and a hand painted watercolour painting of Eagle Pass.
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Category
- Tourism
- Commerce and industry
- Processing Status
- Processed
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