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50 Switzerlands in one : Banff the beautiful : Canada's national park : where to go and what to see in and around Banff

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1912

Publisher: Banff : Banff Board of Trade; Crag and Canyon

Call Number: 02.6 B22l 1912 Pam

Responsibility: [text by H.C. Stovel]

Publisher: Banff : Banff Board of Trade; Crag and Canyon

Published Date: 1912

Physical Description: 80p. : ill

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Businesses; Guidebooks

Accession Number: 74

Call Number: 02.6 B22l 1912 Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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Guide to Banff : Canadian National Park

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1912

Call Number: 02.6 B22u Pam

Responsibility: compiled by S.J. Unwin

Published Date: 1912

Physical Description: 34p. : ill

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Accession Number: 74

Call Number: 02.6 B22u Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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128 views of the Canadian Rockies

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1911

Call Number: 02.6 H22on Pam

Responsibility: photographed and published by Byron Harmon

Published Date: 1911

Physical Description: 96p. : all ill

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Notes: Cover title: 100 views of the Rockies

Accession Number: 25000

Call Number: 02.6 H22on Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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A selection of twenty-four artistic views of the Canadian Rockies [viewbook]

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1915

Call Number: 02.6 H22sc Pam

Responsibility: photographed by Byron Harmon

Published Date: 1915

Physical Description: 23l : all ill

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Notes: Cover title: Rocky Mountains of Canada

Accession Number: 2893; 4099

Call Number: 02.6 H22sc Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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National parks of Canada in Canadian Rockies reached by Canadian Pacific Railway

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: [1913?]

Call Number: 02.6 N21 Pam

Published Date: [1913?]

Physical Description: 54p. : ill., maps

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Accession Number: 5104

Call Number: 02.6 N21 Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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The Great Divide

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: [ca. 1910]

Call Number: 05.5 G79 Pam

Responsibility: Anonymous

Published Date: [ca. 1910]

Physical Description: 2 p

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Notes: Religious sermon with references to the Great Divide. Page taken from an unknown book.

Accession Number: 7297

Call Number: 05.5 G79 Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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Scenic and commerical photographs series. -- 1907-1975

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Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Scope & Content: Series consists of the photographic records and sample materials of Byron Harmon Photos, the photographic business of Byron Harmon and his successors. Primary component is film and glass negatives, 1907-1942, ca.6500 items. Also includes: postcard negatives and positives and production negatives t…

Date Range: 1907 - 1942

Reference Code: V263 / PA / unnumbered; V263 / PS; V263 / NA / 1 - 6409; V263 / NG / 1 - 78; V263 / NA / unnumbered; V263 / sample products

Description Level: 3 / Series

Part Of: Byron Harmon fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: V263

Series: I. Scenic and commercial photographs

Sous-Fonds: V263

Reference Code: V263 / PA / unnumbered; V263 / PS; V263 / NA / 1 - 6409; V263 / NG / 1 - 78; V263 / NA / unnumbered; V263 / sample products

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Date Range: 1907 - 1942

Physical Description: ca.10,000 photographs (and ca.35 cm) : negatives, prints, postcards, transparencies, sample products

Scope & Content: Series consists of the photographic records and sample materials of Byron Harmon Photos, the photographic business of Byron Harmon and his successors. Primary component 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, Indigenous peoples, 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

Access Restrictions: Commercial use restrictions and restrictions on use of individual and family portraits, wedding photographs and similar works commissioned for personal use in effect. Access to original negatives restricted.

Finding Aid: Selected reference prints available in Visual Reference File

Related Material: Constitutes Series I of the Byron Harmon fonds

Title Source: Title based on accession records and contents of series

Content Details: V263 / NA - 1 to 6362 -- Series I.A.i.a. -- 1907 - 1942. -- 6362 items : negatives; 5 x 7" and smaller. -- 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, particularly for postcard purposes ; Banff events and development ; skiing ; birds and animals. Contains some views by Don Harmon and Lloyd Harmon, also some by Lewis Freeman. Incomplete item-level inventory available. Selected reference prints available. V263 / NA - 6363 to 6407 -- Series I.A.i.b. -- ca. 1910. -- 45 items : negatives ; panoramas, 4 x 11". -- Scenic views of Banff, Lake Louise and other areas in the Canadian Rockies. Item-level inventory available. Reference prints available. V263 / NA - 6408, 6409 -- Series I.A.i.c. -- 192-?. -- 2 items : negatives ; circut, 20 x 96 cm., 20 x 50 cm.-- View of group on shore of Lake O'Hara ; view of Lake McArthur with man on shore. V263 / NG - 1 to 78 -- Series I.A.i.d. -- ca. 1905 - ca. 1915. -- 78 items : negatives ; glass. -- Pertains to mountain peaks and scenes ; Alpine Club of Canada camps and activities ; mountaineering ; Banff views and activities, including Banff Springs Hotel ; Stoney First Nation. V263 / NA -- Series I.A.ii. -- ca. 192-? to ca. 1955. -- ca. 1100 items : negatives and positives, originals and copies ; mainly 5 x 7", some 11 x 14". -- Postcard negatives and positives and production negatives pertaining to scenic views throughout the Canadian Rockies, some elsewhere ; groups and conventions, facilities, buildings and interiors. Some by Don Harmon, Lloyd Harmon and F. A. Jackman of Jasper. Includes negatives by Herbert O. Frind of glacier trip to Columbia Icefield area, 1917. V263 / PA -- Series I.B. -- ca. 189-? to ca. 1965. -- ca. 900 items : prints, originals. -- Mainly first-generation prints of scenic and commercial views, wildlife, skiing, First Nation portraits, Banff Indian Days, Harmony Drug Store. Some prints were made at a much later date than negatives from which they came. V263 / PG -- Series I.C.i.a. -- ca. 1907 - ca. 1955. -- ca. 450 titles : postcards, black/white, hand-coloured. -- Mainly scenic and wildlife views of the Canadian Rockies. Arranged by publisher's number. Preliminiary item-level inventory available. V263 / PG -- Series I.C.i.b. -- After 1956. -- ca. 200 titles : postcards, natural colour. -- Mainly scenic and wildlife views of the Canadian Rockies. V263 / PA -- Series I.C.ii.a. -- ca. 191- to ca. 195-. -- ca. 800 items : prints, black/white. -- Mass-produced contact prints, enlargements and framing prints ; mainly scenic and wildlife views. V263 / PA -- Series I.C.ii.b. -- ca. 191- to ca. 195-. -- ca. 120 items : prints ; hand-coloured. -- Mass-produced contact prints, enlargements and framing prints ; mainly scenic and wildlife views. V263 / Series I.C.iii.a. -- Before 1942. -- ca. 10 cm. : various. -- Includes miniature views, advertising cards, postcard packages, view books, etc. of the Canadian Rockies. V263 / Series I.C.iii.b. -- After 1946. -- ca. 20 cm. : various. -- Includes 35 mm. slide packages, postcard packages, playing cards, greeting cards, calendars, viewbooks, etc. of the Canadian Rockies. V263 / Series I.C.iii.c. -- ca. 191- to ca. 196-. -- ca. 5 cm. : various. -- Sample products produced by other photographers for resale or comparison. Includes postcards, viewbooks, etc. V263 - PS -- Series I.D. -- ca. 1913 - ca. 192-. -- ca. 170 items : transparencies ; lantern slides, many hand-coloured. Lecture slides pertaining to Columbia Icefield Expedition, 1924, mountaineering, mountain landscapes, First Nations, wildlife, Canadian Pacific Railway ; also Asian travel photographs.

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Summer 1915, 1916. -- 1915, 1916.

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Part Of: Caroline Hinman fonds

Scope & Content: Album pertains to Hinman camping expedition in the area of Mount Robson to Grand Cache, B.C., 1915. Contains summary page describing 1915 camp. It is unclear as to which portion of album covers 1916 trip. Photographs do not have captions.

Date Range: 1915 1916

Reference Code: V282 / PD - 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Album

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Part Of: Caroline Hinman fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V282

Series: I. Photograph albums

Sous-Fonds: V282

Accession Number: 1933

Reference Code: V282 / PD - 2

GMD: Photograph; Album

Date Range: 1915 1916

Physical Description: 1 photograph album (393 prints) : 100 p.

Scope & Content: Album pertains to Hinman camping expedition in the area of Mount Robson to Grand Cache, B.C., 1915. Contains summary page describing 1915 camp. It is unclear as to which portion of album covers 1916 trip. Photographs do not have captions.

Access Restrictions: Access to original restricted. Microfilm copy available for reference use.

Finding Aid: Summary page available in inventory binder (copy).

Processing Status: Processed

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Summer camping 1917. -- 1917.

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Part Of: Caroline Hinman fonds

Scope & Content: Album pertains to Hinman camping expedition in areas of Whiteman Pass, Spray Lakes, Mount Assiniboine, Simpson Pass, Healy Creek, Mount Edith, Sawback Lake, Panther River, Red Deer Lake, Ptarmigan Valley. Trip ended at Lake Louise. Contains photograph captions and summary page describing camp.

Date Range: 1917

Reference Code: V282 / PD - 3

Description Level: 5 / File

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Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V282

Series: I. Photograph albums

Sous-Fonds: V282

Accession Number: 1933

Reference Code: V282 / PD - 3

GMD: Album; Photograph

Date Range: 1917

Physical Description: 1 photograph album (276 prints) : 92 p.

Scope & Content: Album pertains to Hinman camping expedition in areas of Whiteman Pass, Spray Lakes, Mount Assiniboine, Simpson Pass, Healy Creek, Mount Edith, Sawback Lake, Panther River, Red Deer Lake, Ptarmigan Valley. Trip ended at Lake Louise.; Contains photograph captions and summary page describing camp.

Access Restrictions: Access to original restricted. Microfilm copy available for reference use.

Finding Aid: Summary page available in inventory (copy).

Processing Status: Processed

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Summer camping, 1913, 1923, 1924, 1925. -- 1913, 1923-1925.

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Part Of: Caroline Hinman fonds

Scope & Content: Album pertains to the following Hinman trips: 1913 trip - Mount Robson ACC camp, Glacier, B.C. area and Yellowstone, U.S.A. (p. 1 to 31); 1923 trip - Healy Creek, Mount Assiniboine, Palliser Pass, Kananaskis Lakes, Kootenay River area, Wolverine and Ottertail Passes, McArthur Passes, to Lake Louise…

Date Range: 1913; 1923; 1924; 1925

Reference Code: V282 / PD - 5

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph

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Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V282

Series: I. Photograph albums

Sous-Fonds: V282

Accession Number: 1933

Reference Code: V282 / PD - 5

GMD: Album; Photograph

Date Range: 1913; 1923; 1924; 1925

Physical Description: 1 photograph album (729 prints) : 148 p., numbered 1 to 74 on one side only.

Scope & Content: Album pertains to the following Hinman trips:; 1913 trip - Mount Robson ACC camp, Glacier, B.C. area and Yellowstone, U.S.A. (p. 1 to 31);; 1923 trip - Healy Creek, Mount Assiniboine, Palliser Pass, Kananaskis Lakes, Kootenay River area, Wolverine and Ottertail Passes, McArthur Passes, to Lake Louise (p. 32 to 44);; 1924 trip - Takkakaw Falls, Emerald Lake, Hawes Pass, Freshfield Glacier, Castleguard Meadows, Cataract and White Goat Rivers, Harrison Creek, Cascade River, Lake Minnewanka, ending at Banff (p. 45 to 63);; 1925 trip - Baker Pass, Siffleur River, Corrall Pass, Maligne Lake, Jasper area, Robson Pass, Shovel Pass, Castleguard Meadows, Bow Pass, Molar Pass to Lake Louise (p. 64 to 74).; Contains photograph captions and summary page for 1923, 1924 and 1925 camps.