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Lux Theatre sample illustrations
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of hand-drawn sample illustrations produced as potential advertising material or signage for the LUX Theatre in Banff, ca. 1916. Illustrations depict animal and human figures posed in various ways to spell "LUX".
- Date Range
- [ca.1916]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / C4 / 33
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Drawing
8 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / C : Business, Legal and Financial
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / C4 : Topical files
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / C4 / 33
- GMD
- Drawing
- Date Range
- [ca.1916]
- Physical Description
- 7 drawings : illustration, ink ; 39.5 x 19.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of hand-drawn sample illustrations produced as potential advertising material or signage for the LUX Theatre in Banff, ca. 1916. Illustrations depict animal and human figures posed in various ways to spell "LUX".
- Notes
- 4 and 6 have ink lines on the back, in addition to a pencil sketch on 6
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Animals
- Businesses
- Lux Theatre
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- N/A
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Personal and collected records
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions24692
- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of Correspondence between George Vaux Sr. and Mary Morris Vaux. Includes letters, telegrams, newspaper clippings, postcards, itineraries and The Alpine Club of Canada Rules and Regulations. 1 scrapbook album belonging to Mary Vaux given to her from her Grandmother. 1877. Album c…
- Date Range
- 1912
- Reference Code
- M107 / II / A / 7
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Scrapbook
- Drawing
24 images
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Vaux family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M107 / V653
- Series
- Correspondence Series: Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- M107
- Accession Number
- uknown
- Reference Code
- M107 / II / A / 7
- Date Range
- 1912
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of Correspondence between George Vaux Sr. and Mary Morris Vaux. Includes letters, telegrams, newspaper clippings, postcards, itineraries and The Alpine Club of Canada Rules and Regulations. 1 scrapbook album belonging to Mary Vaux given to her from her Grandmother. 1877. Album contains painted tissue papers; visuals of flowers and people doing various activities. 1 album: Scrapbook album; contains 24 handpainted images on 12 pages within scrapbook. Album has been digitized.
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
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- Part Of
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sen…
- Date Range
- [ca.1844 - 1909]
- [ca.1939 - 1944]
- 1980 - 1981
- 2014
- Reference Code
- M555 / V777
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Diary
- Drawing
- Postcard
- Private record
- Part Of
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M555
- V777
- Sous-Fonds
- M555
- V777
- Accession Number
- 2018.8685
- Reference Code
- M555 / V777
- Responsibility
- Some materials produced by Catharine (Adams) Elkin
- Date Range
- [ca.1844 - 1909]
- [ca.1939 - 1944]
- 1980 - 1981
- 2014
- Physical Description
- 21 cm of textual records -- 16 postcards -- 3 drawings -- 1 photograph album : 107 b&w photographs
- History / Biographical
- Mary Wright (Molly) Adams was born on 15 October 1868. in Ridgefield Connecticut. She was the third of five children born to Cornelia Ann Cook (1830-1902) and Daniel Lucius Adams (1814 - 1899) She died in Kobe, Japan on 23 January 1909 and was buried there.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sent between Molly's extended family members [including members of the Adams, Cook and Wright families], ca.1844 and 1866. Textual records primarily consist of correspondence sent between Molly Adams and various friends and family members [ca.1891-1909].
- Notes
- Fonds consists of two series: Series I : Correspondence [contains two sub-series: I / A : Molly Wright Adams ; I / B : Extended family] Series II : Personal and collected records
- Name Access
- Adams, Molly
- Schaffer, Mary
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Family
- Correspondence
- Travel
- Exploration
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- Connecticut
- New York
- Europe
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Biographical Source Notes
- Searching for Mary Schaffer: Women Wilderness Photography by Colleen Skidmore
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.02
- Description
- Pencil sketch with colour notes, light and heavy pencil lines with shading. Central mountain dominates with ridges to grassy slope in foreground. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, top edge serrated, br and bl corners rounded. On back centre right more colour notes.
1 image
- Title
- Rock Tower
- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 14.3 x 22.8 cm
- Description
- Pencil sketch with colour notes, light and heavy pencil lines with shading. Central mountain dominates with ridges to grassy slope in foreground. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, top edge serrated, br and bl corners rounded. On back centre right more colour notes.
- Subject
- Canadian Rockies
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of Naomi Jackson Groves, Ottawa, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.02
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- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.03
- Description
- Pencil sketch with colour notes, light and heavy pencil lines with shading. Central mountain in background, slopes to left and right, another mountain indicated on the right. Drawing on light sketchbook paper, serrated top edge, bl nd br rounded corners. On back more pencil written notes.
1 image
- Title
- Coronet Peak
- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 14.2 x 22.8 cm
- Description
- Pencil sketch with colour notes, light and heavy pencil lines with shading. Central mountain in background, slopes to left and right, another mountain indicated on the right. Drawing on light sketchbook paper, serrated top edge, bl nd br rounded corners. On back more pencil written notes.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Naomi Jackson Groves, Ottawa, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.03
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- Date
- 1914
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.04
- Description
- Pencil sketch of a mountain which dominates centre background, middle to foreground slope indicating a gradual rise. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, top edge serated, br and bl edges rounded
1 image
- Title
- Resplendent
- Date
- 1914
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.6 x 27.8 cm
- Description
- Pencil sketch of a mountain which dominates centre background, middle to foreground slope indicating a gradual rise. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, top edge serated, br and bl edges rounded
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Naomi Jackson Groves, Ottawa, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.04
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- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.05
- Description
- Pencil sketch of a solitary mountain peak, light and heavy graphite lines with shading. Lake indicated in foreground. Notes brc. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, serrated top edge, some pulled away, br and bl edges rounded.Sealed within a plastic sleeve.
1 image
- Title
- Pillar
- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 21.3 x 27.8 cm
- Description
- Pencil sketch of a solitary mountain peak, light and heavy graphite lines with shading. Lake indicated in foreground. Notes brc. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, serrated top edge, some pulled away, br and bl edges rounded.Sealed within a plastic sleeve.
- Credit
- Gift of Naomi Jackson Groves, Ottawa, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.05
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- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.07
- Description
- Pencil sketch of wooden mountain which dominat es most of the picture, lake indicated bottom sixth. Light and heavy pencil lines with shading. Writing tlc, sketch notes. Drawing on light sketchbook paper, serrated top edge, rounded corners bl and br.
1 image
- Title
- Mile 37
- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.6 x 27.8 cm
- Description
- Pencil sketch of wooden mountain which dominat es most of the picture, lake indicated bottom sixth. Light and heavy pencil lines with shading. Writing tlc, sketch notes. Drawing on light sketchbook paper, serrated top edge, rounded corners bl and br.
- Credit
- Gift of Naomi Jackson Groves, Ottawa, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.07
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Two Mountain Ranges
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- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.08
- Description
- Pencil sketch of mountain ranges. Pencil lines light and dark with shading. Foreground is a low mountain with trees indicated, mountain range behind that indicates more snow on ridges. Top third is sky. Colour notes throughout. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, serrated top edge, rounded corner…
1 image
- Title
- Two Mountain Ranges
- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.7 x 27.8 cm
- Description
- Pencil sketch of mountain ranges. Pencil lines light and dark with shading. Foreground is a low mountain with trees indicated, mountain range behind that indicates more snow on ridges. Top third is sky. Colour notes throughout. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, serrated top edge, rounded corners bl and br.
- Credit
- Gift of Naomi Jackson Groves, Ottawa, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.08
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Flattop Mountain
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- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.09
- Description
- Pencil sketch of snow covered, flat top mountain. The mountain is centre top and dominates the picture, valleys and ridges in foreground. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, top serrated edge, bl and br edges rounded.
1 image
- Title
- Flattop Mountain
- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.7 x 27.8 cm
- Description
- Pencil sketch of snow covered, flat top mountain. The mountain is centre top and dominates the picture, valleys and ridges in foreground. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, top serrated edge, bl and br edges rounded.
- Credit
- Gift of Naomi Jackson Groves, Ottawa, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.09
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