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Travel diaries and notes
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of trip diaries for hunting trips in the Red Deer River (1910), Clearwater / Pipestone (1922), Nordegg (1930 July), Ghost River (1930 Oct), Kananaskis area (1935) and Kootenay Plains / Nordegg areas, 1936 Individuals accompanying Luxton on these trips included [George?] Harrison, Jaco…
- Date Range
- 1910-1938, [1957?]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D2 / 1, 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
2 images
- 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 / D / 2 : Recreation
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D2 / 1, 2
- Date Range
- 1910-1938, [1957?]
- Physical Description
- 5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of trip diaries for hunting trips in the Red Deer River (1910), Clearwater / Pipestone (1922), Nordegg (1930 July), Ghost River (1930 Oct), Kananaskis area (1935) and Kootenay Plains / Nordegg areas, 1936 Individuals accompanying Luxton on these trips included [George?] Harrison, Jacob Hunter, John Twoyoungmen, Jonas Rider, Silas Abraham, Samson Beaver and other Stoney Indians. Diary for the 1910 trip to Red Deer River notes that the trip ended with the confiscation of hunting trophies and a subsequent fine
- File also includes: diary for 1928 rail trip to the west coast; diary for trip to Lake O'Hara area, 1938; hunting logs for 1923-1924 and 1925-1926; trips notes and sketch maps, 6 items, one map dated 1957?
- Notebook containing Kananaskis area trip, 1935, also contains automobile log for 1935-1936 and person-counts for Banff Indian Days or the Calgary Stampede Indian villiage, 1936. Lake O'Hara area trip notebook, 1938, contains other writings. Hunting log notebook, 1923-1924, also contains accounts and notes
- Notes
- Related record: a portion of notebook recording Indian events at the 1926 Calgary Stampede pertains to Kananaskis hunting trip, 1927. A photocopy is provided for reference use. Original notebook is in LUX/I/D3-[5?]
- Access Restrictions
- Unprocessed
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Topical files, photographs
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of photographs pertaining to the Trading Post and the King Edward Hotel
- Date Range
- [between 1904 and 1962]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / C4 - 28 to 32
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
7 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- I.C. Business, legal and financial
- Sous-Fonds
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / C4 - 28 to 32
- Date Range
- [between 1904 and 1962]
- Physical Description
- 149 photographs (46 prints, 103 negatives). -- 1 photograph album (58 prints)
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of photographs pertaining to the Trading Post and the King Edward Hotel
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Content Details
- TRADING POST PHOTOGRAPHS (LUX / I / C4-28 to 30):
- 1.a. Trading post photograph album, ca.1905, 1 album (58 prints). Includes views of store front, interior wall displays, outdoor displays and scenes, mounted heads and specimens (folder 28)
- 1.b. Negatives for photograph album, ca.1905, 49 negatives : 6.5 x 11 cm. Includes views of store front (1 item); interior wall displays (4 items), outdoor displays and scenes (8 items), mounted heads and specimens (36 items) - (folder 29)
- 2.a. Buffalo head at trading post, 1907?, 2 negatives : 6.5 x 11 cm (folder 30)
- 2.b. Norman Luxton and Bill Round Sr near Bow River, after 1920, 1 negative : 9 x 10 cm (folder 30)
- 2.c. Man-fish by Bow River, after 1920, 2 negatives : 9 x 10 cm (folder 30) - (Accompanied by 1 print - folder 31)
- 2.d. Man-fish near Bow River; men with dog, ca.1930, 6 negatives : 7.5 x 12.5 cm (folder 30)
- 2.e. Norman Luxton with car and dog; moose antlers, ca.1930, 6 negatives : 7.5 x 12.5 cm (folder 30)
- 2.f. Sheep heads, 1936, 2 negatives : 12.5 x 17.5 cm (folder 30) - (Accompanied by prints - folder 31)
- 2.g. Native man and artifact display, ca.1940?, 16 negatives : 6.5 x 11 cm, 4.5 x 7 cm (folder 30)
- 2.h. Carl Rungius etchings?; Norman Luxton? and dogs, 1940s?, 4 negatives: 4.5 x 6.5 cm (folder 30) - (Accompanied by 1 print - folder 31)
- 2.i. Model tableaus, 1944, 8 negatives : 4.5 x 6.5 cm (folder 30)
- 3. Prints, before 1950?, 37 items. Includes interior and exterior views, mer-man, Norman Luxton and others ar trading post (folder 31)
- KING EDWARD HOTEL PHOTOGRAPHS (LUX / I / C4 - 32) :
- 1. Exterior view, ca.1915, 1 print
- 2. Interior views, ca.1920, 5 prints. Re lobby, dining room and guest rooms
- 3. Exterior views, ca.1925, 2 negatives : 12.5 x 17.5 cm. Front and back view
- 4. Exterior view, ca.1925, 1 negative : 20x25 cm. View of hotel block. Attributed to George Noble
- 5. Exterior views, 1940s, 4 negatives, 4 prints : 4.5 x 6.5 cm
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to hunting, sightseeing, camping, backcountry and visiting trips, predominantly in the 1940s. Destinations include Banff and area, Radium Hot Springs area, Lake O'Hara and Yoho areas, Banff-Jasper Highway, Jasper area, Nordegg, Calgary and Edmonton. Companions include family members…
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-ca.1955]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D2 - 14 to 16
- Description Level
- 5 / File
4 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- I.D.2. Personal and professional : Recreation
- Sous-Fonds
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D2 - 14 to 16
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-ca.1955]
- Physical Description
- ca.660 photographs (ca.500 prints, ca.160 negatives). -- 1 photograph album (ca.40 prints)
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to hunting, sightseeing, camping, backcountry and visiting trips, predominantly in the 1940s. Destinations include Banff and area, Radium Hot Springs area, Lake O'Hara and Yoho areas, Banff-Jasper Highway, Jasper area, Nordegg, Calgary and Edmonton. Companions include family members and friends, including Eugene LaPorte, Robert LaPorte and Mrs. Hutchings
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- Related photographs are found in Norman Luxton photograph albums: LUX / I / D6c
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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World cultures
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions22406
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook consists of typed sheets of information pasted onto construction paper, including coloured illustrations [n.d.] Scrapbook contains notes on numerous global cultures and nationalities, as well as several poems.
- Date Range
- [1920 - 1940]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 - 22
- 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 - 22
- Date Range
- [1920 - 1940]
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook consists of typed sheets of information pasted onto construction paper, including coloured illustrations [n.d.] Scrapbook contains notes on numerous global cultures and nationalities, as well as several poems.
- Notes
- **Note:** Scrapbook includes subjective, inappropriate and culturally inaccurate textual and visual content pertaining to various global regions and cultures. Scrapbook contains language and illustrations which may be offensive to individuals accessing this content.
- Subject Access
- Cultural pluralism
- Environment
- Immigration and homesteading
- Industry
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Land use
- Agriculture
- Natural resources
- Settlement
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- England
- China
- Polynesia
- Switzerland
- Holland
- Italy
- Japan
- India
- Africa
- Mexico
- Panama
- Australia
- Access Restrictions
- [See "Notes"]
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Two metal binder rings replaced with unbleached string
- Category
- Cultural pluralism
- Environment
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Natural resources
- Commerce and industry
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Newsworthy Articles Scrapbook
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions22418
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook containing 1925 newspaper clippings from The Bulletin pertaining to the Locarno Security Pact ; January, 1959 Herald Magazine news-clippings relating to Bow River Lodge Anniversary ; Article written by David G. Ross "A Strategy of Mountains" ; Newspaper articles on a va…
- Date Range
- 1925-1963
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 / 34
- 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 / 34
- Date Range
- 1925-1963
- Physical Description
- 5.5 cm of textual records (19 pages ; 25.5 x 31 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook containing 1925 newspaper clippings from The Bulletin pertaining to the Locarno Security Pact ; January, 1959 Herald Magazine news-clippings relating to Bow River Lodge Anniversary ; Article written by David G. Ross "A Strategy of Mountains" ; Newspaper articles on a variety of subjects ; July 1963 The Calgary Herald articles pertaining to Camp Hector ; 1962 articles from The Calgary Herald ; February 1958 article on Chief Crowfoot ; March 1959 article re birthday celebrations for Walking Buffalo ; March 1960 articles from The South Side Mirror - The Weekly Star relating to Mrs. Dowler, a Glenmore resident ; A variety of newspaper clippings unsorted and placed in between the pages of the scrapbook ; December 1928 copy of The Alberta Sentinel ; Clippings of b&w published photographs of mountains, lamas at a monastery, and various ethnographic photographs.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Administration
- Anniversary
- Glenmore Dam
- Military
- Missionaries
- Mountains
- Newspaper
- Oldtimers
- Organizations
- Stoney
- Stoney Nakoda
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Morley
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Unknown people in regalia on horseback, Banff Indian Days parade on Banff Avenue
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- [Unknown]
- Date Range
- ca.1910
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 14 / NA - 30
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX
- Accession Number
- n/a
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 14 / NA - 30
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- ca.1910
- Physical Description
- Negative
- Scope & Content
- [Unknown]
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Parades
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023. The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photog
- The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Unknown women sitting by tipi]
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- [Unknown women sitting by tipi]
- Date Range
- ca.1910
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 7 / NG - 9
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
3 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D / 3 : Organizations
- Accession Number
- n/a
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 7 / NG - 9
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- ca.1910
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 20.3 x 25.4 cm
- Scope & Content
- [Unknown women sitting by tipi]
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Scratches on negative
- Title Source
- Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023. . No identification was possible.
- The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Unknown women and children by tipi]
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- [Unknown women and children by tipi]
- Date Range
- ca.1910
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 7 / NG - 14
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
3 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D / 3 : Organizations
- Accession Number
- n/a
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 7 / NG - 14
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- ca.1910
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 20.3 x 25.4 cm
- Scope & Content
- [Unknown women and children by tipi]
- Notes
- The negative has been digitized in order to retain detail in the highlights. For reproduction, it may be beneficial to refer to print copy within the file for intended contrast.
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Scratches on the negative. Part of the glass negative corner is missing.
- Title Source
- This image is part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Stoney people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives. No identification was possible.
- The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of panoramic photograph of people on horses in regalia at Banff Indian Days
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910s]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 9 / NA - 18
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D / 3 : Organizations
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 9 / NA - 18
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910s]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negativee ; 30.2 x 9.8 cm
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of panoramic photograph of people on horses in regalia at Banff Indian Days
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- First nations
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Parade through Banff townsite]
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of panoramic photograph from Banff Indian days of people on horses riding through Banff townsite
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910s]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 9 / NA - 16
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D / 3 : Organizations
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 9 / NA - 16
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910s]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph; b&w negative ; 30.2 x 9.8 cm
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of panoramic photograph from Banff Indian days of people on horses riding through Banff townsite
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- First nations
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Processing Status
- Processed
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