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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
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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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Personal photographs series. -- [189-]-[194-]

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Part Of
Byron Harmon fonds
Scope & Content
Series consists of Byron Harmon personal photographs, including: family photographs and views received from others; motion picture out-takes pertaining to world travels, 1930s; and 35 mm. transparencies, ca.1940, pertaining mainly to world travels, also mountain and prairie scenics
Reference Code
V263 / PA / unnumbered
V263 / NF
V263 / NS
Description Level
3 / Series
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Byron Harmon fonds
Description Level
3 / Series
Series
II. Personal photographs
Reference Code
V263 / PA / unnumbered
V263 / NF
V263 / NS
Physical Description
ca.370 photographs : prints, transparencies, motion pictures
Scope & Content
Series consists of Byron Harmon personal photographs, including: family photographs and views received from others; motion picture out-takes pertaining to world travels, 1930s; and 35 mm. transparencies, ca.1940, pertaining mainly to world travels, also mountain and prairie scenics
Finding Aid
Selected reference prints available in Visual Reference File
Related Material
Constitutes Series II of the Byron Harmon fonds
Title Source
Title based on accession records and contents of series
Content Details
V263 / PA -- Series II.A. -- ca. 189- to ca. 194-. -- ca. 60 items : prints. -- Includes family portraits, early Banff scenes, photographs received from other early people, some cards. V263 / NF 1 - 1 to 12 -- Series II.B. -- ca. 193-. -- 12 items : motion picture reels, 16 mm. -- Out-takes from silent films of Harmon's world travels, including Europe, Japan and China. Summaries available. V263 / NS -- Series II.C. -- ca. 1940. -- ca. 300 items : transparencies; 35 mm., black & white and colour. -- Pertain mainly to world travels ; also some mountain and prairie scenics.
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Executive and officer papers. -- 1905-1968.

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Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Scope & Content
Includes the papers of numerous executive and committee officials, including: A. A. McCoubrey, 1905-1955, 32 cm; F. C. Bell, 1926-1928, 5 cm; T. B. Moffat, 1928-1930, 9 cm; H. E. Sampson, 1930-1932, 6 cm; A. S. Sibbald, 1934-1938, 9 cm; Eric C. Brooks, 1937-1958, ca.73 cm; C. G. Wates, 1938-1941, 1…
Reference Code
M200 / I.A.1.a.
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
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Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Series
I.A.1.a.
Accession Number
5200
Reference Code
M200 / I.A.1.a.
Physical Description
ca.330 cm of textual records.
Scope & Content
Includes the papers of numerous executive and committee officials, including: A. A. McCoubrey, 1905-1955, 32 cm; F. C. Bell, 1926-1928, 5 cm; T. B. Moffat, 1928-1930, 9 cm; H. E. Sampson, 1930-1932, 6 cm; A. S. Sibbald, 1934-1938, 9 cm; Eric C. Brooks, 1937-1958, ca.73 cm; C. G. Wates, 1938-1941, 11 cm; S. R. Vallance, 1940-1953, 39 cm; H. A. V. Green, 1945-1968, 38.5 cm. Also includes various executive papers, 1906-1925, 14 cm; and secretary- treasurer correspondence, 1936-1943, 96.5 cm. Papers consist primarily of correspondence, minutes, reports, articles, etc. pertaining to all aspects of ACC operations, including: membership, policy and finance; executive, committees and employees; government, international and interorganizational relations; publicity; publications; awards and competitions; camps and courses; huts, clubhouses and properties; accidents, search and rescue; equipment, club history and other matters.
Finding Aid
Inventory available in this database; select Alpine Club of Canada - inventory from list
Related Material
Forms Sub-sub-series I.A.1.a. of the Alpine Club of Canada administrative records, 1906-1949 (predominant dates), Alpine Club of Canada fonds.
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General and financial records. -- 1906-1971

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Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Scope & Content
Records include minutes, correspondence, financial and treasurer records and other club records pertaining to all aspects of ACC operations, including: membership, policy and finance; executive, committees and employees; government, international and interorganizational relations; publicity; public…
Reference Code
M200 / I.A.1.b.
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
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Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Series
I.A.1.b.
Accession Number
5200
Reference Code
M200 / I.A.1.b.
Physical Description
ca.210 cm of textual records.
Scope & Content
Records include minutes, correspondence, financial and treasurer records and other club records pertaining to all aspects of ACC operations, including: membership, policy and finance; executive, committees and employees; government, international and interorganizational relations; publicity; publications; awards and competitions; camps and courses; huts, clubhouses and properties; accidents, search and rescue; equipment, club history and other matters.
Finding Aid
Inventory available in this database; select Alpine Club of Canada - inventory from list
Related Material
Forms Sub-sub-series I.A.1.b. of the Alpine Club of Canada administrative records, 1906-1949 (predominant dates), Alpine Club of Canada fonds. Related records are also found in other sub-sub series and subsequent series.
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Membership records. -- 1906-1965.

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Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Scope & Content
Records consist primarily of membership applications, 1906-1965, ca.75 cm. Also includes membership register, 1914-1945, and resumes, 1946.
Reference Code
M200 / I.A.1.c.
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
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Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Series
I.A.1.c.
Accession Number
5200
Reference Code
M200 / I.A.1.c.
Physical Description
ca.81 cm of textual records.
Scope & Content
Records consist primarily of membership applications, 1906-1965, ca.75 cm. Also includes membership register, 1914-1945, and resumes, 1946.
Finding Aid
Inventory available in this database; select Alpine Club of Canada - inventory from list
Related Material
Forms Sub-sub-series I.A.1.c. of the Alpine Club of Canada administrative records, 1906-1949 (predominant dates), Alpine Club of Canada fonds. Related records are also found in other sub-sub series and subsequent series.
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Camp and climbing records. -- 1906-1970.

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Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Scope & Content
Records consist of four groups: 1. Climbing records pertaining to various camps, climbs and expeditions, 1919-1970, 36.5 cm; 2. Camp records, 1906- 1963, 33 cm. (primarily camp registers, 1931-1962, 17 volumes, and attendance records, 1948-1957, 10 volumes); 3. Mountain warfare training camp record…
Reference Code
M200 / I.A.1.d.
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
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Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Series
I.A.1.d.
Accession Number
5200
Reference Code
M200 / I.A.1.d.
Physical Description
ca.83 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Records consist of four groups: 1. Climbing records pertaining to various camps, climbs and expeditions, 1919-1970, 36.5 cm; 2. Camp records, 1906- 1963, 33 cm. (primarily camp registers, 1931-1962, 17 volumes, and attendance records, 1948-1957, 10 volumes); 3. Mountain warfare training camp records, 1942-1944, ca.12 cm.; 4. Miscellaneous items, including camp rhymes, baggage tags, pamphlets, 6 items.
Finding Aid
Inventory available in this database; select Alpine Club of Canada - inventory from list
Related Material
Forms Sub-sub-series I.A.1.d. of the Alpine Club of Canada administrative records, 1906-1949 (predominant dates), Alpine Club of Canada fonds. Related records are also found in other sub-sub series and subsequent series.
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Expedition records. -- 1887-1934; predominant 1923-1926.

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Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Scope & Content
Records consist of: i. Mount Logan Expedition (1925) records, 1923- 1926, ca.33 cm of textual records and ca.580 photographs. Includes Director's papers, correspondence, financial records, reports, speeches, publicity, telegrams, newsclippings and photographs. Photographs pertain to site, surveys…
Reference Code
M200 / I.A.1.e.
V14 / I.A.1.e.
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
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Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Series
I.A.1.e.
Accession Number
5200
Reference Code
M200 / I.A.1.e.
V14 / I.A.1.e.
Physical Description
ca.34 cm of textual records. -- ca.670 photographs : prints, negatives, transparencies, albums.
Scope & Content
Records consist of: i. Mount Logan Expedition (1925) records, 1923- 1926, ca.33 cm of textual records and ca.580 photographs. Includes Director's papers, correspondence, financial records, reports, speeches, publicity, telegrams, newsclippings and photographs. Photographs pertain to site, surveys and operations and include a lantern slide set of 231 transparencies accompanied by inventory. Photographs were produced mainly by H. F. Lambart; also some by A. H. MacCarthy. ii. Other expeditions, 1912- 1934. Includes photographs and a some papers pertaining to Strathcona Park Expedition, 1912; glacier research expedition, 1931; and Mount Waddington Expedition, 1934.
Access Restrictions
Access to negatives is by appointment only
Finding Aid
Inventory available in this database; select Alpine Club of Canada - inventory from list
Related Material
Forms Sub-sub-series I.A.1.e. of the Alpine Club of Canada administrative records, 1906-1949 (predominant dates), Alpine Club of Canada fonds. Additional Mount Logan Expedition (1925) records are found in the H. F. Lambart papers and photographs and in the W. W. Foster photographs (both in Sous-fonds III. Personal papers and photographs). One file of Mount Logan records are found in Administrative records, sub-series 2 (I.A.2.d.) Mount Robson Expedition (1913) records are part of the Paul A. W. Wallace papers and photographs (Sous-fonds III. Personal papers and photographs). Related records are also found in other sub-sub series and subsequent series.
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Huts and properties records. -- 1907-1963.

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Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Scope & Content
Records consist of correspondence, financial records, license documents, reports and plans. Includes plans for A. O. Wheeler Hut, Conrad Kain Hut and Stanley Mitchell Hut.
Reference Code
M200 / I.A.1.f.
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
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Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Series
I.A.1.f.
Accession Number
5200
Reference Code
M200 / I.A.1.f.
Physical Description
ca.6 cm and 25 textual records : items are oversize.
Scope & Content
Records consist of correspondence, financial records, license documents, reports and plans. Includes plans for A. O. Wheeler Hut, Conrad Kain Hut and Stanley Mitchell Hut.
Finding Aid
Inventory available in this database; select Alpine Club of Canada - inventory from list
Related Material
Forms Sub-sub-series I.A.1.f. of the Alpine Club of Canada administrative records, 1906-1949 (predominant dates), Alpine Club of Canada fonds. Related records are also found in other sub-sub series and subsequent series. Hut registers are located in Series I.C. Hut registers and summit records.
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Clubhouse records. -- 1909-1959

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Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Scope & Content
Records include clubhouse plans, ca.1909?; clubhouse volume of testimonials and ascent accounts, 1909-1944; items pertaining to 50th anniversary, 1959.
Reference Code
M200 / I.A.1.g.
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
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Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Series
I.A.1.g.
Accession Number
5200
Reference Code
M200 / I.A.1.g.
Physical Description
3 textual records.
Scope & Content
Records include clubhouse plans, ca.1909?; clubhouse volume of testimonials and ascent accounts, 1909-1944; items pertaining to 50th anniversary, 1959.
Finding Aid
Inventory available in this database; select Alpine Club of Canada - inventory from list
Related Material
Forms Sub-sub-series I.A.1.g. of the Alpine Club of Canada administrative records, 1906-1949 (predominant dates), Alpine Club of Canada fonds. Related records are also found in other sub-sub series and subsequent series.
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Library records. -- 1954-1963

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Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Scope & Content
Records pertain to library reorganization and agreement with the Vancouver Public Library.
Reference Code
M200 / I.A.1.h.
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
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Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Series
I.A.1.h.
Accession Number
5200
Reference Code
M200 / I.A.1.h.
Physical Description
1 file of textual records.
Scope & Content
Records pertain to library reorganization and agreement with the Vancouver Public Library.
Finding Aid
Inventory available in this database; select Alpine Club of Canada - inventory from list
Related Material
Forms Sub-sub-series I.A.1.h. of the Alpine Club of Canada administrative records, 1906-1949 (predominant dates), Alpine Club of Canada fonds. Related records are also found in other sub-sub series and subsequent series.
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