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Astley family fonds
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- Part Of
- Astley family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of notes, correspondence and articles pertaining to the Astley family and early history of Lake Louise and Lake Minnewanka areas. Fonds includes correspondence between Willoughby Astley and J. A. Jaffary of the Provincial Library, Alberta, 1928-1929, re place names in the Lake Louise…
- Date Range
- [ca.1886]-1970
- Reference Code
- M265 / V394
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Astley family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 265
- V 394
- Sous-Fonds
- M 265
- V 394
- Accession Number
- 1420, 1520, 2961, 6353, 6756, 7939
- Reference Code
- M265 / V394
- Date Range
- [ca.1886]-1970
- Physical Description
- 13 textual records. -- ca.40 photographs: prints
- History / Biographical
- Willoughby John Astley, 1859-1948, came to Banff in 1888 and built the Beach House Hotel at Lake Minnewanka. He moved to Lake Louise in 1889. Brother, Charles D'Oyley Astley, 1849-1937, and Lucy Ann Astley continued to operate the hotel until 1907 when they retired to Banff. The hotel was destroyed as part of power development at Lake Minnewanka, ca.1912.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of notes, correspondence and articles pertaining to the Astley family and early history of Lake Louise and Lake Minnewanka areas. Fonds includes correspondence between Willoughby Astley and J. A. Jaffary of the Provincial Library, Alberta, 1928-1929, re place names in the Lake Louise area; scrapbook of clippings re World War I, including a list of Banff men who enlisted; Beach House Hotel guest register, 1890-1906, recording name and residence of guest, and occasionally record of fish caught; Astley family photographs, ca.1886-1930s. Photographs pertain to fishing and boating on Lake Minnewanka; Beach House Hotel and Lady of the Lake steam launch; Devil's Canyon, Bankhead and Banff; views of avalanche clearing in Roger's Pass by Byron Harmon. Includes one panorama view of group at Lake Minnewanka.
- Name Access
- Astley, Charles D'Oyley
- Astley, Willoughby John
- Subject Access
- Buildings and facilities
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Military
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: reference copy of hotel register
- Related Material
- Hotel register is related to similar item in Rodney Touche fonds (M377)
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Boorne and May fonds
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- Part Of
- Boorne and May fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist of two separate series: A. Prints; B. Photograph Albums. Fonds consists primarily of presentation album titled "Landscapes," containing one hundred views along the Canadian Pacific Railway in the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains. The album contains many popular views of the period and is …
- Date Range
- [ca.1887-1888]
- Reference Code
- V10
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Boorne and May fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 10
- Sous-Fonds
- V10
- Accession Number
- 494, 658, 1449, 3227, 6169, 6173, 6208, 6603, 7508
- Reference Code
- V10
- Date Range
- [ca.1887-1888]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph album (100 prints). -- 40 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- The photographic firm of Boorne and May, a portrait, landscape and architectural business, operated in Calgary and Edmonton, N.W.T. (now Alberta) between 1886 and 1893. William Hanson Boorne, 1859-1945, and his cousin, Ernest Gundry May, opened their Calgary studio in 1886, later expanding the business to Edmonton. During its short life, Boorne and May was one of the most prestigious photographic firms in western Canada.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist of two separate series: A. Prints; B. Photograph Albums. Fonds consists primarily of presentation album titled "Landscapes," containing one hundred views along the Canadian Pacific Railway in the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains. The album contains many popular views of the period and is inscribed to "W. Whyte Esq., General Superintendent, Western Division C.P.R., Winnipeg. With Boorne & May's Compliments. Calgary. January 1889." Also includes individual prints of similar views to those in the album and include views as far west as Yale, B.C.
- Twenty-two prints, attributable to Boorne and May through photographer numbers and titles on the fronts, are stamped "From J. Nicholson, Photo Artist, Boissevain, Man." on the reverse. Nicholson was a professional photographer at Boissevain, Manitoba between 1888 and 1893. His business was sold to Jas. E. Miers in 1893.
- Name Access
- Boorne and May
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions on access to originals
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- selected modern reference prints
- digital images in Images database and in Alberta InSight database
- Creator
- Boorne and May
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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665. Tunnel Mountain, Banff
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- Part Of
- Boorne and May fonds
- Scope & Content
- Print is from presentation album inscribed: "W. Whyte Esq., General Superintendent, Western Division C.P.R., Winnipeg. With Boorne and May's Compliments, Calgary, January 1889"
- Date Range
- [1887 or 1888]
- Reference Code
- V10 / PD 1 - 39
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Boorne and May fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V10
- Reference Code
- V10 / PD 1 - 39
- Date Range
- [1887 or 1888]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, 11x19 cm, in album
- Scope & Content
- Print is from presentation album inscribed: "W. Whyte Esq., General Superintendent, Western Division C.P.R., Winnipeg. With Boorne and May's Compliments, Calgary, January 1889"
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Environment and Nature
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
Images
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664. 'The Hoodoos' Natural Monuments, Banff
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- Part Of
- Boorne and May fonds
- Scope & Content
- Print is from presentation album inscribed: "W. Whyte Esq., General Superintendent, Western Division C.P.R., Winnipeg. With Boorne and May's Compliments, Calgary, January 1889"
- Date Range
- [1887 or 1888]
- Reference Code
- V10 / PD 1 - 40
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Boorne and May fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V10
- Reference Code
- V10 / PD 1 - 40
- Date Range
- [1887 or 1888]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, 11x19 cm, in album
- Scope & Content
- Print is from presentation album inscribed: "W. Whyte Esq., General Superintendent, Western Division C.P.R., Winnipeg. With Boorne and May's Compliments, Calgary, January 1889"
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Environment and Nature
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
Images
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657. Castle Mountain from C.P.R.
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- Part Of
- Boorne and May fonds
- Scope & Content
- Print is from presentation album inscribed: "W. Whyte Esq., General Superintendent, Western Division C.P.R., Winnipeg. With Boorne and May's Compliments, Calgary, January 1889" View from Canadian Pacific Railway
- Date Range
- [1887 or 1888]
- Reference Code
- V10 / PD 1 - 41
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Boorne and May fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V10
- Reference Code
- V10 / PD 1 - 41
- Date Range
- [1887 or 1888]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, 11x19 cm, in album
- Scope & Content
- Print is from presentation album inscribed: "W. Whyte Esq., General Superintendent, Western Division C.P.R., Winnipeg. With Boorne and May's Compliments, Calgary, January 1889"
- View from Canadian Pacific Railway
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Environment and Nature
- Railways
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
Images
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585. Cathedral Mountain from the west
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- Part Of
- Boorne and May fonds
- Scope & Content
- Print is from presentation album inscribed: "W. Whyte Esq., General Superintendent, Western Division C.P.R., Winnipeg. With Boorne and May's Compliments, Calgary, January 1889"
- Date Range
- [1887 or 1888]
- Reference Code
- V10 / PD 1 - 48
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Boorne and May fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V10
- Reference Code
- V10 / PD 1 - 48
- Date Range
- [1887 or 1888]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, 11x19 cm, in album
- Scope & Content
- Print is from presentation album inscribed: "W. Whyte Esq., General Superintendent, Western Division C.P.R., Winnipeg. With Boorne and May's Compliments, Calgary, January 1889"
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Environment and Nature
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
Images
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586. Cathedral Mountain 10,284 ft. high
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- Part Of
- Boorne and May fonds
- Scope & Content
- Print is from presentation album inscribed: "W. Whyte Esq., General Superintendent, Western Division C.P.R., Winnipeg. With Boorne and May's Compliments, Calgary, January 1889"
- Date Range
- [1887 or 1888]
- Reference Code
- V10 / PD 1 - 49
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Boorne and May fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V10
- Reference Code
- V10 / PD 1 - 49
- Date Range
- [1887 or 1888]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, 11x19 cm, in album
- Scope & Content
- Print is from presentation album inscribed: "W. Whyte Esq., General Superintendent, Western Division C.P.R., Winnipeg. With Boorne and May's Compliments, Calgary, January 1889"
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Environment and Nature
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
Images
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807. 'Wild Horse' Gold diggings, Kootenai, B.C.
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- Part Of
- Boorne and May fonds
- Scope & Content
- Print is from presentation album inscribed: "W. Whyte Esq., General Superintendent, Western Division C.P.R., Winnipeg. With Boorne and May's Compliments, Calgary, January 1889"
- Date Range
- [1887 or 1888]
- Reference Code
- V10 / PD 1 - 58
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Boorne and May fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V10
- Reference Code
- V10 / PD 1 - 58
- Date Range
- [1887 or 1888]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, 11x19 cm, in album
- Scope & Content
- Print is from presentation album inscribed: "W. Whyte Esq., General Superintendent, Western Division C.P.R., Winnipeg. With Boorne and May's Compliments, Calgary, January 1889"
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Environment and Nature
- Industry
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
Images
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809. 'Sam's Landing' and stage, Kootenai, B.C.
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- Part Of
- Boorne and May fonds
- Scope & Content
- Print is from presentation album inscribed: "W. Whyte Esq., General Superintendent, Western Division C.P.R., Winnipeg. With Boorne and May's Compliments, Calgary, January 1889"
- Date Range
- [1887 or 1888]
- Reference Code
- V10 / PD 1 - 60
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Boorne and May fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V10
- Reference Code
- V10 / PD 1 - 60
- Date Range
- [1887 or 1888]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, 11x19 cm, in album
- Scope & Content
- Print is from presentation album inscribed: "W. Whyte Esq., General Superintendent, Western Division C.P.R., Winnipeg. With Boorne and May's Compliments, Calgary, January 1889"
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
Images
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681. Falls on the Kicking Horse, Leanchoile, 103 ft. high, Winter
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- Part Of
- Boorne and May fonds
- Scope & Content
- Print is from presentation album inscribed: "W. Whyte Esq., General Superintendent, Western Division C.P.R., Winnipeg. With Boorne and May's Compliments, Calgary, January 1889"
- Date Range
- [1887 or 1888]
- Reference Code
- V10 / PD 1 - 61
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Boorne and May fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V10
- Reference Code
- V10 / PD 1 - 61
- Date Range
- [1887 or 1888]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, 11x19 cm, in album
- Scope & Content
- Print is from presentation album inscribed: "W. Whyte Esq., General Superintendent, Western Division C.P.R., Winnipeg. With Boorne and May's Compliments, Calgary, January 1889"
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Environment and Nature
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
Images
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