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- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Norman Luxton with dogs, dog portraits, views in front of Trading Post, breeding information and licenses
- Date Range
- [between 1904 and 1962]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D1 - 11, 12
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Negative
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- I.D.1. Personal and professional : Personal and family life
- Sous-Fonds
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D1 - 11, 12
- Date Range
- [between 1904 and 1962]
- Physical Description
- ca.205 photographs (ca.95 prints, ca.110 negatives). -- .5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Norman Luxton with dogs, dog portraits, views in front of Trading Post, breeding information and licenses
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Dogs
- Family and personal life
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- N/A
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Postcard scrapbook, early 1900s Canada
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one postcard scrapbook containing 325 postcards. Content pertains to various topics including Canadian landscapes, Indigenous peoples from Alberta, British Columbia, and Northwestern Canada [mostly unidentified] including members of Blackfoot, Squamish, Piegan, Cree, Sarcee and Sto…
- Date Range
- 1903
- 1904
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / 2
- Responsibility
- Photographs produced by W.G. Macfarlane, Montreal Litho. Co. Ltd., John Innes, T.N. Hibben & Co., Thompson's Studio, Warwick Bros. & Rutter Ltd., Bailey Bros. Ltd., an J.W. Vought
- Date Range
- 1903
- 1904
- Physical Description
- ca. 325 prints : b&w and col. postcards ; 9 x 14 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one postcard scrapbook containing 325 postcards. Content pertains to various topics including Canadian landscapes, Indigenous peoples from Alberta, British Columbia, and Northwestern Canada [mostly unidentified] including members of Blackfoot, Squamish, Piegan, Cree, Sarcee and Stoney communities; horses and ranching scenes in Western Canada; cattle and farming; wildlife; hunting and snowshoeing; and hotels and scenic views within the Bow Valley. Named individuals include Piegan Chief Crow Eagle and Winnipeg Jack [Blackfoot], most individuals not identified.
- Material Details
- Scrapbook contains unidentified white powdery substance between a few pages near middle of album.
- Name Access
- Crow Eagle
- Chief Buckskin Charlie
- Winnipeg Jack
- Subject Access
- Indigenous Peoples
- Communities
- Landscapes
- Totem pole
- Animals
- Buffalo
- Horses
- Wildlife
- Sports
- Snowshoes and snowshoeing
- Horse packing
- Hunting
- Hotels
- Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Businesses
- Agriculture
- Ranching
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Glacier
- Banff National Park
- Bow Valley
- Bow River
- Calgary
- Lake Minnewanka
- Michigan
- Sault Ste. Marie
- Ontario
- Toronto
- Hamilton
- Niagara Falls
- Devil's Canyon
- Quebec
- Montreal
- Access Restrictions
- Access restricted - see Material Details
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Store flat and away from other materials due to unknown chemical content of white powder found inside some pages
- Category
- Cultural pluralism
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Environment
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Souvenir photographs travel album
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one album containing travel photographs, mostly captioned. Content pertains to Eleanor Luxton's national and international travels between ca. 1935 and 1940. Locations include the United States, Ontario, Quebec, Panama and Cuba. Subjects include unidentified Indigenous families and…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]
- 1939
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PD - 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph print
- Photograph
- Album
352 images
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PD - 2
- Date Range
- [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 1 album (ca. 360 b&w and col. prints ; 9 x 14 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one album containing travel photographs, mostly captioned. Content pertains to Eleanor Luxton's national and international travels between ca. 1935 and 1940. Locations include the United States, Ontario, Quebec, Panama and Cuba. Subjects include unidentified Indigenous families and local scenics in Panama, buildings and landscapes, the 1939 World Fair in New York, boats and dockyard views, art portraits, Niagara Falls, monuments and statues. Most items are captioned with their respective subjects / locations, 4 items are colorized [rest are b&w].
- Notes
- Some items are postcard prints, vast majority are photograph prints
- Material Details
- Photographs are secured with paper corner fasteners attached to pages with adhesive
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Tourism
- Art
- Portrait
- Indigenous Peoples
- Buildings
- Memorial
- Statue
- Events
- Boats
- Fishing
- Landscapes
- Animals
- Farmland
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Ontario
- Niagara Falls
- Toronto
- Quebec
- Montreal
- United States of America
- New York
- Chicago
- Panama
- Cuba
- Havana
- Access Restrictions
- Caution when handling - some items are loose
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Consider removing metal bindings from album in future. Currently no signs of rust or damage to album
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Environment
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Souvenir postcard album, Cuba
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one album of colorized commercial postcards and one postcard print. Content pertains to tourist attractions and communities within Havana and other rural regions of Cuba. Subjects include unidentified local families and individuals, crop harvesting [including bananas, pineapples an…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900 - ca. 1905]
- 1904
- 1909
- 1911
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PD - 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- Photograph
- Photograph print
98 images
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PD - 3
- Responsibility
- Some items produced by Harris Bros. Co., and Curt Teich & Co.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900 - ca. 1905]
- 1904
- 1909
- 1911
- Physical Description
- 1 album (96 col. postcards ; 9 x 14 cm and 8 cm x 13.5 cm -- 1 print : b&w postcard ; 8 x 13 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one album of colorized commercial postcards and one postcard print. Content pertains to tourist attractions and communities within Havana and other rural regions of Cuba. Subjects include unidentified local families and individuals, crop harvesting [including bananas, pineapples and cane sugar], livestock, dockyard and wharf scenes, a street carnival and other community events in Havana, city views, Cuba's 1909 presidential inauguration, a mass burial site, cathedrals, landmarks, and botanical gardens. Most items not dated or annotated. Postcard print has personal message addressed to "David" [likely David McDougall] in 1909, and one postcard depicting mass burial site has personal message to David McDougall from Mr. Adam Mackenzie.
- Notes
- One postcard and b&w postcard print are annotated on back
- Many items are duplicates of postcards in album LUX / II / E / PD - 4
- Name Access
- McDougall, David
- Mackenzie, Adam
- Subject Access
- Tourism
- Travel
- Farmland
- Animals
- Churches
- Memorial
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Commerce
- Community events
- Horses
- Transportation
- Grave
- Garden
- Boats
- Industry
- Natural resources
- Family and personal life
- Geographic Access
- Cuba
- Havana
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Handle with caution if temporarily removing item[s] from album as corner insert spaces holding postcards may tear easily
- Related Material
- LUX / II / E / PD - 4
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Commerce and industry
- Environment
- Natural resources
- Transportation
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Souvenir postcard album, Cuba
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one album of colorized commercial postcards. Content pertains to tourist attractions and communities within Havana and other rural regions of Cuba. Subjects include unidentified local families and individuals, crop harvesting, livestock, boating scenes, market vendors, community ev…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900 - ca. 1910]
- 1909
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PD - 4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Postcard
102 images
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PD - 4
- Responsibility
- Some items produced by Harris Bros. Co., and Curt Teich & Co.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900 - ca. 1910]
- 1909
- Physical Description
- 1 album (101 col. postcards ; 9 x 14 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one album of colorized commercial postcards. Content pertains to tourist attractions and communities within Havana and other rural regions of Cuba. Subjects include unidentified local families and individuals, crop harvesting, livestock, boating scenes, market vendors, community events, city views, Cuba's 1909 presidential inauguration, tourist attractions and landmarks in Havana, rural villages, and Cuban landscapes.
- Notes
- Many items are duplicates of postcards in album LUX / II / E / PD - 3
- Subject Access
- Tourism
- Travel
- Farmland
- Animals
- Churches
- Memorial
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Commerce
- Community events
- Transportation
- Garden
- Boats
- Industry
- Natural resources
- Family and personal life
- Environment
- Geographic Access
- Cuba
- Havana
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- LUX / II / E / PD - 3
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Transportation
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Natural resources
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Travel and correspondence scrapbook [Spain, Greece, Egypt, Ireland, Hawaii, England]
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one scrapbook containing photograph prints, postcard prints, newspaper clippings, and two typed pages pertaining to John McDougall and the "Indian Uprising" in Alberta in 1880, and Marion Carson. Visual content pertains to various members and friends of the Luxton family attending …
- Date Range
- 1954
- 1959 - 1962
- 1967
- 1968
- 1970
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- Scrapbook
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Newspaper clipping
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C / 1
- Date Range
- 1954
- 1959 - 1962
- 1967
- 1968
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 scrapbook (59 b&w and col. prints ; 16.5 x 21.5 cm or smaller -- 3 newspaper clippings - 2 textual records)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one scrapbook containing photograph prints, postcard prints, newspaper clippings, and two typed pages pertaining to John McDougall and the "Indian Uprising" in Alberta in 1880, and Marion Carson. Visual content pertains to various members and friends of the Luxton family attending domestic and international trips between 1954 and 1970, including trips to Victoria, B.C., Hawaii, Italy, Egypt, Hong Kong, Japan, Ireland, India, Greece and England.
- Notes
- Some items are heavily annotated on back, some dates and locations provided on pages of scrapbook
- Many items loose in scrapbook
- Name Access
- McLean, Nell
- McDougall, George
- Mitchell, Frank
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Tourism
- Family and personal life
- Buildings
- Events
- Animals
- Sports and recreation
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- Hawaii
- Italy
- Rome
- Egypt
- Cairo
- Spain
- Greece
- Athens
- Ireland
- Killarney
- England
- London
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Handle with caution as some items are stored loose in album and may fall out
- Item has been secured with unbleached cotton string to keep contents together
- Pages have been interleaved to protect photographs from other materials
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Eleanor Luxton early childhood and family album
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one photograph album containing 54 photograph prints and 2 newspaper clippings pertaining to Norman Luxton winning a turkey shooting contest [ca. 1940] and an Old Timers Association event attended by Eleanor Luxton in Calgary in 1964. Photographs pertain to Eleanor Luxton as a baby…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1904]
- [1907 or 1908]
- 1908
- [ca. 1910 - ca. 1912]
- [ca. 1917 - ca. 1920]
- [ca. 1940]
- 1964
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C / PD - 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Newspaper clipping
- Textual record
- Scrapbook
59 images
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C / PD - 3
- Date Range
- [ca. 1904]
- [1907 or 1908]
- 1908
- [ca. 1910 - ca. 1912]
- [ca. 1917 - ca. 1920]
- [ca. 1940]
- 1964
- Physical Description
- 1 album (54 b&w prints ; 9 x 14 cm or smaller -- 2 newspaper clippings)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one photograph album containing 54 photograph prints and 2 newspaper clippings pertaining to Norman Luxton winning a turkey shooting contest [ca. 1940] and an Old Timers Association event attended by Eleanor Luxton in Calgary in 1964. Photographs pertain to Eleanor Luxton as a baby and young child with her parents, posing with chickens and a turkey on a farm, with other small children [unidentified] and standing by the Bow River; portrait photographs of Eleanor as a young girl [roughly ages 5 to 12 years old]; a wedding celebration [possibly that of Norman and Georgina Luxton in 1904]; and images of a pregnant woman and a man on a farm [likely Georgina Luxton and possibly her father, David McDougall, ca. 1908]
- Notes
- One photograph of Eleanor Luxton as a young child, posing alone and smiling in a dark dress, was moved to its current location from album LUX / III / A3 / PD - 2.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Luxton, Georgina
- Luxton, Norman
- McDougall, David
- Southern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers Association
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Children
- Birds
- Farmland
- Property
- Community events
- Family and personal life
- Dogs
- Weddings
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Bow River
- Calgary
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Item has been interleaved with acid-free paper to protect photographs
- Loose images have been placed in mylar
- Item secured with unbleached string to prevent loose items from falling out
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Portfolio Views Buffalo
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a collection of 12 identical oversized postcards [blank] depicting Howard Douglas, Alexander Ayotte and Charles Allard. Cards have small description below image pertaining to Douglas, Ayotte and Allard's involvement in the purchase and transplanting of a large herd of buffalo from …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1908 - 1912]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F2 / PG - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / F : Collected Material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / F2 : Photographs
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F2 / PG - 1
- Responsibility
- Photograph produced by Tom Jones of Cincinnati, Ohio for distribution by Norman K. Luxton
- Date Range
- [ca. 1908 - 1912]
- Physical Description
- 12 postcard prints: b&w ; 9 x 27.5 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a collection of 12 identical oversized postcards [blank] depicting Howard Douglas, Alexander Ayotte and Charles Allard. Cards have small description below image pertaining to Douglas, Ayotte and Allard's involvement in the purchase and transplanting of a large herd of buffalo from the United States to Canada in 1907. Cards are in original box titled "Portfolio Views Buffalo".
- Notes
- Items kept in original box
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Bison
- Buffalo
- Commerce
- Government
- Natural resources
- National parks and reserves
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Natural resources
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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The Last of the Buffalo
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two copies of book "The Last of the Buffalo" by Henry Locke, dated 1908 and 1909.
- Date Range
- 1908 - 1909
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 14
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / F : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / F1 : Textual
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 14
- Date Range
- 1908 - 1909
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 33.5 x 14 cm and 33.5 x 13 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two copies of book "The Last of the Buffalo" by Henry Locke, dated 1908 and 1909.
- Name Access
- Locke, Henry
- Subject Access
- Bison
- Buffalo
- Animals
- Conservation
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Banff National Park
- Access Restrictions
- Handle with caution as contents are fragile
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Covers of both volumes are frail and may tear easily, handle with caution
- Related Material
- Collection of 12 postcards in file LUX / II / F2 / 1 depict same image of Howard Douglas, Alexander Ayotte and Charles Allard used in both volumes in LUX / II / F1 / 14 [last page in 1909 volume, sixth-last page in 1908 volume]
- Category
- Environment
- Natural resources
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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David McDougall business stationery
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one blank stationery page with letterhead naming "D[avid] McDougall, General Merchant" and 14 identical blank account sheets for "D[avid] McDougall, General Merchant and Rancher".
- Date Range
- [1900-1909]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C2 / 7
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / C : Related family
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / III / C2 : McDougall and Ross families papers and photographs
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C2 / 7
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- [1900-1909]
- Physical Description
- 0.2 cm of textual records (15 pages ; 21 x 27.5 cm and 21 x 17.5 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See entry for David McDougall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one blank stationery page with letterhead naming "D[avid] McDougall, General Merchant" and 14 identical blank account sheets for "D[avid] McDougall, General Merchant and Rancher".
- Notes
- Date range provided is estimate by Processing Archivist based on contents of file
- Name Access
- McDougall, David
- Subject Access
- Administration
- Businesses
- Finances
- Commerce
- Animals
- Taxidermy
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Morley
- Access Restrictions
- Contents are fragile, handle with caution
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Contents are fragile, handle with caution
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items in file have been placed in mylar due to potential for damage during handling
- Creator
- David McDougall
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Each document is pre-dated "190_" with space to fill in specific year, none of items in file are annotated with exact date
- Processing Status
- Processed
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