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Banff Lantern Slides
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of 4 lantern slides. Slides are views of the Banff Hot Springs, Banff Avenue with Cascade Mountain, Devil's Lake, and the city of Calgary.
- Date Range
- [c. 1890]
- Reference Code
- V8 / 7919 / PS - 1 to PS - 4
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Transparency
- Lantern slide
4 images
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- Accession Number : 7919
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 7919
- Reference Code
- V8 / 7919 / PS - 1 to PS - 4
- Date Range
- [c. 1890]
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w slides ; 8.2 x 8.2 cm
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of 4 lantern slides. Slides are views of the Banff Hot Springs, Banff Avenue with Cascade Mountain, Devil's Lake, and the city of Calgary.
- Subject Access
- Lantern slide
- Tourism
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- All slides were cleaned prior to scanning.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Construction Crew of Banff Springs Hotel
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 black and white digital photograph. Print pertains to the construction crew of the Banff Springs Hotel. An 'x' drawn on the photograph indicates where Peter Tonge is posed. The file also contains a photocopy of the back of the original photograph.
- Date Range
- [ca.1887]
- Reference Code
- V8 / accn. 7941 / PA - 01
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 7941
- Reference Code
- V8 / accn. 7941 / PA - 01
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1887]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print, b&w
- History / Biographical
- Peter Tonge was a foreman and was brought over from England to work on the construction of the Banff Springs Hotel. Peter Tonge brought Alice Perry over from England and they married in Banff, January 29, 1888. Shortly after they moved to Port Arthur, Ontario where they both died in 1929.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 black and white digital photograph. Print pertains to the construction crew of the Banff Springs Hotel. An 'x' drawn on the photograph indicates where Peter Tonge is posed. The file also contains a photocopy of the back of the original photograph.
- Notes
- Print is a digital print produced from a scan of the original as a loan for copy.
- Subject Access
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Construction
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title provided by the archivist
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Father Robert McGuinness
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 photograph depicting Father Robert McGuinness giving mass at St Mary's Assumption in the Canadian Rockies
- Date Range
- ca. 1950 - ca. 1980
- Reference Code
- V8 / 8085
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Negative
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Sous-Fonds
- 8085
- Accession Number
- 8085
- Reference Code
- V8 / 8085
- Date Range
- ca. 1950 - ca. 1980
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 photograph depicting Father Robert McGuinness giving mass at St Mary's Assumption in the Canadian Rockies
- Name Access
- McGuinness, Robert
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Harvey Buckmaster in the Canadian Rockies
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 173 colour transparencies documenting Harvey Buckmaster hiking in the Canadian Rockies, trips include Great Divide, Assiniboine, Ya Ha Tinda, Dolomite, Mosquito, Kananaskis, Floe Lake, Johnston Canyon.
- Date Range
- 1967 - 1983
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2022.19 / NS - 1 to NS - 173
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Private record
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- 2022.19 : Accession Number
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2022.19
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2022.19 / NS - 1 to NS - 173
- Date Range
- 1967 - 1983
- Physical Description
- 173 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- History / Biographical
- Harvey was born in Calgary and died in Victoria. Harvey received degrees at the University of Alberta, mathematics and physics (BSc. I Hon.50) and at the University of British Columbia, applied mathematics (MA 52) and experimental physics (PhD 56). His post doctoral fellowship took him to Cambridge University from where he returned to become a professor at the University of Alberta, the University of Calgary, and an adjunct professor of the University of Victoria. At the University of Calgary he played leadership roles in TUCFA, academic pensions, salary negotiator, was an elected member of the Board of Governors, and received an induction into the Order of the University of Calgary. He was a founding member of Calgary CPAWS, and member and chair of Science Advisory Committee of the ECA which lead him to be a proponent for climate change long before it was fashionable. In his community he was President and played a leadership role in the Bankview redevelopment plan. He photographed and documented the graves of God's Acre Military Cemetery for Veteran's Affairs Canada, and was the compiler and editor of the 2014 edition of the Veterans Cemetery. He worked tirelessly for parks particularly in the creation of Nose Hill Park.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 173 colour transparencies documenting Harvey Buckmaster hiking in the Canadian Rockies, trips include Great Divide, Assiniboine, Ya Ha Tinda, Dolomite, Mosquito, Kananaskis, Floe Lake, Johnston Canyon.
- Name Access
- Buckmaster, Harvey
- Language
- English
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://calgaryherald.remembering.ca/obituary/harvey-a-buckmaster-1071729801
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Janez Pristov photographs and manual
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Date Range
- 1952-1988
- Reference Code
- M8 / accn. 7992; V8 / accn. 7992
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Accession Number
- 7992
- Reference Code
- M8 / accn. 7992; V8 / accn. 7992
- Date Range
- 1952-1988
- Physical Description
- 1 textual record. 1967 Canadian Ski School Manual in French and English.-- 14 photographs: 12 prints, 2 postcards. Images pertaining to the life of Janez Pristov including his home in Slovenia and his involvement with film by Bruno Engler "Little Big Man" and 1988 Olympics.
- History / Biographical
- Janez Pristov was born in Kranjska gora. He was a volunteer for the 1988 Olympics in the ski jumping event and worked for the Voyageur Inn Ski School in 1962.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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North West Mounted Police
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- 1 cm of textual records pertaining to William Hastings McMahon employment records at the North West Mounted Police. textual records are photocopies and are not original.
- Date Range
- 1886-1891
- Reference Code
- M8 / 2018.8689
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8
- Sous-Fonds
- M8
- Accession Number
- 2018.8689
- Reference Code
- M8 / 2018.8689
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1886-1891
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- 1 cm of textual records pertaining to William Hastings McMahon employment records at the North West Mounted Police. textual records are photocopies and are not original.
- Name Access
- McMahon, William Hastings
- Subject Access
- North West Mounted Police
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- 1 pen and ink "Police Barracks in Banff" and 1 painting "the Mounties 1885" by W.H. McMahon held in Art and Heritage
- Biographical Source Notes
- William Hastings McMahon was born February 13, 1864 in Dharmsala Punjab, India
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Pack Trip, Hiking, and Tourist Activities
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 80 Kodachrome slides 35 mm slides (1957 - 59). Content of slides includes pack trips and tourist activities in and around Banff National Park and Calgary. Locations include Peyto Lake, Field, Lake Louise, Bow Falls, and Spray Valley.
- Date Range
- ca. 1970 - 1985
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2016.8580
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Series
- V8 / 2016.8580
- Sous-Fonds
- M8
- Accession Number
- 2016.8580
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2016.8580
- Date Range
- ca. 1970 - 1985
- Physical Description
- 80 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 80 Kodachrome slides 35 mm slides (1957 - 59). Content of slides includes pack trips and tourist activities in and around Banff National Park and Calgary. Locations include Peyto Lake, Field, Lake Louise, Bow Falls, and Spray Valley.
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Language
- English
- Category
- Exploration and travel
- Tourism
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Pat Brewster Scrapbook
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a scrapbook of ephemera and memorabelia pertaining to Pat Brewster. Includes newsclippings and sketches pertaining to Nicholas Morant, personal correspondence letters and greeting cards sent from Pat Brewster, and photographs of Pat Brewster and his family.
- Date Range
- ca. 1981
- Reference Code
- M8 / 7927
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- Accession number : 7927
- Sous-Fonds
- M8
- Accession Number
- 7927
- Reference Code
- M8 / 7927
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- ca. 1981
- Physical Description
- 7.5 of textual records (30 pages ; 30.5 x 38 cm)
- History / Biographical
- Sheila Keough had worked with Pat Brewster on his books
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a scrapbook of ephemera and memorabelia pertaining to Pat Brewster. Includes newsclippings and sketches pertaining to Nicholas Morant, personal correspondence letters and greeting cards sent from Pat Brewster, and photographs of Pat Brewster and his family.
- Name Access
- Brewster, Pat
- Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
- Keough, Sheila
- Subject Access
- Art
- Brewster Brothers
- Christmas
- Community life
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Holidays
- Mountains
- Newspaper
- Postcards
- Royal Canadian Legion, Colonel Moore Branch No.26
- Travel
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Moraine Lake
- Lake O'Hara
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Rehouse with paper
- Finding Aid
- No
- Creator
- Keough, Sheila
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 8 Taxi Passes issued by Banff Taxi, valid for a one-way ride. The passes are valid for senior citizens, compliments of Banff Youth Services, Banff Taxi, and Banff Crag and Canyon. Five passes are yellow, two are beige, one is blue.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1975-1985]
- Reference Code
- M8 / 2020.18
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
1 image
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / S8 / V8
- Sous-Fonds
- M8
- Sub-Series
- Accession number: 2020.18
- Accession Number
- 2020.18
- Reference Code
- M8 / 2020.18
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- [ca. 1975-1985]
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (8 pages ; 10 x 8.5 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 8 Taxi Passes issued by Banff Taxi, valid for a one-way ride. The passes are valid for senior citizens, compliments of Banff Youth Services, Banff Taxi, and Banff Crag and Canyon. Five passes are yellow, two are beige, one is blue.
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Banff Taxi
- Taxi
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- All passes housed in plastic pouches sealed with tape prior to accession.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Tonge Marriage License
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a copy of the marriage certificate of Peter Tonge and Alice Perry, dated in Banff, Northwest Territories, January 29, 1888 by
- Date Range
- 1888
- Reference Code
- M8 / accn. 7941 / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual, private record
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Sous-Fonds
- M8
- Accession Number
- 7941
- Reference Code
- M8 / accn. 7941 / 1
- Date Range
- 1888
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print, b&w
- History / Biographical
- Peter Tonge was a foreman and was brought over from England to work on the construction of the Banff Springs Hotel. Peter Tonge brought Alice Perry over from England and they married in Banff, January 29, 1888. Shortly after they moved to Port Arthur, Ontario where they both died in 1929.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a copy of the marriage certificate of Peter Tonge and Alice Perry, dated in Banff, Northwest Territories, January 29, 1888 by
- Notes
- Document is a digital print produced from a scan of the original document as a loan for copy.
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title provided by the Archival Assistant
- Processing Status
- Processed
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