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Albino Beaver - caught North of Winnipeg

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Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Date Range: 1895, 1910, [192-]

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 439

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

1 image

Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: II. Photography series

Sub-Series: A. Lantern slides 4. Wildlife etc.

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 439

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

Date Range: 1895, 1910, [192-]

Physical Description: 1 transparency : lantern slide

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature

Geographic Access: Manitoba

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Assorted CPR, Wildlife, Travel and Canadian Culture Prints, Miller Services Ltd.

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 85 b&w prints and 1 colour print, various sizes. Content pertains to CPR, construction sites, horses and ranching, wildlife/landscapes, Indigenous art, and images from scenes in several provinces across Canada (BC, AB, NB, NS, QC) created for use in Canadian Pacific travel promotio…

Date Range: [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]; [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]; [ca. 1980 - 1986]

Reference Code: V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 419 to 504

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

2 images

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: V500

Sub-Series: V500 / II / C / 5 : Professional Photography

Accession Number: 7784

Reference Code: V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 419 to 504

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant and Ivy 'Willie' Morant

Date Range: [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]; [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]; [ca. 1980 - 1986]

Physical Description: 86 Photographs: prints; b&w and colour

Scope & Content: File consists of 85 b&w prints and 1 colour print, various sizes. Content pertains to CPR, construction sites, horses and ranching, wildlife/landscapes, Indigenous art, and images from scenes in several provinces across Canada (BC, AB, NB, NS, QC) created for use in Canadian Pacific travel promotions. Also contains three portrait images of Stoney Nakoda chiefs including John Hunter and Jacob Two-Young-Man, and two images of an older Nicholas Morant (at least one taken by Ivy 'Willie' Morant, depicting Nicholas Morant in train tunnel holding camera equipment). Many images in this file are stamped on the reverse side as property of Miller Services Ltd.

Storage Range: In file box V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 326 to V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 648

Name Access: Hunter, John; Two-Young-Man, Jacob

Subject Access: Canadian Pacific Railway; Travel; Horses; Arts; Wildlife

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Alberta; Quebec; New Brunswick; Nova Scotia

Access Restrictions: Prints in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

Reproduction Restrictions: Prints in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

Language: English

Conservation: Prints with ink or other risky materials attached need to be stored in mylar to protect adjacent items. File must be stored in appropriate conditions.

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Canada Coast to Coast Scrapbook

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper and magazine clippings, magazine articles and covers, and pamphlets featuring leisure activities and travel/tourism activities across Canada. Includes some ads featuring Morant's photographs and a newspaper article about a murder investigation in Br…

Date Range: [ca. 1940]

Reference Code: M300 / II / B2 / 9

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: M300

Sub-Series: II / B Professional records : career records

Accession Number: 7784

Reference Code: M300 / II / B2 / 9

GMD: Scrapbook

Responsibility: Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [ca. 1940]

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records (30 pages ; 31 x 35.5 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper and magazine clippings, magazine articles and covers, and pamphlets featuring leisure activities and travel/tourism activities across Canada. Includes some ads featuring Morant's photographs and a newspaper article about a murder investigation in British Columbia.

Name Access: Morant, Nicholas (Nick)

Subject Access: Advertising; Magazine; Newspaper; Skiing; Swimming; Boats; Crime; Trains; Tourist information

Geographic Access: British Columbia; Quebec; Ontario; Nova Scotia; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: Blank pages not scanned.

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

Electronic Resources

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Canadian Pacific trip 8/1909 [file title]

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Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Scope & Content: Winnipeg? Canadian Pacific Railway trip across Canada

Date Range: 1909

Reference Code: V653 / NA - 587

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M107 / V653

Series: I. Photography

Sub-Series: P. Travel 1909

Reference Code: V653 / NA - 587

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: 1909

Physical Description: 1 negative : film

Scope & Content: Winnipeg?; Canadian Pacific Railway trip across Canada

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration

Geographic Access: Manitoba

Creator: Vaux family (Philadelphia USA)

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Coastal Canada Scrapbook

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook containing articles, newspaper, and magazine clippings pertaining mostly to Nova Scotia and Vancouver boating, houseboats, and tourism. Includes a magazine article about Nicholas Morant, pamphlets and advertisements featuring Morant's photographs, and tourism adverts fo…

Date Range: [ca. 1940]

Reference Code: M300 / II / B2 / 6

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: M300

Sub-Series: II / B Professional records : career records

Accession Number: 7784

Reference Code: M300 / II / B2 / 6

GMD: Scrapbook

Responsibility: Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [ca. 1940]

Physical Description: 2.5 cm of textual records (67 pages ; 26 x 30 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook containing articles, newspaper, and magazine clippings pertaining mostly to Nova Scotia and Vancouver boating, houseboats, and tourism. Includes a magazine article about Nicholas Morant, pamphlets and advertisements featuring Morant's photographs, and tourism adverts for locations throughout Canada.