Narrow Results By
- Byron Harmon fonds 3045
- George Noble fonds 2512
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds 1831
- Luxton family fonds 433
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Nicholas Morant fonds 228
- Bert Riggall fonds 155
- Crosby family fonds 93
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds 93
- Moore family fonds 61
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds 60
- Lloyd Harmon fonds 52
Bill Gibbons fonds
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions582
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographic business records of professional photographer Bill Gibbons in three series: I. Commercial black and white series, ca.1945-ca.1958, ca.5400 photographs; II. Canadian Rockies colour series, ca.1945-ca.1990, predominant ca.1966-ca.1972, ca.8000 photographs; III. Other …
- Date Range
- [ca.1945-ca.1990]
- Reference Code
- M532 / V227
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 532
- V 227
- Sous-Fonds
- M 532
- V 227
- Accession Number
- 194, 275, 1991, 2020, 5753, 5756, 6760, 7936, 7237
- Reference Code
- M532 / V227
- Responsibility
- Fonds consists of the private business records of Bill Gibbons. Some photographs may have been made by employees.
- Date Range
- [ca.1945-ca.1990]
- Physical Description
- ca.13,404 photographs: negatives, prints, transparencies, albums, postcards. -- 2.5 cm textual records
- History / Biographical
- W. J. L. "Bill" Gibbons, 1914-1994 , was a professional photographer at Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1945 until 1959. Gibbons came to Canada in 1941 and settled in Banff after the war with his wife, Ella Mae (Becker), a Banff native. He established British Photographic Laboratories, with partners Lou Crosby and Jack Anderson, in the basement of the Mount Royal Hotel, moving later to street-level. Bill and Ella Mae Gibbons travelled throughout the mountain parks photographing views for sale in the Banff shop. These were offered as hand-coloured prints, with much of the colouring done or supervised by Ella Mae.
- Later the business expanded to include colour postcards and slide sets. Gibbons employed other photographers, such as Bruno Engler, for specialty work, such as ski photography, and the Banff studio also did portraiture. Gibbons himself did most of the 4 x 5 format landscape work and made extensive use of models, many of who were young women employed by his Banff store. In 1959, Gibbons sold his business to a group of Banff businessmen and moved to Vancouver. In subsequent years, he continued to be active as a photographer and in publishing, working in different areas of the world. He made several photographic trips through the mountain parks, ca.1966-1972.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographic business records of professional photographer Bill Gibbons in three series: I. Commercial black and white series, ca.1945-ca.1958, ca.5400 photographs; II. Canadian Rockies colour series, ca.1945-ca.1990, predominant ca.1966-ca.1972, ca.8000 photographs; III. Other black and white series, ca. 1947, 4 photographs.
- I. Commercial black and white series consists of six sub-series: A. Portraits and documentary views, 1945-1950, 2437 negatives (individual and group portraits, weddings, conferences, events, buildings, facilities and places; Banff and area); B. Banff School of Fine Arts, ca.1949, 277 negatives (privately produced views of classes, group portraits, activities, buildings and facilities); C. "S" sub-series, ca.1950, 1220 negatives (scenic views in the vicinity of Banff, Lake Louise, Banff-Jasper Highway, Jasper National Park, Radium and Columbia Valley, British Columbia and Pacific Coast, First Nations views); D. "T" sub-series, ca.1950, 482 negatives (scenic and commercial views, mainly Jasper, Banff-Jasper Highway and Lake Louise areas); E. Rolliflex and panorama negatives, 1949-1958, 584 negatives (Banff Winter Carnival, Banff School of Fine Arts, and Banff and area); F. Other, ca.1945-1951, 364 items (material similar to that in other series, some unidentified). Accompanied by small number of prints and postcards; also, publication: "Photographing the Canadian Rockies" by Bill J. L. Gibbons, 1948.
- II. Canadian Rockies colour series consists of four sub-series: A. CR1 to CR84, ca.1966-ca.1972, ca.260 prints; B. CR1 to CR443, ca.1966-ca.1972, ca.5130 photographs; C. CR35-2 to CR35-81, ca.1966-ca.1972, ca.2310 photographs; D. Other photographs, ca.1945-ca.1990. Series consists primarily of commercial colour negatives and corresponding proof prints pertaining to Banff, Jasper and Yoho National Parks, also some transparencies and oversize display prints.
- III. Other black and white series. Series consists of 2 black and white prints of crash landing at Sunshine with Al Gaetz and Dick Pike, 1947 and two copy negatives with prints of Bruno Engler and Ella Mae Gibbons, ca.1947.
- Textual records are record book, 1945-1953, 62 p; and book layout.
- Name Access
- Gibbons, Bill
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Buildings and facilities
- Commerce and industry
- Education
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- 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: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- electronic finding aid
- selected modern reference prints
- Creator
- Gibbons, Bill
- Category
- Arts
- Commerce and industry
- Education
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
McGuffin family. -- [1945?]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1890
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Scope & Content
- Family portrait.
- Date Range
- [1945?]
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 1, 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
2 images
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V227
- Series
- I.A. Black and white series : Portraits and documentary views
- Sous-Fonds
- V227
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 1, 2
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [1945?]
- Physical Description
- 2 negatives : 6 x 8 cm
- Scope & Content
- Family portrait.
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Mr. Olsen family. -- [1945?]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1891
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Scope & Content
- Family portrait.
- Date Range
- [1945?]
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 3, 4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
2 images
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V227
- Series
- I.A. Black and white series : Portraits and documentary views
- Sous-Fonds
- V227
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 3, 4
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [1945?]
- Physical Description
- 2 negatives : 6 x 8 cm
- Scope & Content
- Family portrait.
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Mr. J. Sloan. -- [1945?]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1892
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Scope & Content
- Wedding photographs.
- Date Range
- [1945?]
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 5 to 7
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
3 images
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V227
- Series
- I.A. Black and white series : Portraits and documentary views
- Sous-Fonds
- V227
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 5 to 7
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [1945?]
- Physical Description
- 3 negatives : 6 x 8 cm
- Scope & Content
- Wedding photographs.
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Mr. Cameron. -- [1945?]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1893
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Scope & Content
- Painting by Cliff [Wilns?], log cabin with Mt. Rundle in background.
- Date Range
- [1945?]
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 8
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V227
- Series
- I.A. Black and white series : Portraits and documentary views
- Sous-Fonds
- V227
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 8
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [1945?]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : 6 x 8 cm
- Scope & Content
- Painting by Cliff [Wilns?], log cabin with Mt. Rundle in background.
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Snelson Wedding. --
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1894
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Date Range
- [1945?]
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 9 to 17
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
9 images
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V227
- Series
- I.A. Black and white series : Portraits and documentary views
- Sous-Fonds
- V227
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 9 to 17
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [1945?]
- Physical Description
- 9 negatives : 6 x 8 cm
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Calgary Brewery. -- [1945?]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1895
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Scope & Content
- [Rear view of Cascade Hotel?]
- Date Range
- [1945?]
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 18
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V227
- Series
- I.A. Black and white series : Portraits and documentary views
- Sous-Fonds
- V227
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 18
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [1945?]
- Physical Description
- 4 negatives : 6 x 8 cm
- Scope & Content
- [Rear view of Cascade Hotel?]
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Location (Copy)
- V227 / 18
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Tower Wedding. -- [1945?]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1896
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Date Range
- [1945?]
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 19, 20
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
2 images
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V227
- Series
- I.A. Black and white series : Portraits and documentary views
- Sous-Fonds
- V227
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 19, 20
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [1945?]
- Physical Description
- 2 negatives : 6 x 8 cm
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Convention. -- [1945?]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1897
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Scope & Content
- Unidentified group.
- Date Range
- [1945?]
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 21 to 25
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
5 images
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V227
- Series
- I.A. Black and white series : Portraits and documentary views
- Sous-Fonds
- V227
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 21 to 25
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [1945?]
- Physical Description
- 5 negatives : 6 x 8 cm
- Scope & Content
- Unidentified group.
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Silver Wedding. -- [1945?]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1898
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Scope & Content
- [Silver family or Silver wedding anniversary?]
- Date Range
- [1945?]
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 26
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V227
- Series
- I.A. Black and white series : Portraits and documentary views
- Sous-Fonds
- V227
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 26
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [1945?]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : 6 x 8 cm
- Scope & Content
- [Silver family or Silver wedding anniversary?]
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Location (Copy)
- V227 / 26
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Larry. -- [1945?]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1899
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Scope & Content
- Portrait, unidentified woman.
- Date Range
- [1945?]
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 27, 28
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
2 images
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V227
- Series
- I.A. Black and white series : Portraits and documentary views
- Sous-Fonds
- V227
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 27, 28
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [1945?]
- Physical Description
- 2 negatives : 6 x 8 cm
- Scope & Content
- Portrait, unidentified woman.
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Location (Copy)
- V227 / 27, 28
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Showcase Banff Station. -- [1945?]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1900
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Scope & Content
- Pertains to Banff Station (C.P.R.) and Canadian Pacific Railway tourist information. Inscription on envelope: Negs 1 & 2 sent CPR.
- Date Range
- [1945?]
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 29
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V227
- Series
- I.A. Black and white series : Portraits and documentary views
- Sous-Fonds
- V227
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 29
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [1945?]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : 6 x 8 cm
- Scope & Content
- Pertains to Banff Station (C.P.R.) and Canadian Pacific Railway tourist information. Inscription on envelope: Negs 1 & 2 sent CPR.
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Location (Copy)
- V227 / 29
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Jimmie Simpson Passport. -- [1945?]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1901
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Scope & Content
- Negs incorrectly numbered (#13) by the photographer.
- Date Range
- [1945?]
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 30
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V227
- Series
- I.A. Black and white series : Portraits and documentary views
- Sous-Fonds
- V227
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 30
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [1945?]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : 6 x 8 cm
- Scope & Content
- Negs incorrectly numbered (#13) by the photographer.
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Seidle Wedding. -- [1945?]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1902
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Date Range
- [1945?]
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 31, 32
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
2 images
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V227
- Series
- I.A. Black and white series : Portraits and documentary views
- Sous-Fonds
- V227
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 31, 32
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [1945?]
- Physical Description
- 2 negatives : 6 x 8 cm
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Piper Wedding. -- [1945?]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1903
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Date Range
- [1945?]
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 33, 34
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
2 images
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V227
- Series
- I.A. Black and white series : Portraits and documentary views
- Sous-Fonds
- V227
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 33, 34
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [1945?]
- Physical Description
- 4 negatives : 6 x 8 cm
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Dorothy Gow Children. -- [1945?]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1904
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Date Range
- [1945?]
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 35, 36
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
2 images
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V227
- Series
- I.A. Black and white series : Portraits and documentary views
- Sous-Fonds
- V227
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 35, 36
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [1945?]
- Physical Description
- 5 negatives : 6 x 8 cm
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Dr. Robinson portrait. -- [1945?]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1905
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Scope & Content
- Dr. Dean Robinson portrait.
- Date Range
- [1945?]
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 37, 38
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V227
- Series
- I.A. Black and white series : Portraits and documentary views
- Sous-Fonds
- V227
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 37, 38
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [1945?]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : 6 x 8 cm
- Scope & Content
- Dr. Dean Robinson portrait.
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Location (Copy)
- V227 / 37
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Major Bagley Funeral. -- [l945]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1906
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fred Bagley died Oct. 8, 1945. Shows Hudson's Bay Company.
- Date Range
- 1945
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 39 to 54
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
16 images
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V227
- Series
- I.A. Black and white series : Portraits and documentary views
- Sous-Fonds
- V227
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 39 to 54
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1945
- Physical Description
- 16 negatives : 6 x 8 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Fred Bagley died Oct. 8, 1945. Shows Hudson's Bay Company.
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Location (Copy)
- V227 / 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Penny Anderson Wedding. -- [1945]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1907
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Date Range
- 1945
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 55 to 57
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
3 images
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V227
- Series
- I.A. Black and white series : Portraits and documentary views
- Sous-Fonds
- V227
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 55 to 57
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1945
- Physical Description
- 3 negatives : 6 x 8 cm
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Wedding. -- [1945]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1908
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Scope & Content
- Unidentified.
- Date Range
- 1945
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 58, 59
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
2 images
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V227
- Series
- I.A. Black and white series : Portraits and documentary views
- Sous-Fonds
- V227
- Reference Code
- V227 / I. / 58, 59
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1945
- Physical Description
- 2 negatives : 6 x 12 cm
- Scope & Content
- Unidentified.
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.