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Climbs in the Canadian Rockies Album
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57719
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 photograph album by the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to ACC camps and climbs that took place from 1912-1913 throughout the Rocky Mountains, including the Lake Louise, Vermillion Pass, Lake O'Hara, Mt. Robson, and Banff town areas, and includes black and white photogr…
- Date Range
- 1912-1913
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 55P / PD - 23
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M200 / S6 / V14
- Series
- IV.B. Other material: photographic
- Sous-Fonds
- V14
- Accession Number
- 5200
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 55P / PD - 23
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1912-1913
- Physical Description
- 1 album (170 photographs : b&w and col. ; 31.9 x 25.6 cm)
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 photograph album by the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to ACC camps and climbs that took place from 1912-1913 throughout the Rocky Mountains, including the Lake Louise, Vermillion Pass, Lake O'Hara, Mt. Robson, and Banff town areas, and includes black and white photographs, all of which are annotated. A black leather album, it has "PHOTOGRAPHS" stamped into the top left corner of the front cover with "1912 and 1913" written in white ink below it.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Abbot Pass
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Backpacking
- Bow Falls
- Bow River
- Bow Valley
- Buildings
- Camps
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Castle Mountain
- Cathedral Mountain
- Climbing
- Clothing and dress
- Club
- Clubhouse
- Consolation Valley
- Environment and Nature
- Fire
- Glaciers
- Hiking
- Horses
- Lake O'hara
- Landscapes
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- Period costume
- Photography
- Portrait
- Rogers Pass
- Scenery
- scenic
- Trails
- Trains
- Transportation
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Lake O'Hara
- Yoho National Park
- British Columbia
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Inventory of the Alpine Club of Canada Collection, 1986, provides group or item-level description to this material
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Camps of the Alpine Club of Canada Album
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 photograph album compiled by Frank W. Freeborn of New York City for the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to various ACC camp trips from 1906 to 1913 throughout the Rocky Mountains, including the Lake O'Hara, Yoho Valley, Moraine Lake, and Banff town areas, and includes b…
- Date Range
- 1906-1913
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 55P / PD - 13
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M200 / S6 / V14
- Series
- IV.B. Other material: photographic
- Sous-Fonds
- V14
- Accession Number
- 5200
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 55P / PD - 13
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1906-1913
- Physical Description
- 1 album (325 photographs : b&w and col. ; 28.6 x 18.5 cm)
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 photograph album compiled by Frank W. Freeborn of New York City for the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to various ACC camp trips from 1906 to 1913 throughout the Rocky Mountains, including the Lake O'Hara, Yoho Valley, Moraine Lake, and Banff town areas, and includes black and white photographs, all of which are numbered and annotated. A black leather album, it has "PHOTOGRAPHS" embossed in gold in the top left corner of the front cover.
- Notes
- Page 90 not scanned - blank page; the pages between 23-34 and between 52-64 have been rebound out of order prior to accessioning.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Backpacking
- Bow Falls
- Bow River
- Bow Valley
- Buildings
- Camps
- Cathedral Mountain
- Climbing
- Clothing and dress
- Club
- Clubhouse
- Consolation Valley
- Environment and Nature
- Glaciers
- Hiking
- Hotels
- Lake O'hara
- Landscapes
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- Period costume
- Photography
- Portrait
- Rogers Pass
- Scenery
- scenic
- Sherbrooke Lake
- Trails
- Transportation
- Women
- Yoho Valley
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Yoho National Park
- Glacier National Park
- British Columbia
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Inventory of the Alpine Club of Canada Collection, 1986, provides group or item-level description to this material
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian Souvenirs Vol. II Album
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 photograph album compiled by Frank W. Freeborn of New York City for the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to a 1917 ACC trip throughout the Rocky Mountains in British Columbia, including the Field, Lake O'Hara, Assiniboine, and Glacier areas, and includes black and white …
- Date Range
- 1917
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 55P / PD - 10
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M200 / S6 / V14
- Series
- IV.B. Other material: photographic
- Sous-Fonds
- V14
- Accession Number
- 5200
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 55P / PD - 10
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1917
- Physical Description
- 1 album (396 photographs : b&w and col. ; 28.6 x 18.5 cm)
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 photograph album compiled by Frank W. Freeborn of New York City for the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to a 1917 ACC trip throughout the Rocky Mountains in British Columbia, including the Field, Lake O'Hara, Assiniboine, and Glacier areas, and includes black and white photographs, all of which are numbered. A bound-edge flip-book style album, it is tied together with a black string and has a faded gilt "Photographs" embossed in the top left corner of the front cover. Additionally, a small white paper with "W" is adhered to the top right corner and a piece of a lined paper is adhered to the centre with the album's title - this piece is torn through the middle but, as per the title page, the album is titled "Canadian Souvenirs Vol. II."
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Backpacking
- Bow Falls
- Bow River
- Bow Valley
- Buildings
- Camps
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Climbing
- Clothing and dress
- Club
- Environment and Nature
- Glaciers
- Hiking
- Hotels
- Lake O'hara
- Landscapes
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- Period costume
- Photography
- Portrait
- Railways
- Scenery
- scenic
- Trails
- Trains
- Transportation
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Field
- Yoho National Park
- Glacier National Park
- Assiniboine
- Assiniboine Provincial Park
- British Columbia
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Inventory of the Alpine Club of Canada Collection, 1986, provides group or item-level description to this material
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Photographs of 1912 Album
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57675
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 photograph album compiled by Frank W. Freeborn of New York City for the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to a 1912 ACC trip in and around Banff and the Assiniboine area, as well as the ACC camp at Vermillion Camp and a trip to the Mt Rainier area, and includes black and …
- Date Range
- 1912
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 55P / PD - 8
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M200 / S6 / V14
- Series
- IV.B. Other material: photographic
- Sous-Fonds
- V14
- Accession Number
- 5200
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 55P / PD - 8
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1912
- Physical Description
- 1 album (164 photographs : b&w and col. ; 20.3 x 25.5 cm)
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 photograph album compiled by Frank W. Freeborn of New York City for the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to a 1912 ACC trip in and around Banff and the Assiniboine area, as well as the ACC camp at Vermillion Camp and a trip to the Mt Rainier area, and includes black and white photographs, all of which are annotated in white ink. "1912" is written in white ink in the top left corner of the front cover with "M" also written in white below it.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Backpacking
- Bow Falls
- Bow River
- Bow Valley
- Buildings
- Camps
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Climbing
- Clothing and dress
- Club
- Environment and Nature
- Glaciers
- Hiking
- Hotels
- Lake Louise
- Lake O'hara
- Landscapes
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- Period costume
- Photography
- Portrait
- Railways
- Scenery
- scenic
- Trails
- Trains
- Transportation
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Glacier National Park
- Assiniboine
- Assiniboine Provincial Park
- British Columbia
- Washington
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Inventory of the Alpine Club of Canada Collection, 1986, provides group or item-level description to this material
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Trading Post taxidermy photographs
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of black and white negatives depicting Trading Post exteriors, interiors, taxidermy specimens and skulls, including coyotes, pronghorn, elk, caribou, bighorn sheep, bison, birds, mountain goats, and musk ox. The file also consists of regalia, staged environmental wildlife taxidermy ph…
- Date Range
- [ca.1905] [1910s]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / C4 / 29 / NA - 1 to NA - 49
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
49 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / C : Business, Legal and Financial
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / C4 : Topical files
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / C4 / 29 / NA - 1 to NA - 49
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca.1905] [1910s]
- Physical Description
- 49 photographs : b&w negatives ; 11 x 6.6 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of black and white negatives depicting Trading Post exteriors, interiors, taxidermy specimens and skulls, including coyotes, pronghorn, elk, caribou, bighorn sheep, bison, birds, mountain goats, and musk ox. The file also consists of regalia, staged environmental wildlife taxidermy photographs and sheep in a pasture [potentially with young mountain goats].
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Businesses
- Taxidermy
- Regalia
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Trading Post photographs
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of black and white negatives depicting Indian Trading Post activities and contents such as buffalo and bighorn sheep taxidermy, moose antlers, wolf pelt, figurine tableaus, Indigenous art, and the merman and portraits of Norman Luxton, Bill Round Sr. and Luxton's dogs. The buffalo tax…
- Date Range
- 1903
- 1940
- 1936
- 1920
- [ca. 1930-1949]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / C4 / 30 / NA - 1 to NA - 50
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
52 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / C : Business, Legal and Financial
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / C4 : Topical files
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / C4 / 30 / NA - 1 to NA - 50
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1903
- 1940
- 1936
- 1920
- [ca. 1930-1949]
- Physical Description
- 50 photographs : b&w negatives ; 17.5 x 12.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of black and white negatives depicting Indian Trading Post activities and contents such as buffalo and bighorn sheep taxidermy, moose antlers, wolf pelt, figurine tableaus, Indigenous art, and the merman and portraits of Norman Luxton, Bill Round Sr. and Luxton's dogs. The buffalo taxidermy includes an annotated envelope from the Sanitarium Hotel addressed to George Paris. The wolf pelt is annotated as from July 1920 and measures 7'4".
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Round, William E. (Bill), Sr.
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Businesses
- Taxidermy
- Sanitarium Hotel
- Regalia
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Postcard album, Brewster family
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57456
- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one postcard album with ca.65 images pertaining to members of the Brewster family; extended family and friends, some unidentified; buildings and landscapes from in and around Banff; winter sporting events; portraits of Indigenous men in regalia, including Hector Crawler [image by p…
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1920]
- 1918
- 1921
- 1942
- 1949
- 1962
- Reference Code
- V90 / VI / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Postcard
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M436
- V90
- Series
- V90 / VI : Later acquisitions
- Sous-Fonds
- V90
- Accession Number
- 2023.09
- Reference Code
- V90 / VI / PD - 1
- GMD
- Album
- Postcard
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1920]
- 1918
- 1921
- 1942
- 1949
- 1962
- Physical Description
- 1 album (ca.65 postcards and postcard prints): 23 x 39 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one postcard album with ca.65 images pertaining to members of the Brewster family; extended family and friends, some unidentified; buildings and landscapes from in and around Banff; winter sporting events; portraits of Indigenous men in regalia, including Hector Crawler [image by photographer Byron Harmon]; members of the British royal family; men in military uniforms [World War I]; political satire and cartoon illustrations; and Australian wildlife.
- Notes
- Some postcard prints are annotated on the back
- NOTE: some materials in this album contain offensive subject matter, including racist content. These materials reflect views from their original time period and have not been censored.
- Subject Access
- Banff
- Businesses
- Community life
- Family and personal life
- Home
- Homestead
- Indigenous people
- Landscape
- Military
- Municipal views
- Public events
- Portrait
- Recreation
- Regalia
- Royalty
- Royal Visit
- Sports
- War
- World War I
- Winter sports
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Australia
- Access Restrictions
- Contains offensive subject matter- accessible at researcher's individual discretion
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Landscapes, hunting, botany album
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57457
- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one leatyher photograph album with approximately 120 photograph prints, ca.1900-1910. Photographs pertain to landscapes throughout the Canadian Rockies, including Glacier National Park; unidentified men and women hunting and fishing, inluding images of a dead bear and other hunting…
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1910]
- Reference Code
- V90 / VI / PD - 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M436
- V90
- Series
- V90 / VI : Later acquisitions
- Sous-Fonds
- V90
- Accession Number
- 2023.09
- Reference Code
- V90 / VI / PD - 2
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1910]
- Physical Description
- 1 album (ca.120 b&w photographs) : 37.5 x 28.5 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one leatyher photograph album with approximately 120 photograph prints, ca.1900-1910. Photographs pertain to landscapes throughout the Canadian Rockies, including Glacier National Park; unidentified men and women hunting and fishing, inluding images of a dead bear and other hunting trophies; and close-up views of various plants.
- Subject Access
- Homestead
- Hunting
- Animals
- Bears
- Birds
- Ecology
- Environment
- Plants
- Shooting
- Sports and recreation
- Landscape
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Glacier National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Brewster family collected photographs
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- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of collected photographs depicting Fern and Jim Brewster, as well as friends, extended family members and other unidentified individuals. Images depict local events, including Banff Indian Days and Banff Winter Carnival; a funeral ceremony, possibly for Jim Brewster; professional and …
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1950]
- Reference Code
- V90 / VI / PA - 5 to 134
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V90
- M436
- Series
- V90 / VI : Later acquisitions
- Sous-Fonds
- V90
- Accession Number
- 2023.09
- Reference Code
- V90 / VI / PA - 5 to 134
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1950]
- Physical Description
- 130 photograph prints : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of collected photographs depicting Fern and Jim Brewster, as well as friends, extended family members and other unidentified individuals. Images depict local events, including Banff Indian Days and Banff Winter Carnival; a funeral ceremony, possibly for Jim Brewster; professional and candid portraits [mostly unidentified]; military events; views of Banff and surrounding landmarks; and related subjects.
- Notes
- Some photographs are annotated
- Name Access
- Brewster, Fern
- Brewster, Jim
- Subject Access
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Community life
- Community events
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Military
- Funeral
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- N/A
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Military
- Environment
- Cultural pluralism
- Indigenous Peoples
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Early collected photographs
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- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 7 photograph prints depicting early scenes and portraits pertaining to the Brewster family. File includes professional portraits by G&W Fear photographers; family portraits, including Jim Brewster, John Brewster, Fern Brewster, Jack Brewster, and others (some unidentified); and the…
- Date Range
- [ca.1890-1910]
- Reference Code
- V90 / VI / PA - 136 to 142
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V90
- M436
- Series
- V90 / VI: Later acquisitions
- Sous-Fonds
- V90
- Accession Number
- 2023.09
- Reference Code
- V90 / VI / PA - 136 to 142
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1890-1910]
- Physical Description
- 7 photographs : b&w prints on matboard or cardboard ; 25 x 19 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 7 photograph prints depicting early scenes and portraits pertaining to the Brewster family. File includes professional portraits by G&W Fear photographers; family portraits, including Jim Brewster, John Brewster, Fern Brewster, Jack Brewster, and others (some unidentified); and the Canadian Pacific station in Banff.
- Name Access
- Brewster, Fern
- Brewster, Jim
- Brewster, John
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Family
- Farmland
- Portrait
- Homestead
- Trains
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- N/A
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Banff Trip Photographs
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 b&w panoramic prints and 25 photograph postcards and 4 printed postcards. Images are of Banff National Park and area.
- Date Range
- ca. 1915 - 1940
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2014.8301
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Series
- V8 / 2014.8301
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2014.8301
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2014.8301
- Date Range
- ca. 1915 - 1940
- Physical Description
- 28 photographs : b&w and col. ; 7 x 18 or smaller and 2 post cards : col.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 b&w panoramic prints and 25 photograph postcards and 4 printed postcards. Images are of Banff National Park and area.
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Category
- Exploration and travel
- Tourism
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Soole family fonds
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- Part Of
- Soole family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual and visual materials pertaining to members of the Soole and Astley family, as well as the Homestead Hotel and property near Lake Minnewanka. Includes family photographs and albums; published materials, including two guidebooks; collected newspaper articles; notes and corre…
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-1960]
- Reference Code
- M596 / V811
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Soole family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M591
- V811
- Sous-Fonds
- M591
- V811
- Accession Number
- 2022.24
- Reference Code
- M596 / V811
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-1960]
- Physical Description
- 3 photo albums -- ca.6 cm of textual records -- ca.124 photographs (48 prints; 76 transparencies) -- one annotated ribbon
- History / Biographical
- David Mowbray Soole (1885-1959) was postmaster at Bankhead until 1913 when he moved to Banff to establish a real estate and insurance business. He sold the business in 1919 and bought the Homestead Hotel in Banff which he operated until 1945. Eric and his wife, Violet, had two children: a daughter, Ivy (Bond), and a son, Eric A. Soole. Eric Astley Soole (1918-2012) grew up in Banff and Calgary. He married Sylvia (Maberley) Soole (1924-2016) in 1942 or 1943. Eric served in the Royal Canadian Air Force
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual and visual materials pertaining to members of the Soole and Astley family, as well as the Homestead Hotel and property near Lake Minnewanka. Includes family photographs and albums; published materials, including two guidebooks; collected newspaper articles; notes and correspondence, including genealogical records; Eric and Sylvia Soole's marriage certificate; and other related materials.
- Name Access
- Soole, Eric
- Soole, Sylvia
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Hotels
- Homestead Hotel
- Travel
- Publication
- Correspondence
- Genealogy
- Research
- Marriage
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Lake Minnewanka
- Language
- English
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://albertaonrecord.ca/d-m-soole-fonds https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/timescolonist/name/eric-soole-obituary?pid=157142355
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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Personal Photographs
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- Part Of
- O. Kathleen Wilson fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 116 b&w photographs of O. Kathleen Wilson, her friends and coworkers at the Chateau Lake Louise, celebrities and royalty, hiking, climbing, prisoners of war, and scenery around the Lake Louise and Glacier B.C. areas, including tea houses, hotels, trains, and alpine huts.
- Date Range
- [ca.1916-1935]
- Reference Code
- V699 / PA - 01 to PA - 116
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
221 images
- Part Of
- O. Kathleen Wilson fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V699
- Sous-Fonds
- V699
- Accession Number
- 3012, 3255, 3815, 3856, 3938, 3976, 4040, 5178
- Reference Code
- V699 / PA - 01 to PA - 116
- Date Range
- [ca.1916-1935]
- Physical Description
- 11 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- O. Kathleen Wilson was employed at the Chateau Lake Louise at Lake Louise, Alberta in the 1920s.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 116 b&w photographs of O. Kathleen Wilson, her friends and coworkers at the Chateau Lake Louise, celebrities and royalty, hiking, climbing, prisoners of war, and scenery around the Lake Louise and Glacier B.C. areas, including tea houses, hotels, trains, and alpine huts.
- Subject Access
- Abbot Pass Hut
- Activities
- Airplanes
- Architecture
- Automobiles
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Banff townsite
- Biographical
- Buffalo
- Camps
- Castle Mountain
- Cave and Basin
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Climbing
- Clothing and dress
- Employees
- Entertainment
- First Nations
- Glacier House
- Glacier House Hotel
- Guides
- Horses
- Hotels
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Agnes Teahouse
- Landscapes
- Landslides
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- Movie Stars
- Musicians
- Portrait
- Plain of Six Glacier Teahouse
- Prisoners of War
- Railways
- Royal tours
- Royal Visit
- Scenery
- Swimming
- Swiss Guides
- Teahouses
- Trains
- War
- Waterfalls
- Women
- Work
- World War I
- Tally-hos
- Geographic Access
- Lake Louise
- Glacier
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Wilson, O. Kathleen
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian Rockies negatives
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55738
- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 128 black and white photographic negatives of unidentified people, mountain landscapes, wildlife, and scenic views from throughout Banff National Park and surrounding areas.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900-1915]
- Reference Code
- V90 / IV / NA - 01 to NA - 128
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M439 / V90
- Series
- IV. Brewster family
- Sous-Fonds
- V90
- Accession Number
- 2021.26
- Reference Code
- V90 / IV / NA - 01 to NA - 128
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900-1915]
- Physical Description
- 128 photographs : b&w nitrate negatives ; 11.8 x 8.4 cm
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 128 black and white photographic negatives of unidentified people, mountain landscapes, wildlife, and scenic views from throughout Banff National Park and surrounding areas.
- Notes
- Negatives were removed from their original housing in a negatives album (V90 / PD - 2) prior to processing
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Banff Jasper Highway
- Buildings
- Buildings and facilities
- Deer
- Elk
- Environment and Nature
- Family and personal life
- Glaciers
- Landscapes
- Mount Assiniboine
- Mountains
- Photography
- Rivers
- Scenery
- Temple Mountain
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Assiniboine
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Many negatives warped - NA - 13 is folded in half
- Related Material
- V90 / PD - 2
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Post Card Album
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55739
- Part Of
- Morris Flewwelling fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item pertains to a post card photo album containing photographic portraits of various unidentified people [possibly members of the Flewwelling family] - most are posed in studio settings - as well as scenic photographs from around Banff National Park, post cards [some in English, some in Swedish], …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1905-1914]
- Reference Code
- V773 / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Morris Flewwelling fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M464 / V773
- Sous-Fonds
- V773
- Accession Number
- 2021.27
- Reference Code
- V773 / PD - 1
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Postcard
- Date Range
- [ca. 1905-1914]
- Physical Description
- 1 album (194 photographs : b&w and col. ; 22.5 x 28.6 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- Item pertains to a post card photo album containing photographic portraits of various unidentified people [possibly members of the Flewwelling family] - most are posed in studio settings - as well as scenic photographs from around Banff National Park, post cards [some in English, some in Swedish], and a CPR and Department of Natural Resources map of Alberta and Saskatchewan tucked into the back cover. The album has a soft black leather cover with "Post Card Album" embossed in gold in the bottom right corner on the front and green pages with slots cut out to slip items in - each page can hold three items.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Architecture
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Banff Upper Hot Springs
- Buildings
- Camps
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Family and personal life
- Hiking
- Hotels
- Lake Agnes Teahouse
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Photography
- Postcards
- Scenery
- Tourism
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Sweden
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Swedish
- Conservation
- Scuffing throughout cover, damage to the spine focussed around the base, some paper tabs throughout album torn
- Category
- Arts
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff, Alta album
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55736
- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of a small photo album bound in maroon leather with "Photographs" stamped on the front. Written on the inside of the front cover is "Tressa Brewster Banff, Alta" in black ink - Lade "Tressa" Brewster (nee Bagley) was Jim Brewster's first wife and mother of Fern. Photographs pertain to…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900-1915]
- Reference Code
- V90 / IV / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M439 / V90
- Series
- IV. Brewster family
- Sous-Fonds
- V90
- Accession Number
- 2021.26
- Reference Code
- V90 / IV / PD - 1
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900-1915]
- Physical Description
- 1 album (50 photographs : b&w ; 14.8 x 12.3 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of a small photo album bound in maroon leather with "Photographs" stamped on the front. Written on the inside of the front cover is "Tressa Brewster Banff, Alta" in black ink - Lade "Tressa" Brewster (nee Bagley) was Jim Brewster's first wife and mother of Fern. Photographs pertain to landscapes taken throughout Alberta, mostly in and around Banff National Park, mounted on pages with built-in windows - some are annotated.
- Name Access
- Brewster, Tressa (Lade)
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Banff Jasper Highway
- Buildings
- Buildings and facilities
- Deer
- Elk
- Environment and Nature
- Family and personal life
- Glaciers
- Landscapes
- Mount Assiniboine
- Mountains
- Photography
- Rivers
- Scenery
- Temple Mountain
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Bow Lake
- Assiniboine
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Leather of cover worn along edges, many photographs severely faded, some warped, spine coming loose at the binding towards the back.
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50087841/tressa-brewster
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Negatives album
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55737
- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of a small photo album bound in black fabric with a cover that snaps closed via a flap that folds up from the back cover to the front. The album is made up of envelopes meant to house 4x5 negatives with several pages for an index at the back, some of the earlier envelopes have annotat…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900-1915]
- Reference Code
- V90 / IV / PD - 2
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M439 / V90
- Series
- IV. Brewster family
- Sous-Fonds
- V90
- Accession Number
- 2021.26
- Reference Code
- V90 / IV / PD - 2
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900-1915]
- Physical Description
- 1 album (100 photographs : b&w ; 15.5 x 11.5 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of a small photo album bound in black fabric with a cover that snaps closed via a flap that folds up from the back cover to the front. The album is made up of envelopes meant to house 4x5 negatives with several pages for an index at the back, some of the earlier envelopes have annotations written directly on them - all negatives have been removed prior to processing and rehoused.
- Name Access
- Brewster, Tressa (Lade)
- Subject Access
- Albums
- Photography
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Fabric of cover worn along edges, many early envelopes severly torn
- Related Material
- V90 / VI / NA - 01 to NA - 128
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Duke of Connaught in Banff
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55727
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one photograph depicting the Duke of Connaught dressed in Indigenous regalia. Photograph was taken on July 15, 1916, when the Duke was made a Chief of the Stoney Nakoda community, and published in the Crag and Canyon on July 22, 1916.
- Date Range
- 1916
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PA - 277
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / D : Other material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PA - 277
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1916
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w print on paper ; 30.5 x 35.5 cm
- History / Biographical
- Prince Arthur (1850-1942), also known as the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, was Queen Victoria's third son and the first member of the British Royal Family to become Governor General of Canada.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one photograph depicting the Duke of Connaught dressed in Indigenous regalia. Photograph was taken on July 15, 1916, when the Duke was made a Chief of the Stoney Nakoda community, and published in the Crag and Canyon on July 22, 1916.
- Notes
- Text below photograph: "Arthur The Great Mountain Chief Banff - July 15th 1916 -"
- Subject Access
- Royalty
- Royal Visit
- Regalia
- Cultural pluralism
- First Nations
- Ceremony
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Category
- Cultural pluralism
- First nations
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.gg.ca/en/governor-general/former-governors-general/hrh-duke-connaught
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Norman, Georgina and Eleanor Luxton - oversize photographs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55723
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 16 photographs depicting Norman Luxton and his immediate family. Includes professional portraits of Georgina Luxton; images of Eleanor Luxton as a young girl; professional portraits of Eleanor as a student and adult; portraits of a dog belonging to the Luxton family; professional p…
- Date Range
- [ca.1909]
- [ca.1910-1920]
- [ca.1927-1930]
- [ca.1940-1955]
- 1958
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D1 / 17 / PA - 13 to 28
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D1 : Personal and family life
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D1 / 17 / PA - 13 to 28
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1909]
- [ca.1910-1920]
- [ca.1927-1930]
- [ca.1940-1955]
- 1958
- Physical Description
- 16 photographs : b&w prints ; 40 x 50 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 16 photographs depicting Norman Luxton and his immediate family. Includes professional portraits of Georgina Luxton; images of Eleanor Luxton as a young girl; professional portraits of Eleanor as a student and adult; portraits of a dog belonging to the Luxton family; professional portraits of Norman Luxton; and photographs depicting Norman Luxton meeting Princess Margaret during her royal visit to Banff in 1958.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Luxton, Georgina
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Portrait
- Royalty
- Royal Visit
- Education
- Animals
- Dogs
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Community events and groups
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55722
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 6 photographs depicting community events and unidentified groups in Banff and Calgary. Content pertains to a parade in Banff, ca.1920; the erection of a memorial stone marking the location of the original North West Mounted Police barracks in Calgary, 1917; various group photograph…
- Date Range
- 1906
- [ca.1910-1920]
- 1917
- [ca.1920]
- [ca.1930-1940]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PA - 270 to 276 (oversize)
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / D : Other material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PA - 270 to 276 (oversize)
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1906
- [ca.1910-1920]
- 1917
- [ca.1920]
- [ca.1930-1940]
- Physical Description
- 7 photographs : b&w prints ; 50 x 40 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 6 photographs depicting community events and unidentified groups in Banff and Calgary. Content pertains to a parade in Banff, ca.1920; the erection of a memorial stone marking the location of the original North West Mounted Police barracks in Calgary, 1917; various group photographs from local events, including one depicting Eleanor Luxton and colleagues (possibly a class photograph); a group photograph from a drama performance at the University of Alberta; and the 1906 class of the N.C.O.'s Provisional School of Instruction in Calgary.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Community life
- Events
- Community events
- Parade
- Education
- University
- Public events
- Performance
- Family and personal life
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Calgary
- Edmonton
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Some items stored in mylar
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Education
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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