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Mt. Assiniboine

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Part Of: Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of one copper negative printing plate depicting Mt. Assiniboine and Magog Lake from a distance mounted on a block of wood. Adhered to the back of the block is a peice of paper on which is written "A.O. Wheeler About 1920" in pencil.

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1929]

Reference Code: V771 / NC - 01

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Negative; Negative printing plate

Part Of: Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M546 / V771

Sous-Fonds: V771

Accession Number: 2303

Reference Code: V771 / NC - 01

GMD: Negative; Negative printing plate

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1929]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w printing plate ; 18.5 x 9.3 x 2.4 cm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: Item consists of one copper negative printing plate depicting Mt. Assiniboine and Magog Lake from a distance mounted on a block of wood. Adhered to the back of the block is a peice of paper on which is written "A.O. Wheeler About 1920" in pencil.

Name Access: Wheeler, A. O. (Arthur Oliver); Wheeler, Arthur Oliver

Subject Access: Mountains; Mount Assiniboine; Photography

Geographic Access: British Columbia; Canada

Creator: Wheeler, Arthur Oliver

Title Source: Title based on item

Content Details: Accession record indicates there is a second printing plate by A.O. Wheeler of a lunch at the Icefield, but at the time of processing it could not be located.

Processing Status: Processed

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Harmony Lane, Banff Ave

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Part Of: Lloyd Harmon fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of one metal negative printing plate depicting the front of the Harmons building on Banff Avenue with cars parked out front and mountains visible in the background.

Date Range: [ca. 1928-1939]

Reference Code: V108 / II / NC - 2510

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Negative; Negative printing plate

Part Of: Lloyd Harmon fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V108

Series: II. Scenic and commercial views

Sous-Fonds: V108

Accession Number: 2895

Reference Code: V108 / II / NC - 2510

GMD: Negative; Negative printing plate

Date Range: [ca. 1928-1939]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w negative printing plate ; 19.8 x 11.3 cm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: Item consists of one metal negative printing plate depicting the front of the Harmons building on Banff Avenue with cars parked out front and mountains visible in the background.

Subject Access: Banff townsite; Buildings; Businesses; Harmony Lane; Mountains; Photography

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian Rockies Scrapbook

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Part Of: Ford Family fonds

Scope & Content: Item pertains to one black soft cover scrapbook with alternating paper dividers and plastic sleeves. Book contains newsletters, brochures, and letters pertaining to the Alpine Club of Canada dated 1922-2003, newsletters from the American Alpine Club 1941, and various travel and dining brochures for…

Date Range: 1908-2003

Reference Code: M583 / 01

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Scrapbook; Private record

Part Of: Ford Family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M583 / V274

Sous-Fonds: M583

Accession Number: 2021.16

Reference Code: M583 / 01

GMD: Scrapbook; Private record

Date Range: 1908-2003

Physical Description: 4 cm of textual records (1 volumes ; 24.5 x 29.3 cm)

History / Biographical: Nancy (Ford) Dart, daughter of Minneapolis businessman Allyn K. Ford, became a member of the Alpine Club of Canada in 1953. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Scope & Content: Item pertains to one black soft cover scrapbook with alternating paper dividers and plastic sleeves. Book contains newsletters, brochures, and letters pertaining to the Alpine Club of Canada dated 1922-2003, newsletters from the American Alpine Club 1941, and various travel and dining brochures for Jasper and the Jasper Park Lodge from ca. 1954. Tucked into a pouch inside the front cover are two letters addressed to Nancy Dart in 2003 regarding her 50th anniversary as a member of the ACC, four ACC annual newsletter booklets from 1922, 1923, and 1925, and an envelope addressed to Nancy Ford (Dart) containing paperwork pertaining to her admission to the ACC in 1953. Items throughout the scrapbook are either tucked into the plastic sleeves or dispersed throughout the pages. Contents include annual ACC camp brochures (one from 1908, others from the 1940s and 50s), letters (one addressed to Geoffrey Howard from Allyn K. Ford, in 1941 and another addressed to Mr. Ford, probably Allyn Ford, in 1953), photographs/postcards taped to a page divider, seven dinner lists from 1953 for the Jasper Park Lodge (all dated Friday, July 10 but each has a different header picture), a booklet from the third annual ACC membership dinner, a brochure for the 1941 annual American Alpine Club meeting and dinner, three tourism magazines for Jasper from the Canadian National Railway, one trail map of Jasper and one of Banff, an ACC newsletter and brochure for the Mountain Leadership Conference from 1989, a typed copy of a short story "A Journey with the Men of Alps" held together with a small pin (possibly a dramatic retelling of Allyn Ford's first trip to the Rockies), two ACC crossword puzzels (one partially completed), and a notice from the American Alpine Club pertaining to America's involvement in World War II from 1941. Tucked inside the back cover is a red paper envelope containing two photographs (possibly printed off the computer) of A.O. Wheeler from the 1923 ACC camp in Larch Valley.

Name Access: Ford, Allyn; Dart, Nancy; Wheeler, Arthur Oliver

Subject Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Advertising; Administration; Canadian National Railway; Correspondence; Family and personal life; Exploration, discovery and travel; Jasper Park Lodge; Sports, recreation and leisure; Trains

Geographic Access: Minneapolis; Minnesota; United States of America; Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Alberta; Canada

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Public domain (other restrictions may apply)

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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David Nawash McDougall sitting portrait

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Photograph depicts David Nawash McDougall in a suit posing in an ornately carved wooden chair and holding a document, ca.1910-1920.

Date Range: [ca.1910-1920]

Reference Code: LUX / II / F2 / PC - 7

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Framed print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

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 / PC - 7

GMD: Photograph; Framed print

Responsibility: Produced by A.L. Hess, Calgary

Date Range: [ca.1910-1920]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w framed print ; 29 x 42.5 cm

Scope & Content: Photograph depicts David Nawash McDougall in a suit posing in an ornately carved wooden chair and holding a document, ca.1910-1920.

Material Details: Photograph is in gold-painted wood frame with indented line pattern around outer border. Plain paper backing with metal hanging wire fastened with two nails.

Name Access: McDougall, David

Subject Access: Photography; Portrait

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary

Language: N/A

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Calgary Industrial Exhibition Co. Limited Presidents, 1884 to 1929

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Photograph depicts 15 miniature portraits of men who served as presidents of Calgary Industrial Exhibition Co. Limited between 1884 and 1929. Individual names and dates of service provided at bottom of image.

Date Range: [ca.1929]

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / PC - 91

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Framed print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

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 / PC - 91

GMD: Photograph; Framed print

Date Range: [ca.1929]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w framed print ; 29.5 x 25 cm

Scope & Content: Photograph depicts 15 miniature portraits of men who served as presidents of Calgary Industrial Exhibition Co. Limited between 1884 and 1929. Individual names and dates of service provided at bottom of image.