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Banff Indian Days photographs
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Banff Indian Days photographs and negatives depicting identified and unidentifed Indigenous individuals and families primarily in Banff. Photographs depict studio and environmental portraits, parades, events at the Banff Springs Hotel, 1944 Stampede, and ceremonies. There is a trip…
- Date Range
- 1902
- 1913
- 1923
- 1926
- 1927
- 1932
- 1934
- 1939
- 1941
- 1944
- 1948
- 1950
- [ca. 1950s]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 15 / NA - 01 to NA - 02 LUX / I / D3a / 15 / PA - 001 to PA - 108
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Negative
160 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
- Sous-Fonds
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D / 3 : Organizations
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 15 / NA - 01 to NA - 02 LUX / I / D3a / 15 / PA - 001 to PA - 108
- Responsibility
- Photographs are produced by J.G. Noble, F. Gully, Ernest A. Kehr, C.P.R. Photo, International Photographic Services Banff Springs Hotel, Western Ways Tucson, Associated Screen Limited and potentionally Byron Harmon.
- Date Range
- 1902
- 1913
- 1923
- 1926
- 1927
- 1932
- 1934
- 1939
- 1941
- 1944
- 1948
- 1950
- [ca. 1950s]
- Physical Description
- 110 photographs : 2 b&w negatives ; 12 x 16 cm or smaller : 108 b&w prints ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Banff Indian Days photographs and negatives depicting identified and unidentifed Indigenous individuals and families primarily in Banff. Photographs depict studio and environmental portraits, parades, events at the Banff Springs Hotel, 1944 Stampede, and ceremonies. There is a triptych of Ludwig "Big Chief" Banjo purchased by Clifford White from the Western Music Supply Co. Subjects include Enos Hunter, Nat Hunter, George Kaquitts, Tom Kaquitts Jacob Twoyoungmen, Hector Crawler, Ernest Kehr and others. Photographs are taken by J.G. Noble, F. Gully, Ernest A. Kehr, C.P.R. Photo, and potentionally Byron Harmon.
- Notes
- Some of the photographs have typed or handwritten annotations, photographer copyright stamps, and copyright embossing and debossing of early 20th century prints. PA-83,84,85 and 90 and may show government officials from Tasmania including John Francis Gaha. PA-88 includes a copy negative. NA-01 has a copy print. Some prints or negatives have processing slip or enlargement requests. PA-26 may have been used as a reference for Banff Indian Days poster drawn by Palenske, LUX / I / D3 / 8
- Name Access
- Hunter, Enos
- Cecil, George
- Luxton, Norman
- White, Clifford
- Round, William E. (Bill), Sr.
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Hunter, Nat
- Kaquitts, George
- Twoyoungmen, Jacob
- Kaquitts, Tom
- Rollinmud, Isaac
- Jimmy John, Moses
- Duck Chief
- Kehr, Ernie
- McLean, George
- Bearspaw, Johnny
- Rider, Jonas
- Crawler, George
- Twoyoungmen, Isaac
- Francis, Paul
- Snow, William
- Gaha, John Francis
- Smith, Kate
- Rider, Eli
- Hunter, Judas
- Beaver, Annie
- Big Stoney, Bill
- Standard, Paul
- Ear, Peter
- Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
- Crawler, Hector
- Subject Access
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Banff Indian Days
- Community events
- Parade
- Indigenous
- Banff Indian Grounds
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- PA-21 to PA-27 prints from negatives LUX / I / E6 / NA - 74 to NA - 81
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Indian Days photographs
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Banff Indian Days negatives and photographs depicting parades, trail rides, interior of the Sign of the Goat Curio Shop, opera rehearsal at the ballroom at the Banff Springs Hotel and field dressing of bison. Subjects include Job Stevens and his wife, unidentified Indigenous famili…
- Date Range
- 1902
- ca.1913
- 1915-1918
- 1921
- ca.1925
- 1926-1927
- ca.1930-1940
- ca.1950-1960
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 14 / NA - 01 to NA - 70 LUX / I / D3a / 14 / PA - 01 to PA - 49
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Negative
142 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
- Sous-Fonds
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D / 3 : Organizations
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 14 / NA - 01 to NA - 70 LUX / I / D3a / 14 / PA - 01 to PA - 49
- Responsibility
- Some photographs produced by F. Gully and Kilroy Harris
- Date Range
- 1902
- ca.1913
- 1915-1918
- 1921
- ca.1925
- 1926-1927
- ca.1930-1940
- ca.1950-1960
- Physical Description
- 119 photographs : 70 b&w negatives ; 15.5 x 19.5 cm or smaller : 49 b&w prints ; 25.2 x 20.8 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Banff Indian Days negatives and photographs depicting parades, trail rides, interior of the Sign of the Goat Curio Shop, opera rehearsal at the ballroom at the Banff Springs Hotel and field dressing of bison. Subjects include Job Stevens and his wife, unidentified Indigenous families and individuals, and Norman Luxton. Photographs taken by F. Gully, Kilroy Harris, and potentially Carl Rungus.
- Notes
- George Noble film processing slip potentionally associated with NA-14 and NA-15. Stamped and annotations made by photographer or image compilers.
- Name Access
- Stevens, Job
- Luxton, Norman
- Harris, Kilroy
- Subject Access
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Banff Indian Days
- Community events
- Parade
- Bison
- Indigenous
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Sweat Lodge, near Standoff
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- Artist
- George Webber
- Date
- 1998
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.24
- Description
- Photograph of a sweat lodge in Blood Reserve, Standoff, Alberta.
1 image
- Artist
- George Webber
- Title
- Sweat Lodge, near Standoff
- Date
- 1998
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 11” x 14” cm
- Description
- Photograph of a sweat lodge in Blood Reserve, Standoff, Alberta.
- Credit
- Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.24
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- Artist
- George Webber
- Date
- 1997 – 1998
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.21
- Description
- Portrait of Sam Day Chief wearing a hat in Sandoff, Alberta.
1 image
- Artist
- George Webber
- Title
- Sam Day Chief
- Date
- 1997 – 1998
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 11” x 14” cm
- Description
- Portrait of Sam Day Chief wearing a hat in Sandoff, Alberta.
- Credit
- Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.21
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- Artist
- George Webber
- Date
- 1996 – 2009
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.20
- Description
- View of a sacred site in the spring, Blood Reserve, Alberta.
1 image
- Artist
- George Webber
- Title
- Sacred Site
- Date
- 1996 – 2009
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 11” x 14” cm
- Description
- View of a sacred site in the spring, Blood Reserve, Alberta.
- Credit
- Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.20
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Merlin Chief Calf, Standoff
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- Artist
- George Webber
- Date
- 1997 – 1998
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.16
- Description
- Portrait of Merlin Chief Calf looking out the window, Standoff, Blood Reserve, Alberta.
1 image
- Artist
- George Webber
- Title
- Merlin Chief Calf, Standoff
- Date
- 1997 – 1998
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 11” x 14” cm
- Description
- Portrait of Merlin Chief Calf looking out the window, Standoff, Blood Reserve, Alberta.
- Credit
- Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.16
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Lighting Strike, near Standoff
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- Artist
- George Webber
- Date
- 1997
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.15
- Description
- View of a lightening storm near Standoff, Alberta, Blood Reserve.
1 image
- Artist
- George Webber
- Title
- Lighting Strike, near Standoff
- Date
- 1997
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 11” x 14” cm
- Description
- View of a lightening storm near Standoff, Alberta, Blood Reserve.
- Credit
- Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.15
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Larry Hairy Bull
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- Artist
- George Webber
- Date
- 1997 – 2003
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.14
- Description
- Portrait of Larry Hairy Bull making the peace sign over his head, Standoff, Alberta.
1 image
- Artist
- George Webber
- Title
- Larry Hairy Bull
- Date
- 1997 – 2003
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 11” x 14” cm
- Description
- Portrait of Larry Hairy Bull making the peace sign over his head, Standoff, Alberta.
- Credit
- Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.14
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House With Canadian Flag
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- Artist
- George Webber
- Date
- 1997 – 1998
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.12
- Description
- Photograph of a house on The Blood Reserve, Alberta with a Canadian flag hanging in the window.
1 image
- Artist
- George Webber
- Title
- House With Canadian Flag
- Date
- 1997 – 1998
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 11” x 14” cm
- Description
- Photograph of a house on The Blood Reserve, Alberta with a Canadian flag hanging in the window.
- Credit
- Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.12
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- Artist
- George Webber
- Date
- 1997 – 1998
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.09
- Description
- Photograph is of Good Friday procession on The Blood Reserve, Alberta.
1 image
- Artist
- George Webber
- Title
- Good Friday
- Date
- 1997 – 1998
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 11” x 14” cm
- Description
- Photograph is of Good Friday procession on The Blood Reserve, Alberta.
- Credit
- Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.09
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Frank Smallface, Randa Weaselhead and their daughter Kayleen Smallface
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- Artist
- George Webber
- Date
- 1997 – 1997
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.08
- Description
- Portrait photograph of Frank Smallface, Randa Weaselhead and their daughter Kayleen Smallface taken in their home near Standoff, Alberta.
1 image
- Artist
- George Webber
- Title
- Frank Smallface, Randa Weaselhead and their daughter Kayleen Smallface
- Date
- 1997 – 1997
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 11” x 14” cm
- Description
- Portrait photograph of Frank Smallface, Randa Weaselhead and their daughter Kayleen Smallface taken in their home near Standoff, Alberta.
- Credit
- Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.08
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Elizabeth Eagle Speaker After the Funeral of her Grandson, Roland Scowt
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- Artist
- George Webber
- Date
- 1999 – 2000
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.07
- Description
- Photograph of Elizabeth Eagle Speaker sitting in a car after her grandson’s funeral at St. Catherine Cemetery. Photograph taken at the Blood Reserve, Alberta.
1 image
- Artist
- George Webber
- Title
- Elizabeth Eagle Speaker After the Funeral of her Grandson, Roland Scowt
- Date
- 1999 – 2000
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 11” x 14” cm
- Description
- Photograph of Elizabeth Eagle Speaker sitting in a car after her grandson’s funeral at St. Catherine Cemetery. Photograph taken at the Blood Reserve, Alberta.
- Credit
- Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.07
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Dogs, Standoff, Blood Reserve, Alberta
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- Artist
- George Webber
- Date
- 1997 – 1998
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.06
- Description
- Two dogs outside Standoff general store, Alberta.
1 image
- Artist
- George Webber
- Title
- Dogs, Standoff, Blood Reserve, Alberta
- Date
- 1997 – 1998
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 11” x 14” cm
- Description
- Two dogs outside Standoff general store, Alberta.
- Credit
- Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.06
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1976
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.12
- Description
- Colour: black and brown on white. Head and shoulders of a man looking right. His hair is in long braids.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- prior to 1976
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 61.0 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- Colour: black and brown on white. Head and shoulders of a man looking right. His hair is in long braids.
- Subject
- portrait
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1976
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.12
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1975
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.08
- Description
- Colour: black on white. The head and upper torso of a man looking to the right. He wears a large headdress of feathers, a buckskin jacket with a decorative pattern on the sleeve, and a medallion on his chest.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- prior to 1975
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 15.8 cm
- Description
- Colour: black on white. The head and upper torso of a man looking to the right. He wears a large headdress of feathers, a buckskin jacket with a decorative pattern on the sleeve, and a medallion on his chest.
- Subject
- portrait, male
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1976
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.08
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On the Way to Indian Days
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- Date
- 1952 – 1957
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.020
- Description
- Colour: blue, green, yellow, black. The lower two thirds is long yellow and green grass. Where the blue sky meets the grass there is a caravan of horses and wagons. Seven horses and riders on the left side moving right and one wagon center and one wagon right pulled by two horses each and piled hig…
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- Title
- On the Way to Indian Days
- Date
- 1952 – 1957
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 51.1 x 150.8 cm
- Description
- Colour: blue, green, yellow, black. The lower two thirds is long yellow and green grass. Where the blue sky meets the grass there is a caravan of horses and wagons. Seven horses and riders on the left side moving right and one wagon center and one wagon right pulled by two horses each and piled high with baggage and people. At the very front on the right side runs a little black dog.
- Subject
- landscape
- figure
- group
- transportation
- animal
- horse
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.020
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- Date
- 1955 – 1960
- Material
- skin; glass; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1152
- Description
- One men’s beaded buckskin jacket. Buckskin fringe from yoke and along sleeves. Beadwork on yoke, cuffs, pockets and along front placket, floral design in red, blue, green and white.
1 image
- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- 1955 – 1960
- Material
- skin; glass; metal; fibre
- Description
- One men’s beaded buckskin jacket. Buckskin fringe from yoke and along sleeves. Beadwork on yoke, cuffs, pockets and along front placket, floral design in red, blue, green and white.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Andy Russell
- Credit
- Gift of Andy Russell, Waterton Park, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1152
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- Date
- 1950 – 1969
- Material
- plastic; skin; fibre; hair
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1020 a-d
- Description
- Four small completely beaded dolls. Each doll has a small strip of leather thong extending from the top of the head - these are joined together with a large bead. two women and two men, with the men having animal fur for feet.
1 image
- Title
- Miniature Doll
- Date
- 1950 – 1969
- Material
- plastic; skin; fibre; hair
- Description
- Four small completely beaded dolls. Each doll has a small strip of leather thong extending from the top of the head - these are joined together with a large bead. two women and two men, with the men having animal fur for feet.
- Subject
- crafts
- beadwork
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of J. Monroe Thorington, Philadelphia, USA, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1020 a-d
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Beaded Necklace
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- grass; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3028
- Description
- Round-braided strand (1.5 cm diameter) of sweetgrass with fringed buckskin ends that are beaded (13.0 cm long) in orange and light green and tied together. Each end of the beading is finished with beaded loops.
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- grass; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 60.0 cm
- Description
- Round-braided strand (1.5 cm diameter) of sweetgrass with fringed buckskin ends that are beaded (13.0 cm long) in orange and light green and tied together. Each end of the beading is finished with beaded loops.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- regalia
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3028
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Beaded Necklace
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- grass; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3029
- Description
- Very finely round-braided strand (2.0 cm diameter) of sweetgrass with fringed buckskin ends that are beaded (12.5 cm long) in white and light green and tied together. Each end of the beading is finished with leather fringe (7.0 cm long). Tag in CRW’s handwriting “Be_l_y Beaver - Sweetgrass Oct 1…
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- grass; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 9.3 x 62.0 cm
- Description
- Very finely round-braided strand (2.0 cm diameter) of sweetgrass with fringed buckskin ends that are beaded (12.5 cm long) in white and light green and tied together. Each end of the beading is finished with leather fringe (7.0 cm long). Tag in CRW’s handwriting “Be_l_y Beaver - Sweetgrass Oct 17 credit.”
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- regalia
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3029
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