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Collected research photographs - early Banff
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of copy negatives of images from the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies which were collected by Eleanor Luxton for research purposes. Content pertains to early views of Banff and local businesses, including: Norman Luxton and coworkers outside of the Crag and Canyon; Banff Indian Da…
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1930]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 / NA - 83 to 118
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / B : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / B5 : Literary papers
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 / NA - 83 to 118
- GMD
- Photograph
- Responsibility
- Photographs copied from original materials owned by the Whyte Museum
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1930]
- Physical Description
- 36 photographs : b&w negatives ; 9.5 x 12 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of copy negatives of images from the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies which were collected by Eleanor Luxton for research purposes. Content pertains to early views of Banff and local businesses, including: Norman Luxton and coworkers outside of the Crag and Canyon; Banff Indian Days and Banff Winter Carnival events; trap shooting, cross country skiing, skating and other sports; dog sled and hiking trips; and related subjects.
- Notes
- Original print copies processed and stored separately as LUX/II/B5/PA-124 to 159
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Skating Club
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Community events
- Community life
- Crag and Canyon newspaper
- Curling
- Deer
- Dog Team
- Dogsledding
- Environment
- Events
- Family and personal life
- Festival
- Hot Springs
- Hotels
- Hunting
- Ice sculpture
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Municipal views
- Newspaper
- Organizations
- Public events
- Recreation
- Shooting
- Skating
- Ski racing
- Skiing
- Sports
- Swimming
- Townsite development
- Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Lake Minnewanka
- Devil's Canyon
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply - see "Related Material" (print copies available)
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items stored in original envelope
- Related Material
- LUX / II / B5 / PA - 124 to 159 [print copies]
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Collected research photographs - early Banff
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55593
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of copy photographs from the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies which were collected by Eleanor Luxton for research purposes. Content pertains to early views of Banff and local businesses and views, including: various views of Banff Avenue; the Bow River Boathouse; the Frank Lloyd W…
- Date Range
- [ca.1887-1930]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 / PA - 107 to 159
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / B : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / B5 : Literary papers
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 / PA - 107 to 159
- GMD
- Photograph
- Responsibility
- Photographs copied from original materials owned by the Whyte Museum
- Date Range
- [ca.1887-1930]
- Physical Description
- 53 photographs : b&w prints ; 17.5 x 12.5 cm and 25 x 20 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of copy photographs from the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies which were collected by Eleanor Luxton for research purposes. Content pertains to early views of Banff and local businesses and views, including: various views of Banff Avenue; the Bow River Boathouse; the Frank Lloyd Wright Pavilion; Norman Luxton and coworkers outside of the Crag and Canyon; Banff Indian Days and Banff Winter Carnival events; trap shooting, cross country skiing, skating and other sports; dog sled and hiking trips; and related subjects.
- Notes
- Prints LUX/II/B5/PA-124 to 159 originally accompanied by b&w copy negatives (9.5 x 12 cm) in yellow envelope; negatives have been stored separately and numbered as items LUX / II / B5 / NA - 83 to 118.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Skating Club
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Bow River Boat House
- Bridges
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Community events
- Community life
- Crag and Canyon newspaper
- Curling
- Deer
- Dog Team
- Dogsledding
- Environment
- Events
- Family and personal life
- Festival
- Hot Springs
- Hotels
- Hunting
- Ice sculpture
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Municipal views
- Newspaper
- Organizations
- Public events
- Recreation
- Shooting
- Skating
- Ski racing
- Skiing
- Sports
- Swimming
- Townsite development
- Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Winter Carnival
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Lake Minnewanka
- Devil's Canyon
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items stored in mylar
- Related Material
- LUX / II / B5 / NA - 83 to 118 [copy negatives]
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Luxton family fonds
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions588
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual, visual and sound materials pertaining to Norman Luxton, Eleanor Luxton and their family members and friends (including Georgina Luxton, Norman's parents and siblings, and members of the Ross, Graham and McDougall families). Includes correspondence, personal and profession…
- Date Range
- [ca.1860]-1995
- Reference Code
- LUX
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Cabinet card
- Framed print
- Negative
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX
- Accession Number
- Lux1 - EL estate, 1996
- Lux2 - Whyte Museum, 2000
- Lux3 - Glenbow Archives, 2001
- Reference Code
- LUX
- GMD
- Photograph
- Cabinet card
- Framed print
- Negative
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Other Title Info
- Also known as the Eleanor Luxton archives
- Date Range
- [ca.1860]-1995
- Physical Description
- ca.32.1 m of textual records (29.3 m textual records, 47 scrapbooks) -- ca.7290 photographs (ca.5300 b&w and col. prints, ca.1915 negatives, 75 transparencies, 2 tintypes) -- 17 albums -- ca.74 cm sound recordings (29 CDs, 45 audio cassettes, 17 R120 DAT tapes, 1 VHS, 8 voicewriter discs)
- History / Biographical
- The Norman Luxton family was a prominent family in Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1904 until 1962. Daughter Eleanor Luxton maintained the family's position in the town until her death in 1995.
- Publisher and businessman Norman K. Luxton, 1876-1962, was the son of Winnipeg Free Press co-founder William Luxton. After working for the Winnipeg Free Press, Norman Luxton travelled, then joined the Calgary Herald for eight years. In 1901, he journeyed 10,000 miles on the Pacific in the dug-out canoe Tilikum. After becoming ill, Luxton abandoned the trip in Fiji and came to Banff to recuperate. The around-the-world trip was subsequently completed by his sailing partner, Capt. John Voss.
- Luxton bought Banff's Crag and Canyon newspaper in 1902 and remained as publisher until 1951. Also in 1902, he established the Sign of the Goat Curio store which specialized in Stoney Indian handicrafts and taxidermy specimens. Other significant Luxton businesses were the King Edward Hotel and Livery, Luxton Bros. insurance (with brother Louis Luxton) and the Lux Block, which included a hotel, the Lux Theatre and retail stores.
- In 1904, Norman Luxton married Georgina (Georgie) Elizabeth McDougall, 1870-1965, of the pioneer missionary McDougall family of Morley, Alberta. In addition to her McDougall connections, Georgie Luxton was related by marriage to Senator George Ross. Norman and Georgie Luxton had one child, Eleanor Georgina, born in Banff in 1908.
- The Luxtons were important Banff "boosters" with involvement in numerous local organizations and events. Norman Luxton managed the Banff Indian Days from 1909 to 1950, was a founder of Banff Winter Carnival and was involved with native events at the Calgary Stampede for 25 years. In 1953, Norman established a museum to house his native artifacts. The Luxton Museum was built in co-operation with Eric Harvie of the Glenbow Foundation of Calgary. After Luxton's death, the museum continued to be managed by the Glenbow until 1992.
- Eleanor Luxton, 1908-1995, was a writer, historian, researcher, engineer, teacher and business woman. After graduating from high school in Banff in 1926, she attended the University of Alberta from 1926 until 1939, receiving degrees in history (BA '30, MA'33), a Diploma in Education (1931) and subsequent education, biology and natural history courses during the summers.
- Between 1937 and 1956, Eleanor received further degrees and certificates from studies at Garbutt Business College (Calgary), St. Stephen's College (Edmonton), Ottawa Technical High School, Havergal Ladies College (Ontario), St. George Williams College (Montreal), McGill University (Montreal) and the Banff School of Fine Arts. Subjects studied included office practices, shorthand, machine draughting, English, civil engineering (BSc '46), German, broadcast writing, management, commerce, accounting and commercial law.
- Eleanor Luxton's extensive education overlapped and preceded a long and varied professional career. Her teaching career extended from high school teacher in Alberta (Banff and Sexsmith), 1933-1940, to university lecturer in Montreal in the 1950s. During the 1940s, she worked in locomotive design for the CPR in Montreal. Beginning in 1956 and continuing until 1965, when she returned to Banff to care for her mother, Eleanor worked throughout southern Alberta as a field researcher for Calgary's Glenbow Foundation. From 1965 until her death in 1995, Eleanor remained in Banff in her family home and pursued an active career in writing and research.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual, visual and sound materials pertaining to Norman Luxton, Eleanor Luxton and their family members and friends (including Georgina Luxton, Norman's parents and siblings, and members of the Ross, Graham and McDougall families). Includes correspondence, personal and professional records, financial documents, organization and volunteer records, business and property records, scrapbooks and albums, research materials, candid and professional portraits, various collected materials, and other related content.
- Notes
- Fonds consists of three sous-fonds:
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds, [ca.1880]-1962, ca. 7.5 m. of textual records and photographs in four series: A. Correspondence, B. Business, financial and legal, C. Personal, D. Personal and professional, E. Collected materials.
- II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds, [ca.1890]-1995, ca. 15 m. of textual records, sound recordings and photographs in six series: A. Correspondence, B. Professional, C. Personal, D. Business, financial and legal, E. Travel and events, F. Collected materials.
- III. Luxton family sous-fonds, 1836-1972, ca.6.5 m. of textual records and photographs in four series: A. Norman Luxton family series, [ca.1900-ca.1970]; B. Georgina Luxton series, [ca.1890]-1967; C. Related family series, [ca.1890]-1972; D. Other material series, 1836-1970; E. Luxton family home records [1996].
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Luxton, Georgina
- Luxton, Norman
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Commerce and industry
- Education
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Professional and Personal Life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Research
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: electronic finding aid for processed material
- box list for unprocessed material
- Category
- Arts
- Commerce and industry
- Education
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
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Personal and family photographs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions14823
- Part Of
- Fred Brewster fonds
- Scope & Content
- Photographs pertain to Fred Brewster, the Brewster family, friends and Banff residents
- Date Range
- [ca.1887-1967]
- Reference Code
- V86 / IV / PA - 1 to 103
- V86 / PA - 1 to 9 OS
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
3 images
- Part Of
- Fred Brewster fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M53 / V86
- Series
- IV. Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V86
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V86 / IV / PA - 1 to 103
- V86 / PA - 1 to 9 OS
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1887-1967]
- Physical Description
- ca.115 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Photographs pertain to Fred Brewster, the Brewster family, friends and Banff residents
- Notes
- LIST OF PRINTS:
- 1a Sarah (Irvine) Brewster
- 1b Margaret (Irvine)Todd
- 2a Jane (Donaldson) Thompson
- 2b Joseph Donaldson
- 3 William Donaldson and Catherine (Scott) Donaldson
- 4 Mrs. John Brewster and family, ca.1887
- 5 Portrait of William Andrew Brewster (brother of John) and his family, ca.1905
- 6 Portrait of John Brewster, 1929
- 7 Portrait of James I. Brewster, ca.1940
- 8 St. John's College football team, Fred Brewster second from left, middle row, ;ca.1900
- 9 Portrait of Harold Alderson Anderson, 1901 - 1903, St. John's College School, Winnipeg
- 10 Queen's University Football Team, 1907, Fred Brewster top right
- 11 [Queen's University Engineering class?], ca.1908
- 12 [Queen's University Engineering class?], ca.1908
- 13 Fred Brewster and three of his classmates at Queen's University, ca.1908
- 14 Fred Brewster's Queen's University graduation portrait, 1909 (NA66/483)
- 15 Portrait of K. R. Daly
- 16 Portrait of W. M. Campbell
- 17 Portrait of unidentified graduate
- 18 Portrait of G. J. McKay
- 19 Portrait of Frank N. B lagen
- 20 Portrait of Ed W. Brown Queen's, 1907
- 21 Portrait of Shirley King Queen's, 1907
- 22 Portrait of Karl Twitchell Queen's, 1907
- 23 Portrait of Gwynn G. Gibbins Xmas, 1908
- 24 Portrait of Ronald Hooper Queen's, 1908
- 25 Portrait of A. Y. Jackson Queen's, 1909
- 26 Portrait of Jno. K. Osborne April, 1909
- 27 Portrait of Andy, nephew of Mrs. John Brewster
- 28 Portrait of Charles E. Parke
- 29 Professor John Guillim, Professor of Mining Engineering, Queen's University (Fred Brewster his assistant along B. C. coast working for Consolidated Mining and Smelting, 1907)
- 30 [Fred Brewster?] in uniform on horseback, ca.1917?
- 31 [Fred Brewster?] and unidentified man in uniform on horseback. ca.1917?
- 32 Two men pulling toboggan on the Athabasca River, ca.1919
- 33 Two men pulling toboggan on the Athabasca River near Roche de Smet, ca.1919
- 34 Unidentified canyon, ca.1919
- 35 Unidentified winter scene, ca.1919
- 36 Looking down into [Athabasca River Valley] from unidentified creek, ca.1919
- 37 Man pulling toboggan, ca.1919
- 38 Man pulling toboggan, ca.1919
- 39 Unidentified stream in winter, ca.1919
- 40 Unidentified winter scene, ca.1919
- 41 Man with toboggan, ca.1919
- 42 to 44 Two men on snowshoes, ca.1919
- 45, 46 Man on snowshoes pulling toboggan up unidentified pass, ca.1919
- 47 View toward (Athabasca River Valley?] from top of unidentified pass, ca.1919
- 48 Fred and Jack Brewster with hunting trophies from Fowler party at Brewster and Moore corrals, 1919
- 49 Hunting trophies from Fowler party, 1919
- 50 First Nation grave (Cree) on Big Grave Flats, Sulphur River, 1920
- 51 Unidentified log structure
- 52 Party from camping trip Brazeau River and Icefield 1923. Left to right - David Guggenheim III, Fred Brewster, ? Hamilton, Hector Graham, George (Grader'., Joe Healy, Isaac Plante
- 53 Jack Brewster, Courtnay Ryley Cooper and Irving Cobb in camp, 1929
- 54 Camp scene with game on trip to Hay River with Fred Brewster, Harry Rowed, Charlie Borolin and Pete Withers, 1939
- 55 Packing up in Fred Brewster's corral, n.d.
- 56, 57 Horses in Fred Brewster's corral, n.d.
- 58 Fred Brewster's Medicine Lake Camp?], n.d.
- 59, 60 Fred Brewster's Medicine Lake Camp, 1927
- 61, 62 Horses in Medicine Lake corral, n.d.
- 63 to 71 Construction of [Fred Brewster's Maligne Lake Lodge?], ca.1930
- 72 Construction of [Fred Brewster's Maligne Lake Lodge?], Jack Brewster third from right, ca.1930
- 73 Construction crew on [Fred Brewster's Maligne Lake Lodge?], Jack Brewster second from right front row, ca.1930
- 74 American Nature Association party with Fred Brewster, 1930
- 75 Sir Frederick Banting, M.D., painting at Medicine Lake Chalet, ca.1930
- 76 Tom McDonough, General Passenger Agent CNR, Donald "Curly" Phillips, Fred Brewster, Dick Langford and Digby Harris, ca.1925
- 77 Lewis Swift?] in front of cabin, n.d
- 78 Living room of Fred Brewster's Home, ca.1920
- 79 Group with cars in front of Fred Brewster Limited Trading Company, ca.1925. Left to right: Harvey MacDougall, Fred Brewster, Ken Alexander, unidentified, Eaton Woolley, unidentified. Photographer: Joe Weiss
- 80 Fred Brewster and dog, ca.1922
- 81, 82 Fred Brewster, Fern Brewster and dog, ca.1922
- 83 Group of skiers in front of car; first party of women skiers to visit Columbia Icefield and Snowdome, March 1939. Left to right - Fred Brewster, Harold Taylor, Dorrie Horsfal, Jack Brewster, Merle Brewster, Doris Kensit. Photographer: Morris Taylor
- 84 Fred Brewster and Mrs Ewan (Ivan) Moberly, age 79, July 1941
- 85 Jack Brewster at mouth of Castleguard Cave, n.d
- 86 Jack Brewster and Columbia Icefield Chalet sign, ca.1940
- 87 Jack Brewster at Columbia Icefield, ca.1940
- 88 Jack Brewster in Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies marquis tent, n.d., Photographer: F. W. E. Round
- 89 Jonas Rider, Jim Brewster and Amos Bigstoney in Banff Indian Days parade, ca.1935
- 90 Brewster burial plot, n.d.
- 92 Gathering of 3 generations of John Brewster's family on steps of P. A. Moore home, ca.1940. Left to right, front row - Mrs. James I. "Del" Brewster, James I. "Jim" Brewster, Fern Brewster Clarkson, Pearl Brewster Moore, John Brewster, unidentified, unidentified; second row - [George Clarkson?] , unidentified , unidentified, William A. "Bill" Brewster, Edmee Moore, Frederick A. Brewster, ; third row - Col. Philip A. Moore, unidentified (with baby) , [George O. Brewster'; Mrs. Jack (Merle) Brewster, Jack W. Brewster; back row - unidentified, unidentified, Forrest O. "Pat" Brewster, unidentified
- 93 William A. "Bill" Brewster, Fern Brewster Dooley, unidentified, Mrs. James I. "Del" Brewster, unidentified , Pearl Brewster Moore at Banff station, ca.1955
- 94 Gathering of Brewster family on lawn of James I. Brewster home, August 1964. Left to right, front row - Frederick A. Brewster, William A. "Bill" Brewster, Mrs. Jack "Merle" Brewster, Mrs. George "Barbara" Brewster; back row - Forrest O. "Pat" Brewster, Mrs. Pearl Brewster Moore, unidentified, Mrs. Claude "Ruth" Brewster
- 95 Gathering of Brewster family on lawn of James I. Brewster home, August 1964. Left to right - Frederick A. Brewster, William A. "Bill" Brewster, Mrs. Pearl Brewster Moore, Forrest O. "Pat" Brewster
- 96 Mrs. Fern Brewster Dooley and Harry Dooley at Lake Louise, August 1964
- 97 Fred Brewster standing beside Pyramid Lake road, November 16, 1967
- 98 Charles Leroy with first milk cow to come to Banff on Banff Avenue, 1888
- 99 Portrait of Tom Wilson, 1929
- 100 Packtrain crossing Jonas Pass, 1924. Photographer: Byron Harmon
- 101 Portrait of an unidentified woman, n.d.
- 102 Campanula lasiocarpa (Alpine Harebell) at Big Shovel Pass, n.d.
- 103 Fern and Harry Dooley, Winter 1958-1959 LIST OF OS PRINTS:
- 1 Six sons of John Brewster, ca.1906. Left to right, front row - James I. "Jim" Brewster, Forrest 0. "Pat" Brewster, Frederick A. "Fred" Brewster back row - William A. "Bill" Brewster, Jack W. Brewster, George O. Brewster
- 2 St. John's College Champion Debaters, 1906
- 3 Queen's University Mining Engineers, Class 1907
- 4 Carnival Masquerade, Banff Feb. 13th, 1920
- 5, 6 CPR staff in early days
- 7 St. John's College Lacrosse Club, 1902. Welford photo
- 8 St. John's College Junior Hockey Team 1903. Welford photo
- 9 The First Post Office in Banff ... 1890? [four seated children - left to right: unidentified, Bill Brewster?, unidentified, Jim Brewster?; men standing: Tom McQueen (left) and Dick Donahue [Postmaster]
- Name Access
- Brewster, Bill
- Brewster, Fred
- Brewster, Fern
- Brewster, Jim
- Brewster, Pat
- Brewster, Pearl
- Moore, Phil
- Moore, Pearl
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Brewster Brothers
- Brewster Transport Company Ltd.
- Buildings
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Photography
- Portrait
- 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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