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Portrait of a period : a collection of Notman photographs, 1856 to 1915

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1967
Author
Notman, William
Publisher
Montreal : McGill University Press
Call Number
06.1 N84 oversize
Author
Notman, William
Responsibility
edited by J. Russell Harper and Stanley Triggs
introduction by Edgar Andrew Collard
Publisher
Montreal : McGill University Press
Published Date
1967
Physical Description
220p. of ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Accession Number
2985
Call Number
06.1 N84 oversize
Collection
Archives Library
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Professional photographers collection

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Part Of
Professional photographers collection
Scope & Content
Collection contains credited and uncredited professional photographs, mainly along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) in western Canada. Includes unidentified photographs and individual photographs which cannot be placed in other fonds or collections. Eighteen albumen prints are uncred…
Date Range
[ca.1885-ca.1925]
Reference Code
V650
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Part Of
Professional photographers collection
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 650
Sous-Fonds
V 650
Accession Number
1883, 1924, 1987, 2581, 3119, 3855, 5386, 5430, 6221, 6586, 6603
Reference Code
V650
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Responsibility
Collection was assembled by the Archives & Library, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Date Range
[ca.1885-ca.1925]
Physical Description
ca.60 photographs : prints. -- 1 photograph album (67 prints)
Scope & Content
Collection contains credited and uncredited professional photographs, mainly along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) in western Canada. Includes unidentified photographs and individual photographs which cannot be placed in other fonds or collections.
Eighteen albumen prints are uncredited views along the Canadian Pacific Railway between Glacier, B.C. and Canmore, Alberta, ca.1895. Also includes views by Bailey Bros., H. O. Dodge, Alexander Henderson, T. J. Hileman, B. W. Kilburn, Neelands Bros., W. J. Oliver, Henry Greenwood Peabody, Prest Photo Company (William Archie Prest), and others.
Nineteen prints, received as contents of 5 album pages, are travel views between Banff, the Pacific Coast and Washington, U.S.A. Includes views of Lake Minnewanka, Banff Springs Hotel and Glacier, B.C. Views are by Wm. Notman & Son, Boorne & May and other unidentified professional photographers. Also includes snapshot views.
Album is presentation album of professional views taken along the Canadian Pacific Railway between Victoria, B.C. and Banff, Alberta, September to October 1889, by an unknown photographer. Includes views of Banff and area, Field and Glacier areas, Fraser Canyon, Vancouver and Victoria. Album was possibly produced by of for the CPR. Views are similar to those produced by other professional photographers working along the railway. Images in album are accompanied by hand-written captions and exact dates.
Name Access
Bailey Brothers
Boorne and May
Dodge, H. O.
Henderson, Alexander
Hileman, T. J.
Kilburn, B. W.
Notman, William and son
Oliver, W. J.
Peabody, Henry Greenwood
Prest, William Archie
Professional photographers (collection)
Subject Access
Arts
Canadian Pacific Railway
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Access Restrictions
Some restrictions on access to originals
Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
selected modern reference prints
reference computer access: Images database
on-line access: Alberta InSight database
Related Material
Other photographs by railway photographers may be found in fonds and collections under individual names. See: Boorne and May, Macmunn, Notman, Smyth, Thom, Thompson, Trueman, and others.
Creator
Professional photographers (collection)
Category
Arts
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of collection
Processing Status
Processed
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William Notman and Son collection

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Part Of
William Notman and Son collection
Scope & Content
Collection consists of views along the CPR between Lake Louise, Alberta, and the Fraser Canyon in British Columbia. Includes photographic print of painted work by Eugene L'Africain, based on Notman & Son photograph, and titled "Banff Springs Hotel and Mount Rundle, Banff, Alberta, Canada. Produced…
Date Range
[1884]-1897
Reference Code
V351
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
William Notman and Son collection
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 351
Sous-Fonds
V 351
Accession Number
2825, 6117, 6145, 6152, 6156, 6220, 6603
Reference Code
V351
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
[1884]-1897
Physical Description
25 photographs : prints
History / Biographical
William Notman and Son was a photographic firm based at Montreal, Quebec, Canada. William Notman worked extensively along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Scope & Content
Collection consists of views along the CPR between Lake Louise, Alberta, and the Fraser Canyon in British Columbia. Includes photographic print of painted work by Eugene L'Africain, based on Notman & Son photograph, and titled "Banff Springs Hotel and Mount Rundle, Banff, Alberta, Canada. Produced by Notman firm."
Name Access
Notman, William and son
Subject Access
Arts
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: modern reference prints
Creator
Notman, William and son (collection)
Category
Arts
Title Source
Title based on contents of collection
Processing Status
Processed
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