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[Banff Visit Scrapbook]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54911
- Part Of
- Stewart family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper accounts by travellers in the Rockies and Selkirks, particularly descriptions of Banff town, Banff Springs Hotel, the hot springs and vicinity. The Stewarts are frequently mentioned, having extended their hospitality to the various writers. The al…
- Date Range
- [ca.1880]-1894
- Reference Code
- M104 / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Stewart family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M104 / V209
- Sous-Fonds
- M104
- Accession Number
- 729
- Reference Code
- M104 / 1
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- [ca.1880]-1894
- Physical Description
- 2cm of textual records (18 pages ; 21.5 x 35 cm)
- History / Biographical
- George A. Stewart, 1830-1917, was the first Superintendent of Rocky Mountains Park (now Banff National Park) from 1886-1897. George and Frances Stewart, 1843-1932, and family were prominent early residents of Banff.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper accounts by travellers in the Rockies and Selkirks, particularly descriptions of Banff town, Banff Springs Hotel, the hot springs and vicinity. The Stewarts are frequently mentioned, having extended their hospitality to the various writers. The album has been autographed at a later date by Olive Stewart Foster.
- Name Access
- Stewart, George A.
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Blank pages not scanned
- Creator
- Stewart, George A.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Images
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Plan of J.J. Ryan's boathouse, dock & c., Banff, Alberta
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue23253
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1887 index plan
- Author
- Stewart, George A.
- Call Number
- C4-1.1
- Author
- Stewart, George A.
- Published Date
- 1887 index plan
- Physical Description
- 2 maps : black and white
- Scale
- Scale: 100 feet = 1 inch
- Notes
- Surveyed by George A. Stewart --[Banff?: .A. Stewart, 1887?]
- Photocopied from Field notes of Town plot at the Hot Springs Reservation, NWT, 1886-87
- Also in M113, folder 5
- Accession Number
- 4056
- Call Number
- C4-1.1
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Stewart family fonds
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions366
- Part Of
- Stewart family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes a scrapbook, a blotting book of drawings, and one photographic print. The scrapbook contains newspaper accounts by travellers in the Rockies and Selkirks, particularly descriptions of Banff town, Banff Springs Hotel, the hot springs and vicinity. The Stewarts are frequently mentione…
- Date Range
- [ca.1880]-1894
- Reference Code
- M104 / V209
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Drawing
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Stewart family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 104
- V 209
- Sous-Fonds
- M 104
- V 209
- Accession Number
- 729, 6438, 6911
- Reference Code
- M104 / V209
- Date Range
- [ca.1880]-1894
- Physical Description
- 2 v. of textual records. -- 3 photographs : prints.
- History / Biographical
- George A. Stewart, 1830-1917, was the first Superintendent of Rocky Mountains Park (now Banff National Park) from 1886-1897. George and Frances Stewart, 1843-1932, and family were prominent early residents of Banff.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes a scrapbook, a blotting book of drawings, and one photographic print.
- The scrapbook contains newspaper accounts by travellers in the Rockies and Selkirks, particularly descriptions of Banff town, Banff Springs Hotel, the hot springs and vicinity. The Stewarts are frequently mentioned, having extended their hospitality to the various writers. The album has been autographed at a later date by Olive Stewart Foster. The blotting book contains 54 drawings pertaining to unknown persons and locations and is thought to have belonged to George Stewart. Drawings are possibly by Rev. F. G. Christmas. Location of images appears to be Manitoba or north-western Ontario.
- Photographs are: Stewart family in front of their first home in Banff and Cave and Basin bathhouse, both by Boorne & May, Photographers, Calgary, N.W.T., ca.1888; and "Grandmother Stewart's house in Banff."
- Name Access
- Christmas, Rev. F. G.
- Stewart, George A.
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Stewart, George A.
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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potentially offensive content.
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