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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 10 photographic prints, (9 mounted and 1 loose, 8 b&w and 2 colour). Content includes multiple Canadian scenic photographs, (ships, winter scenes, landscapes), a gag photo of Nicholas Morant and another unidentified man titled 'Onions', a view of a village, possibly in Peru, depict…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]
- 1936
- 1937
- 1938
- 1940
- 1956
- [ca. 1955 - ca. 1970]
- [ca. 1970 - ca. 1980]
- [ca. 1975 - ca. 1980]
- Reference Code
- V500 / III / D / 4 / PA - 3 to 13 O.S.
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / III / D / 4 : Personal and Family Photography
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- V500 / III / D / 4 / PA - 3 to 13 O.S.
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant, Associated Screen News
- Date Range
- [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]
- 1936
- 1937
- 1938
- 1940
- 1956
- [ca. 1955 - ca. 1970]
- [ca. 1970 - ca. 1980]
- [ca. 1975 - ca. 1980]
- Physical Description
- 10 Photographs: prints; b&w and colour
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 10 photographic prints, (9 mounted and 1 loose, 8 b&w and 2 colour). Content includes multiple Canadian scenic photographs, (ships, winter scenes, landscapes), a gag photo of Nicholas Morant and another unidentified man titled 'Onions', a view of a village, possibly in Peru, depicting a person with a donkey travelling down a dirt road, and a gag photo of Morant wearing glasses and a hat (with caption "The Author (as a young man)" written on the back). Many of the prints in this file were taken early in Nicholas Morant's career (ca. 1936 - 1940), and most are dated and signed by Morant. One attributed to 'Associated Screen News', creator unknown.
- Notes
- Some of these photographs may have been published and used for professional purposes following their creation. However, the specific copies of the photographs contained within this file were used by Nicholas Morant for personal display, and therefore have been categorized as personal photography. Each print within this file was originally framed, and recently removed due to storage and conservation reasons. Some of these frames were annotated as follows: PA Oversize - 3: Label on back of frame reads "Hudson's Bay Company ART DEPARTMENT 13760 WINNIPEG" and "13760" PA Oversize - 7: Label on back of frame reads "The T. EATON Co. Limited OF MONTREAL PICTURE DEPARTMENT 47998 - 6" PA Oversize - 11: "NICHOLAS MORANT BOX 1288 BANFF ALBERTA" "Photo made at Kamloops B.C. 1936" "4827" (in large writing) PA Oversize - 12: "4827" (in large writing)
- Geographic Access
- [Peru]
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items must be stored in appropriate conditions and covered with a protective acid-free paper barrier to prevent surface damage.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- 81 personal unidentified photograph prints, which includes images of metal Bow River Bridge (1887-1914), Buffalo Paddock, Brett Sanitarium (1887-1933), Government Museum (built 1903), Alpine Club of Canada Camp, Cave and Basin, Sulphur Mountain weather station?, Bankhead Tipple (1903-1922), various…
- Date Range
- ca. 1915
- Reference Code
- V8 / accn. 2022.15 / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2022.15
- Reference Code
- V8 / accn. 2022.15 / PD - 1
- GMD
- Album
- Date Range
- ca. 1915
- Physical Description
- Photograph Album : 1 photograph album (81b&w photographs)
- Scope & Content
- 81 personal unidentified photograph prints, which includes images of metal Bow River Bridge (1887-1914), Buffalo Paddock, Brett Sanitarium (1887-1933), Government Museum (built 1903), Alpine Club of Canada Camp, Cave and Basin, Sulphur Mountain weather station?, Bankhead Tipple (1903-1922), various businesses and unidentified people. Photographs are pasted in an album. Album is a suede souvenir album painted with Indigenous portrait on front, and Banff Alta engraved on the back cover.
- Subject Access
- Banff
- Bison
- Bow River Bridge
- Geographic Access
- Banff, Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Unknown
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
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