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Annie Staple fonds
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- Part Of
- Annie Staple fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of personal and business papers regarding automobile traffic, visitation and tourism in Banff National Park, east gate; clippings and ephemera regarding history and personalities of the Bow Valley; prints and copy negatives pertaining mainly to Exshaw, Rocky Mountains Park entrance, …
- Date Range
- [ca.1900]-1948
- Reference Code
- M23 / V138
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Annie Staple fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 23
- V 138
- Sous-Fonds
- M23/V138
- Accession Number
- 144, 1360, 1702, 1705, 1967, 2154, 2655, 2687, 3670, 7393
- Reference Code
- M23 / V138
- Date Range
- [ca.1900]-1948
- Physical Description
- 4 cm textual records: originals and photocopies. -- ca.45 photographs: prints, postcards, copy negatives
- History / Biographical
- Annie Staple, 1883-1973, was born in Shrawley, Worcestershire, England. While working as a caregiver in a hospital in Derbyshire, she met Tom Staple. Annie and Tom were married in 1907 and immigrated to Canada. Tom became a warden for Rocky Mountains Park in 1913. Tom's assigned area was Kananaskis and a house (Gateway Lodge) was built for Tom and Annie between Kananaskis and Exshaw in 1916. In addition to area patrols, Tom's warden duties included issuing permits to visitors entering the park by automobile. The permit process included sealing guns, collecting park fees and distributing metal plates (the precursor to the park pass system). During Tom's absences, Annie issued the permits to automobile visitors. In 1916 Annie became the gatekeeper of the east-gate, which at that time was a table set up at the side of the road. Tom Staple died in 1919 while Annie was pregnant with their fourth child. Annie continued to work as the keeper of the east gate until 1948, when she retired.
- In 1930 the park boundary was moved west of Canmore and while the entrance was under construction, Parks authorities relocated Annie to the west entrance of Yoho Park. Annie worked the winter of 1930-1931 at the Upper Hot Springs in Banff and returned to her position as keeper of the east gate in the spring of 1931. Construction of the new gate and a residence for Annie and her family lasted six years and during this period, the park boundary was moved again.
- Following her retirement in 1948, Annie Staple moved to Seebe to live with her daughter's family and in 1953, she moved to Calgary to live with her sister, Nellie Whitburn. Following Nellie's death, Annie returned to live with her daughter's family in Canmore.
- Annie and Tom Staple had four children, Joyce (1909-2001), Tom (1912-1941), Geoffrey (1913-1973), and Albert b.1920.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of personal and business papers regarding automobile traffic, visitation and tourism in Banff National Park, east gate; clippings and ephemera regarding history and personalities of the Bow Valley; prints and copy negatives pertaining mainly to Exshaw, Rocky Mountains Park entrance, Spray River warden cabin, Lake Minnewanka and Banff; postcards views of Banff and Rocky Mountains by Byron Harmon and Wm. J. Gibbons.
- Name Access
- Staple, Annie
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- Creator
- Staple, Annie
- Category
- Environment
- Biographical Source Notes
- "We Live in a Postcard: Banff Family Histories" (Banff: Banff History Book Committee,2005)
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Lindow family fonds
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- Part Of
- Lindow family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes papers pertaining to personal finances and to the Canadian Rockies Tourist Association; also includes membership cards, clippings and annotated map. Photographs pertain to Banff events, including Banff Winter Carnival, Banff Indian Days, parades; Holiday Inn Lodge; automobile trips i…
- Date Range
- 1915-1978, predominant 1947-1978
- Reference Code
- M155 / V271
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Lindow family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 155
- V 271
- Sous-Fonds
- M 155
- V 271
- Accession Number
- 5670, 5862, 6340
- Reference Code
- M155 / V271
- Date Range
- 1915-1978, predominant 1947-1978
- Physical Description
- ca.250 photographs (ca.100 prints, ca.150 transparencies). -- .5 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Carl William Lindow, 1888-1958, and Iva Madeline Lindow, 1894-1989, operated the Holiday Inn Lodge, a rooming house at 311 Marten Street, Banff, Alberta, Canada, for nearly forty years. They had two children, Carl Jr. and Maxine.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes papers pertaining to personal finances and to the Canadian Rockies Tourist Association; also includes membership cards, clippings and annotated map.
- Photographs pertain to Banff events, including Banff Winter Carnival, Banff Indian Days, parades; Holiday Inn Lodge; automobile trips in Banff, Yoho, Jasper and Kootenay National Parks; winter views of Skoki and Temple Lodges and Sunshine ski area; filming of motion picture "Saskatchewan," 1953; wildlife; scenic postcards, 1920s-1930s; Banff-Lake Louise black and white promotional photographs, 1950s; Canadian Pacific Railway and trains. Transparencies are mainly by Carl Lindow.
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Employment
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- Access and use restricted
- Language
- Language is English
- Related Material
- Accompanied by publications, brochures, posters, menus and artifacts transferred to library and Heritage collections.
- Creator
- Lindow (family)
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Lindow Family Postcards
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- Part Of
- Lindow family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File contains 41 postcards, b&w, colour, some captioned. File pertains to various views in the Rocky Mountains. Subjects include Bow Falls; Public Swimming Pool, Banff, AB; Mount Sir Donald; Mount Stephen; Sinclair Canyon; Radium Hot Springs; The New Admistration Building, Banff, Alberta; Banff, Mo…
- Date Range
- ca.1915-1978,
- ca.1947-1978
- Reference Code
- V271 / PG - (1 to 41)
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Lindow family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M 155
- V 271
- Sous-Fonds
- V 271
- Accession Number
- 5862
- 6340
- Reference Code
- V271 / PG - (1 to 41)
- GMD
- Photograph
- Postcard
- Date Range
- ca.1915-1978,
- ca.1947-1978
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 41 postcards, b&w, colour
- History / Biographical
- See fond level description
- Scope & Content
- File contains 41 postcards, b&w, colour, some captioned. File pertains to various views in the Rocky Mountains. Subjects include Bow Falls; Public Swimming Pool, Banff, AB; Mount Sir Donald; Mount Stephen; Sinclair Canyon; Radium Hot Springs; The New Admistration Building, Banff, Alberta; Banff, Mount Rundle from Vermillion Lakes; Bow River Valley; Athabasca Glacier, Jasper National Park; Banff Springs Hotel, Bow Valley; Johnson Canyon, Falls; Banff - Windermere Road; Castle Mountain; Mount Temple; Gateway, Kootenay National Park; Banff, Cascade Mountain; Cathedral Mountain near Field; Victoria Glacier; Emerald Lake with Mount Burgess near Field; Mount Rundle and view of town; Three Sisters Mountain; C.P.R. Hotel Lake Louise (Chateau Lake Louise); Mount Assiniboine; Moraine Lake and the Valley of the Ten Peaks; Lake Louise with Mount LeFroy; Lake Louise; Sunshine Ski Lodge; Castle Mountain in winter; climber repelling in foreground and Athabasca Glacier in background; John Hinde; Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; Mount Rundle and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Publishers and photographers include Western Card Company; Gowen, Sutton Co. LTD.; Bruno Engler; Byron Harmon; G. Morris Taylor; Tichnor Bros.; Northern Photo Services; Byron Harmon Photos; Peter White.
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Employment
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- Access and use restricted
- Language
- Language is English
- Related Material
- Accompanied by publications, brochures, posters, menus and artifacts transferred to library and Heritage collections.
- Creator
- Lindow (family)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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potentially offensive content.
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