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Bob Holscher collection

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Part Of
Bob Holscher collection
Scope & Content
Collection consists mainly of postcard views of Banff, Lake Louise and areas by various photographers, including Byron Harmon, J. Howard A. Chapman, S. J. Thompson and R. H. Trueman. Also, includes hand-coloured prints of Lake Louise, one by Alfred Blyth.
Date Range
[ca.1895-ca.1935]
Reference Code
V287
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Postcard
Part Of
Bob Holscher collection
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 287
Sous-Fonds
V 287
Accession Number
3591, 6194
Reference Code
V287
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Postcard
Date Range
[ca.1895-ca.1935]
Physical Description
30 photographs : prints, copy negatives
History / Biographical
Bob Holscher was a postcard collector at Banff, Alberta, Canada.
Scope & Content
Collection consists mainly of postcard views of Banff, Lake Louise and areas by various photographers, including Byron Harmon, J. Howard A. Chapman, S. J. Thompson and R. H. Trueman. Also, includes hand-coloured prints of Lake Louise, one by Alfred Blyth.
Name Access
Holscher, Bob (collector)
Subject Access
Arts
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
Language
Language is English
Creator
Holscher, Bob (collector)
Category
Arts
Title Source
Title based on accession records
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Bob Smith fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of personal photographs, biographical notes, memoir drafts and other collected materials pertaining to Robert Neville (Bob) Smith. Fonds also includes plans and maps pertaining to the development of land near Lake Minnewanka and the Cascade Power Plant project (1943).
Date Range
1925-1995
Reference Code
M589 / V809
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Map
Newspaper clipping
Photograph
Plan
Postcard
Print
Published record
Textual record
Part Of
Bob Smith fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M589
V809
Sous-Fonds
M589
V809
Accession Number
2021.36
Reference Code
M589 / V809
GMD
Map
Newspaper clipping
Photograph
Plan
Postcard
Print
Published record
Textual record
Date Range
1925-1995
Physical Description
ca.300 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 12 x 18 cm or smaller -- 7 cm of textual records -- 7 topographical maps/plans -- 8 postcards
History / Biographical
Robert Neville (Bob) Smith (1926-2021) was born in Banff. He was the only child of parents Enoch Smith and Laurene Smith (nee Munson). Bob grew up near Lake Minnewanka until 1941, when a hydro dam was installed resulting in the intentional flooding of the area. The family moved to Banff, where Bob met his future wife, Mary Parkinson. The couple were married in 1953 and moved to Seebe, where they raised two daughters, Marjory and Shirley. Bob worked for Calgary Power Co. (later renamed TransAlta Utilities) from 1953 until his retirement in 1986. In his spare time, Bob founded the Bow Valley Camera Club and the Bow Valley Naturalists organization. In 1999, Bob was part of a successful project with the Bow Valley Naturalists to designate the Mount Yamnuska area as a Bow Valley Protected Area, following 25 years of lobbying with the Government of Alberta. Bob also formed the Meanderthals seniors hiking club in 1993 and led various local hiking trips in his later years.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of personal photographs, biographical notes, memoir drafts and other collected materials pertaining to Robert Neville (Bob) Smith. Fonds also includes plans and maps pertaining to the development of land near Lake Minnewanka and the Cascade Power Plant project (1943).
Name Access
Smith, Enoch
Smith, Robert Neville (Bob)
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Labour
Environment
Natural resources
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Canmore
Seebe
Lake Minnewanka
Language
English
Category
Environment
Family and personal life
Labour
Natural resources
Biographical Source Notes
https://www.albertaprimetimes.com/obituaries/robert-neville-bob-smith-3238925
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Buffalo, Banff, Canadian Rockies. The Monarch of the Herd

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Medium
Library - Postcard
Published Date
ca. 1936
Publisher
The Coast Publishing Co.
Call Number
V466/PG-C63-48b
  1 image  
Place
Vancouver, B.C Made in Germany
Publisher
The Coast Publishing Co.
Published Date
ca. 1936
Medium
Library - Postcard
Notes
Annotated
colour
Includes postage stamp
Accession Number
7881
Call Number
V466/PG-C63-48b
Images
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Byron Harmon fonds

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Part Of
Byron Harmon fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of the photographic records and sample materials of Byron Harmon Photos, the photographic business of Byron Harmon and his successors; as well as the personal photographs of Byron Harmon. I. Scenic / commercial, 1907-1975, ca.7600 items. Primary component of series is film and glass…
Date Range
[ca.1890-ca.1975]
Reference Code
V263
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Postcard
Transparency
Textual record
Published record
Part Of
Byron Harmon fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 263
Sous-Fonds
V 263
Accession Number
235, 980, 1549, 1622, 2588, 2656, 2770, 2792, 2895, 3005, 3394, 3423, 3657, 3807, 3824, 3859, 3988, 4028, 4076, 5052, 5181, 5205, 5254, 5381, 6070, 6127, 6587, 6602
Reference Code
V263
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Postcard
Transparency
Textual record
Published record
Other Title Info
Also known as the Byron Harmon Photos fonds.
Date Range
[ca.1890-ca.1975]
Physical Description
ca.10,500 photographs (and ca.35 cm) : prints, postcards, negatives, transparencies, motion pictures, sample products
History / Biographical
Byron Hill Harmon, 1876-1942, was a professional photographer and businessman at Banff, Alberta, Canada. He was born near Tacoma, Washington, USA and operated a portrait studio there for a time. In 1903, while travelling around the United States and Canada as an itinerant photographer, he decided to settle in Banff and by 1907 had produced enough mountain views to begin selling a line of postcards. Between 1906 and 1913, Harmon was official photographer for the Alpine Club of Canada and made trips in numerous mountain areas, such as the Bugaboos (1910) and Mount Robson (1911, 1913). Harmon personally financed trips into other areas, such as Tonquin Valley (1918) and Lake of the Hanging Glaciers (1920, 1922), producing both still photographs and motion pictures for commercial sale. After his last major expedition in 1924 across Saskatchewan Glacier, through to Maligne Lake and back to Banff by packtrain, Harmon devoted most of his time to photographing scenes along the railway, skiing in the Assiniboine and Skoki regions, and the annual rides and hikes of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies. At the same time he managed several businesses, including a drug store, fountain lunch, theatre and book store. In his later years, Harmon spent much time travelling and photographing in other parts of the world. The business, Byron Harmon Photos, was managed successively by his son, Don Harmon, then his grand-daughter, Carole Harmon.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of the photographic records and sample materials of Byron Harmon Photos, the photographic business of Byron Harmon and his successors; as well as the personal photographs of Byron Harmon.
I. Scenic / commercial, 1907-1975, ca.7600 items. Primary component of series is film and glass negatives, 1907-1942, ca.6500 items. Also includes: postcard negatives and positives and production negatives to ca.1955; original prints; a wide range of sample products, such as postcards, enlargements and framing prints, calendars and viewbooks, mainly by Harmon business, some by other photographers; and lantern slides, ca.1913-192-, pertaining to Columbia Icefield Expedition, mountaineering, mountain landscapes, Indians, wildlife, Canadian Pacific Railway and Asian travel. Scenic / commercial series pertains to annual camps and expeditions of the Alpine Club of Canada in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks, 1907-1913; private movie-making expeditions in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks; mountain scenic views, primarily for postcard purposes; Banff events and development; skiing; birds and animals. Includes some material by Don Harmon and Lloyd Harmon, sons of Byron Harmon.
II. Personal, 189- to 194-, ca.370 items. Includes: family photographs and views received from others; motion picture out-takes pertaining to world travels, 1930s; and 35 mm. transparencies, ca.1940, pertaining mainly to world travels, also mountain and prairie scenics.
Notes
For more information on the Byron Harmon photographs, see "Great Days in the Rockies: The Photographs of Byron Harmon, 1906-1934" (Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1978) or "Byron Harmon, Mountain Photographer" by Carole Harmon and Bart Robinson (Banff: Altitude Publishing, 1992)
Name Access
Harmon, Byron
Subject Access
Arts
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
Some restrictions on access to originals
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: series description
selected modern reference prints
digital images in Images database and in Alberta InSight database
Related Material
Byron Harmon postcards can also be found in the Postcard general file (V466)
Creator
Harmon, Byron
Category
Arts
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Calgary bicycle races, Calgary Stampede events and early Calgary views

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 4 loose prints and 4 prints on matboard backings. Content pertains to early events and views in Calgary, including bicycle races in 1896 and [ca.1900], Calgary Stampede event decorations [1912] and parade [postcard print, ca.1920-1930], and a view of Castle Hotel and a nearby gas s…
Date Range
1896
[ca.1900]
1912
[ca.1920-1930]
Reference Code
LUX / I / D6c / PA - 212 to 219
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Postcard
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / D : Professional and Personal
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / D6 : Other activities and interests
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / D6c / PA - 212 to 219
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Postcard
Responsibility
Two photographs [PA-214 & 215] produced by Boorne and May Ltd. of Calgary
Date Range
1896
[ca.1900]
1912
[ca.1920-1930]
Physical Description
4 photographs : b&w ; 14.5 x 9 cm or smaller -- 4 photographs : b&w prints on matboard ; 17.5 x 24 cm and 18 x 13 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of 4 loose prints and 4 prints on matboard backings. Content pertains to early events and views in Calgary, including bicycle races in 1896 and [ca.1900], Calgary Stampede event decorations [1912] and parade [postcard print, ca.1920-1930], and a view of Castle Hotel and a nearby gas station in Calgary. File also contains scanned paper copies of photographs depicting scenes in Calgary between 1875 and [ca.1915-1920]. Paper copies include early panoramic and “downtown” views of Calgary prior to 1900, the unveiling of a Royal Northwest Mounted Police memorial plaque [1917?], and a parade scene [ca.1915-1920].
Notes
Scanned paper copies of photographs in file do not have individual reference codes; source of images and location of originals unknown.
Subject Access
Buildings
Businesses
Townsite development
Land use
Events
Public events
Parade
Calgary Stampede
Sports
Recreation
Bicycles
Race
Horses
Settlement
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
Language
English
Conservation
Paper photograph copies stored in separate mylar sheet from photographs
Category
Land, settlement and immigration
Commerce and industry
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Calgary Exhibition and Stampede

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of published textual materials pertaining to Calgary Exhibition and Stampede events between 1912 and 1972. File includes cutout paper logos, books, brochures and pamphlets, "prize list and rules" booklets, informational content mailed to Eleanor Luxton [1928] empty branded Stampede en…
Date Range
1912
[1920-1930]
1924-1925
1927-1933
1935
1939
1943-1946
[1945-1950]
1949
1951
1953
1955
1957-1959
1964
1972
Reference Code
LUX / II / F1 / 22
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Postcard
Organization record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / F : Collected material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / II / F1 : Textual
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / F1 / 22
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Postcard
Organization record
Date Range
1912
[1920-1930]
1924-1925
1927-1933
1935
1939
1943-1946
[1945-1950]
1949
1951
1953
1955
1957-1959
1964
1972
Physical Description
4 cm of textual records ; 6 cloth ribbons
Scope & Content
File consists of published textual materials pertaining to Calgary Exhibition and Stampede events between 1912 and 1972. File includes cutout paper logos, books, brochures and pamphlets, "prize list and rules" booklets, informational content mailed to Eleanor Luxton [1928] empty branded Stampede envelopes, blank pages with Stampede letterhead, and 6 cloth ribbons labelled "Native Daughter", "Pioneer" and "Pioneer Son" [n.d.].
Notes
File contains duplicates
Some excess duplicates have been temporarily moved and may be de-accessioned in the future
Name Access
Luxton, Norman
Luxton, Eleanor
Subject Access
Calgary Stampede
Sports and recreation
Souvenir
Events
Horses
Horseback riding
Hotel
Anniversary
Entertainment
Advertising
Parades
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
One creased paper logo and all cloth ribbons from file have been placed in mylar sleeves
Category
Sports, recreation and leisure
Commerce and industry
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Calgary Stampede coordinators and participants

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 5 photographs pertaining to the Calgary Stampede. Photographs depict Norman Luxton and other individuals involved in the coordination of the Calgary Stampede, including Fred Graham, Chief David Bearspaw, members of the Hunter and Burns families, Col. Walker, Guy Weadick and others.
Date Range
[ca.1920-1930]
1944
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3c / PA - 1 to 5
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Postcard
  9 images  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / D3 : Organizations
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3c / PA - 1 to 5
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Postcard
Responsibility
Items LUX/I/D3c/PA-1 and 2 attributed to photographer F. Gully
Date Range
[ca.1920-1930]
1944
Physical Description
5 photographs : b&w prints ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of 5 photographs pertaining to the Calgary Stampede. Photographs depict Norman Luxton and other individuals involved in the coordination of the Calgary Stampede, including Fred Graham, Chief David Bearspaw, members of the Hunter and Burns families, Col. Walker, Guy Weadick and others.
Notes
Most individuals in photographs are not named, and items [aside from first in file] are not dated
Name Access
Luxton, Norman
Hunter, Judas
Hunter, Enos
Hunter, Nat
Hunter, John
Graham, Fred
Bearspaw, David
Bearspaw, Johnny
Wildman, Dan, Sr.
Powderface, Tom
Burns, Pat
Burns, John
Webster, George
Weadick, Guy
Subject Access
Events
Public events
Calgary Stampede
Parade
Indigenous Peoples
Horses
Teepees
Construction
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
Language
English
Category
Indigenous Peoples
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Canadian commercial postcards

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of commercial postcards with images pertaining to landscapes, tourist attractions, Stoney Nakoda community members [including Leah Rider Hunter], winter sports, wildlife and other related themes within Canada. Images primarily depict scenes in Banff National Park and the Canadian Rock…
Date Range
[1910-1930]
Reference Code
LUX / I / E5 / PG - 1 to 63
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Published record
Postcard
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / E : Collected materials
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / E5 : Postcards
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / E5 / PG - 1 to 63
GMD
Published record
Postcard
Responsibility
Most images in file produced by photographer Byron Harmon; some materials produced by photographers George Noble, G. & W. Fear, Rumsey & Co. Ltd, and J.C. Walker
Date Range
[1910-1930]
Physical Description
63 b&w postcards ; 9 x 14 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of commercial postcards with images pertaining to landscapes, tourist attractions, Stoney Nakoda community members [including Leah Rider Hunter], winter sports, wildlife and other related themes within Canada. Images primarily depict scenes in Banff National Park and the Canadian Rockies, and also include content from Saskatchewan and British Columbia.
Notes
Date range for materials in file is estimate provided by Processing Archivist
Some items are annotated with information pertaining to images on postcards [names of individuals, locations, etc.]
Name Access
Hunter, Leah Rider
McDougall, David
Subject Access
Activities
Aerial photography
Animals
Businesses
Buildings
Buffalo
Bison
Black Bears
Communities
Community life
Community events
Dogs
Dogsledding
Environment
Hot Springs
Hotels
Indigenous Peoples
Landscapes
Leisure
Mountains
Mount Royal Hotel
Photography
Postcards
Recreation
Scenery
Snowshoes and snowshoeing
Sports and recreation
Sports
Stoney Nakoda
Tourism
Travel
Winter
Winter sports
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff National Park
Banff
Saskatchewan
Loon Lake
British Columbia
Fairmont
Language
English
Conservation
Some items stored in mylar
Category
Commerce and industry
Cultural pluralism
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Indigenous Peoples
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Charlie Beil fonds

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Part Of
Charlie Beil fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of letters, 1929-1972, including letters to Leslie Peters, 1929-1972 and Julius Peters, 1931-1938; Christmas cards from Beil to members of the Peters family; miscellaneous brochures, pamphlets, etc. illustrated with Beil's works; photographs. Papers discuss Banff Winter Carnival ice…
Date Range
[ca.1926-1972]
Reference Code
M463 / V496
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Postcard
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Charlie Beil fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 463
V 496
Sous-Fonds
M 463
V 496
Accession Number
1437, 3191, 3740, 3751
Reference Code
M463 / V496
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Postcard
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
[ca.1926-1972]
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records. -- 80 photographs : prints, postcards
History / Biographical
Charlie Beil, 1894-1976, was an artist at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Beil pursued his interest in art after meeting artist Charlie Russell in Glacier Park, Montana, USA. Prior to that, he worked as a cowboy and served in the U.S. Cavalry. Beil came to Banff in 1930 and settled there permanently in 1934. He established a studio and began to produce murals, dioramas and bronze sculptures. Beil was well-known for the latter and was active as an artist until his death. Charles Beil married Olive Luxton (1915-1983), ca.1940.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of letters, 1929-1972, including letters to Leslie Peters, 1929-1972 and Julius Peters, 1931-1938; Christmas cards from Beil to members of the Peters family; miscellaneous brochures, pamphlets, etc. illustrated with Beil's works; photographs. Papers discuss Banff Winter Carnival ice sculptures, Olive Beil, Grey Owl, and Beil's life and work as an artist, particularly in the 1930s and 1940s as he was becoming established in Banff. Photographs pertain to paintings, models and sculptures by Charlie Beil; also Calgary Stampede, Banff and Sunshine area views.
Name Access
Beil, Charlie
Subject Access
Arts
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
Beil, Charlie
Category
Arts
Title Source
Title based on accession records
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of a chipmunk on a rock
Date Range
[ca. 1885-1945]
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 722
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Postcard
  2 images  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 722
GMD
Photograph
Postcard
Date Range
[ca. 1885-1945]
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of a chipmunk on a rock
Subject Access
Animals
Chipmunk
Wildlife
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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