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An Indian Packer with an average load of 200 lbs.

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions38986
Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Date Range
[ca. 1908 - 192-]
Reference Code
V527 / PS 1 - 1032
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Lantern slide
Transparency
  1 image  
Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M79 / V527
Series
II. Photography series
Sous-Fonds
V527
Sub-Series
A. Lantern slides 10. World travels
Reference Code
V527 / PS 1 - 1032
GMD
Photograph
Lantern slide
Transparency
Date Range
[ca. 1908 - 192-]
Physical Description
1 transparency : lantern slide
Subject Access
Transportation
Environment and Nature
Geographic Access
[India]
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Banff Indian Days [Stoney Nakoda camp at foot of Cascade Mountain]

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions38672
Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Date Range
[ca. 1900 - 192-]
Reference Code
V527 / PS 1 - 683
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Lantern slide
Transparency
  1 image  
Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M79 / V527
Series
II. Photography series
Sous-Fonds
V527
Sub-Series
A. Lantern slides 8. Native people
Reference Code
V527 / PS 1 - 683
GMD
Photograph
Lantern slide
Transparency
Date Range
[ca. 1900 - 192-]
Physical Description
1 transparency : lantern slide
Subject Access
Buildings and memorials
Environment and Nature
First nations
Public events
Geographic Access
Alberta
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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[Camp in burnt timber]

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions38144
Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Date Range
[1907 or 1908]
Reference Code
V527 / PS 1 - 155
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Lantern slide
Transparency
  1 image  
Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Series
II. Photography series
Sub-Series
A. Lantern slides 1. Travels to Maligne Lake and Yellowhead area
Reference Code
V527 / PS 1 - 155
GMD
Photograph
Lantern slide
Transparency
Date Range
[1907 or 1908]
Physical Description
1 transparency : lantern slide
Subject Access
Buildings and memorials
Discovery and Exploration
Environment and Nature
Geographic Access
Alberta
British Columbia
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[Camp in downed timber]

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions38145
Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Date Range
[1907 or 1908]
Reference Code
V527 / PS 1 - 156
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Lantern slide
Transparency
  1 image  
Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Series
II. Photography series
Sub-Series
A. Lantern slides 1. Travels to Maligne Lake and Yellowhead area
Reference Code
V527 / PS 1 - 156
GMD
Photograph
Lantern slide
Transparency
Date Range
[1907 or 1908]
Physical Description
1 transparency : lantern slide
Subject Access
Buildings and memorials
Discovery and Exploration
Environment and Nature
Geographic Access
Alberta
British Columbia
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Columbia from the North

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Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Scope & Content
Old Indian Trails p. 83 : Mount Columbia-"An example of exquisite symmetry"
Date Range
[1907]
Reference Code
V527 / PS 1 - 29
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Lantern slide
Transparency
  1 image  
Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M79 / V527
Series
II. Photography series
Sous-Fonds
V527
Sub-Series
A. Lantern slides 1. Travels to Maligne Lake and Yellowhead area
Reference Code
V527 / PS 1 - 29
GMD
Photograph
Lantern slide
Transparency
Date Range
[1907]
Physical Description
1 transparency : lantern slide
Scope & Content
Old Indian Trails p. 83 : Mount Columbia-"An example of exquisite symmetry"
Subject Access
Discovery and Exploration
Environment and Nature
Geographic Access
Alberta
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Coming over Nigel Pass

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions39582
Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Scope & Content
Charles R. Pancoast, Philadelphia
Date Range
[ca. 1900 - ca. 1920]
Reference Code
V527 / PS 4 - 1
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Lantern slide
Transparency
  1 image  
Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Series
II. Photography series
Sub-Series
A. Lantern slides 11. General
Reference Code
V527 / PS 4 - 1
GMD
Photograph
Lantern slide
Transparency
Date Range
[ca. 1900 - ca. 1920]
Physical Description
1 transparency : lantern slide
Scope & Content
Charles R. Pancoast, Philadelphia
Subject Access
Discovery and Exploration
Environment and Nature
Transportation
Geographic Access
Alberta
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Dan McCowan and Mary McCowan fonds

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Part Of
Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of two series : I. Dan McCowan series; II. Mary E.(Fee) McCowan series. I. Dan McCowan series, ca.1905-1967?, ca.30 cm of textual records, ca.3400 photographs, 4 graphic records. Includes five sub-series: A. Correspondence; B. Writing; C. Photography; D. Professional activities; E…
Date Range
[ca.1885-1967?]
Reference Code
M55 / V408
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Diary
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 55
V 408
Sous-Fonds
M 55
V 408
Accession Number
323, 694, 3263, 6756, 6892
Reference Code
M55 / V408
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Diary
Private record
Published record
Date Range
[ca.1885-1967?]
Physical Description
ca.50 cm of textual records. -- ca.3400 photographs (ca.1000 negatives, ca.1540 lantern slides, ca.770 transparencies 35mm, 117 prints). -- 4 graphic records
History / Biographical
Dan McCowan, 1882-1956, was a naturalist, lecturer and writer at Banff, Alberta, Canada. McCowan came to Banff from Scotland in 1907. There he met Mary Ethel Fee, 1888-1973, a teacher, and they married in 1921. Mary McCowan shared an interest in Dan's work, hand-coloured his lantern slides and accompanied him on his tours. Dan McCowan was an active photographer and naturalist and lectured at hospitals during and following the First World War. He was later recommended to Sir Edward Beatty, CPR President and hired by the CPR to promote the scenic beauties and natural history of the mountains, which he did for 26 years. For a period his lantern slide presentations included motion pictures. During the 1940s, he used natural colour Kodachrome slide photography. While in England in 1936, McCowan was made a Fellow of the Royal Zoological Society. From ca.1907 onwards, he wrote for magazines and newspapers. The first of six books was published in 1936; the last in 1955. Beginning ca.1937, McCowan wrote and broadcast radio talks on natural history on CBC. These were heard widely in Canada and the United States. In 1939, McCowan accompanied the King and Queen on a portion of their railway tour through the mountains, providing information on natural history and residents. During the Second World War, he toured extensively on behalf of the YMCA. The McCowans retired to Cloverdale (now Surrey), B.C., ca.1951.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of two series : I. Dan McCowan series; II. Mary E.(Fee) McCowan series.
I. Dan McCowan series, ca.1905-1967?, ca.30 cm of textual records, ca.3400 photographs, 4 graphic records. Includes five sub-series: A. Correspondence; B. Writing; C. Photography; D. Professional activities; E. Ephemera.
Correspondence includes incoming letters re writing, business and broadcasting. Writing is in the form of notes and notebooks, unpublished and published manuscripts, newspaper articles and other materials.
Photography includes negatives, lantern slides, 35mm transparencies and prints. Material pertains to flora, fauna, people, places and scenery, also family, activities and events. Photographs of Banff personalities and visitors are available in negative and lantern slide form, 254 items.
Lantern slides were designed for lectures such as: "On skyline trails in the Canadian Rockies"; "On nature trails at Banff and Lake Louise"; "A naturalist in the Canadian Rockies" (200 slides); "Snow peaks and flower meadows in the Canadian Rockies" (200 slides); "Over the hills and far away: a pictorial review of the Canadian Rockies"; "Victory Day, May 8th 1945, Dan McCowan presents: Bye-gone days in Banff" (exact titles were based on title slides).
II. Mary E. (Fee) McCowan series consists of diaries, 1926-1957, photocopied from 12 volumes (19 cm); and letters from Dan McCowan, 1943. Diaries discuss joint travels, activities, lecture tours for CPR (Canada, U.S., U.K.), Banff, trail rides, skyline hikes, and Royal Visit, 1939
Notes
Both Dan and Mary McCowan have written identifications on the slide mounts
Name Access
McCowan, Dan
McCowan, Mary
Subject Access
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Natural resources
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: arrangement outline
series and file description
in-house electronic finding aid
online finding aid
item list and modern reference prints for photographs of Banff personalities and visitors
Related Material
Related by provenance to McCowan family photographs (V407)
Creator
McCowan, Dan
McCowan, Mary
Category
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Natural resources
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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[First Nations camp at foot of Cascade Mountain Banff Indian Days]

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Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Scope & Content
Group of five teepees at foot of Cascade Mountain
Date Range
[ca. 1900 - 192-]
Reference Code
V527 / PS 1 - 689
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Lantern slide
Transparency
  1 image  
Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M79 / V527
Series
II. Photography series
Sous-Fonds
V527
Sub-Series
A. Lantern slides 8. Native people
Reference Code
V527 / PS 1 - 689
GMD
Photograph
Lantern slide
Transparency
Date Range
[ca. 1900 - 192-]
Physical Description
1 transparency : lantern slide
Scope & Content
Group of five teepees at foot of Cascade Mountain
Subject Access
Buildings and memorials
Environment and Nature
First nations
Public events
Geographic Access
Alberta
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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[First Nations dancers at Banff Indian Days]

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions38683
Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Date Range
[ca. 1900 - 192-]
Reference Code
V527 / PS 1 - 694
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Lantern slide
Transparency
  1 image  
Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M79 / V527
Series
II. Photography series
Sous-Fonds
V527
Sub-Series
A. Lantern slides 8. Native people
Reference Code
V527 / PS 1 - 694
GMD
Photograph
Lantern slide
Transparency
Date Range
[ca. 1900 - 192-]
Physical Description
1 transparency : lantern slide
Subject Access
Buildings and memorials
First nations
Public events
Geographic Access
Alberta
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Fish caught in Pinto Lake

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions39593
Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Scope & Content
Charles R. Pancoast, Philadelphia
Date Range
[ca. 1900 - ca. 1920]
Reference Code
V527 / PS 4 - 12
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Lantern slide
Transparency
  1 image  
Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Series
II. Photography series
Sub-Series
A. Lantern slides 11. General
Reference Code
V527 / PS 4 - 12
GMD
Photograph
Lantern slide
Transparency
Date Range
[ca. 1900 - ca. 1920]
Physical Description
1 transparency : lantern slide
Scope & Content
Charles R. Pancoast, Philadelphia
Subject Access
Environment and Nature
Sports and Recreation
Geographic Access
Alberta
Images
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