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Bill Gibbons fonds
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- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographic business records of professional photographer Bill Gibbons in three series: I. Commercial black and white series, ca.1945-ca.1958, ca.5400 photographs; II. Canadian Rockies colour series, ca.1945-ca.1990, predominant ca.1966-ca.1972, ca.8000 photographs; III. Other …
- Date Range
- [ca.1945-ca.1990]
- Reference Code
- M532 / V227
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 532
- V 227
- Sous-Fonds
- M 532
- V 227
- Accession Number
- 194, 275, 1991, 2020, 5753, 5756, 6760, 7936, 7237
- Reference Code
- M532 / V227
- Responsibility
- Fonds consists of the private business records of Bill Gibbons. Some photographs may have been made by employees.
- Date Range
- [ca.1945-ca.1990]
- Physical Description
- ca.13,404 photographs: negatives, prints, transparencies, albums, postcards. -- 2.5 cm textual records
- History / Biographical
- W. J. L. "Bill" Gibbons, 1914-1994 , was a professional photographer at Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1945 until 1959. Gibbons came to Canada in 1941 and settled in Banff after the war with his wife, Ella Mae (Becker), a Banff native. He established British Photographic Laboratories, with partners Lou Crosby and Jack Anderson, in the basement of the Mount Royal Hotel, moving later to street-level. Bill and Ella Mae Gibbons travelled throughout the mountain parks photographing views for sale in the Banff shop. These were offered as hand-coloured prints, with much of the colouring done or supervised by Ella Mae.
- Later the business expanded to include colour postcards and slide sets. Gibbons employed other photographers, such as Bruno Engler, for specialty work, such as ski photography, and the Banff studio also did portraiture. Gibbons himself did most of the 4 x 5 format landscape work and made extensive use of models, many of who were young women employed by his Banff store. In 1959, Gibbons sold his business to a group of Banff businessmen and moved to Vancouver. In subsequent years, he continued to be active as a photographer and in publishing, working in different areas of the world. He made several photographic trips through the mountain parks, ca.1966-1972.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographic business records of professional photographer Bill Gibbons in three series: I. Commercial black and white series, ca.1945-ca.1958, ca.5400 photographs; II. Canadian Rockies colour series, ca.1945-ca.1990, predominant ca.1966-ca.1972, ca.8000 photographs; III. Other black and white series, ca. 1947, 4 photographs.
- I. Commercial black and white series consists of six sub-series: A. Portraits and documentary views, 1945-1950, 2437 negatives (individual and group portraits, weddings, conferences, events, buildings, facilities and places; Banff and area); B. Banff School of Fine Arts, ca.1949, 277 negatives (privately produced views of classes, group portraits, activities, buildings and facilities); C. "S" sub-series, ca.1950, 1220 negatives (scenic views in the vicinity of Banff, Lake Louise, Banff-Jasper Highway, Jasper National Park, Radium and Columbia Valley, British Columbia and Pacific Coast, First Nations views); D. "T" sub-series, ca.1950, 482 negatives (scenic and commercial views, mainly Jasper, Banff-Jasper Highway and Lake Louise areas); E. Rolliflex and panorama negatives, 1949-1958, 584 negatives (Banff Winter Carnival, Banff School of Fine Arts, and Banff and area); F. Other, ca.1945-1951, 364 items (material similar to that in other series, some unidentified). Accompanied by small number of prints and postcards; also, publication: "Photographing the Canadian Rockies" by Bill J. L. Gibbons, 1948.
- II. Canadian Rockies colour series consists of four sub-series: A. CR1 to CR84, ca.1966-ca.1972, ca.260 prints; B. CR1 to CR443, ca.1966-ca.1972, ca.5130 photographs; C. CR35-2 to CR35-81, ca.1966-ca.1972, ca.2310 photographs; D. Other photographs, ca.1945-ca.1990. Series consists primarily of commercial colour negatives and corresponding proof prints pertaining to Banff, Jasper and Yoho National Parks, also some transparencies and oversize display prints.
- III. Other black and white series. Series consists of 2 black and white prints of crash landing at Sunshine with Al Gaetz and Dick Pike, 1947 and two copy negatives with prints of Bruno Engler and Ella Mae Gibbons, ca.1947.
- Textual records are record book, 1945-1953, 62 p; and book layout.
- Name Access
- Gibbons, Bill
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Buildings and facilities
- Commerce and industry
- Education
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- 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
- electronic finding aid
- selected modern reference prints
- Creator
- Gibbons, Bill
- Category
- Arts
- Commerce and industry
- Education
- Environment
- 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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(L-R) Matthew Hunter (Wajee), John Bigstoney, Albert Bearspaw (Wâgi), Paul Poucette, Stanley Rollinmud
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- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Scope & Content
- [(L-R) Matthew Hunter (Wajee), John Bigstoney, Albert Bearspaw (Wâgi), Paul Poucette, Stanley Rollinmud- recognized by Roland Rollinmud's grandfather's gloves. These young men are dancers]*
- Date Range
- [1948]
- Reference Code
- V227 / 1746
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V227
- Sous-Fonds
- V227
- Accession Number
- n/a
- Reference Code
- V227 / 1746
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [1948]
- Physical Description
- 1 Negative
- Scope & Content
- [(L-R) Matthew Hunter (Wajee), John Bigstoney, Albert Bearspaw (Wâgi), Paul Poucette, Stanley Rollinmud- recognized by Roland Rollinmud's grandfather's gloves. These young men are dancers]*
- Name Access
- Bearspaw, Albert
- Bigstoney, John
- Gibbons, Bill
- Hunter, Matthew
- Poucette, Paul
- Rollinmud, Stanley
- Subject Access
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney Nakoda
- Stoney
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Gibbons, Bill
- Title Source
- Information provided by Stoney Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Stoney people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives.
- Content Details
- *Information provided by Stoney Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Stoney people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives.
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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Jake Twoyoungmen (Mînâ Wasiju), Stoney Nakoda
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- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of side profile of Jake Twoyoungmen (Mînâ Wasiju) in regalia.
- Date Range
- 1948
- Reference Code
- V227 / 3351
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M532 / V227
- Sous-Fonds
- V227
- Accession Number
- n/a
- Reference Code
- V227 / 3351
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Parallel Title
- Indian's Bears Paws
- Date Range
- 1948
- Physical Description
- 1 Negative
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of side profile of Jake Twoyoungmen (Mînâ Wasiju) in regalia.
- Name Access
- Gibbons, Bill
- Twoyoungmen, Jake
- Subject Access
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney Nakoda
- Stoney
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- Recognizing Relations number: RR 281
- Creator
- Gibbons, Bill
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- [Recognized by beadwork pattern. Mina-Wasiju, means Yankee Whiteman, Wasiju means land of the men with long knives (referring to the US cavalry)]* *Information provided by Stoney Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Stoney people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Two unknown men in regalia
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions49192
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Scope & Content
- [Movie location for "The Man in Green"] [Unknown men]
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950]
- Reference Code
- V227 / 3353
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V227
- Sous-Fonds
- V227
- Accession Number
- n/a
- Reference Code
- V227 / 3353
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950]
- Physical Description
- 1 Negative
- Scope & Content
- [Movie location for "The Man in Green"] [Unknown men]
- Name Access
- Gibbons, Bill
- Subject Access
- Films and film making
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney Nakoda
- Stoney
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Gibbons, Bill
- Title Source
- This image is part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Stoney people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives.
- Content Details
- This image is part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Stoney people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives.
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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Marlene OneSpot (left, seated)
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- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Scope & Content
- [Marlene OneSpot (left, seated)]*
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950]
- Reference Code
- V227 / 3635
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V227
- Sous-Fonds
- V227
- Accession Number
- n/a
- Reference Code
- V227 / 3635
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950]
- Physical Description
- 1 Negative
- Scope & Content
- [Marlene OneSpot (left, seated)]*
- Name Access
- Gibbons, Bill
- OneSpot, Marlene
- Subject Access
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney Nakoda
- Stoney
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Gibbons, Bill
- Title Source
- Information provided by Stoney Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Stoney people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives.
- Content Details
- [Marlene's mother was Bluebird woman, married to Isaiah Powderface -looks like Morley Stampede, 1 day event on Dominion Day.]* *Information provided by Stoney Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Stoney people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives.
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Chief Enos Hunter
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- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Date Range
- 1947
- Reference Code
- V227 / 3674
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V227
- Sous-Fonds
- V227
- Accession Number
- n/a
- Reference Code
- V227 / 3674
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1947
- Physical Description
- 1 Negative
- Name Access
- Gibbons, Bill
- Hunter, Enos
- Subject Access
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney Nakoda
- Stoney
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Gibbons, Bill
- Title Source
- Information provided by Stoney Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Stoney people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives.
- Content Details
- [Might be a Cree person - blanket pattern on beadwork] *Information provided by Stoney Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Stoney people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Unknown man on horse, Banff Indian Days
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- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Scope & Content
- [Unknown man on horse]
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950]
- Reference Code
- V227 / 3691
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M532 / V227
- Sous-Fonds
- V227
- Accession Number
- n/a
- Reference Code
- V227 / 3691
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950]
- Physical Description
- 1 Negative
- Scope & Content
- [Unknown man on horse]
- Name Access
- Gibbons, Bill
- Subject Access
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney Nakoda
- Stoney
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Gibbons, Bill
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- This image is part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Stoney people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives.
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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Unidentified woman on horse
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- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Scope & Content
- [Unknown woman on horse]
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950]
- Reference Code
- V227 / 3695
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M532 / V227
- Sous-Fonds
- V227
- Accession Number
- n/a
- Reference Code
- V227 / 3695
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Parallel Title
- Indian squaw on horse
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950]
- Physical Description
- 1 Negative
- Scope & Content
- [Unknown woman on horse]
- Notes
- Please note: Photographs within archival collections often contain caption and title text originally recorded by their creators. This information is part of a document's custodial history and are indications of nineteenth and early twentieth-century perceptions of Indigenous peoples. Researchers should interpret captions and titles within that context;.
- Name Access
- Gibbons, Bill
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney Nakoda
- Stoney
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Gibbons, Bill
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- This image is part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Stoney people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives. No identifications were possible.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Tom Kaquitts (Sûga Wakâ) (Dog God), Stoney Nakoda
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- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of Tom Kaquitts (Sûga Wakâ) (Dog God) during a performance with tipis and people seated in the background.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950]
- Reference Code
- V227 / 3724
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M532 / V227
- Sous-Fonds
- V227
- Accession Number
- n/a
- Reference Code
- V227 / 3724
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Parallel Title
- Banff Indian Days, Banff Springs Hotel
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950]
- Physical Description
- 1 Negative
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of Tom Kaquitts (Sûga Wakâ) (Dog God) during a performance with tipis and people seated in the background.
- Name Access
- Gibbons, Bill
- Kaquitts, Tom
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney Nakoda
- Stoney
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- NA-3878-13, Title: Chief Bearspaw, Stoney, dancing the celumet [sic] stem,Banff, Alberta, 1949 Recognizing Relations number: RR 288
- Creator
- Gibbons, Bill
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- [Can tell it is him by regalia and antics- looks like Banff Springs evening show]* *Information provided by Stoney Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Stoney people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo), Philip Godsell, Tom Kaquitts (Sûga Wakâ) (Dog God)
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- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo), Philip Godsell and Tom Kaquitts (Sûga Wakâ) (Dog God) in performance or ceremony at Banff Indian Days.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950]
- Reference Code
- V227 / 3732
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M532 / V227
- Sous-Fonds
- V227
- Accession Number
- n/a
- Reference Code
- V227 / 3732
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Parallel Title
- Banff Indian Days, Banff Springs Hotel
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950]
- Physical Description
- 1 Negative
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo), Philip Godsell and Tom Kaquitts (Sûga Wakâ) (Dog God) in performance or ceremony at Banff Indian Days.
- Name Access
- Gibbons, Bill
- Godsell, Philip
- Kaquitts, Tom
- McLean, George
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney Nakoda
- Stoney
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- NA-3878-20 Title: Walking Buffalo, Stoney shaman, lighting medicine pipe, Banff, Alberta Recognizing Relations number: RR 289
- Creator
- Gibbons, Bill
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- *Information provided by Stoney Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Stoney people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives.
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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