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Canadian Pacific Railway Lantern Slides
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of 14 lantern slides [ca.1900-ca.1925]. Slides are views along the Canadian Pacific Railway.
- Date Range
- [c. 1905]
- Reference Code
- V8 / 5486 / PS - 1 to PS - 14
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Transparency
- Lantern slide
14 images
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- Accession Number: 5486
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 5486
- Reference Code
- V8 / 5486 / PS - 1 to PS - 14
- Date Range
- [c. 1905]
- Physical Description
- 14 photographs : b&w and col. slides ; 10.2 x 8.2 cm
- History / Biographical
- The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) was officially formed in Februray, 1881, to construct a railroad that would link the eastern provinces with British Columbia, a key component of the Canadian Confederation of 1867. Headed by William C. Van Horne as General Manager, the railroad arrived in the Canadian Rockies in 1883 and a siding was established just east of present-day Banff. When railroad workers discovered a natural hot spring on the south side of the Bow River, Van Horne ordered the construction of a hotel that would house visitors brought in by train to visit the springs. Construction of the Banff Springs Hotel finished in 1888 and joined a handful of CPR hotels throughout the Rocky and Selkirk Mountain ranges. The popularity of the hot springs and surrounding area led to the formation of a national park and to the town of Banff. After construction of the railway had completed, the CPR continued to survey and document the Rocky Mountains alongside federal agencies like the Department of the Interior and private outfitters. Utilizing coloured lantern slides the CPR was able to showcase the mountains as both tourist and settlement destinations. Magic lantern shows of these slides could be used for administrative purposes by the company to showcase land holdings and investments or in public shows as advertisements of the new railway.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of 14 lantern slides [ca.1900-ca.1925]. Slides are views along the Canadian Pacific Railway.
- Name Access
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Subject Access
- Lantern slide
- Education
- Tourism
- Travel and Exploration
- Trains
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- All slides were cleaned prior to scanning.
- Creator
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://cpconnectingcanada.ca/#building-the-railway
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Movie Theatre Lantern Slides
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of lantern slides used in Banff movie theatre. Includes announcements and advertisements.
- Date Range
- [ca.1915]
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2860 / PS - 1 to PS - 42
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Lantern slide
- Transparency
43 images
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- Accession Number: 2860
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2860
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2860 / PS - 1 to PS - 42
- Date Range
- [ca.1915]
- Physical Description
- 42 photographs : b&w and col. slides ; 10 x 8.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- Lantern slides were regularly used in movie theatres into the 1930's to advertise upcoming films, mark intermissions, encourage viewers to visit the conession stand, and provide general announcements. Slides could be provided by the studio with official film images or promotions - more often they were handmade title slides featuring simple images and text.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of lantern slides used in Banff movie theatre. Includes announcements and advertisements.
- Notes
- PS-37 contains typed text on clear celullose between two panes of glass bound with clear tape. The celullose insert is badly discoloured and warped, the text is badly faded. The text reads "BANKHEAD VETERANS CLUB A GENERAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS WILL BE HELD IN THE CLUB ROOMS RIGHT AFTER THIS SHOW."
- Name Access
- Lux Cinema
- Movie theatre
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- All slides cleaned prior to scanning. Single-pane handwritten slides require delicate cleaning around the text.
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- Creator
- Lux Cinema
- Category
- Arts
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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