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The passing of KAH-KEE-SEE-KOO-CHIN: The last of Canada's cannibals / by Fred A. Bagley. -- [before 1945]. -- 1 textual record (10 p.). -- Fred A. Bagley, 1858-1945, was a North West Mounted Police officer before retiring to Banff, Alberta. -- Manuscript is a dramatized account of a 1879 case invol…
Date Range
1945
Reference Code
M8 / accn. 534
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6 / Item
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6 / Item
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M8 / V8 / S8
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M8
Accession Number
534
Reference Code
M8 / accn. 534
Date Range
1945
Physical Description
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The passing of KAH-KEE-SEE-KOO-CHIN: The last of Canada's cannibals / by Fred A. Bagley. -- [before 1945]. -- 1 textual record (10 p.). -- Fred A. Bagley, 1858-1945, was a North West Mounted Police officer before retiring to Banff, Alberta. -- Manuscript is a dramatized account of a 1879 case involving a Cree First Nation man hanged for murder and cannibalization of his family at Fort Saskat- chewan in the North West Territories. Bagley guarded the prisoner. Manuscript was written many years after the crime. -- Gift of Muriel Gratz, 1969.
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Samuel E. S. Allen papers : 1945. -- Copy made ca.1985. -- 1 textual record. -- Samuel E. S. Allen, 1874-1945, was a mountaineer from Philadelphia, U.S.A. who first visited the Rockies and Selkirks in 1891. He returned in 1893 to climb in the Lake Louise area with Walter D. Wilcox, a fellow Yale s…
Date Range
1945
Reference Code
M8 / accn. 4082
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6 / Item
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6 / Item
Fonds Number
M8 / V8 / S8
Sous-Fonds
M8
Accession Number
4082
Reference Code
M8 / accn. 4082
Date Range
1945
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Textual Record
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Samuel E. S. Allen papers : 1945. -- Copy made ca.1985. -- 1 textual record. -- Samuel E. S. Allen, 1874-1945, was a mountaineer from Philadelphia, U.S.A. who first visited the Rockies and Selkirks in 1891. He returned in 1893 to climb in the Lake Louise area with Walter D. Wilcox, a fellow Yale student. Allen explored Paradise Valley and in subsequent years explored the Moraine Lake, Valley of the Ten Peaks and Lake O'Hara regions, making numerous ascents and assigning many Stoney Nakoda names to geographic features. Soon after, his career was cut short by mental illness. -- Papers are last will and testament and probate proceedings. -- Gift of Mary Ann Kae, 1985.
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Photograph of Banff Winter Carnival taken by Lewis Taylor.

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Date Range
ca. 1940-1944
Reference Code
V8 / accn. 7917
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6 / Item
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6 / Item
Accession Number
7917
Reference Code
V8 / accn. 7917
Date Range
ca. 1940-1944
Physical Description
1 b/w copy print.
History / Biographical
Lewis Taylor was a member of the RAF, stationed in Alberta during World War II.
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Photographs by Robert Hallett showing A. Y. Jackson at the Homestead Hotel (July 1946) and also with Banff School of Fine Arts students (sitting in front with A. Y. Jackson is Lorne Finkbiener of Winnipeg) at the Homestead Hotel (1945).

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Date Range
1945-1946
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V8 / accn. 7918
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6 / Item
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Accession Number
7918
Reference Code
V8 / accn. 7918
Date Range
1945-1946
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3 b/w negatives
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Percy Moreland May letter and photographs.

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Letter is to his daughter, Betty May, 1938, including sketch of Chinese houseboy. Photocopies include P. M. May's obituary and Google search results on his artwork. Photographic views includes: portrait of P. M. May, Banff area views (1933) and also colour print of Mt. Edith Cavell (1963) by Jo Tho…
Date Range
1933-1963
Reference Code
M8 / accn. 7920
V8 / accn. 7920
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6 / Item
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6 / Item
Accession Number
7920
Reference Code
M8 / accn. 7920
V8 / accn. 7920
Date Range
1933-1963
Physical Description
4 textual record ;
11 photographs: prints & negative
History / Biographical
Percy Moreland May (1886-1966) was born in Birkenhead, England and came to Canada in 1925. Visited the Rockies ca. 1933. Percy M. May had painted with A. Y. Jackson, knew Arthur Lismer and regularly exhibited his works with the Montreal Arts Club.
Scope & Content
Letter is to his daughter, Betty May, 1938, including sketch of Chinese houseboy. Photocopies include P. M. May's obituary and Google search results on his artwork. Photographic views includes: portrait of P. M. May, Banff area views (1933) and also colour print of Mt. Edith Cavell (1963) by Jo Thomas.
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Miscellaneous views of Banff Indian Days

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Photographs. -- [ca.1900-ca.1940]. -- 13 photographs : prints. -- Miscellaneous views of Banff Indian Days, royal visits, etc. -- Gift of Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery, 1972. -- In part, copies of originals in possession of Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery.
Date Range
ca. 1900 - ca. 1940
Reference Code
V8 / accn. 1451
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6 / Item
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6 / Item
Fonds Number
M8 / V8 / S8
Sous-Fonds
V8
Accession Number
1451
Reference Code
V8 / accn. 1451
Date Range
ca. 1900 - ca. 1940
Physical Description
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Scope & Content
Photographs. -- [ca.1900-ca.1940]. -- 13 photographs : prints. -- Miscellaneous views of Banff Indian Days, royal visits, etc. -- Gift of Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery, 1972. -- In part, copies of originals in possession of Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery.
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Banff Indian Days camp

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Photographs. -- [ca.1940]. -- 2 photographs : prints; oversize. -- Photographs are of Banff Indian Days camp, ca.1945, by Norman Vanderlinder, Calgary; and Mount Rundle, ca.1935, by George Noble, hand-tinted. -- Gift of Carolyn Fleming, 1990. Norman Vanderlinder (b.ca.1900) was the donor's great-un…
Date Range
1940 - 1945
Reference Code
V8 / accn. 5876
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6 / Item
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6 / Item
Fonds Number
M8 / V8 / S8
Sous-Fonds
V8
Accession Number
5876
Reference Code
V8 / accn. 5876
Date Range
1940 - 1945
Physical Description
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Scope & Content
Photographs. -- [ca.1940]. -- 2 photographs : prints; oversize. -- Photographs are of Banff Indian Days camp, ca.1945, by Norman Vanderlinder, Calgary; and Mount Rundle, ca.1935, by George Noble, hand-tinted. -- Gift of Carolyn Fleming, 1990. Norman Vanderlinder (b.ca.1900) was the donor's great-uncle.
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Riding High in the Canadian Rockies

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Films are "Riding High in the Canadian Rockies," pertaining to trail riding in Banff and the Rocky Mountains, camps, scenic views; and film pertaining to Banff Indian Days. -- Title based on accession record. -- Purchase from Colophon Books, Vancouver, 1980. -- Film summaries and video reference c…
Date Range
1920 - 1950
Reference Code
V8 / accn. 6660
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6 / Item
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6 / Item
Fonds Number
M8 / V8 / S8
Sous-Fonds
V8
Accession Number
6660
Reference Code
V8 / accn. 6660
Date Range
1920 - 1950
Physical Description
2 motion pictures
Scope & Content
Films are "Riding High in the Canadian Rockies," pertaining to trail riding in Banff and the Rocky Mountains, camps, scenic views; and film pertaining to Banff Indian Days. -- Title based on accession record. -- Purchase from Colophon Books, Vancouver, 1980. -- Film summaries and video reference copies available.
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Stoney Nakoda family in Banff

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Photographs. -- [before 1950]. -- 2 photographs : prints. -- Stoney Nakoda family in Banff, n.d.; 3 unidentified women (on reverse: me & friends at summer school, Banff), n.d. -- Source unknown
Date Range
1900 - 1950
Reference Code
V8 / accn. 7226
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6 / Item
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6 / Item
Fonds Number
M8 / V8 / S8
Sous-Fonds
V8
Accession Number
7226
Reference Code
V8 / accn. 7226
Date Range
1900 - 1950
Physical Description
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Scope & Content
Photographs. -- [before 1950]. -- 2 photographs : prints. -- Stoney Nakoda family in Banff, n.d.; 3 unidentified women (on reverse: me & friends at summer school, Banff), n.d. -- Source unknown
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Indoor Group Photo at Banff Winter Carnival

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Scope & Content
12.5" x 16" silver gelatin print depicting a community gathering at the Banff Winter Carnival.
Date Range
[ca.1910 to ca. 1940]
Reference Code
V8 /2019.37/PA-1
Description Level
6 / Item
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Photograph
Photograph print
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Archives General File Collection
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M8 / V8 / S8
Sous-Fonds
V8
Accession Number
2019.37
Reference Code
V8 /2019.37/PA-1
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Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
[ca.1910 to ca. 1940]
Physical Description
Photographs: 1 print; b&w
History / Biographical
Image is from the Banff Winter Carnival, date unknown. Many of the figures are named by the donor on an accompanying photocopy of the print.
Scope & Content
12.5" x 16" silver gelatin print depicting a community gathering at the Banff Winter Carnival.
Notes
In addition to those named in the name access, there is also a figure identified on the photocopy as Mrs. Ferguson (first name unknown).
Name Access
Smith, Helen
Wignall, Christine
Styles, Shirley
Squires, Joe
Squires, Margaret
Wielie, Honey
Wielie, Hank
Steeves, Kay
Mazzilo, Shirley
Wavier, Lila
Smith, Harry
Black, Alma
Subject Access
Banff Winter Carnival
Community events
Geographic Access
Banff
Alberta
Canada
Language
English
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