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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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Banff Social Studies Report with prints
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- A typed text report on Banff 14 pages long - the text has been heavily edited throughout with white-out and additional pieces of paper glued overtop of written text. Accompanying the text are 26 images and 4 maps, two of which are hand-drawn as overlays of the others. The report follows the story o…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1965-1969]
- Reference Code
- M8 / 2021.17
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / S8 / V8
- Sous-Fonds
- M8
- Sub-Series
- Accession number: 2021.17
- Accession Number
- 2021.17
- Reference Code
- M8 / 2021.17
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- [ca. 1965-1969]
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records (32 pages ; 21.6 x 27.9 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- A typed text report on Banff 14 pages long - the text has been heavily edited throughout with white-out and additional pieces of paper glued overtop of written text. Accompanying the text are 26 images and 4 maps, two of which are hand-drawn as overlays of the others. The report follows the story of a family named West from Calgary visiting their cousins, the Cunninghams, in Banff sometime in the late 1960s, which is also when it is believed the report was written. It is unclear if the families are real or fictitious. The report describes in some detail the history of the area, features around town, environment, commerce, wildlife, and community and ends with a series of questions, presumably posed to students. The accompanying prints relate to the topics in the report and are numbered to correspond correctly - some prints have typed text notations attached either to the back or the front along an edge. Two prints show the town of Banff from the top of Tunnel Mountain and a Mylar sheet has been laid overtop of each with landmarks, streets, and buildings noted in blue ink. Contents of the images include the afore mentioned aerial views, the Administration Building grounds, shops along Banff Avenue (which clearly show shop-front windows, signs, cars, and peoples' outfits), the original Whyte Museum building, the Banff High School, the Cave & Basin cave and pools, various wildlife, and Banff Indian Days.
- Notes
- Some prints came from the Canadian Government Travel Bureau, as indicated either in the typed notations or stamped on the back of the print.
- Subject Access
- Academics
- Animal Paddock
- Animals
- Architecture
- Automobiles
- Banff Avenue
- Banff Community High School
- Banff High School
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Library
- Bears
- Big Horn Sheep
- Bison
- Bridges
- Buffalo Block
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Castle Mountain
- Cave and Basin
- Chairlifts and gondolas
- Children
- Deer
- First Nations
- History
- Historical Banff
- Holidays
- Indigenous Peoples
- Mountains
- Photography
- School
- Tourism
- Travel
- Vintage
- White Block
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- Copyright : Copyright on textual records resides with author/s until date calculated by term rules in copyright legislation
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Annie Wiseman postcard collection
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 31 postcards collected by Annie (Creagh) Wiseman between ca.1920-1940. Postcards pertain to natural views and tourist attractions in Banff, Lake Louise, the Great Divide, Kicking Horse Canyon and other nearby areas. Some postcards are annotated with correspondence sent between Anni…
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1940]
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2022.10
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2022.10
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2022.10
- GMD
- Postcard
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1940]
- Physical Description
- 31 commercial postcards
- History / Biographical
- Annie (Creagh) Wiseman (1891-1972) was born in Deptford, England, where she married Stanley Wilfred Ernest Wiseman. The couple had one daughter, Ethel, before moving to Winnipeg. The family returned to England following the outbreak of World War I, in which Stanley served as a Private in the 61st Battalion, Canadian Infantry. Annie and Ethel later returned to Winnipeg, where Stanley joined them following a serious injury which he sustained in active duty. In Winnipeg, Annie and Stanley had two more children: a daughter (Hilda) and a son (Stanley). Stanley Sr. worked as a foreman for Canadian Pacific Railway, which enabled Annie to travel throughout the Canadian Rockies and other regions by train for free or a reduced price. Annie collected postcards from her travels, which included numerous visits to Banff National Park. Annie, Stanley Sr. and their two youngest children permanently settled in Victoria, B.C. in 1935.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 31 postcards collected by Annie (Creagh) Wiseman between ca.1920-1940. Postcards pertain to natural views and tourist attractions in Banff, Lake Louise, the Great Divide, Kicking Horse Canyon and other nearby areas. Some postcards are annotated with correspondence sent between Annie, her children (including Hilda and Ethel), and friends of the Wiseman family.
- Name Access
- Wiseman, Annie
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Banff National Park
- Bow Lake
- Castle Mountain
- Sulphur Mountain
- Canmore
- Lake Louise
- Field
- Language
- English
- Category
- Tourism
- Exploration and travel
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://cgwp.uvic.ca/person.php?pid=181701
- Most information in bio collected from donor, Annie Wiseman's granddaughter, Patty Pitts (daughter of Hilda [Wiseman] Pitts)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Lake Louise Lodge Photograph
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 b/w Lake Louise Lodge postcard photograph with room/cabin rates
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1940]
- Reference Code
- V8 / 8127
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Series
- V8 / 8127
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 8127
- Reference Code
- V8 / 8127
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1940]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 b/w Lake Louise Lodge postcard photograph with room/cabin rates
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Category
- Tourism
- Exploration and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Group of hunters: B. Ward, E. Gammon, J. M. Brooks, T. W. Mitchell, R. R. Rymill, J. R. Rymill
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 b&w photograph, matted, framed with identifications for group of hunters: B. Ward, E. Gammon, J. M. Brooks, T. W. Mitchell, R. R. Rymill, J. R. Rymill
- Date Range
- [ca.1925 - 1935]
- Reference Code
- V8 / 8162 / PA - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Series
- V8 / 8162
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 8162
- Reference Code
- V8 / 8162 / PA - 1
- Date Range
- [ca.1925 - 1935]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 b&w photograph, matted, framed with identifications for group of hunters: B. Ward, E. Gammon, J. M. Brooks, T. W. Mitchell, R. R. Rymill, J. R. Rymill
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Category
- Tourism
- Exploration and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Paddy, 'official' Greeter at Banff Station and Bill Young's Retirement
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- 1 page from Spanner (CPR) magazine, a tribute to dog Paddy, 'official' greeter at Banff Station, June 1958 1 article from Crag & Canyon re: Bill Young's retirement, November 1, 1961
- Date Range
- 1958 - 1961
- Reference Code
- M8 / 8128
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Newspaper clipping
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Series
- M8 / 8128
- Sous-Fonds
- M8
- Accession Number
- 8128
- Reference Code
- M8 / 8128
- Date Range
- 1958 - 1961
- Physical Description
- .5 cm textual records
- Scope & Content
- 1 page from Spanner (CPR) magazine, a tribute to dog Paddy, 'official' greeter at Banff Station, June 1958
- 1 article from Crag & Canyon re: Bill Young's retirement, November 1, 1961
- Name Access
- Young, Bill
- Subject Access
- Tourism
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Category
- Tourism
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Ghost River Dam
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- 87 photos of various sizes showing the construction of the Ghost River Dam ca 1929. Some of the photos are annotated by John Leabourne Shearer
- Date Range
- ca. 1929
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2018.9007
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Series
- V8 / 8128
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 8128
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2018.9007
- Date Range
- ca. 1929
- Physical Description
- 87 photographs : b&w
- Scope & Content
- 87 photos of various sizes showing the construction of the Ghost River Dam ca 1929. Some of the photos are annotated by John Leabourne Shearer
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Category
- Tourism
- Natural resources
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Bow Valley Legionaires Hockey Team
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of four photographs of Bow Valley Legionnaires Hockey team, 1 photograph is of the hockey team in 1970 and 3 photographs are from individual players. Three of the photographs have written identifications. Clifford Powderface ca. 1964 Charles Powderface ca. 1964 Jack MacAwlay, Barry Co…
- Date Range
- 1964 - 1970
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2023.04
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Series
- V8 / 2023.04
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 8128
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2023.04
- Date Range
- 1964 - 1970
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w ; 7 x 10 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of four photographs of Bow Valley Legionnaires Hockey team, 1 photograph is of the hockey team in 1970 and 3 photographs are from individual players. Three of the photographs have written identifications.
- Clifford Powderface ca. 1964
- Charles Powderface ca. 1964
- Jack MacAwlay, Barry Comin, John Powell, Kenny Powell, John MacAwlay, Doug Hildebrande, Gordie Kitsul, Gordie Krowchuk, Roy Cummings, Bobby McKenzie, Kyle Montgomerie, Bill Robinson, Ed Polutnik
- Name Access
- Powderface, Clifford Powderface, Charles
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Ron Duke
- Category
- Tourism
- Natural resources
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Snap Shots of Banf Trip 1937
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 leather painted cover photograph album with handwritten descriptions dated July 1937 with 9 images, ca 32 loose photographs. Images are of Banff National Park and surrounding area, include views of Lake Louise, Turner Valley, and the Great Divide.
- Date Range
- 1937
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2014.8276
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Series
- V8 / 2014.8276
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2014.8276
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2014.8276
- Date Range
- 1937
- Physical Description
- 1 album (41 photographs : b&w ; 8 x 16 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 leather painted cover photograph album with handwritten descriptions dated July 1937 with 9 images, ca 32 loose photographs. Images are of Banff National Park and surrounding area, include views of Lake Louise, Turner Valley, and the Great Divide.
- Subject Access
- Tourism
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Category
- Tourism
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Snap Shots of Banf Trip 1937
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57272
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 leather painted cover photograph album with handwritten descriptions dated July 1937 with 9 images, ca 32 loose photographs. Images are of Banff National Park and surrounding area, include views of Lake Louise, Turner Valley, and the Great Divide.
- Date Range
- 1937
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2014.8276 / 1 - 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Series
- V8 / 2014.8276
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2014.8276
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2014.8276 / 1 - 2
- Date Range
- 1937
- Physical Description
- 1 album (41 photographs : b&w ; 8 x 16 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 leather painted cover photograph album with handwritten descriptions dated July 1937 with 9 images, ca 32 loose photographs. Images are of Banff National Park and surrounding area, include views of Lake Louise, Turner Valley, and the Great Divide.
- Subject Access
- Tourism
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Category
- Tourism
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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