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Mann family annotated postcard collection
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of annotated souvenir postcards sent to Walter and Richard Mann from various friends and relatives between ca.1905-1920. Postcard images pertain to views in and around Banff and the Canadian Rockies, including views of Lake Louise, Edmonton, Lake O'Hara and Glacier National Park.
- Date Range
- 1905
- [1910-1920]
- 1916
- 1920
- Reference Code
- M8 / accn. 3151 / 1 to 9
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Sous-Fonds
- M8
- Accession Number
- 3151
- Reference Code
- M8 / accn. 3151 / 1 to 9
- Date Range
- 1905
- [1910-1920]
- 1916
- 1920
- Physical Description
- 9 annotated postcards
- Scope & Content
- File consists of annotated souvenir postcards sent to Walter and Richard Mann from various friends and relatives between ca.1905-1920. Postcard images pertain to views in and around Banff and the Canadian Rockies, including views of Lake Louise, Edmonton, Lake O'Hara and Glacier National Park.
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Tourism
- Family and personal life
- Mountains
- Landscapes
- Trains
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Edmonton
- British Columbia
- Glacier National Park
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Postcards are stored in mylar sleeves
- Related Material
- M8/accn.1430
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- 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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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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Rocky Mountain Postcards
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 24 black and white and colour postcards. File contains miscellaneous views of the Rocky Mountains. Subjects include Castle Mountain, Lake Louise, Victoria Glacier, Sinclair Canyon, Three Sisters, Moraine Lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks, Emerald Lake and Mount Burgess, Mount Ste…
- Date Range
- [ca.1930 - ca.1940]
- Reference Code
- V8 / accn. 5398 / PG - (1 to 24)
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 5398
- Reference Code
- V8 / accn. 5398 / PG - (1 to 24)
- GMD
- Photograph
- Postcard
- Date Range
- [ca.1930 - ca.1940]
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 24 postcards, b&w, colour
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 24 black and white and colour postcards. File contains miscellaneous views of the Rocky Mountains. Subjects include Castle Mountain, Lake Louise, Victoria Glacier, Sinclair Canyon, Three Sisters, Moraine Lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks, Emerald Lake and Mount Burgess, Mount Stephen and Kicking Horse River, Cathedral Mountain, Pilot Mountain, the Great Divide monument, Banff main street with Cascade Mountain, Chateau Lake Louise swimming pool, Mount Temple, Mount Fairview, Mount Saddleback, Mount Aberdeen, Bow Falls, Lake Louise lakeside trail with Mount Lefroy, the Giant Steps in Paradise Valley, Mount Assiniboine with Lake Magog, Banff Springs Hotel, Mount Rundle with Echo River, West Portal of the Connaught Tunnel at Glacier, B.C., and Spiral Tunnels at Field, British Columbia. Photographers and publishers include Byron Harmon and The Camera Products Co.
- Geographic Access
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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potentially offensive content.
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