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Adelia Woodworth scrapbook and Banff minutes book
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- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one scrapbook produced by Adelia Woodworth and dated 1915. Scrapbook was previously used as a minutes book for community meetings held in Banff. First 10 pages contain news clippings and various typed poems and songs, as well as paper images of King Edward VII, flags of the world …
- Date Range
- 1892 - 1895
- 1915
- Reference Code
- M74 / IV / A / 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- M74 / IV : Family, friends and community records
- Sous-Fonds
- M74
- Sub-Series
- M74 / IV / A : 1886 - 1920
- Accession Number
- 3109
- Reference Code
- M74 / IV / A / 2
- Date Range
- 1892 - 1895
- 1915
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records (1 scrapbook : 88 pages ; 21 x 32 cm)
- History / Biographical
- Adelia Woodworth Nickerson (1902 - 1977) was the ninth child of Elizabeth and Benjamin F. Woodworth, and was born and raised in Banff. Adelia married Nick Nickerson and later moved to Prince Rupert, British Columbia.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one scrapbook produced by Adelia Woodworth and dated 1915. Scrapbook was previously used as a minutes book for community meetings held in Banff. First 10 pages contain news clippings and various typed poems and songs, as well as paper images of King Edward VII, flags of the world and a loose page from the Artistic Publishing Co., Ltd in London. The following 76 pages contain minutes and general notes from meetings in Banff from 1892-1895, naming R.G. Brett, Benjamin Woodworth Sr. and others. Two pages near end of book have additional notes on Australian Cadets.
- Notes
- First page of early meeting minutes/original notes from minutes book are obscured by news clippings pasted on top
- Notes on Australian Cadets in book possibly added ca. 1915 by Adelia Woodworth.
- Subject Access
- Community events
- Communities
- Animals
- Settlement
- Poetry
- Portrait
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- England
- London
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply due to physical condition
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Item has been tied with unbleached cotton string to secure binding and pages together
- Fragile condition, handle with caution
- Creator
- Adelia Woodworth
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://albertaonrecord.ca/woodworth-family-fonds
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff community, clubs, sports
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- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 photograph prints with matboard backings. Content pertains to a boys' Canmore hockey team group photograph, Benjamin Woodworth Sr. posing with a moose, a group photograph of the Kiwanis Club's regional presidents in 1962 including Forest "Pop" Kidney, the Banff Curling Club ca. 1…
- Date Range
- 1910
- [ca. 1930 - ca. 1935]
- 1962
- Reference Code
- V324 / IV / E / PA - 1 to 5 (O.S.)
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- V324 / IV : Family, friends and community records
- Sous-Fonds
- V324
- Sub-Series
- V324 / IV / E : Maude Kidney Collection
- Accession Number
- 3109
- Reference Code
- V324 / IV / E / PA - 1 to 5 (O.S.)
- Date Range
- 1910
- [ca. 1930 - ca. 1935]
- 1962
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs : b&w prints ; 31.5 x 37 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 photograph prints with matboard backings. Content pertains to a boys' Canmore hockey team group photograph, Benjamin Woodworth Sr. posing with a moose, a group photograph of the Kiwanis Club's regional presidents in 1962 including Forest "Pop" Kidney, the Banff Curling Club ca. 1910, and a class photograph of students, possibly from Banff High School.
- Notes
- Most dates are estimates provided by the Processing Archivist
- Photographs in this file were accompanied by notes made shortly before or after accession in 1979 giving names/contextual information about photographs. Some notes are by Jim Deegan, 1987. Information has been transferred to the back of each photograph.
- Name Access
- Holmes, Louis
- Watts, Wes
- Edwards, Jack
- Michaeluk, Art
- Hoggard, Wilfred
- Jensen, Walter
- Wilson, Bill
- McLeod, Doris
- Ross, Jean
- Burkett, Elsie
- Language, Edith
- Dingal, Olive
- Howard, Jack
- Clark, Alex
- Roots, Jim
- Kidney, Forest H. (Pop)
- Subject Access
- Kiwanis Club
- Community events
- Club
- Sports
- Curling
- School
- Banff High School
- Animals
- Buffalo
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Canmore
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items have been placed flat in oversize storage, interleaved with acid-free paper
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Names provided by previous researcher: V324 / IV / E / PA - 1 (O.S.) : Front row: Louis Holmes, Wes Watts, Jack Edwards, Art Michaeluk, Wilfred Hoggard Back row: Walter Jensen, Bill Wilson "Canmore Team" V324 / IV / E / PA - 2 (O.S.) : "Benjamin Woodworth in Buffalo Paddocks Banff National Park" V324 / IV / E / PA - 5 (O.S.) : Doris McLeod, Jean Ross, Elsie Burkett, Edith Language, Olive Dingal, Jack Howard, Alex Clark, Jim Roots
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff hockey, Kidney family home
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- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 negative photographs pertaining to members of the Banff Juveniles Hockey Team [1942-1943], the Kidney family home in Banff and a front view of Kidney Kabins.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1925]
- [ca. 1940]
- 1942 - 1943
- Reference Code
- V324 / IV / B / NA - 1 to 5
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74
- V324
- Series
- V324 / IV : Family, friends and community records
- Sous-Fonds
- V324
- Sub-Series
- V324 / IV / B : 1921 - 1945
- Accession Number
- 2016.8581
- Reference Code
- V324 / IV / B / NA - 1 to 5
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca. 1925]
- [ca. 1940]
- 1942 - 1943
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs : b&w negatives; 7.5 x 12.5 cm and 5.5 x 5.5 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 negative photographs pertaining to members of the Banff Juveniles Hockey Team [1942-1943], the Kidney family home in Banff and a front view of Kidney Kabins.
- Notes
- Dates provided, excluding 1942 - 1943, are estimates provided by the Processing Archivist based on content of images.
- Text naming individual hockey players in image V324 / IV / B / NA - 1 is illegible in its current physical format [too small] but may be legible when digitized.
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Property
- Businesses
- Children
- Sports
- Winter sports
- Hockey
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- N/A
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Collected materials, commercial postcards
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- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 41 commercial postcards, mostly produced in Banff by Byron Harmon. Content pertains to Banff and the Canadian Rockies; sports including snowshoeing, hiking, curling and boating; landscapes nd mountain views; multiple hotels in and near Banff [the Banff Springs Hotel, Chateau Lake L…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1905 - ca. 1910]
- 1912
- 1915
- [ca. 1920]
- [ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]
- [ca. 1960]
- Reference Code
- V324 / VI / PG - 1 to 41
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- V324 / VI : Collected materials
- Sous-Fonds
- V324
- Accession Number
- 2016.8581
- Reference Code
- V324 / VI / PG - 1 to 41
- GMD
- Postcard
- Responsibility
- Produced by Byron Harmon, Canadian Postcard Co. Ltd., Valentine - Black Co. Ltd, G & W Fear Photographers, Dexter Press Inc.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1905 - ca. 1910]
- 1912
- 1915
- [ca. 1920]
- [ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]
- [ca. 1960]
- Physical Description
- 41 postcards : b&w and col. ; 10 x 14.5 cm and 9 x 14 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 41 commercial postcards, mostly produced in Banff by Byron Harmon. Content pertains to Banff and the Canadian Rockies; sports including snowshoeing, hiking, curling and boating; landscapes nd mountain views; multiple hotels in and near Banff [the Banff Springs Hotel, Chateau Lake Louise, Cascade Hotel and Mount Royal Hotel]; Banff's fish hatchery; hoodoo rock formations; animals at the Banff Zoo including bears and buffalo, and other local wildlife; the Cave and Basin; a military base camp in Petawawa, Ontario where Forest Kidney was stationed in World War I; and the Bank of Commerce building in Toronto.
- Notes
- Some dates are estimates provided by the Processing Archivist
- Name Access
- Harmon, Byron
- Kidney, Forest H. (Pop)
- Subject Access
- Mountain
- Hiking
- Sports
- Winter sports
- Curling
- Snowshoes and snowshoeing
- Hotel
- Banff Spring Hotel
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Cascade Hotel
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Swimming
- Hot Springs
- Landscapes
- Boats
- Geological formation
- Animals
- Buffalo
- Bear
- Train
- Travel
- World War I
- Military
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Cave and Basin
- Robson Glacier
- Bankhead
- Lake Louise
- British Columbia
- Field
- Bow River
- Castle Mountain
- Mount Rundle
- France
- Arras
- Ontario
- Petawawa
- Toronto
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- One item with adhesive stains on back has been placed in mylar to protect adjacent items
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Commercial postcards
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54599
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 20 commercial postcards, mostly produced by Byron Harmon, of Banff and the Canadian Rockies. Content pertains to winter sports (hockey, snowshoeing, skiing, curling, ski jumping, etc.), wildlife, the town of Banff and some locations in Eastern British Columbia. Some postcards are a…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900 - ca. 1910]
- 1912 - 1916
- 1922
- Reference Code
- V324 / IV / E / PG - 1 to 20
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- V324 / IV : Family, friends and community records
- Sous-Fonds
- V324
- Sub-Series
- V324 / IV / E : Maude Kidney Collection
- Accession Number
- 3109
- Reference Code
- V324 / IV / E / PG - 1 to 20
- GMD
- Postcard
- Responsibility
- Produced by Byron Harmon, V & Sons, Gowen Sutton Co. Ltd., Vancouver, George Noble, Novelty Mfg. Co. Ltd., Montreal
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900 - ca. 1910]
- 1912 - 1916
- 1922
- Physical Description
- 20 postcards : b&w and col. ; 14 x 9 cm and 13.5 x 8.5 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 20 commercial postcards, mostly produced by Byron Harmon, of Banff and the Canadian Rockies. Content pertains to winter sports (hockey, snowshoeing, skiing, curling, ski jumping, etc.), wildlife, the town of Banff and some locations in Eastern British Columbia. Some postcards are annotated with dates/brief details. One postcard dated 1913 contains letter addressed to Flora Woodworth from her cousin, Mary Woodworth, with stamp affixed [see "Full Text"].
- Notes
- Some dates are estimates provided by the Processing Archivist
- Photographs in this file were accompanied by notes made shortly before or after accession in 1979 giving names/contextual information about photographs. Some notes are by Jim Deegan, 1987. Information has been transferred to the back of each photograph.
- Name Access
- Harmon, Byron
- Noble, George
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Tourism
- Sports
- Winter sports
- Hockey
- Snowshoes and snowshoeing
- Mountain
- Landscapes
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Animals
- Bears
- Hunting
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Hotel
- Ice sculpture
- Horses
- Ski jumping
- Children
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- British Columbia
- Field
- Bow River
- Glacier
- Cascade Mountain
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Heavily annotated postcard with affixed stamp [item V324 / IV / E / PG - 12] has been placed in mylar to prevent ink transfer.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Early Banff and Woodworth family prints
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- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of three photograph prints on individual construction paper/thick paper mounts. Content pertains to members of the Woodworth family outside an early homestead in Banff [1886]; the first community picnic in Banff [1888]; and numerous members of the Woodworth family outside their home i…
- Date Range
- 1886
- 1888
- [ca. 1905]
- Reference Code
- V324 / IV / A / PA - 130 to 132
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- V324 / IV : Family, friends and community records
- Sous-Fonds
- V324
- Sub-Series
- V324 / IV / A : 1886 - 1920
- Accession Number
- 2016.8581
- Reference Code
- V324 / IV / A / PA - 130 to 132
- Responsibility
- Image of Banff picnic attributed to S. A. Smyth
- Date Range
- 1886
- 1888
- [ca. 1905]
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : b&w prints ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller on paper mount
- Scope & Content
- File consists of three photograph prints on individual construction paper/thick paper mounts. Content pertains to members of the Woodworth family outside an early homestead in Banff [1886]; the first community picnic in Banff [1888]; and numerous members of the Woodworth family outside their home in Banff [ca. 1905]. Items are annotated with names, dates and other relevant information on paper backings.
- Name Access
- Kidney, Maude
- Woodworth, Adelia
- Woodworth, Annie
- Woodworth, Ben
- Woodworth, Benjamin Frederick
- Woodworth, Fred
- Woodworth, Percy
- Woodworth, Maude
- Woodworth, Elizabeth
- Woodworth, Mary
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Family
- Children
- Property
- Community events
- Settlement
- Immigration and homesteading
- Picnics and picnicking
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Access Restrictions
- Physical access may be restricted due to poor condition - consult member of staff for assistance.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items have been placed in mylar sleeves to prevent further damage
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Family and friends early photographs
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- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 79 photographs pertaining to various friends and members of the Woodworth family in and around the Bow Valley. Includes group and individual photographs, people on horseback, camping and hiking trips, swimming at the Cave and Basin, unnamed individuals posing by demolished building…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1905 - ca. 1910]
- 1914 - 1918
- [ca. 1920]
- Reference Code
- V324 / IV / A / PA - 1 to 72
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- V324 / IV : Family, friends and community records
- Sous-Fonds
- V324
- Sub-Series
- V324 / IV / A : 1886 - 1920
- Accession Number
- 2016.8581
- Reference Code
- V324 / IV / A / PA - 1 to 72
- Date Range
- [ca. 1905 - ca. 1910]
- 1914 - 1918
- [ca. 1920]
- Physical Description
- 79 photographs : b&w prints ; 18.5 x 24.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 79 photographs pertaining to various friends and members of the Woodworth family in and around the Bow Valley. Includes group and individual photographs, people on horseback, camping and hiking trips, swimming at the Cave and Basin, unnamed individuals posing by demolished buildings on Banff Avenue, and a Masonic Hall dance in 1914. Named individuals include Jack and Ted MacAulay, Emma Hesse, J.D. Anderson, Bill Round Jr., Ada Wilson, Ben Woodworth Jr., George Paris, Bull Ritchie and Margaret Dunsmore.
- Notes
- Some dates are estimates provided by the Processing Archivist based on format and content.
- Name Access
- MacAulay, Jack
- MacAulay, Ted
- Wilson, Ada
- Paris, George
- Dunsmore, Margaret
- Woodworth, Ben
- Woodworth, Annie
- Woodworth, Agnes
- Ritchie, Bull
- Anderson, J. D. (Jack)
- Round, F. W. E. (Bill), Jr.
- Hesse, Emma
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Swimming
- Community events
- Children
- Horses
- Travel
- Camping
- Construction
- Winter
- Masonic Lodge
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Cave and Basin
- Lake Louise
- Yoho National Park
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Torn item and item with adhesive stains have both been placed in mylar
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Forest Kidney photographs
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- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 8 photographs pertaining to Forest Kidney and unnamed friends. Includes images of Forest Kidney and friends playing golf, hiking in the Canadian Rockies, playing with a dog outside of Forest's Banff home [ca. 1930], and standing on his front porch [ca. 1945]. Also includes two iden…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930 - ca. 1945]
- Reference Code
- V324 / II / B / PA - 1 to 7
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- V324 / II : Forest Kidney records
- Sous-Fonds
- V324
- Sub-Series
- V324 / II / B : 1921 - 1950
- Accession Number
- 2016.8581
- Reference Code
- V324 / II / B / PA - 1 to 7
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930 - ca. 1945]
- Physical Description
- 8 photographs : b&w prints ; 8.5 x 14 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 8 photographs pertaining to Forest Kidney and unnamed friends. Includes images of Forest Kidney and friends playing golf, hiking in the Canadian Rockies, playing with a dog outside of Forest's Banff home [ca. 1930], and standing on his front porch [ca. 1945]. Also includes two identical portrait photographs, possibly used as passport photos or for other legal identification.
- Notes
- Most dates are estimations provided by the Processing Archivist.
- Image of Forest Kidney and two friends posing by pool [ca. 1920 - 1925], possibly at the Cave and Basin, has been moved to V324 / IV / E to be kept with its identical copy
- Name Access
- Kidney, Forest H. (Pop)
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Framed Maud Woodworth photographs
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- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two black and white framed photographs of a young girl, possibly Mary or Adelia Woodworth, posing on a swing, and Maud Woodworth as a young woman with a young girl [possibly one of her younger sisters, Mary or Adelia] ca. 1915. One photograph has green World War I - era postage sta…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1915]
- Reference Code
- V324 / IV / E / PC - 1 to 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Framed print
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- V324 / IV : Family, friends and community records
- Sous-Fonds
- V324
- Sub-Series
- V324 / IV / E : Maude Kidney Collection
- Accession Number
- 3109
- Reference Code
- V324 / IV / E / PC - 1 to 2
- Date Range
- [ca. 1915]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w prints ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two black and white framed photographs of a young girl, possibly Mary or Adelia Woodworth, posing on a swing, and Maud Woodworth as a young woman with a young girl [possibly one of her younger sisters, Mary or Adelia] ca. 1915. One photograph has green World War I - era postage stamp affixed to the back, other has a thin green string taped to the back.
- Notes
- Date range is estimate provided by Processing Archivist
- Items in this file were kept loose in box of unprocessed materials from accession 3109 [other items were part of numbering system, no previous number provided for items V324 / IV / E / PC - 1 and 2]
- Material Details
- Items secured in glass frames with silver tape covering all 4 corners, and black tape around the edges.
- Name Access
- Woodworth, Maude
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Children
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- N/A
- Conservation
- Consider removing items from frames in future if prints show signs of worsening condition
- Items stored in separate file folder from other prints
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Graduation, children, Elzear Duquette poster
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- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 portrait photographs in folders/portfolios, and 2 signed paper copies of posters. Content pertains to a graduate photograph [possibly Karin MacAulay?] from nursing school; two unidentified girls; and two signed copies of a poster promoting the book "The Last Trip of the King of t…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930]
- [ca. 1945]
- 1969
- Reference Code
- V324 / IV / E / PA - 26 to 28
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Poster
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- V324 / IV : Family, friends and community records
- Sous-Fonds
- V324
- Sub-Series
- V324 / IV / E : Maude Kidney Collection
- Accession Number
- 3109
- Reference Code
- V324 / IV / E / PA - 26 to 28
- Responsibility
- Produced by Matthews of Calgary, George Noble of Banff, and J. Robert Gordon
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930]
- [ca. 1945]
- 1969
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w prints ; 20 x 28 cm and 21 x 24 cm -- 2 posters : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm
- History / Biographical
- Elzear Duquette (1886 - 1977) was a Canadian known as the "King of the Walk". Duquette gained fame for his long-distance endurance walks across the world. Duquette was known to carry all of his belongings in a cart behind him which he also slept inside at night - he jokingly referred to this as his "coffin". Elzear married Marie Laura Duquette, and they had 8 children together.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 portrait photographs in folders/portfolios, and 2 signed paper copies of posters. Content pertains to a graduate photograph [possibly Karin MacAulay?] from nursing school; two unidentified girls; and two signed copies of a poster promoting the book "The Last Trip of the King of the Walk" by J. Robert Gordon [one dated 1969]. Both copies are originals signed by Elzear Duquette and an unidentified relative with the same last name [first initials difficult to discern].
- Notes
- In storage prior to processing, one of two copies of V324 / IV / E / PA - 28 was numbered "Item 27", in addition to item V324 / IV / E / PA - 27 which was originally given the same number. Item organization has been corrected to current reference codes.
- Photographs in this file were accompanied by notes made shortly before or after accession in 1979 giving names/contextual information about photographs. Some notes are by Jim Deegan, 1987. Information has been transferred to the back of each photograph.
- Name Access
- Duquette, Elzear
- Gordon, J. Robert
- Noble, George
- Subject Access
- Education
- School
- Medicine
- Children
- Publication
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Access Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Education
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.revolvy.com/page/Elzear-Duquette
- https://www.geni.com/people/Elzear-Duquette/6000000051918902998
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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