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Vancouver Island and Tilikum voyage photograph prints
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57532
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of black and white photograph prints depicting coastal British Columbia, May - July 1901, and the Tilikum voyage, July - November 1901. Content includes photographs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia including unidentified sailors, Indigenous people, buildings, lighthouses [Cape Be…
- Date Range
- 1900-1901
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / B1 / 12 / PA - 1 to PA - 121
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
123 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / B1 :
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / B1 / 12 : Tilikum voyage
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / B1 / 12 / PA - 1 to PA - 121
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1900-1901
- Physical Description
- 121 photographs : 121 prints ; 16 x 13.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of black and white photograph prints depicting coastal British Columbia, May - July 1901, and the Tilikum voyage, July - November 1901. Content includes photographs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia including unidentified sailors, Indigenous people, buildings, lighthouses [Cape Beale], canoes, ships, boats, landscapes, and shorelines. Some prints are annotated by Norman Luxton, identifying individuals as being Nootka [Nuu-chah-nulth], some taken in Port Alberni. File contains photographs of human skulls and potentially residential schools - access is restricted to select photographs. Content includes Tilikum voyage to Pacific Islands, with possible locations depicted including Cook Islands, Manihiki and Penhryn, Somoa, Fiji, and Tahiti. Photographs depict the Tilikum, unidentified Indigenous people, missionaries, sailors [two identified as Captain Winchester and Captain Dexter], pearl boats, and scuba. Some photographs depict Norman Luxton and John Voss. Most photographs have duplicate copies. One print is of a child potentionally identified as Hazel Baird.
- Notes
- Description of negatives and photograph contents found in binder of photocopied photographs, labelled on spine II.B.1.A / 7, but labelled on first page LUX / I / B1 / 7
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Voss, John
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Seascapes
- Shorelines
- Residential schools
- Personal and Family Life
- Missionaries
- Indigenous Peoples
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver Island
- Victoria, British Columbia
- Port Alberni
- Cape Beale
- Pacific Rim National Park
- Tahiti
- Manihiki
- Penhryn
- Somoa
- Fiji
- Access Restrictions
- PA-115,116,117 depict human skulls, PA-95, 98, 120 possibly depict Port Alberni's residential school. These have not been made available online.
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- LUX / I / B1 / 12 / a / NG-1 to NG-127 LUX / I / B1 / 12/ b / NG-1 to NG-17 and NG-20 to NG-49 LUX / I / B1 / 12/ b / NA-18 to NA-19
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Vancouver Island and Tilikum voyage photograph negatives
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions17761
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of black and white photograph negatives depicting coastal British Columbia, May - July 1901, and the Tilikum voyage, July - November 1901. Content includes photographs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia including unidentified sailors, Indigenous people, buildings, lighthouses [Cape…
- Date Range
- 1900-1901
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / B1 / 12 / a / NG-1 to NG-127 LUX / I / B1 / 12/ b / NG-1 to NG-17 and NG-20 to NG-49 LUX / I / B1 / 12/ b / NA-18 to NA-19
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
166 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / B1 :
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / B1 / 12 : Tilikum voyage
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / B1 / 12 / a / NG-1 to NG-127 LUX / I / B1 / 12/ b / NG-1 to NG-17 and NG-20 to NG-49 LUX / I / B1 / 12/ b / NA-18 to NA-19
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1900-1901
- Physical Description
- 176 photographs : 172 gelatin dry plate negatives ; 10.2 x 12.7 cm : 2 cellulose nitrate negatives ; 10 x 7 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of black and white photograph negatives depicting coastal British Columbia, May - July 1901, and the Tilikum voyage, July - November 1901. Content includes photographs of Vancouver Island, British Columbia including unidentified sailors, Indigenous people, buildings, lighthouses [Cape Beale], canoes, sealing schooner, ships, boats, landscapes, and shorelines. Associated prints identify individuals as being Nootka [Nuu-chah-nulth], some taken in Port Alberni. File contains photographs of human skulls, cave burial, and potentially residential schools - access is restricted to select photographs. Content includes Tilikum voyage to Pacific Islands, with possible locations depicted including Cook Islands, Manihiki and Penhryn, Somoa, Fiji, and Tahiti. Photographs depict exterior and interior views of the Tilikum, unidentified Indigenous people, missionaries, sailors [in associated prints identified as Captain Winchester, Captain Dexter, Captain P'au on "Children of Tahiti" boat, and H.M.S. Torch officers], pearl boats, and scuba. Some photographs depict Norman Luxton and John Voss.
- Notes
- Description of negatives and contents found in binder of photocopied photographs, labelled on spine II.B.1.A / 7, but labelled on first page LUX / I / B1 / 7
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Voss, John
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Seascapes
- Shorelines
- Residential schools
- Personal and Family Life
- Missionaries
- Indigenous Peoples
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver Island
- Victoria, British Columbia
- Port Alberni
- Cape Beale
- Pacific Rim National Park
- Tahiti
- Manihiki
- Penhryn
- Somoa
- Fiji
- Access Restrictions
- Access to negatives is by application due to fragile condition. (a) NG-4,5,6 depict human skulls, NG-13,14,15 possibly depict Port Alberni's residential school, NG-32 depicts a burial. These have been digitized but are not available online.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Most glass negatives have silver mirroring, accretions, flaking, and loss of the glass support. Some show signs of previous mould exposure. Prior poor quality storage and processing has degraded the quality, these are also apparent in the associated prints. Several glass negatives were broken. Two nitrate film show yellowing of the support.
- Related Material
- LUX / I / B1 / 12 contains prints from some negatives
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Negatives are arranged in two groups: a. Negatives for prints in "10,000 Miles in the Canoe Tilikum, 127 items, includes images identical or very similar to those in the printed account; b. Other negatives, 49 items
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Tilikum and Samoa photographs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions17752
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photograph prints depicting boats, settlements, and buildings in Somoa. Also includes one photograph of the Tilikum on display (in Australia?)
- Date Range
- [1901-1902]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / B1 / 13
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
17 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I B1 : Tilikum voyage
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / B1 / 13
- GMD
- Photograph
- Responsibility
- PA-03 to PA-12 attributed to J. Davis Photo studio in Samoa
- Date Range
- [1901-1902]
- Physical Description
- 16 photographs : 6 prints : 10 mounted prints ; 35.4 x 28 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photograph prints depicting boats, settlements, and buildings in Somoa. Also includes one photograph of the Tilikum on display (in Australia?)
- Notes
- Some mounted photographs have pencil annotations on mat. Annotations on bottom left corner of mounted photographs PA-03 to PA-12, photographer signature "J. Davis Photo, Samoa", potentially John Davis (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22365748, https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG177292). Copy negative of PA-15 in file
- Name Access
- Davis, John
- Subject Access
- Boats
- Ship
- Ocean
- Travel
- Travel and Exploration
- Geographic Access
- Australia
- Samoa
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Trading Post taxidermy photographs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57527
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of black and white negatives depicting Trading Post exteriors, interiors, taxidermy specimens and skulls, including coyotes, pronghorn, elk, caribou, bighorn sheep, bison, birds, mountain goats, and musk ox. The file also consists of regalia, staged environmental wildlife taxidermy ph…
- Date Range
- [ca.1905] [1910s]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / C4 / 29 / NA - 1 to NA - 49
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
49 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / C : Business, Legal and Financial
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / C4 : Topical files
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / C4 / 29 / NA - 1 to NA - 49
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca.1905] [1910s]
- Physical Description
- 49 photographs : b&w negatives ; 11 x 6.6 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of black and white negatives depicting Trading Post exteriors, interiors, taxidermy specimens and skulls, including coyotes, pronghorn, elk, caribou, bighorn sheep, bison, birds, mountain goats, and musk ox. The file also consists of regalia, staged environmental wildlife taxidermy photographs and sheep in a pasture [potentially with young mountain goats].
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Businesses
- Taxidermy
- Regalia
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Trading Post photographs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57528
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of black and white negatives depicting Indian Trading Post activities and contents such as buffalo and bighorn sheep taxidermy, moose antlers, wolf pelt, figurine tableaus, Indigenous art, and the merman and portraits of Norman Luxton, Bill Round Sr. and Luxton's dogs. The buffalo tax…
- Date Range
- 1903
- 1940
- 1936
- 1920
- [ca. 1930-1949]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / C4 / 30 / NA - 1 to NA - 50
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
52 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / C : Business, Legal and Financial
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / C4 : Topical files
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / C4 / 30 / NA - 1 to NA - 50
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1903
- 1940
- 1936
- 1920
- [ca. 1930-1949]
- Physical Description
- 50 photographs : b&w negatives ; 17.5 x 12.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of black and white negatives depicting Indian Trading Post activities and contents such as buffalo and bighorn sheep taxidermy, moose antlers, wolf pelt, figurine tableaus, Indigenous art, and the merman and portraits of Norman Luxton, Bill Round Sr. and Luxton's dogs. The buffalo taxidermy includes an annotated envelope from the Sanitarium Hotel addressed to George Paris. The wolf pelt is annotated as from July 1920 and measures 7'4".
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Round, William E. (Bill), Sr.
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Businesses
- Taxidermy
- Sanitarium Hotel
- Regalia
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Personal photographs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions23783
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of b&w photograph negatives of the Luxton home and garden in Banff, Alberta
- Date Range
- [between 1904 and 1962]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D1a / NA-2 to NA-5
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
4 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D / 1 : Personal and family life
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D1a / NA-2 to NA-5
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [between 1904 and 1962]
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs: b&w negatives ; 11.3 x 7 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of b&w photograph negatives of the Luxton home and garden in Banff, Alberta
- Subject Access
- Banff
- Garden
- Family and personal life
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Banff
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Indian Days panoramic photographs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57524
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Files consists of panorama photographs of Banff Indian Days, largely portraits of identified and unidentified Indigenous people, and camp at the base of Cascade Mountain. Some photographs have copy prints of varying paper textures. One negative, NA - 27, has three black and white prints, one print …
- Date Range
- [ca.1910s]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 10 / NA - 23 to NA - 33
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
14 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D / 3 : Organizations
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 10 / NA - 23 to NA - 33
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca.1910s]
- Physical Description
- 11 photograph : b&w negatives ; 30.2 x 9.8 cm
- Scope & Content
- Files consists of panorama photographs of Banff Indian Days, largely portraits of identified and unidentified Indigenous people, and camp at the base of Cascade Mountain. Some photographs have copy prints of varying paper textures. One negative, NA - 27, has three black and white prints, one print has been hand-coloured.
- Name Access
- Crawler, Hector
- Dogtail, Philip
- Englishman, Johnny
- Hunter, Elijah
- Kaquitts, Benjamin
- Kaquitts, Tom
- Luxton, Georgina
- McLean, George
- Wesley, Mary
- Jimmyjohn, Susan
- Poucette, Mark
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Cascade Mountain
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Conservation
- All show some shift towards a yellowing film base, in particular NA - 33 NA - 28 shows notable nitrate detrioartion of the emulsion with amber discolouration and mirroring.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Mary Wesley, Stoney Nakoda
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions49087
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- [Mary Wesley, Stoney Nakoda]*
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910s]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 10 / NA - 24
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
2 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / 1 / D : Personal and professional
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / 1 : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / 1 / D / 3 : Organizations
- Accession Number
- n/a
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 10 / NA - 24
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910s]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ;
- Scope & Content
- [Mary Wesley, Stoney Nakoda]*
- Name Access
- Wesley, Mary
- Subject Access
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney
- Stoney Nakoda
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.
- The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
- Content Details
- Mary Wesley, married to Peter Wesley chief of Wesley band
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Mark Poucette and Susan Jimmyjohn, Stoney Nakoda
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions49180
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of photograph of Mark Poucette and Susan Jimmyjohn, Stoney Nakoda. Attached to the negative is a cardboard mat with crop marks.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910s]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 10 / NA - 25
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
3 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / 1 / D : Personal and professional;
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / 1 : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / 1 / D / 3 : Organizations
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 10 / NA - 25
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910s]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : 1 b&w negative ; 31.6 x 9.6 cm
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of photograph of Mark Poucette and Susan Jimmyjohn, Stoney Nakoda. Attached to the negative is a cardboard mat with crop marks.
- Name Access
- Jimmyjohn, Susan
- Poucette, Mark
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney Nakoda
- Stoney
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Title Source
- Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.
- The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Cascade mountain with tipis below and people on horses]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions49818
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of panorama photograph of Cascade mountain with tipis below and people on horses
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910s]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 10 / NA - 26
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
2 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / 1 / D : Personal and Professional
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / 1 : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / 1 / D / 3 : Organizations
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3a / 10 / NA - 26
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910s]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : 1 b&w negative ; 31.6 x 9.6 cm
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of panorama photograph of Cascade mountain with tipis below and people on horses
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- First nations
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Processing Status
- Processed
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