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Friends personal photographs - military, travel, portraits, recreation

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 34 photograph and postcard prints pertaining to friends of Norman Luxton and the Luxton family which were sent to Norman Luxton. Most photographs are annotated on the back with contextual information [dates, locations, names, etc] for photographs, some items include personal messag…

Date Range: 1897; [ca.1900-1910]; 1905; 1909; 1912; 1916; 1923; 1927; 1941-1943; 1948-1951; 1955; 1957; 1960

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 435 to 468

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / E : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / E4 : Photographs

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 435 to 468

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1897; [ca.1900-1910]; 1905; 1909; 1912; 1916; 1923; 1927; 1941-1943; 1948-1951; 1955; 1957; 1960

Physical Description: 34 photographs : b&w prints ; 12.5 x 15 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 34 photograph and postcard prints pertaining to friends of Norman Luxton and the Luxton family which were sent to Norman Luxton. Most photographs are annotated on the back with contextual information [dates, locations, names, etc] for photographs, some items include personal messages written to Norman Luxton. Photograph images pertain to a fishing trip in Grande Prairie; men in military uniforms during World War II, including some taken during active duty in England; personal and group portraits; a war monument in Verdun, France; historic ships and boats; scenic views of Mistaya Canyon and Minnewanka; wildlife, including birds and a marten; and family pets.

Notes: Annotations on some photographs partly illegible or difficult to discern

Name Access: Addison, Billy; LaPorte, Eugene; Reynolds, Wiley R.; Deegan, Howard James; Ashton, Philip; Cathcart, John George (Red); Brooks, Matt (Sarsen); Barnes, Harry; Sutherland, George Bain; Blackley, Bonnie Lee; Brewster, Fred

Subject Access: Boats; Military; Ship; World War II; Memorial; Family and personal life; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Children; Animals; Dogs; Birds; Sports; Recreation; Fishing; Landscapes; Portrait; Winter

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Grande Prairie; British Columbia; Victoria; Ontario; Ottawa; England; France; Verdun; Frobisher Bay; Northwest Territories; United States of America; Idaho; Toronto; Kenora; Manitoba; Winnipeg

Language: English

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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George Mandryk collected photographs - File 2 of 2

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 64 prints pertaining to members of the Young family and their travels in Egypt, ca. 1915-1916. Content pertains to landmarks and views of Cairo, Egypt, including local individuals and families; Ruben and Clarence Young and Fred Carter, as well as numerous unnamed individuals; and c…

Date Range: 1915-1916

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 538 to 601

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / E : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / E4 : Photographs

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 538 to 601

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard

Date Range: 1915-1916

Physical Description: 64 photographs : b&w prints and postcards ; 9 x 14 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 64 prints pertaining to members of the Young family and their travels in Egypt, ca. 1915-1916. Content pertains to landmarks and views of Cairo, Egypt, including local individuals and families; Ruben and Clarence Young and Fred Carter, as well as numerous unnamed individuals; and churches [including St. Martin’s Church and Canterbury Cathedral] and boarding schools in Egypt and England.

Notes: Original annotations on back of numerous photographs are partially or mostly missing due to physical cropping of the items.

Name Access: Young, Clarence; Young, Ruben; Carter, Fred

Subject Access: Children; Community life; Communities; Travel; Tourism; Businesses; Family and personal life; Military; World War I; Sports; Art; Education; Churches; School; Religions; Ship; Boats; Transportation

Geographic Access: Egypt; Cairo; England; Canterbury

Language: English

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Education; Sports, recreation and leisure; Transportation; Military

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Children, community life, communities, travel, tourism, businesses, family and personal life, military, World War I, sports, art, education, school, churches, religion, ships, boats, transportation

Processing Status: Processed

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Travel and correspondence scrapbook [Spain, Greece, Egypt, Ireland, Hawaii, England]

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one scrapbook containing photograph prints, postcard prints, newspaper clippings, and two typed pages pertaining to John McDougall and the "Indian Uprising" in Alberta in 1880, and Marion Carson. Visual content pertains to various members and friends of the Luxton family attending …

Date Range: 1954; 1959 - 1962; 1967; 1968; 1970

Reference Code: LUX / II / C / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard; Scrapbook; Photograph; Photograph print; Newspaper clipping

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / C : Personal

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / C / 1

GMD: Postcard; Scrapbook; Photograph; Photograph print; Newspaper clipping

Date Range: 1954; 1959 - 1962; 1967; 1968; 1970

Physical Description: 1 scrapbook (59 b&w and col. prints ; 16.5 x 21.5 cm or smaller -- 3 newspaper clippings - 2 textual records)

Scope & Content: File consists of one scrapbook containing photograph prints, postcard prints, newspaper clippings, and two typed pages pertaining to John McDougall and the "Indian Uprising" in Alberta in 1880, and Marion Carson. Visual content pertains to various members and friends of the Luxton family attending domestic and international trips between 1954 and 1970, including trips to Victoria, B.C., Hawaii, Italy, Egypt, Hong Kong, Japan, Ireland, India, Greece and England.

Notes: Some items are heavily annotated on back, some dates and locations provided on pages of scrapbook; Many items loose in scrapbook

Name Access: McLean, Nell; McDougall, George; Mitchell, Frank

Subject Access: Travel; Tourism; Family and personal life; Buildings; Events; Animals; Sports and recreation

Geographic Access: United States of America; Hawaii; Italy; Rome; Egypt; Cairo; Spain; Greece; Athens; Ireland; Killarney; England; London

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Handle with caution as some items are stored loose in album and may fall out; Item has been secured with unbleached cotton string to keep contents together; Pages have been interleaved to protect photographs from other materials

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Personal scrapbook, early Banff and Morley

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one scrapbook containing personal photographs, small clippings, wax seals, and blank and annotated postcards. Content pertains to Eleanor Luxton, relatives and friends of the Luxton family. Includes individual and group photographs of numerous unidentified individuals on horseback …

Date Range: 1908; 1910; [ca. 1910 - ca. 1920]; 1911

Reference Code: LUX / II / C / 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / C : Personal

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / C / 2

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1908; 1910; [ca. 1910 - ca. 1920]; 1911

Physical Description: 1 scrapbook (42 b&w prints ; 10 x 21.5 cm or smaller -- 3 postcards - 0.5 cm of textual records -- 25 wax seals)

Scope & Content: File consists of one scrapbook containing personal photographs, small clippings, wax seals, and blank and annotated postcards. Content pertains to Eleanor Luxton, relatives and friends of the Luxton family. Includes individual and group photographs of numerous unidentified individuals on horseback and on foot, posing by family homes and ranches [likely in and around the Bow Valley]; and unidentified members of an Indigenous community [likely Stoney community members in Morley]. Scrapbook also contains various small clippings and symbols / pictures pertaining to academies, clubs and political groups based in Canada, England and the United States; invitations sent to Mr. and Mrs. McDougall to attend an Old Timers' Association event in 1908, and one in 1910 in Calgary ; four blank postcards depicting attractions in London, England; four annotated Christmas cards mailed to the Luxton family; one annotated postcard sent to Mrs. George H. Ross [May Ross] from Georgina Luxton [?]; and 25 wax seals attached to one scrapbook page.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor; Luxton, Georgina; Ross, May; McDougall, David; McDougall, Annie; Southern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers Association

Subject Access: Community events; Community life; Family and personal life; Indigenous Peoples; Horseback riding; Horses; Ranches; Travel; Tourism; Education; Christmas; Politics and government; Club

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; Calgary; Bow Valley; Morley; England; London

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Album has been interleaved with acid-free paper to protect photographs from adhesive stains and other risky materials on adjacent pages; Album has been secured with unbleached cotton string to protect damaged binding

Category: Cultural pluralism; First nations; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Blank postcards, Christmas cards, and annotated postcard were previously part of contents from album processed as file LUX / III / B3 / PD - 1 pertaining to David and Anne McDougall

Processing Status: Processed

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Travel scrapbook

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one travel scrapbook, with various materials including matchboxes, souvenir napkins, booklets and brochures, menus, advertisements, event programs, magazines, maps and travel guides, and one photograph. Content pertains to Eleanor Luxton's travels to the New York World Fair in 1939…

Date Range: [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]; 1939

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / 4

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook; Textual record; Published record; Photograph; Photograph print

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / E : Travel and home records

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / 4

GMD: Scrapbook; Textual record; Published record; Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]; 1939

Physical Description: 6 cm of textual records -- 1 photograph : b&w print ; 20 x 25 cm on matboard

Scope & Content: File consists of one travel scrapbook, with various materials including matchboxes, souvenir napkins, booklets and brochures, menus, advertisements, event programs, magazines, maps and travel guides, and one photograph. Content pertains to Eleanor Luxton's travels to the New York World Fair in 1939, as well as Winnipeg, Montreal, Chicago, Panama and Havana, Cuba around the same time period. Includes image of Eleanor [far right] sitting with three unidentified friends at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Havana.

Material Details: Scrapbook has no cover or bindings

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Travel; Tourism; Family and personal life; Events; Advertising; Businesses; Music; Arts

Geographic Access: Canada; Manitoba; Winnipeg; Quebec; Montreal; United States of America; Panama; Cuba; Havana

Access Restrictions: Access to original copy may be restricted due to poor condition

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Materials held together with unbleached cotton string; Use of original copy not recommended as there are many loose contents and small items which can be lost or misplaced in scrapbook. Once item has been digitized, access to original may be further restricted for preservation reasons

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Commerce and industry; Arts

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Luxton home, Montreal trip, 1971 book exhibit

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 35 photographs pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's family members and travels between 1930-1940; a trip to Montreal [1955]; an exhibit featuring Eleanor Luxton's book, "Luxton's Pacific Crossing", 1971; and Eleanor Luxton visiting friends near Luxton Park [Langford, B.C.?].

Date Range: [1930-1940]; 1955; 1967; 1971-[1972]

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PA - 403 to 437

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / E : Travel and home records

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PA - 403 to 437

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [1930-1940]; 1955; 1967; 1971-[1972]

Physical Description: 35 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 12.5 x 9cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 35 photographs pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's family members and travels between 1930-1940; a trip to Montreal [1955]; an exhibit featuring Eleanor Luxton's book, "Luxton's Pacific Crossing", 1971; and Eleanor Luxton visiting friends near Luxton Park [Langford, B.C.?].

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Travel; Tourism; Winter; Landscapes; Picnics and picnicking; Publication; Events; Public events

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Calgary; British Columbia; Langford; Quebec; Montreal

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored in mylar

Category: Family and personal life; Exploration, discovery and travel

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Santa Claus parade

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph depicting a Santa Claus parade in England [ca.1930-1940]

Date Range: [1930 - 1940]

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PA - 702

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / E : Travel and home records

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PA - 702

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [1930 - 1940]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w print ; 21 x 16 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph depicting a Santa Claus parade in England [ca.1930-1940]

Subject Access: Events; Family and personal life; Community events; Christmas; Parades

Geographic Access: England

Language: English

Conservation: Item stored in mylar

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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United States and Canada trips, local events

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 35 photograph prints. Content pertains to trips with Eleanor Luxton and friends/family to various regions within Canada, including the Okanagan area in British Columbia, Jasper, Prince Edward Island, Montreal and High River; a 1969 trip to the United States including views of Los A…

Date Range: [1920 - 1940]; 1942; 1968 - 1970

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PA - 881 to 915

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / E : Travel and home records

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PA - 881 to 915

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: One photograph produced by Castor Ltd., Edmonton

Date Range: [1920 - 1940]; 1942; 1968 - 1970

Physical Description: 35 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 35 photograph prints. Content pertains to trips with Eleanor Luxton and friends/family to various regions within Canada, including the Okanagan area in British Columbia, Jasper, Prince Edward Island, Montreal and High River; a 1969 trip to the United States including views of Los Angeles and the Grand Canyon; and the Calgary Stampede, 1960. File also includes one portrait of an unidentified man, and one photograph of Eleanor Luxton and Frank Kaquitts at the top of the Banff Gondola in 1968.

Name Access: Kaquitts, Frank; Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Travel; Tourism; Calgary Stampede; Banff Chairlift; Gondolas; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Landscapes; Hotels; Wildlife; Birds

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Calgary; Jasper National Park; British Columbia; Okanagan; Prince Edward Island; Quebec; Montreal; United States of America; Los Angeles; Grand Canyon

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored in mylar

Category: Family and personal life; Exploration, discovery and travel; First nations

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian travel and wildlife

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 58 photographs pertaining to trips taken by Eleanor Luxton and her family and friends between 1910 and ca.1940, and animals and plants seen in the Banff area. Includes trips to Quebec and Marble Canyon.

Date Range: 1910-1940; 1920-1921; 1923

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PA - 971 to 1028

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / E : Travel and home records

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PA - 971 to 1028

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1910-1940; 1920-1921; 1923

Physical Description: 58 photographs : b&w prints ; 23.5 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 58 photographs pertaining to trips taken by Eleanor Luxton and her family and friends between 1910 and ca.1940, and animals and plants seen in the Banff area. Includes trips to Quebec and Marble Canyon.

Notes: Some items are annotated

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Georgina

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Travel; Tourism; Landscapes; Environment; Wildlife; Animals

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Marble Canyon; Quebec

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Exploration, discovery and travel; Environment

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Souvenir photographs travel album

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one album containing travel photographs, mostly captioned. Content pertains to Eleanor Luxton's national and international travels between ca. 1935 and 1940. Locations include the United States, Ontario, Quebec, Panama and Cuba. Subjects include unidentified Indigenous families and…

Date Range: [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]; 1939

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PD - 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph print; Photograph; Album

352 images 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / E : Travel and home records

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PD - 2

GMD: Photograph print; Photograph; Album

Date Range: [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]; 1939

Physical Description: 1 album (ca. 360 b&w and col. prints ; 9 x 14 cm or smaller)

Scope & Content: File consists of one album containing travel photographs, mostly captioned. Content pertains to Eleanor Luxton's national and international travels between ca. 1935 and 1940. Locations include the United States, Ontario, Quebec, Panama and Cuba. Subjects include unidentified Indigenous families and local scenics in Panama, buildings and landscapes, the 1939 World Fair in New York, boats and dockyard views, art portraits, Niagara Falls, monuments and statues. Most items are captioned with their respective subjects / locations, 4 items are colorized [rest are b&w].