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Ron Duke fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds is a commercial negative collection from more than 4000 professional jobs. Includes family, personal and school portraits, weddings, conventions and passport photographs; Banff School of Fine Arts classes, activities, productions, business and convention programs; photographs of government a…
Date Range
[ca.1900, ca.1930-ca.1975]
Reference Code
M175 / V180
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Postcard
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Ron Duke fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 175
V 180
Sous-Fonds
M 175
V 180
Accession Number
168, 232, 1572, 1593, 1644, 1868, 2626, 3379, 5772
Reference Code
M175 / V180
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Postcard
Private record
Published record
Responsibility
Fonds includes primarily the private business records of Ron Duke, including the work of some predecessors. Images attributed to Bill Jamieson, working in the employ of George Noble, are V180 / II.A.i. through V180 / II.A.vi., and V180 / III.A.- 1 to 51.
Date Range
[ca.1900, ca.1930-ca.1975]
Physical Description
ca.40,000 photographs (ca.38,400 negatives, ca.800 prints, ca.800 transparencies). -- 1 photograph album. -- 3 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
Ronald Leslie Duke, 1912-1978, was a professional photographer at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Duke was educated at Calgary, Banff and the University of Washington in Seattle, USA. After wartime service with the National Film Board of Canada, Ron Duke returned to Banff, where he worked in the photography business for the next thirty years. Here he formed a link in a business lineage of photographers, including George Noble, and was for a time an employee of Noble's corporate successors. After 1958, Duke worked closely with the Banff School of Fine Arts, photographing productions and providing documentary services. After sustaining considerable damage in a fire which destroyed Banff's Mount Royal Hotel in 1967, Ron Duke's business resumed and, in partnership with George Baracos, continued until retirement in 1975.
Scope & Content
Fonds is a commercial negative collection from more than 4000 professional jobs. Includes family, personal and school portraits, weddings, conventions and passport photographs; Banff School of Fine Arts classes, activities, productions, business and convention programs; photographs of government and private construction, commercial and industrial projects, Banff National Park; Banff community life, including Banff Winter Carnival, sports and recreation, Banff High School, Banff activities, places and events; personal and occupational photographs arising from Duke's interest in aeronautics, work with the Canadian Army, World War II, and involvement in the oil industry, 1930s; scenic and landscape photographs. Most pertain to Banff National Park; also Vancouver, British Columbia; Seattle, United States; Turner Valley, Alberta and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
Textual records include job registers, 2 v.; samples of works orders, price lists, letters, equipment lists, invoices, receipts and technical information, mainly pertaining to business, some personal items; brochures, publications and postcards containing credited or attributed Ron Duke photographs.
Name Access
Duke, Ron
Subject Access
Arts
Buildings and facilities
Community life
Commerce and industry
Education
Family and personal life
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: series and file description
electronic finding aid
Creator
Duke, Ron
Category
Arts
Commerce and industry
Education
Environment
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Bill [?], Construction at Norquay

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Part Of
Ron Duke fonds
Scope & Content
Item pertains to 36 black and white negatives and 47 prints pertaining to construction work on Norquay Ski Hill, possibly in preparation for the 1948 Domion Ski Championship. Includes structures at the base of the hill and part-way up, unidentified men at work, work vehicles, and explosions.
Date Range
1946-1948
Reference Code
V180 / I / E / i / NA - 02
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Negative
Photograph
Photograph print
  36 images  
Part Of
Ron Duke fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M175 / V180
Series
I.E. Early material / other
Sous-Fonds
V180
Accession Number
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Reference Code
V180 / I / E / i / NA - 02
GMD
Negative
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
1946-1948
Physical Description
36 photographs : b&w negatives ; 5.1 x 5.4cm
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
Item pertains to 36 black and white negatives and 47 prints pertaining to construction work on Norquay Ski Hill, possibly in preparation for the 1948 Domion Ski Championship. Includes structures at the base of the hill and part-way up, unidentified men at work, work vehicles, and explosions.
Subject Access
Automobiles
Construction
Dominion Ski Championship
Horses
Norquay Ski Hill
Geographic Access
Banff
Alberta
Language
NA
Title Source
Original title kept
Processing Status
Processed
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Banff Indian Days parade

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Part Of
Ron Duke fonds
Scope & Content
Item pertains to 12 colour photographs of the July 1970 Banff Indian Days parade down Banff Avenue. Includes images of unidentified First Nations people on horseback and on floats all dressed in regalia, some dancing. Images also include RCMP officers in dress reds, crowds along the street, busines…
Date Range
1970
Reference Code
V180 / V / A / i / NA - 06
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
  12 images  
Part Of
Ron Duke fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M175 / V180
Series
V.A. Later material / events
Sous-Fonds
V180
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V180 / V / A / i / NA - 06
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
1970
Physical Description
12 photographs : col. ; 12.6 x 10.1 cm
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
Item pertains to 12 colour photographs of the July 1970 Banff Indian Days parade down Banff Avenue. Includes images of unidentified First Nations people on horseback and on floats all dressed in regalia, some dancing. Images also include RCMP officers in dress reds, crowds along the street, business fronts, and an unidentified group of girls in uniform, possibly Girl Guides.
Subject Access
Automobiles
Banff Indian Days
Banff townsite
Businesses
Children
Events
First Nations
Grizzly House
Horses
Indigenous Peoples
King Edward Hotel
Parade
Standish Hardware
Texaco
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Alberta
Language
English
Creator
Duke, Ron
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Part Of
Ron Duke fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to 84 b&w and colour prints depicting assorted activities and events around Banff National Park. Includes pack trips, skiing, backcountry huts [Abbot Pass Hut and Bow Hut], community events, shops, a Canada Day Parade, the Canadian Centennial in 1967, a Royal visit in 1959, chur…
Date Range
[ca. 1959-1967]
Reference Code
V180 / V / B / i / PA - 01 to PA - 84
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Ron Duke fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Fonds Number
M175 / V180
Series
V.B. Later material / prints
Sous-Fonds
V180
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V180 / V / B / i / PA - 01 to PA - 84
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
[ca. 1959-1967]
Physical Description
84 photographs : b&w and col. ; 25.1 x 20.1 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to 84 b&w and colour prints depicting assorted activities and events around Banff National Park. Includes pack trips, skiing, backcountry huts [Abbot Pass Hut and Bow Hut], community events, shops, a Canada Day Parade, the Canadian Centennial in 1967, a Royal visit in 1959, churches, school programs, the 1967 Mount Royal Hotel fire, Banff Indian Days, high altitude mountaineering, conferences, boating on the Bow River, and rodeos.
Subject Access
Abbot Pass Hut
Automobiles
Banff Indian Days
Boats
Boy Scouts of Canada
Buildings
Children
Churches
Community events
Construction
Fire
Girl Guides of Canada
Helicopters
Hiking
Horses
Horse packing
Huts
Mines and mineral resources
Mining
Mount Royal Hotel
Pack trains
Parade
Portrait
Rodeo
Royal tours
Royal Visit
Rundle Mountain
School
Skiing
Skoki Lodge
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Banff National Park
Assiniboine
British Columbia
Language
NA
Creator
Duke, Ron
Title Source
Title based on contents of sub-series
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Ron Duke fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to 68 prints depicting scenic views from the areas surrounding the town of Banff and throughout Banff National Park. Includes views of Rundle Mountain from Vermillion Lakes, Cascade Mountain, Lake Louise, aerial shots of mountain ranges, Mount Assiniboine and more. Some prints h…
Date Range
[ca. 1965-1975]
Reference Code
V180 / V / B / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 68 o.s.
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Ron Duke fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Fonds Number
M175 / V180
Series
V.B. Later material / prints
Sous-Fonds
V180
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V180 / V / B / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 68 o.s.
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
[ca. 1965-1975]
Physical Description
68 photographs : b&w and col. ; 35.4 x 27.8 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to 68 prints depicting scenic views from the areas surrounding the town of Banff and throughout Banff National Park. Includes views of Rundle Mountain from Vermillion Lakes, Cascade Mountain, Lake Louise, aerial shots of mountain ranges, Mount Assiniboine and more. Some prints have colour tinting added in post-production.
Notes
PA - 56 o.s. to PA - 68 o.s. are oversize.
Subject Access
Aerial photography
Banff National Park
Banff townsite
Bow River
Bow Valley
Cascade Mountain
Castle Mountain
Environment
Environment and Nature
Lake Louise
Lake Minnewanka
Landscapes
Mount Assiniboine
Mount Norquay Ski Area
Mountains
Photography
Rundle Mountain
Scenery
Skiing
Tourism
Winter
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Banff National Park
Assiniboine
British Columbia
Language
NA
Creator
Duke, Ron
Title Source
Title based on contents of sub-series
Processing Status
Processed
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Individual, family, & group portraits

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Part Of
Ron Duke fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to 367 b&w and colour prints depicting group and individual portraits. Includes school yearbook headshots, high school prom/grad group photos, community organization award ceremonies, passport photos, posed studio portraits, weddings, and baby photos.
Date Range
[ca. 1965-1975]
Reference Code
V180 / V / B / iii / PA - 01 to PA - 367 o.s.
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Ron Duke fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Fonds Number
M175 / V180
Series
V.B. Later material / prints
Sous-Fonds
V180
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V180 / V / B / iii / PA - 01 to PA - 367 o.s.
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
[ca. 1965-1975]
Physical Description
367 photographs : b&w and col. ; 25.1 x 20.1 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to 367 b&w and colour prints depicting group and individual portraits. Includes school yearbook headshots, high school prom/grad group photos, community organization award ceremonies, passport photos, posed studio portraits, weddings, and baby photos.
Notes
PA - 364 o.s. to PA - 367 o.s. in oversize
Name Access
Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
McLean, George
Subject Access
Banff Elementary School
Banff High School
Children
Community events
Family and personal life
Photography
Portrait
Sports and leisure
Sports and recreation
Weddings
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Language
NA
Creator
Duke, Ron
Title Source
Title based on contents of sub-series
Processing Status
Processed
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Commercial & industry work

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Part Of
Ron Duke fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to 43 b&w & colour prints depicting interior and exterior shots of various buildings around the town of Banff and throughout Alberta. Includes the interiors of the Moore House [specifically the staircase] and the original library [currently the Heritage Gallery of the Whyte Muse…
Date Range
[ca. 1965-1975]
Reference Code
V180 / V / B / iv / PA - 01 to PA - 43
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Ron Duke fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Fonds Number
M175 / V180
Series
V.B. Later material / prints
Sous-Fonds
V180
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V180 / V / B / iv / PA - 01 to PA - 43
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
[ca. 1965-1975]
Physical Description
43 photographs : b&w and col. ; 25.4 x 20.5 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to 43 b&w & colour prints depicting interior and exterior shots of various buildings around the town of Banff and throughout Alberta. Includes the interiors of the Moore House [specifically the staircase] and the original library [currently the Heritage Gallery of the Whyte Museum], the Mount Royal Hotel and Banff Avenue [before and after the 1967 fire], a gas station, parked airplanes in Banff and Calgary, the Banff Centre from across the river, the Lake Louise Ski Resort gondola, construction of a chairlift at Norquay Ski Hill, interior and exterior of a hydro-electric dam, oil industry shots & employee portraits, and Dawson Creek's Mile "0" Alaska Highway sign.
Subject Access
Airplanes
Banff townsite
Banff Centre
Banff School of Fine Arts
Buildings
Businesses
Construction
Commerce and industry
Dams
Gondolas
Lake Louise Ski Area
Military
Mount Royal Hotel
Photography
Portrait
Ski areas
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Banff National Park
Calgary
Alberta
Dawson Creek
Language
NA
Creator
Duke, Ron
Title Source
Title based on contents of sub-series
Processing Status
Processed
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Banff School of Fine Arts

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Part Of
Ron Duke fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to 101 b&w & colour prints depicting the Banff School of Fine Arts. Includes shots of active shows, production activities, campus buildings, a Scottish Dance competition, and large group portraits.
Date Range
[ca. 1965-1975]
Reference Code
V180 / V / B / v / PA - 01 to PA - 101
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
  3 images  
Part Of
Ron Duke fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Fonds Number
M175 / V180
Series
V.B. Later material / prints
Sous-Fonds
V180
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V180 / V / B / v / PA - 01 to PA - 101
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
[ca. 1965-1975]
Physical Description
101 photographs : b&w and col. ; 25.4 x 20.5 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to 101 b&w & colour prints depicting the Banff School of Fine Arts. Includes shots of active shows, production activities, campus buildings, a Scottish Dance competition, and large group portraits.
Subject Access
Art
Artists
Banff Centre
Banff School of Fine Arts
Buildings
Dance
Music
Portrait
School
Theatre
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Language
NA
Creator
Duke, Ron
Title Source
Title based on contents of sub-series
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Part Of
Ron Duke fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to 18 b&w prints depicting various scenes around Banff National Park, possibly collected by Duke. Includes pack trains, the original pool at the Cave & Basin, group portraits, camps and cabins, portraits [including one of Bill Peyto], Banff Avenue, the Chateau Lake Louise, train…
Date Range
[ca. 1965-1975]
Reference Code
V180 / V / B / vi / PA - 01 to PA - 18
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Ron Duke fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Fonds Number
M175 / V180
Series
V.B. Later material / prints
Sous-Fonds
V180
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V180 / V / B / vi / PA - 01 to PA - 18
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
[ca. 1965-1975]
Physical Description
18 photographs : b&w ; 25.4 x 20.5 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to 18 b&w prints depicting various scenes around Banff National Park, possibly collected by Duke. Includes pack trains, the original pool at the Cave & Basin, group portraits, camps and cabins, portraits [including one of Bill Peyto], Banff Avenue, the Chateau Lake Louise, trains, and various shots of the 1969 Kiwanis Dollar Coin featuring Walking Buffalo [George McLean].
Name Access
Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
McLean, George
Peyto, Bill
Subject Access
Banff townsite
Buildings
Businesses
Camps
Cave and Basin
Chateau Lake Louise
Hotels
Mountains
Money
Pack trains
Pack trips
Portrait
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Banff National Park
Language
NA
Creator
Duke, Ron
Title Source
Title based on contents of sub-series
Processing Status
Processed
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