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Walter S. Painter fonds
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- Part Of
- Walter S. Painter fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist of personal and professional papers of Walter S. Painter, 1902-1956, and Painter family photographs, ca.1905-ca.1955. Professional papers, include notebooks; cost books; reports on Painter system of prefabrication housing, 1939; plans and renderings of CPR buildings, Painter Home and …
- Date Range
- 1902-1956
- Reference Code
- M282 / V481
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Drawing
- Map
- Plan
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Walter S. Painter fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 282
- V 481
- Sous-Fonds
- M 282
- V 481
- Accession Number
- 1338, 1830, 2180, 3460
- Reference Code
- M282 / V481
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Drawing
- Map
- Plan
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- 1902-1956
- Physical Description
- 30 cm of textual records. -- 23 cartographic records : 80 x 135 cm or smaller. -- 589 photographs (287 prints, 302 negatives). -- 1 photograph album (301 prints)
- History / Biographical
- Walter S. Painter, 1877-1957, was an architect in Canada and the United States. Painter rose to prominence early in life as a theatre architect and joined the Canadian Pacific Railway as chief architect while still in his twenties. Projects in the Banff, Alberta area included design of the tower and wings of the Banff Springs Hotel, the first concrete addition to the Lake Louise Chalet (Chateau Lake Louise), and the Cave and Basin. other Canadian projects were major CPR stations and hotels from Montreal to the west coast. For a period, Painter was in partnership with Frank Swales. In later years, Painter was involved in American projects, standardization of school buildings in Chile, and the Painter system of pre-fabrication, with particular interests in housing and concrete construction designs. Walter Painter built his home in Banff in 1912 and retired there in 1947. He was married to Estelle (Stella) Painter, 1880-1975. They had two children, Betty Painter (Walker) and Brook Painter.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist of personal and professional papers of Walter S. Painter, 1902-1956, and Painter family photographs, ca.1905-ca.1955.
- Professional papers, include notebooks; cost books; reports on Painter system of prefabrication housing, 1939; plans and renderings of CPR buildings, Painter Home and other buildings, n.d., 1906-1929; articles about Painter and his projects, n.d., 1902-1934. The papers primarily concern Painter's architectural career, theatres, CPR projects including stations and hotels from Montreal to Victoria, Banff Springs Hotel, Cave and Basin, Glacier, British Columbia projects and the Lake Louise Chalet. Personal papers, ca.1930-1956, record Painter's views on economics, philosophy, religion, housing, etc.
- Family photographs, pertaining to Walter Painter, Stella Painter, Betty Painter and Brook Painter. Includes Painter home, activities, friends, trips. Also, photographs of Walter Painter projects, including construction of the Banff Springs Hotel, Lake Louise Chalet and Cave and Basin.
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Buildings and facilities
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- microfilm copy of album
- Creator
- Painter, Walter S.
- Category
- Arts
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Albert Bearspaw (Wâgi)
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- Part Of
- Walter S. Painter fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of individuals seated on the grass, possibly Albert Bearspaw (Wâgi) on the left, at Banff Indian Days.
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-1920]
- Reference Code
- V481 / PD 1 / 125 / 3
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Walter S. Painter fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V481
- Series
- II.B. Painter family : Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V481
- Reference Code
- V481 / PD 1 / 125 / 3
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-1920]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph print
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of individuals seated on the grass, possibly Albert Bearspaw (Wâgi) on the left, at Banff Indian Days.
- Name Access
- Bearspaw, Albert
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- Indigenous Peoples
- First Nations
- Stoney Nakoda
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Related Material
- Recognizing Relations number: RR 506
- Title Source
- Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections. Identifications made by Crawler family and Charlie Rabbit
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Architectural drawings
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- Part Of
- Walter S. Painter fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of architectural drawings by Walter Painter of details and buildings he designed in Banff, Vancouver, Quebec City and Montreal
- Date Range
- 1906-1912
- Reference Code
- M282 / 1 / O.S. / "G"
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Walter S. Painter fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Series
- I.A. Walter Painter : Professional papers
- Reference Code
- M282 / 1 / O.S. / "G"
- Date Range
- 1906-1912
- Physical Description
- 26 architectural drawings (20 originals, 6 copies) : 134.5 x 79.5 cm and smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of architectural drawings by Walter Painter of details and buildings he designed in Banff, Vancouver, Quebec City and Montreal
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- LIST OF ITEMS:
- * Tower rendering. -- 1895. -- 1 drawing : 34 x 19cm, pen and ink. -- Title based on item
- * Steeple rendering. -- 1896. -- 1 drawing : 73 x 20 cm, pen and ink. -- Title based on item
- * Laughing face decorative detail. -- 1896. -- 1 drawing : 36.5 x 29 cm, pen and ink. -- Title based on item
- * W. S. Painter residence, Banff, Alberta : [drawings]. -- 1912. -- 17 drawings (13 originals, 4 blueprint copies). -- Includes drawings of original house and site (10 originals, 1 copy) and undated drawings of alterations to residence (3 originals, 3 copies)
- * Banff Springs Hotel : [elevation rendering] / W. S. Painter, Architect. --1906 Nov. 22. -- 1 drawing : 126.5 x 75.5 cm, on board, pen and ink
- * Vancouver Hotel, Granville Street elevation : [elevation rendering] / Painter and Swales Architects, Montreal & Vancouver. -- [ca.1910]. -- 1 drawing : 44 x 50 cm, photographic copy. -- Copy is of original colour painted rendering
- * Vancouver Hotel, Georgia Street elevation rendering / Painter and Swales Architects, Montreal & Vancouver. -- [ca.1910]. -- 2 drawings (1 original, 1 copy) : 90 x 78.5 cm and smaller. Original is painted, colour rendering on board; copy is b/w photographic copy, 45 x 50 cm. -- Title based on item and related items
- * Canadian Pacific Railway, Chateau Frontenac, Quebec : [elevation rendering] / W. S. Painter, Architect. -- 1907 Sept. 24. -- 1 drawing : 112.5 x 81.5 cm, on board, pen and ink
- * C.P.R. Montreal : [Windsor Station] / W. S. Painter. -- 1909 Jan. -- 1 drawing : 134.5 x 79.5 cm, on board, brownline copy
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Articles and newslcippings
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- Part Of
- Walter S. Painter fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of articles and newsclippings about Walter Painter projects
- Date Range
- 1902-1934
- Reference Code
- M282 / 9 to 11
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Walter S. Painter fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Series
- I.A. Walter Painter : Professional papers
- Reference Code
- M282 / 9 to 11
- Date Range
- 1902-1934
- Physical Description
- 12 textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of articles and newsclippings about Walter Painter projects
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- LIST OF ITEMS:
- * 25 years old and a great architect : [newsclipping re Walter Painter], 1902, laminated by E. Painter Walker (M282/9)
- * Drawings of perspective views of proposed $1,500,000 additions to the Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City", Construction, Jan. 1908 (M282/9)
- * New addition to Chateau Frontenac, Construction, Feb. 1909, original and 2 reprints (M282/9 os-H)
- * The Mount Carmel Wing of the Chateau Frontenac, Quebec, The Engineering Record, July 24, 1909 (M282/9 os-H)
- * La dare du mile end est ouverte au public, La Patrie, Montreal, May 13, 1911. (M282/10)
- * Construction camp at Glacier which has no parallel in history, The Gazette, Montreal, Aug. 16, 1913 (M282/10 os-H)
- * Model construction camp at Canadian Pacific Railway Rogers Pass Tunnel Site, Canadian Railway and Marine World, November, 1913 (M282/10)
- * The construction of an open air concrete swimming pool in the Canadian Rockies, Concrete, Apr. 1916 (M282/10)
- * Atlanta terminal station character and convenience increased by improvements / W. S. Painter, The Atlanta Journal, Aug. 1, 1926 (M282/10)
- * Antiquated building methods block path to recovery / Walter Painter, Real Estate Magazine, February, 1933 (M282/10)
- * Excerpts from a paper by Walter Painter re: super highways, Aluminum News Letter, June 1934 (M282/10)
- * Extension to Place Viger Station, Montreal Witness, May 27, 19-- (M282/11)
- * Le plan definitif de la future Gare Windsor, unknown newspaper (M282/11)
- * Portion of article on construction of new Banff Springs Hotel, The Contract Record (M282/11)
- * Swimming pool and bath house at C.P.R. Banff Springs Hotel, The Contract Record (M282/11)
- * Noteworthy building work at Montreal: progress reports on the Windsor Street and Place Viger Stations, The Contract Record (M282 / 11)
- * The chief architect of the C.P.R. Contract Record, 2 copies (M282/11)
- Articles and newsclippings about Walter Painter projects. -- 1909, 1913. LIST OF ITEMS:
- * Construction camp at Glacier which has no parallel in history, The Gazette, Montreal, Aug. 16, 1913 (M282/10 os-H) Held in oversize "H"
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Banff Indian Days
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- Part Of
- Walter S. Painter fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of individuals lined up on horseback at Banff Indian Days grounds possibly for horse races.
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-1920]
- Reference Code
- V481 / PD 1 / 125 / 3
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Walter S. Painter fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V481
- Series
- II.B. Painter family : Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V481
- Reference Code
- V481 / PD 1 / 125 / 3
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-1920]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph print
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of individuals lined up on horseback at Banff Indian Days grounds possibly for horse races.
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- Indigenous Peoples
- First Nations
- Stoney Nakoda
- Horses
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Related Material
- Recognizing Relations number: RR 507
- Title Source
- Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Indian Days grounds
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- Part Of
- Walter S. Painter fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of individuals gathered at Banff Indian Days grounds behind a fence with tipis and a mountain in the background.
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-1920]
- Reference Code
- V481 / PD 1 / 125 / 2
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Walter S. Painter fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V481
- Series
- II.B. Painter family : Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V481
- Reference Code
- V481 / PD 1 / 125 / 2
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-1920]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph print
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of individuals gathered at Banff Indian Days grounds behind a fence with tipis and a mountain in the background.
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- Indigenous Peoples
- First Nations
- Teepees
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Related Material
- Recognizing Relations number: RR 505
- Title Source
- Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadians as we see 'em
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- Part Of
- Walter S. Painter fonds
- Scope & Content
- Compilation of drawings pertaining to Canadian political and business figures, including Walter Painter, by cartoonsists of the Daily Press
- Date Range
- [ca.1905]
- Reference Code
- M282 / 13
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Walter S. Painter fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Series
- I.B. Walter Painter : Personal papers
- Reference Code
- M282 / 13
- Date Range
- [ca.1905]
- Physical Description
- 1 publication : ca.100 pages
- Scope & Content
- Compilation of drawings pertaining to Canadian political and business figures, including Walter Painter, by cartoonsists of the Daily Press
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Construction invoices
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- Part Of
- Walter S. Painter fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of invoices from Banff Construction and Unwin's Ltd. re caretaker's cottage. Also includes Rotary Club membership card
- Date Range
- 1954, 1956
- Reference Code
- M282 / 8
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Walter S. Painter fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.A. Walter S. Painter : Professional papers
- Reference Code
- M282 / 8
- Date Range
- 1954, 1956
- Physical Description
- .5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of invoices from Banff Construction and Unwin's Ltd. re caretaker's cottage. Also includes Rotary Club membership card
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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- Part Of
- Walter S. Painter fonds
- Scope & Content
- W. S. Painter cost book containing construction figures for the Banff Springs Hotel, Cave and Basin, Glacier Power House and Laundry, Lake Louise Chalet and other projects in Canada and the United States
- Date Range
- 1904-1912
- Reference Code
- M282 / 2
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Walter S. Painter fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Series
- I.A. Walter Painter : Professional papers
- Reference Code
- M282 / 2
- Date Range
- 1904-1912
- Physical Description
- 1 textual record (2.5 cm)
- Scope & Content
- W. S. Painter cost book containing construction figures for the Banff Springs Hotel, Cave and Basin, Glacier Power House and Laundry, Lake Louise Chalet and other projects in Canada and the United States
- Title Source
- Title based on item
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- Part Of
- Walter S. Painter fonds
- Scope & Content
- Negatives pertain to Painter family and home in Banff
- Date Range
- [ca.1915-ca.1955]
- Reference Code
- V481 / NA - 1 to 302
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Walter S. Painter fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- V481
- Series
- II.B. Painter family : Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V481
- Reference Code
- V481 / NA - 1 to 302
- Responsibility
- Some identifications provided by the Archives
- Date Range
- [ca.1915-ca.1955]
- Physical Description
- 302 photographs : negatives
- Scope & Content
- Negatives pertain to Painter family and home in Banff
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- LIST OF NEGATIVES (V481 / NA 1 to 302):
- 1 Mr. Painter in garden
- 2 Brooke and Betty Painter as 'teens
- 3 Mrs. Painter with children; on horses
- 4, 5 Mrs. Painter on a horse
- 6 Children on a horse (Painter?)
- 7 Children on horses
- 8 Children and a horse
- 9 Brooms on a swing
- 10 People with horses
- 11 to 25 Walter S. Painter
- 26, 27 Walter S. Painter with family
- 28, 29 Walter S. Painter children
- 30 Walter S. Painter with son, Brook
- 31 Mrs. Painter on a horse
- 32 Mrs. Painter on a horse and children on a horse
- 33 Mrs. Painter and son on a horse
- 34 Mr. Painter on a swing
- 35, 36 Mr. and Mrs. Painter and friend
- 37 Mr. and Mrs. Painter at B.S.H.
- 38 to 41 Banff Springs Hotel from Tunnel Mountain Drive
- 42 B.S.H. [Banff Springs Hotel]
- 43 to 46 B.S.H. [Banff Springs Hotel] - Interior
- 47 to 50 Banff Indian Days Parade - B.S.H. [Banff Springs Hotel]
- 51 to 84 Construction of a pre-fabricated house
- 85 to 87 Completion of a pre-fab. house
- 88 to 94 Interior of a pre-fab. house
- 95 Driveway - Painter house
- 96 Painter house from driveway
- 97 to 100 Painter house and driveway
- 101, 111 Painter house, ca.1953
- 112 to 140 Painter house
- 141 to 143 Painter house and grounds
- 144 Painter grounds
- 145 to 148 Painter house and garden
- 149 to 156 Painter house - winter
- 157, 158 Mr. and Mrs. Painter in yard - winter
- 159 Painter children in yard - winter
- 160 to 164 Painter house - fireplace
- 165 to 167 Painter house - Interior
- 168 Painter house
- 169 Chimney of Painter house - 1953
- 170 Bow River view from the terrace
- 171 Painter house
- 172 Women - Painter grounds
- 173 Elk - Painter grounds
- 174 to 181 Unidentified
- 182 Mr. Painter on a horse
- 183 to 185 Mr. and Mrs. Painter
- 186 to 188 Betty Painter?
- 189 Man with little girl
- 190 Men with little girl
- 191 Mr. Painter
- 192 Women and children at picnic
- 193 Women at Middle Springs
- 194 Women and children at Middle Springs
- 195 Children
- 196 Painter children
- 197 Unidentified
- 198 Painter children
- 199 Woman and Children
- 200, 201 Painter children
- 202 Mrs. Painter and children
- 203 to 205 Painter children
- 206 Betty Painter
- 207, 208 Painter children
- 209 Mrs. Painter and children
- 210, 211 Painter children on a horse
- 212, 213 Mrs. Painter and children
- 214 Mrs. Painter with horse
- 215 to 217 Painter family with horses
- 218, 219 Brook Painter with a horse
- 220 Betty Painter with a horse
- 221 Betty on a horse
- 222 Betty Painter?
- 223 Mrs. Painter and children
- 224, 225 Mr. Painter and children
- 226, 227 Brook Painter
- 228 to 231 Mrs. Painter and children on hockey rink
- 232, 233 Mr. Painter and children on hockey rink
- 234 Painter children on hockey rink
- 235, 236 Brook Painter on hockey rink
- 237 to 239 Betty Painter
- 240 People on steps of Painter home
- 241 Women with children
- 242 Mrs. Painter
- 243 Mrs. Painter and children
- 244 Painter children
- 245-247 Brook Painter
- 248 Betty Painter
- 249 to 251 Painter children
- 252 Women with Painter children
- 253 Betty Painter
- 254 Girl with small boy
- 255 Women on a street
- 256 Woman
- 257 Women on a street
- 258 Women
- 259 Mrs. Painter on a horse
- 260 Men and Women on horses
- 261 Man and women on horses
- 262 People in carriage - 'Blythe' - horse, at B.S.H. [Banff Springs Hotel]
- 263 Mrs. Painter and friend in carriage - Painter home - "Blythe"
- 264 Man on a mount
- 265 to 289 Jim Brewster, Fred Hussey, Walter Painter and others in camp
- 290 People in carriage - B.S.H. [Banff Springs Hotel]
- 291 to 294 Construction of Banff Springs Hotel
- 295 to 299 Unidentified
- 300 to 302 Man (Mr. Walker?)
- Processing Status
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