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- Byron Harmon fonds 162
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Attributed Commercial Materials
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions25032
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 32 b&w miniature prints. File pertains to material donated by others than the Harmon Family but has been attributed to Byron Harmon. Prints pertain to views assembled for miniature print sets sold by Byron Harmon of views along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway and Aborigina…
- Date Range
- [ca.1915 to ca.1930]
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / F / 1 / PA - 1 to 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- V263 / II / F / 1: Attributed Commercial Materials
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / F / 1 / PA - 1 to 2
- Date Range
- [ca.1915 to ca.1930]
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 32 prints, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 32 b&w miniature prints. File pertains to material donated by others than the Harmon Family but has been attributed to Byron Harmon. Prints pertain to views assembled for miniature print sets sold by Byron Harmon of views along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway and Aboriginal and First Nations subjects. Subjects include the Cisco Bridge, the Connaught Tunnel, Train at Albert Canyon, Hell's Gate, Upper Spiral Tunnel, Stoney Creek Bridge, Kicking Horse Canyon, Lower Spiral Tunnel, Albert Canyon, Mount Burgess at Emerald Lake, Takakaw Falls, Mount Stephen at Field, East Portal of Connaught Tunnel, Mount Sir Donald; unidentified totem pole. Stoney First Nations individuals pictured include Jacob Swampy; George Hunter, Betsy or Eliza Hunter, and family; John Peacemaker and Brother and Family; Maggie Hunter; Hector Crawler; Alec House; Joe Stevens (Wi-wa-kun); Morley Beaver and Family; Mark Poucette; Unidentified group of children posed in front of tipis; Jonas Ear; Winnie [could be Wesley or Simeon] and Arthur Twoyoungmen.
- Subject Access
- Scenery
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Indigenous Peoples
- First nations
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Titles of miniature print packages: V263 / II / F / PA - 1: 16 Miniature Photographs of the Canadian Rockies, Photographed and Published by Byron Harmon, Banff, Canada V263 / II / F / PA - 2: 16 Miniature Photographs of Indians of Western Canada, Photographed and Published by Byron Harmon, Banff, Canada
- Identifications of Stoney First Nations pictured in miniature print portraits were provided through the Recognizing Relations project.
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Attributed Commercial Materials
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions25033
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 52 black and white photogravures. File pertains to material donated by others than the Harmon Family but has been attributed to Byron Harmon. Photogravures are held within two volumes. Subjects include Lake Louise; Mount Rundle and Vermilion Lakes; Three Sisters; Government Bath, B…
- Date Range
- [ca.1915 to ca.1930]
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / F / 1 / PA - 3 to 4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- V263 / II / F / 1: Attributed Commercial Materials
- Accession Number
- 2564
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / F / 1 / PA - 3 to 4
- Date Range
- [ca.1915 to ca.1930]
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 52 photogravures, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 52 black and white photogravures. File pertains to material donated by others than the Harmon Family but has been attributed to Byron Harmon. Photogravures are held within two volumes. Subjects include Lake Louise; Mount Rundle and Vermilion Lakes; Three Sisters; Government Bath, Banff; Castle Mountain from the Autoroad; Marble Canyon, Banff-Windermere Highway; Sinclair Canyon, Banff-Windermere Highway; Chateau Lake Louise; Moraine Lake and Valley of the Ten Peaks; Lake Agnes; Mount Lefroy and Lake Louise; the Great Divide Monument; Upper Spiral Tunnels, Field; Cathedral Peak and Yoho road; Mount Burgess, Emerald Lake, and the Emerald Lake Chalet; Takakkaw Falls, Yoho Valley; Natural Bridge, Field; Elk; Bison; Mountain Sheep; Mountain Goats; Black bear and cubs; Winter Bathing Hot Springs, Banff; Snow Formation; a winter scene; a snow mushroom; Bow Valley and Fairholme Range; Banff Springs Hotel; Bow River and Goat Mountain; Bow Falls; Banff Village and Goat Mountain; Cascade Mountain; Lake Minnewanka; Cascade Canyon; Aspen Avenue, Banff; Mount Ball; Lake Louise, Mount Lefroy, and Victoria Glacier; Mount Lefroy and Lake Louise; Lakes in the Clouds and the Beehive; Mount Temple; Twin Falls, Yoho Valley; Mount Robson; Emperor Falls, Mount Robson District; Maligne Lake; Moonlight scene on Maligne Lake; camp fire scene.
- Subject Access
- Scenery
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Titles of volumes: V263 / II / F / 1 / PA - 3: The Canadian Rockies: Banff, Lake Louise and Field Districts. A series of 28 exclusive views printed in Vandyck Photogravure V263 / II / F / 1 / PA - 4: Rocky Mountains of Canada: A Selection of Twenty-four Artistic Views of the Canadian Rockies. Photographed by Byron Harmon, Banff, Alta, Canada. Copyrighted Canada 1915 by Byron Harmon.
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Attributed Commercial Materials
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions25034
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 8 b&w photographs. File pertains to material donated by others than the Harmon Family but has been attributed to Byron Harmon. File contains a photographic Christmas card from Armstrong Roberts. Roberts, an American stock photographer, was a member of the Trail Riders of the Canadi…
- Date Range
- [ca.1915 to ca.1935]
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / F / 1 / PA - 5 to 12
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- V263 / II / F / 1: Attributed Commercial Materials
- Accession Number
- 6587
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / F / 1 / PA - 5 to 12
- Date Range
- [ca.1915 to ca.1935]
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 8 photographs, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 8 b&w photographs. File pertains to material donated by others than the Harmon Family but has been attributed to Byron Harmon. File contains a photographic Christmas card from Armstrong Roberts. Roberts, an American stock photographer, was a member of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Subjects in file include the P.C. Co's. Plant. Bankhead, Alta; A Level entrance to the Bankhead Mine; Bow River and Cascade Mountain; Mount Rundle; Banff Springs Golf Course, Bow Valley, and Fairholme Range; Dave White Block featuring advertisements for discounts from possible new proprietor, Evely.
- Subject Access
- Scenery
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Attributed Commercial Materials
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions25035
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 transparencies, colour. File pertains to material donated by others than the Harmon Family but has been attributed to Byron Harmon or Byron Harmon Photos. File contains a souvenir transparency set published by Byron Harmon Photos. Subjects include Iceland Poppies at Lake Louise; …
- Date Range
- [ca.1950]
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / F / 1 / NS - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- V263 / II / F / 1: Attributed Commercial Materials
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / F / 1 / NS - 1
- Date Range
- [ca.1950]
- Physical Description
- Transparencies: 5 slides, colour
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 transparencies, colour. File pertains to material donated by others than the Harmon Family but has been attributed to Byron Harmon or Byron Harmon Photos. File contains a souvenir transparency set published by Byron Harmon Photos. Subjects include Iceland Poppies at Lake Louise; Moraine Lake and Valley of the Ten Peaks; Lake Louise; Chateau Lake Louise; early morning refelction at Lake Louise.
- Subject Access
- Scenery
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Attributed Commercial Materials
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions25036
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 7 b&w photographs, some matted. File pertains to material donated by others than the Harmon Family but has been attributed to Byron Harmon or Byron Harmon Photos. Subjects in file include Three Sisters; Banff Springs Golf Course, Bow Valley, and the Fairholme Range; Mine in Hailey,…
- Date Range
- [ca.1915 to ca.1935]
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / F / 1 / PA - 13 O.S. to 19 O.S.
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- V263 / II / F / 1: Attributed Commercial Materials
- Accession Number
- 6602
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / F / 1 / PA - 13 O.S. to 19 O.S.
- Date Range
- [ca.1915 to ca.1935]
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 7 photographs, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 7 b&w photographs, some matted. File pertains to material donated by others than the Harmon Family but has been attributed to Byron Harmon or Byron Harmon Photos. Subjects in file include Three Sisters; Banff Springs Golf Course, Bow Valley, and the Fairholme Range; Mine in Hailey, Idaho; Johnson's Canyon Bungalow Camp advertisement featuring an image of the Bungalows photographed by Byron Harmon; Banff Motor company, cars, and drivers; Banff Winter festival event on Bow River featuring participants, Ike Mills and his dog team, a horse and sleigh, and an ice pinnacle.
- Subject Access
- Scenery
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- V263 / II / F / 1 / PA - 13 O.S. 33 cm x 25 cm V263 / II / F / 1 / PA - 14 O.S. 33 cm x 25 cm V263 / II / F / 1 / PA - 15 O.S. 35.5 cm x 26 cm V263 / II / F / 1 / PA - 16 O.S. 41 cm x 25 cm V263 / II / F / 1 / PA - 17 O.S. 41 cm x 25 cm V263 / II / F / 1 / PA - 18 O.S. 38 cm x 25 cm V263 / II / F / 1 / PA - 19 O.S. 42 cm x 26 cm
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Band and Travel Photographs [1/3]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions22283
- Part Of
- Oscar Roe McComb fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs relating to band members and their travels, tours throughout the Waterton Lakes, Banff National Park areas and include views of Chateau Lake Louise, Banff Springs Hotel, Lake Agnes, Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, Rundle Mountain, Valley of the Ten Peaks, Johnston Canyon, Vi…
- Date Range
- [ca.1930-1940]
- Reference Code
- V187 / PA - 1 to 55
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
74 images
- Part Of
- Oscar Roe McComb fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V187
- Sous-Fonds
- V187
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V187 / PA - 1 to 55
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1930-1940]
- Physical Description
- 55 photographs: prints and postcards; b&w, col..-- 1 newspaper clipping
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs relating to band members and their travels, tours throughout the Waterton Lakes, Banff National Park areas and include views of Chateau Lake Louise, Banff Springs Hotel, Lake Agnes, Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, Rundle Mountain, Valley of the Ten Peaks, Johnston Canyon, Victoria Glacier, the Bee Hive, Mt. Lefroy, band members, Ozzie and Mae McComb. Many images are identified or captioned.
- Name Access
- McComb, Oscar Roe
- McComb, Mae
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Band
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Canoeing
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Hiking
- Leisure
- Mountains
- Music
- Musicians
- Professional and Personal Life
- Public entertainment
- Scenery
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Lake Louise
- Banff
- Moraine Lake
- Lake Agnes
- Johnston Canyon
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Band and Travel Photographs [2/3]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions22284
- Part Of
- Oscar Roe McComb fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs relating to band members and their travels, tours throughout the Waterton Lakes, Banff National Park areas and include views of Chateau Lake Louise, Glacier National Park and Ozzie and Mae McComb. Images are identified or captioned.
- Date Range
- [ca.1930-1940]
- Reference Code
- V187 / PA - 56 to 58
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
5 images
- Part Of
- Oscar Roe McComb fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V187
- Sous-Fonds
- V187
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V187 / PA - 56 to 58
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1930-1940]
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs: prints; b&w
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs relating to band members and their travels, tours throughout the Waterton Lakes, Banff National Park areas and include views of Chateau Lake Louise, Glacier National Park and Ozzie and Mae McComb. Images are identified or captioned.
- Name Access
- McComb, Oscar Roe
- McComb, Mae
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Band
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Canoeing
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Hiking
- Leisure
- Mountains
- Music
- Musicians
- Professional and Personal Life
- Public entertainment
- Scenery
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Lake Louise
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Emerald Lake
- Yoho National Park
- Glacier National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Band and Travel Photographs [3/3]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions22285
- Part Of
- Oscar Roe McComb fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs relating to band members and their travels, tours throughout the Waterton Lakes, Banff National Park areas and include views of the foothills nearing Banff, town of Banff, golf course, Banff Springs Hotel, Bow River and boat house, Mt. Rundle, Cascade Mountain, Main Str…
- Date Range
- [ca.1930-1940]
- Reference Code
- V187 / PA - 59 to 119
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
97 images
- Part Of
- Oscar Roe McComb fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V187
- Sous-Fonds
- V187
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V187 / PA - 59 to 119
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1930-1940]
- Physical Description
- 61 photographs: prints; b&w, col.
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs relating to band members and their travels, tours throughout the Waterton Lakes, Banff National Park areas and include views of the foothills nearing Banff, town of Banff, golf course, Banff Springs Hotel, Bow River and boat house, Mt. Rundle, Cascade Mountain, Main Street of Banff, Cave and Basin, Upper Hot Springs, Bow Falls, Sulphur Mountain Observatory, Hoodoos, Banff Campsites, Banff Zoo, views from Sulphur Mountain, Johnston Canyon and Falls, Sinclair Canyon, Marble Canyon, Lake Louise, Valley of the Ten Peaks, Chateau Lake Louise, Takkakaw Falls in Yoho, the Great Divide monument, Emerald Lake, Kicking Horse River, wildlife, Ozzie and Mae McComb and band members. Images are identified or captioned.
- Name Access
- McComb, Oscar Roe
- McComb, Mae
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Band
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Banff Zoo
- Boats
- Camping
- Camps
- Canoeing
- Cave and Basin
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Golfing
- Hiking
- Hoodoos
- Leisure
- Mountains
- Music
- Musicians
- Professional and Personal Life
- Public entertainment
- Scenery
- Travel
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Bow Falls
- Rundle Mountain
- Cascade Mountain
- Sulphur Mountain
- Lake Louise
- Johnston Canyon
- Moraine Lake
- Banff National Park
- Emerald Lake
- Takkakaw Falls
- Yoho National Park
- Great Divide
- Marble Canyon
- Kootenay National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff, Alta album
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55736
- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of a small photo album bound in maroon leather with "Photographs" stamped on the front. Written on the inside of the front cover is "Tressa Brewster Banff, Alta" in black ink - Lade "Tressa" Brewster (nee Bagley) was Jim Brewster's first wife and mother of Fern. Photographs pertain to…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900-1915]
- Reference Code
- V90 / IV / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M439 / V90
- Series
- IV. Brewster family
- Sous-Fonds
- V90
- Accession Number
- 2021.26
- Reference Code
- V90 / IV / PD - 1
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900-1915]
- Physical Description
- 1 album (50 photographs : b&w ; 14.8 x 12.3 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of a small photo album bound in maroon leather with "Photographs" stamped on the front. Written on the inside of the front cover is "Tressa Brewster Banff, Alta" in black ink - Lade "Tressa" Brewster (nee Bagley) was Jim Brewster's first wife and mother of Fern. Photographs pertain to landscapes taken throughout Alberta, mostly in and around Banff National Park, mounted on pages with built-in windows - some are annotated.
- Name Access
- Brewster, Tressa (Lade)
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Banff Jasper Highway
- Buildings
- Buildings and facilities
- Deer
- Elk
- Environment and Nature
- Family and personal life
- Glaciers
- Landscapes
- Mount Assiniboine
- Mountains
- Photography
- Rivers
- Scenery
- Temple Mountain
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Bow Lake
- Assiniboine
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Leather of cover worn along edges, many photographs severely faded, some warped, spine coming loose at the binding towards the back.
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50087841/tressa-brewster
- Title Source
- Title based on item
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Banff and Canmore Miscellaneous
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54667
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 90 colour photographs, 15 x 10 cm and 12.5 x 9 cm. File pertains to photographs taken by Dorothy Wardle of places, events, and scenery around Banff and Canmore. For Banff, file documents winter and fall scenery (mountains like Rundle and Cascade, the Bow River, Banff Avenue), wildl…
- Date Range
- 1993-1999
- 1993
- 1994
- 1995
- 1996
- 1999
- Reference Code
- V75 / II / PA - 138 to 228
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph print
- Private record
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M521 / V75
- Series
- V75 / II : Dorothy Wardle, 1972-2001
- Sous-Fonds
- V75
- Accession Number
- 7504
- Reference Code
- V75 / II / PA - 138 to 228
- Date Range
- 1993-1999
- 1993
- 1994
- 1995
- 1996
- 1999
- Physical Description
- 90 photographs : col. ; 15 x 10 cm and 12.5 x 9 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 90 colour photographs, 15 x 10 cm and 12.5 x 9 cm. File pertains to photographs taken by Dorothy Wardle of places, events, and scenery around Banff and Canmore. For Banff, file documents winter and fall scenery (mountains like Rundle and Cascade, the Bow River, Banff Avenue), wildlife (elk and a bear), war memorial, Warren house, Baine house, Louis Trono concert in the park in 1995, and the Old Banff Cemetery. For Canmore, file documents the Highland Games in 1994, winter activities (ice sculptures, dog sled races at the Nordic Centre), St. Michael's Place, and a photograph of the valley. File also documents the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies and the cabins (Bill Peyto, Jack Sinclair, and Mather Family) located on the museum's property.
- Notes
- Old Banff Cemetery photographs include the headstones of: Wardle family, Stephen family, Mary Schaffer Warren, J. Murray Gibbon, and Peter Whyte and Catharine Robb Whyte.
- Name Access
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Wardle, James M.
- Whyte, Peter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Schaffer, Mary
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Subject Access
- Mountain
- Scenery
- Wildlife
- War Memorial
- Highland Games
- Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Cabins
- Bow River Bridge
- Old Banff Cemetery
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Alberta
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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