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- Norman Sanson fonds 2
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- Archives General File Collection 1
- Bill Gibbons fonds 1
[A.C. Leighton - portrait]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions50041
- Part Of
- Alfred Crocker Leighton fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a man identifed as Alfred Crocker Leighton posing for a studio portrait
- Reference Code
- v727 / lc / accn 3469 / na66 - 2213
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- Alfred Crocker Leighton fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V727
- Reference Code
- v727 / lc / accn 3469 / na66 - 2213
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of a man identifed as Alfred Crocker Leighton posing for a studio portrait
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Discovery and Exploration
- Railways
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
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[A.C. Leighton on horseback with easel and painting materials]
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- Part Of
- Alfred Crocker Leighton fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a man identifed as Alfred Crocker Leighton on horseback carrying easel and painting supplies - teepee, teepee poles, saddle and other horses in background
- Reference Code
- v727 / lc / accn 3469 / na66 - 2220
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- Alfred Crocker Leighton fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V727
- Reference Code
- v727 / lc / accn 3469 / na66 - 2220
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of a man identifed as Alfred Crocker Leighton on horseback carrying easel and painting supplies - teepee, teepee poles, saddle and other horses in background
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Discovery and Exploration
- Railways
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
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[A.C. Leighton painting mountain scene at Valley of the Ten Peaks]
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- Part Of
- Alfred Crocker Leighton fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a man identifed as Alfred Crocker Leighton painting at the Valley of the Ten Peaks
- Reference Code
- v727 / lc / accn - 3469 / na66 - 2218
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- Alfred Crocker Leighton fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V727
- Reference Code
- v727 / lc / accn - 3469 / na66 - 2218
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of a man identifed as Alfred Crocker Leighton painting at the Valley of the Ten Peaks
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Discovery and Exploration
- Railways
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
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[Banff Winter Carnival Ice Palace]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions49960
- Part Of
- George Paris fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of an ice palance on Banff Avenue - two people at left - Cascade Mountain in background
- Date Range
- 1918
- Reference Code
- v484 / 2274 / na66 - 2055
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- George Paris fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V484
- Reference Code
- v484 / 2274 / na66 - 2055
- Date Range
- 1918
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of an ice palance on Banff Avenue - two people at left - Cascade Mountain in background
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Buildings and memorials
- Public events
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Creator
- G & W Fear, photographer
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
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Belmore Browne at Windy Cabin, September 16, 1926
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- Part Of
- Norman Sanson fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a man identified as Belmore Brown attending to a horse outside a cabin with a sign reading " RMP Windy" - three additional horses tied to trees.
- Date Range
- 1926
- Reference Code
- v246 / 7 / 40 / na66 - 290
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
- Photograph, print
1 image
- Part Of
- Norman Sanson fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V246
- Reference Code
- v246 / 7 / 40 / na66 - 290
- Date Range
- 1926
- Physical Description
- 1 photography : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of a man identified as Belmore Brown attending to a horse outside a cabin with a sign reading " RMP Windy" - three additional horses tied to trees.
- Subject Access
- Buildings and memorials
- Discovery and Exploration
- Arts
- Environment and Nature
- Sports and Recreation
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
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The big flood ca. 1920 - the old pavillion designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions49958
- Part Of
- George Paris fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a structure identified as the pavillion designed by Frank Lloyd Wright under water after a flood in 1920
- Date Range
- ca. 1920
- Reference Code
- v484 / 1263 / na66 - 342
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- George Paris fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V484
- Reference Code
- v484 / 1263 / na66 - 342
- Date Range
- ca. 1920
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of a structure identified as the pavillion designed by Frank Lloyd Wright under water after a flood in 1920
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Buildings and memorials
- Environment and Nature
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Ceorge Paris, photographer
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
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Bill Gibbons fonds
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- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographic business records of professional photographer Bill Gibbons in three series: I. Commercial black and white series, ca.1945-ca.1958, ca.5400 photographs; II. Canadian Rockies colour series, ca.1945-ca.1990, predominant ca.1966-ca.1972, ca.8000 photographs; III. Other …
- Date Range
- [ca.1945-ca.1990]
- Reference Code
- M532 / V227
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 532
- V 227
- Sous-Fonds
- M 532
- V 227
- Accession Number
- 194, 275, 1991, 2020, 5753, 5756, 6760, 7936, 7237
- Reference Code
- M532 / V227
- Responsibility
- Fonds consists of the private business records of Bill Gibbons. Some photographs may have been made by employees.
- Date Range
- [ca.1945-ca.1990]
- Physical Description
- ca.13,404 photographs: negatives, prints, transparencies, albums, postcards. -- 2.5 cm textual records
- History / Biographical
- W. J. L. "Bill" Gibbons, 1914-1994 , was a professional photographer at Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1945 until 1959. Gibbons came to Canada in 1941 and settled in Banff after the war with his wife, Ella Mae (Becker), a Banff native. He established British Photographic Laboratories, with partners Lou Crosby and Jack Anderson, in the basement of the Mount Royal Hotel, moving later to street-level. Bill and Ella Mae Gibbons travelled throughout the mountain parks photographing views for sale in the Banff shop. These were offered as hand-coloured prints, with much of the colouring done or supervised by Ella Mae.
- Later the business expanded to include colour postcards and slide sets. Gibbons employed other photographers, such as Bruno Engler, for specialty work, such as ski photography, and the Banff studio also did portraiture. Gibbons himself did most of the 4 x 5 format landscape work and made extensive use of models, many of who were young women employed by his Banff store. In 1959, Gibbons sold his business to a group of Banff businessmen and moved to Vancouver. In subsequent years, he continued to be active as a photographer and in publishing, working in different areas of the world. He made several photographic trips through the mountain parks, ca.1966-1972.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographic business records of professional photographer Bill Gibbons in three series: I. Commercial black and white series, ca.1945-ca.1958, ca.5400 photographs; II. Canadian Rockies colour series, ca.1945-ca.1990, predominant ca.1966-ca.1972, ca.8000 photographs; III. Other black and white series, ca. 1947, 4 photographs.
- I. Commercial black and white series consists of six sub-series: A. Portraits and documentary views, 1945-1950, 2437 negatives (individual and group portraits, weddings, conferences, events, buildings, facilities and places; Banff and area); B. Banff School of Fine Arts, ca.1949, 277 negatives (privately produced views of classes, group portraits, activities, buildings and facilities); C. "S" sub-series, ca.1950, 1220 negatives (scenic views in the vicinity of Banff, Lake Louise, Banff-Jasper Highway, Jasper National Park, Radium and Columbia Valley, British Columbia and Pacific Coast, First Nations views); D. "T" sub-series, ca.1950, 482 negatives (scenic and commercial views, mainly Jasper, Banff-Jasper Highway and Lake Louise areas); E. Rolliflex and panorama negatives, 1949-1958, 584 negatives (Banff Winter Carnival, Banff School of Fine Arts, and Banff and area); F. Other, ca.1945-1951, 364 items (material similar to that in other series, some unidentified). Accompanied by small number of prints and postcards; also, publication: "Photographing the Canadian Rockies" by Bill J. L. Gibbons, 1948.
- II. Canadian Rockies colour series consists of four sub-series: A. CR1 to CR84, ca.1966-ca.1972, ca.260 prints; B. CR1 to CR443, ca.1966-ca.1972, ca.5130 photographs; C. CR35-2 to CR35-81, ca.1966-ca.1972, ca.2310 photographs; D. Other photographs, ca.1945-ca.1990. Series consists primarily of commercial colour negatives and corresponding proof prints pertaining to Banff, Jasper and Yoho National Parks, also some transparencies and oversize display prints.
- III. Other black and white series. Series consists of 2 black and white prints of crash landing at Sunshine with Al Gaetz and Dick Pike, 1947 and two copy negatives with prints of Bruno Engler and Ella Mae Gibbons, ca.1947.
- Textual records are record book, 1945-1953, 62 p; and book layout.
- Name Access
- Gibbons, Bill
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Buildings and facilities
- Commerce and industry
- Education
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- 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: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- electronic finding aid
- selected modern reference prints
- Creator
- Gibbons, Bill
- Category
- Arts
- Commerce and industry
- Education
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Bob Holscher collection
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- Part Of
- Bob Holscher collection
- Scope & Content
- Collection consists mainly of postcard views of Banff, Lake Louise and areas by various photographers, including Byron Harmon, J. Howard A. Chapman, S. J. Thompson and R. H. Trueman. Also, includes hand-coloured prints of Lake Louise, one by Alfred Blyth.
- Date Range
- [ca.1895-ca.1935]
- Reference Code
- V287
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Bob Holscher collection
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 287
- Sous-Fonds
- V 287
- Accession Number
- 3591, 6194
- Reference Code
- V287
- Date Range
- [ca.1895-ca.1935]
- Physical Description
- 30 photographs : prints, copy negatives
- History / Biographical
- Bob Holscher was a postcard collector at Banff, Alberta, Canada.
- Scope & Content
- Collection consists mainly of postcard views of Banff, Lake Louise and areas by various photographers, including Byron Harmon, J. Howard A. Chapman, S. J. Thompson and R. H. Trueman. Also, includes hand-coloured prints of Lake Louise, one by Alfred Blyth.
- Name Access
- Holscher, Bob (collector)
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Holscher, Bob (collector)
- Category
- Arts
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Byron Harmon fonds
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions208
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of the photographic records and sample materials of Byron Harmon Photos, the photographic business of Byron Harmon and his successors; as well as the personal photographs of Byron Harmon. I. Scenic / commercial, 1907-1975, ca.7600 items. Primary component of series is film and glass…
- Date Range
- [ca.1890-ca.1975]
- Reference Code
- V263
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 263
- Sous-Fonds
- V 263
- Accession Number
- 235, 980, 1549, 1622, 2588, 2656, 2770, 2792, 2895, 3005, 3394, 3423, 3657, 3807, 3824, 3859, 3988, 4028, 4076, 5052, 5181, 5205, 5254, 5381, 6070, 6127, 6587, 6602
- Reference Code
- V263
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Published record
- Other Title Info
- Also known as the Byron Harmon Photos fonds.
- Date Range
- [ca.1890-ca.1975]
- Physical Description
- ca.10,500 photographs (and ca.35 cm) : prints, postcards, negatives, transparencies, motion pictures, sample products
- History / Biographical
- Byron Hill Harmon, 1876-1942, was a professional photographer and businessman at Banff, Alberta, Canada. He was born near Tacoma, Washington, USA and operated a portrait studio there for a time. In 1903, while travelling around the United States and Canada as an itinerant photographer, he decided to settle in Banff and by 1907 had produced enough mountain views to begin selling a line of postcards. Between 1906 and 1913, Harmon was official photographer for the Alpine Club of Canada and made trips in numerous mountain areas, such as the Bugaboos (1910) and Mount Robson (1911, 1913). Harmon personally financed trips into other areas, such as Tonquin Valley (1918) and Lake of the Hanging Glaciers (1920, 1922), producing both still photographs and motion pictures for commercial sale. After his last major expedition in 1924 across Saskatchewan Glacier, through to Maligne Lake and back to Banff by packtrain, Harmon devoted most of his time to photographing scenes along the railway, skiing in the Assiniboine and Skoki regions, and the annual rides and hikes of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies. At the same time he managed several businesses, including a drug store, fountain lunch, theatre and book store. In his later years, Harmon spent much time travelling and photographing in other parts of the world. The business, Byron Harmon Photos, was managed successively by his son, Don Harmon, then his grand-daughter, Carole Harmon.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of the photographic records and sample materials of Byron Harmon Photos, the photographic business of Byron Harmon and his successors; as well as the personal photographs of Byron Harmon.
- I. Scenic / commercial, 1907-1975, ca.7600 items. Primary component of series is film and glass negatives, 1907-1942, ca.6500 items. Also includes: postcard negatives and positives and production negatives to ca.1955; original prints; a wide range of sample products, such as postcards, enlargements and framing prints, calendars and viewbooks, mainly by Harmon business, some by other photographers; and lantern slides, ca.1913-192-, pertaining to Columbia Icefield Expedition, mountaineering, mountain landscapes, Indians, wildlife, Canadian Pacific Railway and Asian travel. Scenic / commercial series pertains to annual camps and expeditions of the Alpine Club of Canada in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks, 1907-1913; private movie-making expeditions in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks; mountain scenic views, primarily for postcard purposes; Banff events and development; skiing; birds and animals. Includes some material by Don Harmon and Lloyd Harmon, sons of Byron Harmon.
- II. Personal, 189- to 194-, ca.370 items. Includes: family photographs and views received from others; motion picture out-takes pertaining to world travels, 1930s; and 35 mm. transparencies, ca.1940, pertaining mainly to world travels, also mountain and prairie scenics.
- Notes
- For more information on the Byron Harmon photographs, see "Great Days in the Rockies: The Photographs of Byron Harmon, 1906-1934" (Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1978) or "Byron Harmon, Mountain Photographer" by Carole Harmon and Bart Robinson (Banff: Altitude Publishing, 1992)
- Name Access
- Harmon, Byron
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions on access to originals
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: series description
- selected modern reference prints
- digital images in Images database and in Alberta InSight database
- Related Material
- Byron Harmon postcards can also be found in the Postcard general file (V466)
- Creator
- Harmon, Byron
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Byron Harmon when a young and a dashing youth
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- Part Of
- Carole Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a man identified as Byron Harmon posing for a studio portrait
- Date Range
- ca. 1900
- Reference Code
- v264 / lc / accn 3444 / na66 - 1949
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Part Of
- Carole Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V264
- Reference Code
- v264 / lc / accn 3444 / na66 - 1949
- Date Range
- ca. 1900
- Physical Description
- 1 photography : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of a man identified as Byron Harmon posing for a studio portrait
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
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