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Mt. Norquay Chairlift and Royal York Hotel Ads, Calendar Pages, Personal Sketch
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54132
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 colour advertising posters, 2 calendar pages, and one hand-drawn illustration. Content pertains to 'The Banff Chairlift on Mt. Norquay'; a Laurie Signs Ltd. ad with a Nicholas Morant image and metal hanger (formerly a page from a calendar, date unknown); a 'Bourne Bros.' calendar…
- Date Range
- 1913
- [ca. 1944 - ca. 1955]
- [ca. 1950 - 1960]
- Reference Code
- M300 / II / C / 6 / 1 to 8
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Poster
- Textual record
- Drawing
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Series
- M300 / II : Professional Records
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- M300 / II / C / 6 : Promotional Items, Awards and Correspondence
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- M300 / II / C / 6 / 1 to 8
- Responsibility
- Produced by Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- 1913
- [ca. 1944 - ca. 1955]
- [ca. 1950 - 1960]
- Physical Description
- 5 Posters/Advertisements, 2 Calendar Pages, 1 Illustration; colour.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 colour advertising posters, 2 calendar pages, and one hand-drawn illustration. Content pertains to 'The Banff Chairlift on Mt. Norquay'; a Laurie Signs Ltd. ad with a Nicholas Morant image and metal hanger (formerly a page from a calendar, date unknown); a 'Bourne Bros.' calendar dated '1913', featuring a large image of a woman named 'Berenice' on a metal hanger; 4 red and white Royal York Hotel advertising posters with cardboard attachments on back to stand upright; and an illustration addressed to Nicholas Morant (unknown artist), drawn in pencil, depicting a character covered in porcupine quills (?) with an easel, painting the message 'dere Marantz thanks 4 the encouragement'.
- Notes
- 4 Royal York Hotel posters formerly stored in individual brown paper packaging with cardboard supports inside, labelled 'Royal York Hotel Poster' on the front of each in black marker. Original packaging has been removed for conservation reasons.
- Storage Range
- In file box M300 / II / C / 6 / 1 to M300 / II / C / 6 / 8 & M300 / II / C / 6 / 70 to 72
- Subject Access
- Royal York Hotel
- Calendar
- Banff Chairlift
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Mt. Norquay
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items must be stored using acid-free paper and / or mylar sheets to protect them from surface damage. Items must be stored in appropriate conditions.
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- 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
- 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
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Wiebe family photographs, Alpine Motel
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 59 photographs pertaining to the Wiebe family and their business, the Alpine Motel in Banff. Photographs depict Henry and Elsie Wiebe with their three children; dam construction near Lake Minnewanka; the Wiebe children interacting with wildlife, and riding a gondola; and related su…
- Date Range
- [ca.1945-1965]
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2023.59 / PA - 1 to 59
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2023.59
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2023.59 / PA - 1 to 59
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1945-1965]
- Physical Description
- 59 photographs : b&w prints ; 12 x 19 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- Deborah (Debbie) Downing is the daughter of Henry and Elsie Wiebe, who owned the Alpine Motel in Banff. Henry ("Hank") and Elsie ("Honey") came to Banff in 1942 and raised Debbie and two siblings there (including younger brother David).
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 59 photographs pertaining to the Wiebe family and their business, the Alpine Motel in Banff. Photographs depict Henry and Elsie Wiebe with their three children; dam construction near Lake Minnewanka; the Wiebe children interacting with wildlife, and riding a gondola; and related subjects.
- Notes
- One image depicts 5 unidentified women outside of the Alpine Motel who were described by donor as students from Three Hills College (now Prairie College in Three Hills, AB), who worked as summer cleaners.
- Name Access
- Wiebe, Elsie
- Wiebe, Henry
- Subject Access
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Children
- Chairlifts and gondolas
- Wildlife
- Deer
- Banff Chairlift
- Banff townsite
- Skiing
- Businesses
- Alpine Motel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Biographical Source Notes
- Information from donor, Deborah Downing
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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