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Lloyd Harmon fonds

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Part Of
Lloyd Harmon fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of a broad-ranging commercial negative collection in two series. Mainly scenic, skiing and documentary views of Banff and area, the Rocky Mountains and some other Alberta and British Columbia locations. Photographs include many Banff personalities known to the photographer. I. Candi…
Date Range
1928-1954
Reference Code
V108
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Part Of
Lloyd Harmon fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 108
Sous-Fonds
V 108
Accession Number
2895
Reference Code
V108
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Date Range
1928-1954
Physical Description
ca.2325 photographs : negatives; some prints and transparencies
History / Biographical
Lloyd Harmon, 1914-2000, was a professional photographer who specialized in ski, action and scenic photography at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Harmon was a son of photographer Byron Harmon and worked in his father's business with his brother, Don Harmon, ca.1933-1941 and 1945-1954. During World War II, he served with the RCAF in Burma, Italy and North Africa. After leaving Banff, Harmon worked in the oil industry at Calgary. During the 1950s he married Elizabeth Ellwood. He retired to Canada's west coast.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of a broad-ranging commercial negative collection in two series. Mainly scenic, skiing and documentary views of Banff and area, the Rocky Mountains and some other Alberta and British Columbia locations. Photographs include many Banff personalities known to the photographer.
I. Candid, action and scenic views. -- [ca.1928-ca.1954]; predominantly 1933-[ca.1940]. -- ca.1750 items : mainly negatives; 12.5 x 17.5 cm or smaller; most are 8 x 10.5 cm or smaller. -- Series pertains to skiers, ski action and competition, ski touring; Mount Norquay, Sunshine, Assiniboine, Skoki and Yoho regions; scenic views in Banff, Jasper and Yoho National Parks and Revelstoke area; Banff Indian Days and Indigenous peoples; horses and trail riding; Banff buildings and facilities; personal and family photographs. Views were taken for personal and business purposes. Includes early vest pocket camera shots and later view camera work. Negatives are not numbered by the photographer except for a small sub-series with original numbers 1 through 86. Some negatives accompanied by duplicate views. (V108 / 1 - 1927)
II. Scenic and commercial views. -- [ca.1928-ca.1954]; predom.1946-1954. -- ca.575 items : mainly negatives; 12.5 x 17.5 cm or smaller. -- Series includes landscape views in Banff, Jasper, Kootenay, Yoho and Waterton National Parks, Windermere and Golden areas; Calgary and southern Alberta towns; Banff townsite, buildings and area; ski areas; Indigenous portraits; wildlife; lodges, bungalow camps, etc. -- Some views may be attributed to Don Harmon. -- Most negatives are numbered by the photographer using a block numeric system ranging from 50 to 2800. Unnumbered negatives are retained in proximity to similar material. Some negatives are accompanied by duplicate views, copy negatives or positive transparencies. (V108 / 1928 - 2509)
Name Access
Harmon, Lloyd
Subject Access
Arts
Environment
Sports, recreation and leisure
Banff Indian Days
Indigenous Peoples
First Nations
Stoney Nakoda
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 in Archives Finding Aids computer database. Selected reference prints available in visual reference file. Also available is a list of unverified identifications of people and places provided by volunteers.
Creator
Harmon, Lloyd
Category
Arts
Environment
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Fonds title based on accession record. Series titles based on contents of series.
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Eliza Hunter fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of 16 photograph prints depicting various First Nations people both in studio settings and in camp settings. Most prints are mounted on various kinds of cardboard or cardstock.
Date Range
[ca. 1900-1950]
Reference Code
V804
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Eliza Hunter fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V804
Sous-Fonds
V804
Accession Number
1077
Reference Code
V804
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
[ca. 1900-1950]
Physical Description
16 photographs : prints
History / Biographical
Eliza Hunter Wîchîyânâgish (Young Woman), probably born in the early 1900s, lived in Morley most of her life. She attended the Calgary Stampede and Banff Indian Days regularly, and was married to Judas Hunter (maiden name unknown). Collection of 16 photograph prints donated by Eliza in 1970 to the Archives of the Canadian Rockies, annotations on the backs on some written by Catharine Robb Whyte.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of 16 photograph prints depicting various First Nations people both in studio settings and in camp settings. Most prints are mounted on various kinds of cardboard or cardstock.
Name Access
Hunter, Eliza
Subject Access
Banff Indian Days
Calgary Stampede
Family and personal life
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Stoney Nakoda
Recognizing relations
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on accession records
Processing Status
Processed
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Unknown people in regalia on horseback, Banff Indian Days parade on Banff Avenue

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
[Unknown]
Date Range
ca.1910
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3a / 14 / NA - 30
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
LUX
Sous-Fonds
LUX
Accession Number
n/a
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3a / 14 / NA - 30
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
ca.1910
Physical Description
Negative
Scope & Content
[Unknown]
Subject Access
Banff Indian Days
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Parades
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Title Source
Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023. The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photog
The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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[Unknown women sitting by tipi]

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
[Unknown women sitting by tipi]
Date Range
ca.1910
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3a / 7 / NG - 9
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  3 images  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / D / 3 : Organizations
Accession Number
n/a
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3a / 7 / NG - 9
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
ca.1910
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 20.3 x 25.4 cm
Scope & Content
[Unknown women sitting by tipi]
Subject Access
Banff Indian Days
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Conservation
Scratches on negative
Title Source
Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023. . No identification was possible.
The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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[Unknown women and children by tipi]

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
[Unknown women and children by tipi]
Date Range
ca.1910
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3a / 7 / NG - 14
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  3 images  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / D / 3 : Organizations
Accession Number
n/a
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3a / 7 / NG - 14
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
ca.1910
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 20.3 x 25.4 cm
Scope & Content
[Unknown women and children by tipi]
Notes
The negative has been digitized in order to retain detail in the highlights. For reproduction, it may be beneficial to refer to print copy within the file for intended contrast.
Subject Access
Banff Indian Days
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Conservation
Scratches on the negative. Part of the glass negative corner is missing.
Title Source
This image is part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Stoney people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives. No identification was possible.
The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Group of men speaking to Norman Luxton (at centre in a suit)

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
[Group of men speaking to Norman Luxton (at centre in a suit)]
Date Range
ca.1910
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3a / 14 / NA - 31
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
LUX
Sous-Fonds
LUX
Accession Number
n/a
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3a / 14 / NA - 31
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
ca.1910
Physical Description
Negative
Scope & Content
[Group of men speaking to Norman Luxton (at centre in a suit)]
Name Access
Luxton, Norman
Subject Access
Banff Indian Days
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Title Source
Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023. . No identification was possible.
The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Part Of
Lloyd Harmon fonds
Scope & Content
[Joe Saddleback, unknown]*
Date Range
1935
Reference Code
V108 / 311
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Lloyd Harmon fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V108
Sous-Fonds
V108
Accession Number
2895
Reference Code
V108 / 311
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Parallel Title
Banff Indian Days, July 1935
Date Range
1935
Physical Description
1 Negative
Scope & Content
[Joe Saddleback, unknown]*
Name Access
Harmon, Lloyd
Saddleback, Joe
Subject Access
Banff Indian Days
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Creator
Harmon, Lloyd
Title Source
The Saddleback family is Cree from Maskwacis (formerly Hobbema), somehow related to Stoney, would come to Indian Days.]**Information provided by Stoney Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Stoney people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives.
The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
Content Details
[The Saddleback family is Cree from Maskwacis (formerly Hobbema), somehow related to Stoney, would come to Indian Days.]*
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Unknown Indigenous man in regalia

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Part Of
Lloyd Harmon fonds
Scope & Content
[Unknown Indigenous man]
Date Range
1935
Reference Code
V108 / 312
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Lloyd Harmon fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V108
Sous-Fonds
V108
Accession Number
2895
Reference Code
V108 / 312
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Parallel Title
Banff Indian Days, July 1935
Date Range
1935
Physical Description
1 Negative
Scope & Content
[Unknown Indigenous man]
Name Access
Harmon, Lloyd
Subject Access
Banff Indian Days
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Creator
Harmon, Lloyd
Title Source
This image is part of the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Stoney people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives. No identifications were possible
The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Possibly older brother of Amos Amos

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Part Of
Lloyd Harmon fonds
Date Range
July 1936
Reference Code
V108 / 345
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Lloyd Harmon fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V108
Sous-Fonds
V108
Accession Number
n/a
Reference Code
V108 / 345
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Parallel Title
Banff Indian Days, July 1936
Date Range
July 1936
Physical Description
1 Negative
Name Access
Harmon, Lloyd
Subject Access
Banff Indian Days
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Stoney
Stoney Nakoda
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Creator
Harmon, Lloyd
Title Source
Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.
The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
Content Details
[Possibly older brother of Amos Amos]* .
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Dorothy Many Bears, Blackfoot/Siksika

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Part Of
Lloyd Harmon fonds
Scope & Content
[Updated description: Dorothy Many Bears, Blackfoot/Siksika, identified by Laura Sitting Eagle (granddaughter), Blackfoot/Siksika, 22 March 2023 - Dorothy's maiden name was Wolfleg and her brothers are Dan and Richard Wolfleg] [Updated description: A Cree woman from Muskwacis, maybe Yellowbird- re…
Date Range
1934
Reference Code
V108 / 2200
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Lloyd Harmon fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V108
Sous-Fonds
V108
Accession Number
n/a
Reference Code
V108 / 2200
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Parallel Title
Squaw -1934
Other Title Info
Parallel title is original title
Date Range
1934
Physical Description
1 Negative
Scope & Content
[Updated description: Dorothy Many Bears, Blackfoot/Siksika, identified by Laura Sitting Eagle (granddaughter), Blackfoot/Siksika, 22 March 2023 - Dorothy's maiden name was Wolfleg and her brothers are Dan and Richard Wolfleg] [Updated description: A Cree woman from Muskwacis, maybe Yellowbird- related to the Hunters. Came to Banff Indian Days]*
Name Access
Harmon, Lloyd
Many Bears, Dorothy
Subject Access
Banff Indian Days
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Related Material
McCowan image NA-7-47 Joe Calf Child, Blackfoot
Creator
Harmon, Lloyd
Title Source
Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.
The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

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