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Banff Highland Gathering Lithograph Poster

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
Poster with lithograph colour image of art by Louis Moen (Scotsman playing bagpipes in kilt, with Banff Springs Hotel in the background), promoting the 1931 Banff Highland Gathering. Includes text describing event and date.
Date Range
ca. 1931
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 92 O.S.
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Textual record
Poster
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
M300 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 92 O.S.
GMD
Textual record
Poster
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant
Date Range
ca. 1931
Physical Description
Poster: lithograph; colour
History / Biographical
The Banff Highland Gathering (September 3-5, 1931) was part of a series of cultural events which were directed by John Murray Gibbon between 1927 - 1931 and held across Canada. Gibbon was a publicist for the CPR for thirty years, and coined the concept of Canadian culture as a 'mosaic'.
Scope & Content
Poster with lithograph colour image of art by Louis Moen (Scotsman playing bagpipes in kilt, with Banff Springs Hotel in the background), promoting the 1931 Banff Highland Gathering. Includes text describing event and date.
Notes
Poster was stored in poster tube titled "BANFF HIGHLAND GAMES POSTER" Shipping label: "648 MEETING PLACE SANDWICH BOX 55 BANFF ALTA T0L0C0" Also has red stamp on white sticker: " TORONTO ONT. 8 IV '83 "
Subject Access
Highland games
tourism
Banff Springs Hotel
Banff Highland Gathering
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
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
Item must be stored in acid-free barrier to prevent further damage, and to protect adjacent items as this poster has adhesives/ink stains
Creator
Louis Moen, Canadian Pacific (?)
Biographical Source Notes
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/cpr-festivals-emc https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/article/john-murray-gibbon-emc
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Marjorie Youhill Photograph Album

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Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Scope & Content
Item consists of one bound album of 158 black and white photographs and one train ticket, H18.5 x W28.5 cm. Photographs pertain to travels in Banff, Canmore, Lake Louise, Yoho National Park, Kootenay National Park, and Vancouver Island. Other points of interest that are depicted in the photographs …
Date Range
[c.1948]
Reference Code
V8 / 2014.8260 / PD - 1
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Album
Private record
Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M8 / V8 / S8
Series
2014.8260 : Accession Number
Sous-Fonds
V8
Accession Number
2014.8260
Reference Code
V8 / 2014.8260 / PD - 1
GMD
Album
Private record
Date Range
[c.1948]
Physical Description
1 album (159 photographs : b&w ; 28.5 x 18.5 cm)
History / Biographical
Marjorie Youhill, born c.1910s, was born, raised, and worked in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She was a Christian Scientist, had one stepsister, and never married. Marjorie retired in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, where she died at the Glengarry Hospital. She left her financial estate to Loreen Dunklee, her cousin.
Scope & Content
Item consists of one bound album of 158 black and white photographs and one train ticket, H18.5 x W28.5 cm. Photographs pertain to travels in Banff, Canmore, Lake Louise, Yoho National Park, Kootenay National Park, and Vancouver Island. Other points of interest that are depicted in the photographs include: Banff Springs golf course, Bow Falls, Cave and Basin, Sulphur Mountain Chalet, Takakkaw Falls, and Lakes O'Hara and McArthur.
Notes
Album also contains a train ticket for the Canadian Pacific Railway traveling from Winnipeg to Banff, dated August 7, 1948.
Name Access
Youhill, Marjorie
Subject Access
Travel
Golfing
Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
Sulphur Mountain Chalet
Sulphur Mountain lookout
Hiking
Lake O'Hara region
Cave and Basin
Canadian Pacific Railway
Family and personal life
Women
Geographic Access
Alberta
Banff
Banff National Park
British Columbia
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Canmore
Cave and Basin
Kootenay National Park
Lake Louise
Lake O'Hara
Sulphur Mountain
Yoho National Park
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Exploration, discovery and travel
Biographical Source Notes
Information provided on the gift agreement
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Part Of
Morris Flewwelling fonds
Scope & Content
Item pertains to a post card photo album containing photographic portraits of various unidentified people [possibly members of the Flewwelling family] - most are posed in studio settings - as well as scenic photographs from around Banff National Park, post cards [some in English, some in Swedish], …
Date Range
[ca. 1905-1914]
Reference Code
V773 / PD - 1
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Album
Photograph
Postcard
Part Of
Morris Flewwelling fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M464 / V773
Sous-Fonds
V773
Accession Number
2021.27
Reference Code
V773 / PD - 1
GMD
Album
Photograph
Postcard
Date Range
[ca. 1905-1914]
Physical Description
1 album (194 photographs : b&w and col. ; 22.5 x 28.6 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
Item pertains to a post card photo album containing photographic portraits of various unidentified people [possibly members of the Flewwelling family] - most are posed in studio settings - as well as scenic photographs from around Banff National Park, post cards [some in English, some in Swedish], and a CPR and Department of Natural Resources map of Alberta and Saskatchewan tucked into the back cover. The album has a soft black leather cover with "Post Card Album" embossed in gold in the bottom right corner on the front and green pages with slots cut out to slip items in - each page can hold three items.
Subject Access
Activities
Architecture
Banff Springs Hotel
Banff Upper Hot Springs
Buildings
Camps
Chateau Lake Louise
Family and personal life
Hiking
Hotels
Lake Agnes Teahouse
Landscapes
Mountains
Photography
Postcards
Scenery
Tourism
Travel
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Banff National Park
Alberta
Canada
Sweden
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
English
Swedish
Conservation
Scuffing throughout cover, damage to the spine focussed around the base, some paper tabs throughout album torn
Category
Arts
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
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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