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Alan E. Crawford transparencies

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Part Of
Allan E. Crawford fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 15 colour transparencies, 35 mm. Content pertains to the Skyline Hikers camp at Egypt Lake, Lake Louise, Pharoah Peak, Castle Mountain, Scarab Lake in 1940.
Date Range
1930-1943
Reference Code
V131 / III / NS - 1 to NS - 15
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Part Of
Allan E. Crawford fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
V131
Series
V131 / III : Transparencies
Sous-Fonds
V131
Accession Number
7686
Reference Code
V131 / III / NS - 1 to NS - 15
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Date Range
1930-1943
Physical Description
15 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Scope & Content
File consists of 15 colour transparencies, 35 mm. Content pertains to the Skyline Hikers camp at Egypt Lake, Lake Louise, Pharoah Peak, Castle Mountain, Scarab Lake in 1940.
Storage Range
Transparencies - range box V1 to V450
Name Access
Crawford, Allan E.
Subject Access
Commerce and industry
Sports, recreation and leisure
Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Horses
Hotels
Chateau Lake Louise
Hiking
Camps
Music
Musicians
Mountains
National parks and reserves
Geographic Access
Lake Louise
Castle Mountain
Language
English
Creator
Crawford, Allan E.
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Allan E. Crawford fonds

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Part Of
Allan E. Crawford fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of three series, 3 cm, ca. 1938 - 1943. Series I: Photograph Albums (depicting photographs of the Skyline Hikers and Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies trips and camps between 1938-1943 including Devil's Gap, Ghost River, Yoho Lake, Mount Assiniboine and views of the Town of Banff,…
Date Range
1930-1943
Reference Code
V131
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Transparency
Part Of
Allan E. Crawford fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V131
Sous-Fonds
V131
Accession Number
7686
Reference Code
V131
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Transparency
Date Range
1930-1943
Physical Description
207 photographs. -- 1 album (174 photographs : b&w ; 39 x 27.5 cm). -- 18 photographs : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm or smaller. -- 15 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
History / Biographical
Allan E. Crawford (1900-1989) of Calgary, Alberta and Prince Rupert, British Columbia, was a member of the Sky Line Trail Hikers from 1937 to 1946 and was the "Official Musician of the Sky Line Trail Hikers" in 1937, 1938, 1940, and 1941. He also participated in Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies trips from 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941 as their musician. Allan E. Crawford appeared on Calgary radio station CFCN "The Voice of the Prairies" on a live weekly program, with the music trio "The Gamboliers" playing the accordian with Eddie Clemens on guitar and J.E. Gerke on vocals. Allan also played the organ, piano and harmonica.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of three series, 3 cm, ca. 1938 - 1943. Series I: Photograph Albums (depicting photographs of the Skyline Hikers and Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies trips and camps between 1938-1943 including Devil's Gap, Ghost River, Yoho Lake, Mount Assiniboine and views of the Town of Banff, Mount Rundle and the Banff Springs Hotel). Series II: Photograph Prints (depicting photographs of the Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies trips and camps between 1938-1943 including Sunburst Lake and Mount Assiniboine with camp scenes), Series III: Transparencies (depicting the Skyline Hikers camp including Egypt Lake, Lake Louise, Pharoah Peak, Castle Mountain and Scarab Lake in 1940).
Storage Range
Photograph prints - range box V130 to V143
Transparencies - range box V1 to V450
Name Access
Crawford, Allan E.
Subject Access
Commerce and industry
Sports, recreation and leisure
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Travel
Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Hiking
Horses
Hotels
Camps
Music
Musicians
Mountains
National parks and reserves
Geographic Access
Banff National Park
Mount Assiniboine
Lake Louise
Castle Mountain
Bow River
Banff
Mount Rundle
Mount Norquay
Ghost River
Yoho National Park
Language
English
Creator
Crawford, Allan E.
Biographical Source Notes
Glenbow Archives (NA-2771-12) ; https://www.getdown.ca/2018/07/11/1930s-calgary-music-and-modernization/ ; The Skyline Trail Vol. 4 No. 16, November 1937; Vol. 5 No. 20, November 1938 ; http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/radio/ckmx-am ;
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Allan E. Crawford photograph album

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Part Of
Allan E. Crawford fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one photograph album, comprising 174 photographs. Contents pertains to the Skyline Hikers and Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies trips and camps including 1938 trail ride to Devil's Gap and Ghost River; hike in 1938 to Yoho Lake; trail ride in 1940; hike in 1940; trail ride in 19…
Date Range
1930-1943
Reference Code
V131 / I / PD - 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Album
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Part Of
Allan E. Crawford fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
V131
Series
V131 / I : Photograph albums
Sous-Fonds
V131
Accession Number
7686
Reference Code
V131 / I / PD - 1
GMD
Photograph
Album
Date Range
1930-1943
Physical Description
1 album (174 photographs : b&w ; 39 x 27.5 cm)
Scope & Content
File consists of one photograph album, comprising 174 photographs. Contents pertains to the Skyline Hikers and Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies trips and camps including 1938 trail ride to Devil's Gap and Ghost River; hike in 1938 to Yoho Lake; trail ride in 1940; hike in 1940; trail ride in 1941 to Mount Assiniboine; as well as views of the Town of Banff, Mount Rundle and the Banff Springs Hotel.
Name Access
Crawford, Allan E.
Subject Access
Commerce and industry
Sports, recreation and leisure
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Travel
Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Hiking
Horses
Hotels
Camps
Music
Musicians
Mountains
National parks and reserves
Golfing
Bridges
Railways
Cabins and shelters
Indigenous Peoples
Geographic Access
Banff National Park
Mount Assiniboine
Castle Mountain
Bow River
Banff
Mount Rundle
Mount Norquay
Ghost River
Yoho National Park
Language
English
Creator
Crawford, Allan E.
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
thumbnail
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Allan E. Crawford photograph prints

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Part Of
Allan E. Crawford fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 18 b&w photographs, 17 x 12 cm or smaller. Contents pertains to the Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies trips and camps, 1938-1943 and specifically Sunburst Lake and Mount Assiniboine with camp scenes of singing, eating, cooking and hiking.
Date Range
1930-1943
Reference Code
V131 / II / PA - 1 to PA - 18
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Allan E. Crawford fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
V131
Series
V131 / II : Photograph prints
Sous-Fonds
V131
Accession Number
7686
Reference Code
V131 / II / PA - 1 to PA - 18
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
1930-1943
Physical Description
18 photographs : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of 18 b&w photographs, 17 x 12 cm or smaller. Contents pertains to the Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies trips and camps, 1938-1943 and specifically Sunburst Lake and Mount Assiniboine with camp scenes of singing, eating, cooking and hiking.
Storage Range
Photograph prints - in range box V130 to V143
Name Access
Crawford, Allan E.
Subject Access
Commerce and industry
Sports, recreation and leisure
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Travel
Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Hiking
Horses
Camps
Music
Musicians
Mountains
National parks and reserves
Geographic Access
Banff National Park
Mount Assiniboine
Language
English
Creator
Crawford, Allan E.
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1965
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaC.05.06
Description
General colour: brown, blue. A lake in the center surrounded by dry mountain cliffs. Central peak is right of center and the other is at the left side. The sky is dark in the upper right corner and clouds fill the upper left.
Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Title
Back of Sawback
Date
prior to 1965
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
18.5 x 25.3 cm
Description
General colour: brown, blue. A lake in the center surrounded by dry mountain cliffs. Central peak is right of center and the other is at the left side. The sky is dark in the upper right corner and clouds fill the upper left.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Credit
Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
Catalogue Number
LaC.05.06
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Banff Road, West of Calgary.

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Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Date
1963
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaC.05.25
Description
General colour: blue, brown. Lower third is brown fields with a few vague structures here and there. Upper two thirds are blue mountain range and clouded sky.
Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Title
Banff Road, West of Calgary.
Date
1963
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
20.3 x 25.3 cm
Description
General colour: blue, brown. Lower third is brown fields with a few vague structures here and there. Upper two thirds are blue mountain range and clouded sky.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Credit
Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
Catalogue Number
LaC.05.25
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Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Date
1900 – 1965
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
LaC.03.03
Description
General colour: white, blue, orange, green on brown. A mountain with purple, blue and orange slopes on the left. A bank of green on the right and snow and rock face above and center. Vague blue and cream shadings in the sky.
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Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Title
Bow Glacier
Date
1900 – 1965
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
24.0 x 30.4 cm
Description
General colour: white, blue, orange, green on brown. A mountain with purple, blue and orange slopes on the left. A bank of green on the right and snow and rock face above and center. Vague blue and cream shadings in the sky.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountains
Credit
Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
Catalogue Number
LaC.03.03
Images
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Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Date
1930
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaC.05.17
Description
General colour: teal green lake, purple tan mountains, grey clouds. Lower right corner there is a group of scraggly trees on rock. The lake fills the lower third. Two bars of sand and grass come in from either side. The mountains sweep up to bluestery clouds which come down over the peeks.
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Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Title
Bow Lake
Date
1930
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
33.9 x 44.1 cm
Description
General colour: teal green lake, purple tan mountains, grey clouds. Lower right corner there is a group of scraggly trees on rock. The lake fills the lower third. Two bars of sand and grass come in from either side. The mountains sweep up to bluestery clouds which come down over the peeks.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Credit
Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
Catalogue Number
LaC.05.17
Images
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Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Date
1963
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
LaC.03.06
Description
General colour: pencil on white. Two points of land come in from left and right respectively with water in between and behind. The far shore starts quarter way up and becomes a mountain left of enter and right banks up each side. Sketchy clouds appear to be raining left and right.
Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Title
Bow Lake
Date
1963
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
32.3 x 40.1 cm
Description
General colour: pencil on white. Two points of land come in from left and right respectively with water in between and behind. The far shore starts quarter way up and becomes a mountain left of enter and right banks up each side. Sketchy clouds appear to be raining left and right.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountains
lake
Credit
Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
Catalogue Number
LaC.03.06
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Bow Lake and Crowfoot Glacier

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Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1965
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaC.05.28
Description
In the foreground on the left is a small group of trees and rocky ground leading down to a waters edge. In the mid-ground on the right is another group of trees and ground that meets the water. Just behind the trees is Bow Lake and in the background are snow capped mountains and Crowfoot Glacier. T…
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Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Title
Bow Lake and Crowfoot Glacier
Date
prior to 1965
Medium
watercolour on paper
Description
In the foreground on the left is a small group of trees and rocky ground leading down to a waters edge. In the mid-ground on the right is another group of trees and ground that meets the water. Just behind the trees is Bow Lake and in the background are snow capped mountains and Crowfoot Glacier. The sky has many gray clouds with small areas of blue sky showing through.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountains
lake
Bow lake
glacier
Crowfoot Glacier
Credit
Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 1997
Catalogue Number
LaC.05.28
Images
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