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Brewster Transport Company Ltd. fonds
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- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual and photographic records pertaining to Brewster Transport and its predecessor and subsidiary companies. Series are: I. James I. Brewster, 1892-1962; II. Brewster Brothers, 1905-1909; III. Brewster Transfer Company Ltd., 1909-1916; IV. Brewster Trading Co. Ltd., 1907-1926;…
- Date Range
- 1892-1996
- Reference Code
- M82 / S12 / V92
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Blueprint
- Map
- Plan
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 82
- S 12
- V 92
- Sous-Fonds
- M 82
- S 12
- V 92
- Accession Number
- 344, 898, 2126, 3370, 3509, 5001, 5490, 5601, 5956, 7046
- Reference Code
- M82 / S12 / V92
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Blueprint
- Map
- Plan
- Date Range
- 1892-1996
- Physical Description
- ca.5 m of textual records : includes ca.50 v. -- ca.1280 photographs : prints, negatives, transparencies, proof sheets. -- 2 photograph albums. -- ca.100 sets of cartographic records : plans, blueprints. -- 11 motion pictures (10 videocassettes, 1 film reel). -- 11 sound recordings : audio cassettes
- History / Biographical
- Brewster Transport Company is a transportation company based at Banff, Alberta. Formally organized in 1900 as W. & J. Brewster, Guides and Packers, the company expanded in 1904 into commercial development in Banff and acquired the Canadian Pacific Railway livery concession at Banff in 1905. From 1909 until his death in 1947, Jim Brewster guided the company, with Lou Crosby handling finance. Beginning in 1917, Brewster Transport entered the motorized era with touring cars, later replaced with a succession of buses. From 1920 to 1933, Bill Brewster was general manager and during this period the company acquired Royal Hawaiian Transport and the Sunshine Ski development. The company amalgamated its transportation interests with Rocky Mountain Tours in 1957, and in 1965 the company passed out of the Brewster family's hands, being sold to Greyhound Lines of Canada. Brewster Transport continues to operate as Brewster Transportation and Tours, a diversified transportation and accommodation company in the Rocky Mountains.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual and photographic records pertaining to Brewster Transport and its predecessor and subsidiary companies. Series are: I. James I. Brewster, 1892-1962; II. Brewster Brothers, 1905-1909; III. Brewster Transfer Company Ltd., 1909-1916; IV. Brewster Trading Co. Ltd., 1907-1926; V. Brewster Hotel Company Ltd., 1909-1926; VI. Brewster Transport Company / Brewster-Rocky Mountain Grayline, ca.1900-1988; VII. Brewster Transportation and Tours Co. records, 1930s-1996; VIII. Other, 1956-1972.
- Series VI is the major series, consisting of 146.5 cm of textual records (and ca.50 col), ca.700 photographs, and ca.100 sets of plans and blueprints. The series includes: Agreements, 1915-1974; Minutes, 1915-1963; Financial papers, 1915-1966; Operating, ca.1900-1988; Properties, 1906-1974; Subsidiaries, 1924-1962; Other, 1943-1977. Photographs, ca.1900-ca.1970, are mainly publicity photographs relating to Brewster Transport vehicles, tours, facilities, Sunshine Ski Lodge and area, Canadian Rockies hotels and scenic views, also Brewster family and Banff personalities; include 2 albums. Plans pertain to properties and facilities.
- Name Access
- Brewster Transport Company Ltd.
- Subject Access
- Commerce and industry
- Transportation
- Access Restrictions
- Access and use restricted for portion
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- file description and index for series I - VI, VIII
- electronic finding aid
- Related Material
- Additional Brewster Transport material can be found in the Crosby family fonds (M486/V152).
- Creator
- Brewster Transport Company Ltd.
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Transportation
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Brewster Transport Company Ltd. Photographs
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- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs of Brewster Transport operations, buses, scenic views, other
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900-1970]
- Reference Code
- V92 / VI / PA - 1 to 705
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
27 images
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M82 / S12 / V92
- Series
- VI. Brewster Transport / Brewster-Rocky Mtn. Grayline
- Sous-Fonds
- V92
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V92 / VI / PA - 1 to 705
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900-1970]
- Physical Description
- ca.770 photographs (705 prints, ca.50 negatives, 13 transparencies) : some oversize.
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs of Brewster Transport operations, buses, scenic views, other
- Notes
- Portion (67 items) were removed from binder (see V92/ PA - 649 to 705). #PA / 644-648 oversize.
- Name Access
- Brewster, Fred
- Brewster, Jim
- Brewster, Pat
- Subject Access
- Brewster Brothers
- Brewster Mountain Pack Trains
- Brewster Trading Company Ltd.
- Brewster Transport Company Ltd.
- Commerce and industry
- Commercial products
- Horses
- Garage
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- Access to negatives is by appointment only
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on material.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Brewsters General Store
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- Part Of
- George Paris fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of people posed on stairs and behind counter in a building identified as Brewsters General Store - man identified as Jim Brewster sitting at bottom of stairs.
- Reference Code
- v484 / 3 / na66 - 1200
- 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 / 3 / na66 - 1200
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of people posed on stairs and behind counter in a building identified as Brewsters General Store - man identified as Jim Brewster sitting at bottom of stairs.
- Subject Access
- Buildings and memorials
- Commerce
- Family and personal life
- Industry
- Labour
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
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B.T.C. White bus at Takakkaw Falls
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- Scope & Content
- Image of the Brewster Transport Corporation bus in the foreground of Takakkaw Falls
- Date Range
- ca. 1930
- Reference Code
- v92 / 2 / na66 - 1526
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V92
- Reference Code
- v92 / 2 / na66 - 1526
- Date Range
- ca. 1930
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Brewster Transport Corporation bus in the foreground of Takakkaw Falls
- Subject Access
- Commerce
- Environment and Nature
- Sports and Recreation
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
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Clarence Lougheed pushing Cyril Paris on Banff Avenue
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- Part Of
- George Paris fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a man identified as Clarence Lougheed pushing a wicker pram down the wooden boardwalk along Banff Avenue - baby in pram identified as Cyril Paris - signage on building in background reads "Banff Trading - Grocery, Baking, Confectionary, Fruit" - Cascade Mountain in background.
- Date Range
- ca. 1905
- Reference Code
- v484 / 1027 / na66 - 423
- 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 / 1027 / na66 - 423
- Date Range
- ca. 1905
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of a man identified as Clarence Lougheed pushing a wicker pram down the wooden boardwalk along Banff Avenue - baby in pram identified as Cyril Paris - signage on building in background reads "Banff Trading - Grocery, Baking, Confectionary, Fruit" - Cascade Mountain in background.
- Subject Access
- Buildings and memorials
- Commerce
- Family and personal life
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
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Interior of Brewster Trading Co. store - left to right: unidentified woman, Jim Brewster, unidentified woman, Bill Brewster, Bill Garrett, Johnny Wilson, Tom Dunsmore, L.S. Crosby, Bob Dunsmore and Jack Brewster
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- Part Of
- George Paris fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of people identifed as (left to right) unidentified woman, Jim Brewster, unidentified woman, Bill Brewster, Bill Garrett, Johnny Wilson, Tom Dunsmore, L.S. Crosby, Bob Dunsmore and Jack Brewster - posed in the interior of a store identified as Brewsters Trading Co. with hats, canne…
- Date Range
- ca. 1912
- Reference Code
- v484 / 4 / a / na66 - 1746
- 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 / 4 / a / na66 - 1746
- Date Range
- ca. 1912
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of people identifed as (left to right) unidentified woman, Jim Brewster, unidentified woman, Bill Brewster, Bill Garrett, Johnny Wilson, Tom Dunsmore, L.S. Crosby, Bob Dunsmore and Jack Brewster - posed in the interior of a store identified as Brewsters Trading Co. with hats, canned goods, rugs, shirts, and other sundries on display.
- Subject Access
- Buildings and memorials
- Commerce
- Family and personal life
- Industry
- Labour
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Byron Harmon, photographer
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
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Jim and Bill Brewster in front of Brewster Transport office
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- Scope & Content
- Image of Jim (left) and Bill (right) Brewster standing next to a Brewster Transport Corporation vehicle outside of the Brewster Transport Office
- Date Range
- ca. 1930
- Reference Code
- v92 / 10 / na66 - 1504
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V92
- Reference Code
- v92 / 10 / na66 - 1504
- Date Range
- ca. 1930
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of Jim (left) and Bill (right) Brewster standing next to a Brewster Transport Corporation vehicle outside of the Brewster Transport Office
- Subject Access
- Buildings and memorials
- Commerce
- Family and personal life
- Industry
- Labour
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
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John Lawrenson (druggist), Dr. Ralph Hay, Nurse Mowatt, Nurse Annie McLauchlin at Dr. Brett's Drug Store
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- Part Of
- George Paris fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of people identified as (left to right) John Lawrenson, Dr. Ralph Hay, Nurse Mowatt, Nurse Annie McLauchlin inside of a business identified as Dr. Brett's Drug Store
- Date Range
- ca. 1895
- Reference Code
- v484 / 989 / na66 - 2007
- 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 / 989 / na66 - 2007
- Date Range
- ca. 1895
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of people identified as (left to right) John Lawrenson, Dr. Ralph Hay, Nurse Mowatt, Nurse Annie McLauchlin inside of a business identified as Dr. Brett's Drug Store
- Subject Access
- Health services
- Buildings and memorials
- Commerce
- Labour
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
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Mount Royal Hotel
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- Scope & Content
- Image of the Mount Royal Hotel in 1912 with people posed on front veranda, and horses and carriages on the street.
- Date Range
- 1912
- Reference Code
- v92 / 70 / na66 - 1475
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative, copy
1 image
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V92
- Reference Code
- v92 / 70 / na66 - 1475
- Date Range
- 1912
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Mount Royal Hotel in 1912 with people posed on front veranda, and horses and carriages on the street.
- Subject Access
- Buildings and memorials
- Commerce
- Industry
- Labour
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
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O'Hara [lodge] staff - front row (left to right): Major F.V. Longstaff, Charlottle Tuerck, and Dr. G.K.K. Link
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- Part Of
- George Paris fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of people sitting on steps identified as (front row left to right): Major F.V. Longstaff, Charlottle Tuerck, and Dr. G.K.K. Link - other nine people unidentified - caption along bottom reads "O'Hara Staff. 1955. F. V. L. 3400"
- Date Range
- 1955
- Reference Code
- v484 / 1098 / na66 - 2034
- 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 / 1098 / na66 - 2034
- Date Range
- 1955
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative : copy negative
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of people sitting on steps identified as (front row left to right): Major F.V. Longstaff, Charlottle Tuerck, and Dr. G.K.K. Link - other nine people unidentified - caption along bottom reads "O'Hara Staff. 1955. F. V. L. 3400"
- Subject Access
- Buildings and memorials
- Commerce
- Discovery and Exploration
- Environment and Nature
- Industry
- Labour
- Sports and Recreation
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Title Source
- copy negative envelope
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