topic:"Environment" found 36 records - Research Collections

Ballard family, England, Western Canada and United States travel photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs and postcard prints pertaining to the Ballard family and their travels within England, Western Canada and the United States. Includes images of Jack Ballard[?] and children Sidney and Shirley Ballard; Stonehenge; transport and telegraph stations; foot bridges, hiking, c…

Date Range: 1903; 1907-1909; [1910-1915]; [1920-1924]

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 173 to 201

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / E : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / E4 : Photographs

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 173 to 201

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1903; 1907-1909; [1910-1915]; [1920-1924]

Physical Description: 29 photographs : b&w prints ; 16.5 x 10.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs and postcard prints pertaining to the Ballard family and their travels within England, Western Canada and the United States. Includes images of Jack Ballard[?] and children Sidney and Shirley Ballard; Stonehenge; transport and telegraph stations; foot bridges, hiking, canoeing and camping scenes; and the Totem Cafe in Montana. Locations include: New Iskoot, Aiyanish[?], Echo Lake, 25 Mile Cabin, Yellowstone [Montana], Iron River, and Idaho.

Notes: Some items are dated and/or contain personal letters written on the back.

Name Access: Ballard, Sidney; Ballard, Shirley; Ballard, Jack

Subject Access: Travel; Hiking; Hunting; Wildlife; Family and personal life; Canoes and canoeing; Boats; Transportation; Businesses; Children; Cabins; Landscapes; Land, settlement and immigration; Land use

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; British Columbia; Echo Lake; United States of America; New York; Montana; Yellowstone; Idaho; Wisconsin

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored in mylar

Category: Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Ben Gadd fonds

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Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, …

Date Range: 1956-2018

Reference Code: M590 / V810 / S61

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Digital image; Drawing; Negative; Newspaper clipping; Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard; Published record; Textual record; Video; Transparency

Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M590; V810

Sous-Fonds: M590; V810

Accession Number: 2021.20; 2024.01

Reference Code: M590 / V810 / S61

GMD: Digital image; Drawing; Negative; Newspaper clipping; Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard; Published record; Textual record; Video; Transparency

Date Range: 1956-2018

Physical Description: ca. 7.9 metres of textual records -- ca. 274 maps -- 29 VHS tapes -- ca.15 discs with digital files -- 21 cassettes -- photographs -- oversized materials -- USB stick with 15 sldeshows

History / Biographical: Ben Gadd (1946-) is a retired naturalist, guide, geologist, instructor, freelance writer and award-winning author based in the Canadian Rockies. Ben was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1946. He met his wife, Cia (Langdon) Gadd at Colorado College in 1965, and the couple married four weeks later. Ben and Cia had two sons, Will and Toby. Ben and his family relocated to Jasper in the late 1960s. Ben later attended the University of Lethbridge and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Earth Science in 1972. Between 1976 and 1980, Ben taught classes at Mount Royal College and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology; he later taught additional classes at Grant MacEwan College and Lakeland College. From 1981, Ben also worked as a seasonal naturalist/guide for Parks Canada. Ben left Parks Canada in 1985 to start an independent naturalist guiding business with Cia based in Jasper and other parts of the Canadian Rockies, which the couple continued to operate for over two decades. Ben published his best-known work, "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies", through his publishing company Corax Press in 1986. The second edition of "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies" received multiple awards after its release in 1995. Ben's fiction book, "Raven's End" won the title of Best Canadian Rockies Book at the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival in 2001 and became a Canadian bestseller. Overall, Ben has authored or co-authored 11 books and received nearly one dozen awards for his achievements as a writer, researcher and guide. Ben continued to lead guided hikes and school programs until his retirement in 2016.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, video and sound recordings, and other related material. Materials donated in 2024 include one USB stick containing

Notes: Ben Gadd fonds arrangement: Series I : Personal records - Subseries A : Travel guides and maps - Subseries B : Education and early writings - Subseries C : Personal interest files - Subseries D : Other personal and collected Series II : Research and publication records - Subseries A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies - Subseries B : Other publications Series III : Professional records - Subseries A : Parks Canada Records - Subseries B : Interpretive guiding - Subseries C : Teaching records - Subseries D : Other contracts and projects Series IV : Legal and financial records - Subseries A : Legal records - Subseries B : Financial records

Name Access: Gadd, Ben; Gadd, Cia

Subject Access: Education; Research; Publication; Environment; Geology; Tourism; Family and personal life; Personal and Professional Life; Academics; Guiding; Guides; Businesses; Finances; Conservation; Wildlife; Natural history; Sports and recreation

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Jasper National Park; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Kootenay National Park; Lethbridge; United States of America; Colorado; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions apply

Language: English; French; Dutch

Category: Education; Environment; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed / Unprocessed

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Charlie Russell fonds

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Part Of: Charlie Russell fonds

Scope & Content: The Charlie Russell fonds consists of photographs pertaining to the filming of "Grizzly Country", ranching, friends and family, wildlife, and recreational activities, ca.1961-ca.1968. The majority of the images were made in the Waterton Lakes area. There are some images made in New York City, Briti…

Date Range: ca.1961-ca.1968

Reference Code: V557

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Transparency

Part Of: Charlie Russell fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 557

Sous-Fonds: V557

Accession Number: 7728

Reference Code: V557

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Transparency

Date Range: ca.1961-ca.1968

Physical Description: ca. 2520 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35 mm and 4x5, 2 transparencies; col.

History / Biographical: Andrew Charles "Charlie" Russell (August 19, 1941 – May 7, 2018) was a naturalist, photographer, pilot, wilderness guide, and rancher. One of the son's of Andy Russell and Kay Russell and grandson of Bert Riggall, Charlie grew up at the Hawk's Nest ranch on the N.E. boundary of Waterton Lake National Park.; Alongside his brother Dick Russell, Charlie assisted his father Andy in the production and filming of Grizzly Country throughout the Canadian Rockies, British Columbia, and Alaska from 1961-1964. In 1967 he returned to the Tolkat River in Alaska to photograph and observe bears alone. In 1970 he purchased a large percentage of his fathers land on Waterton's north-east border to run a cattle operation. In 1991, he made his first visit to Princess Royal Island, British Columbia, and began photographing for "Spirit Bear", a book of photographs and writings published in 1994. Beginning in 1997, Charlie spent 6 years among the grizzlies of Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Russia alongside artist and partner Maureen Enns. After returning to Alberta from Russia, Charlie continued to be a conservation advocate until he passed from a surgery-related complication in May 2018.; The bulk of Charlie Russell's work was destroyed in a house fire in [1991?].

Scope & Content: The Charlie Russell fonds consists of photographs pertaining to the filming of "Grizzly Country", ranching, friends and family, wildlife, and recreational activities, ca.1961-ca.1968. The majority of the images were made in the Waterton Lakes area. There are some images made in New York City, British Columbia, and Alaska. The fonds is comprised of two series: I. Black and white negatives; II. Transparencies; I. Black and white negatives consists of A. 1964, B. Waterton Park Flood, June 8-9, 1963, C. 35mm Books, D. 4x5 Book, E. Bert Riggall Copy Negatives. II. Transparencies consist of two 4x5 colour transparencies depicting Cal Wellman's Cattle.

Notes: I.C. was received in the form of three separate negative books. The books have been arranged numerically in subseries I.C, with the negative book book and page number of origin written on the negative sleeves. For example, V557/I/C/NA-1a to NA-6e [Book 1, pg. 1,2].; Select 35mm negatives in I.C. are marked with red stickers and overlaid with rectangles on the negative sleeve. These negatives correspond to the negatives used in "Spirit Bear" and their cropping for publication. Each image is listed and described in the case file on the document titled "These are the negs used in Spirit Bear Chapter One". Some of the dots have a number corresponding to the document, others do not (the stickers were taken from the original negative sleeves and re-applied to the new negative sleeves).

Name Access: Russell, Andrew Charles (Charlie); Russell, Charlie; Russell, Andy; Riggall, Bert

Subject Access: Environment; Sports, recreation and leisure; Science and technology; Natural resources; Education; Hawk's Nest Ranch; Bears; Wildlife

Geographic Access: Waterton Lakes National Park; Mount McKinley; Canada; Alberta; Alaska; British Columbia; United States of America

Language: English

Finding Aid: Revised digital and original handwritten in case file

Related Material: Related by provenance to a portion of Andy Russell fonds.

Creator: Russell, Charlie

Category: Education; Environment; Sports, recreation and leisure; Science and technology; Natural resources

Biographical Source Notes: Accession record.; Handwritten documents in case file.; "Spirit Bear, Encounters with the White Bear of the Western Rainforest", Charlie Russell, 1994, Key Porter Books Limited. Pg 12-25.; https://charlierussellbears.com/

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Collected news articles

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of collected newspaper clippings and volumes published between 1907 and 1956. Content includes an early edition of the Crag and Canyon [August 24, 1907]; a scanned copy of a 1949 article from the New York Times discussing inflation rates between 1834 and 1949 [annotated]; a summer 195…

Date Range: 1907; [1945-1952]; 1956

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 51

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Newspaper clipping

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / F : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / II / F1 : Textual

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 51

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Newspaper clipping

Date Range: 1907; [1945-1952]; 1956

Physical Description: 0.2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of collected newspaper clippings and volumes published between 1907 and 1956. Content includes an early edition of the Crag and Canyon [August 24, 1907]; a scanned copy of a 1949 article from the New York Times discussing inflation rates between 1834 and 1949 [annotated]; a summer 1956 issue of "The Calgarian" signed on the cover by "Bessie L.[?] MacKay"; a loose article describing stretches and home exercises; and a four-page article from "Mining World" by Donald MacDonald discussing the construction of a coastal highway to Alaska.

Notes: New York Times scanned article has rough pencil sketch [possibly building layout?] on back side and math equations written on front in pencil

Name Access: MacKay, Bessie; MacDonald, Don

Subject Access: Advertising; Businesses; Community life; Commerce and industry; Commercial products; Journalism; Newspaper; Crag and Canyon newspaper; Environment; Landscapes; Finances; Exploration; Construction; Travel; Transportation

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Calgary; United States of America; Alaska

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Commerce and industry; Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Commercial travel postcards

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of collected commercial postcards from Canada, the United States, Central America, Europe and the United Kingdom [non-annotated]. File includes loose postcards, postcard sets and fold-out photo card booklets.

Date Range: [1900-1960]

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / PG - 1 to 8

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Published record; Postcard

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III/ D : Other materials

Sous-Fonds: LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / PG - 1 to 8

GMD: Published record; Postcard

Date Range: [1900-1960]

Physical Description: ca. 630 b&w and col. postcards ; 23 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of collected commercial postcards from Canada, the United States, Central America, Europe and the United Kingdom [non-annotated]. File includes loose postcards, postcard sets and fold-out photo card booklets.

Notes: Items in this file have been organized by geographical location. See "Content Details" entry field for contents of individual folders.

Subject Access: Advertising; Events; Environment; European travel; Environment and Nature; Travel; Tourism; Waterfalls; Wildlife; Leisure; Landscapes; History; Mountains; Public events; Public entertainment; National parks and reserves; Centennial; Buildings and memorials; Banff National Park; Art; Photography; Postcards; Royalty; Seascapes; Ship; Souvenir; Sports and recreation; Tourist information; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; Lake Louise; Calgary; British Columbia; Vancouver; Rocky Mountains; Selkirks; Ontario; Sault Ste. Marie; Owen Sound; Toronto; Quebec; Montreal; United States of America; Yellowstone National Park; Colorado; Denver; Florida; California; Chicago; Michigan; France; Paris; England; London; Cuba; Mexico; Ireland; Dublin

Reproduction Restrictions: Some copyright restrictions may apply

Language: English; French

Related Material: Items in this file were separated from annotated postcards [processed as LUX / III / A1 / 25 to 27]

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure; Environment

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: File is organized into 8 folders, numbered LUX / III / D / PG - 1 to 8. PG - 1 : Banff National Park PG - 2 : Canadian Rockies and Selkirks PG - 3 : Alberta and British Columbia [Other] PG - 4 : Canada PG - 5 : United States of America PG - 6 : United States of America, cont.'d [postcard sets and 1933 Chicago World Fair] PG - 7 : Foreign PG - 8 : Other [location not specified]

Processing Status: Processed

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Flora

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Part Of: Malcolm Geddes fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of lantern slide photographs pertaining to wildflowers of western Canada; and wildflowers and alpine meadows, including some located near Mount Rainier, Washington.

Date Range: [ca.1925]

Reference Code: V756 / III / A / PS - 262 to 284

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide

Part Of: Malcolm Geddes fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M39; V756

Series: V756 / III : Personal and family records

Sous-Fonds: V756

Sub-Series: V756 / III / A : Travel and mountain expeditions

Accession Number: 6504

Reference Code: V756 / III / A / PS - 262 to 284

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide

Responsibility: Views of Mount Rainier area produced by Asahel Curtis of Seattle, Washington

Date Range: [ca.1925]

Physical Description: 23 photographs : lantern slides

Scope & Content: File consists of lantern slide photographs pertaining to wildflowers of western Canada; and wildflowers and alpine meadows, including some located near Mount Rainier, Washington.

Notes: Some items are captioned

Material Details: Some items are hand-coloured, some b&w

Subject Access: Environment; Environment and Nature; Flowers; Landscapes

Geographic Access: Canada; United States of America; Washington; Mount Rainier National Park

Access Restrictions: Fragile- restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Environment

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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I. C. 35mm Books

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Part Of: Charlie Russell fonds

Scope & Content: Subseries consists of 2377 black and white 35mm negatives pertaining to the filming of "Grizzly Country",ranching, friends and family, wildlife, skiing, hunting trophies, hiking, a trip to New York City, snowshoeing, and pack trains.

Date Range: ca.1961-ca.1968

Reference Code: V557 / I / V

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Part Of: Charlie Russell fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: V557

Series: I

Sous-Fonds: V557

Sub-Series: C

Accession Number: 7728

Reference Code: V557 / I / V

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: ca.1961-ca.1968

Physical Description: 2337 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35 mm

Scope & Content: Subseries consists of 2377 black and white 35mm negatives pertaining to the filming of "Grizzly Country",ranching, friends and family, wildlife, skiing, hunting trophies, hiking, a trip to New York City, snowshoeing, and pack trains.

Notes: When initially housed in negative books, certain negatives had numbered or unnumbered red stickers and verlaid rectangles to indicate which negatives were to be reproduced for Charlie Russells book "Spirit Bear", as well as how to reporduction was to be cropped. Both the stickers and the cropping information was carried over into the new housing and corresponds with the "These are the negs used for Spirit Bear chapter one" document in the case file.

Name Access: Russell, Andrew Charles (Charlie); Russell, Andy; Tillenius, Clarence; Russell, Dick

Subject Access: Animals; Backpacking; Birds; Bison; Marmots; Hiking; Skiing; Caribou; Family and personal life; Moose; Horse packing; Camping; Environment and Nature; Farmland; Filmaking; Grizzly Bears; Hawk's Nest Ranch; Hunting; Outfitters, trail guides and packers

Geographic Access: Waterton; Waterton Lakes National Park; Alberta; Canada; Alaska; New York; United States of America; British Columbia

Language: English

Finding Aid: Revised digital and original handwritten in case file

Creator: Charlie Russell

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Map, Indian Tribes of North America

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one b&w printed paper copy of a map titled "Indian Tribes of North America" [n.d., creator unknown].

Date Range: [1950-1970]

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 56

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Map; Textual record; Published record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / F : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / II / F1 : Textual

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 56

GMD: Map; Textual record; Published record

Date Range: [1950-1970]

Physical Description: 0.1 cm of textual records (map : b&w ; 48 x 53.5 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one b&w printed paper copy of a map titled "Indian Tribes of North America" [n.d., creator unknown].

Notes: Date range is estimate provided by Processing Archivist

Subject Access: Geography; Indigenous Peoples; Land, settlement and immigration

Geographic Access: Canada; United States of America

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Environment; First nations; Land, settlement and immigration

Title Source: Title taken from item in file

Processing Status: Processed

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McAleenan family photographs

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Part Of: Jimmy Simpson family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of glass stereo transparencies depicting Grand Canyon scenic views, mountains, wildlife, and horse rides.

Date Range: [ca. 1915-1925, n.d.]

Reference Code: V577 / I / A / 2 / B / PS 2 - 199 to PS 2 - 291

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

93 images

Part Of: Jimmy Simpson family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M78 / S16 / V577

Series: V577 / I : Photography

Sous-Fonds: V577

Sub-Series: V577 / I / A / 2 / B : Photography : glass stereo transparencies

Accession Number: 492

Reference Code: V577 / I / A / 2 / B / PS 2 - 199 to PS 2 - 291

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Date Range: [ca. 1915-1925, n.d.]

Physical Description: 141 photographs : b&w slides ; 17.7 cm x 12.6 m

History / Biographical: Stereographs are photographs of the same subject taken from slightly different angles. These photos, displayed side by side in a stereoscope, would be viewed at close range, forcing the eye to overlay the two photos to create a 3D effect. Stereoscopes could be hand held or mounted to a table or other surface. Stereographs could be made with a single camera, moved slightly from the first image taken; specialized dual-lens cameras streamlined the process. Stereographs can be made with precious metals, glass, paper, and celluloid bases with any kind of photographic process.

Scope & Content: File consists of glass stereo transparencies depicting Grand Canyon scenic views, mountains, wildlife, and horse rides.

Notes: Box 2/3 [199 - 291] Grand Canyon trip [McAleeman photographer?]

Name Access: Simson, Jimmy

Subject Access: Photography; Environment and Nature; Horses; Horseback riding; Landscapes; National parks and reserves; Scenery; Travel; Wildlife

Geographic Access: Grand Canyon; Arizona; United States of America

Language: N/A

Conservation: Slides scanned prior to cleaning Replace/repair binding tape where needed.

Finding Aid: Inventory available for V577/PS - 1 to 197

Biographical Source Notes: Mark Osterman, "Introduction to Photographic Equipment, Processes, and Definitions of the 19th Century," Focal Encyclopedia of Photography 4th edition, pg. 116.

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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McAleenan family photographs

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Part Of: Jimmy Simpson family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of glass stereo transparencies depicting Rocky Mountain and Grand Canyon scenic views, mountains, wildlife, and horse rides. Includes Bow Valley, Banff, Assiniboine, Bow Lake, and surrounding areas ; Grand Canyon and surrounding areas. Slides are a mix of colour and black & white phot…

Date Range: [ca. 1915-1925, n.d.]

Reference Code: V577 / I / A / 2 / B / PS 2 - 151 to PS 2 - 198

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

48 images

Part Of: Jimmy Simpson family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M78 / S16 / V577

Series: V577 / I : Photography

Sous-Fonds: V577

Sub-Series: V577 / I / A / 2 / B : Photography : glass stereo transparencies

Accession Number: 492

Reference Code: V577 / I / A / 2 / B / PS 2 - 151 to PS 2 - 198

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Date Range: [ca. 1915-1925, n.d.]

Physical Description: 141 photographs : b&w and col. slides ; 17.7 cm x 12.6 m

History / Biographical: Stereographs are photographs of the same subject taken from slightly different angles. These photos, displayed side by side in a stereoscope, would be viewed at close range, forcing the eye to overlay the two photos to create a 3D effect. Stereoscopes could be hand held or mounted to a table or other surface. Stereographs could be made with a single camera, moved slightly from the first image taken; specialized dual-lens cameras streamlined the process. Stereographs can be made with precious metals, glass, paper, and celluloid bases with any kind of photographic process.

Scope & Content: File consists of glass stereo transparencies depicting Rocky Mountain and Grand Canyon scenic views, mountains, wildlife, and horse rides. Includes Bow Valley, Banff, Assiniboine, Bow Lake, and surrounding areas ; Grand Canyon and surrounding areas. Slides are a mix of colour and black & white photographs; all colour photographs are Autochrome slides.

Notes: Box 2/3 [151] Mt. Rundle from Bow River [152] Brazeau Lake [153] Group of riders resing near Upper Waterfowl Lake and Mount Chephren [154] Auto on [Banff - Castle road] [155] Man packing horse [156] Camp site with flytent [157] Man on horse [158] Group standing around fire [159] Men and packhorses on snow covered slope [160] Men and packhorses [161] Packtrain at Nigel Pass [162] Packhorses fording the North Saskatchewan River [163] Packhorses in burn area at Lake Louise [164] Packtrain along stream [165] Packtrain in Jonas Pass area [166] Mount Murchison [167] Unidentified man on horse [168] Bow Valley - east of Banff, Tunnel Mountain [169] Nigel Pass from the east [170] Locomotive in shops [171] Mule deer along railroad tracks west of Banff [172] Bow River below Bow Falls [173] Pack train at Bow Summit [174] Unidentified dam under construction [175] Unidentified dam under construction [176] Unidentified dam under construction [177] Unidentified dam under construction [178] Unidentified mountain taken during trip to Red Earth Creek with Joe Woodworth [Mt. Ball?] [179] Unditentified mountain [180] Unidentified mountain [181] Brazeau Glacier area [182] Bow Glacier [183] Bow Lake [184] Unidentified mountain scene [185] [Mount Assiniboine from the south?] [186] Mount Assiniboine with tipi in the foreground [187] Mount Assiniboine [188] Mount Assiniboine from Og Lake [189] Wonder Peak - Mount Assiniboine area [190] Mount Assiniboine area [191] Mount Assiniboine area [192] Jimmy Simpson and horse in Mount Assiniboine area [193] Mount Assiniboine area [194] Mount Assiniboine area [195] Mount Assiniboine area [196] Mount Assiniboine area [197] Mount Assiniboine area [198] Mount Assiniboine

Name Access: Simson, Jimmy

Subject Access: Photography; Environment and Nature; Horses; Horseback riding; Landscapes; National parks and reserves; Scenery; Travel; Wildlife

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Bow Valley; Bow Lake; Bow Glacier; Brazeau Lake; Assiniboine; Grand Canyon; Alberta; Canada; Arizona; United States of America

Language: N/A

Conservation: Slides scanned prior to cleaning Replace/repair binding tape where needed.

Finding Aid: Inventory available for V577/PS - 1 to 197

Biographical Source Notes: Mark Osterman, "Introduction to Photographic Equipment, Processes, and Definitions of the 19th Century," Focal Encyclopedia of Photography 4th edition, pg. 116.