topic:"Exploration, discovery and travel" found 12 records - Research Collections

Banff, Canada's First National Park images

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 59 photographs collected by Eleanor Luxton as research material for the book Banff: Canada's First National Park. Images pertain to skiing and ski jumping, canoeing, Banff Indian Days, the King Edward Hotel, swimming at the Cave and Basin, the Banff Winter Carnival, wildlife, and v…

Date Range: 1902 - 1958

Reference Code: LUX / II / B5 / PA - 48 to 106

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / B : Professional records

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

Sub-Series: LUX / II / B5 : Literary papers

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / B5 / PA - 48 to 106

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1902 - 1958

Physical Description: 59 photographs : b&w prints ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 59 photographs collected by Eleanor Luxton as research material for the book Banff: Canada's First National Park. Images pertain to skiing and ski jumping, canoeing, Banff Indian Days, the King Edward Hotel, swimming at the Cave and Basin, the Banff Winter Carnival, wildlife, and various views in and around the town of Banff.

Notes: Some items in file are annotated

Name Access: Paris, Cyril; Browne, George; Browne, Belmore; Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Eleanor; Orr, Lorne; Brewster, Fern; Brewster, Jim; Luxton, George; Dunsmore, Fulton

Subject Access: Animals; Artists; Banff Indian Days; Banff Winter Carnival; Bighorn Sheep; Bridges; Businesses; Canoes and canoeing; Cave and Basin; Community events; Community life; Competition; Elk; Environment; Family and personal life; History; Hotels; Land, settlement and immigration; Leisure; Mount Norquay Ski Area; Mountaineering; Mountains; Museums; Municipal views; Multiculturalism; Painting; Public events; Research; Recreation; Royalty; Royal Visit; Settlement; Skating; Ski areas; Ski jumping; Skiing; Sports; Swimming; Tourism; Wildlife; Winter; Winter Carnival; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; Lake Minnewanka; Mount Norquay

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored in mylar

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff Gun Club

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photograph prints depicting members of the Banff Gun Club, including Norman Luxton. Photographs pertain to local hunting excursions including the Lake Louise area and canyon views; interior views of the Banff Gun Club building including a fireplace built by Norman Luxton [1924]; tr…

Date Range: [ca.1920-1910]; 1924; 1927

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3d / PA - 1 to 24

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

33 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Personal and professional

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

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D3 : Organizations

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D3d / PA - 1 to 24

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca.1920-1910]; 1924; 1927

Physical Description: 24 photographs : b&w ; 11 x 9 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of photograph prints depicting members of the Banff Gun Club, including Norman Luxton. Photographs pertain to local hunting excursions including the Lake Louise area and canyon views; interior views of the Banff Gun Club building including a fireplace built by Norman Luxton [1924]; trap shooting at a gun range in Banff; and Norman Luxton posing with pet dogs [including “Barney”], and with other Gun Club members [including L.C. Brown, W. Miller, J. Sturdy, L.C. Braken, and “McKenzie”]. Most individuals in photographs are not named.

Notes: File contains multiple duplicates; Items LUX/I/D3d/PA-1 to 17 developed by company Byron Harmon Photography; original storage envelope kept in file with prints

Name Access: Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Hunting; Banff Gun Club; Shooting; Membership; Club; Animals; Dogs; Recreation; Sports; Travel; Landscapes; Community life; Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Lake Louise

Language: English

Related Material: Duplicate negative copies of some photographs in file processed as LUX/I/D3d/NA-1 to NA-12

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title retrieved from loose note stored in file

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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Friends and family portraits, news articles

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 18 photograph prints given to Norman Luxton by family and friends [mostly annotated]. Includes signed portraits of Red Cathcart, Emory Staley, Norman Ferguson, Tommy Burns, Jack Fuller, Eugene LaPorte, Robert LaPorte, Ernie Kehr, E. E. Gammon, “Norma”, and Mark Poucette. File also…

Date Range: 1901; 1911; 1923-1924; 1944; 1947-1948; 1950; [ca.1951-1960]

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 469 to 486

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 - 469 to 486

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1901; 1911; 1923-1924; 1944; 1947-1948; 1950; [ca.1951-1960]

Physical Description: 18 photographs : b&w prints ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller -- 2 newspaper clippings

Scope & Content: File consists of 18 photograph prints given to Norman Luxton by family and friends [mostly annotated]. Includes signed portraits of Red Cathcart, Emory Staley, Norman Ferguson, Tommy Burns, Jack Fuller, Eugene LaPorte, Robert LaPorte, Ernie Kehr, E. E. Gammon, “Norma”, and Mark Poucette. File also contains two newspaper clippings pertaining to Eugene LaPorte and Ernie Kehr.

Notes: Newspaper clipping re: Ernie Kehr stored with related photograph [LUX/I/E4/PA-481].

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Cathcart, John George (Red); Burns, Tommy; Fuller, Jack; LaPorte, Eugene; Kehr, Ernie; Gammon, Earl; Poucette, Mark; Staley, Emory; Ferguson, Norman; LaPorte, Robert

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Fishing; Portrait; Photography; Art; Calgary Stampede; Indigenous Peoples; Landscapes; Ship; Winter; Recreation; Sports; Travel; Tourism

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; Edmonton; Nordegg; Saskatchewan; Loon Lake; Lake O'Hara; United States of America; Florida; Egypt; Sydney

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Indigenous Peoples; First nations; Sports, recreation and leisure; Exploration, discovery and travel

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Friends personal photographs - military, travel, portraits, recreation

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 34 photograph and postcard prints pertaining to friends of Norman Luxton and the Luxton family which were sent to Norman Luxton. Most photographs are annotated on the back with contextual information [dates, locations, names, etc] for photographs, some items include personal messag…

Date Range: 1897; [ca.1900-1910]; 1905; 1909; 1912; 1916; 1923; 1927; 1941-1943; 1948-1951; 1955; 1957; 1960

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 435 to 468

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 - 435 to 468

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1897; [ca.1900-1910]; 1905; 1909; 1912; 1916; 1923; 1927; 1941-1943; 1948-1951; 1955; 1957; 1960

Physical Description: 34 photographs : b&w prints ; 12.5 x 15 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 34 photograph and postcard prints pertaining to friends of Norman Luxton and the Luxton family which were sent to Norman Luxton. Most photographs are annotated on the back with contextual information [dates, locations, names, etc] for photographs, some items include personal messages written to Norman Luxton. Photograph images pertain to a fishing trip in Grande Prairie; men in military uniforms during World War II, including some taken during active duty in England; personal and group portraits; a war monument in Verdun, France; historic ships and boats; scenic views of Mistaya Canyon and Minnewanka; wildlife, including birds and a marten; and family pets.

Notes: Annotations on some photographs partly illegible or difficult to discern

Name Access: Addison, Billy; LaPorte, Eugene; Reynolds, Wiley R.; Deegan, Howard James; Ashton, Philip; Cathcart, John George (Red); Brooks, Matt (Sarsen); Barnes, Harry; Sutherland, George Bain; Blackley, Bonnie Lee; Brewster, Fred

Subject Access: Boats; Military; Ship; World War II; Memorial; Family and personal life; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Children; Animals; Dogs; Birds; Sports; Recreation; Fishing; Landscapes; Portrait; Winter

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Grande Prairie; British Columbia; Victoria; Ontario; Ottawa; England; France; Verdun; Frobisher Bay; Northwest Territories; United States of America; Idaho; Toronto; Kenora; Manitoba; Winnipeg

Language: English

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Negatives

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Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 425 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to Riggall packtrains and camps, bighorn sheep, hunting, hunting trophies, various landscapes, men posing with hunting trophies, portraits of the Cox family, portraits of Riggall cousins at Brooks, flowers (calipso orchid), Parkview school p…

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Reference Code: V26 / IX / B / NA (B1 to B45)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

5 images

Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M376 / V26

Series: IX. Riggall Negatives Scanned and Described

Sous-Fonds: V26

Accession Number: 7102

Reference Code: V26 / IX / B / NA (B1 to B45)

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Physical Description: 425 photographs : b&w negatives

Scope & Content: File consists of 425 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to Riggall packtrains and camps, bighorn sheep, hunting, hunting trophies, various landscapes, men posing with hunting trophies, portraits of the Cox family, portraits of Riggall cousins at Brooks, flowers (calipso orchid), Parkview school picture, Hawk's nest, well drilling, clients fishing, and Riggall's cars.

Subject Access: Packing; Pack trips; Hunting; Sports; Recreation; Portrait; Family and personal life; Animals; Bighorn Sheep; Environment and Nature; Fishing; Natural resources

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Brooks

Language: N/A

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Reference scans available: V26 / IX / B / PA (B1 to B45)

Processing Status: Processed

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Negatives

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Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 440 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to Riggall pack trains and camps, hunting trophies, Riggall's ram trophies, various birds, bison, Ed Burton, Doris "Babe" Burton (nee Riggall), Bob Burton, Kay Riggall, and Dora Riggall posing in front of the Burton's home, and interior view…

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Reference Code: V26 / IX / D / NA (D1 to D 23)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

15 images

Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M376 / V26

Series: IX. Riggall Negatives Scanned and Described

Sous-Fonds: V26

Accession Number: 7102

Reference Code: V26 / IX / D / NA (D1 to D 23)

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Physical Description: 440 photographs : b&w negatives

Scope & Content: File consists of 440 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to Riggall pack trains and camps, hunting trophies, Riggall's ram trophies, various birds, bison, Ed Burton, Doris "Babe" Burton (nee Riggall), Bob Burton, Kay Riggall, and Dora Riggall posing in front of the Burton's home, and interior views of Riggall's gunsmithing shop.

Name Access: Burton, Doris; Burton, Bob; Riggall, Kay; Riggall, Dora; Burton, Ed

Subject Access: Packing; Pack trips; Hunting; Sports; Recreation; Family and personal life; Animals; Buffalo; Birds; Environment and Nature; Natural resources; Gunsmithing

Geographic Access: Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Language: N/A

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Reference scans available: V26 / IX / D / NA (D1 to D 23)

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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Negatives

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Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 463 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to Riggall pack trains and camps, hunting trophies, Riggall's ram trophies, negatives removed from two Riggall negative albums, early hunting and camping photographs, Riggall's parents posing with bear killed by Riggall, tourists on Waterton…

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Reference Code: V26 / IX / E / NA (E1 to E21)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

5 images

Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M376 / V26

Series: IX. Riggall Negatives Scanned and Described

Sous-Fonds: V26

Accession Number: 7102

Reference Code: V26 / IX / E / NA (E1 to E21)

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Physical Description: 463 photographs : b&w negatives

Scope & Content: File consists of 463 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to Riggall pack trains and camps, hunting trophies, Riggall's ram trophies, negatives removed from two Riggall negative albums, early hunting and camping photographs, Riggall's parents posing with bear killed by Riggall, tourists on Waterton steam boat, Austin's Cochrane ranch, and the Castle River rodeo.

Subject Access: Hunting; Animals; Bear; Boats; Transportation; Camping; Sports; Recreation; Packing; Pack trips; Ranches; Travel; Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Cochrane; Waterton

Language: N/A

Category: Family and personal life; Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Reference scans available: V26 / IX / E / NA (E1 to E21)

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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Negatives

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Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 472 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to breaking horses, packtrains and horses, the organizing of the Alberta Licensed Outfitters Association at Col. Snyder's ranch at Sundre, AB attended by Col. Henry Snyder, Major Fred Brewster, Raymond Patterson, Claude Brewster, Harold Ande…

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Reference Code: V26 / IX / G / NA (G1 to G20)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

5 images

Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M376 / V26

Series: IX. Riggall Negatives Scanned and Described

Sous-Fonds: V26

Accession Number: 7102

Reference Code: V26 / IX / G / NA (G1 to G20)

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Physical Description: 472 photographs : b&w negatives

Scope & Content: File consists of 472 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to breaking horses, packtrains and horses, the organizing of the Alberta Licensed Outfitters Association at Col. Snyder's ranch at Sundre, AB attended by Col. Henry Snyder, Major Fred Brewster, Raymond Patterson, Claude Brewster, Harold Anderson, Nick Nickerson, and Riggall, various landscapes, hunting and hunting trophies, hiking, fishing, camps, and various birds

Name Access: Snyder, Henry; Brewster, Fred; Brewster, Claude; Anderson, Harold; Nickerson, Nick; Patterson, Raymond

Subject Access: Sports; Recreation; Fishing; Hunting; Family and personal life; Animals; Camping; Birds; Horses; Horseback riding; Pack trips; Outfitters

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Sundre

Language: N/A

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Reference scans available: V26 / IX / G / PA (G1) to V26 / IX / H / PA (H9)

Processing Status: Processed

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Negatives

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Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 309 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to breaking horses, packtrains and horses, various landscapes, hunting and hunting trophies, hiking, fishing, camps, camp life, and birds.

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Reference Code: V26 / IX / F / NA (H1 to H9)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

3 images

Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M376 / V26

Series: IX. Riggall Negatives Scanned and Described

Sous-Fonds: V26

Accession Number: 7102

Reference Code: V26 / IX / F / NA (H1 to H9)

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Physical Description: 309 photographs : b&w negatives

Scope & Content: File consists of 309 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to breaking horses, packtrains and horses, various landscapes, hunting and hunting trophies, hiking, fishing, camps, camp life, and birds.

Subject Access: Recreation; Leisure; Camping; Sports; Hunting; Fishing; Wildlife; Birds; Animals; Horses; Horseback riding; Pack trips; Packing; Landscapes; Family and personal life

Language: English

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Reference Scans available at: V26 / IX / G / PA (G1) to V26 / IX / H / PA (H9)

Processing Status: Processed

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Negatives

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Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 390 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to Mount Chapman and Mount Custer; hunters checking slopes; hunters posed with a goat trophy; an unidentified man posed on slope of Belleview Hill; people on horses on Continental Divide North of Sage Pass; Cache Creek Falls; riders on a day…

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Reference Code: V26 / IX / H / NA (H1-1) to V26 / IX / J / NA (J5-9)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

6 images

Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M376 / V26

Series: IX. Riggall Negatives Scanned and Described

Sous-Fonds: V26

Accession Number: 7102

Reference Code: V26 / IX / H / NA (H1-1) to V26 / IX / J / NA (J5-9)

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Physical Description: 390 photographs :b&w negatives

Scope & Content: File consists of 390 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to Mount Chapman and Mount Custer; hunters checking slopes; hunters posed with a goat trophy; an unidentified man posed on slope of Belleview Hill; people on horses on Continental Divide North of Sage Pass; Cache Creek Falls; riders on a day trip; a camp scene of bedding being aired out; Mount Blackiston and Ruby Creek; the Beehive from Panorama Peak; various hunters; a red squirrel; fisherman, horses and tent at Crandell Lake; a mule deer on prairie part of Waterton Lakes National Park; two mule deer on slopes above Cameron Lake; woman on shore of Wall Lake; camp at Oyster Creek; Canadian two cent stamp; horses on ranch; hunters on vertical cliff; Summit Lake early in summer Mount Chapman; people and horses across from Beehive; two hunters in camp with deer trophy; packtrain below Broken Castle; Anderson Peak; mule deer buck; big horn ram on grassy slope; rams on a cliff; people on shore of Upper Kintla Lake, Long Knife Peak; rider at Oyster Creek camp; snow-covered camp scene; beaver dams and ponds on Dungarvin Creek; fisherman with large trout; McIntyre ranch buildings from Milk River Ridge; various camp scenes; Hawk's Nest cottage yard with trip supplies; packtrain wading up a river; packtrain in a meadow in the Oldman area; chicadee; gray-crowned rosy finches; downy woodpecker; columbia ground squirell; osprey nest near Oldman River; fisherman on Oldman River; A.O. Wheeler's mapping survey expeditions rock cairn; group on Tornado Pass; two people on Limestone Peak; Andy Russell and Jim Bennett on Tornado Mountain; andy Russell on top of cliff; Castle River rodeo; Sumner Crosby with a ram; lunch time on trip; Andy Russell field dressing a bull elk; guests on Mount Chimney; hunter on avalanche track; tents in snow; Lake Wurderman, Lake Nooney, and Mount Chapman; children eating on porch of Hawk's Nest; moving camp at Oyster Creek; limestone outcrop on corner of Lakeview Ridge; guest eatng at table in front of tent; Bert's car near Red Rock Canyon; saddle horses above South Kootenay Pass, Starvation Peak and King Edward; Mount Farquhar, Holcroft Mountain, Mount Scrimger; Jim Bennett with his movie camera near Beehive; Andy Russell and packtrain Oldman River valley; Lundbreck, Alberta; Pincher Creek and Castle Mountain; Upper Waterton Lake from Crandell; Andy and Kay Russell Wedding, 1938; Andy Russell snowshoeing; F.H.R's tipi; fishing at Wall Lake; Riggall's second Cottonwood Canyon house; Twin Lakes Camp; Kintla Lookout; Harwood Wedding.