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Community Events and Banff Area

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Part Of: Charles Reid fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 33 black and white photographs, 10 x 15.5 cm or smaller. Photographs pertain to community events and scenic places in and around Banff, primarily in the 1920's and 1930's. Photographs document Banff Winter Carnival/Festival, Banff Indian Days, swimming at Cave and Basin, Moraine La…

Date Range: ca. 1910-1939

Reference Code: V487 / II / A / PA - 36 to 68

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph print; Private record; Photograph

Part Of: Charles Reid fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M413 / V487

Series: V487 / II : Prints

Sous-Fonds: V487

Sub-Series: V487 / II / A : Community Life

Accession Number: 5248

Reference Code: V487 / II / A / PA - 36 to 68

GMD: Photograph print; Private record; Photograph

Date Range: ca. 1910-1939

Physical Description: 33 photographs : b&w ; 10 x 15.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 33 black and white photographs, 10 x 15.5 cm or smaller. Photographs pertain to community events and scenic places in and around Banff, primarily in the 1920's and 1930's. Photographs document Banff Winter Carnival/Festival, Banff Indian Days, swimming at Cave and Basin, Moraine Lake, and Lake Minnewanka.

Notes: One photograph is annotated on the back, "Moraine Lake"; The swimsuits that were used at the Cave and Basin were rentals and resemble those used between ca. 1915 and 1930; 3 photographs appear to be of a pharmacy; if it is Charlie Reid's pharmacy these photographs will date after 1936, as that is the year that Charlie opened his pharmacy. One of these photographs is annotated with "Part of our Fountain" on the back.

Name Access: Reid, Charles

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; Banff Winter Carnival; Banff Winter Festival; Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel; Cave and Basin; Packing; Banff National Park; Community events; Community life; Family and personal life; Scenery; Swimming; Travel and Exploration

Geographic Access: Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; Canada; Moraine Lake; Cave and Basin

Language: English

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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P. R. Lockie Collection

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Part Of: Percival R Lockie fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of photographic greeting cards featuring mountain views of the Rockies, Selkirks and Coast Range taken and inscribed by Lockie; and 9 photographs of Lockie at Powell River and Willingdon Beach, Lockie with friends, and views of Lockie's Table in British Columbia.

Date Range: 1941-1964

Reference Code: V111

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Percival R Lockie fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V111

Sous-Fonds: V111

Accession Number: 7740; 2021.30

Reference Code: V111

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1941-1964

Physical Description: 35 photographs : b&w and col. ; 28 x 21.5 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: Percival Robert Lockie (known as P. R. or just Lockie), 14 August, 1900 - 8 March, 1976, was born in St. Helens, England and moved to B.C. with his family in 1909. His father, Robert, was already in Canada when Percy (as he’s listed on the Immigration form) came with his mother Ethel and sisters Elizabeth, Kathleen, and Janet on the Empress of Ireland. The ship departed from Liverpool and arrived in Quebec on 25 June with a final destination listed as Vancouver. He worked in Vancouver as a draftsperson for Dominion Engineering until at least 1921 before moving to Powell River. Upon arrival to Powell River he worked a wide variety of labour jobs, as well as various odd jobs like lifeguarding and as a tap dance teacher. His main occupation in town was as a draftsperson for the Powell River Company's pulp and paper mill until 1965. His work for the mill included measuring the snow pack at the head of Powell Lake, north of the town site, each May and September, which he did for over 30 years. Measurements were taken from half-way up a mountain at the north-east of Powell Lake, which Lockie and B. Stenberg are accredited with summiting first in 1952. Over the course of his life he climbed the mountain at least 75 times. While locally known as Lockie’s Table for most of his life, the mountain was officially unnamed. In the mid-1990s Powell River community members requested the B.C. Geographical Naming Office officially recognize the name Lockie’s Table, which they did in April 1997. According to the Naming Office, the name Lockie’s Table is affixed to the flat table-like plateau on the peak of the mountain, while the rest of the mass remains unnamed. He joined the B.C. Mountaineering Association in the 1920s and travelled, climbed, and photographed throughout the interior and northern B.C. area, mainly the Selkirk and Coastal Mountain ranges. He also spent time hiking in and around Banff National Park and both the B.C. and Alberta sides of the Rocky Mountains; Lake O'Hara was one of his favorite places and features prominently in his photographs.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of photographic greeting cards featuring mountain views of the Rockies, Selkirks and Coast Range taken and inscribed by Lockie; and 9 photographs of Lockie at Powell River and Willingdon Beach, Lockie with friends, and views of Lockie's Table in British Columbia.

Name Access: Lockie, Percival R,

Subject Access: Exploration, discovery and travel; Environment; Sports, recreation and leisure

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; British Columbia; Banff National Park; Selkirks; Assiniboine; Lake O'Hara; Powell River

Language: Language is English

Related Material: Accession record, The Powell River Peak (community newspaper) May 29, 1997 pp.13. Paper copy in accession binder.; Printed documents included with photographs

Creator: Lockie, P. R.

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

Biographical Source Notes: Accession record, The Powell River Peak (community newspaper) May 29, 1997 pp.13; British Columbia Mountaineering Club volunteer correspondence; B.C. Geographical Names website, Lockie's Table; Ancestry.ca, 1921 Census of Canada; Ancestry.ca, Canadian Passenger Lists 1865-1935

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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P. R. Lockie Photographs

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Part Of: Percival R Lockie fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 26 b&w and colour prints, some captioned, some mounted. The file contains P. R. Lockie's photographic greeting cards Mountain views in the Rockies, Selkirks and Coast Range taken and inscribed by Lockie. Subjects include the Siwash Valley, Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park, Moun…

Date Range: 1941 - 1964

Reference Code: V111 / PA - (1 to 26)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph print

38 images

Part Of: Percival R Lockie fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V 111

Sous-Fonds: V111

Accession Number: 7740

Reference Code: V111 / PA - (1 to 26)

GMD: Photograph print

Date Range: 1941 - 1964

Physical Description: 26 photographs : b&w and col. ; 18 x 13 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level of description for biographical information.

Scope & Content: File consists of 26 b&w and colour prints, some captioned, some mounted. The file contains P. R. Lockie's photographic greeting cards Mountain views in the Rockies, Selkirks and Coast Range taken and inscribed by Lockie. Subjects include the Siwash Valley, Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park, Mount Assiniboine, Seymour Ski Cabin, Castor - Pollux and Leda Glaciers, Opabim Pass, Coromet Mountain, Mount Odary, Mount Garibaldi, Rogers Pass, Mount Sir Sanford, Tonquin Valley in Jasper National Park, Mount Athabasca, Bow Lake, Moraine Lake. Documents consist of printed copies of Lockie's immigration form and 1921 census form.

Notes: Printed documents added to file by Archival Assistant.

Name Access: Lockie, Percival R,

Subject Access: Exploration, discovery and travel; Environment; Sports, recreation and leisure

Geographic Access: Lake O'Hara; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Access Restrictions: Copyright applies

Language: Language is English

Conservation: PA-18 is held together with a strip of tape - may need to be reinforced in the future.

Creator: Lockie, Percival R.

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Photograph Album

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Part Of: Charles Reid fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album, comprising 183 photographs, H12 x W17.5 cm or smaller. Photographs pertain to Charlie Reid and his family and friends during, predominantly, the 1920's. The first photograph is of a child and man; the child looks like it could be Charlie Reid at around 4 to 5 …

Date Range: ca.1909 - ca.1929; 1922; 1923; 1924; 1925; 1926; 1927

Reference Code: V487 / I / PD - 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Private record

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Charles Reid fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M413 / V487

Series: V487 / I : Albums

Sous-Fonds: V487

Accession Number: 5248

Reference Code: V487 / I / PD - 1

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Private record

Date Range: ca.1909 - ca.1929; 1922; 1923; 1924; 1925; 1926; 1927

Physical Description: 1 album (183 photographs : b&w ; 17.5 x 12 cm or smaller)

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album, comprising 183 photographs, H12 x W17.5 cm or smaller.; Photographs pertain to Charlie Reid and his family and friends during, predominantly, the 1920's. The first photograph is of a child and man; the child looks like it could be Charlie Reid at around 4 to 5 years old.; Photographs document sports and recreation (races, sledding, skiing, snowshoeing, track, canoeing, golf, camping, horseback riding, fishing), events at the Banff Springs Hotel, Banff Indian Days, Banff Winter Carnival (Festival), Highland gathering, Herald road race, and various activities in and around Banff.; Locations include: Banff, Medicine Hat, University of Alberta (Edmonton), and Lake Louise.

Notes: One of the photographs is a cut-out quote, "a canoo in foolish hands is probably the nation's greatest tipping well"; Album is bound in brown leather with "photographs" written on the cover. Some of the photographs have captions. Not every page is filled.