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Byron Harmon fonds
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of the photographic records and sample materials of Byron Harmon Photos, the photographic business of Byron Harmon and his successors; as well as the personal photographs of Byron Harmon. I. Scenic / commercial, 1907-1975, ca.7600 items. Primary component of series is film and glass…
- Date Range
- [ca.1890-ca.1975]
- Reference Code
- V263
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 263
- Sous-Fonds
- V 263
- Accession Number
- 235, 980, 1549, 1622, 2588, 2656, 2770, 2792, 2895, 3005, 3394, 3423, 3657, 3807, 3824, 3859, 3988, 4028, 4076, 5052, 5181, 5205, 5254, 5381, 6070, 6127, 6587, 6602
- Reference Code
- V263
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Published record
- Other Title Info
- Also known as the Byron Harmon Photos fonds.
- Date Range
- [ca.1890-ca.1975]
- Physical Description
- ca.10,500 photographs (and ca.35 cm) : prints, postcards, negatives, transparencies, motion pictures, sample products
- History / Biographical
- Byron Hill Harmon, 1876-1942, was a professional photographer and businessman at Banff, Alberta, Canada. He was born near Tacoma, Washington, USA and operated a portrait studio there for a time. In 1903, while travelling around the United States and Canada as an itinerant photographer, he decided to settle in Banff and by 1907 had produced enough mountain views to begin selling a line of postcards. Between 1906 and 1913, Harmon was official photographer for the Alpine Club of Canada and made trips in numerous mountain areas, such as the Bugaboos (1910) and Mount Robson (1911, 1913). Harmon personally financed trips into other areas, such as Tonquin Valley (1918) and Lake of the Hanging Glaciers (1920, 1922), producing both still photographs and motion pictures for commercial sale. After his last major expedition in 1924 across Saskatchewan Glacier, through to Maligne Lake and back to Banff by packtrain, Harmon devoted most of his time to photographing scenes along the railway, skiing in the Assiniboine and Skoki regions, and the annual rides and hikes of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies. At the same time he managed several businesses, including a drug store, fountain lunch, theatre and book store. In his later years, Harmon spent much time travelling and photographing in other parts of the world. The business, Byron Harmon Photos, was managed successively by his son, Don Harmon, then his grand-daughter, Carole Harmon.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of the photographic records and sample materials of Byron Harmon Photos, the photographic business of Byron Harmon and his successors; as well as the personal photographs of Byron Harmon.
- I. Scenic / commercial, 1907-1975, ca.7600 items. Primary component of series is film and glass negatives, 1907-1942, ca.6500 items. Also includes: postcard negatives and positives and production negatives to ca.1955; original prints; a wide range of sample products, such as postcards, enlargements and framing prints, calendars and viewbooks, mainly by Harmon business, some by other photographers; and lantern slides, ca.1913-192-, pertaining to Columbia Icefield Expedition, mountaineering, mountain landscapes, Indians, wildlife, Canadian Pacific Railway and Asian travel. Scenic / commercial series pertains to annual camps and expeditions of the Alpine Club of Canada in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks, 1907-1913; private movie-making expeditions in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks; mountain scenic views, primarily for postcard purposes; Banff events and development; skiing; birds and animals. Includes some material by Don Harmon and Lloyd Harmon, sons of Byron Harmon.
- II. Personal, 189- to 194-, ca.370 items. Includes: family photographs and views received from others; motion picture out-takes pertaining to world travels, 1930s; and 35 mm. transparencies, ca.1940, pertaining mainly to world travels, also mountain and prairie scenics.
- Notes
- For more information on the Byron Harmon photographs, see "Great Days in the Rockies: The Photographs of Byron Harmon, 1906-1934" (Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1978) or "Byron Harmon, Mountain Photographer" by Carole Harmon and Bart Robinson (Banff: Altitude Publishing, 1992)
- Name Access
- Harmon, Byron
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions on access to originals
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: series description
- selected modern reference prints
- digital images in Images database and in Alberta InSight database
- Related Material
- Byron Harmon postcards can also be found in the Postcard general file (V466)
- Creator
- Harmon, Byron
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Jake Twoyoungmen (Mînâ Wasiju) and child
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of Jake Twoyoungmen (Mînâ Wasiju) and child in regalia on horseback.
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1930]
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3074
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sous-Fonds
- V263
- Sub-Series
- A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Accession Number
- 2770
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3074
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Parallel Title
- Indian
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1930]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of Jake Twoyoungmen (Mînâ Wasiju) and child in regalia on horseback.
- Name Access
- Harmon, Byron
- Twoyoungmen, Jake
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Public events
- Recognizing Relations Collection
- Stoney
- Stoney Nakoda
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Harmon, Byron (Banff, Alberta)
- Title Source
- Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.
- The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
- Content Details
- Jake Twoyoungmen and child*
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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Jake Twoyoungmen (Mînâ Wasiju) and child
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of Jake Twoyoungmen (Mînâ Wasiju) and child dressed in regalia on horseback.
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1930]
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3076
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sous-Fonds
- V263
- Sub-Series
- A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Accession Number
- 2770
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3076
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Parallel Title
- Indian parade
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1930]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of Jake Twoyoungmen (Mînâ Wasiju) and child dressed in regalia on horseback.
- Name Access
- Harmon, Byron
- Twoyoungmen, Jake
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Public events
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Harmon, Byron (Banff, Alberta)
- Title Source
- Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.
- The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
- Content Details
- Jake Twoyoungmen and child*
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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Leah (Rider) Hunter (Pasi) (Female Cousin/Kin) and John Hunter (Îhre Wapta) (Dry River Rocks)
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of Leah (Rider) Hunter (Pasi) (Female Cousin/Kin) and John Hunter (Îhre Wapta) (Dry River Rocks) on horseback.
- Date Range
- [ca.1926]
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3081
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sous-Fonds
- V263
- Sub-Series
- A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Accession Number
- 2770
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3081
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Parallel Title
- Mr. & Mrs. John Hunter
- Date Range
- [ca.1926]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of Leah (Rider) Hunter (Pasi) (Female Cousin/Kin) and John Hunter (Îhre Wapta) (Dry River Rocks) on horseback.
- Name Access
- Harmon, Byron
- Hunter, John
- Hunter, Leah Rider
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Stoney
- Stoney Nakoda
- Indigenous Peoples
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Harmon, Byron (Banff, Alberta)
- Title Source
- Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023. The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
- Content Details
- Leah Rider Hunter and John Hunter. (Ihre Wapta)(Laughing Water- refers to the sound the North Wypress Creek makes)
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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Leah (Rider) Hunter (Pasi) (Female Cousin/Kin) and John Hunter (Îhre Wapta) (Dry River Rocks)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions29342
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of Leah (Rider) Hunter (Pasi) (Female Cousin/Kin) and John Hunter (Îhre Wapta) (Dry River Rocks) on horseback.
- Date Range
- [ca.1926]
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3082
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sous-Fonds
- V263
- Sub-Series
- A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Accession Number
- 2770
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3082
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Parallel Title
- 530. Mr. & Mrs. John Hunter
- Date Range
- [ca.1926]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of Leah (Rider) Hunter (Pasi) (Female Cousin/Kin) and John Hunter (Îhre Wapta) (Dry River Rocks) on horseback.
- Name Access
- Harmon, Byron
- Hunter, John
- Hunter, Leah Rider
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Stoney
- Stoney Nakoda
- Indigenous Peoples
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Harmon, Byron (Banff, Alberta)
- Title Source
- Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023. The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
- Content Details
- Leah Rider Hunter and John Hunter (Ihre Wapta)(Laughing Water- refers to the sound the North Wypress Creek makes)
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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Mary Jean Crawler, Stoney Nakoda
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of Mary Jean Crawler, the wife of Hector Crawler. Prounounced Menee-chin by Stoney Nakoda speakers.
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1930]
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3041
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sous-Fonds
- V263
- Sub-Series
- A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Accession Number
- 2770
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3041
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Parallel Title
- Indian
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1930]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of Mary Jean Crawler, the wife of Hector Crawler. Prounounced Menee-chin by Stoney Nakoda speakers.
- Name Access
- Crawler, Mary Jean
- Harmon, Byron
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Parades
- Public events
- Stoney
- Stoney Nakoda
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Harmon, Byron (Banff, Alberta)
- Title Source
- Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023. The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
- Content Details
- Mary Jean Crawler (Menee-chin), married to Hector Crawler*
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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Mary Jean Crawler, Stoney Nakoda
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions29344
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of Mary Jean Crawler, wife of Hector Crawler. Pronounced Menee-chin by Stoney Nakoda speakers.
- Date Range
- [ca.1925]
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3085
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sous-Fonds
- V263
- Sub-Series
- A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Accession Number
- 2770
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3085
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Parallel Title
- [Mr. & Mrs. Hector Crawler]
- Date Range
- [ca.1925]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of Mary Jean Crawler, wife of Hector Crawler. Pronounced Menee-chin by Stoney Nakoda speakers.
- Name Access
- Crawler, Hector
- Crawler, Mary Jean
- Harmon, Byron
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney
- Stoney Nakoda
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Harmon, Byron (Banff, Alberta)
- Title Source
- Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.
- The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
- Content Details
- Mrs. Mary Jean Crawler (Menee-chin) and Hector Crawler
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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Mrs. Jacob House (Wîoratâga) and child
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of Jacob House's wife (Wîoratâga) and child.
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1930]
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3039
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sous-Fonds
- V263
- Sub-Series
- A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Accession Number
- 2770
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3039
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Parallel Title
- Squaw & papoose
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1930]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of Jacob House's wife (Wîoratâga) and child.
- Name Access
- Harmon, Byron
- House, (Mrs.) Jacob
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney
- Stoney Nakoda
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Harmon, Byron (Banff, Alberta)
- Title Source
- Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.
- The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
- Content Details
- Jacob House's wife (Stoney name: Wo-hre-a-tanga) and child*
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Nancy Ear, married to Peter Ear, with child
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Indian woman and child [at Banff?]
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1930]
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3048
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sous-Fonds
- V263
- Sub-Series
- A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Accession Number
- 2770
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3048
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Parallel Title
- Squaw & child
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1930]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Indian woman and child [at Banff?]
- Name Access
- Ear, Nancy
- Harmon, Byron
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Public events
- Stoney
- Stoney Nakoda
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Harmon, Byron (Banff, Alberta)
- Title Source
- Information provided by Stoney Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Stoney people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives. Cross referenced with Crag and Canyon from August, 1950.
- The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
- Content Details
- Nancy Ear, married to Peter Ear, with child* [maiden name unknown] Cross referenced with Crag and Canyon from August, 1950.
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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Nancy Ear (Mrs. Peter Ear) and child
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Mrs. Peter Ear and child
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1930]
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3047
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sous-Fonds
- V263
- Sub-Series
- A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Accession Number
- 2770
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3047
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Parallel Title
- Squaw & child
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1930]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Mrs. Peter Ear and child
- Name Access
- Ear, Nancy
- Harmon, Byron
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Public events
- Stoney
- Stoney Nakoda
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Harmon, Byron (Banff, Alberta)
- Title Source
- Original identifications by Byron Harmon, his staff or Harmon family Information provided by Stoney Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Stoney people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives. Cross referenced with Crag and Canyon newspaper,August 1950.
- The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
- Content Details
- Original identifications by Byron Harmon, his staff or Harmon family Nancy Ear, married to Peter Ear* [maiden name unknown] Cross referenced with Crag and Canyon newspaper,August 1950.
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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