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Attributed Commercial Materials
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions25032
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 32 b&w miniature prints. File pertains to material donated by others than the Harmon Family but has been attributed to Byron Harmon. Prints pertain to views assembled for miniature print sets sold by Byron Harmon of views along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway and Aborigina…
- Date Range
- [ca.1915 to ca.1930]
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / F / 1 / PA - 1 to 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- V263 / II / F / 1: Attributed Commercial Materials
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / F / 1 / PA - 1 to 2
- Date Range
- [ca.1915 to ca.1930]
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 32 prints, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 32 b&w miniature prints. File pertains to material donated by others than the Harmon Family but has been attributed to Byron Harmon. Prints pertain to views assembled for miniature print sets sold by Byron Harmon of views along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway and Aboriginal and First Nations subjects. Subjects include the Cisco Bridge, the Connaught Tunnel, Train at Albert Canyon, Hell's Gate, Upper Spiral Tunnel, Stoney Creek Bridge, Kicking Horse Canyon, Lower Spiral Tunnel, Albert Canyon, Mount Burgess at Emerald Lake, Takakaw Falls, Mount Stephen at Field, East Portal of Connaught Tunnel, Mount Sir Donald; unidentified totem pole. Stoney First Nations individuals pictured include Jacob Swampy; George Hunter, Betsy or Eliza Hunter, and family; John Peacemaker and Brother and Family; Maggie Hunter; Hector Crawler; Alec House; Joe Stevens (Wi-wa-kun); Morley Beaver and Family; Mark Poucette; Unidentified group of children posed in front of tipis; Jonas Ear; Winnie [could be Wesley or Simeon] and Arthur Twoyoungmen.
- Subject Access
- Scenery
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Indigenous Peoples
- First nations
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Titles of miniature print packages: V263 / II / F / PA - 1: 16 Miniature Photographs of the Canadian Rockies, Photographed and Published by Byron Harmon, Banff, Canada V263 / II / F / PA - 2: 16 Miniature Photographs of Indians of Western Canada, Photographed and Published by Byron Harmon, Banff, Canada
- Identifications of Stoney First Nations pictured in miniature print portraits were provided through the Recognizing Relations project.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Commercial Transparencies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions24876
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 34 colour slides, 35mm, some captioned. Transparencies pertain to various views in and around Banff National Park. Subjects include Skoki Lodge, Bow Valley, Banff Springs Golf course, Winter Carnival participants, skiers on ski slope, flowers, a farm house in a valley, various farm…
- Date Range
- [ca.1940]
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / I / NS - 1 to 34
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- V263 / II / I : Transparencies
- Accession Number
- 2895
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / I / NS - 1 to 34
- Date Range
- [ca.1940]
- Physical Description
- Transparencies: 34 slides, colour, 35mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 34 colour slides, 35mm, some captioned. Transparencies pertain to various views in and around Banff National Park. Subjects include Skoki Lodge, Bow Valley, Banff Springs Golf course, Winter Carnival participants, skiers on ski slope, flowers, a farm house in a valley, various farm scenes, a grizzly bear, and George Maclean (Walking Buffalo).
- Subject Access
- Mountains
- Scenery
- Landscapes
- Flowers
- Skiing
- First nations
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Transparencies in this file may be attributed to Byron Harmon, Lloyd Harmon, or Don Harmon.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Contact Prints
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions24966
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 25 b&w prints. File pertains to contact prints made from original negatives. Extended date range accounts for the approximate date the original negative was created and up to the approximate date of the creation of the contact prints. Subjects include various views of members of th…
- Date Range
- [ca.1910 to ca.1970]
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / B / PA - 1 to 25
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- V263 / II / B : Contact Prints
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / B / PA - 1 to 25
- Date Range
- [ca.1910 to ca.1970]
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 25 prints, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 25 b&w prints. File pertains to contact prints made from original negatives. Extended date range accounts for the approximate date the original negative was created and up to the approximate date of the creation of the contact prints. Subjects include various views of members of the Stoney Nakoda First Nation; various views of the Columbia Icefield trip; Mrs. Pearson or Jessie McLean in the Harmons gift shop standing in front print storage shelves; hedgehog posed on barrel; woman posed on a horse; Kicking Horse Canyon and Canadian Pacific Railway; Cathedral Peak; diver at Chateau Lake Louise swimming pool; Big Bend Highway; Jim Brewster and bear hide; trap shooting; Pearl Harmon; car accident.
- Subject Access
- Scenery
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Indigenous Peoples
- First nations
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Contact Prints
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions24969
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 25 b&w prints. File pertains to contact prints made from original negatives. Extended date range accounts for the approximate date the original negative was created and up to the approximate date of the creation of the contact prints. Subjects include the Banff Springs Hotel; farm …
- Date Range
- [ca.1910 to ca.1970]
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / B / PA - 76 to 100
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- V263 / II / B : Contact Prints
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / B / PA - 76 to 100
- Date Range
- [ca.1910 to ca.1970]
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 25 prints, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 25 b&w prints. File pertains to contact prints made from original negatives. Extended date range accounts for the approximate date the original negative was created and up to the approximate date of the creation of the contact prints. Subjects include the Banff Springs Hotel; farm tractor; various stereoviews from Harmon's trip to Monaco; Victoria, British Columbia; Vancouver, British Columbia; great blue herons; swans; Lake Louise, Mount Lefroy, and Victoria Glacier.
- Subject Access
- Scenery
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Indigenous Peoples
- First nations
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
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Contact Prints
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions24970
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 25 b&w prints. File pertains to contact prints made from original negatives. Extended date range accounts for the approximate date the original negative was created and up to the approximate date of the creation of the contact prints. Subjects include Lake Louise; sea gulls; swans;…
- Date Range
- [ca.1910 to ca.1970]
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / B / PA - 101 to 125
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- V263 / II / B : Contact Prints
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / B / PA - 101 to 125
- Date Range
- [ca.1910 to ca.1970]
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 25 prints, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 25 b&w prints. File pertains to contact prints made from original negatives. Extended date range accounts for the approximate date the original negative was created and up to the approximate date of the creation of the contact prints. Subjects include Lake Louise; sea gulls; swans; bird eggs in nest; moose; big horn sheep ewe; Moyie Lake near Cranbrook, British Columbia; terminus of glacier; tipi on Bow Lake; various view of the Columbia Icefield Trip; unidentified sitters posed in automobile; portraits of Aileen and Lloyd Harmon; climbers on glacier; ski jumper; sledding during Banff Winter Carnival; fancy skating; Stoney First Nations setting up tipi during Banff Winter Carnival; Valley of the Ten Peaks and Moraine Lake.
- Subject Access
- Scenery
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Indigenous Peoples
- First nations
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Contact Prints
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions24972
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 25 b&w prints. File pertains to contact prints made from original negatives. Extended date range accounts for the approximate date the original negative was created and up to the approximate date of the creation of the contact prints. Subjects include Windermere road in winter; Sto…
- Date Range
- [ca.1910 to ca.1970]
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / B / PA - 151 to 175
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- V263 / II / B : Contact Prints
- Sous-Fonds
- V263
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / B / PA - 151 to 175
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- [ca.1910 to ca.1970]
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 25 prints, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 25 b&w prints. File pertains to contact prints made from original negatives. Extended date range accounts for the approximate date the original negative was created and up to the approximate date of the creation of the contact prints. Subjects include Windermere road in winter; Storm Mountain from Vermillion Summit; Banff - Windermere Road; Marble Canyon Bungalows; Columbia Lake; various views of members of the Stoney First Nations during the Banff Indian Days fesitival.
- Subject Access
- Scenery
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Indigenous Peoples
- First nations
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
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Contact Prints
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions24973
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 25 b&w prints. File pertains to contact prints made from original negatives. Extended date range accounts for the approximate date the original negative was created and up to the approximate date of the creation of the contact prints. Subjects include various views of members of th…
- Date Range
- [ca.1910 to ca.1970]
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / B / PA - 176 to 200
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- V263 / II / B : Contact Prints
- Sous-Fonds
- V263
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / B / PA - 176 to 200
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- [ca.1910 to ca.1970]
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 25 prints, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 25 b&w prints. File pertains to contact prints made from original negatives. Extended date range accounts for the approximate date the original negative was created and up to the approximate date of the creation of the contact prints. Subjects include various views of members of the Stoney First Nations during the Banff Indian Days fesitival and elsewhere; climbers on the Illecillewaet Glacier; the town of Banff and Rundle Mountain; skiing near Mount Assiniboine; Mount Temple; Castle Mountain; Lake Louise train station; Banff Springs Hotel; Pepper's dog team near Glacier, British Columbia; packing a horse; views from the 1917 Bow Movie Trip.
- Subject Access
- Scenery
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Indigenous Peoples
- First nations
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
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Contact Prints
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions24974
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 25 b&w prints. File pertains to contact prints made from original negatives. Extended date range accounts for the approximate date the original negative was created and up to the approximate date of the creation of the contact prints. Subjects include the Field-Golden Highway; vari…
- Date Range
- [ca.1910 to ca.1970]
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / B / PA - 201 to 225
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- V263 / II / B : Contact Prints
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / B / PA - 201 to 225
- Date Range
- [ca.1910 to ca.1970]
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 25 prints, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 25 b&w prints. File pertains to contact prints made from original negatives. Extended date range accounts for the approximate date the original negative was created and up to the approximate date of the creation of the contact prints. Subjects include the Field-Golden Highway; various views from the Columbia Icefield Trip; Sulphur Mountain; Sulphur Pool at the Cave and Basin, Banff; Swiss Guides and Banff Springs Hotel; Banff Springs Golf Course; Stoney First Nations setting up tipi during the Banff Winter Carnival; Banff Winter Carnival Ice Castle; portrait of Jessie Ridings (Roings?), first pianist at Harmon Theatre, wife to Pat Brewster; copy of Jack Stanely print; portrait of members of the Order of the Eastern Star; various portraits.
- Subject Access
- Scenery
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Indigenous Peoples
- First nations
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
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Contact Prints
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions24996
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 33 b&w prints. File pertains to contact prints made from original negatives. Extended date range accounts for the approximate date the original negative was created and up to the approximate date of the creation of the contact prints. Subjects include cattle grazing in a field; Big…
- Date Range
- [ca.1910 to ca.1970]
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / B / PA - 726 to 758
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- V263 / II / B : Contact Prints
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / B / PA - 726 to 758
- Date Range
- [ca.1910 to ca.1970]
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 33 prints, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 33 b&w prints. File pertains to contact prints made from original negatives. Extended date range accounts for the approximate date the original negative was created and up to the approximate date of the creation of the contact prints. Subjects include cattle grazing in a field; Big Horn Sheep; various view of members of the Stoney Nakoda First Nations at the Banff Indians days festival and elsewhere; movie camera set up in a camp.
- Subject Access
- Scenery
- Mountains
- Landscapes
- Indigenous Peoples
- First nations
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Copy Negatives
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions25041
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series contains 3765 b&w negatives. Series consists of copy negatives created in 1975 for preservation purposes. Copy negatives were made from original negatives. Series pertains to various Alpine Club of Canada annual camps and expeditions including the Paradise Valley camp, Yoho and Bow Valley ex…
- Date Range
- [ca.1905] to [ca.1975]
- Reference Code
- V263 / V / NA - 71 - 1 to V263 / V / NG - 78
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Series
- V263 / V : Copy Negatives
- Reference Code
- V263 / V / NA - 71 - 1 to V263 / V / NG - 78
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- [ca.1905] to [ca.1975]
- Physical Description
- Negatives: 3765 b&w
- Scope & Content
- Series contains 3765 b&w negatives. Series consists of copy negatives created in 1975 for preservation purposes. Copy negatives were made from original negatives. Series pertains to various Alpine Club of Canada annual camps and expeditions including the Paradise Valley camp, Yoho and Bow Valley expedition, Lake O’Hara camp, Consolation Valley camp, and the Smithsonian-ACC Mount Robson expedition; expeditions to Lake of the Hanging Glacier area, Bow Movie trip, Ptarmigan Pass movie trip, Mount Assiniboine, Skoki, and the Columbia Icefield Expedition with Lewis Freeman; other areas featured include Glacier and Rogers Pass, the Town of Banff, Lake Louise area, Jasper, Field, areas along the Icefields Parkway, various location in Yoho, Banff, Jasper, Glacier, and Kootenay National parks. Subjects include climbing, mountaineering, skiing, ski jumping, the Banff Winter Carnival, Banff Indian Days, scenic views of mountains, glaciers, rivers, wildlife, and plants, Canadian Pacific Railway infrastructure, the Big Bend Highway construction, and Indigenous or First Nations Peoples. Extended date range accounts for the approximate date the original negative was created and up to the approximate date of the creation of the copy negatives.
- Subject Access
- Mountains
- Scenery
- First nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Title Source
- Title based on content of series
- Content Details
- Original negatives have been retired to cold storage and any future reproductions will be made using the copy negatives found in this series.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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