topic:"Immigration and homesteading" found 19 records - Research Collections

Animals and wildlife, Red Cathcart, other family friends personal photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs sent to Norman Luxton from various friends, including "Red" [Cathcart?], Eugene LaPorte, Woodworth and Theodora Campbell, the Green family, and Ernest Maunder. Content pertains to Red [Cathcart's?] work transporting oil to mines, and views from his travels in British Co…

Date Range: 1933; [1935-1950]; 1936; 1943; 1945

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 354 to 431

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 : Photography

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 354 to 431

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1933; [1935-1950]; 1936; 1943; 1945

Physical Description: 77 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 14.5 x 8.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs sent to Norman Luxton from various friends, including "Red" [Cathcart?], Eugene LaPorte, Woodworth and Theodora Campbell, the Green family, and Ernest Maunder. Content pertains to Red [Cathcart's?] work transporting oil to mines, and views from his travels in British Columbia and Camp Debert in Nova Scotia; Eugene LaPorte fishing near Lake Ontario; Indigenous communities in Panama [sent by Mr. and Mrs. Campbell]; photos of the Green family [names missing]; photos from a community and nearby forested areas [location and source unknown] with detailed notes on back of related personal memories; Ernest Maunder's model boat hobby; "Dorothy" feeding geese in February 1954 in Inglewood [region in Calgary?]; and photographs of various wildlife by J.H. [Jack?] Munroe.

Notes: Some photographs have annotations on back. Items LUX/I/E4/PA-389 and 397 also have directions and illustrations of property layouts

Name Access: Cathcart, John George (Red); Luxton, Norman; Campbell, Woodworth; Campbell, Theodora; LaPorte, Eugene; Maunder, Ernest

Subject Access: Artist; Boats; Transportation; Travel; Sports; Hunting; Oil; Natural resources; Model boats; Mines and mineral resources; Immigration and homesteading; Indigenous Peoples; Industry; Recreation; Family and personal life; Cabins and shelters; Animals; Birds; Dogs; Wildlife

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Alberta; Calgary; Inglewood; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Central America; Panama; Ontario; Lake Ontario; Newfoundland and Labrador; St. John's

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored in mylar and archival envelopes

Related Material: LUX/I/E4/PA-363 related to photographs LUX/I/E4/PA-224 to 285; LUX/I/E4/PA-364 to 374 related to photographs LUX/I/E4/PA-305 to 360 [some of photos in files are duplicates]; LUX/I/E4/PA-399 to 413 related to photographs LUX/I/E4/PA-72 to 114

Category: Arts; Cultural pluralism; First nations; Natural resources; Sports, recreation and leisure; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Bankhead Collliers, N.W.T. ca. 1904

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Part Of: Walter H. Aldridge fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a street lined with houses in Bankhead

Date Range: ca. 1904

Reference Code: v694 / 2 / na66 - 166

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Walter H. Aldridge fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V694

Reference Code: v694 / 2 / na66 - 166

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: ca. 1904

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative : copy negative

Scope & Content: Image of a street lined with houses in Bankhead

Subject Access: Buildings and memorials; Commerce; Discovery and Exploration; Immigration and homesteading; Industry; Labour; Railways; Transportation

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Creator: Walter Hull Aldridge, photographer

Title Source: copy negative envelope

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[Bankhead Mines]

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Part Of: Wheatley family fonds

Scope & Content: Image of infrastructure at the Bankhead mine.

Date Range: ca. 1905

Reference Code: v679 / 3 / b / na66 - 1799

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Wheatley family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V679

Reference Code: v679 / 3 / b / na66 - 1799

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: ca. 1905

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative : copy negative

Scope & Content: Image of infrastructure at the Bankhead mine.

Subject Access: Buildings and memorials; Commerce; Immigration and homesteading; Industry; Labour; Railways; Science and technology; Transportation

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Title Source: copy negative envelope

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Brewster family at Brewster Dairy ca. 1898

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Part Of: Pat Brewster fonds

Scope & Content: Image of the Brewster Family at the Brewster Dairy in ca. 1898 - left to right: Jim, Fred, Bill, Jack, John, George, Pat, Pearl, Bella.

Date Range: ca. 1898

Reference Code: v91 / na66 - 1484

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy; Photograph, print

1 image

Part Of: Pat Brewster fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M2 / V91 / S21

Sous-Fonds: V91

Reference Code: v91 / na66 - 1484

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy; Photograph, print

Date Range: ca. 1898

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative : copy negative

Scope & Content: Image of the Brewster Family at the Brewster Dairy in ca. 1898 - left to right: Jim, Fred, Bill, Jack, John, George, Pat, Pearl, Bella.

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Immigration and homesteading; Industry; Commerce

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

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Calgary Herald scrapbook

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one collection of newspapers and newspaper clippings compiled into one scrapbook bound with string. Content pertains to various publications by the Calgary Herald newspaper between 1933 and 1937. Complete copies and full pages of newspapers make up most of scrapbook; last 6 pages c…

Date Range: 1933-1937

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 / 38

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 / III / B : Georgina Luxton

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

Sub-Series: LUX / III / B4 : Collected material

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 / 38

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Newspaper clipping

Date Range: 1933-1937

Physical Description: 2.5 cm of textual records (1 scrapbook ; 44.5 x 60 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one collection of newspapers and newspaper clippings compiled into one scrapbook bound with string. Content pertains to various publications by the Calgary Herald newspaper between 1933 and 1937. Complete copies and full pages of newspapers make up most of scrapbook; last 6 pages consist of Calgary Herald newspaper clippings attached to beige construction paper with accompanying notes written in pencil on the pages.

Notes: Annotations in scrapbook are not dated or signed, author unknown [possibly Georgina Luxton]

Name Access: Luxton, Georgina

Subject Access: Advertising; Calgary Herald; Publication; Community events; Government; Industry; Indigenous Peoples; Immigration and homesteading; Labour; Land use; Agriculture; Holidays; Sports; Recreation; Hockey

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary; Banff; Pincher Creek

Access Restrictions: Handle with caution as scrapbook and contents are fragile

Language: English

Conservation: Items wrapped with acid-free tissue paper

Category: Commerce and industry; Environment; First nations; Government; Labour; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Canmore Valley looking east with Mine Manager's house (Mr. Morrison)

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Part Of: Annie Staple fonds

Scope & Content: Image of the Canmore Valley along the Bow River - two bridges, railway lines, and structure identified as the mine manager's house - caption reads "No. 14. Canmore Valley Looking East"

Reference Code: v138_ / lc / na66 - 162

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Annie Staple fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V138

Reference Code: v138_ / lc / na66 - 162

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative : copy negative

Scope & Content: Image of the Canmore Valley along the Bow River - two bridges, railway lines, and structure identified as the mine manager's house - caption reads "No. 14. Canmore Valley Looking East"

Subject Access: Buildings and memorials; Commerce; Immigration and homesteading; Industry; Labour; Railways; Transportation

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Creator: W.G. Barclay

Title Source: copy negative envelope

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Christian Kauffman

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Part Of: Christian and Hans Kaufmann fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a man identified as Christian Kauffman standing next to a cairn

Date Range: ca. 1905

Reference Code: v321 / 10 / na66 - 254

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Christian and Hans Kaufmann fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V321

Reference Code: v321 / 10 / na66 - 254

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: ca. 1905

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative : copy negative

Scope & Content: Image of a man identified as Christian Kauffman standing next to a cairn

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Family and personal life; Immigration and homesteading; Industry; Labour; Sports and Recreation

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Title Source: copy negative envelope

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Entrance Main Tunnel Bankhead Mine

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Part Of: Wheatley family fonds

Scope & Content: Image of the entrance to the main tunnel at the Bankhead mine - man standing at left - rail tracks in foreground

Reference Code: v679 / 13 / na66 - 1315

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Wheatley family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V679

Reference Code: v679 / 13 / na66 - 1315

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative : copy negative

Scope & Content: Image of the entrance to the main tunnel at the Bankhead mine - man standing at left - rail tracks in foreground

Subject Access: Buildings and memorials; Commerce; Immigration and homesteading; Industry; Labour; Railways; Science and technology; Transportation

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Title Source: Original photograph

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[Exshaw]

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Part Of: Annie Staple fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Exshaw - buildings in valley and lake in background

Date Range: ca. 1908

Reference Code: v138 / lc / accn / 3670 / na66 - 2450

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Annie Staple fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V138

Reference Code: v138 / lc / accn / 3670 / na66 - 2450

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: ca. 1908

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative : copy negative

Scope & Content: Image of Exshaw - buildings in valley and lake in background

Subject Access: Buildings and memorials; Commerce; Discovery and Exploration; Immigration and homesteading; Industry; Labour; Transportation

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Creator: W.G. Barclay, photographer

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Miners at "B" level - Bankhead Mine

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Part Of: Wheatley family fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a group of men holding pick-axes, lanterns, and range poles posed for a photograph at the Bankhead Mine - wooden mining infrastructure in background

Date Range: ca. 1915

Reference Code: v679 / 57 / na66 - 165

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Wheatley family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V679

Reference Code: v679 / 57 / na66 - 165

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: ca. 1915

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative : copy negative

Scope & Content: Image of a group of men holding pick-axes, lanterns, and range poles posed for a photograph at the Bankhead Mine - wooden mining infrastructure in background

Subject Access: Commerce; Immigration and homesteading; Industry; Labour; Railways; Science and technology; Transportation

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Title Source: copy negative envelope

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Animals and wildlife, Red Cathcart, other family friends personal photographs

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Bankhead Collliers, N.W.T. ca. 1904

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[Bankhead Mines]

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Brewster family at Brewster Dairy ca. 1898

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Calgary Herald scrapbook

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Canmore Valley looking east with Mine Manager's house (Mr. Morrison)

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions50046

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Christian Kauffman

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions49901

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Entrance Main Tunnel Bankhead Mine

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[Exshaw]

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions49354

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Miners at "B" level - Bankhead Mine

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