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678. Mouth of pit and elevator, Anthracite

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32474
Part Of
Boorne and May fonds
Scope & Content
At Anthracite, N.W.T. Print is from presentation album inscribed: "W. Whyte Esq., General Superintendent, Western Division C.P.R., Winnipeg. With Boorne and May's Compliments, Calgary, January 1889"
Date Range
[1887 or 1888]
Reference Code
V10 / PD 1 - 8
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
  1 image  
Part Of
Boorne and May fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V10
Reference Code
V10 / PD 1 - 8
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Date Range
[1887 or 1888]
Physical Description
1 photograph : print, 11x19 cm, in album
Scope & Content
At Anthracite, N.W.T.
Print is from presentation album inscribed: "W. Whyte Esq., General Superintendent, Western Division C.P.R., Winnipeg. With Boorne and May's Compliments, Calgary, January 1889"
Subject Access
Discovery and Exploration
Environment and Nature
Industry
Geographic Access
Alberta
Creator
Boorne & May Photographers (Calgary, NWT)
Images
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815. "Canyon House" and the "Mountain Belle", Banff

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions50054
Part Of
Boorne and May fonds
Scope & Content
Image a structure next to a body of water - two people stand on a dock where a steam-powered boat the Mountain Belle is moored.
Date Range
1887-1888
Reference Code
v10 / 84 / 1 / 36 / na66 - 636
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative, copy
Photograph print
  1 image  
Part Of
Boorne and May fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V10
Reference Code
v10 / 84 / 1 / 36 / na66 - 636
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative, copy
Photograph print
Date Range
1887-1888
Physical Description
1 photograph : negative : copy negative
Scope & Content
Image a structure next to a body of water - two people stand on a dock where a steam-powered boat the Mountain Belle is moored.
Subject Access
Buildings and memorials
Discovery and Exploration
Environment and Nature
Industry
Transportation
Geographic Access
Alberta
British Columbia
Title Source
photograph caption
Images
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Alberta "active best"

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56445
Part Of
Douglas Leighton fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs compiled by Douglas Leighton for publication. Includes photographs of landscapes, cityscapes, lakes, mountains, hotel, tourists, plants, flowers, waterfalls and glaciers.
Date Range
1987 - 1989
1991 - 1993
1995
1996
1998
2000 - 2002
2006
Reference Code
V222 / VI / C / 3 / NS - 1 to 146
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Part Of
Douglas Leighton fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M133
V222
Series
V222 / VI : Publication
Sous-Fonds
V222
Sub-Series
V222 / VI / C: Compiled for publication
Accession Number
2020.24
Reference Code
V222 / VI / C / 3 / NS - 1 to 146
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Date Range
1987 - 1989
1991 - 1993
1995
1996
1998
2000 - 2002
2006
Physical Description
146 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs compiled by Douglas Leighton for publication. Includes photographs of landscapes, cityscapes, lakes, mountains, hotel, tourists, plants, flowers, waterfalls and glaciers.
Name Access
Leighton, Douglas
Subject Access
British Columbia
Geographic Access
Alberta
Lake Louise, AB
Banff National Park
Banff
Exshaw, AB
Calgary, AB
Jasper, AB
Edmonton, AB
Canmore, AB
Language
English
Creator
Douglas Leighton
Category
Sports, recreation and leisure
Natural resources
Environment
Commerce and industry
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Part Of
Douglas Leighton fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs compiled by Douglas Leighton in an album. Album was held in a a non-descript binder. Includes scenic photographs of Alberta.
Date Range
1984
1986
1987
Reference Code
V222 / VI / D / 3 / NS - 1 to 26
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Part Of
Douglas Leighton fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M133
V222
Series
V222 / VI : Publication
Sous-Fonds
V222
Sub-Series
V222 / VI / D: British Columbia Album
Accession Number
2020.24
Reference Code
V222 / VI / D / 3 / NS - 1 to 26
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Date Range
1984
1986
1987
Physical Description
26 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs compiled by Douglas Leighton in an album. Album was held in a a non-descript binder. Includes scenic photographs of Alberta.
Name Access
Leighton, Douglas
Subject Access
Alberta
Geographic Access
Alberta
Banff National Park
Jasper, AB
Icefields, AB
Dinosaur Provincial Park
Castle Mountain, AB
Lethbridge, AB
Waterton National Park
Sawback Range
Calgary, AB
Language
English
Creator
Douglas Leighton
Category
Sports, recreation and leisure
Natural resources
Environment
Commerce and industry
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Animals and wildlife, Red Cathcart, other family friends personal photographs

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54988
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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Armstrong's oil station, Park Service Station

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions29695
Part Of
Byron Harmon fonds
Scope & Content
Banff
Date Range
1923
Reference Code
V263 / NA - 3519
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
Sub-Series
A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
Reference Code
V263 / NA - 3519
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
1923
Physical Description
1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
Banff
Subject Access
Commerce
Industry
Geographic Access
Alberta
Creator
Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta)
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[Backus water motor]

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57546
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of a photograph negative of a Backus water motor.
Date Range
1900-1950
Reference Code
LUX / I / E4 / NA - 2
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / E : Collected Material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / E / 4 : Photographs
Reference Code
LUX / I / E4 / NA - 2
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
1900-1950
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w negative ;
Scope & Content
Item consists of a photograph negative of a Backus water motor.
Subject Access
Industry
Commercial products
Geographic Access
Banff
Alberta
Related Material
Corresponding print LUX / I / E4 / PA - 39
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Part Of
Douglas Leighton fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs compiled by Douglas Leighton for publication. Includes photographs of landscapes, lakes, mountains, hotel, tourists, waterfalls and glaciers.
Date Range
1978
1979
1984
1986 - 1993
1995
1996
Reference Code
V222 / VI / C / 2 / NS - 1 to 155
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Part Of
Douglas Leighton fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M133
V222
Series
V222 / VI : Publication
Sous-Fonds
V222
Sub-Series
V222 / VI / C: Compiled for publication
Accession Number
2020.24
Reference Code
V222 / VI / C / 2 / NS - 1 to 155
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Date Range
1978
1979
1984
1986 - 1993
1995
1996
Physical Description
155 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs compiled by Douglas Leighton for publication. Includes photographs of landscapes, lakes, mountains, hotel, tourists, waterfalls and glaciers.
Name Access
Leighton, Douglas
Subject Access
British Columbia
Geographic Access
Alberta
Lake Louise, AB
Banff National Park
Banff
Exshaw
Canmore
Language
English
Creator
Douglas Leighton
Category
Sports, recreation and leisure
Natural resources
Environment
Commerce and industry
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Scope & Content
File consists of 8 photographs of Banff Cafe staff and building
Date Range
ca. 1920 - 1930
Reference Code
V8 / 2014.8283
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M8 / V8 / S8
Series
2014.8283
Sous-Fonds
V8
Accession Number
2014.8283
Reference Code
V8 / 2014.8283
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
ca. 1920 - 1930
Physical Description
8 photographs : b&w ; 12.5 x 8 cm
History / Biographical
Lester Gus Zarkos, b.1921 Brandon, MB. His parents and younger sister arrived Banff 1926. Lester's parents had the cafe on Banff Avenue (old location - Grizzly House) and lived upstairs. Parents separated. Lester's father Samuel Zarkos, d. 1933 (buried in old Banff Cemetary). Lester moved with his mother Alice to Chicago and lived between Chicago and St. Paul's MN until his mother died, ca. 1935. Lester joined RCAF as a rear gunner. Never saw action and returned to Banff following the war. Lester worked at Banff Cafe as waiter. Lester and his uncle Paul Zarkos of Calgary opened a deli on Banff Ave and operated it for a number of years. Lester relocated to Calgary in 1956 and worked as waiter, maitre d', and returned to Banff in 1966 where he operated Banff Delicatessen on Banff Ave. He married H.G. in 1951. H.G. was from Nanton, Alberta and she worked at the Banff Post Office. Following Mount Royal Hotel fire, the family left and returned to the space - Welch's Chocolate Shop. 3 children: Paulette Jean, b.1952; Leslie David, b.1953, d. 1974; Carolyn Anne, b. 1955.
Scope & Content
File consists of 8 photographs of Banff Cafe staff and building
Name Access
Zarkos, Lester
Geographic Access
Alberta
Banff National Park
Language
English
Category
Commerce and industry
Biographical Source Notes
Accession record
Title Source
Title based on contents
Processing Status
Processed
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Banff hockey, Kidney family home

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54570
Part Of
Kidney family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 5 negative photographs pertaining to members of the Banff Juveniles Hockey Team [1942-1943], the Kidney family home in Banff and a front view of Kidney Kabins.
Date Range
[ca. 1925]
[ca. 1940]
1942 - 1943
Reference Code
V324 / IV / B / NA - 1 to 5
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Part Of
Kidney family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M74
V324
Series
V324 / IV : Family, friends and community records
Sous-Fonds
V324
Sub-Series
V324 / IV / B : 1921 - 1945
Accession Number
2016.8581
Reference Code
V324 / IV / B / NA - 1 to 5
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
[ca. 1925]
[ca. 1940]
1942 - 1943
Physical Description
5 photographs : b&w negatives; 7.5 x 12.5 cm and 5.5 x 5.5 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of 5 negative photographs pertaining to members of the Banff Juveniles Hockey Team [1942-1943], the Kidney family home in Banff and a front view of Kidney Kabins.
Notes
Dates provided, excluding 1942 - 1943, are estimates provided by the Processing Archivist based on content of images.
Text naming individual hockey players in image V324 / IV / B / NA - 1 is illegible in its current physical format [too small] but may be legible when digitized.
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Property
Businesses
Children
Sports
Winter sports
Hockey
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Language
N/A
Category
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Commerce and industry
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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