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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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Your Herald Scrapbook - Airplanes and Air Travel

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Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Scope & Content
M8 / 2019.83 / 1 consists of one item, 1 cm, ca. 1934 - 1943. Scrapbook provided by The Herald containing compiled news and magazine clippings pertaining to airplanes and air travel before, during and after World War II
Date Range
1934 - 1943
Reference Code
M8 / 2019.83 / 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M8 / V8 / S8
Series
2019.83 : Accession number
Sous-Fonds
M8
Accession Number
2019.83
Reference Code
M8 / 2019.83 / 1
GMD
Scrapbook
Responsibility
Compiled by unknown
Date Range
1934 - 1943
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records (64 pages ; 29 x 41 cm)
History / Biographical
Provenance unknown
Scope & Content
M8 / 2019.83 / 1 consists of one item, 1 cm, ca. 1934 - 1943. Scrapbook provided by The Herald containing compiled news and magazine clippings pertaining to airplanes and air travel before, during and after World War II
Notes
At centre of scrapbook there are advertisements pertaining to The Herald newspaper outlining the Canadian press room, news room, composing room, stereo room, press room, delivery, and education.
Storage Range
M8 / accn. 375 to accn. 2019.83 OS
Subject Access
Airplane
Airplanes
War
World War II
Newspaper
Geographic Access
Canada
Europe
United States of America
Language
English
Category
Commerce and industry
Government
Health services
Labour
Military
Politics
Science and technology
Transportation
Title Source
Title based on contents
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources

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