topic:"Labour" found 22 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Scope & Content: File consists of 31 photograph prints ordered by Eleanor Luxton from Canadian Pacific. Photographs pertain to construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway, Canadian Pacific trains and ships, and historic views of Banff, Calgary, Fort McLeod, Strathcona and Edmonton.

Date Range: 1881 - 1898; 1903; 1927

Reference Code: LUX / II / B4 / PA - 8 to 38

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / B : Professional records

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / II / B4 : Historical research

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / B4 / PA - 8 to 38

Date Range: 1881 - 1898; 1903; 1927

Physical Description: 31 photographs : b&w prints ; 24 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 31 photograph prints ordered by Eleanor Luxton from Canadian Pacific. Photographs pertain to construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway, Canadian Pacific trains and ships, and historic views of Banff, Calgary, Fort McLeod, Strathcona and Edmonton.

Notes: Prints in file were produced by Canadian Pacific for Eleanor Luxton between 1946 and 1949; original dates of images; Photographs in file are accompanied by Canadian Pacific mailing envelope addressed to Eleanor Luxton

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: History; Canadian Pacific Railway; Trains; Transportation; Labour; Industry; Railways; Advertising

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Calgary; Edmonton; Fort McLeod; Strathcona

Access Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Items are stored in mylar

Category: Commerce and industry; Labour; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Elliott Barnes clearing timber on his Jumping Pound homestead

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Scope & Content: Elliott Barnes clearing timber on his homestead at Jumping Pound, Alberta

Date Range: 1910

Reference Code: V48 / NA - 353

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I. Negative series

Reference Code: V48 / NA - 353

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1910

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Elliott Barnes clearing timber on his homestead at Jumping Pound, Alberta

Subject Access: Immigration and homesteading; Labour

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Elliott Barnes

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Elliott Barnes clearing timber on his Jumping Pound homestead

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Scope & Content: Elliott Barnes with team clearing timber on his homestead at Jumping Pound, Alberta

Date Range: 1910

Reference Code: V48 / NA - 354

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I. Negative series

Reference Code: V48 / NA - 354

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1910

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Elliott Barnes with team clearing timber on his homestead at Jumping Pound, Alberta

Subject Access: Immigration and homesteading; Labour

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Elliott Barnes

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Hawaii, Japan, China cruise album

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one album containing 28 colorized postcard print images, 227 black and white prints and one annotated hand-drawn diagram on paper. Content pertains to a boat cruise attended by Eleanor Luxton to Hawaii, Japan and China [1937]. Includes images of the interior and exterior of the cru…

Date Range: [ca. 1937]

Reference Code: LUX / II / C / PD - 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Drawing; Scrapbook

254 images 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / C : Personal

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / C / PD - 2

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Drawing; Scrapbook

Date Range: [ca. 1937]

Physical Description: 1 album (255 b&w and col. prints ; 13.5 x 19.5 cm or smaller -- 1 diagram ; 6 x 4 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one album containing 28 colorized postcard print images, 227 black and white prints and one annotated hand-drawn diagram on paper. Content pertains to a boat cruise attended by Eleanor Luxton to Hawaii, Japan and China [1937]. Includes images of the interior and exterior of the cruise ship, as well as cruise staff members and on-board entertainment; landscapes, monuments and buildings; surfing; historic sites; dockyard scenes with unidentified workers; local individuals and families; and fishing and harvesting. Album also includes small tissue-like paper sheet with hand-drawn diagram of mechanical parts and measurements with annotations [possibly belonging to Eleanor Luxton, n.d.]

Notes: Most photographs are annotated on the lower front in white text with contextual information - location, name of landmark, etc.; Date provided is based on dating of similar items pertaining to cruise to Hawaii, Japan and China collected by Eleanor Luxton. Photographs are likely from the same trip, but not confirmed.

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Travel; Tourism; Cruise ships; Boats; Fishing; Landscapes; Buildings; Statue; Community life; Commerce and industry; Dockyard; Labour; Farmland; Hotel

Geographic Access: United States of America; Hawaii; Japan; Kyoto; Yokohama; Kamakura; China; Canton; Guangzhou; Shanghai; Repulse Bay

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English; Japanese

Conservation: Paper diagram in album has been placed in mylar sleeve and kept in original location; Consider removing metal ring bindings on album if they pose a risk of rust damage in future; Album has been secured with unbleached cotton string to prevent loose items from falling out

Related Material: LUX / II / E / 5

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Commerce and industry; Labour; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Memos

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of handwritten records and notes. Content pertains to hours worked and cumulative wage calculations, notes and timelines for transcribing and typing work, a list of footnotes and page references, and a sample letter to W.E. Ireland [Provincial Archivist in British Columbia] with struc…

Date Range: 1969-1970

Reference Code: LUX / II / C3 / 23

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / C : Personal

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / II / C3 : Diaries, daybooks, notebooks, notes

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / C3 / 23

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Date Range: 1969-1970

Physical Description: 0.5 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of handwritten records and notes. Content pertains to hours worked and cumulative wage calculations, notes and timelines for transcribing and typing work, a list of footnotes and page references, and a sample letter to W.E. Ireland [Provincial Archivist in British Columbia] with structural and spelling corrections by Eleanor Luxton.

Notes: Items previously stored in black duotang titled "MEMOS E. HOPPE [?]"

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Administration; Finances; Research; Professional and Personal Life; Employment

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Victoria

Language: English

Conservation: Item was previously stored in black duotang with metal fasteners. Contents have been removed and stored alone in archival folder due to potentially damaging materials

Category: Family and personal life; Communications; Labour

Title Source: Title written on cover of item in file

Processing Status: Processed

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Men and team stacking timber

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Scope & Content: Men and team stacking timber, Eau Claire logging operations in Spray Valley, Banff National Park

Date Range: [1906?]

Reference Code: V48 / NA - 202

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I. Negative series

Reference Code: V48 / NA - 202

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [1906?]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, stereo, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Men and team stacking timber, Eau Claire logging operations in Spray Valley, Banff National Park

Subject Access: Industry; Labour

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Elliott Barnes

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Men and team stacking timber

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Scope & Content: Men and team stacking timber, Eau Claire logging operations in Spray Valley, Banff National Park

Date Range: [1906?]

Reference Code: V48 / NA - 203

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I. Negative series

Reference Code: V48 / NA - 203

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [1906?]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, stereo, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Men and team stacking timber, Eau Claire logging operations in Spray Valley, Banff National Park

Subject Access: Industry; Labour

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Elliott Barnes

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Men and teams stacking logs in front of camp buildings

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Scope & Content: Eau Claire logging camp in Spray Valley, Banff National Park

Date Range: [1906?]

Reference Code: V48 / NA - 205

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I. Negative series

Reference Code: V48 / NA - 205

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [1906?]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, stereo, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Eau Claire logging camp in Spray Valley, Banff National Park

Subject Access: Buildings and memorials; Industry; Labour

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Elliott Barnes

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Men and teams stacking timber

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Scope & Content: Men and teams stacking timber, Eau Claire logging operations in Spray Valley, Banff National Park

Date Range: [1906?]

Reference Code: V48 / NA - 200

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I. Negative series

Reference Code: V48 / NA - 200

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [1906?]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, stereo, 13 x 18 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Men and teams stacking timber, Eau Claire logging operations in Spray Valley, Banff National Park

Subject Access: Industry; Labour

Geographic Access: Alberta

Creator: Elliott Barnes

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