topic:"Labour" found 31 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

[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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[Blacksmith at work with child looking on, Bankhead?]

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Date Range: [1906?]

Reference Code: V48 / NA - 491

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 - 491

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [1906?]

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

Subject Access: Industry; 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 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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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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Family and friends, Ted MacAulay photographs

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Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 42 photographs depicting friends and members of the Kidney and Woodworth families, and local events in and around Banff. Content pertains to hiking and social events in the Canadian Rockies; other trips including a boat cruise; a Jubilee celebration; installation events for the Spr…

Date Range: 1946; 1948; [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]; 1951; 1956; 1958; 1964 - 1965

Reference Code: V324 / IV / C / PA - 1 to 40

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

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 / C : 1946 - 1970

Accession Number: 2016.8581

Reference Code: V324 / IV / C / PA - 1 to 40

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Some photographs produced by R.A. Bird [Central Photo Studio, Calgary], Ted MacAulay and Steve Nemeth

Date Range: 1946; 1948; [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]; 1951; 1956; 1958; 1964 - 1965

Physical Description: 42 photographs : b&w prints ; 21.5 x 28 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 42 photographs depicting friends and members of the Kidney and Woodworth families, and local events in and around Banff. Content pertains to hiking and social events in the Canadian Rockies; other trips including a boat cruise; a Jubilee celebration; installation events for the Spray Valley chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star; portraits of unidentified children; the construction of the Mt. Norquay chairlift in 1948; and Jim Deegan working and hiking in Snow Creek Pass in 1958.

Notes: Two of photographs are printed copies [paper]; Some dates are estimates provided by the Processing Archivist

Name Access: Kidney, Maude; Kidney, Forest H. (Pop); Woodworth, Joe; MacDonald, Hugh John; MacDonald, Winnie May; Reid, Edna; Oliver, Casey; Goffney, Sid; Bloom, Bessie; Young, Cora; Shaw, Alice; Shaw, Cyril; Foster, Larry; Squires, Margaret; Grainger, Frances; Foster, Evelyn; Smyth, Betty; Stafford, Rose; Watson, Blanche; Child, Helen; Williams, Jean; Wilson, Louise; Cohan, Vivian; Hunter, Eddie; Deegan, Jim; Switmer, Sid

Subject Access: Travel; Family and personal life; Landscapes; Order of the Eastern Star; Organizations; Construction; Hiking

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; Bow Valley; Mount Norquay; Snow Creek Pass

Access Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Labour; Sports, recreation and leisure; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Fred Cobb family correspondence and documents

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Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of correspondence, legal and personal documents, and receipts belonging to Fred "Ty" Cobb. Correspondence mostly by Fred Cobb, referring to his dismissal from a job constructing the Icefields Highway and complaints of lost wages. Some correspondence also refers to a case between 1931 …

Date Range: 1931 - 1933

Reference Code: M74 / IV / B / 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M74 / V324

Series: M74 / IV : Family, friends and community records

Sous-Fonds: M74

Sub-Series: M74 / IV / B : 1921 - 1945

Accession Number: 2275

Reference Code: M74 / IV / B / 2

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Date Range: 1931 - 1933

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

History / Biographical: Frederick "Ty" Cobb (1887 - 1969) of Banff worked as a labourer during his adult years. Cobb was enlisted in the 82nd Battalion in World War I, and he was stationed in England and France from 1915 - 1916. Fred Cobb did not marry and there are no records of him having children. In the early 1930s, Fred Cobb worked on a construction project along the road leading to the Mt. Norquay ski area. Following World War II, Fred Cobb worked on constructing and repairing boats and docks in Vancouver, B.C. Fred Cobb's grave could not be located in any records of cemeteries in Banff and his burial place is unknown.

Scope & Content: File consists of correspondence, legal and personal documents, and receipts belonging to Fred "Ty" Cobb. Correspondence mostly by Fred Cobb, referring to his dismissal from a job constructing the Icefields Highway and complaints of lost wages. Some correspondence also refers to a case between 1931 and 1933 in which Fred Cobb was charged in a case involving the Alberta Liquor Board which was later dismissed. File also contains a certificate for financial relief under the government of British Columbia in Fred Cobb's name, membership cards for the Workers' Ex-Servicemens' League in Canada and The People's Movement, records from Fred Cobb's stay at a financial relief camp in British Columbia, receipts from various stores and cafes, including the Dominion Cafe in Banff and several from Banff Grocery; arrest records for Fred Cobb, and a notice that the charges for this arrest were revoked.