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Commercial Leases - Block 1, Lot 20

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Files consist of copies of commercial leases for Eleanor Luxton's Banff property Block 1, Lot 20. Includes one folder of notes and photographs compiled by Eleanor Luxton pertaining to the addition of a new roof at 203 Caribou Street in Banff.

Date Range: 1977-1990

Reference Code: LUX / II / D / 83 to 85

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Newspaper clipping; Plan; Photograph; Print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: II.D. Business, Legal and Financial Series

Sous-Fonds: II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / D / 83 to 85

GMD: Textual record; Newspaper clipping; Plan; Photograph; Print

Other Title Info: Title based on contents of file

Date Range: 1977-1990

Physical Description: 6 cm of textual records -- 21 photographs : col. prints ; 15 x 10 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Files consist of copies of commercial leases for Eleanor Luxton's Banff property Block 1, Lot 20. Includes one folder of notes and photographs compiled by Eleanor Luxton pertaining to the addition of a new roof at 203 Caribou Street in Banff.

Notes: One illustrated layout plan and three-dimensional drawing depicting the front of the Magpie and Stump restaurant in Banff was removed from folder LUX/II/D/85. Item has been moved to oversize storage, with reference number LUX/II/D/220.

Subject Access: Property; Leases; Construction; Businesses; Labour

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Language: English

Category: Labour

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Construction, labour

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs collected and possibly produced by George Luxton. Content pertains to construction work, logging, farming, gardening and related subjects.

Date Range: [ca.1910-1930]

Reference Code: LUX / III / C1 / C / PA - 112 to 130

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / C : Extended family

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

Sub-Series: LUX / III / C1 : William Luxton family papers and photographs

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / C1 / C / PA - 112 to 130

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca.1910-1930]

Physical Description: 19 photographs: b&w prints ; 18 x 13 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs collected and possibly produced by George Luxton. Content pertains to construction work, logging, farming, gardening and related subjects.

Subject Access: Construction; Labour; Transportation; Natural resources; Logging; Buildings

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored in mylar

Category: Natural resources; Transportation; Labour

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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C.P.R. Station Bankhead, Alta

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: Image of Canadian Pacific Railway station at Bankhead - several people on platform and pedal rail car in foreground - caption reads "C.P.R. Station Bankhead, Alta"

Reference Code: v8 / accn 788 / na66 - 360

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V8

Reference Code: v8 / accn 788 / na66 - 360

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative : copy negative

Scope & Content: Image of Canadian Pacific Railway station at Bankhead - several people on platform and pedal rail car in foreground - caption reads "C.P.R. Station Bankhead, Alta"

Subject Access: Buildings and memorials; Environment and Nature; Industry; Railways; Transportation; Labour

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Title Source: Photo caption

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Current Events [January - March 1940]

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Scrapbook is handmade from coloured construction paper. Scrapbook has annotated title page which reads "Current Events January February March". Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings relating to media coverage of World War II from early 1940.

Date Range: 1940

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 - 25

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook; Newspaper clipping

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records

Sous-Fonds: III. Luxton Family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 - 25

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook; Newspaper clipping

Date Range: 1940

Physical Description: 1.5 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: Scrapbook is handmade from coloured construction paper. Scrapbook has annotated title page which reads "Current Events January February March". Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings relating to media coverage of World War II from early 1940.

Notes: Some pages are annotated in pen with dates [presumably the month and year of publication of each page's respective articles].

Name Access: Churchill, Winston

Subject Access: Commerce and industry; Finances; Geography; Government; History; Labour; Laws and legislation; Military; Newspaper; Politics; Public events; Public Speaking; Royalty; War; World War II

Geographic Access: Canada; Russia; Japan; Germany; United States of America; England; Finland; Italy; India; Brazil; Argentina

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Several metal paperclips have been removed and replaced with plastic clips due to visible rust damage and risk of contaminating other materials in scrapbook; Metal bindings of scrapbook have been replaced with unbleached string for preservation reasons.

Related Material: Scrapbook LUX/III/B4/25 is part of collection of related scrapbooks [LUX / III / B4 / 24 to 28] covering global current events, commerce and political news from 1938-1940.

Category: Commerce and industry; Communications; Government; Labour; Military; Politics; Science and technology

Title Source: Title based on contents of item

Processing Status: Processed

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Cutting downed timber, Fay Trip from Jasper to Hudson's Hope, 1914

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: Image of an unidentifed person cutting downed trees with an ax - three horses in foreground

Date Range: 1914

Reference Code: v8 / lc / na66 - 82

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V8

Reference Code: v8 / lc / na66 - 82

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: 1914

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative : copy negative

Scope & Content: Image of an unidentifed person cutting downed trees with an ax - three horses in foreground

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Labour; Sports and Recreation; Transportation

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Title Source: copy negative envelope

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Day journal, 1893-1898

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one journal containing sporadic daily accounts of personal events, field work and other farm labour in Alberta[?] between 1893 and 1898; author unknown.

Date Range: 1893-1898

Reference Code: LUX / II / C6 / 4

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual 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 / C6 : Southern Alberta research project

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / C6 / 4

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: 1893-1898

Physical Description: 1.5 cm of textual records (1 volume : 136 pages ; 22 x 33 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one journal containing sporadic daily accounts of personal events, field work and other farm labour in Alberta[?] between 1893 and 1898; author unknown.

Subject Access: Agriculture; Farmland; Land use; Labour; Family and personal life

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Labour; Land, settlement and immigration

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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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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Jim Brewster, Brewster Brothers party trip to the Yellowhead, 1904

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Part Of: Moore family fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a a man identified as Jim Brewster sitting on a log holding a gun - canvas tent and pair of boots in background.

Date Range: 1904

Reference Code: v439 / lc / na66 - 58

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Moore family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V439

Reference Code: v439 / lc / na66 - 58

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: 1904

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative : copy negative

Scope & Content: Image of a a man identified as Jim Brewster sitting on a log holding a gun - canvas tent and pair of boots in background.

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Labour; Sports and Recreation; Transportation

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Title Source: copy negative envelope

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Jim Brewster with Phil Moore doing acrobatics, Brewster Brothers party trip to Yellowhead Pass, 1904

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Part Of: Moore family fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a a man identified as Jim Brewster launching a man identified as Philip Moore into the air - camp fire and dishes in background

Date Range: 1904

Reference Code: v439 / lc / na66 - 66

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Moore family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V439

Reference Code: v439 / lc / na66 - 66

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: 1904

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative : copy negative

Scope & Content: Image of a a man identified as Jim Brewster launching a man identified as Philip Moore into the air - camp fire and dishes in background

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Labour; Sports and Recreation; Transportation

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Title Source: copy negative envelope

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Livestock roundups, ranching

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs depicting livestock roundups and ranchers on horseback, including views of unidentified ranches in Calgary, southern Alberta and Cochrane; and workers at Hawkeye Ranch in Brant, Alberta.

Date Range: [ca.1900-1910]; 1901; 1905

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / PA - 253 to 264 (oversize)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

15 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / D : Other material

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

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / PA - 253 to 264 (oversize)

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca.1900-1910]; 1901; 1905

Physical Description: 12 photographs : b&w prints ; 46.5 x 19 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs depicting livestock roundups and ranchers on horseback, including views of unidentified ranches in Calgary, southern Alberta and Cochrane; and workers at Hawkeye Ranch in Brant, Alberta.