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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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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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Harvesting [at Milo]

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Date Range: 1920

Reference Code: V48 / NG - 72

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I. Negative series

Reference Code: V48 / NG - 72

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1920

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

Subject Access: Agriculture; Immigration and homesteading; Labour

Geographic Access: Alberta

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Harvesting [at Milo]

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Date Range: 1920

Reference Code: V48 / NG - 74

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: I. Negative series

Reference Code: V48 / NG - 74

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1920

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

Subject Access: Agriculture; Immigration and homesteading; Labour

Geographic Access: Alberta

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Hauling hay at Milo [Alberta]

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Date Range: [ca.1905]

Reference Code: V48 / NA - 520

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 - 520

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca.1905]

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

Subject Access: Agriculture; Labour; Transportation

Geographic Access: Alberta

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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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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.