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Bankhead Mine Site and Operations
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- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to the mine at Bankhead, its buildings and operations.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1906]
- Reference Code
- V48 / I / A / NA - 220 to 234, 490, 491
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Film
- Negative
- Transparency
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- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V48
- Series
- I.A. Negatives : Film
- Sous-Fonds
- V48
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V48 / I / A / NA - 220 to 234, 490, 491
- GMD
- Film
- Negative
- Transparency
- Date Range
- [ca. 1906]
- Physical Description
- 17 photographs : negatives, film
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to the mine at Bankhead, its buildings and operations.
- Notes
- Identifications provided by Archives LIST OF NEGATIVES :
- 220 Mine office at Bankhead
- 221 View of Bankhead town site
- 222 Construction of mine building
- 223 Carpenters at Bankhead eating lunch
- 224 to 226 Breaker at Bankhead Mines
- 227 Breaker, mine buildings and spurline
- 228 Men on steam motors at Bankhead Mines
- 229, 230 Turbines in power plant
- 231 Interior of power plant
- 232, 233 Interior of miners' washhouse
- 234 Mess hall
- 490 Interior of miners' washroom at Bankhead mines
- 491 [Blacksmith at work with child looking on, Bankhead?]
- Name Access
- Barnes, Elliott
- Subject Access
- Bankhead
- Buildings
- Buildings and facilities
- Landscapes
- Mine
- Mining
- Geographic Access
- Bankhead
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Language
- NA
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Fraternal Ribbon
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.1117
- Date
- prior to 1922
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1117
- Description
- Red, white and blue ribbon with gold metal trim and gold tassels. Written in gold lettering "Local Union No. 29 United Mine Workers of America Bankhead, Alberta Canada". On black fabric on back in silver lettering "Local Union No. 29 United Mine Workers of America Bankhead, Alberta Canada".
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- Title
- Fraternal Ribbon
- Date
- prior to 1922
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 5.8 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- Red, white and blue ribbon with gold metal trim and gold tassels. Written in gold lettering "Local Union No. 29 United Mine Workers of America Bankhead, Alberta Canada". On black fabric on back in silver lettering "Local Union No. 29 United Mine Workers of America Bankhead, Alberta Canada".
- Credit
- Gift of Keith Hare, Canmore, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1117
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Membership Medal
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- Date
- 1898 – 1922
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1012
- Description
- United Mine Workers of American, Bankhead Union #29. Pin has a 0.9x4.8 cm enamelled plate with 2 hands in a handshake. Chain hangs from both sides and across centre is an enamelled plate with "Member" attached to a circular medal, gold inside with another handskae and silver scroll around edge. …
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- Title
- Membership Medal
- Date
- 1898 – 1922
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 5.9 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- United Mine Workers of American, Bankhead Union #29. Pin has a 0.9x4.8 cm enamelled plate with 2 hands in a handshake. Chain hangs from both sides and across centre is an enamelled plate with "Member" attached to a circular medal, gold inside with another handskae and silver scroll around edge. On this is "U.M.W. of A. April 1st 1898 eight hours". Red, white and blue ribbon with gold edges and fringes on which is written in gold letters "Local Union No. 29 United Mine Workers pf American Bankhead, Alberta, Canada". Obverse is black.
- Credit
- Gift of Rosa Smaniotto, Exshaw, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1012
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Membership Ribbon
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- Date
- 1900 – 1905
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1176
- Description
- United Mine Workers of Alberta membership ribbon and medal. Front of ribbon red, white and blue striped with gold metallic fringe at bottom and gold trim along edges. Embroidered with “LOCAL UNION NO. 29 U.M.W. of A. Bankhead, Alta., Can.” Metal pin at top of ribbon suspends medal: “U.M.W. of A. A…
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- Title
- Membership Ribbon
- Date
- 1900 – 1905
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 19.5 cm
- Description
- United Mine Workers of Alberta membership ribbon and medal. Front of ribbon red, white and blue striped with gold metallic fringe at bottom and gold trim along edges. Embroidered with “LOCAL UNION NO. 29 U.M.W. of A. Bankhead, Alta., Can.” Metal pin at top of ribbon suspends medal: “U.M.W. of A. APRIL 1st 1898. EIGHT HOURS”. Back of ribbon is black with silver lettering: “LOCAL UNION NO. 29. U.M.W. OF A. BANKHEAD, ALTA., CAN.”
- Credit
- Gift of Louis Trono, Banff, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1176
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- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1167 a,b
- Description
- Two pieces of metal, each bent to form a square corner at the centre and bent under on one edge. There are nails along the bent edge. The two pieces have lettering on them “Pacific Co Bankhe” (a) and“al Co. ad” (b) that would have originally spelled out “Pacific Coal Co. Bankhead” before the two p…
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- Title
- Remnant Sign
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 27.3 (a); 26.4 (b) x 25.9 (a); 29.2 (b) x 30.2 (a); 36.2 (b) cm
- Description
- Two pieces of metal, each bent to form a square corner at the centre and bent under on one edge. There are nails along the bent edge. The two pieces have lettering on them “Pacific Co Bankhe” (a) and“al Co. ad” (b) that would have originally spelled out “Pacific Coal Co. Bankhead” before the two pieces were cut apart, bent, and used for another purpose (reinforcing a box?). There are other illegible letters on (b). perhaps “200 yds”.
- Subject
- mining
- Bankhead
- communities
- Pacific Coal Co.
- Credit
- Gift of Alex Emond, Banff, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1167 a,b
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