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K. H. Smith fonds
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- Part Of
- K. H. Smith fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to power surveys and developments along Bow River and at Kananaskis Falls, Lake Minnewanka and Lake Louise, Alberta; also Vancouver Island topography survey. Also, includes photographs of Smith and his friends at Banff, Alberta and area, and Banff scenes.
- Date Range
- 1910-1913
- Reference Code
- V588
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- K. H. Smith fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 588
- Sous-Fonds
- V 588
- Accession Number
- 210, 3810
- Reference Code
- V588
- Date Range
- 1910-1913
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph album (208 prints). -- 22 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- Kenneth Harold Smith, 1887-1983, was an engineer throughout Canada from 1911- 1960. K. H. "Kilowatt" Smith worked in Alberta on the Bow River Power Survey, 1911-1912; Lake Minnewanka Power Development, 1912; dam construction at Lake Louise, 1912-1913; and the Kananaskis Falls Power Development, 1913. Smith was also involved with the Vancouver Island Dominion Geological Survey, British Columbia, 1910. In 1914, Smith married Gladys Armstrong, daughter of livery stable operator, Elwood Armstrong of Banff.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to power surveys and developments along Bow River and at Kananaskis Falls, Lake Minnewanka and Lake Louise, Alberta; also Vancouver Island topography survey. Also, includes photographs of Smith and his friends at Banff, Alberta and area, and Banff scenes.
- Name Access
- Smith, Kenneth Harold (Kilowatt)
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Natural resources
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- Creator
- Smith, Kenneth Harold (Kilowatt)
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Southern Alberta research project
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of textual and visual materials pertaining to the history of Southern Alberta. Includes personal accounts, day books and diaries, genealogical research, records of livestock and other trade, and portrait and group photographs depicting early settlers of Southern Alberta. Materia…
- Date Range
- [ca.1845-1920]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C6
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- GMD
- Cabinet card
- Diary
- Organization record
- Photograph
- Postcard
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Textual record
- Tintype
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C6
- GMD
- Cabinet card
- Diary
- Organization record
- Photograph
- Postcard
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Textual record
- Tintype
- Date Range
- [ca.1845-1920]
- Physical Description
- 29 cm of textual records -- 29 photographs (28 b&w prints, 1 tintype) ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of textual and visual materials pertaining to the history of Southern Alberta. Includes personal accounts, day books and diaries, genealogical research, records of livestock and other trade, and portrait and group photographs depicting early settlers of Southern Alberta. Materials in sub-series believed to have been collected by Eleanor Luxton, possibly on behalf of the Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association or as part of Eleanor's personal research.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Agriculture
- Animals
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Community life
- Commerce and industry
- Communications
- Correspondence
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Farmland
- Finances
- Genealogy
- History
- Homestead
- Immigration and homesteading
- Inventory
- Land use
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Manufacturing
- Municipal views
- Oil
- Postcards
- Portrait
- Property
- Real estate business
- Research
- Settlement
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Some restrictions may apply - fragile materials
- Language
- English
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Communications
- Family and personal life
- Environment
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Natural resources
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Souvenir postcard album, Cuba
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one album of colorized commercial postcards. Content pertains to tourist attractions and communities within Havana and other rural regions of Cuba. Subjects include unidentified local families and individuals, crop harvesting, livestock, boating scenes, market vendors, community ev…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900 - ca. 1910]
- 1909
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PD - 4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Postcard
102 images
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PD - 4
- Responsibility
- Some items produced by Harris Bros. Co., and Curt Teich & Co.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900 - ca. 1910]
- 1909
- Physical Description
- 1 album (101 col. postcards ; 9 x 14 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one album of colorized commercial postcards. Content pertains to tourist attractions and communities within Havana and other rural regions of Cuba. Subjects include unidentified local families and individuals, crop harvesting, livestock, boating scenes, market vendors, community events, city views, Cuba's 1909 presidential inauguration, tourist attractions and landmarks in Havana, rural villages, and Cuban landscapes.
- Notes
- Many items are duplicates of postcards in album LUX / II / E / PD - 3
- Subject Access
- Tourism
- Travel
- Farmland
- Animals
- Churches
- Memorial
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Commerce
- Community events
- Transportation
- Garden
- Boats
- Industry
- Natural resources
- Family and personal life
- Environment
- Geographic Access
- Cuba
- Havana
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- LUX / II / E / PD - 3
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Transportation
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Natural resources
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
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Thomas Bowerman Williams fonds
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- Part Of
- Thomas Bowerman Williams fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of views of family, friends and relatives in Canmore, Banff, Banff National Park and Ontario; Canmore Mines; mountain climbing and other sports; family gatherings and activities; trips and travels; mountain landscapes. Includes trips to Radium Hot Springs between 1929 and 1937. Mos…
- Date Range
- 1913-1937, 1955
- Reference Code
- V464
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Thomas Bowerman Williams fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 464
- Sous-Fonds
- V 464
- Accession Number
- 6407 , 7716
- Reference Code
- V464
- Date Range
- 1913-1937, 1955
- Physical Description
- 3 photograph albums (ca.345 prints). -- 38 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- Dr. Thomas Bowerman Williams, 1884-ca.1966, was a geologist who served as acting mine manager of Canmore Mines, Canmore Alberta, from ca.1913-ca.1918. He was married to Winifred Annie Martha Girdler (1889-19870) and had a daughter, Anne Elizabeth Williams. His brother, Dr. Merton Yarwood Williams, was also a geologist.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of views of family, friends and relatives in Canmore, Banff, Banff National Park and Ontario; Canmore Mines; mountain climbing and other sports; family gatherings and activities; trips and travels; mountain landscapes. Includes trips to Radium Hot Springs between 1929 and 1937. Most photographs were made by Thomas Bowerman Williams. Accompanied by three photographs of Radium, BC, 1955, by Anne Williams.
- Notes
- Anne Williams and friend, Eleanor Flint, provided additional identifications
- Name Access
- Williams, Thomas Bowerman
- Subject Access
- Community life
- Family and personal life
- Natural resources
- Access Restrictions
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Williams, Thomas Bowerman
- Biographical Source Notes
- Daughter, Anne Williams
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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