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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 61 negative photographs (b&w and colour) and 30 colour transparencies, various sizes. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Oil and Gas Company (CPOG), specifically geologists, coal exploration, and trains. Alberta locations include Rosalind, Forestburg and Coleman. British Columbia…
Date Range
[ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]
1967
Reference Code
V500 / I / A7 / 38
Description Level
4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Transparency
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / I / A : Photography : Negatives and Transparencies
Accession Number
7438
Reference Code
V500 / I / A7 / 38
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Transparency
Responsibility
Produced by Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]
1967
Physical Description
91 Photographs: negatives and transparencies; b&w, colour
Scope & Content
File consists of 61 negative photographs (b&w and colour) and 30 colour transparencies, various sizes. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Oil and Gas Company (CPOG), specifically geologists, coal exploration, and trains. Alberta locations include Rosalind, Forestburg and Coleman. British Columbia locations include Michel, Elk River Valley, Fort Steele area and Port Moody. Some images dated 1967.
Notes
Contains duplicates. Negatives and transparencies are stored in separate file boxes.
Subject Access
Oil Exploration
Canadian Pacific
Oil
Coal and coal mines
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Reproduction Restrictions
Reference use only; no reproduction
Language
English
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Byron Harmon fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 25 b&w prints. File pertains to contact prints made from original negatives. Extended date range accounts for the approximate date the original negative was created and up to the approximate date of the creation of the contact prints. Subjects include furnace of Byron Harmon's hous…
Date Range
[ca.1910 to ca.1970]
Reference Code
V263 / II / B / PA - 251 to 275
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Byron Harmon fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
V263 / II / B : Contact Prints
Reference Code
V263 / II / B / PA - 251 to 275
Date Range
[ca.1910 to ca.1970]
Physical Description
Photographs: 25 prints, b&w
Scope & Content
File consists of 25 b&w prints. File pertains to contact prints made from original negatives. Extended date range accounts for the approximate date the original negative was created and up to the approximate date of the creation of the contact prints. Subjects include furnace of Byron Harmon's house; Conrad Kain's farm at Wilmer; exterior view of the Harmons building on Banff Avenue; portraits of Don, Aileen, and Lloyd Harmon with an unidentified family; unidentified young people posed at Lake Louise; a mine in Hailey, Idaho; Richfield Becker Oilwell, Naptha.
Subject Access
Scenery
Landscapes
Mountains
Mining
Oil Exploration
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
V263 / II / B / PA - 261 to 272 Mine at Hailey Idaho, 1933 V263 / II / B / PA - 273 to 275 Richfield Becker Oilwell, Naptha
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Byron Harmon fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 25 b&w prints. File pertains to contact prints made from original negatives. Extended date range accounts for the approximate date the original negative was created and up to the approximate date of the creation of the contact prints. Subjects include the Richfield Becker Oilwell, …
Date Range
[ca.1910 to ca.1970]
Reference Code
V263 / II / B / PA - 276 to 300
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Byron Harmon fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
V263 / II / B : Contact Prints
Reference Code
V263 / II / B / PA - 276 to 300
Date Range
[ca.1910 to ca.1970]
Physical Description
Photographs: 25 prints, b&w
Scope & Content
File consists of 25 b&w prints. File pertains to contact prints made from original negatives. Extended date range accounts for the approximate date the original negative was created and up to the approximate date of the creation of the contact prints. Subjects include the Richfield Becker Oilwell, Naptha; Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Three Sisters; Gibraltar Rock, Lake Minnewanka; a railcar; a car accident; Anthracite Hill, Banff-Calgary Highway; Cascade Mountain; Bow Valley and Fairholme Range; Bow River and Goat Mountain; Cascade Gardens, Banff Avenue, and Cascade Mountain.
Subject Access
Scenery
Landscapes
Mountains
Oil Exploration
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
V263 / II / B / PA - 276 Richfield Becker Oilwell, Naptha
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Employment and Activities

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Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 28 b&w, some captioned, some mounted. This file pertains to important historic firsts in the Waterton area and Riggall's early employment and activities. The prints document various views of Gloyne's Oil camp (first oil well site in southern B.C) and Riggall constructing homemade b…
Date Range
1907 to 1910
Reference Code
V26 / VII / A4 / PA - 18 to 45
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
VII. Familial and Personal Series: Activities and Employment
Reference Code
V26 / VII / A4 / PA - 18 to 45
Date Range
1907 to 1910
Physical Description
Photographs: 28 prints, b&w
Scope & Content
File consists of 28 b&w, some captioned, some mounted. This file pertains to important historic firsts in the Waterton area and Riggall's early employment and activities. The prints document various views of Gloyne's Oil camp (first oil well site in southern B.C) and Riggall constructing homemade boats (first commercial boats on Waterton Lakes) with friend and future business partner J.C. Watmough.
Subject Access
Boat building, employment, Oil exploration
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
PA - 18 to 35 Pertain to Gloyne's Oil Camp
PA - 36 to 45 Pertain to boat building at Waterton
Riggall's Grandson John Russell provided an idendification on a photograph as follows:
PA - 32 According to F.H.R's short autobiography of his early years in Canada, this camp was closed down at the time of the photo.
Processing Status
Processed
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Oil and Gas Prospects of the Prairie Provinces

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one volume by O. Bryant, titled "Oil and Gas Prospects of the Prairie Provinces". Includes handwritten notes, typed notes with corrections and edits, and one attached hand-drawn and coloured diagram. Volume consists of data collected by the author pertaining to existing oil and gas…
Date Range
1920
Reference Code
LUX / II / C6 / 10
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 / 10
GMD
Textual record
Responsibility
Written by O. Bryant
Date Range
1920
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records (1 volume ; 21.5 x 28 cm)
Scope & Content
File consists of one volume by O. Bryant, titled "Oil and Gas Prospects of the Prairie Provinces". Includes handwritten notes, typed notes with corrections and edits, and one attached hand-drawn and coloured diagram. Volume consists of data collected by the author pertaining to existing oil and gas wells and potential areas for future oil extraction in various regions of Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Material Details
Orange hard covers, brown binding
Title of volume handwritten on front in black ink, and on first page in pencil
Subject Access
Oil
Oil Exploration
Industry
Natural resources
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Language
English
Category
Commerce and industry
Natural resources
Title Source
Original title used
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Riggall Family Travel / Employment and Activities

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Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 35 b&w and colour, some captioned. This file pertains to various panoramic views of the harbours of Victoria and Vancouver British Columbia, and various views taken on other Riggall trips. These views include the Banff Springs hotel, Glacier Park (Montana), Frank Slide, two colur p…
Date Range
1910 to 1947
Reference Code
V26 / VII / A3 / PA - 526 to V26 / VII / A4 / PA - 17
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
VII. Familial and Personal Series: Bert and Dora Riggall Family / Activities and Employment
Reference Code
V26 / VII / A3 / PA - 526 to V26 / VII / A4 / PA - 17
Date Range
1910 to 1947
Physical Description
Photographs: 35 prints, b&w, colour
Scope & Content
File consists of 35 b&w and colour, some captioned. This file pertains to various panoramic views of the harbours of Victoria and Vancouver British Columbia, and various views taken on other Riggall trips. These views include the Banff Springs hotel, Glacier Park (Montana), Frank Slide, two colur prints of Beazer, Alberta. This file also pertains to important historic firsts in the Waterton area and Riggall's early employment and activities in Waterton. The prints document Riggall's homemade boats (first commercial boats on Waterton Lakes), tourist taking stage coach to Riggall's ranch, fishing, and Gloyne's Oil camp (first oil well site in southern B.C).
Subject Access
Travel, Oil Exploration, Boat building
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
V26 / VII / A3 / PA - 526 to 543 Pertain to Riggall's travels
V26 / VII / A3 / PA - 527 A O.S to 528 A O.S (12 1/4 in x 10 1/4 in) Pertain to collected travel photogrpahs (oversize)
V26 / VII / A4 / PA - 1 to 17 Pertain to Early Employment and Activities
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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