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Alberta historical photographs

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55340
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Album consists of 14 photographs and accompanying notes pertaining to various historical events in Alberta. Photographs in album pertain to the Ranchmen's Club in Calgary; an unidentified Stoney Nakoda chief receiving royalty payments for oil extraction in 1929; a group of police officers gathered …
Date Range
[1955-1960]
Reference Code
LUX / II / E / PD - 6
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
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 sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / E / PD - 6
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
[1955-1960]
Physical Description
1 album (14 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm)
Scope & Content
Album consists of 14 photographs and accompanying notes pertaining to various historical events in Alberta. Photographs in album pertain to the Ranchmen's Club in Calgary; an unidentified Stoney Nakoda chief receiving royalty payments for oil extraction in 1929; a group of police officers gathered outside of a building [possibly the North-West Mounted Police Barracks in Canmore]; a cattle ranch, possibly located on a Blackfoot reserve; and other related subjects.
Notes
Photographs are copies of older images which were reproduced by Eleanor Luxton, ca.1955-1960. Dates and ownership details of original images is unknown.
Subject Access
Research
History
Animals
Club
Community life
Environment
Indigenous Peoples
First Nations
Land, settlement and immigration
Natural resources
Oil
Organizations
Ranchers and ranching
Ranches
Stoney Nakoda First Nations
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
Morley
Canmore
Reproduction Restrictions
Copyright status unknown
Language
English
Category
Environment
First nations
Indigenous Peoples
Land, settlement and immigration
Natural resources
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of b&w photograph negative depicting cow and chickens [in Mini Thni] [Morley]
Date Range
[1904-1950]
Reference Code
LUX / I / D5 / NA - 25
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
Sous-Fonds
I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / D / 5 : Native issues and advocacy
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / D5 / NA - 25
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
[1904-1950]
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w negative ; 12 x 17 cm
Scope & Content
Item consists of b&w photograph negative depicting cow and chickens [in Mini Thni] [Morley]
Notes
Negative has handwritten number annotation on edge
Subject Access
Farmland
Ranch
Ranchers and ranching
Geographic Access
Morley
Alberta
Conservation
Localized amber discolouration indicates nitrate deterioration
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
*corresponding prints see: LUX/I/D5 PA-159
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Drafts, correspondence and other collected documents

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of poetry drafts, receipts and invoices, loose notes, and correspondence. Content pertains to the history of Western Canada, ranching, and the purchase of farm and ranching equipment by Laura and Roderick Riddle MacLeay in High River.
Date Range
[ca.1900-1920]
1907
1955
1958
Reference Code
LUX / II / C6 / 12
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Postcard
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 / 12
GMD
Textual record
Postcard
Date Range
[ca.1900-1920]
1907
1955
1958
Physical Description
0.5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of poetry drafts, receipts and invoices, loose notes, and correspondence. Content pertains to the history of Western Canada, ranching, and the purchase of farm and ranching equipment by Laura and Roderick Riddle MacLeay in High River.
Notes
Documents were possibly used as research material in the creation of the book Leaves from the Medicine Tree, published in 1960 by the High River Pioneer's and Old Timers' Association
Name Access
MacLeay, Roderick Riddle
MacLeay, Laura
Subject Access
Commerce
Industry
Finances
Poetry
History
Ranches
Ranching
Correspondence
Communications
Research
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Red Deer
High River
Conservation
Some items stored in mylar
Category
Commerce and industry
Land, settlement and immigration
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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For my children's children

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue6058
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1937
Author
Springett, Evelyn Cartier (Galt)
Publisher
Montreal : Unity Press
Call Number
08.2 Sp8
Author
Springett, Evelyn Cartier (Galt)
Publisher
Montreal : Unity Press
Published Date
1937
Physical Description
204p. : ill., port
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Ranching
Accession Number
400
Call Number
08.2 Sp8
Collection
Archives Library
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Grass beyond the mountains : discovering the last great cattle frontier on the North American Continent

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue21268
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1951
Author
Hobson, Richmond P
Publisher
Philadelphia : J. B. Lippincott
Call Number
F1089 H6
Author
Hobson, Richmond P
Publisher
Philadelphia : J. B. Lippincott
Published Date
1951
Physical Description
256 p
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Horses
Ranching
Call Number
F1089 H6
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of two greeting card series. Includes a set of 10 greeting cards with envelopes and an information sheet titled "A.C. Leighton Western Series", which depicts unidentified cowboys and an Indigenous person on horseback, ranching, black bear cubs, mountain scenery and other Western Canad…
Date Range
[1940-1950]
[1970-1980]
Reference Code
LUX / II / F1 / 34
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / F : Collected material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / II / F1 : Textual
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / F1 / 34
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Responsibility
Produced by A.C. Leighton and A. Coutts, Hallmark
Date Range
[1940-1950]
[1970-1980]
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 17 x 21.5 cm and 10.2 x 13 cm)
Scope & Content
File consists of two greeting card series. Includes a set of 10 greeting cards with envelopes and an information sheet titled "A.C. Leighton Western Series", which depicts unidentified cowboys and an Indigenous person on horseback, ranching, black bear cubs, mountain scenery and other Western Canadian themes; and a "Seven-Day Cheer Card 'Guess Who' Series" collection of greeting cards by Hallmark.
Notes
Date range provided is estimate by Processing Archivist based on contents of file.
Name Access
Leighton, Alfred Crocker
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Communications
Entertainment
Animals
Horses
Horseback riding
Bears
History
Indigenous Peoples
Ranching
Landscapes
Geographic Access
Canada
Reproduction Restrictions
Copyright restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Communications
Environment
First nations
Land, settlement and immigration
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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[Horse branding in Mini Thni]

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of b&w photograph negative depicting unidentified individuals [branding?] a horse [in Mini Thni] [Morley]
Date Range
[1904-1950]
Reference Code
LUX / I / D5 / NA - 23
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / D / 5 : Native issues and advocacy
Reference Code
LUX / I / D5 / NA - 23
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
[1904-1950]
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w negative ; 12 x 17 cm
Scope & Content
Item consists of b&w photograph negative depicting unidentified individuals [branding?] a horse [in Mini Thni] [Morley]
Notes
Negative has handwritten number annotation on edge
Subject Access
Ranch
Ranchers and ranching
Geographic Access
Morley
Alberta
Conservation
Localized amber discolouration indicates nitrate deterioration
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
*corresponding prints see: LUX/I/D5 PA-157
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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In the shadow of the Rockies

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1930
Author
MacInnes, Charles Malcolm
Publisher
London : Rivingtons
Call Number
08.2 Al1mci
Author
MacInnes, Charles Malcolm
Publisher
London : Rivingtons
Published Date
1930
Physical Description
viii, 347p. : ill., port., map, plans
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Alberta
Missionaries
Ranching
Stoney Indians
Notes
Bibliography and index
Accession Number
400
Call Number
08.2 Al1mci
Collection
Archives Library
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Lachlin McKinnon, 1865-1948

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue5755
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1956?
Author
McKinnon, Lachlin
Publisher
Calgary : John D. McAra
Call Number
03.6 M21
Author
McKinnon, Lachlin
Publisher
Calgary : John D. McAra
Published Date
1956?
Physical Description
130p. : ill., port
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Cave and Basin
Eau Claire Lumber Company
Ranching
Sanitarium Hotel
Accession Number
400
Call Number
03.6 M21
Collection
Archives Library
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Land of the chinook : stories of early Alberta

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue5908
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1955
Author
Willison, Gladys
Publisher
Toronto : Macmillan of Canada
Call Number
08.2 Al1w
Author
Willison, Gladys
Responsibility
illustrated by Vernon Mould
Publisher
Toronto : Macmillan of Canada
Published Date
1955
Physical Description
v, 197p. : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Banff National Park
Exshaw
Morley
Power development
Ranching
Accession Number
10500
Call Number
08.2 Al1w
Collection
Archives Library
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