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Associated Screen News Photographs

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Associated Screen News fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 27 b&w photographs, some captioned. File contains photographs from the Associated Screen News company. File pertains to subjects photographed in the Bow Valley from Cochrane to the area around the town of Banff. V98/PA – 1 3642 Bow River, William Notman Print V98/PA - 2 Banff Ro…
Date Range
1925
1938
Reference Code
V98 / PA - 1 to 27
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Print
Part Of
Associated Screen News fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
V98
Sous-Fonds
V98
Accession Number
7751
Reference Code
V98 / PA - 1 to 27
GMD
Photograph
Print
Date Range
1925
1938
Physical Description
Photographs: 27 prints, b&w
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File consists of 27 b&w photographs, some captioned. File contains photographs from the Associated Screen News company. File pertains to subjects photographed in the Bow Valley from Cochrane to the area around the town of Banff. V98/PA – 1 3642 Bow River, William Notman Print V98/PA - 2 Banff Road and Town of Cochrane, A.S. 2494 V98/PA - 3 Banff Road Near Ghost River, A.S. 2496 V98/PA - 4 Indian Reserve at Morley, ASN 170-14 V98/PA - 5 Bow River and Valley, Banff Road, A.S.N. 2497 V98/PA - 6 Near Exshaw - Alberta, ASN 170-13 V98/PA - 7 Motor Road Near Exshaw – Alberta V98/PA - 8 View on Banff Road Near Exshaw, A.S.N. 2485 V98/PA - 9 The Gap, A.S.N. 2645-44 V98/PA - 10 The Gap, A.S.N. 2645-42 V98/PA - 11 Near Canmore – Alberta, ASN 170-10 V98/PA - 12 Three Sisters Near Canmore Alta., ASN 2743-3 V98/PA - 13 Three Sisters Near Canmore Alta., ASN 2743 V98/ PA - 14 Three Sisters Near Canmore, Alta. ASN 2743-4 V98/PA - 15 Three Sisters – ASN 5151-B- V98/PA - 16 Three Sisters Near Canmore Alta., ASN 2743-2 V98/PA - 17 Three Sisters Near Canmore Alta., ASN 2743-1 V98/PA - 18 Three Sisters Near Canmore Alta., ASN 2743-5 V98/PA - 19 Bow River and Boat Houses Banff, ASN 1667 A V98/ PA - 20 Cascade Mt. Across Bow River, Alberta, ASN 2743-7 V98/PA - 21 Banff Ave. Looking Towards Cascade Mt., ASN 2752-6 V98/PA - 22 Cascade Mt. Banff, 5443-B-1 V98/PA - 23 Banff Ave. Looking Towards Cascade Mt., ASN 2752-7 V98/PA - 24 Village of Banff From Tunnel Mt. Alta, ASN 2743-10 V98/PA - 25 Banff From Top of Stony Squaw Alta, ASN 2754-15 V98/PA - 26 Town of Banff from Sulphur Mt., A.S.N. 2752-11 V98/PA - 27 Banff From Top of Stony Squaw Alta., A.S.N. 2754-13
Storage Range
V98 / PA - 1 to 138
Subject Access
Canadian Pacific Railway
Rocky Mountains
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Associated Screen News Photographs

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Associated Screen News fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 27 b&w photographs, some captioned. File contains photographs from the Associated Screen News company. File pertains to subjects photographed in the area around the town of Banff. Image captions are as follows: V98/PA - 28 View of Banff From Tunnel Mountain, ASN 1646 V98/PA - 29 …
Date Range
1925
1938
Reference Code
V98 / PA - 28 to 55
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Print
Part Of
Associated Screen News fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
V98
Sous-Fonds
V98
Accession Number
7751
Reference Code
V98 / PA - 28 to 55
GMD
Photograph
Print
Date Range
1925
1938
Physical Description
Photographs: 27 prints, b&w
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File consists of 27 b&w photographs, some captioned. File contains photographs from the Associated Screen News company. File pertains to subjects photographed in the area around the town of Banff. Image captions are as follows: V98/PA - 28 View of Banff From Tunnel Mountain, ASN 1646 V98/PA - 29 Main St. Banff, Cascade Mountain in Background, ASN 1666 V98/PA - 30 View From Top of Bretton Hall Showing New Bridge and Main St. at Banff, Cascade Mountain in Background, ASN 1667 V98/PA - 31 Government Fish Hatchery Banff, Alta., A.S.N. 2752-17 V98/PA - 32 Mt. Edith, ASN – 5150-B- V98/PA - 33 Valley From Sulphur Mt., ASN – 5232-B-5- V98/PA - 34 4 separate photographs: U.L. Bow Valley Banff, 2253-2 U.R. Bow Valley Banff, 2253-1 L.L. Bow Valley – Banff, 72-22 L.R. Bow Valley Banff, 2253-1 V98/PA - 35 Bow Valley – Banff –, ASN-5141-B- V98/PA - 36 Bow Valley Banff, 22-565-2 V98/PA - 37 Bow Valley – Banff, (unidentified ASN#) V98/ PA - 38 Banff Springs Hotel From Tunnel Mt. Banff Alta, ASN 4178-8 V98/PA - 39 Banff Spring Hotel Banff Alta., ASN 4178 V98/ PA - 40 Part of New Wing Banff Springs Hotel Banff Alta., ASN 4178-5 V98/PA - 41 Banff Spring Hotel Banff Alta., ASN 4178-2 V98/ PA - 42 Banff Spring Hotel, 5440B-1 V98/ PA - 43 Banff Springs Hotel, 54406-2 V98/PA - 44 Banff Springs Hotel Banff Alta, ASN 4178-9 V98/PA - 45 Banff Spring Hotel from Sulphur Mt. Banff Alta., ASN 4178-3 V98/PA - 46 Banff Springs Hotel from Sulphur Mt. Banff Alta, ASN 4178-4 V98/ PA - 47 Government Swimming Bath Banff, ASN 1740 V98/ PA - 48 Government Swimming Bath Hot Pool Banff, ASN 1739 V98/PA - 49 Government Bath Colo 78 Degrees Large Bath Banff, ASN 1680 V98/PA - 50 Hot Pool Government Bath 92 Degrees Banff, ASN 1681 V98/PA - 51 Government Hot Pool Swimming Pool Banff, ASN 1738 V98/PA - 52 Corner of Government Baths Banff Alta., ASN – 2743-B V98/PA - 53 ASN-5226-B-3 V98/PA - 54 Pool – Banff Springs Hotel -, ASN – 5226-B-2 V98/PA - 55 Inside Pool – Banff Springs Hotel, ASN – 5226-B-5-
Subject Access
Canadian Pacific Railway
Rocky Mountains
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Associated Screen News Photographs

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Associated Screen News fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 25 b&w photographs, some captioned. File contains photographs from the Associated Screen News company. File pertains to subjects photographed in the area around the town of Banff. Image captions are as follows: V98/PA - 56 Pool-Banff Springs Hotel, ASN 5226-B-4- V98/PA - 57 Sun B…
Date Range
1925
1938
Reference Code
V98 / PA - 56 to 80
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Print
Part Of
Associated Screen News fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
V98
Sous-Fonds
V98
Accession Number
7751
Reference Code
V98 / PA - 56 to 80
GMD
Photograph
Print
Date Range
1925
1938
Physical Description
Photographs: 25 prints, b&w
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File consists of 25 b&w photographs, some captioned. File contains photographs from the Associated Screen News company. File pertains to subjects photographed in the area around the town of Banff. Image captions are as follows: V98/PA - 56 Pool-Banff Springs Hotel, ASN 5226-B-4- V98/PA - 57 Sun Bathing Banff Springs Hotel, 5455B-5 V98/PA - 58 Sun Bathing – Banff Springs Hotel, 5455B-5A V98/PA - 59 Swimming Pool – Banff Springs Hotel, 5455B-3A V98/PA - 60 Swimming Pool – Banff Springs Hotel, 5455B-3 V98/PA - 61 Bow Falls V98/PA - 62 Bow Falls, ASN 1670 V98/PA - 63 Bow Falls, A.S.N. 2752-2 V98/PA - 64 ASN 1750A V98/PA - 65 Bow Falls Banff, ASN 1668 V98/PA - 66 Junction of Spray & Bow Rivers – Banff Alt., A.S.N. 2752-19 V98/PA - 67 Mt. Rundel Echo Creek Banff, ASN 1682 V98/PA - 68 R.C.M.P. Banff, 2251 V98/PA - 69 Bow Falls From North Shore Banff Alta., ASN 4178-1 V98/PA - 70 Bow Falls – Banff, 5441B-2 V98/PA - 71 Bow Falls, 5441B-1 V98/PA - 72 Mt. Rundle Vermillion Lake on Auto Road, ASN 1683 V98/PA - 73 Mt. Rundle and Tunnel Mt. Over Vermillion Lake Alta., ASN 2743-12 V98/PA - 74 Mt. Rundle and Bow Valley From Top of Stony Squaw Alta., ASN 2743-12 V98/PA - 75 Mt. Rundle Banff Echo Creek, A.S.N. 2645-26 V98/PA - 76 Mt. Rundle & Vermillion Lake – Banff, 5444 B-2 V98/PA - 77 Mt. Rundle and Vermillion Lake, 544B-1 V98/PA - 78 Mt. Rundle and Vermillion Lake – Banff, 5444B-3 V98/PA - 79 Mt. Rundle and Vermillion Lake, 5444B-4 V98/PA - 80 Mt. Edith and Road Banff, ASN 1679
Subject Access
Canadian Pacific Railway
Rocky Mountains
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Associated Screen News Photographs

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Associated Screen News fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 33 b&w photographs, some captioned. File contains photographs from the Associated Screen News company. File pertains to subjects photographed in Waterton National Parks, Brazil, Grenada, and Martinique. Available image captions are as follows: V98/PA 106 Hell Roaring Falls, Water…
Date Range
1925
1938
Reference Code
V98 / PA - 106 to 138
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Print
Part Of
Associated Screen News fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
V98
Sous-Fonds
V98
Accession Number
7751
Reference Code
V98 / PA - 106 to 138
GMD
Photograph
Print
Date Range
1925
1938
Physical Description
Photographs: 33 prints, b&w
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File consists of 33 b&w photographs, some captioned. File contains photographs from the Associated Screen News company. File pertains to subjects photographed in Waterton National Parks, Brazil, Grenada, and Martinique. Available image captions are as follows: V98/PA 106 Hell Roaring Falls, Waterton Lakes Park, ASN 2751-7 V98/PA 107 Rapids in Canyon Above Hell Roaring Falls, ASN 2751-6 V98/PA 108 Superintendent’s Residence Waterton Lakes Park, ASN 2751-5 V98/PA 109 Looking South on Lakes Trail Near Falls Cleveland Citadel Mts., ASN 2751-9 V98/PA 110 Waterton Lakes Near Falls Cleveland and Citadel Mts., ASN 2751-4 V98/PA 111 Cameron Falls Waterton Lakes ASN 2751-3 V98/PA 112 Lookout Point on Akimina Road Looking East Waterton Lakes, 2751-2 V98/PA 113 The Boulevard Waterton Lakes Park, 2751-1 V98/PA 114 Cameron Creek Valley Vimy Ridge Waterton Lakes, ASN 2751 V98/PA 115 Harbour and Town St. Georges Grenada, 1332C V98/PA 116 Rio De Janiero From Corcovado, 1308C V98/PA 117 View of Harbour and Town St. George Grenada, 1331C V98/PA 118 Inner and Outer Harbours – St. Georges Grenada, 1328C V98/PA 119 St.Georges – Grenada, 1329C V98/PA 120 Grand Etang Lake Grenada, 1323C V98/PA 121 View Near St. Georges Grenada, 1320C V98/PA 122 Fish Market & Square St. Georges Grenada, 1327C V98/PA 123 Washing Clothes – Martinique, 1340C V98/PA 124 Neptune’s Ceremony Emp of Aus Rio Cruise Jan 15 1938, 1319C V98/PA 125 1316C V98/PA 126 Harbour – St. Georges – Grenada, 1325C V98/PA 127 Market Place St. Pierre, 1339C V98/PA 128 1337C V98/PA 129 1333C V98/PA 130 1324C V98/PA 131 1326C
Subject Access
Canadian Pacific Railway
Rocky Mountains
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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"Buffalo Medicine" [charm]

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Parks Canada fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of documents pertaining to the "Buffalo Medicine" charm manufactured and distributed by the Parks publicity bureau from 1920-1922. The charm was a small metal piece housed in a paper pouch and accompanied by a leaflett that related the legend of the charm. The charms were made in batc…
Date Range
[ca. 1920-1922]
Reference Code
M317 / III / 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Published record
Textual record
  1 website  
Part Of
Parks Canada fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M317 / S23 / V488
Series
III. Textual records series
Sous-Fonds
M317
Accession Number
8134
Reference Code
M317 / III / 1
GMD
Published record
Textual record
Date Range
[ca. 1920-1922]
Physical Description
0.5 cm of textual records (3 pages ; 21.5 x 28 cm and 10.5 x 16.5 cm)
Scope & Content
File consists of documents pertaining to the "Buffalo Medicine" charm manufactured and distributed by the Parks publicity bureau from 1920-1922. The charm was a small metal piece housed in a paper pouch and accompanied by a leaflett that related the legend of the charm. The charms were made in batches of 10,000 and were popular collectors items. The first batch made in 1920 were made of alluminum, but the design was changed for the second and final issue. Includes a typed letter to Jim Sime from Fergus Lothian regarding the charm and material related to early Park fire prevention ; the leaflet that accompanied a "Buffalo Medicine" charm ; a typed text page meant to accompany the charm while on display.
Notes
The charm and its original pouch are now housed in Heritage Collection.
Name Access
Lothian, Fergus
Sime, Jim
Subject Access
Advertising
Buffalo
Correspondence
Fire
Fire fighters
Fire wardens
National parks and reserves
Parks
Parks Canada
Rocky Mountains Park
Souvenir
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Banff National Park
Alberta
Canada
Language
English
Related Material
Charm held in Heritage Collection : 103.01.1043 a,b
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Websites
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Canada and America 28 Sept. to 14 Dec. 1889

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Canada and America album fonds
Scope & Content
Album contains 73 b&w photographs, pasted in, captioned. Photographs pertain to Medicine Hat, Alberta; the Rocky Mountains and the Canadian Pacific Railway; Banff National park; the Kicking Horse and Columbia Rivers; Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia; Mariposa County, California; Mount Shast…
Date Range
ca.1889
Reference Code
V388 / PD - 1
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Canada and America album fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Accession Number
6261
Reference Code
V388 / PD - 1
Date Range
ca.1889
Physical Description
Photograph Album: 1 photograph album (73 b&w prints)
Scope & Content
Album contains 73 b&w photographs, pasted in, captioned. Photographs pertain to Medicine Hat, Alberta; the Rocky Mountains and the Canadian Pacific Railway; Banff National park; the Kicking Horse and Columbia Rivers; Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia; Mariposa County, California; Mount Shasta; Yosemite National Park, California; Salt Lake City, Utah; Muir's Glacier, Alaska. Subjects include numerous views of railway infrastructure of the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Oregon and California Rail Road (O & C.R.R.), images of ferries and steamers, mountains, waterfalls, bays, and other ‘natural wonders’ like the giant Sequoia trees of California, cedar trees in Vancouver’s Stanley Park. The album also contains photographs of Victoria, Seattle, and Tacoma, Washington. The album was most likely assembled by an unknown traveller. The photographs were taken by professional Canadian photographers A. B. Thom (1849-1926) and C. S. Bailey (1869-1896), and American photographers Isaiah West Taber (1830-1912), George Fiske (1835-1918), C. R. Savage (1832-1909), and possibly Carleton E. Watkins (1829-1916). For more information regarding the photographers, see scope 2B. 25 photographs have no author referenced in the album. Prints on pages 2, 5, 6, 8, 12, 17, and 18 have been attributed to A.B. Thom through consultation of captions and catalogue numbers found through the Manitoba Historical Society. Prints on pages 26 - 30, and 32 have been attributed to C.S. Bailey through matching the catalogue numbers and captions on the print with the catalogue numbers of the photographer found in a 1889 catalogue. Prints on pages 20 - 25 may be attributed to Carleton E. Watkins (see scope 2B). Square brackets in list below indicate attribution made by archives staff. Page Photographer Image # Caption: 1 A.B. Thom 2146 Banff from the Sanitarium and Cloud Effects, Cascade Mountains 2 [A.B. Thom] 2102 Bow River Valley from Kanaskis Falls 3 A.B. Thom 2151 Banff and Surrounding Mountains from Sulfur Mountain 4 A.B. Thom 2176 Bow River Rapids and Cascade Peak, Banff 5 [A.B. Thom] 2010 Bow River Valley from C.P.R Hotel, Banff Park 6 [A.B. Thom] 2134 Bird’s eye view of C.P.R Hotel above Bow Rapids, Banff 7 A.B. Thom 2135 General View of Banff and Surrounding Mts. From the Hot Springs 8 [A.B. Thom] 2115 Tunnel Mountain from Junction of Bow and Spray Rivers 9 A.B. Thom 2144 Beaver Mouth Canyon, Mount Swett's in the distance 10 A.B. Thom 2138 Glacier on East Side of Mount Stephen 10,500 feet high 11 A.B. Thom 2156 Cascade Falls Near Rogers Pass, Selkirks 12 [A.B. Thom] 2033 Kicking Horse Canyon Looking West From Muir's Tunnel 13 A.B. Thom 2158 In the Kicking Horse at Muir's Tunnel 14 A.B. Thom 2140 Seventh and Eighth Crossing Kicking Horse Canyon 15 A.B. Thom 2160 View of the Glacier Peak from the Long Shed 16 A.B. Thom 2150 Banks of the Columbia River, Six Miles West of Donald 17 [A.B. Thom] 2047 Stony Creek Bridge, Highest Wooden Bridge in World 18 [A.B. Thom] 2119 Albert Canyon, Illecillwaet River, BC 19 A.B. Thom 2174 Vancouver, as seen from Hotel Vancouver 20 Unknown Hand-written caption only: Victoria, BC 21 Unknown Hand-written caption only: Victoria, BC 22 Unknown Hand-written caption only: Victoria, BC 23 Unknown Hand-written caption only: Victoria, BC 24 Unknown Hand-written caption only: Seatle 25 Unknown Hand-written caption only: Tacoma 26 [C.S. Bailey] 508 Squamish Indian Mission 26 [C.S. Bailey] 574 Str (Steamer) 'Yosemite' rounding Brocton Point Vancouver, B.C 27 [C.S. Bailey] 624 The Loop, CPR Selkirks 27 [C.S. Bailey] 645 Mountain Creek Bridge, Selkirks 28 [C.S. Bailey] 626 The Loop, CPR Selkirks, Showing three Tracks 28 [C.S. Bailey] 608 A Glimpse at the Fraser Above North Bend 29 [C.S. Bailey] 546 Cedar Tree, On Park Road Vancouver 29 [C.S. Bailey] 573 Part of Stanely Park Road, Vancouver 30 [C.S. Bailey] 506 Vancouver, B.C From South 31 C.S. Bailey x609 C.P.R Bridge over Fraser River near Cisco 32 [C.S. Bailey] x659 Bow River Valley from Hot Springs, Banff, National Park 33 C.S. Bailey x587 Hope Mountains from Hope Station 34 Taber 3749 Mossbrae Falls, from O & C.R.R. Shasta County, California 35 Taber 3743 O & C.R.R. and Eagle Cliff, Shasta, Co. California 36 Taber 3741 Sacramento River near its source and O & C.R.R. Shasta County, Cal. 37 Taber B2068 Mt. Shasta from Strawberry Valley 38 Taber 2116 Castle Rock, from Lower Soda Spring 39 Taber 3740 O & C.R.R. Loop Showing Three Trestles, Siskiyou Mts. Cal. 40 Taber B2075 Mt. Shasta from Butteville 41 Taber 3744 Mt. Shasta, Cal. 42 Taber B522 Market Street from Third Street, San Francisco Looking East 43 Taber B920 View of Telegraph Hill and Water from S.t. from the Bay 44 Taber B868 San Francisco Bay 45 Taber B1674 Oakland Ferry Boat "Piedmont" 46 Taber B532 Seal Rock, Pacific Ocean 47 Taber 4222 Conservatory, Golden Gate Park, San Fran. Cal. 48 Taber B3092 Wawana Station, Cal - 1887 49 Taber 3097 Big Trees, Mariposa Grove, Cal. On distant mountain - From point Miller - Yosemite Valley, Cal. 50 Taber B2455 Mariposa Grove 51 Taber A260 "Grizzly Giant" 33 Feet diameter, Mariposa 52 Taber 2538 The Grizzly Giant, diameter 33 feet Mariposa Grove, Cal 53 Taber 3070 Big Trees and Cabin, Mariposa Grove, Cal. 54 Taber A278 Sequoia Group, 270 feet high, Mariposa Grove 55 Taber B953 Hercules (Fallen Tree) Calaveras Grove 56 Fiske 376 Handwritten caption: 'Mariposa' 56 Fiske 494 No caption 57 Fiske 379 Handwritten caption: 'Grizzly Giant' 57 Fiske 378 Handwritten caption: 'Orion' 58 Fiske 735 Sunset Study, San Franciso Bay, Copywright 1884 59 Taber 4495 The Grounds of the Hotel Del Monte, Monterry Cal. 60 Taber 4491 Hotel Del Monte - Side - Monterry Cal. 61 Taber B2202 Midway Point 62 Taber B2292 Cypress Tree and Carmel Point 63 Taber B2195 Arizona Garden, Hotel Del Monte 64 Unknown 1337.A Amphitheatre of Williams Canon - Canyon Col. Springs 64 Unknown Gateway Garden of the Gods Colorado 65 C.R. Savage Garfield Beach, Salt Lake 66 Taber 4552 Longitudinal view of Muir Glacier, Across the Face, Alaska
Subject Access
Rail Travel, Tourism, Landscapes, Rocky Mountains, Pacific Coast
Title Source
Titled based on the title on album
Content Details
Alexander Barton Thom (1849-1926) was predominantly a landscape photographer working mostly out Winnipeg, Manitoba but was to known to travel extensively. In 1886, he took over 2000 photographs along the Canadian Pacific Railway. Thom took photographs of the rocky mountain landscape found along the tracks of the CPR and in the towns along the way (in the case of this album - Banff and views of the Bow Valley from Banff), as well as railway infrastructure including bridges, loops, and tunnels. Thom travelled during the winters of 1885 through 1889; he spent his time travelling through the USA and England. During these travels, Thom would give illustrated lectures using his photographs. Since Thom believed that his presentations and images were benefiting the CPR and Canadian immigration, he requested that the CPR provide a photographic car on the train that could be a portable photographic studio. Found in the Canadian Pacific Archives was a letter from Thom requesting the CPR add a photographic car to the CPR. There is however no record of a reply to Thom’s request. Apparently, the impetus for Thom requesting the portable photographic studio was not only his perceived benefits of the photographs for immigration purposes but that Thom wanted to make a series of 21x25 views on glass plates. Having a portable studio on the rails would make the processing and developing images of this size much easier for the photographer. Other archival holdings of Thom’s work include an album housed at the McCord Museum in Montreal, which formerly belonged to Canadian Pacific Railway historian Omer Lavallee. This album was compiled circa 1888 in Winnipeg - possibly for William Whyte who was the Western Superintendent of the CPR. After his time traveling extensively, Thom owned and operated several photographic studios in Manitoba from 1891 to 1900 and retired from photography in 1904. More information pertaining to Thom can be found through the Manitoba Historical Society. Charles S. Bailey (1869-1896) born in Creemore, Ontario, was an active professional photographer from 1887 until his death in 1896. Originally based out of Vancouver from 1887 to 1895, Bailey is well known as a landscape photographer. Twelve of Bailey’s views can be found in this album. The views in this album are very significant because of Bailey’s untimely death at 27 years of age. The view numbers of the photographs in this album can be matched with those found in the catalogue "Bailey and Neelands: Views Along the Canadian Pacific Railway," which was published in 1889 in Vancouver by Bailey and Neelands. He later moved to Kamloops, BC and has been credited with managing a branch of the Bailey Brothers Store Ltd. It has also been speculated that he was one of the first photographers to visit Hawaii in January to May 1895. Bailey’s photographs and prints will hold the markers: C.S. Bailey, Bailey & Neelands, or Bailey Bros. Information pertaining Bailey can be found in the City of Vancouver Archives. Isaiah West Taber (1830-1912) began working in a California photographic studio in 1864 and opened his own gallery in 1875. Taber is known for his views of California and the San Francisco area. After the bankruptcy of photographer Carleton E. Watkins in 1875, Taber bought Watkins’ Yosemite gallery and began marketing Watkins’ stereoviews under his own I.W. Taber label while keeping Watkins’ original view numbers. In 1906, at the time of the San Francisco earthquake, he lost his gallery and negative collection. At this time Taber was 76 years old and this loss marked the end of his photographic career. Because of this loss of his gallery and negatives the 29 views that can be seen in this album are parts of the remaining, rare Taber works that are circulating. Through the cross referencing of the Watkins views numbers with Taber’s, none of the Watkins views owned by Taber seem to appear in this album. George Fiske (1835-1918), a professional American photographer known for his views of the Yosemite Valley is represented in this album by five photographs in and around Mariposa Grove and San Francisco California. Fiske worked as an assistant to photographer Carleton E. Watkins. A year following Watkins’ bankruptcy, Fiske moved to Yosemite was the first photographer to be a year round resident of the Valley. Tragically, in 1904, Fiske’s home and studio was destroyed by fire. Along with the home and studio, the fire also destroyed three quarters of his glass-plate negatives, two cameras, two lenses, and large portion of his stock prints. Again, in 1943, a second fire destroyed his remaining glass-plate negatives. The second fire occurred in the sawmill of the Yosemite Company where Fiske’s negatives were being stored. Fiske’s work had caught the eye of a young Ansel Adams, who had made prints from Fiske remaining negatives prior to the fire. Adams warned of the possible demise of Fiske’s remaining work but nothing was done and they were lost. In light of the destruction of Fiske’s negatives and stock collection, the five photographic prints in the Canada and America Album of a great historical significance. More about Fiske can be found in the publication The life and Photographic Works of George Fiske, 1835-1918 (1979) by Paul Hickman and the publication Yosemite Photographer (1980) by Paul Hickman and Terence Pitts. Charles Roscoe Savage (1832-1909) was a prominent landscape and portrait photographer based out of Salt Lake City, Utah. Savage is best known as one of three photographers present at the joining of the rails at Promontory, Utah in 1869 (Andrew J. Russell and Alfred A. Hart being the other two). Savage photographed mostly Salt Lake City, Utah, and California. He was also known to have been the premier photographer of LDS (Latter Day Saints) church leaders. Savage owned the ‘Pioneer Art Gallery’ from 1870 until 1875 when he opened a larger space and he opened his ‘Art Bazaar.’ In June of 1883, the ‘Art Bazaar’ burned to the ground and all of his negatives were destroyed. After his death, another fire in 1911 destroyed the negatives from the last 25 years of his life. Like the other photographers in this album who had their collections destroyed, the photographs, stereographs, cabinet cards, etc. that remain are originals and therefore rare. The largest collection (839 images total) of Savage’s views is held in The Brigham Young University Collection in Utah. This collection does not, however, hold the photographers original numbering system. Carleton E. Watkins (1829-1916) born in Oneota, New York began his photographic career in San Francisco in 1854 and went on to be one of the most well known photographers of the Yosemite Valley. The locations Watkins photographed spanned from Tombstone, Arizona to Victoria, British Columbia. He was also commissioned over the span of his career to document mining works in California and Oregon, various subjects for the California Geological survey. His mining views from the Mariposa area were exhibited in London in 1862. The year previous, Watkins traveled to Yosemite were he made thirty mammoth photographs and one hundred stereographs of the Yosemite Valley and Mariposa grove. In 1864, Watkins views of Yosemite proved influential in the United States congress to pass legislation to preserve the Yosemite Valley. Watkins owned and operated the ‘Yosemite Gallery’ in San Francisco out of which his sold his photographic products. In 1875, after a series of business decisions that put Watkins in financial jeopardy, over production of his stereoviews by eastern publishers, and an economic slump in San Francisco, Watkins’ loan from John Jay Cook was foreclosed on and Watkins was forced into bankruptcy. In the bankruptcy Watkins lost the gallery and its holdings, which was all of his negatives, his collection of prints, and all of the photographic equipment. Cook, in association with photographer I.W. Taber subsequently ran the gallery. Taber began selling Watkins’ photographs and stereoviews under the Taber label but maintained Watkins’ original view numbers. Following this Watkins attempted to rebuild the lost negatives but failed to regain financial stability. During the San Francisco earthquake and subsequent fire in 1906, Watkins lost everything. The largest holdings of Watkins’ work can be found at the Bancroft library at the University of California, the California State library, Huntington library, the Library of Congress, and Stanford University. A series of the unknown photographs in this album may be attributed to Watkins (pages 20-25). One image in particular (in the album captioned as ‘Tacoma’ by the album’s author on page 25) has been matched to a Watkins image that is held in the photographic collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art titled “New Tacoma, Washington, Puget Sound, 1882; albumen print.”
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Public Hearings on Land Use and Resource Development in the Eastern Slopes.
Date Range
1973
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 4 / b / iii / 1370
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I.A.4. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 4 / b / iii / 1370
Date Range
1973
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope & Content
Public Hearings on Land Use and Resource Development in the Eastern Slopes.
Subject Access
Rocky Mountains, Canada - Eastern Slopes, Environment, Conservation
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Charlie Hunter fonds

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Part Of
Charlie Hunter fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of selected colour transparencies mainly pertaining to Hunter's world travels, including Africa, 1961, northern India and region, 1967, Norway, 1974, and New Zealand and Australia, date unknown. Also, scenic views of the Canadian Rockies. Selected from total of 1633 slides. Accompa…
Date Range
1965-1975
Reference Code
V292
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Transparency
Album
Part Of
Charlie Hunter fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 292
Sous-Fonds
V 292
Accession Number
1017, 2688, 2016.8594
Reference Code
V292
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Transparency
Album
Date Range
1965-1975
Physical Description
835 photographs : transparencies, print. 1 Photograph Album: ca.211 prints, b&w
History / Biographical
Charlie Hunter, 1888-1982, was a guide and outfitter at Pincher Creek, Banff, Rocky Mountain House and Nordegg, Alberta. Hunter was born in Illinois, USA and came to Pincher Creek in 1904. There he began his career as a guide and outfitter, expanding to the Banff area in 1930s. Hunter travelled extensively throughout the world.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of selected colour transparencies mainly pertaining to Hunter's world travels, including Africa, 1961, northern India and region, 1967, Norway, 1974, and New Zealand and Australia, date unknown. Also, scenic views of the Canadian Rockies. Selected from total of 1633 slides. Accompanied by one photograph of Kootenai Brown. Also contains one photograph album previously belonging to Charlie Hunter consisting of ca.211 b&w photographs depicting Canadian Rockies tours and packing trips.
Name Access
Hunter, Charlie
Gest, Lillian
Hinman, Caroline
Subject Access
Guiding
Hiking
Pack Train
Horses
Pack trip
Rocky Mountains
Scenery
Trails
Travel
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: file description
some item lists
Creator
Hunter, Charlie
Title Source
Title based on accession records
Processing Status
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 119 b&w 35mm negatives. Negatives document: a 1941 trip to the Columbia Icefields, Mount Temple, deer in the yard of the Whyte home, views of Mount Assiniboine and lodge, a 1935 trip to Lake O'Hara, Catharine Whyte and others hiking at O'Hara, views of Mount Temple, Mount Fairview,…
Date Range
ca.1935-ca.1941
Reference Code
V683 / III / C / NA - (1625 to 1740)
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / C : Peter and Catharine Whyte Negatives Sub-series
Reference Code
V683 / III / C / NA - (1625 to 1740)
Date Range
ca.1935-ca.1941
Physical Description
Negatives: 119 b&w 35mm negatives --
Scope & Content
File consists of 119 b&w 35mm negatives. Negatives document: a 1941 trip to the Columbia Icefields, Mount Temple, deer in the yard of the Whyte home, views of Mount Assiniboine and lodge, a 1935 trip to Lake O'Hara, Catharine Whyte and others hiking at O'Hara, views of Mount Temple, Mount Fairview, and other mountains near Lake Louise, Castle Mountain, Mount Rundle, boats and ducks in the Bow River, a car in front of the highway overpass to Banff, boat houses and the Luxton (Buffalo Nations) museum on Bow River, a passenger crossing bridge over the Bow River, building of the Banff-Jasper highway, Peyto Lake, Jimmy Simpsons pack horses, the Valley of the Ten Peaks, Num-Ti-Jah Lodge, Walking Buffalo, motion picture making, a boat tour on a lake, a flood at Windermere and Spillimacheen, a 1933 flight to Mount Assiniboine, Gray and Tim Hawairons in First Nations clothing in front of Whyte home, the 1935 Jubilee train arriving in Banff, the Jubilee Parade on Banff Avenue, a portrait of Dave White, and Catharine Whyte seated on a log painting the Bow Glacier (?).
Subject Access
Landscapes
Portraits
Hiking
Rocky Mountains
Title Source
Title based on contents of file.
Content Details
Negative strips have accompanying contact sheets
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 113 b&w 35mm negatives. Negatives document: golfing at the Banff Springs golf course, the 1939 Royal visit, telephoto photographs of Castle Mountain, various views of buildings on Banff Avenue, Cascade Mountain, Warners Stables, 1935 Banff Winter Carnival, 1950 school track meet, P…
Date Range
ca.1935-ca.1954
Reference Code
V683 / III / C / NA - (1741 to 1853)
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / C : Peter and Catharine Whyte Negatives Sub-series
Sous-Fonds
V683
Reference Code
V683 / III / C / NA - (1741 to 1853)
Date Range
ca.1935-ca.1954
Physical Description
Negatives: 113 b&w 35mm negatives --
Scope & Content
File consists of 113 b&w 35mm negatives. Negatives document: golfing at the Banff Springs golf course, the 1939 Royal visit, telephoto photographs of Castle Mountain, various views of buildings on Banff Avenue, Cascade Mountain, Warners Stables, 1935 Banff Winter Carnival, 1950 school track meet, Peter Whyte paintings and sculptures, Buffalo Block, Catharine Whyte, Mount Rundle, road construction, Gammon stagecoach, Gammon coach at Standoff, interior views of the Peter and Catharine Whyte home, Peter and Catharine posing inside their home, Banff Indian Days, exterior views of the Whyte home, Sam Verne coal workings, photographs of paint sketches, 1954 Banff Winter Carnival, and a passenger train pulling into the Banff Station. File includes one large format negative that pertains to a painting of Lake O'Hara.
Subject Access
Landscapes
Portraits
Rocky Mountains
Title Source
Title based on contents of file.
Content Details
Negative strips have accompanying contact sheets
Processing Status
Processed
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