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Banff, Canada's First National Park images
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55295
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 59 photographs collected by Eleanor Luxton as research material for the book Banff: Canada's First National Park. Images pertain to skiing and ski jumping, canoeing, Banff Indian Days, the King Edward Hotel, swimming at the Cave and Basin, the Banff Winter Carnival, wildlife, and v…
- Date Range
- 1902 - 1958
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 / PA - 48 to 106
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / B : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / B5 : Literary papers
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 / PA - 48 to 106
- Date Range
- 1902 - 1958
- Physical Description
- 59 photographs : b&w prints ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 59 photographs collected by Eleanor Luxton as research material for the book Banff: Canada's First National Park. Images pertain to skiing and ski jumping, canoeing, Banff Indian Days, the King Edward Hotel, swimming at the Cave and Basin, the Banff Winter Carnival, wildlife, and various views in and around the town of Banff.
- Notes
- Some items in file are annotated
- Name Access
- Paris, Cyril
- Browne, George
- Browne, Belmore
- Luxton, Norman
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Orr, Lorne
- Brewster, Fern
- Brewster, Jim
- Luxton, George
- Dunsmore, Fulton
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Artists
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Bighorn Sheep
- Bridges
- Businesses
- Canoes and canoeing
- Cave and Basin
- Community events
- Community life
- Competition
- Elk
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- History
- Hotels
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Leisure
- Mount Norquay Ski Area
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- Museums
- Municipal views
- Multiculturalism
- Painting
- Public events
- Research
- Recreation
- Royalty
- Royal Visit
- Settlement
- Skating
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Skiing
- Sports
- Swimming
- Tourism
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter Carnival
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Lake Minnewanka
- Mount Norquay
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items stored in mylar
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Correspondence and publications
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions22360
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of personal correspondence and personal items including a cheque register with cheque stubs and a brass name plate for calling cards [Mrs. George E. Luxton]. Also included is a City of Winnipeg tax receipt made out to Mrs. Geo. E. Luxton, 1907; a magazine cover, Minneapolis Sunday Tr…
- Date Range
- 1901-1953
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C1 - 15
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / C : Extended family
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton Family sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / III / C1 : William Luxton family papers and photographs
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C1 - 15
- Date Range
- 1901-1953
- Physical Description
- 4.0 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of personal correspondence and personal items including a cheque register with cheque stubs and a brass name plate for calling cards [Mrs. George E. Luxton]. Also included is a City of Winnipeg tax receipt made out to Mrs. Geo. E. Luxton, 1907; a magazine cover, Minneapolis Sunday Tribune, June 3, 1951 featuring George Luxton; and two newspaper articles pertaining to George and Patricia Luxton's meetings with the Duke and Duchess of Windsor [1941 and ca. 1937-1940 respectively].
- Name Access
- Luxton, George
- Luxton, Ada (Livingston)
- Subject Access
- Publication
- Journalism
- Professional and Personal Life
- Photography
- Royal Visit
- Royalty
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- Illinois
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Two torn newspaper clippings placed in mylar
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Royal visit and events in Banff, Crowfoot Crossing
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55025
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 29 photograph prints pertaining to several public events hosted in and around Banff. Includes an opening event for the Banff-Windermere highway in 1923; an event at Crowfoot Crossing in 1927 marking the 50th anniversary of the signing of Treaty 7; an Authors’ Banquet held in 1928; …
- Date Range
- 1923
- 1926-1928
- 1958
- 1960
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6c / PA - 183 to 211
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Professional and personal
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D6 : Other activities and interests
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6c / PA - 183 to 211
- Responsibility
- Items LUX/I/D6c/PA-199 and 200 attributed to Canadian Pacific
- Date Range
- 1923
- 1926-1928
- 1958
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 29 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 29 photograph prints pertaining to several public events hosted in and around Banff. Includes an opening event for the Banff-Windermere highway in 1923; an event at Crowfoot Crossing in 1927 marking the 50th anniversary of the signing of Treaty 7; an Authors’ Banquet held in 1928; and a royal visit to Banff by Princess Margaret of England in 1958, including images of Norman Luxton presenting Princess Margaret with a gift of clothes and accessories from the Stoney Nakoda tribe[?].
- Notes
- File also contains two pages with 8 scanned images related to Princess Margaret’s 1958 visit to Banff [duplicates of photos LUX/I/D6c/PA-190 to 197 in file]; paper copies of photos are not numbered
- John Murray Gibbon’s name spelled incorrectly in original annotations on two photographs depicting Authors’ Banquet event in 1928.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Anderson, J. D. (Jack)
- Boyce, Dorothy
- Crosby, Lou
- Boon, Ann
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Subject Access
- Events
- Community events
- Public events
- Royal Visit
- Royalty
- Arts
- Cultural pluralism
- Transportation
- Construction
- Roads
- History
- Government
- Anniversary
- Indigenous Peoples
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Crowfoot Crossing
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Consider removal of two pages with scanned photograph copies stored in file - poor quality scans and original photographs are in good condition
- Category
- Cultural pluralism
- Indigenous Peoples
- Arts
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Transportation
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Item LUX/I/D6c/PA-198 has newspaper clipping attached to back, pertaining to Princess Margaret royal visit in 1958 and Norman Luxton presenting a gift to her.
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
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