topic:"Science and technology" found 11 records - Research Collections

1,000th ascent of Sulphur Mountain by Norman Sanson (front row left)

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Part Of: Round family fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a group of people gathered for a photo at the weather station on Sulphur Mountain - man front row left identified as Norman Sanson

Date Range: July 1, 1931

Reference Code: v547 / 10 / na66 - 1855

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy; Photograph, print

1 image

Part Of: Round family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V547

Reference Code: v547 / 10 / na66 - 1855

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy; Photograph, print

Date Range: July 1, 1931

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative : copy negative

Scope & Content: Image of a group of people gathered for a photo at the weather station on Sulphur Mountain - man front row left identified as Norman Sanson

Subject Access: Buildings and memorials; Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Science and technology; Sports and Recreation

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Title Source: copy negative envelope

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[Bankhead Mines]

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Part Of: Wheatley family fonds

Scope & Content: Image of infrastructure at the Bankhead mine.

Date Range: ca. 1905

Reference Code: v679 / 3 / b / na66 - 1799

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Wheatley family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V679

Reference Code: v679 / 3 / b / na66 - 1799

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: ca. 1905

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative : copy negative

Scope & Content: Image of infrastructure at the Bankhead mine.

Subject Access: Buildings and memorials; Commerce; Immigration and homesteading; Industry; Labour; Railways; Science and technology; Transportation

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Title Source: copy negative envelope

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Current Events [January - March 1940]

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Scrapbook is handmade from coloured construction paper. Scrapbook has annotated title page which reads "Current Events January February March". Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings relating to media coverage of World War II from early 1940.

Date Range: 1940

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 - 25

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook; Newspaper clipping

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records

Sous-Fonds: III. Luxton Family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 - 25

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook; Newspaper clipping

Date Range: 1940

Physical Description: 1.5 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: Scrapbook is handmade from coloured construction paper. Scrapbook has annotated title page which reads "Current Events January February March". Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings relating to media coverage of World War II from early 1940.

Notes: Some pages are annotated in pen with dates [presumably the month and year of publication of each page's respective articles].

Name Access: Churchill, Winston

Subject Access: Commerce and industry; Finances; Geography; Government; History; Labour; Laws and legislation; Military; Newspaper; Politics; Public events; Public Speaking; Royalty; War; World War II

Geographic Access: Canada; Russia; Japan; Germany; United States of America; England; Finland; Italy; India; Brazil; Argentina

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Several metal paperclips have been removed and replaced with plastic clips due to visible rust damage and risk of contaminating other materials in scrapbook; Metal bindings of scrapbook have been replaced with unbleached string for preservation reasons.

Related Material: Scrapbook LUX/III/B4/25 is part of collection of related scrapbooks [LUX / III / B4 / 24 to 28] covering global current events, commerce and political news from 1938-1940.

Category: Commerce and industry; Communications; Government; Labour; Military; Politics; Science and technology

Title Source: Title based on contents of item

Processing Status: Processed

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Entrance Main Tunnel Bankhead Mine

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Part Of: Wheatley family fonds

Scope & Content: Image of the entrance to the main tunnel at the Bankhead mine - man standing at left - rail tracks in foreground

Reference Code: v679 / 13 / na66 - 1315

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Wheatley family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V679

Reference Code: v679 / 13 / na66 - 1315

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative : copy negative

Scope & Content: Image of the entrance to the main tunnel at the Bankhead mine - man standing at left - rail tracks in foreground

Subject Access: Buildings and memorials; Commerce; Immigration and homesteading; Industry; Labour; Railways; Science and technology; Transportation

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Title Source: Original photograph

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[Group of roped climbers with Rudof Aemmer crossing crevasse on Victoria Glacier]

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Part Of: Joe Warner fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a a group of people roped together crossing a crevasse on Vicotira Glacier - Rudolf Aemmer at right.

Date Range: ca. 1923

Reference Code: v301 / lc / accn 3044 / na66 - 1218

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Joe Warner fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V301

Reference Code: v301 / lc / accn 3044 / na66 - 1218

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: ca. 1923

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative : copy negative

Scope & Content: Image of a a group of people roped together crossing a crevasse on Vicotira Glacier - Rudolf Aemmer at right.

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Labour; Science and technology; Women

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Title Source: copy negative envelope

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J. Norman Collie in the labratory at University College, London

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Part Of: Leslie H. Thomas fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a man identified as John Norman Collie - labratory equipment in the background.

Reference Code: v621 / 5 / na66 - 1248

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Leslie H. Thomas fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V621

Reference Code: v621 / 5 / na66 - 1248

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative : copy negative

Scope & Content: Image of a man identified as John Norman Collie - labratory equipment in the background.

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Science and technology; Sports and Recreation

Geographic Access: England

Title Source: copy negative envelope

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Miners at "B" level - Bankhead Mine

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Part Of: Wheatley family fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a group of men holding pick-axes, lanterns, and range poles posed for a photograph at the Bankhead Mine - wooden mining infrastructure in background

Date Range: ca. 1915

Reference Code: v679 / 57 / na66 - 165

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Wheatley family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V679

Reference Code: v679 / 57 / na66 - 165

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: ca. 1915

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative : copy negative

Scope & Content: Image of a group of men holding pick-axes, lanterns, and range poles posed for a photograph at the Bankhead Mine - wooden mining infrastructure in background

Subject Access: Commerce; Immigration and homesteading; Industry; Labour; Railways; Science and technology; Transportation

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Title Source: copy negative envelope

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Mineyard at Bankhead

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Part Of: Wheatley family fonds

Scope & Content: Image of the infrastructure in the mine yard at Bankhead - houses and church in background.

Reference Code: v679 / 23 / na66 - 1125

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Wheatley family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V679

Reference Code: v679 / 23 / na66 - 1125

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative : copy negative

Scope & Content: Image of the infrastructure in the mine yard at Bankhead - houses and church in background.

Subject Access: Buildings and memorials; Commerce; Immigration and homesteading; Industry; Labour; Railways; Science and technology; Transportation

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Title Source: copy negative envelope

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Science scrapbook : astronomy, agriculture, biology, etc.

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Scrapbook is titled "Science" on front cover, and consists of educational newspaper and magazine clippings pertaining to various subjects including astronomy, weather patterns, science and technology, food production, and human and marine biology. Scrapbook contains a loose Table of Contents inside…

Date Range: 1936; [1939 - 1940]

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 - 18

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook; Newspaper clipping; Published record

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records

Sous-Fonds: III. Luxton Family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 - 18

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook; Newspaper clipping; Published record

Date Range: 1936; [1939 - 1940]

Physical Description: 1.5 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: Scrapbook is titled "Science" on front cover, and consists of educational newspaper and magazine clippings pertaining to various subjects including astronomy, weather patterns, science and technology, food production, and human and marine biology. Scrapbook contains a loose Table of Contents inside front cover listing subjects addressed in clippings [see "Content Details"].

Name Access: Rudaux, Lucien

Subject Access: Science and technology; Research; Medicine; Geology; Experiment; Environment; Education; Ecology; Commerce and industry; Astronomy; Agriculture; Natural resources; Natural history; Neuroscience; Fish

Geographic Access: France; Canada; Alberta; Ontario; Hamilton

Language: English

Conservation: Scrapbook has been interleaved; Handle with caution due to loose contents

Category: Commerce and industry; Education; Environment; Health services; Natural resources; Science and technology

Title Source: Title based on contents of item

Content Details: [Table of Contents] Contents 1939-1940 Other Planets: Artillery in the Skies Other Suns: Uses of different Parts of the Head Synthetic Products: Diamond Iron Salt: Technicolor Television: Man's conquest of the Air: Operations Vitamins: Pasteurization of milk The Five Senses and the Somatic Senses Development of Science; guns etc. Sugar Beets Shortest Day of the Year Sea Fish