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Byron Harmon fonds
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of the photographic records and sample materials of Byron Harmon Photos, the photographic business of Byron Harmon and his successors; as well as the personal photographs of Byron Harmon. I. Scenic / commercial, 1907-1975, ca.7600 items. Primary component of series is film and glass…
- Date Range
- [ca.1890-ca.1975]
- Reference Code
- V263
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 263
- Sous-Fonds
- V 263
- Accession Number
- 235, 980, 1549, 1622, 2588, 2656, 2770, 2792, 2895, 3005, 3394, 3423, 3657, 3807, 3824, 3859, 3988, 4028, 4076, 5052, 5181, 5205, 5254, 5381, 6070, 6127, 6587, 6602
- Reference Code
- V263
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Published record
- Other Title Info
- Also known as the Byron Harmon Photos fonds.
- Date Range
- [ca.1890-ca.1975]
- Physical Description
- ca.10,500 photographs (and ca.35 cm) : prints, postcards, negatives, transparencies, motion pictures, sample products
- History / Biographical
- Byron Hill Harmon, 1876-1942, was a professional photographer and businessman at Banff, Alberta, Canada. He was born near Tacoma, Washington, USA and operated a portrait studio there for a time. In 1903, while travelling around the United States and Canada as an itinerant photographer, he decided to settle in Banff and by 1907 had produced enough mountain views to begin selling a line of postcards. Between 1906 and 1913, Harmon was official photographer for the Alpine Club of Canada and made trips in numerous mountain areas, such as the Bugaboos (1910) and Mount Robson (1911, 1913). Harmon personally financed trips into other areas, such as Tonquin Valley (1918) and Lake of the Hanging Glaciers (1920, 1922), producing both still photographs and motion pictures for commercial sale. After his last major expedition in 1924 across Saskatchewan Glacier, through to Maligne Lake and back to Banff by packtrain, Harmon devoted most of his time to photographing scenes along the railway, skiing in the Assiniboine and Skoki regions, and the annual rides and hikes of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies. At the same time he managed several businesses, including a drug store, fountain lunch, theatre and book store. In his later years, Harmon spent much time travelling and photographing in other parts of the world. The business, Byron Harmon Photos, was managed successively by his son, Don Harmon, then his grand-daughter, Carole Harmon.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of the photographic records and sample materials of Byron Harmon Photos, the photographic business of Byron Harmon and his successors; as well as the personal photographs of Byron Harmon.
- I. Scenic / commercial, 1907-1975, ca.7600 items. Primary component of series is film and glass negatives, 1907-1942, ca.6500 items. Also includes: postcard negatives and positives and production negatives to ca.1955; original prints; a wide range of sample products, such as postcards, enlargements and framing prints, calendars and viewbooks, mainly by Harmon business, some by other photographers; and lantern slides, ca.1913-192-, pertaining to Columbia Icefield Expedition, mountaineering, mountain landscapes, Indians, wildlife, Canadian Pacific Railway and Asian travel. Scenic / commercial series pertains to annual camps and expeditions of the Alpine Club of Canada in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks, 1907-1913; private movie-making expeditions in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks; mountain scenic views, primarily for postcard purposes; Banff events and development; skiing; birds and animals. Includes some material by Don Harmon and Lloyd Harmon, sons of Byron Harmon.
- II. Personal, 189- to 194-, ca.370 items. Includes: family photographs and views received from others; motion picture out-takes pertaining to world travels, 1930s; and 35 mm. transparencies, ca.1940, pertaining mainly to world travels, also mountain and prairie scenics.
- Notes
- For more information on the Byron Harmon photographs, see "Great Days in the Rockies: The Photographs of Byron Harmon, 1906-1934" (Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1978) or "Byron Harmon, Mountain Photographer" by Carole Harmon and Bart Robinson (Banff: Altitude Publishing, 1992)
- Name Access
- Harmon, Byron
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions on access to originals
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: series description
- selected modern reference prints
- digital images in Images database and in Alberta InSight database
- Related Material
- Byron Harmon postcards can also be found in the Postcard general file (V466)
- Creator
- Harmon, Byron
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Sawback Lake Fishing Trip
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- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to Barnes family and friends fishing at Sawback Lake
- Date Range
- [ca. 1907]
- Reference Code
- V48 / I / A / NA - 314 to 342
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Film
- Negative
- Transparency
29 images
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V48
- Series
- I.A. Negatives : Film
- Sous-Fonds
- V48
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V48 / I / A / NA - 314 to 342
- GMD
- Film
- Negative
- Transparency
- Date Range
- [ca. 1907]
- Physical Description
- 29 photographs : negatives, film
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to Barnes family and friends fishing at Sawback Lake
- Notes
- Identifications provided by Barnes family and Archives LIST OF NEGATIVES :
- 314 Sawback Lake
- 315 to 317 Grandfather Barnes and Lois Barnes fishing
- 318 Grandfather Barnes fishing
- 319 Lois Barnes fishing
- 320 Grandfather Barnes and Lois Barnes fishing
- 321 Lillian Holmes and Reggie Holmes fishing
- 322 Lillian Holmes with catch of fish
- 323, 324 Lois Barnes and Grandfather Barnes with catch of fish
- 325 Group eating fish in front of tent
- 326 Group in front of tent at [Sawback Lake?]
- 327 Grandfather Barnes in front of tent
- 328 to 333 Reggie Holmes fishing in stream
- 333 to 336 Walter Jordan fishing
- 337, 338 Elliott Barnes fishing
- 339, 340 Walter Jordan fishing
- 341 Elliott Barnes with catch of fish
- 342 Harrison?, Jordan, and Holmes with catch of fish
- Name Access
- Barnes, Elliott
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Camps
- Fishing
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Friends
- Mountains
- Sports and leisure
- Geographic Access
- Sawback Lake
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Language
- NA
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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Winter Activities
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- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to hockey games in Banff on the Bow River. Includes views of ice boating on what is possibly Lake Minnewanka.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1906-1907]
- Reference Code
- V48 / I / A / NA - 160 to 180
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Film
- Negative
- Transparency
20 images
- Part Of
- Elliott Barnes fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V48
- Series
- I.A. Negatives : Film
- Sous-Fonds
- V48
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V48 / I / A / NA - 160 to 180
- GMD
- Film
- Negative
- Transparency
- Date Range
- [ca. 1906-1907]
- Physical Description
- 21 photographs : negatives, film
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to hockey games in Banff on the Bow River. Includes views of ice boating on what is possibly Lake Minnewanka.
- Notes
- Identifications provided by Archives LIST OF NEGATIVES :
- 160, 161 Mixed hockey on the Bow River at Banff
- 162, 163 Ladies hockey on the Bow River at Banff
- 164 Mixed hockey on the Bow River at Banff
- 165, 166 Ladies hockey on the Bow River at Banff
- 167 Mixed hockey of the Bow River
- 168 Ladies hockey on the Bow River
- 169 Boy's hockey on the Bow River
- 170 to 172 Ladies hockey on the Bow River
- 173, 174 Mixed hockey on the Bow River
- 175 to 180 Ice boating on Lake Minnewanka, [1906?]
- Name Access
- Barnes, Elliott
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Boating
- Hockey
- Sports and leisure
- Sports and recreation
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Bow River
- Lake Minnewanka
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Language
- NA
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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