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Artist
Sarah Fuller (1978 – , Canadian)
Date
2010
Medium
photograph on epson premium luster drymounted
Catalogue Number
FuS.18.09
Description
Women in lab with taxidermy around her
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Artist
Sarah Fuller (1978 – , Canadian)
Title
Andrea
Date
2010
Medium
photograph on epson premium luster drymounted
Dimensions
101.6 x 76.2 cm
Description
Women in lab with taxidermy around her
Subject
documentary photography
Banff
community
portrait
taxidermy
Credit
Gift of Sarah Fuller, Wakefield, 2016
Catalogue Number
FuS.18.09
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Date
n.d.
Material
skin; metal; glass
Catalogue Number
112.01.0015
Description
A stuffed bushytail woodrat with a fat body on short legs. The rat has a sharp face with a pointed nose, small ears, and long whiskers. The rat has a short bushy tail. The specimen is mounted with wire foot supports.
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Title
Animal Specimen
Date
n.d.
Material
skin; metal; glass
Dimensions
14.5 x 9.0 x 28.0 cm
Description
A stuffed bushytail woodrat with a fat body on short legs. The rat has a sharp face with a pointed nose, small ears, and long whiskers. The rat has a short bushy tail. The specimen is mounted with wire foot supports.
Subject
households
humour
animals, woodrat
crafts
taxidermy
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
112.01.0015
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Banff Indian Days, Calgary Stampede scrapbook

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to Banff Indian Days and the Calgary Stampede; various other newspaper clippings related to local and international news, including the opening of a new school in Morley and the Luxton Museum [now the Buffalo Nations Museum] in Banff, a fire at Jasp…
Date Range
[1947 - 1952]
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 6
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 - 6
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Newspaper clipping
Date Range
[1947 - 1952]
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to Banff Indian Days and the Calgary Stampede; various other newspaper clippings related to local and international news, including the opening of a new school in Morley and the Luxton Museum [now the Buffalo Nations Museum] in Banff, a fire at Jasper Park Lodge, and Canadian and international politics.
Name Access
Luxton, Norman
Luxton, Georgina
MacKinnon, Rev. Robert H.
Crowchild, Chief David
Bearspaw, David
Hunter, Eva
Rider, Eli
Rider, Diane
Bearspaw, Rosie
Bearspaw, Harold
Subject Access
Activities
Advertising
Animals
Banff Indian Days
Luxton Museum
Calgary Herald
Calgary Stampede
Children
Commerce and industry
Community events
Community life
Cultural pluralism
Construction
Education
Fire
Government
Hotel
Indigenous Peoples
Horseback riding
Horses
Museums
Multiculturalism
Newspaper
Parade
Politics
Public events
Recreation
Music
Sanitarium Hotel
School
Stoney Nakoda
Taxidermy
Winnipeg Free Press
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Canmore
Calgary
Jasper National Park
Morley
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Cultural pluralism
Education
Politics
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of item
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 12 negative photographs (and 4 copy negative duplicates) depicting mounted taxidermy heads in the Banff Trading Post, a grizzly bear's hide hung on the exterior of a wooden building, and portaits. On the taxidermy negatives are number annotations in pen.
Date Range
[1920-1940]
Reference Code
LUX / II / E / NA - 171 to 182
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  12 images  
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 / NA - 171 to 182
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
[1920-1940]
Physical Description
12 photographs : b&w negatives ; 12.5 x 18 cm or smaller -- 4 copy negatives
Scope & Content
File consists of 12 negative photographs (and 4 copy negative duplicates) depicting mounted taxidermy heads in the Banff Trading Post, a grizzly bear's hide hung on the exterior of a wooden building, and portaits. On the taxidermy negatives are number annotations in pen.
Notes
Copy negative duplicates have not been included in file numbering. NA-182 was not in envelope, the copy print was digitized.
Name Access
Luxton, Norman
Luxton, Louis
Subject Access
Businesses
Taxidermy
Animals
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Language
English
Conservation
Potentional yellowing of the film base (2023-06-09)
Category
Commerce and industry
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Byron Harmon photograph calendars

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 5 commercial miniature calendars with photographs [one printed directly onto calendar, 4 attached to backing]. Photographs on calendars are by Byron Harmon [one is not attributed, but likely by Harmon as well], and pertain to: an unnamed Indigenous couple [possibly Stoney Nakoda co…
Date Range
1907
1912
Reference Code
LUX / II / F1 / 26
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Calendar
Textual record
Published record
Photograph
Photograph print
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 / 26
GMD
Calendar
Textual record
Published record
Photograph
Photograph print
Responsibility
Photographs attributed to Byron Harmon
Date Range
1907
1912
Physical Description
5 calendars (17.8 x 36.5 cm or smaller)
Scope & Content
File consists of 5 commercial miniature calendars with photographs [one printed directly onto calendar, 4 attached to backing]. Photographs on calendars are by Byron Harmon [one is not attributed, but likely by Harmon as well], and pertain to: an unnamed Indigenous couple [possibly Stoney Nakoda community members], a view of Maligne Lake, an unidentified mountain, 4 ice climbers at the peak of Mt. Habel, and Stoney hunter and Trapper Silas Abraham. Calendar depicting Silas Abraham, 1907, includes printed advertisement for Norman Luxton's trading and taxidermy businesses in Banff and Exshaw.
Name Access
Harmon, Byron
Luxton, Norman
Subject Access
Advertising
Banff National Park
Landscapes
Mountain
Hotel
Indigenous Peoples
Businesses
Trapping
Tourism
Taxidermy
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Exshaw
Jasper National Park
Maligne Lake
Mount Habel
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Items have been placed in mylar sheets
Category
Commerce and industry
First nations
Exploration, discovery and travel
Environment
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Collected Prints from Bovey and Crosby Families

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Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 33 b&w photographs, some captioned. Photographs pertain to prints sent to Riggall from the Bovey and Crosby family. The photographs document the 1928 trip the Bovey's took with Riggall, and various personal photographs of the Crosby family.
Date Range
1921, 1928, 1931
Reference Code
V26 / II / A4 / PA - 705 to 737
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
II.Business and Financial: Client Papers and Photographs
Reference Code
V26 / II / A4 / PA - 705 to 737
Date Range
1921, 1928, 1931
Physical Description
Photographs: 33 prints, b&w
Scope & Content
File consists of 33 b&w photographs, some captioned. Photographs pertain to prints sent to Riggall from the Bovey and Crosby family. The photographs document the 1928 trip the Bovey's took with Riggall, and various personal photographs of the Crosby family.
Subject Access
Hunting, Guiding, Taxidermy
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
PA - 705 to 722 Pertain to the 1928 Bovey Trip PA - 723 to 737 Pertain to the Crosby prints sent to Riggall
Processing Status
Processed
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The culture of hunting in Canada

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2007
Author
Manore, Jean L.
Publisher
Vancouver : UBC Press
Call Number
04 M31m
Author
Manore, Jean L.
Responsibility
Jean L. Manore
Publisher
Vancouver : UBC Press
Published Date
2007
Physical Description
viii, 276 p. : ill.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
First Nations - (SEE ALSO Indians)
Wildlife
Taxidermy
British Columbia
Notes
Partial contents: The empire's Eden: British hunters, travel writing, and imperialism in nineteenth-century Canada/ Greg Gillespie; Powers of liveness: Reading Hornaday's "Campfires"/Mark Simpson
ISBN
0774812931
Accession Number
60,000 2010-12-17
Call Number
04 M31m
Collection
Archives Library
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David McDougall business stationery

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one blank stationery page with letterhead naming "D[avid] McDougall, General Merchant" and 14 identical blank account sheets for "D[avid] McDougall, General Merchant and Rancher".
Date Range
[1900-1909]
Reference Code
LUX / III / C2 / 7
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / III / C : Related family
Sous-Fonds
LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / III / C2 : McDougall and Ross families papers and photographs
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / C2 / 7
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
[1900-1909]
Physical Description
0.2 cm of textual records (15 pages ; 21 x 27.5 cm and 21 x 17.5 cm)
History / Biographical
See entry for David McDougall fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one blank stationery page with letterhead naming "D[avid] McDougall, General Merchant" and 14 identical blank account sheets for "D[avid] McDougall, General Merchant and Rancher".
Notes
Date range provided is estimate by Processing Archivist based on contents of file
Name Access
McDougall, David
Subject Access
Administration
Businesses
Finances
Commerce
Animals
Taxidermy
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Morley
Access Restrictions
Contents are fragile, handle with caution
Reproduction Restrictions
Contents are fragile, handle with caution
Language
English
Conservation
Items in file have been placed in mylar due to potential for damage during handling
Creator
David McDougall
Category
Commerce and industry
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
Each document is pre-dated "190_" with space to fill in specific year, none of items in file are annotated with exact date
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of three photographs depicting a mounted deer head trophy display.
Date Range
[ca.1905-1915]
Reference Code
LUX / III / C1 / PA - 1 to 3
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Print
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 / PA - 1 to 3
GMD
Photograph
Print
Date Range
[ca.1905-1915]
Physical Description
3 photographs : b&w prints ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of three photographs depicting a mounted deer head trophy display.
Subject Access
Animals
Taxidermy
Language
N/A
Related Material
LUX / III / C1 / C / NG - 1 to 3
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Date
1904 – 1907
Material
skin; horn; glass
Catalogue Number
112.01.0005
Description
The stuffed and mounted head of a bighorn sheep with large horns curling forward on either side of the head. The fur is light brown with a pale muzzle and split black nostrils. Glass eyes have been inserted.
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Title
Game Trophy
Date
1904 – 1907
Material
skin; horn; glass
Description
The stuffed and mounted head of a bighorn sheep with large horns curling forward on either side of the head. The fur is light brown with a pale muzzle and split black nostrils. Glass eyes have been inserted.
Subject
households
sports, hunting
Pearl Moore
F.O. ‘Pat’ Brewster
animals, bighorn sheep
crafts
taxidermy
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
112.01.0005
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