topic:"Tourism" found 30 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Banff and area businesses, townsite, scenic views

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs pertaining to businesses, tourist attractions and natural views in and around Banff. Includes images of backcountry camps in Banff National Park; the Bow River Boat House; Beaver Lodge and Bampton Cottage [both located on Beaver Street in Banff]; fires at Breton Hall Ho…

Date Range: [ca.1890-1900]; [1896-1898]; 1904-1905; [ca.1910-1920]; 1912; 1914; [ca.1930-1935]; 1933; 1941; [ca.1950-1960]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D6c / PA - 133 to 182

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

1 image

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 - 133 to 182

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: PA-182 produced by Canadian Pacific

Date Range: [ca.1890-1900]; [1896-1898]; 1904-1905; [ca.1910-1920]; 1912; 1914; [ca.1930-1935]; 1933; 1941; [ca.1950-1960]

Physical Description: 50 photographs ; b&w prints ; 25 x 20.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs pertaining to businesses, tourist attractions and natural views in and around Banff. Includes images of backcountry camps in Banff National Park; the Bow River Boat House; Beaver Lodge and Bampton Cottage [both located on Beaver Street in Banff]; fires at Breton Hall Hotel and Banff Springs Hotel; the Park Museum and Information Bureau; early views of Banff Springs Hotel [1904]; Vermillion River Bungalow Camp and the Lake Louise Chalet; Paddy J. Nolan’s home [built by Norman Luxton]; a postcard print titled “Starved Bachelors Retreat Banff Alberta"; swimming at the Cave and Basin[?] and Banff Upper Hot Springs; the Crag and Canyon office [ca.1905]; Skoki Lodge; and the office of photographers Wilson and Fear [1896-1898].

Notes: Photographs LUX/I/D6c/PA-181 and 182 [depicting Wilson and Fear storefront] are copies of the same image but annotated with different dates [ca.1896 and ca.1898]. Based on context and dating of related images in Whyte Museum archives, actual image date may be closer to [ca.1894].

Material Details: LUX/I/D6c/PA-173 has three red sun-shaped stickers attached to back left corner, red ribbon attached to back right corner

Name Access: Wilson, John; Fear, George; Fear, William (Bill); Nolan, Paddy J.; Luxton, Norman; Smyth, S. A.

Subject Access: Bow River Boat House; Pack trips; Horses; Teepees; Boats; Property; Land use; Hotels; Fire; Banff Springs Hotel; Photography; Businesses; Tourism; Hot Springs; Leisure; Mountain; Newspaper; Organizations; Travel

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; Vermilion Lakes; Lake Louise; Bow River; Sulphur Mountain; Cave and Basin

Language: English

Related Material: Items LUX/I/D6c/PA-163 to 168 have duplicate negative copies processed as LUX/I/D6c/NA-41 to 46

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff Springs Hotel

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of the Banff Springs Hotel with a Brewster open-top sightseeing bus in the foreground

Date Range: [ca. 1910-1925]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 751

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

2 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 751

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1910-1925]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back); b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of the Banff Springs Hotel with a Brewster open-top sightseeing bus in the foreground

Subject Access: Automobiles; Banff Springs Hotel; Brewster Transport Company Ltd.; Mountains; Sulphur Mountain; Tourism

Geographic Access: Banff National Park

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Binoculars

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Date: 1917

Material: skin; fibre; metal; glass; paper

Catalogue Number: 104.38.1006 a,b

Description: Two pair binoculars in leather cases. Binoculars of dark green metal marked: “CARL ZEISS. JENA. Fernglas 08” Pair (a) has “Nr. 26615” & “IV 1917” and pair (b) marked “Nr. 31134” & “V 1917”. Both cases have label of German text inside lid. Case (a) has a label on top of original label which reads: “…

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Title: Binoculars

Date: 1917

Material: skin; fibre; metal; glass; paper

Dimensions: 14.5 x 8.0 x 17.5 cm

Description: Two pair binoculars in leather cases. Binoculars of dark green metal marked: “CARL ZEISS. JENA. Fernglas 08” Pair (a) has “Nr. 26615” & “IV 1917” and pair (b) marked “Nr. 31134” & “V 1917”. Both cases have label of German text inside lid. Case (a) has a label on top of original label which reads: “Please return to: George Vaux Jr. Gulph Rd. Bryn Mawr. Penna. U.S.A.” Case (a) has leather strap and case (b) has a canvas strap.

Subject: photography; Vaux family; sports; hiking; tourism; military

Credit: Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999

Catalogue Number: 104.38.1006 a,b

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Bow Sheath

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Date: 1910 – 1930

Material: skin, cow; fibre; sinew

Catalogue Number: 104.10.0001

Description: A long tube of heifer hide with reddish brown hair. The sheath has a carrying thong attached at the top and 2/3 of the way down the length.

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Title: Bow Sheath

Date: 1910 – 1930

Material: skin, cow; fibre; sinew

Dimensions: 94.0 cm

Description: A long tube of heifer hide with reddish brown hair. The sheath has a carrying thong attached at the top and 2/3 of the way down the length.

Subject: Indigenous, Stoney; hunting; tourism; souvenirs

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.10.0001

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Box Camera

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Date: 1905 – 1920

Material: skin; metal; glass; plastic

Catalogue Number: 104.41.0003 a,b

Description: A small camera (a) and case (b).a) A small rectangular black leather Zeiss Ikon box camera. The camera has a round brass framed lens (“Goerz Frontar D.R.P.”), in the middle of the front side, with a hinged black metal viewfinder at the top. There is a small metal shutter arm on the right side at …

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Title: Box Camera

Date: 1905 – 1920

Material: skin; metal; glass; plastic

Dimensions: 6.0 x 8.5 x 7.3 cm

Description: A small camera (a) and case (b).a) A small rectangular black leather Zeiss Ikon box camera. The camera has a round brass framed lens (“Goerz Frontar D.R.P.”), in the middle of the front side, with a hinged black metal viewfinder at the top. There is a small metal shutter arm on the right side at the bottom and a key to wind film at the top. Two round red plastic windows on the back allow the user to check the advance of the film. The bottom and left side of the camera have small threaded holes (for attachment to a tripod?), and the right side has a small ring to pull the latch from the button and lift off the front of the camera. A wire frame is pulled at the top to unlock the shutter and a small metal tab at the top left side pulls out for timed exposure. The camera is marked “Zeiss Ikon Film A8 4X6 1/2cm 1 5/8X2 1/2in”. b) The cameral has a closely fitted dark red textured vinyl case with a snapping flap top.

Subject: housholds; souvenirs; tourism; hobbies

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.41.0003 a,b

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Briefcase

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Date: 1910 – 1930

Material: skin, cow; metal, brass

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0147

Description: A dark brown cowhide briefcase with two leather straps which are joined at the top to form a handle. The case has faded and torn travel stickers on the outside of the flap.

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Title: Briefcase

Date: 1910 – 1930

Material: skin, cow; metal, brass

Dimensions: 26.8 x 20 x 38.5 cm

Description: A dark brown cowhide briefcase with two leather straps which are joined at the top to form a handle. The case has faded and torn travel stickers on the outside of the flap.

Subject: tourism; souvenirs; Pearl Moore

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0147

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Burned Photographs [unlisted- file 2 of 5]

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 16 photographs pertaining to extended family members of Norman, Georgina and Eleanor Luxton. Photographs depict George E. Luxton, members of the Graham family [including Annie, Willie, John and Fred Graham], and photographs of trains and Canadian Pacific staff members.

Date Range: 1900-1910

Reference Code: LUX / III / C3 / PA - 103 to 117

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

24 images

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 / C3 : Other extended family

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / C3 / PA - 103 to 117

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Photographs LUX/III/ C3/PA-111 to 117 produced by Canadian Pacific Railway Company

Date Range: 1900-1910

Physical Description: 16 photographs : b&w prints ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 16 photographs pertaining to extended family members of Norman, Georgina and Eleanor Luxton. Photographs depict George E. Luxton, members of the Graham family [including Annie, Willie, John and Fred Graham], and photographs of trains and Canadian Pacific staff members.

Name Access: Graham, Annie; Graham, Fred; Graham, John; Graham, Willie; Luxton, George

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Photography; Portrait; Tourism; Transportation; Trains; Canadian Pacific Railway

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Items are stored in mylar; Consider separate storage for mold damaged materials to prevent future cross-contamination of materials

Category: Family and personal life; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian Pacific Railway Lantern Slides

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: Series consists of 14 lantern slides [ca.1900-ca.1925]. Slides are views along the Canadian Pacific Railway.

Date Range: [c. 1905]

Reference Code: V8 / 5486 / PS - 1 to PS - 14

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

14 images

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: M8 / V8 / S8

Series: Accession Number: 5486

Sous-Fonds: V8

Accession Number: 5486

Reference Code: V8 / 5486 / PS - 1 to PS - 14

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

Date Range: [c. 1905]

Physical Description: 14 photographs : b&w and col. slides ; 10.2 x 8.2 cm

History / Biographical: The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) was officially formed in Februray, 1881, to construct a railroad that would link the eastern provinces with British Columbia, a key component of the Canadian Confederation of 1867. Headed by William C. Van Horne as General Manager, the railroad arrived in the Canadian Rockies in 1883 and a siding was established just east of present-day Banff. When railroad workers discovered a natural hot spring on the south side of the Bow River, Van Horne ordered the construction of a hotel that would house visitors brought in by train to visit the springs. Construction of the Banff Springs Hotel finished in 1888 and joined a handful of CPR hotels throughout the Rocky and Selkirk Mountain ranges. The popularity of the hot springs and surrounding area led to the formation of a national park and to the town of Banff. After construction of the railway had completed, the CPR continued to survey and document the Rocky Mountains alongside federal agencies like the Department of the Interior and private outfitters. Utilizing coloured lantern slides the CPR was able to showcase the mountains as both tourist and settlement destinations. Magic lantern shows of these slides could be used for administrative purposes by the company to showcase land holdings and investments or in public shows as advertisements of the new railway.

Scope & Content: Series consists of 14 lantern slides [ca.1900-ca.1925]. Slides are views along the Canadian Pacific Railway.

Name Access: Canadian Pacific Railway

Subject Access: Lantern slide; Education; Tourism; Travel and Exploration; Trains

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: All slides were cleaned prior to scanning.

Creator: Canadian Pacific Railway

Biographical Source Notes: https://cpconnectingcanada.ca/#building-the-railway

Title Source: Title based on contents of series

Processing Status: Processed

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Chauffeur's Pin

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Date: 1918 – 1919

Material: metal

Catalogue Number: 103.09.1035 a,b

Description: Chauffeur's pins, 1918 and 1919. (a) oval 3.0 x 4.0, silver coloured, "32 CHAUFFEUR'S 1918", one piece metal pin soldered on back (b) hexagonal 3.8; brass coloured "24 CHAUFFEUR'S1919", one piece metal pin soldered on back.

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Title: Chauffeur's Pin

Date: 1918 – 1919

Material: metal

Description: Chauffeur's pins, 1918 and 1919. (a) oval 3.0 x 4.0, silver coloured, "32 CHAUFFEUR'S 1918", one piece metal pin soldered on back (b) hexagonal 3.8; brass coloured "24 CHAUFFEUR'S1919", one piece metal pin soldered on back.

Subject: parks; tourism

Credit: Gift of Americo Smaniotto, Canmore, 1970

Catalogue Number: 103.09.1035 a,b

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CPR History

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to b&w prints of CPR [Canadian Pacific Railway] hotels and trains throughout Banff National Park. Includes the 1926 fire at the Chateau Lake Louise, the Banff Springs Hotel, a train in motion on tracks, and recovery efforts after the 1910 avalanche that buried a train at Roger's Pass.

Date Range: [ca. 1886-1926]

Reference Code: V190 / VI / C / vi / PA - 01 to PA - 20

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

8 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, C : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: vi : CPR History

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / C / vi / PA - 01 to PA - 20

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca. 1886-1926]

Physical Description: 20 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to b&w prints of CPR [Canadian Pacific Railway] hotels and trains throughout Banff National Park. Includes the 1926 fire at the Chateau Lake Louise, the Banff Springs Hotel, a train in motion on tracks, and recovery efforts after the 1910 avalanche that buried a train at Roger's Pass.