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Wartime work for the National Film Board of Canada
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- Part Of
- Ron Duke fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series pertains to 131 black & white negatives of various military training operations, mostly around Ottawa [?] taken by Ron Duke while working for the National Film Board during World War II. Includes landscapes, airplanes, truck convoys, military bases and camps, parades, and group shots in …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940-1945]
- Reference Code
- V180 / I / B / iii / NA - 01 to 19
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Film
- Negative
- Part Of
- Ron Duke fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M16 / V180
- Series
- I. Early material
- Sous-Fonds
- V180
- Accession Number
- 5772
- Reference Code
- V180 / I / B / iii / NA - 01 to 19
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940-1945]
- Physical Description
- 131 photographs : b&w nitrate negatives ; 10 x 12.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series pertains to 131 black & white negatives of various military training operations, mostly around Ottawa [?] taken by Ron Duke while working for the National Film Board during World War II. Includes landscapes, airplanes, truck convoys, military bases and camps, parades, and group shots in various settings - includes multiple negatives per envelope. [1] - [Group of people holding a “Welcome West” sign] [2] - [Military gun manufacture] [3] - [Military plane in flight] [4] - [Military trucks on road – one rolled over in ditch] [5] - [Truck convoy] [6] - [Forest training camp] [7] - [Military plane in flight – dropping bombs?] [8] - [Portraits of men in safety equipment] [9] - [Machinery] [10] - [Men at work in workshops] [11] - [Skiing?] [12] - [Aerial view of forest] [13] - [Deep snow on steps and car] [14] - [People looking out train windows at station] [15] - [Collection of buildings – military base?] [16] - [Group shots of people – mostly men in military uniforms] [17] - [People on military base] [18] - [Military parade] [19] - [Prairie landscape]
- Subject Access
- Airplanes
- Automobiles
- Buildings
- Camps
- Military
- War
- Winter
- World War II
- WWII
- Geographic Access
- Ontario
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Bert Riggall Early Life
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions23620
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 10 b&w, some captioned, some mounted. The prints in this file pertain to Riggall's early life, childhood, and his family. The photographs document Riggall on the Woohouse Grove school football team, the Woohouse Grove school, Riggall at Alford station leaving for Canada, a portrait…
- Date Range
- 1901 to 1914
- Reference Code
- V26 / VII / A3 / PA - 15 to 25
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- VII. Familial and Personal Series: Bert and Dora Riggall Family
- Reference Code
- V26 / VII / A3 / PA - 15 to 25
- Date Range
- 1901 to 1914
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 10 prints, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 10 b&w, some captioned, some mounted. The prints in this file pertain to Riggall's early life, childhood, and his family. The photographs document Riggall on the Woohouse Grove school football team, the Woohouse Grove school, Riggall at Alford station leaving for Canada, a portrait taken of Riggall before departing for Canada, the last family portrait taken before Riggall departed for Canada (would be the last family portrait taken of the complete Riggall family), and portraits of both of Riggall's brothers Allan (killed in action, WWII) and Gordon Riggall (a pilot killed in action, WWI) in uniform.
- Subject Access
- Personal, WWI, WWII
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- PA - 20 to 21 Slight silvering of the prints is noted
- PA - 21 Is an album page captioned by Doris "Babe" Burton (nee Riggall)
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Bert Riggall Early Life
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions23621
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 24 b&w, some captioned, some mounted. The prints in this file pertain to Riggall's early life, childhood, and his family. The photographs document Riggall's travels through Scotland, Switzerland, and Italy. Some of the travel images appear to be collected by Riggall and the others …
- Date Range
- 1900 to 1902
- Reference Code
- V26 / VII / A3 / PA - 26 to 48
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- VII. Familial and Personal Series: Bert and Dora Riggall Family
- Reference Code
- V26 / VII / A3 / PA - 26 to 48
- Date Range
- 1900 to 1902
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 24 prints, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 24 b&w, some captioned, some mounted. The prints in this file pertain to Riggall's early life, childhood, and his family. The photographs document Riggall's travels through Scotland, Switzerland, and Italy. Some of the travel images appear to be collected by Riggall and the others appear to be some of the first photographs taken by Riggall.
- Subject Access
- Personal, WWI, WWII
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- PA - 41 Captioned as Bert Riggall's first photograph taken with a brownie camera
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Military funeral]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions23831
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of negatives depicting a military funeral service
- Date Range
- [1939-1945]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E4 / NA - 33 to NA - 34
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
2 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / E : Collected Material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / E / 4 : Photographs
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E4 / NA - 33 to NA - 34
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [1939-1945]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w negatives ; 7 x 4.5 cm
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of negatives depicting a military funeral service
- Subject Access
- Military
- Funeral
- World War II
- WWII
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Alberta
- Related Material
- Corresponding prints: LUX / I / E4 PA-155 to 158.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Military funeral service]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions23832
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of negatives depicting a military funeral service
- Date Range
- [1939-1945]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E4 / NA - 35 to NA - 36
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
2 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / E : Collected Material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / E / 4 : Photographs
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E4 / NA - 35 to NA - 36
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [1939-1945]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w negatives ; 7 x 4.5 cm
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of negatives depicting a military funeral service
- Subject Access
- Military
- Funeral
- World War II
- WWII
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Alberta
- Related Material
- Corresponding prints: LUX / I / E4 PA-155 to 158.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Group of soldiers
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of unidentified men in military uniforms holding a sign that reads "No6 ARMY FIELD WORKSHOP R.C.O.C" and with tents in the background
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940-1945]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 441
- 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 - 441
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940-1945]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of unidentified men in military uniforms holding a sign that reads "No6 ARMY FIELD WORKSHOP R.C.O.C" and with tents in the background
- Subject Access
- Military
- Portrait
- WWII
- World War II
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- 1944
- Material
- metal; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1248 a,b
- Description
- Two gold-coloured pins, each attached by a clasp called a cotter pin which passes horizontally through a small eye brazed on either side, to a Black Watch pattern piece of woolen fabric. There is a “C” on a bar, and below the bar the number “10”. It is the WW11 pin of the Calgary Highlanders 10th…
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- Title
- Military Pin
- Date
- 1944
- Material
- metal; fabric
- Description
- Two gold-coloured pins, each attached by a clasp called a cotter pin which passes horizontally through a small eye brazed on either side, to a Black Watch pattern piece of woolen fabric. There is a “C” on a bar, and below the bar the number “10”. It is the WW11 pin of the Calgary Highlanders 10th battalion:(a) the pin is 2.5x1.6cm wide and the piece of fabric is 4.0x4.70cm wide(b) the pin is 2.5x1.6cm wide and the piece of fabric is 4.0x4.70cm wide
- Subject
- military
- insignia
- Peter Whyte
- WWII
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1248 a,b
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- Date
- 1941
- Material
- wood; glass; leather; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1086
- Description
- Wooden picture frame carved from a fruit crate. Trapezoidal in shape with rounded top and pointed bottom corners. Dark brown stained border 1cm thick around the edge. 1 light coloured 5 pointed (maple?) leaf on each corner plus 2 at bottom center and a group of 3 with 1 inverted at top center, all …
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- Title
- Picture Frame
- Date
- 1941
- Material
- wood; glass; leather; paper
- Dimensions
- 25 x 29 cm
- Description
- Wooden picture frame carved from a fruit crate. Trapezoidal in shape with rounded top and pointed bottom corners. Dark brown stained border 1cm thick around the edge. 1 light coloured 5 pointed (maple?) leaf on each corner plus 2 at bottom center and a group of 3 with 1 inverted at top center, all extending past border. 2 rectangular portrait picture windows cut out with dark stained border 0.5cm thick around edge. Glass plate and photo inside each. Photo on the left is of a man standing with houses in background. Photo on the right is of a woman and a child standing in field with building in background. Woman is wearing a hat and a dress, holding the child’s hand and a purse in the other.Reverse side has paper label remnants from crate glued to back. A leather strap loop is nailed to the top, centered so loop extends past frame edge. The glass pane and photograph of each window is kept in place with two nails (one nailed into top edge, one nailed into bottom edge).
- Credit
- Gift of Helen Lewis, Red Deer, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1086
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- Date
- 1940 – 1945
- Material
- paper
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.1007
- Description
- One gold-coloured WWII Still contains several pages of stamps. Stamps are of blue, green violet, black and red colours. The book’s cover reads: CY -- 8173 Name: NIELSON SUZANNE ALICEStreet Address or R.R. No.: 203 Otter Street City or Town: BANFFProvince: Alberta Telephone Number: 240RATION BOOK 6
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- Title
- Ration Book
- Date
- 1940 – 1945
- Material
- paper
- Dimensions
- 8.4 x 13.2 cm
- Description
- One gold-coloured WWII Still contains several pages of stamps. Stamps are of blue, green violet, black and red colours. The book’s cover reads: CY -- 8173 Name: NIELSON SUZANNE ALICEStreet Address or R.R. No.: 203 Otter Street City or Town: BANFFProvince: Alberta Telephone Number: 240RATION BOOK 6
- Credit
- Gift of Barbara Buchmann, Banff , 2015
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.1007
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- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- metal; glass; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1160 a-b
- Description
- (a) Circular wire frame sunglasses with olive tinted lenses and curved metal arms coated in brown rubber. Metal attachments on sides of lenses to screen sun in peripheral vision and for safety. Two metal bars between lenses. (b) Olive coloured painted tin case with “ROCHESTER OPTICAL MFG.CO ROCHEST…
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- Title
- Sunglasses
- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- metal; glass; plastic
- Dimensions
- (a) 5.4 (b) 4.5 x (a) 12.2 (b) 14.3 x (a)13.5 (b) 5.7 cm
- Description
- (a) Circular wire frame sunglasses with olive tinted lenses and curved metal arms coated in brown rubber. Metal attachments on sides of lenses to screen sun in peripheral vision and for safety. Two metal bars between lenses. (b) Olive coloured painted tin case with “ROCHESTER OPTICAL MFG.CO ROCHESTER. N.Y. U.S.A.” imprinted on top.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1160 a-b
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