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Commercial travel postcards
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55101
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of collected commercial postcards from Canada, the United States, Central America, Europe and the United Kingdom [non-annotated]. File includes loose postcards, postcard sets and fold-out photo card booklets.
- Date Range
- [1900-1960]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PG - 1 to 8
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III/ D : Other materials
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PG - 1 to 8
- Date Range
- [1900-1960]
- Physical Description
- ca. 630 b&w and col. postcards ; 23 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of collected commercial postcards from Canada, the United States, Central America, Europe and the United Kingdom [non-annotated]. File includes loose postcards, postcard sets and fold-out photo card booklets.
- Notes
- Items in this file have been organized by geographical location. See "Content Details" entry field for contents of individual folders.
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Events
- Environment
- European travel
- Environment and Nature
- Travel
- Tourism
- Waterfalls
- Wildlife
- Leisure
- Landscapes
- History
- Mountains
- Public events
- Public entertainment
- National parks and reserves
- Centennial
- Buildings and memorials
- Banff National Park
- Art
- Photography
- Postcards
- Royalty
- Seascapes
- Ship
- Souvenir
- Sports and recreation
- Tourist information
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Lake Louise
- Calgary
- British Columbia
- Vancouver
- Rocky Mountains
- Selkirks
- Ontario
- Sault Ste. Marie
- Owen Sound
- Toronto
- Quebec
- Montreal
- United States of America
- Yellowstone National Park
- Colorado
- Denver
- Florida
- California
- Chicago
- Michigan
- France
- Paris
- England
- London
- Cuba
- Mexico
- Ireland
- Dublin
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Some copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- French
- Related Material
- Items in this file were separated from annotated postcards [processed as LUX / III / A1 / 25 to 27]
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- File is organized into 8 folders, numbered LUX / III / D / PG - 1 to 8. PG - 1 : Banff National Park PG - 2 : Canadian Rockies and Selkirks PG - 3 : Alberta and British Columbia [Other] PG - 4 : Canada PG - 5 : United States of America PG - 6 : United States of America, cont.'d [postcard sets and 1933 Chicago World Fair] PG - 7 : Foreign PG - 8 : Other [location not specified]
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Personal Photographs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55934
- Part Of
- O. Kathleen Wilson fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 116 b&w photographs of O. Kathleen Wilson, her friends and coworkers at the Chateau Lake Louise, celebrities and royalty, hiking, climbing, prisoners of war, and scenery around the Lake Louise and Glacier B.C. areas, including tea houses, hotels, trains, and alpine huts.
- Date Range
- [ca.1916-1935]
- Reference Code
- V699 / PA - 01 to PA - 116
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
221 images
- Part Of
- O. Kathleen Wilson fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V699
- Sous-Fonds
- V699
- Accession Number
- 3012, 3255, 3815, 3856, 3938, 3976, 4040, 5178
- Reference Code
- V699 / PA - 01 to PA - 116
- Date Range
- [ca.1916-1935]
- Physical Description
- 11 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- O. Kathleen Wilson was employed at the Chateau Lake Louise at Lake Louise, Alberta in the 1920s.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 116 b&w photographs of O. Kathleen Wilson, her friends and coworkers at the Chateau Lake Louise, celebrities and royalty, hiking, climbing, prisoners of war, and scenery around the Lake Louise and Glacier B.C. areas, including tea houses, hotels, trains, and alpine huts.
- Subject Access
- Abbot Pass Hut
- Activities
- Airplanes
- Architecture
- Automobiles
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Banff townsite
- Biographical
- Buffalo
- Camps
- Castle Mountain
- Cave and Basin
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Climbing
- Clothing and dress
- Employees
- Entertainment
- First Nations
- Glacier House
- Glacier House Hotel
- Guides
- Horses
- Hotels
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Agnes Teahouse
- Landscapes
- Landslides
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- Movie Stars
- Musicians
- Portrait
- Plain of Six Glacier Teahouse
- Prisoners of War
- Railways
- Royal tours
- Royal Visit
- Scenery
- Swimming
- Swiss Guides
- Teahouses
- Trains
- War
- Waterfalls
- Women
- Work
- World War I
- Tally-hos
- Geographic Access
- Lake Louise
- Glacier
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Wilson, O. Kathleen
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Photograph album
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions14745
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 114 unbound pages from a photo album. Album contains views of people, places and activities from across Canada from Hudson Bay and Ontario to the Canadian Rockies. Views pertain to visitors and local personalities, sports and recreation, camping, facilities and buildings, trips, ev…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1915-1930]
- Reference Code
- V465 / PD - 4
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V465
- Sous-Fonds
- V465
- Accession Number
- 6160, 6180
- Reference Code
- V465 / PD - 4
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Parallel Title
- Parallel title is orginal title given
- Date Range
- [ca. 1915-1930]
- Physical Description
- 1 album (108 photographs : b&w ; 24.4 x 29.9 cm)
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 114 unbound pages from a photo album. Album contains views of people, places and activities from across Canada from Hudson Bay and Ontario to the Canadian Rockies. Views pertain to visitors and local personalities, sports and recreation, camping, facilities and buildings, trips, events, scenic views. Many views include people. Captions accompany many images Includes: 1 38887 - Canada. Hudson Bay. The Nastapoka Falls. 2 38886 - Canada. Hudson Bay. Cape Dufferin. Esquimos trading their white foxes at a Revillon Freres Post. 3 38885 - Canada. Hudson Bay. Esquimo family building their igloo. The man and woman on the roof are filling in with snow the chinks between the blocks of ice. Below, the boy is closing the door. 4 38884 - Canada. Hudson Bay. Esquimos eating in the interior of their igloo. Notice the soap stone kettle hanging over the soap stone dish full of burning blubber. 5 38883 - Canada. Hudson Bay. An Esquimo child with his bow and arrow. 6 Hudson Bay: A very old Esquimo / 38882 7 38881 - Canada. Hudson Bay. Cape Dufferin. The Revillon Freres trading station at Cape Dufferin. Notice the banks of snow against the walls of the house to keep the drifts away. In the foreground are two Esquimo igloos which the natives who came to trade furs built as their stay, may last several days. 8 38880 - Canada. Hudson Bay. An Esquimo drilling a large piece of soap stone to make a kettle. 9 38879 - Canada. Hudson Bay. Father and son. This Esquimo has taken his child out to sea in his kayak (canoe made of seal hides) to teach him how to jig for rock cod. 10 38878 - Canada. Hudson Bay. An Esquimo mother and child. 11 CN285 - Mt. Ishbel, Canadian Pacific Rockies. 12 CN83 - Canada. Lake Superior. Drying fishing nets. 13 CN110 - Canada. Ontario, Brampton. Main street of Brampton. 14 CN121 - Canada. Ontario, Port Arthur. Great Lakes Cruise, Thunder Cape. 15 CN106 - Canada. Ontario. Flowerpot Island off Tobermorry. 16 CN202 - Canada. Ontario. Georgian Bay. Beansoleil Park. 17 CN201 - Canada. Ontario. Lake of Bays. Yachting at Bigwin Inn. 18 CN108 - Canada. Ontario. Kirkland Lake district. 19 CN107 - Canada. Ontario. North Bay. Street scene. 20 CN253 - Canada. Ontario. The highway bridge over the Welland Canal opening to permit a steamer to pass. 21 CN250 - Canada. Ontario. A steamer passing through the Well and Canal. 22 CN252 - Canada. Ontario. A steamer in the Welland Canal passing a bridge which has been opened to permit its passage. 23 CN251 - Canada. Ontario. A set of locks on the Welland Canal. 24 CN192 - Canada. The Welland Ship Canal. General view of the lower entrance, Lock No. 1, looking south. 25 CN170 - Canada. Ontario. Welland Canal, shipping at Lock No. 3. 26 CN191 - Canada. Ontario. The "Naronic" at the Soo Locks. 27 Untitled : [unidentified building] / "1 X 46 R" 28 CN181 - Canada. Ontario. Ottawa. These little Ottawa people know their business already. Refusing to be harnessed for "mushing" along the hillside near Canada's capital and winter carnival city. Bozo nevertheless does not object to helping out with what is neither dog-back riding nor skiing 29 CN162 - Canada. Ontario. Ottawa. Rockcliffe Park. 30 CN175 1 x 46 R - Rideau Hall, Ottawa, the official residence of the Governor General of Canada. 31 CN179 - Canada. Ontario. Ottawa. Skating champion. 32 CN184 - Canada. Ontario. Ottawa. Skiing on Dome Hill. 33 [Print missing] / CN109 - Canada. Ontario. Ottawa Parliament Buildings. 34 CN104 - Canada. Ontario. Toronto. Big buildings of Toronto. 35 CN105 - Canada. Ontario. Toronto. Bay Street. 36 CN23 - Canada. Toronto. Bathing in the Humber River. 37 CN23 - Canada. Ontario. 38 [Page missing] / CN45 - Canada. Ontario. Niagara in bloom. 39 CN52 - Canada. Ontario. Niagara. 40 CN51 - Canada. A Niagara fruit orchard in blossom time. 41 CN58 - Canada. Ontario Province. Schumacher Canaurum Mine. 700 foot level. 42 CN88 - Canada. A railroad engineer at his post. 43 CN139 - Canada. Beaver felling a tree. 44 CN21 - Canada. Ontario. Fishing at Devil's Hole, Algonquin Park. 45 CN50 - Canada. Ontario. Washagami Section. Bass fishing. 46 CN137 - Canada. Beavers at work 47 [Print missing] / CN49 48 CN28 - Canada. Harvest time. 49 CN25 - Canada. Harvesting in western Canada. 50 CN29 - Canada. Harvesting. 51 CN27 - Canada. Harvesting in western Canada. 52 CN102 - Canada. Alberta, Leduc. Raccoon on the Grathside Farm. 53 CN126 - Canada. Alberta, Jasper National Park. Squirrel at Jasper Park Lodge. 54 CN127 - Canada. Alberta. "A cat and dog existence" has its pleasures. according to Bowser, the faithful household canine of Caretaker Andrews at Jasper Park Lodge, who looks after this famous hostelry in the heart of the Canadian Rockies during the months when its grounds are no longer thronged with tourists, and to prove it, Bowser has adopted a homeless kitten which he found on the streets of Jasper town and took home with him. Here he is rocking his chum to sleep in front of the Andrew's home 55 CN26 - Canada. Alberta, Rockford. Gathering stooks. 56 CN180 - Canada. Alberta. Bear in Jasper National Park. 57 CN182 - Canada. Alberta. Buffalo and elk in Wainwright (Buffalo) National Park. 58 CN178 - Canada. Alberta. Bear up a tree in Jasper National Park. 59 CN138 - Canada. Alberta. Beaver house near Jasper. 60 [Print missing] / CN148 - Canada. The Rockies. Lakes in the Clouds seen from Little Beehive. 61 CN145 - Canada. The Rockies. View of Chalet Lake Louise from the top of Little Beehive. 62 CN147 - Canada. The Rockies. Scene at Lake Louise. 63 CN144 - Canada. The Rockies. Early morn at Lake Louise. 64 Canada. the Rockies. Lake Louise. The Lake Louise Hotel seen from the air 65 CN157 - Canada. Alberta. Banff. (The Rockies) A view showing the Springs Hotel and a Grayline Bus. Banff Springs Hotel. 66 CN156 - Canada. Alberta, Banff. (the Rockies) Indian Days. The Springs Hotel. Banff Springs Hotel. 67 CN146 - Canada. The Rockies. Lake Louise. Chalet Lake Louise, the Canadian Pacific Railway Hotel. 68 CN87 - Canada. Br. Columbia. Victoria. Feeding the swans in the park. 69 CN84 - Canada. Br. Columbia. Victoria. A dove cot in the garden of a Victorian home, a real English touch. 70 56860 - Canada. Br. Columbia. Victoria. Trimmed shrubbery on an estate. It has been the hobby of the owner for over 30 years to trim these trees (yew, barberry, white thorn, and golden holly.) into the shape of animals, birds, and figures. -- Owner: W. J. Pendray. 71 [Print missing] / CN82 72 48470 - Canada. British Columbia near Westminster. Salmon fishing fleet on the Fraser River near Westminster. 73 CN81 - Canada. British Columbia. Spence's Bridge. Indian graveyard. 74 CN48 - Canada. British Columbia. Kelowna. Apple orchard in bloom. 75 CN141 - Canada. British Columbia. Inside passage. 76 CN221 - Canada. British Columbia. Kitwanga. A dog totem. 77 CN120 - Canada. Western Canada. Old shepherd watching flock of sheep. 78 CN128 - Canada. Sheep grazing. 79 CN287 - Lake Louise, Mount Saddleback. 80 CN291 - Lake Louise, The Chalet of the Swiss Guides, in midwinter. 81 CN285 - Mt. Ishbel, Canadian Pacific Rockies. 82 CN151 - Canada. The Rockies. Lake 0' Hara, Victoria Glacier and the Seven Sisters Falls in the background. Date: 1927 83 56861 - Canada. Drive by stage from Field to Emerald Lake. Scene in pine forest, mountains with glacier ahead. 84 CN149 - Canada. The Rockies. Emerald Lake Chalet. 85 CN150 - Canada. The Rockies. Emerald Lake seen from the Chalet veranda. 86 CN153 - Canada. The Rockies. Morraine Lake in the Valley of Ten Peak. [Correction: Moraine Lake] 87 [Print missing] / CN154 - Canada. The Rockies. Lake Morraine and the Tower of Babel. 88 CN152 - Canada. The Rockies. Sinclair Canyon. 89 48871 - Canada. Royal Mounted Policeman. 90 CN85 - Canada. The Rockies. "Bad man" of the Kananaskis. 91 CN86 - Canada. The Rockies. A Cowboy and his steed. 92 CN78 - Canada. Lake Louise at sunset. 93 CN12 - Canada. British Columbia (Canadian Rockies) Mt. Robson. 94 CN10 - Canada. British Columbia (Canadian Rockies) Mt. Robson showing the glaciers and Berg Lake. 95 [Print missing] / CN7 - Canada. British Columbia (Canadian Rockies). Mt. Robson showing the two glaciers and Berg Lake. 96 Canada. British Columbia (Canadian Rockies) One of the glaciers of Mt. Robson. 97 CN6 - Canada. Scene in the Canadian Rockies. 98 CN79 - Canada. A beautiful scene in the Canadian Rockies. 99 CN79 - Canada. Stoney Indians of the Canadian Rockies 100 [Print missing] / CN6 - Canada. Scene in the Canadian Rockies - Modern ways are slow in creeping upon this small settlement of Stoney Indians 101 CN18 - Canada. Reindeer of the Canadian Rockies. [Correction: bull elk] 102 CN3 - Canada. Scene in the Canadian Rockies. Pack-train on the Badge Pass at twilight 103 CN5 - Canada. Scene in the Canadian Rockies. Mountain sheep "posing" for the camera. 104 CN13 - Canada. A scene in the Canadian Rockies : [Twin Falls, Yoho National Park] 105 CN11 - Canada. Scene in the Canadian Rockies : [Three Sisters, Canmore] 106 CN18 - Canada. Scene in the Canadian Rockies : [Lake Louise with Mt. Lefroy] 107 CN19 - Canada. Scene in the Canadian Rockies : [Maligne Lake, Samson Peak on left] 108 CN17 - Canada. Scene in the Canadian Rockies : [Bow River and Mount Rundle, Alberta] 109 CN16 - Canada. A scene in the Canadian Rockies : [Suspension bridge over Eraser River Canyon, B.C. Hell's Gate] 110 CN15 - Canada. Scene in the Canadian Rockies : [Bow River looking east from Banff Springs Hotel area] 111 CN14 - Canada. Scene in the Canadian Rockies : [view from Mount Victoria, above Lake Oesa, looking north toward Ringrose Mountain] 112 CN4 - Canada. Scene in the Canadian Rockies. The mirror-like surface of Lake Louise serves to reflect the riot of nature's splendor prevailing on all sides. 113 24419 - Canada. Sheep grazing. 114 PD65 - [Man seeding a field, possibly Ontario].
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- Subject Access
- Inuit
- Activities
- Agriculture
- Animals
- Automobiles
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Bears
- Bison
- Black Bears
- Boats
- Buffalo
- Buildings
- Carvings
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Children
- Coal and coal mines
- Commerce and industry
- Communities
- Description and travel
- Dockyard
- Dogs
- Elk
- Environment
- Farmland
- First Nations
- Flowers
- Holidays
- Hotels
- Indigenous Peoples
- Industry
- Labour
- Landscapes
- Leisure
- Mines and mineral resources
- Mining
- Mountains
- Municipal views
- Personal and Family Life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Photography
- Raccoon
- Recreation
- Regalia
- Scenery
- Ship
- Stoney Nakoda
- Swimming
- Tourism
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Waterfalls
- Wildlife
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Ottawa
- Toronto
- Ontario
- Jasper National Park
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Emerald Lake
- Yoho National Park
- Victoria
- British Columbia
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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