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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of Eleanor Luxton's personal album which contains 195 black and white prints pasted in, most spreads are captioned. Content pertains to family and school photographs, events and travels between 1921 and 1925, in addition to potentional childhood photographs as well. Locations include …
Date Range
1921 - 1925
Reference Code
LUX / II / E / PD / 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Album
Print
  1 Electronic Resource  
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 / PD / 1
GMD
Photograph
Album
Print
Date Range
1921 - 1925
Physical Description
Photograph Album: 1 image from album (195 b&w prints)
Scope & Content
File consists of Eleanor Luxton's personal album which contains 195 black and white prints pasted in, most spreads are captioned. Content pertains to family and school photographs, events and travels between 1921 and 1925, in addition to potentional childhood photographs as well. Locations include Banff, Lake Louise, Yoho, Marble Canyon, Takakkaw Falls, Lake Minnewanka, Summit Lake, Victoria, Vancouver, Yoho Valley Bungalow Camp and Radium Hot Springs. Events include the opening of the Banff-Wintermere Highway at Kootenay Crossing in 1921, a dog derby on frozen Lake Minnewanka, Banff Indian Days, Banff Winter Carnival. Subjects include unidentified and identified people including Norman Luxton, Georgina Luxton, Enos Hunter, Ben Kaquitts, Hector Crawler, John Englishman, Mrs. Wood, Edmée, Mrs Mitt and Miss Maemillan. Album cover is leather with burned annotation "Snap Shots" with paint and cloth leaf detailing. The album i sbound by a cord with leather tassels.
Notes
File consists of several loose photographs. Some photographs are detaching from the paper.
Name Access
Luxton, Eleanor
Luxton, Norman
Luxton, Georgina
Englishman, John
Kaquitts, Tom
Crawler, Hector
Hunter, Enos
Subject Access
Chateau Lake Louise
Banff Indian Days
Banff Winter Carnival
Banff
Banff Gun Club
Banff National Park
Bighorn Sheep
Cave and Basin
Community events
Dogs
Family and personal life
Indigenous Peoples
Parades
Takakkaw Falls
Twin Falls Chalet
Winter Carnival
Yoho Valley Bungalow Camp
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Alberta
British Columbia
Victoria
Victoria Glacier
Vancouver
Butchart Gardens
Lake Louise
Lake Minnewanka
Radium
Yoho National Park
Marble Canyon
Language
English
Creator
Luxton, Eleanor
Title Source
Title given by Archivist based on contents of album
Processing Status
Processed
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Date
1920 – 1950
Material
skin; metal
Catalogue Number
105.06.1010
Description
Leather bag with handle, Yoho Camp. 3 pieces leather, attached with rivets spaced closely together. Opening has 4 pieces of leather covered metal 22.0 long, enabling it to open wide, attached with rivets. Steel closures centre top for lock. Leather carrying handle, inscribed into the leather: "Mt. …
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Title
Mailbag
Date
1920 – 1950
Material
skin; metal
Dimensions
43.0 x 11.0 x 40.0 cm
Description
Leather bag with handle, Yoho Camp. 3 pieces leather, attached with rivets spaced closely together. Opening has 4 pieces of leather covered metal 22.0 long, enabling it to open wide, attached with rivets. Steel closures centre top for lock. Leather carrying handle, inscribed into the leather: "Mt. Stephen House" painted on "C.P.R.Yoho Camp".
Subject
lodges
Yoho Camp
Mt. Stephen House
C.P.R.
Canadian Pacific Railway
Credit
Gift of Claude Brewster, Banff, 1966
Catalogue Number
105.06.1010
Images
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Date
1927 – 1927
Material
paper; wood; glass; metal; fibre
Catalogue Number
105.02.0034
Description
A black and white photograph of a man on a horse (side view of Philip Moore sitting on pinto pony) at Yoho Park. The photograph is in a simple carved wooden gold coloured frame.
  1 image  
Title
Photographic Print
Date
1927 – 1927
Material
paper; wood; glass; metal; fibre
Dimensions
9.7 (image) x 14.2 (image) cm
Description
A black and white photograph of a man on a horse (side view of Philip Moore sitting on pinto pony) at Yoho Park. The photograph is in a simple carved wooden gold coloured frame.
Subject
photography
animals, horses
Philip Moore
Canadian Pacific Railway
parks, Yoho
camping
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.02.0034
Images
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Date
1927 – 1927
Material
paper; wood; glass
Catalogue Number
105.02.0039
Description
A black and white photograph of a young woman (Edmee Moore Reid) standing in riding clothes (shirt, neck kerchief, beaded belt, pants with cuffs up, cowboy boots) in front of a wooden wall at Yoho Park. The photo is framed in a plain wooden frame with the grain running perpendicular to the shape o…
  1 image  
Title
Photographic Print
Date
1927 – 1927
Material
paper; wood; glass
Dimensions
18.0; 20.0 (frame) x 11.0; 12.9 (frame) cm
Description
A black and white photograph of a young woman (Edmee Moore Reid) standing in riding clothes (shirt, neck kerchief, beaded belt, pants with cuffs up, cowboy boots) in front of a wooden wall at Yoho Park. The photo is framed in a plain wooden frame with the grain running perpendicular to the shape of the frame.
Subject
photography
Edmee Moore Reid
parks, Yoho Park
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.02.0039
Images
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Report of the commissioner of Canadian National Parks : for the year ending March 31, 1923

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19988
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1924
Author
J.B. Harkin [commissioner]
Publisher
Ottawa : F. A. Acland [printer to the King's most Exxcellent Majesty]
Call Number
13.116 In8r 1923
Author
J.B. Harkin [commissioner]
Responsibility
Department of the Interior and Canadian National Parks Branch
Publisher
Ottawa : F. A. Acland [printer to the King's most Exxcellent Majesty]
Published Date
1924
Physical Description
36 pages.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Yoho National Park
Waterton
Elk Island National Park
Jasper National Park
Buffalo
National parks
Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountains Canada
Abstract
Pertains to the commissioner report of the Canadian National Parks for the year 1923. Published in 1924, the report was used to reflect on the events, successes and downfalls of the previous calendar year. The report discusses many of the National Parks including, but not limited to, Buffalo National Park, Yoho National Park, Elk Island National Park, Waterton Lake National Park and Jasper National Park. Additionally, the report covers the Rocky Mountains Park. The publication covers topics relating to wildlife, revenue generated and other relevant information pertaining to the status of the National Parks. The report serves as a comprehensive guide to understanding the status and condition of the Canadian National Parks as they were in the early 20th century.
Accession Number
7201
Call Number
13.116 In8r 1923
Collection
Archives Library
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Report of the commissioner of Canadian National Parks : for the year ending March 31, 1925

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19989
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1926
Author
J.B. Harkin [commissioner]
Publisher
Ottawa : F. A. Acland [printer to the King's most Exxcellent Majesty]
Call Number
13.116 In8r 1925
Author
J.B. Harkin [commissioner]
Responsibility
Department of the Interior and Canadian National Parks Branch
Publisher
Ottawa : F. A. Acland [printer to the King's most Exxcellent Majesty]
Published Date
1926
Physical Description
34 pages.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Yoho National Park
Waterton
Elk Island National Park
Jasper National Park
Buffalo
National parks
Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountains Canada
Abstract
Pertains to the commissioner report of the Canadian National Parks for the year 1925. Published in 1926, the report was used to reflect on the events, successes and downfalls of the previous calendar year. The report discusses many of the National Parks including, but not limited to, Buffalo National Park, Yoho National Park, Elk Island National Park, Waterton Lake National Park and Jasper National Park. Additionally, the report covers the Rocky Mountains Park. The publication covers topics relating to wildlife, revenue generated and other relevant information pertaining to the status of the National Parks. The report serves as a comprehensive guide to understanding the status and condition of the Canadian National Parks as they were in the early 20th century.
Accession Number
7201
Call Number
13.116 In8r 1925
Collection
Archives Library
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Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Published Date
1921
Publisher
Dept. of the Interior, Ottawa
Call Number
C2-4.3
Publisher
Dept. of the Interior, Ottawa
Published Date
1921
Physical Description
1 map : col
Scale
Scale: 1:125,000
Relief: Contour Interval 250'
Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Subjects
Yoho Park
Notes
13 duplicates in map room - Accn. 400
Accession Number
372
400 deaccessioned
Call Number
C2-4.3
Collection
Archives Library
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Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Published Date
1927
Publisher
Ottawa: Topographical Survey of Canada
Call Number
C2-4.3a
Publisher
Ottawa: Topographical Survey of Canada
Published Date
1927
Physical Description
1 map : col
Scale
Scale: 1:126,270
Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Subjects
Yoho National Park
Accession Number
4008 deaccessioned
3069
5956 deaccessioned
Call Number
C2-4.3a
Collection
Archives Library
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Yoho Valley Bungalow Camp, Canadian Pacific Rockies

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue8551
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1925
Call Number
02.6 Yo7 Pam
Responsibility
Canadian Pacific Railway
Published Date
1925
Physical Description
10p. : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Yoho National Park
Accession Number
3069
Call Number
02.6 Yo7 Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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