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Banff and area photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of b&w photograph negatives of unidentified people interacting with black bears in Banff, exteriors of the Indian Trading Post, view from Mount Norquay Lookout, a canyon, and winter scenes.

Date Range: [1940-1962]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D6c / NA - 18 to NA - 31

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

14 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Personal and professional

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D / 6 : Other activities and interests

Reference Code: LUX / I / D6c / NA - 18 to NA - 31

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [1940-1962]

Physical Description: 14 photographs: b&w negatives; 9.5 x 6 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of b&w photograph negatives of unidentified people interacting with black bears in Banff, exteriors of the Indian Trading Post, view from Mount Norquay Lookout, a canyon, and winter scenes.

Name Access: Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Bears; Bear; Black Bears; Winter; Dogs

Geographic Access: Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Bear Street

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of an intersection on Bear Street wtih Cascade Mountain in the distance

Date Range: [ca. 1930-1940]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 8 / PA - 658

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 8 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Banff and Area Skiing

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 8 / PA - 658

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1930-1940]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of an intersection on Bear Street wtih Cascade Mountain in the distance

Subject Access: Banff townsite; Bear Street; Buildings; Cascade Mountain

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Collected materials, commercial postcards

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Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 41 commercial postcards, mostly produced in Banff by Byron Harmon. Content pertains to Banff and the Canadian Rockies; sports including snowshoeing, hiking, curling and boating; landscapes nd mountain views; multiple hotels in and near Banff [the Banff Springs Hotel, Chateau Lake L…

Date Range: [ca. 1905 - ca. 1910]; 1912; 1915; [ca. 1920]; [ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]; [ca. 1960]

Reference Code: V324 / VI / PG - 1 to 41

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard

Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M74 / V324

Series: V324 / VI : Collected materials

Sous-Fonds: V324

Accession Number: 2016.8581

Reference Code: V324 / VI / PG - 1 to 41

GMD: Postcard

Responsibility: Produced by Byron Harmon, Canadian Postcard Co. Ltd., Valentine - Black Co. Ltd, G & W Fear Photographers, Dexter Press Inc.

Date Range: [ca. 1905 - ca. 1910]; 1912; 1915; [ca. 1920]; [ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]; [ca. 1960]

Physical Description: 41 postcards : b&w and col. ; 10 x 14.5 cm and 9 x 14 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 41 commercial postcards, mostly produced in Banff by Byron Harmon. Content pertains to Banff and the Canadian Rockies; sports including snowshoeing, hiking, curling and boating; landscapes nd mountain views; multiple hotels in and near Banff [the Banff Springs Hotel, Chateau Lake Louise, Cascade Hotel and Mount Royal Hotel]; Banff's fish hatchery; hoodoo rock formations; animals at the Banff Zoo including bears and buffalo, and other local wildlife; the Cave and Basin; a military base camp in Petawawa, Ontario where Forest Kidney was stationed in World War I; and the Bank of Commerce building in Toronto.

Notes: Some dates are estimates provided by the Processing Archivist

Name Access: Harmon, Byron; Kidney, Forest H. (Pop)

Subject Access: Mountain; Hiking; Sports; Winter sports; Curling; Snowshoes and snowshoeing; Hotel; Banff Spring Hotel; Chateau Lake Louise; Cascade Hotel; Mount Royal Hotel; Swimming; Hot Springs; Landscapes; Boats; Geological formation; Animals; Buffalo; Bear; Train; Travel; World War I; Military

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Cave and Basin; Robson Glacier; Bankhead; Lake Louise; British Columbia; Field; Bow River; Castle Mountain; Mount Rundle; France; Arras; Ontario; Petawawa; Toronto

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: One item with adhesive stains on back has been placed in mylar to protect adjacent items

Category: Environment; Commerce and industry; Sports, recreation and leisure; Military; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Maude Woodworth postcard album, Banff Zoo, Lethbridge

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Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one album containing 35 black and white postcards and 1 colour postcard. Contents pertain to wildlife in the Rocky Mountains, including moose, bears, big horn sheep, buffalo, cougars, deer and elk, at least some of which were held in the Banff Zoo. File also contains images of Leth…

Date Range: [1909 - ca. 1920]

Reference Code: V324 / IV / A / PD - 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Postcard

Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M74 / V324

Series: V324 / IV : Family, friends and community records

Sous-Fonds: V324

Sub-Series: V324 / IV / A : 1886 - 1920

Accession Number: 2016.8581

Reference Code: V324 / IV / A / PD - 1

GMD: Album; Postcard

Responsibility: Many items produced by Byron Harmon

Date Range: [1909 - ca. 1920]

Physical Description: 1 album (36 photographs : b&w and col. ; 14 x 8.5 cm)

History / Biographical: The Banff Zoo operated as a tourist attraction from about 1905 until 1937, when it was shut down due to concerns about animal cruelty. While it was open, the Banff Zoo held monkeys, cougars, a polar bear named "Buddy" [acquired in 1907], two bear cubs from 1915 onwards, and various other wildlife.

Scope & Content: File consists of one album containing 35 black and white postcards and 1 colour postcard. Contents pertain to wildlife in the Rocky Mountains, including moose, bears, big horn sheep, buffalo, cougars, deer and elk, at least some of which were held in the Banff Zoo. File also contains images of Lethbridge [ca. 1909], Col. Cyril Childe [ca. 1920], Mt. Rundle, Niagara Canyon and other untitled views of the Canadian Rockies. One image depicting Lethbridge is dated 1909, stamped and annotated.

Notes: Most dates given are estimates provided by the Processing Archivist based on format and content of items; Numerous items appear to be missing; Inside cover of album reads: "Maud Woodworth from W.R. Lewis [?] ... 1909"

Name Access: Childe, Cyril; Harmon, Byron; Woodworth, Maude

Subject Access: Wildlife; Animals; Bear; Moose; Sheep; Buffalo; Cougar; Deer; Elk; Landscapes; Zoo; Banff Zoo; Tourism

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; Banff; Lethbridge; British Columbia; Niagara Canyon

Access Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Item must be kept in separate storage from other albums due to its cloth/leather cover material

Category: Family and personal life; Environment

Biographical Source Notes: http://banff.ca/index.aspx?NID=480

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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News and Professional Life Scrapbook

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook containing articles, newspaper and magazine clippings, and pamphlets using Morant's photographs. Includes magazine and newspaper clippings pertaining to Morant being attacked by a grizzly bear and his work photographing the Canadian war effort for World War II.

Date Range: [ca. 1940]

Reference Code: M300 / II / B2 / 3

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: M300

Sub-Series: II / B Professional records : career records

Accession Number: 7784

Reference Code: M300 / II / B2 / 3

GMD: Scrapbook

Responsibility: Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [ca. 1940]

Physical Description: 3.5 cm of textual records (101 pages ; 26 x 30 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook containing articles, newspaper and magazine clippings, and pamphlets using Morant's photographs. Includes magazine and newspaper clippings pertaining to Morant being attacked by a grizzly bear and his work photographing the Canadian war effort for World War II.

Name Access: Morant, Nicholas (Nick)

Subject Access: Advertising; Magazine; Newspaper; Skiing; Bear; Grizzly Bears; War; World War II

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Banff National Park; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: Blank pages not scanned ; pages 70 and 71 not scanned due to being stuck together at the binding.

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Wildlife

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to animals in the wild and in the Banff Animal Paddocks.

Date Range: [ca. 1905-1914]

Reference Code: V48 / I / A / NA - 419 to 470

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Film; Negative; Transparency

52 images

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V48

Series: I.A. Negatives : Film

Sous-Fonds: V48

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V48 / I / A / NA - 419 to 470

GMD: Film; Negative; Transparency

Date Range: [ca. 1905-1914]

Physical Description: 52 photographs : negatives, film

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to animals in the wild and in the Banff Animal Paddocks.

Notes: Identifications provided by Archives LIST OF NEGATIVES :; 419 Stumps of trees cut by beaver; 420, 421 Beaver dam; 422 Coyote lying in bush; 423 Coyote; 424 to 426 Mountain goat, [1906?]; 427 to 430 Cougar in Banff Zoo, [1907?]; 431 Mounted specimen of cougar attacking deer, Luxton's Sign of the Goat Curio store, [1907?]; 432 Moose feeding on tree; 433, 434 Moose; 435 Moose feeding on branches; 436 Buckdeer; 437 Deer; 438 Elk; 439 to 441 Bull elk; 442 Elk; 443 to 445 Banff Animal Paddock, [1906?]: elk herd; 446 to 448 Banff Animal Paddock, [1906?]: antelope; 449 to 465 Banff Animal Paddock, [1906?]: buffalo, incl. Sir Donald? (451, 454, 455, 458, 459, 462) and buffalo fighting (463, 465); 466, 467 Canada Jay; 468 to 470 [Sharptail Grouse?]