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Date
1905 – 1950
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
102.04.1076
Description
Tarnished metal ashtray, circular with rest for cigarette.
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Title
Ashtray
Date
1905 – 1950
Material
metal
Dimensions
4.0 cm
Description
Tarnished metal ashtray, circular with rest for cigarette.
Subject
packers and guides
camping
smoking
Bert Riggall
Credit
Gift of Dale Burton, Surrey, 1999
Catalogue Number
102.04.1076
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Banff townsite, road trip, Luxton family home, Indigenous families

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of photograph prints pertaining to attractions in and near Banff including the Animal Paddock and golfing at Banff Springs; the Luxton family home and garden and a stray dog on the Luxton property; an unidentified Indigenous couple, two individuals and a family posing near teepees [po…
Date Range
[1905-1908]
[1915-1930]
[1935-1940]
Reference Code
LUX / I / E4 / PA - 127 to 172
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / E : Collected material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / E4 : Photographs
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / E4 / PA - 127 to 172
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
[1905-1908]
[1915-1930]
[1935-1940]
Physical Description
46 photographs : b&w prints; 17.5 x 12 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of photograph prints pertaining to attractions in and near Banff including the Animal Paddock and golfing at Banff Springs; the Luxton family home and garden and a stray dog on the Luxton property; an unidentified Indigenous couple, two individuals and a family posing near teepees [possibly members of the Stoney Nakoda tribe in Morley]; a road trip to Sinclair Canyon with Norman Luxton and friends; and various scenic views of Banff and surrounding area including Sundance Lodge.
Notes
Photographs are not dated - date ranges provided are estimates by Processing Archivist based on content and format of file contents
Name Access
Luxton, Norman
Subject Access
Aerial photography
Animal Paddock
Animals
Dogs
Family and personal life
Landscapes
Land, settlement and immigration
Teepees
Townsite development
Travel
Camping
Public events
Communities
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Morley
Banff National Park
Language
English
Conservation
Items placed in mylar
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
First nations
Land, settlement and immigration
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Date
1905 – 1950
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
104.20.1133
Description
Small aluminum bowl, bottom stamped: “A&F Co.” Typewritten label by Bert Riggall’s daughter Doris Burton: “One of many Porrige Bowls that got very hot but Mr. Crosby Sr., for one, called for at least three refills!”
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Title
Bowl
Date
1905 – 1950
Material
metal
Dimensions
7.0 cm
Description
Small aluminum bowl, bottom stamped: “A&F Co.” Typewritten label by Bert Riggall’s daughter Doris Burton: “One of many Porrige Bowls that got very hot but Mr. Crosby Sr., for one, called for at least three refills!”
Subject
packers and guides
camping
Bert Riggall
Credit
Gift of Dale Burton, Surrey, 1999
Catalogue Number
104.20.1133
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Camps in the Rockies

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1882
Author
Baillie-Grohman, William Adolph
Publisher
London : Sampson & Low
Call Number
F721 B3
Author
Baillie-Grohman, William Adolph
Publisher
London : Sampson & Low
Published Date
1882
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Camping
Rocky Mountains, U.S.
Wyoming
Notes
Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
Call Number
F721 B3
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Date
1900 – 1940
Material
metal; wood
Catalogue Number
104.19.1095
Description
Metal can or bottle opener with black wooden handle. Stamped on side: “SURE-CUT CAN OPENER. PAT. 7-10-04”. Stamped on opener end: “CAP LIFTER & CAN OPENER.”
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Title
Can/Bottle Opener
Date
1900 – 1940
Material
metal; wood
Dimensions
24.0 cm
Description
Metal can or bottle opener with black wooden handle. Stamped on side: “SURE-CUT CAN OPENER. PAT. 7-10-04”. Stamped on opener end: “CAP LIFTER & CAN OPENER.”
Subject
packers and guides
George Harrison
camping
Credit
Gift of Tom Boon, Sidney, 1999
Catalogue Number
104.19.1095
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Date
1908 – 1930
Material
metal; fibre, cotton; mineral, mica
Catalogue Number
102.05.0079
Description
Metal folding lantern for candles. Thin clear fragile mica windows on three sides, (10 x 7cm). Front window damaged at bottom. Base with wire candle holder and 66 small ventilation holes. Also 8 adjustable holes on bottom left and right side. Lid has large ventilation hole protected by peaked roof…
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Title
Candle Lantern
Date
1908 – 1930
Material
metal; fibre, cotton; mineral, mica
Dimensions
25.5 x 9.5 x 11.0 cm
Description
Metal folding lantern for candles. Thin clear fragile mica windows on three sides, (10 x 7cm). Front window damaged at bottom. Base with wire candle holder and 66 small ventilation holes. Also 8 adjustable holes on bottom left and right side. Lid has large ventilation hole protected by peaked roof on hinges. All seams are hinged so that lantern can collapse. Base folds flat up against back of lantern, sides collapse flat and fold to width of one side, lid folds flat and over sides to make compact (18 x 11 x 2 cm.) case. Stored in a thin unbleached cotton bag. Stamped on both sides of roof “THE ‘STONEBRIDGE’ FOLDING LANTERN PAT’D NOV. 20, 1906 JUNE 9, 1908 G.H. STONEBRIDGE M’F’G CO. N.Y.C. MADE IN U.S.A.”
Subject
households
camping
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.05.0079
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Date
c. 1908
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
102.05.0127
Description
Metal folding lantern for candles. Thin clear fragile mica windows on three sides, (10 x 7cm). Front window damaged at bottom. Base with wire candle holder and 66 small ventilation holes. Also 8 adjustable holes on bottom left and right side. Lid has large ventilation hole protected by peaked roof…
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Title
Candle Lantern
Date
c. 1908
Material
metal
Dimensions
35.0 x 8.5 cm
Description
Metal folding lantern for candles. Thin clear fragile mica windows on three sides, (10 x 7cm). Front window damaged at bottom. Base with wire candle holder and 66 small ventilation holes. Also 8 adjustable holes on bottom left and right side. Lid has large ventilation hole protected by peaked roof on hinges. All seams are hinged so that lantern can collapse. Base folds flat up against back of lantern, sides collapse flat and fold to width of one side, lid folds flat and over sides to make compact (18 x 11 x 2 cm.) case. Stored in a thin unbleached cotton bag. Stamped on both sides of roof “THE ‘STONEBRIDGE’ FOLDING LANTERN PAT’D NOV. 20, 1906 JUNE 9, 1908 G.H. STONEBRIDGE M’F’G CO. N.Y.C. MADE IN U.S.A.” A white candle is inside
Subject
camping
backcountry
Elizabeth Rummel
Skoki Lodge
Credit
Gift of Don Gardiner, Canmore, 2022
Catalogue Number
102.05.0127
Images
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Date
1900 – 1950
Material
metal; mineral
Catalogue Number
102.05.1017
Description
Folding metal candle lantern with isinglass or mica windows on sides, manufacturer’s name embossed on top: “STONEBRIDGE FOLDING LANTERN PAT’D NOV. 20, 1900. AUG. ? 1908. STONEBRIDGE MFG. CO. N.Y. MADE IN U.S.A.”
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Title
Candle Lantern
Date
1900 – 1950
Material
metal; mineral
Dimensions
12.0 x 19.0 cm
Description
Folding metal candle lantern with isinglass or mica windows on sides, manufacturer’s name embossed on top: “STONEBRIDGE FOLDING LANTERN PAT’D NOV. 20, 1900. AUG. ? 1908. STONEBRIDGE MFG. CO. N.Y. MADE IN U.S.A.”
Subject
packers and guides
camping
Bert Riggall
Credit
Gift of Dale Burton, Surrey, 1999
Catalogue Number
102.05.1017
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Date
1905 – 1950
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
104.20.1131 a,b
Description
Two aluminum coffepots: a) charred, with handle on side, bail handle at top, bottom stamped: “SUPREME ALUMINUM WARE. MADE IN CANADA”; b) folding wire handle on side, bail handle at top, and flat lid with metal ring handle.
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Title
Coffeepot
Date
1905 – 1950
Material
metal
Dimensions
17.5 cm
Description
Two aluminum coffepots: a) charred, with handle on side, bail handle at top, bottom stamped: “SUPREME ALUMINUM WARE. MADE IN CANADA”; b) folding wire handle on side, bail handle at top, and flat lid with metal ring handle.
Subject
packers and guides
camping
Bert Riggall
Credit
Gift of Dale Burton, Surrey, 1999
Catalogue Number
104.20.1131 a,b
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Family and friends early photographs

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Part Of
Kidney family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 79 photographs pertaining to various friends and members of the Woodworth family in and around the Bow Valley. Includes group and individual photographs, people on horseback, camping and hiking trips, swimming at the Cave and Basin, unnamed individuals posing by demolished building…
Date Range
[ca. 1905 - ca. 1910]
1914 - 1918
[ca. 1920]
Reference Code
V324 / IV / A / PA - 1 to 72
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
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 / PA - 1 to 72
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
[ca. 1905 - ca. 1910]
1914 - 1918
[ca. 1920]
Physical Description
79 photographs : b&w prints ; 18.5 x 24.5 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of 79 photographs pertaining to various friends and members of the Woodworth family in and around the Bow Valley. Includes group and individual photographs, people on horseback, camping and hiking trips, swimming at the Cave and Basin, unnamed individuals posing by demolished buildings on Banff Avenue, and a Masonic Hall dance in 1914. Named individuals include Jack and Ted MacAulay, Emma Hesse, J.D. Anderson, Bill Round Jr., Ada Wilson, Ben Woodworth Jr., George Paris, Bull Ritchie and Margaret Dunsmore.
Notes
Some dates are estimates provided by the Processing Archivist based on format and content.
Name Access
MacAulay, Jack
MacAulay, Ted
Wilson, Ada
Paris, George
Dunsmore, Margaret
Woodworth, Ben
Woodworth, Annie
Woodworth, Agnes
Ritchie, Bull
Anderson, J. D. (Jack)
Round, F. W. E. (Bill), Jr.
Hesse, Emma
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Swimming
Community events
Children
Horses
Travel
Camping
Construction
Winter
Masonic Lodge
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Cave and Basin
Lake Louise
Yoho National Park
Language
English
Conservation
Torn item and item with adhesive stains have both been placed in mylar
Category
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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