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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 24 textual records including bound books, small booklets and brochures. Content pertains to travel and tourism in the Canadian Rockies, Calgary, Fort Langley, Vancouver, Saskatoon, Montana, and Japan. Includes two "pocket directories" for Vancouver [1899 and 1900] and one for Saska…
- Date Range
- 1899-1900
- [1905-1910]
- 1907
- [1912]
- 1914
- 1919-1920
- [1925-1930]
- 1935
- 1953-1954
- 1957-1958
- [1960-1965]
- 1963
- 1972-1973
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 15 to 18
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / F : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / F1 : Textual
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 15 to 18
- Date Range
- 1899-1900
- [1905-1910]
- 1907
- [1912]
- 1914
- 1919-1920
- [1925-1930]
- 1935
- 1953-1954
- 1957-1958
- [1960-1965]
- 1963
- 1972-1973
- Physical Description
- 9 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 24 textual records including bound books, small booklets and brochures. Content pertains to travel and tourism in the Canadian Rockies, Calgary, Fort Langley, Vancouver, Saskatoon, Montana, and Japan. Includes two "pocket directories" for Vancouver [1899 and 1900] and one for Saskatoon [1914]; souvenir booklets for Pincher Creek [1900 - 1905], Turner Valley Oil Field [1915 - 1920] and the Canadian Wax Gallery; booklet "Calgary Alberta: The Land of Plenty"; two copies of a Banff National Park guide book [ca. 1912]; "A Sprig of Mountain Heather" tourist booklet by the Department of the Interior, Canada [1914]; "Hippodrome" souvenir book; “Pocket Guide to Japan”; "Westward Honk!" travel publication by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle (1919) detailing a National Parks road trip across Canada and the United States; two copies of “Pictographs in Southwestern Alberta” information booklet; an information sheet and map of the Rocky Mountains Forest Reserve signed by “E. Wakelyn”; a scrapbook of newspaper clippings from The Albertan [1963] pertaining to Calgary; a brochure on Marble Canyon; and two brochures pertaining to interpretive programming in Banff National Park [1972 and 1973 respectively].
- Notes
- Contents have been arranged chronologically and divided into four files (see Content Details).
- ”A Sprig of Mountain Heather” souvenir book contains pressed plant matter
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Banff National Park
- Camping
- Commerce and industry
- Commercial products
- Ecology
- Environment
- Flowers
- Geography
- Government
- Guiding
- Guide
- Hiking
- History
- Hot Springs
- Industry
- Leisure
- Museums
- Natural history
- Natural resources
- Oil
- Photography
- Recreation
- Tourism
- Tourist information
- Trail guides
- Travel
- The Albertan
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Pincher Creek
- Turner Valley
- British Columbia
- Vancouver
- Marble Canyon
- United States of America
- Montana
- Japan
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- “Picturesque Calgary” booklet placed in acid-free envelope due to damage and fragile state
- ”Hippodrome” souvenir book stored in mylar sleeve
- ”A Sprig of Mountain Heather” souvenir book kept in original envelope in file folder. Consider additional storage measures, and handle with caution as attached pressed plant is fragile and may break apart easily
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Natural resources
- Government
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Environment
- Commerce and industry
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Folder contents: LUX/II/F1/15: 1899 - 1907 LUX/II/F1/16: 1912 - 1914 LUX/II/F1/17: 1914 - 1935 LUX/II/F1/18: 1953 - 1973
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- 1923 – 1940
- Material
- metal; glass; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0728
- Description
- Cylindrical, green leatherette covered bottle with metal base, neck and cup cap, blue glass neck liner. Cup cap has two small flexible handles and "C.J. White, Banff, Alberta" scratched on top, cup is dented. Stamped on bottom are usage and cleaning instructions and "Patented U.S.A. Sept. 2/23, P…
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- Title
- Vacuum Bottle
- Date
- 1923 – 1940
- Material
- metal; glass; plastic
- Dimensions
- 33.5 cm
- Description
- Cylindrical, green leatherette covered bottle with metal base, neck and cup cap, blue glass neck liner. Cup cap has two small flexible handles and "C.J. White, Banff, Alberta" scratched on top, cup is dented. Stamped on bottom are usage and cleaning instructions and "Patented U.S.A. Sept. 2/23, Patented in Foreign Countries, Other Patents Pending, STANLEY SUPER-VAC "it will not break", Made in USA, Stanley Insulating Co., Great Barrington, Mass.
- Subject
- households
- camping
- sports
- Cliff White
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0728
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- Date
- 1925 – 1940
- Material
- metal; glass; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0730
- Description
- Cylindrical container with smooth exterior but having three ridged bands. "Thermos" stamped near top band. Cup cap screws on and riveted handle for carrying which folds to either side so that cup sits on flat surface. Wide neck jar has "Thermos" cork stopper. Stamped on bottom "The American Thermos…
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- Title
- Vacuum Bottle
- Date
- 1925 – 1940
- Material
- metal; glass; wood
- Dimensions
- 21.8 x 9.3 cm
- Description
- Cylindrical container with smooth exterior but having three ridged bands. "Thermos" stamped near top band. Cup cap screws on and riveted handle for carrying which folds to either side so that cup sits on flat surface. Wide neck jar has "Thermos" cork stopper. Stamped on bottom "The American Thermos Bottle Co., Norwich, Conn. USA... Genuine Thermos, Reg. U.S. Pat. Office, No 6011,Vacuum Bottle.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0730
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