topic:"industry" found 19 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Alberta "active best"

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Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs compiled by Douglas Leighton for publication. Includes photographs of landscapes, cityscapes, lakes, mountains, hotel, tourists, plants, flowers, waterfalls and glaciers.

Date Range: 1987 - 1989; 1991 - 1993; 1995; 1996; 1998; 2000 - 2002; 2006

Reference Code: V222 / VI / C / 3 / NS - 1 to 146

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M133; V222

Series: V222 / VI : Publication

Sous-Fonds: V222

Sub-Series: V222 / VI / C: Compiled for publication

Accession Number: 2020.24

Reference Code: V222 / VI / C / 3 / NS - 1 to 146

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Date Range: 1987 - 1989; 1991 - 1993; 1995; 1996; 1998; 2000 - 2002; 2006

Physical Description: 146 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs compiled by Douglas Leighton for publication. Includes photographs of landscapes, cityscapes, lakes, mountains, hotel, tourists, plants, flowers, waterfalls and glaciers.

Name Access: Leighton, Douglas

Subject Access: British Columbia

Geographic Access: Alberta; Lake Louise, AB; Banff National Park; Banff; Exshaw, AB; Calgary, AB; Jasper, AB; Edmonton, AB; Canmore, AB

Language: English

Creator: Douglas Leighton

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure; Natural resources; Environment; Commerce and industry

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Assorted entertainment, business cards, advertisements

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of cards, stationery, small publications and other collected items. Includes thank you and business cards for The Home Insurance Company in Calgary and the Canadian Bank of Commerce; two blank pages with letterhead for Hotel Wales in Calgary; a round paper placemat/coaster advertising…

Date Range: [1920-1940]; 1947; 1949; [1950-1965]; [1969-1975]

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 52

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Newspaper clipping

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 / 52

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Newspaper clipping

Responsibility: Postcard illustration produced by L.H. Larsen

Date Range: [1920-1940]; 1947; 1949; [1950-1965]; [1969-1975]

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of cards, stationery, small publications and other collected items. Includes thank you and business cards for The Home Insurance Company in Calgary and the Canadian Bank of Commerce; two blank pages with letterhead for Hotel Wales in Calgary; a round paper placemat/coaster advertising La Ronde Revolving Restaurant in Edmonton; a copy of "Bill and Al's Happy Motoring" by Esso Imperial Service containing an article about Banff National Park [pages 2-3]; a Laura Secord advertisement and info booklet, "The History of Our Flag"; a partial pack of blank score cards titled Auction Bridge; a page titled "Rules for the Game of Five Hundred"; a newspaper clipping with comics on both sides; and a large [23 x 15 cm] postcard with illustration titled "What Would You Have Done?" [see notes].

Notes: NOTE: Large postcard "What Would You Have Done?" contains outdated and potentially offensive language which is reflective of the time period in which it was produced.; "Bill and Al's Happy Motoring" publication has mailing stamp on back addressed to Norman Luxton.; "Rules for the Game of Five Hundred" card annotated in pencil

Name Access: Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Businesses; History; Entertainment; Hotel; Travel; Tourism; Sports; Skiing; Recreation; Finances; Commerce

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; Calgary

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Commerce and industry; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Black and white Canadian Pacific prints

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Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 54 black and white prints pertaining to trail rides and tourism in areas including Peyto Lake, Wolverine Plateau, Scarab Lake, Lake Louise, Banff Springs Hotel and other scenic areas around Banff townsite. Photographs were produced by Canadian Pacific for publication and advertisin…

Date Range: 1940; [ca. 1940 - ca. 1950]

Reference Code: V635 / III / PA - 13 to 66

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

8 images

Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M545 / V635

Series: V635 / III : Published records

Sous-Fonds: V635

Accession Number: 5757

Reference Code: V635 / III / PA - 13 to 66

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Produced by Canadian Pacific

Date Range: 1940; [ca. 1940 - ca. 1950]

Physical Description: 54 photographs : b&w prints ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 54 black and white prints pertaining to trail rides and tourism in areas including Peyto Lake, Wolverine Plateau, Scarab Lake, Lake Louise, Banff Springs Hotel and other scenic areas around Banff townsite. Photographs were produced by Canadian Pacific for publication and advertising, and feature excursions led by the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies.

Notes: Some photographs not dated, but likely similar in age to other items dated 1940.

Subject Access: Travel; Tourism; Canadian Pacific; Advertising; Landscapes; Banff Springs Hotel; Hotel; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Peyto Lake; Wolverine Plateau; Scarab Lake; Lake Louise; Banff National Park

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions apply

Language: English

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Brewster Transport Company Ltd. Photographs

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Part Of: Brewster Transport Company Ltd. fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to photographs of Brewster Transport operations, buses, scenic views, other

Date Range: [ca. 1900-1970]

Reference Code: V92 / VI / PA - 1 to 705

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph

27 images

Part Of: Brewster Transport Company Ltd. fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M82 / S12 / V92

Series: VI. Brewster Transport / Brewster-Rocky Mtn. Grayline

Sous-Fonds: V92

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V92 / VI / PA - 1 to 705

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1900-1970]

Physical Description: ca.770 photographs (705 prints, ca.50 negatives, 13 transparencies) : some oversize.

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to photographs of Brewster Transport operations, buses, scenic views, other

Notes: Portion (67 items) were removed from binder (see V92/ PA - 649 to 705). #PA / 644-648 oversize.

Name Access: Brewster, Fred; Brewster, Jim; Brewster, Pat

Subject Access: Brewster Brothers; Brewster Mountain Pack Trains; Brewster Trading Company Ltd.; Brewster Transport Company Ltd.; Commerce and industry; Commercial products; Horses; Garage; Mount Royal Hotel; Transportation

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

Access Restrictions: Access to negatives is by appointment only

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on material.

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian history and tourism publications

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of published materials pertaining to topics of Canadian, provincial and regional history, related statistical information, and national politics; information booklets and guides for Banff National Park, Alberta, Victoria, B.C., and other regions within Canada; and other Canadian trave…

Date Range: 1902-1905; 1919; 1928; 1930-1931; 1934; 1940-1941; 1948; 1951; 1955-1957; 1960; 1963; 1979; 1988

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 63 to 64

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 / 63 to 64

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Date Range: 1902-1905; 1919; 1928; 1930-1931; 1934; 1940-1941; 1948; 1951; 1955-1957; 1960; 1963; 1979; 1988

Physical Description: 4.5 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of published materials pertaining to topics of Canadian, provincial and regional history, related statistical information, and national politics; information booklets and guides for Banff National Park, Alberta, Victoria, B.C., and other regions within Canada; and other Canadian travel and promotional material.

Notes: Some items are annotated

Subject Access: Advertising; Travel; Tourism; Transportation; History; Geography

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; British Columbia; Victoria; Saskatchewan

Language: English

Category: Commerce and industry; Exploration, discovery and travel; Government; Natural resources; Politics; Sports, recreation and leisure; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: File stored in two folders arranged by subject: LUX / II / F1 / 63 : Canadian history and research material LUX / II / F1 / 64 : Canadian tourism publications

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian Rockies and other "active best"

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Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs compiled by Douglas Leighton for publication. Includes photographs of landscapes, cityscapes, lakes, mountains, hotel, tourists, plants, waterfalls and glaciers.

Date Range: 1978; 1981 - 1983; 1987; 1988; 1990; 1993 - 1995; 1997; 1998; 2003; 2006; 2007

Reference Code: V222 / VI / C / 4 / NS - 1 to 119

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

4 images

Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M133; V222

Series: V222 / VI : Publication

Sous-Fonds: V222

Sub-Series: V222 / VI / C: Compiled for publication

Accession Number: 2020.24

Reference Code: V222 / VI / C / 4 / NS - 1 to 119

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Date Range: 1978; 1981 - 1983; 1987; 1988; 1990; 1993 - 1995; 1997; 1998; 2003; 2006; 2007

Physical Description: 119 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs compiled by Douglas Leighton for publication. Includes photographs of landscapes, cityscapes, lakes, mountains, hotel, tourists, plants, waterfalls and glaciers.

Name Access: Leighton, Douglas

Subject Access: British Columbia

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia; Banff National Park; Banff; Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Kootenay, BC; Yoho National Park; Jasper National Park; Cranbrook, BC; Vancouver, BC

Language: English

Creator: Douglas Leighton

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure; Natural resources; Environment; Commerce and industry

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Corporate and group insurance

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Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of waivers, correspondence and information packages pertaining to accident insurance coverage plans used by the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. File includes a spreadsheet comparing costs and services of potential insurance plans, information about new insurance requirements imp…

Date Range: 1997; 1999; 2001; 2006; 2008

Reference Code: M545 / V / 58

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Organization record; Corporate record

Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M545 / V635

Series: M545 / V : Administrative records

Sous-Fonds: M545

Accession Number: 8235

Reference Code: M545 / V / 58

GMD: Textual record; Organization record; Corporate record

Date Range: 1997; 1999; 2001; 2006; 2008

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of waivers, correspondence and information packages pertaining to accident insurance coverage plans used by the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. File includes a spreadsheet comparing costs and services of potential insurance plans, information about new insurance requirements implemented by Parks Canada, and an information package from Toole Peet Insurance [2008].

Notes: Contents are arranged by date.

Subject Access: Administration; Communications; Commerce and industry; Commerce; Organizations; Health services; Travel; Transportation

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary; Banff National Park

Language: English

Category: Commerce and industry; Communications; Exploration, discovery and travel; Health services; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Curtiss-Wright Corp. staff and family photographs album

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one personal photograph album [likely created by Eleanor Luxton]. Content pertains to staff members of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation Aircraft Division and related events including a dinner party in New York, as well as friends and relatives of the Luxton family. Includes images of…

Date Range: [ca. 1910]; [ca. 1920 - ca. 1930]; [ca. 1940 - ca. 1945]; 1941 - 1944; 1950; 1954; 1956; [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]; 1967 - 1969

Reference Code: LUX / II / C / PD - 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Scrapbook

203 images 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / C : Personal

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / C / PD - 1

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Scrapbook

Responsibility: Some photographs produced by Associated Screen News Ltd., Curtiss-Wright Corporation, Byron Harmon

Date Range: [ca. 1910]; [ca. 1920 - ca. 1930]; [ca. 1940 - ca. 1945]; 1941 - 1944; 1950; 1954; 1956; [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]; 1967 - 1969

Physical Description: 1 album (193 b&w photographs ; 20 x 25.5 cm or smaller -- 2 textual records)

Scope & Content: File consists of one personal photograph album [likely created by Eleanor Luxton]. Content pertains to staff members of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation Aircraft Division and related events including a dinner party in New York, as well as friends and relatives of the Luxton family. Includes images of Eleanor Luxton as a child and as an adult, group and individual portraits of mostly unidentified individuals [likely immediate and extended family and friends of Eleanor, including Norman and Georgina Luxton], unidentified children playing, images from the Calgary Stampede parade [ca. 1940s], unidentified Indigenous groups and individuals [possibly Stoney Nakoda community members during Banff Indian Days], Dr. Casey's Ranch [1944], and a family picnic. File also includes one small textual record describing a 1943 Curtiss-Wright Corporation staff event, as well as an annotated Christmas card from Ruth and Frank Neustadt [n.d.].

Notes: Some items are annotated on back; Items not in chronological or other clear order

Material Details: Album has clear plastic layer on surface of front and back covers; Green plastic stitched around border of both covers and side bindings

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor; Ross, George; McDougall, George; Smith, Mary; Smith, Archie; Casey, Anne Ross; Ross, Jean; Knight, Sidney S.; Luxton, Georgina; Luxton, Norman; Neustadt, Ruth; Neustadt, Frank

Subject Access: Travel; Family and personal life; Businesses; Children; Community events; Picnics and picnicking; Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel; Events

Geographic Access: Bermuda; Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; Calgary; United States of America; New York; Arizona; Phoenix

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Loose items in album have been placed in mylar

Category: Family and personal life; Commerce and industry

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Industrial

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 90 b&w prints of various industrial operations, including the 1958 construction of the Trans Canada Highway, the construction of various overpasses (for cars and for trains), the construction of bridges, mining and refinement, and helicopters.

Date Range: 1958-1984

Reference Code: V190 / VI / I / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 90

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, I : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: ii : Industrial

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / I / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 90

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1958-1984

Physical Description: 90 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 90 b&w prints of various industrial operations, including the 1958 construction of the Trans Canada Highway, the construction of various overpasses (for cars and for trains), the construction of bridges, mining and refinement, and helicopters.

Subject Access: Construction; Helicopters; Industry; Roads; Trans-Canada Highway; Trains

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Canmore; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Content Details: File also includes 1 print of a wood structure, possibly a sweat lodge.

Processing Status: Processed

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Industrial

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 90 b&w prints of various industrial operations, including the 1958 construction of the Trans Canada Highway, the construction of various overpasses (for cars and for trains), the construction of bridges, mining and refinement, and helicopters.

Date Range: 1958-1984

Reference Code: V190 / VI / I / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 90

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

11 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, I : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: ii : Industrial

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / I / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 90

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1958-1984

Physical Description: 90 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 90 b&w prints of various industrial operations, including the 1958 construction of the Trans Canada Highway, the construction of various overpasses (for cars and for trains), the construction of bridges, mining and refinement, and helicopters.