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Annie Wiseman postcard collection

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Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Scope & Content
File consists of 31 postcards collected by Annie (Creagh) Wiseman between ca.1920-1940. Postcards pertain to natural views and tourist attractions in Banff, Lake Louise, the Great Divide, Kicking Horse Canyon and other nearby areas. Some postcards are annotated with correspondence sent between Anni…
Date Range
[ca.1920-1940]
Reference Code
V8 / 2022.10
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Postcard
Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M8
V8
S8
Sous-Fonds
V8
Accession Number
2022.10
Reference Code
V8 / 2022.10
GMD
Postcard
Date Range
[ca.1920-1940]
Physical Description
31 commercial postcards
History / Biographical
Annie (Creagh) Wiseman (1891-1972) was born in Deptford, England, where she married Stanley Wilfred Ernest Wiseman. The couple had one daughter, Ethel, before moving to Winnipeg. The family returned to England following the outbreak of World War I, in which Stanley served as a Private in the 61st Battalion, Canadian Infantry. Annie and Ethel later returned to Winnipeg, where Stanley joined them following a serious injury which he sustained in active duty. In Winnipeg, Annie and Stanley had two more children: a daughter (Hilda) and a son (Stanley). Stanley Sr. worked as a foreman for Canadian Pacific Railway, which enabled Annie to travel throughout the Canadian Rockies and other regions by train for free or a reduced price. Annie collected postcards from her travels, which included numerous visits to Banff National Park. Annie, Stanley Sr. and their two youngest children permanently settled in Victoria, B.C. in 1935.
Scope & Content
File consists of 31 postcards collected by Annie (Creagh) Wiseman between ca.1920-1940. Postcards pertain to natural views and tourist attractions in Banff, Lake Louise, the Great Divide, Kicking Horse Canyon and other nearby areas. Some postcards are annotated with correspondence sent between Annie, her children (including Hilda and Ethel), and friends of the Wiseman family.
Name Access
Wiseman, Annie
Subject Access
Travel
Tourism
Mountains
Landscape
Hotels
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Banff National Park
Bow Lake
Castle Mountain
Sulphur Mountain
Canmore
Lake Louise
Field
Language
English
Category
Tourism
Exploration and travel
Biographical Source Notes
https://cgwp.uvic.ca/person.php?pid=181701
Most information in bio collected from donor, Annie Wiseman's granddaughter, Patty Pitts (daughter of Hilda [Wiseman] Pitts)
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Postcard album, Brewster family

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Part Of
Jim Brewster family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one postcard album with ca.65 images pertaining to members of the Brewster family; extended family and friends, some unidentified; buildings and landscapes from in and around Banff; winter sporting events; portraits of Indigenous men in regalia, including Hector Crawler [image by p…
Date Range
[ca.1900-1920]
1918
1921
1942
1949
1962
Reference Code
V90 / VI / PD - 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Postcard
Print
Photograph
Part Of
Jim Brewster family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M436
V90
Series
V90 / VI : Later acquisitions
Sous-Fonds
V90
Accession Number
2023.09
Reference Code
V90 / VI / PD - 1
GMD
Album
Postcard
Print
Photograph
Date Range
[ca.1900-1920]
1918
1921
1942
1949
1962
Physical Description
1 album (ca.65 postcards and postcard prints): 23 x 39 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of one postcard album with ca.65 images pertaining to members of the Brewster family; extended family and friends, some unidentified; buildings and landscapes from in and around Banff; winter sporting events; portraits of Indigenous men in regalia, including Hector Crawler [image by photographer Byron Harmon]; members of the British royal family; men in military uniforms [World War I]; political satire and cartoon illustrations; and Australian wildlife.
Notes
Some postcard prints are annotated on the back
NOTE: some materials in this album contain offensive subject matter, including racist content. These materials reflect views from their original time period and have not been censored.
Subject Access
Banff
Businesses
Community life
Family and personal life
Home
Homestead
Indigenous people
Landscape
Military
Municipal views
Public events
Portrait
Recreation
Regalia
Royalty
Royal Visit
Sports
War
World War I
Winter sports
Wildlife
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Banff National Park
Australia
Access Restrictions
Contains offensive subject matter- accessible at researcher's individual discretion
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Indigenous Peoples
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Artist
James McLaren Nicoll (1892 – 1986, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
NiJ.05.01
Description
A yard on a ranch in which outbuildings are visible. To the right of the image, part of a log barn is visible and a fence extends out from the side of it. A smaller log building sits in the middle of the image. In the foreground is a log fence that looks as if it it wraps around the yard area. …
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Artist
James McLaren Nicoll (1892 – 1986, Canadian)
Title
South of Cochrane
Date
n.d.
Medium
watercolour on paper
Description
A yard on a ranch in which outbuildings are visible. To the right of the image, part of a log barn is visible and a fence extends out from the side of it. A smaller log building sits in the middle of the image. In the foreground is a log fence that looks as if it it wraps around the yard area. In front of the fence in the blc there is a bush or tree without leaves. In the background, foothills, trees and mountains are visible.
Subject
Landscape
foothills
Canadian Rockies
Cochrane
ranch
Arcitecture
rural
barn
log
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977
Catalogue Number
NiJ.05.01
Images
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Souvenir postcard booklet, Canadian Rockies

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Part Of
Postcard general file collection
Scope & Content
One souvenir postcard booklet titled "Post Folder Souvenir of the Canadian Rockies". Postcards depict colourized views of Banff Springs Hotel, Canmore, Lake Louise, Emerald Lake and related scenes. Booklet is signed by A.J. Carpenter in pencil.
Date Range
[ca.1905-1910]
Reference Code
V466 / accn. 2022.25
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Postcard
Part Of
Postcard general file collection
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V466
Sous-Fonds
V466
Accession Number
2022.25
Reference Code
V466 / accn. 2022.25
GMD
Postcard
Date Range
[ca.1905-1910]
Physical Description
1 souvenir postcard booklet (10 x 15 cm)
Scope & Content
One souvenir postcard booklet titled "Post Folder Souvenir of the Canadian Rockies". Postcards depict colourized views of Banff Springs Hotel, Canmore, Lake Louise, Emerald Lake and related scenes. Booklet is signed by A.J. Carpenter in pencil.
Subject Access
Travel
Tourism
Trains
Mountains
Landscape
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Lake Louise
Jasper
British Columbia
Emerald Lake
Language
English
Category
Exploration and travel
Tourism
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1954 – 1954
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.51
Description
A small lake or stream is in the foreground at the centre right. Bushes surround it in both of the lower corners. A line of trees stretches across the centre of the image. They appear to form an arc. The trees appear to be closer on either side of the image and further away in the middle. A mo…
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
Untitled [Bow Lake]
Date
1954 – 1954
Medium
watercolour on paper
Description
A small lake or stream is in the foreground at the centre right. Bushes surround it in both of the lower corners. A line of trees stretches across the centre of the image. They appear to form an arc. The trees appear to be closer on either side of the image and further away in the middle. A mountain capped in snow is in the background. The sky is blue and has clouds in it.
Subject
Landscape
Mountains
Canadian Rockies
Lake
Bow Lake
Credit
Gift of Harry I. Van Rensselaer, 1997
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.51
Images
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Untitled [Canadian Rockies]

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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1959 – 1959
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.55
Description
The sky takes up the top half of the piece, and is painted with a light blue wash. There is some fluffy white cloud activity. The foreground is a close up view of a mountain or large foothill. Nothing is growing on this portion of the piece but a small coniferous tree on the right side. A patch…
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
Untitled [Canadian Rockies]
Date
1959 – 1959
Medium
watercolour on paper
Description
The sky takes up the top half of the piece, and is painted with a light blue wash. There is some fluffy white cloud activity. The foreground is a close up view of a mountain or large foothill. Nothing is growing on this portion of the piece but a small coniferous tree on the right side. A patch of yellow grass grows around this tree. This mountain or foothill has a since of being of a high elevation, through which another mountain range can be seen in the close distance as the foreground dips in the center. These two portions take up the other half of the piece.
Subject
Landscape
Mountains
Canadian Rockies
Credit
Gift of Harry I. Van Rensselaer, 1997
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.55
Images
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untitled [Canadian Rockies]

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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1954 – 1954
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.50
Description
This piece is comprised of a portion of a snow covered mountain range at a high altitude. The mountains are cropped at both the left and right side and at the bottom of the work. The piece is divided into thirds; The bottom third of the work is devoid of most snow, and dark brown in colour. The …
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
untitled [Canadian Rockies]
Date
1954 – 1954
Medium
watercolour on paper
Description
This piece is comprised of a portion of a snow covered mountain range at a high altitude. The mountains are cropped at both the left and right side and at the bottom of the work. The piece is divided into thirds; The bottom third of the work is devoid of most snow, and dark brown in colour. The middle third is snow covered and rocky, the top third is an intense blue sky with cloud formation around a peak near the TR.
Subject
Landscape
Mountains
Canadian Rockies
Credit
Gift of Harry I. Van Rensselaer, 1997
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.50
Images
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untitled [Rocky Mountains]

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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1959 – 1959
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.53
Description
A mountain and river scene. In the foreground a river that is surrounded by yellowing grass and pine trees exits the LLC. There are two rocks jutting out of the river at the bottom of the piece. On the left side of the river, going out of the frame of the painting, trees stand on a raised surfa…
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
untitled [Rocky Mountains]
Date
1959 – 1959
Medium
watercolour on paper
Description
A mountain and river scene. In the foreground a river that is surrounded by yellowing grass and pine trees exits the LLC. There are two rocks jutting out of the river at the bottom of the piece. On the left side of the river, going out of the frame of the painting, trees stand on a raised surface. In the background, mostly on the right hand side, is a range of mountains with four main snow capped peaks. In front of this range and behind the river is another mountain that is cropped by the TRC and right side of mat. This mountain has a slide that meets the trees at the bottom. The main colours in this piece are browns, yellow, greens and a faint blue.
Subject
Landscape
Mountains
Canadian Rockies
Credit
Gift of Harry I. Van Rensselaer, 1997
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.53
Images
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