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Canadian Pacific Landscape Posters

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54183
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 24 large printed posters, colour. Content pertains to promotional tourism imagery produced by Nicholas Morant, depicting various Canadian landscapes and sights. Most of posters depict regions in or close to the Rocky Mountains, with additional images featuring areas in Nova Scotia …
Date Range
[ca. 1940 - ca. 1960]
Reference Code
V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 14 to 37 O.S.
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Poster
Textual record
More detail
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / II / C / 6 : Promotional Items, Awards and Correspondence
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 14 to 37 O.S.
GMD
Poster
Textual record
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant , Canadian Pacific
Date Range
[ca. 1940 - ca. 1960]
Physical Description
Posters: paper; colour
Scope & Content
File consists of 24 large printed posters, colour. Content pertains to promotional tourism imagery produced by Nicholas Morant, depicting various Canadian landscapes and sights. Most of posters depict regions in or close to the Rocky Mountains, with additional images featuring areas in Nova Scotia and Quebec and some which do not mention locations in their titles.
Notes
Items originally stored together in large poster tube, labelled : "Montreal Quebec - 8 I '63 Canada Postage 15 [cents]" "Mr. Nick Morant, P.O. Box 1288, Banff, Alberta. Department of Publc Relations Canadian Pacific Railway Company Windsor Station - Montreal 3, Quebec" "OLD CP VIEWS - Kodaks - " "CP Airline Plane / Chateau Frontenac / Sulphur Mt. Skyline View / Evangeline Church / Kick. Horse - Mt. Field / Kick Horse Canyon with Train / Empress Hotel / BS Hotel from Sulphur Mt. / Quebec Windmills / Yoho Valley Hi-Line Trail / Peggy's Cove / Thompson River View / Moraine Lake Scenic / Icefields / Yoho Valley / Lake Louise / Lake O'Hara / 'Canadian' Stoney Cr. / Freight nr. Lake Louise / Empress of Britain (painting)"
Storage Range
In oversize storage as V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 14 O.S. to V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 37 O.S.
Subject Access
tourism
Advertising
Canadian Pacific
Travel
Landscapes
Trains
Mountains
Scenery
Empress Hotel
Hotels
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Yoho National Park
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Lake Louise
Moraine Lake
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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John Garden Negative Photograph Copies

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54221
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of ca. 156 negative photographs (colour, b&w) loaned to John Garden by Nicholas Morant for use in his books "Nicholas Morant's Canada" (pub. 1998) and "Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific" (pub. 1991). Includes images of Chateau Frontenac, Empress Hotel, Banff Springs Hotel and others;…
Date Range
[ca. 1940 - ca. 1950]
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1970]
1972
1977
[ca. 1980]
Reference Code
V500 / I / D2 / NA
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Negative
More detail
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / V500 / S20
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / I / D : Photography: Other Photographs
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
V500 / I / D2 / NA
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1940 - ca. 1950]
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1970]
1972
1977
[ca. 1980]
Physical Description
ca. 156 Photographs: negatives; colour and b&w
Scope & Content
File consists of ca. 156 negative photographs (colour, b&w) loaned to John Garden by Nicholas Morant for use in his books "Nicholas Morant's Canada" (pub. 1998) and "Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific" (pub. 1991). Includes images of Chateau Frontenac, Empress Hotel, Banff Springs Hotel and others; scenic shots of Mt. Temple, Mt. Athabasca and regions near Mt. Stephen; CP Air plane photos; Canadian Pacific Oil and Gas; Amiskwi Bridge; and stained glass windows from church St. George's in the Pines.
Notes
Contains duplicates. ***Negative photographs need to be moved to acid-free negative envelopes and numbered/labelled before being permanently relocated to downstairs vault***
Storage Range
In file box V500 / I / D2 / NA
Subject Access
Banff Springs Hotel
Canadian Pacific Railway
Hotels
Chateau Frontenac
Mountains
St. George's in the Pines Anglican Church
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Banff
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Items must be stored in acid-free negative envelopes to prevent deterioration
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Miscellaneous Professional Negatives

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54113
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 130 negatives, various sizes. Content pertains to various subjects, including images by Nicholas Morant used in newspapers, local wildlife (Alberta), mountain views and other Canadian landscapes, an unnamed swimsuit model, images of model Betsy Newell, images from Bela Escedi's ret…
Date Range
[ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]
1939
[ca. 1940 - ca. 1950]
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1965]
1967
[ca. 1970 - ca. 1980]
1984
Reference Code
V500 / II / C / 5 / NA - 32 to 161
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Negative
More detail
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / II / C / 5 : Professional Photography
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
V500 / II / C / 5 / NA - 32 to 161
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Responsibility
Produced by Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]
1939
[ca. 1940 - ca. 1950]
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1965]
1967
[ca. 1970 - ca. 1980]
1984
Physical Description
130 Photographs: negatives; b&w and colour
Scope & Content
File consists of 130 negatives, various sizes. Content pertains to various subjects, including images by Nicholas Morant used in newspapers, local wildlife (Alberta), mountain views and other Canadian landscapes, an unnamed swimsuit model, images of model Betsy Newell, images from Bela Escedi's retirement, images of Swiss guide Rudolph Aemmer, etc.
Storage Range
In file box V500 / II / C / 5 / NA - 32 to 161
Name Access
Newell, Betsy
Escedi, Bela
Aemmer, Rudolf
Subject Access
Wildlife
Mountains
Guide
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Items in this file must be stored in acid-free paper envelopes for protection. Negatives must only be stored with similar items.
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Mountain Scenes, Indigenous Communities (Alberta and Pacific Coast), Nicholas Morant with Erling Strom

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54104
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 25 colour transparencies, various sizes. Content pertains to Canadian Rockies mountain scenes (some including people), and various scenes, labelled, from multiple Indigenous communities (Pacific Coast, Stoney Nakoda, Habbena tribe). File also contains images of Nicholas Morant and …
Date Range
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1975]
Reference Code
V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 385 to 409
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
More detail
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / II / C / 5 : Professional Photography
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 385 to 409
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Date Range
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1975]
Physical Description
25 Photographs: transparencies; colour
Scope & Content
File consists of 25 colour transparencies, various sizes. Content pertains to Canadian Rockies mountain scenes (some including people), and various scenes, labelled, from multiple Indigenous communities (Pacific Coast, Stoney Nakoda, Habbena tribe). File also contains images of Nicholas Morant and packing guide Erling Strom on horseback.
Storage Range
In file box V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 1 to V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 409
Name Access
Strom, Erling
Subject Access
Mountains
Horses
Geographic Access
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Transparencies in this file need to be stored in protective mylar sheets to prevent surface damage, and must only be stored with other transparencies.
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Old time 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 - 5 x 7 transparencies #56

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions21669
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 54 colour transparencies. Content pertains to landscapes and land features, mountains, prairies and coastal regions; railways and buildings; farming, logging and industry. Includes views from across Canada and in England.
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Reference Code
V500 / I / C1 / 72, 73
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
More detail
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / V500 / S20
Series
I.C. Photography : prints
Sous-Fonds
V500
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
V500 / I / C1 / 72, 73
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Physical Description
54 photographs : transparencies, col.
Scope & Content
File consists of 54 colour transparencies. Content pertains to landscapes and land features, mountains, prairies and coastal regions; railways and buildings; farming, logging and industry. Includes views from across Canada and in England.
Subject Access
Mountains
Landscapes
Logging
Farmland
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Related Material
Related to sub-series IB2 Photography, transparencies: General files
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Photographs used by John Garden

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions20634
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of ca. 405 photographs used in books "Nicholas Morant's Canada" and "Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific" by John Garden, and 23 textual items. Photographs include ca.123 prints (13 oversize), ca.125 transparencies, and ca.156 negatives. Content pertains to Rocky Mountain scenics, vari…
Date Range
[ca.1940 - ca.1980]
Reference Code
V500 / I / D2 and M300 / I / D2
Description Level
4.1 / Sub-sub-series
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Negative
Transparency
More detail
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
4.1 / Sub-sub-series
Fonds Number
M300 / V500 / S20
Sous-Fonds
M300 & V500
Sub-Series
V500 / I / D : Photography : other photographs
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
V500 / I / D2 and M300 / I / D2
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Negative
Transparency
Responsibility
Produced by Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca.1940 - ca.1980]
Physical Description
ca. 405 Photographs: prints, transparencies, negatives; b&w and colour
Scope & Content
File consists of ca. 405 photographs used in books "Nicholas Morant's Canada" and "Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific" by John Garden, and 23 textual items. Photographs include ca.123 prints (13 oversize), ca.125 transparencies, and ca.156 negatives. Content pertains to Rocky Mountain scenics, various hotel interior and exterior views, scenes from Peru, and other miscellaneous content relating to the Canadian Pacific Railway company. Textual materials include personal correspondence collected by Willie Morant, handwritten notes by Nicholas Morant, and one newspaper clipping (annotated).
Notes
Contains some duplicates. Negative photos to be re-housed in negative envelopes before moving to downstairs vault
Subject Access
Banff Springs Hotel
Banff National Park
Canadian Pacific Railway
Hotels
Rocky Mountains
Travel
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Banff
Peru
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Train Photographs and Young Morant Portrait

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54190
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 5 framed photographic prints. Content pertains to various railway scenes: one image of a steam train taken close-up with black tape secured around the edges; one image of a train turning a corner with a mountain in the background, in a gold-painted frame with an engraved border des…
Date Range
[ca. 1925 - ca. 1928]
[ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]
1938
[ca. 1945 - ca. 1955]
Reference Code
V500 / III / D / 4 / PC - 1 to 5
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Framed print
More detail
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / III / D / 4 : Personal and Family Photography
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
V500 / III / D / 4 / PC - 1 to 5
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Framed print
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1925 - ca. 1928]
[ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]
1938
[ca. 1945 - ca. 1955]
Physical Description
5 Photographs: framed prints; b&w and colour
Scope & Content
File consists of 5 framed photographic prints. Content pertains to various railway scenes: one image of a steam train taken close-up with black tape secured around the edges; one image of a train turning a corner with a mountain in the background, in a gold-painted frame with an engraved border design; and 2 steam-pressed photographs on cork bases (one depicting a b&w photograph taken by Nicholas Morant in 1938 of a train at a set of signal lights with a forest, mountains and lake in the background, and one depicting a colour image of a train travelling through a rocky pass in the early morning (?) with a body of water on its left). Also consists of one b&w portrait of Nicholas Morant as a teenager, dressed formally, with a grey metal frame and raised 'bubble-shaped' glass front.
Notes
Item V500 / III / D / 4 / PC - 3 is very similar to a photograph by Ivy 'Willie' Morant (print labelled and stored as V500 / I / C1 / 6 / PA - 28 ).
Name Access
Morant, Nicholas
Subject Access
Trains
Portrait
Mountains
Landscapes
Lake
Canadian Pacific
Geographic Access
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
British Columbia
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Items must be stored with protective packaging (i.e. acid-free paper) between them to protect them from physical damage.
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Wapta Falls, Mountain Scenes and Canadian Pacific Railroad

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54101
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 31 colour transparencies, various sizes. Content pertains to Wapta Falls (5 images), mountain landscapes, and the Canadian Pacific Railway (most of the transparencies depict trains and railways). Transparencies numbered NS - 73 to 93 in this file were previously stored with similar…
Date Range
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1975]
Reference Code
V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 63 to 93
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
More detail
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / II / C / 5 : Professional Photography
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 63 to 93
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Responsibility
Produced by Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1975]
Physical Description
Photographs: transparencies; colour
Scope & Content
File consists of 31 colour transparencies, various sizes. Content pertains to Wapta Falls (5 images), mountain landscapes, and the Canadian Pacific Railway (most of the transparencies depict trains and railways). Transparencies numbered NS - 73 to 93 in this file were previously stored with similar items, which are currently filed under V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 33 to 62 .
Storage Range
In file box V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 1 to V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 409
Subject Access
Canadian Pacific Railway
Trains
Landscapes
Mountains
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Items must be covered with protective mylar on both sides to prevent surface damage. Items in this file must only be stored with other transparencies.
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Washout at Ottertail, Bridge and Bird at Donald B.C., Avalanche Fences etc. at Port Coldwell, Graves at Donald B.C. ; Mountain and Lake Landscape

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54112
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 31 negative film strips, b&w, and 1 colour negative. Content in film strips pertains to a washout at Ottertail, a bridge and bird flying nearby at Donald B.C., a gravestone dedicated to 'Albert B. Masters' (one image), and avalanche fences installed at Port Coldwell. Colour negativ…
Date Range
[ca. 1930 - ca. 1950]
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1970]
Reference Code
V500 / II / C / 5 / NA - 1a to 31b and NA - 57
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Negative
More detail
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / II / C / 5 : Professional Photography
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
V500 / II / C / 5 / NA - 1a to 31b and NA - 57
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Responsibility
Produced by Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1930 - ca. 1950]
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1970]
Physical Description
32 Photographs: negatives; b&w
Scope & Content
File consists of 31 negative film strips, b&w, and 1 colour negative. Content in film strips pertains to a washout at Ottertail, a bridge and bird flying nearby at Donald B.C., a gravestone dedicated to 'Albert B. Masters' (one image), and avalanche fences installed at Port Coldwell. Colour negative pertains to mountain and lakeside landscape with multicolour flowers.
Storage Range
In file box V500 / II / C / 5 / NA - 1a to 31b and V500 / II / C / 5 / NA - 57
Subject Access
Bridge
Tombstone
Grave
Mountains
Landscapes
Geographic Access
Canada
British Columbia
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Items in this file must be stored in protective mylar sheets, emulsion-side down. Negatives must only be stored with similar materials.
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

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