topic:"personal" found 60 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

[Byron Harmon with movie camera near icefield]

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Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Date Range: [ca. 1900 - ca. 192-]

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 282

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

1 image

Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: II. Photography series

Sub-Series: A. Lantern slides 3. Mountain landscapes

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 282

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

Date Range: [ca. 1900 - ca. 192-]

Physical Description: 1 transparency : lantern slide

Subject Access: Arts; Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Family and personal life; Sports and Recreation

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

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Commercial postcards

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Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 20 commercial postcards, mostly produced by Byron Harmon, of Banff and the Canadian Rockies. Content pertains to winter sports (hockey, snowshoeing, skiing, curling, ski jumping, etc.), wildlife, the town of Banff and some locations in Eastern British Columbia. Some postcards are a…

Date Range: [ca. 1900 - ca. 1910]; 1912 - 1916; 1922

Reference Code: V324 / IV / E / PG - 1 to 20

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard

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 / E : Maude Kidney Collection

Accession Number: 3109

Reference Code: V324 / IV / E / PG - 1 to 20

GMD: Postcard

Responsibility: Produced by Byron Harmon, V & Sons, Gowen Sutton Co. Ltd., Vancouver, George Noble, Novelty Mfg. Co. Ltd., Montreal

Date Range: [ca. 1900 - ca. 1910]; 1912 - 1916; 1922

Physical Description: 20 postcards : b&w and col. ; 14 x 9 cm and 13.5 x 8.5 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 20 commercial postcards, mostly produced by Byron Harmon, of Banff and the Canadian Rockies. Content pertains to winter sports (hockey, snowshoeing, skiing, curling, ski jumping, etc.), wildlife, the town of Banff and some locations in Eastern British Columbia. Some postcards are annotated with dates/brief details. One postcard dated 1913 contains letter addressed to Flora Woodworth from her cousin, Mary Woodworth, with stamp affixed [see "Full Text"].

Notes: Some dates are estimates provided by the Processing Archivist; Photographs in this file were accompanied by notes made shortly before or after accession in 1979 giving names/contextual information about photographs. Some notes are by Jim Deegan, 1987. Information has been transferred to the back of each photograph.

Name Access: Harmon, Byron; Noble, George

Subject Access: Travel; Tourism; Sports; Winter sports; Hockey; Snowshoes and snowshoeing; Mountain; Landscapes; Banff Winter Carnival; Animals; Bears; Hunting; Canadian Pacific Railway; Hotel; Ice sculpture; Horses; Ski jumping; Children

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; British Columbia; Field; Bow River; Glacier; Cascade Mountain

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Heavily annotated postcard with affixed stamp [item V324 / IV / E / PG - 12] has been placed in mylar to prevent ink transfer.

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure; Transportation; Family and personal life; Environment

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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[Decorated First Nations carry bags]

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Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Date Range: [ca. 1900 - 192-]

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 716

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

1 image

Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: II. Photography series

Sub-Series: A. Lantern slides 8. Native people

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 716

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

Date Range: [ca. 1900 - 192-]

Physical Description: 1 transparency : lantern slide

Subject Access: Arts; Family and personal life; First nations

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

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[Decorated First Nations shirt]

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Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Date Range: [ca. 1900 - 192-]

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 709

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

1 image

Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: II. Photography series

Sub-Series: A. Lantern slides 8. Native people

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 709

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

Date Range: [ca. 1900 - 192-]

Physical Description: 1 transparency : lantern slide

Subject Access: Arts; Family and personal life; First nations

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Images

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Dr. Charles and Mary T.S. Schaffer's camp at Lake Louise

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Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a camp set up on the shore of Lake Louise - two tents and person with horse in foreground.

Date Range: 1893

Reference Code: v527 / lc / accn 3284 / na66 - 1401

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

1 image

Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V527

Reference Code: v527 / lc / accn 3284 / na66 - 1401

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: 1893

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative : copy negative

Scope & Content: Image of a camp set up on the shore of Lake Louise - two tents and person with horse in foreground.

Subject Access: Arts; Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Family and personal life; Immigration and homesteading; Sports and Recreation; Women

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Title Source: copy negative envelope

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[Early climbers on glacier (woman in long skirt)]

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Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Date Range: [ca. 1900 - ca. 192-]

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 276

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

1 image

Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: II. Photography series

Sub-Series: A. Lantern slides 3. Mountain landscapes

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 276

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

Date Range: [ca. 1900 - ca. 192-]

Physical Description: 1 transparency : lantern slide

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Family and personal life; Sports and Recreation

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Images

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[Edward Whymper and Dr. James Hector]

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Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Date Range: [1903]

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 283

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

1 image

Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: II. Photography series

Sub-Series: A. Lantern slides 3. Mountain landscapes

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 283

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

Date Range: [1903]

Physical Description: 1 transparency : lantern slide

Subject Access: Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

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Fred Cobb family correspondence and documents

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Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of correspondence, legal and personal documents, and receipts belonging to Fred "Ty" Cobb. Correspondence mostly by Fred Cobb, referring to his dismissal from a job constructing the Icefields Highway and complaints of lost wages. Some correspondence also refers to a case between 1931 …

Date Range: 1931 - 1933

Reference Code: M74 / IV / B / 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M74 / V324

Series: M74 / IV : Family, friends and community records

Sous-Fonds: M74

Sub-Series: M74 / IV / B : 1921 - 1945

Accession Number: 2275

Reference Code: M74 / IV / B / 2

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Date Range: 1931 - 1933

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

History / Biographical: Frederick "Ty" Cobb (1887 - 1969) of Banff worked as a labourer during his adult years. Cobb was enlisted in the 82nd Battalion in World War I, and he was stationed in England and France from 1915 - 1916. Fred Cobb did not marry and there are no records of him having children. In the early 1930s, Fred Cobb worked on a construction project along the road leading to the Mt. Norquay ski area. Following World War II, Fred Cobb worked on constructing and repairing boats and docks in Vancouver, B.C. Fred Cobb's grave could not be located in any records of cemeteries in Banff and his burial place is unknown.

Scope & Content: File consists of correspondence, legal and personal documents, and receipts belonging to Fred "Ty" Cobb. Correspondence mostly by Fred Cobb, referring to his dismissal from a job constructing the Icefields Highway and complaints of lost wages. Some correspondence also refers to a case between 1931 and 1933 in which Fred Cobb was charged in a case involving the Alberta Liquor Board which was later dismissed. File also contains a certificate for financial relief under the government of British Columbia in Fred Cobb's name, membership cards for the Workers' Ex-Servicemens' League in Canada and The People's Movement, records from Fred Cobb's stay at a financial relief camp in British Columbia, receipts from various stores and cafes, including the Dominion Cafe in Banff and several from Banff Grocery; arrest records for Fred Cobb, and a notice that the charges for this arrest were revoked.