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Animals and wildlife, Red Cathcart, other family friends personal photographs

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs sent to Norman Luxton from various friends, including "Red" [Cathcart?], Eugene LaPorte, Woodworth and Theodora Campbell, the Green family, and Ernest Maunder. Content pertains to Red [Cathcart's?] work transporting oil to mines, and views from his travels in British Co…
Date Range
1933
[1935-1950]
1936
1943
1945
Reference Code
LUX / I / E4 / PA - 354 to 431
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / E : Collected material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / E4 : Photography
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / E4 / PA - 354 to 431
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
1933
[1935-1950]
1936
1943
1945
Physical Description
77 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 14.5 x 8.5 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs sent to Norman Luxton from various friends, including "Red" [Cathcart?], Eugene LaPorte, Woodworth and Theodora Campbell, the Green family, and Ernest Maunder. Content pertains to Red [Cathcart's?] work transporting oil to mines, and views from his travels in British Columbia and Camp Debert in Nova Scotia; Eugene LaPorte fishing near Lake Ontario; Indigenous communities in Panama [sent by Mr. and Mrs. Campbell]; photos of the Green family [names missing]; photos from a community and nearby forested areas [location and source unknown] with detailed notes on back of related personal memories; Ernest Maunder's model boat hobby; "Dorothy" feeding geese in February 1954 in Inglewood [region in Calgary?]; and photographs of various wildlife by J.H. [Jack?] Munroe.
Notes
Some photographs have annotations on back. Items LUX/I/E4/PA-389 and 397 also have directions and illustrations of property layouts
Name Access
Cathcart, John George (Red)
Luxton, Norman
Campbell, Woodworth
Campbell, Theodora
LaPorte, Eugene
Maunder, Ernest
Subject Access
Artist
Boats
Transportation
Travel
Sports
Hunting
Oil
Natural resources
Model boats
Mines and mineral resources
Immigration and homesteading
Indigenous Peoples
Industry
Recreation
Family and personal life
Cabins and shelters
Animals
Birds
Dogs
Wildlife
Geographic Access
Canada
British Columbia
Alberta
Calgary
Inglewood
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Central America
Panama
Ontario
Lake Ontario
Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's
Language
English
Conservation
Items stored in mylar and archival envelopes
Related Material
LUX/I/E4/PA-363 related to photographs LUX/I/E4/PA-224 to 285
LUX/I/E4/PA-364 to 374 related to photographs LUX/I/E4/PA-305 to 360 [some of photos in files are duplicates]
LUX/I/E4/PA-399 to 413 related to photographs LUX/I/E4/PA-72 to 114
Category
Arts
Cultural pluralism
First nations
Natural resources
Sports, recreation and leisure
Transportation
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Ballard family, England, Western Canada and United States travel photographs

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs and postcard prints pertaining to the Ballard family and their travels within England, Western Canada and the United States. Includes images of Jack Ballard[?] and children Sidney and Shirley Ballard; Stonehenge; transport and telegraph stations; foot bridges, hiking, c…
Date Range
1903
1907-1909
[1910-1915]
[1920-1924]
Reference Code
LUX / I / E4 / PA - 173 to 201
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / E : Collected material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / E4 : Photographs
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / E4 / PA - 173 to 201
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
1903
1907-1909
[1910-1915]
[1920-1924]
Physical Description
29 photographs : b&w prints ; 16.5 x 10.5 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs and postcard prints pertaining to the Ballard family and their travels within England, Western Canada and the United States. Includes images of Jack Ballard[?] and children Sidney and Shirley Ballard; Stonehenge; transport and telegraph stations; foot bridges, hiking, canoeing and camping scenes; and the Totem Cafe in Montana. Locations include: New Iskoot, Aiyanish[?], Echo Lake, 25 Mile Cabin, Yellowstone [Montana], Iron River, and Idaho.
Notes
Some items are dated and/or contain personal letters written on the back.
Name Access
Ballard, Sidney
Ballard, Shirley
Ballard, Jack
Subject Access
Travel
Hiking
Hunting
Wildlife
Family and personal life
Canoes and canoeing
Boats
Transportation
Businesses
Children
Cabins
Landscapes
Land, settlement and immigration
Land use
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Echo Lake
United States of America
New York
Montana
Yellowstone
Idaho
Wisconsin
Language
English
Conservation
Items stored in mylar
Category
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Transportation
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Part Of
Dorothy Wardle fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 139 pages of handwritten research notes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings, H35 x W30 cm or smaller. File pertains to Dorothy's research on Banff and surrounding area, Parks Canada, Department of the Interior, and the history of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in general. Record…
Date Range
ca. 1870 - ca. 1998
1870s-1880s
ca.1918 - ca. 1960s
1986-1998
1986
1990
1993
1995
1997-1998
Reference Code
M521 / I / A / 3-4
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Newspaper clipping
Private record
Textual record
Part Of
Dorothy Wardle fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M521 / V75
Series
M521 / I : Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers
Sous-Fonds
M521
Sub-Series
M521 / I / A : Research and Writing
Accession Number
7504
Reference Code
M521 / I / A / 3-4
GMD
Newspaper clipping
Private record
Textual record
Date Range
ca. 1870 - ca. 1998
1870s-1880s
ca.1918 - ca. 1960s
1986-1998
1986
1990
1993
1995
1997-1998
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records (139 pages ; 30 x 35 cm or smaller)
Scope & Content
File consists of 139 pages of handwritten research notes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings, H35 x W30 cm or smaller. File pertains to Dorothy's research on Banff and surrounding area, Parks Canada, Department of the Interior, and the history of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in general. Records were filed in an envelope that was titled "Book Notes." Notable people include James Wardle, J.B. Harkin, Pat Brewster, Arthur Unwin, Dr. Brett, Norman Sanson, and Bill Peyto, among others. Notable places and topics include the organization of the Department of the Interior, the Banff-Windemere Highway, Rocky Mountain Park and Park Wardens, Kootenay National Park fires, coal and precious metal mines (e.g. Bankhead, Silver City), trail riding and hiking, research about James Wardle and his accomplishments, Ya-Ha-Tinda, and various parks (e.g. Glacier, Revelstoke, Elk Island, Kootenay, and Yoho). Other records include a handwritten letter to the Auld family in Scotland (cousins of Sheila Ritchie) with a story about Glenbow and a highland cow from Oban, Scotland; personal reflections on the Banff area and mountains in general; notes that Dorothy took while doing research at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies and the Banff Public Library; and a variety of newspaper clippings.
Notes
Includes request slips and stationary from the archives at the Whyte Museum.
Potentially includes a handwritten list of Dorothy's written works.
Newspaper clippings primarily from the Times Colonist, which is published in Victoria, British Columbia.
Name Access
Wardle, Dorothy
Wardle, James M.
Harkin, J. B. (James Bernard)
Brewster, Pat
Peyto, Bill
Brett, Robert George
Sanson, Norman
Subject Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Banff Public Library
National parks and reserves
Newspaper
Parks Canada
Park policy
Research
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Wardens
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Ya-Ha-Tinda Ranch
Hiking
Community life
History
Mines and mineral resources
Geographic Access
Alberta
Banff
Banff National Park
Bankhead
British Columbia
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Castle Mountain
Glacier National Park
Kootenay National Park
Silver City
Victoria
Yoho National Park
Scotland
Revelstoke
Language
English
Conservation
Some of the slips of paper are taped together. Was unable to remove them without damaging the materials. May present conservation issues in the future.
Creator
Wardle, Dorothy
Category
Sports, recreation and leisure
Transportation
Politics
Natural resources
Family and personal life
Exploration, discovery and travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Title was written on an envelope containing these materials.
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Brewster Transport Company Photographs

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Part Of
Jim Brewster family fonds
Scope & Content
File pertaints to photographs of Brewster Transport operations, facilities, cars, buildings, staff, etc. Includes scenic views with Brewster packard touring cars at Banff, Kootenay and Yoho NP, Banff Springs Hotel; Mount Royal Hotel; Brewster buses; Jim and Bill Brewster with Brewster Transport car…
Date Range
[ca. 1905-1959]
Reference Code
V90 / I / PA - 123 to 235
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
  4 images  
Part Of
Jim Brewster family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M436 / V90
Series
I. Jim Brewster
Sous-Fonds
V90
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V90 / I / PA - 123 to 235
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
[ca. 1905-1959]
Physical Description
113 photographs : prints; some duplicates, 1 oversize
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertaints to photographs of Brewster Transport operations, facilities, cars, buildings, staff, etc. Includes scenic views with Brewster packard touring cars at Banff, Kootenay and Yoho NP, Banff Springs Hotel; Mount Royal Hotel; Brewster buses; Jim and Bill Brewster with Brewster Transport car, ca.1920; Brewster's Royal Hawaiian fleet of packards, ca.1927; views of Columbia Icefield area and chalet construction, ca.1938, also military training hut?; sketch map showing route from Mt. Norquay ski area to Mount Royal Hotel, n.d. Fifty four views date from. ca.1959, after Jim Brewster's death (V90 / 182-235)
Name Access
Brewster, Jim
Subject Access
Brewster Brothers
Brewster Transport Company Ltd.
Horses
Professional and Personal Life
Transportation
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Alberta
Canada
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Canadian Pacific souvenir menus

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of souvenir menus from various trips on Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian Pacific cruises. Contents pertain to various destinations within Canada, including: Banff Springs Hotel and Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Calgary, Edmonton, Victoria, Vancouver, Connaught and Spiral Tunn…
Date Range
1924
1926
1928
1939
1941
1945
1952
1957
1969
Reference Code
LUX / II / C4 / 14
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / C : Personal material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / II / C4 : Travel and hobbies
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / C4 / 14
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Responsibility
Materials in file produced by Canadian Pacific
Date Range
1924
1926
1928
1939
1941
1945
1952
1957
1969
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of souvenir menus from various trips on Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian Pacific cruises. Contents pertain to various destinations within Canada, including: Banff Springs Hotel and Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Calgary, Edmonton, Victoria, Vancouver, Connaught and Spiral Tunnels, Ottawa, Quebec, and St. John [New Brunswick]. Includes a set of 3 menus from 1924 and a set of 3 adult menus and 1 children's menu from 1952 which are stored in original Canadian Pacific paper envelopes.
Notes
Items in file are stored in two file folders, organized chronologically
Name Access
Luxton, Eleanor
Canadian Pacific Railway
Subject Access
Advertising
Travel
Train
Tourism
Tourist information
Banff Springs Hotel
Hotel
Commerce and industry
Cruise ships
Indigenous Peoples
Government
Landscapes
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Calgary
Edmonton
Lake Louise
British Columbia
Vancouver
Victoria
Quebec
New Brunswick
St. John
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Transportation
Commerce and industry
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Environment
Cultural pluralism
Government
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Charles H. McAulay fonds

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Part Of
Charles H. McAulay fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of McAulay's personal and professional papers and photographs. Textual records are mainly employment papers of Charles McAulay as General Construction Foreman for Rocky Mountains Park and Banff National Park, 1912- 1939; includes correspondence, memoranda, journals, notes, timebooks …
Date Range
1904-1963
Reference Code
M172 / V457
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Charles H. McAulay fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 172
V 457
Sous-Fonds
M 172
V 457
Accession Number
5722, 6021, 7195 (unproc in with Box 2 of Mary Allan Thompson, Hugh Gordon materials unproc accn 7195)
Reference Code
M172 / V457
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
1904-1963
Physical Description
ca.33 cm of textual records. -- ca.370 photographs : prints, negatives
History / Biographical
Charles Henry McAulay, 1874-1966, was briquette plant manager at Bankhead, Alberta, 1907-1912, and General Construction Foreman for Rocky Mountains Park / Banff National Park from 1912-1939. Following his retirement in 1939, McAulay was foreman for private companies. McAulay was married to Cecilia Mayola McAulay, 1888-1953.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of McAulay's personal and professional papers and photographs.
Textual records are mainly employment papers of Charles McAulay as General Construction Foreman for Rocky Mountains Park and Banff National Park, 1912- 1939; includes correspondence, memoranda, journals, notes, timebooks and other materials pertaining to public works projects, in particular road building and maintenance. Also includes McAulay's personal journal, 1942-1963, which includes periodic observations on activities of McAulay and family, Banff events and deaths of Banff residents.
Photographs pertain to Charles McAulay, family, friends and associates; work activities, including bridge and road construction, pipe-laying, equipment, construction projects in Banff National Park; personal activities, including curling; Banff places and activities; ca.1907-ca.1955. Includes construction of the Banff-Jasper Highway.
Name Access
McAulay, Charles H.
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Government
Transportation
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
McAulay, Charles H.
Category
Family and personal life
Government
Transportation
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Unprocessed
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Claude M. Walker fonds

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Part Of
Claude M. Walker fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of professional papers, 1921, 1949-1950; financial papers, 1932-1946; other papers, 1939-1953; and photographs, ca.1909-ca.1947. Textual records pertain mainly to Walker's later career re the Eastern Rockies Forest Conservation Board, Coleman-Savana Creek Highway, and income tax. Al…
Date Range
[ca.1909]-1950
Reference Code
M191 / V662
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Claude M. Walker fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 191
V 662
Sous-Fonds
M 191
V 662
Accession Number
1161, 2949
Reference Code
M191 / V662
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
[ca.1909]-1950
Physical Description
5 cm of textual records. -- 23 photographs : prints
History / Biographical
Claude Melville Walker, 1883-1952, was a surveyor and engineer who had a thirty-five year association with Banff National Park. He served with the Surveys Branch engineering service and was supervising engineer of the western parks from 1936 to 1948. He was involved in the survey of the Banff townsite, superintendent of construction, Big Bend Highway, and supervised construction of the Icefields Parkway, and major highways in British Columbia and the North West Territories. In later years he did private engineering and consulting work. Walker was married to Mabel Arnold Walker, 1883-1970
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of professional papers, 1921, 1949-1950; financial papers, 1932-1946; other papers, 1939-1953; and photographs, ca.1909-ca.1947. Textual records pertain mainly to Walker's later career re the Eastern Rockies Forest Conservation Board, Coleman-Savana Creek Highway, and income tax. Also includes miscellaneous papers and ephemera of Mabel Walker's re gardening. Photographs pertain to C. M. Walker, family, associates and activities, ca.1909-ca.1947. Also includes prints collected by Walker
Name Access
Walker, C. M.
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Transportation
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
Creator
Walker, C. M.
Category
Family and personal life
Transportation
Title Source
Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Family and Personal Photographs

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Part Of
Lawrence Grassi fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to misc. greeting cards and gift photographs probably sent to Lawrence Grassi by friends or relatives; most people are unidentified.
Date Range
[ca. 1920-1980]
Reference Code
V240 / II / B / PA - 876 to 906
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
  12 images  
Part Of
Lawrence Grassi fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M45 / V240
Series
II.B. Personal photographs
Sous-Fonds
V240
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V240 / II / B / PA - 876 to 906
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
[ca. 1920-1980]
Physical Description
31 photographs : prints
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to misc. greeting cards and gift photographs probably sent to Lawrence Grassi by friends or relatives; most people are unidentified.
Name Access
Grassi, Lawrence
Subject Access
Activities
Family and personal life
Professional and Personal Life
Portrait
Transportation
Trains
Geographic Access
Canmore
Alberta
Canada
Italy
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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George Monilaws fonds

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Part Of
George Monilaws fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains mainly to locomotives and trains, J. G. Monilaws, friends and associates, ca.1920-1935.
Date Range
[ca.1920]-1935
Reference Code
V589
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
George Monilaws fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 589
Sous-Fonds
V 589
Accession Number
1937
Reference Code
V589
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
[ca.1920]-1935
Physical Description
28 photographs : prints
History / Biographical
J. George Monilaws was an engineer with the Canadian Pacific Railway until 1934. He lived at Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains mainly to locomotives and trains, J. G. Monilaws, friends and associates, ca.1920-1935.
Name Access
Monilaws, J. George
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Transportation
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
Creator
Monilaws, J. George
Category
Family and personal life
Transportation
Title Source
Title based on accession record
Processing Status
Processed
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Hawaii, Japan and China cruise travel scrapbook

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one scrapbook containing clippings, menus, brochures, travel guides, advertisements and magazines. Content pertains to a boat cruise attended by Eleanor Luxton in 1937 to Hawaii, China and Japan aboard the Empress of Japan cruise ship, which was operated by the Canadian Pacific Rai…
Date Range
1937
Reference Code
LUX / II / E / 5
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Published record
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / E / 5
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Published record
Date Range
1937
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (4 cm of textual records)
Scope & Content
File consists of one scrapbook containing clippings, menus, brochures, travel guides, advertisements and magazines. Content pertains to a boat cruise attended by Eleanor Luxton in 1937 to Hawaii, China and Japan aboard the Empress of Japan cruise ship, which was operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Includes 23 copies of Pacific Empress magazine [July and August, 1937].
Notes
Some copies of Pacific Empress magazine are duplicates
Material Details
Front cover of scrapbook has emblem with Hawaiian landscape/waterfront scene with text "ALOHA HAWAII"
Name Access
Luxton, Eleanor
Subject Access
Travel
Tourism
Family and personal life
Cruise ships
Transportation
Canadian Pacific Railway
Geographic Access
Hawaii
Japan
Mount Fuji
Kyoto
China
Repulse Bay
Hong Kong
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Mandarin
Japanese
Conservation
Some items are loose in scrapbook - secured with unbleached cotton string to keep contents together and in original order
Category
Commerce and industry
Transportation
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Cultural pluralism
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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