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"A Talk Without Words", "World At Your Feet" Music Recordings

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 4 audiotape film reels with music content recorded by Nicholas Morant. Pertains to music/audio used in slideshow presentation series "A Talk Without Words" by Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant (see "History/Bio"). Items (in order) are labelled "Introduction", "Showtape", "Introducti…

Date Range: [ca. 1945 - ca. 1950]; 1949; [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]

Reference Code: S20 / II / C / 7 / 1 to 4

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Sound recording; Film

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: S20

Sub-Series: S20 / II / C : Professional Records : Topical Files

Accession Number: 7784

Reference Code: S20 / II / C / 7 / 1 to 4

GMD: Sound recording; Film

Responsibility: Recorded by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [ca. 1945 - ca. 1950]; 1949; [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]

Physical Description: 4 sound recordings: audiotape film reels

History / Biographical: "A Talk Without Words" was an original presentation by Nick and Ivy "Willie" Morant featuring some of their photographs taken while travelling across Canada for work, as well as photographs from their travels in Peru. The presentation involved a brief introduction by Nick and Willie, followed by an approximately one-hour long slideshow accompanied by music which was recorded by Nick. The couple presented this slideshow, and similar variations, to the public for about 15 years (ca. 1950 to ca. 1965).

Scope & Content: File consists of 4 audiotape film reels with music content recorded by Nicholas Morant. Pertains to music/audio used in slideshow presentation series "A Talk Without Words" by Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant (see "History/Bio"). Items (in order) are labelled "Introduction", "Showtape", "Introduction B" and "Showtape B".

Notes: Item S20/II/C/7/1 originally stored in brown paper Canadian Pacific mailing envelope with shipping label: "INTRODUCTION NICHOLAS MORANT BOX 1288 BANFF, ALBERTA CANADA" Items S20/II/C/7/2 to 4 were attached by string tied around them. Item S20/II/C/7/2 has label taped to inside of clear plastic container reading: "SHOWTAPE. Nova Scotia 123 Trees Prairies Quiet Places World at Feet Mountains 123 Exit Music." Item S20/II/C/7/3 and S20/II/C/7/4 were in brown paper Canadian Pacific envelope labelled: "SHOWTAPE B INTRODUCTION B Excludes - Peru - Soundpix" S20/II/C/7/3 in "Scotch Tape" brand box labelled "Introduction B .... Okay for Revere or Magnecord." S20/II/C/7/4 in "audiotape" brand box labelled "Showtape B. Okay for Revere and Magnecord."

Name Access: Morant, Nicholas; Morant, Ivy

Subject Access: Photography; Travel; Scenery; Landscapes; Presentation

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Nova Scotia; Peru; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Reproduction Restrictions: Reference use only; no reproduction

Language: English

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Biographical Source Notes: https://www.whyte.org/nicholas-morant-later-career Also referenced in book "Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific" by John F. Garden (Revelstoke: Footprint Publishing, 1991) under chapter "A Talk Without Words"

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Bernice White Man Left and Larry Hairy Bull

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Artist: George Webber

Date: 1997 – 2008

Medium: photograph on paper

Catalogue Number: WeB.18.01

Description: Two men standing on the side of the road. Photograph taken at The Blood Reserve, Alberta.

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Artist: George Webber

Title: Bernice White Man Left and Larry Hairy Bull

Date: 1997 – 2008

Medium: photograph on paper

Dimensions: 11” x 14” cm

Description: Two men standing on the side of the road. Photograph taken at The Blood Reserve, Alberta.

Subject: documentary photography; community; Indigenous

Credit: Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014

Catalogue Number: WeB.18.01

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Boy and Storage Bin

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Artist: George Webber

Date: 1999 – 1999

Medium: photograph on paper

Catalogue Number: WeB.18.39

Description: Unidentified boy standing against a storage bin. Photograph taken at the Little Bow Hutterite Colony, Southern Alberta.

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Artist: George Webber

Title: Boy and Storage Bin

Date: 1999 – 1999

Medium: photograph on paper

Dimensions: 11” x 14” cm

Description: Unidentified boy standing against a storage bin. Photograph taken at the Little Bow Hutterite Colony, Southern Alberta.

Subject: documentary photography; colony; industrial

Credit: Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014

Catalogue Number: WeB.18.39

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Boy, Belly River

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Artist: George Webber

Date: 2007

Medium: photograph on paper

Catalogue Number: WeB.18.02

Description: Boy swimming in the Belly River, The Blood Reserve, Alberta.

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Artist: George Webber

Title: Boy, Belly River

Date: 2007

Medium: photograph on paper

Dimensions: 11” x 14” cm

Description: Boy swimming in the Belly River, The Blood Reserve, Alberta.

Subject: documentary photography; community; Indigenous; swimming; river

Credit: Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014

Catalogue Number: WeB.18.02

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Boys, Sheepdogs and Sheep

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Artist: George Webber

Date: 2000 – 2006

Medium: photograph on paper

Catalogue Number: WeB.18.35

Description: Two boys with sheep and a sheep dog. Photograph taken at Little Bow Hutterite Colony, Southern Alberta.

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Artist: George Webber

Title: Boys, Sheepdogs and Sheep

Date: 2000 – 2006

Medium: photograph on paper

Dimensions: 11” x 14” cm

Description: Two boys with sheep and a sheep dog. Photograph taken at Little Bow Hutterite Colony, Southern Alberta.

Subject: documentary photography; sheep; dog; colony

Credit: Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014

Catalogue Number: WeB.18.35

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Braiding Maria’s Hair

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Artist: George Webber

Date: 1999 – 1999

Medium: photograph on paper

Catalogue Number: WeB.18.27

Description: Photograph of a young girl, Maria, having her hair braided by an unidentified woman. Photograph was taken at the Little Bow Hutterite Colony, Southern Alberta.

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Artist: George Webber

Title: Braiding Maria’s Hair

Date: 1999 – 1999

Medium: photograph on paper

Dimensions: 11” x 14” cm

Description: Photograph of a young girl, Maria, having her hair braided by an unidentified woman. Photograph was taken at the Little Bow Hutterite Colony, Southern Alberta.