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Byron Harmon fonds
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of the photographic records and sample materials of Byron Harmon Photos, the photographic business of Byron Harmon and his successors; as well as the personal photographs of Byron Harmon. I. Scenic / commercial, 1907-1975, ca.7600 items. Primary component of series is film and glass…
- Date Range
- [ca.1890-ca.1975]
- Reference Code
- V263
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 263
- Sous-Fonds
- V 263
- Accession Number
- 235, 980, 1549, 1622, 2588, 2656, 2770, 2792, 2895, 3005, 3394, 3423, 3657, 3807, 3824, 3859, 3988, 4028, 4076, 5052, 5181, 5205, 5254, 5381, 6070, 6127, 6587, 6602
- Reference Code
- V263
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Published record
- Other Title Info
- Also known as the Byron Harmon Photos fonds.
- Date Range
- [ca.1890-ca.1975]
- Physical Description
- ca.10,500 photographs (and ca.35 cm) : prints, postcards, negatives, transparencies, motion pictures, sample products
- History / Biographical
- Byron Hill Harmon, 1876-1942, was a professional photographer and businessman at Banff, Alberta, Canada. He was born near Tacoma, Washington, USA and operated a portrait studio there for a time. In 1903, while travelling around the United States and Canada as an itinerant photographer, he decided to settle in Banff and by 1907 had produced enough mountain views to begin selling a line of postcards. Between 1906 and 1913, Harmon was official photographer for the Alpine Club of Canada and made trips in numerous mountain areas, such as the Bugaboos (1910) and Mount Robson (1911, 1913). Harmon personally financed trips into other areas, such as Tonquin Valley (1918) and Lake of the Hanging Glaciers (1920, 1922), producing both still photographs and motion pictures for commercial sale. After his last major expedition in 1924 across Saskatchewan Glacier, through to Maligne Lake and back to Banff by packtrain, Harmon devoted most of his time to photographing scenes along the railway, skiing in the Assiniboine and Skoki regions, and the annual rides and hikes of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies. At the same time he managed several businesses, including a drug store, fountain lunch, theatre and book store. In his later years, Harmon spent much time travelling and photographing in other parts of the world. The business, Byron Harmon Photos, was managed successively by his son, Don Harmon, then his grand-daughter, Carole Harmon.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of the photographic records and sample materials of Byron Harmon Photos, the photographic business of Byron Harmon and his successors; as well as the personal photographs of Byron Harmon.
- I. Scenic / commercial, 1907-1975, ca.7600 items. Primary component of series is film and glass negatives, 1907-1942, ca.6500 items. Also includes: postcard negatives and positives and production negatives to ca.1955; original prints; a wide range of sample products, such as postcards, enlargements and framing prints, calendars and viewbooks, mainly by Harmon business, some by other photographers; and lantern slides, ca.1913-192-, pertaining to Columbia Icefield Expedition, mountaineering, mountain landscapes, Indians, wildlife, Canadian Pacific Railway and Asian travel. Scenic / commercial series pertains to annual camps and expeditions of the Alpine Club of Canada in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks, 1907-1913; private movie-making expeditions in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks; mountain scenic views, primarily for postcard purposes; Banff events and development; skiing; birds and animals. Includes some material by Don Harmon and Lloyd Harmon, sons of Byron Harmon.
- II. Personal, 189- to 194-, ca.370 items. Includes: family photographs and views received from others; motion picture out-takes pertaining to world travels, 1930s; and 35 mm. transparencies, ca.1940, pertaining mainly to world travels, also mountain and prairie scenics.
- Notes
- For more information on the Byron Harmon photographs, see "Great Days in the Rockies: The Photographs of Byron Harmon, 1906-1934" (Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1978) or "Byron Harmon, Mountain Photographer" by Carole Harmon and Bart Robinson (Banff: Altitude Publishing, 1992)
- Name Access
- Harmon, Byron
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions on access to originals
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: series description
- selected modern reference prints
- digital images in Images database and in Alberta InSight database
- Related Material
- Byron Harmon postcards can also be found in the Postcard general file (V466)
- Creator
- Harmon, Byron
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Lantern Slides
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 40 b&w or hand coloured or hand tinted lantern slides. Lantern slides pertain to the Lake of the Hanging Glacier area; Columbia Icefield; various views in and around Banff, Yoho, Glacier, and Jasper National Parks; Mount Robson area; various scenes from Harmon's travels in China. S…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1915]
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / H / PS - 99 to 138
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Transparency
- Lantern slide
40 images
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- V263 / II : Photography
- Sous-Fonds
- V263
- Sub-Series
- V263 / II / H : Photography : lantern slides
- Accession Number
- 2770, 2895
- Reference Code
- V263 / II / H / PS - 99 to 138
- Date Range
- [ca. 1915]
- Physical Description
- 40 photographs : b&w and col. slides ; 10.2 x 8.2 cm
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 40 b&w or hand coloured or hand tinted lantern slides. Lantern slides pertain to the Lake of the Hanging Glacier area; Columbia Icefield; various views in and around Banff, Yoho, Glacier, and Jasper National Parks; Mount Robson area; various scenes from Harmon's travels in China. Subjects also included Stoney First Naitons peoples.
- Name Access
- Harmon, Byron
- Subject Access
- Mountains
- Glaciers
- Scenery
- Landscapes
- Travel
- Photography
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Jasper
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Jasper National Park
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Canada
- China
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- All slides cleaned prior to cleaning. Provide support panes to slides missing them; repair binding tape where needed.
- Creator
- Harmon, Byron
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- V263/II/H/PS-99 [View of a row of buildings and boats along a river, possibly a location from Harmon’s travels in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on top right corner. Glass: Adhesive residue present on reverse of slide. V263/II/H/PS-100 [View from Harmon’s travels in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Adhesive residue present on reverse of slide. Small crack on bottom left corner of cover plate. Fingerprints on slide noted. V263/II/H/PS-101 [View of boats in harbour. Possibly a location from Harmon’s travels in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present in top left corner of slide. Glass: Finger prints and residue on glass noted. Adhesive residue present on reverse of slide. V263/II/H/PS-102 [View of a street, possibly from Harmon’s travels in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present in top left corner of slide. Glass: Fingerprints and adhesive residue present on glass. V263/II/H/PS-103 [View of boat in a harbor, possibly from Harmon’s travels in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on the top left corner. Glass: Two large cracks are present in both the slide and the cover plate. V263/II/H/PS-104 [View of boats in a harbour with person rowing a small boat, possibly from Harmon’s travels in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on the top left corner. Glass: Good condition V263/II/H/PS-105 [View of sail boat, possibly from Harmon’s travels in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Two significant cracks in the slide. Fingerprints and adhesive residue present. V263/II/H/PS-106 [View of boats in harbour, possibly from Harmon’s travels in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing. Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Small amounts of adhesive residue present on glass. V263/II/H/PS-107 [View of sailboat, possibly from Harmon’s travel in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on top left corner. Glass: Good condition. Small amount of adhesive residue noted. V263/II/H/PS-108 [View of three persons on a boat, possibly from Harmon’s travels in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on top left corner of slide Glass: Small amounts of adhesive residue present V263/II/H/PS-109 [View of unidentified mountains and lake] Binding Tape: Poor condition. Two small pieces of binding tape hold the cover plate in place. One of the pieces of tape is intact on only one side. Window Mat: Black paper mat Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on bottom left corner Glass: Adhesive residue on glass noted. V263/II/H/PS-110 [View of unidentified mountain and river] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Significant adhesive residue on emulsion layer noted. Delamination of the emulsion evident on left side of slide. Small scratches and abrasions of the emulsion layer are present. V263/II/H/PS-111 [View of unidentified glacier. Possibly Tumbling Glacier from Mount Robson Glacier] Binding Tape: Poor condition. Two small pieces of binding tape hold the cover plate on. Window Mat: Black paper mat Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on bottom left of slide Glass: Adhesive residue present on glass. Pieces of binding tape are present on reverse of slide. V263/II/H/PS-112 [Snow formations on river] Binding Tape: Poor condition. Two small pieces of binding tape are adhered to the slide. Window Mat: Black paper mat Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on bottom left of slide. Glass: Cover plate is loose. Corresponds to V263/NA-5626, Snow formations at Marble Canyon V263/II/H/PS-113 [Unidentified mountain peaks with unidentified glacier] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Adhesive residue present on emulsion layer. Scratching and abrasions present on emulsion layer. V263/II/H/PS-114 [A copy of a photograph of an unidentified glacier] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Significant silvering of emulsion. Binding tape present on reverse of slide. Small pieces of binding tape are adhered to the emulsion side of the slide. Delamination of emulsion present on left side of slide. V263/II/H/PS-115 [View of a street scene, possibly from Harmon’s travels in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on top left corner. Glass: Good condition V263/II/H/PS-116 [View of a multi storey building on a hill, possibly from Harmon’s travels to China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on top left corner. Glass: Small cracks present in bottom right corner of slide. V263/II/H/PS-117 [Portrait of a woman carrying a child on her back, possibly from Harmon’s travels in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing. Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Good condition with finger prints and residue on glass noted. V263/II/H/PS-118 [View of boats in harbour with buildings in the background, possibly from Harmon’s travels in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on top left corner. Glass: Finger prints and adhesive residue on glass noted. V263/II/H/PS-119 [View of a street scene, possibly from Harmon’s travels in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on top left corner. Glass: Small scratches and abrasions on emulsion layer noted. Adhesive residue present on reverse of slide. V263/II/H/PS-120 [View of a street scene, possibly from Harmon’s travels in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on top left corner. Glass: Small scratches and abrasions on emulsion layer noted. Adhesive residue present on reverse of slide. V263/II/H/PS-121 [View of boats in harbour, possibly from Harmon’s travels in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on left corner Glass: Finger prints and adhesive residue on glass noted. V263/II/H/PS-122 [View of one large boat and a number of small boats in a harbour, possibly from Harmon’s travels in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on left corner. Glass: Finger prints and adhesive residue on glass noted. V263/II/H/PS-123 [View of boats in a harbour, possibly from Harmon’s travel in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing. Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Good condition V263/II/H/PS-124 [View of boats on canal with buildings in the background, possibly from Harmon’s travels in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on left corner. Glass: Good condition, fingerprints and adhesive residue on glass noted. V263/II/H/PS-125 [View of boat with tattered sail in a harbour, possibly from Harmon’s travels in China] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on left corner. Glass: Good condition V263/II/H/PS-126 [View of snow-covered valley, trees, and mountain] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Scratches, abrasions, and residue present on emulsion layer. V263/II/H/PS-127 [View of various unidentified mountain peaks and glacier] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Significant scratching and abrasions present on the emulsion layer. Small instances of delamination of the emulsion also present. Emulsion also show signs of minor discolouration. V263/II/H/PS-128 [Winter bathing in the Cave and Basin] Binding Tape: Fair condition. Two small pieces of binding tape hold the cover plate intact. Window Mat: Paper mat shows signs of damage Labels and Inscriptions: Caption on the image: Winter Bathing Banff. 91. Silver star adhesive sticker present on bottom left corner or slide. Glass: Significant adhesive residue, finger prints, and abrasions of the glass present V263/II/H/PS-129 [View of a photograph of Bison in the paddock] Binding Tape: No cover plate, binding tape present on back of slide Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: Caption on image: 98. Buffalo Banff, Harmon Banff. Glass: Delamination and minor discolouration of the emulsion noted. V263/II/H/PS-130 [Hand-coloured view of the Lake of the Hanging Glacier] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Fingerprints and small abrasions present on emulsion layer. V263/II/H/PS-131 [Hand coloured view of the Lake of the Hanging Glacier] Binding Tape: None Window Mat: None Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Small scratches and abrasions present on emulsion. V263/II/H/PS-132 [Hand-coloured view of pack train walking through a clearing in the trees] Binding Tape: Two small pieces of binding tape holds the cover plate intact. Binding tape present on back of slide, possibly from previous binding. Window Mat: Image framed by black binding tape. Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on bottom left of slide. Glass: Cover plate is in good condition with adhesive residue and fingerprints present. Slide has significant cracking originating in the bottom right corner. V263/II/H/PS-133 [Car on road passing through Sinclair canyon, Kootenay National Park] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Image framed with black binding tape. Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Adhesive residue on front and back of slide. Silvering around a small area of deterioration of the emulsion. Corresponds with V263 / NA – 5523, Sinclair Canyon. V263/II/H/PS-134 [View of a hunter with caribou trophy on his shoulders] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat Labels and Inscriptions: None Glass: Adhesive residue and fingerprints present on glass. V263/II/H/PS-135 [Two mountain goats] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat Labels and Inscriptions: White adhesive sticker present on left side of slide: G. Kanzee, 12 Geary ST., San Francisco Glass: Cover glass and slide are significantly cracked. V263/II/H/PS-136 [Two Big Horn Sheep] Binding Tape: Fair condition. Two small pieces of binding tape hold the cover plate intact. Window Mat: Image is framed with binding tape Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker present on bottom left corner. Glass: Adhesive residue present on glass. Scratches in the emulsion layer noted. V263/II/H/PS-137 [A winter scene of snow covered trees] Binding Tape: Fair condition, binding tape present on three sides of slide. Window Mat: Black paper mat with gold coloured design and text Labels and Inscriptions: Silver star adhesive sticker. Caption: Exhibits and Publicity Bureau, Department of Trade and Commerce, Ottawa. Glass: Slide is significantly cracked. V263/II/H/PS-138 [Winter scene of a road and Mountain Sir Donald] Binding Tape: Good condition Window Mat: Black paper mat with silver-coloured embossing. Labels and Inscriptions: White adhesive sticker with caption written in ink: MT Sir Donald. Glass: Silvering and discolouration of the emulsion noted. Abrasions and adhesive residue present on glass.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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