File pertains to 45 colour 35mm slides of Banff Indian Day events. Includes unidentified First Nations people dressed in regalia on horseback through the Banff townsite as part of the parade, dancing, and the Banff Indian Grounds with tepees - George McLean (Tatanga Mani)(Walking Buffalo) visible t…
File pertains to 45 colour 35mm slides of Banff Indian Day events. Includes unidentified First Nations people dressed in regalia on horseback through the Banff townsite as part of the parade, dancing, and the Banff Indian Grounds with tepees - George McLean (Tatanga Mani)(Walking Buffalo) visible throughout. Some images are dated 1959.
File consists of photographs from Banff Indian Days including children, families, portraits, and tipis. Recognized individuals include George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo), George Crawler (Yuzabi Toga) and Leah (Rider) Hunter (Pasi) (Female Cousin/Kin).
File consists of photographs from Banff Indian Days including children, families, portraits, and tipis. Recognized individuals include George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo), George Crawler (Yuzabi Toga) and Leah (Rider) Hunter (Pasi) (Female Cousin/Kin).
File consists of photographs from the Banff Indian Days parade on Banff Avenue, includes RCMP officers and individuals dressed in regalia on horseback.
File consists of photographs from the Banff Indian Days parade on Banff Avenue, includes RCMP officers and individuals dressed in regalia on horseback.
File consists of close-up portraits of Indigenous individuals at Banff Indian Days, inlcudes some individuals on horseback and some wearing regalia, beaded regalia, headresses and headpieces.
Indian heads dull sky 1945-50
Indians on bridge 1945-50
Other Title Info
Parallel title is original title
Date Range
1945-1950
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. transparencies ; 35 mm
Scope & Content
File consists of close-up portraits of Indigenous individuals at Banff Indian Days, inlcudes some individuals on horseback and some wearing regalia, beaded regalia, headresses and headpieces.
File consists of portraits of individuals at Banff Indian Days most likely during the parade. Photos include mainly Indigenous people, some in regalia and headresses, also an unknown RCMP officer.
Indian Heads 1st year on bridge Blackfeet 1945-50
Indian heads dull sky
Other Title Info
Parallel title is original title
Date Range
1945-1950
Physical Description
18 photographs : col. transparencies ; 35 mm
Scope & Content
File consists of portraits of individuals at Banff Indian Days most likely during the parade. Photos include mainly Indigenous people, some in regalia and headresses, also an unknown RCMP officer.
14 photographs : b&w and col. slides ; 10.2 x 8.2 cm
History / Biographical
The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) was officially formed in Februray, 1881, to construct a railroad that would link the eastern provinces with British Columbia, a key component of the Canadian Confederation of 1867. Headed by William C. Van Horne as General Manager, the railroad arrived in the Canadian Rockies in 1883 and a siding was established just east of present-day Banff. When railroad workers discovered a natural hot spring on the south side of the Bow River, Van Horne ordered the construction of a hotel that would house visitors brought in by train to visit the springs. Construction of the Banff Springs Hotel finished in 1888 and joined a handful of CPR hotels throughout the Rocky and Selkirk Mountain ranges. The popularity of the hot springs and surrounding area led to the formation of a national park and to the town of Banff.
After construction of the railway had completed, the CPR continued to survey and document the Rocky Mountains alongside federal agencies like the Department of the Interior and private outfitters. Utilizing coloured lantern slides the CPR was able to showcase the mountains as both tourist and settlement destinations. Magic lantern shows of these slides could be used for administrative purposes by the company to showcase land holdings and investments or in public shows as advertisements of the new railway.
Scope & Content
Series consists of 14 lantern slides [ca.1900-ca.1925]. Slides are views along the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Item consists of tipis including George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo)'s tipi on the left with Cascade Mountain in the background at Banff Indian Days 1954
Item consists of tipis including George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo)'s tipi on the left with Cascade Mountain in the background at Banff Indian Days 1954
Item consists of George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo) and others following, in regalia and on horseback, riding down Banff Avenue for the Banff Indian Days parade.
Item consists of George McLean (Tatâga Mânî) (Walking Buffalo) and others following, in regalia and on horseback, riding down Banff Avenue for the Banff Indian Days parade.