Fonds consists of six series: 1. Business Correspondence; 2. Cheques, Receipts, Invoices; 3. Personal Documents; 4. Miscellaneous; 5. Blueprints; 6. Painting.
Series 1 consists of business related correspondence to various companies, individuals, and two branches of the Canadian Government. Govern…
David McDougall, son of George Millward McDougall and Elizabeth Chantler McDougall, was born on May 14, 1845 in Owen Sound, Ontario. David had four siblings: John, Eliza, Lubby, and Nellie. David married Annie McKenzie in 1871 in Manitoba. Together, they had six children, including their daughter named Georgina (Georgie) Elizabeth McDougall (1872-1965). Georgina was the wife of Norman Luxton and an active member in Banff and the mother of Eleanor Georgina Luxton (1908-1995).
David was an early pioneer of Calgary and Banff, who helped build both community life and their economies. While David’s father and brother were both members of the clergy and did missionary work in Morley, Alberta, David become a successful businessman. He established a general merchant store in Morley where he was a dealer in cattle, horses, furs, and curios. In addition to managing his own business block in Calgary, David also owned properties in Edmonton and Calgary. In Banff, David and Annie owned the Mount Royal Hotel for six years until they sold it to Jim Brewster in August 14, 1913.
David died in December 6, 1927 and Annie died in 1939.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of six series: 1. Business Correspondence; 2. Cheques, Receipts, Invoices; 3. Personal Documents; 4. Miscellaneous; 5. Blueprints; 6. Painting.
Series 1 consists of business related correspondence to various companies, individuals, and two branches of the Canadian Government. Government correspondence pertains to taxes and by-laws for McDougall’s properties. Series 2 contains invoices, receipts, cheques, and bank statements pertaining to McDougall’s business and properties. Series 3 contains personal letters and legal documents. Materials includes handwritten letters, property transactions and proof of ownership on properties. Series 4 contains cheque books, Dominion Travellers’ Hotel Guide, event program featuring Commissioner Coombs and “Safety First Guarantee” slip. Series 5 contains blueprints of Mount Royal Hotel and McDougall business block, Calgary 1911. The last series consist of a painting of George Noble photograph of Banff Ave, 1929.
Predominant colours are pink, blue, purple, green and brown. The painting is dominated by the pyramidal-shaped Mt. Assiniboine and the icefield below it. It appears to be an aerial view of sunrise on the mountain. The foreground is comprised of rocks showing through a snow-covered approach to the m…
Predominant colours are pink, blue, purple, green and brown. The painting is dominated by the pyramidal-shaped Mt. Assiniboine and the icefield below it. It appears to be an aerial view of sunrise on the mountain. The foreground is comprised of rocks showing through a snow-covered approach to the mountain peak. The rocks are various shades of very dark blue, lighter blue and brown. To the viewer’s left the snow is tinged in various shades of pink as the morning light strikes it and the view to the right is still in the blue shades of shadow. The artist’s signature in white is in this area. The middle of the painting is the pink glow of the sun on snow with some shaded snow and rocks still showing to the viewer’s right. The top-half is a snow-covered Mt. Assiniboine with brown rock bands; viewer’s right in the sun’s light and viewer’s left in the shade. Beyond the mountain are hills and valleys of pink, blue and green. The sky is a very deep shade of purple and blue.
An oil sketch of a lake landscape. The primary colours used are green, grey, blue and brown. The sky is dominated with thick grey strokes of colour. Surrounding the water at the top and bottom are thick strokes of green. The blue of the water is a streak across the middle of the work. The artist’s …
An oil sketch of a lake landscape. The primary colours used are green, grey, blue and brown. The sky is dominated with thick grey strokes of colour. Surrounding the water at the top and bottom are thick strokes of green. The blue of the water is a streak across the middle of the work. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in green paint.
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are blue, orange, red and brown. The image is composed of a mountain range in the background, with a body of water and a segment of land in the foreground. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in grey paint. Au verso, written in black…
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are blue, orange, red and brown. The image is composed of a mountain range in the background, with a body of water and a segment of land in the foreground. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in grey paint. Au verso, written in black ink in the trhc, “45/W”.
An oil sketch of a landscape. The primary colours used are green, grey, purple and beige. The upper third of the piece is in green, red and beige, with the shadows of the trees depicted as red lines. The majority of the canvas centre is grey, with a variety of colours on the right centre. The artis…
An oil sketch of a landscape. The primary colours used are green, grey, purple and beige. The upper third of the piece is in green, red and beige, with the shadows of the trees depicted as red lines. The majority of the canvas centre is grey, with a variety of colours on the right centre. The artist’s signature is in the blhc in purple paint. Au verso, written in black ink in the tlhc, “47/R”.
In the centre of the square painting a walking black bear looks down at the ground. Behind the bear is a slope of green trees with a blue mountain beyond, viewer’s right. The sky above is grey and the whole scene is bordered in brown. In the top corner, viewer’s right, is a paw print on a taupe-col…
In the centre of the square painting a walking black bear looks down at the ground. Behind the bear is a slope of green trees with a blue mountain beyond, viewer’s right. The sky above is grey and the whole scene is bordered in brown. In the top corner, viewer’s right, is a paw print on a taupe-coloured background, surrounded by a black square. Printed on the top back of the painting “BLACK BEAR - STUDY/SKETCH (2009)” underneath in script “Lynne Huras”, and underneath this “ACRYLIC, ACRYLIC MEDIUM, DRY PASTEL ON PAPER”.
In the centre of the square painting a walking brown and black grizzly bear looks toward viewer’s right. Behind him are blue/grey rocks, grey sky and a blue and grey blue mountain beyond, viewer’s right. The scene is bordered in dark brown and in the top corner, viewer’s left, is a grizzly paw pri…
In the centre of the square painting a walking brown and black grizzly bear looks toward viewer’s right. Behind him are blue/grey rocks, grey sky and a blue and grey blue mountain beyond, viewer’s right. The scene is bordered in dark brown and in the top corner, viewer’s left, is a grizzly paw print on a taupe-coloured background, bordered with black. Printed on the top back of the painting “GRIZZLY - STUDY/SKETCH (2009)” underneath in script “Lynne Huras”, and underneath this “ACRYLIC, ACRYLIC MEDIUM, DRY PASTEL ON PAPER”.
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours are grey, brown, and blue. From the left side of the image raises a dark grey mountain lined in blue. The lower part of this mountain extends to the right side of the canvas. The sky is grey with modeling that suggests the presence of cloud…
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours are grey, brown, and blue. From the left side of the image raises a dark grey mountain lined in blue. The lower part of this mountain extends to the right side of the canvas. The sky is grey with modeling that suggests the presence of clouds, or a storm. The bottom of the piece has a small strip of blue, above which there are a series of vertical forms in green, blue and grey which could represent trees. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in orange paint. Au verso, written in black ink in the tlhc, “49/W”.
