Mountains rise on the left and right sides of a light grey sky filled with clouds. In the foreground is a rocky surface, multicoloured in shades of purple, grey, orange and green. On the left water rushes through the foreground. At the bottom left is Walter Phillip’s insignia signature, with the da…
Mountains rise on the left and right sides of a light grey sky filled with clouds. In the foreground is a rocky surface, multicoloured in shades of purple, grey, orange and green. On the left water rushes through the foreground. At the bottom left is Walter Phillip’s insignia signature, with the date 1926.
File consists of one postcard album with ca.65 images pertaining to members of the Brewster family; extended family and friends, some unidentified; buildings and landscapes from in and around Banff; winter sporting events; portraits of Indigenous men in regalia, including Hector Crawler [image by p…
1 album (ca.65 postcards and postcard prints): 23 x 39 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of one postcard album with ca.65 images pertaining to members of the Brewster family; extended family and friends, some unidentified; buildings and landscapes from in and around Banff; winter sporting events; portraits of Indigenous men in regalia, including Hector Crawler [image by photographer Byron Harmon]; members of the British royal family; men in military uniforms [World War I]; political satire and cartoon illustrations; and Australian wildlife.
Notes
Some postcard prints are annotated on the back
NOTE: some materials in this album contain offensive subject matter, including racist content. These materials reflect views from their original time period and have not been censored.
A mountain scene with tree silhouettes in the foreground and mountains and billowing clouds in the background. Thatching is used for shading. Scene is a placed in a narrow and tall rectangle.verso in pencil: # 11 A ; p 11; S/S
A mountain scene with tree silhouettes in the foreground and mountains and billowing clouds in the background. Thatching is used for shading. Scene is a placed in a narrow and tall rectangle.verso in pencil: # 11 A ; p 11; S/S
A covered wagon being pulled by a team of horses travels through the desert. There is a cactus in the foreground, and a large cloud coming up over a smooth rocky ridge.
A covered wagon being pulled by a team of horses travels through the desert. There is a cactus in the foreground, and a large cloud coming up over a smooth rocky ridge.