Fonds is a commercial negative collection from more than 4000 professional jobs. Includes family, personal and school portraits, weddings, conventions and passport photographs; Banff School of Fine Arts classes, activities, productions, business and convention programs; photographs of government a…
Fonds includes primarily the private business records of Ron Duke, including the work of some predecessors. Images attributed to Bill Jamieson, working in the employ of George Noble, are V180 / II.A.i. through V180 / II.A.vi., and V180 / III.A.- 1 to 51.
Date Range
[ca.1900, ca.1930-ca.1975]
Physical Description
ca.40,000 photographs (ca.38,400 negatives, ca.800 prints, ca.800 transparencies). -- 1 photograph album. -- 3 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
Ronald Leslie Duke, 1912-1978, was a professional photographer at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Duke was educated at Calgary, Banff and the University of Washington in Seattle, USA. After wartime service with the National Film Board of Canada, Ron Duke returned to Banff, where he worked in the photography business for the next thirty years. Here he formed a link in a business lineage of photographers, including George Noble, and was for a time an employee of Noble's corporate successors. After 1958, Duke worked closely with the Banff School of Fine Arts, photographing productions and providing documentary services. After sustaining considerable damage in a fire which destroyed Banff's Mount Royal Hotel in 1967, Ron Duke's business resumed and, in partnership with George Baracos, continued until retirement in 1975.
Scope & Content
Fonds is a commercial negative collection from more than 4000 professional jobs. Includes family, personal and school portraits, weddings, conventions and passport photographs; Banff School of Fine Arts classes, activities, productions, business and convention programs; photographs of government and private construction, commercial and industrial projects, Banff National Park; Banff community life, including Banff Winter Carnival, sports and recreation, Banff High School, Banff activities, places and events; personal and occupational photographs arising from Duke's interest in aeronautics, work with the Canadian Army, World War II, and involvement in the oil industry, 1930s; scenic and landscape photographs. Most pertain to Banff National Park; also Vancouver, British Columbia; Seattle, United States; Turner Valley, Alberta and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
Textual records include job registers, 2 v.; samples of works orders, price lists, letters, equipment lists, invoices, receipts and technical information, mainly pertaining to business, some personal items; brochures, publications and postcards containing credited or attributed Ron Duke photographs.
Sub-series pertains to 84 b&w and colour prints depicting assorted activities and events around Banff National Park. Includes pack trips, skiing, backcountry huts [Abbot Pass Hut and Bow Hut], community events, shops, a Canada Day Parade, the Canadian Centennial in 1967, a Royal visit in 1959, chur…
84 photographs : b&w and col. ; 25.1 x 20.1 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
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Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to 84 b&w and colour prints depicting assorted activities and events around Banff National Park. Includes pack trips, skiing, backcountry huts [Abbot Pass Hut and Bow Hut], community events, shops, a Canada Day Parade, the Canadian Centennial in 1967, a Royal visit in 1959, churches, school programs, the 1967 Mount Royal Hotel fire, Banff Indian Days, high altitude mountaineering, conferences, boating on the Bow River, and rodeos.
Sub-series pertains to ca. 436 black & white negatives and b&w and colour prints pertaining to various activities and events, including hosptial tours, Banff Elementary School activities, study groups, Banff Indian Days parade and grounds, winter activities, ski jumping, banquets, conferences, wedd…
Item pertains to 12 colour photographs of the July 1970 Banff Indian Days parade down Banff Avenue. Includes images of unidentified First Nations people on horseback and on floats all dressed in regalia, some dancing. Images also include RCMP officers in dress reds, crowds along the street, busines…
Item pertains to 12 colour photographs of the July 1970 Banff Indian Days parade down Banff Avenue. Includes images of unidentified First Nations people on horseback and on floats all dressed in regalia, some dancing. Images also include RCMP officers in dress reds, crowds along the street, business fronts, and an unidentified group of girls in uniform, possibly Girl Guides.
Sub-series pertains to 19 black and white negatives and includes mainly group shots of participants. 1957 is missing.
017 - Advanced Management Group [1960]
129 - Advanced Management BSFA [1961]
244 - Advanced Management BSFA - 1962 Mar. 12
325 - Advanced Management Group BSFA - 1963 Mar. 8
429 - B…
Sub-series pertains to 101 b&w & colour prints depicting the Banff School of Fine Arts. Includes shots of active shows, production activities, campus buildings, a Scottish Dance competition, and large group portraits.
101 photographs : b&w and col. ; 25.4 x 20.5 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
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Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to 101 b&w & colour prints depicting the Banff School of Fine Arts. Includes shots of active shows, production activities, campus buildings, a Scottish Dance competition, and large group portraits.
Sub-series pertains to 121 black and white negatives and includes classes in session, class and instructor group portraits, stage productions, buildings and grounds, exhibitions, events, and art works. Not all images are identified.
NA - 01 to 05 : Dr. Vinci's Singing Class
NA - 06 to 09 : Art Stre…
164 photographs : b&w negatives ; 12.1 x 9.9 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
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Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to 121 black and white negatives and includes classes in session, class and instructor group portraits, stage productions, buildings and grounds, exhibitions, events, and art works. Not all images are identified.
NA - 01 to 05 : Dr. Vinci's Singing Class
NA - 06 to 09 : Art Street Exhibit
NA - 10 to 11 : Exterior - Art School
NA - 12 to 13 : [Figure Study Class]
NA - 14 to 26 : [Class group, building exterior]
NA - 27 to 44 : [Choir]
NA - 45 to 75 : [Music and acting classes, group shot]
NA - 76 to 96 : [Performance preparation, group shots, Russian? class orals]
NA - 97 to 113 : [Ballet class]
NA - 114 to 144 : [Performance dress rehersal, group shots, function]
NA - 149 to 159 : [Artwork]
NA - 160 to 164 : [BSFA sign, artwork]
Sub-series pertains to approx. 225 black and white negatives and includes classes in session, class and instructor group portraits, stage productions, buildings and grounds, exhibitions, events, and art works. Not all images are identified.
NA - 01 to 25 : Art School
NA - 26 to 50 : [Various classe…
ca. 225 photographs : b&w negatives ; 12.1 x 9.9 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
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Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to approx. 225 black and white negatives and includes classes in session, class and instructor group portraits, stage productions, buildings and grounds, exhibitions, events, and art works. Not all images are identified.
NA - 01 to 25 : Art School
NA - 26 to 50 : [Various classes, group shots]
NA - 51 to 75 : [Ballet and music classes]
NA - 76 to 100 : [En plein air painting class, group shots, stage set-up]
NA - 101 to 125 : [Stage performance, group shots]
NA - 126 to 150 : [Figure study class, group shots, performance rehersal]
NA - 151 to 175 : [Outdoor art show, group shots, performance rehersal]
NA - 176 to 200 : [Painting class, ballet rehersal, costume fitting]
NA - 201 to 224 : [Music performance, costume fitting, award ceremony]
NA - 225 to 234 : [Peter Pan rehersal]
Misc. Art School Buildings
Sub-series pertains to approx. 164 black and white negatives and includes classes in session, class and instructor group portraits, stage productions, buildings and grounds, exhibitions, events, and art works. Not all images are identified.
NA - 01 to 25 : Art School
NA - 26 to 50 : [Ballet and wea…
ca. 164 photographs : b&w negatives ; 12.1 x 9.9 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
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Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to approx. 164 black and white negatives and includes classes in session, class and instructor group portraits, stage productions, buildings and grounds, exhibitions, events, and art works. Not all images are identified.
NA - 01 to 25 : Art School
NA - 26 to 50 : [Ballet and weaving classes, unknown class, group shots]
NA - 51 to 75 : [Painting, Russian, choir, en plein air painting classes]
NA - 76 to 100 : [Ballet and painting classes]
NA - 101 to 125 : [Various classes, group shots]
NA - 126 to 150 : [Various classes, group shots, ballet performance reherals]
NA - 151 to 164 & spec. : [Graduation? ceremony, performance rehersal, room interiors]
Misc. Art School
Sub-series pertains to approx. 126 black and white negatives and includes classes in session, class and instructor group portraits, stage productions, buildings and grounds, exhibitions, events, and art works. Not all images are identified.
NA - 01 to 25 : Art School
NA - 26 to 50 : Art School
NA -…
ca. 126 photographs : b&w negatives ; 12.1 x 9.9 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
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Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to approx. 126 black and white negatives and includes classes in session, class and instructor group portraits, stage productions, buildings and grounds, exhibitions, events, and art works. Not all images are identified.
NA - 01 to 25 : Art School
NA - 26 to 50 : Art School
NA - 51 to 75 : Art School
NA - 76 to 100 : Art School
NA - 101 to 125 : Art School
NA - 126 : Art School