An Alberta harvest scene. In the foreground is an area of wheat that has been cut down in concentric circles. A circular area of wheat has been left standing in the centre of the circles. This field of wheat is a vivid orange and a pale yellow. At the centre-right of the image is a black oil de…
An Alberta harvest scene. In the foreground is an area of wheat that has been cut down in concentric circles. A circular area of wheat has been left standing in the centre of the circles. This field of wheat is a vivid orange and a pale yellow. At the centre-right of the image is a black oil derrick. To the left of the derrick and further in the distance are several grain elevators, of which a few are bright red. In the distance are the Rocky Mountains. A soft grey-blue sky makes up the top portion of the print.
A typed text report on Banff 14 pages long - the text has been heavily edited throughout with white-out and additional pieces of paper glued overtop of written text. Accompanying the text are 26 images and 4 maps, two of which are hand-drawn as overlays of the others.
The report follows the story o…
2 cm of textual records (32 pages ; 21.6 x 27.9 cm or smaller)
Scope & Content
A typed text report on Banff 14 pages long - the text has been heavily edited throughout with white-out and additional pieces of paper glued overtop of written text. Accompanying the text are 26 images and 4 maps, two of which are hand-drawn as overlays of the others.
The report follows the story of a family named West from Calgary visiting their cousins, the Cunninghams, in Banff sometime in the late 1960s, which is also when it is believed the report was written. It is unclear if the families are real or fictitious. The report describes in some detail the history of the area, features around town, environment, commerce, wildlife, and community and ends with a series of questions, presumably posed to students. The accompanying prints relate to the topics in the report and are numbered to correspond correctly - some prints have typed text notations attached either to the back or the front along an edge. Two prints show the town of Banff from the top of Tunnel Mountain and a Mylar sheet has been laid overtop of each with landmarks, streets, and buildings noted in blue ink. Contents of the images include the afore mentioned aerial views, the Administration Building grounds, shops along Banff Avenue (which clearly show shop-front windows, signs, cars, and peoples' outfits), the original Whyte Museum building, the Banff High School, the Cave & Basin cave and pools, various wildlife, and Banff Indian Days.
Notes
Some prints came from the Canadian Government Travel Bureau, as indicated either in the typed notations or stamped on the back of the print.
File pertains to 52 b&w prints of various scenic views around British Columbia. Includes views overlooking towns, skiing, beaches, A-frame cabins, highways, rivers, portraits, and the inner harbour & Empress Hotel in Victoria.
File pertains to 52 b&w prints of various scenic views around British Columbia. Includes views overlooking towns, skiing, beaches, A-frame cabins, highways, rivers, portraits, and the inner harbour & Empress Hotel in Victoria.
Colour: blue, green. In the lower right corner is a green bank with buildings running along the edge. A boat is anchored there. The water fills most of the print. The far shore of hills and mountains beyond is in the upper quarter.
Colour: blue, green. In the lower right corner is a green bank with buildings running along the edge. A boat is anchored there. The water fills most of the print. The far shore of hills and mountains beyond is in the upper quarter.
A nightscape scene of Edmonton. The vantage point seems to be from the opposite bank of the North Saskatchewan river. The downtown area of Edmonton is an array of skyscraper and buildings lit up and stretching across the print. The legislative buildings are visible at the left of the print. Tal…
A nightscape scene of Edmonton. The vantage point seems to be from the opposite bank of the North Saskatchewan river. The downtown area of Edmonton is an array of skyscraper and buildings lit up and stretching across the print. The legislative buildings are visible at the left of the print. Tall, silhouetted evergreen trees are positioned in both lower corners of the prints. Smaller trees extend across the print at its bottom. The entire print is quite dark with the exception of the lighted buildings.
A two-colour print of light and dark blue, a street scene, 2 church spires to the left, a large block building, and smaller buildings in front of that, a flowering bush at extreme right, mottled sky.
A two-colour print of light and dark blue, a street scene, 2 church spires to the left, a large block building, and smaller buildings in front of that, a flowering bush at extreme right, mottled sky.
A cityscape scene of Edmonton. The vantage point seems to be from the opposite bank of the North Saskatchewan river. The closest side of the riverbank is soft green and slopes downward from the bottom of the print towards the river which is bright blue. The river flows horizontally across the pr…
A cityscape scene of Edmonton. The vantage point seems to be from the opposite bank of the North Saskatchewan river. The closest side of the riverbank is soft green and slopes downward from the bottom of the print towards the river which is bright blue. The river flows horizontally across the print. Several houses are visible at the bottom of the riverbank. Trees descend down the riverbank on either side of the print. A steel bridge crosses the river and is visible at the right of the print. The The skyscrapers of downtown Edmonton stretch across the print on the opposite side of the river. The buildings are tan. The sky is clear blue and mauve.
Red and white grain elevators are at the centre of the print. They bear the logos of “Alberta Pacific” and “United Grain Growers.” Four are larger and in the foreground. Another one is visible further away. Smaller outbuildings and telephone poles surround the grain elevators. The sky is a cle…
Red and white grain elevators are at the centre of the print. They bear the logos of “Alberta Pacific” and “United Grain Growers.” Four are larger and in the foreground. Another one is visible further away. Smaller outbuildings and telephone poles surround the grain elevators. The sky is a clear blue that fades to white on the horizon. Thin streaky clouds stretch across the print. The foreground is green, white and dark brown. It looks like it has been plowed in roughly even rows.