File consists of 34 photographs depicting views of the Bow Valley and surrounding areas, and Quebec. Depicted locations include Chinaman's Peak (now Ha Ling), End Mountain, Fairholme Range, Mount McDougall, Mount Chester, Mount Galatea, Fisher Range in Kananaskis, Mount Lougheed and Mount Sparrowha…
File consists of 34 photographs depicting views of the Bow Valley and surrounding areas, and Quebec. Depicted locations include Chinaman's Peak (now Ha Ling), End Mountain, Fairholme Range, Mount McDougall, Mount Chester, Mount Galatea, Fisher Range in Kananaskis, Mount Lougheed and Mount Sparrowhawk in Alberta; and the Laurentian Mountains and St Adele (Quebec).
Notes
Some photographs are individually captioned with locations, dates and other related information
File consists of 10 photographs collected by member(s) of the Luxton family. Photographs depict children fishing and attending school, two pictures from the wedding of Hugh Lee, Eleanor Luxton and friends in Quebec [ca.1990], and a portrait of an unidentified RCMP officer.
10 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 23 x 28 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of 10 photographs collected by member(s) of the Luxton family. Photographs depict children fishing and attending school, two pictures from the wedding of Hugh Lee, Eleanor Luxton and friends in Quebec [ca.1990], and a portrait of an unidentified RCMP officer.
File consists of collected commercial postcards from Canada, the United States, Central America, Europe and the United Kingdom [non-annotated]. File includes loose postcards, postcard sets and fold-out photo card booklets.
ca. 630 b&w and col. postcards ; 23 x 18 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of collected commercial postcards from Canada, the United States, Central America, Europe and the United Kingdom [non-annotated]. File includes loose postcards, postcard sets and fold-out photo card booklets.
Notes
Items in this file have been organized by geographical location. See "Content Details" entry field for contents of individual folders.
File is organized into 8 folders, numbered LUX / III / D / PG - 1 to 8.
PG - 1 : Banff National Park
PG - 2 : Canadian Rockies and Selkirks
PG - 3 : Alberta and British Columbia [Other]
PG - 4 : Canada
PG - 5 : United States of America
PG - 6 : United States of America, cont.'d [postcard sets and 1933 Chicago World Fair]
PG - 7 : Foreign
PG - 8 : Other [location not specified]
File consists of one postcard scrapbook containing 325 postcards. Content pertains to various topics including Canadian landscapes, Indigenous peoples from Alberta, British Columbia, and Northwestern Canada [mostly unidentified] including members of Blackfoot, Squamish, Piegan, Cree, Sarcee and Sto…
Photographs produced by W.G. Macfarlane, Montreal Litho. Co. Ltd., John Innes, T.N. Hibben & Co., Thompson's Studio, Warwick Bros. & Rutter Ltd., Bailey Bros. Ltd., an J.W. Vought
Date Range
1903
1904
Physical Description
ca. 325 prints : b&w and col. postcards ; 9 x 14 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of one postcard scrapbook containing 325 postcards. Content pertains to various topics including Canadian landscapes, Indigenous peoples from Alberta, British Columbia, and Northwestern Canada [mostly unidentified] including members of Blackfoot, Squamish, Piegan, Cree, Sarcee and Stoney communities; horses and ranching scenes in Western Canada; cattle and farming; wildlife; hunting and snowshoeing; and hotels and scenic views within the Bow Valley. Named individuals include Piegan Chief Crow Eagle and Winnipeg Jack [Blackfoot], most individuals not identified.
Material Details
Scrapbook contains unidentified white powdery substance between a few pages near middle of album.
File consists of domestic and international postcards sent to Eleanor Luxton from various friends and family members between 1928 and 1992. Includes correspondence sent from Canada, the United States, Central and South America, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Oceania.
128 b&w and col. postcards ; 17.5 x 12 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of domestic and international postcards sent to Eleanor Luxton from various friends and family members between 1928 and 1992. Includes correspondence sent from Canada, the United States, Central and South America, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Oceania.
File consists of one album containing travel photographs, mostly captioned. Content pertains to Eleanor Luxton's national and international travels between ca. 1935 and 1940. Locations include the United States, Ontario, Quebec, Panama and Cuba. Subjects include unidentified Indigenous families and…
1 album (ca. 360 b&w and col. prints ; 9 x 14 cm or smaller)
Scope & Content
File consists of one album containing travel photographs, mostly captioned. Content pertains to Eleanor Luxton's national and international travels between ca. 1935 and 1940. Locations include the United States, Ontario, Quebec, Panama and Cuba. Subjects include unidentified Indigenous families and local scenics in Panama, buildings and landscapes, the 1939 World Fair in New York, boats and dockyard views, art portraits, Niagara Falls, monuments and statues. Most items are captioned with their respective subjects / locations, 4 items are colorized [rest are b&w].
Notes
Some items are postcard prints, vast majority are photograph prints
Material Details
Photographs are secured with paper corner fasteners attached to pages with adhesive
File consists of travel documents and train tickets issued by Canadian Pacific Railway and Southern Pacific Railway for travel within Canada and the United States [1936 and 1939], stored in two original booklets. Includes ticket stubs and receipts for travel between Banff, Regina, Toronto, Montreal…
File consists of travel documents and train tickets issued by Canadian Pacific Railway and Southern Pacific Railway for travel within Canada and the United States [1936 and 1939], stored in two original booklets. Includes ticket stubs and receipts for travel between Banff, Regina, Toronto, Montreal, Chicago, Minneapolis, San Francisco and Los Angeles; notes with hotel addresses and booking information; a travel pamphlet for Tanner Motor Tours in Los Angeles; and an instruction manual for a radio receiver.
Notes
Southern Pacific booklet is annotated with name and address of "H. J. Howe" of Michigan; not determined if H. J. Howe is booklet's original owner