collection of the International Business Machines Corporation shown ... at the Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto ... August 23 to September 7, 1940
Originally produced 1942 under the title "The Invaders". Features Norman Luxton and Banff Indian Days. 2 double video disc restored high-definition digital transfer
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outstanding - donated by Luxton Foundation to replace VHS
Consists of mountain climbing and scenic views taken in the Alps of Switzerland and Italy, the Canadian Rockies, the Himalayas and the Teton Mountains of Wyoming. Canadian Rockies views are mainly Lake Louise area and include the Victoria Glacier, Goat Peak and other features. Photographs taken i…
Consists of mountain climbing and scenic views taken in the Alps of Switzerland and Italy, the Canadian Rockies, the Himalayas and the Teton Mountains of Wyoming. Canadian Rockies views are mainly Lake Louise area and include the Victoria Glacier, Goat Peak and other features. Photographs taken in Swiss Alps include Zermatt, the Matterhorn and Val D'Herens. Climbers photographed include Eaton Cromwell, renowned mountaineer (#6, 8, 87) and Edmund Petrig, prominent Swiss guide (#6, 8).
Series includes numerous views pertaining of the Canadian Rockies and other Canadian locations, including Lake Louise area, Victoria Glacier, Mount Athabasca, Mount Assiniboine, Pinnacle Mountain, Mount Collie, Murchison Group and Bobbie Burns Group. Also includes views of Switzerland, including Ze…
Series includes numerous views pertaining of the Canadian Rockies and other Canadian locations, including Lake Louise area, Victoria Glacier, Mount Athabasca, Mount Assiniboine, Pinnacle Mountain, Mount Collie, Murchison Group and Bobbie Burns Group. Also includes views of Switzerland, including Zermatt and Engadine districts and the Matterhorn; Italian Alps (Dolomites); and Teton Mountains. Includes Edward Feuz (#164?, 167, 173, 191?), Eaton Cromwell (#167), Georgia Engelhard (#183, 187, 188), Edmund Petrig (#190), Emil and Rudi Perren and unidentified climbers.
Series consists of the photographic records and sample materials of Byron Harmon Photos, the photographic business of Byron Harmon and his successors. Primary component is film and glass negatives, 1907-1942, ca.6500 items. Also includes: postcard negatives and positives and production negatives t…
Series consists of the photographic records and sample materials of Byron Harmon Photos, the photographic business of Byron Harmon and his successors. Primary component is film and glass negatives, 1907-1942, ca.6500 items. Also includes: postcard negatives and positives and production negatives to ca.1955; original prints; a wide range of sample products, such as postcards, enlargements and framing prints, calendars and viewbooks, mainly by Harmon business, some by other photographers; and lantern slides, ca.1913-192-, pertaining to Columbia Icefield Expedition, mountaineering, mountain landscapes, Indigenous peoples, wildlife, Canadian Pacific Railway and Asian travel. Scenic / commercial series pertains to annual camps and expeditions of the Alpine Club of Canada in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks, 1907-1913; private movie-making expeditions in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks; mountain scenic views, primarily for postcard purposes; Banff events and development; skiing; birds and animals. Includes some material by Don Harmon and Lloyd Harmon, sons of Byron Harmon
Access Restrictions
Commercial use restrictions and restrictions on use of individual and family portraits, wedding photographs and similar works commissioned for personal use in effect. Access to original negatives restricted.
Finding Aid
Selected reference prints available in Visual Reference File
Related Material
Constitutes Series I of the Byron Harmon fonds
Title Source
Title based on accession records and contents of series
Content Details
V263 / NA - 1 to 6362 -- Series I.A.i.a. -- 1907 - 1942. -- 6362 items : negatives; 5 x 7" and smaller. -- Pertains to : annual camps and expeditions of the Alpine Club of Canada in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks,1907-1913 ; private movie-making expeditions in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks ; mountain scenic views, particularly for postcard purposes ; Banff events and development ; skiing ; birds and animals. Contains some views by Don Harmon and Lloyd Harmon, also some by Lewis Freeman. Incomplete item-level inventory available. Selected reference prints available.
V263 / NA - 6363 to 6407 -- Series I.A.i.b. -- ca. 1910. -- 45 items : negatives ; panoramas, 4 x 11". -- Scenic views of Banff, Lake Louise and other areas in the Canadian Rockies. Item-level inventory available. Reference prints available.
V263 / NA - 6408, 6409 -- Series I.A.i.c. -- 192-?. -- 2 items : negatives ; circut, 20 x 96 cm., 20 x 50 cm.-- View of group on shore of Lake O'Hara ; view of Lake McArthur with man on shore.
V263 / NG - 1 to 78 -- Series I.A.i.d. -- ca. 1905 - ca. 1915. -- 78 items : negatives ; glass. -- Pertains to mountain peaks and scenes ; Alpine Club of Canada camps and activities ; mountaineering ; Banff views and activities, including Banff Springs Hotel ; Stoney First Nation.
V263 / NA -- Series I.A.ii. -- ca. 192-? to ca. 1955. -- ca. 1100 items : negatives and positives, originals and copies ; mainly 5 x 7", some 11 x 14". -- Postcard negatives and positives and production negatives pertaining to scenic views throughout the Canadian Rockies, some elsewhere ; groups and conventions, facilities, buildings and interiors. Some by Don Harmon, Lloyd Harmon and F. A. Jackman of Jasper. Includes negatives by Herbert O. Frind of glacier trip to Columbia Icefield area, 1917.
V263 / PA -- Series I.B. -- ca. 189-? to ca. 1965. -- ca. 900 items : prints, originals. -- Mainly first-generation prints of scenic and commercial views, wildlife, skiing, First Nation portraits, Banff Indian Days, Harmony Drug Store. Some prints were made at a much later date than negatives from which they came.
V263 / PG -- Series I.C.i.a. -- ca. 1907 - ca. 1955. -- ca. 450 titles : postcards, black/white, hand-coloured. -- Mainly scenic and wildlife views of the Canadian Rockies. Arranged by publisher's number. Preliminiary item-level inventory available.
V263 / PG -- Series I.C.i.b. -- After 1956. -- ca. 200 titles : postcards, natural colour. -- Mainly scenic and wildlife views of the Canadian Rockies.
V263 / PA -- Series I.C.ii.a. -- ca. 191- to ca. 195-. -- ca. 800 items : prints, black/white. -- Mass-produced contact prints, enlargements and framing prints ; mainly scenic and wildlife views.
V263 / PA -- Series I.C.ii.b. -- ca. 191- to ca. 195-. -- ca. 120 items : prints ; hand-coloured. -- Mass-produced contact prints, enlargements and framing prints ; mainly scenic and wildlife views.
V263 / Series I.C.iii.a. -- Before 1942. -- ca. 10 cm. : various. -- Includes miniature views, advertising cards, postcard packages, view books, etc. of the Canadian Rockies.
V263 / Series I.C.iii.b. -- After 1946. -- ca. 20 cm. : various. -- Includes 35 mm. slide packages, postcard packages, playing cards, greeting cards, calendars, viewbooks, etc. of the Canadian Rockies.
V263 / Series I.C.iii.c. -- ca. 191- to ca. 196-. -- ca. 5 cm. : various. -- Sample products produced by other photographers for resale or comparison. Includes postcards, viewbooks, etc.
V263 - PS -- Series I.D. -- ca. 1913 - ca. 192-. -- ca. 170 items : transparencies ; lantern slides, many hand-coloured.
Lecture slides pertaining to Columbia Icefield Expedition, 1924, mountaineering, mountain landscapes, First Nations, wildlife, Canadian Pacific Railway ; also Asian travel photographs.
Pertain to Caroline Hinman and her camping, climbing,hiking, horse, canoe and motor trips in the Canadian Rockies. Includes camps, hunting, climbs, Skyline Hikes, pack trips, scenery etc. Some views pertain to trip personnel such as Jim Boyce and Curly Phillips, and clients such as Lillian Gest.
Pertain to Caroline Hinman and her camping, climbing,hiking, horse, canoe and motor trips in the Canadian Rockies. Includes camps, hunting, climbs, Skyline Hikes, pack trips, scenery etc. Some views pertain to trip personnel such as Jim Boyce and Curly Phillips, and clients such as Lillian Gest.
Transparencies, 35mm, 1946-1960, ca.900 items, travel views from around the world. Includes scenic views from Caroline Hinman trips in the Canadian Rockies; also Banff area views, such as Cascades of Time Gardens; Jasper views and wildlife views. International trips include Guatemala and Africa.
Transparencies, 35mm, 1946-1960, ca.900 items, travel views from around the world. Includes scenic views from Caroline Hinman trips in the Canadian Rockies; also Banff area views, such as Cascades of Time Gardens; Jasper views and wildlife views. International trips include Guatemala and Africa.
Series consists of: A. Albums, 1880s-1949, 46 vol., pertaining to Norman Sanson's life and work; document Banff Park Museum, Sulphur Mountain and Sulphur Mountain Observatory; natural history, including mountain flora, collecting trips, weather surveys and snow surveys; Banff events, including Banf…
46 photograph albums (ca.7500 prints). -- 1 postcard set (37 prints)
Scope & Content
Series consists of: A. Albums, 1880s-1949, 46 vol., pertaining to Norman Sanson's life and work; document Banff Park Museum, Sulphur Mountain and Sulphur Mountain Observatory; natural history, including mountain flora, collecting trips, weather surveys and snow surveys; Banff events, including Banff Winter Carnival, Banff Indian Days, Highland Gatherings and Banff Regatta; mountain travels and travels throughout Canada, United States, England and Europe; friends, associates and Banff personalities. Detailed identifications provided by Norman Sanson. B. Postcard set, ca.1930.
Finding Aid
Printed inventory available. Microfilm copy of albums available for reference use
Related Material
Constitutes Series II of the Norman B. Sanson fonds
Published articles are by A. P. Coleman, James McEnvoy, Jean Habel, A. O. Wheeler and Joseph Keele; also Department of the Interior and other reports. Articles pertain to Mount Brown; Athabasca, Mackenzie and Yukon Rivers; Yellowhead Pass, Mackenzie Mountains; national parks. The Mountains of the…
III.B. Other papers: manuscripts, reports by others.
Reference Code
M79 / 14 - 15
Date Range
1895-1928
Physical Description
10 textual records
Scope & Content
Published articles are by A. P. Coleman, James McEnvoy, Jean Habel, A. O. Wheeler and Joseph Keele; also Department of the Interior and other reports. Articles pertain to Mount Brown; Athabasca, Mackenzie and Yukon Rivers; Yellowhead Pass, Mackenzie Mountains; national parks. The Mountains of the Yellowhead Pass / A. O. Wheeler, 1913 is annotated with critical margin notes by Mary Schaffer
Transparencies are hand-coloured and black and white lantern slides by Mary Schaffer, mainly resulting from her exploratory wilderness trips between 1907 and 1911 to Maligne Lake and the Yellowhead area. The regions involved are primarily Jasper National Park and northern Banff National Park. The t…
Transparencies are hand-coloured and black and white lantern slides by Mary Schaffer, mainly resulting from her exploratory wilderness trips between 1907 and 1911 to Maligne Lake and the Yellowhead area. The regions involved are primarily Jasper National Park and northern Banff National Park. The transparencies depict mountain travel and activities, landscape views and Stoney Nakoda.
Also includes transparencies of mountain flora and fauna, close-up botanical photographs, and views from Glacier, B.C. and vicinity
Finding Aid
Copy prints are available for reference use
Location (Copy)
Reference prints are available
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
LIST OF LANTERN SLIDES - V527 / PS 1 :
#1 - She who colored slides [Mary Schaffer] / [Mollie Adams?]
Transparencies are hand-coloured and black and white lantern slides, mostly copied from prints from a lecture on the early history of Banff town development and Canadian Pacific Railway hotels, including the Banff Springs Hotel, Lake Louise Chalet and Glacier House
Transparencies are hand-coloured and black and white lantern slides, mostly copied from prints from a lecture on the early history of Banff town development and Canadian Pacific Railway hotels, including the Banff Springs Hotel, Lake Louise Chalet and Glacier House
Finding Aid
Copy prints are available for reference use
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Reference prints are available
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Title based on contents of file
Content Details
LIST OF LANTERN SLIDES - V527 / PS 1 :
#229 - [George Stewart's log building at Siding 29]
#230 - [McCardell with the first "hotel" at the Cave and Basin, 1883]
#231 - [General store at Siding 29 / Bingham]
#232 - [Man with cow on Banff Avenue, 1886]
#233 - [Man with cow on Banff Avenue, 1886] - hand-coloured
#234 - [NWMP at police barracks in Banff]
#235 - [Group of people in front of Moulton Park Theatre]
#236 - [Bathhouse at Upper Hot Springs]
#237 - [Log bath house at Upper Hot Springs]
#238 - [Early bathers in basin pool at Cave and Basin]
#239 - [Early Banff from Beaver Street]
#240 - Banff Hotel and the mountain drive from Summit Mt. [view from Tunnel Mountain by Mary Schaffer]
#241 - [Jim Brewster with tally-ho in Banff Springs Hotel courtyard]
#242 - Hotel & Hermit fr. Glacier Trail. Snow. 9/20/95
#243 - [Early chalet at Lake Louise / Trueman & Caple]
#244 - Lady Aberdeen at Chalet sketching Lake Louise, Rockies, CPR, Oct 18/94
#245 - [Banff Springs Hotel, construction of center tower, ca.1912]
#246 - [Swimmers at Cave and Basin]
#247 - Winter bathing at the hot srings
#248 - [Early Banff Ave.]
#249 - [Group in front of unidentified Banff building]
#250 - [D.C. Baynes; Banff school class, ]
#251 - [View of Banff in winter from rooftop, looking towards Mt. Norquay]
#252 - [View of Banff in winter from rooftop, looking towards Mount Rundle]
#253 - [Banff Livery with sleighs in front]
#254 - [Banff Springs Hotel]
#255 - [Banff Springs Hotel and Bow Valley]
#256 - [Unidentified Indigenous man on Banff Ave.]
#257 - [Two Unidentified Indigenous people on horseback at Banff Indian Days camp near Cascade Mountain]