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Wapta Lodge brochure photograph

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one photograph depicting Jean Thompson, Ann (Lawrence) Tomlinson, and four unidentified individuals posing inside Wapta Lodge. Photograph was produced by Nicholas Morant for use in a promotional brochure for Wapta Lodge in 1947.
Date Range
1947
Reference Code
V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 689
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Print
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300
S20
V500
Series
V500 / II : Professional records
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / II / C / 5 : Professional Photography
Accession Number
8148
Reference Code
V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 689
GMD
Photograph
Print
Responsibility
Produced by Nicholas Morant
Date Range
1947
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w print ; 25 x 20.5 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of one photograph depicting Jean Thompson, Ann (Lawrence) Tomlinson, and four unidentified individuals posing inside Wapta Lodge. Photograph was produced by Nicholas Morant for use in a promotional brochure for Wapta Lodge in 1947.
Notes
Annotated on front of photograph below image in blue ink: "WAPTA 1947 Jean + Ann are at the piano"
Annotated [by Jean Thompson] in blue and black ink on back of photograph: "This photo was used in Wapta Brochures. I am at the piano + Ann Lawrence (now Tomlinson) is standing by piano."
Photograph includes Nicholas Morant copyright stamp on back
Name Access
Thompson, Jean
Lawrence, Ann
Subject Access
Promo
Advertising
Wapta Lodge
Tourism
Geographic Access
Canada
British Columbia
Language
English
Category
Tourism
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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V-1. Victoria, general scenics

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Reference Code
V500 / A2 / V-1
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.b. Darkroom files : black/white I
Reference Code
V500 / A2 / V-1
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Physical Description
57 photographs : negatives, film, b/w
Notes
NM note: RR 2nds
Geographic Access
British Columbia
Language
English
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V-2. Beacon Hill Park, gal & ducks, Mrs. Sheila Morgan

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Reference Code
V500 / A2 / V-2
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.b. Darkroom files : black/white I
Reference Code
V500 / A2 / V-2
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Physical Description
5 photographs : negatives, film, b/w
Geographic Access
British Columbia
Language
English
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V-3. Vancouver homes, etc

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Reference Code
V500 / A2 / V-3
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.b. Darkroom files : black/white I
Reference Code
V500 / A2 / V-3
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Physical Description
8 photographs : negatives, film, b/w
Geographic Access
British Columbia
Language
English
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V-4. Apple picking girl, Moira Latimer, Penticton

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Reference Code
V500 / A2 / V-4
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.b. Darkroom files : black/white I
Reference Code
V500 / A2 / V-4
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Physical Description
9 photographs : negatives, film, b/w
Geographic Access
British Columbia
Language
English
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V-5. Victoria, Totem Park

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Reference Code
V500 / A2 / V-5
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.b. Darkroom files : black/white I
Reference Code
V500 / A2 / V-5
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Physical Description
7 photographs : negatives, film, b/w
Geographic Access
British Columbia
Language
English
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V-6. Victoria, assortment

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Reference Code
V500 / A2 / V-6
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.b. Darkroom files : black/white I
Reference Code
V500 / A2 / V-6
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Physical Description
11 photographs : negatives, film, b/w, 6x6 cm
Geographic Access
British Columbia
Language
English
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V-7. Victoria '48-9 series

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
Vancouver Island BC
Date Range
1948-1949
Reference Code
V500 / A2 / V-7
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.b. Darkroom files : black/white I
Reference Code
V500 / A2 / V-7
Date Range
1948-1949
Physical Description
15 photographs : negatives, film, b/w
Scope & Content
Vancouver Island BC
Notes
NM notes: Empress; Metchosin Church; Empress 2nds
Geographic Access
British Columbia
Language
English
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V-8. Swiss Village at Golden

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
Home of CPR Swiss guides
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Reference Code
V500 / A2 / V-8
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.b. Darkroom files : black/white I
Reference Code
V500 / A2 / V-8
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Physical Description
6 photographs : negatives, film, b/w
Scope & Content
Home of CPR Swiss guides
Geographic Access
British Columbia
Language
English
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Nicholas Morant fonds

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
The Nicholas Morant fonds consists of Morant's freelance work from his early days with the Winnipeg Free Press to his retirement from the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1981. It is national in scope and also includes some international material. The fonds is comprised of three series: I. Photograp…
Date Range
1892-1995, predominant 1920-1981
Reference Code
M300 / S20 / V500
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Album
Drawing
Film
Government record
Map
Blueprint
Negative
Photograph
Photograph print
Postcard
Poster
Private record
Recording disc
Scrapbook
Sound recording
Textual record
Transparency
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300 / S20 / V500
Accession Number
122, 182, 1273, 1460, 1612, 1685, 2175, 2265, 2631, 2703, 5117, 7438, 7784, 7672, 7914, 2023.01
Reference Code
M300 / S20 / V500
GMD
Album
Drawing
Film
Government record
Map
Blueprint
Negative
Photograph
Photograph print
Postcard
Poster
Private record
Recording disc
Scrapbook
Sound recording
Textual record
Transparency
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant, Canadian Pacific, various
Date Range
1892-1995, predominant 1920-1981
Physical Description
ca.50,775 photographs: ca.23,795 negatives, ca.18,456 transparencies, ca.8524 prints. -- 11 photograph albums. -- 125 sound recordings
History / Biographical
Nicholas Everard Morant, 1910-1999, was a professional photographer based at Banff, Alberta, Canada. He was a Canadian commercial photographer of international repute and Canada's premier railway photographer of the 20th century.
Morant was born at Kamloops, British Columbia, the son of Francis and Mollie Morant. After attending the University School at Victoria, Morant served as Special Photographer to the CPR from 1929 to 1935 and again from 1944 to 1981. From 1935 to 1939, he was a cameraman for the Winnipeg Free Press, and from 1940 to 1944 worked with the Wartime Information Branch of the federal government (later to be known as the National Film Board Stills Division).
Morant had a prolific career as a freelance commercial, portrait, magazine, landscape and documentary photographer. His work appeared in numerous books and magazines, including Time, Life, Liberty, Saturday Evening Post, (Toronto) Star Weekly, Northern Sportsman, Reader's Digest, Country Guide, The Standard, National Home Monthly, Canadian Photography, Outdoor Canada, National Geographic, the Globe & Mail, Winnipeg Tribune, New York Daily News, and the two Canadian Pacific Railway magazines, The Spanner and Rail News.
Two wartime images were featured on postage stamps, while three landscape views appeared on Canadian $10, $50 and $100 bills. His images were also used for corporate annual reports, postcards, brochures, calendars and advertisements. From the 1950s to 1980s Morant gave public slide shows of his work, two of the most popular being "A Talk Without Words" and "The World At Your Feet".
Morant married Ivy May "Willie" Young in 1936 when he was a photographer with the Winnipeg Free Press. Beginning in 1929, and until the end of her life, Morant's travelling and working companion was his wife, "Willie," 1910-1986.
Scope & Content
The Nicholas Morant fonds consists of Morant's freelance work from his early days with the Winnipeg Free Press to his retirement from the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1981. It is national in scope and also includes some international material. The fonds is comprised of three series: I. Photography; II. Professional records; III. Personal and family records.
I. Photography series consists of: A. Negatives and transparencies, B. Transparencies, C. Prints, D. Other photographs. II. Professional records series consists of: A. Working records, B. Career records, C. Topical files. III. Personal and family records series consists of: A. Nick and Willie Morant, B. Nick Morant funeral and memorial, C. Francis and Mollie Morant, D. Collected material
Notes
Full summary of sub-sub-series levels: I / A : 1) Darkroom Files [ a) Negative Albums b) Black/White Series I and II c) Colour Series I and II d) Leica Negs ] 2) GD Files I / B : 1) Presentations [ a) Topical Files b) Thematic Files ] 2) General Files 3) Other I / C : 1) Print Files I / D : 1) Exhibition and Display Prints 2) Photographs used by John Garden 3) Other Photographs II / A : 1) Log Books 2) Notebooks II / B : 1) Career Binders [ a) Postcards b) Brochures and Advertising c) clippings and articles d) Calendar Photographs ] 2) Scrapbooks [ a) Content 1933 - 1946 b) Content 1940 - 1980 ] II / C : 1) Numbered / Titled Files [ a) Group A b) Group B c) Group C d) Group D e) Group H f) Group P g) Group R ] 2) Other Topical Files [ a) Railway; i) Timetables ii) Publications iii) Other b) Photography; i) Textual Records ii) Print Material c) Travel d) Exhibitions and Galleries e)Personal f) Other ] 3) Postcards, Greeting Cards and Ephemera Collection 4) Published Images and Text 5) Professional Photography 6) Promotional Items, Awards and Correspondence 7) Presentation and Interview Materials III / A : 1) Correspondence 2) Personal Papers [ a) Personal Records b) Notes and Notebooks c) Lists and Card Files d) Awards and Retirement ] 3) Personal Photographs 4) House Records [ a) Construction b) Household Records ] 5) Business, Financial and Legal Papers 6) Interviews, Reminiscences Personal Recordings 7) Other Records (Signs, Cartoons, Drawings, etc.) 8) Personal Correspondence and Notes 9) Travel Documents and Maps III / B : 1) Nick Morant Funeral, Memorial and Estate III / C : 1) Mollie Morant Papers 2) Other Family Papers III / D : 1) Sound Recordings 2) Biographical Material 3) Other Papers and Photographs [ a) Burton Wheatley Family b) Other ] 4) Personal and Family Photography 5) Personal Interest and Gifts
Name Access
Morant, Nicholas
Subject Access
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Transportation
Geographic Access
Alberta
Banff
British Columbia
Peru
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Canada
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
series and file description
electronic and online finding aids
Creator
Morant, Nicholas
Category
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Transportation
Biographical Source Notes
Brock Silversides; We Live in a Postcard: Banff Family Histories (Banff: Banff History Book Committee, 2005)
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
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Z-542. Hotel Saskatchewan, Qu'Appelle Ste

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
Canadian Pacific Railway hotel at Regina SK
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Reference Code
V500 / A5 / Z-542
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour II
Reference Code
V500 / A5 / Z-542
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Physical Description
3 photographs (1 negative, 2 transparencies) : col
Scope & Content
Canadian Pacific Railway hotel at Regina SK
Geographic Access
Saskatchewan
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Z-543. Hotel Saskatchewan, corner room, Room 401

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
Canadian Pacific Railway hotel at Regina SK
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Reference Code
V500 / A5 / Z-543
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour II
Reference Code
V500 / A5 / Z-543
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Physical Description
1 photograph : transparency, col
Scope & Content
Canadian Pacific Railway hotel at Regina SK
Geographic Access
Saskatchewan
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Z-544. Hotel Saskatchewan, cocktail lounge

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
Canadian Pacific Railway hotel at Regina SK
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Reference Code
V500 / A5 / Z-544
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour II
Reference Code
V500 / A5 / Z-544
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Physical Description
1 photograph : transparency, col
Scope & Content
Canadian Pacific Railway hotel at Regina SK
Geographic Access
Saskatchewan
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Z-545. Hotel Saskatchewan, typical room, Room 433

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
Canadian Pacific Railway hotel at Regina SK
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Reference Code
V500 / A5 / Z-545
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour II
Reference Code
V500 / A5 / Z-545
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Physical Description
2 photographs : transparencies, col
Scope & Content
Canadian Pacific Railway hotel at Regina SK
Geographic Access
Saskatchewan
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Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
Banff Indian Days, Banff AB
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Reference Code
V500 / A5 / Z-546
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Series
I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour II
Sous-Fonds
V500
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V500 / A5 / Z-546
GMD
Negative
Parallel Title
Z-546. Indians & teepees, Kodak series
Other Title Info
Parallel title is original title
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Physical Description
7 photographs (6 negatives, 1 transparency) : col
Scope & Content
Banff Indian Days, Banff AB
Geographic Access
Alberta
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
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Z-547. Empress Hotel, red sailboat, garden view, 1960

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
Canadian Pacific Railway hotel, Victoria BC
Date Range
1960
Reference Code
V500 / A5 / Z-547
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour II
Reference Code
V500 / A5 / Z-547
Date Range
1960
Physical Description
10 photographs (5 negatives, 5 transparencies) : col
Scope & Content
Canadian Pacific Railway hotel, Victoria BC
Geographic Access
British Columbia
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Z-548. Empress Hotel

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
Canadian Pacific Railway hotel at Victoria BC
Date Range
1960
Reference Code
V500 / A5 / Z-548
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour II
Reference Code
V500 / A5 / Z-548
Date Range
1960
Physical Description
13 photographs (10 negatives, 3 transparencies) : col
Scope & Content
Canadian Pacific Railway hotel at Victoria BC
Notes
NM note: 1960
Geographic Access
British Columbia
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Z-549. Lakes in the Clouds

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
Banff National Park AB Accompanied by hand-drawn map of Lake Louise area
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Reference Code
V500 / A5 / Z-549
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour II
Reference Code
V500 / A5 / Z-549
Date Range
[between 1930 and 1980]
Physical Description
5 photographs (3 negatives, 2 transparencies) : col
Scope & Content
Banff National Park AB
Accompanied by hand-drawn map of Lake Louise area
Geographic Access
Alberta
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Z-550. Jimmy Simpson, August 1960

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
Portrait of Jimmy Simpson Jr
Date Range
1960
Reference Code
V500 / A5 / Z-550
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour II
Reference Code
V500 / A5 / Z-550
Date Range
1960
Physical Description
5 photographs (3 negatives, 2 transparencies) : col
Scope & Content
Portrait of Jimmy Simpson Jr
Geographic Access
Alberta
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Z-551. Chateau Lake Louise, swimming pool, 1960

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
Canadian Pacific Railway hotel, Banff National Park AB
Date Range
1960
Reference Code
V500 / A5 / Z-551
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour II
Reference Code
V500 / A5 / Z-551
Date Range
1960
Physical Description
3 photographs (2 negatives, 1 transparency) : col
Scope & Content
Canadian Pacific Railway hotel, Banff National Park AB
Geographic Access
Alberta
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