File consists of Banff Winter Carnival events including toboggan races, ice sculptures, ski jumping, hockey, and a studio portrait of Queen of Banff Winter Carnival, Miss K. Harrison. Includes photographed copy of framed composite Banff Winter Carnival poster.
Date Range
1920-1929
1923
1939
Reference Code
LUX / I / D3b / 3 / NA - 01
LUX / I / D3b / 3 / PA - 01 to PA - 11
12 photographs : 1 b&w negatives ; 15.5 x 19.5 cm : 11 b&w prints ; 23.5 x 19.5 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
Banff Winter Carnival, also known as Winter Sports of the Canadian Rockies, was the first post-war winter sports programme held in Banff, Alberta. The organization had Banff directors, Calgary directors and Directors-at-large from Alberta and outside the province. A wide variety of social and sports events took place under the organization's direction.
Scope & Content
File consists of Banff Winter Carnival events including toboggan races, ice sculptures, ski jumping, hockey, and a studio portrait of Queen of Banff Winter Carnival, Miss K. Harrison. Includes photographed copy of framed composite Banff Winter Carnival poster.
File pertains to photographs of Jim Brewster and family; other Brewster family members including John & Bella Brewster, Bill Brewster, Lade Bagley Brewster, Fern Brewster, George Clarkson, Edmee Moore (also Edmee and Charlie Reid's wedding), Pearl Moore, Philip Moore, George Brewster family and fr…
File pertains to photographs of Jim Brewster and family; other Brewster family members including John & Bella Brewster, Bill Brewster, Lade Bagley Brewster, Fern Brewster, George Clarkson, Edmee Moore (also Edmee and Charlie Reid's wedding), Pearl Moore, Philip Moore, George Brewster family and friends, Jack Brewster; also Rudolf Aemmer, Joe and Don Brewster, hockey team photos; views of Jim Brewster's house on Bow Avenue; Bow Falls, Banff townsite, Mount Royal Hotel, Mount Norquay Ski Lodge and ski school, Jim Brewster with school class, Banff Station; Irvine Castle, Ireland. One item is tintype
File consists of materials collected by Maryalice Harvey Stewart. File includes one letter to Jack J. Crowhurst of Sheep Creek, British Columbia from "Henry", dated 1949; a written tribute to Stoney Nakoda elder William Twin following his death [ca.1944], signed "P.A.M. [likely Philip A. Moore]; an…
File consists of materials collected by Maryalice Harvey Stewart. File includes one letter to Jack J. Crowhurst of Sheep Creek, British Columbia from "Henry", dated 1949; a written tribute to Stoney Nakoda elder William Twin following his death [ca.1944], signed "P.A.M. [likely Philip A. Moore]; and a bound book titled "U.S. Navy Ships: A Book of Sketches by H.C. Hahn, USNR".
Notes
H.C. Hahn sketchbook annotated in pen on first page:
"To Leonard
Merry Christmas
Herb 1949"
Sketchbook also accompanied by note:
"Herbert C. Hahn was an artist for the Palace Theatre, Calgary in the 1930's. [V. L.?] Doug [Harbes?]"
File pertains to 3 book-mounted photographs. Includes: 1 Daguerreotype of a couple [she is standing, he is sitting] with a glass cover painted at the edges in black - the book mount is black plastic with red padded velvet lining the inside of the cover. The Daguerreotype is also accompanied with a …
3 photographs : b&w gelatin dry glass plate negatives ; 8.3 x 9.4 cm
Scope & Content
File pertains to 3 book-mounted photographs. Includes: 1 Daguerreotype of a couple [she is standing, he is sitting] with a glass cover painted at the edges in black - the book mount is black plastic with red padded velvet lining the inside of the cover. The Daguerreotype is also accompanied with a letter dated July 25 1968 to Pearl Moore from someone named Tim. 1 ambrotype of a close-up portrait of a woman done in light colours rather than the traditional black on glass - the book mount is leather-wrapped wood with emerald green padded velvet lining the inside of the cover [cover detatched]. 1 ambrotype of a seated colour-tinted soldier dressed in a red jacket with gold buttons and a gun belt leaning an elbow on a blue table - book mount is leather-wrapped wood with red padded velvet lining the inside of the cover.
Fern Brewster album. -- [ca.1922-ca.1930]. -- 1 photograph album (217 prints). -- Album pertains to Fern Brewster, family, friends, activities; includes movie stars - Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Alma Rubens, Lew Cody, Frank Borzage, Estelle Taylor; scenes from movies being filmed, some from Banff area,…
Fern Brewster album. -- [ca.1922-ca.1930]. -- 1 photograph album (217 prints). -- Album pertains to Fern Brewster, family, friends, activities; includes movie stars - Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Alma Rubens, Lew Cody, Frank Borzage, Estelle Taylor; scenes from movies being filmed, some from Banff area, including "Valley of Silent Men", "The Alaskan", "Thief of Bagdad"; Lou Crosby, Peter Whyte, Phil Moore, Edmee Moore, Oliver Kahdahl, Jim and Dell Brewster; also includes some views from Hawaiian trip, ca.1922-1930. -- Condition is fragile. -- Title based on item.
File consists of 55 black and white photographs, 10 x 15.5 cm or smaller. Photographs pertain to Charles Reid and friends participating in various golfing events in and around Banff from ca. 1920 to 1940. Photographs document a golfing trip and several golf tournaments at the Banff Springs Golf Cou…
File consists of 55 black and white photographs, 10 x 15.5 cm or smaller. Photographs pertain to Charles Reid and friends participating in various golfing events in and around Banff from ca. 1920 to 1940. Photographs document a golfing trip and several golf tournaments at the Banff Springs Golf Course.
Notes
One photograph of a group of men includes Charles Reid and Col. Philip Moore (Edmee Moore's father); this photo is also annotated on the back with "Charlie Reid"
File pertains to 58 handwritten and typewritten letters by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb between April 1933 and September 1933. Topics include news from Concord, daily life in Banff, the fire at Bretton Hall, Peter out painting and sketching, Sam Ward continuously adding cab…
1.3 cm of textual records (173 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to 58 handwritten and typewritten letters by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb between April 1933 and September 1933. Topics include news from Concord, daily life in Banff, the fire at Bretton Hall, Peter out painting and sketching, Sam Ward continuously adding cabinets and cupboards to the Whyte Home, Catharine practicing typewriting and the beginning of some typewritten letters to her mother, the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. John Walker, moving a cabin on the property for their Stoney friends to stay in while they paint portraits, selling two sketches, various baking recipes from Edith, Peter painting Mark Poucette, a visit from children from the Mountain School, Peter and Catharine visiting the west coast [via Bonners Ferry and Spokane] and seeing Fern Brewster in Vancouver, writing Mrs. Paley, attending the Calgary Stampede, painting J.D. Curren, painting David Bearspaw, hiking at Lake O'Hara with Skyline Trail Hikers [with participant names], a visit with Mary Vaux in Banff, a Pacific Relations Conference at the Banff Springs Hotel and cleaning the house expecting visits from participants, Catharine discussing Adolf Hitler with a Swiss man visiting the house, a boat trip with the White Family and Allen Mather to Lake Minnewanka, meeting Mr. Anasaki from the Conference [an old friend of Edward Morse] and looking at Catharine's Japanese collection with Mr. Miyoaka and Mr. Takaki, Peter taking photographs at the Indigenous Camp during Banff Indian Days, Peter receiving a beaded coat from Mrs. Jonie, buying some items from the Indigenous Camp that belonged to Old Hector [Crawler?], Jackie heading east to meet Barbara before the birth of their child, and Peter and Catharine heading east via the United States to attend the World Fair and visit Edith Morse Robb and then family in Gorham, Maine.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples, people of colour, and those of the Jewish faith used throughout is outdated and offensive.
Letters are all handwritten and typewritten and include some hotel, business and camp letterheads. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. Some letters also have numbers written in pencil crayon, believed to be from when originally processed.
File pertains to 46 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 7 to December 29, 1938. Topics include returning from a trip to Concord and details about the route taken, cleaning and household chores, visits from friends and visitors, weather, a…
2.5 cm of textual records (97 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 46 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 7 to December 29, 1938. Topics include returning from a trip to Concord and details about the route taken, cleaning and household chores, visits from friends and visitors, weather, a day trip on the new stretch of road between Bow Lake and the Saskatchewan River Crossing, trips to Lake O'Hara to paint and hike [also includes hiking the new trail Tom Link and Jimmy Simpson blazed to Linda Lake, named for Linda Castle of Honolulu], events and people in Concord, photography and cameras, day to day life, maintenance and upkeep of the house and property [mostly landscaping], descriptions of meals, painting/sketching, day trips to Lake Louise [mostly in September to paint], mentions of the threat of war in Europe, radio programs [mostly operas and the news, but also plays], slide-making, the start of construction on the Mount Temple Chalet, films and film making, Jack and Barbara starting construction on their new house, various holidays [both Canadian and American], errand trips to Calgary, wildlife [often in the yard], going to Victoria in early November to see Annie and Dave, day trips with Cliff to see the progress on Mount Temple Chalet, Christmas, and various other holiday-related activities, parties, and gifts.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive.
Some letters are written on hotel/lodge letterhead.
Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981.