File pertains to print copies made from original negatives of Vaux family travels in the Canadian Rockies in the late 1800s. Includes views of mountains, scree slopes, glaciers, train scenes (including tracks and the interior of a dining car), Glacier House, and portrais of the family members.
File pertains to print copies made from original negatives of Vaux family travels in the Canadian Rockies in the late 1800s. Includes views of mountains, scree slopes, glaciers, train scenes (including tracks and the interior of a dining car), Glacier House, and portrais of the family members.
File consists of 106 photographs depicting special events, gatherings and trips attended by Eleanor Luxton between 1990 and 1993. Content pertains to the reopening of the Luxton Museum under Indigenous ownership [1992], the opening of the new wing of the Whyte Museum in 1993, an 80th birthday party…
106 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of 106 photographs depicting special events, gatherings and trips attended by Eleanor Luxton between 1990 and 1993. Content pertains to the reopening of the Luxton Museum under Indigenous ownership [1992], the opening of the new wing of the Whyte Museum in 1993, an 80th birthday party for Mary[?] which Eleanor attended, and family trips to Kootenay Lake in British Columbia.
Visual fonds consists of one series Banff area and Travel and four sub-series: A. Prints, B. Negatives, C. Transparencies, D. Motion Pictures, and E. Lantern slides.
Textual records are processed and consist of three sub-series. I. Correspondence Series, II. Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies Se…
[11.5 ] cm of textual records. -- ca.2628 photographs: ca. 1207 negatives, 6 strips of 35 mm infrared, ca. 398 slides, col. (Kodachrome), ca. 4 transparencies (Kodachrome stereo), 2 filmstrips: 16mm, ca. 1019 prints. -- 23 motion pictures.
History / Biographical
George Vaux X, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was a frequent visitor to the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks.
Scope & Content
Visual fonds consists of one series Banff area and Travel and four sub-series: A. Prints, B. Negatives, C. Transparencies, D. Motion Pictures, and E. Lantern slides.
Textual records are processed and consist of three sub-series. I. Correspondence Series, II. Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies Series, and III. Maps Series (O.S.).
Correspondence series consists of Personal and business letters written or addressed to George Vaux X. Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies Series pertains to Letters, grub lists, official Trail Rider documents and newspaper clippings of Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Maps Series pertains to maps of Canada's National parks.
Sound consists of one subseries and is processed.
Sub series consists of three files. 1. Consists of nitrate negatives created by Dr Sharples, most of which are fused together or crumbling. 2. Consists of negatives from Mary Vaux and George Jr. Vaux. 3. Consists of various street scenes. Mostly unknown due to roll of film being curled.
ca. 35 photographs : b&w nitrate negatives ; 6.5 x 8.5 cm and 4 x 5 cm
Scope & Content
Sub series consists of three files. 1. Consists of nitrate negatives created by Dr Sharples, most of which are fused together or crumbling. 2. Consists of negatives from Mary Vaux and George Jr. Vaux. 3. Consists of various street scenes. Mostly unknown due to roll of film being curled.
restricted access on all negatives - need conservation first before viewing
Language
English
Finding Aid
In case file
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
Itemized list
1st folder
Titled: Glacier and West
photographer: Dr. Sharples. Poor condition, some negs are fused together, negatives are crumbling.
2nd folder
Canadian Pacific Trip photographer - Mary Vaux 1909 poor condition negs are fused
Negatives by george Vaux Jr. 1906 - unclear because of poor quality
Nitrates 4x5 - damaged negatives:
Sheep
Lake louise from moraine
Tree
sheep
sheep
building in the forest
sheep
sheep
man, cart, oxen
moraine lake
Nitrate Negative Mounted on glass. Negative is shrunken and cracked. Image not discernable - condition exremely poor - access is restricted
4211 British Columbia Face of Glacier and Sir Donald
3rd folder
A roll of 9 negatives: street scenes and garden
Box car and locative
Unidentified woman standing
Sub-series consists of lantern slides depicting Banff Springs Hotel, Banff Townsite, Lake Louise, Lake O’Hara, travel rides, Bow Lake, Yoho National Park.
40 photographs : col. slides ; 10 x 8.2 cm
Transparencies mounted as lantern slides.
History / Biographical
While most lantern slides are made of images that have been drawn, painted, printed, or developed directly onto a pane of glass, this collection consists of cellulose-based transparencies that have been placed within a paper border and secured between 2 panes of glass.
Colour positive cellulose-based film first became available to consumers in 1941 when Kodak introduced Kodacolor print film, a process that involved taking photographs on black and white film and then developing them into full colour positives in a lab. In 1946, Kodak was able to simplify the development process with Ektachrome, which used a colour slide film and also made it much easier for photographers to develop their photos at home.
Based on small notches cut into the edge of the films in this collection, these images were taken on Separation Negative 4133, Type 2, which was a type of black and white negative film produced by Kodak.
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of lantern slides depicting Banff Springs Hotel, Banff Townsite, Lake Louise, Lake O’Hara, travel rides, Bow Lake, Yoho National Park.
All slides were cleaned prior to scanning - cleaning cloth came out red-brown, possibly residue from the red binding tape reacting to the acid-free paper sleeves.
The Focal Encyclopaedia of Photography, 4th edition, Michael R. Peres editor-in-chief, Focal Press Taylor & Francis Group, New York and London, 2007, pp. 699.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notch_code
Title Source
Title based on contents of sub-series
Content Details
[1] Slide patented December 29, 1986. Image of 1940's trail ride; two unidentified people on horses.
[2] Two unidentified individuals on 1940's trail ride.
[3] Horse standing on a mountain during trail ride.
[4] Unidentified individual on a horse; unidentified mountains.
[5] Unidentified individual riding a horse. Sticker reads, “George Vaux. Bryn Mawr, PA.”
[6] Town site of Banff and surrounding mountains.
suffering from severe white spotting.
[7] View of Banff, Rundle Mountain and Tunnel Mountain.
[8] View of Banff, Rundle Mountain and Tunnel Mountain.
suffering from severe white spotting.
[9] View of The Banff Springs Hotel and Golf Course.
suffering from severe white spotting.
[10] The Banff Springs Hotel and Golf Course.
[11] Unidentified individuals putting on the green at The Banff Springs Golf Club.
[12] Unidentified individuals in a canoe on Vermilion Lakes, Rundle Mountain in the background.
[13] View of Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier.
[14] View of Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier with table, chairs and an umbrella.
[15] View of Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier with table, chairs and an umbrella. Sticker reads, “George Vaux, Bryan Mawr, PA.”
[16] View of Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier.
[17] Unidentified individuals during a riding trail, glaciers in the distance.
[18] Portrait of an unidentified man with camera.
[19] View of Bow Lake, Bow Peak and Bow Glacier.
[20] View of Crowfoot Mountain.
[21] North view of Cathedral Mountain and Lake O’Hara.
[22] View of Lake O’Hara and Cathedral Mountain.
in addition to minimal white spotting and clouding minimal blurriness to image is apparent.
[23] View of Lake O’Hara and Cathedral Mountain.
[24] View of Lake O’Hara and Cathedral Mountain.
[25] View of Lake O’Hara and Cathedral Mountain.
[26] Unidentified male on a horse in the mountains; riding trail.
[27] Photograph taken during a horse trail ride in the mountains; unidentified glaciers in the background. Sticker reads, “George Vaux, Bryan Mawr, PA.”.
[28] View of Cathedral Mountain.
[29] View of Bow Lake with mountains.
[30] View of Cathedral Mountain.
[31] View of Crowfoot Glacier.
[32] View of Crowfoot Glacier.
[33] View of two men with horse; unidentified mountain in background.
[34] View of Crowfoot Glacier.
[35] View of Lake O’Hara.
[36] View of Lake O’Hara.
[37] View of Takakkaw Falls in Yoho Provincial Park, British Columbia.
[38] View of Takakkaw Falls in Yoho Provincial Park, British Columbia.
[39] View of Lake O’Hara and mountains.
[40] View individuals setting up camp with an unidentified mountain in the background.
File pertains to 44 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1 to November 20, 1935. Topics include day to day life, visits from friends and visitors, weather, a trip to Lake O'Hara in early August following the annual Skyline Trail Hikers tri…
1 cm of textual records (70 pages ; 21.2 x 26.3 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 44 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1 to November 20, 1935. Topics include day to day life, visits from friends and visitors, weather, a trip to Lake O'Hara in early August following the annual Skyline Trail Hikers trip, photography and cameras, hiking/climbing, wildflowers, activities and people at camp, Pete's work on commission paintings/photography projects, events and people in Concord, trips to Bow Lake to paint, dinner and tea parties [both at home and around town], overnight camping trips to Lake Louise to paint, going to the movies and seeing friend's homemade films, going back to Lake O'Hara in early September to paint and hike, Russ and Kitty's travels and activities, day trips around the National Park [mostly to Lake Louise, Bow Lake and Moraine Lake] to paint/sketch, updates on what Pete and Catharine's friends are doing [mostly as it pertains to Skoki and Assiniboine Lodges], wildlife, an overnight trip to Calgary [and a visit to Morley on the way back] in early October, 3 young Doukhobor fugitives escaping police custody that resulted in a chase and shootout in Banff National Park [October 6 - 7] and the subsequent funerals, developing photos and print-making, politics [mostly pertaining to the provincial and federal elections], various holidays [both Canadian and American], skiing, matters pertaining to the Ski Club, and preparing to leave for a trip to Concord at the end of November.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive.
A few letters written on lodge letterhead.
Most 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 have numbers written in pencil in the upper margin of the first pages from an unknown project.
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.
File pertains to 67 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 6 to July 30, 1935. Topics include travelling back to Banff from Montreal on the train, cleaning and household chores, the Winter Carnival, day to day life, visits from friends and visitors, wa…
1.7 cm of textual records (89 pages ; 21.5 x 27.8 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 67 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 6 to July 30, 1935. Topics include travelling back to Banff from Montreal on the train, cleaning and household chores, the Winter Carnival, day to day life, visits from friends and visitors, watching hockey games and curling matches, weather, photography and cameras, events and people in Concord, going to Skoki to ski, going to the movies and seeing friend's homemade films, the birth of Russ and Kitty's first child Gale in late February [Edith's first grandchild], watching ski races at Norquay, converting an outbuilding from a garage/one bedroom into a garage/darkroom, dinner and tea parties [both at home and around town], sketching/painting, discussions of operas Edith has seen, Pete going to Vancouver for a few days in mid-April to help his parents [Dave was advised to go to sea level by doctors to help with ailments he'd been having], wildlife, developing photos and print-making, various holidays [both Canadian and American], descriptions of meals and various recipes, yardwork and redoing the driveway, Catharine going to Concord for a month [mid-May to mid-June], construction of a new road to Norquay ski camp, Pete constructing a cover for the back of their truck to be used for camping, going to Calgary for the Stampede, Banff Indian Days, and camping trips around Lake Louise and Yoho National Park.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive.
Letters are mostly hand-written, some typed - typed letters often have hand-written post scripts.
A few letters written on lodge/hotel letterhead.
Most 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 have numbers written in pencil or red pencil crayon in the upper margin of the first pages from an unknown project.
97 - 16 contains a sketch of the garage outbuilding and the plans to convert half of it into a darkroom.