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.