Lester Gus Zarkos, b.1921 Brandon, MB. His parents and younger sister arrived Banff 1926. Lester's parents had the cafe on Banff Avenue (old location - Grizzly House) and lived upstairs. Parents separated. Lester's father Samuel Zarkos, d. 1933 (buried in old Banff Cemetary). Lester moved with his mother Alice to Chicago and lived between Chicago and St. Paul's MN until his mother died, ca. 1935.
Lester joined RCAF as a rear gunner. Never saw action and returned to Banff following the war. Lester worked at Banff Cafe as waiter. Lester and his uncle Paul Zarkos of Calgary opened a deli on Banff Ave and operated it for a number of years. Lester relocated to Calgary in 1956 and worked as waiter, maitre d', and returned to Banff in 1966 where he operated Banff Delicatessen on Banff Ave. He married H.G. in 1951. H.G. was from Nanton, Alberta and she worked at the Banff Post Office. Following Mount Royal Hotel fire, the family left and returned to the space - Welch's Chocolate Shop. 3 children: Paulette Jean, b.1952; Leslie David, b.1953, d. 1974; Carolyn Anne, b. 1955.
Scope & Content
File consists of 8 photographs of Banff Cafe staff and building
Contains minutes and membership lists for Banff Fish and Game Association and former Banff Anglers Association. Contains several later pages pertaining to Wilmer, B.C. area family.
Contains minutes and membership lists for Banff Fish and Game Association and former Banff Anglers Association. Contains several later pages pertaining to Wilmer, B.C. area family.
Photographs. -- [ca.1930]. -- 10 photographs : prints. -- Photographs are of Banff Indian Days, ca.1930. -- Gift of North Shore Museum and Archives of North Vancouver, 1992.
Photographs. -- [ca.1930]. -- 10 photographs : prints. -- Photographs are of Banff Indian Days, ca.1930. -- Gift of North Shore Museum and Archives of North Vancouver, 1992.
Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.
Photographs. -- [ca.1940]. -- 2 photographs : prints; oversize. -- Photographs are of Banff Indian Days camp, ca.1945, by Norman Vanderlinder, Calgary; and Mount Rundle, ca.1935, by George Noble, hand-tinted. -- Gift of Carolyn Fleming, 1990. Norman Vanderlinder (b.ca.1900) was the donor's great-un…
Photographs. -- [ca.1940]. -- 2 photographs : prints; oversize. -- Photographs are of Banff Indian Days camp, ca.1945, by Norman Vanderlinder, Calgary; and Mount Rundle, ca.1935, by George Noble, hand-tinted. -- Gift of Carolyn Fleming, 1990. Norman Vanderlinder (b.ca.1900) was the donor's great-uncle.
Photographs. -- 1969-07-18. -- 3 photographs : prints. -- Taken at Banff Indian Days parade on Banff Avenue. Individuals identified are: Maud Kidney, Florence Drummond, Annie LaCasse, Doris Beattie, Helen Wells, Fred Wells, V. LaCasse, Forrest Kidney. -- Photographs by Sylivia Vosburgh. -- Gift of …
Photographs. -- 1969-07-18. -- 3 photographs : prints. -- Taken at Banff Indian Days parade on Banff Avenue. Individuals identified are: Maud Kidney, Florence Drummond, Annie LaCasse, Doris Beattie, Helen Wells, Fred Wells, V. LaCasse, Forrest Kidney. -- Photographs by Sylivia Vosburgh. -- Gift of Sylivia Vosburgh, 1987