1 cm of textual records pertaining to William Hastings McMahon employment records at the North West Mounted Police. textual records are photocopies and are not original.
1 cm of textual records pertaining to William Hastings McMahon employment records at the North West Mounted Police. textual records are photocopies and are not original.
M8 / 2019.83 / 1 consists of one item, 1 cm, ca. 1934 - 1943. Scrapbook provided by The Herald containing compiled news and magazine clippings pertaining to airplanes and air travel before, during and after World War II
M8 / 2019.83 / 1 consists of one item, 1 cm, ca. 1934 - 1943. Scrapbook provided by The Herald containing compiled news and magazine clippings pertaining to airplanes and air travel before, during and after World War II
Notes
At centre of scrapbook there are advertisements pertaining to The Herald newspaper outlining the Canadian press room, news room, composing room, stereo room, press room, delivery, and education.
File consists of a scrapbook about the Trailminders organization based out of Canmore. Includues newspaper clippings, photocopies of newspaper clippings, Trailminders newsletters, photographs, and notice posters for community events like weekend walks, presentations, and lectures/talks.
File consists of a scrapbook about the Trailminders organization based out of Canmore. Includues newspaper clippings, photocopies of newspaper clippings, Trailminders newsletters, photographs, and notice posters for community events like weekend walks, presentations, and lectures/talks.
File consists of 8 Taxi Passes issued by Banff Taxi, valid for a one-way ride. The passes are valid for senior citizens, compliments of Banff Youth Services, Banff Taxi, and Banff Crag and Canyon.
Five passes are yellow, two are beige, one is blue.
File consists of 8 Taxi Passes issued by Banff Taxi, valid for a one-way ride. The passes are valid for senior citizens, compliments of Banff Youth Services, Banff Taxi, and Banff Crag and Canyon.
Five passes are yellow, two are beige, one is blue.
.05 cm of textual records (3 pages ; 89 x 61 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
The Lafarge Canada Exshaw Plant Expansion and demolished of town
The expansion was announced in 1972 when residents were notified by letter that the
cement plant was expanding onto the land then occupied by the town of Exshaw. Plant
Manager Tom Pierce visited every family affected by the expansion and explained that
the plant had to expand or it would be closed.
The demolition began in July of 1973 and was completed in two phases. Forty seven homes
were affected by the expansion, ten of which were privately owned. The houses owned by the
company were offered to their tenants for one dollar, and the owners of privately owned
houses on company land were given a sum equalling half the appraised value of the house.
The home owners then moved the houses onto lease land not needed for the plant expansion
or onto private lots within the community. Other sites demolished as part of the expansion
were the elementary school, the general store, the Protestant church, the Portland Hotel, the
curling and skating rinks, and the entirety of Main Street, which was known as
Portland Avenue, except for the St. Catholic Church. The Portland Hotel was
constructed in 1906 and had been the social hub of the community. It was located at the top of
Portland Avenue and served as a community centre, restaurant and dance hall. At that time,
the existing plant was also demolished and replaced, and a new 600 foot kiln was installed.
Scope & Content
File consists of 1 blue print of Exshaw town-site layout, 1 photocopy of the townsite layout and 1 hand drawn plan of Exshaw townsite.
A typed text report on Banff 14 pages long - the text has been heavily edited throughout with white-out and additional pieces of paper glued overtop of written text. Accompanying the text are 26 images and 4 maps, two of which are hand-drawn as overlays of the others.
The report follows the story o…
2 cm of textual records (32 pages ; 21.6 x 27.9 cm or smaller)
Scope & Content
A typed text report on Banff 14 pages long - the text has been heavily edited throughout with white-out and additional pieces of paper glued overtop of written text. Accompanying the text are 26 images and 4 maps, two of which are hand-drawn as overlays of the others.
The report follows the story of a family named West from Calgary visiting their cousins, the Cunninghams, in Banff sometime in the late 1960s, which is also when it is believed the report was written. It is unclear if the families are real or fictitious. The report describes in some detail the history of the area, features around town, environment, commerce, wildlife, and community and ends with a series of questions, presumably posed to students. The accompanying prints relate to the topics in the report and are numbered to correspond correctly - some prints have typed text notations attached either to the back or the front along an edge. Two prints show the town of Banff from the top of Tunnel Mountain and a Mylar sheet has been laid overtop of each with landmarks, streets, and buildings noted in blue ink. Contents of the images include the afore mentioned aerial views, the Administration Building grounds, shops along Banff Avenue (which clearly show shop-front windows, signs, cars, and peoples' outfits), the original Whyte Museum building, the Banff High School, the Cave & Basin cave and pools, various wildlife, and Banff Indian Days.
Notes
Some prints came from the Canadian Government Travel Bureau, as indicated either in the typed notations or stamped on the back of the print.
File pertains to a personal scrapbook containing mainly photographs and newsclippings, personal, business and military certificates, memoranda and ephemera. Pertains to activities as an RCAF officer, Second World War; career as a Traffic Representative, Western Airlines, Billings, Montana; marriag…
Gilbert Leonard (Ted) Paris, 1911-1955, was a skier, RCAF Flying Officer and businessman at Banff, Alberta.
Scope & Content
File pertains to a personal scrapbook containing mainly photographs and newsclippings, personal, business and military certificates, memoranda and ephemera. Pertains to activities as an RCAF officer, Second World War; career as a Traffic Representative, Western Airlines, Billings, Montana; marriage to Kathleen Jennings, Banff; Paris family; fellow airmen and associates.
Item consists of a bound green record book, H20 x W13 cm. The record book, with "Records" printed on the cover, is comprised of numbered lined pages and contains meeting minutes and membership lists for the Rocky Mountain Park Liberal Association from March 13th, 1924 to circa 1930. Minutes pertain…
1.5 cm of textual records (1 volumes ; 13 x 20 cm)
History / Biographical
In the 1920's, Banff experienced a steady increase in tourism. This was based on a number of factors, including the introduction of the automobile in the park, the completion of the Banff-Windermere Highway and other roadways, additional accommodation (e.g. campgrounds), and the Canadian Pacific Railway's "Canadian Pacific Rockies" tourist campaign. Local prominent townspeople began to seek more say in the way their town was governed, and thus created organizations like the Banff Advisory Council and the Rocky Mountain Park Liberal Association. Issues around park boundaries, campgrounds, and park services employees' priorities were particularly important to Banff locals during this decade.
Scope & Content
Item consists of a bound green record book, H20 x W13 cm. The record book, with "Records" printed on the cover, is comprised of numbered lined pages and contains meeting minutes and membership lists for the Rocky Mountain Park Liberal Association from March 13th, 1924 to circa 1930. Minutes pertain to different types of meetings: general and executive. Contents pertain to various topics, including the creation of the Association and membership, provincial Liberal candidates, electing members for the Association's executive committee, concerns about who was being appointed to park services, employment in the park, advocating for the dismissal of Jack Warren (a park warden), and park boundary issues.
Notes
Created by the Rocky Mountain Park Liberal Association.
Dave White originally had the lease for 222 Otter Street and transferred the lease to Sam Armstrong in 1915, who had it until 1927. Sam Armstrong was a member of the Rocky Mountain Liberal Association.
Membership included representatives from Banff, Canmore, Exshaw, and East End. Meetings were generally held at the Mount Royal Hotel in Banff and the Canmore Hotel.
Most of the minutes were taken by W. Alexander and James Smith, who both acted as secretary at some point in the Association's history.
File consists of a class scrapbook produced by Mrs. McCallum and her Grade VI class about the 1922 Banff Indian Days and Banff environs. These pages are a combination of photographs and written text.
File also contains pages of photographs depicting scenes of downtown Vancouver, Victoria, and other…
File consists of a class scrapbook produced by Mrs. McCallum and her Grade VI class about the 1922 Banff Indian Days and Banff environs. These pages are a combination of photographs and written text.
File also contains pages of photographs depicting scenes of downtown Vancouver, Victoria, and other scenic views along the west coast of Canada.
