Fonds consists of records pertaining to the career of George William Rance who worked with the photography division of the Associated Screen News (ASN) travelling the world aboard the Empress ships. Rance also worked in the camera shop in the Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, Alberta and ASN's Head Offi…
The Associated Screen News (ASN), established in Montreal in 1920 as a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, produced photographs, newsreels, shorts, travelogues, motion pictures, and industrial films featuring the CPR's extensive transportation services. In developing its international travel business, the CPR established a steamship company, the Empress Line. ASN photographers travelled aboard the CPR and Empress Line ships photographing the various travel and cruise destinations to which they were assigned, promoting the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Empress ships. In 1935 ASN purchased the famous Notman & Sons photographic studio in Montreal.
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Fonds consists of records pertaining to the career of George William Rance who worked with the photography division of the Associated Screen News (ASN) travelling the world aboard the Empress ships. Rance also worked in the camera shop in the Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, Alberta and ASN's Head Office in Montreal, Quebec. Fonds consists of Associated Screen News photographs of Cochrane to Banff motor road, Banff townsite and environs, Banff-Lake Louise road, Mount Assiniboine, Waterton Lakes National Park, ca.1925. Also included in the fonds are photographs of various cruise destinations of the CPR Empress Line including Grenada, Rio de Janeiro, Martinique, Barbados, and the Empress of Australia, ca.1938 and 1 William Notman & Sons photograph of the Bow River Bridge and Cascade Mountain, ca.1905.
Tom Rance (info supplied with accession record); E.J.Hart, The Selling of Canada; Jonathan Hanna, Robert C. Kennell, and Carol Lacourte, Portraits of Canada: Photographic Treasures of the CPR.
File consists of 27 b&w photographs, some captioned. File contains photographs from the Associated Screen News company. File pertains to subjects photographed in the Bow Valley from Cochrane to the area around the town of Banff.
V98/PA – 1 3642 Bow River, William Notman Print
V98/PA - 2 Banff Ro…
File consists of 27 b&w photographs, some captioned. File contains photographs from the Associated Screen News company. File pertains to subjects photographed in the Bow Valley from Cochrane to the area around the town of Banff.
V98/PA – 1 3642 Bow River, William Notman Print
V98/PA - 2 Banff Road and Town of Cochrane, A.S. 2494
V98/PA - 3 Banff Road Near Ghost River, A.S. 2496
V98/PA - 4 Indian Reserve at Morley, ASN 170-14
V98/PA - 5 Bow River and Valley, Banff Road, A.S.N. 2497
V98/PA - 6 Near Exshaw - Alberta, ASN 170-13
V98/PA - 7 Motor Road Near Exshaw – Alberta
V98/PA - 8 View on Banff Road Near Exshaw, A.S.N. 2485
V98/PA - 9 The Gap, A.S.N. 2645-44
V98/PA - 10 The Gap, A.S.N. 2645-42
V98/PA - 11 Near Canmore – Alberta, ASN 170-10
V98/PA - 12 Three Sisters Near Canmore Alta., ASN 2743-3
V98/PA - 13 Three Sisters Near Canmore Alta., ASN 2743
V98/ PA - 14 Three Sisters Near Canmore, Alta. ASN 2743-4
V98/PA - 15 Three Sisters – ASN 5151-B-
V98/PA - 16 Three Sisters Near Canmore Alta., ASN 2743-2
V98/PA - 17 Three Sisters Near Canmore Alta., ASN 2743-1
V98/PA - 18 Three Sisters Near Canmore Alta., ASN 2743-5
V98/PA - 19 Bow River and Boat Houses Banff, ASN 1667 A
V98/ PA - 20 Cascade Mt. Across Bow River, Alberta, ASN 2743-7
V98/PA - 21 Banff Ave. Looking Towards Cascade Mt., ASN 2752-6
V98/PA - 22 Cascade Mt. Banff, 5443-B-1
V98/PA - 23 Banff Ave. Looking Towards Cascade Mt., ASN 2752-7
V98/PA - 24 Village of Banff From Tunnel Mt. Alta, ASN 2743-10
V98/PA - 25 Banff From Top of Stony Squaw Alta, ASN 2754-15
V98/PA - 26 Town of Banff from Sulphur Mt., A.S.N. 2752-11
V98/PA - 27 Banff From Top of Stony Squaw Alta., A.S.N. 2754-13
File consists of 27 b&w photographs, some captioned. File contains photographs from the Associated Screen News company. File pertains to subjects photographed in the area around the town of Banff.
Image captions are as follows:
V98/PA - 28 View of Banff From Tunnel Mountain, ASN 1646
V98/PA - 29 …
File consists of 27 b&w photographs, some captioned. File contains photographs from the Associated Screen News company. File pertains to subjects photographed in the area around the town of Banff.
Image captions are as follows:
V98/PA - 28 View of Banff From Tunnel Mountain, ASN 1646
V98/PA - 29 Main St. Banff, Cascade Mountain in Background, ASN 1666
V98/PA - 30 View From Top of Bretton Hall Showing New Bridge and Main St. at Banff, Cascade Mountain in Background, ASN 1667
V98/PA - 31 Government Fish Hatchery Banff, Alta., A.S.N. 2752-17
V98/PA - 32 Mt. Edith, ASN – 5150-B-
V98/PA - 33 Valley From Sulphur Mt., ASN – 5232-B-5-
V98/PA - 34 4 separate photographs:
U.L. Bow Valley Banff, 2253-2
U.R. Bow Valley Banff, 2253-1
L.L. Bow Valley – Banff, 72-22
L.R. Bow Valley Banff, 2253-1
V98/PA - 35 Bow Valley – Banff –, ASN-5141-B-
V98/PA - 36 Bow Valley Banff, 22-565-2
V98/PA - 37 Bow Valley – Banff, (unidentified ASN#)
V98/ PA - 38 Banff Springs Hotel From Tunnel Mt. Banff Alta, ASN 4178-8
V98/PA - 39 Banff Spring Hotel Banff Alta., ASN 4178
V98/ PA - 40 Part of New Wing Banff Springs Hotel Banff Alta., ASN 4178-5
V98/PA - 41 Banff Spring Hotel Banff Alta., ASN 4178-2
V98/ PA - 42 Banff Spring Hotel, 5440B-1
V98/ PA - 43 Banff Springs Hotel, 54406-2
V98/PA - 44 Banff Springs Hotel Banff Alta, ASN 4178-9
V98/PA - 45 Banff Spring Hotel from Sulphur Mt. Banff Alta., ASN 4178-3
V98/PA - 46 Banff Springs Hotel from Sulphur Mt. Banff Alta, ASN 4178-4
V98/ PA - 47 Government Swimming Bath Banff, ASN 1740
V98/ PA - 48 Government Swimming Bath Hot Pool Banff, ASN 1739
V98/PA - 49 Government Bath Colo 78 Degrees Large Bath Banff, ASN 1680
V98/PA - 50 Hot Pool Government Bath 92 Degrees Banff, ASN 1681
V98/PA - 51 Government Hot Pool Swimming Pool Banff, ASN 1738
V98/PA - 52 Corner of Government Baths Banff Alta., ASN – 2743-B
V98/PA - 53 ASN-5226-B-3
V98/PA - 54 Pool – Banff Springs Hotel -, ASN – 5226-B-2
V98/PA - 55 Inside Pool – Banff Springs Hotel, ASN – 5226-B-5-
File consists of 25 b&w photographs, some captioned. File contains photographs from the Associated Screen News company. File pertains to subjects photographed in the area around the town of Banff.
Image captions are as follows:
V98/PA - 56 Pool-Banff Springs Hotel, ASN 5226-B-4-
V98/PA - 57 Sun B…
File consists of 25 b&w photographs, some captioned. File contains photographs from the Associated Screen News company. File pertains to subjects photographed in Banff and Waterton National Parks and at Mount Assiniboine.
Image captions are as follows:
V98/PA 81 Mt. Edith – Banff, 5442B-2
V98/PA …
File consists of 25 b&w photographs, some captioned. File contains photographs from the Associated Screen News company. File pertains to subjects photographed in Banff and Waterton National Parks and at Mount Assiniboine.
Image captions are as follows:
V98/PA 81 Mt. Edith – Banff, 5442B-2
V98/PA 82 Marmot, 2246
V98/PA 83 Falls at Head of Johnston Canyon, A.S.N. 2752-1
V98/PA 84 Falls at Head of Johnston Canyon, A.S.N. 2752
V98/PA 85 Johnston Canyon, A.S.N. 2752-3
V98/PA 86 On verso 5232-B-4
V98/PA 87 Mount Assiniboine, A.S.N. 2772
V98/PA 88 Mount Assiniboine, A.S.N. 2765
V98/PA 89 Mount Assiniboine, A.S.N. 2766
V98/PA 90 Mount Assiniboine, A.S.N. 2764
V98/PA 91 Mount Assiniboine, A.S.N. 2767
V98/PA 92 A.S.N. 2769
V98/PA 93 Mount Assiniboine, A.S.N. 2773
V98/PA 94 A.S.N. 2774
V98/PA 95 A.S.N. 2777
V98/PA 96 Mount Assiniboine, A.S.N. 2778
V98/PA 97 (on verso) Mt. Assiniboine Alta., 5323-B-9
V98/PA 98 Castle Mt. Banff-, ASN 5121-B-
V98/PA 99 Castle Mt. Banff -, ASN 5120-B-
V98/PA 100 Main Street Waterton Lakes Park, ASN 2751-14
V98/PA 101 Prince of Wales Hotel from the Boulevard Waterton Lakes, ASN 2751
V98/PA 102 Golf Course Club House, Waterton Lakes Park, ASN 2751-11
V98/PA 103 Prince of Wales Hotel and Lake from Akimina, ASN 2751-12
V98/PA 104 Town of Waterton Vimy Ridge Mountain, ASN 2751-10
V98/PA 105 Park Superintendent’s Residence Waterton Lakes Park, ASN 2751-8
File consists of 33 b&w photographs, some captioned. File contains photographs from the Associated Screen News company. File pertains to subjects photographed in Waterton National Parks, Brazil, Grenada, and Martinique.
Available image captions are as follows:
V98/PA 106 Hell Roaring Falls, Water…
File consists of 33 b&w photographs, some captioned. File contains photographs from the Associated Screen News company. File pertains to subjects photographed in Waterton National Parks, Brazil, Grenada, and Martinique.
Available image captions are as follows:
V98/PA 106 Hell Roaring Falls, Waterton Lakes Park, ASN 2751-7
V98/PA 107 Rapids in Canyon Above Hell Roaring Falls, ASN 2751-6
V98/PA 108 Superintendent’s Residence Waterton Lakes Park, ASN 2751-5
V98/PA 109 Looking South on Lakes Trail Near Falls Cleveland Citadel Mts., ASN 2751-9
V98/PA 110 Waterton Lakes Near Falls Cleveland and Citadel Mts., ASN 2751-4
V98/PA 111 Cameron Falls Waterton Lakes ASN 2751-3
V98/PA 112 Lookout Point on Akimina Road Looking East Waterton Lakes, 2751-2
V98/PA 113 The Boulevard Waterton Lakes Park, 2751-1
V98/PA 114 Cameron Creek Valley Vimy Ridge Waterton Lakes, ASN 2751
V98/PA 115 Harbour and Town St. Georges Grenada, 1332C
V98/PA 116 Rio De Janiero From Corcovado, 1308C
V98/PA 117 View of Harbour and Town St. George Grenada, 1331C
V98/PA 118 Inner and Outer Harbours – St. Georges Grenada, 1328C
V98/PA 119 St.Georges – Grenada, 1329C
V98/PA 120 Grand Etang Lake Grenada, 1323C
V98/PA 121 View Near St. Georges Grenada, 1320C
V98/PA 122 Fish Market & Square St. Georges Grenada, 1327C
V98/PA 123 Washing Clothes – Martinique, 1340C
V98/PA 124 Neptune’s Ceremony Emp of Aus Rio Cruise Jan 15 1938, 1319C
V98/PA 125 1316C
V98/PA 126 Harbour – St. Georges – Grenada, 1325C
V98/PA 127 Market Place St. Pierre, 1339C
V98/PA 128 1337C
V98/PA 129 1333C
V98/PA 130 1324C
V98/PA 131 1326C