File consists of one album containing 35 black and white postcards and 1 colour postcard. Contents pertain to wildlife in the Rocky Mountains, including moose, bears, big horn sheep, buffalo, cougars, deer and elk, at least some of which were held in the Banff Zoo. File also contains images of Leth…
1 album (36 photographs : b&w and col. ; 14 x 8.5 cm)
History / Biographical
The Banff Zoo operated as a tourist attraction from about 1905 until 1937, when it was shut down due to concerns about animal cruelty. While it was open, the Banff Zoo held monkeys, cougars, a polar bear named "Buddy" [acquired in 1907], two bear cubs from 1915 onwards, and various other wildlife.
Scope & Content
File consists of one album containing 35 black and white postcards and 1 colour postcard. Contents pertain to wildlife in the Rocky Mountains, including moose, bears, big horn sheep, buffalo, cougars, deer and elk, at least some of which were held in the Banff Zoo. File also contains images of Lethbridge [ca. 1909], Col. Cyril Childe [ca. 1920], Mt. Rundle, Niagara Canyon and other untitled views of the Canadian Rockies. One image depicting Lethbridge is dated 1909, stamped and annotated.
Notes
Most dates given are estimates provided by the Processing Archivist based on format and content of items
Numerous items appear to be missing
Inside cover of album reads: "Maud Woodworth from W.R. Lewis [?] ... 1909"
File consists of one photograph album containing 224 black and white photograph prints, one newspaper clipping and one pressed plant. Many photographs are annotated in white lettering or on reverse sides.
Content pertains to family members and friends of Maud Woodworth and depicts people posing in …
1 album (224 photographs : b&w) dimensions TBD - see "Admin Notes"
Scope & Content
File consists of one photograph album containing 224 black and white photograph prints, one newspaper clipping and one pressed plant. Many photographs are annotated in white lettering or on reverse sides.
Content pertains to family members and friends of Maud Woodworth and depicts people posing in military uniforms, horseback riding/packing trips in the Canadian Rockies, portraits of various family members, Maud Woodworth at the Banff Winter Carnival ice palace, numerous babies and young children, skiing, children playing, horseback riding and ranching, camping, hiking, swimming, the Bankhead monument, and boating.
Locations include Bear Creek, Brazeau Lake, Nigel Pass, Banff Springs Hotel, the Woodworth home in Banff, Cave and Basin, "The Great Divide" [Alberta/British Columbia border], and Vancouver.
Individuals include Joe Woodworth, Annie and Maud Woodworth, Mary and Margaret Simpson [later known as the "Simpson Sisters"], "Billie" and numerous others who are mostly unnamed.
Newspaper clipping pertains to Will Rogers memorial ice sculpture, n.d.
Notes
Some photographs annotated on reverse side with information re: individuals in photograph, location, etc.
Negatives have been removed from album [see "Conservation" notes]; newspaper clipping and pressed plant kept in album
Condition report completed by Karol Hancik in July 2017.
Pressed plant in album has been encapsulated to prevent damage to other album materials
5 black and white negatives have been removed from album and will be stored with other V324 negatives in separate file box in downstairs vault, processed under V324 / I / A / NA
Album has been interleaved with acid-free tissue paper
File consists of 55 photographs pertaining wildlife, landscapes, construction work, sports events and a parade in the Bow Valley. Includes photographs of bears, waterfalls and trees in Banff National Park and area including Crowfoot Glacier; construction work, including the building of the Icefield…
One photograph produced by Associated Screen News Ltd.
Date Range
[ca. 1930]
1931
1935
[ca. 1940]
Physical Description
59 photographs : b&w prints ; 17 x 27 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of 55 photographs pertaining wildlife, landscapes, construction work, sports events and a parade in the Bow Valley. Includes photographs of bears, waterfalls and trees in Banff National Park and area including Crowfoot Glacier; construction work, including the building of the Icefields Parkway, ca. 1931; track and field events held outside of the Banff Springs Hotel; a parade held in Banff with unidentified Indigenous men on horseback [possibly Stoney Nakoda community members participating in Banff Indian Day celebrations] outside the Quaker Coffee Shop; skiers at the Sunshine Ski Lodge; members of the Banff Girls' Sunshine Flower Club and a float made by the group for a Christmas parade in 1935; front and side views of the Kidney family home in Banff; and the Sulphur Mountain summit observatory.
Notes
Some dates are estimates provided by the Processing Archivist
File consists of 42 photographs depicting friends and members of the Kidney and Woodworth families, and local events in and around Banff. Content pertains to hiking and social events in the Canadian Rockies; other trips including a boat cruise; a Jubilee celebration; installation events for the Spr…
Some photographs produced by R.A. Bird [Central Photo Studio, Calgary], Ted MacAulay and Steve Nemeth
Date Range
1946
1948
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]
1951
1956
1958
1964 - 1965
Physical Description
42 photographs : b&w prints ; 21.5 x 28 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of 42 photographs depicting friends and members of the Kidney and Woodworth families, and local events in and around Banff. Content pertains to hiking and social events in the Canadian Rockies; other trips including a boat cruise; a Jubilee celebration; installation events for the Spray Valley chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star; portraits of unidentified children; the construction of the Mt. Norquay chairlift in 1948; and Jim Deegan working and hiking in Snow Creek Pass in 1958.
Notes
Two of photographs are printed copies [paper]
Some dates are estimates provided by the Processing Archivist
File consists of one scrapbook [possibly compiled by Maud Kidney] with ca. 100 newspaper articles and full pages attached inside. Contents pertain to golden wedding anniversaries of Frank and Alice Wheatley and Annie and Ulysses LaCasse; obituary notices for numerous individuals including Norman an…
Articles mainly published by the Crag and Canyon and the Calgary Herald
Date Range
1933
1935 - 1940
1947
1950
1956
1960 - 1965
1968
1969
1974
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records (1 scrapbook : 52 pages ; 31 x 39 cm)
Scope & Content
File consists of one scrapbook [possibly compiled by Maud Kidney] with ca. 100 newspaper articles and full pages attached inside. Contents pertain to golden wedding anniversaries of Frank and Alice Wheatley and Annie and Ulysses LaCasse; obituary notices for numerous individuals including Norman and Georgina Luxton, Jimmy Simpson Sr. and Jim and Fern Brewster; articles on achievements by Jimmy Simpson Sr., Norman Luxton, Norman B. Sanson and others; and other news including opinion articles, sports updates and articles on construction/expansion projects and local events held in Banff.
Notes
Newspaper articles attached to inside of scrapbook cover wide range of dates. Scrapbook has been placed in sub-series M74 / IV / C [1946 - 1970] as a large portion of articles fall within specified dates.
Some articles are loose in scrapbook
Material Details
Most newspaper clippings attached inside with adhesive, some items loose.