Fonds pertains to the McCowan family, mainly the McCowan brothers and John and Jen (McCowan) Wilson. Content includes Banff personalities and places; activities, including curling, hockey, curling and fishing; events, including floods and fires in the town; Banff personalities and places. Also p…
Fonds includes photographs by Bill McCowan and Dan McCowan. Negatives are mainly by Dan McCowan. Wilson-McCowan photograph album was assembled by Bill Waterworth
Date Range
1908-1981, predominant 1908-[ca.1950]
Physical Description
80 photographs (40 negatives, 38 prints, 2 transparencies). -- 2 photograph albums (ca.800 prints). -- 1 textual record (1 v.)
History / Biographical
Bill McCowan, 1897-1975, was a government employee at Banff, Alberta, Canada. McCowan came to Banff from Scotland with his family in 1911. His brother, Dan McCowan, was a renowned naturalist and writer. Other siblings were Marie, Jim, Duncan, Rae, Jock and Jennie. Jennie McCowan (1894-1984) married John Clark Wilson (1888-1932), son of Tom and Minnie Wilson. Their daughter, Bernice, married Bill Waterworth.
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains to the McCowan family, mainly the McCowan brothers and John and Jen (McCowan) Wilson. Content includes Banff personalities and places; activities, including curling, hockey, curling and fishing; events, including floods and fires in the town; Banff personalities and places. Also pertains to World War I events and 82nd Battalion; royal visits; Calgary, Alberta places and events; scenic views, Banff and area, Rocky Mountains; Margaret Ashley, Henry and Mrs. Fonda. Textual item is Jock McCowan scrapbook, 1913-1981.
Image of woman identifed as Fanny Fowles dressed as a cake. See local newspaper Banff Crag and Canyon, March 25, 1916 (page 8) entitled “The Best Masquerade Ball”
Image of woman identifed as Fanny Fowles dressed as a cake. See local newspaper Banff Crag and Canyon, March 25, 1916 (page 8) entitled “The Best Masquerade Ball”
File consists of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, brochures, business cards, and advertisements for businesses around Banff and Lake Louise. Includes a mix of magazine and newspaper clippings in both black and white and in colour, postcards, advertising for hotels like the King Edward Hotel, Hom…
File consists of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, brochures, business cards, and advertisements for businesses around Banff and Lake Louise. Includes a mix of magazine and newspaper clippings in both black and white and in colour, postcards, advertising for hotels like the King Edward Hotel, Homestead Inn, Mount Royal Hotel, Castle Mountain Lodge, and the Chateau Lake Louise, and a cover of the Sky Line Trail Hiker bulletin featuring members of the Royal Family.
File consists of 40 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to (na - 1 to 9) the Banff Platoon - 82nd Battalion, (na - 10 to 11) Tom and John Wilson, (na - 12 to 20) Jennie McCowan Wilson feeding deer, (na - 21) portraits of Jim McCowan, Dunc McCowan, Cassie [?], (na - 22 to 31) Jock and Bill McCowan'…
File consists of 40 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to (na - 1 to 9) the Banff Platoon - 82nd Battalion, (na - 10 to 11) Tom and John Wilson, (na - 12 to 20) Jennie McCowan Wilson feeding deer, (na - 21) portraits of Jim McCowan, Dunc McCowan, Cassie [?], (na - 22 to 31) Jock and Bill McCowan's golf trophies, (na - 32 to 36) Bill McCowan with 10lb trout, (na - 37 to 40) Jock McCowan fishing
Notes
Most negatives relate to photographs in V407 / I / A / PD - 2 - original envelopes with information stored with negatives
File consists of 38 b&w photographs. Photographs (pa - 1 to 3) pertain to the Banff Springs Hotel fire, (pa - 4) Fanny Fowles in cake-dress costume, (pa - 5 to 38) Seniors Banff Hockey Club 1908, D.E. Black Curling Trophy runners-up, Calgary Brewing & Malting Cup Banff, Nordegg Curling, Bill McCow…
File consists of 38 b&w photographs. Photographs (pa - 1 to 3) pertain to the Banff Springs Hotel fire, (pa - 4) Fanny Fowles in cake-dress costume, (pa - 5 to 38) Seniors Banff Hockey Club 1908, D.E. Black Curling Trophy runners-up, Calgary Brewing & Malting Cup Banff, Nordegg Curling, Bill McCowan with juvenile red tail hawk, fishing around Banff National Park, Banff Springs Hotel and tipis
Notes
Most prints looks as if they were removed from an album - likely album V407 / I / A / pd - 2
Photograph album contains ca. 200 b&w prints. This album pertains to the Banff area between 1913 and ca. 1920. Prints document military camp in Calgary, Calgary fair, Calgary views, Cave and Basin, wildlife, Duke of Connaught visit in 1912, McCowan family, Beattie Block fire in 1915, Alpine Hotel, …
Photograph album contains ca. 200 b&w prints. This album pertains to the Banff area between 1913 and ca. 1920. Prints document military camp in Calgary, Calgary fair, Calgary views, Cave and Basin, wildlife, Duke of Connaught visit in 1912, McCowan family, Beattie Block fire in 1915, Alpine Hotel, curling, Austrian internees, Castle Mountain Internment Camp, Banff and area people, King Edward Hotel fire, Harmony fire in 1917.
Photograph album contains ca. 200 b&w prints. This album pertains to Banff and area between 1911 and ca. 1950. Prints document McCowan family in Scotland, views of Comrie, Scotland, WWI - 82nd Battalion, portraits of Dunc, Bill and Jock McCowan, wedding of Dunc and Mary McCowan, view of Banff, misc…
Photograph album contains ca. 200 b&w prints. This album pertains to Banff and area between 1911 and ca. 1950. Prints document McCowan family in Scotland, views of Comrie, Scotland, WWI - 82nd Battalion, portraits of Dunc, Bill and Jock McCowan, wedding of Dunc and Mary McCowan, view of Banff, misc. family photos, wildlife, Banff Winter Carnival, curling, skating, sledding, skiing, fishing, canoeing, Banff Zoo, dog sledding, fires, WWII - 6th Platoon, trail rides, events, Tom Wilson, Charlie Beil Christmas cards, Peter and Catharine Whyte Christmas cards.