File consists of photograph prints depicting members of the Banff Gun Club, including Norman Luxton. Photographs pertain to local hunting excursions including the Lake Louise area and canyon views; interior views of the Banff Gun Club building including a fireplace built by Norman Luxton [1924]; tr…
File consists of photograph prints depicting members of the Banff Gun Club, including Norman Luxton. Photographs pertain to local hunting excursions including the Lake Louise area and canyon views; interior views of the Banff Gun Club building including a fireplace built by Norman Luxton [1924]; trap shooting at a gun range in Banff; and Norman Luxton posing with pet dogs [including “Barney”], and with other Gun Club members [including L.C. Brown, W. Miller, J. Sturdy, L.C. Braken, and “McKenzie”]. Most individuals in photographs are not named.
Notes
File contains multiple duplicates
Items LUX/I/D3d/PA-1 to 17 developed by company Byron Harmon Photography; original storage envelope kept in file with prints
File consists of photograph prints pertaining to attractions in and near Banff including the Animal Paddock and golfing at Banff Springs; the Luxton family home and garden and a stray dog on the Luxton property; an unidentified Indigenous couple, two individuals and a family posing near teepees [po…
46 photographs : b&w prints; 17.5 x 12 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of photograph prints pertaining to attractions in and near Banff including the Animal Paddock and golfing at Banff Springs; the Luxton family home and garden and a stray dog on the Luxton property; an unidentified Indigenous couple, two individuals and a family posing near teepees [possibly members of the Stoney Nakoda tribe in Morley]; a road trip to Sinclair Canyon with Norman Luxton and friends; and various scenic views of Banff and surrounding area including Sundance Lodge.
Notes
Photographs are not dated - date ranges provided are estimates by Processing Archivist based on content and format of file contents
Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75.
M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including cor…
154 cm of textual records. -- 1304 photographs (1190 prints, 95 negatives, 19 transparencies). -- 6 photograph albums.
History / Biographical
The Wardle family was comprised of husband and wife, James Morey Wardle (June 26,1888 - May 18,1971) and Maud Leette (Roney) Wardle (May 24,1889 - December 1,1969), and their one child, Dorothy Hope Wardle (May 23,1919 - July 20,2003).
James Wardle, born in Chiliwack, British Columbia, was a civil engineer and public servant. He was the Superintendent of Banff National Park from 1918-1921, Chief Engineer for Parks Canada from 1921-1935, and Deputy Minister of the Interior from 1935-1936. He is primarily known as a highway design engineer, particularly for building the Banff-Windermere, Banff-Lake Louise, and Banff-Jasper highways. He was a councillor for the Municipality of Rockcliffe Park in Ontario and he was the President of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in Banff from 1925-1929. Mount Wardle in Vermillion was named after him in 1921. James married Leette on November 4, 1913, with whom he had one child, Dorothy.
Born in Calgary, Alberta, Dorothy (also known as Dot and Dorie) grew up in Banff, Alberta and Ottawa, Ontario, due to her father's position with the federal government. She was educated at the Mountain School in Banff and at the Elmwood School in Ottawa. All three family members were graduates of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. James graduated in 1912 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Leette graduated with a Bachelor's degree, and in 1942, Dorothy also earned a Bachelor's degree. Dorothy was prominent in student life and active in athletics. In 1941, Dorothy became the first woman elected as President of the Alma Mater Society and during her academic career, Dorothy was a member of the Levana Intercollegiate Debative, University Centenary Committee, and Queen’s War Aid Commission.
Dorothy spent her career as a freelance writer however, upon graduation she served as the first Secretary-In-Charge of Records at Carleton College (now Carleton University) from 1942-1944 in Ottawa and in the mid-1950s worked as a secretary for the Glenbow Foundation in Calgary. Dorothy pursued a lifelong interest in traveling, art, and antiques. Although she was fiercely proud and protective of Banff and the Park, and remained a volunteer and patron of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Dorothy eventually settled in Sidney, British Columbia and shared an apartment with Sheila Iris Ritchie, with whom Dorothy travelled extensively. After her death in 2003, Dorothy, "Dorie," was laid to rest alongside her parents in the Old Banff Cemetery.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75.
M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including correspondence with Carl Rungius and Mrs. Helen Brett, and Christmas and other greeting cards from Peter and Catharine Whyte). Series III: Queen's University, 7.5 cm, 1911-1980 (including graduation certificates for each family member and records pertaining to Dorothy's participation on the Alma Mater Society). Series IV: Travel, 44.5 cm, ca.1950-1988 (includes hand-written notebooks meticulously detailing their travels).
V75 consists of two series, 79.5 cm, ca. 1912-2001. Series I: Wardle Family, ca. 1912-1971, 6 albums, 31 cm of photograph prints and negatives (including family trips, trail rides in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and family gatherings). Series II: Dorothy Wardle, 1972-2001, 34 cm of photograph prints, negatives, and transparencies (including Dorothy's travels in Alberta and British Columbia, overseas, and various outings with friends).
File consists of 12 prints depicting Eleanor and Norman Luxton, as well as various friends and colleagues. Content pertains to a book signing event featuring Eleanor Luxton [possibly ca.1971 after publication of the book "Tilikum: Luxton's Pacific Crossing"]; early photographs of Norman and Eleanor…
12 photograph prints : b&w and col.; 20.5 x 25.5 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of 12 prints depicting Eleanor and Norman Luxton, as well as various friends and colleagues. Content pertains to a book signing event featuring Eleanor Luxton [possibly ca.1971 after publication of the book "Tilikum: Luxton's Pacific Crossing"]; early photographs of Norman and Eleanor Luxton; Moses and Mark Dixon of the Stoney Nakoda tribe with King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of England [1939?]; Eleanor Luxton with professional colleagues [ca.1940-1945?]; and a university graduation portrait of Della Stanley with a note addressed to Eleanor Luxton.
Notes
File includes three duplicate copies of LUX / II / E / PA - 340
File consists of one photograph album containing 54 photograph prints and 2 newspaper clippings pertaining to Norman Luxton winning a turkey shooting contest [ca. 1940] and an Old Timers Association event attended by Eleanor Luxton in Calgary in 1964. Photographs pertain to Eleanor Luxton as a baby…
1 album (54 b&w prints ; 9 x 14 cm or smaller -- 2 newspaper clippings)
Scope & Content
File consists of one photograph album containing 54 photograph prints and 2 newspaper clippings pertaining to Norman Luxton winning a turkey shooting contest [ca. 1940] and an Old Timers Association event attended by Eleanor Luxton in Calgary in 1964. Photographs pertain to Eleanor Luxton as a baby and young child with her parents, posing with chickens and a turkey on a farm, with other small children [unidentified] and standing by the Bow River; portrait photographs of Eleanor as a young girl [roughly ages 5 to 12 years old]; a wedding celebration [possibly that of Norman and Georgina Luxton in 1904]; and images of a pregnant woman and a man on a farm [likely Georgina Luxton and possibly her father, David McDougall, ca. 1908]
Notes
One photograph of Eleanor Luxton as a young child, posing alone and smiling in a dark dress, was moved to its current location from album LUX / III / A3 / PD - 2.
File pertains to Barnes family members and activities at Kootenay Plains, Banff, Jumping Pound and Morley, Alberta. Includes a mix of family portraits, scenic views, wildlife, sports and recreation, Stoney Nakoda, and ranching.
File pertains to Barnes family members and activities at Kootenay Plains, Banff, Jumping Pound and Morley, Alberta. Includes a mix of family portraits, scenic views, wildlife, sports and recreation, Stoney Nakoda, and ranching.
Notes
Negatives are related to negatives in sub-series I.A. Negatives : Film
Identifications provided by Barnes family and Archives
LIST OF NEGATIVES :
1 Elliott Barnes and dog (Gyp)
2 Elliott Barnes in front of fireplace at his Kootenay Plains cabin, [1907?]
3 Barnes cabin at Kootenay Plains, Elliott Barnes on step, Elliott Peak in background
4 Horses on Kootenay Plains, Indigenous man and Barnes herding, Elliott Peak in background
5 Horses pasturing on Kootenay Plains
6 Kootenay Plains, 1906
7 Kootenay Plains and Mt. Siffleur
8 Kootenay Plains and unknown peak
9 Indigenous woman and child at Kootenay Plains [Mrs. Paul Beaver]
10 Barnes pack train on Siffleur River
11 Horse (Grace) on Badger Pass
12 Valley of the Ten Peaks, 1906
13 Glacier
14, 18 Waterfall/s
15 to 18 Mountain scene/s
19 Elliott Barnes fishing on Forty Mile Creek
20 Elliott Barnes and Mr. Jordan fishing on Forty Mile Creek
21 Fishing scene
22 Elliott Barnes fishing
23 Hockey on Bow River at Banff, 1905-1906
24 Hockey on Bow River at Banff, 1906-1907
25 Cave and Basin bathhouse and pool, 1905 or 1906
26 Elliott Barnes and son Findlay
27 Mrs. E. Barnes and sons, 1907
28 Elliott Jr. and Findlay Barnes, 1907
29 Findlay Barnes with chickens at S-L Ranch
30, 31 Findlay Barnes using stereo viewer, 1909 or 1910
32 Stoney Band, 1909
33 People fishing on Little Jumping Pound Creek
34 Elliott Barnes and Lois fishing on Little Jumping Pound Creek
35 Boys fishing on Jumping Pound Creek (Jack Leeson on right)
36 Jack Leeson cooking fish
37 John Copithorne, [1910?]
38 Elliott and Robert Barnes roping horses at Jumping Pound
39 Elliott and Robert Barnes roping horses at Jumping Pound
40 to 44 Elliott Jr., Robert and Findlay Barnes at Jumping Pound homestead, [1914], portrait
45 Findlay Barnes at Jumping Pound homestead
46, 47 Findlay Barnes at Jumping Pound homestead (sawing), 1911
48 Findlay Barnes with fish
49 Findlay Barnes with sheep at Jumping Pound
50 Findlay Barnes on cart at Jumping Pound
51 Main room of homestead at Jumping Pound, [1914]
52 Family on porch of Jumping Pound homestead, [1914]
53, 54 Muriel Barnes at Milo, 1919, portrait
55 Baby (Eggley baby?)
56 Portrait of woman
57 Elliott Barnes' anti-rattler invention
58 Mounted specimen of cougar attacking deer from Luxton's
59 Bear attacking man
60 Hen and chicks at S-L Ranch
61 [Stoney children with playhouse teepee at Kootenay Plains, 1906?]
62 [Silas Abraham on horseback at Kootenay Plains, 1906?]
63 [Silas Abraham, Morley or Issac Beaver, and John House at Kootenay Plains, 1906?]
64 [Pack train at Kootenay Plains, 1907?]
65, 66 [Stoney horse racing at Morley, 1910?]
67, 68 [Stoney archery competition at Morley, 1910?]
NG 69 to 76 added, no independant entry
File consists of 35 black and white photographs, 8.5 x 14 cm or smaller. Photographs pertain to Charles Reid and his family and friends, over the course of approximately 40 years. Most of the photographs were taken in the 1920's and 1930's. Photographs document a number of different scenes with var…
File consists of 35 black and white photographs, 8.5 x 14 cm or smaller. Photographs pertain to Charles Reid and his family and friends, over the course of approximately 40 years. Most of the photographs were taken in the 1920's and 1930's. Photographs document a number of different scenes with various family and friends, including photographs of children and dogs, particularly in front of an unknown house, and day trips in and around Banff.
Notes
Includes photographs of Edmee (Moore) Reid
Some of the photographs were printed in Medicine Hat, Alberta
One of the photographs is annotated on the back with the date September 29, 1929
File consists of 18 oversized photographs depicting friends and extended family members of the Luxton/McDougall family. Includes individual portraits of George Ross, Dorothy [Graham Ingraham?] in a wedding gown, Annie McDougall, and David Nawash McDougall; a family portrait including three unidenti…
18 photographs : b&w prints ; 40 x 50 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of 18 oversized photographs depicting friends and extended family members of the Luxton/McDougall family. Includes individual portraits of George Ross, Dorothy [Graham Ingraham?] in a wedding gown, Annie McDougall, and David Nawash McDougall; a family portrait including three unidentified women and a baby; unidentified child portraits; group portraits of men [possibly politicians] including George Ross; F. Leslie Sara posing with a pipe; and Pete McElroy surrounded by several dogs.