File consists of two framed photograph prints pertaining to views of Lake Minnewanka and an unidentified building with mountains in the background [possibly a closer view of the same location]. Frames both include a label on the back attributing the photographs to Boorne & May Photographers of Calg…
Photographs produced by Boorne & May Photographers [Calgary, N.W.T.]
Date Range
[ca.1886-1893]
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w framed prints ; 20 x 13.5 cm
History / Biographical
The company Boorne & May Photographers operated in Calgary and later Edmonton [then part of the Northwest Territories] between 1886 and 1893. Boorne & May specialized in print photographs depicting views of Western Canada and the Canadian Pacific Railway. Boorne and May sold their business to Jas. E. Miers in 1893.
Scope & Content
File consists of two framed photograph prints pertaining to views of Lake Minnewanka and an unidentified building with mountains in the background [possibly a closer view of the same location]. Frames both include a label on the back attributing the photographs to Boorne & May Photographers of Calgary.
Material Details
Photographs in identical oval frames [brass or gold-painted aluminum?]
Frame has glass front covering photograph print
Black backing of frame [material unknown] with spackled texture
Items interleaved with acid-free paper to protect frames, photograph prints do not appear to be at risk in current storage conditions [as of 2020-03-17, KS]