| Provenance: | Allen, Ruth
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| Title: | Ruth Allen fonds : [1904-1905]
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| Dates: | Modern prints made in 1991
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| Physical desc.: | 161 photographs : prints
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| Bio/Admin History: | The Allens of Boston, Massachusetts were personal friends of Col. Philip Moore of Banff. Ruth Allen, 1885-1988, and her brother, Herbert S. Allen, made several early trips in the Canadian Rockies with the Brewsters and Phil Moore. Her diverse interests included art, gardening, photography, travel and horsemanship.
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| Scope/Content: | Fonds pertains to Ruth Allen's pack trips to region of Spray Valley, Kootenay Valley, White River Valley and Cross River Valley in 1904; and to region of Spray Valley, Mount Assiniboine, Simpson Pass, Kootenay Valley and Ice River Valley in 1905. Content includes landscape, hunting, camps, horses, Ruth and Herbert Allen, Phil Moore, and other trip participants. Views are selection from total of 315 negatives from these two trips. Accompanied by identifications by Ruth Allen, supplemented by J. Gordon and Barbara Allen Upton.
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| Title source: | Title based on accession record
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| Physical desc. note: | Prints are modern contact prints made from the original negatives
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| Acq. source: | Acquired by loan for copy, 1991
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| Language: | Language is English
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| Restrictions: | No restrictions on access
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Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
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| Finding aids: | Finding aids and reference tools: creator's index
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| Record No.: | V122
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| Repository: | Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Archives and Library |
| Names: | Allen, Ruth
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| Topic: | Exploration, discovery and travel
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