The fonds consists of records from three distinct sources: the Leonard Frank Photos studio, the Frank family , and the Landauer family. The records of Leonard Frank Photos studio constitute those that remained after the closure of the business in 1983. They consist of photographs and textual records. The photographs cover many significant events and developments in British Columbia's history. Their major subject areas include logging, lumbering, mining, shipping, fishing and transportation; the construction of bridges and buildings in the Vancouver area; famous people; aboriginal peoples; and scenic views of mountainous, coastal, and urban areas. The photographs were taken by Leonard Frank and Otto Landauer. The textual records consist of photographic FindingAids, business correspondence, financial records, and historical and reference material. The records of the Frank family consist of the personal papers of Leonard and Bernard Frank. The records of the Landauer family consist of the personal papers of Otto Landauer and members of his family.
Photograph depicts the approach to Connaught Tunnel, dug under Mount Macdonald near Rogers Pass.
Open air observation car in bottom right corner of image, with train snaking into centre of image; bush and forested area in left of image with craggy mountain peaks in background.
Photograph depicts the approach to Connaught Tunnel, dug under Mount Macdonald near Rogers Pass.
Open air observation car in bottom left corner of image, with train snaking into centre of image; bush and forested area in right of image with craggy mountain peaks in background.
Rail tracks in foreground of image; sign behind tracks reads "GOLDEN, B.C.", "GATEWAY TO FERTILE COLUMBIA VALLEY 100 MILES OF THE FINEST RIVER SCENERY IN B.C. HUNTING AND FISHING TIMBER MINERAL FARM AND FRUIT LANDS"; general store and hotel in background.
Rail tracks, foot bridge and river in foreground of image; small out building in left centre with larger building across river; mountains in background.
Photograph depicts a group on horseback, next to a tipi.
Six people on horseback next to light coloured tipi in right of image; lake with forested shoreline in middle of image with rocky mountains culminating in snow-capped, ridged peak in background.
Photograph depicts people gathered on lawn in front of a group of cabins at Yoho National Park.
Group of people with cameras on tripods and a car gathered on lawn in front of a bungalow; smaller cabins in background with trees and mountain face behind.