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Hello,

 

The mountain depected in the drum painting, sure looks like the iconic
Crowsnest Mountain.

 

http://www.peakfinder.com/peakpics/crowsnestmtn2.jpg

 

The drum may have some origin or connection to the coal mining area of
Hillcrest, Blairmore, Crowsnest Pass (aka 'The Pass') or Frank.   Or, the
image may have been found on some early postcard and added with no
connection to the area.

 

Having been a student artist in residence at the Gushul Studio for my last
term of my undergrad degree,  and also having previously come across the
historic Crowsnest Pass Symphony Orchestra while doing research for a paper,
I first learned about the existence of the small community orchestra which
still exists today.  

 

This drum apparently  found its way to BC from the US midwest and certainly
possible that it might have some connections to the rich coal mining history
of the southern Alberta rockies, possibly through miners from the US who
worked in the Canadian mines.    

 

Before discounting Canadian provenance, if not an orchestra instrument at
the time the painting was added, possibly belonged to one of the coal
miner's musicians groups such as depicted in photos of AlbertaRecord.  The
band members may have also been orchestra members and recorded in other
photos by Thomas Gushul.

 

This photo, for example, is by photographer  Thomas Gushul and part of the
Gushul Family Fonds held at the Glenbow.  The photo depicts the West
Canadian Collieries Band.  

 

http://www.albertaonrecord.ca/is-glen-1408;rad

 

 

Worth an inquiry or doing research  before finding a new home for this drum?
There appears to be an artist signature on the drum face near the lower edge
that might offer a clue.        

 

It is possible this drum was in the hands of one of the miners before it
found its way back  to the US Midwest.   

 

Just a thought. 

 

Barbara

 

 

 

Link below for the Glenbow archives finding aids, see also other sources
might be the Mining Industry of Canada archives and the many current
community webpages, many using the Crowsnest Mountain image on their front
pages.  

 

http://www.glenbow.org/collections/search/findingAids/archhtm/gushul.cfm

 

 


Name of creator


 <http://www.albertaonrecord.ca/gushul-thomas-001> Gushul, Thomas


Biographical history


Thomas Gushul, 1889-1962, was born in Rozniw, western Ukraine, and emigrated
to Canada in 1906. Between 1907 and 1909 he worked for both the Canadian
Pacific Railway (CPR) and the Canadian Northern Railway (CNR) in British
Columbia, Alberta and ...
<http://www.albertaonrecord.ca/gushul-family-fonds;rad> >


Scope and content


The fonds consists of business records: photographs (ca. 1914-1962) of
Crowsnest Pass area views, events and personalities including labour unrest
and the coal mining industry; correspondence (1921-1968); account ledgers
(1910-1958); financial records (1...
<http://www.albertaonrecord.ca/gushul-family-fonds;rad> >


Notes area


Immediate source of acquisition


Purchased from and gifts of Lena and Evan Gushul, 1981.


Language of material


*         The material is in English.


Availability of other formats


Reference prints from the original negatives are also available.


Restrictions on access


No restrictions on access.


Finding aids


 <http://www.glenbow.org/collections/search/findingAids/archhtm/gushul.cfm>
http://www.glenbow.org/collections/search/findingAids/archhtm/gushul.cfm
Inventory and interview outlines available. Please consult before requesting
material.


Associated / related material


Other Gushul photographs are held by the Mining Institute of Canada
Archives. There is a recorded interview with Evan Gushul in the Larry
Ewashen Oral History Project at Glenbow (RCT 565-15).

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