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| LEVEL OF DESCRIPTION: | Fonds | No.: | PR0047 | TITLE: | Ranson Photographers Limited fonds | CREATOR: | Ranson Photographers Limited | DATE RANGE: | 1949-1991 | EXTENT: | ca. 20,000 negatives and other material. Includes ca. 61 films, ca. 2000 transparencies, ca. 500 photographs, 0.21 m of textual records and 9 objects. | ADMINISTRATIVE | HISTORY/BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: | Ranson Photographers was formed in 1949 in Edmonton, Alberta, by Denton (Denny) C. Ranson. Ranson Photographers focused initially on industrial and commercial photography. The company expanded to include commercial, portrait, wedding and aerial photography. In 1953, Ranson Photographers branched into filmmaking, producing documentary motion pictures. Ranson Photographers productions include films for the Boeing Aircraft Corporation, Pacific Western Airlines and the Alberta Government. Ranson Photographers Limited was incorporated April 16, 1956 under the Companies Act. Ranson Photographers operated until 1991. | SCOPE AND CONTENT: | The fonds consists of the records of Ranson Photographers Limited and includes correspondence, receipts, promotional material, model release forms, price schedules, film proposals, foreign money, Ranson Photographers decals, a film catalogue, a cashbook, awards and certificates, photographs, negatives, slides, and numerous films elements (soundtracks, work prints, outtakes, raw footage, video, release prints) for documentary films produced by Ranson Photographers on a variety of subjects including tourism, the oil industry, and the airline industry, along with some miscellaneous footage. | INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ACCESSIONS: | PR1998.0934 PR2005.0411 | GENERAL NOTE: | Information for the administrative history is from the records and from the Alberta Gazette.
Ranson Photographers Limited photographs can be located in the RS file of the Provincial Archives of Alberta reference prints.
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