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Date
1920 – 1950
Material
glass
Catalogue Number
107.01.0011
Description
A small, clear, cut glass figurine of a dog or sheep lying or crouching.
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1920 – 1950
Material
glass
Dimensions
3.0 cm
Description
A small, clear, cut glass figurine of a dog or sheep lying or crouching.
Subject
households
collectables
animals, sheep
animals, dogs
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0011
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Date
1920 – 1950
Material
mineral, onyx
Catalogue Number
107.01.0046
Description
Blue-grey onyx carved into the shape of a standing , simplified bison. The figurine has a brown luster at the top of head and hump, rump back of hind legs, and patch on left side.
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1920 – 1950
Material
mineral, onyx
Dimensions
5.5 x 7.0 cm
Description
Blue-grey onyx carved into the shape of a standing , simplified bison. The figurine has a brown luster at the top of head and hump, rump back of hind legs, and patch on left side.
Subject
households
animals
animals, buffalo
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0046
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Date
1920 – 1940
Material
wood; glass
Catalogue Number
107.01.0071
Description
A carved wooden black cat sitting with its tail tucked around its body. There is heavy stylized hair texture incised on the tail and at the haunches, with a lighter texture surrounding the face and pointed ears. The facial features are carved, and the cat has yellow glass eyes. A large, deep cyl…
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
wood; glass
Dimensions
18.0 x 8.0 x 11.0 cm
Description
A carved wooden black cat sitting with its tail tucked around its body. There is heavy stylized hair texture incised on the tail and at the haunches, with a lighter texture surrounding the face and pointed ears. The facial features are carved, and the cat has yellow glass eyes. A large, deep cylindrical hole (diam. 4 cm.) is drilled at a slight angle into the back at the shoulders.
Subject
households
collectables
animals, felines
animals, cats
Philip Moore
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0071
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Lobo, and other stories from Wild animals I have known : being the personal histories of Lobo, Silverspot, Redruff, Bingo

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25071
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1921
Author
Thompson Seton, Ernest
Publisher
New York : Charles Scribner's & Sons
Call Number
05 T37w
Author
Thompson Seton, Ernest
Responsibility
Ernest Thompson Seton
Publisher
New York : Charles Scribner's & Sons
Published Date
1921
Physical Description
125 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Animals
Animals, Domestic
Wildlife
Folklore
Abstract
Pertains to stories about animals
Contents
A list of the stories in this book and their full page drawings:
Lobo, the King of Currumpaw
Silverspot, the Story of a Crow
Raggylug, the Story of a Cottontail Rabbit
Bingo, the Story of My Dog
The Springfield Fox
The Pacing Mustang
Wully, the Story of a Yaller Dog
Redruff, the Story of the Don Valley Partridge
The thought (tail-piece)
Accession Number
2926
Call Number
05 T37w
Collection
Archives Library
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Date
1920 – 1940
Material
skin; glass; wood
Catalogue Number
112.01.0021 a-f
Description
Six crudely tanned and finished weasel heads with balsa wood supports. Each head has brown fur and glass eyes, and one head, (d), has been finished with plastic teeth.
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Title
Mustela (Erminea?) Head
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
skin; glass; wood
Dimensions
3.5 (average) x 6.0 (average) x 9.0 (average) cm
Description
Six crudely tanned and finished weasel heads with balsa wood supports. Each head has brown fur and glass eyes, and one head, (d), has been finished with plastic teeth.
Subject
households
animals, ermine
animals, weasel
crafts
taxidermy
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
112.01.0021 a-f
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Date
1920 – 1940
Material
fibre; hair, sheep
Catalogue Number
106.06.0030
Description
A pair of handwoven wool saddlebags for a donkey or burro. Each bag has a white background with a red diamond pattern and tassels of wool at the lower corners. The bags are attached with red and white straps at the upper corners and have flaps which are edged with plaid fabric. There are ties to…
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Title
Saddlebag
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
fibre; hair, sheep
Dimensions
2.0 (thickness) x 33.0 x 91.0 cm
Description
A pair of handwoven wool saddlebags for a donkey or burro. Each bag has a white background with a red diamond pattern and tassels of wool at the lower corners. The bags are attached with red and white straps at the upper corners and have flaps which are edged with plaid fabric. There are ties to close the flaps securely.
Subject
transportation
animals, donkey
animals, burro
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.06.0030
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Date
1920 – 1950
Material
wood; horn; glass
Catalogue Number
107.01.0075
Description
A carved wooden wolf or fox with a sharp nose and large pointed ears and inset glass eyes. The animals is dressed in a long-tailed coat with a bag across its chest hanging at one side. The left hand is replaced by chamois horn which is being brushed with a clothes brush held in the right hand. T…
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Title
Whip Hook
Date
1920 – 1950
Material
wood; horn; glass
Dimensions
33.5 x 7.5 x 13.0 cm
Description
A carved wooden wolf or fox with a sharp nose and large pointed ears and inset glass eyes. The animals is dressed in a long-tailed coat with a bag across its chest hanging at one side. The left hand is replaced by chamois horn which is being brushed with a clothes brush held in the right hand. The right leg is crossed over left which is another chamois horn, and the bushy tail is wrapped around both legs. The back is flat with a hole for hanging.
Subject
households
collectables
animals, fox
animals, wolf
black forest
whip
swiss
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0075
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Alberta to British Columbia Trip Scrapbook

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54821
Part Of
Norman Bethune Sanson fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards and photographs of scenic views from Banff west to Vancouver Island, as well as scenic views of Lethbridge, Alberta, and southern Ontario. Includes scenes from Banff, Lake Louise, Golden, Salmon Arm, Cranbrook, Comox, Lethbridge, Toronto, Muskoka…
Date Range
1909-1931, [n.d.]
Reference Code
M3 / 26
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
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Part Of
Norman Bethune Sanson fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M3 / V246
Sous-Fonds
M3
Sub-Series
2. Postcards, n.d.
Accession Number
1036
Reference Code
M3 / 26
GMD
Scrapbook
Date Range
1909-1931, [n.d.]
Physical Description
3.5 cm of textual records (88 pages ; 25 x 31 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards and photographs of scenic views from Banff west to Vancouver Island, as well as scenic views of Lethbridge, Alberta, and southern Ontario. Includes scenes from Banff, Lake Louise, Golden, Salmon Arm, Cranbrook, Comox, Lethbridge, Toronto, Muskoka Lakes, and the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. Also features photographs from the Banff menagerie.
Subject Access
Postcards
Family and personal life
Travel
Animals
Banff Zoo
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Laggan
Vancouver Island
Lethbridge
Toronto
Niagara Falls
Banff National Park
Yoho National Park
Kootenay National Park
Alberta
British Columbia
Ontario
Canada
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
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Date
1920 – 1950
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
107.01.0043
Description
A cat, white with patches of pink-brown across its back and breast, lying on its stomach with its legs and tail curled underneath. The cat is moulded with a blue bow around its neck. The bottom is marked “E.G.”
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1920 – 1950
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
8.0 cm
Description
A cat, white with patches of pink-brown across its back and breast, lying on its stomach with its legs and tail curled underneath. The cat is moulded with a blue bow around its neck. The bottom is marked “E.G.”
Subject
households
collectables
animals, cats
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0043
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Date
1920 – 1960
Material
clay
Catalogue Number
107.01.0044
Description
A very realistic replica of a rhinoceros with a very small horn on the snout. The rhinoceros is brown with white underneath and has red eyes. The bottom is marked “G.B.S. 1998.”
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1920 – 1960
Material
clay
Dimensions
8.0 x 14.0 cm
Description
A very realistic replica of a rhinoceros with a very small horn on the snout. The rhinoceros is brown with white underneath and has red eyes. The bottom is marked “G.B.S. 1998.”
Subject
households
collectables
animals, rhunoceros
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0044
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