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... et la Montagne conquit l'Homme : histoire du developpement de l'alpinisme

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1931

Author: Schwartz, Myrtil

Publisher: Paris : Fischbacher

Call Number: G510 S383

Author: Schwartz, Myrtil

Publisher: Paris : Fischbacher

Published Date: 1931

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Call Number: G510 S383

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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2 Groups of Mountain Sheep

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Artist: Peter Karsten (1937 – , Canadian)

Date: 1985

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: KaP.03.05

Description: Two groups of animals, Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep; the top group has 5 animals in various poses on a grassy hillside; the lower group has 4 animals all facing to the left standing on a gentle grassy slope.

Artist: Peter Karsten (1937 – , Canadian)

Title: 2 Groups of Mountain Sheep

Date: 1985

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 25.5; 35.4 x 23.5; 26.7 cm

Description: Two groups of animals, Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep; the top group has 5 animals in various poses on a grassy hillside; the lower group has 4 animals all facing to the left standing on a gentle grassy slope.

Subject: animal, group, mountain sheep

Credit: Gift of Peter Karsten, Calgary, 1985

Catalogue Number: KaP.03.05

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5 Mountain Goats, 2 Moose

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Artist: Peter Karsten (1937 – , Canadian)

Date: 1985

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: KaP.03.04

Description: Two groups of animals: top group has 5 Mountain Goats, 3 in full form the other two head and shoulders; lower group has 2 moose, the one on the left is walking to the right, the other is a back view with his head turned to the right, the second moose has no horns.

Artist: Peter Karsten (1937 – , Canadian)

Title: 5 Mountain Goats, 2 Moose

Date: 1985

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 29.5; 35.4 x 22.5; 26.8 cm

Description: Two groups of animals: top group has 5 Mountain Goats, 3 in full form the other two head and shoulders; lower group has 2 moose, the one on the left is walking to the right, the other is a back view with his head turned to the right, the second moose has no horns.

Subject: animal, moose, mountain goat

Credit: Gift of Peter Karsten, Calgary, 1985

Catalogue Number: KaP.03.04

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50 years of alpinism

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1981

Author: Cassin, Riccardo

Publisher: London : Diadem; Seattle : Mountaineers

Call Number: G512 C3

Author: Cassin, Riccardo

Publisher: London : Diadem; Seattle : Mountaineers

Published Date: 1981

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Mountaineers, Italian

Call Number: G512 C3

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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103 hikes in Southwestern British Columbia

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1983

Author: Macaree, Mary

Publisher: Seattle : Mountaineers

Edition: 2d ed

Call Number: F1089 B7 1983

Author: Macaree, Mary

Edition: 2d ed

Publisher: Seattle : Mountaineers

Published Date: 1983

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Call Number: F1089 B7 1983

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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1978-80 survey of the Athabasca and Saskatchewan glaciers

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1982

Author: Water Survey of Canada

Publisher: Calgary : The Survey

Call Number: QE576 W36 1978-80 Pam

Author: Water Survey of Canada

Publisher: Calgary : The Survey

Published Date: 1982

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Rocky Mountains, Canada

Call Number: QE576 W36 1978-80 Pam

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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The ABC of wilderness travel

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1982

Author: Saul, Marg

Publisher: Calgary : Alta Publishing

Call Number: G504 A2 Pam

Author: Saul, Marg

Responsibility: compiled by Marg Saul, Alf Skraskins, Peter Thompson

Publisher: Calgary : Alta Publishing

Published Date: 1982

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Call Number: G504 A2 Pam

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Abode of snow : a history of Himalayan exploration and mountaineering

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1987

Author: Mason, Kenneth

Publisher: London : Diadem ; Seattle : Mountaineers

Call Number: DS485 H6 M3 1987

Author: Mason, Kenneth

Publisher: London : Diadem ; Seattle : Mountaineers

Published Date: 1987

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Call Number: DS485 H6 M3 1987

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Above Geiranger Fjord, Norway

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.261

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Above Geiranger Fjord, Norway

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.2 x 34.7 cm

Subject: landscape; mountain; camp

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.261

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Above Lake O'Hara

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1935 – 1940

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.517

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Above Lake O'Hara

Date: 1935 – 1940

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 28.0 x 35.2 cm

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.517

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Above Timberline

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Artist: Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius (1869 – 1959, American)

Date: 1937

Medium: etching on paper

Catalogue Number: RuC.04.26

Description: A herd of caribou stand on a rocky knoll, dominant animal is centre left, others to the right and farther away, mountains in background in the distance, top is cloudy sky

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Artist: Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius (1869 – 1959, American)

Title: Above Timberline

Date: 1937

Medium: etching on paper

Dimensions: 27.0 x 36.5 cm

Description: A herd of caribou stand on a rocky knoll, dominant animal is centre left, others to the right and farther away, mountains in background in the distance, top is cloudy sky

Subject: animal, caribou; landscape

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: RuC.04.26

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Above Timberline

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Artist: Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius (1869 – 1959, American)

Date: 1937

Medium: etching on paper

Catalogue Number: RuC.04.11

Description: Colour: black on white. Nine caribou wander across a rocky ridge in the foreground. One male caribou stands prominently left of center facing right. Mountain ranges diminish in the distance behind.

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Artist: Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius (1869 – 1959, American)

Title: Above Timberline

Date: 1937

Medium: etching on paper

Dimensions: 27.5 x 36.0 cm

Description: Colour: black on white. Nine caribou wander across a rocky ridge in the foreground. One male caribou stands prominently left of center facing right. Mountain ranges diminish in the distance behind.

Subject: landscape, mountain; animal, caribou

Credit: Gift of James (Mrs.) Brewster, Banff, 1968

Catalogue Number: RuC.04.11

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Above Timberline

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Artist: Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius (1869 – 1959, American)

Date: 1937

Medium: etching on paper

Catalogue Number: RuC.04.32

Description: A herd of caribou (9 distinct) are moving to the right through centre of picture; the nearest is a bull; the foreground is rocky; mountain ranges in background. Written in pencil (by the artist) Above Timberline.

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Artist: Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius (1869 – 1959, American)

Title: Above Timberline

Date: 1937

Medium: etching on paper

Dimensions: 26.5 x 36.0 cm

Description: A herd of caribou (9 distinct) are moving to the right through centre of picture; the nearest is a bull; the foreground is rocky; mountain ranges in background. Written in pencil (by the artist) Above Timberline.

Subject: landscape, mountain; animal, caribou

Credit: Gift of Banff Centre Brewster Donation, Banff, 1986

Catalogue Number: RuC.04.32

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Accessories Guitar Accessories

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Date: 1930 – 1950

Material: metal; wood; ivory; plastic

Catalogue Number: 104.34.0008 a-m

Description: A collection of odd guitar accessories. (a) finger pick set (3.4 x 2.0 diam) four metal frames that fit over the finger tip,Y-shaped with the arms of the Y forming an adjustable band that fits around finger, and the stem of the Y passing up over the tip of the finger and down the back halfway to t…

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Title: Accessories Guitar Accessories

Date: 1930 – 1950

Material: metal; wood; ivory; plastic

Dimensions: 3.4 cm

Description: A collection of odd guitar accessories. (a) finger pick set (3.4 x 2.0 diam) four metal frames that fit over the finger tip,Y-shaped with the arms of the Y forming an adjustable band that fits around finger, and the stem of the Y passing up over the tip of the finger and down the back halfway to the band, tip is crimped in stiff fold, 3 have solder at the tip to form a longer point. (MFG: Fitrite).(b) finger pick set (2.5 x 1.8 x 2.0) six metal rings that fit over the finger tips, adjustable band has circles cut out along it, flame shaped fingernail rises from band, curling inward slightly, and with cut out circle at middle. (mfg: National) (c) finger pick (2.5 x 1.9 x 2.0) as (b) but without cut out circles (mfg: Artisto) (d) finger picks (3.0 x 1.7 x 1.9) two metal bands that wrap around finger tip, widening near the end, then narrowing to a point that extends off to one side of the finger. (e) finger picks (3.5 x 1.5 x 1.9) two flat ivory bands which curl once around finger tip and extend out to one side in a point. (f) pick (3.2 x 2.3 x .1) small, flat, egg shaped, marbleized, grey plastic, stiff. (mfg: Durro). (g) pick (3.0 x 2.2 x .1) as (f) but brown tortoise shell coloured plastic (mfg: Eureka). (h) pick (2.7 x 1.9 x .1) as (f) but transparent yellowed plastic ?, slightly curled. (i) capo (5.3 x 1.9 x .9) flat metal bar with small hooks at either end to hold tightly coiled spring across the under side, lined underneath bar with cork. (mfg: Elton). j) bridge ? (4.7 x .8 x 1.1) a long, half round, hollow metal bar with six incised rings spaced evenly along the length. (mfg: Kamiki). (k) slides (7.2 x 1.7 diam) two heavy, solid, brass rods (used to slide over strings when playing the guitar Hawaiian style) (1) peg (5.0 x .9 x 2.3) white, cast plastic peg with long shaft and flattened key with finger depression each side, ferrules around top of shaft. (m) bridge (4.7 x 1.4 x 1.9) low, unfinished wood bridge with small dark support perpendicularly across under middle, short legs thicken slightly at base, series of small notches across top, some deliberately cut into wood, some worn in odd places from strings (mfg: Grover).

Subject: Whyte home; households; entertainment; pastime; Annie White; music; accessories; equipment; sound; song

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.34.0008 a-m

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Accessories Guitar Accessories

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Date: 1930 – 1950

Material: wood; plastic

Catalogue Number: 104.34.0009 a-e

Description: A collection of odd, stringed instrument accessories. (a) bridge (5.0 x 1.3 x .5) long, squared, wood, with low legs thicker at base, four shallow notches evenly spaced across top, for ukulele?( b) bridge (4.4 x 1.7 x .6) as (a) but taller and not as long. (c) bridge (2.7 x 2.1 x .3) a small, …

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Title: Accessories Guitar Accessories

Date: 1930 – 1950

Material: wood; plastic

Dimensions: 5.0 x 1.3 x 0.5 cm

Description: A collection of odd, stringed instrument accessories. (a) bridge (5.0 x 1.3 x .5) long, squared, wood, with low legs thicker at base, four shallow notches evenly spaced across top, for ukulele?( b) bridge (4.4 x 1.7 x .6) as (a) but taller and not as long. (c) bridge (2.7 x 2.1 x .3) a small, high, yellowed, glass like bridge with arced top, and arch under between legs, curved in at sides, and four shallow notches across top. (d) pegs (15.9 x .9 x 1.9) three plain, wooden tuning pegs with straight, tapering shafts, and simple round flat keys at top with depressions for fingers to grasp, small slit cut across bottom, impressed marks from strings around bottom. (e)pick guard (7.8 x 5.2) small, lyre shaped form cut from a thin sheet of tortoiseshell patterned plastic, two pinholes at stem where broken off from something else (a bracket?).