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Among the hills : a book of joy in high places
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue963
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1910
- Author
- Farrer, Reginald John
- Publisher
- London : Headley Brothers
- Call Number
- DQ823 F37
- Author
- Farrer, Reginald John
- Publisher
- London : Headley Brothers
- Published Date
- 1910
- Subjects
- Alpine flora
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- DQ823 F37
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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And Case Eyeglasses
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.08.1034%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- glass; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1034 a,b
- Description
- (a) gold coloured pince-nez, clam shell hard case, oval lenses, wire rim screwed together near top, brow bar is wire wrapped, right lens has a wire loop near bottom right hinged nose pads have cork padding (b) clam shell case, diamond design on leather cover, blue velvet lining, stamped in gold on …
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- Title
- And Case Eyeglasses
- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- glass; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 3.7 cm
- Description
- (a) gold coloured pince-nez, clam shell hard case, oval lenses, wire rim screwed together near top, brow bar is wire wrapped, right lens has a wire loop near bottom right hinged nose pads have cork padding (b) clam shell case, diamond design on leather cover, blue velvet lining, stamped in gold on bottom rim: "The T. Eaton Co. Western Limited", a paper label is glued on top lining: "Mr. Sam Ward Box 193 Banff."
- Credit
- Gift of Sam Ward, Banff, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1034 a,b
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And Scabbard Dirk
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.05.0057%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1875 – 1930
- Material
- metal; wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0057 a,b
- Description
- A very thin knife with ebony handle like rifle butt and wooden scabbard wrapped with bands of black cord. (a) dirk, short, narrow, pointed steel blade with reverse curve to sharp shoulder on under side of hilt. Small carved ebony handle shaped like a rifle butt, with carved band of scallops and d…
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- Title
- And Scabbard Dirk
- Date
- 1875 – 1930
- Material
- metal; wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 2.1 x 1.0 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- A very thin knife with ebony handle like rifle butt and wooden scabbard wrapped with bands of black cord. (a) dirk, short, narrow, pointed steel blade with reverse curve to sharp shoulder on under side of hilt. Small carved ebony handle shaped like a rifle butt, with carved band of scallops and diamond shapes around middle. Two decorative notches carved across butt of handle. Note: handle checked along length. (b) scabbard, small, simple and straight, carved of two pieces of wood with triangular opening at mouth. Top carved to curve downward on one side to accommodate shoulder of blade. Girded with four double bands of finely braided cord, evenly spaced along length, and a fifth triple band at top beneath shoulder. Note: top fibre hands loose and slide up and down.
- Subject
- warfare
- fighting
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0057 a,b
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Andes of southern Peru : geographical reconnaissance along the seventy-third meridian
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue476
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1916
- Author
- Bowman, Isaiah
- Publisher
- New York : Holt
- Call Number
- GB165 B6
- Author
- Bowman, Isaiah
- Publisher
- New York : Holt
- Published Date
- 1916
- Subjects
- Geology
- Yale Peruvian Expedition (1911)
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- GB165 B6
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Aneroid Barometer
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.30.0008
- Date
- 1870 – 1910
- Material
- glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.0008
- Description
- Wall type aneroid barometer in a brass casing with three brackets for screw mounting, its range is 710 to 790 millimeters. It’s manufactured for the Phillipine Islands and all the surface information is in Spanish. The longer of the two brass needles under the glass is the pressure indicatior and …
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- Title
- Aneroid Barometer
- Date
- 1870 – 1910
- Material
- glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 5.8 x 19.1 cm
- Description
- Wall type aneroid barometer in a brass casing with three brackets for screw mounting, its range is 710 to 790 millimeters. It’s manufactured for the Phillipine Islands and all the surface information is in Spanish. The longer of the two brass needles under the glass is the pressure indicatior and the shorter of the needles is the setting which can be varied manually for purposes of comparison.
- Subject
- households
- industry
- weather
- Russell Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.0008
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.1019
- Date
- 1910 – 1945
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.1019
- Description
- Cast metal bison, grey-green colour.
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1910 – 1945
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 3.5 x 9.5 cm
- Description
- Cast metal bison, grey-green colour.
- Credit
- Gift of Tony Green, Kingston, Lewes, U.K., 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.1019
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0045
- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- mineral, onyx
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0045
- Description
- A simple turtle carved from white onyx which becomes darker behind a crack across the body at the tail. The shell texture has beeen incised on the back.
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- mineral, onyx
- Dimensions
- 7.5 cm
- Description
- A simple turtle carved from white onyx which becomes darker behind a crack across the body at the tail. The shell texture has beeen incised on the back.
- Subject
- households
- collectables
- animals, turttle
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0045
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The animals' alpine club
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue400
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- [1913?]
- Author
- Bingham, Graham Clifton
- Publisher
- London : Ernest Nister; New York : E.P. Dutton & Co.
- Call Number
- PZ3 B55
- Author
- Bingham, Graham Clifton
- Responsibility
- by Graham Clifton Bingham
- illustrated by G. H. Thompson
- Publisher
- London : Ernest Nister; New York : E.P. Dutton & Co.
- Published Date
- [1913?]
- Notes
- No. 3924. -- "Conrad's favorite book in the library of the Club House at Banff was "The Animals' Alpine Club", a picture-book with plates in color of all the animals of the world in mountaineering attire and in climbing attitudes" ( "Where the clouds can go" by Conrad Kain, J. Monroe Thorington ed., Chapter 10, pt. 2)
- Call Number
- PZ3 B55
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Annual report on the progress of the topographical survey of the Adirondack region of New York
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue1909
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1873-79
- Author
- New York (State). Adirondack Survey
- Publisher
- Albany : Weed, Parsons
- Call Number
- F127 A2 N49
- Responsibility
- by Verplanck Colvin
- Publisher
- Albany : Weed, Parsons
- Published Date
- 1873-79
- Call Number
- F127 A2 N49
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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- Date
- 1800 – 1880
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1101
- Description
- Embroidered black silk, gathered at the top onto band, folded under, made of three panels of silk, centre panel 42.0 wideand side panels 20.0 with 6.0 of that turned to back, embroidery done with single thread in shades of green, brown and pale yellow, blue and melon, flowers and leaves in two pan…
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- Title
- Apron
- Date
- 1800 – 1880
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 65.0 x 74.0 cm
- Description
- Embroidered black silk, gathered at the top onto band, folded under, made of three panels of silk, centre panel 42.0 wideand side panels 20.0 with 6.0 of that turned to back, embroidery done with single thread in shades of green, brown and pale yellow, blue and melon, flowers and leaves in two panels downand wider panel across
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1101
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- Date
- 1914 – 1918
- Material
- hair, sheep; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0060 a,b
- Description
- Two military armbands:a) A deep blue cloth armband with two straps and buckles. The armband has “VI CANADA” stitched in black and centred between the buckles. b) A deep blue armband with two buttons and four buttonholes. This armband has “VI CANADIAN”, visible against the fading of the rest of th…
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- Title
- Armband
- Date
- 1914 – 1918
- Material
- hair, sheep; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 8.4 (a); 8.5 (b) x 45.5 (a); 40.4 (b) cm
- Description
- Two military armbands:a) A deep blue cloth armband with two straps and buckles. The armband has “VI CANADA” stitched in black and centred between the buckles. b) A deep blue armband with two buttons and four buttonholes. This armband has “VI CANADIAN”, visible against the fading of the rest of the band, where stitching has been removed.
- Subject
- military
- insignia
- Philip Moore
- uniforms
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0060 a,b
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- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; plastic; feather; paint
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0003 a-z, aa
- Description
- A set of twenty-seven arrows: - Four handmade wooden arrows with three feathers at one notched end. The other end of each arrow is sharpened to a point. There are coloured bands painted under the feathers. - Ten very thin wooden arrows with pointed metal tips. The notched end of each arrow has s…
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- Title
- Arrow
- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; plastic; feather; paint
- Dimensions
- 72.0 (average) cm
- Description
- A set of twenty-seven arrows: - Four handmade wooden arrows with three feathers at one notched end. The other end of each arrow is sharpened to a point. There are coloured bands painted under the feathers. - Ten very thin wooden arrows with pointed metal tips. The notched end of each arrow has small feathers and painted coloured bands. Four of these arrows are marked “South Bend Quality Tackle Bait Co.”. Two of these arrows are marked “The Oreno Pat. Pending”.- Five wooden arrows with pointed metal tips. These arrows have red, yellow and white bands at the feathered end. One of these arrows has a pointed spike projecting from the tip. These arrows are marked “made in U.S.A. Rounsville-Pohm, Hazel Crest, Ill. 29”. - Two wooden arrows with pointed metal tips at one end, and plastic notches at the other. There are red, white, blue and yellow bands at the notched end of each arrow. - Two arrows with blue and white bands at the notched feathered end. These arrows have a darker harder wood piece, with a metal tip, scarfed to the other end.- One handmade arrow, in the manner of Indigenous arrows, that is painted blue at the notched end. The opposite end is sharpened to a point. - Three odd arrows: one arrow with a plastic tip and faded blue bands at the notched, feathered end; one arrow with a red and yellow band at the notched feathered end and metal tip; one arrow that was once painted completely red with plastic notch and metal tip (no feathers).
- Subject
- Indigenous
- hunting
- households
- sports, archery
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0003 a-z, aa
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- wood; feathers; sinew, string
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.1006 a-e
- Description
- wooden arrows with feather flights, feathers cut in half along stem and trimmed to shape, bound tightly top and bottom with sinew, a: 76.0 long x 1.0 dia. painted bands of colour underfeather…
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- Title
- Arrows
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- wood; feathers; sinew, string
- Dimensions
- 76.0 cm
- Description
- wooden arrows with feather flights, feathers cut in half along stem and trimmed to shape, bound tightly top and bottom with sinew, a: 76.0 long x 1.0 dia. painted bands of colour underfeathers, blue, red, yellow, green. b: 74.5 long x .8 dia. colours red and blue. c: 74.5 long x .8 dia. colours green, yellow, blue, red. d: 69.4 long x.8 dia. colours blue, red e: 63.2 long, irregular and with a slight bend, feathers held in place with a string.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- hunting
- Deer Lodge
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.1006 a-e
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Artificial Fruit
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0032
- Date
- 1870 – 1920
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0032
- Description
- A handblown clear glass fruit (apple/tomato?) with a crackled surface and a single leaf hanging from the stem. The glass has a gold sheen.
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- Title
- Artificial Fruit
- Date
- 1870 – 1920
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 5.5 cm
- Description
- A handblown clear glass fruit (apple/tomato?) with a crackled surface and a single leaf hanging from the stem. The glass has a gold sheen.
- Subject
- households
- collectables
- plants
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0032
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Artificial Fruit
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0035
- Date
- 1870 – 1920
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0035
- Description
- A handblown clear glass lemon with a crackled surface and a single leaf hanging from the stem.
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- Title
- Artificial Fruit
- Date
- 1870 – 1920
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 10.0 cm
- Description
- A handblown clear glass lemon with a crackled surface and a single leaf hanging from the stem.
- Subject
- households
- collectables
- plants
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0035
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Artillery Shell
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.08.0001
- Date
- 1914 – 1918
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.08.0001
- Description
- A misshapen piece of a heavy brass artillery shell. There is a threaded collar at one end that has been split apart, and the rest of the piece is distorted. The shell has a tooled brass central core with screws visible in places.
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- Title
- Artillery Shell
- Date
- 1914 – 1918
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 5.3 x 5.5 cm
- Description
- A misshapen piece of a heavy brass artillery shell. There is a threaded collar at one end that has been split apart, and the rest of the piece is distorted. The shell has a tooled brass central core with screws visible in places.
- Subject
- military
- World War I
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.08.0001
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Artillery Shell Case
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.08.0002
- Date
- 1915 – 1915
- Material
- metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.08.0002
- Description
- A heavily machined brass cylinder with a flat base (the bottom of an artillery shell). The bottom inside of the cylinder has been built up at the centre. The cylinder base has a disk at the centre which would appear to unscrew. Inscribed on the side of the shell is “8th Langs How Battery R.F.A. …
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- Title
- Artillery Shell Case
- Date
- 1915 – 1915
- Material
- metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 7.5 cm
- Description
- A heavily machined brass cylinder with a flat base (the bottom of an artillery shell). The bottom inside of the cylinder has been built up at the centre. The cylinder base has a disk at the centre which would appear to unscrew. Inscribed on the side of the shell is “8th Langs How Battery R.F.A. Major S.P. MORTER T.D. Cindy (or Ctndg?)”. There are also marks on the bottom of the cylinder “CF”, “1915”, “CPR”, and “13 0” along with various other numbers and letters. The disk on the bottom of the cylinder has “KN” inside of a trademark, along with “0/15” and “No 1”. II
- Subject
- military
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.08.0002
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Ascent of Denali (Mount McKinley) : a narrative of the first complete ascent
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue2531
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1914
- Author
- Stuck, Hudson
- Publisher
- New York : Scribner
- Call Number
- F912 M2 S8
- Author
- Stuck, Hudson
- Publisher
- New York : Scribner
- Published Date
- 1914
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- F912 M2 S8
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Ascent of Mount Lillian : the christening of Lake Bonny Gem
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue2334
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1915?
- Author
- Seaman, William A
- Publisher
- S.l.: s.n
- Call Number
- F1089 P8 S4 Pam
- Author
- Seaman, William A
- Publisher
- S.l.: s.n
- Published Date
- 1915?
- Notes
- xerox copy
- Call Number
- F1089 P8 S4 Pam
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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- Date
- 1915 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1011
- Description
- Beaten brass, heart-shaped ashtray from Siberia, brass motto banner in Russian fastened to top by copper rivets, triangular sheet of brass, heart-shaped depression in middle and 2 grooves to hold cigarettes at sides, dented texture all over from beating.
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- Title
- Ashtray
- Date
- 1915 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.6 x 12. x 15.4 cm
- Description
- Beaten brass, heart-shaped ashtray from Siberia, brass motto banner in Russian fastened to top by copper rivets, triangular sheet of brass, heart-shaped depression in middle and 2 grooves to hold cigarettes at sides, dented texture all over from beating.
- Subject
- souvenirs
- Russia
- Ulysse LaCasse
- Credit
- Gift of Ulysse LaCasse, Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1011
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