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The alpine regions of Switzerland and the neighbouring countries : a pedestrian's noteson their physical features, scenery, and natural history
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26161
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1896
- Author
- Bonney, T. G.
- Publisher
- Cambridge : Deighton, Bell, and Co.
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Call Number
- 02.2 B64a
- Author
- Bonney, T. G.
- Responsibility
- Illustrations by E. Whymper
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- Cambridge : Deighton, Bell, and Co.
- Published Date
- 1896
- Physical Description
- 351 pages ; 15 ill. ; 5 plates
- Subjects
- Switzerland
- Geology
- Italy
- Glaciers
- Animals
- Avalanches
- Botany
- Folklore
- Accession Number
- 2023.47
- Call Number
- 02.2 B64a
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Alpine, rock and rare plants, 1931-1932
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue8913
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1933
- 1931?
- Author
- Preece & Nicholls (Victoria, B.C)
- Call Number
- 04.1 Al7 Pam
- Published Date
- 1933
- 1931?
- Physical Description
- 32p. : ill
- Notes
- Catalogue of plants for sale
- Accession Number
- 441
- Call Number
- 04.1 Al7 Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Alpine Scenes and Work Near Home
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24925
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1890
- Author
- J.R.
- Publisher
- Harper's Weekly
- Call Number
- 02.6 R11a PAM O.S
- Author
- J.R.
- Responsibility
- J.R. (author)
- Frederic Remington (illustrator)
- Publisher
- Harper's Weekly
- Published Date
- 1890
- Subjects
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers, British
- Mountaineers, Swiss
- Sir Donald, Mount
- Glacier House
- Travel
- Tourism
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels
- Abstract
- Pertains to Glacier House and the ascent of Sir Donald by Emil Huber and Carl Sulzer from Switzerland and Harry Cooper from England with illustration on page 725
- Notes
- In Harper's Weekly, Vol. XXXIV No. 1760, September 13, 1890, pp. 723 - 725
- Accession Number
- 7979
- Call Number
- 02.6 R11a PAM O.S
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1099 a,b
- Description
- Pair of home made unpainted skis. Very little camber, in fact practically flat. Rounded point. Metal screwed on edges, metal bindings "Ramy-Wike made in France".
- Title
- Alpine Skis
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 190.0 cm
- Description
- Pair of home made unpainted skis. Very little camber, in fact practically flat. Rounded point. Metal screwed on edges, metal bindings "Ramy-Wike made in France".
- Credit
- Gift of Eddie Hunter, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1099 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0033 a,b
- Description
- Wood skis with screwed on metal edges," Monarch" and under toe is embossed " Northland, USA Laconia N.H." Binding is " Monarch/Automatic".
- Title
- Alpine Skis
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 200.0 cm
- Description
- Wood skis with screwed on metal edges," Monarch" and under toe is embossed " Northland, USA Laconia N.H." Binding is " Monarch/Automatic".
- Subject
- activities
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0033 a,b
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The American aborigines : a collection of papers
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue4850
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1933
- Author
- Jenness, Diamond, ed
- Publisher
- Toronto : University of Toronto Press
- Call Number
- 07 J43
- Author
- Jenness, Diamond, ed
- Publisher
- Toronto : University of Toronto Press
- Published Date
- 1933
- Physical Description
- 396p. : maps
- Notes
- Bibliographical footnotes
- Accession Number
- 400
- Call Number
- 07 J43
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The American bison : its habits, methods of capture and economic use in the North-West, with reference to its threatened extinction and possible preservation
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue9113
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1891
- Author
- Mair, Charles
- Call Number
- 04.2 M28 Pam
- Author
- Mair, Charles
- Published Date
- 1891
- Physical Description
- p.93-107
- Notes
- From Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada, Section II, 1890
- Accession Number
- 373
- Call Number
- 04.2 M28 Pam
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- Archives Library
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American etchers, vol. III : George Elbert Burr
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20962
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- c1930
- Author
- Burr, George Elbert
- Publisher
- New York : The Crafton Collection
- Call Number
- NE2012 B8 A5
- Author
- Burr, George Elbert
- Responsibility
- with an introduction by Arthur Millier ; compiled by the Crafton Collection
- Publisher
- New York : The Crafton Collection
- Published Date
- c1930
- Physical Description
- lv. (unpaged) : ill.
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Call Number
- NE2012 B8 A5
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
- Collection
- Art Library
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The American rifleman
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19997
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- January, 1934
- Author
- National Rifle Association of America
- Publisher
- Washington : National Rifle Association of America
- Edition
- Vol. 82, No. 1
- Call Number
- 08.1 R35t 1934 Pam
- Edition
- Vol. 82, No. 1
- Publisher
- Washington : National Rifle Association of America
- Published Date
- January, 1934
- Abstract
- Pertains to a magazine published through the National Rifle Association of Alberta, written for gun enthusiasts. The publication discusses topics concerning wildlife, conservation and its relation to guns, gun care and the politics surrounding gun management. The magazine includes a segment where gun enthusiasts can write in, and share their opinions on the Rifle Association. The publication provides many tips that may have served as useful to gun owners looking to solve an issue with their rifle. Readers can expect to learn additional information about guns and the rifle community at large.
- Contents
- Cover photo (pg. 4)
- Powder smoke (pg. 5)
- Pioneer Work on the Hornet (pg. 5)
- Hunting with the Belt Gun (pg. 8)
- Wild-life Conservation as it affects the Rifleman (pg. 11)
- Marksmanship Training for Bank Guards (pg. 12)
- A "Different" scope stand (pg. 14)
- Vacation Echoes (pg. 15)
- Shop notes for beginners (pg. 16)
- Getting your bullet back (pg. 20)
- What's ahead in 1934 (pg. 22)
- Binding your Rifleman (pg. 23)
- Adjusting the sling (pg. 24)
- "What Battered Up These Guns?" - Some correspondence (pg. 25)
- N.R.A. News Items (pg. 32)
- Dope Bag (pg. 45)
- Arms Chest (pg. 53)
- Accession Number
- 7201
- Call Number
- 08.1 R35t 1934 Pam
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The American rifleman
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19998
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- July, 1930
- Author
- Hathaway, L.J.
- Publisher
- Washington : National Rifle Association of America
- Edition
- Vol. LXXVIII
- Call Number
- 08.1 R35t 1930 Pam
- Author
- Hathaway, L.J.
- Responsibility
- L. J. Hathaway
- Edition
- Vol. LXXVIII
- Publisher
- Washington : National Rifle Association of America
- Published Date
- July, 1930
- Abstract
- Pertains to a magazine published through the National Rifle Association of Alberta, written for gun enthusiasts. The publication discusses topics concerning gun care, gun management and the politics surrounding gun management. The magazine includes a segment where gun enthusiasts can write in, and share their opinions on the Rifle Association. The publication provides many tips that may have served as useful to gun owners looking to solve an issue with their rifle. Readers can expect to learn additional information about guns and the rifle community at large.
- Contents
- Cover photo
- Editorial (pg. 6)
- The International Team Tryouts (pg. 7)
- The 7=mm. .30=60 and.300 Magnum on game (g. 8)
- Some comments on the German 0.22 Long-Rifle
- Wilderness Side Arms (pg. 13)
- Shotgun notes (pg. 15)
- The Stevens ideal 44 1/2 Action (pg. 17)
- Regulations of the National Matches for 1930 Approved 9pg. 20)
- N.R.A. News (pg. 24)
- N.R.A. Junior news (pg. 35)
- N.R.A. Police news (pg. 39)
- Matches at St. Louis sport show (pg. 40)
- Director Civillian Membership (pg. 41)
- Dope Bag (pg. 42)
- Arms chest (pg. 49)
- Accession Number
- 7201
- Call Number
- 08.1 R35t 1930 Pam
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- Archives Library
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The American rifleman
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19999
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- July, 1931
- Author
- Hathaway, L.J.
- Publisher
- Washington : National Rifle Association of America
- Edition
- Vol. LXXVIII
- Call Number
- 08.1 R35t 1931 Pam
- Author
- Hathaway, L.J.
- Responsibility
- L. J. Hathaway
- Edition
- Vol. LXXVIII
- Publisher
- Washington : National Rifle Association of America
- Published Date
- July, 1931
- Abstract
- Pertains to a magazine published through the National Rifle Association of Alberta, written for gun enthusiasts. The publication discusses topics concerning gun care, gun management and the politics surrounding gun management. The magazine includes a segment where gun enthusiasts can write in, and share their opinions on the Rifle Association. The publication provides many tips that may have served as useful to gun owners looking to solve an issue with their rifle. Readers can expect to learn additional information about guns and the rifle community at large.
- Contents
- Cover photo
- Editorial (pg. 6)
- Bisley, 1931 (pg. 7)
- The Standardization of the .22 Hornet Cartridges and Rifles (pg. 13)
- Standard shotgun pressure barrels (pg. 15)
- The Colt Ace (pg. 18)
- N.R.A. News (pg. 28)
- N.R.A. Junior news (pg. 37)
- N.R.A. Police news (pg. 41)
- Dope Bag (pg. 43)
- Arms chest (pg. 46)
- Accession Number
- 7201
- Call Number
- 08.1 R35t 1931 Pam
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- Archives Library
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America's wonderlands : a pictorial and descriptive history of our country's scenic marvels as delineated by pen and camera
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue3565
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1893
- Author
- Buel, J. W
- Publisher
- Philadelphia : Historical Publishing
- Call Number
- 02.3 B86 oversize
- Author
- Buel, J. W
- Publisher
- Philadelphia : Historical Publishing
- Published Date
- 1893
- Physical Description
- 503p. : ill
- Subjects
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Accession Number
- 18500
- Call Number
- 02.3 B86 oversize
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Among the Selkirk glaciers : being the account of a rough survey in the Rocky Mountain regions of British Columbia
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue3982
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1890
- Author
- Green, William Spotswood
- Publisher
- London : Macmillan
- Call Number
- 02.6 Se4g
- 02.6 Se4g M'fiche
- Author
- Green, William Spotswood
- Publisher
- London : Macmillan
- Published Date
- 1890
- Physical Description
- xv, 251p. : ill., map
- Subjects
- Geology
- Mountaineering
- Notes
- Also on microfiche
- Accession Number
- 400
- 5142 deaccessioned
- Call Number
- 02.6 Se4g
- 02.6 Se4g M'fiche
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- Archives Library
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Among the Selkirks
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15113
- Responsibility
- Wiliiam S. Green
- Published Date
- 21st June 1890
- Physical Description
- p.395
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Notes
- In The Dominion Illustrated [newspaper], vol.IV, no.103, (June 1890)
- Call Number
- P
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- Archives Library
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An editor goes west : a holiday notebook
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue3571
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1938
- Author
- Crocombe, Leonard
- Publisher
- London : George G. Harrap
- Call Number
- 02.3 C87
- Author
- Crocombe, Leonard
- Publisher
- London : George G. Harrap
- Published Date
- 1938
- Physical Description
- 255p. : port
- Subjects
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Spiral Tunnels
- Accession Number
- 18500
- Call Number
- 02.3 C87
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An introduction to bird study in British Columbia
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue12240
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1931
- Author
- Munro, J. A
- Publisher
- Victoria : King's Printer; Department of Education
- Call Number
- 04.2 M92i
- Author
- Munro, J. A
- Publisher
- Victoria : King's Printer; Department of Education
- Published Date
- 1931
- Physical Description
- 99p. : ill
- Subjects
- Poetry
- Accession Number
- 7504
- Call Number
- 04.2 M92i
- Collection
- Archives Library
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An overland journey round the world during the years 1841 and 1842
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue3534
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1847
- Author
- Simpson, (Sir) George
- Publisher
- Philadelphia : Lea and Blanchard
- Edition
- American ed
- Call Number
- 02 Si5
- Author
- Simpson, (Sir) George
- Edition
- American ed
- Publisher
- Philadelphia : Lea and Blanchard
- Published Date
- 1847
- Physical Description
- xiv, 273, 230p. : ill
- Call Number
- 02 Si5
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- Archives Library
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- Date
- 1930 – 1932
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.07.0017 a,b
- Description
- A pair of andirons made of railroad rail (original CPR rail), cut to length, and a cutout made from under the leading part of the rail so that they have bent up at the front to keep the logs in.
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- Title
- Andiron
- Date
- 1930 – 1932
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 17.0 x 10.0 x 55.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of andirons made of railroad rail (original CPR rail), cut to length, and a cutout made from under the leading part of the rail so that they have bent up at the front to keep the logs in.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.07.0017 a,b
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Aneroid Barometer
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.30.0007
- Date
- 1890 – 1900
- Material
- metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.0007
- Description
- Barometer in brass casing with brass suspension loop at top. "AJL & Co." over "B" (representing Boston) within oval on casing back. Dial shows pressure range of 26 to 31 inches. Indicators such as "stormy rain change fair very dry". Also "Made in England for Andrew J. LLoyd & Co. Boston". "Aneroid…
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- Title
- Aneroid Barometer
- Date
- 1890 – 1900
- Material
- metal; glass
- Dimensions
- 5.7 x 14.1 cm
- Description
- Barometer in brass casing with brass suspension loop at top. "AJL & Co." over "B" (representing Boston) within oval on casing back. Dial shows pressure range of 26 to 31 inches. Indicators such as "stormy rain change fair very dry". Also "Made in England for Andrew J. LLoyd & Co. Boston". "Aneroid barometer". Blue needle fluctuates with pressure and brass needle is manual needle which can be moved daily and compared with following day's reading. Manual needle movable on face. Screw adjustment on back of barometer adjusts blue needle to local conditions.
- Subject
- households
- Russell Robb
- hobbies
- weather
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.0007
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0014
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0014
- Description
- A painted casting (brass?) of a pug dog with its hind end in the air and shoulders and forelegs on the ground. The dog is grey with a black muzzle and ears, has a curly tail, and is wearing a narrow brown collar.
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 11.0 (approx.) cm
- Description
- A painted casting (brass?) of a pug dog with its hind end in the air and shoulders and forelegs on the ground. The dog is grey with a black muzzle and ears, has a curly tail, and is wearing a narrow brown collar.
- Subject
- households
- collectables
- animals, dogs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0014
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