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Animal Figurine
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- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0034
- Description
- A stylized lion walking with its tail curled along its right side. The lion has a white body, a yellow tail, a yellow mane with a pattern of circles, and orange ears, toes and tail tip. A stick on the side of the lion reads “Piispa Henrik Kupittaan Saui Koriste, Keramiikkeja.”
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 14.5 cm
- Description
- A stylized lion walking with its tail curled along its right side. The lion has a white body, a yellow tail, a yellow mane with a pattern of circles, and orange ears, toes and tail tip. A stick on the side of the lion reads “Piispa Henrik Kupittaan Saui Koriste, Keramiikkeja.”
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0034
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.1015
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.1015
- Description
- A figurine of a doe and her calf. Both are lying down, heads together. Hand written on shoulder of doe: "Banff Canada". Label on bottom reads: "Marbolex Reg'd by Danesi Toronto Canada". Scratched into surface on bottom: "1950".
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 31.5 cm
- Description
- A figurine of a doe and her calf. Both are lying down, heads together. Hand written on shoulder of doe: "Banff Canada". Label on bottom reads: "Marbolex Reg'd by Danesi Toronto Canada". Scratched into surface on bottom: "1950".
- Subject
- households
- souvenirs
- Banff
- Credit
- Gift of Phyllis H. Horpenuk, Banff, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.1015
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- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1040
- Description
- An ashtray in the shape of a tepee. The base is round with a groove for a cigarette, the tepee flap is open above this. The tepee is yellow top and bottom with figures drawn around it. On base: "Banff, Alberta"
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- Title
- Ashtray
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Description
- An ashtray in the shape of a tepee. The base is round with a groove for a cigarette, the tepee flap is open above this. The tepee is yellow top and bottom with figures drawn around it. On base: "Banff, Alberta"
- Subject
- souvenirs
- households
- Banff
- Credit
- Purchased from Alan McClelland, Banff, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1040
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- fibre, plant; fibre, raffia
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0048
- Description
- A very loosely woven bag of straw with the straw warp only woven together in five rows. The bag has a braided edge at the top, and a braided handle that threads through the top row of straw. The bag is decorated with a red and green raffia design sewn on the front.
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- Title
- Bag
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- fibre, plant; fibre, raffia
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 36.0 cm
- Description
- A very loosely woven bag of straw with the straw warp only woven together in five rows. The bag has a braided edge at the top, and a braided handle that threads through the top row of straw. The bag is decorated with a red and green raffia design sewn on the front.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0048
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0020
- Description
- A hide pouch with a small flap and long fringe around each side and along the bottom. The bag is decorated with green and white beads along the top edge, and a green and white beadwork diamond shape on the front.
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- skin
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- A hide pouch with a small flap and long fringe around each side and along the bottom. The bag is decorated with green and white beads along the top edge, and a green and white beadwork diamond shape on the front.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0020
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- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- skin; shell; metal; feather; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3015
- Description
- Pieced white buckskin trimmed with three different sets (two geometric, one floral) of bead strips, a medallion and six other pieces of beadwork with diamond patterns. There are a number of ermine pelts, cowrie shells, bells, dyed feathers and a plastic shrunken head souvenir attached to the robe.…
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- Title
- Beaded Cape
- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- skin; shell; metal; feather; plastic
- Description
- Pieced white buckskin trimmed with three different sets (two geometric, one floral) of bead strips, a medallion and six other pieces of beadwork with diamond patterns. There are a number of ermine pelts, cowrie shells, bells, dyed feathers and a plastic shrunken head souvenir attached to the robe. Tag attached: “note incl- ‘Julia say (sic) not chicken but poss. sun dance cape’.”
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.3015
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Beaded Moccasins
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.03.3002%20a%2cb
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.3002 a,b
- Description
- Pair of child's low moccasins, beaded and lined with blue fabric. Vamp entirely beaded with a white background, and a blue, green and black figure with a hat. Beaded band around ankle in white, red and blue. Beaded red cross at centre back in blue. The sole of (a) is marked in black ink with “…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 5.7 x 9.7 x 21.3 cm
- Description
- Pair of child's low moccasins, beaded and lined with blue fabric. Vamp entirely beaded with a white background, and a blue, green and black figure with a hat. Beaded band around ankle in white, red and blue. Beaded red cross at centre back in blue. The sole of (a) is marked in black ink with “Child boy’s (struck through) 13.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.3002 a,b
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Beaded Necklace
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0011
- Description
- Necklace of beads woven on a bead loom. A strap of green beads with red beads along edges is attatched to a circular medallion of green beads with three pink, beaded, diamond shapes inside. The pendant has beaded pink edges and two loops of red and green beads hanging off of the bottom edge of th…
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 36.5 cm
- Description
- Necklace of beads woven on a bead loom. A strap of green beads with red beads along edges is attatched to a circular medallion of green beads with three pink, beaded, diamond shapes inside. The pendant has beaded pink edges and two loops of red and green beads hanging off of the bottom edge of the disk.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- souvenirs
- Stoney
- decorative
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0011
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Commemorative Medal
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.3004
- Date
- 1955
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.3004
- Description
- Silver coloured medal with hanging bar. Centre is the Alberta crest with "Alberta Golden Jubilee 1905 1955" around edge. Other side "Friendship Loyalty Progress. Hanging bar, with striped cloth tied on, "Western Airlines" with profile of head with headdress and “JR. STEWARDESS.”
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- Title
- Commemorative Medal
- Date
- 1955
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 6.4 x 6.4 cm
- Description
- Silver coloured medal with hanging bar. Centre is the Alberta crest with "Alberta Golden Jubilee 1905 1955" around edge. Other side "Friendship Loyalty Progress. Hanging bar, with striped cloth tied on, "Western Airlines" with profile of head with headdress and “JR. STEWARDESS.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.3004
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Commemorative Package
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1044%20a-g
- Date
- 1992
- Material
- fibre; metal; paper; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1044 a-g
- Description
- Seven items from Brewster’s 100 years reunion all bearing the same special logo: (a) one white t-shirt, (b) one empty beer can, (c) (d) two name tags, (e) (f) two pins, (g) and one pen.(a) t-shirt has black and white logo on front left chest. colour logo on back.(b) logo on two sides of can(c) nam…
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- Title
- Commemorative Package
- Date
- 1992
- Material
- fibre; metal; paper; plastic
- Description
- Seven items from Brewster’s 100 years reunion all bearing the same special logo: (a) one white t-shirt, (b) one empty beer can, (c) (d) two name tags, (e) (f) two pins, (g) and one pen.(a) t-shirt has black and white logo on front left chest. colour logo on back.(b) logo on two sides of can(c) name tag of TED HART, AUTHOR-BREWSTER STORY(d) name tag of PAT HART, GUEST(e) soft enamel pin of 100 years logo(f) soft enamel pin of 100 years logo(g) burgundy pen with logo and contact info written on side.
- Credit
- Gift of Ted J. Hart, Banff, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1044 a-g
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Commemorative Ribbon
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1115
- Date
- 1955
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1115
- Description
- Green ribbon printed with the Alberta provincial shield, “50 GOLDEN YEARS” and “BANFF 1905 to 1955.”
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- Title
- Commemorative Ribbon
- Date
- 1955
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- Green ribbon printed with the Alberta provincial shield, “50 GOLDEN YEARS” and “BANFF 1905 to 1955.”
- Credit
- Gift of Muriel E. Dayman, Calgary, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1115
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- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1066
- Description
- Banff Canada "Mountie" transfer. Fully decked out Mountie marching along, red coat, blue pants with yellow stripe, revolver, tall brown boots, yellow spurs, brown hat, blue collar. "Banff Canada" written underneath Mountie in white and blue on red. Details for application of decal on back, serial …
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- Title
- Decal
- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Material
- paper
- Dimensions
- 13.4 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- Banff Canada "Mountie" transfer. Fully decked out Mountie marching along, red coat, blue pants with yellow stripe, revolver, tall brown boots, yellow spurs, brown hat, blue collar. "Banff Canada" written underneath Mountie in white and blue on red. Details for application of decal on back, serial 46645.
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1066
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- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- paper; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1089 a-c
- Description
- 3 windshield decals, silver backgrounds (a) sheild-shaped 5.0x4.4, stylized Canadian flag with "CANADA" in white on blue across top, gummed back (b) shield-shaped 10.0x8.9, image of Lake Louise "LAKE LOUISE, ALTA." in white on black across top gummed back (c)shield-shaped, 10.2 x 8.9, Alberta …
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- Title
- Decals
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- paper; plastic
- Description
- 3 windshield decals, silver backgrounds (a) sheild-shaped 5.0x4.4, stylized Canadian flag with "CANADA" in white on blue across top, gummed back (b) shield-shaped 10.0x8.9, image of Lake Louise "LAKE LOUISE, ALTA." in white on black across top gummed back (c)shield-shaped, 10.2 x 8.9, Alberta crest centered on blue background "ALBERTA" in white on red across top, gummed back (b) and (c) still in sealed plastic package.
- Subject
- souvenirs
- lodges
- Deer Lodge
- Lake Louise
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1089 a-c
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Decorative Plate
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.1077
- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1077
- Description
- One souvenir plate, “CANADA” written in centre with images of Niagara Falls, parliament buildings, RCMP, Lake Louise, moose. Scalloped edge.
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- Title
- Decorative Plate
- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 20.0 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- One souvenir plate, “CANADA” written in centre with images of Niagara Falls, parliament buildings, RCMP, Lake Louise, moose. Scalloped edge.
- Credit
- Gift of Phyllis H. Horpenuk, Banff, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1077
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- Date
- 1950 – 1955
- Material
- glass; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0305
- Description
- Rounded wooden bowl supporting circular, slightly domed glass frog (which contains 16 holes to hold flower stems upright). Label on base of wood bowl says "Myrtlewood. A rare and beautiful wood from the evergreen forests of Oregon."
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- Title
- Flower Bowl
- Date
- 1950 – 1955
- Material
- glass; wood
- Dimensions
- 5.9 x 14.0 cm
- Description
- Rounded wooden bowl supporting circular, slightly domed glass frog (which contains 16 holes to hold flower stems upright). Label on base of wood bowl says "Myrtlewood. A rare and beautiful wood from the evergreen forests of Oregon."
- Subject
- households
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0305
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- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- fibre; paint
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1132
- Description
- Square handkerchief of pink fabric with a scalloped edge. The edge is finished with gold paint. One corner has three flowers and a bud with stems and leaves painted on the fabric and highlighted in gold. Above the flowers “Banff” is handwritten in gold paint.
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- Title
- Handkerchief
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- fibre; paint
- Dimensions
- 30.8 x 29.5 cm
- Description
- Square handkerchief of pink fabric with a scalloped edge. The edge is finished with gold paint. One corner has three flowers and a bud with stems and leaves painted on the fabric and highlighted in gold. Above the flowers “Banff” is handwritten in gold paint.
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1132
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1013
- Description
- Very fine decorative handkerchief, gold completely outlines scalloped edges. 5 flowers, 2 pink, 2 yellow and 1 blue, green leaves and "Banff" in one corner. Gold highlights on flowers and leaves.
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- Title
- Handkerchief
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- Very fine decorative handkerchief, gold completely outlines scalloped edges. 5 flowers, 2 pink, 2 yellow and 1 blue, green leaves and "Banff" in one corner. Gold highlights on flowers and leaves.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- souvenirs
- Banff
- Credit
- Gift of Anne Green, Calgary, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1013
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Handkerchief Box
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- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- paper
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1026 a,b
- Description
- Small light blue handkerchief box, black diamond design along left edge. Printer across in capital letters "Charles Reid Linen Shop Banff Canada". Box (b) light yellow overall colour with "Charles Reid Linen Shop Banff - Canada" centered, in green. Both boxes are of the same fold-over design.
- Title
- Handkerchief Box
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- paper
- Dimensions
- 20.5 cm
- Description
- Small light blue handkerchief box, black diamond design along left edge. Printer across in capital letters "Charles Reid Linen Shop Banff Canada". Box (b) light yellow overall colour with "Charles Reid Linen Shop Banff - Canada" centered, in green. Both boxes are of the same fold-over design.
- Subject
- souvenirs
- Charles Reid Linen Shop
- Banff
- Credit
- Gift of Betty S. MacAulay, Banff, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1026 a,b
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- Date
- 1990 – 2000
- Material
- metal; plastic; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1082 a-c
- Description
- Three souvenir metal licence plates, still in thier plastic wrappers, with colour photos of famous views in Banff National Park screened onto each plate with the location and “Canadian Rockies” in black lettering: “Casade Mt./Banff” (a); “Moraine Lake” (b); and “Lake Louise” (c). There is a sticke…
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- Title
- Licence Plate
- Date
- 1990 – 2000
- Material
- metal; plastic; paper
- Dimensions
- 15.2 x 30.4 cm
- Description
- Three souvenir metal licence plates, still in thier plastic wrappers, with colour photos of famous views in Banff National Park screened onto each plate with the location and “Canadian Rockies” in black lettering: “Casade Mt./Banff” (a); “Moraine Lake” (b); and “Lake Louise” (c). There is a sticker in the upper right corner on the front of each plate with “A BANFF ROTARY CLUB PROJECT PROCEEDS TO SUPPORT LOCAL ROTARY PROJECTS, “ a copyright symbol and “1991 DON HARMON,” and a cogged wheel with “ROTARY INTERNATIONAL.” The back of each plate has a white sticker from the manufacturer “L&M SIGNS LTD. 3823-29 ST. N.E. CALGARY, ALBERTA T1Y 6B5 PHONE (403)250-5511 FAX (403) 291-5367 NOTE: This is NOT A LEGAL LICENCE PLATE and is sold as a souvenir item only.” Two of the plates have a white price stickeer on the back with “5001 R 12.00” handwritten in blue ink.
- Subject
- souvenirs
- Banff National Park
- Lake Louise
- Moraine Lake
- Banff
- organizations, Rotary International
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1082 a-c
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- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- skin; metal; glass; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0004 a,b
- Description
- A light meter (a) with a leather case (b).a) A light meter in black plastic housing with a diagonal glass face showing a red needle and SCH, DIN scales, f. stops, along with shutter speeds. Ther is a light sensor on one side. b) A fitted tan leather case with a snapping flap lid which opens across…
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- Title
- Light Meter
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- skin; metal; glass; plastic
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 5.8 x 6.8 cm
- Description
- A light meter (a) with a leather case (b).a) A light meter in black plastic housing with a diagonal glass face showing a red needle and SCH, DIN scales, f. stops, along with shutter speeds. Ther is a light sensor on one side. b) A fitted tan leather case with a snapping flap lid which opens across the top and down one side to expose the light sensor face on the light meter. A narrow leather strap holds the meter securely in place. The case has “Dorn lei” embossed on the top.
- Subject
- households
- souvenirs
- hobbies
- tourism
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0004 a,b
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