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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
metal, bronze; ivory
Catalogue Number
107.01.0084
Description
A bronze charging bull with its tail raised and its head down and slightly turned to one side. The bull has a broad snout, curly hair on its head, and curved ivory horns. The bull has been cast with features and hair texture showing in detail including cloven hooves. The figurine’s black patina …
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
metal, bronze; ivory
Dimensions
5.0 x 14.0 cm
Description
A bronze charging bull with its tail raised and its head down and slightly turned to one side. The bull has a broad snout, curly hair on its head, and curved ivory horns. The bull has been cast with features and hair texture showing in detail including cloven hooves. The figurine’s black patina worn at high points showing bronze colour through.
Subject
households
souvenirs
collectables
animals, bovine
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0084
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
wood; ivory
Catalogue Number
107.01.0085 a,b
Description
Two nearly identical carved wooden elephants with ivory tusks and inlaid ivory eyes. Each elephant is standing with its trunk hanging to the ground and slightly curled under at the end. The grain of wood is vertical with end grain showing as stippled texture on the back and under the belly. Eac…
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
wood; ivory
Dimensions
14.0 x 6.7 x 12.5 cm
Description
Two nearly identical carved wooden elephants with ivory tusks and inlaid ivory eyes. Each elephant is standing with its trunk hanging to the ground and slightly curled under at the end. The grain of wood is vertical with end grain showing as stippled texture on the back and under the belly. Each elephant has a grooved crease carved in the top of its head, two creases in each ear, and three along each side.
Subject
households
animals, elephants
collectables
souvenirs
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0085 a,b
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
107.01.0087
Description
Scarab beetle carved from a lump of terracotta with its head and legs in relief on sides with smoothly curved back shell incised with outlines of wings. The bottom of the base has a flat incised pictograph of a beetle at the bottom inside a large oval shape with cross-hatched rectangle above him …
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
3.5 x 5.5 x 8.8 cm
Description
Scarab beetle carved from a lump of terracotta with its head and legs in relief on sides with smoothly curved back shell incised with outlines of wings. The bottom of the base has a flat incised pictograph of a beetle at the bottom inside a large oval shape with cross-hatched rectangle above him and circle above that, and two long triangular shapes at each side of the oval. The figurine is glazed with green-blue slip.
Subject
households
animals, insects
collectables
souvenirs
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0087
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
107.01.0088
Description
Three carved wooden monkeys seated in group. The monkey at the centre facing front, has hands covering eyes (see no evil), monkey at left facing to that side has hands covering mouth (speak no evil), monkey at right facing to that side has hands covering ears (hear no evil).
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
wood
Dimensions
5.0 x 14.0 cm
Description
Three carved wooden monkeys seated in group. The monkey at the centre facing front, has hands covering eyes (see no evil), monkey at left facing to that side has hands covering mouth (speak no evil), monkey at right facing to that side has hands covering ears (hear no evil).
Subject
households
animals, monkeys
crafts
carving
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0088
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Date
1970 – 1970
Material
plaster; wood
Catalogue Number
107.02.0003
Description
A carved plaster squirrel standing on its hind legs with its front paws held to its mouth. The squirrel is painted grey with a black eye outlined in yellow. The squirrel is attached to a round tree section with bark. The bottom is marked with a maker’s mark, the letters “HAL” joined together, an…
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1970 – 1970
Material
plaster; wood
Dimensions
5.5; 3.0 (base) x 3.8; 6.2 (base) x 7.2; 6.2 (base) cm
Description
A carved plaster squirrel standing on its hind legs with its front paws held to its mouth. The squirrel is painted grey with a black eye outlined in yellow. The squirrel is attached to a round tree section with bark. The bottom is marked with a maker’s mark, the letters “HAL” joined together, and “70.”
Subject
households
animals, squirrels
crafts
carving
Hal Bieler
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.02.0003
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Date
1971 – 1971
Material
plaster; wood
Catalogue Number
107.02.0005
Description
A carved plaster bear walking across the top of a log base. The bear is painted black with a white muzzle,and the head is turned to one side. The bottom is marked “To Pearl Moore from Hal Bieler 71.”
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1971 – 1971
Material
plaster; wood
Dimensions
9.0 x 9.0 x 14.0 cm
Description
A carved plaster bear walking across the top of a log base. The bear is painted black with a white muzzle,and the head is turned to one side. The bottom is marked “To Pearl Moore from Hal Bieler 71.”
Subject
households
crafts
carving
animals, bears
Pearl Moore
Hal Bieler
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.02.0005
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Date
1930 – 1960
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
107.01.0018 a,b
Description
Two white ceramic figurines of spotted dogs on thick dark bases with a thin line around the bottom of each base. a) A dog lying down, with its tail curled around its body, and head lifted. The dog has a narrow collar and a dark muzzle.b) A dog sitting with its head turned to side. The dog has a d…
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1930 – 1960
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
8.3 (a); 13.0 (b) x 12.0 (a); 8.3 (b) cm
Description
Two white ceramic figurines of spotted dogs on thick dark bases with a thin line around the bottom of each base. a) A dog lying down, with its tail curled around its body, and head lifted. The dog has a narrow collar and a dark muzzle.b) A dog sitting with its head turned to side. The dog has a dark muzzle, a narrow collar with a pendant, and a chain looped around its shoulders.
Subject
households
collectables
animals, dogs
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0018 a,b
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Date
1930 – 1960
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
107.01.0031
Description
A ceramic reddish-brown squirrel standing on its hind legs and holding an acorn up in its forepaws next to its face. The bottom is marked “Beatrix Potter’s Squirrel Nutkin Beswick, England 18c Copyright.”
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1930 – 1960
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
8.5 cm
Description
A ceramic reddish-brown squirrel standing on its hind legs and holding an acorn up in its forepaws next to its face. The bottom is marked “Beatrix Potter’s Squirrel Nutkin Beswick, England 18c Copyright.”
Subject
households
collectables
animals, squirrel
children
Beatrix Potter
literary characters
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0031
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Date
1973 – 1973
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
107.01.0038
Description
A realistic representation of a bulldog that is white with grey at the muzzle, toes and along its back. The dog has a black nose and eyes and a collar with a buckle at the neck. The bottom is marked “Made in England Royal Doulton Bone China Hn 1973.”
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1973 – 1973
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
11.5 x 20.0 cm
Description
A realistic representation of a bulldog that is white with grey at the muzzle, toes and along its back. The dog has a black nose and eyes and a collar with a buckle at the neck. The bottom is marked “Made in England Royal Doulton Bone China Hn 1973.”
Subject
households
collectabelds
animals,dogs
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0038
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Date
1970 – 1990
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
103.09.1180
Description
One embroidered felt crest: “Alpine Club of Canada. Kootenay section” in black. Pale green background with embroidered red border, embroidered ice axe in center and two interlocking caribiners.
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Title
Patch
Date
1970 – 1990
Material
fibre
Dimensions
14.0 x 10.0 cm
Description
One embroidered felt crest: “Alpine Club of Canada. Kootenay section” in black. Pale green background with embroidered red border, embroidered ice axe in center and two interlocking caribiners.
Subject
sports
climbing
hiking
Alpine Club of Canada
Credit
Gift of Jane M.W. Steed, Nelson, 1998
Catalogue Number
103.09.1180
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Date
1935 – 1950
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
103.09.1184
Description
One felt patch, circular, white background embroidered with “Banff Hockey Club” and image of hockey player with mountains in background. Embroidery in purple and yellow.
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Title
Patch
Date
1935 – 1950
Material
fibre
Description
One felt patch, circular, white background embroidered with “Banff Hockey Club” and image of hockey player with mountains in background. Embroidery in purple and yellow.
Subject
sports
hockey
Banff Hockey Club
Jimmy Simpson Jr.
Credit
Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
Catalogue Number
103.09.1184
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Date
1935 – 1945
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
103.09.1185
Description
One felt patch, shield-shaped, black with yellow appliqued letters: “BHS”, handstitched.
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Title
Patch
Date
1935 – 1945
Material
fibre
Dimensions
9.0 x 9.0 cm
Description
One felt patch, shield-shaped, black with yellow appliqued letters: “BHS”, handstitched.
Subject
Banff High School
Simpson family
Credit
Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
Catalogue Number
103.09.1185
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Date
1935 – 1950
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
103.09.1186
Description
Three felt patches, black with appliqued white figure skate with wings, machine stitched details.
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Title
Patch
Date
1935 – 1950
Material
fibre
Dimensions
12.0 x 16.0 cm
Description
Three felt patches, black with appliqued white figure skate with wings, machine stitched details.
Subject
sports
skating
Banff Skating Club
Simpson, Mary
Simpson, Margaret
Credit
Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
Catalogue Number
103.09.1186
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
103.09.1104
Description
Early Banff Ski Runner lapel/sleeve sew-on flash or patch, in the shape of Mount Rundle, ca. 1934. The patch has “BANFF” on an orange pennant and “SKI RUNNERS” beneath a light blue ski.
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Title
Patch
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
fibre
Description
Early Banff Ski Runner lapel/sleeve sew-on flash or patch, in the shape of Mount Rundle, ca. 1934. The patch has “BANFF” on an orange pennant and “SKI RUNNERS” beneath a light blue ski.
Subject
sports
skiing
Banff Ski Runners
Credit
Gift of W. J. Wright, Kamloops, 1987
Catalogue Number
103.09.1104
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Date
1976
Material
fabric
Catalogue Number
103.09.1235 a-jj
Description
A collection of various patches that belonged to Cliff White Sr.; most of them pertain to Sunshine Village Ski Resort:(a) (b) two identical shield-shaped, felt badges measuring 9.40cmx7.90cm wide. The background is dark blue, inside a navy blue outline of a shield, inside that, the words “SUNSHINE”…
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Title
Patch
Date
1976
Material
fabric
Description
A collection of various patches that belonged to Cliff White Sr.; most of them pertain to Sunshine Village Ski Resort:(a) (b) two identical shield-shaped, felt badges measuring 9.40cmx7.90cm wide. The background is dark blue, inside a navy blue outline of a shield, inside that, the words “SUNSHINE” in yellow arced over a yellow sun. The bottom half is snowy mountains, a green cabin with a red roof on the viewer’s right and two evergreens on the viewer’s left.(c) one pinked, shield-shaped, satin badge measuring 8.8cmx7.50cm wide. The background is light blue, inside a dark blue outline of a shield, inside that, the words “SUNSHINE” in yellow, arced over a yellow sun. The bottom half is snowy mountains, a green cabin with a red roof on the viewer’s right and two evergreens on the viewer’s left.(d) a shield-shaped, felt patch measuring 9.50cmx7.50cm. There are four layers to the patch. The backing is white felt and covering this, slightly smaller (9.50cmx7.50cm wide) is a pinked-edged, shield-shaped, white, paper backing covered by a pinked edged, shield-shaped, bright blue shield (9.50cmx7.50cm wide). Slightly smaller than that is the shield-shaped, white felt surface (8.5cmx6.5cm wide) of the badge. The words “SUNSHINE BANFF” are printed in navy blue ink on top of the white, felt surface. There is white stitching around the printing. Below that is a cutout area displaying the bright blue felt underneath. A superimposed, pinked-edged, yellow, felt sun is stitched on in the middle of that. Below and comprising three-quarters of the patch are a superimposed bright blue “S” in the middle and on either side of that, to the viewer’s left, a red, felt piece of material is stitched on to represent a gate flag, and to the viewer’s right in the distance, therefore smaller, is another red gate flag.(e) a shield-shaped, felt patch measuring 10.0cmx8.00cm. There are four layers to the patch. The backing is white felt and covering this, slightly smaller (9.50cmx7.50cm wide) is a pinked-edged, shield-shaped, white, paper backing covered by a pinked edged, shield-shaped, bright blue shield (9.50cmx7.50cm wide). Slightly smaller than that is the shield-shaped, white felt surface (8.5cmx6.3cm wide) of the badge. The words “SUNSHINE BANFF” are printed in red ink on top of the white, felt surface. There is white stitching around the printing. Below that is a cutout area displaying the bright blue felt underneath. Two superimposed, pinked-edged, yellow, felt suns are stitched on each end. Below and comprising three-quarters of the patch are a superimposed, black “S” in the middle and on either side of that, to the viewer’s left, a black, felt piece of material is stitched on to represent a gate flag, and to the viewer’s right in the distance, therefore smaller, is another black gate flag.(f) a shield-shaped, felt patch measuring 9.5cmx7.50cm. There are four layers to the patch. The backing is white felt and covering this, slightly smaller (9.0cmx7.0cm wide) is a pinked-edged, shield-shaped, white, paper backing covered by a pinked edged, shield-shaped, bright blue shield (9.0cmx7.0cm wide). Slightly smaller than that is the shield-shaped, white felt surface (8.5cmx6.50cm wide) of the badge. The words “SUNSHINE BANFF” are printed in red ink on top of the white, felt surface. There is white stitching around the printing. Below that is a cutout area displaying the bright blue felt underneath. Three superimposed, pinked-edged, yellow, felt suns are stitched into this cut-out space. Below and comprising three-quarters of the patch are a superimposed, yellow “S” in the middle and on either side of that, to the viewer’s left, a red felt piece of material is stitched on to represent a gate flag, and to the viewer’s right in the distance, therefore smaller, is another red gate flag.(g) (h)Two Sunshine Village staff patches made of machine-embroidered pieces of light-weight, white canvas. The patches measure 8.0cmx8.50wide; a circle with an arced banner underneath. The outer rim is embroidered in green thread. Inside the circle is a black rimmed,embroidered, yellow sky, underneath that green mountains, underneath that, embroidered, irregular, black printing ”Sunshine Village”. Arced under the circle in green embroidery is printed “75 STAFF 76”. (i) This patch is in an unopened plastic package closed with a stapled, red and white packaging label that has “‘CANADA” printed on the front and “HOT BOND” stamped in purple ink over a red maple leaf. On the back printed in red lettering on white background “DESIGNED IN CANADA” “N.K. SOUVENIRS LTD. 985 Blue Mountain Street (COQ.) NEW WESTMINSTER B.C.” “936-7332”, on the bottom of the label packaging on viewer’s left “PRINTED IN CANADA”, on the viewer’s right a triangle wih “N.K. SOUVENIRS”. A Sunshine Village patch made of machine-embroidered, light-weight, white canvas. The patch measure 6.4cm radius; a circle with an arced banner underneath. The outer rim is embroidered in green thread. Inside the circle is a black-rimmed, embroidered, yellow sky, underneath that green mountains, underneath that, embroidered, irregular, black printing ”Sunshine Village”. The back of the patch is bonded with special glue, once heat pressed, will adhere to clothing.(j) A circular magenta patch measuring 7.70cm radius. In the centre of the patch is a silver smiling face of a sun, with the eyes, lips, and outer rays in gold. The backing is stitched-on, black fabric.(k) A six-sided patch of red felt with a black, polyester, machine-stitched piece of six-sided fabric on top. It has a skier, with a gold sun face (‘sunshine head’), embroidered in the middle of the patch. On the top are the words “SUNSHINE VILLAGE”, on the bottom “BANFF CANADA”.(l) to (z) 15 identical Sunshine Village staff patches measuring 11.2cm radius. The circular patches have an inside rim of gold against a bright blue background. In the centre is a person with a ‘sunshine’ head, (a smiling yellow face with rays of the sun) flying through the air on skiis. Arced on the top in yellow lettering ‘SUNSHINE VILLAGE” and on the bottom “STAFF”.(aa)a circular , green felt patch, 11.0cm radius, with a painted-on, green, bombardier-type snowcat against a white/blue mountain and snow; on either side is a snow-covered evergreen. Arced on top in white gold-rimmed letters “COLUMBIA ICE FIELDS” and on the bottom “CANADA”.(bb) A circular felt patch measuring 8.9cm radius. The patch has three layers of felt machine stitched on top on each other. The royal blue backing and the next light blue piece have pinked edges and are the same size. On top of this (radius 7.5cm) is a piece red felt, machine stitched to that is a brown mountain with a white peak. Arced over the mountain in individual stitched-on, white lettering with blue thread outlines “D.” “H.” “D.”. The word “BANFF” is embroidered in a straight line, in blue thread on the bottom. There is a pinked-edged paper label glued on the back; part of it is missing. The label depicts two banners with an open scissors over them. One red banner reads “PERCYS”, the white banner read “FELTIES”. The remains of a telephone number 8833-95 is on the torn part and underneath “EDM”.(cc) A white, felt patch (11.3cmx9.4cm wide) in the shape of a maple leaf with a banner on the bottom. There is a machine-embroidered red maple leaf stitched through a gauze backing and a banner outline with the word ”CANADA” stitched in red on a white background.(dd) A simple, oval-shaped, royal blue, felt patch (12.0cmx9.40cm wide) with a painted yellow number “6” on the surface. (ee) A simple, green, felt, triangle (8.20cmx9.20cm) with an inside triangular outline in white paint and the letters ”C” on top and then “YH” on the bottom.(ff) A squared, (11.7cmx10.4cm wide) but with corners cut off, felt patch. The backing is black gauze, the next layer is a stiff burlap weave, and on top of that is a layer of royal blue felt; all three have pinked edges. Sewn onto the surface is a slightly smaller squared, but with corners cut off, grey, felt patch with individual cutout royal blue, felt letters “OCD” sewn on.(gg) A red, felt, shield-shaped patch (16.0cmx13.5cm wide) with a smaller green, shield-shaped, felt piece sewn on top. A yellow, felt, letter ”W” is sewn on the surface and underneath is a small red, shield-shaped, felt piece wih a yellow, felt “B” sewn on top of that. (hh) A green, shield-shaped, felt patch (14.3cmx12.2cm wide) with a smaller red shield-shaped, felt piece sewn on top. A yellow, felt, letter ”W” is sewn on the surface and underneath is a small green, shield-shaped, felt piece wih a yellow, felt “B” sewn on top of that. (ii) A red, shield-shaped, felt patch (11.2cmx10.0cm wide) with a smaller green, shield-shaped, cutout, felt piece sewn on top with yellow thread. A yellow, felt, letter ”W” outlined in green felt, is sewn onto the surface into the circular cutout (so that it is sewn on the red felt) and underneath, on the green felt shield cutout is the word “High” written in script and stitched in yellow thread. The white gauze backing is stamped with purple ink “CREST CRAFT” underneath ”SASKATOON, SK.”. Remnants of the paper pattern are visible through the gauze material.(jj) A red, shield-shaped, felt patch (9.9cmx9.8cm wide) with a smaller, green, shield-shaped, cutout, felt piece sewn on top with gold/beige thread. A yellow, felt, letter ”W” outlined in green felt, is sewn onto the surface into the circular cutout (so that it is sewn on the red felt) and underneath, on the green felt shield cutout is the word “High” written in script and stitched in gold/beige thread. The white cotton backing is stamped with purple ink “CREST CRAFT” underneath “SASKATOON, SK.”
Subject
sports
skiing
Sunshine Village
Credit
Gift of Clifford Whyte (Estate), 2006
Catalogue Number
103.09.1235 a-jj
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
103.09.1201 a-g
Description
Seven felt patches: a) red, green, yellow and white on black background: Royal Canadian Army Service Corps; b) blue, black and yellow on white background with image of ibex or goat and flag; c) Chalet Cochand Downhill, red and black on white background; d) Mont Saint Castin Lac Beauport, reg, green…
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Title
Patch
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
fibre
Description
Seven felt patches: a) red, green, yellow and white on black background: Royal Canadian Army Service Corps; b) blue, black and yellow on white background with image of ibex or goat and flag; c) Chalet Cochand Downhill, red and black on white background; d) Mont Saint Castin Lac Beauport, reg, green, blue and white; e) Laurentian CCSC est. 1928, orange and white; f) Fort William Ski Club, gold and white on blue background with mountains, skis and poles; g) “1949” white on blue.
Subject
sports
skiing
Royal Canadian Army
military
ski clubs
guiding
Ernst Niederer
Credit
Gift of Ernie Niederer, Victoria, 2001
Catalogue Number
103.09.1201 a-g
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
fibre; wood; glass; paper
Catalogue Number
103.09.1202
Description
Black and white felt crest BSC with crossed skis (Banff Ski Club) in frame.
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Title
Patch
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
fibre; wood; glass; paper
Dimensions
27.5 x 22.0 cm
Description
Black and white felt crest BSC with crossed skis (Banff Ski Club) in frame.
Subject
sports
skiing
Banff Ski Club
Ken Campbell
Credit
Gift of Ken Campbell, Qualicum Beach, 1999
Catalogue Number
103.09.1202
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