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- Date
- 2010
- Material
- metal; bronze
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1250 a,b
- Description
- (a) a metal disk (9.5cm diameter) with a raised image of three leafy trees. Four figures with hands linked surround the trees. Embossed with “J.B. Harkin Medal” and engraved on edge “Parks For Tomorrow N.P.P.A.C.”. Au verso engraved with “The Panel on Ecological Integrity of Canada’s National Par…
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- Title
- Award Medal
- Date
- 2010
- Material
- metal; bronze
- Description
- (a) a metal disk (9.5cm diameter) with a raised image of three leafy trees. Four figures with hands linked surround the trees. Embossed with “J.B. Harkin Medal” and engraved on edge “Parks For Tomorrow N.P.P.A.C.”. Au verso engraved with “The Panel on Ecological Integrity of Canada’s National Parks November 12th 2010(b) green faux leather drawstring bag
- Credit
- Gift of Jacques Gerin, Chair The Panel on Ecological Integrity of Canada's National Parks, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1250 a,b
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- Date
- 1860 – 1910
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1039 a,b
- Description
- Pair of white baby bootees, ankle high, fancy knit at top. Red pattern over foot and knitted band at ankle with thin satin ribbon laced through.
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- Title
- Bootees
- Date
- 1860 – 1910
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- Pair of white baby bootees, ankle high, fancy knit at top. Red pattern over foot and knitted band at ankle with thin satin ribbon laced through.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- children
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1039 a,b
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- Date
- 1860 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0059
- Description
- Small square wooden box with inlaid top. Box contains another box within concealed by separate removable side panels on all four sides. Inlay pattern is a series of horizontal strips of dark, light and black woods. The horizontals are interrupted by two rectangles. Upper triangle, 6.4 x 2.5 cm.…
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- Title
- Box Puzzle
- Date
- 1860 – 1890
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 4.7 x 7.5 x 7.5 cm
- Description
- Small square wooden box with inlaid top. Box contains another box within concealed by separate removable side panels on all four sides. Inlay pattern is a series of horizontal strips of dark, light and black woods. The horizontals are interrupted by two rectangles. Upper triangle, 6.4 x 2.5 cm. is inlaid with thin strips of black set diagonally in both directions. The lower triangle, 3.5 x 3.0 cm, is inlaid with twelve light and black wood triangles. A narrow vertical rectangle, 3.2 x .9 cm. of light wood interrupted by thin horizontal strips of black is set to the left of the lower triangle. The four corner support posts are attached to base by small wooden pegs which are visible on bottom.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0059
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- Date
- 2001
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.1040
- Description
- A simple flat copper bracelet folded under .50cm at each end. “HELEN LOVE GEORGE” is crudely engraved on the outside middle.
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- Title
- Bracelet
- Date
- 2001
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 17.7 cm
- Description
- A simple flat copper bracelet folded under .50cm at each end. “HELEN LOVE GEORGE” is crudely engraved on the outside middle.
- Subject
- households
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of anonymous, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.1040
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- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0093
- Description
- A metal butter dish with a high domed lid that has a large flower engraved boldly on one side. The rim of the dish is flattened and has an ornate triangular shaped handle at one side and two metal slots sticking out from the other (probably to hold knife). The dish has four triangular legs, in th…
- Title
- Butter Dish
- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 16.0 cm
- Description
- A metal butter dish with a high domed lid that has a large flower engraved boldly on one side. The rim of the dish is flattened and has an ornate triangular shaped handle at one side and two metal slots sticking out from the other (probably to hold knife). The dish has four triangular legs, in the same design as the handle, that support the dish. The base is decorated with a drawing of a tepee and has the initials “I.B.”. The dish is also marked with “Standard Silver Co. Ltd. Toronto Quadruple Plate 257 Hard White Metal”.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0093
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- Date
- 1860 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0078
- Description
- Copper candlestick is erected in centre of oval dish. Candlestick has curved handle at top rim and is unique because of notched slot which runs height of candlestick, in which candleholder proper can be raised to one of four positions as wax melts and candle is shortened. Candleholder proper attach…
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- Title
- Candlestick
- Date
- 1860 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 18.5 x 13.8 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- Copper candlestick is erected in centre of oval dish. Candlestick has curved handle at top rim and is unique because of notched slot which runs height of candlestick, in which candleholder proper can be raised to one of four positions as wax melts and candle is shortened. Candleholder proper attached with small, flat handle which serves as hook for fitting into notches. Stick soldered to dish with brass.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0078
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- Date
- 1861
- Material
- paper; wood; lead; paint; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1046 a-y
- Description
- Green cardboard box (a), containing twenty-four coloured pencils (b-y).The box has two pockets inside, which can be lifted vertically to stand upright within the box, providing the user with easy access to the coloured pencils The box folds together and is held closed via a snap-on button/belt on t…
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- Title
- Coloured Pencil
- Date
- 1861
- Material
- paper; wood; lead; paint; metal
- Dimensions
- 3.3 x 10.3 x 18.7 cm
- Description
- Green cardboard box (a), containing twenty-four coloured pencils (b-y).The box has two pockets inside, which can be lifted vertically to stand upright within the box, providing the user with easy access to the coloured pencils The box folds together and is held closed via a snap-on button/belt on the viewer-right side. On the top face of the box, there is text that reads, “ASSORTMENT No. 743”; “24 ASSORTED COLORS”; “MONGOL COLORED INDELIBLE EXTRA STRONG THIN LEAD PENCILS”; “CAN BE SHARPENED TO A NEEDLE POINT”; “”PAINT WITH PENCILS” USE BRUSH AND WATER”; “EBERHARD FABER MADE IN U.S.A. TRADE MARKS REG. U.S. PAT OFF. COPYRIGHT, EBERHARD FABER PENCIL CO.” On the top face of the view-left folder within the box, there is text and diagrams describing the technique of painting with pencils; on the top face of the viewer-right folder within the box, there is text that lists the 24 colours contained within the set.Inside the box, contained within the two folders, there are twenty-four assorted coloured pencils, 22 of which are original to the set, and 2 of which are not (b-c).(b) ”CARBON VENUS PENCIL CO. LTD. MADE IN CANADA 6113” (c) “MADE IN CANADA EAGLE TURQUOISE PRISMACOLOR AQUAMARINE 905”
- Subject
- Nicholas Morant
- households
- office
- art
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1046 a-y
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- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0008
- Description
- Cuticle knive with very short curved blade set in an ornate sterling silver handle decorated with a lily pattern. The knife is stamped “Sterling, Birks”.
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- Title
- Cuticle Knife
- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 1.3 x 2.2 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- Cuticle knive with very short curved blade set in an ornate sterling silver handle decorated with a lily pattern. The knife is stamped “Sterling, Birks”.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0008
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- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0009
- Description
- A knife with a very short blade set into a sterling silver handle decorated with an ornate floral pattern. The knife is stamped “Sterling, 30”.
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- Title
- Cuticle Knife
- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 1.4 x 2.4 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- A knife with a very short blade set into a sterling silver handle decorated with an ornate floral pattern. The knife is stamped “Sterling, 30”.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- Isabelle Brewster
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0009
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- Date
- 1860 – 1980
- Material
- wood; metal; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.0008
- Description
- A complete set of twenty eight rectangular tiles, each a sandwich of ebony and ivory held together by three brass rivets. Ivory face of each tile divided in half with one to six shallow circular dots marking each half.
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- Title
- Domino Set
- Date
- 1860 – 1980
- Material
- wood; metal; ivory
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 2.2 x 4.5 cm
- Description
- A complete set of twenty eight rectangular tiles, each a sandwich of ebony and ivory held together by three brass rivets. Ivory face of each tile divided in half with one to six shallow circular dots marking each half.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.0008
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Double Bed Quilt
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.01.1004
- Date
- c. 1870
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.1004
- Description
- Hand sewn, thin quilt. Pattern is red on white.
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- Title
- Double Bed Quilt
- Date
- c. 1870
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- Hand sewn, thin quilt. Pattern is red on white.
- Subject
- households
- needlework
- quilting
- sewing
- White family
- Credit
- Gift of Ken Campbell, Qualicum Beach, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.1004
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Four-Poster Bed
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.03.0057
- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0057
- Description
- Four-poster, three quarter size bed, possibly maple, with turned (spool) posts. The bed has a shaped headboard, and canvas slung support for a mattress.
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- Title
- Four-Poster Bed
- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 138.5 x 137.0 x 202.0 cm
- Description
- Four-poster, three quarter size bed, possibly maple, with turned (spool) posts. The bed has a shaped headboard, and canvas slung support for a mattress.
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0057
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- Date
- 1865 – 1915
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0010
- Description
- A cylindrical, copper-plated pitcher with a strap handle and a pouring lip that is attached halfway around the circumference opposite the handle. There is a rectangular brass plate on the side of the pitcher below the lip that reads “1/2 PINT”. The words on the plate are ringed with an oval of e…
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- Title
- Measuring Cup
- Date
- 1865 – 1915
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 10.5 cm
- Description
- A cylindrical, copper-plated pitcher with a strap handle and a pouring lip that is attached halfway around the circumference opposite the handle. There is a rectangular brass plate on the side of the pitcher below the lip that reads “1/2 PINT”. The words on the plate are ringed with an oval of embossed dots. A manufacturer’s symbol is incribed in the copper below the brass plate.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0010
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- Date
- 2002
- Material
- metal; enamel; fibre; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1222 a,b
- Description
- A grosgrain ribbon in red and white (colours of the Austrian flag) (a) is folded into the shape of a triangle. A metal pin set with a wide pin bar is inserted into the fold and (b) a grosgrain ribbon in red and white (colours of the Austrian flag) is folded into the shape of a small bow and sewn on…
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- Title
- Medal
- Date
- 2002
- Material
- metal; enamel; fibre; paper
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 10.5 cm
- Description
- A grosgrain ribbon in red and white (colours of the Austrian flag) (a) is folded into the shape of a triangle. A metal pin set with a wide pin bar is inserted into the fold and (b) a grosgrain ribbon in red and white (colours of the Austrian flag) is folded into the shape of a small bow and sewn onto a metal back of a tie-tack style (spike and clutch closure attachment) lapel pin. (a) A grosgrain ribbon in red and white (colours of the Austrian flag) is folded into the shape of a triangle. A metal pin set with a wide pin bar is inserted into the fold. The hinged pin comes through the fabric at the back displaying a barrel-type catch for closing. A silver-coloured metal hook is sewn onto the top part; this hooks through a silver-coloured rivet in the bottom of the folded triangular-shaped ribbon and attaches to a metal ring, which in turn is attached to a ring soldered to the top part of the back of a heraldic gold-coloured stylized eagle, wings outstretched, embossed with ten divisional/regimental shields, one under the head and nine on the tips of the its feathers. There is a second ring soldered onto the bottom back of the eagle, suspended from which is a gold-coloured Maltese cross with webbed design surface and a flat-surfaced Christian cross in the centre.(b) A grosgrain ribbon in red and white (colours of the Austrian flag) is folded into the shape of a small bow and sewn onto a metal back of a tie-tack style (spike and clutch closure attachment) lapel pin. The size is (2.5 wide x 1 width x 1cm deep).The medal and lapel pin are stored in a red-paper covered metal hinged box (black bottom) lined with white satin on the inside cover and white faux velvet on the container part with depressions made for the medal and the lapel pin. Gold script with the jeweller’s particulars “Friedrich Orth Wien seit 1840” is embossed on the inside cover. A heraldic eagle is embossed in gold on the top of the box lid.
- Subject
- Golden Order of Merit of the Republik of Austria
- award
- guiding
- climbing
- skiing
- humanitarian
- businessman
- Hans Gmoser
- Credit
- Gift of Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 2008
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1222 a,b
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Mountaineering Medal
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.1240
- Date
- 2006
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1240
- Description
- A charcoal-coloured, metal, oblong medal with an embossed rope around the rim, a ram’s head on top, an enamel, green, grey and white shield in the middle with two crossed ice axes behind, a coiled rope under that, and raised lettering “THE ALPINE CLUB OF CANADA” arced around the bottom.
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- Title
- Mountaineering Medal
- Date
- 2006
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Dimensions
- 7.2 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- A charcoal-coloured, metal, oblong medal with an embossed rope around the rim, a ram’s head on top, an enamel, green, grey and white shield in the middle with two crossed ice axes behind, a coiled rope under that, and raised lettering “THE ALPINE CLUB OF CANADA” arced around the bottom.
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1240
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- Date
- 1860 – 1925
- Material
- wood; ceramic; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0226
- Description
- Very small round flat bottomed wicker woven basket with tall rounded handle of two pieces of split bamboo ? wrapped together at the top. Small cylindrical wickerwork basket around tube of bamboo ? attached at one side. Larger basket has ring of bamboo at neck with braided finish at rim and is worke…
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- Title
- Mustard Pot
- Date
- 1860 – 1925
- Material
- wood; ceramic; wood
- Dimensions
- 8.4 x 3.2 x 4.6 cm
- Description
- Very small round flat bottomed wicker woven basket with tall rounded handle of two pieces of split bamboo ? wrapped together at the top. Small cylindrical wickerwork basket around tube of bamboo ? attached at one side. Larger basket has ring of bamboo at neck with braided finish at rim and is worked around small ceramic celadon glazed pot inside.
- Subject
- households
- miniatures
- Edward S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0226
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- Date
- 2012
- Material
- paper; fibre; laminate; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1253
- Description
- Laminated paper name tag for the 2012 Western Legacy Awards: Honouring 100 Outstanding Albertans. Marked “Award Recipient Catharine Robb Whyte.” Wood print frame with cream interior. Ribbon is cream coloured with screen printed black and white photographs and the Calgary Stampede logo and “The Grea…
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- Title
- Name Tag
- Date
- 2012
- Material
- paper; fibre; laminate; plastic
- Dimensions
- 11.5 x 9 cm
- Description
- Laminated paper name tag for the 2012 Western Legacy Awards: Honouring 100 Outstanding Albertans. Marked “Award Recipient Catharine Robb Whyte.” Wood print frame with cream interior. Ribbon is cream coloured with screen printed black and white photographs and the Calgary Stampede logo and “The Greatest Outdoor Show On Earth” in red. Plastic buckle on ribbon.
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1253
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Photograph Case
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- Date
- 1860 – 1890
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal, brass; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0062
- Description
- A photograph case hinged to open like a book. The case is covered with red-brown leather with a raised simple scroll and leaf design on a pebbly surface. The case has a small brass hook latch. Inside the lid is lined with purple satin and has a picture frame with an arch with brass border and n…
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- Title
- Photograph Case
- Date
- 1860 – 1890
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal, brass; glass
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 8.1 cm
- Description
- A photograph case hinged to open like a book. The case is covered with red-brown leather with a raised simple scroll and leaf design on a pebbly surface. The case has a small brass hook latch. Inside the lid is lined with purple satin and has a picture frame with an arch with brass border and narrow velvet trim (no photograph in case).
- Subject
- households
- photography
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0062
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Photograph Case
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0064
- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal, brass; glass; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0064
- Description
- Two rectangular embossed (floral pattern) leather frames with very narrow gold borders joined together with a leather hinge to close like a book. The 'cover' is lined with dark green velvet cut with a floral design and is held shut with two small brass latches.
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- Title
- Photograph Case
- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal, brass; glass; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 9.3 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- Two rectangular embossed (floral pattern) leather frames with very narrow gold borders joined together with a leather hinge to close like a book. The 'cover' is lined with dark green velvet cut with a floral design and is held shut with two small brass latches.
- Subject
- households
- family
- photography
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0064
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- Date
- 2003
- Material
- paper; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1140 a-c
- Description
- Three double-sided, plastic-covered scenic placemats with: (a) having one coloured photographic reproduction of Bow Lake on one side and a black-and-white photographic reproduction of Crowfoot Glacier on the other; (b,c) Alberta’s wildflowers on one side of both; (b) a colour photograph reproductio…
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- Title
- Placemat
- Date
- 2003
- Material
- paper; plastic
- Dimensions
- 29.0 x 44.2 cm
- Description
- Three double-sided, plastic-covered scenic placemats with: (a) having one coloured photographic reproduction of Bow Lake on one side and a black-and-white photographic reproduction of Crowfoot Glacier on the other; (b,c) Alberta’s wildflowers on one side of both; (b) a colour photograph reproduction of Lake Louise; (c) a colour photographic reproduction of Moraine Lake. (a) The lower half of the photograph is the lake and shoreline and the top half is mountains and sky. The foreground of the lake’s shore is in the shade and mostly dark, except for a bit of green vegetation in the viewer’s extreme left-hand corner and some green bushes bunched together in the lower middle. Some sunlight hits part of the brown-coloured vegetation and logs. There are parts of dark branches of a spruce tree from top to bottom on the viewer’s left; mid-centre the shore juts out and further down, a log with some branches. On the viewer’s right there are heavy green branches, the bottom part in the shade, that form part of a spruce tree from top to bottom. The lake is sunlit from the left with reflections of the mountains in the shimmering water. The shore beyond is lined with trees and the grey mountains, with some snow on the peaks, above and further to the viewer’s right, a glimpse of a glacier. On the viewer’s far right some green vegetation and than a rust-coloured moraine, leading up to a mountain barely discernable through the spruce tree branches. The sky is blue with white, puffy clouds. On the white border, printed in black script, in viewer’s left-hand bottom corner “Bow Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada”; on the white border, printed in black italics, in viewer’s right-hand bottom corner “Photo Don Harmon” and underneath it “Distributed b Byron Harmon Photos, P.O. Box 490, Banff, Alberta”. On the opposite side of the placemat is a copy of a black-and-white photograph by Byron Harmon of Crowfoot Glacier in 1917. The foreground is branches, vegetation and one large spruce tree, on the viewer’s far right, that rises almost to the top of the photograph. Mid-centre, four packhorses, carrying their diamond-hitch loads, are grazing near two spruce trees. A bank of trees behind the horses rises steadily to the viewer’s right and the giant Crowfoot Glacier, with three complete ‘toes’, to the viewer’s right and one incomplete ‘toe’ on the left, makes up the top-half, except for a bit of sky, mid-to-far left. On the white border, in viewer’s left-hand bottom corner, printed in black lettering, is “Crowfoot Glacier 1917” and on the right-hand bottom corner “Photo B. Harmon”.(b) and (c): on one side, in the middle of the placemats is a large rectangle with a white background and “Wild Flowers of the Canadian Rockies” printed in script-style, in dark pink ink. A pink wild rose, open, a bulb without petals, and two stems with leaves, are mid-centre to viewer’s left. “Wild Rose” is printed in black script to the the left and “Alberta’s Floral Emblem” is printed, to the right of the rose, in light blue script. The outside edge of the placemat has 16 brown-framed boxes with pictures and the printed name of the following flowers: starting from viewer’s left top, clockwise: “Blue Flax”, “Yellow Vetch”, “Indian Paintbrush”, ”Pink Pussy Toes”, “Buffalo Berry”, “Heart-Leaf Arnica”, “Hare Bells”, “Tiger Lily”, “Sagebrush Buttercup”, “Wood Violet”, “Crocus”, “American Vetch” , “Strawberry”, “Yellow Columbine” , and “Fire Weed”. On the other other side of (b) (30.0x44.20cm wide), the photo is dominated by a summer view of Lake Louise, the Victoria Glacier behind, and the front lawn and swimming pool of Chateau Lake Louise. The foreground is made up, on viewer’s left, of: lawn and walkway, fence and lake walkway, three people walking, one person standing, one person sitting at a table, three spruce trees, three horses with riders, and red, yellow and white poppies. In the foreground, on viewer’s middle and right, are two more horses with riders, three people on the walkway, two people sitting on chairs at a table, more poppies, spruce trees and a white roofless structure, with openings all around, that surrounds a swimming pool with people, one diving in midair. The middle of the scene is the turquoise-blue waters of Lake Louise, with the reflection of Victoria Glacier, and a canoe with two people in it. The rest of the scene is mountains in shade on the viewer’s left, the sunlit Victoria Glacier in the middle, and wooded mountains to the right. The sky is a deep blue. On the white border, viewer’s left, printed in black ink “Distributed by United News (wholesalers) Ltd., Calgary, Alberta, Canada”; in the middle, printed in black, “LAKE LOUISE” and underneath, “BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA, CANADA”. On the white border, viewer’s right-hand bottom corner, printed in black ink, “A Traveltime Canada Placemat / PMS-6218” and underneath, “printed in Canada by lawson graphics pacific limited vancouver, british columbia”. The other side of (c) (30.3x44.4cm wide) is a summer image of Moraine Lake with six of the mountain peaks behind it. The foreground is spruce trees, rocks and the blue waters of Moraine Lake. To the viewer’s left is the top of a spruce tree extending to the grey moraine above, then two more spruce trees, grey rocks, a brown rocky path leading to the viewer’s right, a small coniferous tree, and at viewer’s far right, a large spruce tree reaching the top of the image. In the viewer’s right-hand bottom corner, the words “DON HARMON” is printed in yellow. Water can seen through the trees and the reflection of the mountains and trees is discernible. Above the moraine and trees on the viewer’s far left is a shaded tree-covered slope reaching the top of the image. Coniferous trees line the lake shore, above which moraine and snow move from the five mountain peaks, toward the lake. The sky is bright blue above the grey, granite mountains, that have some snow on them. On the white border, viewer’s left-hand bottom corner, printed in black ink “Distributed by United News (wholesalers) Ltd., Calgary, Alberta, Canada” and underneath “Photo by Don Harmon”; in the middle, in black ink “MORAINE LAKE” and underneath “BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA, CANADA”; in the viewer’s right-hand bottom corner, printed in black ink, “A Traveltime Canada Placemat / PMS-6218” and underneath, “printed in Canada by lawson graphics pacific limited vancouver, british columbia”.
- Credit
- Gift of Ursula Welford, Thorold, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1140 a-c
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