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- Date
- 1942 – 1947
- Material
- fruit, gourd; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0007 a,b
- Description
- A pair of maracas made from dried gourds painted black with the British flag painted on the natural coloured background in a circle at the front. Wooden handles attach to the gourds by passing through the centre and emerging slightly at the top. Pencil guidelines for the painted design can be see…
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- Title
- Maraca Rattle
- Date
- 1942 – 1947
- Material
- fruit, gourd; wood
- Dimensions
- 10.0 (a); 11.5 (b) x 10.5 (a); 12.0 (b) x 23.0 (a); 22.5 (b) cm
- Description
- A pair of maracas made from dried gourds painted black with the British flag painted on the natural coloured background in a circle at the front. Wooden handles attach to the gourds by passing through the centre and emerging slightly at the top. Pencil guidelines for the painted design can be seen on the gourds. One maraca (a) has “Nassau” carved on the back, and the other (b) has “Bahamas” carved on the back.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0007 a,b
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- Date
- 1939 – 1945
- Material
- wood, balsa; paper; metal; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0165
- Description
- A match box with a metal case containing a wooden, paper covered drawer. One side of the case’s exterior bears a shield and the English Lion in gold, red and blue on a beige ground. The other side has “The British War Relief Society” also in red and blue on a beige ground. The phrase "There'll …
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- Title
- Match Holder
- Date
- 1939 – 1945
- Material
- wood, balsa; paper; metal; enamel
- Dimensions
- 1.2 x 2.8 x 4.2 cm
- Description
- A match box with a metal case containing a wooden, paper covered drawer. One side of the case’s exterior bears a shield and the English Lion in gold, red and blue on a beige ground. The other side has “The British War Relief Society” also in red and blue on a beige ground. The phrase "There'll always be an England.” runs along one side of the box.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- smoking
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0165
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Miniature Hat Collection
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0147%20a-e
- Date
- 1930 – 1975
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0147 a-e
- Description
- A collection of five miniature hats made by the same methods, and of the same materials, as larger hats. (a) woven hat with high crown and wide brim, palm ? with the ends of each piece used in weaving forming a stiff diagonal fringe around the edge of the brim, Panama. (b) h 3.5 x 7.5 d, woven hat…
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- Title
- Miniature Hat Collection
- Date
- 1930 – 1975
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 4.0 cm
- Description
- A collection of five miniature hats made by the same methods, and of the same materials, as larger hats. (a) woven hat with high crown and wide brim, palm ? with the ends of each piece used in weaving forming a stiff diagonal fringe around the edge of the brim, Panama. (b) h 3.5 x 7.5 d, woven hat with high crown and wide upturned brim trimmed around brim and in X-shape on top of crown with green cord stitching, lattice weave of palm ? Panama. (c) h 2.5 x 5.5 d, flat high crown sloping down and flaring out to brim, overlapping flat pieces of split bamboo ? radiating from the centre of crown are bent and stitched to shape supported at the rim by loop of bamboo ? lined with stiff brown paper. Inner woven basket crown to fit head, Thailand. (d) h 3.5 x 7. d high pointed crown with wide brim, woven of black and white horsehair ? over delicate structure of hair fine ribs for forming loops at edge of rim, structure easily seen through weaving. (e) h 1.7 x 3.5 d, very tiny hat with pointed crown and upturned brim, woven of black, white and orange horsehair ? over flat ribs radiating from crown and bent up at rim, structure easily seen under weft.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- miniatures
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0147 a-e
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- Date
- 1930 – 1933
- Material
- paper; wood; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.02.0002 a-c,aa-cc
- Description
- Three very delicate papier mache miniature dance masks, each in its own tin protective carrying case a) A white face with painted features outlined with flowing bright green lines and two curved tusks curving upward from the mouth. The face is topped with a tall spired headdress of gold set in with…
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- Title
- Miniature Mask
- Date
- 1930 – 1933
- Material
- paper; wood; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 16.0 (a); 14.3 (b); 6.0 (c); 23.0 (aa-cc) x 6.0 (a); 6.5 (b); 6.0 (c) x 6.8 (a); 6.8 (b); 7.5 (c) cm
- Description
- Three very delicate papier mache miniature dance masks, each in its own tin protective carrying case a) A white face with painted features outlined with flowing bright green lines and two curved tusks curving upward from the mouth. The face is topped with a tall spired headdress of gold set in with rows and rows of chips of mirrored glass with the white face repeated in diminishing sizes at base of each of the four tiers of the headdress. The headdress has a wire armature set into a plug of wood at its base.b) Similar in design to (a) but with a green face with blue and gold flowing lines, and there are only two tiers of headdress which are of painted carved wood.c) Papier mache mask of an animal head with an open mouth and a group of sharply pointed metal ears on either side of the face. This mask is white with flowing green lines outlining painted features and the inside of the mouth is pink with a pointed pink tongue and a single white glass jewel set into the roof of the mouth. This mask has a bald head with three grooved ridges along its length surrounded by a wreath of gold inset with rows mirrored glass chips. aa-cc) Three tin carrying cases for each of the masks, each cylindrical in shape with conical tops and a flat ring soldered to the top of each for hanging. Each lid has metal straps at the side which latch over protruding lugs on the base. Inside each base is a flat metal disk atop a tall pole over which the mask sits and is supported (one disk is stamped 'Net average 14 oz', obviously from the original container from which these cases were made). Tissue paper inside the cases helps to support the masks.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.02.0002 a-c,aa-cc
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- Date
- 1935 – 1965
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1035
- Description
- Small leather booklet style needle case. Front has “Needles. Marble Canyon, B.C.” handwritten in ink, along with handpainted image of Indigenous head with headdress. Metal pins hold three squares of coloured felt inside to tuck needles into.
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- Title
- Needle Case
- Date
- 1935 – 1965
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Small leather booklet style needle case. Front has “Needles. Marble Canyon, B.C.” handwritten in ink, along with handpainted image of Indigenous head with headdress. Metal pins hold three squares of coloured felt inside to tuck needles into.
- Subject
- needlework
- sewing
- souvenirs
- Marble Canyon, B.C.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1035
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- metal, brass; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0033 a,b
- Description
- A paper lantern with a brass lid.a) A brass paper lantern lid that is round and flat with a six pointed star shape cut out of a slightly raised circle in centre which is hinged to open. There are three more partial stars cut out from the border. The lid has a very narrow strap handle with a small…
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- Title
- Paper Lantern
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- metal, brass; paper
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 11.5 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- A paper lantern with a brass lid.a) A brass paper lantern lid that is round and flat with a six pointed star shape cut out of a slightly raised circle in centre which is hinged to open. There are three more partial stars cut out from the border. The lid has a very narrow strap handle with a small ring for hanging. b) The brass base of the lantern with a small triangular spike to hold a candle in the centre. There are remnants of orange paper with blue design around the edge.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0033 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0225
- Description
- A square flat parfleche case which is stitched together with thongs at the sides and has a pointed flap with a thong at its point. A dyed blue, red and green geometric design consisting of four triangles with their apexes together is surrounded by two border lines forming a square on the front. T…
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- Title
- Parfleche
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin
- Dimensions
- 21.0 x 20.5 cm
- Description
- A square flat parfleche case which is stitched together with thongs at the sides and has a pointed flap with a thong at its point. A dyed blue, red and green geometric design consisting of four triangles with their apexes together is surrounded by two border lines forming a square on the front. The flap contains a single dyed triangle.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- tourism
- souvenirs
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0225
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- Date
- 1930 – 1970
- Material
- plastic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1037
- Description
- Long black ballpoint pen with “Mount Royal Hotel. Banff” on the barrel, white head. “Made in Canada” in all caps at end of pen (raised plastic).
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- Title
- Pen
- Date
- 1930 – 1970
- Material
- plastic; metal
- Description
- Long black ballpoint pen with “Mount Royal Hotel. Banff” on the barrel, white head. “Made in Canada” in all caps at end of pen (raised plastic).
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy Cranstone, Banff, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1037
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- Date
- 1940 – 1965
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1169 a-b
- Description
- Pennant (a) is green felt , triangular with 2 small red triangles attached at wide end. Appliqued sign post with signs reading: “LAKE LOUISE”, “CANADIAN ROCKIES”, “ MT. TEMPLE CHALET” “PTARMIGAN VALLEY”, “HALF WAY HUT”, “BAKER LAKE”, “SKOKI LODGE”, in red, yellow and white felt. A small rectangular…
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- Title
- Pennant
- Date
- 1940 – 1965
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 63.0 cm
- Description
- Pennant (a) is green felt , triangular with 2 small red triangles attached at wide end. Appliqued sign post with signs reading: “LAKE LOUISE”, “CANADIAN ROCKIES”, “ MT. TEMPLE CHALET” “PTARMIGAN VALLEY”, “HALF WAY HUT”, “BAKER LAKE”, “SKOKI LODGE”, in red, yellow and white felt. A small rectangular piece of orange felt on bottom of sign post. Green and white paper manufacture’s tag on reverse. Pennant (b) is smaller than pennant (a) measuring, 14.5 cm by 48.0 cm. It is made of gold felt with a stamped on illustration of a pine marten and the words “NUM-TI-JAH LODGE BOW LAKE ALBERTA” in dark brown. Four small felt srtips attached to wide end. Stamp on back reads “LOCALLY MADE AT LAKE LOUISE”
- Subject
- souvenirs
- Num-ti-jah Lodge
- Bow Lake
- lodges
- motels
- huts
- skiing
- Lake Louise
- Canadian Rockies
- Mt Temple Chalet
- Ptarmigan Valley
- Half Way Hut
- Baker Lake
- Skoki Lodge
- Credit
- Gift of Jim Rouse, Calgary, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1169 a-b
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Photograph Album
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1140
- Date
- 1930 – 1970
- Material
- skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1140
- Description
- Dark brown leather photograph album cover bound with a black shoelace. The front of the cover is decorated with a painting of a man wearing a headdress, a line drawing of a native encampment and “PHOTOS” handwritten in decorative lettering.
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- Title
- Photograph Album
- Date
- 1930 – 1970
- Material
- skin; fibre
- Description
- Dark brown leather photograph album cover bound with a black shoelace. The front of the cover is decorated with a painting of a man wearing a headdress, a line drawing of a native encampment and “PHOTOS” handwritten in decorative lettering.
- Subject
- households
- souvenirs
- photography
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1140
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Photographic Print
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0041
- Date
- 1939 – 1939
- Material
- paper; wood; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0041
- Description
- A black and white photograph of the King and Queen, in a carriage drawn by two white horses driven by Jim Brewster, with tall trees and mountains in background. The photo has a white mat and a simple black wooden frame. The bottom of the mat is marked “Thier (sic) Majesties King George VI Queen E…
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- Title
- Photographic Print
- Date
- 1939 – 1939
- Material
- paper; wood; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 22.7; 37.2 (frame) x 17.5; 29.6 (frame) cm
- Description
- A black and white photograph of the King and Queen, in a carriage drawn by two white horses driven by Jim Brewster, with tall trees and mountains in background. The photo has a white mat and a simple black wooden frame. The bottom of the mat is marked “Thier (sic) Majesties King George VI Queen Elizabeth” and “To Pearl from Jim.”
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0041
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- Date
- 1930 – 1966
- Material
- metal; skin; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.1002
- Description
- A rectangular piece of leather with a painted picture of a man on a horse. Below the picture there is a poem, “MY FRIEND Oh, the world is wide and the world is grand, And there’s little or nothing new; But the sweetest thing is the grip of the hand Of the friend that’s tried and true.” The leat…
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- Title
- Picture
- Date
- 1930 – 1966
- Material
- metal; skin; wood
- Description
- A rectangular piece of leather with a painted picture of a man on a horse. Below the picture there is a poem, “MY FRIEND Oh, the world is wide and the world is grand, And there’s little or nothing new; But the sweetest thing is the grip of the hand Of the friend that’s tried and true.” The leather is attached to a piece of wood at the top that has an arched leather hanger attached to the wood with metal tacks.
- Subject
- households
- souvenirs
- gifts
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Ed (Mrs.) Jamieson, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.1002
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1091
- Description
- Mounted red coat "R.C.M.P. CANADA". A red-coated Mountie, with blue breeches sits astride a silver coloured horse. The horse stands on a green base on which is: "R.C.M.P. CANADA" on the back "H.W.N. Made in England".
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.3 x 1.6 cm
- Description
- Mounted red coat "R.C.M.P. CANADA". A red-coated Mountie, with blue breeches sits astride a silver coloured horse. The horse stands on a green base on which is: "R.C.M.P. CANADA" on the back "H.W.N. Made in England".
- Credit
- Purchased from Phyllis Cain, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1091
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0074
- Description
- A gold-coloured pressed relief metal pin in the shape of an oval belt reading “Cruft's Dog Show” around an intertwined monogram “SSC” at centre. There is a crown at the top (similar to military buttons #103.07.0060 c-g) of the pin. The reverse image of the impression can be seen on the back, and …
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 2.6 x 5.8 cm
- Description
- A gold-coloured pressed relief metal pin in the shape of an oval belt reading “Cruft's Dog Show” around an intertwined monogram “SSC” at centre. There is a crown at the top (similar to military buttons #103.07.0060 c-g) of the pin. The reverse image of the impression can be seen on the back, and a hooked pin is soldered to the top of the crown.
- Subject
- animals, dog
- insignia
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0074
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- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- fibre, hemp
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0075 a,b
- Description
- A hemp purse (a) and a matching change purse (b). The very finely woven square hemp purse is natural coloured, and has turquoise binding along both sides and turquoise wrapping along top edges and the handles. The purse is decorated with three turquoise flowers placed vertically along the front r…
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- fibre, hemp
- Dimensions
- 21.5 (a);7.5 (b) x 31.0 (a); 10.0 (b) cm
- Description
- A hemp purse (a) and a matching change purse (b). The very finely woven square hemp purse is natural coloured, and has turquoise binding along both sides and turquoise wrapping along top edges and the handles. The purse is decorated with three turquoise flowers placed vertically along the front right side. The matching coin purse is fastened with a turquoise hemp button pushed through a loop. Inside the purse is a tag reading “100% natural hemp, Phillipines handwoven, Sarte Lagaspi, Phillipines”.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- weaving
- needlework
- tourism
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0075 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0082
- Description
- A very dark blue purse with white batik figures in the centre and a red batik pattern along the edges. The bag has a drawstring closure at the neck, and a tassel that hangs from the bag’s pointed bottom. Inside the purse there is a paper label that reads “Batavia java”.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 37.5 cm
- Description
- A very dark blue purse with white batik figures in the centre and a red batik pattern along the edges. The bag has a drawstring closure at the neck, and a tassel that hangs from the bag’s pointed bottom. Inside the purse there is a paper label that reads “Batavia java”.
- Subject
- households
- souvenirs
- tourism
- crafts
- batik
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0082
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fruit, gourd; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0008
- Description
- A rattle made from a natural gourd and decorated with a face formed by scraping the gourd’s skin away leaving brown to form eyes, nose, mouth and hair. The word “JAMAICA" is carved into the back of the head on the hair. A hollow reed passes through the gourd and emerges at the top, forming a long…
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- Title
- Rattle
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fruit, gourd; wood
- Dimensions
- 33.8 x 7.5 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- A rattle made from a natural gourd and decorated with a face formed by scraping the gourd’s skin away leaving brown to form eyes, nose, mouth and hair. The word “JAMAICA" is carved into the back of the head on the hair. A hollow reed passes through the gourd and emerges at the top, forming a long handle.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0008
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- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0046
- Description
- A length of blue silk sarong fabric.
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- Title
- Sarong
- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Dimensions
- 92.0 x 317.5 cm
- Description
- A length of blue silk sarong fabric.
- Subject
- Philip Moore
- Siam
- social customs
- gifts
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0046
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Scarf Kerchief
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- Date
- 1942
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1028
- Description
- Square of fine wool decorated to look like a newspaper - black writing in columns with red headlines and pictures. The title of the paper is “Rocky Male and Female Skier” written in black Old English lettering. The members of a skiing group are mentioned throughout the articles and are listed und…
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- Title
- Scarf Kerchief
- Date
- 1942
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Description
- Square of fine wool decorated to look like a newspaper - black writing in columns with red headlines and pictures. The title of the paper is “Rocky Male and Female Skier” written in black Old English lettering. The members of a skiing group are mentioned throughout the articles and are listed under the headline “Notable Group Go Skiing.”
- Subject
- sports
- skiing
- winter
- Cliff White
- Jim Boyce
- Helen Ogilvie
- Barbara Parker
- Dorothy Phillips
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Jon Whyte, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1028
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- Date
- 1932 – 1939
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.0001 a,b
- Description
- (a and b) two shield-shaped patches on light blue felt with a dark blue inside border. The patch has a picture of a green house with a red roof, and two evergreen trees sitting in the snow under a large yellow sun with rays spelling out the word “Sunshine.”
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- Title
- Souvenir Patch
- Date
- 1932 – 1939
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- (a and b) two shield-shaped patches on light blue felt with a dark blue inside border. The patch has a picture of a green house with a red roof, and two evergreen trees sitting in the snow under a large yellow sun with rays spelling out the word “Sunshine.”
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.0001 a,b
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