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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3029
- Description
- Fully beaded narrow belt with leather ties, beaded on cotton and sewn onto thick buckskin. Light blue border, orange background with repeated geometric designs in dark blue, red, light blue and white.
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 52.0 cm
- Description
- Fully beaded narrow belt with leather ties, beaded on cotton and sewn onto thick buckskin. Light blue border, orange background with repeated geometric designs in dark blue, red, light blue and white.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3029
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3030
- Description
- Wide black velvet band, two leather ties and stitched onto cotton backing. Orange bead border, open floral design, large red rose in centre with leaves and coloured petals. Printed on back twice “Elronda + Keon.”
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- Title
- Beaded Belt
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 75.0 cm
- Description
- Wide black velvet band, two leather ties and stitched onto cotton backing. Orange bead border, open floral design, large red rose in centre with leaves and coloured petals. Printed on back twice “Elronda + Keon.”
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3030
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Beaded Hatband
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3017
- Description
- Loom-beaded strap for a hat on light cotton fabric. Light blue background with three sets of multicoloured geometric designs separated by two facing arrows.
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- Title
- Beaded Hatband
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 50.0 cm
- Description
- Loom-beaded strap for a hat on light cotton fabric. Light blue background with three sets of multicoloured geometric designs separated by two facing arrows.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3017
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Beaded Necklace
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- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- skin; plastic; claw
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0051
- Description
- A necklace strung on a buckskin thong, black bear claws and hairpipes alternating on the lowermost portion (when worn), blue, yellow and purple plastic beads in yoke area.
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- skin; plastic; claw
- Dimensions
- 103. cm
- Description
- A necklace strung on a buckskin thong, black bear claws and hairpipes alternating on the lowermost portion (when worn), blue, yellow and purple plastic beads in yoke area.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- animal
- bear
- regalia
- accessories
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0051
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3031 a,b
- Description
- Two heart-shaped beaded patches, with the beads stitched onto canvas. Two rows of white and blue beaded border, blue background with a red and pink chevron.
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- Title
- Beaded Patch
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- Two heart-shaped beaded patches, with the beads stitched onto canvas. Two rows of white and blue beaded border, blue background with a red and pink chevron.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3031 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3019
- Description
- Short beaded strip, red and blue border, white background with two red and blue diamonds separated by two red and blue half diamonds. Backed with and worked on canvas.
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- Title
- Beaded Strip
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 22.0 cm
- Description
- Short beaded strip, red and blue border, white background with two red and blue diamonds separated by two red and blue half diamonds. Backed with and worked on canvas.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3019
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Beavertail Snowshoes
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood; skin; sinew
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0052 a,b
- Description
- Small, one piece beavertail snowshoes. Rounded toe, very slight rise at toe. (a) Crossbar broken 4.0x22.3x.07 wooden reinforcement, 4 screws onto broken piece. Skin lacing, pulled away at toe and heel, repairs at toe with twine and string. (b) same as (a) repairs at toe hole also. "S.W." in pe…
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- Title
- Beavertail Snowshoes
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood; skin; sinew
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 107.2 cm
- Description
- Small, one piece beavertail snowshoes. Rounded toe, very slight rise at toe. (a) Crossbar broken 4.0x22.3x.07 wooden reinforcement, 4 screws onto broken piece. Skin lacing, pulled away at toe and heel, repairs at toe with twine and string. (b) same as (a) repairs at toe hole also. "S.W." in pencil on tail.
- Subject
- activities
- sports
- winter
- snowshoeing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0052 a,b
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- Date
- 1997
- Material
- glass; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1046 a-i
- Description
- Six bottles of beer (empty) with case, signed poster and card. Typical beer bottle with screw off cap. Label affixed to one side has a red border with "Brewed Naturally in the Canadian Rockies" on top and "6% alc./vol. 341 mL" on bottom edge. The scene has mountains in the background with a clim…
- Title
- Beer Bottle
- Date
- 1997
- Material
- glass; paper
- Dimensions
- 23.0 cm
- Description
- Six bottles of beer (empty) with case, signed poster and card. Typical beer bottle with screw off cap. Label affixed to one side has a red border with "Brewed Naturally in the Canadian Rockies" on top and "6% alc./vol. 341 mL" on bottom edge. The scene has mountains in the background with a climber, Bruno Engler, highlighted in the centre, with "Bruno's Mountain Bock " in red. Also on the label is "The Bow Valley Brewing Company Canmore Alberta Strong Beer Biere Forte". The paper case is light brown in colour with the same picture as the label on four sides with stories about Bruno and the beer on the top, other promotion on sides. Poster 91.5x56.0 has a black border with white lettering. "Canmore's Legendary Brew" is in large black letters at top of poster, yellowish background is a mountain scene with a black and white image of the beer bottle centered. Signed "Bruno Engler" on left edge. Small card promoting the book "A Mountain Life Stories and photographs of Bruno Engler edited by R. W. Sandford".
- Credit
- Gift of Bow Valley Brewing Co., Canmore, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1046 a-i
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.1008
- Description
- Pair of binoculars without manufacturer’s stamp, label reads: “THIS INSTRUMENT HAS ‘COATED OPTICS’ CLEAN LENSES CAREFULLY.” Hard leather carrying case stamped “SARD”.
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- Title
- Binoculars
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- Pair of binoculars without manufacturer’s stamp, label reads: “THIS INSTRUMENT HAS ‘COATED OPTICS’ CLEAN LENSES CAREFULLY.” Hard leather carrying case stamped “SARD”.
- Subject
- photography
- Vaux family
- sports
- hiking
- tourism
- Credit
- Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.1008
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.1009
- Description
- Pair of binoculars without manufacturer’s stamp. Marked “ COATED OPTICS. 9 x 50. A013843”. Hard brown leather carrying case, marked “GENUINE TOP GRAIN COWHIDE. MADE IN U.S.A.”
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- Title
- Binoculars
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- Pair of binoculars without manufacturer’s stamp. Marked “ COATED OPTICS. 9 x 50. A013843”. Hard brown leather carrying case, marked “GENUINE TOP GRAIN COWHIDE. MADE IN U.S.A.”
- Subject
- photography
- Vaux family
- sports
- hiking
- tourism
- Credit
- Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.1009
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- Date
- 1950 – 1953
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1093
- Description
- Three boot nails with squared shafts and odd-shaped heads.
- Title
- Boot Nail
- Date
- 1950 – 1953
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Three boot nails with squared shafts and odd-shaped heads.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Mary Fallis
- travel
- Credit
- Gift of Mary M. Fallis, Prince George, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1093
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0745
- Description
- Shallow, flat based aluminum bowl for camping with rolledd rim and "A.B." scratched in base twice.
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- Title
- Bowl
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 17.0 cm
- Description
- Shallow, flat based aluminum bowl for camping with rolledd rim and "A.B." scratched in base twice.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0745
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0750 a-c
- Description
- Deep, slope sided, flat based aluminum bowls with rolled rims. Stamped on bottom "No. 891 Wear-ever N.A. Co. Ltd. Aluminum Trade Mark, Mf'd. Toronto, Canada" with four star circle logo.
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- Title
- Bowl
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 7.2 x 12.3 cm
- Description
- Deep, slope sided, flat based aluminum bowls with rolled rims. Stamped on bottom "No. 891 Wear-ever N.A. Co. Ltd. Aluminum Trade Mark, Mf'd. Toronto, Canada" with four star circle logo.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0750 a-c
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- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 110.02.0016
- Description
- A small round ivory box constructed of three ivory rings so perfectly carved as to stack together easily to form a single unit; lid with large tear-shaped ivory knob sits inside top ring; two round-headed ivory pins pass through holes in the lip with the shanks protruding to the angles forming base…
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- Title
- Box
- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- ivory
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 6.2 cm
- Description
- A small round ivory box constructed of three ivory rings so perfectly carved as to stack together easily to form a single unit; lid with large tear-shaped ivory knob sits inside top ring; two round-headed ivory pins pass through holes in the lip with the shanks protruding to the angles forming base and lip.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 110.02.0016
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- Date
- 1951 – 1955
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1143 a-d
- Description
- Four round white buttons each with a window in the centre where a name is displayed (a) “Mary Simpson” name is written with pen. “1951”(b) “Mary Simpson” “1952”(c) “Mary Simpson-- Pro” “1953”(d) “Miss Mary Simpson Professional” “1955”Each button has “NATIONAL FIGURE SKATING COMPETITION” and a year …
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- Title
- Button
- Date
- 1951 – 1955
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 5.5 cm
- Description
- Four round white buttons each with a window in the centre where a name is displayed (a) “Mary Simpson” name is written with pen. “1951”(b) “Mary Simpson” “1952”(c) “Mary Simpson-- Pro” “1953”(d) “Miss Mary Simpson Professional” “1955”Each button has “NATIONAL FIGURE SKATING COMPETITION” and a year above the window in black lettering, and “BROADMOOR ICE PALACE” below the window.
- Subject
- sports
- skating
- Mary Simpson
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Hallock, Fort St. James, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1143 a-d
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- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- leather; metal; glass; plastic; fabric; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0107 a,b
- Description
- Manufacturer details for Enlarger housed within box.Black equipment box with a hinged lid held closed with leather tabs/snaps as well as an olive green fabric strap wrapped around the box. The interior of the box is lined with blue velvet and has both plain wood and covered supports and braces thro…
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- Title
- Camera Box
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- leather; metal; glass; plastic; fabric; wood
- Dimensions
- 24.9 x 22.5 x 42.7 cm
- Description
- Manufacturer details for Enlarger housed within box.Black equipment box with a hinged lid held closed with leather tabs/snaps as well as an olive green fabric strap wrapped around the box. The interior of the box is lined with blue velvet and has both plain wood and covered supports and braces throughout. Contents of the box consists only of a Kodak Precision Enlarger with the open metal end capped with a cardboard box.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0107 a,b
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- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- leather; fabric; plastic; metal;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0137
- Description
- A grey plastic handheld flash with an expandable reflective disk in a black leather box lined with dark red velvet.The flash has a hook on the bottom where it can be fitted onto a camera, an articulated head where the reflective disk is, a distance gauge on the back [it was taped into a particular …
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- Title
- Camera Flash
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- leather; fabric; plastic; metal;
- Dimensions
- 4.2 x 5.5 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- A grey plastic handheld flash with an expandable reflective disk in a black leather box lined with dark red velvet.The flash has a hook on the bottom where it can be fitted onto a camera, an articulated head where the reflective disk is, a distance gauge on the back [it was taped into a particular position with a piece of clear tape that has since come unstuck], and a green plastic cord coming out of the front of the flash just below the disk.The box has a leather hinged lid and is held closed with a snap on a leather tab.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0137
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- Date
- 1991
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0176
- Description
- A tiny metal cylinder, shaped like a beer can and covered in a wrap advertising “Miller HIGH LIFE”. The cylinder has a small brass button on the top that, when pressed, releases a metal bottle opener from the opposite end. The end with the bottle opener is stamped with “MADE IN W. GERMANY”
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- Title
- Can Opener
- Date
- 1991
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 2.0 x 6.5 cm
- Description
- A tiny metal cylinder, shaped like a beer can and covered in a wrap advertising “Miller HIGH LIFE”. The cylinder has a small brass button on the top that, when pressed, releases a metal bottle opener from the opposite end. The end with the bottle opener is stamped with “MADE IN W. GERMANY”
- Subject
- Whyte home
- drinking
- tools
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0176
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- Date
- prior to 1977
- Material
- leather; metal; plastic; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0265 a-d
- Description
- A folding safelight/lantern in a slim brown leather case.a) A slim brown leather case with a lid that wraps around the front of the case with a silver clasp in the middle. The interior of the case is lined with a white felt and a felt wrapped board to separate items in the case. b - c) Two black me…
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- Title
- Candle Lamp
- Date
- prior to 1977
- Material
- leather; metal; plastic; fibre
- Dimensions
- 14.3 x 27.0 x 4.3 cm
- Description
- A folding safelight/lantern in a slim brown leather case.a) A slim brown leather case with a lid that wraps around the front of the case with a silver clasp in the middle. The interior of the case is lined with a white felt and a felt wrapped board to separate items in the case. b - c) Two black metal pieces irregular quadrilateral shapes, a stand and lid for the lantern. b) has a circle cut-out on one side (the top) and the other side there is a border around the middle - like a trench, and fits like a lid on top of the lantern screen. Along the edges of the bottom piece (c) there is a thin slot for the lantern screen to be placed. c) has a circle cut-out with a cylindrical piece sticking up on the inside. On the bottom of this piece are some narrow legs along each side and a square in the middle. b) 1.0 x 11.9 x 11.9 cm. c) 1.9 X 12.1 X 12.2 cm.e) A red lantern screen, that can be folded. On either end of the screen is black metal to stand on the metal pieces (b-c). One side features three metal snaps equally apart. The interior of the screen is black. Dimensions when folded: 25.7 x 13.0 x 0.9 cm.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0265 a-d
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Cap Badge Patch
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- Date
- 1953 – 2017
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1285
- Description
- Eagle in bronze gilt, wreathing in gold-coloured bullion wire. At the top, the Saint Edwards Crown which replaced the Tudor Crown in 1953 on the authority of Queen Elizabeth II. The crown is silvered and gold-coloured bullion wire, maroon felt in the void of the crown, touches of red and green emb…
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- Title
- Cap Badge Patch
- Date
- 1953 – 2017
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 7 x 7 cm
- Description
- Eagle in bronze gilt, wreathing in gold-coloured bullion wire. At the top, the Saint Edwards Crown which replaced the Tudor Crown in 1953 on the authority of Queen Elizabeth II. The crown is silvered and gold-coloured bullion wire, maroon felt in the void of the crown, touches of red and green embroidery and black threading at the base of the crown, on a black wool base, padded.Used by the Royal Canadian Air Force
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2017
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1285
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