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Advertisement for Banff Hot Springs and C.P.R.
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15104
- Published Date
- 1890
- Physical Description
- p.176, ill.
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Notes
- In The Dominion Illustrated [newspaper], vol.IV, no.89, (March 1890)
- Call Number
- P
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- Archives Library
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Advertisment for 'A Selection of Boorne & May's celebrated Rocky Mountain, Indian and North-West Views'
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15114
- Published Date
- 1890
- Physical Description
- p.404
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Photography
- Notes
- In The Dominion Illustrated [newspaper], vol.IV, no.103, (June 1890)
- Call Number
- P
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- Archives Library
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The Alaska boundary question
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue5793
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1896
- Author
- Gosnell, R. E
- Call Number
- 03.7 G69
- Author
- Gosnell, R. E
- Published Date
- 1896
- Notes
- In Canadian magazine, vol.VI, no.3, January 1896
- Call Number
- 03.7 G69
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- Archives Library
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.1019 a-e
- Description
- Round blown glass alcohol lamp with lid (a,b). Three triangular metal pieces with round holders, may be for candles as there is dripped wax on them (c,d,e).
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- Title
- Alcohol Lamp
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 12.5 x 8.5 cm
- Description
- Round blown glass alcohol lamp with lid (a,b). Three triangular metal pieces with round holders, may be for candles as there is dripped wax on them (c,d,e).
- Subject
- photography
- Vaux family
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.1019 a-e
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The alpine regions of Switzerland and the neighbouring countries : a pedestrian's noteson their physical features, scenery, and natural history
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26161
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1896
- Author
- Bonney, T. G.
- Publisher
- Cambridge : Deighton, Bell, and Co.
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Call Number
- 02.2 B64a
- Author
- Bonney, T. G.
- Responsibility
- Illustrations by E. Whymper
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- Cambridge : Deighton, Bell, and Co.
- Published Date
- 1896
- Physical Description
- 351 pages ; 15 ill. ; 5 plates
- Subjects
- Switzerland
- Geology
- Italy
- Glaciers
- Animals
- Avalanches
- Botany
- Folklore
- Accession Number
- 2023.47
- Call Number
- 02.2 B64a
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Alpine Scenes and Work Near Home
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24925
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1890
- Author
- J.R.
- Publisher
- Harper's Weekly
- Call Number
- 02.6 R11a PAM O.S
- Author
- J.R.
- Responsibility
- J.R. (author)
- Frederic Remington (illustrator)
- Publisher
- Harper's Weekly
- Published Date
- 1890
- Subjects
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers, British
- Mountaineers, Swiss
- Sir Donald, Mount
- Glacier House
- Travel
- Tourism
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels
- Abstract
- Pertains to Glacier House and the ascent of Sir Donald by Emil Huber and Carl Sulzer from Switzerland and Harry Cooper from England with illustration on page 725
- Notes
- In Harper's Weekly, Vol. XXXIV No. 1760, September 13, 1890, pp. 723 - 725
- Accession Number
- 7979
- Call Number
- 02.6 R11a PAM O.S
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- Archives Library
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The amateur trapper and trap-maker's guide : a complete and carefully prepared treatise on the art of trapping, snaring, and netting, containing plain directions for constructing the most approved traps ... with concise but comprehensive instructions for preserving and stuffing specimens ...
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25069
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1875?
- Author
- Harding, Stanley
- Publisher
- New York : Dick & Fitzgerald
- Call Number
- 02.7 H11t
- Author
- Harding, Stanley
- Publisher
- New York : Dick & Fitzgerald
- Published Date
- 1875?
- Physical Description
- 134 p. : ill.
- Abstract
- Guide to trapping fur-bearing and animals including how to make traps and taxidermy and other preservation methods.
- Notes
- Cover missing
- Accession Number
- 2926
- Call Number
- 02.7 H11t
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The American bison : its habits, methods of capture and economic use in the North-West, with reference to its threatened extinction and possible preservation
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue9113
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1891
- Author
- Mair, Charles
- Call Number
- 04.2 M28 Pam
- Author
- Mair, Charles
- Published Date
- 1891
- Physical Description
- p.93-107
- Notes
- From Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada, Section II, 1890
- Accession Number
- 373
- Call Number
- 04.2 M28 Pam
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- Archives Library
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America's wonderlands : a pictorial and descriptive history of our country's scenic marvels as delineated by pen and camera
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue3565
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1893
- Author
- Buel, J. W
- Publisher
- Philadelphia : Historical Publishing
- Call Number
- 02.3 B86 oversize
- Author
- Buel, J. W
- Publisher
- Philadelphia : Historical Publishing
- Published Date
- 1893
- Physical Description
- 503p. : ill
- Subjects
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Accession Number
- 18500
- Call Number
- 02.3 B86 oversize
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Among the Selkirk glaciers : being the account of a rough survey in the Rocky Mountain regions of British Columbia
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue3982
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1890
- Author
- Green, William Spotswood
- Publisher
- London : Macmillan
- Call Number
- 02.6 Se4g
- 02.6 Se4g M'fiche
- Author
- Green, William Spotswood
- Publisher
- London : Macmillan
- Published Date
- 1890
- Physical Description
- xv, 251p. : ill., map
- Subjects
- Geology
- Mountaineering
- Notes
- Also on microfiche
- Accession Number
- 400
- 5142 deaccessioned
- Call Number
- 02.6 Se4g
- 02.6 Se4g M'fiche
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- Archives Library
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Among the Selkirks
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15113
- Responsibility
- Wiliiam S. Green
- Published Date
- 21st June 1890
- Physical Description
- p.395
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Notes
- In The Dominion Illustrated [newspaper], vol.IV, no.103, (June 1890)
- Call Number
- P
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- Archives Library
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An approximate classification of the lands
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue21497
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1878
- Call Number
- C12-1.22
- Published Date
- 1878
- Subjects
- North West Territory
- Notes
- Photostatic copy from Public Archives
- two sections
- Accession Number
- 675
- Call Number
- C12-1.22
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And Scabbard Dirk
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.05.0057%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1875 – 1930
- Material
- metal; wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0057 a,b
- Description
- A very thin knife with ebony handle like rifle butt and wooden scabbard wrapped with bands of black cord. (a) dirk, short, narrow, pointed steel blade with reverse curve to sharp shoulder on under side of hilt. Small carved ebony handle shaped like a rifle butt, with carved band of scallops and d…
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- Title
- And Scabbard Dirk
- Date
- 1875 – 1930
- Material
- metal; wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 2.1 x 1.0 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- A very thin knife with ebony handle like rifle butt and wooden scabbard wrapped with bands of black cord. (a) dirk, short, narrow, pointed steel blade with reverse curve to sharp shoulder on under side of hilt. Small carved ebony handle shaped like a rifle butt, with carved band of scallops and diamond shapes around middle. Two decorative notches carved across butt of handle. Note: handle checked along length. (b) scabbard, small, simple and straight, carved of two pieces of wood with triangular opening at mouth. Top carved to curve downward on one side to accommodate shoulder of blade. Girded with four double bands of finely braided cord, evenly spaced along length, and a fifth triple band at top beneath shoulder. Note: top fibre hands loose and slide up and down.
- Subject
- warfare
- fighting
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0057 a,b
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Aneroid Barometer
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.30.0007
- Date
- 1890 – 1900
- Material
- metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.0007
- Description
- Barometer in brass casing with brass suspension loop at top. "AJL & Co." over "B" (representing Boston) within oval on casing back. Dial shows pressure range of 26 to 31 inches. Indicators such as "stormy rain change fair very dry". Also "Made in England for Andrew J. LLoyd & Co. Boston". "Aneroid…
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- Title
- Aneroid Barometer
- Date
- 1890 – 1900
- Material
- metal; glass
- Dimensions
- 5.7 x 14.1 cm
- Description
- Barometer in brass casing with brass suspension loop at top. "AJL & Co." over "B" (representing Boston) within oval on casing back. Dial shows pressure range of 26 to 31 inches. Indicators such as "stormy rain change fair very dry". Also "Made in England for Andrew J. LLoyd & Co. Boston". "Aneroid barometer". Blue needle fluctuates with pressure and brass needle is manual needle which can be moved daily and compared with following day's reading. Manual needle movable on face. Screw adjustment on back of barometer adjusts blue needle to local conditions.
- Subject
- households
- Russell Robb
- hobbies
- weather
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.0007
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Aneroid Barometer
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.30.0008
- Date
- 1870 – 1910
- Material
- glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.0008
- Description
- Wall type aneroid barometer in a brass casing with three brackets for screw mounting, its range is 710 to 790 millimeters. It’s manufactured for the Phillipine Islands and all the surface information is in Spanish. The longer of the two brass needles under the glass is the pressure indicatior and …
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- Title
- Aneroid Barometer
- Date
- 1870 – 1910
- Material
- glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 5.8 x 19.1 cm
- Description
- Wall type aneroid barometer in a brass casing with three brackets for screw mounting, its range is 710 to 790 millimeters. It’s manufactured for the Phillipine Islands and all the surface information is in Spanish. The longer of the two brass needles under the glass is the pressure indicatior and the shorter of the needles is the setting which can be varied manually for purposes of comparison.
- Subject
- households
- industry
- weather
- Russell Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.0008
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Animal Figurine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0014
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0014
- Description
- A painted casting (brass?) of a pug dog with its hind end in the air and shoulders and forelegs on the ground. The dog is grey with a black muzzle and ears, has a curly tail, and is wearing a narrow brown collar.
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 11.0 (approx.) cm
- Description
- A painted casting (brass?) of a pug dog with its hind end in the air and shoulders and forelegs on the ground. The dog is grey with a black muzzle and ears, has a curly tail, and is wearing a narrow brown collar.
- Subject
- households
- collectables
- animals, dogs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0014
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The animal kingdom : based upon the writings of the eminent naturalists, Audubon, Wallace, Brehm, Wood and others
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25070
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1897
- Author
- Craig, Hugh (editor)
- Publisher
- New York : Johnson & Bailey
- Call Number
- 04.2 C84a Volume One
- 04.2 C84a Volume Two
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- Author
- Craig, Hugh (editor)
- Responsibility
- John James Audubon
- Alfred Edmund Brehm
- Publisher
- New York : Johnson & Bailey
- Published Date
- 1897
- Physical Description
- 2 volumes : color illustrations
- Subjects
- Wildlife
- Wildlife artists
- Art
- Abstract
- Pertains the the animal kingdom as it was known in 1897 and includes stories and summaries and art by several well known wildlife artists and naturalists in two volumes
- Contents
- Contents of Volume One:
- Mammalia
- Quadrumana
- Cheiroptera
- Insectivora
- Carnivora
- Cetacea
- Contents of Volume Two:
- Sirenia
- Ungulata
- Proboscidea
- Hyracoidea
- Rodentia
- Edentata
- Marsupialia
- Montremata
- Notes
- Belonged to Pat Brewster
- Accession Number
- 2926
- Call Number
- 04.2 C84a Volume One
- 04.2 C84a Volume Two
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Available online via Hathi Trust
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin; metal; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0003
- Description
- A very true replica of a Jersey milk cow with tan and white coloured suede stretched over the carved wooden shape of a cow. The cow has wooden hooves and teats on the udder, with glass eyes, and hair at the end of the tail. The cow has a leather collar with a small round cowbell. The cow moos wh…
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- Title
- Animal Toy
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin; metal; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 17.5 x 8.0 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- A very true replica of a Jersey milk cow with tan and white coloured suede stretched over the carved wooden shape of a cow. The cow has wooden hooves and teats on the udder, with glass eyes, and hair at the end of the tail. The cow has a leather collar with a small round cowbell. The cow moos when its head is turned.
- Subject
- industries, farming
- toys
- children
- animals, cow
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0003
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Annual report for the year 1892
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue8063
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1893
- Author
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Call Number
- 08.5 C16an Pam
- Author
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Responsibility
- Signed : Wm. C. Van Horne, President
- Published Date
- 1893
- Physical Description
- 1v. : maps, tables
- Accession Number
- 8000
- Call Number
- 08.5 C16an Pam
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Annual report for the year ending 31st December, 1897, 1898 : being an account of mining operations for gold, coal, etc. in the Province of British Columbia
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue5708
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1898-1899
- Author
- British Columbia. Minister of Mines
- Publisher
- Victoria : Queen's Printer
- Call Number
- 03.6 B77
- Publisher
- Victoria : Queen's Printer
- Published Date
- 1898-1899
- Physical Description
- 2v. : ill
- Accession Number
- 7000
- Call Number
- 03.6 B77
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- Archives Library
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