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Bar Pin

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Date: 1870 – 1910

Material: metal; stone; pearl

Catalogue Number: 103.01.0131 a,b

Description: Two small bar pins set with pearls alternating with pale blue sapphires. Gold bar has tiny gold spikes to hold pearls, and small prongs to hold sapphires at same height as pearls. Hinged gold pin spike at one end of back fastens in clasp at opposite end. (a) smaller - four pearls alternated with th…

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Title: Bar Pin

Date: 1870 – 1910

Material: metal; stone; pearl

Dimensions: 0.7 x 0.3 x 2.3 cm

Description: Two small bar pins set with pearls alternating with pale blue sapphires. Gold bar has tiny gold spikes to hold pearls, and small prongs to hold sapphires at same height as pearls. Hinged gold pin spike at one end of back fastens in clasp at opposite end. (a) smaller - four pearls alternated with three sapphires, prong fitting holding sapphires quite solid, clasp is simple hook. (b) longer - five sapphires alternating with four pearls. Prong fitting holding sapphires quite open, almost being four legs on which each stone rests. Pearl of uniform size but slightly irregular in shape. Hook clasp has simple locking mechanism.

Subject: Whyte home; households; adornment

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.01.0131 a,b

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Bar Pin

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Date: 1875 – 1910

Material: metal

Catalogue Number: 103.01.0132

Description: A gold filled pin of three flower blossoms and leaves joined side by side in a line. Pin arches upward slightly, each flower consists of a stem with three sets of compound leaves branching from it, and a cluster of tiny closed buds above. Pin spike hinge and curled hook clasp soldered to back, but …

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Title: Bar Pin

Date: 1875 – 1910

Material: metal

Dimensions: 1.3 x 0.9 x 3.5 cm

Description: A gold filled pin of three flower blossoms and leaves joined side by side in a line. Pin arches upward slightly, each flower consists of a stem with three sets of compound leaves branching from it, and a cluster of tiny closed buds above. Pin spike hinge and curled hook clasp soldered to back, but pin spike missing.

Subject: Whyte home; households; adornment; Japanese; Edward S. Morse;

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.01.0132

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Bar Pin

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Date: 1875 – 1910

Material: metal

Catalogue Number: 103.01.0189

Description: A gold, snake-like, dragon tied in a knot. Cast bronze dragon in high relief with minute detail, scales, teeth, facial features , coiled round into knot with one foot extended forward, and tail behind. Spikes along back. Long pin spike soldered to flat plate at tail end, hinges to fasten beneath lo…

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Title: Bar Pin

Date: 1875 – 1910

Material: metal

Dimensions: 1.5 x 0.8 x 4.9 cm

Description: A gold, snake-like, dragon tied in a knot. Cast bronze dragon in high relief with minute detail, scales, teeth, facial features , coiled round into knot with one foot extended forward, and tail behind. Spikes along back. Long pin spike soldered to flat plate at tail end, hinges to fasten beneath locking barrel clasp at other end.

Subject: Whyte home; households; adornment; animal; dragon; Japanese; Edward S. Morse

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.01.0189

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Bar Pin

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Date: 1875 – 1925

Material: metal; stone; pearl

Catalogue Number: 103.01.0190 a-c

Description: Three long bar pins, each containing sapphires. Long, hinged pin spike across back fastens under locking hook clasp. (a) with pearls, long, narrow, rhodium plated, delicate wire filigree set with five, small 3 dia., blue sapphires spaced evenly across, with four, small .2 dia. cultured pearls set …

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Title: Bar Pin

Date: 1875 – 1925

Material: metal; stone; pearl

Dimensions: 1.1 x 0.7 x 7.4 cm

Description: Three long bar pins, each containing sapphires. Long, hinged pin spike across back fastens under locking hook clasp. (a) with pearls, long, narrow, rhodium plated, delicate wire filigree set with five, small 3 dia., blue sapphires spaced evenly across, with four, small .2 dia. cultured pearls set between. Filigree follows small, triangular, leaf shape on either side of the sapphires. Solid areas sharply engraved to pick up light and sparkle. Back gold colour. (b) with moonstones, long, oval, clear moonstone 1.6 x .6 at middle, flanked by smaller, clear, round .5 dia. moonstone each side. Halfway along remainder of each side is large .5 dia. blue sapphire. Areas between stones filled with heavy interlocking wire circles. (c) star sapphire , long, elliptical, solid gold pin with design around flowers and leaves pierced through. Oval .9 x .6 , domed star sapphire at middle. Hook clasp does not lock.

Subject: Whyte home; households; adornment

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.01.0190 a-c

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Bar Pin

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Date: 1875 – 1925

Material: metal; pearl

Catalogue Number: 103.01.0191 a-c

Description: Three small bar pins, 2 of delicate filigree, 1 arced with pearls. Hinged pin spike across back fastens under locking hook clasp. (a) rhodium filigree, narrow rectangle containing delicate, straight wires connecting four small flowers across pin. Rhodium plated metal sharply engraved to pick up th…

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Title: Bar Pin

Date: 1875 – 1925

Material: metal; pearl

Dimensions: 0.6 x 0.4 x 2.6 cm

Description: Three small bar pins, 2 of delicate filigree, 1 arced with pearls. Hinged pin spike across back fastens under locking hook clasp. (a) rhodium filigree, narrow rectangle containing delicate, straight wires connecting four small flowers across pin. Rhodium plated metal sharply engraved to pick up the light and sparkle. Back and sides gold colour. (b)gold filigree,as (a) but delicate wire ellipse on either side of single, central flower. (c) pearls, small, flat, gold bar shaped in 90 degree are with eleven, small, cultured pearls set along are, pearls graduate in size from .1 to .2 cm, with largest at the middle. Pin spike passes from one end of arc to other. Hook clasp does not have locking mechanism.

Subject: Whyte home; households; adornment

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.01.0191 a-c

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Photographic Print

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Date: 1905 – 1915

Material: paper

Catalogue Number: 105.02.0006

Description: A black and white rectangular photograph of Philip Moore at an outdoor camp, wearing a fringed deerskin shirt, bending over with his hands on his knees.

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Title: Photographic Print

Date: 1905 – 1915

Material: paper

Dimensions: 4.2 x 2.6 cm

Description: A black and white rectangular photograph of Philip Moore at an outdoor camp, wearing a fringed deerskin shirt, bending over with his hands on his knees.

Subject: Philip Moore; sports; camping; photography; hobbies

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 105.02.0006

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Photographic Print

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Date: 1900 – 1910

Material: paper; wood; glass; metal

Catalogue Number: 105.02.0017

Description: Black and white photograph of a house with trees in foreground and background. The photograph is framed with a wide dark mat and a simple black wood frame. The back is marked with “Taken about 1908 - John Brewster’s (SR) home corner Moose St, and Banff Ave.”

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Title: Photographic Print

Date: 1900 – 1910

Material: paper; wood; glass; metal

Dimensions: 8.8; 19.0 (frame) x 30.4; 40.5 (frame) cm

Description: Black and white photograph of a house with trees in foreground and background. The photograph is framed with a wide dark mat and a simple black wood frame. The back is marked with “Taken about 1908 - John Brewster’s (SR) home corner Moose St, and Banff Ave.”

Subject: households; John Brewster; photography

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 105.02.0017

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Photographic Print

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Date: 1900 – 1905

Material: paper; wood; glass; metal

Catalogue Number: 105.02.0021

Description: A black and white studio photograph of a girl, Pearl Brewster, in highland dance costume. The photograph is framed with a wide dark mat and a fairly heavy wooden frame painted black.

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Title: Photographic Print

Date: 1900 – 1905

Material: paper; wood; glass; metal

Dimensions: 14.0; 27.2 (frame) x 9.9; 22.0 (frame) cm

Description: A black and white studio photograph of a girl, Pearl Brewster, in highland dance costume. The photograph is framed with a wide dark mat and a fairly heavy wooden frame painted black.

Subject: photography; Pearl Brewster; children; dancing; costumes

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 105.02.0021

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Photographic Print

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Date: 1905 – 1930

Material: paper; wood; glass; fibre

Catalogue Number: 105.02.0023

Description: A black and white photograph (close up) of a lynx sitting next to the trunk of a tree in a forest. The photograph has a wide white mat and a simple black wooden frame.

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Title: Photographic Print

Date: 1905 – 1930

Material: paper; wood; glass; fibre

Dimensions: 17.8; 30.0 (frame) x 24.0; 36.1 (frame) cm

Description: A black and white photograph (close up) of a lynx sitting next to the trunk of a tree in a forest. The photograph has a wide white mat and a simple black wooden frame.

Subject: households; animals, lynx; photography

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 105.02.0023

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Photographic Print

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Date: 1909 – 1911

Material: paper

Catalogue Number: 105.02.0030

Description: A black and white studio photograph of a child (Edmee Moore), at age one or two, sitting in small square chair in the middle of the photograph. The photo is framed with a wide white mat and a gold coloured metal and wood frame.

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Title: Photographic Print

Date: 1909 – 1911

Material: paper

Dimensions: 13.8 x 9.6 cm

Description: A black and white studio photograph of a child (Edmee Moore), at age one or two, sitting in small square chair in the middle of the photograph. The photo is framed with a wide white mat and a gold coloured metal and wood frame.

Subject: households; children; Edmee Moore; photography

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 105.02.0030

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Photographic Print

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Date: 1900 – 1905

Material: paper; wood; glass; metal; fibre

Catalogue Number: 105.02.0035

Description: A black and white studio photograph vignette of a man (Philip Moore) wearing a tweed suit jacket, vest and tie. The photograph is framed with a white mat and a simple plain wooden frame.

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Title: Photographic Print

Date: 1900 – 1905

Material: paper; wood; glass; metal; fibre

Dimensions: 31.0 x 21.5 cm

Description: A black and white studio photograph vignette of a man (Philip Moore) wearing a tweed suit jacket, vest and tie. The photograph is framed with a white mat and a simple plain wooden frame.

Subject: photography; Philip Moore

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 105.02.0035

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Photographic Print

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Date: 1900 – 1905

Material: paper; wood; glass; metal

Catalogue Number: 105.02.0037

Description: A black and white vignette, three-quarters portrait, of a man in a tweed suit and tie. The photo is framed with a white mat, a plain black wooden frame with narrow gold inside and outside borders, and non-glare glass. The lower right corner of the photograph is marked “Keep off my ocean.” and sig…

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Title: Photographic Print

Date: 1900 – 1905

Material: paper; wood; glass; metal

Dimensions: 23.5; 37.0 (frame) x 18.3; 30.4 (frame) cm

Description: A black and white vignette, three-quarters portrait, of a man in a tweed suit and tie. The photo is framed with a white mat, a plain black wooden frame with narrow gold inside and outside borders, and non-glare glass. The lower right corner of the photograph is marked “Keep off my ocean.” and signed “Frederick B. Hussey.”

Subject: photography; Fred Hussey; Philip Moore; Princeton University; education

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 105.02.0037

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Photographic Print

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Date: 1900 – 1940

Material: paper; wood; glass; metal

Catalogue Number: 107.01.0066

Description: A black and white photographic reproduction of a painting of four 16th century Italian cavaliers dressed in velvet and lace, drinking around small cloth covered table before a large ornate fireplace. There is a serving maid in the background and a beggar woman on the other side. There is a signat…

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Title: Photographic Print

Date: 1900 – 1940

Material: paper; wood; glass; metal

Dimensions: 19.0 (image) x 24.9 (image) cm

Description: A black and white photographic reproduction of a painting of four 16th century Italian cavaliers dressed in velvet and lace, drinking around small cloth covered table before a large ornate fireplace. There is a serving maid in the background and a beggar woman on the other side. There is a signature brc: “F. Vinez Fireneze 1890.” The photograph is glued to a beige mat with a thin white line framing the photo. There is an embossed seal of photography company at the centre bottom. The print is framed in a simple narrow varnished oak frame with carved dot trim at the edge, backed with two thin slats of wood and patches of brown paper. Two screw eyes and a hanging wire are attached to the back.

Subject: households; collectables; photography; painting

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 107.01.0066

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Photographic Print

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Date: 1870 – 1890

Material: paper

Catalogue Number: 105.02.0125 a-e

Description: Japanese scenes, pasted on to card. (a) "Ninagawa's house, Kioto. Inner gate and a very old tree planted about 300 years ago." plus Japanese writing, photograph 5.8 x 9.7 pasted on card 7.3 x 10.8. (b-e) prints 5.7 x 9.0 pasted on card 6.3 x 10.5, scenes of bridge construction, 2 over water, 2 ov…

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Title: Photographic Print

Date: 1870 – 1890

Material: paper

Description: Japanese scenes, pasted on to card. (a) "Ninagawa's house, Kioto. Inner gate and a very old tree planted about 300 years ago." plus Japanese writing, photograph 5.8 x 9.7 pasted on card 7.3 x 10.8. (b-e) prints 5.7 x 9.0 pasted on card 6.3 x 10.5, scenes of bridge construction, 2 over water, 2 over land.

Subject: households; hobbies; photography; Japanese;Edward S. Morse; Edith Morse Robb; industry; construction

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 105.02.0125 a-e

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Photographic Print

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1163

Date: 1905 – 1940

Material: paper; wood; glass; metal

Catalogue Number: 105.02.1163

Description: Four framed photographs: a) black and white photograph of Ernest Feuz, Swiss guide, standing with coiled rope and ice axe; b) black and white photograph of five climbers with nailed boots sitting inside Abott Pass Hut, Ernest Feuz is third from left and Christian Hasler is fourth from left; c) blac…

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Title: Photographic Print

Date: 1905 – 1940

Material: paper; wood; glass; metal

Description: Four framed photographs: a) black and white photograph of Ernest Feuz, Swiss guide, standing with coiled rope and ice axe; b) black and white photograph of five climbers with nailed boots sitting inside Abott Pass Hut, Ernest Feuz is third from left and Christian Hasler is fourth from left; c) black and white photograph of three Swiss guides on Sir Donald Trail with Illecillewaet Glacier in background, left to right: Walter Feuz, Christian Hasler and Ernest Feuz; d) black and white photograph of Ernest Feuz wearing his Swiss guides’ pin on his lapel.