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- Date
- 1914 – 1918
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0029
- Description
- A knitted hat that covers the head and neck and extends to the shoulders with a long collar. The hat is made of light brown wool and has ribbing around the face openeing and around the neck.
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- Title
- Hat
- Date
- 1914 – 1918
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 21.5 x 37.0 cm
- Description
- A knitted hat that covers the head and neck and extends to the shoulders with a long collar. The hat is made of light brown wool and has ribbing around the face openeing and around the neck.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0029
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- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Material
- skin, pig; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0149
- Description
- A tan coloured pigskin carrying case with a canvas fabric strap that attaches to metal rings. The case has a flap that folds over the front and closes at the bottom with a strap and buckle. The flap is monogrammed “E.O.” and the haversack is stamped inside with “L.Schobert”.
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- Title
- Haversack
- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Material
- skin, pig; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 4.0 (depth) x 22.0 cm
- Description
- A tan coloured pigskin carrying case with a canvas fabric strap that attaches to metal rings. The case has a flap that folds over the front and closes at the bottom with a strap and buckle. The flap is monogrammed “E.O.” and the haversack is stamped inside with “L.Schobert”.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0149
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- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1053 a-c
- Description
- High top hiking boot with studded leather sole. A package of tricuni nails.
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- Title
- High Top Boots
- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 40.0 x 10.0 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- High top hiking boot with studded leather sole. A package of tricuni nails.
- Credit
- Gift of Bob and Marjory Hind, Calgary, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1053 a-c
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- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- skin; wood; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1082 a-f
- Description
- (a,b) Pair of black leather hiking boots with 7 lace eyelets and hooks. Felt around opening. Tricuni nails on soles. Very heavy boots. Very well used. (c,d) Wood and metal adjustable shoe trees. (e,f) Brown leather hiking boots with 6 eyelets and hooks, hard rubber soles. Stamped on sole: "…
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- Title
- Hiking Boots
- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- skin; wood; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 18.0 x 11.5 x 31.0 cm
- Description
- (a,b) Pair of black leather hiking boots with 7 lace eyelets and hooks. Felt around opening. Tricuni nails on soles. Very heavy boots. Very well used. (c,d) Wood and metal adjustable shoe trees. (e,f) Brown leather hiking boots with 6 eyelets and hooks, hard rubber soles. Stamped on sole: "Innsbruk Bergsohle".
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- hiking
- Elizabeth Rummel
- Credit
- Gift of Margaret Fulton, Vancouver, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1082 a-f
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- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- metal; antler; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1114
- Description
- Small hunting knife with antler handle, “Griffon” engraved in blade. Sheath of leather and metal with seam on one side.
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- Title
- Hunting Knife
- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- metal; antler; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- Small hunting knife with antler handle, “Griffon” engraved in blade. Sheath of leather and metal with seam on one side.
- Credit
- Gift of Fred Feuz, Salmon Arm, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1114
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- Date
- 1917 – 1932
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1021
- Description
- Typical ice axe, pointed pick, curved adze and square pointed spike. Pick head 25.3 long, adze 5.5 wide. Wooden shaft inset into head, two 13.3 x 0.7 strips of the steel head extend up and nailed to shaft. 5.3 wide steel hand on end. Spike embedded in centre of end. Stamped on pick: "Tramcois …
- Title
- Ice Ax
- Date
- 1917 – 1932
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 25.3 x 87.7 cm
- Description
- Typical ice axe, pointed pick, curved adze and square pointed spike. Pick head 25.3 long, adze 5.5 wide. Wooden shaft inset into head, two 13.3 x 0.7 strips of the steel head extend up and nailed to shaft. 5.3 wide steel hand on end. Spike embedded in centre of end. Stamped on pick: "Tramcois Simon & FIS Chamony Mont-Blanc". Other side of pick: "Modele G.H.M. 3013". Thin leather thong is tied and wrapped to shaft.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- skiing
- Mount McKinley
- Erling Strom
- Credit
- Gift of Erling Strom, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1021
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- Date
- 1913 – 1920
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1106
- Description
- Long wooden handled ice axe with metal axe head and tip. Engraved into one side of handle near head: "J.L. McCulloch" and on other side: "J.L.McC 1P13"
- Title
- Ice Ax
- Date
- 1913 – 1920
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 105.0 cm
- Description
- Long wooden handled ice axe with metal axe head and tip. Engraved into one side of handle near head: "J.L. McCulloch" and on other side: "J.L.McC 1P13"
- Credit
- Gift of Alistair Wallace, Waterloo, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1106
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- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- metal; skin; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1073 a,b
- Description
- A pair of skate blades with screws to bind a boot to the blade. Each skate has a long metal blade attached to a wooden base. The base has a screwed on (four screws) metal plate on the heel with another screw tip in the centre coming out to attach the boot and screws and three slits in the wood, to…
- Title
- Ice Skates
- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- metal; skin; wood
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 6.5 x 36.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of skate blades with screws to bind a boot to the blade. Each skate has a long metal blade attached to a wooden base. The base has a screwed on (four screws) metal plate on the heel with another screw tip in the centre coming out to attach the boot and screws and three slits in the wood, toe, instep and heel for leather straps. On (a) there are two straps; instep, a brown strap and heel, an off-white strap. On (b) there is one brown strap, instep. The metal blades are marked “UNION HARDWARE CO. THE DONOGHUE RACING SKATE TORRINGTON, CONN.”
- Subject
- sports
- skating
- Jimmy Simpson
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1073 a,b
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- Date
- 1917 – 1925
- Material
- wood; skin; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0021 a,b
- Description
- Early model, solid wooden jumping skis with wide, bevelled tip. Were painted white but have worn and faded to natural, pale coloured wood. Overlapped lancet pattern incised in upper surface of ski for decoration. "E" on topside of ski near tip, side wall of skis has been chiselled out to hold stee…
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- Title
- Jumping Skis
- Date
- 1917 – 1925
- Material
- wood; skin; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 12.5 x 229.00 cm
- Description
- Early model, solid wooden jumping skis with wide, bevelled tip. Were painted white but have worn and faded to natural, pale coloured wood. Overlapped lancet pattern incised in upper surface of ski for decoration. "E" on topside of ski near tip, side wall of skis has been chiselled out to hold steel plate and leather binding strap. Single groove on base of ski runs from toe plate to end of ski. Canvas boot platform affixed at toe and leather straps are attached to canvas for holding boot to ski. Metal plate under canvas platform is marked from boot heel pressure. Skis minor chipping and scuffing.
- Subject
- activities
- sports
- winter
- ski jumping
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0021 a,b
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- Date
- 1913
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1025 a,b
- Description
- Banff Boating Club trophy on black wood base. Tall, silver amphora-like trophy "The Banff Boating Club Annual Regatta --1913--presented by Supt. S.J.Clarke/Ladies and Gents Canoe Half-Mile Race", engraved canoe above. Round, lathe turned base holds three sheild-shaped silver name plates for "M. H…
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1913
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 31.7 x 15.7 cm
- Description
- Banff Boating Club trophy on black wood base. Tall, silver amphora-like trophy "The Banff Boating Club Annual Regatta --1913--presented by Supt. S.J.Clarke/Ladies and Gents Canoe Half-Mile Race", engraved canoe above. Round, lathe turned base holds three sheild-shaped silver name plates for "M. Horner/D. Winters--1928 M. Vernon/J.Porter-1929 D. Standish/N. Duncan-1931" Maker stamp amd "A 11" underneath base of cup.
- Subject
- sports
- Stan Peyto
- Banff Regatta
- boating
- Credit
- Gift of Stan Peyto, Banff, 1983
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1025 a,b
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- Date
- 1915
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1003
- Description
- Goblet type silver coloured golf trophy. Engraved on one side "1915 Banff Springs Golf Club Open Handicap Presented by F.L. Hutchinson"
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1915
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 14.7 cm
- Description
- Goblet type silver coloured golf trophy. Engraved on one side "1915 Banff Springs Golf Club Open Handicap Presented by F.L. Hutchinson"
- Subject
- sports
- golf
- Banff Springs Golf Club
- Dr. Brett
- Credit
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Tabuteau, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1003
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- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1041
- Description
- Silver cup "The Marshall Wells Cup presented to the Bankhead Rifle Association by Marshall Wells Co. Winnipeg, Man." on front. Squared handles extending the length of the cup. Two crossed silver sifles within a silver wreath with a shooting target on back.
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 24.0 cm
- Description
- Silver cup "The Marshall Wells Cup presented to the Bankhead Rifle Association by Marshall Wells Co. Winnipeg, Man." on front. Squared handles extending the length of the cup. Two crossed silver sifles within a silver wreath with a shooting target on back.
- Subject
- sports
- Bankhead Rifle Association
- Credit
- Gift of Bob Halliday, 1972
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1041
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- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1175
- Description
- One silver plated two handled cup trophy on black wooden circular base. Front of cup engraved: “Banff Winter Carnival - Annual Prize - Snowshoeing - Presented by J.T. Child, Esq. Banff, Alberta.” Base of cup stamped with manufacturer’s stamp: “Standard Silver Co. of Toronto, Limited, Canada.”
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 35.0 cm
- Description
- One silver plated two handled cup trophy on black wooden circular base. Front of cup engraved: “Banff Winter Carnival - Annual Prize - Snowshoeing - Presented by J.T. Child, Esq. Banff, Alberta.” Base of cup stamped with manufacturer’s stamp: “Standard Silver Co. of Toronto, Limited, Canada.”
- Credit
- Gift of Michael Gingras, Banff, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1175
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- Date
- 1914
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1170
- Description
- Loving cup with three handles. Each curved handle has a lion’s head at the top. The cup is not attached to the wooden base. The cup is engraved “BANFF REGATTA GENTS DOUBLE CANOE COMPETITION PRESENTED BY D.E. BLACK CALGARY.”
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1914
- Material
- metal; wood
- Description
- Loving cup with three handles. Each curved handle has a lion’s head at the top. The cup is not attached to the wooden base. The cup is engraved “BANFF REGATTA GENTS DOUBLE CANOE COMPETITION PRESENTED BY D.E. BLACK CALGARY.”
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1170
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- Date
- 1914
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1163
- Description
- Two handled silver plated cup. Front reads: “Scottish Amateur Boxing Championships. 8 st. 4 lbs. Won by G.B. Sutherland 1914”. Manufacturer’s mark on back of cup, letters WWHG with crown and lion.
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1914
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 18.0 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- Two handled silver plated cup. Front reads: “Scottish Amateur Boxing Championships. 8 st. 4 lbs. Won by G.B. Sutherland 1914”. Manufacturer’s mark on back of cup, letters WWHG with crown and lion.
- Subject
- sports
- boxing
- G.D. Sutherland
- Credit
- Gift of Jim Santa Lucia, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1163
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- Date
- 1919
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1164
- Description
- Two handled silver plated cup (a) with lid (b). Front of cup reads: “S.A.B.A. Scottish Championship Cup 8 st. 4 lbs. Won by G.B. Sutherland. 1919”. Back of cup stamped: “F & S” with an anchor and a lion. Base of cup imprinted with “KA 956 Fattorini Bradford.” Lid has pointed decorative top knob.
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1919
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 31.5 x 18.0 cm
- Description
- Two handled silver plated cup (a) with lid (b). Front of cup reads: “S.A.B.A. Scottish Championship Cup 8 st. 4 lbs. Won by G.B. Sutherland. 1919”. Back of cup stamped: “F & S” with an anchor and a lion. Base of cup imprinted with “KA 956 Fattorini Bradford.” Lid has pointed decorative top knob.
- Subject
- sports
- boxing
- G.D. Sutherland
- Credit
- Gift of Jim Santa Lucia, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1164
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Membership Pin
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- Date
- 1992
- Material
- metal; enamel; plastic coating
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1216
- Description
- Circular metal and enamel pin with the inner circle containing a stylized mountain on the top-third of a segmented globe on a blue enamel background, Above the circle are the letters “UIAGM” and below “IVBV”. The outer ring of the circular pin has these words printed on it “GUIDE DE MONTAGNES GUIDA…
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- Title
- Membership Pin
- Date
- 1992
- Material
- metal; enamel; plastic coating
- Dimensions
- 2.75 cm
- Description
- Circular metal and enamel pin with the inner circle containing a stylized mountain on the top-third of a segmented globe on a blue enamel background, Above the circle are the letters “UIAGM” and below “IVBV”. The outer ring of the circular pin has these words printed on it “GUIDE DE MONTAGNES GUIDA BERGFUHRER”. The front of the pin is coated with clear plastic, presumably for protection from the elements as it must be worn when guiding. The back of the pin has two horizontal hinged pins on two separate pin sets with a swivel-locking safety catch for each of the pins. In between the pin sets is a rectangular box with the letter “K” on top and then “KOFEL-BZ”.
- Credit
- Gift of Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 2008
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1216
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Military Medal Collection
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- Date
- 1914 – 1922
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1030 a-i
- Description
- Nine medals on a velvet covered cardboard shield. Shield is 33.7x25.0. Black velvet covers front, glued, sewn and laced on back. (a) 3.5 dia. gold coloured medal center top "The Great War for Civilisation 1914-1919" (g) small silver shield shaped medal, lower centre. Other medals pairs canoeing…
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- Title
- Military Medal Collection
- Date
- 1914 – 1922
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Description
- Nine medals on a velvet covered cardboard shield. Shield is 33.7x25.0. Black velvet covers front, glued, sewn and laced on back. (a) 3.5 dia. gold coloured medal center top "The Great War for Civilisation 1914-1919" (g) small silver shield shaped medal, lower centre. Other medals pairs canoeing (e,f) six star shape (b,c,d,h,i) circular with wreath on back.
- Credit
- Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1976
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1030 a-i
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Miniature Canoe Paddle
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- Date
- 1910 – 1925
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.0008 a,b
- Description
- Two different sized, miniature canoe paddles carved from one piece of wood and varnished. Long propeller shaped blade tapers into a round stem approximately the same length. Stem flattens at end into fan shaped handle grip. Oval decal on blade of each has red centre, "The Peterborough Canoe Reg’d …
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- Title
- Miniature Canoe Paddle
- Date
- 1910 – 1925
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 1.2 x 4.9 x 45.9 cm
- Description
- Two different sized, miniature canoe paddles carved from one piece of wood and varnished. Long propeller shaped blade tapers into a round stem approximately the same length. Stem flattens at end into fan shaped handle grip. Oval decal on blade of each has red centre, "The Peterborough Canoe Reg’d Trade Mark", encircled by a gold band, "Peterborough Canoe Co. Ltd. Peterborough, Canada".
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.0008 a,b
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- Date
- 1910 – 1928
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.855
- Description
- A man skating down the ice with a hockey stick and a puck in front of him. At the ice’s edge there are two children looking on. Above the drawing is says “MY PUBLIC -------------” and in the BRC it is signed “Peter Whyte - 28 -”. Below the signature it says “Drawn specially for Russ.”
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- Title
- My Public
- Date
- 1910 – 1928
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.8 x 21.5 cm
- Description
- A man skating down the ice with a hockey stick and a puck in front of him. At the ice’s edge there are two children looking on. Above the drawing is says “MY PUBLIC -------------” and in the BRC it is signed “Peter Whyte - 28 -”. Below the signature it says “Drawn specially for Russ.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 0
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.855
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