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The A.M.C. White Mountain guide

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1946

Author: Appalachian Mountain Club

Publisher: Boston : Appalachian Mountain Club

Edition: 12th ed

Call Number: F41.5 A64 1946

Author: Appalachian Mountain Club

Edition: 12th ed

Publisher: Boston : Appalachian Mountain Club

Published Date: 1946

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Guidebooks

Call Number: F41.5 A64 1946

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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A climber's guide to the interior ranges of British Columbia

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1947

Author: Thorington, J. Monroe

Publisher: New York : American Alpine Club

Edition: 2ed

Call Number: 01.4 C61i 1947

Author: Thorington, J. Monroe

Edition: 2ed

Publisher: New York : American Alpine Club

Published Date: 1947

Physical Description: 170p. : 1 map

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Cariboo Mountains; Guidebooks; Purcell Mountains; Selkirk Mountains

Accession Number: 224

Call Number: 01.4 C61i 1947

Collection: Archives Library

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A climber's guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1943

Author: Palmer, Howard

Publisher: New York : American Alpine Club

Call Number: F1090 C5 1943

Author: Palmer, Howard

Responsibility: Howard Palmer and J. Monroe Thorington

Publisher: New York : American Alpine Club

Published Date: 1943

Physical Description: 307 pages, ill., maps

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Guidebooks

Notes: On interior cover front signature of Edward C. Porter; On interior cover back and last pages 3 postcards (Ptarmigan Pika and Richardson, Mt. Chancellor and Mt. Victoria) and 1 letter from Georgia Cromwell, and a note from J. Monroe Thorrington; Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Accession Number: AC217

Call Number: F1090 C5 1943

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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A climber's guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1940

Author: Palmer, Howard

Publisher: New York : American Alpine Club

Edition: 3d ed

Call Number: F1090 C5 1940

Author: Palmer, Howard

Responsibility: Howard Palmer and J. Monroe Thorington

Edition: 3d ed

Publisher: New York : American Alpine Club

Published Date: 1940

Physical Description: 299 pages, ill., maps

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Guidebooks

Accession Number: AC598

Call Number: F1090 C5 1940

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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A climber's guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1940

Author: Palmer, Howard

Publisher: [New York] : American Alpine Club

Edition: 3d ed

Call Number: 01.4 C61 1940

Author: Palmer, Howard

Responsibility: Howard Palmer and J. Monroe Thorington

Edition: 3d ed

Publisher: [New York] : American Alpine Club

Published Date: 1940

Physical Description: xviii, 299p

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Guidebooks

Notes: "List of authorities" and indexes

Accession Number: 492

Call Number: 01.4 C61 1940

Collection: Archives Library

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CWM Idwal group

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1940

Author: Edwards, J.M.

Publisher: The Climber's Club

Edition: 2nd revised ed.

Call Number: DA667 C55 1940 I

Author: Edwards, J.M.

Edition: 2nd revised ed.

Publisher: The Climber's Club

Published Date: 1940

Physical Description: 145 pages, ill.

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Series: Volume 1 of the Climbers' Club guidebooks series

Subjects: Rock climbing; Guidebooks; Wales

Call Number: DA667 C55 1940 I

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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From Barnacle to Banff

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1945

Author: Thomas, Harriet Hartley

Edition: [1st ed.]

Call Number: 02.6 B22t Pam c.1; 02.6 B22t Pam c.2, Deaccessioned

Author: Thomas, Harriet Hartley

Edition: [1st ed.]

Published Date: 1945

Physical Description: 78p. : ill

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Banff National Park; Guidebooks

Accession Number: 1124; 5017

Call Number: 02.6 B22t Pam c.1; 02.6 B22t Pam c.2, Deaccessioned

Collection: Archives Library

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Great Gable Green Gable Kirkfell Yewbarrow Buckbarrow

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1948

Author: Astley-Cooper, C.J.

Publisher: Lake District : Fell and Rock Climbing Club

Edition: 3rd ed.

Call Number: DA667 F45 1948 I

Author: Astley-Cooper, C.J.

Responsibility: C.J. Astley-Cooper, W. Peascod, and A.P. Rossiter, ed H.M. Kelly, illustrations by W. Heaton Cooper

Edition: 3rd ed.

Publisher: Lake District : Fell and Rock Climbing Club

Published Date: 1948

Physical Description: 127 pages, ill.

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Series: Volume 1 in Fell and Rock Climbing Club's third series of climbing guides

Subjects: Rock climbing; England; Guidebooks

Notes: Front cover is labelled "Second Series" but is actually 3rd series of climbing guides by the Fell and Rock Climbing Club. See paper "A History of Lake District Climbing Guidebooks" by Stephen Reid.

Call Number: DA667 F45 1948 I

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Guide des Alpes Valaisannes : Volume II : du Col Collon au Col de Theodule.

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1947

Publisher: Lucerne : Club Alpin Suisse

Edition: 3rd ed

Call Number: DQ827 G8 II 1947

Edition: 3rd ed

Publisher: Lucerne : Club Alpin Suisse

Published Date: 1947

Physical Description: 437 pages

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Guidebooks

Call Number: DQ827 G8 II 1947

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Guide des Alpes Vaudoises : des Dents de Morcles au Sanetsch

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1946

Publisher: Lucerne : C.A.S

Call Number: DQ827 G83

Responsibility: publie pour le Club Alpin Suisse Club

Publisher: Lucerne : C.A.S

Published Date: 1946

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Guidebooks

Call Number: DQ827 G83

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Purse

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Date: 1945 – 1955

Material: hair, sheep

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0061

Description: A flat, rectangular, bag of white and black wool with red vertical zig-zag bands. The bag has three beaded tassels hanging from the bottom edge, and two knitted multicoloured dolls hanging from the bag’s long red handle.

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Title: Purse

Date: 1945 – 1955

Material: hair, sheep

Dimensions: 18.5 x 14.5 cm

Description: A flat, rectangular, bag of white and black wool with red vertical zig-zag bands. The bag has three beaded tassels hanging from the bottom edge, and two knitted multicoloured dolls hanging from the bag’s long red handle.

Subject: households; crafts; beadwork; needlework; weaving

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0061

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Purse

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Date: 1945 – 1960

Material: hair, sheep

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0064

Description: A square, flat, bag of finely woven white wool with three vertical bands of red, orange and black worked in a simple geometric design. The bag has three tassels hanging from the bottom edge: orange on the left, yellow in the middle, and red on the right.

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Title: Purse

Date: 1945 – 1960

Material: hair, sheep

Dimensions: 20.0 x 28.5 cm

Description: A square, flat, bag of finely woven white wool with three vertical bands of red, orange and black worked in a simple geometric design. The bag has three tassels hanging from the bottom edge: orange on the left, yellow in the middle, and red on the right.

Subject: households; crafts; weaving

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0064

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Purse

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Date: 1945 – 1955

Material: fibre, plant; fibre, raffia

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0066

Description: A circular handbag formed from two woven disks of natural straw that have been sewn together along the outer edge with green and red raffia. The bag is decorated with groups of red, orange and purple flowers with green leaves, each group spaced evenly around the bag. The bag has a single braided s…

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Title: Purse

Date: 1945 – 1955

Material: fibre, plant; fibre, raffia

Description: A circular handbag formed from two woven disks of natural straw that have been sewn together along the outer edge with green and red raffia. The bag is decorated with groups of red, orange and purple flowers with green leaves, each group spaced evenly around the bag. The bag has a single braided straw handle.

Subject: households; crafts; weaving; needlework

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0066

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Purse

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Date: 1945 – 1960

Material: fibre

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0069

Description: An envelope style handbag of natural woven straw with a design of green, red and white straw woven in.

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Title: Purse

Date: 1945 – 1960

Material: fibre

Dimensions: 21.0 x 37.5 cm

Description: An envelope style handbag of natural woven straw with a design of green, red and white straw woven in.

Subject: households; crafts; weaving

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0069

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Purse

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Date: 1945 – 1960

Material: fibre

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0071

Description: A two piece handbag made in the envelope style. The purse is made of woven purple straw with a central pattern of red and natural straw, and border pattern of white straw.

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Title: Purse

Date: 1945 – 1960

Material: fibre

Dimensions: 19.0 x 35.0 cm

Description: A two piece handbag made in the envelope style. The purse is made of woven purple straw with a central pattern of red and natural straw, and border pattern of white straw.

Subject: households; crafts; weaving

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0071

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Purse

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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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Purse

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Date: 1945 – 1960

Material: fibre; hair, sheep

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0076

Description: A natural coloured canvas bag with a black wool design of vertical bands in tight loops forming a crenelated pattern at the top and bottom of each band. The purse has a horizontal seam that shows where two pieces of canvas are joined. The bag is fastened with a short black string tie.

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Title: Purse

Date: 1945 – 1960

Material: fibre; hair, sheep

Dimensions: 24.0 x 32.0 cm

Description: A natural coloured canvas bag with a black wool design of vertical bands in tight loops forming a crenelated pattern at the top and bottom of each band. The purse has a horizontal seam that shows where two pieces of canvas are joined. The bag is fastened with a short black string tie.

Subject: households; crafts; weaving; needlework

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0076

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Purse

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Date: 1945 – 1960

Material: grass; fibre, silk

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0077

Description: A woven grass pouch-shaped, silk lined, purse with a covered ring at the top where a braided handle is attached. The purse is decorated with a single grass flower with felt leaves that is attached at the left side of the front.

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Title: Purse

Date: 1945 – 1960

Material: grass; fibre, silk

Dimensions: 17.5 x 23.0 cm

Description: A woven grass pouch-shaped, silk lined, purse with a covered ring at the top where a braided handle is attached. The purse is decorated with a single grass flower with felt leaves that is attached at the left side of the front.