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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fibre ; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1069
- Description
- Metal back frame in typical Bergen style, leather straps, bag is heavy cotton (canvas), grommet and string closure at top plus both sides for tightening, 3 outer pockets with buckle closures, top flap has 2 leather straps for buckle closure, hand printed on flap, "B.G.F. MOODIE - CALGARY"
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- Title
- Backpack
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fibre ; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 44.0 x 42.5 cm
- Description
- Metal back frame in typical Bergen style, leather straps, bag is heavy cotton (canvas), grommet and string closure at top plus both sides for tightening, 3 outer pockets with buckle closures, top flap has 2 leather straps for buckle closure, hand printed on flap, "B.G.F. MOODIE - CALGARY"
- Subject
- Moodie, Gordon B.
- sports
- hiking
- skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Margaret Moodie, Vancouver, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1069
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Backpack Togglelock
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.08.0412
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- rubber; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0412
- Description
- A fairly large toggle of hard, tan rubber, hanging from a leather loop, with white cord threaded through. Toggle is flat on front and back, with reverse curve shaped sides. Thick, round, rubber ring fits snugly around waist formed near top, grey leather strap passes through large hole near top, an…
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- Title
- Backpack Togglelock
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- rubber; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 3.4 x 4.3 x 7.6 cm
- Description
- A fairly large toggle of hard, tan rubber, hanging from a leather loop, with white cord threaded through. Toggle is flat on front and back, with reverse curve shaped sides. Thick, round, rubber ring fits snugly around waist formed near top, grey leather strap passes through large hole near top, and is clamped into loop with metal band. A cord passes through two holes in a row on each side, coming out at two holes in the bottom. Moulded into the front of the toggle is a vignette of two men wearing backpacks talking to each other, with "Oslo Norway" written below, on the reverse, "Bergans snorlas patent"
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0412
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Basket, Ski Pole Ski Pole
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.04.0003
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; leather
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0003
- Description
- One ski pole basket. A silver metal ring with three red leather straps equally spaced attached to the ring. Within each leather strap is a 8.2 cm cut in the middle with a cut circle on each end of the cut. The straps are connected via a metal rivet. The leather is smooth on the top and rough/untrea…
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- Title
- Basket, Ski Pole Ski Pole
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; leather
- Description
- One ski pole basket. A silver metal ring with three red leather straps equally spaced attached to the ring. Within each leather strap is a 8.2 cm cut in the middle with a cut circle on each end of the cut. The straps are connected via a metal rivet. The leather is smooth on the top and rough/untreated on the bottom side.
- Credit
- Gift of Frank Gourlay, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0003
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Bathing Suit Collection
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.05.0119%20a-c
- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0119 a-c
- Description
- Three pairs of dark blue woolen men's bathing trunks, knitted. (a) thigh length legs with belt loops at the waist and white twill drawstring threaded inside waistband. Cloth label inside back: “Russell Robb” (b) short legs with fake fly and belt loops at waist. Black woven wool drawstring inside wa…
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- Title
- Bathing Suit Collection
- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- hair
- Dimensions
- 43.0 x 42.0 cm
- Description
- Three pairs of dark blue woolen men's bathing trunks, knitted. (a) thigh length legs with belt loops at the waist and white twill drawstring threaded inside waistband. Cloth label inside back: “Russell Robb” (b) short legs with fake fly and belt loops at waist. Black woven wool drawstring inside waistband. Two labels: “G&M Swim Pants” and “McInerny Ltd. Haberdasher/ Honolulu” (c) cutaway legs with two thin white stripes down each side, and belt loops with a twist in each. Black twill drawstring inside waistband, and white built in athletic support inside. Two labels: “Mason 100% wool Swim Suit” & “Guaranteed 100% New Wool”
- Subject
- households
- sports
- swimming
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0119 a-c
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Beaded Moccasins
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.03.1055%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1880 – 1930
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1055 a,b
- Description
- Pair of moccasins decorated with beadwork in geometric design, blue, red and yellow on white background. Red wool trim at ankle. Unstitched soles.
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1880 – 1930
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Description
- Pair of moccasins decorated with beadwork in geometric design, blue, red and yellow on white background. Red wool trim at ankle. Unstitched soles.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- clothing
- beadwork
- regalia
- Deer Lodge
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1055 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1880 – 1930
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1100 a,b
- Description
- Pair of low moccasins, uppers completely beaded in light blue background with geometric design in yellow, dark blue, green and red.
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1880 – 1930
- Material
- skin; glass
- Description
- Pair of low moccasins, uppers completely beaded in light blue background with geometric design in yellow, dark blue, green and red.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1100 a,b
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Beaded Moccasins
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.03.1106%20a-c
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin; glass; hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1106 a-c
- Description
- Pair of moccasins (a,b) with fur trim around openings, vamp has floral beaded design in red, green, yellow and blue. Single moccasin (c) has simple beaded design in orange, gold and white and embroidery in green and yellow.
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin; glass; hair
- Description
- Pair of moccasins (a,b) with fur trim around openings, vamp has floral beaded design in red, green, yellow and blue. Single moccasin (c) has simple beaded design in orange, gold and white and embroidery in green and yellow.
- Subject
- clothing
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Deer Lodge
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1106 a-c
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin; glass; hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1107 a-d
- Description
- Pair of moccasins (a,b), low slipper style, vamp has floral beadwork in red, blue, yellow & green. Pair of moccasins (c,d), low slipper style, fur trim around openings, vamp has floral design in red, yellow, green, blue and brown. Beaded trim around edge of vamp in brown. Small tag reads: “#24 …
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin; glass; hair
- Description
- Pair of moccasins (a,b), low slipper style, vamp has floral beadwork in red, blue, yellow & green. Pair of moccasins (c,d), low slipper style, fur trim around openings, vamp has floral design in red, yellow, green, blue and brown. Beaded trim around edge of vamp in brown. Small tag reads: “#24 1 - G.A.C. / 9.00”
- Subject
- clothing
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Deer Lodge
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1107 a-d
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin; wood; fibre; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1057
- Description
- Wooden handled, white buckskin with open floral bead design. Machine sewn, white buckskin, commercial handles painted ivory. Completelylined with mauve velvet. Bead design, long tendril of light green runs along both sides and bottom with 5 flowers and 8 leaves, one single flower centered,near top.…
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- Title
- Beaded Purse
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin; wood; fibre; glass
- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 42.0 cm
- Description
- Wooden handled, white buckskin with open floral bead design. Machine sewn, white buckskin, commercial handles painted ivory. Completelylined with mauve velvet. Bead design, long tendril of light green runs along both sides and bottom with 5 flowers and 8 leaves, one single flower centered,near top. All flowers have a yellow centre, decorated one side only.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- Deer Lodge
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1057
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.0004
- Description
- A squared flat bell of carved wood with a tree carved on the body of the bell and a flat diamond shaped handle with incised lines. A sticker inside the bell is marked “No. 693-2 Bali Indonesia S.S.S.”
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- Title
- Bell
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 14.0 cm
- Description
- A squared flat bell of carved wood with a tree carved on the body of the bell and a flat diamond shaped handle with incised lines. A sticker inside the bell is marked “No. 693-2 Bali Indonesia S.S.S.”
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.0004
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- Date
- prior to 1950
- Material
- paper; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.1011
- Description
- Board game of golf. Burgandy coloured cover has a picture of the Banff Springs Hotel in the background with five players on a green, two women and three men. Bottom left on picture is "Banff Springs Hotel" and at the right "18th. hole". Board is 34.0 wide and folds out to 84.7 on which is print…
- Title
- Board Game
- Date
- prior to 1950
- Material
- paper; plastic
- Dimensions
- 41.2 x 34.0 cm
- Description
- Board game of golf. Burgandy coloured cover has a picture of the Banff Springs Hotel in the background with five players on a green, two women and three men. Bottom left on picture is "Banff Springs Hotel" and at the right "18th. hole". Board is 34.0 wide and folds out to 84.7 on which is printed the fairway with black numbers on white and black numbers on red. The red numbers indicate yards. A separate piece of board is the green. There is also a cut out tree and a waterhole. Six sets of small free standing pegs of different colours are the game pieces. Five sets of 12 are in small cardboard boxes, the sixth set has 11 pegs and are in a small "Brunswick Reinforcements" box. A fold over sheet of instructions. The game is played with dice however there are none included with the game. A green plaid cardboard box with the same picture on the front holds the game.
- Credit
- Purchased from Don Bourdon, Banff, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.1011
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1024
- Description
- Brown leather, square toe, yellow lace, felt trim, ankle-high, 2.3 thick band of light red felt around inside of top edge of ankle, fabric laces through 7 metal eyelets each side, leather loop top of heel, two rows of metal tacks in toe of sole, grooved edge on heel, pressed letters on sole "STEEL…
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- Title
- Boot
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- skin; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 14.8 x 10.5 x 30.2 cm
- Description
- Brown leather, square toe, yellow lace, felt trim, ankle-high, 2.3 thick band of light red felt around inside of top edge of ankle, fabric laces through 7 metal eyelets each side, leather loop top of heel, two rows of metal tacks in toe of sole, grooved edge on heel, pressed letters on sole "STEEL SHANK", light green felt linings.
- Credit
- Gift of Blair Porter, Cochrane, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1024
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- Date
- 1935 – 1975
- Material
- hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0066 a-dd
- Description
- A collection of four pairs of heavy grey and white wool boot socks. (a,aa) plain off white, 37.0 x 14.0,short, mid calf, ribbed legs with plain foot. Very heavy.(b,bb) grey with red band, 40.0 x 14.5, short, as above, of grey tweed with red and black band at top of cuff, handknit. (c,cc) long grey,…
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- Title
- Boot Socks
- Date
- 1935 – 1975
- Material
- hair
- Description
- A collection of four pairs of heavy grey and white wool boot socks. (a,aa) plain off white, 37.0 x 14.0,short, mid calf, ribbed legs with plain foot. Very heavy.(b,bb) grey with red band, 40.0 x 14.5, short, as above, of grey tweed with red and black band at top of cuff, handknit. (c,cc) long grey, 60.0 x 13.0, plain foot, double ribbed leg, with single ribbed 9.0 cm cuff which is reinforced with elastic thread at the bottom for half its width, grey tweed.(d,dd) Cowichan like,49.0 x 10.5, natural coloured wools. White background with brown patch toe and heel. Plain knit with band of brown design around leg, and 5.5 cm cuff of single ribbing, handknit.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- skiing
- hiking
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0066 a-dd
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- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- metal, silver; lacquer; shell, abalone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0459 a,b
- Description
- Two small matching square bowls, each with deep sides and a flat bottom. The bowls have a silver (?) lining on the inside with dark (green?) lacquer on the exterior. The front of each bowl is decorated with a floral design inlaid with pink and blue abalone. The bottom of one bowl (a) is marked …
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- Title
- Bowl
- Date
- 1880 – 1920
- Material
- metal, silver; lacquer; shell, abalone
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 6.0 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- Two small matching square bowls, each with deep sides and a flat bottom. The bowls have a silver (?) lining on the inside with dark (green?) lacquer on the exterior. The front of each bowl is decorated with a floral design inlaid with pink and blue abalone. The bottom of one bowl (a) is marked “Fong’s Inn #141 $10.00”.
- Subject
- households
- souvenirs
- plants
- flowers
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0459 a,b
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Cable Ski Binding
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.04.1002
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1002
- Description
- All metal, early ski binding. Wound steel cable in loop 91.5 cm long. Heel piece has heavier coiled metal around cable 18.0 long. Tighly coiled metal covers rest of cable.
- Title
- Cable Ski Binding
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Description
- All metal, early ski binding. Wound steel cable in loop 91.5 cm long. Heel piece has heavier coiled metal around cable 18.0 long. Tighly coiled metal covers rest of cable.
- Credit
- Gift of Joan Vroom, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1002
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- Date
- 1933 – 1945
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1023
- Description
- Round one piece cane with bark, Jimmy Simpson's, top bent into handle 16.9 long, handle is bent again with a knob, tapers slightly to bottom, a brass collar 1.8 wide is affixed to end, hole in centre of end, 4/5ths up handle is a silver collar 2.7 wide screwed onto shaft, embossed is trail hikers e…
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- Title
- Cane
- Date
- 1933 – 1945
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 94.0 cm
- Description
- Round one piece cane with bark, Jimmy Simpson's, top bent into handle 16.9 long, handle is bent again with a knob, tapers slightly to bottom, a brass collar 1.8 wide is affixed to end, hole in centre of end, 4/5ths up handle is a silver collar 2.7 wide screwed onto shaft, embossed is trail hikers emblem of alpenstock and with SLTH CR, "W" incised into handle
- Credit
- Gift of Yves Muselle, 1972
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1023
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- Date
- 1935 – 1940
- Material
- skin, beaver; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0032
- Description
- A man's fur cap with ear lappets and a visor. The ear lappets fold up and tie, with a ribbon, over the crown of the hat when not in use. This hat has a quilted lining.
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- Title
- Cap
- Date
- 1935 – 1940
- Material
- skin, beaver; fibre
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 29.0 cm
- Description
- A man's fur cap with ear lappets and a visor. The ear lappets fold up and tie, with a ribbon, over the crown of the hat when not in use. This hat has a quilted lining.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0032
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- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1144
- Description
- Steel carabiner with “U6” stamped on side.
- Title
- Carabiner
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- Steel carabiner with “U6” stamped on side.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- mountaineering
- Don Hubbard
- Credit
- Gift of Jim Vickers, Winter Park, United States, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1144
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Cartridge Clip
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- Date
- 1930 – 1970
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.1008
- Description
- Two rectangular metal cartridge clips.
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- Title
- Cartridge Clip
- Date
- 1930 – 1970
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Two rectangular metal cartridge clips.
- Credit
- Gift of Mabel Aubin, Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.1008
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- Date
- 1930
- Material
- skin; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1118
- Description
- A well-worn, steel-toed, dark brown, unlined leather climbing boot with hobnailed soles. The upper part of the boot has nine grommetted eyelets for tightening; a soft leather tongue, folded and stitched to either side; eylelets cut in the leather across the toepiece and a tab, for pulling on the bo…
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- Title
- Climbing Boot
- Date
- 1930
- Material
- skin; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 20 x 11 x 30 cm
- Description
- A well-worn, steel-toed, dark brown, unlined leather climbing boot with hobnailed soles. The upper part of the boot has nine grommetted eyelets for tightening; a soft leather tongue, folded and stitched to either side; eylelets cut in the leather across the toepiece and a tab, for pulling on the boot, sewn to the back. The sole has single clinkers around the forepart and around the heel; muggers in the centre and a single mugger in the centre of the heel; Tricouni nails (5 on the instep) and 4 on the outside opposite. There is a number “75360” written on the inside left ankle part of the boot.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- mountaineering
- Edwin W. Mills
- Credit
- Gift of Ted and Judy Mills, Mill Bay, 2004
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1118
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