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The Battle of Cressy
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1792
- Medium
- engraving on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.04.03
- Description
- A black and white print showing a battle scene from a classical era with knights in armour. Script at the top reads “Engraved for Ashburton’s History of England” and the bottom reads “The Battle of Cressy” and “Published by W.&J. Stratfords No. 112 Helborn Hill, March 10, 1792”. A label on the back…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- The Battle of Cressy
- Date
- 1792
- Medium
- engraving on paper
- Dimensions
- 18.0 x 28.5 cm
- Description
- A black and white print showing a battle scene from a classical era with knights in armour. Script at the top reads “Engraved for Ashburton’s History of England” and the bottom reads “The Battle of Cressy” and “Published by W.&J. Stratfords No. 112 Helborn Hill, March 10, 1792”. A label on the back paper reads “Johnson Art Galleries Limited Pictures Fine Framing. Montreal 634 St. Catherine West.”
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.04.03
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- later than 1900
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.04
- Description
- A realistic rendering of a walking grizzly bear. His head is turned slightly to the left. Open mouth shows white teeth and a pink tongue.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Bear
- Date
- later than 1900
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 8.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- A realistic rendering of a walking grizzly bear. His head is turned slightly to the left. Open mouth shows white teeth and a pink tongue.
- Subject
- amimal, bear
- grizzly bear
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.04
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1910
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.36
- Description
- A wooden sculpture of a bighorn sheep.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Bighorn Sheep
- Date
- c. 1910
- Dimensions
- 14.5 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- A wooden sculpture of a bighorn sheep.
- Subject
- animal
- Bighorn Sheep
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.36
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Medium
- watercolour; gouache on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.04
- Description
- Blue god or demon surrounded in flames, over nude figure; flames and border rust coloured; 5/ on back. CRW purchased it in Katmandu, Nepal in Autumn of 1970, approx. a month long trip which included Langtang Valley trek.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Buddhist Icon
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Medium
- watercolour; gouache on paper
- Dimensions
- 8.4 x 6.6 cm
- Description
- Blue god or demon surrounded in flames, over nude figure; flames and border rust coloured; 5/ on back. CRW purchased it in Katmandu, Nepal in Autumn of 1970, approx. a month long trip which included Langtang Valley trek.
- Subject
- figure, male
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.04
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Canada's Great Highway and The Rockies of Canada
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 published books. Contains 1 copy of 'Canada's Great Highway: from the First Stake to the Last Spike' by J.H.E. Secretan (1924), annotated by Nicholas Morant; and 1 copy of 'The Rockies of Canada' by Walter D. Wilcox (1909) with topographical map of the Rocky Mountain region in ba…
- Date Range
- 1909
- 1924
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 5 / 46 to 47
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Map
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- M300 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 5 / 46 to 47
- Responsibility
- Produced by J.H.E. Secretan and Walter D. Wilcox
- Date Range
- 1909
- 1924
- Physical Description
- 2 Textual records: books
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 published books. Contains 1 copy of 'Canada's Great Highway: from the First Stake to the Last Spike' by J.H.E. Secretan (1924), annotated by Nicholas Morant; and 1 copy of 'The Rockies of Canada' by Walter D. Wilcox (1909) with topographical map of the Rocky Mountain region in back pocket.
- Storage Range
- In file box M300 / III / D / 5 / 46 to M300 / III / D / 5 / 47.
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items in this file with risky materials attached, such as adhesives, must be covered with an acid-free paper barrier to protect adjacent items.
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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CPR Advertising Posters and Glacier House Blueprints
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 printed posters and 2 pages with blueprints/illustrations. Content pertains to colour advertisements for the Canadian Pacific Railroad (one promoting a new route to Thunder Bay via Winnipeg on the CPR, one advertising 'The Red Letter Day' in 1986 as the CPR opened up a direct lin…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900 to ca. 1925]
- 1926
- [ca. 1940 to ca. 1970]
- [ca. 1980 to ca. 1990]
- 1986
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 9 to 13 O.S.
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Blueprint
- Poster
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / II / C / 6 : Promotional Items, Awards and Correspondence
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 9 to 13 O.S.
- Responsibility
- Nichols Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900 to ca. 1925]
- 1926
- [ca. 1940 to ca. 1970]
- [ca. 1980 to ca. 1990]
- 1986
- Physical Description
- 6 Prints: posters and blueprints/illustrations; colour and b&w
- History / Biographical
- The Glacier House was originally built in 1886 to remove the burden of heavy dining cars by acting as one of multiple attractive pit stops for CPR passengers to take their meals. The building was expanded multiple times over the following 3 decades to accommodate a growing demand for overnight accommodation and increased railway traffic. Glacier House became less marketable by the 20's as dining service improved onboard trains, and the building closed in 1925. Plans were made for new extensions in 1926, but these were never realized.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 printed posters and 2 pages with blueprints/illustrations. Content pertains to colour advertisements for the Canadian Pacific Railroad (one promoting a new route to Thunder Bay via Winnipeg on the CPR, one advertising 'The Red Letter Day' in 1986 as the CPR opened up a direct line from the Atlantic to Pacific coasts, and one reprint of a poster, date unknown, which originally promoted the CPR in the early 20th century). Also consists of a blueprint design for a proposed extension to the original Glacier House building in the Selkirks (dated 1926) and one print copy of a painted illustration depicting another proposed building design for the Glacier House, date unknown. The blueprint and illustration are possibly more recent copies of older items, and therefore a later date range of [ca. 1940 to ca. 1970] has been added to this file description.
- Storage Range
- In oversize storage as V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 9 O.S. to V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 13 O.S.
- Subject Access
- Travel
- tourism
- Hotels
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Glacier House
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- British Columbia
- Selkirks
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items in this file must be stored in mylar to prevent further surface damage while in storage.
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/bc/rogers/decouvrir-discover/natcul6.aspx http://www.geog.uvic.ca/dept2/faculty/smithd/477/2010/2010_05_paper.pdf http://doug56.net/CPRMS1887/glacier-house.html
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- later than 1900
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.69
- Description
- Fish carved on left side, as well as other word beginning with W; gently curved body with carved fins, scored gills, mouth and eyes; hole bored through head near eye; hole bored into belly possibly for support for display, when CRW bought it, was being used to hold key ring.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Fish
- Date
- later than 1900
- Dimensions
- 4.3 x 2.2 x 27.6 cm
- Description
- Fish carved on left side, as well as other word beginning with W; gently curved body with carved fins, scored gills, mouth and eyes; hole bored through head near eye; hole bored into belly possibly for support for display, when CRW bought it, was being used to hold key ring.
- Subject
- animal, fish
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.69
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Five Breton Ladies
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- later than 1900
- Medium
- painted on plaster
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.85
- Description
- A plaster group of five women in long black dresses, two aprons, one wearing a shawl, all with white caps.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Five Breton Ladies
- Date
- later than 1900
- Medium
- painted on plaster
- Dimensions
- 12.3 x 9.5 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- A plaster group of five women in long black dresses, two aprons, one wearing a shawl, all with white caps.
- Subject
- figure, group
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.85
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Great Diamond Island
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.02.08
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1908
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.02.08
- Description
- Thick, large trees (3) in woods; unsigned Great Diamond Island Aug.1/08 on canvas edge plus illegible writing on side, canvas edge.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Great Diamond Island
- Date
- 1908
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 43.2 x 30.5 cm
- Description
- Thick, large trees (3) in woods; unsigned Great Diamond Island Aug.1/08 on canvas edge plus illegible writing on side, canvas edge.
- Subject
- landscape, forest
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.02.08
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Letter from CPR (1895) re: Death of Burton Wheatley
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item is a three-page typed document on yellow tissue paper released by the Canadian Pacific Railway's Solicitor Office in 1895. Pertains to the death of Burton Wheatley, CPR Engineer, in 1894 at Field Hill, B.C. and provides a statement waiving CPR's liability in Wheatley's death. spaces on last pa…
- Date Range
- 1895
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D3 / A / 76 (O.S.)
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Corporate record
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- M300 / III / D: Personal and Family Records : Collected Material
- Accession Number
- 182
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D3 / A / 76 (O.S.)
- Responsibility
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Date Range
- 1895
- Physical Description
- 1 Textual Record (3 pages): tissue paper; non-annotated
- History / Biographical
- Burton Wheatley was an engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway company, who died during a railway accident in 1894 which occurred at Field Hill, B.C. The Wheatley family were related to Ivy "Willie" Morant (1910-1986), wife of photographer Nicholas Morant.
- Scope & Content
- Item is a three-page typed document on yellow tissue paper released by the Canadian Pacific Railway's Solicitor Office in 1895. Pertains to the death of Burton Wheatley, CPR Engineer, in 1894 at Field Hill, B.C. and provides a statement waiving CPR's liability in Wheatley's death. spaces on last page of the document to write the date and witness signatures have not been filled in (likely a copy of a completed form).
- Notes
- Item was previously numbered as M27/3/O.S./"H" and is entered into database twice; more recently updated as item in Nicholas Morant fonds
- Name Access
- Wheatley, Burton
- Subject Access
- Wheatley family
- Wheatley, Burton
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Canadian Pacific
- Engineer
- Death
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Reference use only; no reproduction
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Must be stored flat in mylar sheets
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Biographical Source Notes
- http://www.archivesalberta.org/findingaids/whyte/Morant/M300-III%20inv.pdf
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1910
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.35
- Description
- A wooden sculpture of a bighorn sheep.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Mountain Goat
- Date
- c. 1910
- Dimensions
- 15.5 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- A wooden sculpture of a bighorn sheep.
- Subject
- animal
- Mountain Goat
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.35
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1899
- Medium
- ink; graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.06
- Description
- Colour: black on white; a wounded bison with three arrows in his side and blood coming out of his mouth, kneels in the center of the picture;to the left and right are large leafless trees; a huge sun sits halfway on the horizon of rolling hills; in the background to the right, six figures with stic…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Neolithic Age
- Date
- 1899
- Medium
- ink; graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 10.7 x 18.4 cm
- Description
- Colour: black on white; a wounded bison with three arrows in his side and blood coming out of his mouth, kneels in the center of the picture;to the left and right are large leafless trees; a huge sun sits halfway on the horizon of rolling hills; in the background to the right, six figures with sticks run up from behind a tree; to the left, in the background are two bears.
- Subject
- animal, buffalo
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.06
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Totem Pole
- Date
- later than 1900
- Dimensions
- 29.5 x 7.0 x 17.0 cm
- Subject
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.08
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Two Men and Serving Maid
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1800
- Medium
- oil on wood
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.02.03
- Description
- Plaque on frame: Goya 1746 - 1828
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Two Men and Serving Maid
- Date
- c. 1800
- Medium
- oil on wood
- Dimensions
- 18.5 x 22.5 cm
- Description
- Plaque on frame: Goya 1746 - 1828
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.02.03
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- Scope & Content
- Three Sisters Mountain and Canadian Pacific Railway line near Canmore
- Date Range
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Reference Code
- V650 / 6603 - PA - 9
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V650
- Reference Code
- V650 / 6603 - PA - 9
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, 19 x 24 cm, mounted
- Scope & Content
- Three Sisters Mountain and Canadian Pacific Railway line near Canmore
- Subject Access
- Environment and Nature
- Railways
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Creator
- Unknown
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1920
- Medium
- oil on ceramic, porcelain
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.02.13
- Description
- Very fine painting of a man's head and torso, facing left. Dressed in white front with red collar, green jacket with gold epaulettes. The painting is framed by purple velvet with a wide gold mat and black wooden frame. Label on back says “C.R. Jonnson Pictures and Frames 1464 Beacon Street Broo…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- prior to 1920
- Medium
- oil on ceramic, porcelain
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 4.5 cm
- Description
- Very fine painting of a man's head and torso, facing left. Dressed in white front with red collar, green jacket with gold epaulettes. The painting is framed by purple velvet with a wide gold mat and black wooden frame. Label on back says “C.R. Jonnson Pictures and Frames 1464 Beacon Street Brookline, Mass.” At the bottom of the frame “Richard Wehsener Dresden” is written in pencil.
- Subject
- portrait, male
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.02.13
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1900
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.10
- Description
- Colourful flowers encircle a small rural scene. In this scene, farm buildings are to the left of a road. A small child sits against a fence lining the road. A man stands on the road in front of the child. A large, leafy tree extends up and out of the scene.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- c. 1900
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.8 x 32.4 cm
- Description
- Colourful flowers encircle a small rural scene. In this scene, farm buildings are to the left of a road. A small child sits against a fence lining the road. A man stands on the road in front of the child. A large, leafy tree extends up and out of the scene.
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.10
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1900
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.11
- Description
- A still life of flowers.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- c. 1900
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.8 x 32.4 cm
- Description
- A still life of flowers.
- Subject
- still life
- botanical
- flowers
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.11
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