Narrow Results By
Folding Camera
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.41.0007
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- wood; skin; metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0007
- Description
- Pony Premo folding camera #6. Black leather box, handle, releases by pressing worn mark below square. Glass sight finder. Interior fine mahogany finish, steel fittings. Bottom folds down becoming sliding track for lens, accordian pleated red bellows behind. Top of box contains glass developing p…
1 image
- Title
- Folding Camera
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- wood; skin; metal; glass
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 15.0 x 17.0 cm
- Description
- Pony Premo folding camera #6. Black leather box, handle, releases by pressing worn mark below square. Glass sight finder. Interior fine mahogany finish, steel fittings. Bottom folds down becoming sliding track for lens, accordian pleated red bellows behind. Top of box contains glass developing plate, removable by releasing metal catches at front and sliding forward to release from box, tripod hole.
- Subject
- hobbies
- photography
- Mary Schaffer Warren
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0007
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1031 a,b
- Description
- One pair of very fine child-sized cotton gloves. Each glove has open diagonal embroidery on the back and a chevron pattern at the wrist.
1 image
- Title
- Glove
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Description
- One pair of very fine child-sized cotton gloves. Each glove has open diagonal embroidery on the back and a chevron pattern at the wrist.
- Subject
- Mary Schaffer
- children
- needlework
- embroidery
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1031 a,b
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1013
- Description
- Very fine long cotton baby gown. The gown is handsewn and open at the back.
1 image
- Title
- Gown
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Description
- Very fine long cotton baby gown. The gown is handsewn and open at the back.
- Subject
- Mary Schaffer
- children
- crafts
- sewing
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1013
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1066
- Description
- Small, very fancy, lace and cotton ladies handkerchief.
1 image
- Title
- Handkerchief
- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- Small, very fancy, lace and cotton ladies handkerchief.
- Subject
- Mary Schaffer
- crafts
- needlework
- embroidery
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1066
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- paper; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1110
- Description
- Handmade paper hatbox with a lid. One piece of heavy paper is bent into a rounded oblong shape, and stitched together at one side. The bottom is attached with blue fabric. The overall pattern on the hatbox is a blue background wtih yellow and red flowers and feathers. The lid has the same patter…
1 image
- Title
- Hatbox
- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- paper; fibre
- Description
- Handmade paper hatbox with a lid. One piece of heavy paper is bent into a rounded oblong shape, and stitched together at one side. The bottom is attached with blue fabric. The overall pattern on the hatbox is a blue background wtih yellow and red flowers and feathers. The lid has the same pattern with fabric glued around the outside edge. A small piece of fabric, with illegible handwriting, is glued to the centre of the lid. A string loop handle is threaded in one side.
- Subject
- crafts
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1110
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1133 a-f
- Description
- Six ice axes with wooden handles, metal heads and tips. (a) has a leather head cover and tip cover. Cover marked “RICHARD COOGAN,” head marked: “FAYETTE R. PLUMB. PHILADELPHIA. SOLID CAST STEEL.” (b) has a leather head cover and tip cover. Head marked “FAYETTE R. PLUMB. PHILADELPHIA. SOLID CAST STE…
1 image
- Title
- Ice Ax
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 115.0 cm
- Description
- Six ice axes with wooden handles, metal heads and tips. (a) has a leather head cover and tip cover. Cover marked “RICHARD COOGAN,” head marked: “FAYETTE R. PLUMB. PHILADELPHIA. SOLID CAST STEEL.” (b) has a leather head cover and tip cover. Head marked “FAYETTE R. PLUMB. PHILADELPHIA. SOLID CAST STEEL.” (c) has leather head cover and tip cover. Head is stamped: “C.P.R.” & “F. JORG. ZWEILUTSCHINEN. BERNEROBERLAND” and an “X” is carved into the wooden handle just below the head. (d) has “GEORGE VAUX” engraved on head, also manufacturer’s stamp with crown and text obscured by rust. “INTERLAKEN” is the only legible word on the manufacturer’s stamp. (e) has a leather head cover and is made by “FAYETTE R. PLUMB. PHILADELPHIA. (f) has a leather tip cover, is stamped: “FAYETTE R. PLUMB. PHILADELPHIA” and the initials “MV” are carved into the wooden handle near the head.
- Subject
- photography
- Vaux family
- sports
- hiking
- camping
- climbing
- Credit
- Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1133 a-f
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Jewellery Case
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.08.1052
- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- skin; metal; fibre; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1052
- Description
- A dark blue fine leather jewellery case with a leather handle, brass hinges and a brass lock. The inside of the case has a zippered pocket on the lid and is lined with light brown fabric. There are a number of compartments inside the case, including two blue leather lidded compartments, that are …
1 image
- Title
- Jewellery Case
- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- skin; metal; fibre; wood
- Description
- A dark blue fine leather jewellery case with a leather handle, brass hinges and a brass lock. The inside of the case has a zippered pocket on the lid and is lined with light brown fabric. There are a number of compartments inside the case, including two blue leather lidded compartments, that are also lined with light brown fabric.
- Subject
- Mary Schaffer
- clothing
- adornment
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1052
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
- Date
- 1890 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1044
- Description
- Hemmed triangular silk scarf in two pieces. May be a neckerchief.
1 image
- Title
- Kerchief
- Date
- 1890 – 1940
- Material
- fibre, silk
- Description
- Hemmed triangular silk scarf in two pieces. May be a neckerchief.
- Subject
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1044
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Lantern Plate Box
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.41.1109
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- paper; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1109
- Description
- Small cardboard box labeled: “HAMMER LANTERN PLATES. MADE ON THIN CRYSTAL GLASS. KEEP IN DRY PLACE. OPEN IN DARK ROOM ONLY. MANUFACTURED BY HAMMER DRY PLATE COMPANY. ST. LOUIS, MO.” Brown label on bergundy background, corners reinforced with adhesive tape.
1 image
- Title
- Lantern Plate Box
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- paper; fibre
- Dimensions
- 2.2 x 9.5 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- Small cardboard box labeled: “HAMMER LANTERN PLATES. MADE ON THIN CRYSTAL GLASS. KEEP IN DRY PLACE. OPEN IN DARK ROOM ONLY. MANUFACTURED BY HAMMER DRY PLATE COMPANY. ST. LOUIS, MO.” Brown label on bergundy background, corners reinforced with adhesive tape.
- Subject
- Vaux family
- photography
- Credit
- Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1109
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Lantern Slide Box
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.41.1112%20a-e
- Date
- 1890 – 1930
- Material
- paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1112 a-e
- Description
- Five cardboard boxes, commercial packaging for lantern slides.a,b) Yellow label with black rectangle “ROYAL Lantern Slide Plate MANUFACTURED BY CANADIAN KODAK CO. LIMITED TORONTO CANADA.” with a crest and additional information about the plates and handwritten notes in pencil. The bottom of (b) ha…
1 image
- Title
- Lantern Slide Box
- Date
- 1890 – 1930
- Material
- paper
- Dimensions
- 2.2 (a) x 9.6 (a) x 11.3 (a) cm
- Description
- Five cardboard boxes, commercial packaging for lantern slides.a,b) Yellow label with black rectangle “ROYAL Lantern Slide Plate MANUFACTURED BY CANADIAN KODAK CO. LIMITED TORONTO CANADA.” with a crest and additional information about the plates and handwritten notes in pencil. The bottom of (b) has “LANDSCAPE” written in pencil.c) Blue-green label on black box. No bottom. The label reads “THE STANDARD Lantern Slide Plates MANUFACTURED BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y. SUCCESSOR TO STANDARD DRY PLATE CO.” There is a paper label on one end “1 DOZ. STANDARD SLOW LANTERN SLIDE PLATES 31/4 X 4.”d) Black box with navy and yellow label “ELLIOTT & SONS LTD. LANTERN TRANSPARENCEY BARNET PLATE FOR WARM OR COLD TONES INSTRUCTIONS ENCLOSED WORKS, BARNET, HERTS.” The box top and bottom are held together with a white cotton twill tie (added by WMCR archives).e) Grey box top (no bottom) with white and blue label “DIRECTIONS FOR USING THE IMPERIAL (“SPECIAL”) LANTERN PLATES...” with instructions for use and “THE IMPERIAL DRY PLATE Co., Ltd., CRICKLEWOOD, LONDON, N.W.”
- Subject
- photography
- Malcolm Geddes
- mountaineering
- Credit
- Gift of Malcolm Darroch, North Vancouver, 1993
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1112 a-e
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Light Reflector
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.41.0095
- Date
- 1980 – 1985
- Material
- paper; metal; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0095
- Description
- Orange and green cardboard travel tube that contains a flash/light reflector screen shaped like an umbrella. The travel tube has a paper Canadian Pacific label taped to the main part of it with Nicholas Morant’s Banff address typed on it. The reflector opens like a regular umbrella, but is missing …
1 image
- Title
- Light Reflector
- Date
- 1980 – 1985
- Material
- paper; metal; fabric
- Dimensions
- 93.5 cm
- Description
- Orange and green cardboard travel tube that contains a flash/light reflector screen shaped like an umbrella. The travel tube has a paper Canadian Pacific label taped to the main part of it with Nicholas Morant’s Banff address typed on it. The reflector opens like a regular umbrella, but is missing a handle as it most likely attaches to some kind of base or support. There is a plastic strip with a snap to keep it closed.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0095
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
- Date
- 1890 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1019
- Description
- Square metal marker with small round hole in middle. Original red paint has faded to pink. Written on one side: “VAUX. No. 5. 1899.” Note found with metal marker reads: “One of the original plates laid out on the Illecillewaet Glacier in 1899 to measure the rate of flow. - George Vaux Jr. “
1 image
- Title
- Metal Marker
- Date
- 1890 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 15.5 x 15.5 cm
- Description
- Square metal marker with small round hole in middle. Original red paint has faded to pink. Written on one side: “VAUX. No. 5. 1899.” Note found with metal marker reads: “One of the original plates laid out on the Illecillewaet Glacier in 1899 to measure the rate of flow. - George Vaux Jr. “
- Subject
- Vaux family
- photography
- glaciology
- surveying
- Credit
- Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1019
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- fibre, flax
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1045
- Description
- Small square linen napkin with an open embroidered design just inside the hemmed edges.
1 image
- Title
- Napkin
- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- fibre, flax
- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 32.0 cm
- Description
- Small square linen napkin with an open embroidered design just inside the hemmed edges.
- Subject
- Mary Schaffer
- crafts
- needlework
- embroidery
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1045
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1099
- Description
- Oval shaped tray that stands on four feet shaped to look like bird talons holding a ball. The tray has a cut-out design on the sides. There are five shaped dividers that are soldered to metal strips attached to the tray. The centre divider has a carrying ring on top. There is a trademark on one…
1 image
- Title
- Napkin Holder
- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Oval shaped tray that stands on four feet shaped to look like bird talons holding a ball. The tray has a cut-out design on the sides. There are five shaped dividers that are soldered to metal strips attached to the tray. The centre divider has a carrying ring on top. There is a trademark on one side of one of the feet.
- Subject
- households
- Mary Schaffer
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1099
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Photograph Accessory
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.41.1097
- Date
- 1890 – 1930
- Material
- metal; glass; wood; skin; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1097
- Description
- Miscellaneous photographic accessories in hard leather carrying case. Objects include Baush & Lomb lens, Bausch & Lomb “Bichromate of Potash Ray Filter. For Cloud Effects and True Color Values ...”, adapter rings, lens caps, wood camera front panels, etc.
1 image
- Title
- Photograph Accessory
- Date
- 1890 – 1930
- Material
- metal; glass; wood; skin; paper
- Dimensions
- 20.5 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- Miscellaneous photographic accessories in hard leather carrying case. Objects include Baush & Lomb lens, Bausch & Lomb “Bichromate of Potash Ray Filter. For Cloud Effects and True Color Values ...”, adapter rings, lens caps, wood camera front panels, etc.
- Subject
- photography
- Vaux family
- Credit
- Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1097
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Photograph Accessory
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.41.1013
- Date
- 1890 – 1930
- Material
- paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1013
- Description
- Empty cardboard box covered with brown paper with a black label “WRATTEN & WAINWRIGHT PANCHROMATIC DRY PLATES.” Above the label on the front of the box is “Mt. Assinboine Area” (sic) handwritten in ink.
1 image
- Title
- Photograph Accessory
- Date
- 1890 – 1930
- Material
- paper
- Dimensions
- 2.8 x 13.7 x 19.0 cm
- Description
- Empty cardboard box covered with brown paper with a black label “WRATTEN & WAINWRIGHT PANCHROMATIC DRY PLATES.” Above the label on the front of the box is “Mt. Assinboine Area” (sic) handwritten in ink.
- Subject
- photography
- Mt. Assiniboine
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1013
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Photograph Case
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0065
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin; wood; glass; fibre; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0065
- Description
- A brown leather covered wood frame which opens like a book and secures with a small brass clasp on side. Inside the 'cover' is red velvet with a red velvet and narrow gilt frame border. There is glass covering the photograph.
1 image
- Title
- Photograph Case
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin; wood; glass; fibre; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 7.3 x 6.5 cm
- Description
- A brown leather covered wood frame which opens like a book and secures with a small brass clasp on side. Inside the 'cover' is red velvet with a red velvet and narrow gilt frame border. There is glass covering the photograph.
- Subject
- military
- uniforms
- photography
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0065
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Photographic Print
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0008
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0008
- Description
- A sepia-toned photographic print on a glass plate. The print is a vignette of a woman's head and shoulders.
1 image
- Title
- Photographic Print
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 6.8 cm
- Description
- A sepia-toned photographic print on a glass plate. The print is a vignette of a woman's head and shoulders.
- Subject
- family
- photography
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0008
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Photographic Print
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0027
- Date
- 1895 – 1905
- Material
- paper; wood; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0027
- Description
- A black and white photograph of a camp with hills in the background. The photo is framed with a grey mat and a plain wood frame. The back of the photograph is marked “Shaganappi Point ca. 1900 Stony Indian Camp.”
1 image
- Title
- Photographic Print
- Date
- 1895 – 1905
- Material
- paper; wood; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 13.8; 19.0 (frame) x 24.0; 29.2 (frame) cm
- Description
- A black and white photograph of a camp with hills in the background. The photo is framed with a grey mat and a plain wood frame. The back of the photograph is marked “Shaganappi Point ca. 1900 Stony Indian Camp.”
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0027
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.
Photographic Print
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0033
- Date
- 1890 – 1892
- Material
- paper; wood; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0033
- Description
- A black and white studio photograph of a child (Pearl Evelyn Brewster Moore) with straight bangs, wearing a dress with a large lace collar. The photograph is framed with a white mat and a simple black wooden frame with a narrow gold inside and outside border. The back of the photo is marked “Pear…
1 image
- Title
- Photographic Print
- Date
- 1890 – 1892
- Material
- paper; wood; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 27.6; 42.5 (frame) x 20.7; 34.5 (frame) cm
- Description
- A black and white studio photograph of a child (Pearl Evelyn Brewster Moore) with straight bangs, wearing a dress with a large lace collar. The photograph is framed with a white mat and a simple black wooden frame with a narrow gold inside and outside border. The back of the photo is marked “Pearl Evelin Brewster, 2 years old, Born July 25, 1889, died Oct 22, 1973.”
- Subject
- households
- children
- photography
- Pearl Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0033
Images
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.