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- Date
- 1950 – 1979
- Material
- hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0074 a,b
- Description
- Pair of ladies after ski boots, black wool with embroidered red wool trim. One strip of trim is stitched from toe, over instep to ankle level and one strip is stitched around ankle. Trim is embroidered in yellow and black snowflake like floral motif. A red fabric with a low pile is stitched to uppe…
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- Title
- After Ski Boots
- Date
- 1950 – 1979
- Material
- hair
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 9.0 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- Pair of ladies after ski boots, black wool with embroidered red wool trim. One strip of trim is stitched from toe, over instep to ankle level and one strip is stitched around ankle. Trim is embroidered in yellow and black snowflake like floral motif. A red fabric with a low pile is stitched to upper edge and "V" shaped closure, the same red fabric covers platform between sole and uppers. Sole is white felt (1 cm. thick) a thick red shoe lace fits through one hole on each side of closure. Laces have a wooden piece on one end only. Boots are lined with white felt. Insoles are a heavy woven material.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- skiing
- winter
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0074 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0032 a,b
- Description
- Heavy, short skis, with metal toe plate and bindings. They become thicker at the beautifully curved tip. Metal edging is screwed on, holes going in through the skis below the bindings. The binding is "ATTENHOFFER'S ALPINA".
- Title
- Alpine Skis
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 135.0 cm
- Description
- Heavy, short skis, with metal toe plate and bindings. They become thicker at the beautifully curved tip. Metal edging is screwed on, holes going in through the skis below the bindings. The binding is "ATTENHOFFER'S ALPINA".
- Subject
- activities
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0032 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1099 a,b
- Description
- Pair of home made unpainted skis. Very little camber, in fact practically flat. Rounded point. Metal screwed on edges, metal bindings "Ramy-Wike made in France".
- Title
- Alpine Skis
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 190.0 cm
- Description
- Pair of home made unpainted skis. Very little camber, in fact practically flat. Rounded point. Metal screwed on edges, metal bindings "Ramy-Wike made in France".
- Credit
- Gift of Eddie Hunter, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1099 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0033 a,b
- Description
- Wood skis with screwed on metal edges," Monarch" and under toe is embossed " Northland, USA Laconia N.H." Binding is " Monarch/Automatic".
- Title
- Alpine Skis
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 200.0 cm
- Description
- Wood skis with screwed on metal edges," Monarch" and under toe is embossed " Northland, USA Laconia N.H." Binding is " Monarch/Automatic".
- Subject
- activities
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0033 a,b
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- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- wood; metal; rubber; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1025 a,b
- Description
- Pair solid wood skis with steel edges and metal cable bindings. Metal edges screwed on to 10.0 from tip, point scraped off, rounded tip, 10.0 cm rise. Varnished wood mostly scraped off. "Tyrolia" toe clamp, 24.6 cm long metal heel plate nailed on to ski. Cable binding with rubber heel piece, le…
- Title
- Alpine Skis
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- wood; metal; rubber; skin
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 187.0 cm
- Description
- Pair solid wood skis with steel edges and metal cable bindings. Metal edges screwed on to 10.0 from tip, point scraped off, rounded tip, 10.0 cm rise. Varnished wood mostly scraped off. "Tyrolia" toe clamp, 24.6 cm long metal heel plate nailed on to ski. Cable binding with rubber heel piece, leather keeper straps looped on to cable bindings.
- Credit
- Gift of Heidi Lohr, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1025 a,b
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- Date
- 1958
- Material
- plastic; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1032 a,b
- Description
- Blue "Kastle" skis with aluminum and leather bindings. Full length steel core, blue plastic top, yellow plastic base. Steel edges. Triangular, swivel toe clamp, swivel heel plate. 240.0 long leather binding strap. Manufacturer's label at tip. Near tip Olympic games symbol. Circular black and…
- Title
- Alpine Skis
- Date
- 1958
- Material
- plastic; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 210.0 cm
- Description
- Blue "Kastle" skis with aluminum and leather bindings. Full length steel core, blue plastic top, yellow plastic base. Steel edges. Triangular, swivel toe clamp, swivel heel plate. 240.0 long leather binding strap. Manufacturer's label at tip. Near tip Olympic games symbol. Circular black and gold insignia, toe clamp "Marker" heel plate "Racer".
- Credit
- Gift of Kelly Sykes, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1032 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3021 a,b
- Description
- Two heavy leather straps with leather thongs attached to the ends of the straps (a - 62.0 cm long with thongs, b - 67.0 cm long with thongs). Each strap has four round metal bells (4.0 cm diameter) tied on with leather thongs. White adhesive tape has been wrapped around the straps.
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- Title
- Armband
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 31.0 cm
- Description
- Two heavy leather straps with leather thongs attached to the ends of the straps (a - 62.0 cm long with thongs, b - 67.0 cm long with thongs). Each strap has four round metal bells (4.0 cm diameter) tied on with leather thongs. White adhesive tape has been wrapped around the straps.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- dancing
- music
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3021 a,b
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Athletic Patch
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1001
- Date
- 1955 – 1967
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1001
- Description
- Ski instructor patch "C.S.S. Ski Instructor" written in red and black at the top of a whitepatch, in the middle is a red maple leaf with a pair of black skiis crossing it, around the outside is a red and black border.
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- Title
- Athletic Patch
- Date
- 1955 – 1967
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 8.5 cm
- Description
- Ski instructor patch "C.S.S. Ski Instructor" written in red and black at the top of a whitepatch, in the middle is a red maple leaf with a pair of black skiis crossing it, around the outside is a red and black border.
- Subject
- sports
- skiing
- Doug Robinson
- Credit
- Gift of Douglas Robinson, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1001
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Athletic Pin Collection
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- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1032 a-e
- Description
- Five ski pins attached to Dell Brewster's ski cap. (a) "First Trans Canada Ski Train 1937, bronze (b) Olympic pin, 5 lined circles in different colours (c) "Ski Runners 1940" blue, white, red enamelled bronze (d) German eagle with wreath in mouth, red green enamel (e) Swiss "St. Moritz" silver sk…
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- Title
- Athletic Pin Collection
- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Five ski pins attached to Dell Brewster's ski cap. (a) "First Trans Canada Ski Train 1937, bronze (b) Olympic pin, 5 lined circles in different colours (c) "Ski Runners 1940" blue, white, red enamelled bronze (d) German eagle with wreath in mouth, red green enamel (e) Swiss "St. Moritz" silver skier, red and white Swiss shield.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Olympics
- Dell Brewster
- Credit
- Gift of Dell Brewster, Banff, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1032 a-e
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Athletic Plaque
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- Date
- 1936
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1045
- Description
- Black wooden plaque in shape of shield. Silver band across top etched "Brewster Trophy". Below that a silver coloured shield shape with a downhill skier centered. Across the top of this is etched "Championship Canadian Rockies" and below skier is "Combined Downhill and Slalom 1936". Small name…
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- Title
- Athletic Plaque
- Date
- 1936
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 24.5 cm
- Description
- Black wooden plaque in shape of shield. Silver band across top etched "Brewster Trophy". Below that a silver coloured shield shape with a downhill skier centered. Across the top of this is etched "Championship Canadian Rockies" and below skier is "Combined Downhill and Slalom 1936". Small name plate centered bottom, etched into that "E.P.N.S. R".
- Subject
- sports
- skiing
- Brewster Trophy
- Credit
- Gift of Ed (Mrs.) Jamieson, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1045
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Athletic Trophy
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- Date
- 1936
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1094
- Description
- Black turned wood, base for statuette trophy 103.09.1093. Solid wood, turned, central area has three silver plaques "King Edward Hotel Banff Western Canada Combined Downhill and Slalom", Shield shape "1936 J. Taylor Vancouver". "1938 Thobraatin Princeton",
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- Title
- Athletic Trophy
- Date
- 1936
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 15.7 cm
- Description
- Black turned wood, base for statuette trophy 103.09.1093. Solid wood, turned, central area has three silver plaques "King Edward Hotel Banff Western Canada Combined Downhill and Slalom", Shield shape "1936 J. Taylor Vancouver". "1938 Thobraatin Princeton",
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- King Edward Hotel
- Credit
- Gift of J. L. King, 1974
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1094
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- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0324
- Description
- Grey canvas backpack with leather straps, mounted on metal frame. Four pockets, one on either side and front and a zippered pouch on inside upper flap. Edges of pocket flaps bound by leather. Leather shoulder straps riveted to bottom of frame and buckled to top. Bag closure is thin rope and plastic…
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- Title
- Backpack
- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal; plastic
- Dimensions
- 46.0 x 17.0 x 40.0 cm
- Description
- Grey canvas backpack with leather straps, mounted on metal frame. Four pockets, one on either side and front and a zippered pouch on inside upper flap. Edges of pocket flaps bound by leather. Leather shoulder straps riveted to bottom of frame and buckled to top. Bag closure is thin rope and plastic toggle. Leather inset inside bag: “Bergans Original 39306”. “Mrs P. WHYTE BANFF ALBERTA” is faintly written on the front flap. A red plastic tag that reads “MOUNTAIN TRAVEL USA” “C. WHYTE” on one side and “If Lost Or Found Please Notify MOUNTAIN TRAVEL (USA) 1398 Solano Avenue Albany, California 94706” on the other is attached to the top handle. A fabric label that reads “Bergans ORIGINAL MADE IN OSLO NORWAY” with a drawing of two men is attached to the back of the bag.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0324
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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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- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1036
- Description
- Brown knitted wool hat with pompom on top. There is a semi-circle opening for the wearer to look out of.
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- Title
- Balaclava
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Description
- Brown knitted wool hat with pompom on top. There is a semi-circle opening for the wearer to look out of.
- Subject
- sports
- skiing
- Hans Gmoser
- climbing
- Credit
- Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1036
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- hair; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0070
- Description
- A machine knitted helmet of dark blue, with wide blue and white wavy striped band at bottom, small white pompon at top, and hole for eyes at middle with small visor above. Visor stiffened with stiff nylon mesh lining, striped band folds up to cover hole and visor and transform balaclava into a wool…
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- Title
- Balaclava
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- hair; plastic
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 35.0 cm
- Description
- A machine knitted helmet of dark blue, with wide blue and white wavy striped band at bottom, small white pompon at top, and hole for eyes at middle with small visor above. Visor stiffened with stiff nylon mesh lining, striped band folds up to cover hole and visor and transform balaclava into a wool cap with wide striped cuff. Gold tag attached "Styled by Colin N62 .... Colin K Lax Ltd, Montreal".
- Subject
- households
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0070
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Basket, Ski Pole Ski Pole
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- 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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- Date
- 1950 – 1951
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1201
- Description
- A woman's tan buckskin jacket, fringed and lightly beaded with flower accents. Cut western style with ruffled collar, yoke, inset sleeves, and two ruffled pockets in front. 12.0 cm fringes below front yoke, and down backs of sleeves continuing across yoke in back. Front is closed with seven buttons…
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- 1950 – 1951
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 47.0 x 68.5 cm
- Description
- A woman's tan buckskin jacket, fringed and lightly beaded with flower accents. Cut western style with ruffled collar, yoke, inset sleeves, and two ruffled pockets in front. 12.0 cm fringes below front yoke, and down backs of sleeves continuing across yoke in back. Front is closed with seven buttons. Medium sized red, pink, purple, yellow beaded flowers on each front pocket. Front yoke and back beaded with white, yellow, blue, and green flower, leave and stem accents. Machine stitched and top collar lined with tan coloured silk. A small tag labelled with red cursive stiching “Wonnacott” inside the lapel
- Credit
- Gift of Bill Wonnacott, Victoria, 2016
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1201
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- hair, horse; glass; feather; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3022 a,b
- Description
- Fur armbands with hanging pelts, feathers, hairlocks and large beaded medallions. Each medallion (6.0 cm diameter) has a scalloped blue beaded border with a multi coloured centre. Each hairlock has a beaded band in white, red and orange where it attaches to the armband. a) Armband (28.0 cm ci…
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- Title
- Beaded Armband
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- hair, horse; glass; feather; fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- 11.0 (a); 12.0 (b) x 105.0 (a); 110.0 (b) cm
- Description
- Fur armbands with hanging pelts, feathers, hairlocks and large beaded medallions. Each medallion (6.0 cm diameter) has a scalloped blue beaded border with a multi coloured centre. Each hairlock has a beaded band in white, red and orange where it attaches to the armband. a) Armband (28.0 cm circumference) lined with white polkadotted red fabric. This armband has a red squirrel pelt attached.b) Armband (22.0 cm circumference) lined with yellow and white fabric. This armband has a weasel pelt attached.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- ceremonial
- crafts
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3022 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3023 a,b
- Description
- Two armbands made from yarn.a) Thick bright pink yarn (10.0 to 20.0 cm long) tied onto a white shoelace (22.5 cm circumference).b) Lengths of purple yarn (16.0 cm long) folded in half and machine stiched with heavy black thread to create a fringe. Leather thongs are attached to each end of the arm…
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- Title
- Beaded Armband
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- 19.0 (a); 18.0 (b) x 22.0 (a); 9.0 (b) cm
- Description
- Two armbands made from yarn.a) Thick bright pink yarn (10.0 to 20.0 cm long) tied onto a white shoelace (22.5 cm circumference).b) Lengths of purple yarn (16.0 cm long) folded in half and machine stiched with heavy black thread to create a fringe. Leather thongs are attached to each end of the armband (24.4 cm circumference).
- Subject
- Indigenous
- regalia
- ceremonial
- crafts
- sewing
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.3023 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3050 a,b
- Description
- Two armbands with same pattern but reversed (mirror-image). Bottom edge of each band is curved and top edge is straight with thong ties attached to the top two corners. Each band is fully beaded with a white background and two motifs - a blue and yellow eight-pointed star with red chevrons and a …
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- Title
- Beaded Armbands
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 22.5 cm
- Description
- Two armbands with same pattern but reversed (mirror-image). Bottom edge of each band is curved and top edge is straight with thong ties attached to the top two corners. Each band is fully beaded with a white background and two motifs - a blue and yellow eight-pointed star with red chevrons and a yellow and red diamond with black and pink triangles.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3050 a,b
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