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- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- fibre; metal; vinyl; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1120
- Description
- Beige canvas rucksack with grey vinyl reinforcement at bottom and padded shoulder straps. Drawstring closure at top with red plastic toggle. Top flap covers opening, “A. WEXLER” & “ARNOLD WEXLER” hand printed under flap. Extendable top folds down inside pack with second drawstring closure for more …
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- Title
- Backpack
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- fibre; metal; vinyl; plastic
- Dimensions
- 63.0 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- Beige canvas rucksack with grey vinyl reinforcement at bottom and padded shoulder straps. Drawstring closure at top with red plastic toggle. Top flap covers opening, “A. WEXLER” & “ARNOLD WEXLER” hand printed under flap. Extendable top folds down inside pack with second drawstring closure for more capacity.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- hiking
- Arnold Wexler
- Credit
- Gift of Arnold Wexler (Estate), Allentown, United States, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1120
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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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- 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
- 1960 – 1975
- Material
- fibre, synthetic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0122
- Description
- A woman's blue nylon ? swim suit of simple, fitted princess style with skirt, zipper down back, and knotted tie at centre top of bodice. Neck strap attached to one side of top, passes around neck and buttons on other side. Nylon tricot lining and pants beneath, cord loops on each side inside (for …
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- Title
- Bathing Suit
- Date
- 1960 – 1975
- Material
- fibre, synthetic
- Dimensions
- 44.0 x 59.0 cm
- Description
- A woman's blue nylon ? swim suit of simple, fitted princess style with skirt, zipper down back, and knotted tie at centre top of bodice. Neck strap attached to one side of top, passes around neck and buttons on other side. Nylon tricot lining and pants beneath, cord loops on each side inside (for hanging).
- Subject
- households
- sports
- swimming
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0122
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Bathing Suit Set
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0121 a,b
- Description
- A woman's bathing outfit consisting of a one piece bathing suit and matching, covering shirt, both of light brown simulated bark texture cotton with bold black rectangles with red and white geometric designs inside, spaced evenly around the fabric. (a) swimsuit, wide legged shorts with fitted bodic…
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- Title
- Bathing Suit Set
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 58.5 x 59.0 cm
- Description
- A woman's bathing outfit consisting of a one piece bathing suit and matching, covering shirt, both of light brown simulated bark texture cotton with bold black rectangles with red and white geometric designs inside, spaced evenly around the fabric. (a) swimsuit, wide legged shorts with fitted bodice having elasticized panel on each side and zipper down the back. Neck strap threads through small loop at front centre and is removable, two long loops on inside of each side, for hanging. Fully lined with white cotton, and cotton bloomers, very faded. Label: “The Lahala / Made in Honolulu/ Waikiki/ The Liberty House” (b) shirt, sleeveless with small stand up collar and coconut husk buttons down the front, small stand up collar and coconut husk buttons down the front, small slits at each side, and large pockets at the bottom. Label: “Waikiki Originals/ The Liberty House”
- Subject
- households
- sports
- swimming
- travel
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0121 a,b
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Beavertail Snowshoes
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood; skin; sinew
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0052 a,b
- Description
- Small, one piece beavertail snowshoes. Rounded toe, very slight rise at toe. (a) Crossbar broken 4.0x22.3x.07 wooden reinforcement, 4 screws onto broken piece. Skin lacing, pulled away at toe and heel, repairs at toe with twine and string. (b) same as (a) repairs at toe hole also. "S.W." in pe…
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- Title
- Beavertail Snowshoes
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood; skin; sinew
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 107.2 cm
- Description
- Small, one piece beavertail snowshoes. Rounded toe, very slight rise at toe. (a) Crossbar broken 4.0x22.3x.07 wooden reinforcement, 4 screws onto broken piece. Skin lacing, pulled away at toe and heel, repairs at toe with twine and string. (b) same as (a) repairs at toe hole also. "S.W." in pencil on tail.
- Subject
- activities
- sports
- winter
- snowshoeing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0052 a,b
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- Date
- 1997
- Material
- glass; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1046 a-i
- Description
- Six bottles of beer (empty) with case, signed poster and card. Typical beer bottle with screw off cap. Label affixed to one side has a red border with "Brewed Naturally in the Canadian Rockies" on top and "6% alc./vol. 341 mL" on bottom edge. The scene has mountains in the background with a clim…
- Title
- Beer Bottle
- Date
- 1997
- Material
- glass; paper
- Dimensions
- 23.0 cm
- Description
- Six bottles of beer (empty) with case, signed poster and card. Typical beer bottle with screw off cap. Label affixed to one side has a red border with "Brewed Naturally in the Canadian Rockies" on top and "6% alc./vol. 341 mL" on bottom edge. The scene has mountains in the background with a climber, Bruno Engler, highlighted in the centre, with "Bruno's Mountain Bock " in red. Also on the label is "The Bow Valley Brewing Company Canmore Alberta Strong Beer Biere Forte". The paper case is light brown in colour with the same picture as the label on four sides with stories about Bruno and the beer on the top, other promotion on sides. Poster 91.5x56.0 has a black border with white lettering. "Canmore's Legendary Brew" is in large black letters at top of poster, yellowish background is a mountain scene with a black and white image of the beer bottle centered. Signed "Bruno Engler" on left edge. Small card promoting the book "A Mountain Life Stories and photographs of Bruno Engler edited by R. W. Sandford".
- Credit
- Gift of Bow Valley Brewing Co., Canmore, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1046 a-i
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.1008
- Description
- Pair of binoculars without manufacturer’s stamp, label reads: “THIS INSTRUMENT HAS ‘COATED OPTICS’ CLEAN LENSES CAREFULLY.” Hard leather carrying case stamped “SARD”.
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- Title
- Binoculars
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- Pair of binoculars without manufacturer’s stamp, label reads: “THIS INSTRUMENT HAS ‘COATED OPTICS’ CLEAN LENSES CAREFULLY.” Hard leather carrying case stamped “SARD”.
- Subject
- photography
- Vaux family
- sports
- hiking
- tourism
- Credit
- Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.1008
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.1009
- Description
- Pair of binoculars without manufacturer’s stamp. Marked “ COATED OPTICS. 9 x 50. A013843”. Hard brown leather carrying case, marked “GENUINE TOP GRAIN COWHIDE. MADE IN U.S.A.”
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- Title
- Binoculars
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- Pair of binoculars without manufacturer’s stamp. Marked “ COATED OPTICS. 9 x 50. A013843”. Hard brown leather carrying case, marked “GENUINE TOP GRAIN COWHIDE. MADE IN U.S.A.”
- Subject
- photography
- Vaux family
- sports
- hiking
- tourism
- Credit
- Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.1009
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- Date
- prior to 1980
- Material
- skin; rubber; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1036 a,b
- Description
- Pair of rubber soled, leather uppers laced women's outdoor boot, moulded rubber sole and foot, chgain design tread, written on heel back "Maine Hunting Shoe, L. L. Beane Inc. Freeport, Me." and arch: "Made in the USA", leather uppers sewn on to shoe, 7 eyes for round woven laces, full tongue sewn t…
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- Title
- Boot
- Date
- prior to 1980
- Material
- skin; rubber; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 10.5 x 29.0 cm
- Description
- Pair of rubber soled, leather uppers laced women's outdoor boot, moulded rubber sole and foot, chgain design tread, written on heel back "Maine Hunting Shoe, L. L. Beane Inc. Freeport, Me." and arch: "Made in the USA", leather uppers sewn on to shoe, 7 eyes for round woven laces, full tongue sewn to sides, extra piece of leather up back of boot has a loop sewn at end to form pull tab.
- Subject
- sports
- hiking
- climbing
- Lillian Gest
- Credit
- Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1036 a,b
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- Date
- 1950 – 1953
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1093
- Description
- Three boot nails with squared shafts and odd-shaped heads.
- Title
- Boot Nail
- Date
- 1950 – 1953
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Three boot nails with squared shafts and odd-shaped heads.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Mary Fallis
- travel
- Credit
- Gift of Mary M. Fallis, Prince George, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1093
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- plastic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1026 a,b
- Description
- a) aluminum press, toe clamps b) black wedge bag (a) press: 37.5x6.6 adjustable base, heel locator on one end, toe clamp on other, inscribed on toe clamp "TYROL Boot Press. Pat. Pend Made in Canada","R L" painted on either side, one in red, other black; (b) bag: 40.0x47.0x9. zipper on bottom, bl…
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- Title
- Boot Press; Bag
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- plastic; metal
- Description
- a) aluminum press, toe clamps b) black wedge bag (a) press: 37.5x6.6 adjustable base, heel locator on one end, toe clamp on other, inscribed on toe clamp "TYROL Boot Press. Pat. Pend Made in Canada","R L" painted on either side, one in red, other black; (b) bag: 40.0x47.0x9. zipper on bottom, black vinyl with white piping, manufacturer's logo on side plus "The Skiers Sportshop Ltd. Calgary Edmonton".
- Credit
- Gift of Phil Michaud, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1026 a,b
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- Date
- 1965 – 1985
- Material
- skin; metal; fibre; rubber
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1068 a,b
- Description
- Pair of leather hiking/climbing boots.
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- Title
- Boots
- Date
- 1965 – 1985
- Material
- skin; metal; fibre; rubber
- Description
- Pair of leather hiking/climbing boots.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- hiking
- Chic Scott
- Credit
- Gift of Charles (Chic) Scott, Cochrane, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1068 a,b
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0745
- Description
- Shallow, flat based aluminum bowl for camping with rolledd rim and "A.B." scratched in base twice.
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- Title
- Bowl
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 17.0 cm
- Description
- Shallow, flat based aluminum bowl for camping with rolledd rim and "A.B." scratched in base twice.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0745
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0750 a-c
- Description
- Deep, slope sided, flat based aluminum bowls with rolled rims. Stamped on bottom "No. 891 Wear-ever N.A. Co. Ltd. Aluminum Trade Mark, Mf'd. Toronto, Canada" with four star circle logo.
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- Title
- Bowl
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 7.2 x 12.3 cm
- Description
- Deep, slope sided, flat based aluminum bowls with rolled rims. Stamped on bottom "No. 891 Wear-ever N.A. Co. Ltd. Aluminum Trade Mark, Mf'd. Toronto, Canada" with four star circle logo.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0750 a-c
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- Date
- 1951 – 1955
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1143 a-d
- Description
- Four round white buttons each with a window in the centre where a name is displayed (a) “Mary Simpson” name is written with pen. “1951”(b) “Mary Simpson” “1952”(c) “Mary Simpson-- Pro” “1953”(d) “Miss Mary Simpson Professional” “1955”Each button has “NATIONAL FIGURE SKATING COMPETITION” and a year …
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- Title
- Button
- Date
- 1951 – 1955
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 5.5 cm
- Description
- Four round white buttons each with a window in the centre where a name is displayed (a) “Mary Simpson” name is written with pen. “1951”(b) “Mary Simpson” “1952”(c) “Mary Simpson-- Pro” “1953”(d) “Miss Mary Simpson Professional” “1955”Each button has “NATIONAL FIGURE SKATING COMPETITION” and a year above the window in black lettering, and “BROADMOOR ICE PALACE” below the window.
- Subject
- sports
- skating
- Mary Simpson
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Hallock, Fort St. James, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1143 a-d
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- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0290
- Description
- Cylindrical bottle with rounded shoulders and narrow neck. Cap screws into inside of bottle rim and has rubber washer or gasket for sealing. Swivel loop handle on cap for suspension carrying. Stamped on bottom "Sigg Switzerland".
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- Title
- Canteen
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 19.6 x 7.1 cm
- Description
- Cylindrical bottle with rounded shoulders and narrow neck. Cap screws into inside of bottle rim and has rubber washer or gasket for sealing. Swivel loop handle on cap for suspension carrying. Stamped on bottom "Sigg Switzerland".
- Subject
- households
- sports
- hiking
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0290
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Climbing Carabiner
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- Date
- c. 1965
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1066 a,b
- Description
- Two climbing carabiners (a) lozenge shape with screw security nut (b) oval shape, no security nut.
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- Title
- Climbing Carabiner
- Date
- c. 1965
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 10.0 cm
- Description
- Two climbing carabiners (a) lozenge shape with screw security nut (b) oval shape, no security nut.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Kelly, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1066 a,b
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Climbing Ascenders
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1048 a,b
- Description
- Cast aluminum, Chic Scott's, pair "Hiebler Steigklemme" 2 part construction, 10.0 long bar with 1.5 dia. rope hole on end. Other end has a shaped brake clamp, spring loaded. Manufacturer's stamp on side bar: "SALEWA", other side "Jn.U.A.Pat.ang.".
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- Title
- Climbing Ascenders
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 11.0 cm
- Description
- Cast aluminum, Chic Scott's, pair "Hiebler Steigklemme" 2 part construction, 10.0 long bar with 1.5 dia. rope hole on end. Other end has a shaped brake clamp, spring loaded. Manufacturer's stamp on side bar: "SALEWA", other side "Jn.U.A.Pat.ang.".
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Chic Scott
- Credit
- Gift of Charles (Chic) Scott, Cochrane, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1048 a,b
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Climbing Belay Seat
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- fibre; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1055
- Description
- Red nylon belay seat, Chic Scott's. Seat is red nylon, a 2.5 wide nylon strap is sewn onto seat across the top and bottom. The strap is continuous and has 2 long loops both sides. The loops are ca. 45.0 long but both have knots tied near the ends. Numerous holes and tears throughout. Felt pen: "BK…
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- Title
- Climbing Belay Seat
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- fibre; plastic
- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 69.0 cm
- Description
- Red nylon belay seat, Chic Scott's. Seat is red nylon, a 2.5 wide nylon strap is sewn onto seat across the top and bottom. The strap is continuous and has 2 long loops both sides. The loops are ca. 45.0 long but both have knots tied near the ends. Numerous holes and tears throughout. Felt pen: "BK".
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Chic Scott
- Credit
- Gift of Charles (Chic) Scott, Cochrane, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1055
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