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Advertising Pin
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- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.0004
- Description
- A circular pin in the shape of a spoked ship's wheel with an enamelled map of the world at the centre. There is a red band around the map with the words “Everett Travel Service” spaced evenly around the circle. The pin has a large stud clasp back.
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- Title
- Advertising Pin
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Dimensions
- 1.1 cm
- Description
- A circular pin in the shape of a spoked ship's wheel with an enamelled map of the world at the centre. There is a red band around the map with the words “Everett Travel Service” spaced evenly around the circle. The pin has a large stud clasp back.
- Subject
- tourism
- travel
- Everett Travel Service
- uniforms
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.0004
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- Date
- 1982
- Material
- metal; plastic; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0156 a-g
- Description
- Six red, orange, and pink paper and one plastic/metal baggage tags from Air Canada, Singapore Airlines, and Thai [Air?]. The black plastic/metal tag has “Calrelli” in silver script on one side and “PIKE ; EVEREST ; SHERATON ; NEPAL” written in ink on a label adhered to the back.
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- Title
- Airline Tag
- Date
- 1982
- Material
- metal; plastic; paper
- Dimensions
- 4.7 x 0.4 x 12.t cm
- Description
- Six red, orange, and pink paper and one plastic/metal baggage tags from Air Canada, Singapore Airlines, and Thai [Air?]. The black plastic/metal tag has “Calrelli” in silver script on one side and “PIKE ; EVEREST ; SHERATON ; NEPAL” written in ink on a label adhered to the back.
- Credit
- Gift of Peter Spear, 2017
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0156 a-g
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0378
- Description
- Two soft, full, round, silky fabric large with drawstrings at neck. (a) blue, silk ? with white, wavy lines. Oval bottom is of flat piece of material, with full sides gathered in and pleated around it. Top is folded over to form casing for drawstring, which is lightly twisted blue cord, at each si…
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- Title
- Bag
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 31.0 x 26.0 x 32.5 cm
- Description
- Two soft, full, round, silky fabric large with drawstrings at neck. (a) blue, silk ? with white, wavy lines. Oval bottom is of flat piece of material, with full sides gathered in and pleated around it. Top is folded over to form casing for drawstring, which is lightly twisted blue cord, at each side of opening. (b) plaid crepe, black background with cross hatching of white, light blue, and red orange and yellow. Pouch with black grosgrain ribbon double drawstring through casing where drawstring exits. Bag made by gathering a long piece of material along each side around one of these circles, and folding the ends of the material into a casing for drawstring.
- Subject
- households
- travel
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0378
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- Date
- 1960
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.3002 a-c
- Description
- Three wooden boomerangs. The top of each is slightly convex and the bottom surface is flat. One arm of each boomerang is tilted at a slight angle.a) Dark wood with painted aboriginal designs, in brown, black, white and yellow. The designs include geometric designs on the tips and an insect, a pe…
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- Title
- Boomerang
- Date
- 1960
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 0.8 (a); 23.0(b); 1.5 (c) x 6.0 (a); 8.0 (b); 6.0 (c) x 50.0 (a); 53.0 (b); 48.0 (c) cm
- Description
- Three wooden boomerangs. The top of each is slightly convex and the bottom surface is flat. One arm of each boomerang is tilted at a slight angle.a) Dark wood with painted aboriginal designs, in brown, black, white and yellow. The designs include geometric designs on the tips and an insect, a person, and a kangaroo. The back is stamped “MADE IN AUSTRALIA BY Bill On--.”b) Dark wood with very detailed painted aboriginal designs on the front in black, red, white and yellow. The painting includes geometric and concentric designs, an emu, a turtle, and two people. At the centre bent it’s marked “from CHERBOURG ABORIGINAL SETTLEMENT 1960. QLD. AUST.” and the back is marked with pen ink “BILL GORHAM.”c) Light and dark wood decorated with a stylized kangaroo on the front in brown, black, yellow and white. “Darwin N.T.” is writtten with marker on the front. The tips are also painted with stripes and wavey lines. There are two illegible stamps on the back.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.3002 a-c
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- Date
- 1963 – 1990
- Material
- fabric; leather; metal; plastic; glass;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0180 a-m
- Description
- Green fabric-covered hard-sided travel case with leather corner caps on the lid, leather carry handles on both short sides and on the back [broken], and three leather straps attached to the short sides and the front that overlap over a metal loop on the lid. A metal frame is fixed to the front of t…
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- Title
- Camera Case
- Date
- 1963 – 1990
- Material
- fabric; leather; metal; plastic; glass;
- Dimensions
- 31.5 x 29.5 x 65.8 cm
- Description
- Green fabric-covered hard-sided travel case with leather corner caps on the lid, leather carry handles on both short sides and on the back [broken], and three leather straps attached to the short sides and the front that overlap over a metal loop on the lid. A metal frame is fixed to the front of the lid for the display of a shipping label, various stickers and shipping labels throughout the lid, and a paper Sunshine Village transportation tag hangs from the right-hand handle by a string. The interior is lined with canvas and has blue and white canvas straps attached to the long sides as well as green fabric flaps attached to the short sides and front. Contents include:A - Bolex H16 SB video camera with large lens mount plate and additional side viewfinder attached [empty]B - 230mm Century Tele-Athenar zoom lens in a leather tube carrier extensively covered in adhesive tape at both ends [lid is no longer connected to the body]C - 120mm Angenieux-Zoom Type 10x12 B lens with a small silver metal mount pin screwed into the body about half-way downD - 50mm Asahi Pentax lens [slightly dented along the rim] in a foam-lined grey fabric carry tube that zips closedE - four boxes of 16mm film - two black plastic boxes of Eastman EXR Color Negative Film [one’s label is severely degraded], one red cardboard box of gaf Anscochrome Professional Camera Film, and one green cardboard box of Du Pont 931A safety motion picture film - in a plastic bagF - various lens attachments and spare parts in a grey plastic toiletries bag that zips closedG - a black plastic Shepherd EX-99 handheld electronic flash meter in a black pleather pouch that snaps closedH - various black and grey plastic cables in a brown leather pouch that zips closed [one side of the zipper fabric has completely separated from the leather]I - a green on white nylon ski bib from the 30th Anniversary Engler Veterans Ski Race J - a Bolex paillard cardboard box containing several spare remote triggersK - four spare lens filters - three of which are still in their original yellow Kodak cardboard envelopes - in a small plastic bagL - two round metal containers with various miscellaneous parts - one is silver and one is blackM - spare pieces of Velcro in a small plastic bag
- Credit
- Gift of Eddie Hunter, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0180 a-m
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Camera Lens Case
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- Date
- 1960 – 1980
- Material
- metal; foam; plastic; glass;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0179 a,b
- Description
- Long and thin silver metal travel case with 2.5 rubber feet on the bottom [one is completely missing, one only partially], two metal clasps holding the hinged lid closed, and a black hard plastic handle on the lid. Several long strips of adhesive tape - mostly silver duct tape - throughout the exte…
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- Title
- Camera Lens Case
- Date
- 1960 – 1980
- Material
- metal; foam; plastic; glass;
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 12.8 x 54.1 cm
- Description
- Long and thin silver metal travel case with 2.5 rubber feet on the bottom [one is completely missing, one only partially], two metal clasps holding the hinged lid closed, and a black hard plastic handle on the lid. Several long strips of adhesive tape - mostly silver duct tape - throughout the exterior, often obscuring paper labels and something written on the front in marker. The interior of the case is lined with pieces of yellow foam that have been glued in place. Housed inside the case is a black metal 300mm Century Precision Optics Tele-Athenar lens - these lenses were specifically designed for profession motion picture, video, and still photography and was most likely used by Eddie Hunter on Head Hunter Films projects.
- Credit
- Gift of Eddie Hunter, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0179 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; ivory; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0371 a,b
- Description
- Contained in wooden box (a), rectangular, bright vermilion red purse with silk embroidered flap depicting blue bridge passing over gold stream embroidered on back. Front full pocket expands by folded gussets at the sides, is lined with aqua fabric, and covered with full flap which fastens by means …
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- Title
- Change Purse
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; ivory; paper
- Dimensions
- 2.2 x 6.8 x 10.4 cm
- Description
- Contained in wooden box (a), rectangular, bright vermilion red purse with silk embroidered flap depicting blue bridge passing over gold stream embroidered on back. Front full pocket expands by folded gussets at the sides, is lined with aqua fabric, and covered with full flap which fastens by means of red and gold enamelled ivory clip which hooks around thread loop on front of purse. Back compartment is laced with red thread at the sides to expand, and holds a pad of folded paper squares which is held together by two paper "staples", and fits the compartment very tightly. (b) wooden box, plain, rectangular, lightweight. Box lid fits over small lip on bottom. Red, round paper label at middle top of box with East-Asian writing, product label ? stamped on one side with round, purple stamp mark.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0371 a,b
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- Date
- 1936
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0090
- Description
- A solid roughly cast ingot of copper, long and narrow with flat bottom and ends sloping inward slightly, top has two deep semi circular grooves across.
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- Title
- Copper Ingot
- Date
- 1936
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.8 x 1.5 x 4.9 cm
- Description
- A solid roughly cast ingot of copper, long and narrow with flat bottom and ends sloping inward slightly, top has two deep semi circular grooves across.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0090
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- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Material
- paper; fibre, silk; hair
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0004 a,b
- Description
- Two dolls, one female and one male, with soft bodies and painted heads and hands. Both dolls are silk wearing tunics and pants with cloth slippers on feet. The female doll has real braided hair attached to the head, and the male wears a red skullcap which ties under the chin. The dolls are tied…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Material
- paper; fibre, silk; hair
- Dimensions
- 18.5 x 4.0 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- Two dolls, one female and one male, with soft bodies and painted heads and hands. Both dolls are silk wearing tunics and pants with cloth slippers on feet. The female doll has real braided hair attached to the head, and the male wears a red skullcap which ties under the chin. The dolls are tied together at the neck with a ribbon.
- Subject
- households
- toys
- children
- souvenirs
- travel
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0004 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0377
- Description
- A flat, square case of light brown linen embroidered on the top with green and yellow silk vine and floral pattern in a crewel manner. Case unfolds once and has 16.5 cm deep pocket at each end. Back and pockets lined with light green linen.
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- Title
- Etui
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 27.1 x 27.6 cm
- Description
- A flat, square case of light brown linen embroidered on the top with green and yellow silk vine and floral pattern in a crewel manner. Case unfolds once and has 16.5 cm deep pocket at each end. Back and pockets lined with light green linen.
- Subject
- households
- travel
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0377
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- Date
- 1960 – 1961
- Material
- plastic; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0089
- Description
- 30.5 cm. diameter globe of the world, National Geographic 1961. Manufactured by "Replogle Globes Inc. Chicago for the National Geographic Society". Globe stand consists of hemispherical spherical frame with four arched supports attached at top to ring showing degrees and times. Base shows degrees a…
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- Title
- Globe
- Date
- 1960 – 1961
- Material
- plastic; paper
- Dimensions
- 36.5 x 35.8 cm
- Description
- 30.5 cm. diameter globe of the world, National Geographic 1961. Manufactured by "Replogle Globes Inc. Chicago for the National Geographic Society". Globe stand consists of hemispherical spherical frame with four arched supports attached at top to ring showing degrees and times. Base shows degrees and compass points. Stand of clear plastic, as is dome cap which fits over globe to pinpoint statute miles, mileage scale and sun positions.
- Subject
- households
- travel
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0089
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- Date
- 1969 – 1971
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.0006
- Description
- A grey coloured metal globe of the moon suspended in a gold coloured semi-circular arm which is attached to a flat round base. Globe sits at an angle and the two hemispheres are joined at the equator. Places of lunar impact from space explorations are shown. Base has "Royal trust", and their logo i…
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- Title
- Globe Bank
- Date
- 1969 – 1971
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 21.5 x 15.0 x 15.8 cm
- Description
- A grey coloured metal globe of the moon suspended in a gold coloured semi-circular arm which is attached to a flat round base. Globe sits at an angle and the two hemispheres are joined at the equator. Places of lunar impact from space explorations are shown. Base has "Royal trust", and their logo in blue. A coin slot at the top of the globe and removable metal disk at the bottom allow the globe to be used as a bank.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- travel
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.0006
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- Date
- 1934
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0252
- Description
- A hand fan of woven palm leave fibre, woven in a simple lattice to form a stepped set at one vertex's base into the handle made or four strands of the palm braided together.
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- Title
- Hand Fan
- Date
- 1934
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 39.0 cm
- Description
- A hand fan of woven palm leave fibre, woven in a simple lattice to form a stepped set at one vertex's base into the handle made or four strands of the palm braided together.
- Subject
- households
- travel
- David Kaapu
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0252
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Jewellery Case
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- Date
- 1960 – 1975
- Material
- fibre; pearl; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0406
- Description
- A small, light blue, satin box with pearls sewn to the top. Square, box shape has blue metal zipper around three sides at the top to open. Satin is quilted in curving diamond shape with a small pearl bead stitched at the junctures of the diamond shapes on the lid. Inside lushly lined with bright pi…
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- Title
- Jewellery Case
- Date
- 1960 – 1975
- Material
- fibre; pearl; metal
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 6.6 x 6.7 cm
- Description
- A small, light blue, satin box with pearls sewn to the top. Square, box shape has blue metal zipper around three sides at the top to open. Satin is quilted in curving diamond shape with a small pearl bead stitched at the junctures of the diamond shapes on the lid. Inside lushly lined with bright pink velveteen.
- Subject
- households
- travel
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0406
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Jewellery Case
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- Date
- 1960 – 1975
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0407
- Description
- An extending, accordian like, case of blue satin rep lined with black velvet, six pockets of blue lined with black. Stitched together one to another at top so case extends like accordian. Long black satin ribbon at each end of case stitched to upper lip of pocket, small black satin ribbon loop at …
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- Title
- Jewellery Case
- Date
- 1960 – 1975
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 6.7 x 3.8 x 8.5 cm
- Description
- An extending, accordian like, case of blue satin rep lined with black velvet, six pockets of blue lined with black. Stitched together one to another at top so case extends like accordian. Long black satin ribbon at each end of case stitched to upper lip of pocket, small black satin ribbon loop at top of central pockets.
- Subject
- households
- travel
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0407
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- Date
- 1960
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1019 a,b
- Description
- Two yellow and black licence plates, each with “CALIFORNIA”, “56”, and “L96475.” One of the plates has a blue sticker with “CALIFORNIA 1960” and a number on it.
- Title
- Licence Plate
- Date
- 1960
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Two yellow and black licence plates, each with “CALIFORNIA”, “56”, and “L96475.” One of the plates has a blue sticker with “CALIFORNIA 1960” and a number on it.
- Subject
- travel
- transportation
- California
- Credit
- Gift of Bertha Verkuil Davis, Calgary, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1019 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1933
- Material
- paper; wood; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.02.0002 a-c,aa-cc
- Description
- Three very delicate papier mache miniature dance masks, each in its own tin protective carrying case a) A white face with painted features outlined with flowing bright green lines and two curved tusks curving upward from the mouth. The face is topped with a tall spired headdress of gold set in with…
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- Title
- Miniature Mask
- Date
- 1930 – 1933
- Material
- paper; wood; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 16.0 (a); 14.3 (b); 6.0 (c); 23.0 (aa-cc) x 6.0 (a); 6.5 (b); 6.0 (c) x 6.8 (a); 6.8 (b); 7.5 (c) cm
- Description
- Three very delicate papier mache miniature dance masks, each in its own tin protective carrying case a) A white face with painted features outlined with flowing bright green lines and two curved tusks curving upward from the mouth. The face is topped with a tall spired headdress of gold set in with rows and rows of chips of mirrored glass with the white face repeated in diminishing sizes at base of each of the four tiers of the headdress. The headdress has a wire armature set into a plug of wood at its base.b) Similar in design to (a) but with a green face with blue and gold flowing lines, and there are only two tiers of headdress which are of painted carved wood.c) Papier mache mask of an animal head with an open mouth and a group of sharply pointed metal ears on either side of the face. This mask is white with flowing green lines outlining painted features and the inside of the mouth is pink with a pointed pink tongue and a single white glass jewel set into the roof of the mouth. This mask has a bald head with three grooved ridges along its length surrounded by a wreath of gold inset with rows mirrored glass chips. aa-cc) Three tin carrying cases for each of the masks, each cylindrical in shape with conical tops and a flat ring soldered to the top of each for hanging. Each lid has metal straps at the side which latch over protruding lugs on the base. Inside each base is a flat metal disk atop a tall pole over which the mask sits and is supported (one disk is stamped 'Net average 14 oz', obviously from the original container from which these cases were made). Tissue paper inside the cases helps to support the masks.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.02.0002 a-c,aa-cc
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Novelty Pin Collection
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- Date
- 1965 – 1977
- Material
- metal; plastic; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.0012 a-ll
- Description
- A collection of 38 plastic buttons on metal backing, pins and patches, advertising places and events. 11 pins representing places (a-c) Baffin 1974 Banff (d) 1875 1975 Fort Saskatchewan (e) Parks for Tomorrow, National Parks Assoc. (f) I'm going North of 60 Northwest Territories (i) Silver City Fo…
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- Title
- Novelty Pin Collection
- Date
- 1965 – 1977
- Material
- metal; plastic; fibre
- Description
- A collection of 38 plastic buttons on metal backing, pins and patches, advertising places and events. 11 pins representing places (a-c) Baffin 1974 Banff (d) 1875 1975 Fort Saskatchewan (e) Parks for Tomorrow, National Parks Assoc. (f) I'm going North of 60 Northwest Territories (i) Silver City Food & Beverage Co Banff, Alberta (s) Loyalist Days Saint John N.B. Canada Squire John (x) Happiness is Broughton Island, NWT (ii-jj) Pangnirtung, NWT. 14 pins representing ski events (j) 1977 Canadian International Disabled Ski Meet Banff Alberta (aa) Handicapped Skiers Association of Japan (k) I Support our National Ski Team White Stag (l,m) Canada I support a l'equipe de Ski Team 1968 Olympic (n) Ski Molstar Have you found the missing link (o) Support your Olympic Team B.C. Ford Montreal (p) I Love Nancy (q) Sunshine Ski School (cc) Sunshine (dd) ski shape Banff (ee) snowflake (ff) Refugio Cerro Lopez 1620 m (kk) 77 MS Canadian Ski Marathon. 7 campaign pins (g) Sa lad a Key for Me Jasper Edson Liberal Campaign Committee (r) telephone with red mouth (t) blue button with stick person (u,v) Tracks are back Amtrak (w) Chimo (y) Vote for Nobody if you think you have nothing to say about your future, I won't say it for you. 5 pins representing events (h) The University of Lethbridge Official Opening 1972 (z) Family Snow Festival Banff (bb) Banff Winter Festival (gg) shape of cowboy hat Catharine Whyte Banff Calgary something to smile about (ll) Picasso Glenbow Museum 1978 (hh) Tequila Sauza el tequila del Siglio, with pearl headed hat pin to pin on.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.0012 a-ll
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0399
- Description
- A Japanese, pink silk parasol with bamboo robs and detachable handle. a Single stalk of bamboo is split lengthwise into many narrow slats to which is attached the large circle of pink, diaphanous silk, painted with three large roses and leaves. Ribs held at top by cap of lacquered black paper. Para…
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- Title
- Parasol
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal; paper
- Dimensions
- 78.0 x 62.0 cm
- Description
- A Japanese, pink silk parasol with bamboo robs and detachable handle. a Single stalk of bamboo is split lengthwise into many narrow slats to which is attached the large circle of pink, diaphanous silk, painted with three large roses and leaves. Ribs held at top by cap of lacquered black paper. Parasol opens by pushing metal runner up shaft where it is held by spring latch at top. Stretchers are split bamboo, laced and knotted together with white string, and attached to individual ribs at ends. Shaft of carved wood, with natural bamboo handle which unscrews from shaft, remaining attached by metal hinge to fold up against ribs of parasol when stored. Knob at end of handle carved from root end of natural plant. Blue collar around handle attaches blue silk loop and cord with two red balls at end to fasten handle against body of parasol when stored.
- Subject
- households
- travel
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0399
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- Date
- 1968 – 1970
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0125 a,b
- Description
- Two small, metal, Japanese pins, each with an enamelled scene and Japanese writing covering the front. (a) rectangular, solid brass ? backing with cloisonné enameling completely covering the front in a scene of yellow water lilies and green leaves on a blue background. Japanese writing in upper le…
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1968 – 1970
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.7 x 0.5 x 2.7 cm
- Description
- Two small, metal, Japanese pins, each with an enamelled scene and Japanese writing covering the front. (a) rectangular, solid brass ? backing with cloisonné enameling completely covering the front in a scene of yellow water lilies and green leaves on a blue background. Japanese writing in upper left corner, and across bottom of pin, framed with brass edge. Small safety pin clasp horizontally across back held by narrow metal sleeve.( b) oval, solid silver coloured backing with scene of green mountains under light blue sky with silver clouds, divided in half horizontally with lower half reflecting the mountain scene as in a lake, of light green mountains and dark blue sky. Japanese writing across top edge of pin and along bottom edge, clasp as (a).
- Subject
- Whyte home
- souviners
- travel
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0125 a,b
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