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The 1978 climber's guide to the Banff Townsite

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2020

Author: van Schaik, Bob; Burgess, C.L.

Publisher: Edmonton, Alberta

Edition: Second

Call Number: 02.8 Sc1t

Author: van Schaik, Bob; Burgess, C.L.

Responsibility: Bob van Schaik (concept and photography); C.L. Burgess (design and layout)

Edition: Second

Publisher: Edmonton, Alberta

Published Date: 2020

Physical Description: 16 pages ; b&w illustrations

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Banff; Banff (townsite); Rock climbing

Abstract: Pertains to sites to climb within the Banff townsite

Contents: Southwest wall of Donald Cameron Hall; The spectrum traverse; Book & Art Den; Cascade Tavern; Bud depot; King Edward Hotel; Credit Union; Liquor Store; Banff Park Lodge; Post Office; Bridge on Banff Avenue; Banff Springs Hotel; Notes; About the climber

Notes: First Limited edition Banff, Alberta 1978; Second edition, Edmonton, Alberta 2020

Accession Number: 2021.08

Call Number: 02.8 Sc1t

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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The alpenstock : or, sketches of Swiss scenery and manners, 1825-1826

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1829

Author: Latrobe, Charles Joseph

Publisher: London : Seeley & Burnside

Call Number: DQ23 L38

Author: Latrobe, Charles Joseph

Publisher: London : Seeley & Burnside

Published Date: 1829

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Alps

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: DQ23 L38

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Ascents of Mont Blanc, by Dr.E. Clark & Capt. Sherrill, 1825-26, Mr. Jackson, 1823

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1825-26

Author: Clark, Edmund

Publisher: London : Colburns's New Monthly Magazine

Call Number: DQ841 M7 C43

Author: Clark, Edmund

Publisher: London : Colburns's New Monthly Magazine

Published Date: 1825-26

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Call Number: DQ841 M7 C43

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Autumn Woods

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Artist: David Thauberger (1948 – , Canadian)

Date: 2023

Medium: acrylic on canvas

Catalogue Number: ThD.12.01

Description: Landscape painting of a bright red canoe floating on a deep blue lake. Above the lake in the background is a large white and purple mountain [Mt. Rundle], surrounded by trees at the base., The lake is semi-stylized and has a strip of bright orange between the lake and the trees. Large trees rise up…

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Artist: David Thauberger (1948 – , Canadian)

Title: Autumn Woods

Date: 2023

Medium: acrylic on canvas

Dimensions: 107.0 x 137.0 cm

Description: Landscape painting of a bright red canoe floating on a deep blue lake. Above the lake in the background is a large white and purple mountain [Mt. Rundle], surrounded by trees at the base., The lake is semi-stylized and has a strip of bright orange between the lake and the trees. Large trees rise up into the sky at the left and right of the painting.

Subject: Banff; canoe; Banff National Park

Credit: Purchased from Masters Gallery ltd., Calgary, 2023

Catalogue Number: ThD.12.01

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Bow Lake, 1902/2021

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Artist: Kelsey Stephenson

Date: 2021

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: StK.04.03

Description: A digital print in which the top half is a full colour image of Bow Lake with trees in front, Bow Glacier Falls, and Bow Glacier sitting atop of rocky ridge in the background. The photograph is overlaid with digital ink drawing of the glacier’s reach in 1902 from an archival photograph. The bottom …

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Artist: Kelsey Stephenson

Title: Bow Lake, 1902/2021

Date: 2021

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 35.5 x 28.0 cm

Description: A digital print in which the top half is a full colour image of Bow Lake with trees in front, Bow Glacier Falls, and Bow Glacier sitting atop of rocky ridge in the background. The photograph is overlaid with digital ink drawing of the glacier’s reach in 1902 from an archival photograph. The bottom half of the image is a cyanotype of the glacier in 1902.

Subject: Bow Lake; Bow Glacier; Banff National Park

Credit: Gift of Kelsey Stephenson, Edmonton, 2023

Catalogue Number: StK.04.03

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cornice

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Date: 2021

Medium: on arches paper

Catalogue Number: SiR.15.58

Description: “• 21 •” engraved at centre bottom under cut out shape of a snowy peak. “sinclairs” with two orange dots written inside. “cornice” written at back.

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Title: cornice

Date: 2021

Medium: on arches paper

Dimensions: 9.5 x 16.5 cm

Description: “• 21 •” engraved at centre bottom under cut out shape of a snowy peak. “sinclairs” with two orange dots written inside. “cornice” written at back.

Subject: mountain; cornice; snow; cut paper; Christmas

Credit: Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2014

Catalogue Number: SiR.15.58

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Dissertation on the passage of Hannibal over the Alps

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1820

Author: Cramer, J.A

Publisher: London : Baxter for J. Parker

Call Number: DG247.2 C3

Author: Cramer, J.A

Responsibility: by a member of the University of Oxford

Publisher: London : Baxter for J. Parker

Published Date: 1820

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Call Number: DG247.2 C3

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Flash Flood

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Date: 2020

Medium: on arches paper

Catalogue Number: SiR.15.57

Description: “.20 . ” engraved into bottom centre below cut out. “Sinclairs” written on inside with two dots of orange paint. “. FLASH FLOOD .” written at back bottom centre.

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Title: Flash Flood

Date: 2020

Medium: on arches paper

Dimensions: 9.5 x 15.3 cm

Description: “.20 . ” engraved into bottom centre below cut out. “Sinclairs” written on inside with two dots of orange paint. “. FLASH FLOOD .” written at back bottom centre.

Subject: card; Christmas; cut paper; mountain; landscape; Sinclair

Credit: Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2014

Catalogue Number: SiR.15.57

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A glance at some of the beauties and sublimities of Switzerland

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1829

Author: Murray, John

Publisher: London : Longman [et al.]

Call Number: DQ23 M87

Author: Murray, John

Publisher: London : Longman [et al.]

Published Date: 1829

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Call Number: DQ23 M87

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Illustrations of the passes of the Alps

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1828-29

Author: Brockedon, William

Publisher: London : The Author

Call Number: DQ823 B76 1828 I Oversize C

Author: Brockedon, William

Publisher: London : The Author

Published Date: 1828-29

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Series: Volume 1 of 2

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: DQ823 B76 1828 I Oversize C

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Illustrations of the passes of the Alps

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1828-29

Author: Brockedon, William

Publisher: London : The Author

Call Number: DQ823 B76 1828 II Oversize C

Author: Brockedon, William

Publisher: London : The Author

Published Date: 1828-29

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Series: Volume 2 of 2

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: DQ823 B76 1828 II Oversize C

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Journal of a tour through part of the snowy range of the Himala mountains

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1820

Author: Fraser, James Baillie

Publisher: London : Rodwell & Martin

Call Number: DS485 H6 F69 Oversize D

Author: Fraser, James Baillie

Publisher: London : Rodwell & Martin

Published Date: 1820

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: DS485 H6 F69 Oversize D

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Journal of voyages and travels in the interior of North America

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1820

Author: Harmon, Daniel Williams

Publisher: Andover (U.S.): Flagg & Gould

Call Number: F1060.7 H3

Author: Harmon, Daniel Williams

Publisher: Andover (U.S.): Flagg & Gould

Published Date: 1820

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Call Number: F1060.7 H3

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Mask Up Buttercup

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Artist: Bev Tosh (1948 – , Canadian)

Date: 2020

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: TsB.02.02

Description: Oil on canvas with a central, forward facing, figure in green and pink and wearing a blue surgical mask on face Ear length brown hair. White background bleeds into figure.

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Artist: Bev Tosh (1948 – , Canadian)

Title: Mask Up Buttercup

Date: 2020

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 64.0 x 49.0 cm

Description: Oil on canvas with a central, forward facing, figure in green and pink and wearing a blue surgical mask on face Ear length brown hair. White background bleeds into figure.

Subject: mask; covid-19, Bev Tosh; self portrait

Credit: Purchased from Bev Tosh, 2023

Catalogue Number: TsB.02.02

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Maypop

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Artist: Mary Vaux Walcott (1860 – 1940, American)

Date: 2025

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WaM.04.016

Description: Reproduction print from Mary Vaux Wallcott’s North American wildflowers book. Print shows a red stem with large green leaves and purple, anemone like flower at left with closed flowers above and at right. Tendrils curling into spirals are also on the stem. “324 M V W 1925” is printed in blue in low…

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Artist: Mary Vaux Walcott (1860 – 1940, American)

Title: Maypop

Date: 2025

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 31.5 x 23.5 cm

Description: Reproduction print from Mary Vaux Wallcott’s North American wildflowers book. Print shows a red stem with large green leaves and purple, anemone like flower at left with closed flowers above and at right. Tendrils curling into spirals are also on the stem. “324 M V W 1925” is printed in blue in lower left corner.