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- Date
- c. 1930
- Material
- fibre; wool; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1193
- Description
- Black wool one piece swimsuit, with attached overlay shirt and shorts underneath. Label at neck reads “MONARCH FITZ-U REG’T’N APP.FOR.” Left shoulder is attached with a small black button.
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- Title
- Bathing Suit
- Date
- c. 1930
- Material
- fibre; wool; plastic
- Dimensions
- 54 x 81.5 cm
- Description
- Black wool one piece swimsuit, with attached overlay shirt and shorts underneath. Label at neck reads “MONARCH FITZ-U REG’T’N APP.FOR.” Left shoulder is attached with a small black button.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- swimming
- Credit
- Gift of Marnie and Duane Kelly, Millarville, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1193
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- Date
- 1923
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1202
- Description
- women’s one piece, navy bathing suit with 6 red strips at bottom of attached skirt, thick tight knit weave, tapered at waist, high slight V-neck, left side short shoulder strap, right side short shoulder straps meant to be fastened with missing button; right front corner has a stitched emblem of wo…
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- Title
- Bathing Suit
- Date
- 1923
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 41.0 x 84.0 cm
- Description
- women’s one piece, navy bathing suit with 6 red strips at bottom of attached skirt, thick tight knit weave, tapered at waist, high slight V-neck, left side short shoulder strap, right side short shoulder straps meant to be fastened with missing button; right front corner has a stitched emblem of woman in red bathing suit and cap, diving with the word "JANTZEN" below her breast; inside label is black cloth with stitched "Jantzen c 1923/PAT Sept 26 1921/SWIMMING SUIT”.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- swimming
- Kidney
- MacAulay
- Credit
- Gift of Julie-Ann MacAulay, 2016
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1202
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- fibre, silk; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1163
- Description
- Black silk dress that hangs straight through the body from the shoulders (chemise) with cap sleeves. The dress is heavily decorated with beadwork - coloured circles and black geometric shapes. A white tag at the back of the neck is marked “16” in red.
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- Title
- Beaded Dress
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- fibre, silk; glass
- Dimensions
- 71.2 x 126.8 cm
- Description
- Black silk dress that hangs straight through the body from the shoulders (chemise) with cap sleeves. The dress is heavily decorated with beadwork - coloured circles and black geometric shapes. A white tag at the back of the neck is marked “16” in red.
- Subject
- households
- fashion
- Mary McCowan
- Credit
- Gift of Barbara Phillips, Kamloops, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1163
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0004
- Description
- Multi-coloured geometric design, woven wool blanket. Label reads: “A genuine Oregon City made at Oregon City Woolen mills, Oregon City, Oregon Expressly for G. N. Ry Co. Glacier National Park.”
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- Title
- Blanket
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 129.0 x 200.0 cm
- Description
- Multi-coloured geometric design, woven wool blanket. Label reads: “A genuine Oregon City made at Oregon City Woolen mills, Oregon City, Oregon Expressly for G. N. Ry Co. Glacier National Park.”
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- souvenirs
- parks
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0004
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- Date
- c. 1875
- Material
- fibre; cotton; wool
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.1010
- Description
- Patterned blue and beige blanket with beige fringe along the edge.
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- Title
- Blanket
- Date
- c. 1875
- Material
- fibre; cotton; wool
- Dimensions
- 100 x 250 cm
- Description
- Patterned blue and beige blanket with beige fringe along the edge.
- Subject
- households
- Sharples
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2012
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.1010
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- glass; metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1009 a,b
- Description
- Two glass stout bottles, one green and one brown, with metal caps. The green bottle has has four labels: two round blue and white labels with a bulldog at the centre, one typed rectangular label, and one beige label with a harp on it and “GUINNESS FOREIGN EXTRA STOUT” and “JAMES’S GATE DUBLIN.”
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- Title
- Bottle
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- glass; metal; paper
- Description
- Two glass stout bottles, one green and one brown, with metal caps. The green bottle has has four labels: two round blue and white labels with a bulldog at the centre, one typed rectangular label, and one beige label with a harp on it and “GUINNESS FOREIGN EXTRA STOUT” and “JAMES’S GATE DUBLIN.”
- Subject
- households
- Guinness
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Cyril Paris, Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1009 a,b
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- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1011
- Description
- A 1/3 quart clear glass bottle with no stopper. The bottle is marked “Golden Guernsey.”
- Title
- Bottle
- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- glass
- Description
- A 1/3 quart clear glass bottle with no stopper. The bottle is marked “Golden Guernsey.”
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Wilf Fairless, Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1011
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- Date
- 1890 – 1972
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1032
- Description
- Squat clear glass bottle with big shoulders and rim around opening.
- Title
- Bottle
- Date
- 1890 – 1972
- Material
- glass
- Description
- Squat clear glass bottle with big shoulders and rim around opening.
- Credit
- Gift of Les Pickering, Banff, 1972
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1032
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- Date
- 1890 – 1970
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1037
- Description
- 32 various glass bottles.
- Title
- Bottle
- Date
- 1890 – 1970
- Material
- glass
- Description
- 32 various glass bottles.
- Subject
- households
- Whyte Museum
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Smith, Banff, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1037
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- Date
- 1920 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1106 a-c
- Description
- Three yellow ceramic bowls.
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- Title
- Bowl
- Date
- 1920 – 1970
- Material
- ceramic
- Description
- Three yellow ceramic bowls.
- Subject
- households
- Phyllis Cain
- Credit
- Purchased from Phyllis Cain, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1106 a-c
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- Date
- 1920 – 1970
- Material
- enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1107
- Description
- Shallow yellow enamelware bowl with a flared red rim.
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- Title
- Bowl
- Date
- 1920 – 1970
- Material
- enamel
- Description
- Shallow yellow enamelware bowl with a flared red rim.
- Subject
- households
- Phyllis Cain
- Credit
- Purchased from Phyllis Cain, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1107
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- Date
- 1890 – 1940
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1120
- Description
- Chinese ceramic bowl decorated with landscape scenes. The two handles of the bowl are faces with tall feather headdresses that extend above the rim of the bowl.
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- Title
- Bowl
- Date
- 1890 – 1940
- Material
- ceramic
- Description
- Chinese ceramic bowl decorated with landscape scenes. The two handles of the bowl are faces with tall feather headdresses that extend above the rim of the bowl.
- Subject
- households
- Simpson family
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1120
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- Date
- 1924 – 1941
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.21.1006
- Description
- Two-handled saw with wooden handles and crossbars and a metal blade and metal tension rod with tightener. The tension rod is stamped “PAT. MAY 20 - 1924.”
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- Title
- Bucksaw
- Date
- 1924 – 1941
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 63.8 x 2.7 x 87.5 cm
- Description
- Two-handled saw with wooden handles and crossbars and a metal blade and metal tension rod with tightener. The tension rod is stamped “PAT. MAY 20 - 1924.”
- Credit
- Gift of Robert N. Smith, Canmore, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- 104.21.1006
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- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1036
- Description
- Long metal knife with a wooden handle that is rivetted on to the steel. The wood is incised “W.N. Cain.”
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- Title
- Butcher Knife
- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- metal; wood
- Description
- Long metal knife with a wooden handle that is rivetted on to the steel. The wood is incised “W.N. Cain.”
- Subject
- households
- Phyllis Cain
- W.N. Cain
- Credit
- Purchased from Phyllis Cain, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1036
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1088
- Description
- Small white china plate with a scalloped edge and three tulips and leaves in relief on the rim. The plate has green printing on the face: “George Noble Spode China Banff, Canada” and the Copeland Spode trademark on the bottom.
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- Title
- Candy Dish
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- ceramic
- Description
- Small white china plate with a scalloped edge and three tulips and leaves in relief on the rim. The plate has green printing on the face: “George Noble Spode China Banff, Canada” and the Copeland Spode trademark on the bottom.
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy Cranstone, Banff, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1088
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- mineral, jade; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.1020
- Description
- One carved Chinese jade bowl, on carved wooden stand. Bottom of stand stamped “CHINA” and stamped with Chinese characters.
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- Title
- Carved Bowl
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- mineral, jade; wood
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 22.0 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- One carved Chinese jade bowl, on carved wooden stand. Bottom of stand stamped “CHINA” and stamped with Chinese characters.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.1020
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- Date
- 1920 – 1968
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1019
- Description
- Two small bowls, joined together by various animals, carved from pink and black stone.
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- Title
- Carving
- Date
- 1920 – 1968
- Material
- stone
- Description
- Two small bowls, joined together by various animals, carved from pink and black stone.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- carving
- Credit
- Gift of Cyril Paris, Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1019
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- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1066
- Description
- Large steel colander with two handles and a base.
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- Title
- Colander
- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Large steel colander with two handles and a base.
- Subject
- households
- Dorothy Cranstone
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy Cranstone, Banff, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1066
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- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1047 a,b
- Description
- Two embroidered collars.a) Fine net collar with three rows of embroidery around the outside edge. The collar is wide at the back and tapers to rounded ends for tying at the front.b) Fine cotton collar with a stand-up neck band. The collar is embroidered around the bottom edge and around the edge…
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- Title
- Collar
- Date
- 1890 – 1939
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Description
- Two embroidered collars.a) Fine net collar with three rows of embroidery around the outside edge. The collar is wide at the back and tapers to rounded ends for tying at the front.b) Fine cotton collar with a stand-up neck band. The collar is embroidered around the bottom edge and around the edge of the neck band.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1047 a,b
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Combination Tool
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- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.50.1011
- Description
- A pair of pincers with long handles. The end of one handle is a ball, and the end of the other handle is a nail puller.
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- Title
- Combination Tool
- Date
- 1920 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Description
- A pair of pincers with long handles. The end of one handle is a ball, and the end of the other handle is a nail puller.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Purchased from Phyllis Cain, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 104.50.1011
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