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Advanced avalanche awareness course for the winter recreationist

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

Published Date: 1984

Author: Canadian Avalanche Association. Education Committee

Publisher: [Canada]: The Association

Call Number: QC929 A8 C3 A3

Author: Canadian Avalanche Association. Education Committee

Publisher: [Canada]: The Association

Published Date: 1984

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

Call Number: QC929 A8 C3 A3

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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The adventures of a nature guide

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

Published Date: 1920

Author: Mills, Enos Abijah

Publisher: Garden City (N.Y.): Doubleday, Page

Call Number: QH81 M5

Author: Mills, Enos Abijah

Publisher: Garden City (N.Y.): Doubleday, Page

Published Date: 1920

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

Call Number: QH81 M5

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Advertising Sign

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Date: 1920 – 1940

Material: MDF; wood

Catalogue Number: 105.01.0022

Description: Sign depicting the Simpson Sisters figurng skating together. Both sisters have their right leg raised above their head, with their arms stretched out on either side, while their left leg is slightly bent. They are skating on ice. The sign is cut tightly around the two figures, leaving a rounded rec…

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Title: Advertising Sign

Date: 1920 – 1940

Material: MDF; wood

Dimensions: 40.5 x 30.0 cm

Description: Sign depicting the Simpson Sisters figurng skating together. Both sisters have their right leg raised above their head, with their arms stretched out on either side, while their left leg is slightly bent. They are skating on ice. The sign is cut tightly around the two figures, leaving a rounded rectangle shape at the bottom, where an inscription reads as follows:“SIMPSON SISTERS / “Canada’s Darlings” / With the / “GAY BLADES” / AT THE ARENA / Sat. the 8:30 p.m. ~ Sun. Mat. Dec 19th 2:30 p.m. ~ Sun. Eve. Dec 19th 8:30 p.m.”The sisters are wearing skating costumes that resemble a mountie outfit, along with wide rim hats and white figure skates.

Subject: Simpson Sisters; Mary Simpson; skating; figure skating; Margaret Simpson

Credit: Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968

Catalogue Number: 105.01.0022

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Airline Tag

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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.

Subject: Lloyd Gallagher; Everest 82; commemorative; memorabilia; travel; airplanes; airlines

Credit: Gift of Peter Spear, 2017

Catalogue Number: 105.02.0156 a-g

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Alan Rouse : a mountaineer's life

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

Published Date: 1987

Author: Birtles, Geoff. (comp.)

Publisher: London : Unwin Hyman

Call Number: G512 R68 B5

Author: Birtles, Geoff. (comp.)

Publisher: London : Unwin Hyman

Published Date: 1987

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

Call Number: G512 R68 B5

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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The Alan Rouse collection of mountaineering literature catalogue

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

Published Date: 2000

Edition: 2d ed

Call Number: ZG510 R6 2000

Responsibility: editor : Lesley Gunter , design and layout : Greg Ward , cover design and printing : High Magazine

Edition: 2d ed

Published Date: 2000

Physical Description: 95p.

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

ISBN: 0 86321 237 9

Call Number: ZG510 R6 2000

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Alaska : images of the country

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

Published Date: 1981

Publisher: San Francisco : Sierra Club

Edition: Deluxe ed

Call Number: F909 A4 Oversize D

Responsibility: photographs and text selection by Galen Rowell; text by John McPhee from Coming into the country

Edition: Deluxe ed

Publisher: San Francisco : Sierra Club

Published Date: 1981

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

Call Number: F909 A4 Oversize D

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Alaska days with John Muir

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

Published Date: 1915

Author: Young, Samuel Hall

Publisher: New York : Chicago : Fleming H. Revell

Call Number: F908 Y6

Author: Young, Samuel Hall

Publisher: New York : Chicago : Fleming H. Revell

Published Date: 1915

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

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: F908 Y6

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Alaskan glacier studies of the National Geographic Society in the Yakutat Bay, Prince William Sound and lower Copper River regions

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

Published Date: 1914

Author: Tarr, Ralph Stockman

Publisher: Washington : National Geographic Society

Call Number: QE576 T3

Author: Tarr, Ralph Stockman

Publisher: Washington : National Geographic Society

Published Date: 1914

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

Call Number: QE576 T3

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Alexander Calhoun

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

Published Date: 1987

Author: Lohnes, Donna

Publisher: Calgary : Calgary Public Library

Call Number: G505 A4 L6

Author: Lohnes, Donna

Publisher: Calgary : Calgary Public Library

Published Date: 1987

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

Call Number: G505 A4 L6

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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All 14 eight-thousanders

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

Published Date: 1988

Author: Messner, Reinhold

Publisher: Seattle : Cloudcap

Call Number: DS485 H6 M4

Author: Messner, Reinhold

Publisher: Seattle : Cloudcap

Published Date: 1988

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

Call Number: DS485 H6 M4

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Alpenstock

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Date: 1920 – 1935

Material: wood; antler; metal

Catalogue Number: 108.04.0002

Description: Cane (or short alpenstock) with a very smoothly polished wooden shaft and a black cast iron pointed tip. A black chamois antelope antler forms a sharp hook attached to the shaft. Black printing on the handle reads “Staubagh.”

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Title: Alpenstock

Date: 1920 – 1935

Material: wood; antler; metal

Dimensions: 8.0 (widest point) x 92.0 cm

Description: Cane (or short alpenstock) with a very smoothly polished wooden shaft and a black cast iron pointed tip. A black chamois antelope antler forms a sharp hook attached to the shaft. Black printing on the handle reads “Staubagh.”

Subject: hiking; Philip Moore; organizations, Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 108.04.0002

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Alpenstock

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Date: 1919 – 1930

Material: wood; metal

Catalogue Number: 108.04.1013

Description: Long staff silvered with deeply eroded grain showing, 9.8 cm tapering metal collar around end with 3.5 cm long, sturdy, square spike set into bottom of staff.

Title: Alpenstock

Date: 1919 – 1930

Material: wood; metal

Dimensions: 145.0 cm

Description: Long staff silvered with deeply eroded grain showing, 9.8 cm tapering metal collar around end with 3.5 cm long, sturdy, square spike set into bottom of staff.