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Date
1850 – 1900
Material
mahogany
Catalogue Number
102.03.0055
Description
Four poster mahogamy bed (single size) with carved headboard and acorn finials on the four posts. There is a turned horizontal bar at foot end. The bed has a box spring and mattress and wheel casters at base of each post.
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Title
Four-Poster Bed
Date
1850 – 1900
Material
mahogany
Dimensions
132.5 x 97.5 x 210.0 cm
Description
Four poster mahogamy bed (single size) with carved headboard and acorn finials on the four posts. There is a turned horizontal bar at foot end. The bed has a box spring and mattress and wheel casters at base of each post.
Subject
households
furniture
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.03.0055
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Date
1850 – 1975
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
104.04.3001
Description
Skeleton of revolver. Handle, hammer and cylinder missing, barrel broken at end. Accompanied by papers, yellow with CRW writing: “Old Navy Cap and Ball Revolver 36 Calibre a 6 shooter Whitney Whitneyville, Conn. 1850 - 1860. Found by Larry, son of Archie Daniels in remians of a cabin in Kanan…
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Title
Fragment
Date
1850 – 1975
Material
metal
Dimensions
3.5 x 13.0 x 23.0 cm
Description
Skeleton of revolver. Handle, hammer and cylinder missing, barrel broken at end. Accompanied by papers, yellow with CRW writing: “Old Navy Cap and Ball Revolver 36 Calibre a 6 shooter Whitney Whitneyville, Conn. 1850 - 1860. Found by Larry, son of Archie Daniels in remians of a cabin in Kananaskis Valley above lakes. Found in 1975.” and a white paper with “Dr. Pactos; Thankyou for your trouble. I think it is a Stan Arms Co. .44 made in new York around the 1850s would be interested in how close I came. Again Thanks John M” along with “Whitney, .36 Calibre Navy Cap & Ball 1850-60.”
Subject
households
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.04.3001
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Date
1856 – 1860
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.09.0130 a,b
Description
Two, gold, Kappa Alpha honorary keys. Flat, thin, diamond shape with short, round, shaft holding hanging ring at top point, and longer round shaft at bottom point. Diamond shaped surfaces engraved both sides. Front bears two concentric rings with "KA" (Kappa Alpha) at centre, and a series of Greek …
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Title
Fraternal Key
Date
1856 – 1860
Material
metal
Dimensions
0.4 x 2.1 x 4.0 cm
Description
Two, gold, Kappa Alpha honorary keys. Flat, thin, diamond shape with short, round, shaft holding hanging ring at top point, and longer round shaft at bottom point. Diamond shaped surfaces engraved both sides. Front bears two concentric rings with "KA" (Kappa Alpha) at centre, and a series of Greek letters around the outer ring. Outside the circles, in the left corner is a "7", in the right a "J". The reverse contains another ring with a banner at the top containing a name. At middle is a vague sketch of a box like structure with rays radiating from it. Below is a wreath containing "C.C.". Outside the ring in the left corner is a globe ? , and in the right, a circle of stars, the tubular, round shaft at the bottom is hollow at the end and contains a square keyhole. (b) hanging ring at the top turns, and banner contains the name "Patrick Robb" (a) banner contains name "P. Robb".
Subject
Whyte home
personal
accessories
keepsake
organizations
Kappa Alpha
Patrick Robb
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.09.0130 a,b
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Fur hunters of the far West : a narrative of adventures in the Oregon and Rocky Mountains

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1855
Author
Ross, Alexander
Publisher
London : Smith
Call Number
F788 R68 I
Author
Ross, Alexander
Publisher
London : Smith
Published Date
1855
Physical Description
333 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Volume 1 of 2
Call Number
F788 R68 I
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Fur hunters of the far West : a narrative of adventures in the Oregon and Rocky Mountains

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14982
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1855
Author
Ross, Alexander
Publisher
London : Smith
Call Number
F788 R68 II
Author
Ross, Alexander
Publisher
London : Smith
Published Date
1855
Physical Description
262 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Volume 2 of 2
Call Number
F788 R68 II
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Date
1850 – 1875
Material
metal, silver
Catalogue Number
103.07.0056
Description
A sterling silver long scissor-type tool with two long solid blades and a round spring hinge where the handles join. Pressure on the handles opens the jaws, which are flat along the inside and rounded on the outside. Stamped on the inside edge of the handle is “Sterling”.
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Title
Glove Stretcher
Date
1850 – 1875
Material
metal, silver
Dimensions
4.4 (widest) x 19.1 cm
Description
A sterling silver long scissor-type tool with two long solid blades and a round spring hinge where the handles join. Pressure on the handles opens the jaws, which are flat along the inside and rounded on the outside. Stamped on the inside edge of the handle is “Sterling”.
Subject
clothing
Isabella Brewster
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0056
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Guide book of the Atlantic and St. Lawrence... including a full description ... of the White Mountains

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue340
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1853
Author
Beckett, Sylvester Breakmore
Publisher
Portland : Sanborn & Carter
Call Number
F41.44 B4
Author
Beckett, Sylvester Breakmore
Publisher
Portland : Sanborn & Carter
Published Date
1853
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Guidebooks
Maine
Call Number
F41.44 B4
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Date
1850 – 1900
Material
shell
Catalogue Number
103.01.1021 a,b
Description
Two tortoise shell decorative hair combs: a) very large, nicely curved, b) medium size, some teeth missing. Label affixed to comb reads: “Belonged to D’s grandmother Priscilla Morgan Potts, worn by her.”
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Title
Hair Ornament
Date
1850 – 1900
Material
shell
Description
Two tortoise shell decorative hair combs: a) very large, nicely curved, b) medium size, some teeth missing. Label affixed to comb reads: “Belonged to D’s grandmother Priscilla Morgan Potts, worn by her.”
Subject
households
Mary Schaffer
Priscilla Morgan Potts
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.01.1021 a,b
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A hand-book of Mr. Albert Smith's ascent of Mont Blanc

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue2416
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1852
Author
Smith, Albert Richard
Publisher
London : s.n
Edition
4th ed
Call Number
DQ841 M7S615h
Author
Smith, Albert Richard
Edition
4th ed
Publisher
London : s.n
Published Date
1852
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Call Number
DQ841 M7S615h
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Date
1850 – 1870
Material
metal, steel; wood
Catalogue Number
104.49.0001
Description
A hatchet with a hand-hewn wooden handle attached by metal wedges through a hand worked steel head with a curved blade which flares and flattens from its neck. The letters “PS” are stamped on the blade.
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Title
Hatchet Ax
Date
1850 – 1870
Material
metal, steel; wood
Dimensions
4.0 x 15.0 x 38.0 cm
Description
A hatchet with a hand-hewn wooden handle attached by metal wedges through a hand worked steel head with a curved blade which flares and flattens from its neck. The letters “PS” are stamped on the blade.
Subject
households
trade
commerce
Hudson’s Bay Company
Indigenous
crafts
carving
metalwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.49.0001
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Date
1850 – 1925
Material
stone
Catalogue Number
104.24.0005
Description
Long thin flat piece of black stone, pointed at one end and with rounded point at other. One long side flat, the other bevelled to an edge.
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Title
Hide Scraper
Date
1850 – 1925
Material
stone
Dimensions
0.8 x 3.5 x 16.6 cm
Description
Long thin flat piece of black stone, pointed at one end and with rounded point at other. One long side flat, the other bevelled to an edge.
Subject
Indigenous
households
hunting
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.24.0005
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Historical relics of the White Mountains : also a concise White Mountain guide

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue2478
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1855
Author
Spaulding, John H
Publisher
Boston : Noyes
Call Number
F41.44 S6
Author
Spaulding, John H
Publisher
Boston : Noyes
Published Date
1855
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Call Number
F41.44 S6
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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History of the North American Indians : their origin

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue5022
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1858
Author
McIntosh, John
Publisher
New Haven (CT) : H. Mansfield
Call Number
07.2 M18
Author
McIntosh, John
Publisher
New Haven (CT) : H. Mansfield
Published Date
1858
Physical Description
345p. : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Folklore
Languages
Notes
1849 ed. also in Library
Accession Number
400
Call Number
07.2 M18
Collection
Archives Library
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Hooker's Himalayan journals : or, notes of a naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue1344
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1854
Author
Hooker, Sir Joseph Dalton
Publisher
London : Murray
Call Number
DS485 H6 H65 I
Author
Hooker, Sir Joseph Dalton
Publisher
London : Murray
Published Date
1854
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Volume 1 of 2
Subjects
Natural history
Call Number
DS485 H6 H65 I
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Hooker's Himalayan journals : or, notes of a naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14972
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1854
Author
Hooker, Sir Joseph Dalton
Publisher
London : Murray
Call Number
DS485 H6 H65 II
Author
Hooker, Sir Joseph Dalton
Publisher
London : Murray
Published Date
1854
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Volume 2 of 2
Subjects
Natural history
Call Number
DS485 H6 H65 II
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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[Hunting party preparing to depart from Banff Indian Grounds or Brewster Corrals, Banff]

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions49289
Part Of
Pat Brewster fonds
Scope & Content
Image of five people on horseback with five pack horses
Date Range
1850-1910
Reference Code
v91 / 12 / a / na66 - 1716
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative, copy
Photograph, print
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Part Of
Pat Brewster fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M2 / V91 / S21
Sous-Fonds
V91
Reference Code
v91 / 12 / a / na66 - 1716
GMD
Photograph
Negative, copy
Photograph, print
Date Range
1850-1910
Physical Description
1 photograph : negative : copy negative
Scope & Content
Image of five people on horseback with five pack horses
Subject Access
Discovery and Exploration
Environment and Nature
Sports and Recreation
Transportation
Geographic Access
Alberta
British Columbia
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
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Incidents in White Mountain history

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue2875
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1856
Author
Willey, Benjamin Glazier
Publisher
Boston : Noyes
Call Number
F41.44 W5
Author
Willey, Benjamin Glazier
Publisher
Boston : Noyes
Published Date
1856
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Notes
Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
Call Number
F41.44 W5
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Incidents of travel and adventure in the far west : with Col. Fremont's last expedition across the Rocky Mountains

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue623
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1856
Author
Carvalho, S.N
Publisher
New York : Derby & Jackson
Call Number
F593 C37
Author
Carvalho, S.N
Publisher
New York : Derby & Jackson
Published Date
1856
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Fremont, John Charles
Call Number
F593 C37
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Date
1850 – 1900
Material
metal, brass
Catalogue Number
105.06.0008
Description
A brass inkwell with a round base shaped and inscribed with rings. The well sits on the base, on top of short turned stem, and is round and flattened, shaped and incised with rings and has a hinged lid with a knob handle which is also incised with rings.
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Title
Inkwell
Date
1850 – 1900
Material
metal, brass
Dimensions
14.0 cm
Description
A brass inkwell with a round base shaped and inscribed with rings. The well sits on the base, on top of short turned stem, and is round and flattened, shaped and incised with rings and has a hinged lid with a knob handle which is also incised with rings.
Subject
households
business
correspondence
office
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.06.0008
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Irvinestowne H. I. J. K. : [file]

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions13939
Part Of
Pat Brewster fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of letters, cards, certificate, newsclipping, book regarding Brewster coat of arms, probable pedigree of Irvine family, Ireland, Orange Lodge member William Brewster. Other families include, Armstrong, Bennett, Donaldson, Fantham, Hitchcock, Penman, Somerville, Todd
Date Range
1841-1980
Reference Code
M2 / 84 - 85
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual Records
Part Of
Pat Brewster fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M2 / V91 / S21
Series
III. Pat Brewster activities series
Sous-Fonds
M2
Reference Code
M2 / 84 - 85
GMD
Textual Records
Date Range
1841-1980
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of letters, cards, certificate, newsclipping, book regarding Brewster coat of arms, probable pedigree of Irvine family, Ireland, Orange Lodge member William Brewster. Other families include, Armstrong, Bennett, Donaldson, Fantham, Hitchcock, Penman, Somerville, Todd
Creator
Includes undated items
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