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Four-Poster Bed
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.03.0055
- 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".
- 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
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue2204
- 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
- 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
- Series
- Volume 2 of 2
- Call Number
- F788 R68 II
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Glove Stretcher
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.07.0056
- 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
- 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.”
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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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
- 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
- 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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