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- Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta) 3023
- Vaux family (Philadelphia USA) 209
- Elliott Barnes 108
- [Molly Wright Adams created the album] 108
- Wilson, Tom 102
- Boorne & May Photographers (Calgary, NWT) 100
- Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British) 58
- Barnes, Elliott 23
- Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian) 22
- Luxton, Norman 20
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- Alpine Club of Canada 15
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- later than 1900
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.04
- Description
- A realistic rendering of a walking grizzly bear. His head is turned slightly to the left. Open mouth shows white teeth and a pink tongue.
1 image
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Bear
- Date
- later than 1900
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 8.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- A realistic rendering of a walking grizzly bear. His head is turned slightly to the left. Open mouth shows white teeth and a pink tongue.
- Subject
- amimal, bear
- grizzly bear
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.04
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1910
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.36
- Description
- A wooden sculpture of a bighorn sheep.
1 image
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Bighorn Sheep
- Date
- c. 1910
- Dimensions
- 14.5 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- A wooden sculpture of a bighorn sheep.
- Subject
- animal
- Bighorn Sheep
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.36
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.06
- Description
- ornately carved ivory sculpture of a man and a bird under a tree.
1 image
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- The Bird Tree
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Dimensions
- 20.8 x 4.7 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- ornately carved ivory sculpture of a man and a bird under a tree.
- Subject
- figure, male
- animal
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.06
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Medium
- watercolour; gouache on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.04
- Description
- Blue god or demon surrounded in flames, over nude figure; flames and border rust coloured; 5/ on back. CRW purchased it in Katmandu, Nepal in Autumn of 1970, approx. a month long trip which included Langtang Valley trek.
1 image
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Buddhist Icon
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Medium
- watercolour; gouache on paper
- Dimensions
- 8.4 x 6.6 cm
- Description
- Blue god or demon surrounded in flames, over nude figure; flames and border rust coloured; 5/ on back. CRW purchased it in Katmandu, Nepal in Autumn of 1970, approx. a month long trip which included Langtang Valley trek.
- Subject
- figure, male
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.04
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- Date
- 1878
- Medium
- coloured woodcut on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ChY.04.03 a-c
- Description
- (a) actor costumed with flowing mane, peonies on his hat and in his hand, wearing blue robes (b) 37.1 x 25.0/35.7 x 24.5 actor with long flowing white mane, also with peonies on his hat and in hand, wearing red robes (c)37.1 x 25.0/36.0 x 24.5 actor with flowing mane, purple robes, with large peoni…
1 image
- Title
- Dancing Lions
- Date
- 1878
- Medium
- coloured woodcut on paper
- Dimensions
- 37.1 x 25.0 cm
- Description
- (a) actor costumed with flowing mane, peonies on his hat and in his hand, wearing blue robes (b) 37.1 x 25.0/35.7 x 24.5 actor with long flowing white mane, also with peonies on his hat and in hand, wearing red robes (c)37.1 x 25.0/36.0 x 24.5 actor with flowing mane, purple robes, with large peonies in the background. All actors hats have bells around the brim.
- Subject
- figure, male
- activity
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ChY.04.03 a-c
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- later than 1900
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.69
- Description
- Fish carved on left side, as well as other word beginning with W; gently curved body with carved fins, scored gills, mouth and eyes; hole bored through head near eye; hole bored into belly possibly for support for display, when CRW bought it, was being used to hold key ring.
1 image
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Fish
- Date
- later than 1900
- Dimensions
- 4.3 x 2.2 x 27.6 cm
- Description
- Fish carved on left side, as well as other word beginning with W; gently curved body with carved fins, scored gills, mouth and eyes; hole bored through head near eye; hole bored into belly possibly for support for display, when CRW bought it, was being used to hold key ring.
- Subject
- animal, fish
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.69
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Five Breton Ladies
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- later than 1900
- Medium
- painted on plaster
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.85
- Description
- A plaster group of five women in long black dresses, two aprons, one wearing a shawl, all with white caps.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Five Breton Ladies
- Date
- later than 1900
- Medium
- painted on plaster
- Dimensions
- 12.3 x 9.5 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- A plaster group of five women in long black dresses, two aprons, one wearing a shawl, all with white caps.
- Subject
- figure, group
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.85
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Flower Viewing on the Boat
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- Date
- 1879
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ChY.04.14 a-c
- Description
- This triptych features 16 women viewing flowers and fish from 2 boats and a dock. The first panel has 5 women all looking down towards the water. They are standing on a dock. In the tlc a tree is in blossom these blossoms stretch all the way into the third panel. A long boat intersects the 1st…
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- Title
- Flower Viewing on the Boat
- Date
- 1879
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Dimensions
- 37 x 75 cm
- Description
- This triptych features 16 women viewing flowers and fish from 2 boats and a dock. The first panel has 5 women all looking down towards the water. They are standing on a dock. In the tlc a tree is in blossom these blossoms stretch all the way into the third panel. A long boat intersects the 1st, second and third panels. in this long decorative boat are 7 woman. One woman in the second panel is standing to row. The rest are seated and mostly looking into the water. A third boat floats under a bridge in the third panel. A woman stands at the head of the boat rowing. In the brc of the third panel are many flowers from which the second boat emerges. A group of Red Carp is visible in bottom of the centre panel.
- Subject
- gathering
- women
- activity
- boating
- flower viewing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ChY.04.14 a-c
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Great Diamond Island
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1908
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.02.08
- Description
- Thick, large trees (3) in woods; unsigned Great Diamond Island Aug.1/08 on canvas edge plus illegible writing on side, canvas edge.
1 image
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Great Diamond Island
- Date
- 1908
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 43.2 x 30.5 cm
- Description
- Thick, large trees (3) in woods; unsigned Great Diamond Island Aug.1/08 on canvas edge plus illegible writing on side, canvas edge.
- Subject
- landscape, forest
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.02.08
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indigenous Cemetery near North Bend
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32366
- Date Range
- 1889 Oct. 4
- Reference Code
- V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 44
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V650
- Sous-Fonds
- V650
- Reference Code
- V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 44
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1889 Oct. 4
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, in album
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Unknown
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Indigenous people sun drying salmon on Fraser River
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- Scope & Content
- Pertains to unidentified Indigenous people sun drying salmon on the Fraser River
- Date Range
- 1889 Oct. 4
- Reference Code
- V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 45
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V650
- Sous-Fonds
- V650
- Reference Code
- V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 45
- GMD
- Photograph
- Parallel Title
- Indians Sun drying Salmon on Fraser River
- Date Range
- 1889 Oct. 4
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, in album
- Scope & Content
- Pertains to unidentified Indigenous people sun drying salmon on the Fraser River
- Subject Access
- Discovery and exploration
- Indigenous Peoples
- First Nations
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Unknown
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Indigenous person
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32364
- Date Range
- 1889 Oct. 3
- Reference Code
- V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 42
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V650
- Sous-Fonds
- V650
- Reference Code
- V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 42
- GMD
- Photograph
- Parallel Title
- Siwash Indian
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- 1889 Oct. 3
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, in album
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Unknown
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Indigenous person washing gold, N. Bend
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32365
- Date Range
- 1889 Oct. 4
- Reference Code
- V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 43
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V650
- Sous-Fonds
- V650
- Reference Code
- V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 43
- GMD
- Photograph
- Parallel Title
- Indian washing gold, N. Bend
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- 1889 Oct. 4
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, in album
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Unknown
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1870 – 1875
- Medium
- charcoal; graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.01
- Description
- A head and shoulders portrait of John Brewster.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- John Brewster
- Date
- 1870 – 1875
- Medium
- charcoal; graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 47.0 x 39.0 cm
- Description
- A head and shoulders portrait of John Brewster.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.01
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1910
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.35
- Description
- A wooden sculpture of a bighorn sheep.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Mountain Goat
- Date
- c. 1910
- Dimensions
- 15.5 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- A wooden sculpture of a bighorn sheep.
- Subject
- animal
- Mountain Goat
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.35
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Profile of a Young Girl
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.02
- Description
- A graphite sketch of a young girl, sitting in profile. The sketch is in a black and gold frame with a hook at the top for hanging.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Profile of a Young Girl
- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- A graphite sketch of a young girl, sitting in profile. The sketch is in a black and gold frame with a hook at the top for hanging.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.02
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Tokyo Aristocratic School Picture of Banquet of Gakushu
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- Date
- 1877
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ChY.04.09 a-c
- Description
- This triptych is highly decorative with a flower motif on everything from the carpet to the kimonos. Most prevalent colour is red and green. A banquet is occurring. On the first panel in the trc two women sit on a platform. 5 other women standing and sitting are in this panel as well, all facin…
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- Title
- Tokyo Aristocratic School Picture of Banquet of Gakushu
- Date
- 1877
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Dimensions
- 36 x 72 cm
- Description
- This triptych is highly decorative with a flower motif on everything from the carpet to the kimonos. Most prevalent colour is red and green. A banquet is occurring. On the first panel in the trc two women sit on a platform. 5 other women standing and sitting are in this panel as well, all facing right. The second panel features a table covered with food and flowers. 3 active women are gathered around the table, almost blending into the decorations while a fourth woman kneels in the trc facing right. A rectangular descriptive panel is in the trc. The third panel features a separate room in the tlc where the men are gathered around a table and served by women. 5 women are gathered in the foreground of this panel playing instruments and holding small bowls; they are facing the table that is in the second panel.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ChY.04.09 a-c
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Totem Pole
- Date
- later than 1900
- Dimensions
- 29.5 x 7.0 x 17.0 cm
- Subject
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.08
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- Scope & Content
- Three Sisters Mountain and Canadian Pacific Railway line near Canmore
- Date Range
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Reference Code
- V650 / 6603 - PA - 9
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V650
- Reference Code
- V650 / 6603 - PA - 9
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, 19 x 24 cm, mounted
- Scope & Content
- Three Sisters Mountain and Canadian Pacific Railway line near Canmore
- Subject Access
- Environment and Nature
- Railways
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Creator
- Unknown
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1920
- Medium
- oil on ceramic, porcelain
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.02.13
- Description
- Very fine painting of a man's head and torso, facing left. Dressed in white front with red collar, green jacket with gold epaulettes. The painting is framed by purple velvet with a wide gold mat and black wooden frame. Label on back says “C.R. Jonnson Pictures and Frames 1464 Beacon Street Broo…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- prior to 1920
- Medium
- oil on ceramic, porcelain
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 4.5 cm
- Description
- Very fine painting of a man's head and torso, facing left. Dressed in white front with red collar, green jacket with gold epaulettes. The painting is framed by purple velvet with a wide gold mat and black wooden frame. Label on back says “C.R. Jonnson Pictures and Frames 1464 Beacon Street Brookline, Mass.” At the bottom of the frame “Richard Wehsener Dresden” is written in pencil.
- Subject
- portrait, male
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.02.13
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