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Catharine Whyte Memorial Trophy
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactbec.06.06
- Date
- 1936
- Catalogue Number
- BeC.06.06
- Description
- The base of this trophy is made from wood. The shape of the base is rectangular with one large wood plaque on the front that reads “Catharine Whyte Memorial Trophy, 1906 - 1979” directly under this are five smaller shield shaped plaques. Standing on top of the base and made out of bronze is a male …
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- Title
- Catharine Whyte Memorial Trophy
- Date
- 1936
- Dimensions
- 58.0 x 39.0 cm
- Description
- The base of this trophy is made from wood. The shape of the base is rectangular with one large wood plaque on the front that reads “Catharine Whyte Memorial Trophy, 1906 - 1979” directly under this are five smaller shield shaped plaques. Standing on top of the base and made out of bronze is a male skier. This male skier is leaning against his skies with one arm wrapped around them . In the other hand, that is placed close to his hip, he holds both ski poles. This man is wearing short pants, a jacket and a peaked cap.
- Credit
- Gift of J. L. King, 1974
- Catalogue Number
- BeC.06.06
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- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1029 a,b
- Description
- Pair 2 piece ten pointed crampons with leather straps. Heel and sole piece is one piece with 6 spikes, 4.0 cm long, and 4 upturned loops for strap attachment. Centre piece is looped to connect with toe piece which has 4 spikes and 2 loops. Leather straps are rivetted with buckle.
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- Title
- Crampons
- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- metal; skin
- Description
- Pair 2 piece ten pointed crampons with leather straps. Heel and sole piece is one piece with 6 spikes, 4.0 cm long, and 4 upturned loops for strap attachment. Centre piece is looped to connect with toe piece which has 4 spikes and 2 loops. Leather straps are rivetted with buckle.
- Credit
- Gift of Clifford J. White, Victoria, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1029 a,b
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Cross-Country Ski Boots
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- Date
- 1980
- Material
- skin; fabric; metal; rubber
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1121 a,b
- Description
- A pair of unlined black leather (a=right, b=left), over-ankle, well-worn, cross-country ski boots, with leather soles, a leather heel reinforced by rubber nailed onto the heel, seven grommeted eyelets with black laces and a leather loop pull-off above the heel on the back.
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- Title
- Cross-Country Ski Boots
- Date
- 1980
- Material
- skin; fabric; metal; rubber
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 9.8 cm
- Description
- A pair of unlined black leather (a=right, b=left), over-ankle, well-worn, cross-country ski boots, with leather soles, a leather heel reinforced by rubber nailed onto the heel, seven grommeted eyelets with black laces and a leather loop pull-off above the heel on the back.
- Credit
- Gift of Bridget Jones, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1121 a,b
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Cut-Out Picture
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- Date
- 1936
- Material
- wood; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1015
- Description
- Wood cut out in one piece, frame is 1.0 cm wide with a ski trail weaving from the top to a standing skier on bottom edge. Painted in white at bottom "Skoki". On the back written in pen: "Rupe Edwards - Skoki / 36". Paper pasted on to frame for background.
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- Title
- Cut-Out Picture
- Date
- 1936
- Material
- wood; paper
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 17.0 cm
- Description
- Wood cut out in one piece, frame is 1.0 cm wide with a ski trail weaving from the top to a standing skier on bottom edge. Painted in white at bottom "Skoki". On the back written in pen: "Rupe Edwards - Skoki / 36". Paper pasted on to frame for background.
- Subject
- sports
- skiing
- winter
- Skoki
- Rupe Edwards
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy Boyce, Banff, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1015
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Deception Pass
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- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.007
- Description
- Colour: blue. The lower five sixths of the canvas is blue snow with a ski trail going up from the lower right corner up and across left to the center of the crest where three figures are trudging. The sky beyond is streaked with a long horizontal cloud. In the upper left corner in the distance are …
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- Title
- Deception Pass
- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 63.5 x 70.6 cm
- Description
- Colour: blue. The lower five sixths of the canvas is blue snow with a ski trail going up from the lower right corner up and across left to the center of the crest where three figures are trudging. The sky beyond is streaked with a long horizontal cloud. In the upper left corner in the distance are snowy peaks.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.007
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Downhill Skier
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- Date
- 1937
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.06.01
- Description
- A realistic rendering of a male downhill skier in action, right leg and ski slightly in front of left, knees bent, elbows up holding metal ski poles. The ski poles have metal baskets soldered on to main shaft. The base is a triangular shaped piece 8.7 cm at the back tapering to the front which is 2…
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- Title
- Downhill Skier
- Date
- 1937
- Dimensions
- 29.0 x 9.5 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- A realistic rendering of a male downhill skier in action, right leg and ski slightly in front of left, knees bent, elbows up holding metal ski poles. The ski poles have metal baskets soldered on to main shaft. The base is a triangular shaped piece 8.7 cm at the back tapering to the front which is 2.5 cm high. The whole sculpture, excluding the poles, is painted silver.
- Credit
- Gift of Bob Leighton, 1971
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.06.01
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1070
- Description
- Cylindrical bag of heavy cotton, carrying handle sewn and rivetted onto centre of bag, 8 grommets near opening through which a cotton rope is threaded. An inner closure of lighter cotton 21.0 wide, 12 grommets with drawstring, a white patch 5.6 x 18 is sewn on bag near handle, "MOODIE", is hand pa…
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- Title
- Duffle Bag
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 70.0 cm
- Description
- Cylindrical bag of heavy cotton, carrying handle sewn and rivetted onto centre of bag, 8 grommets near opening through which a cotton rope is threaded. An inner closure of lighter cotton 21.0 wide, 12 grommets with drawstring, a white patch 5.6 x 18 is sewn on bag near handle, "MOODIE", is hand painted
- Subject
- Moodie, Gordon B.
- sports
- hiking
- skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Margaret Moodie, Vancouver, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1070
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Filling in the Bathtubs
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- Date
- 1937 – 1940
- Medium
- oil on board
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.029
- Description
- Colour: orange, green and blue on yellow and blue. Yellow slope covered with figures all carrying shovels. There are two paths coming down from the upper ridge at left. Both skiers at the end of the path are buried in snow. Two figures at the lower end of the right path are measuring the width of t…
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- Title
- Filling in the Bathtubs
- Date
- 1937 – 1940
- Medium
- oil on board
- Dimensions
- 100.1 x 74.6 cm
- Description
- Colour: orange, green and blue on yellow and blue. Yellow slope covered with figures all carrying shovels. There are two paths coming down from the upper ridge at left. Both skiers at the end of the path are buried in snow. Two figures at the lower end of the right path are measuring the width of the path. The sky is clear blue above where seven skiers stand waiting their turn.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.029
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Flying Goggles
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.08.0559
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- rubber; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0559
- Description
- A pair of black rubber Polaroid flying goggles with a beige stretchy strap with metal clasp to adjust size. No lens. At the top of the rubber in the middle reads “POLAROID FLYING GOGGLES A.A.F. TYPE B-8 T.M. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.” Along the top are perforated holes to allow air flow. The inside of th…
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- Title
- Flying Goggles
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- rubber; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 9.3 x 3.1 x 26.6 cm
- Description
- A pair of black rubber Polaroid flying goggles with a beige stretchy strap with metal clasp to adjust size. No lens. At the top of the rubber in the middle reads “POLAROID FLYING GOGGLES A.A.F. TYPE B-8 T.M. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.” Along the top are perforated holes to allow air flow. The inside of the goggles is a suede-like fabric.
- Credit
- Gift of Frank Gourlay, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0559
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Fossil Mountain
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- Date
- 1932 – 1933
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.587
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- Title
- Fossil Mountain
- Date
- 1932 – 1933
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 12.7 x 17.7 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.587
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Going for Gold
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- Date
- 1985
- Catalogue Number
- OhH.06.02
- Description
- A male racer in full downhill speed; realistically rendered in garv and style. The figurine is ca. 22.0 high on a slanted oval base. The base is raised from the bottom base with a curved arm ca. 1.5 square x ca. 10.0 high; the oval bronze base is ca. 1.5 high which sits on a wooden oval base 2.5 th…
- Title
- Going for Gold
- Date
- 1985
- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 33.7 cm
- Description
- A male racer in full downhill speed; realistically rendered in garv and style. The figurine is ca. 22.0 high on a slanted oval base. The base is raised from the bottom base with a curved arm ca. 1.5 square x ca. 10.0 high; the oval bronze base is ca. 1.5 high which sits on a wooden oval base 2.5 thick and ca. 21.0 diameter.
- Credit
- Gift of Harry Francis O'Hanlon, Calgary, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- OhH.06.02
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Grandma Takes to Skiing
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.282
- Date
- 1931 – 1934
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.282
- Description
- Watercolour and pencil drawing of an older woman wearing green pants, red coat and blue scarf and mittens occupies the foreground. She has just skied down a hill, leaving six fallen skiers in her wake. There are two people on the top right horizon watching. Bottom left: GRANDMA TAKES TO SKIING.
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- Title
- Grandma Takes to Skiing
- Date
- 1931 – 1934
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 29.0 x 22.5 cm
- Description
- Watercolour and pencil drawing of an older woman wearing green pants, red coat and blue scarf and mittens occupies the foreground. She has just skied down a hill, leaving six fallen skiers in her wake. There are two people on the top right horizon watching. Bottom left: GRANDMA TAKES TO SKIING.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.282
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- Date
- 1987 – 1988
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1178 a-g
- Description
- 7 Parks Canada guide badges. Rectangular shape, white background with blue lettering. All badges read: “Environment Canada. Parks. GUIDE.” with date “1987-88” at bottom. Under “GUIDE” each badge is identified with the type of guide: a) “FISH”; b) “SKI INSTRUCTOR”; c) “TRAIL & BOATING TRIP”; d) “TR…
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- Title
- Guide Pin
- Date
- 1987 – 1988
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- 7 Parks Canada guide badges. Rectangular shape, white background with blue lettering. All badges read: “Environment Canada. Parks. GUIDE.” with date “1987-88” at bottom. Under “GUIDE” each badge is identified with the type of guide: a) “FISH”; b) “SKI INSTRUCTOR”; c) “TRAIL & BOATING TRIP”; d) “TRAIL ‘C’”; e) “SKI”; f) “MOUNTAIN”; g) “TRAIL ‘A’”.
- Credit
- Gift of Wendy Bush, Banff, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1178 a-g
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Headcovering Hood
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.04.0046
- Date
- 1933 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0046
- Description
- A tan coloured canvas hood or helmet which fits like a bag over the head with a round hole, approx 11 cm diam, cut through for the eyes. Crown is circular and quilted with small squares to stiffen. Hood, which completely covers head except for hole cut for eyes, is seamed down the back of the neck …
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- Title
- Headcovering Hood
- Date
- 1933 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 41.3 x 14.2 x 17.3 cm
- Description
- A tan coloured canvas hood or helmet which fits like a bag over the head with a round hole, approx 11 cm diam, cut through for the eyes. Crown is circular and quilted with small squares to stiffen. Hood, which completely covers head except for hole cut for eyes, is seamed down the back of the neck is attached a long 59 cm canvas belt with small leather covered buckle at one end and metal grommets at the other. Inside front panel is completely lined with the same canvas material. Hole opening on the front shows evidence of another, green and ochre coloured, piece of fabric having been cut away, possibly a camouflage cloth covering the whole thing? Black cloth label inside front panel at bottom "Sporthaus Mizzi Langer-Kauba Wien VII"
- Subject
- households
- sports
- skiing
- climbing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0046
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- Date
- 1917 – 1932
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1021
- Description
- Typical ice axe, pointed pick, curved adze and square pointed spike. Pick head 25.3 long, adze 5.5 wide. Wooden shaft inset into head, two 13.3 x 0.7 strips of the steel head extend up and nailed to shaft. 5.3 wide steel hand on end. Spike embedded in centre of end. Stamped on pick: "Tramcois …
- Title
- Ice Ax
- Date
- 1917 – 1932
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 25.3 x 87.7 cm
- Description
- Typical ice axe, pointed pick, curved adze and square pointed spike. Pick head 25.3 long, adze 5.5 wide. Wooden shaft inset into head, two 13.3 x 0.7 strips of the steel head extend up and nailed to shaft. 5.3 wide steel hand on end. Spike embedded in centre of end. Stamped on pick: "Tramcois Simon & FIS Chamony Mont-Blanc". Other side of pick: "Modele G.H.M. 3013". Thin leather thong is tied and wrapped to shaft.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- skiing
- Mount McKinley
- Erling Strom
- Credit
- Gift of Erling Strom, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1021
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0108
- Description
- A very dark navy blue, tightly woven wool shirt with lacing at the neck and on either side of the waist. Simple construction with square dropped sleeves, round collar, yoke across front and back, triangular gussets under arms, and button cuffs on sleeves. Sleeves have cotton poplin storm cuffs sewn…
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- Title
- Jacket
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- hair
- Dimensions
- 55.0 x 62.5 cm
- Description
- A very dark navy blue, tightly woven wool shirt with lacing at the neck and on either side of the waist. Simple construction with square dropped sleeves, round collar, yoke across front and back, triangular gussets under arms, and button cuffs on sleeves. Sleeves have cotton poplin storm cuffs sewn inside. Waist pinched in by black laces through grommets applied through folded pleat in front and back of jacket, triangular flap of material beneath front laced opening.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0108
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- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0326
- Description
- Khaki canvas backpack. Leather straps and metal buckles close bag flap, coarse woven fabric shoulder straps, length adjustable by buckle and attached leather straps. No pockets. Stamped inside bag flap "F. Jeune & Bro. Ltd Markers Victoria B.C." Hand written on outside of flap "Whyte Box 370 Banff…
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- Title
- Knapsack
- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 38.0 x 15.4 x 35.0 cm
- Description
- Khaki canvas backpack. Leather straps and metal buckles close bag flap, coarse woven fabric shoulder straps, length adjustable by buckle and attached leather straps. No pockets. Stamped inside bag flap "F. Jeune & Bro. Ltd Markers Victoria B.C." Hand written on outside of flap "Whyte Box 370 Banff Alberta"
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0326
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- Date
- 1933 – 1979
- Material
- hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0124 a-d
- Description
- Four pairs of mittens handknitted in the Norwegian style with winter motifs in contrasting colours. All come to a point at the tip of the thumb and fingers. (a) white background with black snowflake design, 27.0 x 26.0, narrow band of white ribbed knit edging plain stockinette knitted cuff. Dark di…
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- Title
- Knitted Mittens
- Date
- 1933 – 1979
- Material
- hair
- Description
- Four pairs of mittens handknitted in the Norwegian style with winter motifs in contrasting colours. All come to a point at the tip of the thumb and fingers. (a) white background with black snowflake design, 27.0 x 26.0, narrow band of white ribbed knit edging plain stockinette knitted cuff. Dark diamond shaped snowflakes form design around cuff and front of mittens. Palm covered with overall pattern of small dark snowflakes. (b) white ribbed cuffs, 11.0 x 10.0, two large white eight sided snowflakes outlined in black on front, with overall pattern of diamond shaped checks on palm and thumb. (c) red, white and blue with reindeer, 26.0 x 11.5, plain stockinette knit cuff with narrow ribbed edging. Designs of blue reindeer and stylized figures on white background with red bands at the cuffs, and red accents. Palms covered with overall pattern of blue snowflakes separated by diagonal lines, and red bands containing from front. (d)blue with white skier, 29.5 x 11.0 long ribbed cuff with two narrow white bands around. Front contains silhouette of skier and trees in white on blue background palm covered with overall pattern of blue diamond shapes formed by diagonal white lines, evergreen tree on thumb.
- Subject
- households
- winter
- skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0124 a-d
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- Date
- 1932 – 1933
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0044
- Description
- A bent, torn and mangled, once cylindrical, tin lard pail with tin lugs at the sides for a wire handle missing to carry; blue printed round label with maple leaves at centre, Swift's "Silverleaf" B--/ P---nteed/ -ard", and "5 pounds net" near the bottom, with an oval stamp on the side stating that …
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- Title
- Lard Can
- Date
- 1932 – 1933
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 17.0 x 19.5 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- A bent, torn and mangled, once cylindrical, tin lard pail with tin lugs at the sides for a wire handle missing to carry; blue printed round label with maple leaves at centre, Swift's "Silverleaf" B--/ P---nteed/ -ard", and "5 pounds net" near the bottom, with an oval stamp on the side stating that the contents were approved by the Canadian Department of Agriculture.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0044
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- Date
- 1936
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1166
- Description
- Tall two-handled silver plated cup on wooden base. Front of cup reads: “Championship Canadian Rockies Junior Downhill. Presented by Phill. Moore 1936.” Small metal plaques attached to base name annual winners: 1936 - W. Wellman, 1937 - A. Andrews, 1938 - F. Gourlay, 1939 - G. Locke, 1940 - H.L. Gou…
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1936
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 50.5 x 23.0 cm
- Description
- Tall two-handled silver plated cup on wooden base. Front of cup reads: “Championship Canadian Rockies Junior Downhill. Presented by Phill. Moore 1936.” Small metal plaques attached to base name annual winners: 1936 - W. Wellman, 1937 - A. Andrews, 1938 - F. Gourlay, 1939 - G. Locke, 1940 - H.L. Gourlay, 1941 - H.L. Gourlay, 1942- P. Thompson, 1943 - S. Andrews, 1944 - Allan McLeod.
- Subject
- sports
- skiing
- Philip Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Jim Santa Lucia, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1166
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