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- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian) 7
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- Aldro T. Hibbard (1886 – 1972, American) 2
- Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian) 1
- George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian) 1
- Graham Noble Norwell (1901 – 1967, Canadian) 1
- James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian) 1
- Robert J. McGuinness (1886 – 1961, Canadian) 1
- Takao Tanabe (1926 – , Canadian) 1
- Date
- prior to 1960
- Material
- skin; plastic; rubber; metal; hair, sheep; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1037 a,b
- Description
- A pair of red leather and sealskin boots with sheepskin lining. Metal lace hooks, red fabric laces and off white rubber gooved soles.
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- Title
- Apres-Ski Boots
- Date
- prior to 1960
- Material
- skin; plastic; rubber; metal; hair, sheep; fibre
- Description
- A pair of red leather and sealskin boots with sheepskin lining. Metal lace hooks, red fabric laces and off white rubber gooved soles.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Karin MacAulay
- Credit
- Gift of Jack MacAulay, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1037 a,b
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Athletic Patch
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.1029
- Date
- 1945 – 1946
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1029
- Description
- Yellow felt ice hockey player, red "M" on sweater appliqued against background of mountains and trees, contained in large, round patch. "Banff" in red arced behind player's head. "Mountaineers" in white on red motto banner flowing across bottom of patch. Details accented by machine stitching.
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- Title
- Athletic Patch
- Date
- 1945 – 1946
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 16.5 x 14.2 cm
- Description
- Yellow felt ice hockey player, red "M" on sweater appliqued against background of mountains and trees, contained in large, round patch. "Banff" in red arced behind player's head. "Mountaineers" in white on red motto banner flowing across bottom of patch. Details accented by machine stitching.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- hockey
- Banff Mountaineers
- Credit
- Gift of Hilda Stuckert, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1029
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Athletic Plaque
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.1053
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1053
- Description
- Wooden plaque in shape of a shield. A copper oval with a woman skier repoussed, facing to the left, is centered on the plaque. A copper ribbon over the central piece reads "Margaret Morrison" and a larger ribbon below with "Junior Girls Downhill" and names etched into it.
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- Title
- Athletic Plaque
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 22.0 cm
- Description
- Wooden plaque in shape of a shield. A copper oval with a woman skier repoussed, facing to the left, is centered on the plaque. A copper ribbon over the central piece reads "Margaret Morrison" and a larger ribbon below with "Junior Girls Downhill" and names etched into it.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Junior Girls Downhill
- Credit
- Gift of Lorna Munck, 1976
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1053
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Beavertail Snowshoes
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- Date
- 1909 – 1930
- Material
- wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1004 a,b
- Description
- One piece swallowtail snowshoes. (a) Pointed toe, 10.0 rise, 2 main crossbars, horseshoe shaped toe hole bound with heavier rawhide. (a) 151.0x30.0, same as (a). Both snowshoes have many pieces of reinforcing rawhide and covered wire in boyd and heel lacing. Toe lacing coming away from sides an…
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- Title
- Beavertail Snowshoes
- Date
- 1909 – 1930
- Material
- wood; skin
- Dimensions
- 30.0 x 149.5 cm
- Description
- One piece swallowtail snowshoes. (a) Pointed toe, 10.0 rise, 2 main crossbars, horseshoe shaped toe hole bound with heavier rawhide. (a) 151.0x30.0, same as (a). Both snowshoes have many pieces of reinforcing rawhide and covered wire in boyd and heel lacing. Toe lacing coming away from sides and crossbar.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- snowshoeing
- Bill Peyto
- Credit
- Gift of Steve Peyto, Banff, 1965
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1004 a,b
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1017
- Description
- Dark blue cap with visor and ear flaps, brim 5.5 deep, fold-down ear flaps with twill ties 23.0 long, 2.5 wide headband is attached to cap above brim with a loop at centre's front, biege flannel lining has black sweatband, manufacturuere's label sewn onto top lining: "Wolfe's Caps Sport Headwear, M…
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- Title
- Cap
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 18.0 x 24.5 cm
- Description
- Dark blue cap with visor and ear flaps, brim 5.5 deep, fold-down ear flaps with twill ties 23.0 long, 2.5 wide headband is attached to cap above brim with a loop at centre's front, biege flannel lining has black sweatband, manufacturuere's label sewn onto top lining: "Wolfe's Caps Sport Headwear, Montreal, Canada Nevr-wet Process Water
- Subject
- clothing
- sports
- winter
- Lorna Becker
- Credit
- Gift of Lorna Becker, Calgary, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1017
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- Date
- 1905 – 1915
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0032
- Description
- A man's Hudson's Bay blanket overcoat with dropped shoulders and a long pointed hood (approximately 89cm long). The white wool background has bold stripes of black, yellow, red, and green running horizontally across the body and arms. The coat is seamed together at the shoulders and arms and boun…
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- Title
- Capote
- Date
- 1905 – 1915
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 75.0 x 99.0 cm
- Description
- A man's Hudson's Bay blanket overcoat with dropped shoulders and a long pointed hood (approximately 89cm long). The white wool background has bold stripes of black, yellow, red, and green running horizontally across the body and arms. The coat is seamed together at the shoulders and arms and bound with red cloth.
- Subject
- Philip Moore
- winter
- Hudson’s Bay Company
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0032
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- Date
- 1909 – 1915
- Material
- skin, buffalo; skin, beaver; fibre; bone
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1042
- Description
- Man's full length bison coat, beaver collar, fully lined, brown satin, inner lining , beige fine wool, 5 long cylindrical , fabric covered buttons on each side with corresponding elasticised loops, inside breast pocket with button, leather inserts at armholes, slit pockets each side, shawl type col…
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- Title
- Coat
- Date
- 1909 – 1915
- Material
- skin, buffalo; skin, beaver; fibre; bone
- Dimensions
- 64.5 x 128.5 cm
- Description
- Man's full length bison coat, beaver collar, fully lined, brown satin, inner lining , beige fine wool, 5 long cylindrical , fabric covered buttons on each side with corresponding elasticised loops, inside breast pocket with button, leather inserts at armholes, slit pockets each side, shawl type collar has beaver fur inside, the arms have a lighter colour of buffalo hair than the rest of the coat.
- Subject
- clothing
- winter
- Dr. Atkin
- Norman Luxton
- Sir Donald
- Credit
- Gift of Janet Crosby, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1042
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Collection Ribbon
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- Date
- 1947 – 1957
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1150 a-g
- Description
- Four ribbons and three buttons. Ribbons are: (a) red, Banff Winter Carnival Director with a metal framed name pin "Carl Lindow" (b) yellow "Banff-Canmore Interscholastic Track Meet 1947 Offical (c) yellow ribbon "Banff Bonspiel 1949" (d) light blue ribbon "Banff Winter Carnival Committee 1953 (…
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- Title
- Collection Ribbon
- Date
- 1947 – 1957
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Description
- Four ribbons and three buttons. Ribbons are: (a) red, Banff Winter Carnival Director with a metal framed name pin "Carl Lindow" (b) yellow "Banff-Canmore Interscholastic Track Meet 1947 Offical (c) yellow ribbon "Banff Bonspiel 1949" (d) light blue ribbon "Banff Winter Carnival Committee 1953 (e) button, dark blue "Banff Winter Carnival 1957" (f,g) purple button with ram's head and "Banff Winter Carnival"`
- Credit
- Gift of Maxine Bishop, Calgary, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1150 a-g
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Commemorative Pin
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1071
- Date
- 1941
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1071
- Description
- "Banff Winter Carnival 1941" brown coloured bison, darker over head and shoulder, lighter over hindquarters, eyes, nostrils, and horns black with white highlights. bison stands in a white semicircle on which "Banff Winter Carnival 1941" is marked in black letters.
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- Title
- Commemorative Pin
- Date
- 1941
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 3.7 x 4.4 cm
- Description
- "Banff Winter Carnival 1941" brown coloured bison, darker over head and shoulder, lighter over hindquarters, eyes, nostrils, and horns black with white highlights. bison stands in a white semicircle on which "Banff Winter Carnival 1941" is marked in black letters.
- Credit
- Gift of F. Morris Flewwelling, Red Deer, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1071
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- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1059 a-c
- Description
- Two hinged metal shoe creepers with original box. The box is labelled “Norlund’s Reversible Ice Creepers FOR WOMEN’S LOW HEELS” and “Made throughout of tempered steel A very durable and convenient creeper Invisisble when not in use.”
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- Title
- Crampon
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- metal; paper
- Description
- Two hinged metal shoe creepers with original box. The box is labelled “Norlund’s Reversible Ice Creepers FOR WOMEN’S LOW HEELS” and “Made throughout of tempered steel A very durable and convenient creeper Invisisble when not in use.”
- Credit
- Gift of Juanita Rose Violini, Banff, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1059 a-c
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- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- stone; metal; skin; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1014 a,b
- Description
- Two heavy, oblate stone spheres with handles on top. Highly polished granite, wide rough band horizontally around sides. Heavy, curved open handle parallel to rock in middle of top, screws to metal supporting rod passing vertically through rock. Ivory handle grip swivels on metal support. Thick…
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- Title
- Curling Stone
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- stone; metal; skin; ivory
- Dimensions
- 18.0 cm
- Description
- Two heavy, oblate stone spheres with handles on top. Highly polished granite, wide rough band horizontally around sides. Heavy, curved open handle parallel to rock in middle of top, screws to metal supporting rod passing vertically through rock. Ivory handle grip swivels on metal support. Thick embossed leather disk at base of handle stamped in gold "Wm. Mather Banff" (a,b)
- Credit
- Gift of Robert N. Smith, Canmore, 1983
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1014 a,b
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Decorative Plate
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.1050%20a-k
- Date
- 1940 – 1945
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1050 a-k
- Description
- 11 of a set of 12 decorative plates, all with scalloped edges and with Canadian scenes. (a) The Towers, Assiniboine Lodge (b) Sunshine Valley, Near Banff, 3 skiers (c) Sunshine Valley, Near Banff, single skier (d) Mount Assiniboine, cabins with 3 skiers (e) Mount Assiniboine (f) Mount Assiniboin…
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- Title
- Decorative Plate
- Date
- 1940 – 1945
- Material
- ceramic
- Description
- 11 of a set of 12 decorative plates, all with scalloped edges and with Canadian scenes. (a) The Towers, Assiniboine Lodge (b) Sunshine Valley, Near Banff, 3 skiers (c) Sunshine Valley, Near Banff, single skier (d) Mount Assiniboine, cabins with 3 skiers (e) Mount Assiniboine (f) Mount Assiniboine, single skier (g) Chateau Frontenac, Quebec (h) Val Morin, Laurentians (i) Val Morin (j) Skoki Valley, Lake Louise (k) Mount Norquay, Banff
- Credit
- Gift of William O. Field, Great Barrington, USA, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1050 a-k
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Deer in the Woods, 1949
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- Date
- 1949
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PhW.05.01
- Description
- Colour: white, brown. Lower half is snow. In the upper half are four tree trunks left of center behind which are two deer - one facing right and the other behind her and left, facing right but looking out. Along the upper edge of the picture are the lower sections of the trunks.
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- Title
- Deer in the Woods, 1949
- Date
- 1949
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 26.4 x 37.2 cm
- Description
- Colour: white, brown. Lower half is snow. In the upper half are four tree trunks left of center behind which are two deer - one facing right and the other behind her and left, facing right but looking out. Along the upper edge of the picture are the lower sections of the trunks.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- PhW.05.01
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- Date
- 1940 – 1955
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1037 a,b
- Description
- Pair, high black CCM figure skates. 7 eyelets each side followed by 5 hooks and one eyelet at top of boot, black lace only goes half way up boot. "CCM" label sewn on inside of tongue, blade "CCM Winter Club", "C.C>M. Co. Limited Weston, Canada" engraved in metal, screwed into leather sole. Sole …
- Title
- Figure Skates
- Date
- 1940 – 1955
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 7.5 cm
- Description
- Pair, high black CCM figure skates. 7 eyelets each side followed by 5 hooks and one eyelet at top of boot, black lace only goes half way up boot. "CCM" label sewn on inside of tongue, blade "CCM Winter Club", "C.C>M. Co. Limited Weston, Canada" engraved in metal, screwed into leather sole. Sole peeling around sides, blade 30.8 long, curves upward at toe, not attached.
- Credit
- Gift of Jill Beleyme, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1037 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1041 a,b
- Description
- Dark solid wood with embedded metal blade. Big screw sticking up into heel to shoe. (b) 4 small metal pegs (a) 8 pegs sticking up into sole. 3 slots through wooden base at toe, arch and heel for straps to attached to boots. 0.5 cm wide blade, rounded at toe, square at heel.
- Title
- Ice Skates
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 6.2 x 29.0 cm
- Description
- Dark solid wood with embedded metal blade. Big screw sticking up into heel to shoe. (b) 4 small metal pegs (a) 8 pegs sticking up into sole. 3 slots through wooden base at toe, arch and heel for straps to attached to boots. 0.5 cm wide blade, rounded at toe, square at heel.
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1041 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0044 a,b
- Description
- A pair of knitted wool leggings with red and white tweed bands at the top and bottom, and red and white and tweed plaid in the middle.
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- Title
- Legging
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 37.0 cm
- Description
- A pair of knitted wool leggings with red and white tweed bands at the top and bottom, and red and white and tweed plaid in the middle.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0044 a,b
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- Date
- 1902
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1004
- Description
- Fancy trophy stand with handles, rococo trim all edges, feet, inside base. Turned wood handles 9.0 on 5.5 metal arms, each side. Inside stand 12.0 high x 12.5 dia. Engraved on side "Calgary City Championship 1902 won by C.P.R. Hockey Club" with seven names. On bottom "Simpson Hall Miller & Co. …
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1902
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Fancy trophy stand with handles, rococo trim all edges, feet, inside base. Turned wood handles 9.0 on 5.5 metal arms, each side. Inside stand 12.0 high x 12.5 dia. Engraved on side "Calgary City Championship 1902 won by C.P.R. Hockey Club" with seven names. On bottom "Simpson Hall Miller & Co. quadrule place C51"
- Credit
- Gift of Forrest (Pat) Oliver Brewster, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1004
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- Date
- 1949 – 1953
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1296 a-c
- Description
- Three pins representative of membership in the Banff Ski Runners: all three have a horizontal hinged pin on the back which fastens into locking clasp.(a) a round silver-coloured metal pin with blue enamel around the border and silver lettering SKI RUNNERS CANADIAN ROCKIES BANFF. The centre of the p…
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- Title
- Membership Pin
- Date
- 1949 – 1953
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Description
- Three pins representative of membership in the Banff Ski Runners: all three have a horizontal hinged pin on the back which fastens into locking clasp.(a) a round silver-coloured metal pin with blue enamel around the border and silver lettering SKI RUNNERS CANADIAN ROCKIES BANFF. The centre of the pin has the blue outline of a skier and mountains and 1949 in blue at the bottom.(b) a round silver-coloured metal pin with reddish-brown enamel around the border and silver lettering SKI RUNNERS CANADIAN ROCKIES BANFF. The centre of the pin has the red outline of a skier and mountains and 1950 in red at the bottom. (c) a round silver-coloured pin with blue enamel around the border and silver lettering SKI RUNNERS CANADIAN ROCKIES BANFF; the bottom, against silver has 1953 in blue. The centre of the pin has a blue skier skiing between two slalom flags.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Banff Ski Runners
- Credit
- Gift of Elizabeth Wooley Monod, 2017
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1296 a-c
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A Merry Christmas to Mother Robb from Peter
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.707
- Date
- 1948
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.707
- Description
- Sketch of the Whyte’s home during winter with a loosely drawn version of Cascade mountain behind it. Various animals walking up to and from the house. Under BLC of the border it says “A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO MOTHER ROBB FROM PETER”, and in BRC the the suggested dimensions of “6 1/2 x 8”
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- Title
- A Merry Christmas to Mother Robb from Peter
- Date
- 1948
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 21.6 x 27.4 cm
- Description
- Sketch of the Whyte’s home during winter with a loosely drawn version of Cascade mountain behind it. Various animals walking up to and from the house. Under BLC of the border it says “A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO MOTHER ROBB FROM PETER”, and in BRC the the suggested dimensions of “6 1/2 x 8”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.707
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Miniature Snowshoes
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- Date
- 1945 – 1965
- Material
- wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1006 a,b
- Description
- Miniature cross country snowshoes. (a) 2 pieces wood form frame, pointed toe rises 10.0, short pointed tail. 4 wooden crossbars, a piece of rawhide is wrapped around the toe and secured to the toe crossbar. (b) 72,0x15.3, same as (a). 2 white and 2 maroon small woolen pom pons on side of toe ti…
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- Title
- Miniature Snowshoes
- Date
- 1945 – 1965
- Material
- wood; skin
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 71.2 cm
- Description
- Miniature cross country snowshoes. (a) 2 pieces wood form frame, pointed toe rises 10.0, short pointed tail. 4 wooden crossbars, a piece of rawhide is wrapped around the toe and secured to the toe crossbar. (b) 72,0x15.3, same as (a). 2 white and 2 maroon small woolen pom pons on side of toe tips, tail nailed together.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- snowshoeing
- Peter Murdoch
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1006 a,b
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