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Sweater Crest

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Date: 1940 – 1945

Material: fibre

Catalogue Number: 105.02.1077

Description: Shield-shaped, Sunshine Banff,white background, blue triangle, around inside shield has pinked edges. "SUNSHINE BANFF" in red on white across top, large yellow "S" with 2 red flags bottom half. 3 yellow suns on blue above "S" and below name. Stamped on back:"Crest Craft Saskatoon Sk" Written in bla…

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Title: Sweater Crest

Date: 1940 – 1945

Material: fibre

Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.9 cm

Description: Shield-shaped, Sunshine Banff,white background, blue triangle, around inside shield has pinked edges. "SUNSHINE BANFF" in red on white across top, large yellow "S" with 2 red flags bottom half. 3 yellow suns on blue above "S" and below name. Stamped on back:"Crest Craft Saskatoon Sk" Written in black ink "Frank A Gourlay Banff".

Subject: sports; winter; skiing; Frank Gourlay

Credit: Gift of Frank Gourlay, Banff, 1988

Catalogue Number: 105.02.1077

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Toboggan

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Date: 1945 – 1955

Material: wood; skin

Catalogue Number: 108.04.1015 a,b

Description: Commercial wooden toboggans with rawhide wrapped ropes and pulls. (a) Hood is 21.0 cm high, 6 slats full length and over hood. Outside slats bent inward and under to lead-in brace. Rawhide wrapped ropes along edge, strings of rawhide from hood to sides, rawhide pull. (b) 91.0 cm long, 29.0 cmwi…

Title: Toboggan

Date: 1945 – 1955

Material: wood; skin

Dimensions: 34.5 x 120.0 cm

Description: Commercial wooden toboggans with rawhide wrapped ropes and pulls. (a) Hood is 21.0 cm high, 6 slats full length and over hood. Outside slats bent inward and under to lead-in brace. Rawhide wrapped ropes along edge, strings of rawhide from hood to sides, rawhide pull. (b) 91.0 cm long, 29.0 cmwide, hood is 20.0 cm high. 5 slats as (a) rawhide wrapped ropes, laced between hood and base, rawhide rope and pull.

Subject: sports; winter; movies; Charlie Beil; Walt Disney; Nikki, Wild Dog of the North

Credit: Gift of Charlie (Jr.) Beil, Banff, 1984

Catalogue Number: 108.04.1015 a,b

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Toe of Athabasca Glacier, Columbia Icefield

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1945 – 1955

Medium: oil on canvas on masonite

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.286

Description: View of the edge of a glacier. In the foreground (the lower third of the picture) are areas of grey interlocking with areas of light grey-yellow green. In the background is a rounded rise of ice with its surface coloured pale yellow and white, and crevasses of light-blue, grey-green and green-blue …

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: Toe of Athabasca Glacier, Columbia Icefield

Date: 1945 – 1955

Medium: oil on canvas on masonite

Dimensions: 25.4 x 30.3 cm

Description: View of the edge of a glacier. In the foreground (the lower third of the picture) are areas of grey interlocking with areas of light grey-yellow green. In the background is a rounded rise of ice with its surface coloured pale yellow and white, and crevasses of light-blue, grey-green and green-blue (with some outlines of dark blue). The bottom edge of the glacier is a cliff of ice, which extends from the righthand side of the picture and almost reaches the lefthand side. At the top of the sketch, a strip of blue sky is found on the left and an area of brown wash is on the right.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; lake; glacier; winter

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.286

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Touring Ski Poles

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Date: 1948 – 1955

Material: wood; skin; metal; plastic

Catalogue Number: 106.04.1011 a,b

Description: Touring ski poles, bamboo shalft, leather and bamboo baskets. 12.0 long aluminum collar, 3.2 long knife shaped tip. 14.0 dia. bamboo basket with 2 split leather straps and smaller leather piece held in place with a cotter pin. Original hand grips and wrist straps replaced with vinyl, wrist strap…

Title: Touring Ski Poles

Date: 1948 – 1955

Material: wood; skin; metal; plastic

Dimensions: 122.0 cm

Description: Touring ski poles, bamboo shalft, leather and bamboo baskets. 12.0 long aluminum collar, 3.2 long knife shaped tip. 14.0 dia. bamboo basket with 2 split leather straps and smaller leather piece held in place with a cotter pin. Original hand grips and wrist straps replaced with vinyl, wrist strap braided and wired on to shalft. White tape along shaft. (b) 35.5 long leather buckle strap looped onto shaft.

Subject: sports; winter; skiing

Credit: Gift of Heidi Lohr, Banff, 1985

Catalogue Number: 106.04.1011 a,b

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Touring Skis

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Date: 1948 – 1955

Material: wood; metal; skin

Catalogue Number: 106.04.1005 a,b

Description: Solid wood touring skis. Solid maple rising to rounded toe, 7.5 cm rise. Shaped thicker to foot base. Stamped into wood in front of toe: "G5 6-6 Maple", circular insignia "Peterboro" with skier stamped into toe plate. Leather toe strap 42.0 cm long, leather side straps 15.0 long buckle into coi…

Title: Touring Skis

Date: 1948 – 1955

Material: wood; metal; skin

Dimensions: 8.8 x 196.5 cm

Description: Solid wood touring skis. Solid maple rising to rounded toe, 7.5 cm rise. Shaped thicker to foot base. Stamped into wood in front of toe: "G5 6-6 Maple", circular insignia "Peterboro" with skier stamped into toe plate. Leather toe strap 42.0 cm long, leather side straps 15.0 long buckle into coiled heel binding.

Subject: sports; skiing; winter; Charlotte Tuerck; Heidi Lohr

Credit: Gift of Heidi Lohr, Banff, 1985

Catalogue Number: 106.04.1005 a,b

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Trail from Skoki

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Artist: Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)

Date: 1943

Medium: coloured woodcut on paper

Catalogue Number: PhW.04.34

Description: Ski trail scene with snow, trees and distant mountains. Green/blue dominant colours. Signed W.J. Phillips brc in pencil. Was mailed in Season's Greetings beige card from the Phillips. This print is #234 in R. Boulet Catalogue.

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Artist: Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)

Title: Trail from Skoki

Date: 1943

Medium: coloured woodcut on paper

Dimensions: 10.0 x 11.7 cm

Description: Ski trail scene with snow, trees and distant mountains. Green/blue dominant colours. Signed W.J. Phillips brc in pencil. Was mailed in Season's Greetings beige card from the Phillips. This print is #234 in R. Boulet Catalogue.

Subject: mountain; winter; activity, skiing

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: PhW.04.34

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Trophy Statuette

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Date: 1947 – 1948

Material: metal; wood

Catalogue Number: 103.09.1051

Description: King Edward Hotel Trophy tiered wooden base with 7 gold coloured name plates in front. Two gold coloured Greek God ornaments on base on either side of riser which has a gold coloured downhill skier higher on a wooden plinth. A brass plaque on the plinth reads "King Edward Hotel Trophy - Junior G…

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Title: Trophy Statuette

Date: 1947 – 1948

Material: metal; wood

Dimensions: 38.0 x 44.0 cm

Description: King Edward Hotel Trophy tiered wooden base with 7 gold coloured name plates in front. Two gold coloured Greek God ornaments on base on either side of riser which has a gold coloured downhill skier higher on a wooden plinth. A brass plaque on the plinth reads "King Edward Hotel Trophy - Junior Girls.

Subject: sports; winter; skiing; King Edward Hotel; Junior Girls

Credit: Gift of Evelyn Crosby, Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: 103.09.1051

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Untitled

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Artist: James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)

Date: 1946

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: SiJ.05.21

Description: This is a Christmas card, greeting and signature in brc. Green and blue foreground with two people standing off to the left looking at the moon high in the night sky. A blue and white mountain range is far in the distance. To the right is a brown cliff.

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Artist: James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1946

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 8.0 x 12.2 cm

Description: This is a Christmas card, greeting and signature in brc. Green and blue foreground with two people standing off to the left looking at the moon high in the night sky. A blue and white mountain range is far in the distance. To the right is a brown cliff.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; figure; people; winter; card; Christmas

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: SiJ.05.21

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Untitled [Prairie Sky and Telephone Lines]

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Artist: George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)

Date: 1940

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: WbG.05.01

Description: Pink prairie sky, small town viewed from above. Telephone lines and barbed wire fence cut across the image.

Artist: George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)

Title: Untitled [Prairie Sky and Telephone Lines]

Date: 1940

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 37.4 x 54.4 cm

Description: Pink prairie sky, small town viewed from above. Telephone lines and barbed wire fence cut across the image.

Subject: landscape; prairie; winter; telephone lines

Credit: Gift of Donna Tingley, Edmonton, 2004

Catalogue Number: WbG.05.01

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Winter Road

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Artist: Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)

Date: 1946

Medium: coloured woodcut on paper

Catalogue Number: PhW.04.36

Description: Snow scene with solitary tree foreground and trees and mountain in background. Signed brc W.J. Phillips, was mailed in beige A Happy Christmas card from the Phillips and print was glued at its top edge, to the inside of the card. This is #239 in R. Boulet Catalogue.

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Artist: Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)

Title: Winter Road

Date: 1946

Medium: coloured woodcut on paper

Dimensions: 14.0 x 9.3 cm

Description: Snow scene with solitary tree foreground and trees and mountain in background. Signed brc W.J. Phillips, was mailed in beige A Happy Christmas card from the Phillips and print was glued at its top edge, to the inside of the card. This is #239 in R. Boulet Catalogue.

Subject: mountain; winter; Christmas

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: PhW.04.36

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Winter Road

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Artist: Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)

Date: prior to 1963

Medium: woodcut on paper

Catalogue Number: PhW.04.16

Description: Colour: blue, white, green. A snow laden tree casting its shadow on the snow lower left, stands center. Behind run ski tracks and beyond trees. Sky fills the top third.

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Artist: Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)

Title: Winter Road

Date: prior to 1963

Medium: woodcut on paper

Dimensions: 17.6 x 12.1 cm

Description: Colour: blue, white, green. A snow laden tree casting its shadow on the snow lower left, stands center. Behind run ski tracks and beyond trees. Sky fills the top third.