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B.C.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1917 – 1966

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.516

Description: A pencil and ink drawing of a map of British Columbia. Notable is Highway 1 and the significant places through which it passes.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: B.C.

Date: 1917 – 1966

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Dimensions: 22.5 x 15.1 cm

Description: A pencil and ink drawing of a map of British Columbia. Notable is Highway 1 and the significant places through which it passes.

Subject: British Columbia; Highway 1; Revelstoke; Vancouver; Hope; geography

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.516

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Expression

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1915 – 1925

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.924

Description: Three cartoon sketches of men: 1) a bald man is laughing, and only has three teeth, 2) a man with a stern look on his face. He is wearing what appears to be a suit, and has glasses, 3) a man of Asian descent looks laboured since he has sweat coming off his brow. Above the drawings it says “LESSON N…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Expression

Date: 1915 – 1925

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Dimensions: 15.6 x 25.3 cm

Description: Three cartoon sketches of men: 1) a bald man is laughing, and only has three teeth, 2) a man with a stern look on his face. He is wearing what appears to be a suit, and has glasses, 3) a man of Asian descent looks laboured since he has sweat coming off his brow. Above the drawings it says “LESSON No. 4 EXPRESSION”

Subject: people; men; clothing; suit; hair; bald; Asian; eye wear; glasses

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.924

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A Good Way to Reduce and Midnight Exercise

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1917 – 1929

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.602

Description: Two comical scenes drawn in ink that depict, in cartoon style, ways to lose weight or get exercise. The left scene is titled A GOOD WAY TO REDUCE, the one on the right is titled MIDNIGHT EXERCISE. The scene on the left shows a man whose leg has been cut off from a car driving over it with a speech …

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: A Good Way to Reduce and Midnight Exercise

Date: 1917 – 1929

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 15.2 x 25.0 cm

Description: Two comical scenes drawn in ink that depict, in cartoon style, ways to lose weight or get exercise. The left scene is titled A GOOD WAY TO REDUCE, the one on the right is titled MIDNIGHT EXERCISE. The scene on the left shows a man whose leg has been cut off from a car driving over it with a speech bubble that says “NOW I’M DOWN TO A HUNDRED AND EIGHTY AT LAST.” The scene on the right shows a man walking inside with a crying baby with a speech bubble that says “AH WAWA WOW” and another speech bubble coming from the man saying “IF I WAS SINGLE AGAIN GEE WHIZ.”

Subject: weight loss; exercise; baby; health; comic; cartoon

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.602

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The Great Lakes and the States that Bound Them

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1917 – 1966

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.514

Description: Ink drawing of a geographic perspective of the Great Lakes region, including the states that border on Canada

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: The Great Lakes and the States that Bound Them

Date: 1917 – 1966

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 15.1 x 22.5 cm

Description: Ink drawing of a geographic perspective of the Great Lakes region, including the states that border on Canada

Subject: map; Great Lakes; Canada; United States; geography

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.514

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The Head

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1916 – 1927

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.635

Description: Cartoon of two men, side views, from chest up. Man on left has a tie, round glasses and is smoking a cigarette. Man on right is wearing a top hat and smoking a cigar.Mounted on matte board along with WyP.03.634, WyP.03.636, and WyP.03.637

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: The Head

Date: 1916 – 1927

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Dimensions: 15.5 x 25.4 cm

Description: Cartoon of two men, side views, from chest up. Man on left has a tie, round glasses and is smoking a cigarette. Man on right is wearing a top hat and smoking a cigar.Mounted on matte board along with WyP.03.634, WyP.03.636, and WyP.03.637

Subject: cartoon; smoking; men

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.635

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The Head

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1915 – 1925

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.922

Description: Three cartoon drawings of different heads: 1) a drawing of a robust man in profile, 2) a disheveled man that has a beard and is wearing a hat that is missing the top, and 3) a robust angry looking man that is almost bald and is smoking a cigar.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: The Head

Date: 1915 – 1925

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Dimensions: 15.7 x 25.3 cm

Description: Three cartoon drawings of different heads: 1) a drawing of a robust man in profile, 2) a disheveled man that has a beard and is wearing a hat that is missing the top, and 3) a robust angry looking man that is almost bald and is smoking a cigar.

Subject: people; men; clothing; hat; hair; facial hair; beard; smoking; cigar

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.922

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I wish they’d ‘urry wid de eats

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: c. 1920

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.951 n

Description: Hatching of man leaning of fence, to the right of him in ink “I WISH THEY’D ‘URRY WID DE EATS” in bottom left “ORIGINAL”

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: I wish they’d ‘urry wid de eats

Date: c. 1920

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 25.2 x 20.0 cm

Description: Hatching of man leaning of fence, to the right of him in ink “I WISH THEY’D ‘URRY WID DE EATS” in bottom left “ORIGINAL”

Subject: eating; food; fence

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.951 n

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Lesson no. 4 Expression

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1915 – 1925

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.917

Description: Two cartoon drawings of men. The first man has his one eye squinting and a lop sided smile. The second man has a great deal of shading in his face, has a beard and is smoking. Above the drawings it says “LESSON No. 4 EXPRESSION”

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Lesson no. 4 Expression

Date: 1915 – 1925

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Dimensions: 15.6 x 25.3 cm

Description: Two cartoon drawings of men. The first man has his one eye squinting and a lop sided smile. The second man has a great deal of shading in his face, has a beard and is smoking. Above the drawings it says “LESSON No. 4 EXPRESSION”

Subject: people; men; hair; facial hair; beard; expression; smoking

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.917

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Map of Ontario

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1917 – 1929

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.559

Description: Pencil and ink drawing of Ontario, the Manitoba border, and Great Lakes with rivers and urban centres labeled.title: MAP OF ONTARIO [top left, surrounded by short marks]

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Map of Ontario

Date: 1917 – 1929

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Dimensions: 15.1 x 22.5 cm

Description: Pencil and ink drawing of Ontario, the Manitoba border, and Great Lakes with rivers and urban centres labeled.title: MAP OF ONTARIO [top left, surrounded by short marks]

Subject: Canada; Ontario; Manitoba; river; lake; map

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.559

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My Public

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1910 – 1928

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.855

Description: A man skating down the ice with a hockey stick and a puck in front of him. At the ice’s edge there are two children looking on. Above the drawing is says “MY PUBLIC -------------” and in the BRC it is signed “Peter Whyte - 28 -”. Below the signature it says “Drawn specially for Russ.”

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: My Public

Date: 1910 – 1928

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 27.8 x 21.5 cm

Description: A man skating down the ice with a hockey stick and a puck in front of him. At the ice’s edge there are two children looking on. Above the drawing is says “MY PUBLIC -------------” and in the BRC it is signed “Peter Whyte - 28 -”. Below the signature it says “Drawn specially for Russ.”

Subject: winter; sports; skating; ice; ice skates; hockey; hockey stick; puck; skater; people; man; children

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 0

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.855

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Pin

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Date: 1915 – 1935

Material: metal

Catalogue Number: 103.09.0050 a,b

Description: A pair of studs with screw backs. Each stud has a design of a round wreath with a ram's head at the bottom of the wreath. The centre of the wreath contains a relief of a cooking pot over a campfire, with the pot hanging between two forked sticks.

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Title: Pin

Date: 1915 – 1935

Material: metal

Dimensions: 1.4 x 1.1 cm

Description: A pair of studs with screw backs. Each stud has a design of a round wreath with a ram's head at the bottom of the wreath. The centre of the wreath contains a relief of a cooking pot over a campfire, with the pot hanging between two forked sticks.

Subject: insignia; camping; organizations

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.09.0050 a,b

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Pin

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Date: 1915 – 1915

Material: metal, brass

Catalogue Number: 103.09.0075

Description: A pin in the shape of a crown with a crowned lion standing on top.

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Title: Pin

Date: 1915 – 1915

Material: metal, brass

Dimensions: 4.0 x 3.7 cm

Description: A pin in the shape of a crown with a crowned lion standing on top.

Subject: military; insignia; uniforms; Philip Moore

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.09.0075

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Pin

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Date: 1914 – 1945

Material: metal; brass

Catalogue Number: 103.09.0070 a-q

Description: A collection of seventeen brass military pins: (a-c) three gold-coloured metal pins (4.0 x 0.9cm) with cut-out letters reading "CANADA" joined with bars at the top and bottom. (d-e) two gold-coloured metal pins (5.2 x 1.0 cm) with cut-out letters reading “CANADA” forming an arch and joined at the t…

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Title: Pin

Date: 1914 – 1945

Material: metal; brass

Description: A collection of seventeen brass military pins: (a-c) three gold-coloured metal pins (4.0 x 0.9cm) with cut-out letters reading "CANADA" joined with bars at the top and bottom. (d-e) two gold-coloured metal pins (5.2 x 1.0 cm) with cut-out letters reading “CANADA” forming an arch and joined at the top and bottom with bars. (f) one gold-coloured metal pin (3.5 x 0.7 cm) with cut-out letters reading “CANADA” with the letters joined by a bar across the middle on the reverse side. (g-h) two copper-coloured metal pins (5.0 x 1.5 cm), each with a slightly curved solid bar face, with "CANADA" in relief. (i-l) four gold-coloured metal pins (5.0 x 2.0 cm), two sets of two, with each pin depicting an oak leaf and an acorn on a short twig. The letters "CH" are centred on the leaf ("CH" - Calgary Highlanders). (m) one gold-coloured metal pin (5.3 x 1.5 cm) with cut-out letters "R.C.H.A." (Royal Canadian Horse Artillery) joined at the top and bottom with a bar. (n) one gold-coloured metal pin (5.0 x 2.5cm) with"19th MR" (Mounted Rifles) in cut-out letters that are joined horizontally by bars at the top and bottom. The word "ALBERTA" is in an arch below the “19th MR” joined by curved bars at the top and bottom.(o) one gold-coloured metal pin (5.0 x 2.7 cm) with the cut-out letters “CMR" (Canadian Mounted Rifles) joined by a bar from the bottom of the "C" to the "M", and from the centre of the "M" to the "R". (p) one gold-coloured metal pin (1.7 x 2.8 cm) with a cut-out letter "C" sitting atop a bar which joins the numeral "10" below.(q) one gold-coloured metal pin (2.6 x 1.3 cm) with a cut-out numeral "12" joined by a bar at the bottom.

Subject: military; insignia; uniforms; Calgary Highlanders; Canadian Mounted Rifles; Royal Canadian Horse Artillery

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.09.0070 a-q

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Pin

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Date: 1914 – 1945

Material: metal, brass

Catalogue Number: 103.09.0073 a-l

Description: A collection of pin sets from Alberta and Winnipeg regiments: a) One brass pin (4.7 x 3.7 cm) cut out in the shape of the Alberta coat of arms (mountains in lower half and cross in upper) with four windmill sails behind and maple leaf on either side. A banner below the shield reads "Depot Battn, A…

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Title: Pin

Date: 1914 – 1945

Material: metal, brass

Description: A collection of pin sets from Alberta and Winnipeg regiments: a) One brass pin (4.7 x 3.7 cm) cut out in the shape of the Alberta coat of arms (mountains in lower half and cross in upper) with four windmill sails behind and maple leaf on either side. A banner below the shield reads "Depot Battn, Alberta Regiment". There is a crown at the top of the pin with "Canada" below it.b-f) Five pins (3.1 x 2.6 cm) with the same design as (a), but these pins are smaller and shinier. g) One brass pin (3.9 x 4.0 cm) in the shape of a maple leaf with the Alberta coat of arms in middle and crown atop the coat of arms. A banner below the coat of arms reads "Alberta Overseas Batt'y XXXI".h-j) Three pins (3.9 x 2.9) with the same design as (h), but smaller in size. k-l) Two pins (3.5 x 3.8) in the shape of a maple leaf with a coat-of-arms at the centre containing three wheat sheaves in bottom half, and a train engine in the top half surmounted by a buffalo. A banner underneath the coat of arms reads "City of Winnipeg XXVIII Batt'n".

Subject: military; uniforms; insignia

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.09.0073 a-l

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Pin

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Date: 1914 – 1945

Material: metal, brass

Catalogue Number: 103.09.0074 a-f

Description: A collection of six military pins in the shape of a maple leaf, with a crown in relief at the centre and a banner beneath spelling "CANADA": a-c) Three pins that are reddish in colour. d,e) Two pins that are a gold colour. f) One pin with a dark patina.

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Title: Pin

Date: 1914 – 1945

Material: metal, brass

Dimensions: 3.2 (a-c); 3.3 (d,e); 4.2 (f) x 3.0 (a-c); 3.3 (d,e); 4.0 (f) cm

Description: A collection of six military pins in the shape of a maple leaf, with a crown in relief at the centre and a banner beneath spelling "CANADA": a-c) Three pins that are reddish in colour. d,e) Two pins that are a gold colour. f) One pin with a dark patina.

Subject: military; uniforms; insignia

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.09.0074 a-f

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Put 'Em Up.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1917 – 1929

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.630

Description: A cartoon ink drawing of a sordid-looking man walking towards the viewer’s right with a pistol in each hand. His sweater is striped and he has stubble.Written twice, once in pencil and once in ink at top-right of drawing: PUT ‘EM UP!Signed P.W. in bottom right of drawing

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Put 'Em Up.

Date: 1917 – 1929

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 24.6 x 19.9 cm

Description: A cartoon ink drawing of a sordid-looking man walking towards the viewer’s right with a pistol in each hand. His sweater is striped and he has stubble.Written twice, once in pencil and once in ink at top-right of drawing: PUT ‘EM UP!Signed P.W. in bottom right of drawing

Subject: gun; pistol; criminal; man

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.630

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Single Bridle

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Date: 1910 – 1920

Material: skin; metal

Catalogue Number: 106.06.0022

Description: A bridle with all head straps of braided leather and eight leather tassels. The reins are straps of leather attached with buckles through rings of a 'ring broken snaffle' bit.

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Title: Single Bridle

Date: 1910 – 1920

Material: skin; metal

Dimensions: 105.0 (longest strap) cm

Description: A bridle with all head straps of braided leather and eight leather tassels. The reins are straps of leather attached with buckles through rings of a 'ring broken snaffle' bit.