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Mollie E. Smith Ross and Peter Murray Ross fonds

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Mollie E. Smith and Peter Murray Ross fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds includes Rev. F. G. Christmas scrapbook, 1888-1889, of sketches, poems and writings pertaining to social life among Christmas's circle of Banff friends, including Mollie Smith and Peter Ross. Scrapbook also contains several loose items. Fonds also includes letter, marriage license, wedding …
Date Range
1888-1928
Reference Code
M490
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Textual record
Drawing
Private record
Scrapbook
Part Of
Mollie E. Smith and Peter Murray Ross fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 490
Sous-Fonds
M 490
Accession Number
5013
Reference Code
M490
GMD
Textual record
Drawing
Private record
Scrapbook
Other Title Info
Scrapbook is also known as the Christmas scrapbook
Date Range
1888-1928
Physical Description
ca.6 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
Mollie E. Smith Ross, ca.1860-1897, and Peter Murray Ross, ca.1863-1928, lived at Banff and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Mary Emma Jane (Mollie) Smith was born in Jackson, Michigan, USA and came to Banff for health reasons, ca.1889. Among her friends in Banff were Anglican church minister Rev. F. Granville (Eric) Christmas, 1854-1931, and druggist Peter Ross. Mollie Smith and Peter Ross were married in 1892 by Rev. Charles W. Gordon and moved to Edmonton in 1893, where Ross continued in the pharmaceutical business and the couple raised a family. Rev. F. G. Christmas chronicled his admiration of Mollie Smith in a scrapbook that he later presented to her.
Scope & Content
Fonds includes Rev. F. G. Christmas scrapbook, 1888-1889, of sketches, poems and writings pertaining to social life among Christmas's circle of Banff friends, including Mollie Smith and Peter Ross. Scrapbook also contains several loose items. Fonds also includes letter, marriage license, wedding and death notices re Mollie Smith Ross and Peter Ross, 1891-1928, and photocopies of photographs of Smith and Ross.
Name Access
Christmas, Rev. F. G.
Ross, Mollie E. Smith
Ross, Peter Murray
Subject Access
Arts
Community life
Family and personal life
Religions
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Ross, Mollie E. Smith
Ross, Peter Murray
Category
Arts
Family and personal life
Religions
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Stewart family fonds

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Part Of
Stewart family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds includes a scrapbook, a blotting book of drawings, and one photographic print. The scrapbook contains newspaper accounts by travellers in the Rockies and Selkirks, particularly descriptions of Banff town, Banff Springs Hotel, the hot springs and vicinity. The Stewarts are frequently mentione…
Date Range
[ca.1880]-1894
Reference Code
M104 / V209
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Drawing
Scrapbook
Part Of
Stewart family fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 104
V 209
Sous-Fonds
M 104
V 209
Accession Number
729, 6438, 6911
Reference Code
M104 / V209
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Drawing
Scrapbook
Date Range
[ca.1880]-1894
Physical Description
2 v. of textual records. -- 3 photographs : prints.
History / Biographical
George A. Stewart, 1830-1917, was the first Superintendent of Rocky Mountains Park (now Banff National Park) from 1886-1897. George and Frances Stewart, 1843-1932, and family were prominent early residents of Banff.
Scope & Content
Fonds includes a scrapbook, a blotting book of drawings, and one photographic print.
The scrapbook contains newspaper accounts by travellers in the Rockies and Selkirks, particularly descriptions of Banff town, Banff Springs Hotel, the hot springs and vicinity. The Stewarts are frequently mentioned, having extended their hospitality to the various writers. The album has been autographed at a later date by Olive Stewart Foster. The blotting book contains 54 drawings pertaining to unknown persons and locations and is thought to have belonged to George Stewart. Drawings are possibly by Rev. F. G. Christmas. Location of images appears to be Manitoba or north-western Ontario.
Photographs are: Stewart family in front of their first home in Banff and Cave and Basin bathhouse, both by Boorne & May, Photographers, Calgary, N.W.T., ca.1888; and "Grandmother Stewart's house in Banff."
Name Access
Christmas, Rev. F. G.
Stewart, George A.
Subject Access
Arts
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Stewart, George A.
Category
Arts
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on accession records
Processing Status
Processed
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Artist
Unknown
Date
n.d.
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.67
Description
Form with three sides, broad flat base narrowing towards peak; shapes resemble iceberg floes, mountains or possibly clouds; G or 6 incised on bottom and 5 followed by illegible number.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Abstract Carving
Date
n.d.
Dimensions
8.0 x 6.3 x 12.0 cm
Description
Form with three sides, broad flat base narrowing towards peak; shapes resemble iceberg floes, mountains or possibly clouds; G or 6 incised on bottom and 5 followed by illegible number.
Subject
abstract, non-representational
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.67
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An Awkward Juxtaposition

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Artist
Unknown
Date
n.d.
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.11
Description
A man wearing a dark jacket, white pants, a hat down over his eyes, a cane and a cigarette in a long holder, stands facing left under a sign which reads Curios.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
An Awkward Juxtaposition
Date
n.d.
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
25.8 x 20.2 cm
Description
A man wearing a dark jacket, white pants, a hat down over his eyes, a cane and a cigarette in a long holder, stands facing left under a sign which reads Curios.
Subject
figure, male
cartoon
Credit
Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1976
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.11
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Artist
Unknown
Date
n.d.
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.70
Description
Black/white/yellow bald eagle with raised wings on green rectangular base with rounded corners; CAE 1.25 pencilled on bottom.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Bald Eagle
Date
n.d.
Dimensions
13.2 x 6.7 x 9.2 cm
Description
Black/white/yellow bald eagle with raised wings on green rectangular base with rounded corners; CAE 1.25 pencilled on bottom.
Subject
animal, bird
bald eagle
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.70
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Artist
Unknown
Date
prior to 1962
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.31
Description
Grey stone, flat one side with heads of bears stacked upon each other, largest bear on one end has features both sides, sharing the mouth, all have different expressions
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Bear Spirit Totem
Date
prior to 1962
Dimensions
10.0 x 7.0 x 19.0 cm
Description
Grey stone, flat one side with heads of bears stacked upon each other, largest bear on one end has features both sides, sharing the mouth, all have different expressions
Subject
mythological
animal
bear
totem
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.31
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Artist
Unknown
Date
n.d.
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.58
Description
Small bird perched on rock; detailed wing feathers and eyes; pointed tail; symbols resembling 1308 on bottom; bill chipped; stickers Canadian Eskimo Art and 5.95 removed from base. Poss. bought by CRW at Povungnituk in 1968.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Bird
Date
n.d.
Dimensions
6.2 x 2.8 x 4.5 cm
Description
Small bird perched on rock; detailed wing feathers and eyes; pointed tail; symbols resembling 1308 on bottom; bill chipped; stickers Canadian Eskimo Art and 5.95 removed from base. Poss. bought by CRW at Povungnituk in 1968.
Subject
animal, bird
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.58
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Artist
Unknown
Date
n.d.
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.53
Description
Scratched H512 or H612 on base; discarded label reads 22...5.25; simple design bird with long neck and slightly turned head; only detailed incised eyes and bill. Prob. purchased on CRW Povungnituk trip of 1968.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Bird
Date
n.d.
Dimensions
6.3 x 2.7 x 11.5 cm
Description
Scratched H512 or H612 on base; discarded label reads 22...5.25; simple design bird with long neck and slightly turned head; only detailed incised eyes and bill. Prob. purchased on CRW Povungnituk trip of 1968.
Subject
animal, bird
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.53
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Bird Group in Caribou Antler

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Artist
Unknown
Date
prior to 1962
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.76 a-f
Description
Five birds fly off with wings outstretched, three birds on the ground. The ground is a part of a caribou antler. (a) Scooping portion of caribou antler 8.5x17.5, five small holes drilled into top. (b) Sitting bird, 2.5x4.6x1.4 (c) sitting bird 2.0x4.5x1.2 (d) sitting bird 1.7x4.4x1.2 (e) 20.6 l…
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Bird Group in Caribou Antler
Date
prior to 1962
Description
Five birds fly off with wings outstretched, three birds on the ground. The ground is a part of a caribou antler. (a) Scooping portion of caribou antler 8.5x17.5, five small holes drilled into top. (b) Sitting bird, 2.5x4.6x1.4 (c) sitting bird 2.0x4.5x1.2 (d) sitting bird 1.7x4.4x1.2 (e) 20.6 long, curved pole out of bone with 2 flying birds. Top bird has a wing span of 7.2, bottom bird 6.7 (f) 24.0 long, curbed pole out of bone with 3 flying birds. Top bird wing span 4.1, middle bird 6.7 wing span, bottom bird 3.7 wing span.
Subject
animal
bird
flying
flight
group
antler
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.76 a-f
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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.
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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
prior to 1962
Medium
stone
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.48
Description
Bear standing on all four legs. The stone it is carved out of is a black colour. The toes,ears and mouth are carved with detail. The eyes and nose are carved and then coloured with a brown colour and the mouth is carved out with teeth glued in made out of wood or ivory.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Black Bear
Date
prior to 1962
Medium
stone
Dimensions
7.8 x 6.4 x 16.3 cm
Description
Bear standing on all four legs. The stone it is carved out of is a black colour. The toes,ears and mouth are carved with detail. The eyes and nose are carved and then coloured with a brown colour and the mouth is carved out with teeth glued in made out of wood or ivory.
Subject
bear
black bear
teeth
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.48
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Artist
Unknown
Date
prior to 1962
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.77 a,b
Description
Narwhal with interchangeable ivory tusk. Carved eyes and tail. Hole in bottom middle for wood stick which is inserted into a cone shaped green stone base.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Bone Narwhal
Date
prior to 1962
Dimensions
2.5 x 1.6 x 7.5 cm
Description
Narwhal with interchangeable ivory tusk. Carved eyes and tail. Hole in bottom middle for wood stick which is inserted into a cone shaped green stone base.
Subject
animal
narwhal
whale
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.77 a,b
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Artist
Unknown
Date
n.d.
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.63
Description
Burl rabbit, natural formation accented and scored with burn marks to accentuate rabbit-like form; scorched on faces, arrow marks, scrolling, glued to wood base.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Burl Rabbit
Date
n.d.
Dimensions
17.2 x 19.5 x 32.5 cm
Description
Burl rabbit, natural formation accented and scored with burn marks to accentuate rabbit-like form; scorched on faces, arrow marks, scrolling, glued to wood base.
Subject
animal, rabbit
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.63
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Artist
Unknown
Date
prior to 1962
Medium
stone; ivory
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.25 a-c
Description
Dark green stone with grey, yellow, light green variations throughout within overall inherent cracking, caribou is lying down with all 4 legs under, head up, incised nose and mouth, eyes inlaid with ivory, on left body is an ivory inlaid walking caribou, antlers (8.5x2.5) are made of bone and inser…
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Caribou
Date
prior to 1962
Medium
stone; ivory
Dimensions
18.5 x 5.0 x 27.0 cm
Description
Dark green stone with grey, yellow, light green variations throughout within overall inherent cracking, caribou is lying down with all 4 legs under, head up, incised nose and mouth, eyes inlaid with ivory, on left body is an ivory inlaid walking caribou, antlers (8.5x2.5) are made of bone and insert into 2 drilled holes in forehead
Subject
animal, caribou
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.25 a-c
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Artist
Unknown
Date
n.d.
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.60
Description
Sculpted man playing drum. Man wearing hooded parka, slightly hunched over and playing drum in left hand with drumstick held in right hand; Quest (Banff store) sticker removed and Canadian Eskimo Art sticker discarded indicated Repulse Bay, Artist Unknown.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Drummer
Date
n.d.
Dimensions
18.4 x 7.8 x 15.0 cm
Description
Sculpted man playing drum. Man wearing hooded parka, slightly hunched over and playing drum in left hand with drumstick held in right hand; Quest (Banff store) sticker removed and Canadian Eskimo Art sticker discarded indicated Repulse Bay, Artist Unknown.
Subject
figure, male
activity, dancing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.60
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Artist
Unknown
Date
n.d.
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.68
Description
Stylized, simple design elephant carving; pointed ears; trunk hung vertically to ground; tail and legs subtle shaping. Possibly a gift to the Whyte's from Catharine's Concord, Mass. cousin, David Newbury, who was an African Studies student in Uganda c.1968.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Elephant
Date
n.d.
Dimensions
11.6 x 4.7 x 6.7 cm
Description
Stylized, simple design elephant carving; pointed ears; trunk hung vertically to ground; tail and legs subtle shaping. Possibly a gift to the Whyte's from Catharine's Concord, Mass. cousin, David Newbury, who was an African Studies student in Uganda c.1968.
Subject
animal, elephant
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.68
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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.
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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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Artist
Unknown
Date
prior to 1962
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.50 a-c
Description
Green stone, seal (a) resting on side with head and back flippers up, right front flipper against body, head turned to the right. Seal (b) 3.5x6.5x3.2 is lying on his right side, front and back flippers evident, head to the left. Seal (c) 4.0x9.0x3.2 is lying on left side, front and back flippers e…
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Group of Seals
Date
prior to 1962
Dimensions
4.2 x 3.0 x 6.3 cm
Description
Green stone, seal (a) resting on side with head and back flippers up, right front flipper against body, head turned to the right. Seal (b) 3.5x6.5x3.2 is lying on his right side, front and back flippers evident, head to the left. Seal (c) 4.0x9.0x3.2 is lying on left side, front and back flippers evident, head turned slightly back and to the right. All 3 have faintly defined features.
Subject
animal
seal
group;
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.50 a-c
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Artist
Unknown
Date
n.d.
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.22
Description
A white gull/seabird made out of bone. On a. rough stone base.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Gull
Date
n.d.
Dimensions
17.0 x 7.0 x 20.0 cm
Description
A white gull/seabird made out of bone. On a. rough stone base.
Subject
bird, gull
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.22
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Artist
Unknown
Date
prior to 1962
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.79
Description
grey stone with gold flecks; carved horned owl; wings with long feather detail; eyes incised circles; flat feet; feet and tail touch the ground.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Horned Owl
Date
prior to 1962
Dimensions
8.0 x 4.7 cm
Description
grey stone with gold flecks; carved horned owl; wings with long feather detail; eyes incised circles; flat feet; feet and tail touch the ground.
Subject
animal
bird
owl
horned owl;
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.79
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