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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3003 a,b
- Description
- Two very similar handmade dolls, one (b) has a slightly darker coloured face. Each doll has a firmly stuffed fabric body and is dressed in hide clothing - a pullover coat with a hood, leggings, and footwear. The coat has fur tirm on the bottom hem and around the hood opening. Each doll’s facial f…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 18.0 x 28.5 cm
- Description
- Two very similar handmade dolls, one (b) has a slightly darker coloured face. Each doll has a firmly stuffed fabric body and is dressed in hide clothing - a pullover coat with a hood, leggings, and footwear. The coat has fur tirm on the bottom hem and around the hood opening. Each doll’s facial features are beaded with black for the eyes and nostrils and red for the mouth.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- sewing
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3003 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3004
- Description
- Handmade male doll with a firmly stuffed cloth body and a hide covered head. The doll has black yarn hair with two braids, and beaded facial features with red beads for the mouth and black beads for the eyes and nostrils. The braids are wrapped with beaded hide at the ends. The doll’s clothes are …
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 16.0 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Handmade male doll with a firmly stuffed cloth body and a hide covered head. The doll has black yarn hair with two braids, and beaded facial features with red beads for the mouth and black beads for the eyes and nostrils. The braids are wrapped with beaded hide at the ends. The doll’s clothes are made of hide with a headband, shirt, leggings and simple moccasins. The shirt and fringed leggings are decorated with squares of red and white beads. The headband is also decorated with red and white beads. The doll is made from moose hide and has mule deer hide shoes.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- sewing
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3004
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3005
- Description
- Handmade female doll with firmly stuffed cloth body and a hide covered head with black braided yarn hair. The braids are wrapped with beaded hide at the ends. The doll has beaded facial features with red beads at the mouth and black beads for the eyes and nostrils. The doll is wearing a long sle…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 15.0 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Handmade female doll with firmly stuffed cloth body and a hide covered head with black braided yarn hair. The braids are wrapped with beaded hide at the ends. The doll has beaded facial features with red beads at the mouth and black beads for the eyes and nostrils. The doll is wearing a long sleeved hide dress, with fringe under the yoke and along the bottom hem, and high top moccasins. The yoke of the dress is decorated with white and red beaded squares. The doll also has a bead wrapped belt with blue white and pink beads at the waist.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- sewing
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3005
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3006
- Description
- Handmade female doll with firmly stuffed cloth body and hide covered head and arms. The doll has black thread for hair that is worked into two braids that are bound with commercially prepared thong. The facial features are beaded with red beads for the mouth and black beads for the eyes (7 beads a…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 17.0 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- Handmade female doll with firmly stuffed cloth body and hide covered head and arms. The doll has black thread for hair that is worked into two braids that are bound with commercially prepared thong. The facial features are beaded with red beads for the mouth and black beads for the eyes (7 beads around a centre bead) and nostrils. The doll is wearing a short-sleeve dress, high top moccasins and a plain headband. The dress has fringe at the yoke, arm openings and bottom hem. The yoke is decorated with large blue and yellow beads.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- sewing
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3006
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- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Material
- paper; fibre, silk; hair
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0004 a,b
- Description
- Two dolls, one female and one male, with soft bodies and painted heads and hands. Both dolls are silk wearing tunics and pants with cloth slippers on feet. The female doll has real braided hair attached to the head, and the male wears a red skullcap which ties under the chin. The dolls are tied…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Material
- paper; fibre, silk; hair
- Dimensions
- 18.5 x 4.0 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- Two dolls, one female and one male, with soft bodies and painted heads and hands. Both dolls are silk wearing tunics and pants with cloth slippers on feet. The female doll has real braided hair attached to the head, and the male wears a red skullcap which ties under the chin. The dolls are tied together at the neck with a ribbon.
- Subject
- households
- toys
- children
- souvenirs
- travel
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0004 a,b
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- paper; fabric; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0064
- Description
- A pin cushion in the form of a turtle. Turtle is made of paper mache that has been painted black. Turtle’s shell opens to reveal red satin fabric cushion in the top of the shell, an egg shaped hole in the centre of the turtle’s body, lined with same red satin, and a ring of black velvet around this…
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- Title
- Pincushion
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- paper; fabric; metal
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 15.0 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- A pin cushion in the form of a turtle. Turtle is made of paper mache that has been painted black. Turtle’s shell opens to reveal red satin fabric cushion in the top of the shell, an egg shaped hole in the centre of the turtle’s body, lined with same red satin, and a ring of black velvet around this section. Black velvet has 9 spikes sticking straight up from it. Two paper bands hold paper packages of small sewing needles that read “S. BEISSEL & SONS SHARPS”. A silver thimble is in a slot at the top of the ring. 6 mother of pearl buttons shaped like flowers inside.
- Subject
- Moore Home
- sewing
- textilework
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0064
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0028 a,b
- Description
- Contained in dark blue, plain cardboard box printed in white at centre of lid, "Merrimade, Lawrence, Mass", two pillow shaped pincushions with note, "Aunt Folly Clarks pin cushions". (a) square, pink, cushion, trimmed around edge with red, embroidered feather stitching. Fabric has brocade like, w…
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- Title
- Pincushion
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; paper
- Dimensions
- 4.7 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- Contained in dark blue, plain cardboard box printed in white at centre of lid, "Merrimade, Lawrence, Mass", two pillow shaped pincushions with note, "Aunt Folly Clarks pin cushions". (a) square, pink, cushion, trimmed around edge with red, embroidered feather stitching. Fabric has brocade like, woven in curlicue pattern, note attached with red elastic band. "Edith bought this in Japan". (b) rectangular, blue satin with red, embroidered featherstitching around edge. Wide bank of blue leaflike pattern on pink background runs around cushion, with red and white narrow stripes each side bordered by black. Note attached with two straight pins, "My Grandmother Becket's bonnet strings, Polly" Note: .6 x .2 cm dark stain on one side.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- sewing
- Edith Morse Robb
- Polly
- Becket
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0028 a,b
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0041
- Description
- Dome-shaped fabric pincushion with wood base. Cushion is covered in several layers of lace and contains a variety of straight pins, safety pins, and sewing needles.
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- Title
- Pincushion
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric; wood
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- Dome-shaped fabric pincushion with wood base. Cushion is covered in several layers of lace and contains a variety of straight pins, safety pins, and sewing needles.
- Subject
- Moore home
- textilework
- sewing
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0041
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0044
- Description
- A round pincushion covered in beige lace with a brown net ruffle around the perimeter. A straight pin with a purple ball and a remembrance day poppy are stuck in it.
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- Title
- Pincushion
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- A round pincushion covered in beige lace with a brown net ruffle around the perimeter. A straight pin with a purple ball and a remembrance day poppy are stuck in it.
- Subject
- Moore home
- sewing
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0044
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0046
- Description
- A small travel pincushion in the form of a crocheted hat that opens to reveal 4 sheets of cotton. The hat is pink with green, blue, and purple decorations.
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- Title
- Pincushion
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 6.5 x 6.5 cm
- Description
- A small travel pincushion in the form of a crocheted hat that opens to reveal 4 sheets of cotton. The hat is pink with green, blue, and purple decorations.
- Subject
- Moore home
- sewing
- travel
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0046
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- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- fibre; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1029
- Description
- A green octanganal shaped pincushion with needlework design. A square with 4 strawberries in red, green, white on one side and a square with 4 abstract designs on the other.
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- Title
- Pincushion
- Date
- 1820 – 1850
- Material
- fibre; paper
- Dimensions
- 2.5 cm
- Description
- A green octanganal shaped pincushion with needlework design. A square with 4 strawberries in red, green, white on one side and a square with 4 abstract designs on the other.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1029
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- Date
- 1890 – 1950
- Material
- paper; skin; plastic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1131
- Description
- Brown leather covered suitcase with metal claps, hinges and a keyed lock. The suitcase is lined with canvas and has four leather straps inside. One outside side panel is marked “R.B.M.” in black. The suitcase contains: a silver (hallmarked) card holder with the initials “PAM” engraved on the fro…
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- Title
- Suitcase
- Date
- 1890 – 1950
- Material
- paper; skin; plastic; metal
- Dimensions
- 14.5 x 33.5 x 41.2 cm
- Description
- Brown leather covered suitcase with metal claps, hinges and a keyed lock. The suitcase is lined with canvas and has four leather straps inside. One outside side panel is marked “R.B.M.” in black. The suitcase contains: a silver (hallmarked) card holder with the initials “PAM” engraved on the front, a metal bookmark with a triangle on top containing “M” in fancy lettering, a plexiglass mangifying rod, a pair of metal cuticle trimmers, a pencil, an Australian Five Pound bill, and a box of “LIEUT. COLONEL PHILIP A. MOORE BANFF ALBERTA CANADA” calling cards.
- Subject
- travel
- households
- Roger Moore
- Philip Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Maryalice Stewart, Banff, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1131
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; leather
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0534
- Description
- A wooden suitcase with a leather handle at the top and two brass clasps to secure it closed. Case is also secured with a leather strap with brass buckle. “J.D.C. is painted/burned into front of case.
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- Title
- Suitcase
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; leather
- Dimensions
- 44.0 x 81.0 cm
- Description
- A wooden suitcase with a leather handle at the top and two brass clasps to secure it closed. Case is also secured with a leather strap with brass buckle. “J.D.C. is painted/burned into front of case.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- travel
- luggage
- case
- John Donaldson Curren
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0534
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- Leather; metal; board; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0535
- Description
- A long hard sided case made of board covered in black material. Short edges are reinforced with brown leather that is studded with brass studs. On the front are two brass latches with key hole and a large leather flap with brass buckle. Under flap is a large brass lock that is stamped with “EAGLE L…
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- Title
- Suitcase
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- Leather; metal; board; fabric
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 24.0 x 81.0 cm
- Description
- A long hard sided case made of board covered in black material. Short edges are reinforced with brown leather that is studded with brass studs. On the front are two brass latches with key hole and a large leather flap with brass buckle. Under flap is a large brass lock that is stamped with “EAGLE LOCK CO TERRYVILLE CT USA.” On top is a leather handle that is held in black by two brass pieces. Handle is stamped with eagle logo. Below handle is a metal label that is stamped with the same eagle and “TRAVELLING GOODS” in a banner and “W.W. WINSHIP 71 SUMMER ST. BOSTON” below. Inside is lined with woven beige paper and has a red label with the same eagle logo as top label. A round luggage tag that reads “ROYAL MAIL LINE ROTTERDAMSCHE LLOYD” around two crossed flags on the front and reads “PETER WHYTRE BANFF CANADA” on the back is attached to the top handle.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- Peter Whyte
- travel
- luggage
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0535
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; paper; leather; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0536
- Description
- A large rectangular suitcase made from grey metal that has black stripes running vertically across the front and top. Edges are reinforced with black metal. EXterior is covered in travel stickers including “CANADIAN PACIFIC” “Rotterdamsche Lloyd”, Honolulu, Japan, China, and Bali. Two small metal l…
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- Title
- Suitcase
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; paper; leather; wood
- Dimensions
- 43.0 x 23.0 x 69.0 cm
- Description
- A large rectangular suitcase made from grey metal that has black stripes running vertically across the front and top. Edges are reinforced with black metal. EXterior is covered in travel stickers including “CANADIAN PACIFIC” “Rotterdamsche Lloyd”, Honolulu, Japan, China, and Bali. Two small metal latches and one large latch on top. Black leather handle on top has round luggage tag that reads “ROTTERDAMSCHE LLOYD ROYAL MAIL LINE” around two crossed flags on one side and “PETER WHYTE BANFF CANADA” on the other. Inside has blue and white geometric pattern and a blue label that reads “SAMSON LUGGAGE SHWAYDER BROTHERS LTD”
- Subject
- Whyte home
- travel
- Peter Whyte
- luggage
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0536
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- Date
- 1910 – 1999
- Material
- leather; metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0551
- Description
- Brown hard-sided suitcase with brass corner struts, lock, and clasps. Leather strips bolted to the lid and front possibly used to secure straps. Handle is made from an unknown material, possibly a light-weight wood, possibly compacted paper, and is held on with metal rings. The interior of the case…
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- Title
- Suitcase
- Date
- 1910 – 1999
- Material
- leather; metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 16.6 x 34.5 x 64.8 cm
- Description
- Brown hard-sided suitcase with brass corner struts, lock, and clasps. Leather strips bolted to the lid and front possibly used to secure straps. Handle is made from an unknown material, possibly a light-weight wood, possibly compacted paper, and is held on with metal rings. The interior of the case is papered in a patterned blue and white lining. An 8 cm tear in the lid has been patched with a piece of leather sewn on from the inside. A leather name plate has MORANT written in gold under the handle, below the lock.
- Subject
- Nicholas Morant
- travel
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0551
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0144
- Description
- A very deep squared hard-sided leather case with a leather handle. The lid overlaps the rest of the case like a box cover and is fastened with a brass latch with keyholes in the plate beside the latch. The case is monogramed “P.M.” and also has some stickers attached to it. On the lid is a stick…
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- Title
- Suitcase
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- skin; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 35.0 x 43.5 cm
- Description
- A very deep squared hard-sided leather case with a leather handle. The lid overlaps the rest of the case like a box cover and is fastened with a brass latch with keyholes in the plate beside the latch. The case is monogramed “P.M.” and also has some stickers attached to it. On the lid is a sticker from Princeton, and on the front is a “Canadian Pacific Steamships” sticker.
- Subject
- Philp Moore
- tourism
- travel
- university
- Prinecton
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0144
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin, cow; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0190
- Description
- A soft leather bag with stiff loop handles and a stiff base. The bag fastens with a strap and buckle closure. The inside of the bag is lined with green fabric, and there is one side pocket inside.
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- Title
- Suitcase
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin, cow; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 31.0 x 14.5 x 35.0 cm
- Description
- A soft leather bag with stiff loop handles and a stiff base. The bag fastens with a strap and buckle closure. The inside of the bag is lined with green fabric, and there is one side pocket inside.
- Subject
- travel
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0190
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0192
- Description
- A heavy black leather suitcase with brown leather reinforcement on the corners and edges. The suitcase has a brown leather handle and two brass locking snap latches. The case is lined with blue, floral patterned, fabric and has three elasticised pockets inside. The case is marked in red with “E.…
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- Title
- Suitcase
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 17.0 x 31.0 x 50.5 cm
- Description
- A heavy black leather suitcase with brown leather reinforcement on the corners and edges. The suitcase has a brown leather handle and two brass locking snap latches. The case is lined with blue, floral patterned, fabric and has three elasticised pockets inside. The case is marked in red with “E.B.M.”.
- Subject
- travel
- households
- Edmee Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0192
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- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- skin, cow; metal, brass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0193
- Description
- A heavy tan coloured leather suitcase with leather reinforcement at the corners. The case fastens with two wraparound leather straps that buckle closed, and also with two brass snap latches and a locking central snap latch. The case has a shirt compartment in the lid with a buckle closure. The ca…
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- Title
- Suitcase
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- skin, cow; metal, brass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 18.0 x 33.5 x 62.0 cm
- Description
- A heavy tan coloured leather suitcase with leather reinforcement at the corners. The case fastens with two wraparound leather straps that buckle closed, and also with two brass snap latches and a locking central snap latch. The case has a shirt compartment in the lid with a buckle closure. The case has the initials “R.B.M.” on the side and stickers from the Cunard Line steamship line. “EDWARD MOOR” is roughly scratched into one end.
- Subject
- travel
- Roger Moore
- Philip Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0193
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