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Across the Southern States to the Blue Pacific and Vancouver

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.375
Description
Side 1: Pencil drawing of car driving on a highway to the viewer’s right and into the distance. Other more roughly sketched vehicles are in oncoming lanes. A sign to the right of the road reads: ACROSS THE SOUTHERN STATES/ TO THE PACIFIC AND/ VANCOUVERIn the top left corner, the number 13 is circle…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Across the Southern States to the Blue Pacific and Vancouver
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
14.5 x 21.0 cm
Description
Side 1: Pencil drawing of car driving on a highway to the viewer’s right and into the distance. Other more roughly sketched vehicles are in oncoming lanes. A sign to the right of the road reads: ACROSS THE SOUTHERN STATES/ TO THE PACIFIC AND/ VANCOUVERIn the top left corner, the number 13 is circled.Side 2: Pencil drawing of a car driving through a landscape of rolling hills. Mountains are barely visible in the background. This illustration is in a rectangular box. Below this box is a rectangle that is divided into four.
Subject
car
landscape
Peter Whyte
drawing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.375
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Cliff and Me in our Hup

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1917 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.523
Description
A pencil drawing of the front of a car with two masked figures seated inside. They drive towards the viewer. Verso: Pencil drawing of a car’s profile, facing left. There is one figure inside
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Cliff and Me in our Hup
Date
1917 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
22.5 x 15.1 cm
Description
A pencil drawing of the front of a car with two masked figures seated inside. They drive towards the viewer. Verso: Pencil drawing of a car’s profile, facing left. There is one figure inside
Subject
Cliff Whyte
Peter Whyte
car
road trip
Hup
Hupmobile
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.523
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Date
n.d.
Material
fabric
Catalogue Number
103.05.0267
Description
A pair of men’s khaki, wide leg pants. Zipper fly and button closure at the front, one pleat down the front of each leg as well as one on the back of each leg. Tag inside reads “MADE IN CANADA MISTER LEONARD BY LEN WASSER”
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Title
Pants
Date
n.d.
Material
fabric
Dimensions
103.5 x 53.5 cm
Description
A pair of men’s khaki, wide leg pants. Zipper fly and button closure at the front, one pleat down the front of each leg as well as one on the back of each leg. Tag inside reads “MADE IN CANADA MISTER LEONARD BY LEN WASSER”
Subject
Whyte home
clothing
mens
pants
trousers
slacks
Peter Whyte
closet
dressing room
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0267
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Date
n.d.
Material
fabric
Catalogue Number
103.05.0278
Description
A pair of men’s navy blue, polyester pants with a zipper fly and button closure at the front, a wide leg with one pleat down the front of each leg as well as the back. Tag inside reads “MADE IN MALTA PANT-MAN INTERNATIONAL POLYESTER 100% POLYESTER WASHABLE-DRIP DRY”
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Title
Pants
Date
n.d.
Material
fabric
Dimensions
102.0 x 50.5 cm
Description
A pair of men’s navy blue, polyester pants with a zipper fly and button closure at the front, a wide leg with one pleat down the front of each leg as well as the back. Tag inside reads “MADE IN MALTA PANT-MAN INTERNATIONAL POLYESTER 100% POLYESTER WASHABLE-DRIP DRY”
Subject
Whyte home
Peter Whyte
pants
torusers
bottoms
closet
dressing room
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0278
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Date
n.d.
Material
fabric
Catalogue Number
103.05.0288
Description
A pair of black, men’s stirrup pants. The pants have two elastic band stirrups on the ends of each pant leg, and above where the stirrups start are small slits in the fabric. The pant legs are quite wide and have one pleat down the center of each on both the front and the back. There are two zipper…
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Title
Pants
Date
n.d.
Material
fabric
Dimensions
110.0 x 54.5 cm
Description
A pair of black, men’s stirrup pants. The pants have two elastic band stirrups on the ends of each pant leg, and above where the stirrups start are small slits in the fabric. The pant legs are quite wide and have one pleat down the center of each on both the front and the back. There are two zipper pockets on the front, one on each side, and two pockets on the back, one on each side with no zippers. The front has a zipper fly and two snap buttons for closure. Belt loops on the waistband as well as a v-shaped slit at the back on the waistband. Small yellow tag pinned to one leg reads “715” in handwriting.
Subject
Whyte home
clothing
pants
bottoms
trousers
stirrup pants
Peter Whyte
closet
dressing room
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0288
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Date
n.d.
Material
fabric
Catalogue Number
103.05.0290
Description
A pair of men’s, brown courdoroy pants made by Lee. Straight pant leg, 5-pocket design, zipper and button fly, belt loops on the waistband, and a small black tag just above one of the pockets that reads “Lee” in yellow letters. The metal button also reads “Lee” Tag inside reads “MADE IN U.S.A Lee L…
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Title
Pants
Date
n.d.
Material
fabric
Dimensions
100.0 x 48.5 cm
Description
A pair of men’s, brown courdoroy pants made by Lee. Straight pant leg, 5-pocket design, zipper and button fly, belt loops on the waistband, and a small black tag just above one of the pockets that reads “Lee” in yellow letters. The metal button also reads “Lee” Tag inside reads “MADE IN U.S.A Lee Leens”
Subject
Whyte home
clothing
pants
bottoms
casusal
Peter Whyte
closet
dressing room
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0290
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Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.43.0013
Description
A wooden block with a metal plate that is engraved (in reverse) with the image from Peter and Catharine Whyte’s 1951 Christmas card: Catharine is cooking up some food at the rear of the vehicle, while Peter is facing the mountains reading a newspaper. In the foreground there are multiple animals su…
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Title
Printing Block
Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
10.5 x 15.5 cm
Description
A wooden block with a metal plate that is engraved (in reverse) with the image from Peter and Catharine Whyte’s 1951 Christmas card: Catharine is cooking up some food at the rear of the vehicle, while Peter is facing the mountains reading a newspaper. In the foreground there are multiple animals surrounding the couple, and mountains in the background. On the top edge “SEASONS GREETINGS,” and “CATHARINE AND PETER” and “Peter Whyte 1951” is on the bottom edge.
Subject
Whyte home
correspondence
Christmas
Peter Whyte
art
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.43.0013
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Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.43.0016
Description
A wooden block with a metal plate attached to it. The plate is engraved with the image of a robust Scottish man is skiing through a mountain pass area towards Skoki, indicated by a sign pointing in the same direction that he is travelling. The man is dressed up in a kilt and a Balmoral hat; and he …
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Title
Printing Block
Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
11.5 x 11.5 cm
Description
A wooden block with a metal plate attached to it. The plate is engraved with the image of a robust Scottish man is skiing through a mountain pass area towards Skoki, indicated by a sign pointing in the same direction that he is travelling. The man is dressed up in a kilt and a Balmoral hat; and he has medals on his shirt. Corresponds with ink print WyP.03.807. Ink residue on metal and wooden block.
Subject
Whyte home
printing
art
Peter Whyte
skiing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.43.0016
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Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.43.0019
Description
A wooden block with a metal plate affixed to it. The plate is engraved in reverse with a group of children signing together in a background while a woman plays a grand piano in the foreground. There are lines extending from the piano to emphasis music being played, and these lines direct the viewer…
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Title
Printing Block
Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
9.0 x 13.0 cm
Description
A wooden block with a metal plate affixed to it. The plate is engraved in reverse with a group of children signing together in a background while a woman plays a grand piano in the foreground. There are lines extending from the piano to emphasis music being played, and these lines direct the viewers attention to a little stick figure dancing on the ground to the right of the piano. Signature: “Peter Whyte” in the bottom left corner. “#1” is written in pencil on the back. Corresponds with ink and watercolour WyP.03.731.
Subject
Whyte home
art
Peter Whyte
music
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.43.0019
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Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.43.0024 a,b
Description
Two small blocks of wood with engraved metal on top. A) has rudimentary outline of bottom portion of a vehicle that has a license plate that reads “1956” in reverse and b) (4.0 cm x 2.0 cm x 2.0 cm) has a smaller vehicle. Both are portions of print WyP.03.938, the full engraving is 104.43.0010.
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Title
Printing Block
Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
4.0 x 9.5 cm
Description
Two small blocks of wood with engraved metal on top. A) has rudimentary outline of bottom portion of a vehicle that has a license plate that reads “1956” in reverse and b) (4.0 cm x 2.0 cm x 2.0 cm) has a smaller vehicle. Both are portions of print WyP.03.938, the full engraving is 104.43.0010.
Subject
whyte home
Peter Whyte
art
printing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.43.0024 a,b
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Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.43.0027 a-c
Description
3 small wooden blocks with small engraved metal pieces. a) silhouette of two animal heads, b) 6.0 cm x 2.5 cm x 2.0 cm, one large animal back silhouette c) 5.0 cm x 3.5 cm x 2.0 cm - small metal piece in one corner - no discernible shape.
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Title
Printing Block
Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
6.0 x 5.0 cm
Description
3 small wooden blocks with small engraved metal pieces. a) silhouette of two animal heads, b) 6.0 cm x 2.5 cm x 2.0 cm, one large animal back silhouette c) 5.0 cm x 3.5 cm x 2.0 cm - small metal piece in one corner - no discernible shape.
Subject
Whyte home
Peter Whyte
art
engraving
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.43.0027 a-c
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Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.43.0007
Description
A wooden block with a metal plate that has been engraved in reverse with the design for Peter and Catharine’s 1955 Christmas card (WyP.04.37): Peter is standing beside Catharine who is sitting on a stump. Peter appears to be holding Catharine’s hand. They are watching a group of animals sitting at …
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Title
Printing Block
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
10.0 x 15.5 cm
Description
A wooden block with a metal plate that has been engraved in reverse with the design for Peter and Catharine’s 1955 Christmas card (WyP.04.37): Peter is standing beside Catharine who is sitting on a stump. Peter appears to be holding Catharine’s hand. They are watching a group of animals sitting at easels painting landscapes on canvas. In the background there is a mountain range. Below is “SEASONS GREETINGS 1955 CATHARINE AND PETER”. On the back is paper tape with “Crag & Canyon Printers and Publishers Phone 143 BANFF, ALBERTA”
Subject
Whyte home
Christmas
Peter Whyte
correspondence
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.43.0007
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Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.43.0008
Description
A wooden block with a metal plate that has been engraved with the (reversed) design for Peter and Catharine Whyte’s 1954 Christmas card: Peter and Catharine are sitting on stools at their easels painting a mountain landscape in front of them. There is a group of animals sitting around them watching…
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Title
Printing Block
Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
9.5 x 15.5 cm
Description
A wooden block with a metal plate that has been engraved with the (reversed) design for Peter and Catharine Whyte’s 1954 Christmas card: Peter and Catharine are sitting on stools at their easels painting a mountain landscape in front of them. There is a group of animals sitting around them watching them paint. On the bottom edge it says “SEASONS GREETINGS 1954 PETER AND CATHARINE”.
Subject
Whyte home
Christmas
correspondence
Peter Whyte
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.43.0008
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Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.43.0009
Description
A wooden block with a metal plate that has been engraved (in reverse) with the design for Peter and Catharine Whyte’s 1948 Christmas Card: image of Catharine and Peter in a jeep packed with baggage and ski poles with a large moose in front of them. Mountains in the background. “Seasons Greetings” p…
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Title
Printing Block
Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
10.0 x 15.5 cm
Description
A wooden block with a metal plate that has been engraved (in reverse) with the design for Peter and Catharine Whyte’s 1948 Christmas Card: image of Catharine and Peter in a jeep packed with baggage and ski poles with a large moose in front of them. Mountains in the background. “Seasons Greetings” printed above mountains, “Catharine and Peter” printed in bottom right corner, “Peter Whyte 1948” signed in bottom left.
Subject
Whyte home
Christmas
correspondence
Peter Whyte
art
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.43.0009
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Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.43.0010
Description
A wooden block with a metal plate that has been engraved (in reverse) with the design for Peter and Catharine Whyte’s 1956 Christmas card: a group of vehicles in a convoy travelling down a road to the mountains. The last car is filled with a group of animals, and beside this vehicle there is a post…
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Title
Printing Block
Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
9.5 x 15.5 cm
Description
A wooden block with a metal plate that has been engraved (in reverse) with the design for Peter and Catharine Whyte’s 1956 Christmas card: a group of vehicles in a convoy travelling down a road to the mountains. The last car is filled with a group of animals, and beside this vehicle there is a post with a bunch of signs pointing to directions to different cities. These signs say “HOMER, FAIRBANKS, EDMONTON, DAWSON CITY, BANFF, ANCHORAGE, VALDEZ, WHITEHORSE, FORT ST. JOHN, AND SEWARD”. The licence plate on the last vehicle says “B.N.P. 1956 CANADA”. While below the drawing it says “SEASONS GREETINGS CATHARINE AND PETER”.
Subject
Whyte home
Christmas
Peter Whyte
art
correspondence
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.43.0010
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Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.43.0011
Description
A wooden block with a metal plate that is engraved (in reverse) with the design for Peter and Catharine Whyte’s 1949 Christmas Card: Scene depicts what looks like Norquay in the background, their home, and animals coming to and from the cabin. There is a rabbit watching the animals visiting and lea…
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Title
Printing Block
Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
10.5 x 15.5 cm
Description
A wooden block with a metal plate that is engraved (in reverse) with the design for Peter and Catharine Whyte’s 1949 Christmas Card: Scene depicts what looks like Norquay in the background, their home, and animals coming to and from the cabin. There is a rabbit watching the animals visiting and leaving the house, and a figure is slipping in a chair by the chimney stack. On the top edge “SEASONS GREETINGS” and on the bottom edge “CATHARINE AND PETER,” and “P.W. - 49”. White paper and beige paper labels on back - partial beige labels read “Crag & Canyon Printers and Publishers BANFF, ALBERTA”
Subject
Whyte home
Christmas
Peter Whyte
art
correspondence
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.43.0011
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Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.43.0012
Description
A wooden block with a metal plate that is engraved (in reverse) with the design for Peter and Catharine Whyte’s 1947 Christmas card: Catharine is in her home serving the animals some kind of food from the Dutch door. On the top section of the drawing it reads “SEASONS GREETINGS” and “CATHARINE AND…
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Title
Printing Block
Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
9.5 x 15.5 cm
Description
A wooden block with a metal plate that is engraved (in reverse) with the design for Peter and Catharine Whyte’s 1947 Christmas card: Catharine is in her home serving the animals some kind of food from the Dutch door. On the top section of the drawing it reads “SEASONS GREETINGS” and “CATHARINE AND PETER” at the bottom right corner. In the bottom left corner you can see the faint signature of Peter, and the year writen as “’47.” Two strips of white paper affixed to back.
Subject
Whyte home
Christmas
art
Peter Whyte
correspondence
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.43.0012
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Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.43.0014
Description
A wooden block with a metal plate nailed to it. The plate is engraved with the mage of and artist (possibly Peter Whyte) standing at an easel painting a person dressed up in Indigenous regalia on canvas that is resting on an easel. Below the artist’s foot there is a case that has paint supplies, wi…
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Title
Printing Block
Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
10.1 x 8.0 cm
Description
A wooden block with a metal plate nailed to it. The plate is engraved with the mage of and artist (possibly Peter Whyte) standing at an easel painting a person dressed up in Indigenous regalia on canvas that is resting on an easel. Below the artist’s foot there is a case that has paint supplies, with tubes of paint around it, and one open and has been squeezed onto the floor. This image has been printed/sketched on the back of the wooden block. Ink stains on the metal and wood. Corresponds to ink drawing WyP.03.802
Subject
Whyte home
art
printing
Peter Whyte
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.43.0014
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Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.43.0015
Description
A wooden block with an engraved metal plate mounted on it. The plate is engraved with the image of a man sitting on the back of a sailboat using a simple fishing pole that has a float attached. In the background there is a buoy swaying. The name of the ship is labelled “MADOC”. Corresponds to ink d…
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Title
Printing Block
Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
12.2 x 11.2 cm
Description
A wooden block with an engraved metal plate mounted on it. The plate is engraved with the image of a man sitting on the back of a sailboat using a simple fishing pole that has a float attached. In the background there is a buoy swaying. The name of the ship is labelled “MADOC”. Corresponds to ink drawing WyP.03.733. “#2” is written in pencil on the back of the block. Both block and metal have ink residue.
Subject
Whyte home
Peter Whyte
art
engraving
prints
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.43.0015
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Date
n.d.
Material
metal; wood
Catalogue Number
104.43.0017
Description
A wooden block with a metal; plate affixed to it. Plate is engraved in relief with a design of a man and woman (Peter and Catharine Whyte?) in travel clothes and holding baggage are walking on a globe, indicating they are traveling. Ink stains on metal and wood block. Corresponds to ink drawing WyP…
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Title
Printing Block
Date
n.d.
Material
metal; wood
Dimensions
11.5 x 9.0 cm
Description
A wooden block with a metal; plate affixed to it. Plate is engraved in relief with a design of a man and woman (Peter and Catharine Whyte?) in travel clothes and holding baggage are walking on a globe, indicating they are traveling. Ink stains on metal and wood block. Corresponds to ink drawing WyP.03.249 and ink and watercolour WyP.03.302.
Subject
Whyte home
art
Peter Whyte
printing
travel
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.43.0017
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